The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1951.01.23Bunl ln6an:e, Januany 23, CaLlf or.nla 1951. An adJourned meetlng of January 15, glven date. Meetlng called to ordor ln the chalr. Rol-l 0a11t Prosont - Councllnen! Atwater-Byrd-Hunt-Love-$lmonds Absent - Councllmen: None Comnunlcatlons, dated Januar Burllngame Water C orimls s 1on 1at1v6 to a wsten rate schedof San Fbanclsco has lncreasretalL consqnors, tho water from th€ ParIn th6 Stree salary be ad was las truc t L951, was h€Id on that 8:3O p.rn. - Mayo earL bove ove y 22, L951, were read frotr th€ and tlre Dlrector of Publlc 'v'Jorksr re- uIe revlslon. fnasnqch as the City od lts who1esa16 water rates to lts Connlsslon roconmended that the pro- posed water rates for the Clty of Burllngane as complleil by the Dlrector of Pr.lbllc Works be adopted by resolutlon, effectlve and appltcablo on and after Fobruary 1., 195I. Before the lntroduc- tlon and passago of a resolutlon effoctlng the change, Mayor Love stated that ttre Councll were of tho unanlmous oplnlon tbat an appeal sbould be nade by Chambor of Connor:ces throqghout the State, for State Loglslatlon provldlng that passage on rates for utl11ties suppLlod to suburban conmunltles w1I} be under the Jurlsdlctlon of tho State Publlc UtlIltl€s Cornmlsslon rether than a ctty commtsslon. Councllman BJBd uxereupon lntroducetl a motlo! that a communicatlon be forwerded to Assonblyman Rlchard J. Dolwlg, wlth ths requost that a b111 be lntroduced ln tho Leglslature wirtch b111 would requlre a State hearlng when an lnciease ln utlIlty ratos to suburban communltles ls pro- posod by prlvato uttllty companles. AIso lncluded ln Councll- man ryriti motlon was the r€quost that the Ctty Clerk comnunl- cate ,;1th other cltlos affected by nate changes lnformlng thom of the actlon taken by the Clty of Burllngame for the protectlon of lts cltlzens. The-notlon was socondod by Councllnan Slmonds and unanlmously carrled. The Clty Clerk was also lnstruct€d to request Chailber of Commerce asslstance on the above subJect. There belng no further dlscusslon, Councllman Hunt lqtroduced and movod Ebo adoptton of Resolution No. ?-51 n*txlng and Establlshlne Water Rat€s for the Clty of Burllngame, Effectlve February 1r-I951t', seconded by Councllnan Byrd and' unanimously adopted by ro11 ca}I. A letter dated January 15, 1951, was read from G. J. I'rlarr, Dlrector of Publlc Woi'ks, advlslng of the transfer of D. Kuenzll epartment as groundsman to equlpment operator epartment and recornmendtng that Mr. Kuenzll rs ted upward to the lattor br:acket. The CIty Clerk to roquest that tho Clvll Servlce Comnlsslon create an 611g1b1e llst for the posltlon of equlpnent operator and that Mr:. Kuenzll bo appolntetl to that posltlon on a tempo- rary basls effecttve January l'6, 1951. A letter dated January 15, 1951, addressed to the Bur'Ilngamo F1r€ Dsparttrent, was roed irom- l,tlrs. El'lza A. Woltz, expresslng-ler apireclatl6n for that Depar toent.r s qulck responso to a caLl-for oiygen ln a recont enor:gency. The comnqnlcatlon was ordered fl1ed. Resolution No. 6-5L, amendlng Resolutlon No.. 48-5O, ald.autborl- ,ine-G"Jrg" J. Marni the clt! Englneer, as ItAuthonized Agentrl io*"tn" gity of Buriln6ame, ias lntroduce$ by Councllman-Slnonds who noved lts passage, seeondod by Councllnan Atwater and unaninously adopted by r:olL cal1. A clalm In tho anount of {l?o0.oo submltted by Marlon J. Hutchlngs, 25OO Durant Avenue, Berkeley, for p€rsonel-llJurles sustafnEa'in a fall froe t!r6 6urb lnto tho stre€t at Callfornla Drlve and the Southern Paclflc Depot, was denled and roferned to the lns ulranco carnler, on motlon of Councllman Simonds, seconded by Councllnan Byrd and unanlmouELy carrled. Councllnan Slmonds noved that ln concurr'ence wlth ttre Chlef of Pollcers rec ornme nda tlon, the Clty Attorney be lnstructed,to pre- paro an ondlnance placlig parklng meters on the south slde of'Donnelly Avonue ana tnat- tne north stde of Donnelly be restrlct ed to no parklns, seconded by Councllnan Atraten and unanlmously c anrl od . KDtD Jus €d I 248 249 Councllman Slnonds furtber movod that pursuant to a recommendatlonsubnltted by Chlef th6uer, the CIty Attor.ney be lnstructed topreparo an ordlnance placlng parklng m6ters on Prlmrose Roadfron Chapin Avenue to the Burllnganre Llbrary; and that Callfornia Drlv€ betw6on Howard Avenue and Penlnsul-a Avenue be netered, seconded by Councllnan Atwater and unanlnously carrled. Ihe Clty Attorney was lnstructed to prepare an ordlnance pertaln-lng to the lnstall-atlon of gas appllfancos, whereby the Flre D6par:tment would be deputlzed to examlno tho lnstallatlons, on motlon of Councllnan Slnondsr secondod by Councllnan Byrd and unanlmously carr.led. Actlng upon a suggestlon submltted by Councllman Byrd, the Clty Englneer was lnstructed to conduct a survey of the creeks wlthln the Clty and report any oxlstlng hazard to the Clty Councll forlts attentlon and actlon. Bofore th6 notlon for adJournnent, tho 01ty Englp6or and &enberaof the Water Conlnlsslon fiffifthank€d for thelr efforts ln pro-parlng tfre tf,eter nate neport. {tre meetlng was thereupon negularly adJourned on notlon of Counclloan Byrd, seconded by Councllnan Hunt and unaalmousl-ycarrled. Respectfu1ly s ubml tted, Herbert K. IUhl teClty Clerk APPROVED: ol a'Yu //; Dan R. Love - Ma 3/rl"^*K-.,-Zh-