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Bu::).Ingame,
January 16,
Cal ifor nLa
1950
A regula:r meetlng of the Bu:r1lngame CLty CounclL was held on ttre
abovo glven dato. Meetlng caLLed to order at 8l0O Pomo e - ![9y61"
Love ln the Chalr.
Ro11 Ca11:. Prosent - Councl.lnen: A tra te:r- Dahl-Eunt- Lov e-S lmonds
Absent - Councllmen: None
flre mlnutes of the pnevlous meetlng of January 5, as oubmltted to
members of the CouncLl and as posted on the BuL1etln Board ln the
Clty Ha11 were aceeptod and adoptod on motlon of Counc ll-man ilunt,
soconded by Counci'I rnrn S lmonds .and unanimous 1y cannled.
Mayo:r Love announc e d that a hearlng on the petltlon of Mild:red Levy
ani Marle Loulso Ewell for a varlance of zone scheduled fo:: heanlng
at the Councll meetl.ng of Januany 16, 1950, would not be necessary
becauEe of the salo of the p::ope:rty and Ei thdnawal of the petition.
The hea::lng on the petltlon of F. H. Bo::lng, for a change ln zone
was posq)oned at the noquest of the Clty Plannlng Commission.
Monday, January 16, 1950, at B:0O orclock, p.m. ln the Co-uncll
Chamboi's was the tlme set fon ths opening of gasollne blds for t*re
for thc oming year. fhe Clty C1e:rk opened and read flee followlng
blds I
Regulan Ilaxlrnum
$ .186 $ .164
Discount of & .O22 allowance
Jos e t. Castor C g .zoo9 $ .18s9 $ .leog $ .L659
DLscount of {i .oLs allowance
General Petroleum C * .22L $ .zo1
Dlscount $ .o2 Regular - $ .o225 speclal
Rt chfLeld O11 Conporatlon .1808 S .rooe
Dlscount , .o4 Regular - $ .045 Prernhur
She11 011 CompanY $ .1862 S .166P
Dl8count # .0228 al]-oranoe
Te:lqs_ -Cs@g!f, * .22L $ .Ier S .zoL $ .rzr
Dlscount $ . oLs allorraneo
Unlon olL Comlranf,r S .211 $ .r-e55 $ .186 s .1685
DLs count $ .0175 allowance
tandard 011 C ompany $ .teoo S .1860 $ .tooo $ .1ooo
Dlscount $ .02 aUowanco
Seaslde Pet::o1eum Prod $ .rzas $ .rsea
Dlscount $ .OzlZ alloyrance
SlAatal 01.1 Company $.1so4 $.r.8o4
The abov6 bl.ds were referl.ed to ttro Rrllchaslng Agent fo:: hls s hrily
and :'ecommendation to tho CLty Councll.
A letter: dated January 13, 1950, was read flom the Clty Clerk, sub-
mlttlne a llst of residentlal lots owrre d by the Clty as requested
by the Councll at a previous meet5.ng. }layor Lwe s tated that the
Premlu.rr Marlmun
$ .206 $ .re+
Tide Water. Assoclated@
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requegt was nade ln order that the councll nlght s tudy and cons Ld.€r3the posslblllty of the sare of clty-ownea rotitrrai ttuv-*r" t"praced on the assegsment :ro11. fhe connrunlcatlon was rLferi.ed tothe clf,y cl-erk fon the inclusion of additronar city-o.,*ua-iot".
A Lette:: dated January L2, 1980, nas read from R. c. T heue:r, chlefof Po1lce, ::epor.tlng favorably 6n an inves tlgatton naAe-on tireappllcatlon of R. M. prescott- and S tanLey S tiibenne for pi::nlsslonto openate a used ca" 1ot at p1 CaLtfornia Drtve. c;udih""Eunt ocr ed tha t the counclL concur in the recorarnindaiio"-trrrt "penmlt be-granted to the above, s econded ty counci3.rnan- Dahl. anaunanlmous Iy ca::rLo d.
A letter dated -Janr:ary 5, 195o, was read frorr K. s. Fltch, DLroctorlof Publlo wo.r'ks, sugges ting th6 purchas e of a i{oder L6o wirtte narr-tnack almo:r99 g?::, surlplus-fnom ihe l,rny, now avai.lsble ai ttreprlce of ff75o.o0. fhe cormrunlcatlon vai.held fo! f,rrrther s tudyand conslderation by the City. CounclL.
A letter dated Janua::y B, 19SO, was r6ad from K. S. Fltch. sub-,1ttl"g ttre sur'ey and n6corunendatlons of trro ii"iif"-ii"'""eElectrlc- o.mpany for llghtlng ir&:novementg on E1 camlno Real to-q:t19"^X1tl^a cost estlnate fo:r tha proposal, showing a net Lncrease
91^Y*_,-?39:u9^plr^y".r. Tlhe lotten fur.ther advlses trra.t a compromlsepJan uBlng LOOO C.P. llghtr at inte:'sectlons and lntermedlate- 6OOc-P.^LtFlts ls nocorornende d, whlch net cost of the pi.r, *o"ra uu
9or1u6:9o per yeatr. llayon Love stated that as the Councl1 deslrosto fi:::the:: study the subJect, actlon wou1d. be aeiayea ai-ttt" tt ".A letter dated Januar)r 19, 1950, was read flom K. S. Fltch. re_comnondlng the extens:lon of slck-Jsavo, rrtrr pay, i; A"tdi lIanke,
,*_{*13:y.51r }e?9, and leave w}_thout'pay ue-sr;6rns eeur:uary r,rvco, untll such tLm6 as he Ls able to reiune-hls wi-::k. couircliuaaslmonds moved concu*ence 1n the abova recomnendations, sJconaeaby Councllman Atwater and unanlmous J.y car:rled.
A lettor datod January 15, 19SO, vas ?ead from K. S. Fltch. re_c9yn93$1ng the appolntrrent of oire utlllt5naan tuorn tir"- c"""6"teligible 1lst for assignment to negular iutles at the S;;a;;Disposal pIant, effective January rs, rsso. co"""il-"rr-iif;o"a"moved concurrenco in the reoommei:dation and tha t the rruxt "uglul",M. 0..Wiltsie_,-be appolnteit to the above poslil;";--;.;;;";-b;
C ounc ilman Dahl and unanlmousJ.y canrled.
A ]ette:r dat€d January IE, 1950, was read fi:om K. S. Ettch. re-commendlng ths. t the cons tructloir of new fenclng "t irr"-dtilc poundbe awand.d to -th€ cycrone Fence Dlvlslon and tfiat authorizairon ueEi:.ven to spend the necessary amouat of appnoxlmately S60.OOdLffe:rence between ttre quotitlon and the-imount uu-[etea. counci].-ma,n sLmonds moved that the necounendatlor be accept5d arri arrtr,or-lzatlon glven as requested, seconded by Councilma; dn;-;e-unanlnous ly car::Led.
A Iotter dated Janua:ry 15, 19sor- was road from K. s. Fltch, request-lns that lerk superlntend6at An&erson ue give; ""tr,o"iiiiil" toarlend. a Untverslty of CaLLfornla pest Control_ Bhont Course atuav1s, uaJ.ifornla. Mayor Love stated that the Council was of theoplnLoa that lnfonmation on such a subject could be obtalned fromttre County and ther.efono denlod the ::e{uest
A letter dated Januarr
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15, 19so, was road fnom K. s. Fltch reconmend-Ing the punchase of 4bO ritlnoail tLos for use as parklns loi tutk_l:"9:: ,li?yor Love stated that rhe councir is ;i i[;-;;i"iI" tr,"t1n trre lnte,est of pubJ.tc safety, new mate::1al should ire usea fnparklng 1ot Lmpr.ovementg.
A letter dated Januar.y 4, 19SO, was read fi:om D. a. StLvers-Sec:retary of the Bunlingame plinnln8 coruoission, r;;[1;;-ii ,""necomrended that aetron--on t]le.petirlon of F. Hl t;"i;g-i"; change
1l_?9":. on pro.penty on Howar:d Aionue and l,{yrtIe noaa UE' aeie:rreOunr:-J..rhe subject.ls dlscussed wl tlr the Clty Attonney. CouncL]-uan-Iflo,rcts'moved trra t tho subJect be tabled untll a f.rfn the:: com-nrunl'crition ls neceived uy ttr6 - rhrrntnt comratsslon, seconded byCouncLlnen Hunt and unanimously carnlEd.
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A letter dated.JanuarXr 7, 195O, was read f:rom tire Burllngame clty
P]-annlng ComrlssJ.on, recoru0endl.ng that th€ r.eque s t of MrE. Jennle
M. Pennlrg$l to resubdlvide Eots 1, 2 and 5, Blook 2, Burllnghomelnto two Iobs be appnoved. fn acco::dance rlth ordinance regu-latlons a hoarlng on tl.e above subJoct was scheduled for Febnrary6, 1950, I otclock, p.m., ln th6 Councll Chambers of the Clty
Ha11.
A letter dated Janua::y 7, 195O, was read, I'r:on the Bunllngame Clty
Plannlng Cornmlsglon concernlng setback lines on the A. D. Duncanproperty on Prlnros€ Road and Bellevue Avemre, Burllngame, and
advlslng that th6 P1ann-ing Conrnlsslon together mlth ttre Clty
EngLneer and CLty Attorney hsvo appnoved certaln setback distances.
Ehe Clty CouncLl was requested to ::evlew the approved setbackILnes. Tlre above conrnrnlcatLon was referrlng to the Building
Commltteo of ttre Councll fon a dlscusslon to be held wlth membensof the Plannlng Comnission. the Clty Clerk was lns truc ted to
so notlff PJ.annlng Commisslon members.
A le tte:: datod January 9, 195O, receLved f::om Sauue1 H111, and aletter dated January 6, 195O, recelved from Renick H. Buckles
was read, protestlng the expondl ture of publlc flrnds toward
oppos lng the Southern Paalflc Companyrs r:eque s t for corrnrter ratelncreases. The communlcstlons wene ordered held to be discussed
under the heading of Unfinlehed BusLnegs.
A Letter d.atod Jsnuary 6, 1950, was read fnom the BurlLngame
Chanber of Comaerce, complLmentlng the Clty Councll and tbe city
employeos fo:' accomplishments ln decorating Bu:rlingarae fo:: the
1949 Chrls tmas Season and advislng that the Goneral illectr'lc
Company has praised tha work of tl.e Clty Councll for tirelr coop-eratlon and asslstance 1n making the decoratlons posslble. l{ayon
Love on behalf of the Councll, also tlranke d. the elty employeesfor thelr efforts and instructed the Clty Clork to wr.tte andthenk the General Electrlc Company fon lts Lnterest. At thletlme I'layor Love also congratuleted the nev presldont of the
ChaJlbor: of Corerer.cee }lowand R. Iuus, and Prosldent Edwln J. Ray,of the Broadlvay Development Assoclatlon on their appointment
and plodged whole-hea::ted support.
?1ans and spoclflcatlons for alteratlons to the sotlth wlng of theClty HaI1, wero accept€d by Resolutloa t{o. 2-5O, introduced by
Councllman Dah1, seconded by Coune ilnan Hunt and eart?le d by tho
urranlmous afflrtatlve vote of the membe::s, and bids we:re suthon-ized advertlssd. for.
Reports from the Bu:r15.ngalre Flre Department, the Pollce Dopartment
and the Ctty Judge for the month of December, J.949, and the somi-annual :report of t he Eire Deparfuont, July through I)ooer:rben, 1949were road and order"ed, ftIed.
OrdLnanie No. 485, entitled "An OrdLnance A66161nu the Ord!.nanc6
Code of the Clty of Burlingame by Addlng to Sectlon 1222,
Prohlbt ting Parklng on Chapin Avernre Between Prlm::ose Road and
EL Camlno Rea1" was glven second readlng. C ounc lLugn llunt moyedthe ad.optlon of the above ordlnanc e, seconded by Courrcl}manAtwater and carled unanlmous Iy by the foLlowlng vote:
Ay€s : CounclLnon: Attrater-Dah1-Eunt-Love-SimondsNo6s! Councl.lmen: None
Absent Councl"L:non: None
Under the hoadlng of Unflnlshed Business, Il1ayor Love stated thatthe Councll has serlously s tudloal the requost nra de by thePenlnsula P:roteetlve Assoclatlon for firnds to oppose the inc::easeln Southern Paclfic Companyr s p::oposed commrter rates, but wereof the oplnlon that a dir€ct exp endl tu:re of pub1lc ftrnds ln sucha manner roul-d b6 111e9a1. CouncLlman Dahl moved that the re-quest as submltted by the Fenlneula Protectlve AssoclatLon bedenled, seconded. by Counc llman Hunt and unanlmous 1y carnled.
Claims Nos. 7977 to 81L2 lncluslve, rlth the excsptl-on of 8032,cancelledr- yeere read and wannants ordered drawn on the CltyTreasury fon their respectS.ve amounts on motlon of CouncLlirsn
Dah1, seconded by CouncLLmsn Hunt and unanimous J_y car:ried.
CouncLlman Hunt moved that tho paynoll fo:: the month of Decomber,
L4L
J.949, ln the amount of $551625.55 be app?oved, seconded by
C ounclLuan Slmonde and unanlmous Iy car:.led.
Mayor Love stated that As I embLpran Rlchard Dolwlg has advlsedthat a meetlng of the Assembly fnte:rlm Cornmlttee was acheduLedfon Janua:ry 19, at ttre San Mateo Clty HaIl, at whlch time adlscusslon would be held as to tho course of action to betaken to h61p San Mateo County obtaln more hlghway f\rnds fo:rfleeway puriposes, and authorized CounclLuen Atwate:r, Dahl andSlmonds to attend the meetlng.
F{r. Ra}ph lit'llklnson, 756 Neuchatel Avenue, addressed t}re Couacllneportlng on flood condlti.ons on the east slde of Neuchatel
Averme and ques tlonlng a solution to the pnoblour. Followlng adlscusslon, Clty. Englneer eltch suggested that a sur.lrey be iadetowa::d the posslbl11f,y of extondlng the culvert 1n thal vlclnltyand that all dobrls wlthln the ctreek be :removed. M:r. Rltchaasured l!fr. WlL&lnson that he would funned1ateJ_y devise someplan to ::elleve the sltuatlon.
M:r. E. C. Ilunt1ey, p:ropnletor of the-Burllngame Glass and Palnt
Company, addressed the Counell, and spoke ln behaLf of themenchants along CallfornLa Drive, who Buff€red financlal lossesas a result of nocont floode and ::eques ted actlon ln prevent-lng ftr:rther lnconvenlonces and losges. Clty Englneer lLtchadvlsod that he nould Lnvestlgate thls area- and-offered thesuggestion that tt ml@t be posslble to dlvent pant of the fLowto tlre south or into Ralston Creek.
Chas. - De S-alvatorlr patrtne:r-manager of the J. E. Flench Company,questloned CounclL actlon in the recent awardlng of blds on
" the purchas e of new truckg for the clty. Mr. De Salvatoro wagadvlsed that actlng on the recomnendatlon of ttre Clty Englneer,the Councll authorlzed the purchase of certaln t nrckl whlchthoy deemed. mo16 approprlate for clty us€.
On the question ralsed as to the prope:r placlng of therBurlingame Clty I.,lmltn slgr:. on Ei Cadn; neall the CouncLl wasadvlsed that the Divlslon of Hl ghways 1s responsi.ble for theplaelng of the slgn. Clty Englnee:: Fltch advlsed that howouLd consult wlth the Dlvislon of Hlghways to de terrnlne thepriop€t' locatlon of the slgn.
Thor.e belng no f\rther busLness, the rreetlng was ad.Journod onmotlon of Councikaan Dahl, seconded by CounC 1lman Hunt and
unaninous 1y carrled.
Respectfirlly subml- tted,
RT IClty Clenk
APPROVED:
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Dan H. Love, @,hlayor