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'Januany 5. L956
CAI,L TO ORDER
A negular meetlng of the Burllngame Clty Councll was held on the abovegiven date. Meetlng caLl-bd to onden et 8:OO p.m. - Mayon Mo:rgan ln the
Challr.
SATIITE ?O FLAG
At wond" frora l[ayon Horgane a1l a:rose and rere led by Rlehard Elli and
Lamy Bake:r, Cub Scouts, Troop Sor L4, ln tbe Salute and thc Pledge ofAlleglanee to the FLagr
INVOCATTON
Revenend Paul Huchtheuselx, &rlnlty Luthenan Chr:roh, gave the Invoeatl.ono
ROLL CAf,t
Pnesent - Cotrnellnenl Bynd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-flhayer
Absent - Councllmen: I$ona
MII{UTES PBEVIOUS I{EETIIIIG
The mlnutes of the raeetlng of Decemben 19, L955, as submltted pnevlouslyto members of the Corrncll, were uranlmously appioved. and adoptLd onnotlon of Counclkcan Johnson and seeonded by Counollnan B3md.
BIDS
1. I}IDUSTRIAL ASSESSMSIflT DISTRI T $0. 2
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E. T. IIAAS CO.
Belmont, Callforula $69, L4z.5a $zr6so.oo
LOV!;rRIE PAVING COMPAIIY, INC.
San Fnancisco, CaLlfornia
IfieGUIRE AND IIESTM
796-66th Avenue
Oak1-and, CaLlforrll a
$gzr zLo.Eo $4, s5o.oo
$toer a65.so $?rezo.oo
Boad.s accompanled the foregolng blds.
The blds were aekrrowLedged and heLd fe study and rnext regulan meetLng of the Clty Councll, Janua::y 16, 1
eport
956.
ds fon lmprovemeuts'tn BURTINGAME INDUSTRIAL A,SSESSMEM DISTRICTln conformtanee wlth Iegal aotlflcatlon, were neceLved, publlc]y
and. declaned as foLLows:
ftems 1 to 19 Sehedule B
at the
2.ONE.HALF TON PICKTIP PARK DEPARTMENT
lhe followtng btds fon the purchase of a one-half ton Plclorp Tnuek
fo:r the Perk Depa:rtment we:re neceived, pub3-1cLy opened end deelared
as follows:
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PENINSULA MOTORS GMC
San Mateo, Callfonnla $1r sgs. oo
DIGK BULLTS CHEVROI, T
Bu:rllngame, CaLlfornla $1rg44.OO
CAMINO MOTON COMPA}IY
Br:r1lngame, CaLlfonnia $1,S1O.OO
STANLEYTS AUTOMOTIIE CENTEN
San Mateo, Cellfornla $1r5?1.9s
Counellman Byrd lagvg-d that the low bldder, the Camlno Motor" Cbmpanyebe awarded the bid and the Pank Department tn6nearter authonlzed to
P$9I1s9 one L956 Foz'd Cyl. F-IOO ilalf-ton Plcktrp, ln the anorrnt ofS1r51O.0Or seconded by CounclLman Rooth and unanimousty carnted,.
HEANII{GS
1.STREET LTGHTI NG ASSESSMENT DIS TEICT NO. 1
The Chalr annougced that tn compllanee wlth legaL pnoeeedlngs, apubllc hear.l"ng was shceduled on thls date to hean pnotests , if myr orltho proposed assessments wlthtn the Stneet Llg6tr1ng Improv ement Dlstrlcttrlo. 1. Thene bein I no protests receJ.ved, elther wrltten or venbalCor:ncllman Rooth moved that OLUTION
and be nea rtr onafterresonor passage, second.ed by CouncilmanByrd and unanlmously camled.
2.II,IDUSIR IAL ASSES SMHIIT DIS?NICT NO. 2
The Chalra announced that a pubJ.le heanlng was seheduled oa thls date,aceondLng to 1oS31 -nequlnements, to hean protests on the pnoposed essess-ment wlthln the rndustnlaL Assessment Dlstrlct No. z,
The folLowlng petltlons from o$/ners wlthin the proposed assessmentdtstnlct were received and read in p:rotest:
(1) CharLes and Jane Schuetz, (Assessnent So. 7) t dated. Decemben 5O,
19!51 besed on the gnor:nds that the bulk of their" pnoper"ty ls unusatfetldeland, the assessment ls lnequLtable and no ueneftt shltt ue aerfvea;
!?) -T19ya W. and Elfneda A. Eanchett, (Assessment No. 6), dated Decenben5Or L955, based on the gnound.s as mentloned ln the above';fietltlon.
A cornmunieatlon, dated, Deconben 19, 1955, was read. fr.om ArnoLd'Eantoge slgntfylng hls_ apprdvaL to the- lncluilon of his property wlthlnthe proposed assessmont dLstrLct.
trilr' Robert ?. EtLenne, qrner of property wtthtn the assessment dlstnlct,entened a verbal pnotest, declanlng th-at ln f*s opS.nion assesgnentsestlmated on an acreage basLs a:re unJust. Mr. Etlenne recommended tbatan overall plan be flrst detenmlned wlth sn lndlcatlon fnom the Trousd.aleconponatlsr as to futu:re pldhs fon deveJ.opment of 1ts property.
Kenneth Jones, Attor.ney, of the Law finm of Ktnkbnlde, 1[1].son an6Hanzfeld, representlng the assessment distr.lct petitlonerse advlsed thatthe lorr bid r:eceived for improvenents ln the Industnial AsiessmentDistrlct No. 2, declar"ed ee^nLLer ln the evollng, appeared. to exceed theaLlowable pefcentagg f_or contlngeneies, theneby- erblthg the posslbility oflncneasLng the orlglnal assessments. i,In. Jonei necommeilded tirat "o"Jrel-eratl-on be glven to the adoptlon of a nesoLutlon to lncrease the totalamount of the assessment.
FollowLng a bnlef d5.scussLon, C owrcllmar d lntroduced. and movethe passa 8e of RES rrlntent end 1tlonssAssest?1 S r€
Yr day o anuary,r&s e of pub 1c hearlng.The motion was s econded by Councllman Rooth and thereaf te r trnenlmouslyadopted on noII ca1l. of membons.
Councllman Byrd moved. thet the subnext regulan meeting of the Clty Councwith the noxt order of business, secon
unanlmously caJprled..
Jt ect matter be eontLnuod r.urtlI theI and that the Council pnoeeed
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RECESS
A recess was declaned at 8:45 p.m.
CALL TO ORDM
The Chaln oalled the neetlng to orrd€r ageln at 8:55 p.m.
EEARINGS (Cont. )
3, OFF SIREET PARKTNG DISTRTCT NO. ].
Mayor Mongan announced that thls was the ttne set, punsuant to 1egaIpubLlcati.on, to conduct a publtc hearlng on the proposed, fonmatLon,establishment and. operatLon of e Panklng Dlstnlct No. I wJ.thln the Cltyof Bun3-lngame.
The Chal.n lnvlted pnotostants to be flrst heand.
Ehe followlng communieatlons, recelved from pnopenty ownors wLthlnthe pr"oposed. assessnent dlstnict, wene read ln pnotest to the Lncluslonof theh nespectlvo propenty wlthln the dlstnlct:
L. Ralmund B. Wr:.r.Litzat, communLcatlons dated Novemben 50, 1955,tftot F, Block 11, &rllqgame tand .Companytte ttn l/z of tot S, B1irck _L1,Burllngarne tand Companyr, rrSWly L/2 of Lot 3, Block 11, and NEly l/2 ottot 3, Block 11, &lrltngame Land Companyrr, ntot 4, BLock L1- except
5O.1Ot x L29.5ot $Ety Ptn Ther:eof, BurlLnganre tand Companytr, and a
communlcatlon dated Decemben 16, 1955, pnotestlng funther the Lnclusionof that portlon of hls pnoper"ty located. wlthln the 14OO block of
Bunllngame Avenue;
C. A. and Bessle Tore11o, communlcat!.on dated Januany 5, L956,Block 10, BurlLngamo Land Co.r portions tot 1, Block 11, Bu:elingame
and portlons tot L4, Block 11, B'urltngame Land Co.fr;
5. Geor"glana Gnay et a1, petltlon dated Januany 2, 1956, rrtot gE of
Resubd,lvl.slon of Lot 9, Block L, Town of Br.rrllngalooe end an addltlonalaroa to the reari thereofrr;
4. Safeway Stonese Inc., petltlon dated. December 29, 1955, pnopenty
located at Eoward Avenue and E1 Ca.urtno Beal;
5. Enoone Sbopp commrrnLcatLon dated Decenben 22, 1955, property
located at L22l Donne3.1y Avenue;
6. Bnrao Manlanl and Theresa MaJrlanlr petltlon d.ated Jenuary 5, 1956,pnopenty located at ?.42-244-248 Fnlmrose Road, roquesttng that the flrsttwenty feet of sald aroa Lylng adJaoent to thelr bulldlng be exelud.ed.; and
7. fda M. B. Alexand,en, eomr,nrnlcatlon dated Jarruany 1, 1956, al.,ot 9-10, Bloek L, Btrllngame tand Companyrt.
The followLng property owners wlthin the pnoposed dlstrLet, lnattend.ance, e:rprossed fr.r:rther opposltion:
Mrs. Irone tong, co-owrl€T, Encore Shop, L22L Donnolly Avonuer questLon-
ed the faLnness ln cond.emnlng property upon whlch a successful buslness
was belng eondueted.
trllrs. Jamos Bnayden, owner of the Portola EoteL and the adJacent 1ot,et the corner of torton Avernre and Dorrnelly Avenue, erprossed. oppositlonto tb.e lnc1uslon of the propenty wlthln the distniet lnasrnrch as she
oontempJ.ates bulldtng hotel apartnents on the pnomlsesr at whlch time annpleperklng sha1l be pnovlded.
At the concluslon of tho above, Mayon Morgan questloned El.nest A.
WJ.Ison, attorney fon the Pa::klng Distntct, whether a eompnomlse may be
mado ln onder that the Councll may consld.er all p1eas.
Mr. Wllson advlsed that for tax puriposes the Clty shouLd flle wtththe State Boand of Equallzatlon and the County Assesson a statementd.eclaning the creatlon of the Parklng Distrlet and a map of lts bor:ndanLes,prion to Feb:ruany 11 1956.
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Ur. Wll-son recommended that the CorlnolL adhere to a nscleatlfle
pnlnclpLe and nesultrri however, lf desLnous of givlng consideratlon tothe obJectlons ralsed by the opponents that a conference be heLd wlth theOff Stneet Panklng Commlttee and Mr. Ylliso of Hahn, Wl.ee & Assoclates.
A shont recess was decl-aned by the ChaLr..
CALL TO CADER
The meetlng was calLed to onder at 1O32O p.m. by Mayor Morgan.
ffiARINGS (Cont. ) Panklng Dlstrlet
A lotter to be lncluded wlthln the necord was nead fnom tho Amer.lcanTnrst Company, dated Deeember. 23, l-955, pnoposlng the exchange of thereal: flfty feet of Lot 5, Block 1, Town of Burllngame Subd.lvlson, ownedby the Amerlcan Trust Company, for. thlnty feet of the pnesent cLty-ownedlot contLguous to the bank property.
Patnlsk Mal-oney, Attornoy, nepnesentlng the Brlrno and. Thonesa Manlanlpropertles, verbally unged that conslderatlon be gLven to a rnodlfLcatloaof tho present parking plan by excludlng the flnst t wenty feet of theMenlanl property.
Phi3-lp S. Matthews, Attonney, reprosentlng the GeorgJ.ana &ay" et aIpnopertles, r:enewed, a pr"evious plea that the pnoperty remaln nesldentlalend that Parcel tndicated as trFr on the pnoposod parklng plsn bo ox-
cluded. becauso of its posltlon, rendorlng tngness end egross diffieultfor parklng purposes. ,
Geonge E, Jotmgteor Attorrrey, representlng Safeway Stones, expnossedthe oplnlon tbat an lmportant prlnclple ts lnvolved and polnted to thefaet that Safoway Stores has provlded parking spaces Ln excoss of that
requLred by clty ordlnenee.
Thene belng no furthon protests, the Chaln lnvlted proporents to
speak ln behalf of the pnoposod proJect.
Mr. Fnenk Ingersoll, Mn. Rlcha:rd Mlnor and Mr. Jenome Drapen, eaehin tr:rn, voLced appnoval to tho proJect and unged that the CouncLl
adhere to the naJonlty of the pettttonorso
In eoncLudtng the hea:r.lng, and upon advlce of eouneeL, Mayo:r Morgan
scheduled Saturday monnLng, January 7, 1956, 1O:OO olelock, &.n1. t dt
whlch time a speclal study sesslon would be held wlth the membens ofthe Cor:nclle the City Englneerl the City Attornoye trfir". TtlLse of Eahn,
Wise & AssocLates, and Mr. Errrest A. WlJ.son, attorrey fon tho petltion-ers of tho Parklng Dlstntot, to fi:nther conslder the matter. A motLon
was lntroduced by Councllman Byrd, seconded by Counellman Johnson and
unanlmously carniod. so settlng the pr"oposed study sesslon. A fur"tb.en
motl-on wae l"ntroduced by Councilman Bfr:d that the Off Street ParktngDistrlct No. t hearJ.ng be contlnued at tho noxt regu3.ar meetlng of thoClty CouncLl, Januany 16, L956, seconded by CouncJ.lman Rooth and un-
anLmously cannLed.
COMi[tiNICATIONS
1. RECI,ASS]FTC"qTION qIOTS AS REQUESTED BY RUTE A. HMGEET
A lotter from the BtrlLngame Plannlng CommlssLon, d.ated. December
28, 1955, recommendlng a necLasslflcatlon of Lots ln Block Nos. 2 and5, Easton Addltlon No. 1, was acknowLedged and a publlc hearlng
schoduled fo:r the noxt regular CounclL meetlng, Januany 16, 1956.
2.RECi,ASSIFICATTON OT' LO TS AS REQI]ESTED BY DAYTD A. NICOLAIDES
A letten from the Burllngame Plannlng CornmlssLon, dated Decomber
28, 1955, recommendlng a neclasslflcation of Lots L7 through 28r Block
9r-M13.1s-Estate $o. 3, was aclcrowl-edged, and Jarruany 16, 1056,
scheduled as a publlc heanLng.
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3. oFF', STREET PAnKlryq PEnMrr 0F SAI{ FRANCISCo WATEn pEPARTMENI
A lotter fnom G. J. Marn, Dinector of Pub1lc Wonkse dated Docemben23, 1955, was receLved., advlsing that the San }?anclsco Wator Dopartment
has grented a Bevocable Penmlt to the Clty of BunLlngane to use ltsproperty
Parklng.
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passage, seof members.
Rooth
co Wat
fnom OaI< Grove Avenue to Palm Dnlve fon the pur?ose of Off Street
Councllman lntroduced e 5-56 rlAe
c ert
an move lte
v adop unanlmous ly on :rolL cal1
4.LEA1E OF ABSENCE GRAMED DAVID KUENZLI
A necommend.ation, submitted by the Flne Chlef, ln a lette:: d.ated.
Decemben 28t 1955, that DavLd KuenzlLp Hosoman, be ganted a two weeksntlttary leave wlth peyr Janua::y 15 thnough Januany 29, 1956, was con-eunred ln by the Council.
5.COUNEMDE FLOO D CO}flIROL DISTRTCT
A conmrnlcation, dated, Decemben 29, L955, was neeelved fnom E. R.Stalltngsr Cognty Manager, urglng Lrnrned.late consl.denatlon to the adoptlonof a cor.rnt;rwld.e fLood contnol dlstnlct. Mayor Mongan, on behalf of tneCouncl1, stnessed. the lmportance of glvlng fu11 consld.oratLon to thepnoposal ?!d the _City_ Clork was lnstnrcted. to place the subjoct matten onthe Councll agenda, January 16, 1956. Mayor Mongan was aut[orlzed tonepresent the Ctty at a meetl.ng of clty offlclals, January L2, 1956, for
!!re. punpose of conf enr:lng on the formatlon of a l{onth Couirty ilooa Lontrol-dlstnict.
6.COMTf,EI{DATION CT?Y IN RE: RECENT FTOOD
fhe City C1enk was dlnected to acknowledge a communLcatlon from S.
AppS-e, Eouse of B1lmps, d.ated Deoemben 29t L955, ln which apprecLatlon wasexpressed to those employees'eotsbatlng fLood eonditions ln tho downtownbuslnoss &tr68o
CONSIDMATION OF ORDINAI{CES
OrdlEaneo Ng. 613 HAn 0rdlnance Anendlng the 0ndlnance Code of tho Clty of
lun]lngaryo by Repeallng fhe Exlsttng SectLon 401.1 and Addtng a litewSectlon 4O1o1 lgeulqlng 4L1 Purehases of Matenla1 to be Mad.e Through theOffl o of the Ctty CLenkn was pnesented fon seoond. readlng- and ad.oftlon.Councllman Byrd moved that Or'dlnanee l{o. 6l-3 be adopted, ieconded tyCouncllnan Jobnson and carnLed, by the followlng vct b: -
4yes: Councllmen: Byrd-Johnson-!fiorgan-Rooth-ThayenNoes; Cor:nollmen: Iilone
.0,bsent Counell-raen; Iilone
I}TRODI]CTIOI{ OF ORDINANCES
Mayor blongan spoke on the nfsh! of the eleetorato of tho CIty of BnrLingamoto.vote on tho establLshment of a Ctty Manager for.m of government at theforthcoml"ng Ap1l1 Mwrlelpal Electlon. - Members of the Counctl concurned.0EdlraaPge No. P15:An Ondlnance Asend.lng the O:rdlnance Cod.e of the Cttyof &rrJ-lngamo by Addtng fhereto a $ew Artlcle to be K:oown as ArtlcLe 4-BEstabLlshlng the Clty Managen Fonm of Government for the Clty; Doftntng
It t-Authonlty, _Powers and Dutles of the Clty Manage:r and Repiaffng el1ond.lnances Ln Confllct Therewithrt was thereaften intrrcduced- by CoincilmanRooth and given flnst neadlng.
II}IFII{ISHED BUS INESS
1.Proposed. A:pterlel top - Easton Drlve
Councllmal Bf a -moved that the Clty_Attorney be lnstnucted to proparethe necessary legal d.ocuments to cneato Easton Dnlve, between El Cauafua
Real- and. Vgncouver Avenue, an anterlal stop and the lntonseetl.on ofcabnillo Avenue and Easton D::Lve a four-way stop. The motlon wasseeonded by Counol.Lman Thayen and unanlmously camLed.
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2. Chet1e_E__[a-q_o-hso_o_ - pormlt to opor"ate Yellow Cab
CounclLman Byrd moved that Charles Jacobson be permltted toapply for a penmlt to operate a Yellow Cab taxi buslness Ln accord.-
ance wtth clty ordLnance neqtrlremonts, seconded by CouncllmanRooth and. unaninously oennLed.
3, Appol.ntments -_ Flre Dspantment -- Elmer Ballard & G orald Blue
CounclLman Rooth moved that No. 1 and ]ilo. 2 of the eltgtble Ilstfor flnemanr Elmer Ballard and Gerald BIue, be appolntod as flremenln the Burllngame Flre Depantment, subJect to nequLred Clvll SennLee
Rules and Begulations, seconded by Councllmen Byrd and unanlmouslycarnled. r
I{Entr. _BUSIT{E$}
1". &,'opo,sed ,Ctrq4gos le OrdJ.nance _AffoetJng Planrlllrg CorunlssLoa
Ihe Chalr nefenned bniefLy to an ondlnaneo recently adopted bythe Ctty of Sen Mateo pertalnlng to PJ.annlng CommLssLon pnoeedrre
and the Clty Attorrrey was instructed to lnltlato the appropnlatoIegal pnocedure to amend the cltyts zonlng ordlnance to estab1J.sh
cLranges In the pnocedu:re of the PLannlng Commlsslon.
2. Commendation fnom Charnben of Conmenco
The City Clerk was dlrected. to aclorowledge a comnnrnlcatlon re-
celved from the Brnlingame Chamber of Commerce, datod Decemben %,L955, compllmentlng tho members of the 61ty Council for the several
maJon proJect dovelopments duri.ng the past $oarr
$. Commendatlon to City Departments
CouncLlman Johnson, on behaLf of the Clty Cor:nci1, courmendedall departments on the manner ln whioh theln respectlve employees
nesponded to the necent flood emergeney. Refenence was further madeto a communicatlon wrltten to &11 departments by Mayor,Morgan.
4. Cor,unendatl,og-to Jgseph Allemu,s
A letten of commendatlon to be slgned by each memben of tho Coun-clI was authonlzed 4lneeted. to Joseph Allamus who volunteered hls
servlces to the Bunllngane PoLlce Depantment drrlng the rocent flood
er[€I3$oIrC]o
5. Ctty of &rnllneame Bnochurg
Tbe matter of the prrlnting of a bnoehune reLattve to the Cltyof BurLlngame was neferr.ed to the Clty Clenk.
EASTON CREBK ATLEED HAZARD
The Clty Clerk was dlnected to nequest that the Ptrbl-lc Health and.
Safety CornmlssLon submlt a nepont on a request that emergoney measures
be taken to ellmlnate a3-I-eged hazands at the Easton Creek Channelo
ApJoIIRNJvm{T
Thene being no further buslnoss, the meetlng was neguLanLy adJouraedat 11:5O prrtr.r
Respectfully submltted,
L. B. MOR
MAYON
Clty Clerk-/xiW