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Burll ngane ,October 17,
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A regular neeting of the liurlingame Clty Councll was held on tlro
above given date. Iiieeting rias called to order at B:15 p.Ix. -
I{ayor Love in the Ciralr.
l(oLl Cal-l: lresent - Councllnen: Atv/ate r-Dahl-ll.u:rt -Love -SimondsAbsent - Councl lrren: Iione
The minutes of thc provlous neetlng of October 3, 1949, as submltted.to members of the City Councll and as posted on the Bul-letln Board.
were unanimously approve d on motion of Councl lnan Hunt and seconded
by C ouncl lman Atwater. The ninutos of the adJourned meetlng of
October. 10, 1949, as submlttod to members of tha Councll r'rere ap-
proved on motlon of Councllman iIuat, seconcied by Councllnan Slmonds
and unanlmous3-y carrl-e d.
Ltonday, Oetobor 17, a949, at 8otelook, p.m., wers the time set forthe openlng of sealed bids for the constrrrction of a reinforced
concrote culvert located at the rear of the lollce Stati.on, near
Prial:ose Road., Burlingame. the Gity C1erk opened and read thefollowlng bi ds:
San ]riateo Ca 1!f ornia l: +,++e.oo
10 idders Bond accompanled bid
Cattlch Bros. r,nd Stovenson , Redwood Cl ty
@edBid
Peter So renson 927 Arguello $treet 5,467 .OO
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Bldders Bond accompanled Bid
Srni th Co ., San i,latoo
Bidders Bond a c corq>ani e d Bid
1t'ail1lams & Burrows Inc . , San i'ta teo 5, B3O . (rO
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$Bidders Bon accompanied Bid
The bids nere referred to the City Attorney and the City Ergineerfor their study and recommendation to be subn tted later. in the
e venl nl; .
If:ond.ay, Ociober L7 , lg4g, r,ra s the tine s et f or tjie report of theSuperlntendent of Streets of the cos;t of vieed abatei,rent in theCity of durlingame. The::o beLng no protests ente re c.l by any of theproperty ovrners liable to be assessed for the r,-,'e e d renoval costs,the report was accepted :s submitted by Resolutiotr Uo. 75-49,introduced by Councllnan ii61, seconded by Councilman Dah1, and
adopted by the unanlmous afflrmative vote of the Council.
l' l-etter crated October !2, 1949, rvas read frorr the Rurlin:ame Village
Inprovei,ent C1ub, r€questing that some action be taken to correctseveral drai.nage pr.oblems in the Eurlin8ame Villago tr-act. Theletter ';:as referred to Director of Publlc tr/onks Fltch l.ri th instruc-tlons to subml-t a report at the next regular Courrcil- meetin.c;. TheCity Clerk v;as al-so instructed to notify the a]:ove lmproverrent Cluirof uounci1 a ction.
A letter dated 0ctober 15, 1949, sras read frcm ll. 0. Llleolaic1es &Son, fnc., reqr:ostlng permisslon to ronnue one eucalyptus tree atthe site of ttrelr aparhnent house construction on E1 Camino Real(Iot 8, Block 2, Burllnga.::re Park No. 4 ) as tho t ree falIs dlrectlyon the d riveway. Questioned b;. the Councllr Park Supe rintondentAnd.erson, prosent at the meeting, advl,sod that the tree, lf allowedto neualn, l'rouId be e. hazard and. the:refore recoumended that j.t beremoved. Mr. Anderson fur.ther advLsed that in eases such as thls,a replacement would be made. Councj.lman Dahl moved that the CouncLlconcrlr ln tho reconnendation and that the troe be renoved, secondedby Corrncilm.an llunt, and unaninously carrlod.
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A letter dated October 13, 1949, v;as read from the Burllngamo
I'{ull clpal Employees t Assoclation reporting that in a recent b;Uotof al-l employees vrbo tvould. be aff ected., noro than three to oneindicated their desire for tho reduced retirenent age. I].re letterfurther. requested Council conslderation in its part in the amond-ment to the Retlrement P1an. l,layor Love. stated t hat the Councllcan take no actlon at thls particular tLue in vievr of the factthat the anormt charged to the taxpayers lvould. have to be provlded.for.in the budget. The uity Clerk vras instructed to prepa-re thecost estimate for the cityrs share and submit a report to ttrsCor:rc Ll for 1ts stutly. The 0i1y Clerk vuas also re-quested todirect a letter to the lvh:rri cipal Employees t Association advi.singthem that the Couneil rnril]. revievr the -costs of the cltyr s stra:reand the Associatlon will be advised. at a future time.
A le tter dated october 14
Conni sslon reque sting tha
l"l she d November 15, 1948,motion of Councilman $iqrounanlmously carrled, the
A letter datod Octo
Coromls sl on reque sti
changing tlte salarypresont $25O.QQ.pgrvised that the sub ithe Civil Service d
ovening, 0ctobe r . 2l-
ber 14, 1949, r,ia s read J'ron tiro Clyil Serviceng an e xpr.essi.on from the Coiincll relal,l-ve tolor the position of Junlor lngincer frorrr the
. Eonth to (500. O0 per monttr. l;{ayor Love ad-ect 'rould be dl scus sed rvith the Councl-l ando lrission at a rneeting to Lre iield !.riday
,.&t 7:;0 p.m.
49, rvas read from the Civil Servlcee ellgible lLst for Flrenan, estab-
renewed for another year. On
secon(led by Counciluran llunt, andwas extended f o:: an additl,onal yoar.
tabled untilivil Service
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nds,
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A letter rlated 0ctober 14, 1949, rras read fr.)n tiie iij.vil Servj.ceCommission subaitting the -:.'olloirj ng erctditlons to eligibie tists:
Groundsman - lrrk .lJepa r.tne nt ....latricjr D. partrlerUtilitlman - ,;ater Departr.ie nt ....Horitce Ii. IiensJ-ey
i'ction on the above l';a s held in abeyance i.Lnd riould be d.iscussedat the meeting to.be ireld on Frida;r eveni.ng, October Zt, !949.
A letter dated 0ctober 14, 1949, rias read from the Civil ServiceCornmission subrnitting the name of George !. Lechicl-r to be aCded.to the eligible list for Senior Librarian. The subject lvas alsotabled until discussed at the Council-Civi1 Scrvice Corstlssionmeetlng Frlday evening, October 2:.., 1949.
A l-etter dated. October l-4, 1949, vras read frc_,m the Civif ServlceConnisslon submitting the iollovring elii:ib1e J-ist for Junior
Liba ra rl- an:
Georgo Paul Lechi ctrI'rlrs. Bertha Lianvre].lIilss Sarah D. Bollotin
A-ctlon on the accoptance of the list riias temporarl-1ythe subject vras discussed with the Councll and the eConnission on Frlday evening, October p1 .
A letter r-rated Octob er 14, 194g, r;as read I'rom the Civil Servl ceConraission submitting the f olIol-;ing eligible l-lsts:
Senior Clerk-Steno
Typist -Cfe rk
ss p e
1,,1'
lii . tsetty Ii. Jensens l{rr thryn [1. Cosgrave
Lirs. Josephine Lyonsril ice S. i-\rf f
Llr"s. Sophie il. ilartun61frene A. 0t]treillGudrul Gref
Corlncilman Dahl moved that the Iists as presented. be accepted.,
seconcled. by Councl lr1an Simondsr and. gnanLrnous1y carnied.
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A letter dated Jctober 14, 1949, uas rctd. Iron i',Irs. Ida I'1. C6s,
Treasurer'Taz Col-lector, recluesting that an ap1;ointnent be rnade
for the position of typist-c1erk frorn the e1i8ib1e Iist. Counc j.1-
rian Si::oncls niovr;d tirat the request be giranted and tht f,irs.
Josephine Lyons, ltro. 1on the e1i61ible l-ist, tre appointed, subject
to the nassing of a satLsfactory nedj.cal exarrinatlon, seconded by
C ounc ilrnan dunt, and unanimously carrled.
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A letter datod 0ctober 7-4, J-949, was read {rom K. S. Fitch, Di-rec-
ton of Fublic tiriorks r reque sting that one utllltynan be appoi.nted
to f111 en oxistLng vacancy ln the iiJate:: Departnent. Ti-re appoint-
ment as roquested was held in abeyahce to be dlscussed at tho
Coulcll-Clvi1 Se rrri ce Corrmission meoting.
A letter dated 0ctober :..4, 1949, was read. from K. S. Fltch, Dlrec-tor of Fublic Worksr requestlng the appolntmenE of groundsrnan in
ttre Park lepartnent to fill an exl-sting vacanby. tho..request was
tabled for further dlscussLon vrith the vlvil- Servlce uorroissl-on.
A letter rlated Octob er 7-4, 1949, lras read f n:n Cit',- Clerk ',rlihi te
requcsting that an apr:ointment be rlade from the eliglble list forthe position of Senior Cle rk-$tenographe r. On notion of Council-
:iT-"n Silnonds, seconderl b;r C6ungilraan liahI, and unaninor-s1y carrred,
L1lss Ophella Luddy, Iio. 1,on the eligible 1ist, l'ra s a1>pointed,
subject to tl-ie passing of a satisfactory nedical examination.
ileports irorn t}:e !o1ice Dei:art:,ent, the }'oLice Judge and tiie r'ire
Departnent for the n'iontit of September, 1!49, vas reiid anci orderedfiled. A report subrnitted by Chiof of Police Theuer outlinlng the
activlties of the Tr.tenty-ninth Annual Conference of the PcaceOlficersr l',:sociation of Car.ifornia held at Sacranento, 0ctober5 to B, inclusive, rvas reed. Clrlef Theuer r';a s ttran]<e <i jior iii s
comprehensive report.
iiesolution llo. 74-49, rriiescincling iind Cance]-] ing .i\greer:re nt forJoint iri ai ntenance of ii'lre Alarra Systero irnd Construction of end
Ilaintenance of ,L:rill Torver for Cities of Hi]lsborough, Jan i,{rteo,
and Brr3f 1y16amerr was introdr-rced by Councllman F;unt, r,ho movecl its-passage, seconded by Cc,unci -:ran -i.h1, and uni-,ninrousl; c at,ried.
"ouestj.ened by the Ccuncil, !'irc C:iief Leis l.drrised th: t a iierO O.OOsaving rvould be realized by the terriin:rting r:f the agreenent.Chief Leis furtlier advised tllet a suitablo telephone numbe r had
been procured for fire alErm use.
Under unfinished business, Pirrk Superintendent Anderson, in al-ettcr dated October 17, 1949, reported tlrat upon i-nvestigationof the four eucalyptus tt'ees frontin6 tho propert:i at 24O t!\
Caninc, his recom-nendation.as that three of the trees lvi11 be
headed bacit at the top and sone of the }ateral branches will be
s,r:ortened br.cl: :nd thr,, t the izorl; iuas scheduled for soue tine :iniiovenber. The report vas ordered receLved and placed on flle.
A letter dated 0ctober 1?, 1949, lvas read fron Ii, S. Iitch,Dlrector of'Fub1ic lJorksr lransraitting a print of iii1s6" 4"- ao.Dra,llng 1,1o. 1211 entitled [l,1an and ]rofile of irlarsten I{oadlr anclof the iiecord of Sr.rrvel, IJap of the s'.ibject tract. Al_so enclosedlras an estimate of the 0osts of the proposed lnlrovercents and alettor advising that trir. EtLerne rvili p-ost o. pe'rf or,,,rlnce bon<l inthe anount of #20r000.OO. Lir. tritch reco:,ruaend.ed :at the riecordof Survey lJap be al,provocl for filing vrltli the 0ounty Itecorder
subJe ct to the execution of an agreerrcnt rvith j.ir. ljtient.r.c, settingforth t}:e nature :- nd cirai.lacter of inprovenents to be macle. A -
letter uets also read fror,r the llrurn-j-ng Corirrrission, acivising thatat lts re5;irIar meeting of August 29, Lt I'ra s unan nously voled toapprovo ti:e nap subject to tire conditions rnentioned in the comnuni -cation frcn the iiirector of lubli c 'iJorks and to the checl<ing bythat oi'fico of the final nap and construction cLetaiJ.s. Councii:anSiuonds moved that the re co:lrrre nda ti on of the Planning Coumissionend the Director of Public Vrior'l< s be accepted lvith 16 provisiont,l:at tl.c- vity ^11u"rley be crnsr-r]ted and all ;:atters peitr,il-ngthereto be ].egally con-forned vrith, seconCed L]. Councilr,ran !ahl,
&nd unanimously carriecl.
Heferring to the bids for the constnrction of a reinforced.
culvert, it vas ttre rocoramendat ion of the Ui-t;i /rttorney ancl
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City iin6ineer, th:t the liork be rrr;.arded to the lorv bidcler, Fran]<lT. Snith, for the }-:lrp sr:n of qi4r-z4B.OO. Co unci lraa:r Simonds raovedthat the bid be arzarcle d, as _reconmenclecl, to },'rank [ri. Sruiitr, as perplans and specifications alld tirat a contract be dra',,rn ,""ordin5iy,secondeC by Uorrnci Ii;ran Hunt, arrd unanimous1y c ar.r,ied.
A petltlon to change the zonifnontage on Oak Crove ,,venue,
1O00 Oak Grove ].venue, from aand neferred to the planning
the 27th clay of October', 1929
g of lortion of Lot '! , vrlth a YStCorbltt Subdlvlsion, desJ,gnated asartment to cor,rinercial, vas presented
ommission for a hearing to be held on
'A petition for a varlance of zono of that certeln propertyat Lloo Drake Avenue, descr5.bed as ttportion of Lots'J6'; 1i",Block 51, Easton DivisLonr y/&s presented and referrod'to tPlannlng Commlssion.
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A lettef dated Oetober 5, 1: 4g, u,as 1-ead f rcrx tlie Arrreri can i(edCross, San liateo Coult{ dhapterr, recluesting tjrat the iiojo", Ci.iufof the lo1lce and Cl'ri ef of the !'ire Depart ents attend L ,,DisasterInstituterr to be held
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on the evenilg oi...l{ovenbcr 16, 1949, at 1449Bellevue livenug Burlin:.anre, The City Uler"k lvas instruct6a tonctify the Red cross. rat the l..ayor ancl the crrlef s or uoir, ttrc ,,,ireand Polico Departnonts vrould repiesent flre citt ;f u".ii"J""" o"that c venlng.
A lette r dated October- S, 1949, r'ie s iead fron lloy C. {ircher,lresident of tsurl-incable s-o ak Grove llanor. rnprov;nent c:-rrt, - ruql.u "t-ing that the council take. appropriate action'to prevent-f}r6 u"e or
.the. area lyi-n5; to the northeast- of the ner? rlecre;.tioL, nuitaing tn'i)asi-ington I'i-Lr ir as a parking 1ot. The coireunication l.ra s referred.tc the irecreation cor:nissioi for rts study and r.port i. iir" citycouncil. A letter u'as also directed to bL sdnt to ttre - i*proruor"rrtClub irrf o nning then of C6uy1si1 action.
Clalms l{os. 7535 to 7756, :'.nc1usive, r;ere read ancl on motlon ofcouncilnan Darh1, seconded by c ouncr- iman atv,-aierl- ana'""i"ii."orycarrled, rvarrants ryere ordered drar,rr on :c citi rr., ",rry ior tne:.rrespectlve amounts.
Mayon Love submltted the narre of Robert IIigas a member of the Recreatlon ConnrissLon.Slmonds, seconded by Councilman lhmt, tho aIy c onf lrme d.
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ins for reappol-ntmentn motion of Couj1g11r,tan
pointment tras unanlmous-
roblonrs
ounc 11to
ilgVo1 l,ove submitted the name of Apthur lir.Oivil SerUlce Lionnission to replaci l;mne trcotion. of founcllrnan Simonds, ieconded byappoLntnent vras unanj.mously conflrrred.
Coun cilman llunt moved tiiat the CitJ' Treasurer be authoriied. to payeuch departnont head, attonding thL league of ca1 i-foririn citiu",Convention in San Francisco, tfie rraxinui oroo.,rrrt .i +sb.OO iJ, p"r"o.on subni s sion of actual expense invol.ved, secoriciecl ty C olrrrti toin Dah1,and unaninously carried. iiiayor Love urged each a.pa it,renf- hea d toattend a.s ltan]r of the meetiry;s as possiEle
Iiayo r Love stsr te d t hrit the counci I i s a'',r'are of the o err.I::r ne nuit: ir ti.re .City r.:.d autho'irer_l tlLe Strcct,C ,"".f itu"-oi'-t;iJ Iand tne vity n11o""ey to j-rivestigatc the ltroblen r.;ith a vier{possibly establisiring a i:;arking authority.
jrire cirief Leis and his departrrrent lrere congratukLteri on tlrc successof !ire lrevention rieeri a nil the efforts "r 6"ir,-ti"-iii" i"i*rtorurrtand tho Dan Iuateo -Br:r1i-ni;ame rnsurance .riients hs sociation iir concruct-ing an . educational progran in the burliiSerae Elenenta:T Scltools. Aletter of corrunendation was directed to be sent to Lrcth ihe i,ire Chlefand the Insurance Agents Association.
C rump as a rnonber of thets. Hayes, resigned. 0nuoulcilmarr Hunt, the
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;r.ayor Love stated that he had been advl-sed by the l,luni cipal llailvtays
tjrat -ction is under vralr for tite l'erroval of the ii.unicipal rail''ray
tracks luithin the 0ity of Burlin6ane and that Coulc ilmar: tlunt is to
meet wlth offl-clals reliLtlve to the possible purcilase of tlte I'a111'ray
riglit of v;a;,. A report r,;ould be subndtted f o 11ot','i ng the neoting.
Chlef Lels and the !'ire Conr.rission vrere requested to meet rd-th
the Uor-inci I on Friday evening, October 21, lg 49 ' at 7:oO p.rr.
The::e being
motLon of C
unanlmou sly
no further buslness, the me€tlng "';as adjourned. on
ouncl}nan Dah1, seconded by C ounci ln,an llirnt, and
c arrl e d.
liespe ctfuJ-ly submlt te d,
eibert i'',. frlh,;- te ,
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Dan 11. Love,
Iltayor
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