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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-16-1963 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL ....... - ' SD~{ARY OF- MINUTHS ....... TI~: I~ednesday~ January 16, 1963 - 7:30 P. PLACE: Fruitvale School, Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, Calif~ TYPE: Regular Meetin~ I ORGANIZATION Mayor Brazil called the meetin~ to order at 7:40 P, ~. A. ROLL CALL Present: Brazil, Drake~ Hartman# Ritchie Absent: Glennon B. ~INUTES Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Hartman to waive the readin~ and approve the minutes o~ the January 2, 1963, meetin~ as mailed. ~otion carried unanimously. II BIDS/LND CONTRACTS A. AGREE.~ENT !~I~q COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA RE LR'~ENCE EXPRESS~'IAY AFter study of the exhibit attached to the Lawrence Expressway Agree- Lawrence ment~ showin~ the ali~.nment to be authorized by the execution of the Expressway agreement, Council expressed approval OF the design and the a~roeme~t Agreement with the understandin~ that any change from the design Exhibit would have ~o be referred back to the City ~or approval. Councilman Hartman moved, seconded by Councilman Ritehie to authorize the Mayor to execute the a~reement with the County of Santa Ch~ra the Lawrence Exnressway in the City of Saratoga. Motion carried unanimously, B. AGREEMENT l~I~-I COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA RE LEASE OF LIBRARY BUILDING Councilman Drake reported that he had discussed the library lease Library a~reement, which was referred to him at the last meeting.For study~ Lease with the Saratoga Library Co~a~ission Chairman, Charles Earley, and Agreement that they agreed that the affreement should be executed as submitted, but with the suggestion that the County be requested to make two minor chan~es. One chan~e ~auld clari~y the provision for the County removin~ certain facilities and the other would clarify a section relative to monthly rental as distinguished from the amortization improvements installed by the County. CounciI and City Attorney approved the chan~es and Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Hartman to authorize the Mayor to execute the a~reement with the County' o~ Santa Cla~a For the lease of the library building, ~{otion carried unanimously. Co STREET REIMBURSEMENT AGREEmeNT - Tract 3144 Tr.3144 Councilman Ritchie moved~ seconded by Councilman Hartnan to authorize Street the Mayor to execute the Street Reimbursement A~reement with Bro~n Reimburse- and Kauffmann, Inc. relative to Tract 3144~ Prides Crossing. ment A~ree. carried unanimously.. III ORDINkNCES AND FORK~L RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION 139 Res.139 End. funds councilman Drake ~oved~ seconded by Councilman Ritehie to adopt Reso- lution No. 139~ authorizin~ adoption and execution o~ the budget Budget proposal for State allocated engineerin~ Funds fo~ the Fiscal year 1963-64 1963-64. Motion carried unanimously. City Clerk reported that~ as a result of the recently certified increase in population, the City will be eligible to receive $4,000.00, an increase of $1~00.00 over the amount allocated in the vast. B._RESOLDTION NO. 140 .... _ R~. 140' ' ' ~' ~ ...... Stop Councilman Harman moved, seconded by Coune~.lman D~ake tO adopt Reso- In~er- lution No. 140~ eStablishin~ Stop intersections~ aS recommended by the sections Chief of Police. Motion carried unanimously. IV SUBDIVISIONS AND BUILDING SITE. S SDR-361 A. SDR-361 - CHARLES ~RIDON Marldon Request Clerk announced that ~r. Maridon has received final buildinR site re Min. approval and posted a bond for the minimum access road requirement} Access but requests modification because the nature of the terrain makes Road improvement to 18 feet difficult.. Mr. Don M. Kiser, representin~ ~Ir. Marldon, submitted additional maps for council .study and ex~iained that wideninR to'18* would require extensive gradin~ and fill; removal of two pepper trees| and would cost between $4~900o and $5,500~ instead of $1~400.~.which is the amount,set by the City engineer, of the bond posted for the work. Mr. ~,1aridon stated that the 17.62 acre parcel is~lanned as a single buildin~ site and Mr. Kiser requested that, in lieu of the 18~ improve- ment~ Mr. Maridon be required only to install culverts and resurface the existin~ road to an average ~idth of 14~ to 15" with widened pass- out areas, until such time that adjacent properties are to be developed, After discussion, Mayor referred the matter to the Plannin~ Committee for investigation and report. B. 'SDR-378 - J. A. RODRIGDES SDR-378 Rodrigues Councilman Harman moved, seconded by Councilman Drake to adopt Resolu- tion No. SDR-378-1, ~rantin~ buildin~ site approval to J. A. Rodri~.ues for three lots located on Sobey Road. Motion carried unanimously. SDR-311 - JOSEPH BONACINA SDR-311 Councilman Ritchie moved, seconded by Councilman Drake to ado~t Resolu- Bonacina tion No. SDR-311-1~ approvin~ Parcel 2 of the buildinR site application SDR-311~ filed by Joseph Bonacina~ as a buildin~ site. Motion carried unanimously. Recess: 8:S0 P. M. Reconvened: 9:20 P. M, V pUBLIC HEARINGS None VI OLD BUSINESS A. SARATOGA-COX AVENUE ASSESSmeNT DISTRICT Councilman Ritchie reported that the Public Facilities Committee~ as Saratoga- directed at the last meetinfl~ had studied the proposal for an assess- Cox Avenue ment improvement district on Saratoga and Cox Avenues and he read the Assessment Committee~s report~ dated January 9, 1963~ listin~ the followin~ District reconmendations: (1) That the City cooperate on the Saratoga Avenue improvement by providin~ the framework for the assessment district proceedings and of participation financially to the extent of SO~ of'the construction cost of the street improvement~ ~rovided that the street improvement qualifies ~s .an F.A.S. Urban Extension pro~ect. (2) That the City cooperate on the Cox Avenue improvement by providin~ the framework for establishin~ the essessment district. (3) That the City not ~rovide the framework for establishin~ an assess- ment district to finance improvements within parcel 6. (4) That the City not ~articipate in any way in the installation of aanitary se~ers and appurtenances nor water mains and appurtenances. -After discussion of the recommendations and the possibility that Sa~a- toga Avenue might qualify for Fe~:c~i LZG C,)r ~-!condary street improve° ments. Councilman Ritchie moved~ seconded by Councilman Hartman, that the City Council adopt the recommendations of the Publi~ Facilities ~ Couanittee. dated January 9~ 1963~ as the policy of the City Council regarding the Saratoga-Cox Avenue assessment district proposal. Motion carried unanimousIyo B. JOINT STOR~ DRAINAGE DISTRICT PROPOSAL Joint Director of Public !~orks submitted a report indicatinE the cost to Storm the city of the proposed district, in accordance with the developer~s Drainage proposal and the current procedures, The report contained a storm District drainage fee tabulation and a comnarison study of storm drainaEe fees Proposal under the current method aEainst those under the developers~ proposal. Councilman Ritchie commented that, on the recommendation of the PlanninE Con~ission and the Public Facilities Con~nittee~ the Council has expressed general approval of the system as a means of draining the area and i~ only considering, at this time, the financial aspects of the proposal, After discussion of the report and recommendations of the Director of Public ~orks, dated January 16~ 1963~ Council a~reed to defer action to the next meetinE for further study of the cost comparison report and the City Attorney was directed, in the interim, to draft an a~ree- ment for this proposed project for council consideration. VII ADMINISTRATIVE ~TTERS Ao MAYOR PI. Comm. (1) Mayor Brazil .introduced a motion exnressin~ nrofound reqret of Anderson ~ the resignation of Adrien Anderson ~rom the Saratoga PlanninE resignation Commission and the Eratitude Of the CoUnCil for Mr~ Anderson's great contributions to the City during his six years of service as a Planning Commissioner. Councilman Hartman seconded the motion which was heartily endorsed by Councilman Drake and carried unanimously. (2) Mayor Brazil presented the nomination of Wilbur E. Kellum to ~.E.Kellum succeed himself for the PlanninE Commission term beEinning P1. Comn. January 21~ 1963 and terminating. January 21, 19670 Councilman appointment Ritchie moved, seconded by Councilman Drake to approve, with pleasurem the appointment of !~ilbur E. Kellum for the term indicated. Motion carried unanimously. Hwy.#9 (3) Mayor Brazil reported that the Board of Supervisors has deferred r/w funds a decision on the City's request to use Trafficways funds for acquisition of right-of-way for HiEhway #9 until Monday, Jan. 21. B. FINANCE Civic (1) Councilman Hartman moved, seconded by Councilman Ritchie to Center exercise Option #5 of the Lease-Purchase A~reement with the Site Gautier family for the purchase of Parcel 6 of the Civic Center Purchase Site. Motion carried unanimously and Clerk announced that this is the last parcel to be acquired. Bills (2) Councilman Drake, after brief discussion of time deposits, moved that the disbursements on the list dated January 16, 1963, be approved and warrants be drmvn in payment. Councilman Hartman seconded the motion which carried unanimously. Finance (3) City Clerk's Financial report and Treasurerms report for the Reports ~onth of December, 1962, were received and accepted. BudEet (4) City Clerk's Budget Re~ort for the .c~arter endin~ December 51, 1962m Report was submitted for council information and review. C. CO~-(ITTEE REPORTS No reports' -3- D. L',EPART~NT HEADS AND OFFICERS (1} Director of Public Works asked if th~ cpuncil wished to apply Pathways - the same policy to the request from Campbell School District-for Allendale pathways along Allendale that was aVplied to the ~r~on~t school Avenue pathways request. After brief discussion, Council concu~ed t~:~..~.~ before making ~rther con'~ac~ ~i'~h '~h~ sch~l. distrt~ the Di~ .... tot of Public ~'o~ks should submit, for co~cil consideration, a full report of the area involved and cost of the p~ect~ Cox St~al (2) Director of ~blic. ~*rorks reported that the traffic si~l at light Cox and Saratoga A~enues should be installed by the next meeting. E. CI~ A~INIS~A~R (1) City A~inistrator redsted Council C~sidenti~ of the lease- Steer purchase of a reconditioned street sweeper, in lieu 0~ .the budgeted Sweeper purchase o~ a t~ck. He reported that studies of the cost to Lease- the city for renting street sweeping seNices p~parato~ to the ~rchase ~nual seal coating pmSect and, also, the continuing need for Re~est mechanical cleaning of loo~gravel, etc, at intersecti~s throughout the city, have ~sulted in his rec~mendin~ that a l'~a~e reconditioned model be ac~ired for a total lease-~rchase price of $7,124,00. Cemcil questioned the need for a street sweeper, in view of the City's policy of retainine minim~ se~ices, and Mayor, with C~c~l approval, referred the ~atter to the ~blic Facilities e~mittee for study ~d recomendatien. L.G.U.H.S~ (2) City A~inist~tor reported tha~ the Los Gatos Joint ~ion High joint mt~. School District h~ invited all City Council ~m~rs to attend re Swi~ne and participate in a meetin~ tomor~w ~vening to dis~ss plans pool for a joint mdmin~ p~l ~oject, VIII ~ICATI~S A. ~?RI~N B', Zoning- (1) City Atto~ey reposed ~at the P~nin~ ~irector has discussed Ag. Club with him a probl~ conce~in~ the restriction placed, by the projects present zonin~ ordin~ce, on ~-H, or similar, pm~ects in the City. City Att~ey stated that although animals are allowed in ~ A zone, subject to obtainin~ a Use Petit, there is no provision for the t~Dora~ keepin~ o~ an animal as an a~ricultur~l club pro~ect ~d ~at he had sugeested that the ~il might to ~end ~ ~nin~ ordinance to allo~ such use. r~yor discted, with co~cil approval, that the matter be refe~ to the Pl~nin~ C~ission for study ~d rec~d~ti~. Mayor e~ssed the ~ppreciation of the Council for the att~dance at th~ ~etin~ of Pl~in~ C~ission~r Kelly. · :'C. C~n~ilman ~ake moved, seconded by C~ncilm~ R~tchie to ad~m the m~tinfl. ~ti~ carried ~i~ly I0:50 P. ~. Respectfully submitted, ;' ' C, OP, DON tt7 i{O~!YE~ CITY "CL~R'K " "