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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1955.07.05310 Burllngame - Callfor.nla Jtty 5t t955 A regullar meeting of the Burlingane Clty Councll was held. on the abov6 Blv6n date, the Councll havLng flrst met, as requlred by 1aer, as a Board of Equallzatlon. Ttre meetlng was caLled. to orden at 8:15p.m. - Mayor Morgan ln the Chalr. SALUTE TO FLAG Mayor Morgan lnvlted the Rev. Paul lluchthausen, Trlnlty Luthe ran Church to glve the lnvocatlon. Roll CalL Prosent - Councllmen: Absent - CouncilmEn: MINUTES IREVIOUS MEETINGS Byrd-Johns on-Morgerl-nooth-lhayer None TLre minutos of the regula:r meetlng of June 20, 1955, as submLtted to menbers wero approved and. ad.opted on motLon of Councl1mal Booth, sec- onded by Councllman Thayer, wlth the fo11ow1ng correotlon noted:that the proposoal 1955-1956 budget In the sun of "$1r0u3,131f.00t? be adopte d. CouncLlman Byrd moved that the mLnutes of the adJou:rned meetlng ofJune 28, 1955, be approved, wlth an smendment thAt &e stat ament ofMn. James Hlrmel, that rrhe was not glv€n an oppontunlty to speaktrbe lncluded 1n the recor.d as requested. by l,Ir. Hlrnnel on that d.atE. CouncLlman Rooth ln secondlng the motlon, expnessed the oplnlon thetthe amendment rras superfldous. The motlon was thereafter unanlmous-1y canrled. Ivlr. ?aylon, representlng the E. T. Haas Co., advLseil that the orlglnalquotatlon submltted by Arthur Bros. was excesslvo and by motilfytng thecontract, the E. T. Haas CompaJry is theneby ln a posltLon to perforrn. the concnete construction wor"k mofe economLcally. CouncLlman Rooth thereafter lntnoduced and moved the passago of Bes-olutl,on No.- 59-55. HEAR]NG - EASTON INDUSTRTAL DISTRICT - ADOPT]ON MODIF'IED PIANS Robent W. Har:rlson, attornoy fon the Burllngane Industrlal AssessmentDistrlct, advlsecl that the hearlng on thls date was ln confonmancewlth provlslons of Resolutlon Xo.. 52-55, whlch declansd the lntentlonof the Council to change the work prevlously pnoposed by omlttlng cen-taln work lndicated on the modlfled plans submltted. by the Clty EYrgl n- eer. Mr. Eannlson furtha:: advlsed that the actlon requl::ed by the Counell on thls date ls to conflr.rn lts lntentlon to omlt certaln work by thoadoptlon of a nesolutlon ordenlng the changes. i oune llnran Byrtl requestecl that for purlposes of clarlfloatlon, thatthe resqlutLon desc::lblng the work to be omltted be r"ead ln lts entlr"e-ty. Resolutlon No. 59-55 rrorderLng Changes ln lIonk Under Resolutionof Intentlon No.'23-55 and Descr{blng Wonk To Be Omlttedrr wag thore-after r6ad. by the Clty C1ark. A conmunlcatlon dated .fuiy !, 1955, wae read firon E. T. Haas Co., gen-eral contractlng ffu,n awarded the wo::k of Lmprovenrent, r6qu6stlng thatthey be permltted to penfo:rm the concrete constructlon work ln prefer- enoe to the subcontnactor, Arthur. Bros. 0n the questlon, the Clty'Clerk was requested to nead a communLc atlon fr.om the Burllngarne Clvlc Impnovonent C1ub, dated July L, 1955, pro-testlng the use of flrndE under the control- of the Clty of Burllngame fon the above project and any and all related proJects. At word fr.om Mayor MoIgan, ell arose and were 1ed by Leslle JungerBoy Scout Troop No. 10, ln the Selute and Pledge of Alleglance to the ELag. INVOCATION I 311 Councllman Byrd., ln secondlng the motlon lntroduced by Councllman Rooth, stated that 4 falr and lmpartlal hearlng had been cond.ucted and lnasmuch as there was no mer.lt to tlre pnotest recelved, that the comrmrnlc atlon f rrm the Bu::1lngano Clvlc Imp::ovement Club be flIed. Reso1utlon No. 59-55 rtOndenlng Changes in llonk Undeir Resolutlon oflntentlon No. 23-55 and Descnlblng Work To Be 0mlttedtt was theraafter unanl-mously adopted on ro11 calL of members. Upon lnqulry of the CouncLl, 1,t". Harrlson ad.vised. that the CouncLl may, by slmple motLon, designate the E. T. Ilaas Co. to perform the concrete constnrctlon work, to whlch the Clty Attonney concurned.. Councllman Byrd the:reupon moved. that the E. T. Haas Co. pnoceed atlts dlscretlon ln conformace wlth the speclfLcatlons as stlpulated. The motlon was secondecl by .Councll-man Thaye? and unanimously ca::rled. COMMUNICAttONS 1 DRAINAGE CEANNEL - AGREH,IENT mIts S. P. C0. A letter tl.at edt Jirly l, 1955, was read from G. J. Marr, DLrectorof Publlc Wor"ks, submittlng a pr.oposed agneement between the Cltyof Burl lngame and the Southe:rn Paclflc Ralhoad Company for an ease- ment to provlde a dralnage cl.annel to be constructed alcing the South-ern Paclflc RaLlroad Companyr s property from Llncoln Avenue to Gnove Avenue and r.6cornnendlng lts acceptance. Resolutlon tlo. 57-55 rrAuthor.lzl ng and Dlnecting Execut lon of Agree- nent Wlth Southern Paclflc Company to Constrrrct, Reconstruct, MaLn-taln and Use e Stonr Dralnago Channel Along the Souther.n Paclflc Rallroed Compenyl s Pnoperty fnom Lincoln Avenre to Grove Avenuerr was lntroduced by Councllman Bynd, who moved lts adoptlon, seconded. by Councllman Thayen and adopted unanlmously on ro11 call of membe:rs. 2. DRIVEWAY - T'IRST PRESBYTMIAN CHURCH. A letten dated July l, 1955, was r:ead from the Burllngame Clty Plannlrg Commisslon, advlslng that a hea:rlng had been conducted ona nequest submltted by the Flr.st Presbyterlan Church for a permit to construct a drlveway on clty pa!:kway proporty. It was the recom- mendatlon of the PLannlng Commlsslon that the request be approved subJeet to the pr.ovJ.sion that a flve foot sldewalk be constructedwith the cunbing ln accordance wlth city speclficatLons an d. that the Church accept responslbillty for any damage that ray occun durlng constructlon to the city wato:: maln now ln exlstence r:nder the slteof the proposed drJ-veway. Clyde S. West, attorney and a member of the Board of DLnectons ofthe Flrst Presbyterlan Chureh, spoke ln favon of the proposed plan.l,lr. West ad.vised that the dnLveway ls pnoposed so as to rende? ltposslble for automobLles to d nlve off of Easton Dnlve In order to d.lscharge antl plck up persons attondlng church servlces and thenebynot lmped.e the flow of trafflc on Easton Drlve. Councllman Rooth questloned the nscesslty of constructlng a dnlveway and recornnendod. that the proposal be fur.then studied. Actlon was theneafter wlthheld untl-I the next regular meetlng of ttre Clty Coun-c11, JuJ-y lB, 1955. 3. A letter dateil Jr:ne 22, 1955, was reaal f:rom the Publlc Safety Departnont, Ce-Llfornla State Automoblle Assoolatlon, not lfylng the Councll that tho Clty of Burlingarne has received. a Commendatl onCltatlon for not havlng a single pedestnlan fatallty dur'lng the year!tfl1, and that an approp:rtate ce::tlflcate will be pnesented 1n tho nean futu::e. The Clty Clerk was instr.ucted to acknowled.ge the com- munlc at1on. 4.TIISTATIVE MAP . I'SKL'VIEW rERRACEII . A lette:: datett July 1, 1955, was read from the Burl lngame Clty Planning Commlsslon, advlslng that at a regrlar meetlng, June 2J,1955, tl\€ CommlssLon had recommendod approval to a tentatLve map oftrskyview Terracen wLth the und.enstanding that should. Klp lart6 66closed by the State Highway Department, the City may take appropnlateproceedings to abandon lfip Lane as a publlc way. Counc l1nan Bynd moved concurrence wlth the necommendatlon to appr:ov6 the tentatlve map o! rr Skyvl ew Terraeerr, secondecl by Councilman Thayen and. unan- lmous ly carried. A3A COMI{ENDATION CITATJON r 3X2 5.ACCEPTANCE - RESURFACING BLOOMFTELD ROAD. A letter dated July !, L955, was read fnom G. J. Marn, Dlrectonof Publlc Works, reconunonding that Project MCS 67, ResurfacS.ng BLoom-fleld Road, be accepted as completed as of July 1, 1955. Resolutlon No. (B-(( trAcceptlng Stneet Work as Performed By l{anbon Englneens and Contnactons, Incorponated - Contnact MCS 57rr was lntro- duced by Councllman Byrd, seconded by Councilman Rooth and unanlmous- 1y carrled. on no1l call of members. RECESS Ihe Chatr requested. a flve-minute recess. CALL TO ORDEN the meetlng was caIled to onder at 9tZA polB. RESOTUTI ONS None CCNSIDffiATION OF ORDINANCES Qrd lna4gs lUp_r=593 rrAmend ing Section 1429.72 ot blne Ordlnance Code ofthe Cfty of BunllngFlxlng the Hours Thtion. 0n motlon of ame Regulatlng the Burning of Rubbish Outsid.e and ereforrr was pnesented fon second. read^ing and adop- Councllman Rooth, seconded by Councilman Th.ayen, sald ondlnance passed. 1ts second readlng and was adopted. by the fo1- lowing vote: Ayes : Councllmen - Byrd-Jchnson-Mongan-Rooth-Thayen Noes: Councllmen - None 0rdlnance No. 59h rrAmends.ng the Ondinance Code of the City of Bur"- llngame By Addlng Theneto a New Sectl on L222.1-0 Llmiting Parkltg of VehLcles on Occld.ental Avenuert was presented for seoond. readlng and.ad.optlon. 0n motion of Councllman Bynd, seeonded by CounciLman Johnson, saLd ordinance passed. Lts second readlng, and was ad.opted. by the folLowlng vote: Ayes: Councilmen - Bynd.-Sohnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer Noes: CouncLlmon - None Ofdi4_qfce I{9,__5?5 frAmending the Ond.lnance Code of City of Bunlingame By Repealing Section School Grounds and Ad and Panklng of Vehicles and Motor Vehlcles 0n and fn Parks, Play- grounds, Other City Propenty and. School Groundsrr was presonted for second readlng and adoptlon. On motion of Councj-lman Johnson, sec- cnd.ed by Councilman Byrd, saLd o::dinance passed lts second. neadlng and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councllmen - Byrd.-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer Noes: Councl-Imen - Ilone Ord.lnance No. 596 -rrRe pealing Sectlon BZ$ of tne Ord.inance Code of the City of Burllngame and. Adoptlng a New Sectlon BZ5 ot tne Sald OndLnance Code, Flxlng and Establlshing the Classiflcation of Pos- ltlons and. Enrployment and tho Compensatlon and SalarLes Thereforrr was presented for second readlng and adoptLon. 0n motlon of Coun- cilman Booth, seconded by Councllman Thayer, said. ondinance passed. its second.'readlng and was adopted by the followlng votel Ayes: Councilmen: - Bynd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayer Noes: CouncLlmen: - None Qq-@nqpe_e No. (97 rrAmendtng the__Oirdlnance Cod.e of the 91ty of Bu:r- @ng ord.lnance No. 558 and Adopting a New section l+az- and Flxing the Salany of the Ctty Clerkrr was presented for sec- ond reading and ad.option. On motlon of Councllman Rooth, seconded. by Councll-man Johnson, sald. ord.lnance passed lts second reading and was adopted. by the followlng vote: L226 Regulating Vehiele Parking In Parks and ding a New Sectlon L226 Regulatlng tho Openatlon I 313 Ayes 3 Couneilmen - Byrd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-fhrayer Noes: Councilmen - None Ondlnance No . 598 rrAmendi ng the 0r @aIing gnd3nance-No. 414 Flxlng the Salary of the Clty ond. neadlng and ad.optLon. 0n motlon of Councllman Rooth, seconded.by Councllman Bynd and unanLmously carni-ed, said ordi-nance passed.1ts second reading and was adoptod. by the followlng vote: Ayes: Councllmen - Byrd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayen Noes: Councilmen - l{one UNFT}IISHED BUSINESS 1 RENAI\trNG ROLLINS ROAD d"inance Cod.e of the Clty of Bun- 559 and Ad.opttng a New SectlonTreasurertr was pnesented fon sec- t CouncLlman Byr"d ad.vised that follow1ng a conferenee wlth the Pnes-ident of the Easton Industrlal Association, lt has been recommend.odthat the street narne, rrRollLns Roadtr be contlnued to Ml11brae Avenueithe street narne |tWhttethorne Wayrf be netalned, and that sectj-on of Ro11lns Road paralleling the pnopenty ad.Jacent to the ral1noad tracks be named rrlndustnial Way.tt In onden to avold a posslbllity of a cor-flict ln names, the subject matter was nefenred to the Council as a whoIe. 2. ACQUrSrrroN ho-tItr[E nrcrrT oF ldAY Councllman Bynd. reported. on a recent Confe::enco held wlth S.an Fr"aa-clsco pubIlc utility officlals relative to the acquisltion of the San Franci.sco Water Department night-of-way propenty and to clarify a mlsunderstanding, by advlslng that the Clty of Burlingame deslnesto purchase the full wld.th of the abandoned [O-canline right-of-w&fo Councllman Byrd advlsed that the Clty Engi-neon and the Clty Attorney have been requested to prepare the appnopnlato 1egal pnocedure. 3.CITY PROPERTY ON CABRILLO AVENIIE. City Englneer Marr advised that his office ls curnently conducting a survey preparatory to obtalning an appraisal-. 4.CIIY PROPERTY . ANITA ROAD Clty EngLneen Manr advlsed that an appraisal has been orde::ed and a ::epont may be rend.ered at the next negular moeting. 5 . BROADWAY TRUCK PARKING Chlef of Po11ee Tlreuen advised that a report would be submitted atthe next negulan meetlng of the Councll. 5. TRAFFIC BROADWAY ANd EL CAMINO REAL Recommend.atlon of Councllman Byrd to ellminate parking spaces an ad.ditionaL flfty on slcty feet on both sides of B:roadway Avenue, west of E1 Camlno Real, Lras referned to the Chlef of Pollce and. Councllman Bynd, Chalrman of the Council Police CommLtteo. COUNC]L COM}trTTEE REPORTS Councllman Rooth announced that an off-street parklrrg rneeting was scheduled. for Friday, July 8, L955, 7330 prrtro clty HALl, to necelvea repont from the CLtizensr Off-Street Panking Committee and an 1n-vltatlon was extended to alL membens of the Councll to be preserrtr CounclLman Rooth requested that advanoe publicity be glven to thepnoposed meetlng to expedite the matte:r. Councllman Rooth requested that the &rnlinganre Clvtl Senvlce &npLoy-ees Executive Boand meet with the Councll Bud.get Committee on Wed- nesd.ay, July lJ, 1955, at Bl00 otclock porlo to confen on the requestsof thos empLoyees seeking speclal considenatlon. NEW BUSINESS:1. Mayon Morgan requested the Presld.ent of the Burlingame C1vl1 Sen-vlce Employees Assoclation and the offlcers of the Burlingame Pollce Club to appolnt a representatlve committee to meet with the Council on July 11, 1955, to dlscuss personnel mattons. ts14 2. The Chain lnstructed that a corumuntcation be forward.ed to Chas. F. Schuetz, Jr., 1300 Bayshone B1vd., requesting that he abate the nuls- arlce of the unsigfrt1y conditlon of that pnoperty within ten days. 3, The Chalr requested the Clty Attonney to give consld.enation to the pneparatlon of an ondlnance nend.erlng lt unlar^rful to haul debrls brlth-out lt belng covened by canvas toppl"ng. IL. The Chaln announced. tho scheduling of a Nonth gounty City CounclL Dlnnen-l4oeting, JgJ-y 1[, L955t and. reqr-rested, Councilman Bynd. to be prepaned to renden a flve-mlnute appnopnlate addresso 5, Followlng consldenable dl.scusslon on the lnfrlngement of laws af-fecting flnst-cliiss nesidential d.istricts, the Clty Attorney was om- powered. to lnltiate 1egal action to halt the illegal constnuctlon of apartments on the propenty of Mn, Walter Hasty, L5l+3 Howard. Avenue, on motion of Cotrncllman Byr.d., seconded. by CounclLman Rooth and unan- lmously carrled. 6. Councilman Rooth, speaklng as one member of the Counoll and. as Chairrnan of the Councll Bud.get CorunLttee, stated that the statementof Mn. James Hlrnrrel published ln the newspaper as accuslng the Budget Commlttee of dellbenately and }anowingly wlthholdlng clty ftrnd.s fnom tloe L955-1956 budget was unJust and unfalr and that ln hls oplnlon,rrlt was typlcal of ttre tactles used by some people to b elittle gover':r- ment.ll ADJOURNIUENT Tlrere belng no ftrnther buslness, the meetlng r.ras regularly ad.journed at 10115 prrlt Respeetfully submltted ERBMT ITE CITY CLERK A L MAYOR MORGAN