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Home My WebLink About12-06-1961 City Council Minutes CITY OF SU~RY OF K~NUTES T~: ~ed~s~y, Decoder ~', 1961 - 7:30 P. ~. ~yor ~o T~ Gle~on called ~e ~eti~ Co order at 7:35 Y. A. RO~ ~ Abs~t: Srazil B. ~S Co~ctl~nn ~e ~ed~ seceded by Co~cil~n ~1~ to approvq ~ m~nu~S of ~e N~mher 159 1961 ~e~l~ u ~iled, ~d dispels vith the =eadi~. ~i~ carried u~usly. ~. Jo~ .Seha~z, Jr.~ of 20~83 Fo~es~ ~l~s ~ive, S~a~oga, ~ted pe~ssl~ ~o address ~he co~ctl ~d he asked ~a~ ~e apes1 UP-30 fr~ ~be Pl~nntng Co~s ston decision ~ ~ctnS a Use Pe~t Ap~al ~r ~y of FaCimR Villa be vi~dz~ u ~e prop~ents ~d appellate ~ithdr~ h~ ~r~d oub a satlsf~ ~oe~n~. ~. Joseph ~ repres~- 1~ ~r ~dy of Fa~a Vtlla~ co~l~d ~his ~equeS~ ~ uked that c~y of ~he let~er outl~i~ ~he ~e~ of aSreemnt ~ filed ~th the official record~ UP-30s f~ iufo~tton ~ly. ~t~b no objection, the ~r pro t~ directed ~t ~e appeal be dism~.ssed ~d the le~er su~t~ed by ~. Bonacina ~ placed ~ ~r ~y of Yatt~ Villa use I~ B~S ~ C~C~ ~I ~CkS ~ ~0~ ~SOL~IONS. C~ncils ~a~' =ed tha~ the r~ading of ~d~e No. 12-A~ ~d.12-A troduced aC ~he las~ ~eC~S, be vai~d, ~ tha~ it ~ adoptedi Use T~ L~-~t~I seco~ed ~e ~ion vhicb ~u passed ~d adored by ~n, Gle~u; NOES: No~e; ~S~T: Brazil 5. ORD~CE NO. ~19 - ~OV~G F~ ~FIC ~G~TION BY ~SOLUTION City Atto~ey reported ~ he reco~nded passes of this ordtn~ce ~d.~-~9 , a precauzto~ry ~=e. He sta~ed ~a~ al~hou~ recen~ legis- ~af~ic . latton pr~des. for es~abllsh~ut of s~op intersectto~ by resolu- ReSula~io~ *'tion, he feeZe ~era is so~ ~iguity relative to e~orc~u~ ~ e~b11~ ordinate is adopted. ~ter dlscussi~, ~yor pro directed ~bat ~he record sbw that ~di~ce No..~19 ~as duced ~d con~ued to ~e n~t ~e~i~ for deba~e and C. ~SOLU~ION NO. 116 - gS~LISH~G S~P Res.116 Co~ci1~ ~tll ~d9 seco~ed by Co~ctl~n ~nr~- ~o ~opt Stop S1~ - Resolution ~o. 116, es~llsh~ a s~op ~tersectiou at Glen Glen Bru & and ~otl~d ~lve~ requirt~ all vehicles travellt~ on Glen Brae Sco~l~ ~.' in a ~rtheasterly direction to stop bef~e en~er~ ~ Seocl~ ~ive. ~tton c~ted ~a~usly. D. RESOLUTION NO. 36-B-35 - TRACT 1690 Res,36~B-35 Councilmen Hartmenmoved~ seconded by Councilman Drake that Resolu~ Streets - tion No, 36-B-35 be adopteds accepting dedication of streets in Tr,169( Tract 1690, and releasing the bond dated July 17s 1956, Motion carried unanimously, E. RESOLUTION NO. 36-~-36 - TRACT Res.36-~36 Councilman Drake moved~ seconded by Counci!man Langwill to adopt Streets%- Resolution No. 36-B-36s accepting dedication of streets in Tract Tr. 1707 1709 and authorizing telease of the improvement bond, Motion ! carried unanimously, IV SUBDIVISIONS AND BUILDING SITE APPROVALS A. SDR-186 - JOP~ DENNY SDR-186 Coimcilman Drake moveds seconded by Councilmen Langwill to adopt Deany Resolution SDR-186-1s approvin~ buildinn site of John Denny for t~ lots on Westtort Drive. l~tion carried unanlm~usly, B. SDR-325 H.W. GUNDERSON, INC. SDR-325 Councilman Lan~will moveds seconded by Councilmen Har~m-n to adopt Cunderuon Resolution SDR-325-1, approvZng one lot on Valley Vista Drive as a buildin~ site on the application of He W, Gunderson, Inc, ~otion carried unanimously. V PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P. M. A. OUR LADY OF FATIMA VILLA USE PERMIT APPEAL UP-30 On advice of City Attorneys item was withdrawn from a~enda as · appeal was dismissed earlier in meeting, VI OLD BUSINESS A. WESTBROOK SUBDIVISION ANNEXATION REQUEST Clerk reported that nothing further has been received fro~ the applicants in this matter and City Attorney s rated that conversa- tions he has had recently with representatives of the area indicates Westbrook that they are awaiting council reaction to the Staff survey report Annexation before they proceed with further expanses, Request Council discussed the Staff survey report briefly and~ concurring with Councilman Drake that a matter of this import shosald have the consideration of the full coancil, the Mayor pro tem directeds with no objections that the matter be referred to the next meeting for council expression of policy regarding the Westbrook annexation request, Recess and Reconvened B. HIGI~/AY ~9 LMPROVEF~T PROPOSAL City Administrator read the formal ~oposal for improvement to Highway ~9 as drafted by the Director of Public Works and council reviewed their copies of the proposal and attached engineering data and mop, Mayor pro tom stated that this is a generalized Hwy, ~9 description of the imprnvoment as it can not be precise until it Improvement goes to the Division of Highways after it has been presented to the Proposal County Board of Supervisors for their approval and cooperation, He explained that the 90 foot plan lines would not change but that width of right of way would vary because of areas to be ch8~elizeds etc.s and that it is proposed to ask the cooperation of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors in extending the existing agree- ment for rights of way acquisition north of the railway tracks to cover acquisition of =i~hts of way for the current proposals with the same provision for repayment by the City from trafficways money, ~After discussion, Councilman Hartman moved, seconded by Councilman x~n~ill to accept the propossl for improv~nt to Highway ~9 as ~rltten by the Director of Public Works, and that it be transmitted to the Board of Supervisors at itws meeting of D~cember 11, 1961,~ accompanied by a cover let~er, signed by the F.~yor, stating the couneilws position and requesting the Countyts participation in th9 financing of the p~:oposed improvenmnto t4otion carried tmanimously: and council agreed that all who can should attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on ~onday and City Administrator will advise them when the matter will be on the agenda. C. SDR-136 - SACRED HEART CHURCH With no objection, a request to continue use of the old entrance SDR-136 in addition to the now twosway entrance at Sacred Heart Chorch, Sacred was held over to the next meeting and the staff was directed to Heart transmit to Father Cea~.*:y of Sac~ed Heart Parish, a copy of the Drivew~ys staff report end plan for his study end comment; and to advise him that the matter will coma. up for council action at the meeting, D. SDR-230 - t~OR~N KO~PERNIK Clerk read a request from F~, & ~s, Norman goepernik for a one year extension of time in wh~.ch to meet conditions of their building site approv~l agre~r~ut~ whicJ~ e_x. pires January 18, 1961o Clerk explained rJ~a~ the Koeperntk'S bed appealed One o! the conditions SDR-230 of building site approval, which was denied by the councils and that ...~: Koeper xik this, along w~th several o~h~r factors~ had delayed c~mpliance · Extens Lon with the cond~.~ions of site approval, Council discussed the trine required to do ~he work and concurred that six months should be reascnably adequate to comply with the conditions° Council~-~n D~ake moved, seconded by Counciln~n Langwill to grant an extens~.on o~ six montJ~s time in which to cowply with the terms of ~he buildin~ site approval agreement, making the extended expiration date. July 18~ 1962 ~ with the improvement bonds ~o be extended accordinglyo ~otion carried onanimouslyo E. SDR-121 A~BROISSE ~d~ASSOU SDR-121 COnn_~-i]mnn Herman moved, seconded by CounCil~n Lnn~wi11 to approve ~irassan release of the $4,500°00 improvenmnt bond posted by Ambroisse Bond K~rassou, on th~ reco~adation of the Director of Public Works in his report that all conditions of the building site approval agreement have been sa~isfacto:ily mat, l~tion ca~_ied unani~uslyo VlI ADt4INISTRATIVE EA~F~S A. NAYOR I.C.C. (i) NAyor pro ~em annon~ced that the Inter-City Council will met l~tg, tomarrow night at the llyatt House in San Jose, St.Name (2) Councilman Lentil1 requested thet when ~layor Brazil has H~y,~9 appointed the Street Nome Co~un~ttee, he be asked to make one o£ the first assign~nts the choosing of a city street for Highway B. FINANCE Bills (1) CounCilmnn_ Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Lan~will to approve the disbursements listed in the amount of $4,4~3,~6 and authorize that warrants ba drawn in payment, Notion carried unanimously, (2) Clerk reported that the City has received notice of a claim for Liability injuries in the amount of $71,500,00 filed by Roy Cox, ~ Cox Claim - and Roy Cox as guardian o~ his minor children~ of 185~2 Raven- Cox,st al wood Drive, Saratoga. Councilman Hartr~nn moved, seconded by Councilman Lan~will to reject the claim and refer it to the City*s insurance carrier, Notion carried unanimouslyo FinanCe (3) The l~easurer*s report and City Clerk*e financial report for Reports the month of Novsuitors 1961 were submitted, C. COI~ITTEES AND REPORTS (1) Nr. Charles Earlay0 Chairran o£ the Saratoga Library Comission briefly re,Tie~ed the Library Co,-.~.ission report which had been, ~ailed to the council m~bers. Council cozenended 1~. Earlay for the comprehensiveness of the report and Nr. Earley genera!ly Library outllned the re. com~ndation of the Library Co~.{ssion that the Commission City build a new library buildin~ at the Civic Center site to Report be leased to the Santa Clara CoUnty Library System and that the present library buildin~ be used as a branch libraryo Council discussed the status of. rental negotiations for the current library bulldine and Nro George Fartier0 County Librarians advised that the matter had been referred to the Deparcmen~ o£ Public ~orks and stated that he will investigate in an e_~£ort co determine the cause o.~ the delay, Ha also o~fered ~o submit to the council0 by the n~xt n~e~in~s copies of the County Counsel~s suSgestiona re$ardin~ leases £or libra~y 2acilities, C~mCtl conc,~rred that F~-, Fa~:cior submit to lifo Earlay the report ~'alative to location of library facilities which he volunteered to dra~x A letter from the Physical Facilities committee was referred to. F~, Ea~.leyo (2) Councilman IAn~ill brought. to the countilia attention that , consideration shanld be given t~ the very near future ~o the Parks & possibility of putting the issue o~ parks and rec~eation Recreation facilities an the April ballot, Hayor .pro tern GlennOll re- Ballot potted tha~ ~his matter had been referred to the Pln~ntn~ Committee o~ the Council who are currently awaitin~ ~ research report from the Zoninl~ Aan!ni~trator before scheduting public moetin~s on the matter, He stated that it is expected that ,. the first such meetin~ ~i11 be by the end of January0 1962, (3) CoonClOven Hardman gave a proEress report of the County ~ater County Commission activities and s~ated that the Courtlesion is ~ater currentll, revinwin~ in-County distribution facilities and Cormlesion that studies are pro~ressin~ with a tenor of complete coopera- tion, D. DEPARK}~.NT lIEADS AND OFFICERS No reports E. CITY ADNINISTRATOR (1) City Administrator submitted plans and cost est!mn_~es for a footpath from Sat'aroma Avenue to Fruitwale School and reported that the staff su8Eests that the council consider the installa- Footpath - tion of a footpath in conjunction with an overall plan ~or Fruitvale improvement to Fruitvale Avenue as a Gas Tax improvement pro- Ave° Jeer, He also recommended that the council first adopt an ordinance establishinS plan lines £or major city streetss in- cludin~ Fruitvale Avenue, A~ter discussion0 the matter was continued to the next regular meetin~ for further study in terms of a more comprehensive plun, Council also continued the matter of installation of acrosswalk at Saratoga Avenue and Frui~vale to the next moetin~ for report from the City Ad~nistrator based on the study of Fruitvale Avenue, Safe (2) Councilman Drake moved0 seconded by Councilm~n Har~n~n to authorize the purchase of a safe at a cost of $40~o60, Notion carried unavin~uslyo Level & (3) Councilman Lentil1 moved0 seconded by Councilm~n Hartman Rod to authorize purchase of a Zeiss level and rod at a cost $745,00, Notion carried undnimously° VI! C0N~JNICATIONS A, ~RI'r£~ Prospect Rd, (1) Nayor pro tom read a lette~ from Y~, Don 0~lando regarding th~ Footbridge hazards of the bridge on Prospec~_ Road end requesting that, a~ footbridge ba const~uct~ed across SaratOga Czeek and thats ' if the city has no Jurisdiction in this areas that it urge such construction by the proper ~urisdictiono With no objections the matter was referred to the Depar~xnent of Public Works, Nayor pro tom thanked Mro Chazles Earlay for his presentation of the Library Commission report and acknowledgeds wi~h pleasu_~es tJae presence of Pla.-ming Commissioner Anderson, ADJOURlqMBNT Coancilman Hatrain moved~ seconded by Councilman Drake to adjourn the meeting, Mot.i. en carried unan~mnusly 10:40 P. hi. tle~pectfully submitteds Gordon He Howes City Clerk