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Burllngame, Californ:ia
December 4, 1950
A regular mootlng of the Bu:r llngane City Councll was held on
the above given date. Meeting cal1ed to orden at 8:00 p.n.,
I,[ayo:r Love in the Chai::.
Ro1l Cal-l: Pnesent - Councilmen: Atwater-Byrd-Hunt-Love-SimondsAbsent - Councllmen: None
The minutes of the previous neeting of November 2O, 1950 as
subuLt ted to members of the Councl-I and as posted on ttre Bulle tln
Board in the City llal1 rene unanimous J-y approved on motLon of
Councl'lman Hunt and seconded by Councllman Atwater.
The mLnutes of the adjournod meetlng of Novernber 27, as submlttedto members of the Councll and as posted on th6 Bulletln Board
1n the Clty HaIl reere approved. on motlon of CounciJman Atwate::,
seconded by Councllrran Hunt and unanlaous Iy carrled.'
Ir{onday, the 4th day of December, 1950, was set by Resolution No.50-50, as the time vrhen obJections to the proposed removal of
weeds and rubblsh ulthln the Clty of Bu::1lngame ln the l-951 weed
abatement p?ogrsm shalI be hea::d and glven conslderatlon. Lf:rs.
Sophie Har tung, 2616 Hl1lside kLve, and l[rs. A. I'1. Blumer,
1955 Parkside Dr.1ve, both quostl.oned th'e CouncLl on the handllngof the w eed prog::am. Letters of protest recelved f::om L,trs. Fb.nnyE. Schultz, 15OO Hlllslde DrJ.ve, and Lebnard. A. Y{or t}rington,
BLg E'l Camlno Rea1, we::e referred to the Assl,starrt Engineer,for lnvostlgatLon. There bel-ng no further. protests, CouncllrnanIlrrnt Lnt:roduced and moved the passage of Resolution No. S4-SO,nOnd.ering Des tr.uctlon of Noxlous and Dango:tous Weeds and Rubbishin the Clty of Blr llngem e n soconded by Councllnan Bynd andcarrled by the unanimous vote of the memrbers ttreroof.
A letter dated Novemb er 20, 1950, was read f?om E. !. Llnco1n,Recreatlon Supe::intendent, advlsihg ttnt Aa::on Jackson,RecreatLon SupetvS.s o:: J.s expected to ::ellnqulsh hls poiitionon Jarnrary 15, 1951, and requestlng that the Clvll Sorvice
Coramission be dfuected to create an e1lgib1e 1Ls t for neplacement.
C ouncll:oan Slnonds noved that the Clvil ServLce Coomlsslon beso lnstructed, antl that l'.{r. Jackson be ins tructed to submlt
lts reslgnation to the Council fo:: f11Lng, soconded by CounrritnanAtwater and unanl,moug Iy car"ied.
A recorunendatlon submLtted to the Courrcll ln a letter dated
Novembon 5O, by L. A. Tillden, Assistant Englneer, that the wo:rkfor the weed sp::aSrlng of vacant lots and parc6ls be contractedfor, was heLd for further. dlscusslon r.rlth the Courrcil, Assl.stentEngLneer and Park Superlntendent at the close of the i.egular.
me 6tl,ng.
Letters f!.on the law offlces of Roy II. S eag::aves, dated Novemberl!, f9SO and George V. Whlte, Superintendent of ihe Burl ingane
EJ.ementary -SchooIs, dated Novembe:: 30, 1950, vrere read regdrdLngthe cost of street lmprovementx 1n Rry Park. The letters-both advised that a lega1 oplnlon had been recelved from the
DLs trlct Attorney wLth a dvlce that r the Burlin5iame Elementa:rySchool Dlstr.lct may not Iega11y contrlbute to the cost oflmp:rovements.' It was therefore requested that the Clty ofBurlinsarne as sut!.e the obllgatl on and that the ba lance dire inthe s raa of $2r849. 81 for the subject street lmp:rovements bepald to ftreo G. Meyer" & Sons, Contlactors. fhe a bove corrnunl-catLons were referred to City Attorney Karmel for his considerationand repo::t at the next ::egular Councll meeting.
A letter dated November 15, 195O, was read. fY'on the BurlLngcrre
Manor Improvernent Assoclatlon, neguosting that a meeting b6scheduled as soon asposslble Ln order to revLew the sbreetand sewer problems lt/ltr in that area d. tti the Councll. MayorLovo stated that such a meetlng wouLd be arranged for. ln thevery neal: future.
A lette:r from the co-ownors of 24O E1 Csalno Rea1, dated Novembe::20, 1950, was read ca3-1tng attentLon to tlro daqierous condLtion
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of the four hugo euceJ-yptus trees in f::ont of the above property andnotlfytng the Councll" that the co-owners will hold the City- of
Bur ll,ngame flnanclally responsibLe for any demage to propeitlr ortnJury to persons. Questioned by the Codncl1, Supenlntendent ofParks Anderson advLsed that his dppartrnent ls at the prosent tLmeconductlng a t::ee trimming prog?e& on El CarnLno Eea1. The abovecodrnunLcation was thereupon referred to Supe::intendent Andorson.
A lette:: dated Decemben 4, 195O, was read flom the Clvtl SsrvLcecormLssion announcLng t'he result of recent exanrl-natLons as follows:I
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4
5
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John H. }lichaeL
Ilarvey E. Johns trl
Dona1d D. Huglr.e s
Rictrard Ij. Conti
Richa:rd G. Su1ll-van
Wi111am A. Pavrson
925 Larkspur Deive
114 Stanley Boad
719 Thlr d Avenue
90 Elsie S tre et
2]OB Shattuek Ave.
115 lllghland Avenue
Br:r11ngame
Burllngane
Sax Bruno
San trt'ancisco
Berke 1ey
Burllngame
POII CUilAlI:
1. Joseph C. Galeoto,
2. Donal d C. Caudron,3. Noval F. Norman4. Joseph F. Ast5. Norman A. Saunders
Jr.
525 Vlsta Mar, Pacific l,ianor
SlrarP Park
423 Hazelnood Drive. So. Ssr Fl.ancisco
t)1/VoL%O ]1 Car, ino Rea1, Apt. 3l Bur**4; ame
124 Tenth Avenue San Litateo s.,1
3814 Bnanson Drive Sm I'Iateo i
The above 1lst for the posltlon of Fi::eman was accopted as -gub-
mltted on motion of Councllman Atwater, seconded. by C ouncllman
Byr d and unarrimous 1y carried. The li3t for the poiition ofPollcoman u.Ias rrnan l-mous 1y accepted on motlon of Counci lman S lmonds,and seconded' by' CouncJ.]'nen By]'d.
Pu:rsuant to a letter deted Dscember I, LgsO, roceived and readflom Ass t. Eng i-ne en Ttiden, recommending the payment of a vrarrerrt.in the amount of $141165.82, representing 9Oi3 of the totalamount, to ttre order of E. T. Ilaas Co., Councllman Simonds intro-duced and moved the passage of Resolutlon No. 56-50, authorlzingthe paJment of a warrant in the above a:nouxrt, payable to E. T. -
Haas Co. for the satisfactory completlon of a water 11ne repLace-ment, Callfornla DrLve, Penlnsula Ave rnre to Bellevue Avonue, sec-onded by councLlman Atwater and adopted by the unanimous afifuuatLvevote of the Council.
A claLm agalns t the Clty of Bu::1lngarne, presented by Inez MaudeJohnsonr- 129 Stanley Boad, Brrr"lingane, for lnJurles'and damagessuffered in a fall on the slder,ralk on the north sldo of Bri:r 11ngame
Avonue in front of Sprouse-ReLtz Co., fnc., was ::eJocted andl:eforred. to the Citytg insufance car:.ier on motlon-of Counci lJaanSlmonds seconded by C ouncl S-uan Hunt and unarilmous Iy can:rled.
Resolutj.on No. 55-5O, approving of and ag:reeLng to ablde by theCallfornla Clvll Defense Master MutuaL Aid agroem&nt, was intro-auced-!X CouncLlman Slmonds vrho moved lts paisage, s6conded by
Councl lman Hunt and adopted unanimous 1y by the affirmative voteof the Councll menbers. Mayo:: Love stated that the Ctty w111organlze 1ts owrr ClvLl Defense Frogram and submitted th6 name ofCouncilman Slmonds as Dlrector of Civil Defenso for and in behalf
9I thg City of Burltngaue. The appolntment vras unanlmous Iy con-flrted on motlon of C ounc t l:oef,r Byrd and s econded by C ouncii.nanHunt. Councllman $lmonds brlefly surnnra::ized the pi'og::am to beunde:rtaken and the cltlzens of Burllngame r,rore urged-to cooperato.
9tS"qlgg {9. 49e, entitled, nAn Ordlrrance AmendLng SubdlvLstonILI Of SECTTON 1902 O}- TEE CRDINAI,ICE CODE OP flIM CiTY OF BURLINGAITIEBY ADDfNG THffiETO IOI 3 IN BURIfNGA],G PARK NO. 4 AS IER lrtAp OF
BURLINGAME PARK NIIIUBDR 2' vras g5-ven second roadLng. On motLonof Counci lman Hunt, Seconded by CouncLlman Byt: d oidtnance No. 49Brras adopted by the follouning vote:
AYES : COUNCI LI{E]I[ : A twaten-Byrd-Hr.rnt-Lrove-Simonds
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSEIfll COITNCILtrUEN: None
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o::dlnance No. 499, entitled, ,,AN Cn'DII,IANCE AI,/m{DING SECTION 1,
4O2 OF TIIE ORDTNAI{CE CODE OF TIIE CIIrY OF BURLTNGAI,{E AS AI,IENXED
BY ORDINAI'ICE 398 BY REPEALING SUBDIVISTON TEEREOF, REVOKITIG POllItrR0F Tm CITY BIGINEER T0 ACT AS PURCHAS NG AGEt'ITnnas givon secondneading. On motion of CounclLman Byrd, second.ed by CourrcllnanHunt, Ordl-nance No. 499, uas adopted by the following vote:
AES: COUNCILllEN: Atwater-Byrd-Hunt-Love-SimondsNGSs COUNCTLMEN: Nono
ABSMTT COUNCILX,IEN: Nono
Ordlnance No. 5o0, entltled oAN CR DINANCE AtvIEIflDING TIIE ORIIII'IANCE
CODE OF TIIE CITY OF BURTTNGAME BY ADDTNG THERETO A NET' SECTION401.1; ADDING THE oFflICE 0I' PURCEASIIIG AGmIT T0 TrrAT oF cITy
CIERKT was given second x.eading. 0n motlon of CouncllmanAtwate::, s econded.by Councifunan Bynd, Ordlnance No. SO0 nasadopted by the followlng vote:
A]ES: ColrNCfUilEN: Atwate::-Byrd-Hunt-Love-SimondsNoES: CoUNCIm{EN: None
ABSEN] CoUNCILi!{EN: None
ordinarce l.io. 501, entitled, r,AN OnDfNAIjCj' Ai.EIIDING sEctroll 4o5OI;'TiIE CITY OF BIIRLII,IGA\{E SUBSTITUTTNG TJ]E OFFICE OF CITY CLERK
FoR CITY E IIG fIIEER AS PURCI{AS ll'tii A GE}IT', was given s econd readln€,.0n motl,on of Councilman Atwater, seconded by Councilruan HuntOrdinance 1{o. 5o1 was adopted Uy tfre following vote:
AjES: CCoUNCfLIIH,i: Atwater-Blrrd-Hunt-Love-simonds
NOE S : COLTNCf IJ'riEN: Nono
Abs ent CoUITCILLIEN: None
{ayor Love announced that a public he&ring ruould bo heldTuesday, December 5, 1950, in the Council Chanbers of the
Br:-n ling ane City Ha11, for the purpose of determLnins; vrhe therrent control shoul-d be continuod on discontlnued.
0n behalf of the Clty Councll, L{ayor Love expressed hisappr.eciation to Assl-stant Englneen l,llLden fqr his splendidwo:rk in the absence of a regularly appolnted Ery5lnLer.
LIay o:: Love advl,sed that the newly appointed englneer,L{r. George J. L{arr, wou-Id assurne his dutles on'"December IB.
There being no further busLness, the meeting rvas reair:.Ianlyadjourned to meot L{onday Decemb6r 1I, 195Or-on r,roti6n of "
Councilrnair Atvrater, s econded by Comcihnan' Byrd and unanimous 1ycar.rie d.
Respectfully s ubmitted,
App]"ovo d:
r, /*arL
HERBERT K. X'HITECity Clerk
Dan R. Eove,
Mayor