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Home My WebLink AboutMin - CC - 1937.04.19244 Burlin,game, Ca1if .april l!, L937. a reguler meeting of the city council of' the clty of Burllngamewes l:eld. on the above given clate. The meeting wes called togetherat 8:00 P, hI.I l,,{ayor Buck ln the Ohair. Councilmen [3uck, ]iigh, Ilives, iiunt and lt{ard. answered. rcll call.Absent: Crunciknen, None. . The rainutes of the previrus meeting of Apri1 Dth were approvedas submitted to the council, the rei:ding being dlspensed with. A letter from Ellzebetii Ai-in Phi)-iirs, requesting an ad.ditionalleave oi'a:rsenee of six rnr:nths from the Burlingame Fublic Library,was grranted. on the recorn.rrendrtlon of the Library Coror-aisslon. il(ot ion by C ounc i Iman l{unt. a petition signed by eight menbers of the ttBurlingame Fistol Clubn,stating that sald eight names represent a elosed. membership and.agree to entertaln no guest shooter on the Cltyts property.ln orderto keep shootin;.: privilege from becoming a pubric ent=rpriee, wasread.. Due to tire ebsence of Chief llarper, rction r,,ias cle: erred, toa future meeting. James ana i{aters, ci',.'i1 enqineers re'lresenting the Fr,narna RealtyCo., ln e connunication requeste o the apilrc'ral of the Oity ofBuriini,:ame, the Town of iii.-i lsbcrough, anc the 3oard. of Sr-rperviscrsof ilan Liiteo County,'or their Jcint consent for the location of a new sellier that wilr serr,/e Burlingame Hills i.fo.4, B10ck l and.Lots I to 4, Blocli 2, which sewer, w111 connect up lvith the Burl-ingame H111s Sewer &[aintenance oistrlct, feed,ing'tiir:-,ugh and touitin*te d.isposal in the Burllng.ame sew*ge end Dispcsal Plant.The matter lTas ordei'ed. referred. to Engineer Longson for investigationaad report. Superintendent of Streets Hollins cailed. r:ttention to tire d^isinte-gratlon of recent paving on Bloomf ietd Roed into the Burlingables".bub-dlvlsion and oesires ti> know 1f the Clty has to naintain the upkeepof ti:is enC other streets. The matter wes ordeled taken up wi.thlfrr. Oswa1d to ascertain his vrishes in tire rratier. ?he Clvil Service Corarnission submitted 1ts report silowing the find-ings of the examination for the position ot' Captain of Pclice wl:iehwaq recently held; said. report showing candid.ete IiTo. 1 John llartnett,and. Oand.idate IIo. 2Iiudolni: C, Theuer as taking the examination. John J. Ilartnettrs rating beiag the irirgher of the two, rrss on notionby Councilman iYer"c"r and second.ed. by Courlcilman High, approved, and hewas thereupon alipointed. fhe report of the i:ommission was oid.eredfiled. , The Planning Comnissionrin a ccrru;iunication, su6gested t.i:.at due tonany problems arising,the determination of & irolicy that rqiIl adeq-uately -.rovlde for more expansion as the 0ity grows y,roulo best be served. for the time being by the anpointment of'I\ir. Flueh ?omeroyas a City Planner for part-tine service at F50 per racnth. The Coun-cil was of the oplnion that there was merit to ti:e request but nofunds have been set up ln the bud.get for such a purpose. The matter'rlas ord.ered le.id over for cinsid.eration at budgct time on rtioticn by C; unc i lman llunt . ?he Planning Cornritission called. attention to Senete tsi11 No. 185 F:od.requested oppositicn to the measure 'by rrsolution of the Counct,vrir.ich it stated, if passed. lvill unciermine the princlple or therlght of counties to zorLe f'or leind usos by permitting the BiIl Board.Industry to place signs and. bill board.s ln areas where they siay nowbe forbidddn by County zoning regulationsr A Resolutlcn opposing Senate B11I i;o. 183 vras thereon ofJ'ered by Councilman i:ives &;rd was second.ed. by Ciiuiicilman ,j,trard1 carried all ',ioting AlS. a Resoluticn cplosing the elimination of porscnal property tax as presenteo in tire State Assembly BilI ??L ttzs c.ifered by Councifuaan Hives anri. vras seconded by C,runcilman }iigh. Carried, All v;ting Af3. t ?45 fhe Council,by resolution,supported. Assembl;r Bill 252 , which pro- vid.es for en appropriation of $5,0001000 for a State exhlbit ior the purpose of advertising the State at the Golden Gate International Ex-position in 1959, the excess revenue of rvhicl is to be cisrived from the Sales and Gascline tazes that will be expended in Cal-ifornia at the Exposition. L{otion by Councilrnan llunt. Resolutions accepting.d.eed.s from F. {.. Bloom, Iax Collector of the Clty of Burlingame, nyere ihtroduced,by Councilman }Iives, embracing properties as followsr Corner portion Lot 5, tslock 4, Burl.?ark Sub. ido. +3, tslock 45, Easton I'io. 4 15, Block 40, Easton iio. 5 22, Block 6, Burlingame Grove 47, Block 6, Burlinghome+, Fortions Lots 5 and. 5, Block 11, Burlinghome5, Block 56, I,yon and, iloagI, Block 42, Lyon and lioag0, Bloek 5, Buriingame Terrace MaP l215, f:icck 4ft Easton i.lo. 4 Ioregoin; resoiutions !,?ere seconded, by Councikaan IIigh; Carrted-- Al-1 votlng Am. Proposed, 0rdinance I{o. 5LZ, governing trailers was d.lscussed. CI;,6u i{anwell, President of the Chamber of Commercd, believed. 0rdinancegot up by the League of Municlpalitles hacl merlt and. shculd be looked.into. City Attorney Davis dlcl:not favor Ord.inance sponsored by the League and. held for 0rdinance IIo. bLZ as read.. CounciLnaR ffard sug- gesteil. laying the matter over. It was so ord.ered.. City Attorney Davis reported. that the Burlingame Tan and Storage Co.will d.eed a 80t strip f'or ttre wid.*ning and. improvement of tsroad.way from the Bayshore Highway to the -Liailroad.. 'fhe Council approved. the widening and instrueted. the City Engineer to prepare plans and. snec-iflcations for the work and the Clty ettorney to e'scrow ali deed.s so the improvement may be consumated.. Ijemands aqainst the CLty llL'e$5 to,,f13aJ. inclusive rrere read and ar- proved and veruants r{'ere oriered rirawn on the City Treasury for thelr respective amcunts. Mayor Buck olfered his resignation as }fap,31' of the City; thanliing the members of the Councll, aepertment heads and employees for the coop-eratlon they have glven hin d.uring hts period. as an officer ofthe City. Councilraan,{ard moved th".; .acceptance ci the resignetion of },iayor Buck,euloglzing h1s services. The resolution was duly seconaeci ano carried.. Mr. tr9ard thereupon mor,'ed. the election of Ccuncilman Hives for Liayor for the ensuing year which vras unanimously approved by the full vote of theCouncil. Mayor-elect iiives took h1s seat as L{ayor and. thanked. the var- lous Courrcil members for the honor tl-rey had. bestowed. on him and. offeringto give the best that is 1n nirn for tLre service of the C1ty. Felicitat- ions irere expressed by,'im. I{. Idd,y, former Councllmanl ifrn. D. Ilend}os, and others, after wlich the Council adjourned, Resp tfully submitted yc Approved.: Lot Lct Lot Lot Lot Lot Lot Lot'!+"* Lot ,7 Mayor.