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Burlingame, California
Octoben 22, l95l
A regular. meeting of the Burlingame City Council was held on the
above given date. lleetlnl caIled to order at B:15 p.m. - Liayor
Atwater in the Chair,.
Ro1I CaII: Prosent - Councilmen: Atwater-Byrd-Hunt-love-Sinronds
Absent - Councilnen: l'trone
The mLnutes of the prevlous meeti.ng of Octoben f, 1951, as sub-
mitted to members of the Councll and as posted on the BulletLn
Boa::d in the City Hall were unanimous ly acceptod and approved on
motLon of CouncLlman Simonds and seconded by Councilman Love.
I,{6nday, October 22, L95)-, at I or cIock, p.m. was the t14e schedul-
ed fo:: a hearlng on the proposed :resubdLvlslon of Lots l, 4t 5, 6t
7, I and the easterly portlon of Lot 2, Block No. 3, Bu::lingame
Ei1Ls. A letter. dated October 2, 1951, was read fYon the Plannlng
CommLssion advlsing that pursuant to an lnspection nade of the
property with ownerb of sald pnoperty, the Plannlng Conmisslon
reconmended ttre approval of the proposed resubdl,vision vdth
certain stipulations and the submLsslon of a new map on a larger
scale fo:: Cbunctl appr"ova3.. Followlng a dlscussion on the subJect
'and actLng on advLce received flon the City Attorney, Councllman
Love moved that the petltloners present the map, suitably prepared
for recording purposes, to the Planning ComlrissLon for its appl3o-
va1 and reconmendatlon to the City Cor:ncll. The motlon was
seconded by CounclS.man llunt and unanimous ly car::led.
A letter dated October 17, 195J-, was read fYom R. C. Theuer, Chlef
of Police, subrnittlng the reslSnation of offlcer I'{arvln W. Rathert.
On motlon of Councllman Slmonds, seconded by Councllman BJrrd and
unanlmously canr'led, the resignatlon was accepted, effectlve as of
0ctobor 15, 1951.
A letter datod October 18, 1951, was read fYdm Edsard J. I,elsr ItL::e
Chlef, subml ttlng the rosl4natlon of Homel" Clayton to becone ef-
fective November 1, 1951. The Councll wero fur ther informed by
Chlef Leis that John II. l,{lchae1, the next e113lb1e appointee, has
requested that hls name be romoved flon the eligible Ilst and
that tr{r. Earvey Johnson, pr"esently f111lng a temporary posltion
and ellgible fo:: appo!.ntment, has slgnlfled his vrlllLngness to
accept.- On motion bf Councilman Love, seconded by Councllman Byrd
and nnanlmous Ly carrled, the reslgnati.on of Yomer Clayton-was
accepted effectlve November 1, 1951. FollowS-ng a dl'scussion on
the irroper procedu::e to be established in the appolntrnent of
pe::sonneI, actlon lvas tenporarily held ln abeyance until the
subJect ls 1ega11y clanlfled.
A letter dated October L9, 1951, lYom Dlrecto:: of Publlc'lYorlrs Mar'::,
advlsi.ng that a request oi Mr. R. W. Burgess of 116 Bloomfleld Road
for the-removal of a 1ar3e e1m tree ln llont of hls property has
been complled vrith. The conmunlcation was o::dered fl1ed.
A letter dated October 10, 1951, was read from the Civl
Comnisslon reconmrending that a nerq classlflcation be es
tho pogition of Asslstarrt Disposal Plant 0penator wlth
z"anel as follows: Szas.oo - $3o0.oo - fi315.oo per month
munication was held fo:: CouncLL action before the terml
mee tLng.
A letter dated October 19, 1951, rvas r"ead llom the Burllngrime Watel3
Commlsslon recormrendlng the adoptlon of a bl-monthly bl11lng for the
Water Department: Councllman Love moved that the CouncLL concur ln
the recommendatlon and that the proposed b111ing system become
offectlve January 1, L952. The motlon was secondod by Councilman
Eyrd and unanimous 1y carried.
A letter dated October B, 1951' flom the Bur"llngame Recreatlon
Comrission requestlng changes Lr Section 5, DlvLslon F of the salary
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ordlnances pertalnlnl to such limLtatlon. Mrs. 0scar Thayez',actlve Ln numerous garden clubs on the PenlnsuLa, addressed the
Council expressing appreciatlon on Coulcil po1lcy in prohlbltlng
bll1.boards within the confLnes of the Clty of BurlJ.ni;ame.
A letter dated Octoben 16, 1951, vras read from Rlcha::d P. LIinor,
Burlingame Avenue property ovrnsrr offering the suqgestion that
traffj.c con3estlon be relleved by the establlshment of penmanent
a11eys, lvhere necessary, fo:r the use of dellvery trucks. tlr.
Minor, ln attendance at the meetLng, reiteratod hLs statenents
as outlined in his letter. IIls reraarks $/ere concurred in b;'
LIr. George I'lcQueen. Councilman Hunt, speakLrl3 on the subject,
stated that previous attempts to establLsh alleyways for dellveny
purposes have met wlttr llttLe success but that ways and means are
sti11 being sou3ht.
Councilnan Love, speakinil on the subject of the lvidenlnS of
Burlingaee Avenue, agaln urged the Chamber of Commerce to act
contacilng agency for the merchants on Bur'lingan e Avenue ln an
effort to aid ln the solution of the proposed wldenlng.
A Ie tter" ilated octoben 18, 1951, was read ft'om the Br.rr l ing ame Lions
Club requesting Council consLderation on the posslbility of re-
habilltating the Guns t home and f\rr ther r"equesting that a meeting
be ar:ranged with Councl-l and LLont s Club rgpresentatJ-ves to
f\rrther discuss the merits of the proposal. l,[r. Les ]'{orqan,
chairman of flre Llons Cormlttee on the rehabilltatlon of tho Gunst
Home, addressed the Council and introduced lltr. Clare l(emp, 1'{r.
X{arcel Blscay, Fire C1'rief Lrels, rnembers of the cornmLttee. Fo1low-
ing L[:. ]ilorganr s presentation of an outllne of pIans, ]Iayor Atwate:r
scheduled t'londay, October 29, at 8:30 p.a. for a neetLng wi ttt
Counci1 membe::s and the Llons Club repres entatives.
Reports f?om the Bur J-ingane Fire Deparbnent, the PolLce Department,
the Depa::tment of Public Wo::ks and the Clxy Judge for the month of
September, 1951, we::e read and ox'dered flIecl.
ordLnsnce No. 518, entitled, {An ordlnanco Amending ttre ordlnance
Code of ttre City of Burllngame By Aclcting Thereto a New SubdLvlslon
To Be l(:aolvn as Subdlvlslon D RequlrLng an Apartment trIous e of Trro ox'
More Sto::Les ln Height to Have Not Lels Ttxan Two }leans of Egressn
was glven second reading. Counc Llman lovo moved the passage of
O::dinance No. 518, seconded by C ouncl" lman Hunt and adopted by the
follorrlng vote:Ayes ! Atwater-Byrd-Hunt-Love-SimondsI'Ioes : None
Absent: None
ordinarce 1r1o. 519, entitledrflAn ordinance Anending Division C of
Sectlon S25 0f the Ordinance Code of the Clty of Burlingame, Adopt-
e<l tlay 2I, 1951, By Addin3 Thereto and Establishing a New Clilssifica-
tion of Emplopent To Be I',rown as Assis tant Disposal Plant Operato:r
and Fixlng Compensation Ttrerefortr tras introduced by Cou,ncllnan Hunt
and 3iven first reading.
Ordinance 1:lo. 520, entitled, nAn Ordlnance Anending the Orrlinance Code
of the City of Burlirqqane By Adding T?rereto a New Article To Be l(novn
as ArtLcle 11-A, And ProvidS.ng for the Regulation of the Used Autorno-
bLle Brsiness" tas introducod by Councilman Love and Siven flrst
reading.
A clalm in the a:lount of $forooo.oo lor injurles sustained in a fa1I
and presented by L{rs. Inez Orven, 120 Drvillht Road, in behalf of her
daughter, Gail Ovren, rvas rejected and referred to the Cityrs lnsu::ance
carrier on notion of Councilman Simonds, seconded by CouncLlman B;rrd
and unanimous 1y carried.
Claims 1157 to 1299 lnclusive fiere presented for payment and on motion
of Councllman Love, the City Treasurer was authorLzed to issue
warrants for theLr respectLve amounts, secondod by CouncLlman llunt and
unanimous 1y carrled.
The pa1'ro11 for the perLod Auiust, 1951, in the €rmount ot !i44r663.3o,
was approved on notion of Councilman Hunt, seconded by Councllrnan Love
and unanimous 1y carrled.
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A communL cation dated October 1, 1951, was r.ead flom RichardJ. Dolwlg, San L(ateo County As s emblyman, announclng proposed
meetl-ngs on the s tualy of Transbay anal Tldelands CrossLng and
i{ighway gnade crosslngs to be held du::ing the month of November
and inviti.ng Counc!-l comments. The communi catl,on was orderedllIed fo::' firture refe::ence.
Unfinished Buslness
1. An employee request for. conslderatLon on the closlng of theClty HaJ-1 on Saturdays reas held for further survey and study.
2. Action on Council approval of a trans fer flom the presentholder of life lnsurance to that of the l9est Coast Llfe
fnsur.ence Company ln conjunctlon wi th the new Callfornla PhysiclansServlce was delayed untll the next r"egular meeting.
Councllman Simonds, prevlously appointed Challman of a Councll
Conmlttee to Lntervlew applLcants to serve as'a Plannlng Consultant,
advls ed that lr{r". George },{ann, former. San L{ateo Plarming Cormrls-sloner and presentLy Executlve Secreta::y of the Downtown XierchantsAssoclation had been recorrnended for the posltlon. 0n motion of
Councll-nan SLmonds , the City Clerk was l-ns truc ted to inf o:rm i,lr.
Mann of hls appolntment and the deslre of the Clty Council toneet wlth hLm to dlscuss compensatlon for hls servi.ces, revLew ofthe p lannl-ng ordlnances and to outllne a pnogt:s;rt relatlve tofttu:re plannlng. TLre motion was secondod by Councllnan Love and
unanlmous 1y cB.rrled.
Councilman Simonds moved the app otntment of James lI. L{ltche11as archltect to meet vrl th the Council to dl-scuss the remodelingof the Utty IIaI1 ln general and Lnstructed the Clty Clerk to sonotify L[r. L{ltche1l. The motlon was seconded by Councilman Love
and unanimous ly car.ried.
IIr. C. E. i{ehklng of Toyon Drive, and IJr. H. L. I.loyer, 952 LindenAvenue, each l-n turn, addressed the Council ca1llr attention toconditions exlstent at the Clty D;Lmp, particularlir the rurnin1 oflvaste on treetr<ends. Itlr. J. ,1. I{echt, 53? Corbitt Drive of theRurlingame Inpr.ovement Assoclatlon also addressed the Ccr,,ncilsuglesting that the Corrncll vitldrold conment r,:itil such timeas the Inprovement Association submlts its reconnendations tottre Councl1. i.iayo:r Atwater assr-lred the speakers that cons idera-tion vrould be iirren to the problenr.
There being no f\rrther bnsiness, the meeting uras adjourned at11:25 p.m. on rlotion of Councllman Sl-rnonds, seconded i-,;r Council-
r':an Hunt and '.rnaninlous 1y carrled.
Respectfully subnitted,
HERBMT K. UIIClty Clerk
APPROVED:
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