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Burlingame -
November
CALL TO ORDER
A rogular mee tlng
above glven date.in the Chair.
The rninutes of the previous meeting of Oc
to members of the Council, were unanimous
motlon of Councllman Thayer and seconded
Quaker Pioneer Rubber Mills
520 Fourth Street
San Franclsco, Callfornla.
American RLrbber Mfg. Co.IIh5 Park Avenue ,Oakland, Cali fornia.
Amerlcan LaFrance Corporati on
2l+ - l-Ztln Street,
San Francisco, Callforrria.
P. E. Van PeIt, Inc.
Oakdal- e
C aL l forni a.
L. N. Curtls 8t Sons
58o8-12-ll} College Ave.,
Oaklantl, Cal1f.
John F. trr/ardlaw
850B Sherldofl .{venueRlvera, Cal if ornl-4.
A11 bl d.s f . o. b . Bur f,ing ane .
of the Burllnga-'ne Clty Council was heId on the
I,Ideting calfed to ord.er at B:0O P.M. - Mayor Rooth
C aIi fornia
5, 1956
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At word from Mayor Rooth all in the Councll Chamber arose and gavethe Pledge of Allegiance to the F1ag.
ROLL CALL
Present - Councllman: Jchns on-i,Iorgan- Roo th - fhaye r
Absent - Couneilmen: Byrd
Ccuncilman Morgan noved that Councllman Byrd, absent because of aprevi.ous c orn-rrltrnent, be excused, seconded by Councl}nan Thayer and
unanimously carried.
}TINII?ES PREVIOIJS ]VIqETINS
tob
1y
by
er Il, l-955, as subnitted
approvetl and adopted on
Counci lman Johnson.
Mayor Booth cornnented brlefJ.y on the pertinent knowledge'galnod. by
raembers of the Councl-1 and the various Department Head.s, durlng thel-r.participatlon in sessions of the League of Cafifornie Cltles Confer-
ence hefC ln Los Angeles, October 28-31.
INTRODUCTION O!' CITY T4A}IAGfR
Mayor Booth, on behalf of the Clty CouncLl , int::oduced I,{r. 'Charles
F. Schwalm, selected by the City Ccuncil as flrst Clty Managerofthe Cl ty of Burl lnga-'ne .
BIDS ON ETRE HOSE
Blds on Flre Hose quotations, scheduled for openlng on October 1!,
1956, and reserved unopened untll this d.ate, were declared as fo1-
lows:
2|" cotton Dacron I|tt cotton
$1.55 per ft.
2fi - 30 aays
$1 .[B oer ft.
z% - 3o aays
$1.1+9 per ft.
I'Ie t - JO days
$1.[B per ft.
1.416 ( cotton )
Net
$1.;2 per ft.
Zfi - lot]n orox.
f: .86 p6r f t.
$ .82 per ft.
$1.o5 per ft.
$ .8[ per ft.
$ .85 per ft.
.91 per ft.
1. O6 per ft.
( aacron )
$1.)+3 per ft. $ .91+5 pe:: ft.
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Councllma4 Morgan moved that the 1ow quotat:on for each of the za't
and the lftr hose be accepted as submitted by the respectlve bidder
and the blds bo referred to the Clty Manager for hls analysls andgelectlon. The motlon was see.onded by Ceunsllmer Johnson and unan-lmously c arrle d.
CO]IMUN]CAT]ONS
BURLINGA"IE CRET]K
A letter dated. November 7, A956: was read, from -Charl-es F.
Schwalm, Clty Manager, re_ccn[rrendlng that the budgeted sum of $1,200.00be appropriated to nrovlde tor 50% of the Consulting EngLneerts feefor services Fapq:!&jrY to the constrr.rction of a rel-ief storm drain fot3Burlingam6 Creek. 'jhe corununication advised that an application willbe submltteC to the State under Chapter [f, for the addltlonaT 59%,'or $1r2OO.OO to be applled to the Consultlng Englneerrs fee.
Councilman Morgan moved that the Coulcil concur and introducedfor passage, RESOLUTION NO. 90-56 rtAcceptin g Offer of Paul L. Adamscn,Ccnsulting Englneef, to FUrnisd Englne ering Servlces in the Prepar-ablon of Plans artd Speclfications for Constructlcn of a Drainage a:-rd
Flood Control FrpJsstr Wlthln the City cf Burli.ngametr seconded by
Councllman Johnson and unanimously carried on ro11 call of members.
Mr. James Elmmel, representlng the BurlLngame Federatlon ofCivlc lmprovement C1ubs, Inc., questloned whether p1a:rs for dralnagecontrol Lncluded the residentlal sectlon of CalLforrrla Drlve.
In reply, the Clty Manager advised th8.t the Clty has a master
Drainago Plan, und.er whi ch certain proJects have priorlty, but allsafety anal drai.nage problems confrontlng the Ctty would be glven con--slderatl on.
The City Brglneer advised further that plans and soeclficatlonsare currently belng prepared fon the entlre dralnage control of theClty, 1n whlch the serLous sltuatlon on Cafifornla Drive was a partbf the -overa11 pIan.
In reply to a further inqulry from Mr. Himmel, concerrring theflood problem on Carolan ,Aveaue, Clty Englneor Marr advised thatthe project of cleanLng all channels has been prograrmed.
2. APPLICATION FOR STATE F{INDS - BURLINGAI{E CHAN}IEL REtlEF STCRM
DFA]NS
' A l-etter dated November 2, L956, was read from the City Manager,
recommending the ad.optlon of a re_solution authorlzed the fl1lng of arrplans appllcationrt to obtain lOft tron the State toward the Burlingame
Charrnel Re1lef Storm Draln.
gan moved co6 trAuthori zi ncurrence and lntroduced for passage,nt the F11ing of a Plarrs Application
Counci l-man Mor
RESCLUTION }TO. 93-5
Undei TEapteaET, SEat. 19)+J+tt second.ed. by Councilmal Thayer end adop-ted unanimously on ro11 call of members.
3.APPLICATION FOP STATE FUNDS FOR STORM DRAINAGE PI,ANS
- A letter dated November 2, 1956, was read from the City l{anager,
recornrnendLng the passage of a resolution authorizing the Clty Engineerto sub:nlt an amended appllcatlon to the State for reimbursement of
State Funds ln the emount oI #661+.25, to be apolled toward the Storm
Drainage P1ans, 'etc. of the Clty of Burl lngame.
The communlcatlons recited the previous actl-on taken by the
Council ln applying to the State 'Departrnent of Flnance for the trans-fer of funds from rrsltes and rlght-of-way[ to rlplan preparationrt
ftrrd s thereLT renderLng the Clty e1lglble to submlt an amonded aopli-
catlon to the State.
Councllman Morgan moved concurrence and lntroduced for passage,
EESOLTITION NO. 91-56 rrAuthorizing the Filing of a Plans Appllcation
fnaer ehaD-tE IT, SEatu.l9ld+rr seccnded by Councl-1mar Tnayer and unan-
lnously aCopted on ro11 call- of mambers.
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l+.ACCEPTANCE DRAI]IAGE ]]{PROVEI{ENTS UN]T NO. 2 (LowTie Paving Co. )
. RES]GNATION OF FIREMAN JOM'I MARSTON (November l, 1956)
A letter dated. Novemb e" 2, L956, was read from the City Manager,advlsing that the Lowrie Paving Co., Inc., Contractor, has completed
the Storm Dralnage Improvement Unit No. 2 - I{i11s Creek Reallgnment,(October 19, 1956) and recornnending that a formal acceptance of com-pletlon cf sald contract be adopted..
Councllman Morgan moved concurrence arrd j-ntroduced for passage
RESOLUTION N0. 92-56 ".4.ccept ing Work for Construction of Storm Dral-n-
age Imp rovements, Unit No. 2, Mi11s Creek Reafignment Performeil by
Lowrle Paving Co., Tnc., Job 56-9r! seconded by Councllman Thayer and
adopted. unanimously on ro11 call of nembers.
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A letter dated Novemb er 7, l)$6, was read from tho City Managor,advlsing _of the resignatlon of John l,tarston from the Flre Depar.tment,effective November l, 1-956. The City Manager was requested bo acknor+I-
edge John Marstonr s eight years of service to the City.
ft was noted tlrat future notices of termlnatlon of employment
would be automaticalJ.y processed in the 0fflce of the Clty I'{anager.
DIRECTIONAL S]GNS FOR BUS]}{ESS DISTRICT - CALIFORNIA DRIVE WfDEN]NG
o . A letter dated November 2, 1)$6, was r6ad from the Burli.ngane Cham-ber of Conmorce, requestlng conslderatlon (1) that the directlonal-signs now located at Broadway and California Drive and at Peninsula
Avenue and Cs.l" lfornia Drlve, directing trafflc to the business centers
be enlarged and reflectorlzed, ana (2) that californi-a Drive between
Broadway and Burlingame Avenue, usJ.ng portlons of the o1d No. 110 Car
Llne Right-of-Way be widened.
In reference to the lstter para5raph of the cornnunlcation, Mayor
Rooth recalled previous conferences with the Publlc Uttlities Commls-
slon cf San Francisco, i.n which that Commission indicated dislnterest
in disposing of the property.
C ounci lman Morgan noted that a portion of the property is current-ly under lease to the City of Burfingane for parklng purposes.
Questioned by the Chalr, Granvl11e Browning, Executive Secretaryof the Chamber of Commerce, ad.vised that the present dlrectional slgnsare erected .at a height and in an area as to render lt difficult tolocate the propor business districts.
AIso commenting on the wldening of Cal" tforrrla Drive, Mr. Brownlng
advlsed that thls proposal was recorru[ended as a more effective and a
less costly proposal than the proposod widenlng of Carolan Avenu€.
Followlng further cliscussion, the rec orn-nendatl ons as submltted by
the Chamber of Commerce were referred to the City Manager for study and.
report to the Council.
7. SET BACK LINE OF TEN FEET RECOI{I,{ENDED ON ROLIJNS ROAD
A corununication dated November 2, J-956, from the Burlingame Cham-
ber of Commerce, advising that the Industrlal Archltectural and Beaut-
Lflcation Committee had recornmended a set-back Ilne of ten feot on both
sides of Ro11lns Road, from the north slde of Marsten Road to }iills
Creek, was roferred to the City Manager and the Pl anning Commj-sslon.
B. CITY EilPLOYEEST ASSOCIAT]ON LETTER OF APPRECIAT]ON
A letter dated. Octobe:^ 2l+, 7)$6, from Charles A. Wi.lsonrPres-
ldent of the Burlinga-me Clvll Servlce Brployeesr Assoclation, express-
1ng appreciation to the Councll in grantlng recent salary increases,
was acknowledged and placed on fl-le.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
A report from the BurlLng ame RecreatLon Department for the Month of
August, 1955, was recei.ved., ackrrowtredged and placed on fl1e.
RESOLUTl ONS
&EqQL'.LtlO1{ NO. 9L-56 rrDeclaring Noxious srrd Dan gerous ! eeds and Rub-
WaringI'Iovember19,1955)was1ntroducetlbyCounci1-man Thayer who noved its-adoption, _seconded by Councilman Johnscn an d.unanimously carrled on ro11 cafl of members. -
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ORDINANCES - Adootion of
ORDINANCE N0. 537 'rAn Ordinance Amendin g the Ordinance Code of th e City
rklngBurlingare by Adding Thereto a New Sectlorr 1222.1 5 Llnittng Pa
Vehicles on Bayswater Avenue Betwebn Park Road and E1 CamLno Realrt
gLven its second reading, sn d. on motlon of Ccunc lIman Morgan, sec-
ed by Councllman Johlson, sald ordinance passed lts socond readLng
was adopted by the foJ-lonlng vote:
Ayes: Councllrnen: Johns on-Morgan- Roottr- Thayer
Noes: Co'Jrrcllmen: None
Absent C:uncilrnen: Byrd
onDINANCE No. 638 [An ordinance Ame ndl'ng the Ordinanc e Code of the
r^r Sub-Section (e ) To SectlonClty oT BuEAngame By Addlng Ihereto a Ne
2[O0 of SeJ.d Code Providl-ng for Openings 1n Structurestr was given its
second reading and on motlon of CouncLlman Johnson, seconded by Councll-
man Morgan said Ordinance passed 1ts second rea,ling and was adopteil bythe following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Ab s ent
C ounci l-men:
Counci lmen:
C ounci lmen :
Johns on-Morgan-Roo th- Thayer
None
Byr,d
Consideratlon of
ORDINAIICE N0. t39 ttA., Ordlnance of the City of Burl ingame Prohlblting
the Carrying of Switch-B1ad.e Knlves Wlthln Sald Clty I,trhi 1e Upoh the
Pub.I lc Streets, In Other Pubfic Places, or at Public Gatherlngs, and
Forblddlng the Sale of Switch-Blade Knives hlithin Sald CtbXtr as Lntro-
duced. by Councllman Thayer for flrst reading.
ORDIIIANCE ][o. 5Aq "An Ordinance Amendlng Section l8![a of the ordinance
Code of the Clty of Eurlingarne Exempting and Ercepting Real EstateSigns Fr.om the Provj-sions of Article 49a ot ttre Crdinance Code and Pro-
vlding for the Terms and Condltlons of Such Exemptlons and Exceptionstt
was lntroduced by Cor:ncl lman Johnson for first reading.
UNfltNISHED BJSJ}'IESS
(a ) Peninsula I{u-rnarre Soc j- e'[X'- Arurual Control Service Contract
A conmunlcati on dated Novernber 2, L956, was read from Charles F.
Schwalm, Clty Manager, submlt tlng data from the Peninsula Eumane Soc-Lety, to justtfy lts request for an increase in the rate for annual
control servl-ce.
The communlcati on contalned an alternate proposal in whlch the
County i"rould assume the servl-ce by collectlng the fees.
A dLscusslon ensued, with members of the Councll concuYrlng that
the increase ln the rate was justlflett.
Councllman Morgan recornaended that the account ind.lcate a ttred.
figurerr ln thls yearr s budget arrd that ccnsideration be given to the
creation of a trspecial tax levyrr to provlCo for the servlce at the
next budget sessi,on.
The Clty Attorney was instructed t
olutl-on for preserrtatlon and adoptLon a
me e t J-ng.
repare an aoproprlate res-
he next regular Councll
op++
A letter dated November l, 1956, was read from the law oifices
of Frank B. Blum, requostl-ng that the order of the Clty Council that
a l+* ft. asohalt strip be removed from the property at 1862-18511 Rol--
fins Road be extended to )ecember 3, 1956. The communlcation was filed.
(b) Rerrioval or l+* rt. asphalt st4p (1862-1854 Rolllns Eoad)
(c ) Burllng ame Motef request to erect neon trmotef i sign
Refer"ence was made to the c onl'nunlc atl- on of lial 1y Just,
the Burl lngame Mote1, 811 Bayshore Boulevard, requesting the
of a permit to erect a neon ttmotelrr slgn.
to
1S
owner of
gran ting
In replythat the rnotel
a CounciJ. lnqui-ry, Planning Consultent l'lann advlsed
operated as a rriron-c onfo rmlng usetr with.i-n an R-]
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zone and thatto apDrove or
l-t is beyond the jurisdiction of the Planning Commlssion
recornmend approval of the erection of a sign as requested.
pe tt t-
ioner
(d)Salary and Classification Ine qui ti e s
Cor:ncifman Morgan recommended that those employees whose requestsfor adjustments in salary and classiflcation inequities have been pend.-
lng, plus those that may have been add.ed, petition the City l"lanager,through thelr Associatlon and a reconnendatlon subsequently be present-
ed to the Ci.ty Councll.
(e) Position and status of Junior Engineer
Cor:lcil-man Mor.gan noted. the fallure ol fl1llng the positlon ofJunlor EngJ-neer and suggested that perhaps the requirements were toorlgld or the salary range too low to attract employees for thls posit-ion.
(f) External- Stalrways Protection
Mr,. James Hlrnnel questioned the disposition of the request subnit-
ted by the Burllntame Fealeraiion of Clvic Improvement C1ubs, Inc. and
referred to the Health and Welfare Comrnission, that a study be conducted
on the feaslbility of requiring all external stairways to be ad.equately
protected.
Mayor Rooth advised that unfortunately, many of the various C orr-
missions of the Clty are not functioning and expressed the opinion that
a member should feel free to roslgn his post 1f unable to partlclpate.
C ouncl lrnan Itlorgan suggested a joint meetlng of af1 Corunls sions to
resolve the situatlon and offored a firrther suggestion that the Clty
Cl-erk notify members of the Commisslon in advance of thelr respectlve
meetlng ntght.
Following a brlef discussion, lt was recommended that theconfer with the Clty Manager.
fn concludlng the discussion, the Cibyproval of Ctty Commissl-ons and advlsed that
attend all meetlngs.
Manager expressed his ap-
lt is his intention to
Mr. Himme l- was invited to confer wlth the City Marrager.
NEW EUS NESS
An tnvltation to the City Council from Bur l-Lng ame Post No. 151, Amer-
lcan Legion, to attend lts open House, 990 Burl lngante Avsi1u6, Saturday
evenlng, November lO, 1955, at 8:00 P.M., was recelved and fl1ed.
CLAIMS (Mrs. Elizabeth Byrore)
A clalm in the amount of S5OrO00. for injuries lncurred as a result of
a fal1 upon the Cityrs sldewalk, presented by }trs. Efizabeth Byron,
1537 Easton Drivel Burl ingame, was reJected artd referred to the Cityt s
Lnsurance carrler on motion of Councllman Morgan, seconded by Counc l1man
Thayer and unarrlmous Iy caried.
COM{ENDATIONS TO DEPARNJIM(TAL EMPLOYMS
Councilman Johnson moved that a letter of commendation be directed to
Police Cfficers Sam Yaco, Charles Seril, Anthony Cire11l artd Ge:'a1d
Nordstron, for their alertness in aporehendlng three criminal-s recent-
1y, seconded by Counc ilman Morgan and unan lrnou s 1y 'carrie'd.
Councllman Jotrnson publlcly thanked the Burllngame Fire Department
employoes and members of the Chamber of Cornmerce for thelr servlces
du::lng the commemoration of United Nations Day.
POLIT'ICAL S]GNS
CouncLlman Morgerr referued to a c ommunicati on received from H. G. Robln-
son, Democratlc cand.idate for State Senator, in which lt was lnfemed
that Democratlc political signs were belng discrimlnated agalnst ln the
Clty of Burlingame.
Co,:ncl1man Morgan noted that the Police Department had been quite actlve
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Cor-rncllman Mo:rgan called attentl-on to a letter recelved from hls em-ployer notlng that the City of San Jose now lmposes a [l sales tax
and expressed hls opposltion to a resolutlon ad.opted at the last reg-ular meetlng of the City ^uormcl1 reciting its intentlon to adopt a onepercent sal-es tax at su-ch tlme as the Cormty of San Mateo may adopt a
sales tax.
in removlng the political slgnspubllc property within the Clty
SALES TAX
Mayor Rooth urged all to exerclsethe forthc omlng General Electlon,
CHABLES W. ROO
MAYOR
of all party representatives posted. onof Burllngame.
thelr privllege and rlglrt to vote at
November 6., 1956.
Respectfully submit te d
HERBERT K
Mr. James Hi.rnmel stated that ln his oplnion, the City of Burl ingame and.
the County itself would be placed ln an excellent competitlve posltion
lf both refralned from the adcptl-on of .a sales tax, ln addltlon to
which the city would collect more buslness license fees.
Counci lnan Johns on relterated her former stand in opposing the passage
of a sales tax ordinance.
ELECTION DAY - November 6, a95
Councllman Morgan moved that th6 Council adjoum in respect to allprevlous Councilmen who have served the Clty of r3url ingame the pastyears, sec.ond.ed. by C ouncl lrnan Johnson and unan j-mously carrie d.
CITY CLERK