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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1953.09.21-'t 76 Burllngame Callfonnla S'eptemben 2I , L953 A r.egulan meetlng of the Bunllngame Ctty Councll t*as beld on the above glven date. Meetlng ealIed to onden at Bl00 P.M. Mayor. Slmonds 1n the Chaln. Roll Callr Pnesent Councllmen:Atwaten-Bynd- Lo ve -Morgan-S laonds l{one The mlnutes of the pnevlous meetLng of Septemben B, L953, llerre unan- lmously approved and adopted on motlon of Counellman Morgan and sec- onded by Councllman Byr.d. A letter dated Septemben 18, 1953, was nead fnom G. J. Mann, Dineeton of Pub11c Works, advlstng that C. J. Canlson, employed as a Gnounds- man ln the Pank Depantment, has submltted hls neslgnatlon and poco!11- mending that the neslgnatlon be accepted. Councllman Mongan moved coneurrence wlth the recommendatlon and lnstnucted the Clty C1enk to dlnect a letten to Mn. Carlson, acknouledglng hts servlce to the Clty. The motlon was seconded by Councllman Bynd and unanlmously cannled. Absent Cotu:cl1men: A letten dated Septemben 18, 1953,of Publlc Wonks, recorrclendlng that glneenlng Department on a contnact the salar"y classlf lcatlon for" Dnaft Councllman Bynd moved that the Coun seconded by Councllman Atwater and as read fnom G. J. Mar":., Dlnecton . B. Dawson, employed ln the En-asls, be glven the next ste 1n sm&n, effeotlve 0ctober I, 1 3 p e5 etl eoncur ln the recon:nendatLont unanLmously cannled. hI J b a A letten, dated Septemben 18, 1953, was read from R. C. fheuer, Chlefof Pollce, advislng that subsequent to a trafflc survey conducted on H1l1slde Dnlve, 1t was recomlnended that 1n the lnterest of safety both vehlculan trafflc and pedestnlan, that the ondlnance be amended to make Vancouven Avenue an 11ntenlal stop fon vehlcles tnaveling east and west on Hlllslde Dr,lve. Mayon Slmonds stated that the Councll quest- loned the wisdom of creatlng an anterlal stop at the lntersectlon of H1l1slde Dnlve and Vancouven Avenuee and the subJect was nefer.ned back to the Chlef of Pollce for. funthen lnvestlgatlon. A letten dated September' 16 , 1953, H&s read from the Ray Pank Impr"ove- ment CIub, expresslng lts opposltlon to houslng pnoJects wlthin ths clty tlmlts of Bunllngarne on the basls that low eost houslng subdlv- lslons would not carry ltself taxwlse. lhe Ctty Clenk was lnstructedto notlfy the Ray Pank Improvement Club that the Counell w111 take cognlzance of the actlon taken by the C1ub. A copy of the conmun- lcatlon was lnstructed to be for.wanded to the Plannlng Commlsslon. A letten dated September 16, L953, was nead fnom the Eay Pank Impnove- ment C1ub, urglng- that ln acceptance of any pant of the MlL1s Estate lnto the Clty of Bunilngarne, that one of the conditlons be thet the pevelopens agree to meet wlth the Cltyrs pnesent zonlng ondLnanceg. ( The Clty Clenk was lnstructed to acknowledge the communlcatlon and fonwand a copy to the Plannlng Commlssion. A letten dated September 15, L953, was nead fnom the Ray Park fmp:rove- ment Club, advlslng that by vote of the rnembens pnesent at a recent meetlng of the Club, the San F:rancisco Alnport authonltles proposal to extend the pnesent runways at Mllls Fleld to accomodate Jet tnansport planes, was unanlmously opposed. Mayor Slmonds stated that the conmunlcatlon 1s appreclated by theCounell. Consldenable dlscugslon &rose on the subJect, wlth the oon- sensus of oplnlon that the extenslon on lnsballatlon of runways, whlch may permlt alnplanes to fly oven the clty ln such a mannert asto Jeopardlze the nesldents of the Clty, be opposed. Mayor Slmonds unged that members of Impnovement Clubs, as well as members of theClty Councll, attend meetlngs of the Planning ConrnLsslon at such time as the subJect ls on lts agenda. l r 77 .A letter dated Septemben 17, 1953, lras nead fnom the Bu::11ngame Gate Impnovement CIub, requestlng the Councll!s consldenatlon ln opposlng(1) low cost houilng'wlthin-the elty Ilmlts:, (2) commenclal develop- ment of E1 Camlno Real and (3) the pnoposed eonstr"uctlon of plane runways at Ml1ls Fleitrd. fhe Ctty Clerk wae lnstrueted to aclrnowledge receipt of the cormrunlcatlon and for"wand a copy to the Plannlng Com- mlss 1on. Reponts fon the month of August, 1953, Herre nead fnom the PunllngameFtre Depantment, the Pollee Departme_nt, the Depantment of rubIlc t{orks and the Depar.tment of Publlc Health and t{elfare, received and placed on flIe. A letter dated Septernben 17 , 1953, w&s r.ead fnom the Bunllngame-San &lateo Pnofesslonal Photographens Assoclatlon, expnessing the Assoc- latlonts eppreclatlon of the Po1Lce Chlef and members of hls depant- ment ln the apprehenslon and convlctloa of unllcensed photognaphic sollcltons wlthln the Clty of Bunllngame. The communlcatlon wae t:B- eelved and placed on fl1e. A letten, dated August N, 1953, was nead fnom Walten Gi1llamr sub- mltting hls reslgnatlon as a member of the Bunllngame Clvl1 Servlce Conmlssion. The reslgnatlon was accepted and the Clty Clenk lnstnuc- ted to commend lt1rr. Gl111an fon hls senvlee to the City of Burllngame. UNY'INISHED BUSINESS: Adoptlon of pnoposed amendment to State Retinement Law. Punsuant to study and- conslderatlon by members of the Clty Councll, Counc.ll- man Byrd lntnoduced and moved the passage of Resolutlon No. 65-53, Provldlng fon the adoptlon of the amendments to the State Retlr"e- ment Law to tnclude the I/6A plan of the State Retlr:ement Law fon the mlscellaneous and safety employees of the Clty of Bunllngame, seeonded by Cor:ncll-man love and adopted unanlmously on ro11 eaII of members. Flre Chlef Examlnatlon. The Ctty Clerk nead a letten dated Septem- ben 18, 1953, fnom the Clty Councll, addnessed to the Ci.vl1 Senvlce Commlsslon, requestlng the examlnatlon fon the posltlon of Flne Chlef, scheduled fon Septembep 19r L953, be postponed fon a penlod of slxty days. The communlcatlon also requested that the Clvl1 Servlee contlnue 1ts poIlcy of havlng men of professlonal expenlence advlse and slt 1n wlth the CommLssion durlng the onal examlnation. Councllman Byrd moved that the Clvl1 Servlce Commlsslon be lnstnuc- ted to schedule an examlnatlon fon the positlon of Flre Chlef on the Satunday neanest to the explnatlon of the slxty day perlod, seconded by Councllman Love. 0n the questlon, Counellman Morgan stated thatln hls oplnlon the examLnlng boand should be composed of not less than flve pnofesslonal rrono f'ollowing a dlscusslon by the Councll on the poLnt r.aised by Coun- man Mongan 1n whlch the membens dld not concun, Mayon Slmonds p€- quested a vote on the motlon, the nesult of whlch Has as foIlol'rs; Ayes: Councllmen - Atwaten-Bynd-Love-slmonds Noes: Councllmen - Mongan Gnanv111e Bnownlng, Executlve Secretany of the Bunllngane Chamben of Commerce, announced that Llfe Magazlne wl1L, ln lts lssue of Octoben ?2, L953, featune the Clty of Bunllngamers forthcomlng adventislng ofItNatlonal Adventlsed Br"and Pnoductsn c4mpalgn, ln whlch the mer"chintsof Bur.llnganre are pantlclpatLng. Clalms Nos. 4)-72 to 1.1298, lncluslve, ln the amount of $58 fi99.2$"duly audtted, lrere authorlzed dnawn on the Clty Tneasury fon thelnrespectlve amountsr oB motlon of Counctlman Love, seconded by Coun-cllman Atwater and unanlmously canrled. Paynoll war.nants, for the month of August, L953, Nos. l+620 to 4992,lncluslve, in the amount of $52r021.6h, were unanlmously approved on motlon of Councllman Love and seoonded by Councllman Atwaten. 78 InmS. Sophle Hantung, 2616 Hlllslde Dr'lve, neported a sldewalk condlt- lon at 2:6L6 Elllslde Drlve., Bhe Clty Englneon was r:oquested to ln- ves tI-gate . Counellman Mongan called attentlon to the mlnutes of the Llbnary Boand,ln whioh lt was reported that Ln lnventony taken of the books neveal- ed over one thousand books mlsslng and suggested that the Councll GoD- duct an lnvestlgatlon by lnstr.uctlng the Ctty Clenk to eommunlcate wlth the membens of the Llbrar:y Boand. l{ayor Slmonds stated that the Ll- bnany Boand 1s cunnently detenminlng methods to nemedy the loss ln books and therefore no actlon would be taken by the Councll. The rneeting was negulanly adJounned at 10:15 p. M. Respectfully submltted IIERBERT K. WHITE C ITT CLMK APPRO\IEDI U. S. SIIIONDS UAYOR u (