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BurlLngame, Callfornla
December 20, 1948
A regular meetLng of the BurlLngame Clty Councll was heltl on the
above glven date. It{eetlng ca1Ied to ortler at 8:OO P.[1., - itlayor
Slmonds ln the Chair.
Ro11 Cal1: Present - CounclJ.nen: Dahl-liar?or-Etrnt-Love-SLmonds
Absent - Councllmen: I{one
The minute s of the prevlous meetlng of December 6, 1948, as submittedto members of the Councll and as posted. on tho Bu11etln Roard ln
the Ctty llal1 were accepted and approved on motLon of CouncL lman
Eunt, seconded by Councllman Harper and unanlmously carriod.
The mlnutes of the prevlous metlng held on December 14, 1948, for
the purpose of canvasslng the election returrrs of the Special
Munl clpa.1 Election held on December '/, 1948, and as subrnitted to
members of the Councll and posted on the Bulletln Board in theClty Ha11, were epproved and eccepted on motlon of Cor:ncllman Love,
seconded by Councllman Hunt and unanimously ca::nled.
The regular order of business was dlspensed wlth in orcer that
blds for the purchase of Flre Department Equlproent night be
pub1lc1y openecl and read and submitted to the Chlef of the Fire
Department and the Fi re Cornmisgion for penrsal and reconm,endatlonto the Councll later ln the eveningts meetlng. The Clty Clerk
opened and read the following blds:
TIVO 1OOO PUMPING ENGII{ES AiID AERIAL IADDER TRUC]'.S
Brake
!ID
Prlce v/o
Cab
Cab
Seagreve Corporatlon Ae rL al
Puaper
Punoe r.
L. N. Curtls & Sons Pumper
Pumper
'rVa:rd l,a France Corp. Pum-pe n
Amerl can La France
185 $5O,517.45268 19,O55.OO186 15,565.OO
Above rvlthout tax
2r,A $S5,aOO.OO2O1 50,8OO.OO
Above vrithout tax
24O s16,?Ae. ag
2A4 $14,586.OO275 2181185.OO Y2O4 26,500.OO -
Above nithout tax245 $1?,eZs.OO2OO 14,650.OO
Above uithout tax
tsoo
800
800
(2)
(2)700
700
eeso
#7so
7"o
*szs
275
Coast llanufacturers
Coast ldanufactr:rersP. Li. Van Pelt Inc.P. E. Van Pe].t- Inc.
Corp. Purnper
PumpenAerlal
Pumper
Purupe r
Whlte
tr1]G AIID SqUAD TRUCK
14A $ 9,szs.oo
]-2,43,9.OA
242,2O4.44
Chlef and the
*]oo
FireThe bl.ds were
C omrrl sslon.
thereupon neferred to the Fire
FI'M{ISHING AND INSIALLI}IG I-IRE AI,ARM SIGNALING
EQUIP}.{ENT
Gamewel]- Company, Ilewton Upper Fa11, iirsss.
Cornp'l s16 installatlon rrithirl 15O calendar days fromdate avrard, ... 52A1993.25
A dditiona]- equipnent - 10-6" turtfe eongs26-#1-71 Protective Arrestors. 645.31
The above bid was also referred to the F1re Chief and the Fire
C ornmi sslon.
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The regular order of buslness was r€ sumeal and the subject on the
Notlce of Hearlng of a Variance of Zone vras open for dlscusslon.
ldr. J. L. l..iathias, 1435 Bellevue Avenue, addressed the Councll
entering hls protest agalnst the granting of snch variance to a 11ow
the Red C::oss to use the pronri se s e.l !449 Eellevue Avenug as
Chapte:r Headquarters and lnforuing the Coi:nci1 that lt sas hlspreference that the pr.operty be rotaLnod as belng ln tbe ApartmentZone. The City Clerl< read a 1e ttor from liirs. Loul sa lii. Brace,
1415 BelJ-evue Avenue, requesting that if a varl-ance 1s g::anted the
Courrcll protect the property oriners on Bellevue Avenue from furthe r
encroachment in thelr Apartment Zone. A lette? dated Deeenber 19,
1948, was also read from Len R. Anderson, 1460 Bellevue Avenue,
request!-ng that the CouncLf consLder certaln polnts ln the interestof Burllngame before votlng on the change ln zonlng. I'irs. J. L.Ifathiag, 1435 Bell-evue Avenuo, and I'ir. Leroy Preston, 1441 Bellevue
Avenue, also addressed the Council opposing the use of the premlses
as Red Cross Eeadquarters and protestlng against the allowing ofspot zonlng wlthin the Clty. tr(r. irl. H. Taylor, Chal rnan of ttp
Aneri can Re d. Cross addressed the Councl]- and stated that the:Pe was a
mi sr:nderstandlng as to the neanlng of the zonlng of this prcperty,
and that 1t nas understood that tf at any tlme the Bed Cross should
dlspose of the. property Lt would revert to its orlginal- status.
uayor Simonds further explalned to those 1n attendance that Lt vras
slroply a variance to a11ow the Red Cross to conduct thelr partlcular
f,rnction of goverrrment and the propenty trould again revert to
apartment zone if it should be abandoned. [ir. John Parke::r 521
AJ-mer Road, stated that the 1ot was large enough to house enployees
of the Red Cross as well as sufficlent space for the parkLng of
cars withln the property anci that he approved of the change. IUns.
Barriey Brlstovrr Eed Cross worker, addressed the Cou:tci1, and c1-arified
several points discussed by those protosting. A letter was read
from the Burlinga:ne Clty Plaruring Cornmisslon in whi ch it was
recommended that a vari,ance be granted on Lot 13, Block 10,
Burlingame Land Srbdivlslon., Street liurebe r 1449 Bellevue Avenue
fros Lis pnescnt itatus as ttapartrrent" to a penltissive variance to
aflow its use. as Chapter Headquarters of the San lilateo County
Chapter, Ar:rerlcan Red Cross. Follolving further discusslon and
consLderatlon, Councllman Love entertalned a motlon that the Councll
concur ln the rocornmendatlon of the Planning Comlr'r-s sl on and that a
Peruissive Varlance be granted vrith the follorvlnn stipulatlons:
That this sha1l be a varlance for the Red Cross and ln the event.
that the Red Cross ceases to use the prenises as lts headqr:e. rters or
attempts to dispose of the property the property sha11 then assunpthe status as exlsts ln that dlstrl-ct at that time. The notlon was
secondetl by Cor:ncllr:an BarT>er and unsnimously carrled. fhe City
Attorney nas lnstructed to prepare an ordinance affecting the
proposed change. $ir. Yi. H. Ta-v1or, Chairman of the San itlateo Cout$
Chapter, American Rod Cross, thanked the l,layor and Councll members
fo:: the a ctlon taken.
Bids for insurance coverage for the Clty of Burlingarae for the
ensuing year ivere openod and vead as folJ-ows:
Hartford Accident fr lnderrnlt
orn e an rancis co
One Year Three Years
Genera]- Pub.Ltab.& Prop. Damage
Automoblle Pub.Liab.& Prop.
P remlr:m adJustments end eachpoIlcy perlod
Unj.ted States Gua rantee Co.
3ZO Califorrrla St., San Flrancl sco
General ?ub.Llab.& Prop. Damage
Automobl le Pub.Liab.& Prop.
Auto Pnomlum a djustment end each
poJ-lcy perlod.
5c/.2oo/to
50/2oo/ro ir1,736.42
11 4O9.30
$1, goo. oo
2 r695.93
5o/2oo/to
5o/5o/to
15
One Year Three Yeans
Glen Fal1s Indennlt
Lr-l'ssn.
Farme ?s fnsurance Gro
General Pub.Llab.& Prop. Danage(so/zOo/to Ss,eoz.+z
(
Automoblle Pub. Llab. & Prop. (
)
s er if . Dr j.ve
General Pub. Liab.& Prop. hmage so/zoo/rc(
AutoraobLle Pub. Llab. & Prop. (
Auto pro rata basls $39.98 each unlt (
ii.,
2
o
,887.4;.'
,602.4O
,602.40
1st year
Znd year
srd year
The blds were referr€d to the Finance Corrnittee of the Council withthat Cormittee authorlzed to take coverage wlth the co:npeny they
may recornmend to award tho contract to and action on the matter
would be confirne d at the first Counell neeting in Janua rT r 1949.
2. Jack TI. ?Ie::ce- fr-ni t'rt;'v,.4;ze-
3- tgg"*#A vjlg#*
Councl}nan Love movod that the IIst as subnLtted be accepted,
seconded by Councllman fiunt and una nlnousJ.y carrled. Mayor SLnonds
exp1alned that one name has been retained from a pnevlous J-Lst
and has been placed on the new eJ-lglb1e 1lst.
A letter dated Decembe:r 18, 1948, was read from the Clvil- ServLce
Conrnlsslon subnlttlng the follovring e1lgib1e llst for SenLor
Llbra:rtan.
1 . Ma ty J. lllelba slry
2. }{arguerLte E. Eartulrg
f,6unsflman Harper noved that the list as submitted be accepted,
soconded by Corlncllnan Eunt and unenimously carried.
Quotations on material for the extenslon of the Alarm System vrere
submitted by the General Electrj.c Supply Corporation, Phillips &
Edwards Electrlc Co., the Ylestinghouse Electric Supply Csrq)any
and the Graybar l:lectrlc Company. C ouncilnan Love noved that
because of the length of such quotations, the c oliununl cations berefered to the F1::e Chlef and the Fire Coni:ni ssion f or their study r'and recorrmendatlon, second.eal b;r C ounci lman Hunt and urranlmousl], carr.ied.
A letter datod December a7, 1948, was read from the Clvtl Serwice
Conmlssion subntttlng the fo1.lowing eliglble 11st for Assistant
Englneer:
1. James E. Delehanty
Refer-ring back to the bid proposals submitted, Earl F. Schnlcit,
Chalrman of the Fire Cor:mission a ddressed the Cowrcll and lnf or,rrc d.the Councll that after a thorough revlerr by the Cormlssion and theFire Chief it was their recornendation that the cor,.tract for the twopulrpers and the 75 foot aerial ladder be arvarde d to the Anerican
La France Cgnpany and that further tir:re be extonded to the Corrmlssionfor study and reconmendatlon on the avrarding of the bid for the
squad and fog truck. Cor:ncl1nan Dahl moved that the Councll. eone:':r' /in the recommendatL ons submitted by the F ire Chief an<l the Fire
Cormission and the award be grranted to the Anerican La France Cornpany,
seconded by CounclJ-man Eu:rt and unanimously carried. Ci- ty Attorney
Karmel suggestod tknt the Ama ri can La France Company submlt a v,rritten
contract Ln orden that no ni srrnderstanding !yi1l arise at a laterdate. I!ir. L. B. }lorgan, representing the cor,lpany addressed the
Counci]- and advised that a wrLtten contract forr,r rvould be prepared
and presented. 1.r. !{organ thanked the Co:rneil on behalf of his
colnpany, for the awand. Chal rznan Sctrrlot a].so recormended that thebld for the furni, shing and lnsta11lng of Flre Alarrn Signaling
Equlpment submitted by the Gamei€I Company be accepted. C orrlcllman v
Love thereupon mov€d that the Councll concur in the recoronendation,
seconded by-Councllrnan Hunt and unanimously carrled.
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A letter deted December 17, 1948, v.,es read frcm K. S. Fltch,Dlrector of Pub11c ',lorks, recommendlng tliat the contract for thethree quar.ter ton trrcl; be awarded to the SrnalLcomb Motor Corpardtrln accordance vl-th the tems of thelr proposal. . Counc lltan Lore
moved that the contr:act be arTarded to Sma]-lconb ]i:otor Companyto supply the pickup tr.uck, Idodel 5604, at the guaranteed prlce of
$1r516.?0 and delivered withln the specified delivery dat_e_,
f .o.b.Bu::llnfiame. The notLon was second.ed b;r Corxrcll-an hanper
and uranim.usly carried.
A letter d.ated Dece:nber 17, 1948, rvas read fron the l,later Comnls-
slonrrelative to a pr"evlous comrmrnication addressed to the Councll
on the subject of the proposed location of the cater Oepartment
Shop and Storage Yard on }iolllns Road. it.gy63 Simonds stated thatthe Bulldlnp; Committee of the Councll has reviewed the situatLonthoroughly end concur in the recoramendation of the ;iater Comrnisslonbut that several items are hol-dlng thls inabeyance and t tre Councll
has no particular actlon to take at thls tlne. The Clty Cle::k was
instructed to conrmrni cate riith the iiater Conmlssion advi sing ttr
Comrisslon of the delayed action.
A letter dated Decent'er 27, 1948, was read fron rda E. Coe, Clty
Treasurer, advislng that a ten thousand doliar United States
Treasury Bond, Series C, w111 mature this nonth and requestlng the
authorlzation of the City Council to relnvest this money, less
the intenest, in the s ame type of bond. Councllman lllrrtt thereupon
looved ttlat Resolution No. 60, trProvldlng for the Purchase of the
United States of !-Eerica Bond, Series Crr be sdopted., secondedby
Councllman Love anal r:nanimously carried.
A letter dated l{oveB.ben 8, 1948, rras read fron the State Esployees I
Retlrement Systerc, relative to a proposal to amend the contract
between the Board of Adnrinlstration and the Governing Boand ofthe Clty of Burlingame and whLch proposal reduces the retlrement
age of fireman, policemen and mlscellaneous erryloyees. The
communicatlon was ref e rr.ed to the Employeest Associatlon for
thelr: study and dj.scrrsslon and to the FLnance Committee of the
Council to ascertain the nocessarry expenditures to the City.
A letter dated Decenber 15, 1948, wa.s read from the Burllngarre
Elementary Schoolsr requestlng cancellatlon of taxes of 1948-1949
1n the amount of i;36.8O, on school a cqui.red proporty descrlbed asLot 8, Block 23, SuEdlvlslon of Blocks 22 and 24, and resubdlvlslonof Block 23 in the lown of Burllngame. The City Clerk was
lnstmcted to lnform the School Boarcl of the correct proceduretr; fol1ow before allowance is rrra de.
Beports were read from the .!'l re Department and the Police Department
for the month of iiovernber 1948, and ordered. fll-ed.
O rdinsnc
Code of
t229.1 E
Vehi cula
moved th
Harper and adopted by the follorving vote:
Aye s : Counci linen : Dahl-Ilarper-Iir:,nt-Love-Sirnonds .
Noes: Councilmen: IIon e
Absent Councl J.men: l{one
0rdlnance No. 4?5, entltfed. "An Ordlnance Amendlng the Ordinance
Code bf tho City of Eurllr,garre by Addin8 Thereto a New Sectlon
t222.2, Prohibltlng the Panklng of Vehicles on Howard Avenue
betwoon the Easterly Line of Callfornla Drlve and the tfesterly
LLne of the Rlght oi ',{ay of Southe rn Paclflc Companyr, was gliren
second neadLng. Coulcilman tta::pe r moved the passage of Ordinarne
No. 475, soconaled by C ourrcilnan Dah1- and adopted by the
folloYrlng vote :
Aye s : C ou:.ci l:nen : Dahl-Harpe r-I{r:lt-Love -Simond s
lloes: Counel-Lnen: lione
Absent Councilnen: IIone
o. 474, entitl-ed, r'An Ordlnance Anending the ordlnance
City of Bu::llngane by Adding Thereto a l'levr Section
bllshing City Ha1I Lane as s 01e rlsy Street for
rafficlr, was glven second readlng. C ouncLl::an Eunt
assage of ordinance 1!o. 474, seconded l-ry Courrcilman
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The names of Ear]. S chnldt and Albert R. Gordon were submitted
by l{ayor Sl-monds for reappoLntment to the FLre Conmisslon. 0n
motlon of Cbuilcilnan Dah1, seconddd by C ounci,lman' Love the
reappolntments were r:nanimously c onf I rtle d.
G::ant B. Sweet, ?35 Concond 'liay, addr.essed the Council, reqlrestlnginformatlon as to the locatl,on of the new C crurun j- ty Recr:eation
Center Bu:'.1dlng to be erected near his prooerty and suggestingthat conslderation be €llven to the dl" s-a1lor.rance of parlrlng on theeasterly side of the park. I'{ayor Slmonds lnformed l;ir. Sweet that
althoug,h the survey nade by the State Recreation Department had
recolnmended pa::king on the easterly side of the park, the Counclldld not concur3 ln that recommendatlon.
Ccuncllman Dah1, reportlng on an investigation made by the Police
Corunittee of the Councl-l and Police Chief Theuer, negardlng ambu].ance
ser.vlce rlthln the Clty, stated that they had been advised by
Cbunty Health Director Hanold D. Chope, to delay action until suchtine as he submits a report and recomrnendatlon to the citles. T,^ene
belng no objections, the subject was t abLed for further study.
Under the heading of l{ow Buslness, Cor:ncllrran Dahl moved, s econded
by C ormcllnsn Earper and unanlmously cai,ried, tbat 0scar R. Thayer,archltect, be pald a partlal payment of $5r000.OO on hls contractto prepa:re plans for the C6mmunlty Center Bul1ding.
0n behalf of the Clty Coi.rrcl1, [Iayor SLmonds extended the seqsonr sgreetlrBs to all.
CouncLkdan Love, on behilf of the Clty Counctl, thanked ilrs. r.l. S.
Slmonds, Jr., for her fLne trork as cfflclal hostess of the Clty
and extended the best of the seasonr s greetings"to her.
Therebelng no furthe r buslness, on motl-on cf CoucLl-rnan Dah1,
seconded by Councilman Ha:rper and unanLmously carrled, the Counc j-1
ad J ourae d.
Re spectfully subrd tte d
Cotrncllrnan Ilurtt moved that 0scer Thayer, arichltect, be notifledthat it had. been unanLmous1y voted upon that the Recreatlon Cente::
Bu11dlng be erocted 4O feet fion the sldewalk and a sidellne set
back of 4O feet. Councilman Dahl seconded the motion and unanlmouslybarrl6d. The City Clerk was lnstructed to so notify tir. Thayer andalso that the Clty Englneer would furnlsh him rvith a topographlcal /map for his guldance.
The Clty C1e::k was lnstructed to contact the lionor Ro11 Conunlttee,
appointed du:ring the war to erect a monument l-n front of the
Burllngame Post Office in honor of thoso eitlzens of Burllngame
servlng 1n the war, and request that Coru:rittee to rnake arrangementsto have the Rol1 dlsnantled. The Clerk was f u-rthe r Lnstructed to
request that the Corml,ttee &rr€nge for a peruanent Honor Ro11 ln
rneno ry of those who have served cur C orm tr'5r.
Clalms llos. 624O to 66eO nere read and. warrants ordered dravm onthe Ctty Treasury for their respective qnounts, on motlon of
Corrncl'l man Dah1, secondetl by Cor:ncl1r:an ilunt and unanir::ously earried..
ERT KCity C-t erk
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Slrnonds , Jr.
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