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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1956.10.0156 Bunl-i-neauo. Callfornia October 1, l-956 CAIL TO ORDER A regular meetlng of the Clty Ce*r"i1 was held on the above glven date. Meeting callod to order at 8:Oo p.m. - Mayor Rooth in the Chalr. PLMGE OF AIIEG]ANCE At word from May or Rooth, all ln the Council Chamber arose and. gave the Pledge of Alleglance to the Flag. ROLL CALL Pre sent - Councl-lmen : By-rd.-Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-Thayen Absent - Councilmen: l{one MI}fiITES PREV]OUS MEETING The fol-lowlng correctlons were noted ln the ninutes of the previous meet- ing of September l-7, 1956: (1) that the amendment s to tho September 4, 1956 meeting be ccnrected to reatl - (a) rtthat the sum of $1orOOO.00 the Clty Clork has advLsed is avall-able, be placed ln the tunbudgeted reserve t fund of the 1956-1957 budgotrr - (b) nbhat the 66o hours of overtime accunmlated by the City ElectrlcLan ls a natter of rocord in the 0fflceof the Clty Engineer?r; and, (z) that ln response to the Chalrfs inqulry,the Ctty Clerk advised that tlne 3y' tax lncroase would bo suffLcient toprovide for a 5$ percent salary ii:crease for clty employees.rr Councllman Byrd suggested that a copy of the mirlute s of Soptember 1?, L956 be forwarded to A}fred and Le onard MoskovLtz, dlrecting thelrattention to the stipulatlons lncor?orated. wlthln the variance grant ed.to them by the Councll. The ninute s of Septomber 17, l-956 Tere thereaftor approved. anil acceptod.. HEARINGS VACATI0N PORTI0NS PUBLIC STREETS (Toledo Avenue - Galvez Court) The Chair announced, that thls was tho tlno s6t pu3suant to provislons of Ordinance No. 654 schedulLng a pub1lc hearing on the proposed vacationof certaLn publlc steets wlthin the Clty of Burllngame. fhe Clty Attorney advLsed that ln additlon to publlc streets consldera-tlon also should be glven to the proposed vacatLon of publlc servlce easerrents wlthin th6 d.escrLbed area. RESOLUTION NO. 82.56 rrOrdering the Vacatlon of Certain Publlc Servlce Easements Shown on that CertaLn Map Entitled tMll-l-s Estate No. 5, BurJ. lngame, San Mateo County, Ce-Lif ornlat tr was lntroduced by CounclLnan Morgan, who moved lts passago, secondod by CouncLlman Byrdr and adopted uranl mous ly on rol-l- cal- l- of members. Councifman Blrrd moved that the Cor:-ncll concul3 ln the recornond.atlon ofthe P]-arning Commis{on to approve the final nap of Mll-ls Estate No. 9,held pendlng the completlon of the hearlng on the proposed vacatlon of aportlon of Toledo Avenue and a portion of Galvez Cor:rt, and lntroduced arrd moved the passage of There beLng no protests recelved elther verbally or ln writlng to the proposed vacation of sald pub1lc streets or public easements, the follow- lng resolutlons were thereafter submltted for Councll actLon: RESOI{TIqN _{0. 81-56 rrordering the Vacatlon of a Portion of ToledoAvenffiGa1vozCoirt,Pubf1cStroets1ntheC1tyof BurJ. Lngame rt was introduced by Cor:lcllrne-n Byrd, who moved its passage, seconded by Councilman Morgan, and r:nanlmously adopted on rol.l- call- of me mbers . No. of Mor RESOLUTION NO. 85-56 , Burllngame, San Agreement to Construct gan, and unanlmousl-y a D( ItAppnoving Flnal Map Entltled tllll-ls Estate teo County, Callfornlat and Dlreetlng Execution Publlc Improverentstr, seconded by Councllman dopteal on roll cal-I of members. COMMUNICATIONS 1.APPLTCATTON CIIAPTER 47 PLANS,PREPARATION AND ACQUISITION AID A letter dated Septernbe:: 26, 1956 rvas necoived f::om G. J. Marr, Dlrector of Publlc Works, advlsing that rlnder Chapter 47r Statutos of'1944, tho Clty has ronalnlng, for acqulsltlon of sltes and/or rl8hts-of- way, the sum of $3r4ao.o5 and lnasmuch as thoro is no lmmedLate need for flnanclal asslstance for saLd acqulsltlon, lt was recommended that an appllcatlon be submltted to the State for a transfo!. of the fund s to be used on a matchlng fund basls for the proparatl.on of plans and speclflcatlons and surveys. Questloned by the Councl1, Dinecton of Pub}lc Works Marr explalnod the uses to whlch said fund s rould be placed and advlsed that lf approvod by the State the transfer of funds wllI eventually beneflt the City I s flood dralnage program. questloned also by the CouncLl whether said f r:-nds would bo credltedto tho" general fund of the Clty, Dlrector of Publlc Works Marr replled nogatlvoly and stated that the funds shall- be rrearmarkedr speclflclally for the preparatlon of pIals, speclflcatlons and surveys f or' sanltary seurers, storm dr.aias, pub11c bulldlngs and water supply. RESOLUTION N0. 84-56 rrRe questin g the State Al1ocatlon Board to Tnansfer Rlghts-of-Way or Sites Monles to Plans Preparatlon Allocatlons ll was Lntroduced by Councllmsn Byrd, uho rnovod lts passage, seconded by CouncLlman Thayer, and unanimously adoptod. on ro11 cal-l of members. 2. PROPOSED LEASE ON PER YEAR BASIS POLICE TARGET RANGE 5. RECREATION COMMTSS]ON RECOMMENDING TARGET RANGE NOT BE PLACED UIiIDER RECREATION DEPARTMEM PRGRAM A letter dated. Septefik)ar 27, 1955, fron R. C. Theuor, Chlef ofPollce, requestlng the granting of a loase on I per year basls for the use of Clty property houslng the Po11ce Target Range and a letter dated September 25, f956, from the Recreatlon Commlssion, r:ocommendingthat the Rlfle Range not b6 made a part of the Recreation Dopartment program, were both held for Councll study. 4. PARKING LIMIT ON BAYSWATER AVE. BET'VIEEN PARK RD. & EL CAMINO REAL A coinmunlcatlon dated September 27, 1956, recelvod fron R. C. Theuen, Chief of Pol-Lce, r€commendLng that a two-houn parking 11mLtbe lmposed on BaJrweter. Avenuo between Park Road and E1 Camlno Rea1, was referred to the Clty Attonney for. the pi'eparatlon of an approprLate ordlnance. 5. W. L. WETNBERG SUMMIT DRTVE . RE: DRAINAE PROBLEM A communlcatlon tlated S6ptember 17, 1956, receLved from W. L. Welnb6r.g, 273O Summt t Drlve, nequestlng City Asslstance ln al]-evlatinga dralnage problem, tyas r.ofenned to the Clty Englneo:: fon lnvestlgatlon and report to the Counell at 1ts next regulan meeting. 6. PNOPOSM IIREAL ESTATE STGNI' A letter dated Septomber 25, 1956, necelved from the Plannlng Com- m1ssl on, rocomrmnding an ane ndme nt to the Clty Stgn OrdLnanco, t:6gulatlngthe slze of roal ostate advortislng sLgns, was fl1ed pending the pre-sentatlon of a final- draft of said proposed. amend ment by the Clty Attornoy. 7 I FINAL MA F]NAL MA POFM POFM ILLS ESTATE NO..1.A ]LLS ESTATE NO. }1 Comnunlcatlons, dated Septomber 25, 1956, were recelvod from thePlannlng Commlsslon, necommendlng the acceptance of (a) f'lnat ap ofMl11s Estate No. 1-A, and (b) Flnal Map of M11ls Estate No. IL. CLtyAttornoy Karmel recomnendad that the matter be continued untll such ilmeas the agreemont s and supportLng bonds aro recelved. 9. PAVING IIROM STRIP DDICATM TO CITT ORDENM REM OVED A lotten dated Sopteriber 14, 1956 was rocelved from the Park Com- 58 nlsslon recommendlng that the orner of the Rude Bullding, 1862-1864Rollins Road, be requested. to romovo ths pavlng fnon the 4-l/2 tootstrlp dodlcated to the Ctty for ths purpose of planting and boautlfl- ca tl on. Mayor Rooth steted that tho deed restrlctLon under whlch the property was pui.cbasod lndlcates that 4-l/2 feat rvene dedlcated to the Clty forplantlng purposes and the pavlng ln questlon 1s contrary to the agree- mont ln that aroa. May or Rooth further stated that to dLsregard the vLolatLon would be ostabllshlng a precedent and, 1n hls oplnlon, the ovne r should be glven a ten-d.ey notlce to nenove tho asphalt pa.ving or,faillng to comply, the City Englneor should be authorlzed to clo so arti th6 b111 fo!. th€ work sent to the o$rr!6 p o Councl lman BIrrd aoncurreal ln the statements of Mayor Rooth, statlng fur ther that there was a speci.fLc purpose for the usage of thls propenty, and reconrnendlng that the Clty Attorney be lnstructod to dinect an approprlate com:runi catl on to the owner. Councllman Morgan also concurred ln the prevlous statements and thereafter" moved that the Clty Attorney be lnstructod to wrlte e letternotlfylng tho owner that ths Councll Lre s 'unanlmousl-y voted to requestthat tho a sphal-t paving be removed wlthin a period of ten clays. The motlon ras seconded by Councllrmn ThaJrer and unanLmously carrled. Questloned by Councllman Byrd, Plannlng Csnssllant Mann advlsed thatat th€ pnesont tlme an crdlnance regulatlng the sLze and tocatlon of drlveways ls appllcable onJ.y to property wlthln the commenclal- areas. Counci lrnan Byrd moved tbat th6 Plannlng Consult arit, the Clty Englneer and the Clty Attorney collabonate rl th th6 Plsnnlng Commlsslon Lndrafting an ordlnance rogula tlng the slze and locatlon of dr.lveways lna1l 'dlstrlcts of th6 Clty. The motlon ras seconded by Councllman Johns on and unanj.mously carrlod. REPORTS OF OFFTCERS The Annual Flre Depa rtrnont Report for the flscal- year, July 1, 1955 to June 5O, 1956, was roceived, aclceowledged and placed on fl1e. UNFTNTSHED BUSINESS 1. Po1lce Offlcer Carl Schwahn - Slck Leave Refor"ence was made to a communlcatlon recelvod f:'om Chl6f of Pollce Theuer, dated August 29, 1956, advlslng the Council of tho explratlonof sLck leave of Pollce Offlce CarI Schwahn on October 2, 1956. DIayon Rooth advlsed that the Councll may not 1egal.Iy contlnuo theslck leave beyond that date. NEW BUSTNESS l-. Flae PXelontlo4 Week - beglnnlng October. 7, 1956 The Chalr calb d s.ttentLon to Elre Preventlon Woek, beglnnlng thoroek of October 7, 1956, and called upon the cltlzens of Burllngarre to ob ser:ve that reek. end lts puryos6s. Flre Chlef Moorby spoke on the extenslve program planned for the week and th6 campelgn currently belng conducted throughout the schools. 2. Polltlca1 Pos ters An lnqulr"y fron the floor pertalnlng to the postlng of polltlca1 posters on publ1c and prlvate property was refemod to the Po1lce Depart- ment to be resolved at lts dlscretlon. 5. Blds Calf ed for hrrchase of }Iew FLie Hose Councl lman Morgan necommendod tha hose be replaced by the purchase of ( 1n 50 foot lengths coupled; and (b) 6lengths coupled, and theroafter moved declanetLon at the next regular mootl t the obsolete Flre Dopartmenta) 1OOO feet_of 2* inch dacron hose 50 feet of If lnch hose ln 5O footthat for me1 blds be r€quosted for ng of th6 Council-. The motlon was seconded by Councllman Byrd and, carr16Cl.follorJ.ng a brl6f discussion, unanlmgusly 59 4. Recomnsndatlon to Purchase Spsclal Flre Dopartment Tools Councllman Morgan recommerded. consLderatlon be glvon to pur.chasl-ng speciel Flre Department too1s, doslgned to f or:ce doo:s apart, in casesof emergency. Flre Chlef Moorby was requested to obtain the approprlate bnochures for CouncLl- s tudy. AD JOIIRNI'IENT There belng no fr:rther busLnoss, the meotlng was r:egularl-y adjourned at9!05 p. n. RespectfuJ.ly submlt ted, er bert K.teClty Clerk APPROVED ! 4.2---tq<-"z<- Charle s II. Roottr trtrayor