HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-19-1969 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MINUTE8 OF REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 19, 1969
TIME: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1969 - 7:30
PLACE: SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL CHAMSERS~ 13777 FRUITVALE AVE., SARATOGA, CALl
TYPE: REGULAR MEETING
I, ORGANIZATION
MAYOR TYLER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:33 P,M,
A, ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEN TYLER, DWYER, SMITH AND ROBSINS
ABSENT~ COUNCILMAN SANDERS
B, MINUTES
'COUNCILMAN ROBBI~S MOVEDs AND COUNCILMAN' SMITH SECONDEDs THAT
THE READING OF THE MINUTE8 OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 6, 1969 95 WAIVED
AND APPROVED AS MAILED, THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, M~, DWYER
ASKED THAT THE MINUTES SHOW HE ABSTAINED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER
AS HE HAD BEEN ABSENT FROM THAT MEETING,
II, BIDS AND CONTRACT8
A, RESOLUTION NO, 473 - RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
FCITY OF SARATOGA AUTBORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE FOR POPULATION ESTIMATE
MR, HUFF EXPLAINED THAT ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION WOULD PERMIT
UPDATING POPU~ATION ESTIMATESs FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING STATE
SUBVENTIONSe
MR, SMITH MOVED~ MR, ROBSINS SECONDEd THAT RESOLUTION N~, 473
BE ADOPTED~ AND THE MOTION CARR.IED UNANIMOUSLY,
B, ADDITION AND REMODELING O~ ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE BUILDleG-
C I TY OF' SARATOGA, FRU I TVALE AVENUE, SARATOGA,
MR, HUFF REFERRED TO THE LIST OF BIDS SUBMITTED BY CONTRACTORS,
NOTING THAT THE LOW BIDDER, MR, GILBERT LABRUCHERIE, HAD NOTIFIED THE
OFFIbE'THAT HI8 BID CONTAINED AN ERROR OF ABOUT ~13~OOO; THAT
LABRUCHERIE HAD SUBMITTED AN AFFIDAVIT TO THAT EFFECTs .DELIVERED AFTER
THE BID8 WERE OPENED,
SPEAKING FROM THE AUDIENCE~ MR, LABRUCHERIE STATED THAT THE
ERROR WAS CLERICIL IN NATUREs AND THAT HE HAD TRIED TO REWORK THE
FIGURES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REVISE THEM; HE ADDED THAT,~I~ THE DIFFERENCE
REPRESENTED AN ERROR OF ALMOST 3~ PERCENT IN THAT PORTION OF THE CONTRAOT
WORK THAT HE WOULD PERFORM HIMSELFi AND THAT THE SUBCONTRACTOR BID8
AB LISTED WERE CORRECT,
AFTER 8OME DISCUSSION, MAYOR TYLER9 IN THE ABSENCE OF .OBJECTION,
REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,
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MR, TYLER COMMENTED THAT NO ONE WANTED TO GET A bUILDING CHAEAPER
BECAUSE OF HONEST IRRORr AND THAT THE MATTER WOULD BE REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE IN PART BECAUSE THE BID WAS SUBSTANTIALLY OVER BUDGET,
III, PETITIONS, ORDINANCES AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS
A, ORDINANCE N~-5,19 - ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ~LIBDIViSION ORDINANCE,
RELATING TO TENTATIVE MAP FILING FEES - SECOND READING
MR, HUFF STATED THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PREPARED BY COUNSEL, AND
HAD BEEN INTRODUCED AND THE READING WAIVED AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL
MEETING~ AND THAT NOW WAS 'THE TIME'FOR THE SECOND READING AND ADgPTION,
MR, ~MITH MOVED, AND M~', ROBBINS SECONDED THAT ORDINANCE N~5.19
BE-AOOPTEO~ AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
B, ORDINANCE ~,26,1 - ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 8ARAT~A CITY CODE
R~ATING TO DEFINITION 0F TREE- SECOND READING
M~, HUFF STATED THE ORDINANCE HAD BEEN PREPARED BY COUNSELs AND
HAD BEEN INTRODUCED AND THE READING WAIVED AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ME~TINGf AND THAT NOW WAS THE TIME FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION.
he ~d~c~e~_~rotected tree ci=c~feren~ to 40 i~Ghes--f~55 inches,
,~Za{X~ 58.26.1, AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
C. RESOLUTION NO, 47# - RESOLUtiON RE CONGRESS SPRINGS ANNEXATION
M~, HUFF EXPLAINED THAT.THE'REBOLU'TION WOULD REFER MATTErS TO
BEFORE PROCEEDING
THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND PUBLIC HEARINQS~ 1969,
FURTHER WITH ANNIXATION AS APPROVED BY LAFCO ON MARCH ~
CITY ATTORNEY JOHNSTON EIPLAINED THAT· THE ACTION MUST TAKE PLACE
UNDER THE 1913 ACT AFFECTING AR~AB 3M(Illtl HAVING 12 OR MORE REGISTERED
VOTERS; THAT THE ACTION MUST BE INITIATED BY A PETITION BY AT LEAST
25 PERCENT OF THE VOTERS; MUST HAVE CONSENT OF COUNCIL BEFORE CIRCULATING
'PETITION; THAT-COUNCIL MUST REFER THE ACTION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FOR THE 8TATUTORILY REQUIRED REPORT AND RESOLUTION; THJ~fTHE RESOLUTION
MEMORIALIZED THE RR~ PROCEEDINGB~
~ MR, ~MITH MOVED~ AND MR, ROBSINS SECONDED ADOPTION OF R~SOLUTION
No, ~?4,'AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
IV. 8UBOIVIBIONB, BUILDING 81TE8 AND ZONING REQJ. JEBT8
A. TRACT 466~ - CLAUDE T. LINDSAY- FINAL MAP APPROVAL- 8 LOTS-
CHESTER AVENUE
~MR,, HUFF REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE TIME FOR FINAL MAP APPROVAL
FOR T~ACT 46639 AND THAT ALL CONDITIONB HAD SEEN MET EXCEPTII~N FOR
CONDITION 7 OF 80-792, PAYMENT OF PARK AND RECREATION FEE OF~ED~A-T~I'ON'
-OP.-PARKI""I.:'A'RD AS RED. MIRED BY ORDINAN'CE N8-5.17, SECTION D.9.2.
MR BOBBINS MOVED AND MI~,. DWYER' SECONDED ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
No, SD-792-1, APPROVING FINAL MAP OF TRACT 4663, AND THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
B. SDR-767 - REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF CONDITIONS - DR. ABRAMS
MR,' ROBBINS READ THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON SDR-767,
DATED M~RCH 169 1969, RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF WAIVER OF CONDITIONS9
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MR. ROBBINS COMMENTED
THAT AFTER CAREFUL STUDY9 T~E COMMITTEE FELT THAT GRANTING THE WAIVER'
OF CONDITIONS WOULD SET AN UNDESIRABLE PRECEDENT RE ACCESSES ONTO
~ARAT~GA AVENUE OR ON ANY OTHER STREET WHERE ACCESS WAYS WERE BET
SO CLOSE TOGETHER. HE ADDE~ THAT TWO ACCESS ROADS WERE NEEDED9 ONE
DlSCHARGIN,~ ONTO SARATOGA A ENUE9 AND THE OTHER ON' COX AVENUE.
DR. J~RAMS9 SPEAKING FROM THE AUDIENCE9 11~.1:II41i SAID IT WAS HIS
INTENT TO USE THE EXISTING OLD FARM ROAD BORDERING THE ORCHARD9 TO
AVOID CUTTING .INTO THE ORCHARD.
MR. HUFF SAID'THE COUNCIL COULD APPF~OVE THE REPORT AS,READ9 DENYING
A CHANGE OF CONDITIONS9 BUT THAT LATER THE STAFF COULD REVIEW AND
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO THE HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT ROUTE PLANS,
AND THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD-AGAIN DOME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR
REVIEW PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF FINAL APPROVAL. DR, ABRAMS INDICATED HE
FOUND THIS SITUATION ACCEPTABLE.
MR. ROBSINS MOVED AND MR. SMITH SECONDED DENIAL OF REQUEST ~
FOR WAIVER OF CONDITIONS II-H AND II-K OF SOR-767, ~a AND ACCEPTANCE
OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORT AS i READ; THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
C. TRACT NO. 4477- sl; r 3 BRIDGE ONLY, FILE NO. SK~733
MR. HUFF SAID APPROVAL WAS NEEDED FOR THE BRIDGE PLAN ONLY
AT THE BIG BASIN SITE9 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE
CONTRACT AUTBORIZING PAYMENT OF INSPECTION AND OTHER RELATED FEES.
MR.'SMITH MOVED AND M~. DWYER SECONDED APPROVAL OF IMPROVEMENT
PLANS FOR THE BRIDGE ONLY9 AND THAT THE MAYOR BE'AUTHORIZED TO SIGN
THE CONTRACT ON THE MATTERsFOR TRACT NO. 4477; THE MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS ,
A. UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT 2-8
MR. HUFF PRESENTED THE MAP 0F THE DISTRICT AND T~E PeOPOSED
CHANGE THAT WOULD ENL'ARGE THE AREA, HE EXPLAINED THAT MR, dOE C~WAN
OF THE PG&E was OF THE OPINION THAT THE DISTRICT MIGHT ~OT QUALIFY
FOR .FUNDING UNDER PUC RULING NO, 209 ALLOCATING FUNDS FORUNDERGROUNDING,
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MR, T~LER COMMENTED IT MIGHT BE WISE TO,,NOTIFY REBIDENKS OF
THE PROPOSED"BOUNDARY CHANGE. IN RESPONSE TO M~s,ROBBINS~ QUESTION
REGARDING WHICH AUTHORITY MADE THE DECISION REGARDING QUALIFICATION
OF A GIVEN AREA FOR SUCH FUNDING9 MR. HUFF ANSWERED THAT IT WAS
DETERMI'NED BY THE, GOVERNING BODY OF THE C~3~Y9 -W4~.G'ffEEI~E~T'-eR
C~NCURR;N~L~F THE UTILITY CONC,ERNED.
IN THE ABSENCE OF OBJECTION, THE MAYOR REFERRED THE MATTER TO
THE PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE, AND DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN
AT ~;L~:~) P.M. .
MR, SMITH MOVED THAT THE PUBL:IC HEARING BE CLOSED FOR THE
EVENING AND CONTI.NUED TO THE MEETING OF APRIL '91~t~; MR, ROBSINS
SECSNDED THE. MOTION AND THE MAYOR SO ORDERED, I AT ~:21P.M,
Bo C-121 - JOHN W, IRWIN, BIG BASIN' WAY - RE~UEST FOR CHANGE OF
OF ZONING FROM P-A (PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE) AND
R-M-3,000 (MULTI-FAMIlY RESIDENTIAL) TO C-V (VISITOR-
COMMERCIAL)
MR HUFF STATED THAT NOTICE OF THE PNBLIC HEARING HAD BEEN MAILED
AND PUBLISHED, AND THAT THE APPLICATION HAD THE APPROVAL OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION,
MR, WALKER SAID ONLY ONE PROTEST HAD BEEN RECEIVED, IN A LETTER
FROM A NEARBY OWNER, ON THE GROUNDS THAT THERE ALREADY WAS SUFFICIENT'
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY,
TH'E MAYOR DECLARED THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT ~:~3 P,M,
M~ERNANEZ SPOKE FROM THE AUDIENCE IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING;
THERE WERE NO OTHER COMMENTSs
MR, DWYER MOVED AND M~, ROSSIN8 SECONDED THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING
BE CL!OSE~,':~ND'=~N~THE ABSENCE OF.OBJECTION THE MAYOR SO ORDERED AT
~:25 P.M,
MR, ROSBINB MOVED INTRODUCTION OF THE ORDINANCE EBTABLISHING
THE ZONING CHANGE AS REQUEBTED FOR C-121 BY APPLICANT JOHN W. IRWIN,
AND THAT THE READING BE WAIVED AT THIS TIME; MR, SMITH SECONDED THE
MOTION WHICH CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,
C, PUBLICATIONS CONTINENTAL SALES CORPORATION - REVOCATION OF
80LICITOR 8 LICENSE
.' HAD BEEN S~TJ
MR, HUFF STATED THE PUBLICHEARIN~S. PER"+~E CITY OF SARATOGA
CODE AFTER RECEIVING A NUMBER OF COMPLAI~ FROM RESIDENTS; THAT NOTICES
HAD BEEN MAILED FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE TO THE CORPORATION
'AS LI'CENBEE9 TO ITS HOME OFFICE, FIELD 6UPERVISOR AND CREW SUPERVISOR,
AND TO INTERESTED CITIZENS.
IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE MAYOR, M~, JOHNSTON ANSWERED
THAT THE CITY ell~ ORDINANC~ REGARDING ~OLI'ClTORB HAD BEEN ENACTED
IN 1965 AND WERE VALID IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUlrE, INCLUDING THE '
I;GREEN RIVER~1 E~lh~l~/odTHE MAYOR' DECLARED THE ~USLIC HEARING'~PEN
AT M. ' DD D THAT TH'E TEST,MCNY OF W,T. EBSES WAS ..U,RED
FOR THE C~UNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON LICE SE REVOCATIONs
MRBs MARdORIS K'ITCHEN, L~)~ SARA H~LL8 DRIVE, FORMERLY OF UNNYVALE,
STATED THE LATTER CITY HAD AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITED SOLICITORS
OF ANY KINDs
MRS. SALLY ANTONIDES, 1~7~2 AI~OHA STREET, STATED SHE HAD BEEN
APPROACHED 'SEVERAL TIMES BY MAGAZINE SALESMEN SINCE CH~/~STMAS, 1967,
AND THAT WHILE SOME OF THE 'BO.LICITORS WERE PLEASANT~ RESPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE PUBLICATIONS CONTINENTAL S~LE8 C RPORATION WERE UNPLEASANTLY
pERSISTENT, i TRYING TO INJECT 1t~ RACIAL DISCUSSIOn; SHE SAID
SHE: FELT INTIMIDATED WHEN SHE DECLINED TO BUY MAGAZINE SUSSCRIPTIONS~
AND THAT ON ONE OCCASION~ THE POLICE CAME AND FOUND THE SOLICITOR
LACKED A PERMIT TO SELL IN SARATOGA,
ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS9 WHEN APPROACHED BY ONE OF THE C~PORA~'IONIS
SALESMEN~i HE DENIED 8E:LLING MAGAZ~.INES~ ASSERTING THAT HE WAS SELLING
~ii~}~9( FUR-LINED BATHTUBSIf; U~*ON RE~UEST~ HE 'SHOWED HIS PERMIT~
BUT i~ WAS PERSleTENT~ REFUSING TO ACCEPT i H~R REFUSAL TO BUY.
DR, BARNEY ROSAeCO SAID HE HAD 'SEEN APPROACHED TWICE IN ONE DAY~
FIRS~ BY ONE SALESMAN WHO SAID HE WANTEO TO VISIT~ AND THEN BY ANOTHER
WHO HONESTLY ADMITTED HE WAS SELLING MAGAZINES~ NOT EARNING CREDIT
UNDER A COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM,
~ ~ (S~.~) )
OR~VE STATED SHE HAD SEEN
APP'RBACHED BY A'REPRESENTATIVS OF THE CORPORATION~ WHO BROUGHT WITH
HIM A RAGGEOLY DRESSED CHILD; WHEN SHE REFUSED TO $UBSCRIBE~ THE
SALESMAN CALLED TO ASSOCIATES IN A LARGE WHITE STATION-WAGON THAT
SHE WAS A NASTY LAOY9 LIVING IN A RICH HOUSE WHO REFUSED TO HELP,
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MRS, DAVE (ViRGINIA)ShOWN, 14704 A~HA A,,ENUE SAID THE SALESMAN
WHO CALLED ON H~R DENIED .SELLING MAGAZINE6~ AND ASKED TO USE HER
BATHROOM9 AND SHE REFUSED,
I~ RESPONSE TO MR, JnHNSTONIS QUERY IF THE SALESMAN ALLEGED'HE
WAS A SCHOLARSHIP COBTESTANT~ MRS, B~OWN.AND OTHERS ANSWERED IN
THE AFFIRMATIVE.
THE B~TTER B 81NESS ~R~AU~ BUT HAD FAILED TO DO 80,' HE ADDED THAT
.THE LICENSE~ ISSUED L~ST WEEK WAS EXPIRING9 BUT COULD BE RENEWED
UNLESS IT WAS ~REVOK~D. HE ADDED THAT A REGISTE~ETTER OF NOTICE .MAILED
TO THE ~EDWOOD CITY ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY HAD BEEN RETURNED AS REFUSED,
MR. JOHNSTON STATED IT SEEMED A PRIMA FACIE CASE OF MISREPRESENTATION,
CHIgr R~LPH PHILLIPS OF L~S G~TOS P~LIC~ D~ARTMENT SPOKE FROM
THE AUDIENCEs. StXI~ DESIRING THE BURGLARIES HICH FREqUeNTLY
OCCURRED WHEN SIMILAR SALES GROUPS WORKED IN HIS AREA.
MR, SMITH MOVED AND ~, RO INS SECONDED THAT THE PUBLIC H~ARING
BE CLOSED~ AND IN THE IBSENCE OF OBdECTION THE. MAYOR SO ORDERED AT
MR, ~ITH MOVED REVOCATION O~ THE PERMIT ISSUED TO
PHBLICATION8 CnNTINENTAL 8ALES CnRPORATION~ AND THAT NO FURTHER
LICeNSe'BE ISSUED TO THEM; MR. R~BBINS SECONDED THE MOTION WHICH
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
I~ THE AeSENCE OF OSdECTION9 THE MAY~R REFERRED THE MATTER TO
THE Pus~Ic WEL'FAR~ COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND ASKED MR, dOHNSTON TO
RESEARCH POSSIBLE FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON DOQR--T;DOOR SAL~S9 UNOER
EXISTING INTERSTATE'COMMERCE LAWS.
HE ALSO ANNOUNCED'HIS INTENTION OF ISSUING A LETTER TO ALL
C~TIZENS ADVISING THEM OF THEIR RIGHTS~ ANO PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW
WHEN SOLICITED, MR, ~FF ALSO ASKED. COOPERATION OF THE PRESS IN
PUBLIClyZING TH~ MATT'Re
THE MAYOR DEC~-ARED A RECESS AT ~=50 P,M. THE 'MEETING RESUMED
A~ 9:20 P,M. *
VI. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
A. MAYOR
1} MR, TYLER SAID AN EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO CONTACT PEOPLE
REGARDING THE PROPOSED CONGRESS' SPRINGS AREA ANNEXATION, NOTING THAT
A MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WAS SET FOR APRIL 23RD,
HE ASKED MR, HUFF TO WORK OUT A DATE FOR A SPECIAL COUNCIL
MEETING ON THE ISSUE, AND TO. NOTIFY THE PLANNING COMMISSIONm
PROPERTY.OWNERS, AND REGISTERED VOTERS ABOUT THE DATE,
' ~) HE ASKED MR. HUFF TO SEND A LETTER OF THANKS TO THE COUNTY
SHERIFF S OFFICE FOR THEIR SUCCESSFUL EFFORT IN APPREHENDING BURGLARS
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE VILLAGE AND THEIR GENERAL EFFORT TO REDUCE
CRIME IN THE CITY.
B, FINANCE
1) PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
IT WAS MOVED BY MR, ROBBINS, SECONDED BY MR, SMITH THAT
DISBURSEMENT OF WARRANTS NO. 10716 THROUGH 10773 eE APPROVED~ AND
THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN THE WARRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $27,761.92
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2) CITY CLERKIS FINANCIAL REPORT
THERE WAS NO COMMENT ON THE REPORT.
3) TREASURERIS REPORT
THERE WAS NO COMMENT ON THE REPORT.
C, COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS
· 1) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MR. ROBBINS READ THE REPORT DATED MARCH 14~ 1969 ON SANTA
CLARA COUNTY SAFETY COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUNDS~ RECOMMENDING THAT NO
ALLOCATION BE MADE. HE ADDED THAT THE COUNCIL DID GOOD WORK~ ESPECIALLY
FOR SCHOOLS~ AND WAS SUPPORTED BY iNDUSTRY.
MR. Ross,NS MOVED AND MR. SM,TH
OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BE APPROVED~ U A C O
THE SAFETY COUNCIL. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
2) POLICY COMMITTEE
MR. DWYER READ THE REPORT~ DATED MARCH I~, 1969, RECOMMENDING
THAT ELECTROLlERS ON PROSPECT ROAD NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL BE ENERGIZED~
AND THAT THE COST BE BORNE BY THE CITY. MR. HUFF ESTIMATED THE COST
AS A'BOUT $500.00 PER YEAR.
MR. SMITH MOVED AND MR. [3WYER SECONDED APPROVAL OF ACTION
REGARDING SDR-675 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE~ A~D THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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MR, DWYER READ THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTABLISHING A
STREET LIGHTING POLICY FOR THE CITY, WITHOUT OBdECTION~ THE MAYOR
REFERRED THE MATTER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR RE-EXAMINATION AND REPORT,
MR, D~YER READ THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HISTORICAL BUILDINGS
AND SITES WITHIN ~THE CITY, RECOMMENDING THAT. THE SARATOGA HISTORICAL
~OCIETY BE ASKED TO ACT AS AN ADVISORY AGENCY TO I.NVEN~.O.~ REVIEW
AND RECOMMEND DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN IMPORTANT SITES AND BUILDINGS,
IN THE'ABSENCE OF OBdECTION~ THE MAYOR DIRECTED THAT A LETTER
OF REQ'UEST BE SO DIRECTED TO THE*SOCIETY,
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3) MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MR, ROBSINS READ THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FUNDS~ RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL
DENY THE REQUEST FOR ~1,000 FOR THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR~ PLUS ~000
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1969-7o. HE-ADDED THAT THE CItY Is A MEMBER OF THE
CHAMBER, MR, DWYER COMPLIMENTED THE CHAMBER ON A WELL--WRITTEN LETTER,
MR, SAM HERNANDEI SPOKE IN.SUPPORT OF'THE'REQUEST~ STATING THAT
THE CHAMBER CONTRIBUTED EXTENSIVE CIVIC SERVICES9 AND SPENT 7.~5 PERCENT
OF ITS TIME AND EFFORT IN NONCOMMERCIAL ACTItlTIEB,
AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE CHAMBERIS NEEDS AND CONTRIBU-
TIONS, THEY MAYOR~ IN'THE ABSENCE OF'OBJECTION ~RED THE MATTER RE R
BACK TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION~-
D. DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICER8
I) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT-- NONE
2) PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
MR, 8HOOK REPORTED THE CITY WOULD TRY AN EXPERIMENTAL
SPRAY BEING DEVELOPED BY UNIVERSI-TY OF CALIFORNIA RESEARCHERS, UPON
THE ADVICE OF THE HORTICULTURAL FOUNDATION, TO TRY TO CONTROL MODESTO
ASH BLIGHT, HE WOULD REPORT BACK ON RESULTS OBTAINED~
MRs SHOOK REPORTED ON FORMATION OF THE SARATOGA UTILITY
COORDINATION COMMITTEE'RE CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS AND UTILITY INSTALLA-
TION IN THE CITYe HE EXPLAINED HE WAS NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY'
BUT THE UTILITY COMPANIES HAD REQUESTED A DEF.ININTION OF THE LIMITS
OF RESPONSIBILITY,OF THE COMMITTEE,
IN THE ABSENCE OF OSjECTION~ THE MAYOR REFERRED THE MATTER
TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY,
3) PLANNING ~IRECTOR - NONE, '
~) CITY A~TORNEY- MR. ~OHN~TON SAID ALL HIS.RE~ORTS WERE W4l~1~3~I
IN WRITING TO THE CITY.
E, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
1) MR, HUFF REFERRED TO THE REPORT OF' CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL
DONALD L, HARRIS~ DATED MARCH 1~, ?969, REGARDING KN ALTERNATE ROOF
COVERING FOR THE EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING; THE FIRE MAFd~J~ALL
FOUND THE SHAKE SHINGLE ROOFI'~G UNACCEPTABLE UNDER CITY CODE,
MR, JOHNSTON COMMENTED THAT THE CITY WAS NOT BOUND BY ITS OWN CODE
SINCE THE FIRE RETARDANT ROOFING WAS REQUIRED ONLY UNDER THE STATE
HOUSING ACT.
IN THE ABSENCE.OF OSdECTION,' THE MAYOR.REFERRED THE MATTER TO
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND ALSO ASKED MR, JOHNSTON TO FURTHER RESEARCH
THE ISSUE,
2) ~DR-675-2 -ACCEPTANCE 6F IMPROVEMENTS ;.-~
MR, H~FF REFERRED TO HIS.MEMO OF MARCH 1~, 1969, RECOMMENDING
ACCEPTANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS AND OF THE OFFER OF DEDICA'TION AS AGREED
IN AUGUST, 1969 WITH CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL' DISTRI'CT.
MR. ROBSINS MOVED AND MR, ~MITH SECONDED ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION No. SDR-675-2, AND THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLYe.
~) MR. HUFF REFERRED BRIEFLY TO THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE
POLICY COMMITTE~ FROM STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND'ALSO REMINDED
THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE HEARING ON APRIL ~RD ON ANNEXATION.OF
A PORTION OF PROSPECT AVENUE.
4) REGARDING UNDERGROUND UTIEITY.*DISTRICT NO, ~ AT THE CIviC
CENTER, MR, HUFF SAID A PUBLIC HEARING DATE WOULD BE SET
Committee.
A · WRI~ ~g~ ' ' .
~e 1e~e~ f~om ~he ~ployeee AssDelEtion, ~ste~
wee ~ete~ to the ~gemen~ C~mlttee,
ne~ hls plsce of buslaess w~e no~ spp~op~ls~e elnce sutflelen~ s~ce
.- wee left to~ ps~klng s es~, sn~ ths~ the po~lon of ~he eu~ be~wee~
l~, Shook esld be wou~ ebeek lnto the ~e~ ot
~he curb eec~lo~,
ADJO~NT
Mr. Smith moved and Mr. Robb~ns seconded ~t ~he Coune11
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meetin6 be adjourned, and in the absence of objection, the Mayor
so ordered at 10:32 p.m-
Respe c~fully submitted,
J.R. Huff, City Clerk