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Home My WebLink About09-06-1967 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SUNI~ARY OF MINUTES TIME: Wednesdey,:September 6,: i9~7 - 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue~ Saratogas California TYPE: Regular meetin~ l~ayor Gieunon called th~ moati to Order at 7:41 P.M~ A. Present: Councilmen Glennon, B~urrys Robbins, Tyler, Hartmen Absent: None It yes moved by Councilman Hobbins, seconded by Councilmen JurryI and unanimously ~arried, to dispense with.the reading and approve the ~f the August 16, 196~ meeting; as A. A a UTS PRDPZHTY lC ,XSiTIO ' ' Zn GZ PAmUN ,ISnIC NO. Mr. Huff presented an ag*eemen& for a~uisitio~ 0f ~ertain prOp~rty R.H. described as "Exhibit A" ~om.k&H. and Ida Gree~ f~r t~e amount of Green $69.76. This property is iocated at the eorneeiOf iig B~sin Way and VillaSe Fourth Street and is the last land a~quieition f~r the. Village Parkin~ P~rking District No. 1. Councilman Burrymeved fo~ app~ovai of ~he ag~eeme,~ Diet. between the City and R. H. and Ida H. Green and authorization for Mayor to execute the agreement; seconded by Councilmen Robbins; metion carried unanimously. B. REPORT OF BIDS - VICKERYAVENUEIMPROVENENTS The CityAdministrator reported that bids for the Vickery Avenue Improvement Project had been opened this date and a Bid Stmwr~y was Viekery presented to the Council. Mr. Huff outlined Alternates A and B and Ave recommended award of the contract to Guerin & Olmeted for Alternate B Imp. in the amount of $10s560.00. He explained that the property owners involved had agreed to pay a fixed amount of $3100.00 and Mr. Ed Crotta had presented a check to the City for $2025.00, promising to pay the balance in a short time, Councilman Tyler moved for award of the contract for VickeryAvenue Improvement to Guerin & OlmeCed in the ~unt of $10,560.00, subject to receipt of the balance of $1075.00 from the property ownersl seconded by Councilmen Hartmenl motion carried unanimously. III PETITIONS t ORDINANCES AND FORI4AL RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION NO. 374 . Resolution So. 374 ls a resolution granting consent of the City Council of saratoga to Sanitation District No. 4 of Santa Clara County to under- take proceedings to construct a sanitary sewerage project and to provide Res. that the cost shall be assessed on the district benefited under appropriate 374 special assessment and assessment bond proceedings on Project No. 1967-2 Unit No. h tit. Huff explained that the assessment district proposed involves sanitary'sewer construction on Fruitvale Avenues Valle Vista,' Monte Vista, Three Oaks Ways and other streets in that areas and the encroachment permi~ issued to the Sanitation District requires tomplaCe resurfacing of the streets invohied where necessary. Councilman HarCmen moved for adoption of Resolution No. 374; seconded by Councilman Tylerl motion carried unanimously. Mayor Glennon agreed ~o investlgeCe the situation of the Horseshoe Drive sewer pump leaking sewage into the creek at the next Sanitacion District No. 4 Directors~ meetinto SARATOCA CXTY COUNCZL MZNI~ES - SBPTEMBER 6, 1967 page 2 III P~TITIONS~ 0RDINANCE~ AND [O~'~ PaSOLLvEIONS (Continued) · B. RESOLI~iOI{ ~0. 369 Resolution No, 369 is a resolu~ion ordering formation of City of Saratoga Village Parkin~ District No, I Maintenance District, Mr, William Keo~gh attorney for the San Jose Water Workss requested the exclusion of the San Jose Water Works from the Saratoga Village Parkin~ D~strict No, Maintenance District~z T;.ley consider the totS1 maintenance assessment inequitabEes since $97~710o00 of the total $111s950.00 assessment re- presents the DistribUtion System of the San Jose Water We=ks Xocated in Res, the City of Saretoga~ not the value of the property included in the 369 Purkiug Diat~ic~ A letter was suhn~tt~ed from Mr, William Jennings of Viiiage ~he County Assessor*S Office statin~ the actual assessment of the property Parking withi.n the District should be $14s240,00, This amount would result in an Maint, 'annual maintenance expense of approximately $275,00s to the San Jose Water Dist, Works, life Assafs of Wilsons Joness Morton & Lynchs attorneys for the Village Parkin~ Districts reconnnended adoption of Resolution No, 369s ~o form~heMalntenauceDistrict, including the San, Jose Water I'lozks pro- per~y ~n the Dlstriot~ end maRin8 a serious effort to have the County Assessor transfer the.value of the Distribution SyStem located in SaratoEs to other property in ~he same tam node area, If this could not be accom- plisheds the San Jose Water Works could be'exclUded from the Matntenence District at a later date, M~, Keodgh a~reed to abide by this tions if the Council approved, Motion was made by Councilman Hartmaul seconded b~ C0uncilme~ Robbins~ dud unanimously carried~ for adopUlon of Resolution No, 369, Without obJection~ Mayor Glennon directed the City Administrator write to l~r, William Jennin~s of the County Assessores Offices advising of the Countlies attitude on the San Jose Water Works assessments and requestin~ the cooperation of the Assessores Office $nremovin~ the Distribution System assessment from the San Jose Water Works parcel, C. R~SOLUTION NO. Resolution No, 3~5 is a resolution ordering reduction of Assessment No, 9 Village Parking Distri=t No, 1, Mr, Huff explained that at the time of acquisitions the property o~ners involved ~ere told they could accept or Res, reject sanitary se~er service to their property th~'ough the parking lot, No, 375 =hey did ubt choose to r~Ject it until after the Assessment Diagram and assessment was con~irmads thus this resolu~ion is necessary in order to reduce their assessment, Without objections Mayor Glennon deferred this matter until later in tl~ meeting for mare accurate determ~nation of the actual cost of the reduction, D. RESOLUTIONMV-13 Resolution No, MV-13 is a resolution establishin~ stop intersections at certain City streets interse~tin~ Saratoga Avenue, .HE, Huff said this resolution had been prepared at the request of the DtvSsion of Highways Res, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff~s Office after a signin~ survey of MY-13 urban extension of the PAS System, Tt~is recommendation is con~uTred in by the Chief of Police of Saratoga, Without objections after discussion by the Councils Mayor Glennon referred this matter to the Public Coummittee, C. RESOLUTION NO, 375 ~Ccntinucd) This uat~er was continued erom earlier in the meeting° Mr, Huff stated that the total assessm~a~ for Assessment No° 9 in the Vi!].a~e Perkins lies, District No, i is be!n~ reduced f~om $9613o2~ to $8656,24, Total cost No, 375 of assessment district w~li be ~educed from $321sU00 ~o $320~043o The oxenors involved wish to e!iminate provision of sanitary se~er connection to their proper~y~ since they are already served by a sewer connection on Big Basln~ay~ Coun~.'l.~an Hurry moved for adoption of Resolution ~o, 375~ seconded by Councilman Robbinsl motion carried unanimously end ordered, SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTE. Ss SE~ER 6, 1967 Pane 3 III pETITIONS, OR~...INAHCES AND ~qP~L RESOLUTION_~5 (Continued) E. RESOLUTION NO. 376 Resolution No. 376 is a resolution adopting the official plan .lines for that portion of Qulto Road in the City of Saratoga between Ravenwood Drive and San Tomes Aquino Creek at Aa~tin Corners, 1~, Huff e~plained Res, that the City Attorney had advised thi~ matter could be adopted by resolu- No, 376 tion, During Council discussion, Councilman Burry contended that the portion of Quite Road plaxmed £c~ two lanes ~ould be inadequate in the ~utureo ~tion by C~un=ilman ~bB~ns ~or ad0ptiou of Resolution No, 376; seconded by Councilman Tyler, Roll call vOte~ Ayes: Councilmen Robbins, Ha~tman~ Tyler, ~ayor Olennon, Noes: Counciiman Burry, l~otion carried, A. 946 - BOND RELEASE The City Administrator explained that the Santa Clara County Engineers had Tr 3946 checked the monuments in Tract 3946 and f~und them acceptable, therefore, he recommended releas~ of the monument bond in the emeun~ of $3~00 t~ Bell Scott Associates~ ~otion by Countfinn Hartmen; secdnded by Council- man Tyler; approving release of monument bond, Tract 3946i motion carried, TRACT 4090 and TRACT ~056 - HONU~EI~T BOND RELEASE Reconnnendatiou for rei~ase o~ monument bo~ds in Tracts ~0~0 and 40~6 ~as Tr ~090 mad~ by the Santa Clara. County Engiuee~s~ as they have beth :checked and and £ound. acceptable. Cot~cilman Ha~tmen ~oved; seconded by COuncilman Tyler; Tr 40~6 for release of monument bonds i~ Tract 4090 lethe ~olfgang C~.NoeggaratBs et el; and Tra~t 4056 in the Paci£ic Shore Properties, Inc.; motion carried unanimously~ C. T~ACT ~157 - SD-605 - FINAL ~AP APPROVAL Hr. Htt~f presented maps Of Tract ~157 to the Council .for final approval and advised that. all Conditions have been met with the exception of post~ ing era surety bond.: The Council objected to the irregularity of the Tr ~15~ right~0f ~ya~ the sGbdivision entrance. l~r. HG~f suggested' that the.' $D-605 property o~ner to'the south could incorpora{e a p~rti~m int~ his propert~ for iand§eaping main~enance~ ~, Ross Pa~io~e~ t~ ~btdl~id~r, appea~d and .~ol~nte~red to do~l~ the i0 [aet to t~e city fo~ ~e~veyance adjacent :p~operty owne~ Councilman Hartman ~ove~ Tracg ~15~; seconded by Counei!m~n TylerS subject to the signing. o[ the addsedum to ~he subdivision nontract providing certificate of assignment instead oi posting of surety bond; motion carried unanin~nasly. v F zc...m iucs A. PROFESSIONAL VILLagE' OF SARATOGA Mr. Huff stated that informal public hearing had been naticed for ~his time on request for modification of Condition II o£ Ordinance NS-3-ZCo7 by Prof. Dr. Isaac Abrams,~ The Plannin~ Comm~ssiunhad reComn~nded approval of Village _~endment o~ conditions subject to submission of a~ster D~velopment FInn. o~ Saratoga Mayor Glennon declared the public hearing opened at 9:06 P.H. and called for anyone present to speak for or against the proposed a~endmant to Ordi- nance NS-3-ZC-?. He directed that the minutes of the Planning C~mnission dated August 1~? 1967 concerning this matter and all correspondence be admitted into the record. Councilman Robbins moved for closing o~ the public hearing at 9:09 p.~.; seconded by Councilman Tyler; motion carried. ~ithout objection, l~ayor Glennon directed the matter set over to the next Council meeting when the au~ndment will b~ presented in ~rritten action. VI ADRIN~STRATIVEMATTER5 A. FAYOR Mayor Glennon announced the meeting o~ the Intercity Council on Sept. 7th ICC at the Rod Cos. oh ~cn~ hosted by the Ton of Los Catos~ guest speaker to ~ltg be Gordon Smiths Finance Director for the State of Ca!ifo::nia and urged all Coun=il members to attend. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINIFfES, SEPTEMBER 6, 1967 Page/, VI ADMINI. STRAT. I.VE I~ATTERS (Continued) B. FINANCE It was moved by Councilma, Robbins; seconded by Councilman Hartman, Claims and unanimously carried to approve the disbursements dated September 5~ .i,967 for a total amount of $3~372o36 and authorize that warrants be drax~n in payment. D. CITY ADMINISTRATOR (1) Mr. Hu[f stated that the Annual Report of the Expressways Program available for study at the City,offices. (2) Mro tluff reported that a poll of residents in ~he I~mita-Kemina area indicates 15 p~operty owners-favor the im~rov~nant project end 10 property owners oppose it. He requested authorization to engage Lomita~ ~ilson, J0nes~ Morton & Lynch, to prepare petit~.ons to be circulated Komina in the area to permit formal initiation 6f assessment proCeeditems. Improvement Coancilman!I ~yler moved; seconded by CounCilman Hartnmn to authorize the staff to i~itiate assessment proceedings for Lomtta-Kemina im- provements~ Roll call vote: ~Ayes: Coanailmeu Tyler. Hartman, Robbins, Mayor Glennon. Noes: Councilman Durry. Motion carried. CoUncilman Tyler suggested that the staff prepare a plan line for preliminary s~rvey work. UITT N C lCATIO S ~) l~& Huff.presented a letter from Norman E; Matte0n~ representin~I. ~he Chn~ch Of ~he.Ascension PariSh Coan~iI~ concerning a pedes~ria~ safety ha~.ard at.Prospect and M~l!er AVen~es. a~ 'explained thS~ Prospea~~ Chief of Poii~e has been contacted in this matter~ ,Also~ the City Miller AVe of San 'JOse T~affic Analyst isconductiug a study of the area. ~ith- Traffic Study out obJe~-tion~ Mayor Glennon directed the matter a~endized as soon as study results are available. (2) Mr. Eari ~irk was present and adareseed the cOUnCi~ regardinS condition of Sarahi!Is Drive and the slow ~0g=~s~ of the road ~epair. Sarahills He is particularly concerned with the fractured storm drain pipes Drive ~hen the rainy weather basins. Fu:. Huff advised that temporary ef- forts are bein~ made to build ramps across the depressions, as the City is awaitix~ results of a s~udy by a soils engineer to establish the cause and solution to the dangerous condition of garahills Drive. ' (3) Mr. Huff presented a letter from Bah MonaSan, 12th District Assembly- Assy man~ concernin8 Assembly Joint ReSolution 29~ for Council information. Res. 29 Mayor Glennen said he would revie~ this matter and report a~ the next msetin~. (~) . Meyer Glennon noted receipt of the Sherifles Dept. of Santa Clara County Accident Report for the month of July 1967; also. the report of the Saratoga Buildin~ Depto for AuSus=s 1967. F,e acknowledged the presence of Chamber of C~erce representatives Stuart Ho~ell~ and thanked Miss Ruth O~mn for servin~ of coffee at the msetin~. VIII ADJOURNMENT Council,,~, Eurry moved for adjournment at 9:40 P.M.; seconded by Councilman Robbins; motion carried 'unnnimsusly~ Respectfully I . . , CITY CLERI( msf