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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-17-1969 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SU~C4ARY!OF MINUTES TIr.~: Wednesday, September 17, 1969 '- 7:30 P. M. PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers,!13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, California TYPE: Regular Meeting . I. ORGANIZATION [ [~yor Tyler called the meeting togrder at 7:30 P. M. A. ROLL CALL .. ' Present: Councilmen Tyler, ~yer, Smith, Sanders Absent: Councilman RobbinS B. IdINUTES The City Attorney noted a correction to the Sept. 3, 1969 minutes; Page 7, Item D-3 was corrected to read.that ..~"unsolicited dismissal of the case insOfar as the Jehovah's Witnesses were involved". Councilman ~yer moved, seconded by COuncilman Smith to approve the minutes, as corrected; motion carried unanimously. II. BIDS AND CONTRACTS · A. CONSIDERATION OF BIDS - REPAIRING PIERCE ROAD EARTH SLIDE (AT PALOMINO WAY). The City Manager reporte~ that~ two bid's were submitted for repair of Pierce Rd. the.Pierce Road earth~.slide an~ he recommended award of bid to the low slide bids bidder, B and C. Construction Co~ at a total cost of $18,200. Council- man'Smith moved,..se~onded by C6uncilman D~er to award the bid to B and C ConstruCtion/Co.; m6tion carried unanimously. III. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES ~N? FOR[~L-RESOLUTIONS A. dRDINANCE 38.32 - DECREASING'SPEED LI~ffT ON ~IREE OAKS WAY TO 25 M.P.H. Ord. 38.32 Councilman Smith reported that the Public Welfare Committeg had reviewed Three Oaks the speed study conducted by the Engineering Department and, after Way speed analysis of the traffic hazard:caused by the. dip near Fruitvale Avenue, limit recommends that the speed limie on Three Oaks Way be reduced to 25 miles per hour. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman Dwyer, to accept the report and adopt Ordinance 38.32~ as introduced at a previous meeting; motion carried unanimously. B. RESOLUTION NO. 494 - SETTING FORTH GUIDELINES FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM. Res. 494 Councilman Smith stated that the guidelines had been revised, as the Affirmative result. 6f a well taken objection that the right of appeal had not been' Action clearly spelled out. Nowever, 'he said that the P~lic WelfareCommittee Guidelines did not agree with Mr. Robbins 'suggestion that the affirmative action guidelines be considered simultaneously with the bid' opening. He said that he felt that the Affirmative Action ordinance was a social one and not an economic one and that the Committee therefore recormnended that no financial consideration be made until all the affirmative action programs had been acted and passed upon by the City Manager or.the'City Council. Councilman Smith moved, seconded by Councilman D~er to adopt Resolutibn No. 494, setting forth guidelines for implementation of the affirmative action program. Motion carrte~ unanimously. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBE~ 17, 1969 - Continued C0 ORDINANCE NS~3.22 - RELATING T6 CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN REQUIRED P~AR YARDS. Ord. M~. Huff reported that the Planning Committee had met with the Subdivision NS-3.22 . Committee of .the Planning Commission and had drafted new wording which Accessory had been sent to the Planning qommission for'setting public hearing on Structures the proposal. With no objection, Mayor Tyler directed Ordinance' NS-3.22 in r~ar yards removed'from the agenda until the Pianning Commission submits its rec- commenda t i on. D. ORDINANCE NS-3-ZC-48 - C-106- ~NEALE'S HOLLOW Councilman Smith reviewed the c'onditions recommended by the Planning · Ord. Commission as a prerequisite to rezoning from ConditionalC-C to Visitor NS-3-ZC-48 Commercial the Neale's Hollow p~operty and reported that Neale ha~ provided Neale's 38 parking spaces, adequate access drives, has partially landscaped the Hollow .unpaved poreion of the city owned property and has stated that, within 90 days, he will install a sprinkler system in the city owned property . and will plant small trees between the road and the parking area to screen the parked cars from the view of passing motorists. Based on this report, and upon the City Manager's indication that an encroachment permit will be issued to Mr. Neale, as recommended by the City Attorney, it was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and carried unanimously to adopt Ordinance NS-3-ZC-48. E. RESOLUTION NO. 496 ~ NAMING STREET IN TRACT 4554 The City. Clerk explained that, due to an ov'ersight, a cul de sac in Res. 496 Tract 4554 was not named prior to recordation of the final map and that Aberdeen the Street Name Committee has approved the developer's suggested name Cto named for-the street, Aberdeen Court. It was moved by Councilman Smith, in Tr.4554 seconded by Councilman Sanders and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 496. F. RESOLUTION NO. 497 - RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO ABANDON PORTION OF SEAGULL WAY Res. 497 Mr. Huff reported th'a~ he ha~ d~scussed with Mr. Beaudoin, Mr. Galeb's Intention representative,~ the possibility'of charging a fee to cover the costs of to abandon abandonment. Mr. BeaudOin' ~ev~wed the history of the property in portion of .question and urged the Council ~o permit the property to revert to Mr. 'Seagull Way Galeb without cost.' He stated ~hat he felt the proposed abandonment would benefit the city and thatzit would be unreasonable to charge a fee in this case. The Mayor no~ed that any fees which migh~ be charged would be to offset the actual cost to the city in an abandonment and that the Council action at this time was simply to set the time and place for public hearing on the proposed abandonment. Councilman Dwyer moved, seconded by Councilman Sanders to adopt Resolution No. 497, setting public hearingS8:00 P.M., October 15, 1969. The motion carried unanimously and, with no objection, the Mayor advised Mr. Beaudoin that he and Mr. Galeb would be invited to meet with the Public Welfare Committee to discuss the matter prior to the date of public hearing. 'IV. SUBDIVISIONS , BUILDING SITES XND ZONING REQUESTS A. TRACT 4536 - PHEASANT RIDGE, UNIT II Mr. Huff said that the request for modification of final map approval -Tr. 4536 conditions had been referred to ~he Planning Committee and that two Request for of the items had been referred t6 the Park and Recreation Commission modification for recommendation. The Council then discussed with Mr. Walter Muir of conditions o the developer's request for an offset of park and recreation fees. Mr. Muir explained that the engineers estimate that it will cost $1,290.00 to. extend the improvements~across the rail~?oad track and join with the street across the trac't~s. The problem, he indicated, ~as ~that a 1D~l~'~ot strip of land adjoining the railroad tracks ~s -2- SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 17, 1969 - Continued I undeveloped and was dedicated to the city. This area, he maintained~ ~h~,uld not be the cost responsibility of the developer. After further d~scn~n~, ~uring which the Director of Public Works stated that the $1,290.00 cost figure was considered reasonable, lit was moved by Councilman ~anders to authorize p.ayment by the City for the ~ompletion of the crossing to the adjacent street at a cost not to exceed $1,290.00. Councilman Smith seconded the motion which passed by the.unanimous vote of the Council. W~th no objection, Mayor Tyler continued the unresolved items to a future meeting for recommendation from the Planning Committee and Parks and Recreation Commission. B. SDR-813 - GLORIA D. STAHLMAN SDR-813 The City Clerk advised that all conditions of building site approval had been met or bonds posted to guarantee compliance except for approval of the improve- Stahlman site ment plans, and that he recommended approval subject to the applicant approval initialing the conditions which had been added to the site approval agreement Hume Dr. in accord with the conditional tentative site approval. It was moved by · Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Sanders and carried unanimously to adopt ResolUtion No~_~'~R-813-1, approving three lots. on Hume Drive as buildfng sites, subject to'the applicant's initialing the revisions to the building site approval agreement. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS.~ 8:05 'P.M. A. GENERAL PLAN REVIEW~- Continued from 9/3/69 Mayor Tyle~ declared'the public hearing 6n the General Plan Review re-opened at 8:05 P.M, and noted that several items havefyet to be i~orporated into the plan. Planning Commission Chairman N6rton stated that he did not expect the Planning Conmission to act on the General Plan Committee~s recommendations re the park plan, prior to the next regular meeting of the City Council. Councilman Smith reported that'the Puglic Welfare Committee concurs with the Plannihg Commission recommendation that the Cox Avenue-Pierce Road connection be eliminated from the .General Plan. Mr. James F. Wilson, 12901 Pierce Road, appealed to the Council to increase the density of his property a~d six other properties on Pierce Road opposite Paramount Drive. He stated that, although much of the adjacent area is indicated on the General Plan as low density, development does not conform to low density Gen. Plan and that he and his neighbors would like the higher density standards for their Review property. The Planning Director advised that the Planning Commission had considered the request for increased density but did not feel that it would be to the best interests of the city to change the density. It was noted that, in response t~ a request for rezoning in the area, the Planning Commission had advised the applicant to wait for the General Plan Review as no change of zoning would be recommended unless the General Plan was first revised to reflect higher density. Mr. Wilson objected that he had not been advised when the Planning Commission would consider the petition which had been filed with them . He said that a basic petition had been filed in late 1968 but that the one currently be£ore the Council had been signed between May and September, 1969. councilman Sanders expressed his surprise that the many General Plan Review hearings before the City Council and Planning Commission could go unnoticed by the ~ublic. With no objection, Mayor Tyler referred this item to the Planning Committee and General Plan Committee for study and rpview prior to the next meeting. Mr. Wilson was told that he would be notified when the joint committee meeting has been scheduled. Mrs. Wilson also addressed the Council on behalf of the request for change to the General Plan density designated for the area. It was moved by Councilman Smith, secoDded by Councilman Dwyer and unan.imously carried to continue the public hearinglto the next regular meeting of October 1, 1969, SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES- ~SEPTEMBER'17,' 1969 - Continued Bi V-334 - SUNSET ASSOCIATES-~' Mr. Huff said.that no new correspondence had been filed in response to the mailed notices of the hea~ing scheduled on the appeal. Mayo~ Tyler summarized the appeal in which the applicant requested the Council to reverse the Pl'anning Commission decisionsand grant a variance to permit a 39 s.quare foot freestanding sign in lieu of the .V-334 permitted 37!'square foot building sign. Sunset Associate~ Mr. ,Terry Long of ~ Art~ IncorpOrated, represented Mr. md Mrs. Harvey Appeal re Sharp, owners of SunSet Associates. He stated that two separate businesses sign are conducted from the location ~and that the double use and size of the building constitute a multiple use complex. He further stated that a 37~ square foot building sign would Be insufficient to identify the businesses to the passing public because of the 100' setback of the building and the design of the building. Mr. Long said that although the swimming pool construction business was thrividg, the retail.furniture sales business was curtailed because of the lack of proper ~identification of the business. Mayor Tyler b~iefly ~eviewed the !reservations he had had at the time the Visitor-Commercial zoning was proposed for the area and noted that' one of his reasons for concern had been that requests for variandes'to permit traffic '~topping 'signs along the highway would be filed with the protest that'such signs were essential to a successful business. c~e~Stated that he did not favor free standing signs and that he was strongly opposed to cluttering the city's'streets with unsightly signs, and that he felt that !tenants %should'study the dity's ordinances before leasing business property to make sure that the enterprise is suited to the area and its regulatory restrictions. He further.advised that the Planning Commission had acted in accordance with the strong city policy of adhering firmly to the sign ordinances. The Counc'l dis usSed' the matte~,~a~lng a concern~ highw y i th~ city and suggestin~'eh'gt~ther types of advertising be employed. There being no further comment from any one present, it was moved by ~CCouncilman ~/~ seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and unanimously carried to close th~[lic hearing.at 8:50 PoM. It 'was moved by Councilman Smith to deny the appeal and affirm the Planning Commission decision to deny the variance. Councilman Sanders seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. C. U~'P. - 169 - George W. Day Company - Appeal Mayor T~ler declared the hearing on the appeal of George Day Construction Co. open' at 8:52 p.m. U~P.-169 Geo. Day Mr. Huff reported that one letter!had been received in response to notice Appeal re of hearing On appeal and that the Council had been furnished with copies model home of the communication from Mr. andsMrs. Douglas of Live Oak ,Lane. Mr. Ed Panelli, attorney representing George Dsy Construction Co., reviewed ~he various requests which his client had filed for Planning Commission approval fo~ construction of modell homes'in the city and Stated that .permission had been denied on the basis that sufficient need had not been established. Mr. Panelli stated that the company has no model homes in the City at the present time and that the 20 lot subdivision proposed for Farwell Avenue is a costly development which will necessitate the availa~ · bility of a model home at the .site' to adequately display the type of houses that will be built by his client. The model home, ~e indicated, would.serve qnly as ~ model and would not be utilized as a general sales office. The decision of the Planning Commission, Mr. Ppanelli said, was ~rbitrary in that his client had b~en denied that which other developers had requested and been granted. In response to a ques~tion from Councilman Smith, Mr. Panelli stated that his client would accept time limitations as a condition of approval of SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 17, 1969 - Continued the model home construction and said that previous developments had been limited to the hours of 10:00 a.m. to sundown. Mr. Tom Cummins, Farwell Avenue, called attention to a petition signed by the residents of Farwell Avenue, expressing their concern with the inconsideration of the neighbors which has been exhibited by the developer so far. He cited a dust and debris problem and reported that trucks block residents' driveways od 1 and that he is concerned that a m e ~home would be used as an additional sales office. U,P.~169 M~ Ted Shebs, 19520 Farwell Avenue, advised the Council that he had appeared Appeal before the Planning Commission in opposition to the application and that it was his recollection that it was an application for a sales office. He expressed concern that traffic and parking would Rresent a problem if the model home is allowed. He suggested that constructioN of the model home on the cut de sac instead of the corner lot would be less objectionable to the residents. No one else wished to bpeak regarding this matter and it was moved by Councilman Smith seconded by Councilman Sanders and carried unanimously to close the . public hearing at 9:08 P.M. The Mayor stated that he'saw no difference in permitting a model home for t~is~ subdivision than for any other areasalthough he would think it desirable if it were constructed at the back of the du! de sac and to impose reasonable hours the home would be available to the public to view. Councilman Smith said that he thought the Council could permit the model home if sufficient control was assured by conditions of approval, such as (1) no outside direct lighting, (2) limitation'of hours from 10:00 A'.M. to sundown and (3) review of the permit after a reasonable time period of one or two years. Councilman Dwyer said that he would prefer that a sub-committee of the Council work out conditions and submit a recommendation back to the Council. The City Attorney advised that ~h~ Coun~i~is required b~ ordinance to'make a report of findings on any appeal from denial of a use permit and that~ past policy has been to have those findings made by a committee. If the Council wishes to continue this policy, Mr. Johnston stated, it would be necessary to keep the public hearing open untilthe findings have been considered. It was moved by Couhcilman Dwyer,'seconded b~ Councilm~ Smith, and carried unamimously to reopen the he~ring at-9:14 P.M. and continue it to the October 1 meeting, with the matter to be referred to the Planning'Committee in the interim. D. =TRACT 4477 - SD-733 ~ JOHN RODRIGUES With no objection, the Mayor announced that the Council would~consider, at this time, the request for final map approval of the first unit (51 lots)of a common green subdivision planned at the west end of the Village. Mr. Huff read the Tr.4477 conditions of the final map approval and recommended approval, subject to the Final conditions listed on Resolution SD-733-2. It was moved by Councilman Smith, Map seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and u~animously ~arried to adopt Resolution SD-733-2. It was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and unanimously carried to adopt Resolution No. SD-733-2, app~oving the final map of Tract 4477, subject to the condi~tions listed thereon. VI. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR J.R~Hu~f (1) With Council approval, Mayor T~ler appointed James R. Huff to the Appointed position of City Manager as of ~September 6, 1969 in accordance with the City Mgr. provisions of Ordinance No. 15~M,. adopted August 6, 1969. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 17i 1969 - Continued Saratoga (2) The Mayor .observed that approximately 50 trees were being planted along Beautiful - Big Basi~ Wayby Saratoga Beautiful and the Rotary Club. He asked the tree planting staff to assist Saratoga Beautiful' in its dealings with the Division of Highways. I.C.C. (3) Mayor Tyler, with no objection, referred a communication from the Inter- re mutual City Council relative to=.mutual~aid' to the Public Welfare Committee. aid B. FINANCE (1) Payment of Claims After a brief discussion, it was moved by Councilman Smith, seconded by Claims Councilman Dwyer and unanimously passed to authorize the Mayor to sign the warrants as presented for payment for a ~otal amount of $47,834.74. Finance (2) The City Clerk's Financial Report for the month of August, 1969, was received by the'Council with no 'comment. Reports (3) There were no questions regarding the Treasurer's Report for the month of August, 1969, but Counc!ilman Dwyer briefly mentioned the 90 day congressional extension on interest ceilings and Mr. Huff '~1 advised that he plans to investigate the feasibility of short term . ~ federal bond investments in lieu'of bank time deposits for some of /,~/,. the city's idle funds. VII. ~OMMUNICATIONS A. Mayor Tyler, with Council approval, stated that the petition filed by Allendale residents of the Alle'ndale area would be considered at this time for Area parking !Z the benefit of the number of persons present regarding the matter. Mr. Huff said that the Council had been furnished copies of'~ petition, signed by approximately 36~s,idents of property adjacent to and--n~a~ West Valley, Jr. College, r~Uesting enforcement of no parking regulations on those streets which are being Used for student parking. He reported that some preliminary ~tudies of [he situation have been made but that more study is required before the staff would be in ~,/~osition to submit recommendations. In answer to a query from the audience, the Mayor stated that no public hearing would be scheduled'for consideration of the study, when completed, but that it would be placed on the October 1, 1969, regular city council meeting agenda. Mr. Waltern Bornemeier, attorney,'r19225 Allendale Avenue, ~sked if he might .l~.~a't'~e~.~ny study meetings and .~ the Mayor replied' affirmatively and referred~t~e' matter to the PuWlic Welfare Committee and staff for continued study. He also asked th'at the college district officials be kept informed so that the problem could be worked out with mutual cooperation. B. COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION REPORTS POLICY COMMITTEE ~1) Councilman Dwyer reported that the Policy Committee met with Mr. Backyard Amerio of Green Val]=ey Disposal Co,! in an effort to find a solution to the trash problem're the backyard burning ban. The burning ban & Committee recommended making citizens aware of the opportunity to alternative increase the number of canslpicked up at a cost of 85¢ per month per disposal weekly additional pick-up. methods (~ or have Green Valley provide a large bin at a home for'one week for a single charge of $20.00. It was suggested that it might be useful to enlist the cooperation of the Fire Department in helping to · - 6 SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 1'7, 1969 - Continued b advertise the alternatives which witl-~' e~! 7available to those persons who now burn excess trash. (2) Councilman Dwyer reported that, for ~some time, the 'Policy Committee had been conSid~rfng ways of involving ~oung people in the work of the City Youth government and, as one phase of this program, recommends that the Parks Membership and Recreation CommiSSion be expanded by two members (with full voting 'on Parks rights),'~hich~twq ~embe~S would beZyoung people appointed or elected f~om & Recreation high schools in Saratoga. Commission He pointed out that details had not .yet been worked out and would be developed ih cooperation wi~h the high school administrationS, but that the committee rec~,mends that the two students serve terms of one year, running from January of. the junior year to January of the' senior year, and that one be selected from Saratoga High School and the other from Prospect, Westmont, Lynbrook or other high school serving Saratoga students on a. rotation basis. Councilman Dwyer added that the Committee feels that this.program will do more than just give young people a feeling of participation; that it will also be good for the adult community and that the youngc'~o~l~ can make a solid contribution of ideas and opinion. It is, he cautioned7 'o~ly a step, but, the committee hopes that it canj lead to other steps which challenge the young people of the community to take a more active part in helping make it a better community. It was moved by Councilman smith, seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and unanimously carried to adopt the Policy Committee report and authorize contact with the high school students to implement the prqgram. PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE Res. (1') Councilman Smith reported that Ithe property owners of the Quito-' 498 Maud intersection have stated that they do not intend to'execute a Eminent Right-of-Entry even though ft was revised in accordance with their Domain - requests. In view of the hazardous condition o~ this intersection, the Quito- Committee recommends that [he City ~ttorney be instructed to begin eminent Maude domain ~roceedings and.file for immediate possession. The Committee also recommended that the Director of Public Works be auth- . orized to negotiate a contract for the improvement of the sight distance problem at this intersection. ! It was moved.by Councilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Dwyer, and unanimously carried to adopt R~solution No. 498, being a resolution determining that the public interest and necessity require the acquisition of certain land and directing the fiZling ~f eminent domain proceedings. D. DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICERS ASSISTANT TO THE CITYMANAGER. Carpeting (1) Mr. Higby reported that the architect for the city office expansion . had received two cost estimates: from local fi.rms for carpeting and purchase that t~e lower of the two proposals was for $1,760.00. He recommended authorized that approval be granted to provide carpeting at a cost not to exceed $1,760.00.. It was moved by Councilman Dwyer, seconded by Councilman Sanders and carried unanimously! to approve the request at thezceiling of $1,760.00 quoted. Authorization (2) Mr. Higby submitted a list of f~rniture items and recommended vendors t furnish the and d cxt t pointed that he had listed o . ' exp e ' y~offi . He out to purchase the items on t~ basis of the~best'~endor to meet the cityIs needs and furniture not on the competitive bid basis for each item. Councilman Dwyer commented that~ he had observed astounding differences in the initial bids and the cost vendors were ultimately willing to sell for and offered to assist the staff in comparing comparable furniture costs of i~ems he has' purchased through local firms with those quoted to the city in an effort to obtain thebest possible price. - 7 - SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 17, 1969 - Continued · It was moved by Counciiman Dwyer, sec. onded by Councilman Sanders, and unanimously carried to aUthgrize the purchase of the furniture and files requested, shbject to further negotiation (if warranted) to obtain the best price, at a total cost not exceeding ~$7,689.00. Park (3) As Secretary of the Parks and Recreation Connnission, Mr-. Higby reported that Plan the Commission has requested the Cit~ Council to appropriate $3,000.00 for the Wildwood Parks Consultant, Mr. Beck, to prepare a plan for Wildwood Park. With no Park objection, Mayor Tyler referred the request to the ~anagement Committee for study and recommendation. PLANNING DIRECTOR No reports DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Res. (1) Mr. Shook r~ported [hat all deficiencies have been corrected on the 36-B-111 street work in Tract 4056 and he~ recommended acceptance of the streets Tro4056 and release of the improvement b~ond. It was moved by Councilman Sanders, Acceptance seconded by Councilman Dwyer and' unanimously carried to adopt Resolution' No. 36-B-111, accepting the streets in Tract 4056 and releasing the bond. kes. (2) The Director of Public Works reported that a minor deficiency exists in 36-B-112 Tract4246 but that the 'developeir has indicated that he will correct it Tr. 4246 next w~ek and he,I therefore, recommended acceptance of the streets for Acceptance . maintenance, subject to correcti,on of that deficiency. It was moved by Councilman ~ande~s, seconded by Councilman Smith,and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 36-B-112, accepting the streets in Tract 4246 and releasing the ~improyement bdnd, Subject to correction of the reported deficiency. Quito Rd.' (3) Mr. Shook reported that the Coun~ty Public Works Department had informed overlay him that they would not be doing the A/C overlay on Quito Road before spring. · (4) Mr. Shook 'stateD thai he had authorized the contractor who was doing work on Franklin developmeht on 'Pourth Street to install a pipeline of Authorization sufficient size to handle the sform flow from Springer Avenue and that, for pipeline. although this item was included !in the 1969-70 budget, he had taken .Springer Ave. advantage of the low cost quoted~ to him by the company and approved it area 'without specific 'council authori.zation. He stated that the line cost $5~30 .periineal foot for-18" pipe and that the city had paid approximately $13.00 per lineal foot~for the same size pipe on Quito Road. Councilman Smith moved for approval of this expenditure of $2,491.00, but requested that, in the future, the Council. be consulted prior to authorization being granted to ~ contractor to proceeD with the work. Councilman Dwyer·seconded the motion, whichv carried unanimously, (5) The Director of Public Works re~orted that a similar situation had occurred in that he had hired J. Clark Co. to clear out creek areas Authorization where Flood Control has no juris.diction. He explained that work on for creek ~ Chester Avenue, Sarahills Drive ~and Prospect Road constituted the work paymen~ major areas of need and that $10~,000.00 had been budgeted for this pur.pose and that he did not think it would all be needed as ·the cost of hiring the Clark Co.,. with their' utilization of a backhoe', was subseantially less than the cost would be for the city to do the work without the backhoe. He·said that the work ~to da~e has t0talled $3,056.00 and asked for approval of the expenditure. It was moved bX Codncilman Smith, seconded by Councilman Sanders, and carried unanimously to approve the expenditure' as requested. (6) Mayor Tyler asked whether the cirty did ·the weed spraying along Bohlman Weed Road and~said that it had· been's~uggest~d by a citizen that some of the Spraying - weeds were needed and should not be killed. He was told that the city Bohlman Rd. contracts with Green Valley Maintenance for·this work but that the suggestion would be checked out.. - 8 - SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER {7, 1969 - Continued CITY ATTORNEY (1) The City'Attorneywas asked if there was any way the Council could Flood assure that the Flood Control District fulfills its responsibility Control of clearing and maintaining naturel water courses and drainage and Responsibility he replied'that the City Manager had. also expressed concern abou~ for water this problem. He stated that,'at one time, the Flood Control courses District had created a policy that they were responsible for all the natural creeks in the city andithat, at that time, the district wanted that jurisdiction, but that he would have to continue to try to determine what the district policy has been since that time. He indicated that questions asked of particular district personnel do not necessarily ~eftect the official policy of the board and that such ~uestions are .spmetimes contradictory and frequently negative to suggestions of responsibility. He said that he would research the matter and up-date his opinion of~some years ago regarding this matter. CITY MANAGER W.VoJ.C, Mr. Huff called attention to a letter from Dr. Hall of the West re parking Valley Junior Coilegg District.indicating cooperation with the City off campus to correct the problem of students parking' along the streets outside the college site parking areas. VII. COMMUNICATIONS A. WRITTEN I.C.C. re (1) A communication from William Jelavich, Chairman of the Mayors' ~nibikes Committee of the Inter-City Council regarding places for youths to legally ride motorcycle~ and minibikes was referred to the Public Welfare Committe~. Councilman Dwyer commented]that the trail which was built last spring by the volunteer workers in the Castle Rock-Big Basin area had suffered damage b~cause of motorbikeriders. JoWilliams (2) The Director of Public Wor~s advised thathe will investigate the drainage complaints f~om J. Wlll~ams regarding the drainage on Springer Avenue. Alternate (3) A letter from the Town of Los Gatos requesting support in urging Rt. for Rt.17 the Division of Highways to study an alternate route for Route 17 was referred to the Public'Welfare Committee. (4) Rev. Paul Webb addressed the Council in support of his written Audible request for authorization eo place ~udible telephone booths in Telephone the city's park and a~eac~'school, programmed from Christian booths radio programs which could be interrupted when a person in need wished to call for help. Mayor Tyler thanked R~v. Webb for his presentation and advised him that the Council wou~d 'be unable to act favorably on his request. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Tyler expressed his appreciation for the attendance pf.pl_anning ~ommissioner Norton, N. Roden, Pacific Telephone and Tele.gr~h;.~Dorothy Parker of the Good Government Group who served coffee duri~t~recess. Res. of Councilman Dwyer moved,. seconded by Councilman Smith, that the Mayor be Appreciation authorized to transmit a resolution of appreciation to Jeptha A. Wade for J.A.WAde his service as Chairman of the Saratoga Parks and Recreation Commission. Motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Councilman Dwyer, seconded by Councilman Smith, and carried unanimously to adjournsthe meeting at 11:12 P.M. I Respectfully submitted, JR