HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1954.08.16I182
BurLLngame Caltfornla
Ar:gust 15, 1954
A regular moetlng of the Br:rltngame City CounclL was he1d. on the
above glven date. MeetlSrg ca11ed to onder at 8:15 P. M. - MayonAtwaten ln the' Chal:r.
RolL Ca11: Pnesent Councilmen: Atwaten-Love-Mongan-Rooth
Absent Councllmen: Byrd
Councllman Byrd had prevlously been exeused from attendance at thenreetlng due to belng on vacatlon.
The minutes of August 2, 195\, as submltted to members of the Coun-cl1 were amended. to include the followlng: (a) that Councllman Mor-gan be commended. fon the action taken by hJ-m as a pnivate cltlzen,ln the sbheduling of a meetlng wlth representatlves of the varlous
Burllngame lmprovement Clubs and nepresentatives of the TrousdaleConstruotlon Company and. the ultimate solvlng of controversj.es nel-atlve to the development of the Mllls Estate; (b) tfrat Cor-lncllman
Morgan protests the posslble establlshment of a pnecedent 1n t hograntlng of vanlances to penml-t constructlon of gasollne servlcestatlons wlthln a dlstance less than speclflcally provided. ln theOndlnance. fhe mlnutes were approved for ad.optlon theneafter on
motLon of Councllman Morgan, seconded by Cor:ncllman Rooth and unan-lmously earried.
The mlnutes of the adJourned meetlng of August 7, L95\, &s subnittedto nembers of the Counell-, were unanlmously approved. on motlon of
Counctlman Rooth, seconded by Cor:nctlman Mongan snd unanlmously cap-r"1ed.. In reply to Councllman Morganls inqulny on salany nevLslons as
requested by several empLoyees and referred to ln the above mlnutes,
Mayor Atwater advlsed that the Councll would confer r^rlth the Civl1Servlce Commlsslon.
A letten dated August L2, 195\, was nead from R. C. Thouer, Chlef of
Po11ce, submittlng a retlnement notlce reeelved from Sergeant Ed.wardHallett, to become effectlve Octoben 1, 195b. Councilman Love moved.that the notLce be accepted. wlth regret and. that a corxnunlcatlon bedlrected to Sengeant Hal1ett, sLgned by the Mayor, commenillng Serg-
eant Hallett on the completion of twenty-elght years of dlstingulshedservlce to the Clty of Burllngane. The motlon was seconded by Coun-
cl1man Rooth and unantmously carrled.
A letter dated August 11, 195\, was read from the Chlef of Pollce re-questlng authorlzatlon to attend the Callfornla State Peace Offlcens
Conventlon to be held 1n Los Angelesr September 1, 2, J and [, lnc1us-ive. Councllman Love moved that Chlef fheuer be permltted to attendthe fonthcomlng 0onventlon at the deslgnated perlod and seconded by
CouncLlman Rooth. Speaklng on the guestlon, Councllman Morgan sug-gested that all department heads be pormltted to attend conferenees
apnroprlate to the cond.uct of their partlculan offlce. The motlon
was theredfter unanlmously carrled..
A letten dated August 13, 1954, was read fnom G. J. Maru, Dlrector of
Pub1lc Works, submlttlng a request fnom J. B. Hammond, Pank Department
employee, that he be glven a dlsablllty retinement, commenclng Septem-
ber 1, 1954. Dlnector of Publlc Works Marr advised that August 3:-,195\, tenmlnatos Mr". Hammondl s accurmrlated slck leave and vacatlon al-lowance. flte consuunLcatlon funthen requested that an eItllbIe 1lst
be establlshed for the classiflcatlon of garderlopr On advlee of CltyAttorney Karmel actl.on tras ulthheld on the acceptance of Mr. Hammondt s
soparatlon from City servlce, pend.ing notlflcation from the State Re-tlrement System of ltr. Ilarwnond, s eIlglblllty for a disablllty retlre-mont. The matter" was coatLnued untl1 the next negular" meeting of theCity Councll, September 7, 7951+.
A letter dated August 11, 195\, was nead. from Reglnald E. Moorbyr0hlef
of the Flre Depantment, requesting that an appolntment be made for theposltion of hoseman to fill an opening ln the Department September 1,l95l+. Ihe City C1er"k advised that Mr. Fraak J. Enes , 3961:, Onea1l
Dnlve, San Mateo, tho next ellgible for appolntment, has slgnifled hls
183
wll1lngness to accept the posltlon. Councllman Rooth moved. that Mr.
Frank J. Enes be appolnted to the Flne Departnent 1n the posltlon of
hoseman, effectlve Septenrben L; L95l+t subJect to the satlsfactorypasslng of a medllcal examlnatlon, s econd.ed by Councl,lman Love and
unanlmous 1y carrled.
A letter dated Augus t :".3, L954, iras read fnom the Burllngame Clty
Plannlng CornnLsslon, &dv1s1ng that subsoquent to Cormdsslon conslder-atl,on, lt was recormnended that a petltlon to subdlvlde Lots Ia and20, Block J, Glenwood Pank, submltted by Fnank R. K:rlppenbeng, be ap-p::oved. Counc 11man Rooth advlsetl that the subdlvlslon map submlttedto members of the Plannlng Comnlsslon prlor to actlon on the petl-tlon,
had boen thoroughly revlewed and approved. Ihere being no one ln at-
tendance to protest, Councllman Rooth moved that the Council concun lnthe recommendation of the Plannlng ConrmLsslon and author.lzatlon begl,ven to I{:r. Ilrripponberg to subdLvlde the lots as roquested, second.edlby Councllman Love and unanlmously carrled.
A letter dated Augus t 2, l95l+, was ::ead from t}re Burllngarne. Clty plan-
nlng Comnlsslon, requesting that future meetlngs of ttre Planning Com-mlsslon be sched.uled on the second and for:rth Mondays of each month.CouncLl an Rooth moved that the Councll concur ln the raquest and thateffectlve Septe-mberr L95l+, the Plarrnlng CommLsslon sha11 meet in stud.ysesslon on the silc orial Monday of each nonth and 1n regular sessLon the
f oi::: th Monday of each month, seconded by Counc 11man Love and unanlmous-Iy carrIed..
A letten dated Augus t 6, L954, was read from E\rgene M. Eowe11, advls*ngthat ln response to a Councll nequest, an lnvestigatlon has been mad.eof the lnflux of fleld mlce lnto the Ray Pank anea of Burllngame, dueto the new constructlon on the Mllls Estate. the c ormrunl c atl on fur-ther advised that the frousdale organlzatlon has ernployed a pest con-trol operator who. wi.1I camy out an eradlcatLon program ln the area.The c orumrnlc atlon was aclmowledged and placed on fl1e.
A letten dgf,6d Augus i Z, t95l+, was read. from the Penlnsula Councll ofChr:rches, c onrre ndlng Councll actlon ln r.econsrcndlng that no further
]|Ouor llcenses be granted. wlthin the Clty of Bunllngame. tre Cttyclerk was dinected to aclsrowledge the co munlcatlon and the cionfi.denceln tho Councll" as oxpressetl by the Councll of Churches.
4 letten dated. August )-, L95l+ t was ::ead from John F. Mayer and JamesL. Porter, co-or!,ners of the M111er Drug Co. nequestlng a r"eduction inthe two hour parklng 1lmJ.t lmposed on the Lorton Ar.enue frontage ofthe sione. The subject matter was referred to the Chlef of po11ee forlnvestlgatlon and neport to the Clty Counell
A letter dated July 30, l95l+, was read f:rom Wallace J. Bates, taxpaye::and resl-d.ent of Burllngame, requestlng conslderatlon ln establlshlngthe area dlr'ect1y back of Davls Drlve as Elr R-1 dlstrlct. The matterhavlng boen prevlously considered and acted. upon by the Counc11, theconnunlcatlon was placeil on fLle.
A letter dated Augus t L3, 1951+, was read from Anna C.property at the lnte::sectlon of Bnoadway and Paloma Avtng that the parklng lot on Paloma Avenue, between Broette Avenue, omed by the C1ty, be lrnp:roved by surf aclfor. efflclent use. The subJect matter was referrod to
Park, owne r of
enue, request-
adlray and. Rhln-
T and markLng
ounc l1manMongan, chal rman of the Council Panklng L,ots Cormnlttee, who, in turn,nequested assLstance from the Chlef of Pollce and the City Errglneen.
In repsonse to Mayor Atwatenrs request for a r.eport on hls flndlngsrelatlve to the lIIegal over.nLght parklng of vehlclos wlthln the alty,Chlef Theuer advlsed. that upon completlon of a surrey mado between thehours of 2:00 A.M. and 5:00 A.M. on a week day, a tola1 of 1,11.12 vehlc-les were found to be 5.11-ega11y pankod. Chlef Theuer was authdrizedto placo trwarnlngtr tickets on each offend!.ng vehlcle, permlt tlng onewoek to elapse prlor to conductlng a furthe n survey and report io the
Counc11.
Reports from the Burllngame Flre Depantment, Bu::e au of FLne pr"oventlon
gnd Pub1lc Safety, Alarm ELectr'1cLan and l{echanlc, the Pollce Depant-mont anal the Depa:rtment of Publlc Works for: the month of .luly, 1954,were read., aclmowledged and placed on fl1e.
184
Resolutlon
the Ftscal
mov sd lts p
Iy on ro11
No. 52-511, 'rFlxlng Tax Rate of the Clty of Burl lngame For
Yesr, 1951+ - l955it was Lntroduced. by Councl lman Love, r*ro
assage, sdconded by C ounc llman Rooth and aciopted unanLmous-
call of membens pr€sent r
Ordlnarlce No. 550 ttDeclarlng Intentlon of the Clty Council to Order
the ]/\Jld.enlng of Po:rtlon of Rol1lns Road, the openlng Ang,/or Extentllng
of other Roids, The Acqulsitlon of Lands and Eas ement s Necessary There-
fon and For A Dnalnage PuIIIp Ing Station and Enlarglng A Dralnage Ease-
msnttt lras glven second readlng. Councllman Rooth moved tho adoptlon
of the for.Egolng Ordlnance, seconded by C ounc l1man l{organ anit adopted
by the followlng vote:
1. State Personnel Boanil Contract fon the performance of servldes
lncldent to the preparatlon anal ratlng of examlnatlon naterlal, was
held pendlng a conf;rence wlth the Clyil Senvlce Comnlsslon, sched-
uied ?'or Frlday, August 20, I95l*t at 8:o0 P. M.
2. Appltcatlon for a Boarding Eouse Permlt, 901--908 Burllngame Av-
enue. t'ire Ctty Clerk advlsed that the appllcatlon has been wlthd::awn
r"a nr" office-has been notlfled that a pet!,tion for a varlance w111
be flled. Councllman Love moved that the subJect be held In abeyance,
seconded by Counc 1lman Rooth arrd unanlmously carrled.
Aueus t ClaLms, Nos. 5712 th::ough !828 lncluslve, in the amount of
#6T+1259.62, were autho::lzed d.rawn on the Clty T:reasulyr upon the l:r ap-
i"di..i-UV ihe Councll Flnance Cormnlttee, on motlon of Councllman Love,
seconded-by Councllman Rooth and unani-mously canrled.
Pavroll warrants for the month of Ju1y, 1!111, Nos. 856e to 8937, 1n
iirl a.o,.rnt of $53, 856.0l+, were approved on motlon of Councllman Love,
seconded by CouJrc tlman Rooth and unanlmously ca:rrledl.
Ayes: CouncLlmen:
Noes: Corncllmen:
Absent Councllmen:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Counc llman Rooth advlsetl that lngu
smoke pa1I centerlng oven North uu
trees and shrubberY on the Mil1s E
that while the bulk of the burnlng
Ml11brae ar6a and some burnlng w1I
arsa. Chlef Moorby was requesteC
lng may be done slmlltaneouslY to
Atwater-Love -Morgan-Roo th
None
Byrd
Members of the furllngame Aux111ery Flremen and PoLlcemen wero coranend-
.d foo servLces nendeied the Cltf.' Newspapers wer€ requested to pub-
ltcLze the need for addltional pensonnel ln both branches of senvlce.
John Boblck, 1459 Oak Grove Avenue, questloned the delay ln ttr e 8ra!t-
ing of a peirnft- to erect a stnucture on hls prope::ty o-n Marsten Road.
Foifowfng'a dlscusslon on the subJect, City Englne er Marr -advlsed that
authorlzitlon would be glven to issue the permlt, provlded a sewer
easenent ln questlon Ls provided.
Coupl1man Lovo compllmenteal the Burlingame Chamben of Conrnerce fo:r the
ilbfi;lat tne ctty '"i-dilii,rs.t; rJceivEa at the necent san Mateo codntv
Fiesta aira tire Pai'k Departrpnt for ttre floral display at tlt Flesta
grounds. C ounc llman Lbve reported on lls partlctpatlon__as a Judge ln_a
Eontest conducted under the ausploes of the callfornla Newspaper Found-
ation. 156 Clt]r Clerk was lnstructed to dlrect a letter of co:unendatlon
to M::s. Leona Ciark, Pnesld.ent of the Burllngame Chamber of Conmerce.
Gr.anvllle Bnownlng, ExecutLve sec::etary of the Burllngarne Chamber of
Conmerce, surnmari;;d the actlvl-tlos of the Annual Natlonal Hardcourt
Tennls champlonshlps, recently conductecl 1n the clty of Burl lnga.ne and
c omplinenteb ttte Cftyts Recreatlon Depantment, the Pe11lnsula Tennls
C:-oi ,rra tho Nonthern Callfornla Tennls AssociatLon for thelr partlc-
lpatLon ln the event.
lrles have been made concernlng the
rllngame as a result of burnlng of
state. Flre Chlef Moorby reported
1s currently being contiucted ln the
I be conducted wlthln the Burllngame
to ascertaln whether the entlne bunn-
ellmlnate a prolonged nulsance.
attendof thel,tr. Bnownlng extentled an lnvltatlon to members of the councll to
dedlcatory Eervices, August 27t l95l+, comnemoratlng the.openlng
new tenmli:a1 butldtng constructed at the San Franclsco Alrport'
185
The Clty Clerk was lnstructed to dlrect lettens of commondatlon to
all coneerned.
There belng no further busl.ness, the meetlng was :regulanly adJourned
at 10:10 P. M.
Respectfully submltt ed
HERBERI K WHITEa
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
/
II. Kffi.IT A
MAYOR
t-