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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-1969 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TIME: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1969 - 7:30 P.M. PLACE: SARATOGA COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 13777 FRWITVALE AVENUE, SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA TYPE: REGULARMEETING I.ORGANIZATION - The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. A. ROLL CALL - All Councilmen were present. B. MINUTES - Moved by Mr. Robbins, seconded by Mr. Dwyer that the minutes of the meeting held November 5, 1969 be approved with the following amendment: Item VIII, Line 4 should read: '~iss Ramke of the Good'Government Group". Carried and so ordered. Mayor Tyler abstained. II. BIDS & CONTRACTS - NOne. III. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES & FORMAL RESOLUTIONS A. ORDINANCE NO. NS 3-22 - RE-I~TRDDUCTION OF AN ORDINACE AMENDING ORDINANCE NS-3, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 3 pERTAINING TO ACCESSORY STRUCTURES IN REAR YARDS OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS. OND. NS 3.22 Mr. Huff reported that the Planhing Cormnittee had recommended changes which ACCESSORY are substantive and require ~eintroduction of the Ordinance which can be STRUCTURES adopted following the Public'Hearing December 3. Mr. Robbins reported that this had been the~.subject of several meetings which started Qith the emergency ordinance. The Planning Committee has met with the Planning Commission, who have approved the revisions, and with representatives from the Prides Crossing Home Owners Association. Key points in the new draft are: 1. Use Permit required for all structures over six feet in height located in the required rear yard; 2. Permission to locate a cabana within 25 feet of rear lot line expanded to include shade structures such as gazebos and tea houses; 3. Cabana and shade structure defined; 4. Twelve foot maximum height for any accessory structure in the rear yard; ~. Structures under six feet in height may be located within the required rear yard without a Use Permit. This includes the area adjacent to the fence. Mr. Dwyer questioned the requirement that tool sheds against the fence can only be three feet in depth. He did not feel this should be any concern to the city if it was not visible to neighbors. He felt that three feet was unworkably shallow and wondered why there should be' any restriction as to depth. Mr. Walker agreed that this was a good point and suggested limiting this by area rather than dimension. He mentioned two other suggestions from the Subdivision Committee. In Section II, Paragraph 3(B), they suggest that the term overall height~be used instead of height.as a point of clarification. Also, they d6 not see any need to include tea house in the definition of shade structure. Moved by Mr. Robbins, seconded by Mr. Smith that Ordinance NS 3.22 be reintroduced and that the re~ding be waived. Carried and so ordered. Mayor Tyler referred the ordinance back to the Planning Committee to study and report on the mino~ changes suggested by Mr. Dwyer and the Subdivision Committee. B. RESOLUTION NO. 508 - A ResolUtion Setting Forth Guiding Principles on RESL'N. 5085 Which the City Council Bases~Decisions and Action in Employee Relations. 509, 510 PERSONNEL C. RESOLUTION NO. 509 - ~ ResolUtion Establishing Compensation and Benefits POLICY Objectives for the City of Saratoga. RESOLUTIONS D. RESOLUTION NO. 510 - A Resolution Establishing a Grievance Polic~ in Recognitign of the Right of Each Employee to Appeal the Actions of th~se for Whom he Works and Providing a Procedure for Achieving Fair and In- dividual Treatment for Every Employee. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 1969 M~. Sanders reported thatJthe Personnel Policy Resolutions are based on the Personnel Advisory Committee recommendation that the City establish formal written policies governing relations between the city and city employees. Wording of the resolutions is essentially that drafted by the Personnel Advisory Conmittee modified to incorporate two of the recoumendatious contained in thp City Attorney'~ letter of August 25, 1969, The City I~nager has provided copies of these resolutions to the President and Vice-President of the Saratoga City Employees Associahion and has discussed the resolution with President Dorsey. The Management Committee recommended adoption of Resolutions 508, 509 and 510. Mr. ~anders reiterated his appreciation for the work of the Personnel Advisory Committee. Maved by Mr. Sanders, seconded,by Mr. Smith for adoption of ~Resolution Nos. 508, 509 and 510. Carried and so ordered. E. RESOLUTION 514 - Urging State not to sell unsold submerged and overflowed Lands. RESL'N 514 Mr. Huff reported that the city had received a letter from the Planning SWAMP LANDS Policy Committee transmitting~PPC Resolution No. 9 opposing sale of swamp lands and requesting the city to support the PPC's stand to protect these lands. Mr, Smith stated that at the recent conference at LaCanada College, he learned that Senator Alquist had prevented the sale from going through at the last minute, Mr. Smith felt that the whole idea of granting commercial and private interests title to bay lands goes against the idea of preserving the Bay a~d added that the whole thrust of the Bay legislation would be frustrated by this sort of purchase. He personally went on record as supporting'this Resolution. Moved bX Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Robbins that'the Council adopt Resolution No. 514 supporting the move of the PPC to protegt. these swamp lands, Carried and so ordered. IV. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING 'SITES & ZONING REQUESTS SDR 826 A. SDR-826 - ELGIN CAPITAL - Reques~ for Re~nsideration of Condition. ELGIN CAPITAL Mr. Huff reported that this matter was referred to the Public Welfare Committee at the last meeting and there was a committee report on file. Mr. Smith stated that the P~blic Welfare Committee had reviewed Elgin Capital's request. Basically, they are taking an existing structure and adding parking and changingz the use. The Public Welfare Committee declined to go along with their appeal for the reason that they felt it was necessary ~o be consistent in the rules as regards undergrounding. Moved by Mr, Smith, seconded by Mr. Dwyer that the appea~ for reconsideration of condition for SDR-826 be denied, Carried and so ordered. B. SDR-715 - JAMES HANSON - F~nal Building Site Approval for One Lot on Pierce ~ SDR 715 Mr. Huff reported that at the last meeting Mr. Hanson's agent had presented JAMES a request that the Offer of Dedication required on Pierce Road be modified HANSON to permit him to dedicate only the portion of the property which he owned CONDIT'L (appr0xinmtely 70%). Therefore, conditional final site approval is FINAL SITE recommended subject to the condition outlined. Moved by Mr. Smith, APPROVAL seconded by Mr.' Robbing tO adept Resolution SDK 715-1 grapting conditional final site approvaI~ Carried and so ordered. C, SDR-732 - PRANKLIN HOMES ~ Request for Acceptance of Revised Sanitary Sewer SDR-732 Easement. REVISED SEWER Mr. Huff reported that this was actually a request from thef Sanitation~Dist' EASEMENT - 2 - SAi{ATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 1969 that we accept the revised sanitary sewerSeasement in connection with construction done by the developer for the apartments. Moved by Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mr. Robbins for approval of the revised easement. Carried and so ordered. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS - Mayor Tyler opened the Public Hearing at 8:03 P.M. A. GEk~RAL PLAN REVIEW - PARK ELEMENT - Continuation of Public Hearing ~'ENERAL Mr. Huff reported that the only new communication was a letter from PLAN Mrs. Green of the Azule area indicating her concern for possible disappearance of proposed park sites in that area. He further stated PARK that the report of the General Plan Committee had been adopted by ~e ELEMENT Planning Commission at its meeting of November 10, 1969. Mayor Tyler suggested that as a method of procedure that the areas be reviewed one-by-one with the exception of Area ~7 (the central park area) which requires further study by the Planning Committee. Following a brief discussion consensus indicated that Areas 1, 2 and 3 were acceptable as recormnended by the General Plan Committee. Area #4 - The grove of oak trees was discussed at considerable length with the Council divided in its opinion as to whether this should re- main on the General Pian.. Planning Commissioner Lively pointed out that the area residents did not want this shown as indicated by their comments at Planning Commission Public Hearings he~ recently. He noted that the Planning Commission were unaware of the pathway designated through this grove. In addition, he felt there were several other sites in Area ~4 that could well be park sites if additional studies were undertaken. Mayor Tyler felt a further study should be conducted in the light of the golf course proposal which is still under consideration. Mr. Bridges, Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Commission pointed out that the pathway under discussion was a movement pathway recommended by Mr. Beck to move people from one park to another and had been accepted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. It is not part of the pathways plan which will be studied later. He felt for this reason the grove was a very key piece of property. He added that the Sobey parcel is under~consideration in connection with horse trails. Mr. Naugle spoke from the audience comparing the grove to Hakone Gardens as a special interest area. He did not feel that this grove should be eliminated due ~to density factors. The City Attorney sugges[ed marking the areas under study in light green and proposed=park ~ites in dark green. Mayor Tyler suggested using a similar color code to show alternate sites. Area #4 was therefore.re~erred back to the Planning Committee for additional study. In Area ~5 continuing stddy will be made of the need for park sites but the proposed site is deleted fromithe pla~ in the meantime. Area ~6 - the Hakone Par~ extension is accepted along with designation of the Fourth Street right-of-way and a portion of the SaratSga School property. The Stern parcel is deleted and will not be reconsidered until contact can be mad~ with the owner. Area ~7 - the central pa~k - referred to Planning Committee for further study. Mrs. J.J. Sitneyurged inclusion of the Central Park in the Park Plan. Area #8 - Referred to th~ Planning Committee with the recommendation that joi~t use with the Church be the subject of further discussion (Parcel ~f3); that consideration be given to relocating Par cel 8g - 3 - SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER t9, 1969 to a site north of Miljevlch Drive and that 8d3 and 8e3 be reviewed and that 893 be retained and perhaps expanded· It was also pointed out that ~f3 was very near the Planning Commission's recommended central park site. Parcel ~bl was revised to incorporate the entire non-commercial parcel of the intersection of Cox Avenue and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. Mr. Martin questioned the use of the term '~ighway 85" when in fact the designation should be Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Mayor Tyler in- structed that this charge be made throughout the report. Area #9 - Mr. Smith stated that the Public Welfare Committee had received a letter from Mrs. Tougas in which basically her point was that this area has no available recreation grounds. He recommended that a portion of land in that area be designated as a potential park site so that it can at least come under study. This matter was referred to the Planning Committee for study after the Council indicated agreement with 9al, 9bl and 9c2. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 9:25 P.M. FOR THE EVENING A CONTINUED TO 8:00 P.M. DECEMBER 3. MAYOR TYLER CALLED FOR A FIFTEEN MINUTE RECESS. VI. ADMINISTRATIVE MAT'£~RS A. MAYOR 1. Mayor Tyler reminded the Council that the tree planting pregram would begin on Saturday morning, November 22, at 6:00 A.M. Mr. Robbins commented on the tremendous amount of work performed by the Saratoga Beautiful Committee in this connection· 2. Mayor Tyler referred to a letter from the Planning Policy Committee asking that he appoint a councilman to serve on a committee for solid waste disposal· Mr. Dwyer was appointed to serve on this committee· ~ ~' 3. With regard to the Park Bond Election, Mayor Tyler referred this ~ matter to the Parks & Recreation Commission with the request that t they recommend a Chairman.of the Bond canpaign. B. FINANCE 1. Payment of Claims Moved by Mr. Robbins, seconded by Mr. Smith that the Council approve. payment of Warrant Nos. li622 to 11673 inclusive dated November 19, 1969 for a total of $53,916·68 and that the Mayor be authorized to sign them. 2. City Clerk's Financial Report - Noted and filed· 3. Treasurer's Report - Noted and filed. C. COUNCIL COMMITTEES & COMMISSION REPORTS SCULLY 1. Mr. Robbins stated that the Management Committee was requesting TRIANGLE approval to purchase the so-called "Scully Triangle" over a five PURCHASE year period, with a down payment of 29% followed by equal payments over five years at 7% interest on the unpaid balance. The Committee felt this was highly desirable and recommended that Council authorize th. of this particular piece of property. i e purchase Moved by Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mr. Smith for adoption of the joint Planning and Management Committee report recommendJing th~s purchase dated November 18, 1969. fCarried and so ordered. JAPAN 2. Mr. Sanders reported that the Management Committee recommended that CULTURAL the city purchase an honorary membership in the Japanese Cultural SOCIETY Society at a cost of $100.00 per year upon completion of the organization of the society. Moved by Mr. Sanders, seconded by Mr. Dwyer. Carried and so ordered. - 4 - SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER :19, 1969 PARK 3. Moved by Mr. Robbins, secondbd by Mr. Dwyer that when the city~ MAINT. maintenance or assessment districts, that in the interests of better DISTRICTS con~nunication with our citizenry, it would be very worthwhile if the staff could put together a one-page description of how the assessment ~[district is formed, what the steps are and what the individual's rights are. Carried and so orderedT. D. DEPARTMENT HEADS & OFFICERS 1. Planning Director RESL'N. Mr. Walker stated that HiwaX 9 between Blaney Plaza and the eastern 515 city limits of Monte Sereno is designated as a State Scenic Highway, STATE the intention was to continue that designation up Big Basin Way and SCENIC Congress Springs Road to Skyline Bo6levard. HIGHWAY Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Dwyer for adoption of Resolution ~515 requesting this scenic!highway designation. ADVERTISING 2. In response to a question f~om Mr. Sanders with respect to the part the BOND City should play in the forthcoming bond election, the City Attorney ELECTIONS stated that the legality of~the City's participation in advertising is currently before the courts~ He therefore deferred his opinion until this matter has been decided. E. CITY MANAGER ~ DRAPES 1. Mr. Huff referred to a letter from Warren Heid recommending the purchase of new draperies which would provide color coordination throughout the building at a total cost of $2,306.43. Without objection referred to the Management Committee. TYPEWRITER 2. Mr. Huff stated that the electric typewriter in the Clerk's Department C OF C is being replaced due to the need for continuing repair work. There had been a suggestion that ~he typewriter be donated to the Chamber of Commerce as they were presently using a portable one and had cooperated with the City by supplying lists, etc. at no charge. Moved by Mr. Dwyer, seconded by Mr. Smith that the old typewriter be donated to the Chamber of Commer.ce. Carried and so ordered. O & S 3. Mr. Huff reported that we have received several dust complaints during and this year although both, were within the specifications. The Public Works Department is currently considering the possibility of strengthening specifications in the matter of cleanliness. Referred to the Public Works Department for further stud~. VII. COMFRrNICATIONS A. Written 1. Letter from the Chamber of Commerce with regard to Real Estate signs along the highway. Without objection, referred to the Planning Department for further study. B. Oral ' 1. Mr. Hernandez also brought up the subject of real estate signs, garage sale signs, etc.! along the highway. In addition, he asked that the parking limits along Big Basin Way be enforced by the Sheriff's Department. Mayor Tyler asked that he report illegal signs to the city, and iindicated that we are asking the Sheriff for additional parking enforcement. 2. Mr. Naugle commented o~ the selection of studentscandidates for the Parks and RecreatiOn Commission. He noted that he had undertaken a study of this matter.I Mr. Sanders asked for his suggestions in writing to the City Council for use in determining the procedures SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 1969 to adopt for subsequent selection of youth comfaissioners. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Tyler acknowledged the presence of Planning Commissioner Krause, Annette DeVinney of Pacific lepho~ Company and Ruth Owens of the Good Te e Government Group, who provided coffee during the recess. Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by Mr. Dwyer that the meeting be adjourned. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 P.M. Respectfully submitted JRH:r