HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01-1961 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
SUMPL~RY OF MINUTES
TIME: ~4ednesdays February I, 1961 - 7:35 P.
PLACE: Fruitvale S~h~el, Fruitval~ Avenue, Saraf;ogas California
TYPE: ReSular
I ORGANIZATION
A. ROLL CALL
Presen.~: Brazil, Glennou~ Lan~ill~ Har.~man
Absent: Drake
B. ~INU~ES
Conneilman Glenn~n moved ~hat the minutes of the J~uuary 18
maetiug be app~oved as mailed to the indiv~dua~
and the ~eadi~g be vatred, ~i'~h the correc~ien ~ba~ the motion
made ~nde.~. Item IV-A yes seconded 5y Councilman Ha.~man. ~tion
to approve t~e minutes as co~ectad yes seconded by Conncilm~n
Lan~ill and carried u~n~mnusiy.
II RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
A. OF, DINANCE
l'na Clerk read proposed Ordinance JA-15~ bein~ AN INTER134
Ord. URGENCY AND E}~RGENCY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING NURSERY AND GREEN-
3A- !5
Nursery & HOUSE USES IN "A" AND ALL R ZONING DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF
Greenhouses
in "A" or SARATOGA. The Council discuesad ~.he ordinance and i~ was
R zones
explained ~ha~ ic is a stop~p measure ~0 r~m~tn ,~.n aifect .
for 180 days or until the new zonin~o ordinance is adopted.
Councilman Clennon moved, seconded by COuncilms~ Lang~ill
to adopt Ordinance No. 3A-LS. Hotion carried unanimously.
III PUBLIC HEARINGS
None
IV OLD BUSINESS
A. The ~ayor announced ~ha~, he expe~ts ~-o appoint a Planning
Commissioner by the nax.~ meeting.
V NE~ BUSINESS
A, On th~ re~,onnnendation cf the Director of Public
· Tra~,t
1324 Councilman ~11 moved, seconded by Councllmm~ ~ar~man ~c
Cons t.
accept the improvements in TEact 1324 for improvement only.
14o~,ion carried uean~mously.
B, C~unnilman ltsztman ~oved to accept ~he improvenmnts in Tract
1791 1791 for co~t~tion only, ~ rec~nded by ~e Dtrec~c~
Co~ t.
of Public ~orks, ~ti~ seconded by Ceuncilmn Gle~on and
c~r~ed unan~usly.
VI ~I~IS~TI~ ~S
A. ~YOR
Nayo= ~unced that Saratoga will host the Inter-City
I.C.C.
~t~. o~ S~ta Cl~a Ccun~y at the H~i~nda FebnarF 2 at 7:00 P.
ad that a p~el discussion ~11 be held relative to the report
of the Coverts Co~lsslcn on ~opalit~ ~ea ~obl~s.
B. F!~CE
(1) Council~n ~lll roved, seconded by ~uncil~n Gle~on
Fin~e-
Bills to au~herize the pa~nt o~ bills listed on the Febnary 1,
1951 disburs~m~n~ list in the ~o~t of ~2,83~.28 and
tha~ w~rants be dr~ in paint. ~tion carried.
C. CO~I~EES
No reports suetted ~
(2) ~e Director o~ ~bli~ ~or~ reported that he had ~t
~ainaae-
Sara~oge with ~. ~Ccalf c~ the S~atcga S~oo1 District =elati~
School
Dtst. to the schoolss drainage probl~ and was expectir~ a
report ~r~ th~ within the Eex~ Jew days.
(3) ~u~ilm~ L~ll reported that the special co~tttee
appointed to r~lew the [~Cs about Hig~ay ~ h~ held
F~- ~e ~eti~ ~d had asked the Dtredtor of ~bliC ~or~
Findi~
C .......fttee for tec~ical i~omat{on which will be discsseal at a
meeti~ n~t week ~d that, after this ~eti~, ~hey will
suite ~heir [eport.
~. ~les ~ o[ 20315 He~!m~n Avenues Saratoga,
as~d questions relative to ~he County ~[l~ays
~[hod o[ repa~nt by cities ~or Highway ~9 riahts-o~-way
~quisition, ~r Brazil ~l~ned the position oi the
vario~ Jurisdictions reg~di~ proposed ~i~ays funds
~d ~t ~nts have not ~en ~de ior re~s~nt
~oI ~ights-of-way acquisition ~s to the County.
_2-
D. CITY ATTORNEY
The City Attorney reported that after ~o weeks re.v.~.e~7~ he
Sabdivfsion
Ord, was about half thro~x~h ti~e proposed subaivl~ion ordin,-ace and
that he est4m~es '!.t wtll take another' t~o or three yeeks before
the final draft of this ordinan~.e can be submitted,
E,DIRECtOr. CP PUbLiC ~ORKS
No repo'i-ts
Recess and recon~ened
F. CITY ADKINISTBATOR
(1) The Cl~y Adn~tn.~strator read a proposed agreement with the
To~nl of Los Gatos. for the installa~ion of an elcctt'olier
AEre~-~nt -
Town of Ins a.' the intersect;ion of ~a~to and Monciair Read, The City
Ga~os re
Elec~lrolier Attorney approved the a~reemen= for form and Council,~-
Haftman m.-r~eds seconded by Councilman Lan~will to
eutho:-ize the execution of the a~reemen~ with ~he To'~n
of Los Ga~o8o Motion car:clod unanimousl. y,
(2) Tee Council a~reed that the final bill from Sanitation
District ~[4 for Saratoga Sanitary District sen, ice charges
Saratoga
Sanit. dry be paid at the next meetin~ and the authorization for
Distrio~_ ~
final bill transfer of funds from the General Fund to cover the
$/~,52 shortage of SSD funds be ms~e at a later meeting,
ViI1 PETITIONS A}ID QR~EVANGF, S
A, ~RITT~N COF~3NICATIONS
(1) The Clerk read a letter from the Board of Ssipervisors
urging the Council to endorses by resolutions the action of
Brd, Snper~isors
TEafficways the Board regarding the $70~000=000, Trafficways bond
Bond proarm
program, The Ftayor directed that the letter he held
to the next meeting for study by tile Council tu'.d acts. on
st that
B, O?~L CO~HUNICATIONS
None from the audience,
The Council welceme. d Chairman l. lebs=er of the Planning Co~mission,
Executive
Session Mayor Brazil adjourned the meeting to execu~ive seaston for
discussion regarding persounel replacement, Time: 9:12 P. H,
Respectfully submltteds
'Gordou th Hc~a~ City