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Bu:rlingame, CaLlfomla
December L9, 1949
A regula:. neetlng of the Burllngaro Clty Councll was hold on ths
above glvon date. Meetlng calLed to order at 8:OO pom. - Mayor
tova 1n the Chal n.
Ro}l Cal-I: heaent - CounciLmenl Atwator-Hunt-Lovo-SlmondsAbsent - GounolLnen: Dahl
T'lle mLnutes of the prevlous meetlng of December 5, 1949, as sub-mltted to nembErs of the Councll and as posted on ttr6 BulLotln
Board ln the Clty HaLl. were approvod on motlon of Councllraan
Slnonds, seconded by C ounc 1J,:man llunt and unanlmouely carrled.
The mlnutog of a opeo!.aI meetLng hel.d Decerabor 9, 1949, aa sub-mltted to members and postod on the BullEtln Board we:re unaDlmous-
1y app:r oved on motlon of Counol lnan Eutxt, seconded by Councl lman
Simonds.
0n motlon of C ouncl Lman Atwater, seconded by Councl}aan Slmonds
and r:rran5.mousJ.y carrled, tho mlnutEs of the adJourrred meetlng of
Decetrber: 10, 1949, ae submltted to Councll membons and posted onttre Bu1le tin Board, rere 'approved.
A letter dated D€canber 15, 1949, raa road florr Iloward }1sge6,
Chalruan of the Penlnsula Pnotectlve Assoctation, rsquesting anapproprlatlon ln the anount of $5OO.OO, to asslst ln p:rovlding
eomponsatlon for 1ega1 counsel and trafflc englueo:r expenses
Ln an offort to oppose the Southe?n Paclflc Conpanyr I proposalfor comuton nate lncreaaes. Paul A. Mo0anthy, Clty Attorneyfor. the Clty of Belmout, atd pnesent at the meetlng, lntroducedMr. Howard Mggee, algner of the above letter, and pe::aonally
urgod. CounclL conslderatlon ln th6 Eatter. FoJ.lowlng a d1s-clsslon, Mayotr tove stated that the Councll wor.e of the oplnlonthat lt should contact ot}e:r Penlnsula cltles to ascertaln the 1::vLerrs before any deflnlte conultment was made and a declslonvould- ln a1L-probablllty be fo:rthcomlng at tho flrst nogular
Councl l- meetlng ln January.
A letter dated Decembor. 16, 1949, was read from R. C. Thouer,Chlef of- lollce, nequestlng an ordlnsrce be d:rarn limlttng pirk-lng on Chapln Avenue betreen Prlnrose Road and EI Canlno io- onehou:r rithout aeters, and fil:rthen that the ondinance be so drawnthat mete::s could be 1nsta116d at eome fitture date r*ren tb.e gtroet
1s sldened. Councl Lraan Sfutonda moved that the Councll concu:r 1nthe recommondatlon, and slgn post the atreot, anil th.€ CityAttora-ey be lns tBucte d to pr6par.e an ondlnance conformlng- thereto,seconded by C ounclllaan ttrat€r: and unanlmous Ly carried. *
A l-etter datod Deeenbet 16, 1949, nas :read fr.om K. S. ettch,Dlrector of Pubuc Eorke, advlslng that the budget estLmate-Lnthe anount of S34o.oo foi. the conit:ructlon of tfre Sanchez C::eekCulvort near Laguna Avenue appears to be Ion and t eco@endedthat foanal bltls be oaLled fo:: ln ebout Blxty day8. In orderthat the rolk not be deLayed, C ouncl1:aan Simonds'moved that thoDlreotor of Publlc WoIks be Lns tnuc ted to pnoceed wlth t he vonktn-the -narmgr prevlously dLscussed and ag:rLed upon, thatrednoocl studs be lnbodded ln concreto ln-orde" to i<eep wlthlnthe budget -€stlnate. The motlon waE seeondea by CountllnanAtwater and unanimously oartrlod.
A letter dated Dec6mb6lr 15, 1949, was read flom K. S. Fltch.DLrecto:r of PubJ-lc Worksl concern!.ng publLc Lsw No. 5S2, paisedby Congresa Ln Ootober of 1949, g:ranttng Fedesa1 ald In- tlsflnanctag of the advanco pJ.annlng of pubLle wcrks. The letteradvl.sed that at the present tlme ttrene aro tro proposed public
wo nks plans vhl ch uould menl.t thE uao of a feclerai loan- fo:radyance pl-annlng. Ttre Clerk was lnsttuctod to filo tbeconmunlcatlon fon ftrtu:re refe:rence.
A ]-etten dated Novemben 50, 1949, was :read from Edward S. coetzo,Pnesl.dent of the Bra:Lrnga6 Recr6atlon co'unri sLon, ". "
ori",.irng 'tho purchase of a floor -machlne and nulti-pu:rpou,'rr"or* -oi""n"r
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for ua€ et tho Comn:Irlty Center bulldlng. As the two ltema werenot budgeted fon, tho subJect was roferrod to ttre Councll FinancoComnlttee ard Superlntendent LLncoln for f\rr thor. dLscusslon.
A lette:r dated Decombor 13, 1949, uas read from K. S. Fltch,Dlrecton of .Pub11c Works, reconnendlng that the request of Honer
{cCoole TJater Department, for a leave of absence, be gnalted.
C ouncilman lIunt moved that the leave of absonce 6e grinteO to Mr.
McC_ool, for the perlod Doo€mbor L6, 1949 to January-I5, 19SO,lnclusLve, wlthout pay, seconded by C ouncllman Sfur6nds- and
unanLr,rously carrlsd.
A letter datod December 16, 1949, was read f:rom K. S. trttch,Dlrector of PubLlc T{onks, advlslng that the eacror agent, theCallfornla Paclflo Tltle Ineuranco Company ls holdlng a ite ed fo:rth6 Clty on tho aequlsltlon of Parcel. No. 36 - Carolin Avonueextenslon and recoEroendlng tha t a wanr.ant inthe aun of $grg00.Oobe d:rawn and a reeolutlon be adopted accop tlng the deed. Councll-
n0an S lmonds moved. that a wa:rran t ln the amount of $gr8O0.OO beauthorlzed d:r'awn secoaded by CounclLman Ilunt and unanLnous Iycarnled. Resolutlon No. 87 - 49 acceptlng the deed for tl:e'ac-qulsltlon of ParcoL No. 36, Carolan Avenue ExtenaloB, J. B. OswaldTas lntro&rced by CounciLnan Eunt, aeeondett by Counci Lrnan Slmondsand adoptod by ttre urranlmous afflntratlve vote of the Councll
memberg present.
A Let'ter dat6d Docomber 16, 1949, was read fnom K. S. Fltch,Dlrocto:r of Publlc Wor:ks, requestLng that an e116ib1e Ilst forthe cLasslflcatlon of gardoner-equlpnent operatoi and elso alist for the classlflcatlon of gardener be eetabllshed. Gouncll-
anan Slmond.s moved that the Clvll Service CornmLsslon be lngtructedto e::oate ellglble lists as requ6st6d, seconded by C ouncllmanAtwat€r and unanlmous ly carrrlod.
A Lettot dated Docember' 16, 1949, was read from K. S. Ettch,Dlrector of PubLlc Works, requostlng t}rat an e1lglb3.e llst bo
es tabllshed for Malntenance Man - Sewago Dlsposal Plant. As thepresent bud.ge t dld not provlde for such a classlflcatlon, j-n tblsdepartrnent tbs Dlrecton of PubLlc Tiorks rras requestod to ag-ceritaln ,bom th6 next eIlglble on tJle Utl1lty-nan llst hls w1111ng-ness to accept the posltlon ln ttre Sewege Dlsposa1 Plant.
A letter dated Docembor 16, 1949, wes read llom F. S. Eltch,Dlrector of hrbllc Works, advlslng that a letter recoived flomthe Dlvlslolr of Elghways, lndlcates that lt Is agalnst thelrrpoIlcy to pemlt ttre €rectr,on of a bus shelter as proposod by theBurllngame Vl11age fmprovement C1ub. ttre Clty C1erk wag 1n-stluctsd to notl{y th6 Burllngame Improven8ont CLub and suggest
tha t the Clty Englneer be contactod to discusg the probablllty ofenecting a.bus shelte:r on Rosedale Avenue and lf agreeabLe tosubrrlt a plan to ttre Plannlng Corurlsslon for lts ::ecommendatlon.
A letter dated Decenben 16, 1949, was read from the Clvll Sen lce
Comm{sslon roquestlng that the e11glble 1lst for Senlor Llb:rarlanbe estabLlshed for anothe:r yean. C ouncllman Slmonds noved thatthe ::equest be gnantod and that the I1st b6 extended for anaddl.tlonal year or untll Decenber, L95O, seconded by CounclLnanAtwater and unanlmouoly oarrled.
\ r i,;A letter t"feb Decembei-'L6, 1949, was ?ead flom tho RlchfteLd OilCorporstlon, requestlng perrolsslon to lnstaLl four 2rOO0 gal-Ion
underground storage tanks at tholr statlona on Bellevuo AveDuoand torton Avenue and San Mateo Drlve snd Penlnsula Avenue. Aletter was al.so road lYom Chlof Edward J. LeLs, recommending thatpermlsslon be gnanted, provldlng that there wlI1 be no loadlng
lbom the street and that the tenk ls LnstaIled to-conply wlth allp::ovlsLons of clty ordh.a.nces. Councilnan S:.monds moved thatChlef Lels be lnstructed to roquest a vnltten notLce be obtalned
fYom the Blchfl61d 011 Conpany, statLng that there vrl Ll be noloadtng Ilom the stre6t, seconded by Councl lman Eunt and
unsnl.mous 1y ca:rriod. Councibran Slmonds thereupon moved thatthe reconrmendatlon of Chlef Lels be accepted and the pemdt bepanted, seconded by Councllnan Atwator and unanlmous ly car.rLed.
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ordlnance No. 4g*, entltl,od, uan 0rdlnance AmendLng sectlonL?22 of the Ordinance Code _of the Clty of Burllngame byAddl,ng Ttreneto Hegulatton for Parldng Vehlcles oi anyproperty owned or posseesed by the Ctty; provldlng for therrnmedlate Effeetl.ve Date of the Ondlnaneen, was lntroduced by
CounclLman l[unt and glven flrst neadlng.
Reports f:rom the r'lre Department and ttre clty Judge fo:r themonth of Noveuber, L949, were read and ondored flIed.
! cLatm pnesented agalnst the ctty of MtrLbrae; ttre por.ioechlef and PoLlce cornslsslonens of the city of Millbrae; theB9a:rd of suporvisoxps; lTtJ.llanr urbanski, pollco offlcer of the
9lW-.ol &1tL1brae; the Clty Councll of ine CfW of Br:rllngane;the chlef of PoLLee and, Poll,ce commissloners 6r trr.e cltflofBurllngaqe, l.n the amount of $r0orooo.oo was reJected oirmotLon of councl}oan slmonds, s econd.ed by councilman Eunt and
una,nlmous J.y carrled.
ResoLutlon No. 88-49r authorL zLng the Mayor to eaten lnto aeontnact wtth tlre Amonlcan Tnust conpany- to lease the rearpontlon of tot 4, Block 1, Town of Bunltngame, for off streetpar"klng purpososr was Lntroduced by councllnan sl.mondsr
se-eondod by counclLnan Ilr:nt and camied by the unanl.mousafflrmatlve vote of Council membens prosent.
cLal.ms l{os. 7837 througtr 7969, were nead, and oa motlon of
CouncLLuaan Atwaten, s econded by _CouncLlman Eunt and, unar:Lurouslyce]rnled, wanrants were orde:red d:rawn on tho CIty Tneasury for -
thek respeotlve amountg.
CouncLl$an Eunt moved ttrat the pa3rno1l for the months gctoben
and I'Ioveralera 1949, ln thelr spoclfled amounts be approved,seconded by couneiLuan sLmonds and, unnnlmousLy canrled..
Elyol tove, on behaLf of the clty counoJ.I, congratulated Hrs.rda H. coe, city Treagunen-Tax cbLleetor on hei twenty-f!.veyears se::vlce to the Clty.
elaqol tove expressed CounclJ. -appreclatlon to tho Clty employees,and Mr". Gnanvl11e Browntnt of the Chanber of CommereL foi. tire
-dlgp}"y of ch:rlstmas deconatlons withln the city and extend.edhollday_geetl!ry to-the rrewspaper reporters, tte clty employeesand cltlzens of BurLlngamo.
Mlls. Sophle Hantrrng add,nessed the 0ounc11 requosting infosrnatl.onaB to proper dlstances and rules to bo foI1owed ln Sneettrrgfences 9q prope$I_and -clted a few instances whene regul-ationswere not belng fol3.owed. fhe Director of public l{orki was ln-structed to notLfy the BulLdtng rnspeetor to lnvestLgate.
There belng_lo funthen buslness, the meeting was ad,Journed toJanuary 5, 1950, on motlon of councllman Hunt, secoid,ed byCouncl}nan Slmonds and, unanLmously earrled.
fiespectfirlly subml tte d,
aClty Cler"k
APPROYED:
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Dan R. tove, JrU
Mayor