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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-1963 City Council Minutes 'SARATOGA CITY COt~CIL TI~: !¢ednesday, April 3, 1963 o 7:30 P. ~. PLACE: Fruitvale School, Fruitvale Avenue, .Sar~nep, California TYPE: Regular ~teeting I ORGkNIZATIOM ~ayor Brazil called the meetin~ to order at 7:33 P. ~t. A. ROLL CALL Present: Brazil, Glennon, Drakes ~artman, qitchie .Absent: b!one B. ~{INU~S At the request oF the Deputy Clerk, ~{ayor directed, with council approval, that action on the minutes of the ~.~arch 20, 1963, meetin~ be de~erred until the next regular meeting. II BIDS AND CONTRACTS None ORDINANCES AND FO~r,qAL RESOLUTIONS A. ORDINANCH 4A-23 Ord. 4A-23 Ordinance 4A-23, beine A~~ ORDIN~!CE CREATING A DASSHNGER LOADING ZONE Park Place AND NO PARKING ZON~ ON PARK PL~CU, was introduced and continued to the next reeular meetine. B. RESOLUTION NO. 143 Res. 143 Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman glennon, to adopt Stop Resolution No. 143, establishin~ a stop intersection at Brookviex¢ Inter- Drive and Titus Avenue. ~.~otion carried unanimously. sections C. RESOLUTION NO. 144 Res.144 Through Councilman Ritchie moved, seconded by Councilman Clennon, to adopt Highway Resolution No. 1~4, desiSnatin~ throueh highway intersections at Inter- Herriman Avenue with Camino Rico, Reaumont and Sara. toqa Vista ^'venues sections and at the intersection of Scotland Drive ~qith Glasgow Drive. '~otion carried unanimously. IV S[~DIVISIOMS A~D BUILDING SIT~S SDR-406 A. SDR-406 - C. A. BE~.MNKE C.A.Behnke Councilman [~artnan moved, seconded by Councilman Drake to adopt Resolution No. SDR-406-1, apDrovine one lot on Sobey Road as a buildinfl site for C. A. Behnke. ~qotion carried unanimously. V PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 P. M. None VI AD~INISTRATIV~ ~$ATTE. RS A. ~YOR ~ayor Brazil nominated Dr. Theodore ~. Norton for the Planninc Dr. Norton Commission term which was recently vacated by Adrien L. Anderson. Planning Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Ritchie, to approve, Commission with pleasure, the appointment of Dr. Norton to the Plannine Commission Appointment for the term o~ office terminatinq January., 21, 1967. x~otion carried unanimously. qayor Brazil administered the oath o( Office to Dr. Norton and introduced him to those present. -1- · ~ B. FINANCE Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Hartman, to approve Bills the disbursements on the list dated April 5, 1963, ~or a total amount of $11,087.24, and authorize that warrants be drm~n in Daymeat. ~totion carried unanimously. C.COUNCIL CO~I'I'I'EE REPORTS No reports D. DEPAR~,ItEMT HEADS ~ND OFFICERS (1) Council received copies o~ Architect Varren Heid's elevation sketches of the proposed community center, alon~ with a schedule of estimated costs for the project. Recess: 8:00 P. ~. Reconvened: 8:S0 P. H. Council discussed the Parks and Recreation Committee's recommenda- Community tions in relation to the sketches and cost estimates prepared by Center h~r, !leid and deferred action for further study. sketches Hr. Charles Robbins, Chairman o~ the Parks and Pecreation Com- mittee, stated that his Committee will continue to assist the Council, whenever nossib!e, with the Parks and Recreation proCram. (2) As requested at the last meeting, Mr. Charles Robbins outlined to Swimmin~ the Council the reasons for the Parks and Recreation Committee~s pool recommendation for a SO meter swimmin~ pool. lie explained that facilities a S0 meter pool was considered necessary to adequately nrovide facilities for recreation, instruction, and competition and; further, that the Committee had discovered that the cost of con- structin~ and maintainin~ a SO meter DoO1 iS very little more than fora 2S yard pool. Highway #9 {~) Director o~ Public t?orks reported that the County of Santa Clara r/w acq. intends to handle the acquisition of rights-of-way for tti~hway #9 and will make the proper arrangements with the State Division of Highways. fie stated that the a~reement between the County and the City of Saratoga j.s exnected to be available ~or execution hy the next Council meeting. Director of Public ~?orks also tenorted that he had sent the State Highway #9 a copy of the plans for storm drainage alon~ Highway #9 drawn by Storm drain the County Flood Control District, and announced that there is a possibility that the County may participate to some extent in the cost of the system. He explained that the County is investi~atine the possibility of installin~ facilities to handle a SO to 100 year storm, in lieu of the three year storm deslea usually used by the City, and indicated that the County may bear the cost for outsize drainaqe facilities. Sara.Ave. (4) Director of Public '~orks reported that the State is unwillin~ to Hwy.#9 ~ recommend the installation of temporary si~nalization at the Sara.-L.G.Rd. Saratoga Avenue, Highway #9, Saratoga-Los Gatos ~oad intersection Si~nalization as they prefer to wait until Highway #9 is improved and the inter- section re-aligned. Bohl~an (S) Director of Public ~'~orks tenorted that a Soil Test En~ineerin~ Road soil firm has quoted $38S0. as the cost for condnctin~ soil tests on test Bohlman Road and submittin~ recommendations which would provide a ~laster Plan for the area. (6} Director o~ Public ~9orks submitted a reDoft, dated Anril 3, 1963, ~uito recommendin~ that the City Council request the ~oard of Suner- Flood Coat. visors to establish a tax rate of $0.24 per ~100 valuation to be Dist. Zone assessed a~ainst all nroDertv in the nuito Flood Control District NC-2 Zone MC-2, to finance drainage lines in the area. Council studied the map prepared by the ~lood Control District and directed the Director of Public vqorks to contact the City of San Jose and the County re~ardin~ their willineness to approve the proposal. and, if their reaction is favorable, then the property owners involved are to be contacted for their views. If the Council then determines that sufficient SUpPOrt exists, it will authorize that the request be submitted to the Board of Sunel~risors. ~.?,. SB-344 (7) Director of Public v!~orks reported that SB-,Z.;4 has been amended several times but is still under conside;.~ion by the State Le~islatureo VII CO~JICATIONS A. ~ITFEN (1} Council received an informal ~e~ition,siened by 13 residents of Pike Road, requestin~ aid and support in the formation o~ a Road ~aintenance District for the maintenance of Pike ~oad. ~r. Pike Road ~ichard G. Martin, representin~ the petitioners, explained that S~reet there is insufficient right of way for a reeular street imnrove- ~faintenance merit district and that the property m~ners are anxious to form a District street maintenance district as an equitable, e~Ficient means of Petition sharing the maintenance of the street. He stated that the tax limitation is 40~ and would raise approximately $BO0. net year for maintenance. After discussion o~ the requirement that the road be offered for dedication to the City, the Council a~reed that it would be un- willin~ to accept any offers for a street which coul~ not meet the minimum access road standards; :~M~,.Martin objected. that the property o~mers would be physically and financially unable to brin~ the road up to minimum access standards, and the ~ayor directed, with Council approval, that the matter be re~erred to the Direc- tor of Public Works, to determine the physical Possibility and cost of improvine Pike Road to 18' Davine on 20' right of way. At the same time, the City Attorney was requested to investigate, with ~!r. ~artin's aid, the legal operation which would be most satisfactory to both the City and the property o~ers. (2) A petition, si~ned by 1~ residents of Reid Lane, requesting Reid Lane that the 1963-64 budget provide for pavine ~he southerly half of Petition Reid Lane, was held for consideration at the time the Director for Pavin~ of Public ~orks has completed his study of current street defi- ciencies and compiled a priority schedule of recommended street improvement projects. {~) Deputy Clerk read a letter, dated April S, 1963, ~rom ~ayor ~ayor Burton R. Brazil, resi~nin~ the office o~ Hayor, effective Brazil immediately. Mayor ~razil explained that his resignation was Resiltnation necessary because he will be compelled to request several months leave of absence for military duty durin~ the comin~ summer and that continuous leadership will be particularly vital due to the fact that several important issues ~acin~ the City are likely to come tO a point of decision at that time. Policy recom. ~ayor Brazil recommended that the City Council seriously consider re term for adoptine a policy of electine the ~yor on a one year term basis, ~yor and that the elections be held in April o~ each year to coincide with General Elections for City Council members. ~ayor Brazil relinquished the Chair to the Deputy Clerk, who called ~or nominations -For the o~fice of Hayor. Councilman ~. E. Glennon Brazil nominated Councilman '?illjam ~. Glennon for qayor and the Mlected nomination was seconded by Councilman Hartman. Councilman Drake ~ayOr endorsed the nomination, with pleasure, statin~ that the City is fortunate to have a man of Councilman Glennon's ability and qualifications to succeed Hayor Brazil uDon his resignation ~rom a lon~ and distinguished term ~s ~Iayor of Saratoed. ~!otion carried.unanimously and v~illiam E. Glennon was elected ~ayor of the City of Saratoga. ~ayor Glennon thanked the Council for choosin~ him as Mayor and stated that he could think o~ no better qualified person to have served as Mayor in the formative years of the City than ~urton R. Brazil, and that he would be pleased if the people in the City could say, after his term of office, that Saratoe~ has had two ~ood mayors. R.V. Drake- ~ayor Glennon assumed the Chair and Councilnan Hartman move~, ~layor Pro tem seconded by Councilman Ritchie to nomin~::~ Councilman Drake as ~fayor Pro tempore, ~otion was made by Cou~.cilman Brazil and secon~!ed by Councilman Ritehie, to close the nominations an~ Councilman Drake was elected, by un~f~imous vote, as ~ayor pro tempore. Sunnyside (4) Deputy City Clerk was directed to indicate, for the record, Nurseries,Inc. that the claim For damages, Filed by Sunnyside ~,~urseries, Inc. Claim for in the sum of ~1478.59, ~as rejected and the City Attorney was Damages instructed to write a letter to the Claimant's Attorney, tier. ~anny C. Gomez, advisin~ him of the Council's action. B. ORAL ~!ayor Glennon acknowled~ed, with pleasure, the presence of Chief o¢ Police, Dr. Barney V. Rosesco. VII I ADJOURP~,,,~NT Councilman Ritchie moved, seconded by Councilman Hartman to adjourn the meeting. ~otion carried unanimously 10:15 P. t,~. Respectfully submitted, Deputy City ~'lerk' /f