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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - CC - 1951.06.04281 Burllngame, Callfornla June 4, 1951 A regular meetlng of the Burllngame City Councll was beld on the above glven date. Meeting calIed to or"der at 8:15 p.m. - Mayor Atwater ln the Chalr. RoIl Ca11: Present - Councl lmen: Atwator-Byrd-Hunt-Love -SimondsAbsent - Cor:rrcl1mon: Non6 Tbe mlnute s of the pnevious meetlng of May 21, 195L, as submlttedto menbens of the Clty Councll and as posted on the Bulletln Boardln tbe Cl,ty 8a11, were unanimously approved and adopted on motlonof CouncLlman Hunt and seconded by Councilman Love. In conforal ty wlth the advertlsement for blds for the publlcatlonof clty legals for the Clty of Burlingame dur{ ng the flacal year beglnnlng July 1, L951 and endlng June 30, 195P, the Clty Clerk opened and read tho followlng bld submltted by the Burllngame Advance and Star: Flrst lnsertLon of any notlco Subsequent lnsertlons of the same notlce .... 6 I ?c.per square.per square. Councll-nan SLmonds moved the acceptance of the above bld at the pr'1ces guoted and that the Clty Attorney be lnstructedto prepare the necessarXr contract auttrorlzlng th€ Mayor: to execute same for and 1n behalf of the Clty Councll. The motlon was seconded by Councihoan Love and una nlmously carrled. Pursuant to a petltlon flled by the Bu::Iingame Elementary SchoolDlstrlct, settlng forth the boundaries of the unlncolipora te d, unlnhablted area contlguous to the corporate lirnlts of the Cltyof Burllngame end requestlng that the property be annexed to theClty, a hearlng was s cheduLed. for the June 4 Council meoting onthe proposed annexatlon by Councll Resolutlon No. 22-51. Thetebelng no one present to protest the annexatlon, Ordlnance No.5t1,entltled rrAn Ordinanc€ Approvlng the Annexatlon of Certain Untn-hablted, UnLncorporated Te rr{. to ry to the Clty of Burllngamerr waslntroduced by Councl lman Hunt and glven flrst reading. A furth.e r petltlon, filed by the ownens of Lots l, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and8 ln Block No. 3, Burllngame Hl11s, commonly knorm as the Easton Oaks tract, requestlng annexatlon of the above property to the Cityof Burllngame, a hearlng was s cheduled fo:r the June 4 Councll meetlngby Councll Resolutlon No. 23-51. llo one b eing present to prctest theproposeil annexation, Ordinance No. 512, entltled, 'lApproving andAnnextng to the Ctty of Burlingape Cortein Unlnhablted, UnlncorlroratedTerrltorXr Known as tEaston Oakstrr was introduced by CouncLlman SLmonds and glven flrst neadlng. A letter dated, June 1, 1951, was read. from the Clvll Servlce Commlsslon submlt tlng the fol1-owlng ellglble llsts as a result ofrecent exanLnatLons : Senlor Cle rk-Stenoflnaphe r and Matron-Steno gra pher No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Mrs. Mrs . Mrs. Clyde Worrall O1lve RingElizabeth Solem l,224l 105 1585 Hudson 512 Prlmros584 San Mate 1C 8D OM apuchlno Avenue, Burltngamewlght Rd., BurlingameagnoIla, Ml llbrae N N N o o I I Leo F. Pa che co Robert G. Bannerot Donnie Kosek st.eRoA , Redwood Cityd., Burl-lngarp venue, San Bnuno The above lists were accepted on motlon of Councllman Byrd, secondedby Counci)-uan Love and u.nan imou s Iy carrled. Utllity Man qQ,C) A letter datod May 24, 195!, from the Bnoadway Development Assoclatlon, requestlng that a flrm on Broadway be appolnted tocollect water bil1s for the convenlence of l{orth Burllngame nesLdents, rqa s referred to the lt/ater CommlssLon. A lettor datod May 22, !95L, was read from the Publlc Works Corporatlon, 756 South Sprlng Streot, Los Angeles, outllnJ.ng aplan for the purpose of asslstlng cltles in the acqulsltlonof parklng lots, fLre or pollce statlons, city hal1s, parks or. recreatlonal facilltles, 6tc.2 orl a long term l-ease basLs. The cormuni ca tlon was referred to the members of the City Councllfor furtho:r s tudy. A letter dated May 18, 195I, was read from F:rank S. Contl, Developer, advlsing the Councll that pursuant to an agreement, the butlding on the property sold to the Ctty for the Carolan Avenue rlght-of- way, has been demollshed and lt was requested that the monles heldln escrow by the CallfolT1la Paclflc Tltle Insurance Co. be neleasedto the former owner, Mrs. L. Josephlne Lang. The subJect was ::eferred to the Clty Englneer and to the Clty Attorney. A letten dated May 30, 1951, from the Burllngame El-lls Improvement Club requestlng consideratlon in its proposal to purchase flreprotection from the Clty of Burllngame, uas referred to the Fire Comrnl sslon for study and recommendation. A letter dated May 7, 1951, was read fror !tl. J. Mc0ubbln, !226-30EI Camlno Real , cltlng the accldent hazard at that polnt due tolarge trees and reque sting conslderation ln thelr removal. The conmunlcatlon was referred to Park Supe::lntendent Frank Anderson. A letter was road from the Publ-i c Utllltles CormLssion, dated May 22, 1951, comrendlng the City of Bur"llngame for lts fine cooperation ln taking steps to lmprove the grade crosslngs wlthin the Clty. The letter advlsed that pursuant to a survoy, Burllngame has completed 9i;t';% of the lmprovements re commended by the Englneering Conmlttee of the Publ1c Utl1ltles Corurisslon. TheClty Clerk was lnstructed to acknow le dge the letter and toascertaln the steps to be taken by the Clty to conplete lmprove- ments to c omply one-hundred percent. A petitlon, flled ln the offlce of the Clty C1erk, June I, 1951, x/as read from Rlchard J. Grlggs, !467 Alvarado Avenue ancl JosephJ. Fena, 144? Al-varado Avenue, requesti.ng arueexation of the aboveprcperty into the lncorporated clty ltmlts of Burllngame. Thecomunlcatlon was r€ferr€d to the City Englneer and to the Clty Attorrrey for study and reconunendatlon to the Clty Council. A letter dated June 1, 1951, rllra s read f,rom He::ben! K. Whtte, Clty C1erk, requestlng the appolntment of a sonlor c lerk- stenographerto ftII an exlstlng vacancy ln the Clerkts offlce. 0n motlon of Councllman Love, seconded by Councl lman SLmonds and unanlmouslycarrled, No. 1 on tbe ellglbIe trlst, Mrs. Clyde Worrall was appolnted to the posltlon, effectlve June 5, 1951, and subject tothe satisfactorT palslng of a medLcal examination. A letter dated June 1, 195I, was read. from R. C. Theuer, Chief of Po1lce, reporting favorably upon an applicatlon submltted by V,i. J. Bourn€, to operate a used car lot at 99 Callfortrla Drlve. Actlon was withheld at thls tlme, pendlng a further study by mernbers of the Clty Councll nlth members of the P1aru:lng Conmlsslon. A Letter dated June 1, 1951, was read from R. C. Theuer, Chlef ofPollce, reque stlng the appolntment of a stenognaphen-ms tron tofl1l an exlstlng vacancy ln the Police ser.vlce. On motlon of Councl lman Simonds, seconded by Councllman Hunt, Mrs. O1lve Rlng, the rpxt eIlglbIe on the lst was appolnted to the positlon as requested, effectlve June 5, 1951, and subJect to the satisfactory passlng of a medlcal examlnation. I t 283 A letter dated June 1, 1951, nas read f rom the Burllngame Mr:rrl cl pal Employeosr Assoclatlon, e xpresslng appreclation to the Councll fortbe recent salary l-ncr:ease g:.anted to all regularly appointed ClvllService erployeos. The Ctty Clerk was lnstructed to acknowledgerecelpt of the cormunlcation. A report for the month of Aprl1, 1951, was read from the BurllngamePubllc Llbrary and ordered flled. Ordlnance No. 513, entitled, "An Ondlrsnce Amendlng the Ordlnance Code of the City of Burllngame By Repea 11ng ttre Existlng Sectlon 401.1 and Adding a New Sectlon 4O1.1, Re qul r{,ng aI} Purchases ofMaterlal to be Made through the Office of the City Englneerrr waslntroduced by Councilman Eunt and glven flrst neadlng. ordlnance No, 514, entltled; t'An Ordlnance Amendlng Section 4tZ ofthe Ordlnance Code of the City of Burl ingame Flxtng the Compensatlonof the Ctty CIenk and Repeallng all Ordlnances ln Conflict Thero-with[ was lntroduced by C ounci lnan Byrd and glven flrst rreadlng. OrdLnance No. 515, entltled, rAn Ordlnance Amending Section 414 otthe Ordlnance Code of the City of Burllngame Fixlng the Compensationof the Clty Treasurer and Ropeallng all Ordtnances in ConfllctTherewithtr was introduced by Councilman Love and gll,en first reading. Under the heading of Unfinlshed Buslness and pur suant to a recommend.ation submltted by the Clty Englneer and the Clty t,ttorney,relatlve to the pur:chase of a new street sweeper, Councilman Love moved that the Councll concur wlth the recommendatLon and that thebld for the purchase of a street sweeper, ln the amount of SBTOOZ.3S,includlng a leaf raken, bo awarded to the Edward R. Bacon Co. for one Austin-Westem Model 40 sweeper as outlLned in the orlglnal bld.The notlon was seconded by Councllrnan Slmonds and unanlmously c arrled. The he ari. ng on the petition to rozone 1521 Bayswater Avenue fnomapartment to comnerclal zone was contlnued fnom tbe prevLous Councllmeeting of May 21. Mr. Luther Canr, reprosentlng Mr. peter Savant,the owner of the above rnntioned property, addressed the Councllrstatlng the reasons why, 1n his opinlon, the property ls not usablefor nesldentlal pur?oses and assurlng the Council that lf the re-zonlng ls granted, the oune:r w111 c onf orrn to all restrl-ctlons theCouncll may lmpose upon the property. Meyor Atwater announced thata meetlng was scheduled thls week with members of the Councll and membens of the Planning Conmlsslon to revlew the €ntire subject ?!d !!9 hearlng would be continued at the next regular meeting ofthe Clty Councl l. Mr. Lee Lancaster, Chalrman of the Clvl1 Servlce Conrn[,sslon, addressedthe Councl 1, glvlng a report on hls attendance at the Clvtl Ser"vlceAssemb1y, recently hsld in Pasadena, and advising the Councll ofthe servLce he and his corrllttoe were able to render the Clty ofBurllngame to lmprove the provlslons ln the present contract-withtho Callfornla State Personnel Boarci. Councllman Slmonds, Chalrman of the Councll Buildtng Corurjttee, Ieported that following an investigatlon of the premlses at 114 Howa rd Avenue, lt was the Comnltteets recommendatton that a terniteinspectLon be made ptior to restoration. Mr. R. F. Z111mer, ovrner,and present at the meeting, declaned his lntentlon to co'np1! wlththe request and that upon completion of the inspectton a iei-tiflcatlonfmm a recognized temite control gompany would bo submlttod tothe Councll. ResolutLon No. 26-51, provldlng for the executlon of a contr.act foradvertlsLng_and promotion to be enterod lnto wlth the Burlingame Chamber of Coru:eree and ti:o Clty Councl l of the Clty of Burllngame,was lntroduced by C ounci lman Lovd who moved its passage, seconded bycounci.lman Simcnds and adopted unanlmously upon ro11 cair or memberi. Clty_ Attorney^ Karpel_a dvised that the proposed ordinance regulatingauctlons wlthln the Ctty of Bur1in6lame, as weLl as the propdsed - ordLnance to include Civit Defense wlth the parklng Meter brdinancewould be subrtltted for councll action at its next regular meeting. 284 Mr. Chas. Wehklng, 915 Toyon Drlve, addressed the Council, reqr:est-lng that a survey be made relatlve to the muddy condltlon ofthe wat6r in that vlclnlty. The subJect was referled to the Water Coumi ssion f or lnvestigation. Chas. A. l/tl l1son, C orurande r of Bur'1t{game Post No. 163, American Legion, addressed the Councl I and on behalf of the Leglon, requostod__that the Clty of Burllngame dlsplay lts flags on 'tFlag Dayrr June 14. Mayor Atwatei requested-that the Chamber of Conmerce, the tr'lre Department, the ?olice Department and as many of,hor groups as possible, dlsplay flags on that day. Pursuant to a discussion on the possiblllty of ostabllshlng a local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anlnals in conJunctlonwith surroundir:g cities, Ivlayor Atwater appointed Councllman Love and C ouncl l-man Byrd to serve as a Councif fact-flndlng cornmittee. Mayor Atwater urged the members of the Chamber of Commerce as well as the citlzens of Burlingame to wire Assemblyman Rlchard Dolwig, iequesting hls fu11 support in the passage of Assembly 8111 No. 5217, whlch, if succossful, would ellminate the county subsldyof muni cipa} type services to urban unincorporated areas. A pub11c hearlng on the prpposed Ctty of Burl ingame budgot for theflsca). yean 1951 - 1952 was scheduled for Monday evenlng, June 11, 1951, at 8:00 orclock, p.m., in the Council Chambers of the CltyHaII. The newspapers were requested to publiclze the proposed he arlng. The City Clerk was lnstructed to submit all warrant s drawn on theClty Treasury sub sequent to the regularly appointed meeting nlght,for'Counel1 appnoval at the next regula r meeting nlght. Thene belng no firrther buslness before the. Councll, the reeting was regula rIy adjourned at 10:10 p.m. - on motlon of Councllman Hunt and seconded by Councl lnan Simonds. Respectfully submitted, ffi8BERT K. V|IHITEClty Clerk APPROVED: H. Kent Attra te Mayo r e"/"-L/"'/h