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BurlLngame, Callforrrla
August 7, 1950
A regular meetlng of the Burlingame Clty Councll was held onthe above glven date. Ivleeting ca1led to order" at B: OO p.m. -Mayor Love in the Chair.
Ro1I Ca1}: Pnesent: Councilmen: Atvrater-Hunt-Love-slmondsAbsent: Councllmon: Byrd
Councll.:ttan Byrd excusod r,?hile on vacatLon.
Tle mlnute s of the pr.evlous meeting of July 12, 19SO, as sub-mitted. to members of the Corrncil and as polted on thir BulletinBoard- ln the Clty HalI, wer.e approved a n-t1 adopted on motion 01.
C ouncl lnian Atwater, seconded by Counclfuaan Hurt and uaanirous-Ly
ca r"1e d.
Sealed proposals for the re surf acl-ng of Califor"nla D::ive betvueonPeninsular Avenuo and Nonth Lane, includ.ing the r"emoval ofexistlng -double t::ack interurban ralhr/ay r;i1s ancl ties,scheduled for opening August Z, I9SO, at g:OO p.n., wer6 readas l'ollows:
Iotal bid
Chas. L. Ila::ney, Inc.
San Fnanclsco, Callfornla Sbn , BL4. oo
The Low:rle Paving Company, fnc.
San Franclsco, CalifortrLe .r. ....$Zgrogg.oo
L. C. Smt th Company
San I{ateo, Calri (]ITnj-a ......$SlroeS.OO
Peter Soronsen
Rcd.wood. City, Callfonnla. . . .+Zg,g7Z.SO
Bonds accompanLed the above bids.
Sealed_proposals for the replacement of water nains on CalL-.,ornia Drive betr/een Penlnsular Avenue and Bellevue gvenue--scheduled for opening at thls time were read as follotvs:
Hanvey E. Conner
Redwood City, California. ...qi261016.12
E T. Haas Company
Bol.monf , California . .$r4,922.80
l[ccufue and He ster -
ogk1and, Callfonnla ..4iz6r7o7.zo
Unde rgror:nd Constmction Coupanyoak1and, Califorrria. . . {i18, oB3. zO
Bond.s accompanied the above bid.s.
The fo::ogoing blds were referred to the City Enginee:: and theCity_Attorrrey for attention and recornnend.ation i; ;;-*;,i; ;;the-Ctty Council at a meetLng to be helO Tuesday, a"g""i-er-1950, at 8:OO p.m.
Lionday, _{ygrqt 7, 1950r_ at 8:OO p.m. and the Councll_ Chanbersof the City IIa11 were. the time aird ptace set f;"-;-;";ir;""t
lgar.inq on the roquest that a va"iairc.-fe granted oi, iot-fe,Block 2, Town of Burrin€lame, to alIow 1ts use as an automobi ]eser:vl-ce statlon. A petitlon for the varlance of zone *""-""rAfnom I{rs. A. L{. B}:men,
_ 19gS parksid.e 'Ar"r,rr",
Burlingame, re_questlng favorable coniid.eratlon of the request in ord.or toprovlde an lncorre for her as vrelr as revenue rrom taies-to-trreClty. A letter from. the planning Comrission, dated July B, LgEO,advised the council that followrig a C-mnlssion hearifi: ;i"
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members voted that the request be denLed, perticularly as a so"vlcestation on tl.is property vrouLd be rvi thin 2rgb reet of another servicestatLon and th.erefo::e not 5.n compliance wLth the OrdLnance.iette::s were also neceLved and read f::om L,b:s. Isabel F. ?lumbe andfiarry fbgncLs Davl,s r ollners of property wlthln the area 5.n questlone
_oxpres sJ.ng_ th eir appnoval oj the requested. vaniance. IIr. R{chardNIcIdeII, IbJ._L Oarol +ven!te, and Mr. Fbardr Evans, SS Ir1 Camlno Real,also ovrners in the vlcinLty and present at the 0ouncll Xleetinggaddressed the counclL enteri.ng their p::otests against the var"iince.A1l- facts considered, Councilman S lmonds noved ltrat tho CounciLconcur i-n the action ta5en by the plaru:Lng col1mLsslon and that therequest for varLance of zono on Lot ,J4, Block 2, Tonrn of Bu:: L1ng ame,be denied. The motion was second.ed by- Councllm6.n Hunt and unanl-mously ca::rLcd.
A communLcation dated Augus! Ar- I95O, fyom the Brrrllngame CltyPlaruring corrnrlssion was .oad a-tvistng that a p6tltion"submriteaby ItIr'. Leo Ilriloff for a resubdivlslon of Lot 12, Block EilEaston Additlon I{o. 6, had beon gLvon conslder"ation and a ie-corurendation had been made to Mr. I{::t lloff that as ttro pt3oposedresubdlvlsion would not be deslreble f?om a pub15.c plani:in!
s tandpoint, tlat_he glve fr.rrthe:: conslderatt-on to tr.u possiurrrtyof flontLng his Lot on an es tablished public s t::eet in;te;e ofconnectlng the Lot !'ri th an easement. No action to be taken, theletten was ordered fiIed.
A lette:.-dated.Aug,st g, lgEO, from the plar:rring Conmission was::ead advis InE that a rbqLlest has been presented by L{rs. So1GitteLsohn for pez'mlssLon to combLne Lots Z and 3. Block 4-Burlin5ame Park Subdivislon, into oi:e J.gt. The CormJ sslon'hasadvlsed rtrs.'cittelsohn that the requebi should be presenied "s "petition to rezone Lot 5 instoad of a request tor a' resubdivlsion.The communcLatLon wag. gTgglgS. {lled.
A letter dated Augrst 5, 1950, flnom the plaru:ine Cormrisglon wasr€ad advlsing that the Comnisslon had volgd unahlmous ly to rec0n-
mend that th6 nequest-of John B. cobkci'6it tc company t6 subdivlde
Lot 14, Block 3, Glenwood Park, be Sranted for ttre purpose of
creatlng two desirable bullding 16ts, oach containing more than
5,OOO square feot. Mayor Lrovo stated that the Cor.rnc iI desLred to
dLscusli the subJect wi th the City Attorney and actLon would be
delalod unt1l such tLme as a map Ls properly flIed.
A tettor dated August 5, 1950, from the Planning Cormissign was
read concenning a petitlon for a ctrange of zone affectl.ng the Lots
f?ontlng on Fbirfleld'R6ed b6tween EdA6htlL Drlve arrd EI CaLno ReaI
!.n Burli.ngame Terrace SubdlvisLon. Tho lette:: advises that fA11qwlng
a full hearlng, dlscussLon and corrsideration the ComrnLssLon concluded
that the lots-in thts nelfliboihood are not'dtitaUfe for apartments,
but would be attractive for duplox rental units, and thereupon
::eguJ-a::Iy moved that the petition be denied. .Councilmarr Atwater
concurred ln'the actlon taken by the Planling Corui3n$on, seconded
by Councilnan Hunt and tu:animous 1y carried.
A letter dated August'2;'a95o; fYori K.'S. Fttiii, DLrector of ?ubIic
ll[orks, was read recommending that.a lease be authorLzed, executed
wltb the Southenn PacifLc Company 'for the rental of that Companyt s
prope::ty approxlmately 5O feet wlde anil 27O feet Iong, lylng botween
the Southern Paclfic landlng platform and the l,[arkot Street Rail-
way right-of-way, north of Broadway, lshi ch area ts to be utllizod
as an off-st::eet parlring Iot. Councilnan Eunt in;br.oduced and
moved the passage of Resolutlon No. 26-5O acceptlng tho lease wlth
the Souttrern PacifLc Company and authorizing the Mayor to execute
the Iease. The rnotion ,,vas seconded b;r C ourrcLlman Atwate:: and
carriod by the unanj.mous affl,rmative vote of the members present.
A lette:: dated Aut$rs b 4t !95Ot fYom K. S. r-itch, DL.rector of Publlc
vy'orks, was read t:ransmltting plans and speclfl"cations apd post
estimate of ProJect 1.1CS-45 rrResurfacing of Carolan Avenue, I,Iorth
Lane to Oak Grove Avenuert, and requesting that fol-lowlng CounclL
appr:ova1, bLds be authorized advertised fo:r to be opened on August
28, 1950, subJect to the approval of the Dlvlsion of Ilighways.
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C ounc i.Irrcrr Sinonds moved the accoptance of the subxdttedand speciflcatlons and concumonce l-n the ::equest that biadve::tised for to be opened on Augus t 28, l-950. The motl
was seconded by CoulclLman Atwater and ilnanLmous 1y carrie
A letter dated Augus t 4, 1950, flom K. S. Fttch, Dlrecto:: of
Pub1lc lYorks, was t:ead transmlttLng pIans, spoclflcations andcsst estimate of ProJect I,ICS-42 (Callfornla Drive Resu::facing
fbom Bnoadway to MtJ.1s Creektr, and requestlng authorlzatlon toadvertise for blds to be opened on Augus t 28, 1950, subJect tothe a.pproval of the Dlvlslon of.Elgh$ays. C ouncllman Atwater
moved that the Councl1 accept tho plans and specJ.flcatlons assu.bmltted, and f\rther that the Council concur ln the recom-mendation th.a t bids be advertLsed for, secondod by CouncllrtanIluat and unanimous Iy ca::::led.
A letter dated August 4, 1950, and carryl-n51 the slgnatures bfthe Chail,lnaJr of the ftre -Colrnissionr. the ELre Chiei, the Bulldlngfnspector, and the Clty Englneer, was read recoronending that the-new tr5.re Statlon No. 2 be accepted, subJect to md.nor ad.justmentsand comoctions. tr,ction on the acceptance was pos @oned unttlTuesday evenlng, August 8, 1950, at ihich tlme ELre Chief Lelswas ::equested to have letters of completlon fbom the archltectand the contnacto:r ln possession of the Councl1.
A letter dated August 4, -19m, f:rom -K. S. .Eltchr DLrector ofPubllc Yro"ks, was read transmittl-:ng p1ans, speclflcations, andcost estlmate of P::oJect MCS-57 nltldenlng Californj.a Drive fronRosedale to Du lforln Avenuen, and f ecoinmending that bids beadvertLsed for to be opened on Augu.s t 21, I9SO. Councllnan
Si.monds moved that the plarls ancl sp e ci'f li:atLons as submLttedbe accepted and that autho:rlzatlon be given fon the advertlse-nent of bids. The motLon lvas seconded by Councllrnan Hr-mt and
tnanLmous ly carrled.
{ }g!.t"t dated August 4, L95O, iYom K. S. Fitchr Di:recto:r oflubIlc Works, rsae read tr.ansmittlng a flnal dnait of plans andspecificatlons fbr. the construction of Sewage Vfor.lrs Enlar.gementsas_p::epared by Harry N. Jenks, Consultlng Sanitary Englnee:: ofPalo Alto Ln cooperatlon wlth the Engtneerts offlle. I!f:r. FitchrsLotten advlsed ttrat tf approved by the C5.ty Council and thePubl1c Health ServLcer-blds may be called ior lnmedlately andState money wl11 be alLocated for the work and the blds i.or thelgpnovement oponed at the negular Councll l\teetlng of September
18, ]9!9. Councll$an Htuot lntr:oduced and rnoved Ehe adoltlon ofResoLution No.. 27-6O- accoptr.ng- the. plans and speciflcations for
. the cons t::uctiloq. seconded. by C ouncl-1man Atwale::- and. carrled bythe unanimous affLrma.t:lve- voto of- the- members present.
A lette::. dated. Jug e6r- 1950-, floq R. C. Theuer, Chlef of ?o1i.ce,rnas road- redommendlng that. the OrdLnance-be ameirded to prohlblt -
parklng on the.East side of Califor.nia Drlve f? om North Lane toDufferln. Averru6, ar].d was concur:.ed in by tho Council on motionof c ouncLlrnan Atwaters' socond.ed.'uy councllman IIunt and unanimous 1yca::rle d.
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A lette:: dated July 26, 1950, flom Cjiief of police Theuer, re-commendlng that arr Ordl-nance be adopted llmiting the parlring onRalston. Avgnue. between EI Ce.mlno Beal .ana 0ccldental l,venue"totwo^hoursr .Sundeys.aod.hollitays _ exceptod, was concumod in onmotLon of CounQi}tr+U. SircOnds, scconded by Councl3:nan Hr,nt andunalLmously car:riqd. . . CouncLhan . Simonds IU-r ther moved. that theChief of PoLice be lnstructed to conduct a su::vey of areasadjacent tg the busl-ness sections of Bu.r'L1ngane ind Br oa dlvay inan- endeavo4 to , gol,ve . the problem of pa::k5.ng -hazards caused iya1L-day pa4klng, etc., seconded by C ounc 11tlan lh;nt and unanliouslycarrled.
t letter-dated'Ju1ir'24, 1950, fbom the Bu::1in.;ane Spray OIazeCenter, 228 ?a:.k Road, was read requesting perr:rission io operatea uscd car Iot in conJunctlon vd th their present operation. Aseach Councj. Lman was of, the opini.on that a used car Iot shouldnot be permitted l-n lhis location, and fo11owLn3 a motion intr"o-duced by Coulcllman Simonds, seconded by Co:,neiJ::ian Hunt, therequest was denLed.
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A lettor dated July 25, 1950, llcom'!1. H. Schnidtt, l4a5 Columbus
Avenue, was read suggesting that an i-nvestigation be made of a
hazard created by the exLstence of a ta1l hedge growing to the
cr:.rb ed3e on Hl1lside DrLve between C olumbus Avenue and De Soto
Avenue. I[ayo:: Love statdd ttrat the City Engtnee:: has been
lnformeid of the situatlon and will submit a repor"t to the CounciLat the next meeti.ng. Chief of Pollce Theuer at this tlme advlsedthat folIowlng ttre ::ecelpt <if a sinllar complaint, the condit5.on
b.as been t,nvestt,gdted. and wl1l- be cor::ected vd- thin a shor"t tlme.
Park Superintendent Anderson and Clty Enginee:: Fitch rvene Lnstructedto conduct a survey of other areas lti thin the Clty nelative to
s imilar cond:itions that may exLst.
A comnnrnlcation dated July 26, 1950, finom Roy Nelson, 774 lilalaut
Avenue, requesting permlsslon to clividu the south borderlLne ofLot L7, Block J., Bu::Ilngame Par]. No. 4, was rofen::ed to the
PlarrnLng C orm:ls slon.
A lettor dated .A,ugust 7, 1950, flom K. S. i+itch, Director of Publlclllorks, was reed requesting that an eliglble register for the class-LfLcation of Foreman in the $Jater Department be egtsblished inorder that the exLstlng vacancy may be fil1ed 'at an ear"ly date.
Councilman Atwater moved that the Civl1 Senvlce Commission belnstructed to preparo an e1lgib1e 1lst as requested, seconded by
Councilman Ilunt and unenimous 1y carried.
A lette:: dated Aup;u.s t 7, l-950, fYom K. S. Pitch, Dinector of Publlc'IlVorks, was read triansmltfing plans, speciflcations and estimated
costs for the imp::ovouent of off-street parklng Lots on the forrner
I'Iarket Street Ral- lviay right-of-way and recommending that bids beLnvited on the wo::k for a formaL bld opening at a speclal meetingof the Councll on eugus t 14, 1950. Councilman Hunt moved the
acceptance of the plans and specl.fI- cations as subnltted e.nd autho-rized the advertisement of bids as reconmerided, seco4ded b5' Cc'unsi1-
man Atwator. and unanimously car::ied.
An ackrowledgement of a letter sent to the League of CaL lforniaCltles under date of July 18; 1950, by l,[ayo]: Lovo, was recel.ved
and read.
A letter dated July 24, 1950,
re comrnending the pur"chase of
StatLon:
the Fire Commission, was read
ollorving ltems for tho new I5.re
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CORDES ruR]{ITURE
Box Sprlngs am1 lflatt::ess es
r3e dsteads.
itollavray Eed and iiattress
+44s. oo
ii BB. o0
r,r 30. oo
+ 56.00
il 43. oo
fii 87.50
$ 65.00
{}"e-f56
23.93
III
cr
1
10
1
!i Il-ows . .
ni r^*la r'I-1.'l a
Tax
TOTAL. .. .. $eZr.+g
EUBBARDI S }-T,TINI TIME COTTAGE
B 1;i51ht Stands (unpainted) ......ij55.6o,2 Batil StooLs (unpainted) 4.60I }iardrvood Desir (unpainted). ..... 25.00il Chairs (unpainted) ... .. .. 8.OO,
less 1Oi3
n
1es s 1()i .r
iie3.20.6.82
EE;Et rio
10rAL. ....{lee.sz
Le s s J.Lr) ., .
T a,.i ..
I
I,io1{TG0ttER Y WAN D COITPANT
tr_95
7q"
1 7 cu. ir. 'S Dandard ii{ontgomery lyar. dT?afn{..^-^ +^-
Less 1ff1
.....S169.90, J.ess
16.99
fbZ:57
4.59
BAYSEORE PLUI,,IBIIVG GOi,iPANY
Ordlnance No. 489 entitled ItAIi oRD
Tax. . .
TOTAL.157.50
NANCE AJ.IEI{DT}IG THE ORUII\IAI{CE
ORDT}IANCE
SECT]O}I
was
I 4-burnen Stove, I(nee High, B::oi1en,Larse .ven' .....ir*:::::::::::.:::.:::$rrl:33
EorAL. ....{[60.Zi
cRAr,ID ToTAL .. .$1,22s.58
Foll-owing l,Ia-.'or Love r s s tatenent that t,.e above iterirs lrolld bepurchased flom f\rnds available in the 1g+s itre p"o;;.;io;*Flonds,Counci.:ran Hunt moved that author.fzation be gi.ve; io-p*"ii"" "]L:_+-t"l: as 1isred, seconded btC;;;irrrr' Etrrr,",-"ia .lriiir-mous -Ly carried.
Ijayor L,ove s tatod that -e public hearing on the proposed 19SO_51 Budsct wouLd be he1d. Tuesday;;;;i;8, eug,ust'8,--i;;0,*;;"Itoo.p.*.-, preceding the adoptio", -*,i'ir." publ_ic vras invitedto a ttend.
CODE ,OF THE CT TY O],' BI'RLI}I'iA],iE B A O A NE'IY SECTIO}I1222.3 PROHTBITf NG PARKING OF VEJITCI,ES OI{ THE EASTtrRLY SIDIE OI'CA I.f, ,,=OR].IIA DNI\rE BET1,1EI{ I{ORTH IA]TE A][D IUT'FER fN AYEI,ILE: RE-TEAITNG OF ORDINA NCES AND 3g,RTS OF ORDINA}ICES Il.ICO}ISTSTEI,ITT}IEP,Itr!'ITTHI', was lntroduced by CounclLman r:Unt and l-ven firs treadi ng.
9191"11"9 No, 4eO. e1_!!_r_ied, rAN 0FDTNANoE Ar[E]rUrNG TTIEgglE 0F rrrE crry oF BlrRLrNGi,ME By ADDilia T_T{EREro A NErr4222. 4 r.rrurr rNG pARrfl N.i ol' vsrfi cL,S-0fr''iAr,srolr-i.vir,iii[i;,inb:oducod by Councl3:uan Eunt "a et";-fi""i-"""ai"I.,
OTdiNANCE ,trO. 491 ""Ii!}g{II'AI\I ORDTNA]ICE AIirE].IDf}iIG THE ORDINA,ICEcoDE 0r llrE crry oli-ryRrrNcAlirs r:i-Bnpriil,rr.re sf,crror{-ez8-"iiihpoF,,.PRovrDrNG F0? r.rE plJE-_DAT_E_1,1:) rTofiCE--O:.':Hlir rerr.;rir-ol-'fi.--o.-oEDA]iirl{G N:lty sicTf 0N 928 pnovIDIi;c-i-oil'l;i_-ret,inli'-rirr"TAxB""'
AIID '|IIIJ]'IG IiIOTICE OF pAyl,mIII OI TAXIS rt, vras inf,roduced bycou-nciLaan H,nt an<l glven first reacrini. At the request" of the9:*9i1, . city.Attorney Ka::mel explainei that this *&;i; iiunasthe Cityrs Ordinance to c onforn io rcvlsed provLsions iir' ;;;Ilevenu.e and Taxation Code of -the S tate, si rrir:.:. f;.ini flr;-- ----
computation and collection of taxes.
neports fr. om the police
^Deaprtrnentr. the Recrection Department,and the Public Llbrary for the ,orrf,h of Ju1y, 1OSO, ai,l ;h;'ftre Department fo:: the flscal year. 1949_1056, ir"r:3 """a-""0orderecl file d.
A c]rai-m against the city in the amount or f+.bo and submlttedby Llr.s. Ellzabeth Zerga, 14 Stanley Road, for emet?Aency treat-rnent as a resurt of a -fi11 fuo* cu"ib, wa6 aeni"a -
"fi-r,i"ti""-"rcounci ,nan-s imolds, seconded. by co,nctlman Atwater ana unanimousrycarri.ed. The claim was refer.r6d to the rnsu?ance """nrurli tir"
ijal'or trove, on helaLf of the Councl1, requested Fire Chief Leisro -exp?ess appreclatlon to captaln Tay10r and i.los eman John lil ddand Joe Fena for the r.r splendid ond siccessltul "iro"t"- iri--"ri:.rrgthe life of an eL.:ht-vree]r o1d infant.
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Thereto meof Co
bel-ng no fi:rther" bus j-ness the meeting was regularly adJournetl
et Tuosday evenl.ng, Augrrs t 8, 1950, at 8:0O p.m., on motion
uncilman Atwater and seconded by Cor:ncllnun Hunt.
Respectf\rl-1y subr lttod,
I{er.bert K. WhiteCity Clerk
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APPROVIJD:
Dan ll. Love, J
l,layor
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