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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1949.05.026 Bu:r1lngmre, CallfornlaIllay 2, 1949 A regular meetLng of the Burllngame Clty Cormcll was held on the above given dste. lfeetlng called to orde:r at 8:OO p.m. - l[8yo]r Simonds .ln the Chal.r. Rol-l Ca11: Present - CounclLmen: Dahl-Harper-Eunt-Love-SimondsAbsent - Councllrnen: None The mlnutes of the previous meetlng of Apr11 18, l-949, as sub-ultted to nenrbers of ttre Councll and as posted on the BuLLetln Board ln the City HaJ.I, nere approved on motion of C ounc l1man Har?er, seconded by Councllman Dahl and. unenimous ly canr5.ed. The mlnutes -of the speclal . mestin,q of Aprll 26, 1949, as sub-nltted to members of the CouncLl and as posted on the Bulletln Board in the Clty IIaII, ve::e unanlmous Iy approved on motlon of Counclkaan Love and seeonded by CounclJman Ilunt. Monday, 'llay 2, L949 at ttre hour of elght or clockr p.m. , as tb.etime set for the openi:rg of sealed proposals fo! the constructLonof a D8111 Torer on property adJacent to the Flre Station. TheClty Clerk opened. and read the foll-owlng bids: Eenry A. I{rrutzen 4O7 Nevada Avenuesan ateo, Ca]-trorrrla. .....;.. ....$14rgn.oo sub bid submLtted s Ii Q.constnrctlon C orrpany, Inc. 15 Sutter Street san F).anclsco, call.fornl'a... ...ffi$i1at33;3?rr"u Ohlund and C orpany lOB lfi3rntle Road Bu:rllngame, Callfor:nl.a. .....$14,95O.OO sub bld submlt ted Sundquls t Bros. 125 Sprrrce Avenue !{enlo Park, CalLfornLa. .....$141497.00 sub biri subr,ritted Conway & Cu1l1gan DeveLopmont Co. 3f 0O EI Canino ReaL BurlLngame, C a]-L fo:'nla. .....$161054.00 Charles J. Pederson 355 OccLdental. Avenuo Burllngame, Callfornla. .. ...$151962.00 sub bld subml.tted A. L. Verdler 3O17 San Bruno Avenue San hancisco, Ce1lfornia... .....g15rOOO.OO sub bid submLt ted R€no E. Johns ton 486 Chatham Roaal Bu:rlLngame, califo:r.:ria. .....$171640.00 sub bld subnrltted Ju1ian N. Basl.n 17Og Croner Avonue Men].o Paxk, Callfornl'a. Ulil.lsrn C. Smlth 5OB E1 C emino R€a]. Bu:rllngame, Celifornla. . . .$14r998.0Osub biil subnLtted 66 Cardinal Constnuctorsl 77 - 41st Avenue SsrI Mateo, CalifornLa. . . $14r 621. OO sub bl.d subnd-tted. Ivloo dy J. H enry 525 State Street Sal },[ateo,cal-l-fomia. ..$14r415.Oo sub bid subrd tted E. E. f,ersen Company 64 S outh Park San lranclsco, CelifornLa.. . ..$17r415.OO sub bld submLtted CouncLLman Hunt,moved that the three lowest blds be ::etal-nedfo" consLder.atLon and that the centified checks be retu::ned to the unsuccessf\rI bLdde::s, secondod by C or:nc i lrnan Love and unan- Lnously camied. K. S. Fltch, City Engineer, I. Karmel, CityAttorney, and the a::chltects, Sharps and Erown, present at the meeting, were requested to revLew the blds, and submit their ::ecorumendation to the Councl-1 later l-n the meeting. A letter dated Ap:ri1 ]8, 1949, ![as read flom tbe Br::clingamePlanning Oorlu:r5,ssLon, relatLve to a c orarcunl ca tl- on receivod fromthe Bur lingane fmprovement C Iub AssoeLation in vhLch they have subrri tted reconmendations to improve the appearance and smoke nuLsance of the Br.rlingame rrr'l1In at the foot of Broadway. Ttre Council vere f\:rther infonmed that the Plannl-ng Comlsslon concur3s ia the recoirnend atLons submltted by ttre fnprovementAssocLation. Llayor Sinonds stateil ttrat the CouncLl Lras re- ceived a like comnn-rnlcatLon and that the City Engineer and Park Superintendent have already been instructed to complyrith tlre request and recornnendation as outlined in the Burlln- 6ame lq?rovenent Associati.onrs letter. The coumunlcatlon was received and tb.e Clty Clerk instructed to infor,nr the Plannlng CoomLssLon of Council actlon. A letter dated April 15, 1949, was read flom K. S. Eltch, Super- intendent -of Fub1lc Wo:'ks, submLtting an estimate of cost for the cons truc tlon of a fence along the Southern Paciflc Companyt sRight of T/ay flon North Lane to Oak G::ove Avenue, in the amountof .$5, 1OO.OO. CouncJ lman Love.moved that a meetLng be arrangedin co:rnecti on vrLth the subJect and dlscussed witn the Traffic and Safety Com:irittee.of the City, seconded. by Councilmau Har?er and ulaninous 1y carried. A letter dated. Aprll 29, L949, was read f?om I(..S. Fitcir, Super-intendent'of Publle TJorks, subml,ttiag a.letter llom Assemblyman DolwLg, concerning trans-bay crossing ancl a schedule of hearingsto be heLd. Councilman I{arper moved that the c orrruni cation be :recej.ved and placed on fi1e, and that the appoinfureat of a "repre-sentative be delayed at this time, seconded by Councilman Hunt and unanl-uous 1y carrled A letter datod April 2'l , 1949, was road frou tho Clvl1 Servlce Cornnlss ion submLttlng the follotlrlng eliglb1e list for Patrolmarrln t*re Pollce Departflent: L. Pussell l'Iatson 229 Arundel Road, Bunlingaae 1411-A E1 Canlno, tsurlingame 1.313-E4|vi;r. Ave., Oakland 2. lrilll aro Petree 3. Clarence Eerreira 4. William P. Bri ghan 5. RLchard S. Leaeh Box Q8, Pedro Va11ey 2t3 -/o--,7+t *!1" p + S ".. 941 So. EL Dorado, San Mateo 6. Harold F. Elliott 776 Cyg ess AYe., San Brrrno 67 A letter dated Aprl1 20, L949, was read fi:om Arthur Bros.e 1'I. O. IllcolaLdes E; Son and the Lang Bealty Co., requesting mission to erect a temporary dlrectlonal sign on E1 Carninoat Oak Grove Avenue, to assist in locating the homes belng 7. Illarvin E. Bu11ls,216 Es tre lla !fay, San I{ateo 8. Rudolph C. Euh]., Jr. 265 }Iatch lane, BurlLngame 9. Paul E. Llarsh 1501 Co:'tez Ave., Burllngame 10. James E. Spence, Jr. 526 Beech St. r Redrrood City Councl'lrnan Hr1 moved that the Ilst as subnl-tted be accepted., seconded by C ouncl J.rran Ilarper and unanimous Iy calried.. A J-ette:: dated LprLl 28, L949, r,,as read from t he ClvLl Se:rvlce conrnlsslon, submltting the following eJ-lglble 1lsts: STE}IO GRAPIIiN-C I,ERK : 1. IlarrLett l,{. Evans2. A1da H. Jett TYPIST-CI.ERK 1. Lilllan Gl'usenmeyer RECR]T4,TION SUPERVISOR 1. Aaron Jackson CouncL'lnan Har?er moved that tlre 1ls t as presented.. be accepted, seconded by Councilnan Love and unanireous 1y ca?rled. per- Rea].builtby the above firms in the BurlS.ngab1es Suballyislon. The courun- Lcatlon was referred to the City Engineer: and the Bul1-ding In- sp ec tor. A corqnunLcatlon embodying a resolution adopted by the Burlingame Gate fmprovement C1ub, was read, in whlch it is nequested thatthe Council i-rmedlately s tudy the noeds and s tatus of ttre Bul1in- game Po1lco Deparhrent for the purpose of naklng such additLonsss mayb e necessary for the general protection and welfare ofthis eomn::nL ty. There being noobJections by the Council, the cormurdcation yras :referred to the Budget and Finance Conndtteeof the Council, the Pollce Conxd.sslon and to the Pollce ChLeffgl consi-doration. A l,etten dated April 20, 1949, was read. l)rom ttre BurJ-lngame Village Inq)r.ovement C1ub, requesting that the paving of the East si.de ofCal-ifornla Dnlve betcreen Rosedale ancl Dufferin Avenue be. cqmpletedas qnickly as possible. A letter vras also read Jlom K. S. Eltch,Director of Publlc Works, presenti-ng a preliminary cost estimateof the wldenLng of CalLforrda DIive betrieen Rosedale and Dufferln Avenues, Ln the amount of $13r58o.Oo. C ouncihxan Harper movedthat a lette? be f orr,rar de iI to the Burllngame Vl11age Improvemont C 1ub advislng that work nri11 proceed. as soon as f\rads a:re avail- ab1e, and that such l\:nd s wilL possibly be lncluded in the ],femo- randr:m of Agreement for the e xpenditure of Gas Tax F\:nds fo:t 1949-1950. The motlon was se^cpndeil by Councl Lrnal Ht-tnt anC unanl- mourly carried. The Dlrector'?ublic lYorlis was lnstructed to in- clude thls project ln th6 Agreement fo:: expendl ture of gas tax l\:nds for 1949-1950, oh moti.on of Councilman Hunt, secondad by CouncL Lnan Dahl ald unanlnous 1y carried.. A lette:' dated AprL]. 29, L949, was read from H. C. Itreuer, PolLce Chief requesting the appointment of a patrolnran ln t}.e Police Departaent from the submLlted ellgible 1ist. CouncLLnan lahl moved that No. 1 on the ellglbIe 1Ist, Russell Watson, be appointed.to the posLtion, subject to the passing of a satisfactory medl,cal examinatlon, seconded by C ounc ilman tove and unanLmous 1y earnl,ed. 68 Petltlons si.gned by membens of ttre vanlous chxrches as welL aa resl-donts of the clty, p?otesttng the appllcation of a bee:r lLcense to Mr. Soteno Abuy, DBA Bu::llngame L,unch, 25O Lorton Avenue, and the app]-lcati.on of a renevr&I of a beer llcense to Edwln H. Hax.snan and 17tL1le D. PrestrLdge, DBA Blrllngane Bll1lerdl Lunch, 264 Lo::ton Avenue, ras presented. and read. Mayor Simondsstated for the benefLt of those in a ttendance that the CouncLl hae not, in the pastr. opposed the grantlng of J.lcenses for on- sale beer and wine to nestau::arrts, but that the above appllca-tlons would be referred to the Chlef of Po1Lce for character re ference s. A neport flom the RecreatLon Departnent for the month of !,[ar ch, 1949, was read and ordered flJ-ed. Resolutlon No. 28-49, entltled [AccoptLng Offer from W11llam W. Quanbre 11 and Ellzabeth A. Quantrelln nas introduced by C oun- clLman Hunt who moved lts psssage, seconded by Gouncl lman Dahl and carnLed by the unanlmoug afflnaatlve vote of the Councll merrber:s. Resolutlon No. 29-49, entltled, rAccepting ConveJrance f::on Wl1llanB. Qiuantrell and Ellzabeth A. Quant::e11rr was Lntrod.uced by Cor.rl- cilman gunt dao raoved Its passage, seconded by C ouncl lman DahJ. and car?led by the unanimous affLmatlve vote of the Cou:rcll members. ResolutLon No. 50-49, entLtled, 'rAuthorlzing the Ctty Tr?easurerInvest $7O,OOO.o0 of AvalLable Cash rlrnds ln the United States Tr:easury Notes, SerLes tprrr, was lntroduced by C ouncl lman Hunt rqho moved Lts passage, seconded by CounclJman llarper and ca:?nledby the unanlmous affirmative vote of the CorurcLl. K. s. Pltch, Director of Publlc T{orl<s, pnesented at 'r,his time, recormondation that l,'loody J. Herury, the 1ow bidder, be sardodthe contract for the cons tructlon of the Dril1 Tower. A Reso-lution No. 31-49, vras therefore introduced by Counci Inan Dahl r*ro moved its passagee seconded by Councllrran Harper, th&t ttrecontract be arvar:ded l,ioody J. Ilenry, ln the amount of $14r415.OOand adopted by the unanlmous afflmative vote of the Councll-. the A letten dated Aprll 27, L949, was read flom the Burllngame Hrate:: ColmlssLon, subrn5.ttlng a roport of a survey made of th€ Water System withLn the Clty of Burllngano showing an estlmated accrued deprecLatlon as of Jaruary 1, 1949, of $5861655.OO.0f thls depreciation estimate, there Ls a total of $169,00O.OOderLved flom pnope:rty whoIly depreclg-te.d to -date. The estlmated neplacement cbst'of 6q'lfpneirt a;d n *hqd.rfieeaea is $1r434r844.OoTher:e 'leing no ob jections, the corrurrunlcatlon was noceLved andplaced on fl1e and a meetlng to be a:rnanqed vrl th the Clty Eng- ineen to discuss polnts that have been ralsed pertainlng to fLnance s. A letter to be transmltted to A. 0. 01sen, Chlef Engineer, hrb1lcUtlllties CorrLnlsslon, ssn F?ancisco, regardlng the dispositLon'of tracks on the Clty of BurlLnganre t s streets was read for thoinfomation of the pubIlc, in whlch that Conrnlsslon ls to benotifled that ln the event the Clty of San Francisco does not remove sucir tracks, etc., the Clty of Burlingame w111 proceedln Ltrs dlseretion to perform such \rork and v111 c lairn alL salvagerlghts to mate:rlal and o qulpnent as nemovod fnom pubLlc. thorougfr- f.ar es. Uayor slmonds lnvlted Vice-Idayor Hrrnt to take'the Chalr at thlB tlme. In reporting some of, the lnportant aclLevements during thepast year, rrhLle serving as l..Iayor, Llayos Simonds Lncluded the followlng: 1. Dl:.ecting and lnstalllng of trafflc llghts on EI C amlno Real and Callfornia flve. 2. The submlsslon of the flrst corqrle te survey of the ffater Cocrrri.ssion r€igardl,ng ttre YJater Departmentl s dlstrlbutlon system r*rl ch entalled a great arnount of work on ttre part of the Clty Englnee::, the lYater Foreman, and the lYater CorsrLsslon. - 69 3. Flre and Recreatlon Bonds passage -- the start of thestruction of the C omrunl ty Centcr Ruildlng -- end nov theof the contract for the constructLon of a IlrLll Tower. C On- aYrard 4. fhe annexi.ng of Skyllne Manor. 5. The favo:rable declsLon nlndered in favor of the Ctty of Br:r- 1-lngeme r€ garding the armexatlon of l,{llLs tlanon. 6. Purchase of the Red Cross property - toward the future devel- opmoDt and grorth of Bur]-lnga^ne. 7. l{aj or street slgns. llayor Slmonds Expressed. hls app"eclatlon to the cltl,zens of Burllngame on hLs electlon, to the Councll for extending theprivllege of s ervlng as Mayo" for the past tvro yea::s; the Cham-ber of corrnerco and ![r. Clarnond Perry, lts president; the headsof departnents, the clty enployees; the press for lts pubLlclty, and to the studonts of Burllngame Hlgh School- for their particl-patlon ln Shrdent Government Day. ![ayor Sfulonds the]reupon placedthe nane of C ounc lLnan Dan R. Lovo, Jr., as the next Liayor ofthe Clty of Burllngame. There beln5; no l\rther. nomlnations, C ounelLmari Iove was unanlnous ly elecled Nayor for the ensulngyear?. Iigyor: Love pLace the narne of John J. Ilarper as Vlce-ldayor. There belng no {\rther nominatlons for Vlce-Idayor, CouncL'l"nan Earper uas unanlnous ly olected as Vlce-ldayor for the ensuLngyear?. Councllman Slmonds Ln presentlng the gavel and badge ofoffice, congratulated Mayor Iove on behalf of the cltlzens ofBurlin8a]le. In acceptLng the badge of hls office, l.[qyor Lovestated that hls policy would be to follor the s arce progresslve p?ogram as ad.pted by. the CouncLl. Roy W. Sea8raves, attorney fo" Irlr. Theodore Meyer, requestedthat he be notifl-ed when the streets ln Ray Park a::e Lnspectedprio:r to thelr acceptance by the Clty, Llayor Love informed 1,1r. Seagraves tl1at at the present time, the Council Ls not at libertyto say rtr en the streets are to be accepted. Each Cpuncllrnan, ln turn, exp::essed thelr rvtrole hearted support and cong3atulated l{ay or: f,ove. Supe::vlsor Edward McDonald, . GranvlJ.Ie Brovnlng, Secretary of the Chatrber of Corunerce, andI. Kazrnel, Clty Atto:rney, expressed thelr apprec!,ation to retlr-lng l[a;ror Slmonds, and con5n:atulated the new Eayo? on hls appolut- ment. LIr. Leonard l;ohun addfessed the Council, statlng that he ras a new resid.ent to the c onmunl ty and that he wl stred to congratulate the now Mayor and exp?ess the hope for the eontlnued succeas ofthe adllnls tratlon. There being no f\rrther buslness before the Councll at thls time, the neeti.ng was adJou:rned on motLon of Councllman Dah1, secondedby Councllman Harper and unanlmous 1y carried. Respectfhlly subnl tted Herbert K. T{hLto,Clty Clerk APIfi OVED: "fo". tt /,* O* 'l)an R. Love, Jr.d Ilayo!: