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Burllngarc - Callfornia
May 2, 1955
A rcgular ncctlng of tha Burllnganc Clty Corurcll ras hcld on tho abovcglvcn datc. Ucctlng ca116d to ordcr at 8:I0 P.M. - Mayor Mo:rgan ln
thc chalr.
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Uayor Morgan LnvLted the Rsv.Baptlat Churoh of Bur).lngarac,
Cccll G. Osborrrc, D. D. of thc Flrstto glve the Invoca tl on.
Byrd- Johns on-Morgan-Rooth-IhayeIr
None
Recneatlon, Park, Budget, Chambor of Comerce
and Vlce-Chalrman Flnanco .
Budget Chairran, off-Street Parklng, Clvll S6n-vlce, Fl.re and Flnance .
FLAG SALUTE
Members of the Boy Scout Iroop No. 28 lett 1n the Se1uts and Pledge of
Alleglance to the F1ag.
ROLL CALL
Pr6sent - Councllnea:
Absont - Councllmen:
MINUTtsS PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Tho mlnuto s of th6 regular meotlng of Apr11 18, 1955r as subnitt€d to
membors of the Councll were unanlmously approved and adopted on motlonof Councllnan Byrd and seconded by Councllnan Rooth.
Th€ nlnutes of the speclal Ee€tlng.of Aprll 23, 1955, as submltted to
Councll members u6re approve d and adopted on motlon of Councllnan
Byrd, seconded by Councllman Rooth.
fhe mlnutes of the apeclal moetlng of Aprll 25r 1955, ae subnltted to
Councll membsrs ueno appnoved and adoptEd on motlon of Councllman
Byrd, soconded by Councllnan Rooth and unanlmously carrl6d.
Tbe nLnutea of the adJourned moetlng of Aprl1 23, 1955, as submlttedto nembera of the Counclle were unanlnou8ly appnoved and adopted on
notlon of Councllrnan Byrd and seconded by Councl lnan Booth.
PNOPOSED PROGRAII{ T955.1956
lfayor Morgan expresaed hls appreclatlon on havlng bEen gelected to
serve as Chalnnan of the Councll, and outllned ln detall the follorlng
proposed program for the forthcornlng year:
1. The cneatlon of the exletlng l/tlate r Connlsslon to that of a PubllcUtl11ty Qenrnl ss{sn, to lnvestlgate and submlt reports on the actlvl-tles of tbe Water Department, the storB draln, str€ot, n6wor, BtreetIlghtlng facllltles and the pub1lc f111 and pub1lc bulldlngs.
2. 3he lncneaso ln membershlp of tho vallous Comlsslone from flvcto seven, wlth the exceptlon of the Llbrany Board.
g. the deslgnatlon of one member of the Councll to r6pr6sent tho
Councll as an ex-offlcto Coenlsaloner on each of the several
ConmLsslons, lno1udlng the ClvlL Servlce Cormrlsslon; to eorve as allaison offlcer botweon the Councll antl (a) the Clvtc and ServlceClubs; (b) tfre Chamber of Comrnerce; and (c) the clty employeos, on
auch nattore not classlfled as functlons of the Clvll Servlce Counla-
sL on.
fhe folloulng membera of the Councll vere Lppolntod to tho sevsral
Councll Conmlttoos:
Councllman Byrd:Pollce, Plnance Chairman, Budget Vlce-Chalrnan,Publlc Utltltles and Plannlng Comlgslon.
Councllman Johnson:
Councllman Booth:
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Counc l1man Thayer:Clvll Defense, Llbrary, Clvlc and Senvlce Clubs,
Budget and Clty Employee Relatlons.
Mayor Morgan roquested all Conntsslon members to meet at least once
eech month, to prepare and submlt mlnutes of aIl meetlngs, to confenwlth tbe Counell ropresentatlves and to secure fon revlew quanterly
neports of budget expendltures pertalnlng to thelr respectlve depart-
ments.
4. The cneatlon of a Health and Safety Counlsslon.
Mayor Morgan eteted that the maJon pnoJect for Councll conslderatlon
would be that of provldlng for adequate off-stneet parklng faclll-tles for the (1) all-day panklng of conmuters, (21 merchants arrd
employees and (6) shoppere, and outllned proposals to effectuate theproJect. Mayon Morgan further spoke on the contemplated plan to
ronovo the substandard offlces of the Clty Englneen and the poLlceftsquadroomn fnom the rear of the Clty Hall to a more adequate loca-tlon, thus provlding tho vacated space for addltlonal off-gtneetparklng faollltles, and the removal of the present undeslrablelocatlon of the Park Department.
Ihe following propogqls were aleo lncLuded ln Mayon Morgants recom-
mendstlons:
1. fhe aeIIlng of the olty-61p11ed lots on Anlta Roed and Rolllns
Road subsequent to the removal of the water depantnent and the Cor-poratlon Yands to the slte of the exlstlng clty d*p;
2. lthe development of the preaent clty dr:mp lnto a pank anee, bythe establlshment of a nflll and coverr method to eLlnlnate for alltlne, tbe bu:rnlng nulsence;
3. A modern gtreet llghtlng program for sections of the resldentlalarea and the forruatlon of ess€ssment dlstrlcts wlthln the buslneas
sectl.ons of Burllngane Avenue and Broadray to provlde a modernllghtlng system;
4. To contlnue the ournent etneet repaln progrem on a wlder rangebasl.s, and
5. To contlnue to welcone approprlate lndustrles to the Glty of
Bur3.lngame.
In conclualon, Mayon Nlongan Buggested that the Servlce and ClvLoClubsr the Chamber of Commerce, the newspapers and lntenested personsdetermine tho menlts of establlshlng a Clty Management form ofgovernment for possl.ble placement on the Aprl}, 1956 Munlclpa1Electlon ba}lot.
Mayor Mongan lntnoduoed hls w1fe, Louiee, and son, tester, to thoeepnesent.
Joseph OfBrlen, Pnesldent of the Burllngame Chamben of Commerce andAnthun Preston, Pnesldont of the Broadway Development AssocLatlony6re lntroduced and the presence of repnoeentatlves of eachassoclatlon aeknowledged by Mayon Morgan.
C9,un9tlnan Byrd exprossed the oplnlon that through the cooperatlonof all concerned, the foregotng pnoposals as reoornended by MayonMorgan ney bo fuIfllled and ln-tunn, pledged hte suppont. -
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Blds for the resurfaclng of a -portLon of Bloonfleld Road, MaJor CltyStroet ProJect No. 6'1, duly edvertlsed to be necel.ved on thli date,were opened and deolared to be as follors:
Lowrle Pavlng Co.r Inc.
San Francl.sco, Callfornla
TOTAL (Iteng 1-8 lnc. )
$ 9r9z6.00
Ylllfred H. May Co. (Harbon Englneens and $ gr?O?.So
Belmont, Callfornla ContrCctors)
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Douglas and Woodhouse $t1r100.25Redwood Cltyr Callfonnla
L. C. Smlth Co. $ grg24.5o
San Mateo, Callfonnla
Bragato Pavlng Co. $ 91057.50
Belmont, Callfornla
Bld bonds accompanled the foregolng. The Clty Englneor and the Clty
Attorney were directed to revlew and submit a r€cormlendation prlor tothe teralnatlon of the meetlng.
RECESF
Meyor Morgan requested a flve-mlnute recess.
CALL TO ORDER
The Counell reconvened at g:05 p.!0. AIIan F. Hunt, rho prevlousJ.y
serv€d the City of Burllngsmo as CounclLman and Mayon fon a perlod of
tuenty-thnee yearsr wEs lntroduced and upon lnvltatlon of lvlayor Mongan
assutrod a seat on the Councll rostrum.
OFF-STBEET PARKING PROJECT
Mr. Rlohand P. Ml.non, Chalman of the Cltlzenst Commlttee 0ff-Street
Panklng Commlttee, reconmended that an agreoment between the City of
Burllngame and the flryl of lIahn, Wlse and Assoclates, be executed, forthe penfor.mance of wonk lncldental to the formatlon of an off-stneetparklng dlgtrlct.
Questloned by the Councll, Mr. Minor advlsed that tt ls apparent thatthe proJect shall be concluded satlsfaotorlly and that the fee of
$trSOO.00 for the servlces of Hahn, Wlse and Associates, shal} be bortreby the pnoperty owners wlthln the assessment dlstnlct. _
ResolutLon No. 4I-55 frAuthorizl ng and Dlrectlng ExecutLon of Agneementwlth Hahn, Wlse and s80 clates for the Making of Surveys, Studles andncldental to the Forrmatlon of an Off-StreetReports and Othen Wonk I
Parklng Dtstrlct Law of 1951n was lntroduced by Councilman Rooth who
movod lts passagor seconded by Counelhuan Byrd and adopted unanlmously
on ro11 call of members.
Joseph 0tBnien, Prestdent of the Burllngame Chamber of Commerce, con-pllmented Mayor Morgan and the Clty Cor.rncll on the propooed program andpledged the suppont of the Chamber of Commerce,
COMMUNICATIONS
1 A letter dated Apr1l 29, ]955, was road from Cl ty Clenk UYhlter sub-amlttlng a report and an tAgsessmont Llst for Sldewa }k Repaln Pnognam,
1955n ln the total amount of S412.8O, to be borne by the proporty o$ner.
CounclLnan Byrd lntroduced and moved the passage o f Reeolutlon No.
fr!!, schedullng a heanlng on sald report bef
MohcIAy, May 16, 1955, at B:OO otclock porn.r so
ore Clty Councll,
conded by CouncllmanRooth and unanlmously adopted on noll call of memberE.
2. A letter datedAprll 29r 1955, was nead fnom the Bunllngame Clty
Plannlng Comisslon, advlslng that a publlc hoarlng on an appllcstlbnfor a VarLance submltted by the Penlneula Medlcal Conponattbn, MllL-bnee, to locate a prescntptlon pharrracy wlthin the lobUy of the pro-posed Penlnsul.s Medlcal Bullding at the goutherly corner of EI CamlnoReal and Trousdale Dr1ve, had been conducted and thereafter recommended^for approvaL wlth the foll.owlng stlpulatlons: (e) That the slze of thepharnacy w111 be 185 square feet as lndlcated on the drawlng; (b) Thetthe wlndows faclng the street are not to be used as dlsplay-wlndowgand (c) That there aro to be no elgns on the exterlon oi tlre butldlng.
Councllnan Rooth advlged that the Plannlng Coqmlsslon has beon assuredthat lts eore functlon w111 be that of a prescrlptlon pharmacy.
Councl]man Booth thereaften moved eoncunrence wLth the recornmendatlonand that the varlence appllcatlon be approved, seconded by CouncilmanThayer end unanlmously Larrled.
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3. A letter dated Aprll 29, 1955, was read fnom the Burllngarae Clty
Plannlrrg ComnLsslon, advlslng that a publlc hearing had been conducted
on an appllcatlon to pernlt the oonstruction of a Drlve-In Restaurant
on Chapln Avenue and El Camlno Real and subseguent to a numben ofstlpulatlons, the request was reconmendod for approval.
Councllman Byrd moved that a hearlng on the vanlanco be scheduled, for
the next regular neetlng of the Councl1, May 16, 1955, at whlch tlmefuII conslderatlon would be glven to proponents and opponents. The
motlon was seconded by Councllman Booth and unanlmousl.y carnled.
4. A letter dated Aprll 29, 1955, was read from the Burllngame Clty
Plannlng Connlsslon, advlslng that an appllcatlon for a speclaL per-nlt, subultted by Anthur W. Brown and ITlIIlam L. Brlggs, ',144-746
Laure1 Avenue, fon penmlsslon to lnclude a flnlshed room and bathfacllltles wlthln en addltlon to a rear ground-leveL garago structure,
had been consldened end thereafter necommended for approval.
A Councll publlc hearlng was scheduled for the 16th of May, 1955r orr
motlon of Counclfunan Bynd, seconded by Councllnan Rooth and unanl-
mously carrled.
5. A letten dated Aprll 29, 1955, sas read from G. J. Marr, Dlrectorof Publlc Works, submlttlng an agneenent between the Southenn Paclflc
Company and the Clty of Burllngame for. the constructlon of certalnutllltleg boneath and aeross the property of the Southern PaclflcRallroed Company. Tbe letter advlsed that the constructlon 1snecessany fon the lnstallatlon of etorm sewers, rater l1nes and sanl-tary sewers from MlIIg Estate No. 1 to the Ml1lsda1e IndustrLal Pank
Development.
Resolutlon No. 40-55,HAuthorlzlng and Dlrectlng ExecutLon of Agree-menF-wltFSoufEernlFaclflc Company for Constructlon and Malntenanceof Csn6slts for Conveylng Water, Storm Dralnage and. Sewage Acnoss
lropertles of the Southern Pactflc Companyr was lntro&rced byCouncllusn Byndr who noved lts passage, seconded by Councllaan Roothand adopted unanlmously on rolL caLl of memberg.
6. A letter dated Aprll 29, 1955, wss r€ad fnom G. J. Manr, Dlnectorof Publle ltlonke, submtttlng a copy of PLans and Speciflcatl6ns forthe Resurfaelng of Lonton Avenuer from Penlnsula Avenue to Bellevue
Avenue and requestlng authonl.zatlon to advertise for bld,s to benecelved and opened May 16, 1gg5.
Councllman Byrd moved that the City Englneer be authonlzed to adver-tlse fon blds as nequosted, second6d by Councllnen Rooth and qnanlmous-}y carrled,
? . A lottor altgg Aplll_ 1,4, 1955, uas nead fron the San Mateo CountyDepantment of Publle Health and Welfare, comrendlng the Ctty uponlta prompt actlon ln carrylng out the necent rodenf, eradlcalloirpnogneltr.. - Mayon Mongan on behaLf of the Councl.l, oxpressed apprecla-tLon to the Department of Pub}lc Works on the eifec-tlveness 6i tnecampalgn. The letten was necelved and placed, on fLle.
8. A letten dated Aprtl 28, 1955, waa nead from the Bnoadway Develop-ment AssocLatlon, reconoenaps. th.-t !h" parklng pattern on Bioadwaybe revlsed from a 29.40 angle-to that of-a 24o-airgler erld that suehrevlglon be flnst experlmenteA wlthln the 15OO block-of Bnoadway. Theconmunlcatlon was referred to Councllman Booth, Chahnan of the'Councll Parklng Corumlttee.
9. A Letten dated_Apnl1 261 1955, was read from the Burllngame Clvlo
{mproveuent Clubr.fno., neq}estlng that a formal hearlng ue*sthedrrfualn order that g1_o_teqt! nsy be entdred nelatlve to the adoptlorr--oi Lrr"f1!aL map for Mlllsdale fndustrlal Park Subdlvlelon No. E and itsrelatlon to the lndustrlal assessment dtstnlct. The commr:nlcatlonfurther-nequested that the 9f-ty_CounclL lnstnuot the Clty nttorneyto lnstltute a gult on behalr 6f tne Clty to necover all mon1esexpended on proJects -relattng to the Rolilns Road. Assessment Dlstnlct.The eommunlcatlon and subJecE metten wag neferred to-trriliiv l[ii"r,"y.
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10. A lotter dated Apr11 t3r 19651 was read fron tho Sevente€ntb
Dlstrict of the Cellfornla Congress of Parents and Teechersl rnc.l of
San Mateo County, ootmendlng the Clty Councll on th€ mann€r ln whicb
the recent petltlon subnltted by an Antl -Fluorl datlon Comnlttee res
lntelllgently handled, and etetlng that both the Natlonal srd State
Congress of Parents and Teachers have endorsed and reconmended the
fluorldstlon of publlc water supplles for tha past several yoars. The
comrunl catlon was held untll sucb dete as the new liealth and Safety
Commlsslon ls organl zed.
Resolutlon No. g9-55, nAcccptlng Deed of Dedlcatlon of Publio Streatg
ffie Atlantlc i,1fe It was lntroduced by C olrncl lman
Bynd, rho moved lts palrsage, soconded by Councl Luan Booth and
uiunlnoualy carrled on ro11 caII of membors. The Clty Engtneer
advlsed that (1) th€ abov€ refors to the extenslon of Broderlok Road
rlthln thb lndustrlal area; (2) tbe lmprovement plana are correct ln-
sofar ae deslgn and utllltlea are conoernedi and (3) tbe lnprovenentrlII be provlded at no cost to the clty.
ORDINANCES
RESOLUTIONS
Ordlngnoe No. 588 , iAn ordinance Amo ndl-ng Soctlon 1997 of the Ordtn-
ance Code of the c Ity of Burllngame By Repeallng Subsectlon I-a
Thoreof and By Addlng a Nar Subsectlon 1-a Thore to.Pnovl dlng for theInetallatlon of Plre Alarm Systems and Conn€ctlon!tr wae lntroduced by
Couacllnan Byrd and glven flrst reading.
REPORTS OF OI'FICERS
Roports fron the Recreatlon Department and the L,lbrar} for the month
of March, 1955, vo:re r6c61ved, aclcrowledged and plaood cn flle.
BID AWARD
Clty Englneor Matr advtsed that ln analyzlng the bids recelved forthe re su:rfaclng of a portlon of Bloomfleld Road, lt ras reconneudedthat the bld be ararded to tbe loreet re sponslble bldder, the Harbor
Englncens and Contractorg (Wllfred Il. ygy Co. ) Belnont, ln the totalsre of $8r7O7.50. Counc l lman By:r.d moved concurrenoo rlth tho
reconrnendatlon and lntnoduced Resolutlon No. 42-55 , rAwardlng Contnactto Harbor Englneers and C ontraffi stlpulated,geconded by Councl lnnqn Rooth and unanlmously carrled on roll cal1.
UNFINTSHED BUSIMSS
1. Mr. Jamos Hlnmel, on behalf of the Burllngame CLvlc ImproverentCIub, fnc. subrulttod a rrDenand upon the Clty Councll and the CityAttorneyrr dated May 2, 1955, that the Clty Lttorney lnstltute a iultto restraln the Clty Councll and officlal.s from oxpendlng or. obllgat-lng addltional funds on the Rolllns Road Assessnont Dlstrlct.
2. A protest to the proposod rolocatlon of Easton Creok from WostRo}Ilns Road to Cs]lfornla Drlve, rlth an accompanylng p6tltlon slgnedby property owners and resldents wlthin the affected area, was alsoeubnltted by Ur. HIEEo 1 ln behalf of the Burllngame Clvic InproverentClub, Inc. The foregolng conmunlcatlons wore rccetved and placed onflIe.
3, A letter dated May 2, 1955, wag nead from the Chtef of pollce,
r€oourxendlng tbat ln response to a prevlous CouncLl request to conductan ,.nvestLgatlon, the folloring changes b€ effectod:(a) That the Ctty Attorney b€ requeited to pnoparo an ordLnanc6 toonforco regulatlona 1n Washlngton Park and other parks, to preventyehlclos fnon parklng ln restrlcted areas and that 1n the lntenlm,tho Perk Supervlsor be pernltted to erect posts rlth chalna untilthe ordlnance b6com6s effectLve and(b) That poats be lnstalted at the east Elde of the RecreatlonBulldlng to provont vohleles from drlvlng over th6 1arns to Burlln-
geme Avenue and northrest th:cough florer bedg onto the present dnlve-ray leadlng to the exlt et the roar of the gnandatand. -
Councl lman Byrd novad that as a temporary omorgency m6asur:e th6 Ch1€fof Pollc€ be authorlzed to p3.ace such bairlers-as iay be requlned,seconded by Councllman Booth and unanlmoualy carrled.
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CouncllEan Byrd augge steal that a copy of tbe 1ett6r fnon the Chlefof Poltce be neferred to the Park Conmlsglon rltb a raconmendatLonthat the Connlsglon conslder the me:rLts of tncorporatlng an appro-pllgle provlslon relatlng to parklng !€gulatlons ln tbe clty parks,wlthln the proposed clty trafflc ordlnance. The suggestlon- vasooncurred ln by nembens of the Councll.
4. Clty Englneen Marr recommended that a copy of the conalunlcatlonrecelved fron the Csllfornla Congrose of parents and Teachers,regardlng fluorldatlon, be referrod to th€ Water Comnlsslon forref€ronce st I pub11c- hoartng on the subJect, scheduled Mey 24, 1958,at 8. otg.Iock,_p.m. The Clty Clerk rae lngtructed to forrai'd a copyto tbe Water Comalsalon6rs. -
NEU BUSINESS
I. A lett€r dat6d April 25, 1955, ras read from the Ssn Mateo
99roty Developnent Asooclatton, Inc., oxtendlng an lnvltatlon toth€ Uayor_or such oth6r ropreaentattire of th€ Clty to serre on aBoard of Dlrectors, for tho pulrposo of renderlng isslstance and ad-vLce on a colrrlty-ride pnoposal to encounage the-locatlon of sultablccomerclal and lndurtrlal onterprlseg wlthln the county of san uatco.Mayor Morgan volunteerod b18 servlceg and the Clty Clei,k raalnstructed to dlrect a r6ply to the San l{ateo Couirty De ve loprsntAasoclatlon, I nc.
2. A letter dated Aprl1 27, l-956, was read from Governor Goodrr.nJ. I{nlght, lequestlng tbe cooperatlon of aLl conmunltlos, byschedullng Torn Meetlngs, rlth an lnvltatlon extended to-aLilnterested agenclea, organlzatlone and lndlvlduale to evaluate oxlst-ln$-facllltles -and progians end to study tho loca1 aspecti ofdellnquency and geltnquoncy prevontlon.- r{ayor Morgan expressed therlIllngness- of the Councll to cooperate, stitlng, Eowevei., thatJuvenlle dellnquency _rlthln the city of Burll ngine is at a ml nlmum,ctue LargeLy !9 the afflclcncy of th6 Burrlngaae porico Departnentend the ercelrent faclLltles- provlded by th5 Recn€atLon Dipartnent.The-subJect ras ref€rned to c-ounct lnan Byrd, charrnan or ifie counclrPollco conmlttee and the ctty crenk sag insf,ructed to alrect anapproprlate re p1y to Governor Kntght.
S. Councr.Lman Byrd moved that tho Clty Attornoy be lnstructed toproparo (a) en ordlnance establlshlng a npubuc- utluttes cormlsslonrfor the Clty of Burlingaae, seoondod-by Councilman-ffr"i.r .naunanlmoualy carrled.
(b) councllnal_ Byrd move d that the ctty Attorney be lnstructed toprgpane an-ordlnance creatlng a conlrLsitcn deslgnated rpubu. c Healthand safetyn secondad by coun-than Thayer ana uianirouary-ilrrrea.
( c ) cormc-ilma-n- Byrd novo d tbat the clty Attor.ney prepare an ordl.n-anc6 - e stabll shlng a goven-member cou.'nr islon for-each of the severelcomlsglons, rlth the exccptlon of the Llbrarr Board, """orraea by -
Counollnsn Ebayer and unenlnous Iy carrled.
(d) counctrnap Byrd moved that btdg be adventleed and echeduled tobc oponed at the next regular_neetlng of the clty councll, for theoperatl on of a rcover and f lun netrr6d at the uuirt ctpar Dinp o., ,trlal basls for the renalnder of the ftscal year. if," ,otri" "r":?:::ld:g-ry lSunclrrgn Roorh and unanlmousty carrl6d. [ne-c16ycr6rk ras lnstructed to coununlcats rlth tbose conpanlea aoequlpped to eubni t blds for the proposed nethod of'operatio".
,. Eugh. Roacaan, 1440 Bernal Avenue, called the att€ntlon of the
lgunclr to. an openlng ln fence encloiure protectlng the drop struc-turo for storh dralng wlthln the Ray park a!.€a. Tf,e clty Englnoerras requested to lnveetlgatc.
I. George McQuson, formor publl shen Advance-Star, conmended theCouncll -on the propoaed. proJects for th€ forthconing yE"
""OoxteDd€d an lnvltatlon to the counclr and those rn iti"rrarrr"e toattend the forthc@1ng Cournruni ty Dinner.
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6. Councllnan Jobnson publl c1y expressed her appreciatlon for havlng
be6n Belocted to serve the City and lntroducod hsr husband, Mr.
Vtlllllan Johnaon.
7. Councl luan thayer also oxprosged he:r gratltudo and lntroduccd hcr
husband, Oecar lhayer.
ADJOURNIIENT
Th6r€ bolng no furthor buelnesa, the neetlng wae negularly adJoul'ned
on.motlon of Councllnan Byrd at LO:55 p.m. 1n honor of forron
Councllnan and Mayor, Al1an F. Eunt, secontted by Councllman Rooth and
unaninous Iy carrled.
Respeotfully aubnlt ted,
K. VIIHIIE
CITY CLERI(
APPROVED:
L. B. MORCIA
MAYOR