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Burllngame, Cal lf on4lq
Apnll L7, 1956
CALL TO ORDER
A meetlng of the Burllngame Clty CouncLl was held on the above glven datefor the ptrpose of canvasslng electlon netunns of the Munleipal Electlonheld and oonducted ln the Clty of Bunllngame, Apnl1 1Oe 1956, and ln
conformance to State Electlon Laws. The meetlng was called to or.der at
8:OO p.m. - Mayor Morgan ln the Chalr.
NOLI CALL
Pnegent - Councllmenl
Absent Councllmenl
CANVASS OF VOMES
MunlclpalElectlon Preolnct
Byrd - Johns on-Morgan-Ro oth- Thayen
I{one
Tho envelopes of the varlous preclncts contalnlng election tally shdets
and. the envelopes contalnlng the absentee ballots reoe,lved, were opened.
and declared. as followst
Fon Councllmen:
Charlotte f.
Jobnson
tester B.
$organ Hlnrlchs
Wnlte-
Ins
JosephLne M. Herman E.
Thayer
A
B
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D
E
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G
E
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J
K
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P
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Absentce Votes
TotaI
2A4
L52
233
L32
1P6
178
121
145
L26
88
108
123
155
151
141
1?o
L73
L95
26
2743
L5s
L0?
191
LL5
98
ts7
93
LPg
100
82
Lo9
117
156
L?:0
130
L48
157
151
L6
827L
155
90
L88
128
105
67
102
155
105
82
10L
L2,4
L55
L?4
Ls7
151
165
L86
L6
9'592
119
100
152
90 (Me0lellen)
76
L22
83
120
86
78
80
85
oo
95
77
110
95
LzL
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L775
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For Clty CLerk: Herbert K. lVhlte
A 2A2
B t43
c 246
D 154
E L32
F 200
G L27
H 180
I L45
J 115
K 151
L 1,70
M l-75
N 160
0 163
P L82
e leo
R 2L5
Absentee Ballots 29
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Clty Manager Proposlti on
Uuntctpat gleetlon
A
B
c
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
o
P
Fon CIty Tfeasurer: Ida H. Coc
A 80s
B 158
c ?.48
D 158
E 155,
F go0
.sL5L
H 188
I L4'7
J tL8
K L32
t 169
u 176
N L55 (Sophte llartung)
0' 159 (Aatat
Stevensorr)P T85
e 188
R 2L2
Absentee Ball"ot s 29
s05?
ItrS
110
75
L73
94
82
102
85
96
L02
50
67
97
8',1
95
101
L27
ilo
L28
78
9L
74
65
115
56
105
52
67
70
80
101
78
66
60
r
YES NO
R
Loo
156
,16
L7s3
"106
92
11
1491
Absenteo Ballots
Chanlotte I." Johnson, Josephlne M. Thayer and Lester B. Mongan, were
ele eted CounclLmen of the. Clty of Burllngamo for the firll term of fouryears. Herbent K. Iffhtte was elected 01ty Clerk of the Otty of Burllngarnefon the nrlI term of foun years. Ida E. Coo was eleoted 01ty Troasurerof the Clty of Burllngame for the ftrII term of fou:: yoars.
The rtsasure establlshlng the Clty Managor fonm of government for the Cltyof Bunllngame Buccessfully passed a maJorlty uyesc vote.
RESOLUTION NO. 56-56 rbeclarl ng the Result of Electlon Held 1n theClty of Burllngamo, Aprll 10, 1956 r tas lntrodueed by Councllman Byrd,
who moved 1ts pa.ssage, seconded by Councllman Rooth and r:nanlmously
adoptod on noI} call of membepso
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Ier"k Henbert K. Itlhlte,
ed Councllman Johnson,
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admlnlstered the Oath of Offlce to
Councllman Mongan and Councllman Thayer.
0tty C
w1y electne
ELECTION OF MAYOR
Mayor Morgan suggested that, fo:r purposes of elanlflcatlon, each
menrben of the Councll bo glven the pnlvllege of acceptlng or nefuslng thechalrmanshtp of the Councll fon tho ensuLng torm.
Counellman Bynd stated that both he and Cprossed lnterest 1n acceptlng the ehaLrmanshlp
rror.lld be a rrsplltrr vote and ln the lnterest ofproJects pendlng, partlcularly that of the Par
ouncllman Rooth have ax-but appreclatlng that tt
harmony and to expedlto
klng Dlstnlct, he woulddecllne the noml-nation. Councllman B;rrd flrther stated that hls firstlnterest was the parklng dlstrlct lssue ard. that although prlon to theelectlon ho opposed._-the etty manager fo::m of government, lt belng theftwlll of the peoplef', he would suppont the proposal. Ii conclud.Ing hisstatenent, Councllman Byrd advLsed that he would. not vote fe hlmself as
Chairman of the Councl1.
CouneLlman Johnson nomLnatod. Councllman Rooth for Chalrman, wlth thestatement that, Ln her" oplnion, Councllman Rooth wILI go fonward withBurlingame. Counellman Johnson statod that her nomlnatlon of CouneLlmanRooth ln no way nefloeted upon the capablllty of Counotlman Byr"d, butC,ouncllman Bynd prevLously hae had. the prlvllege of servlng tLe clty as
Mayoro
Courtollman Thayon secord.ed the nomlnatlon of Counellman Rooth bystatlng that Councllman Rooth has the tlme, ablIlty and experlence t;d.evoto to the posltLon and to proceod wlth the numerous proJects befcrethe membens of the Councll.
There were no frrthen nomlnatlons.
- Mayor Mongan stated that he had nothlng agalnst Counellman Rooth but,on the basls of a faln dlstrlbutlon of the notatlon of chalrmen, lt wasCounsllman Byndts tunn to s6nve. Mayor trdorgan funthen stated tLat on thebasls of prlnclple only and. to continue his po1lcy of conslstently votlngfon numben one, he would. east a trnotr vote for couneLlman Rooth.
A nol1 call vote was theneafter ea1led wlth the nesult as follows I
Ayes l Councllmen: Johnson-Roothr-ThayerNoes: CounclLmenl Byrd-MorganAbsent Councilmenl Sone
432
A gecond polI unanlnously elected Councllman Rooth as chalrman ofthe Clty Counell and. Mayor of th6 City of Burllngame for the ensulngyear.
-- Councl lman Byrd. requestod that ln the lntenest of r:nanlrnlty a nerrpo1I of the Councll be ta.k6n.
By::d ln
ELECTION Otr'VICE.MA YOR
Councllman Rooth placed the name of Councllman Charlotte I. Johns on lnnosrlnatLon for Mayor Pro Tempore (Vice-Mayor.).
Councllman Thayer placed the nape of CoulclLnan Andrew C.nomlnatlon for Mayor" Pno Terupore (Vlce-Mayon).
councllmsn Jobnson decllned the nomlnatlon i.n favor of counollnan BInd.
A ro11 call vote unanlmously olected Councllmsn Byrtl as lfayor pro
Tenpore fon the ensulng yea!.
CAVEL PRESENIATIO}I
lflayor Mongan presented. Councl].man Rooth wlth the gavel and. Councllman
Rooth theneafter assured the Chalr as Chelrman of the Councll and![ayor of the Clty of Burllngano.
The portion of tho meetlng arrnouncLng the resultr of the l{unl olpelElectLon, Aprll 10, 1956, ras theneafter deolarod. eonoludod.
R6spectfirlly submltted,
enbert K.teClty Clenk
.B.M
Mayor
Bu:r11ngame. Cal l fornla
Apr.l1 17, L956 (C ont lnued )
ADJOURNM IIIEETIilG (Aprll 16, 1956)
UMINISEED BUSTNESS
Empl ovraen t of NegotLator - Parklne Dlstrlct No I
433
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- councllman Morgan moved that the actlon taken prevlously by the counclrto defen employnrnt of a negotlator f,or the acqulsltlon of iroperty rrlthlnthe Panklng D-lstrlct_No. 1 bo nesclnded, seconded by Councllman Jolurson,and unanlmously cannled.
Tho follorylng names, llsted alphabe ti. caIIy, weno propced by thectramber of commer:ce as ellglbre candldates ror'the.poittion of i{egotlaton:
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D
3
4(
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7
B
9
. Horaoe C1ark, Coldwell & Banker, realtorsi. John Cocknoft, Jr., neal-ton; (property wlthln dLstnlct oumed by fanl1y);. Jerome DrepeFr r.ealtor:; (docIlned)i
. Aubrey Glang, realtor; Chairman, Clty of Bunllngane pank Conmlssionl. B. Ttlat son Luko, retlred banker, Arne rl can T:rust Conpany;. Gemge__Mann, realtor; Clty of Burllngamo plannlng Coniultant;. Cyru-s Mclillllan, attornoy, member Bu:r 11nga rne Clvll Servlce Cs1 n1ss1.n.. Prank Rochex, roaltonl SgJr ateoi. Fred Snlth, Davls & Cltfton, realtors.
-councllman Mongan and c ounc ll-tran Byrd each exprossed. opposLtlon toemployment of e negotlator havlng a pei-sona1 lnterest tn tLL distrlctrecommended tho selectlon of a porson having a legal background.
-_ ---Followlng fu:rther- dlscusslon, Councllman Morgan moved. that Mr. CyrusMcMl11an be employed by the clty'to negotlate roi ttre acqulsltlon ofproperty wlthln Parklng Dlstrlct No. I, seconded. by Councilman Byrd. Ontho_questlon, c-ounc l1man Johnson expreised her int6r"est 1n the pLsslbleemp]-oym€nt of !ilr. B. Itlatson Luke. A roII call vote ryas thoreaften takenwlth the result as follows:
{fes: Councllmen: Bynd-Mo::gan-ThayerNoes: CouncLlmen: Johnson-RoothAbsent Councllrnen: None
The Clty Clerk was lnstructedhe consult rlth ltn. Ernest Wl}son,the Clty Attorney.
to notlfy Mr. McMl11an and t:equost thatatto?n6y for the Dlstnlct, and wlth
2.Cltv Mana r Fonm of Governmont
councllman Morgan re connend.ed. and ur:g€d the councir to conslden theappolntnent of a commlttoe, composed of the publlshen of the Advance-stan,a ropnesentatlve from tbo chamber of commorce, tho chalrman of thewonenls commlttee endonslng a clty trlanagor form of gonennment, and amenben of tho clvll servlce commlislon to asslst thE councll in ltsseJ.ectlon of a Clty Manager.
, . FyoL Rooth expnessed oppostlon to tho appolntnent of a commlttee,statlng that h6 favoned notlfylng the state Firsoruxel Board and. otherchannels and that th€ clty_council theneafter assume the nesponslbllltyof selootl.ng a flnal candldate for the posltlon.
_ Following further dlscusslon, mendrers of the counclr concurred wlththo neconnrendatlon of the chalr that a meetlng be scheduled s.t,ra*ymonnLng, Apn11 21, 1956, at 9:gO a.un., to dLsiuss pa:rt:.neni detallson the sub Je ct.
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3. Le_q qql qf CenUrqct qlth Romeo Joly
Romeo Joly, 0perator of tho !,tunlclpal Durnp, advlsed that hls con-tract wlth the Clty on the openatlon of the Munlclpal Dump w111 explne
on Ilednesday, Aprl1 I8, 1956.
Councllman Morgan moved
on the curr€nt basls for anByrd. 0n ttre qrestlon, Mn.
w111 be lnsta11ed to neduee
unanl mous 1y carrlod.
that the contract wi th Mr.. Joly be extend.edaddltlonal yeer, seconded by Councllman
Joly was advlsed that flre hydrant s ancl hosesthe flre hezard. The motlon was thoreafter
4. Permlsslon Granted to Flr.o Dept. Emplovees to Attend Conferonces
Wm. J. MoKeon, merdser of the Bu"nllngame Fli:o. Conmlsslon, rec omrnendedtilat the Councll resclnd lts actLon of Apnl1 16, 1956, 1n postponing
the grentlng of permlsslon to Flro Depntment offlcers to attend conlng
confenences ln Fro sno.
Councl lman Morgan moed conclnnence 1n the necomrendatlon and that theactlon prevlously taken by the Councll on the matter b6 rosclndsd,
seconded by Councllman Johnson and unanlmously car.rledj
A motlon was lntroduced by Coulcllnan liorgan that the Councll ooncurln the recommondatlon of tho Ffuo Commlsslon, subrnlt ted ln a lettett datedAprl1 11, 1956, and that AssLstant Chlef l{arvey Johnson anal Flro Inspeotor
Howard Pear.eon be penmltted to attend theln ::espectlv6 conforences on .
the dates s cheduled.. The motlon was sEoondetl by Councllman Jobnson and
unanl mously carnied.
1. Cost Estlnate for Tnee T:rlnmlng Pno.joct
Reference ras mBdc to a comrnrnlcatl on dated Apnll 16, 1956, fron Ju1es r-
Francand, Suporlntendent of Parks, submlttlng a cost estira te for trlmlng l191 trees along EI Camlno Real fnom lfi.1ls Avenuo to PenLnsula Avenue and
necommendlng that lt be for.ward.ed to the Statlon Dlvlslon of Hlghways for
Paym€nt.
The Councll was advlsed that the nequest for relmbursemont must be
applled fon thr ough the Clty &rglnee:rrs offlce.
Councllman Bynd moved that the cost estlnate be appnovod and that the
Park Superlntendent process the appllcatlon for. rolmbursement to tbe Stato
Dlvl slon of Hlghways thnough the Ctty Englneerts offlce. The motion was
seconded by Councllman Mongan snd unanlmously canrledl
CLOS]NG
fn a brlef spoach, accoptlng the responstblltty ancl prlvllege of servlng
as Mayor, Mayor Rooth clarlfied hls posltlon ln regard to the parklng
dlstnlct, statlng that he rasnlt oppostsd to off-street parir lng and., as the
formatlon of the panklng dlstr"lct ls the desLre of the people, he rould
support the proJect to lts completlon.
Counellman tlor:gan, Councllman Johnson and Councllnan Byrd, each ln turn,
congratulated Mayor Rooth and pledged theb support for the comlng year.
Larrrence Plagmann, PresLdent, Bultllngamo Chanber of Comner.ce, on behalf of
the nerchants, congratulaied ayon Rooth and Mayor Pr"o Tenporo Byrd onthelr electlon and thanked past Mayor Morgan for hls sox"vice to the
conmrnlty durlng the past year.
Chanles A. WLlson, Pnesldent, Bu::Ilngane C1v11 Servlce Employees Asgocla-
tlone Inc., extenaled aongratulatLons on behalf of the clty enployees to
the newly elected l{ayor e tho Mayor. Pro Tompore and to tho Councll.
ADJOURNIIIENT
fhero being no fur.ther buslness,
9:30 p. m.
the neetlng was regulanly adJournod at
Respe ctfully subnolt ted
ED:e rber t . whlte
C S W. ROOIIH,Mayor Clty Clerk
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