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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1955.09.21ts43 Bu:t'1lngaroe, CaLlf ornla Septembe:r 21, 1955 CALL TO ORDER A negular neeting of the Bunllngame Ctty Counell was held on the abovegl.ven date. The neetlng was caLled to ondon at 8:20 p.nt by Mayor Hongan, who stated that the meetlng was scheduLed on thls date'ln onderto permLt clty officlals to attend the League of Caltforrnia CLtles Confer"ence ln Sen Fbanclsco, September 19, 20, 2L. SALUTE TO FI,AG At rord. from Mayor Monganl-a11 arose and wene led by Leslr.e Junge,Soout Troop !{o. 11 and Henbort Jentah, Boy Scout Tnoop No. ZB, inSalute and tho Pledge of Alleglance to the F1ag. r$VOCATION Tho Hevor:ond Paul Huchthausen,Invocation.Pastor", frlnlty tuthenan Church, gave the NOLL CALL Boy the Pnesent Councllmen: Absent - Councllmen: Byrd- Johns on-Horgan-R ooth-Tbayen I[one MINIITES OUS }MEIING The mlnutes of the negulan moetlng of Septembep 61 1955, as submltted to membens of the CouneLl, were unanlmously appnoved and adopted on motlonof Cor-rncllrnan Qyrd and seconded by Cor:ncllman Johnson. COHMUNICAT]ONS 1. STREET LTGHTING IMPROVEMMT - DIS rRICT NO. 2 ,A letten, dated. September 19, 1955, was read. from G. J. Manr, Dkectorof Publlc \IYonkse -submlttlng for Cor:nclL appnoval, Plans and SpecLflcatlons,Cost Estimate and Assessment DLagram for the proposed St:reet LtgfrtUgImprovement ln the Broadway commercLal area deslgaated nstreet f,tghtlng ]mprovement Dlstnlct No. Zrt. Reeolutlon Ho. 68-55 ttAppnoving P1ais apdSpeclflcatl-ons Fon fhe Proposed Stroet Ltghttng fmpnovement Dlstnlct No. #was lntroduced by Cor:nclLman Byrd, who moved lts passage, seconded byCounollman Jobnson, and adopted rrnanlmously on no1I cail-of membersr Inresponse to Councll lnqulryr DLr.ecton of Fubllc lt{orks Marn advised thatthe total estLmated_coste based, on the amor:nt of $2.?7 per llnee1 foot,appnoxlmated ff24 1275.79 . 2. HA?CH LAI{E IMPROVEMMflT Letter, dated Soptember lg, 1955, was read f::om G. J. Maru, DLnectonof Pnblle Y[orks, advlsLng that an agreement had been neached wtth onmersof -pnopelty on Eatch tane, nelatLve to lnproving the exlstlng sld.ewalkeeunbs and gutters, the cost of whlch would app:roximate $5,OOO.OO. The -Clty CLerk was lnstnucted to fonward a copy of the eommunieatlon toD{P. Calvln Mel'tzr spokesman fon the propenty ownens, togothen wlth enotiflcatlon that the Cor.rncll shall detennlne and thereaften advise thepnopenty owners of the appropriate LegaL p::ocedrrre to effeetuate theformatlon of an assessment dLstnlct. i- 5.ROBERT W. GANDINER NOTICE OF RETIREMENT A letten; dated Septenber L6, L955, was read from Jules Francarde Park Supervlson, notlfylng the Councll of tho Lntentlon of ffir. Robent TtI. Ga:rdlaer, to retlne fnom clty employment as gardonon ln the Park De- pantment, offeetlve Octoben 51, 1955. The comrrtrnLcatl.on contalned areguest that an exanl.natlon be heLd to establtsh an ellgtble Ilst fon tho . posLtlon of gandenen to f111 the fontheomlng vacaney. -t 3.44 Councl.l"man Johnson moved that the CounclL acknowledge the effectLvedate of netlnemente wLth the vaeation penlod and aecurmrlated tlme-off allowed, and that an appnoprlate corumrnLcatLone slgned by each momberof the Gouneil, be dlnected to Mr. Gandinen. Ihe motlon was seconded. by Corrncllman Byrd and unanlmously earnled. Cor:ncllrnan Jobnson moved that the ClvlL Servlce CommLsslon be 1n- stnueted to establl.sh an ellglble 1lst fon the posLtlon of Gandenen lnthe Pank Department, seconded by Counellman Byrd and rrnanlmously carrled. 4. PIAryIJNG_SEQIEEIEL oI{ ],IE-w_ EIGSIAE A letter, dated September 19, 1955, was read from the Park Commis- sLonl rocommendtng that tbe Ctty Councll request the State DlvLslonof Hlghways to pnovLde for an approprlate plantlng ln the proposed dlvldtng stnlps of the new hlghway from Bosedale Avenue north to Ml11bnee Avenue and that the Clty CounclL of trillLLbnae b6 nequested to approach the Dlvlslon of ffl.ghways to provlde fon a sLmllar plantlngwlthln that pontlon of the ctty Llmlts of Mtl1.blraoo In elaboratiag furthe:r, Pa:rk Conmlssloner WaLter Amstnup advlsed, thatlt was the neconurendatlon of the Pank CommLsslon that tn addltlon to the request for pLanting, tho Dlvlslon of Elghways be aLso nequestedto place a spnlnkllng system fon maintalntng the Er€Eo CouneLlman Byr.d moved that the Clty trngLneen, fo::; and Ln behalf ofthe Clty Cor,rncl1, ascentaln the width oft}e pnoposed strips and to eonfer wlth the State Dlvislon of Elghways offlclals on tho posslble pLantlng and placing of waten mains by the State, orr i-f pnefemed and approved, the Clty to place waten malns. Tho motlon was seconded by Cor.rncllman Johnson aad unanlmously canrled. To eomply wlth tho recomnrendatlon of the Park Comnlssion relativeto a sLmlLar plantlng on the Mtllbnae portLon of the Hlghway, Pank Comnlssl.oner Aastrup was requested to submlt sueh recommendatlon tothe merrbers of the Mtllbrae Plannlng CommlssLon. 5.PUBLIC I'TILITY COMMISSION REPORT ON SEI'UER COMPLAINT A letter, dated September L2, 1955, was nead fnom the hrbllcUttllties Commtsslonp advlslng that subsequent to a Jolnt meetlng of the hrbllc HeaLth and Safety CommlssLoa and the Publte Utlllttes Com- mLsstoa, conducted for the punpose of hear"lng a. eomplalnt neglstened agalnst the aewer system of the Ctty of Burllngame, Lt was tho un- anlmous splnlon of the Conntlsslons that; (t) I{o health problen lspresent, e, Necessary corr.ectlons have been made; and (5) Bunllngame complaLnts ane ln llne wlth nonmal operatlons of a sower systom. The communlcatlon was aelmowLedged and placed on fll-e ln the recordsof the Clty. 6. PERMIT TO OPERATE TAXLC4E BIIS_I_IUISg A letter, dated August 50, 1955, was read from Mrs. Cocella Parken, advLsLng of the saLe of her taxicab busl.ness, located at 1L55 Callfornla Drlve, to Charles and Margaret Jaeobson, and r.equestLng the transferof permlts to operate two cabs to the txew own€rsr The request was nefe:rr"ed to Cor.mcLLnan Byrd, Chalrman of the Poll.ce Commlttee of tho Cor:ncll fo:r lnvestlgatlon and :report to the Ctty CouncLl-. 7. TROUSDATE CONSTNUCTIO$ COMPANT TRAHSFER PROPEETY TO CITY A letten, dated Septemben 13, 1955, was read from L. E. Weisenburge Trousdale Gonstructlon Comparry nepresentatS.vee advlslng that deeds, tnansfernlng flfty feet of property lylng between Bayshore and the Bay, and the south 155 feet of property extendlng from the shoreLlne Lnto tho Bay, to the Clty of Bu:r11ngem6, are ln the process of pre- paratlon and upon executLon by the Atlantle Llfe Insurance Compar,ry sha}l bo fonwanded to the City of Br:rllngame. Mayor Mongan advised that the fonegol-ng was anothen prognesslve step ln the eneatlon of the new pank B.f€ao l345 l 8. COMMEI{DATION RECEI VED FRoM BRoAffi,AY DE\ELoPLIHm ASSoCIATION A letten, dated September 15, L955, was read from Anthun Pneston, Presldent of the Bnoadway Development AssociatLon, commendlng the Counctl and the Polloe Depantment !.n provldlng fcn the trennend.ous Lmpnovemont ln the contnol of truck tnafflc and circulatlon of general t:rafflo wlthin the Bnoadway buslness &F€Er" The comrmrnleatLon was acknowl"edged and placed on fl1e. 9. PENINSUL.A, HoSPITAL REqUE_ST r',oE P_qtlffi_PICITEqLLqS A lotten, dated August 51, 1955, was nead from R. W. B1alsde1l, AdmLn- lstnetone PenLnsula HospLtalr .requostlng poLtce pnotectLon servlcer in-cludlng traffic eoatnol for the bulldlng, noadway and pnoperty of the Penlnsula l{ospLtaL. The commmlcation was neferned to Pollce Commlttoeman, Cor:ncll Bynd, for tnvestlgatlon and report to the Ctty Councll. 10. CITY OF MILLBRAX RE: DUMP SITE PROPOSAL A Letter, dated September 7 t 1955, was nead fnon the Clty of M111brae, ondorslng the genenal plan presentod by the Ctty of Bunllngame relatlve to the pnoposed. cooperatJ.ve dump slte and requesting a rneetlng to further d.lscuss the proposal. "The communicatlon was lnstnucted to be acknowLedged and the subJect matter neferred to Councllman Byrd, ChaLrman of tho CounclL hrbltc Utllltles Committee. A letter, dated September 16, 1955, was read fnom the Burllngame Chanben of Connrerce, rocommendlng that the City Councl.l lnltlate proceedlngsto extond the eester.:a elty"Umlts of Bunllngame from lts present bound,arlesto the deep waten ehaanel ln San FnancLsco Bay. The comm:nl.catlon was refenned to the Cor:ncl1 as a whole for consultatlon and study, RECESS A recess was declanod by the Chaln at 9:O0 pom. CALL TO .ORDER The regulan order: of buslness lvas nesumed at 9:15 porro REPONTS OF OF'FTCERS Roports fnom the Publtc Works Depantment, the Pank Departmentp the Munlelpal Court and tb.e Flne Dopantment, fon tho month of August, 1955, were ac}<nowledged and placqd on flle. COUNCIL COM},IITTEE .NEPORTS Counollman J.obnson l-. Attended Ch.amber of Commence Luncheon hononlng Congnessmen J. Anthur Younger. 2. Attended Pank Conrn{sslon neetinge September 8r 1955. 3. Expnessod appreclatlon to the many groups wlthln the Clty asslstlng lnthe pnoposed Unlted llatlons Day ceLebratl.oae fol1-owing a nklck-offrl maetlng heLd Septemben 15th and unged suppont to the prograrno 4 Attended Nqrth County Councll.s DLnner meetlng, Septemben 15th, at whlch tlme was appolnted a memben of the Annual Plcnlc comrnlttee, seheduled fon Octoben gth. a i_ S.Atteaded three day Leaguo of Callfornla Cltles Confenence ln Sanfuancisco, Septemben 19, 20, 2!. Coq,net].man Rooth 1. Segotlations stlll pendlng wlth the ownens of two potentlal panking lots on Bnoadrvay. Cor:ncl.1m,an Rooth nequested a short confenetrce wlthCounoll membens at the ternlnatLon of the nneetlng. Cor:nclLman Thayer 1. Councllman Thayen reponted on her attendance at the fi:nctlons above mentloned by Councllman Johnson. L1. RECoMM&{DATION TO EiXTEND E.0:STERN CIrE -ITIMTTS ts46 Councllmaq Byr4 1. Commented on the nap5.d progress ln tho developnrent of the new parkenea on bhe slte of tho formen dump. Cor.rncilnan Byrd advlsed.that lt may be necessa:ry to appnoprLate fund.s et a- Laten d.ateto-provldo-fon a drod.ge fll1lng fon the purpose of cneatlng asafeguand for materLal to be netained.. STATE S4IES TA:( tAW Councllnan Byrd lntnoducod the subJeot of the new State Sales TaxL1w grynowenlng countles to I-evy a one cent eaLes tax, the nevenueof whlch w111 not be necelved by a city. CounclLman- ffid furtheradvlsed that lf such an ordlnanoe is tn effect wlthln i. clty, acgunty_neceLves 8. very ssrall portlon of the tax. Upon neeo&menda-tlon of Councllman Bynd, theneafter, the Ctty Attorney was roquested.to, lnvestlgate and to conslden a course of actlon the- Council maytake. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINAI CES gndlggnce No. 900 rrAmendlng the 0rd.lnance Code of the Clty ofBur1lngrye EY Repealllg Sectlons L227 end L22?.1 Prohtblttng andRegulatlng Early Mornlng PankS.ng and Addlng a New secttaa LZt?Pnohlblting, Ltmlttng and Regulating Panklng of vehlcles onPubltc streets Between the Eouns of rwo otclock, A.M. and SlxOtClockr-A.M.tt was hold for fur.thor study by thil Chlef of Polleeand the Councll as a wholer Ondlnance I{o. 601 rr Changlng the Name of Rollins Road to NortheEi-offias glven a second nead.Lng. &r motlon of Cotmci1-nan Byrd, seconded by Councllman Rooth, sald. ord.lnance passed. ltssecond reading and was thereaften adopted by the followlng vote: AmS: COUNCITMEN: Byrd-Johnson-Morgan-Rooth-Thayen NOES: COUNCILMET,I: Nono ABSENT COUNCfLMEN: None Ondl{rance No. 602 rrAm.endlng the Ordlnance Code of the Clty ofBrrnllngame By Adding to Dlvlslon 5-A, Pant V, A::tlc1e Ip a Nowseetlon Nor L255.16 Pnovldlng For The Prrchase, AequLsltLon,rnstallatlone 0perat!-on, Malntenesss, supenvision, ReguS-att6n andControl of the Use of Panklng Metens Upon Publlc Off-Stneet PanklngLotst' was_glven second readlng. Upon Eor:nct1 laqulry, CttyAttortrey Karnel advl-sed that durlng one of the sesslons of the I,9?g"" of CaltfornLa Cltles Confenence, the Lega11ty of rm.rnictpaL-itles to adopt such an ondLnanee was questloned. CouncllnanRooth theneupon movod that the matten bo he1d. for. furthen study, seeonded by Councllman Bynd and unaxrLmously canried.. INTRODIJCTION OF ORDINANCES Ondlnance $o. 6O3 trAmendlng the Ordlnance Gode of the Clty of Bu:r- ll-ngame By Ropeallng Divlslon 1 - Flnearms 0f Antlele 15 ofPart V of Sald Ondlnanco Code and By fuirendlng Artlcle L6 - ALnguns and Slingshots of Part V and Enactlng ITew SectLons L505, 1506,L3o7 and 1508, Regulatlng the Possesslonp use and DLscharge ofFlnearms and Alr Guns and Pnohlbltlng the Possesslon of Sllngshotsr was tntnoduced by Cor:noLlman Byr"d and glven fLr.et neading. Qr{t_nqffce I[o--. _604 ttAn 0r"dinance Arnen dlng the 0ndlnance Code of thectty of Burllngaee By Addlng Theneto New sectlons 12P1.6 and.L221.7 Fnovldlng fon an rntersectLon stop for vehlcles at theIntonsectLon of Bernal Avenue qnd Devenoaux Drlve and At theInterseetlon of Vancouver Avenue and Adellne DrLvetr was lntnoducedby Councllman Bynd and gl.ven ftnst readlng. On4laanee--No. 6O5 trAn Ordlnance Amendlng the Ordlnance Code of theClty of BunLlngame by Repeallng Sectl.on 1-225 of Sal.d Code andondinances Amendatoz.y Thereof and By Addlng a New sectLon LzzSProvLdlng for Through Elghwaysrt was lntnoduced by Cor:ncLlmanByrd and glven flrst readlng. 347 UNFINISEEL BUSII\TESS 1 a Tltle Chanse Park or to Park SuperLntondent CouncLlnan Johnsoa moved. that the Clty Attortley be instructed to pne-pare an ondlnancg changlng the tltle rPank- Supenvlsorn ln the' Park Depirt- ment to that of ltPank Superlntendentrt, seconded. by Councllman Thayen and unanLnaous1y ca::::led. 2. Unlted Nat lons Tenth Lversary Obsenvanco Mayor Morgan advlsed that an agnoement between the Clty of Bu.nllngame and the San Mateo UnLon Hlgh Sehool Dlstrlct was requinod for the use ofthe Elgh School faellltles dunlng the Unitod Natlons Day obsenvance. AResolution Noo 69-55 ltExecutLng en agreemont with the Si.n Mateo Unlon lllghSohool Distnlct for. the use of the Burllngame lllgh Schoo1 Aud.Ltonlum, Octoben 24, 1955tr was lntnoduced by Councllman Johnson, -seconded by CouncLfunan Thayer and unanlmously car"ried on nolI caLl of membens. ilE1V BUSINESS L. Servlce Statlon_0toelAtors t Protest Councllmaa Rooth commented. on complalnts reeelved from Bur"llnganeServlce Statlon Operatons, on the smalL pencentage of frtowing servioenbuslness Iocal openators reeelve. Cor:nellman Booth nocommended. that the Po1Lce Chlef lnvestlage and report. 2. Flne Inspecton - gaptaln Flre De tment Cor:ncllman Rooth, Cor.rncll Flne Commlttee Cb.alnnan, advtsed that lt wasthe necommendatlon of the members of the Flne ConralssLon that the salary ondlnance bo amended to lnclude a classLflcatl-on for the posltlon of FlieInspecton, and, ln coneumence, CouncLlmm. Rooth so moved. No second was made to the motlon. Mayon Hongan suggested that an examlnatLon be conducted fon theposLtlon of Ftre CaptaLn, fnom whlch Ilst a Flne Inspector may be selected. CounclLman Bytd concurred and noved that an eIlglble lLst be establlshedfon the posltlon of Flre Captaln. The motlon was l-ost fon the Lack of agecond. A dlscussLon ensued, wtth FLre Chlef Moonby advislng that the dutlesof each nespectLve posltlon was wldely vanled. Councllmen Booth thereupon moved that the salany ordlnance be arnended.to Lnclude the posltlon of Flne fnspecton, rlth the classlflcatlon endtho cotupensatlon as that of a E[re Captaln, and that upon the offectlvedate of Lts pa.ssage, the Clvl1 SenvLce CommLsslon conduet an exemlnatlonfor the posltlon. The motlon was seoonded by Cor:ncllman Johnson. Anoll caLl vote nesulted as foLLows: AIES: C0UNCILME{: Johnson-Uongen-Rooth-Thayen NOES: COUNCILME{: Byrd ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None Cor:neLlman Bynd moved, that the Clvll ServLce Conml.sslon be lnstnuctedto pneparo and to hold an exq.mLnetion to create an ellglbIe 1lst fon theposltion of Flr"e Captain. the notLon lvas seeonded by CouncLlman Rooth and unanlmously eannled. 3.ResLtrratlon John Fnl.cke Flre Depantment, A letten, dated Septemben ZLc L955, was ::ead from FLne Chlef R. E. Moonby, submltttng a neslgnatLon f:r.om Inspocton John W. FnLcke, to becomeoffectlve October Le 1955. Councllman Rooth moved that the neilgnatLonbe aceepted wlth regnot and that the City Clerk dlnect a letter of com-mendatlon to Mn. Frlcke and to the State of CallfonnLa FLne MarshaltsO_fflce, Mr. Frlckets next employen. the motlon was seconded by CouncLlman Johnson and unanlmousl-y carrLed. 348 gtAIMS (September 1955) clainas Nos. ?44? - ?6O?_r Ln the anount or $zLrz6g.42t duly audlted., were authorLzed &awn on the Clty TneasLupy ln theln nespectLve amounts, on motl"on of Corrnollman B5rrd and seconded by Councllman Johnson. PAffiOLL APPBOVAL (August, L955 ) Pa:rr.oll Yfarrants Nos. 3o44 - 5230, in the amor.rnt of $6016].5.5?r-, for.-j-Ee-monilh of Fugrr-sti 1955, were approvod. on motLon of CounclL- man Byrd, secoaded by Councilman Rooth and rmanLmously carnied. ADJOURNMEIfI --There being no further buslness, the meetlng was regular.ly adJournedat LO:50 prrlr Respectfully subml tted, K.V1IHITE C]TY CI,ERK L a I MORGAN MAYOR