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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1935.11.04L73Burlingane, Calif. I{oY. ,4, L955. A reguLar meeting of the Clty Council of the Clty of Burlingame was heldl on the above given date. fhe meetlng was oa1Ied together at 8:00 P.M., Mayor Buck 1n the chalr. Councll,men Buek, Eancllos, Hives ancl Eunt answerecl the ro11 oa1I. Absent -- Councilpsn f,lgh. fhe minutes of the previous meeting of October ?1st were read arid approveil. A letter was read from C.M. llhonae submlttlng his resignation as Burllngame City Engineer to beeome effectlve lmmecltately. 0n motlon by Councilman Hives anal seconded by Counctlman Iiunt, the gam6 was aecepted. A Letter was read from the Boartl of Trustees of the $an High School sigaifylng their willingness to participate basls ln the erpendlture for gratllng ancl macadanizlng a 1n Washington Park but in no event to exceed $e50.00 as Blds were submitted by the following for thls work. A request from X'red W. Borden, 14L6 Cabrtllo Avenue large poplar tree was referreel to Frank Anderson' Pa attent 1on. -L.C. Smlth, to grarlc, rock and ro11 approxlmateLy L6r500 sq,ft; roek to be spread to aa averago depth of 4lnohes; to be watereil ancl thoroughly ro[].ed; supp[ylng necessary Labor ancl equlpmeut ancl oomplettng the job for $?75.0O -8.8. Casey eonpany, to clear 1ot of weeds; to grade are& for Brop€r dratnage; to roIL, subgrade, and mn rook to 4 lnches for the sum of .04{ per squa,re foot. 0n motton by Couneilman Elves and secondeal by Councilman EanclLos, award of oontraet was made to l.C. $raith as per bid, the Hlgh SehoolDlstrlot to oontrlbute on a basts of 59-50 of the total eost. Mateo Unlonon&5e-50parking areatheir shar€. remoYe one Warden, forto rk A eomplalnt was read from If,rs. E. Mlddendorff of loud nolses anal dlsturbancos emlnating from Eoover Ha1l. George lemperopulos' owner of the EalL who was 1n the audlenoe, addressed the Couneilstatlng that the/ windows on the east side of the building adjacentto the tr{ltldenclor?f home had been closed to nolse tlurlng the past week antl he did not antloipate any further eomplaints from reslelents 1n the vlcinity. The 6lerk was lnstructed to comutrnleate this infornatlon to Mrs. Mlddendorff. Uap #g of Burlingables Subaltvlslon was presenteil by Lang Realty Com- pany for aoceptanee. A short controversy arose as to the ownershipof a 2 ft. strlp bordlerlne; Oak Grove Avenue whleh wae not dellneatetl on the m&F. I{o assesgments rere of record and lflr. Lang stated he had nerrer heard of any such ownership. City Attorney Davis advisetl the Councll to aaeept map as is. A motion to this effect l{as, therefore, offered by Councllman Etves and seconded by CouncllmanEunt. Carrledl-- all voting AY,E. Police Chief Earper recommended a "Str0Wr sign-"PIAYGR0UNDn at Eilgehlll and Paloma Avenue believing this woultl be more effectlve than an artertal stop slgn. A resolutlon to aecept L{r. Earperrs sugg€stilon and recornmendation and to lnstall sueh a stgn was offeretl by Councilman Hanellos anal seconcletl by Councilman Elves. Cerrieil-- all voting AYE. fhe Clty Plannlng gemmlssion repo Ionnelly Avenue to buslness; tha rted as to reclasslflcatlon oft after due investig:ation antl carefuL stutly, 1t elected to reafflrm 1ts previous recommendationthat the application be clenled. It suggested' however, that theproperty owners get together looklng toward a eompreheirsive pro- gram for the reorganlzation of this particular area,. in-- ( 1 ) a seryice alley at the re&r of Burllngame Avenue business property. (e) ellmtnatloa of private trueking a11"eys from Donnelly Ayenueto these properties. I L74 (gl wldening ancl straightenlng of !onne11y Avenue wlth, 1f Posslbler &n extension to Callfornta Drive. Councllman Hunt offered as a suggestion that the Councll meetwlth the property owners ancl the ?lannlng Comnisslon wlth the vlew of etraightenlng ancl wtclenlng of Donnelly Avenue and re-alasslfylng both stcles of the street to oomnerciaL usage. It was aeeoptod on the part of Mayor Buok; a meettng to be aalLeil 1ater. A map wes submitted by Axel Y. Johneon of the San trfiateo Invest-nent Conpany ask{ng for the conversion of Lots L2 and 14, BLook 7, Burlingaroe Park #2, lnto three 50 ft. frontages with depths to an excess of 100 feet. A motion to aocept rnap as presented was offered by Councllman Hlves and eecondedl by Counellnan EanclLos.Carrled-- all vottng AYE. A Letter was reatl from the Whlte Co11ar treagpo,of $an ]dateo County, G.S. Newe11, Contact 0halrman, eatltng attentlon to lnfestatlonby termltes and suggestlng a house surtrey with submisslon to the W.P..ll asklng that I project as outlined be grantetl to the 81ty of Burllngeme. Mayor Buek believetl 1f suoh a proJeot were to startlt should be oounty wlcle ln scope. Councllman Eantllos movecl that the matter be taken unrler aonslderation. The same was eluly aecondecl anrl carried. A Letter was read from James S. James, SI.P.A. County Manager, stating he had received worcl from E. 0orclon Eaweg, Ifl.P.A. Director,Dtstrlct #9, stating that projeets- #86 - Terrace Creek fiZOt - South Burlingame Sewers #+tt - Sidewalks, E1 0amlno Real #sl..O - Califoriria Drtr6 have been modtfied to the extent that supplementary appllaatlons prepared for San Mateo County prtor to August 16th wlL1 be per- nlttetl to provlcle for the lnerease 1n alLotments neoessary to take oare of the lnerease in monthly earnlngs of workers grantecl by Executlve orcler #5 approving the l,{etropolltan Seourity Scalefor thls Oounty. Consequently the P.lil.A. are Bow drawlng sup- plementary applicatlong for adtllttsnal. fecleral alLotments on all proJects whloh !ryere figure{ at the old rate. }dr. Maitland iep6rted that close to-loS of the property owners north of Palm Drive had signetl to eontribute a speaiat absessmont of $ae.16 per lot as provided by the Clty of Burllngame clue to ohange ln rate schealule. He saicl he was not so successful ln blooks between Oak Orove Avenue antl Palm Drlve. 0:t notion by Counailman Eunt and seoonded by Couaollman Hiveg, the..CounciL votecl to proceed lnmecllately on ?erraoe Creek Pro ject #86 as per terms cf }dr. James'letter ln the governmentrs approval of the L{etropolitan $eourlty Scale for San Mateo County whlch wt1l obvlate the assessment of $eg.tO that property owners ln the area affeoted were to parti- eipate ln. The Clerk was iastruoteal to thank the varlous signersfor their wi11lngi oooperatlonr An agreement submitted by the Division of Highways' J.H. Skeggs, Engtneer, providing for the expendlture of the l/4 cent gasollne tax for hlehways in BurLlngame during the 1-955-3tl blennlrrm was read and orelereil referred to the Clty Attorney for report and re0ommendation. MataLan Post, I{o.8068, Yeterans of Foreign lYars, through C.F. Sahmltlt, AdJutant, submlttetl an lnvj.tation to the CounctL to attenil a Jolnt public installatlon of offlcers at the I.0.0.F. Ea1I in San Mateo on Thursday, Sovember ?th at 8:50 P.M. fhe same was aoodpteil on behalf of the Council. The Dllabled Veterans of Forelgn Wars were granteil permisslon to se1l "Sorgetmenots" on the pubJ.ic streets on tlates IVovember 8-9-10-LL. Motion by Councilman Handlos. A resolution endorslng the FloraL Festlval held at Bay Meatlows, October 11-12-15 and recommendlng that it be made an annuaL event was lntroduced by CounclLman Eandlos and seeonclotl by Councilman Eives. -Carried- A copy of the resolution was or- cteretl sent to ]dr. Oeorge J. Davisr Llanager ln Ohafge. L7:r, George Il. Courtney reportecl deLay 1n the dr1111!e- 9f I new well ln Ylighington Parf owlng to clrcumstanoes beyoncl hls controL. An addittSaal OO aayg wis voted }fr. Courtney on motlon by councllman Elvea antl seoonaled by counclLman Hunt. .& dllgest of the State Bnergeloy Be,Lief-Admlnlstrations Work 3lroda* ln San Mateo Couut! fr6n _Ju1y.5, 1954 to Septenber 60, 1995 ias*pi"sentecl by L.G. MoAloney, ?lrector ancl the s&me was ortlsr6d plaeeil on file. Qrdinanoe }Io. 285 amenillng Ordinanoe $o. 219' lntroclucetl gatdber ?, 1955, antl given second reacling Ootober-81' 1955' ras reamendeil anil givea lts flrst reacllng. Introtlueetl by eounollroan Euntr ' 0rtlinane was give O.ts 886, creating a speoiaL gas tax luprovement fund first reading. Introtluctlon by Couneil-man lIunt. A resolution creatlng 2 hour parking on the north slde of Howard Avenue between Lorton and Etghland Avenues' on the r€carnuentlation of Cbief of Pollce Eerper' was granted. Ifiotion by Councilman Eives antl seaonded by Counollmen Hunt. l[he use of tennis oourts in lflashlngton Park as to reservations was referred to Counoiilnan Huat for a more thorough J.ooking into. E.E. Eilklns, 1st Yiee Conrma1663, Burllngane Post 165' Amerlaan treglon, solielted the Couneilts pleeen_ce at Ball antl ?ageant at Sai }fieiaows on Saturday evenlug, I{ovember 9th and a parade oa guiraay P.M. at 1:50 tn San Mateo, also a request tha_t Mayor Buck tssue sn Armistlee Day lroclarnatlon telling the people of these otvis evenls anel urglng their attendanoe and pa.rtieipatton thereln. blayor BuoE uiged the CounciL to bear theee eventg ln mincl anil attend if poss1ble. He stated he woulcl issue the proclamation as suggested. check wrltera $oo.oo; the more modern otlo. There being nothing further to oome before the Council' same was acl J ourned . Resp e 1 bmi tt Approved.er a Io e I{,n1 Hr. Brouley of Hillbrae soliclted the sa1 with lnsurance poliey covering; the pria preser.rt check writer in use to be replaoe Dhe matter was taken under aelvisement. eofaetobdbya ,