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Home My WebLink About03-01-1961 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SIjNNARY OF NII~JTES TINE: ~ednesday, l~larch 1, 1961 - ~:35 P. H. P~CE: F~i~ale Sc~ol, F~i~vale Argue, Saratoga, C~ifor~a ~E: Regular I ORG~I~TIOR A, RO~ ~L ~esent: Brazils G16nn~s Dr~es ~n~ill~ Rsr~ Abse~: No~ B. E~S ~cilm~n Gle~n ~ad to dispose ~ith ~he reading ~d approve Cha ~nu~es of ~he Feb~ary 15s 1961 msati~ as ~iled, ~ion sec0ndad by Co~il~n L~ll ~d e~ied unan~ously, ~SOL~IORS ~D 0~IN~CES A. ~SOLUTIOR 90 ~e Clerk read ~he resolu~ion ~d Counci~ ~ill m~ed for Ras, 90 ~re~en~- adoption of Resolu~ion 90, APPROVINC N~R A~NT F~ EXPE~I- Gas Ta ~ OF FLUIDS aLO~D FROH ~ S~ HI~AY ~ ~ CITIES. Motion seconded by Counci~an ~ake ~d carried unan~usly. B. ~SOL~ION 91 Clerk r~d ~he resolution delega~i~ authority to ~yor to ~press o~ficial city policy. A[~er discussion, Council~n DE~e ~ved Sea. 91 to ~nd ~h6 ~asol.u~ion by ch~i~ Section 2(C) ~o read "~e Spc~sm~ ~yor s~11 notify the council pr~ptly ~d by rela~ta~rln8 oriSinal Section 2(C) accozdi~ly. Councilm~u Gle~ secoMed ~he m~ion to and the resolution 91. C~ried ~aously. Co~ci~ Dr~e mwad, seconded by Councilm~n Har~m~n to adopt Resolu[ion 91 as unded. C~led unan~ously. C. O~I~aCE 28 Clerk int~oducad ~di~nce 28, requiri~ pe~ts for the con- ~d. 28 tinnation o~ e~s~i~ or ~ encroac~nts on public s~reets ~cro~n~ Pe~ts in ~he City of Saratoga, ~d providi~ penalties the s~. Mter discussion, the utter was reierred to the next reaular meeting ~or Second readi~. III P~LIC ~INCS No~ IV OLD BUS~ESS None V NEW BUSINESS A. SD-i~6 TP~CT 2723 The Clerk distributed waps of the proposed 13 l~t subdivision SD-176 on Jetties Drive and stated that tt has been approved by the ~'. 2725 Saratoga Planning Commission and all conditions have been met. He Forest explained that the Planning Commission had granted a variance for one 1. or which did not meet the required depth. Counci]m~n Harmnan moved, seconded by Councilman Drake to adopt Resolution SD-176-1~ approving fin~! map of Tract 2725, Saratoga Forest. Motion carried ananimeusly. B. SDR-261 THObL~S A. WILBERDING · T.~e Clerk read the conditions of tentative approval and stated SDR-261 W11berding that all have been met, Counci]~- Drake moved, seconded by CouncLlman Hart~an to adept Resolution SDR-261-i, appr~xing building site of Thomas A. Wtlberding for one lot on Sobey Road. Motion carried unavtmeusly. VI ADMINISTRATIVE ~L%TTERS A. MAYOR i.C.C. Meyer announced ;'ha~ the Inter-Ct~y Council will met at Sabella's Mtg. in Sunnyvale M~ch 2 at 7:00 P. M. B. FINANCE Finapse Councilman Drake n~7?ed, seconded by Councilman Gleralou to approve the bills as listed in the amount of $2548.96 and direct that warrants be dr&~n in pa}~nent. Motion carried unanimously. Recess and Reconvened C. COF~DITTEES (1) Councilman Clennon reported that it is again time to compile Annual da~a for t.hs aanual report and, after discussion, the Mayor Repor~ directed that the City Aam~uistrator prepare a list of items that should be considered for the report and submit it by the next meeting. (2) Gruncilman Langwtll of the Public Works Ca~m~ttee reported A~gonsut School on the Argonaut Elementary School drainage problem and Drainage indicated that progress is being made. Surplus (3) Councilman Drake introduced the report of the Finance fund s~udy Committee regarding investment of surplus city funds, and reviewed the study conducted by the City Administrator. After discussions Councilman Drake moved that the City Advu~nistratot be authorized to instruct the City Treasurer to i~'.yast surplus city funds in such a way as to take advantage of Defense Bonds Series E and Series H and that the remainder of funds be deposited in approx4~,tely equal amounts with the three local banks presently conductin~ business in the City of Saratoga. This distribution applies to surplus funds only and does not include the General Warrant Account. Gleanon seconded the motion; carried unanimously. D. CITY ATTORNEY To report later on ege~dalas the items occur. E. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS The Director of Public Works reported that the proposed plan for HelTimRn replacement Of existing tlerrtman Avenue bridge has been rejected A-~enue Bridge by the State and the Council discussed the history of the proposals as l. xell as the Stnte~s and Flood Control Dlstrict~s plnn~o The }L~yor ordereds withou~ abjections that ~he ma~ter be held over to the nex~ meeting for a report from the D~xector a~ 1~blic ~orlcs ands in the inter~s he be directed to contact the Design Rngineer and Flood Cont_~ol for further opinions regarding the proposal under study. F. CII~{ ADMINISTRATOR (1) After study of a preli~/nary landscap!n~ plan for the CiTfe Center~ ~he Council concurred tha~ the City Administrator oh- Canter - Landscapin~ rain cost figures of the plan. It was pointed out that the plm~ would not require major alterations when other civic cente~ bu~ldin~s are constructed. (2) The Mayor directeds without objections tha~ ~he City Aam~n~s- State P~tirement trator be autb. orized to proceed~ as requested~ with employee ballot fo_~ State Retirement pro~r~no (3) The City Administrator reported that a request has been calved from the ~lannin~ Commission for plan lines on Street Plan major streets in Saratoga, The Council discussed the urgent lines need for such plan liness street standardss widths, official ~rs.dess ei'c. to cn:~le the Plann~m~ Commisslen to det~,~Ine requir-~-ents 0f dedication for development alon~ major streets, Without objection, the Nayor directed that the City trator $~estigate the cost i~lvad at this staae, (4) ~e City A~Inistrator reposed that a cost est4~te hu ~ater - C~viC b~n received for installation of a water li~ for the Civi~ ~n~r ~nter Site and that he has a proposed ~re~n~ ~.~h Jose ~atet ~orks ~o~ cir~ulation ~d ~cil study, VII PETITIONS ~ GRImaCES A, ~I~ (1) ~e city A~or~y reported t~ he had discussed the appeal SDR-2~ ~iled by Peck. L, ~trick fr~ PI~t~ ~ission de~ of ~rrick SDR-2~ ~ ~C he had i~o~ed ~. ~ick there ~ no r~h2 o~ april on ~he ~er. ~e City Atto~ey will revi~ the ~iles ~ a~ his su~estion~ ~he ~t~er was contin~ed a~ no action could be ~en a~ ~is t~e. (2) ~e City A~nis~ra~or read ~ cl~ a~nst the city Ci~- ~ven O~s ~eived ~r~ ~ven O~, incorporated, ~ ~ ~ ~e cla~ w~ ~e~e~ed to the City At~o~y ~or action at (3) ~e City Aaministrator re~ a letter fr~ ~'. ~hens Artorgy for ~. ~ill Jacobs of ~rk ~ay, re~di~ ~he status of L~k L~k ~ay - Way as a street. He reported thats as a result of a petition Street Status fr~ r.~?k ~ay =esiden~s received a= a previous ~e~i~, a report is bei~ c~piled on all streets whi~ have not been accepted as city s~reeCs. ~e ~yor ordered~ without objection, ~at the letter be referred to ~e city atto~y for reply. (~) ~e City A~nistrator ~o~ced ~at the ~dfi~ays ~.~fi~ays ~tttee ~eCl~ scheduled for M~ch 8 has ~en c~celled ~ds instead~ ~e City of S~ Jose will host a dSnner at V~l's for the Bo~d of Supersors ~d all cities in the ~unty Co fomlate fur~er plans for the bond iss~. (5) h City Atto=ney reported that ~ interns ~er~e~y ordi~ce 12~500 & R-1-40~O00 C-nnot be adopteds as requested by ~e pln,nt~ C~ssions to crea~e ~-~ zoos of 12,500 aM R-1-4Os000 in ~e City. He indicated that he has written Co the Planniv~ Comm:.~sion explaining what can be done in specific cases~ pending the adoption of the ne~ zoning o~d~nanceo B. ORAL COP~tUNICATIONS ~he Mayor asked that the m~nuces recognize the presence of Pl~--{~g Co-~ssioners Bennett and Anderson at the meeting, Counci~ma- Lang~ll moved, seconded by Councilman Glennon Co adjourn ~he meeting. Motion carried unanhnously 10:00 P. Respectfully submitted, CITY CLERK