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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-02-1971 City Council Minutes ì' .o-~ I?~ -.r --or::.... - A' I' ,. " CITY OF SARATOGA '*CITY COUNCIL-PLANNING COMMISSION JOINT STUDY SESSION* MINUTES TIME: PLACE: TYPE: ~:30 P.M., MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1971 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE, SARATOGA CALIFORNIA - COUNCIL CHAMBERS STUDY SESSION -~ ~ I. ROLL CALL Mayor Robbins and Councilmen called the meeting to order. Commissioners present. Dwyer and Bridges were present ,when the Mayor Councilman Smith arrived at 7:45. All Planning V. GENERAL PLAN REFERRALS --Mayo'r Robbins indicated that he would alter the order of the agenda and began with the.General Plan Referrals. He indicated the legal basis for the referrals, the requirement that the City Council refer back to the Planning Commission any item,which the Council intends to take action different from that taken from the Planning Commission. Brief discussion of the background of the referral of the Beck request :' at Saratoga and Co~ the Pierce Road Foothill Lane Area; Fruitvale Avenue and th~ Central Park designation south of Redwood School. ~. In': CENTRAL':PARK ---.- ~.- - Individual Members of the Council and 'Planning, Commission expressed reservations about the need for a Centr'al" Park' in Sa~atoga." However, Ú'~w-';:s agreed that the Parks & Recreation Commission should ,be consulted for a recommen- dation as to the financial, political and other considerations affecting the consideration of a central park site. ....~:~,,~ II. PLANNED COMMUNITY Mayor Robbins began the discussion of planned c'Ü'ímnunity by reading exerpts' from' the Planning Commission report on planned c.ommunity indicating that he felt the Commission and Council to be in basic agreement as to the ¡urpose of planned community.o¡>'zqniri&: :ªë~>~wphasized the recommendation tÌ1at- ·th~ - pla~ned c~mnì~nity no~ be a device to' increase density. Councilman Dwyer questioned whether, density should be based on population or on the number of dwelling units. Commissioner Lively indicated that he felt the planned c'ommunity approach should be abandoned in favor of revision of the pLanned development zoning to achieve the aims'de- sired fo~ the planned community. He felt the planned community concept to be applicable to our self contained communities to be developed on larger acreages than .are now available in Saratoga. ,Councilman Smith pointed out that one of the prime goals of the planned community approach is the preservation of open space. It was pointed out that present provisions of the planned development zoning does not provide for open space preservation. Commissioner Martin in- dicated that open space should be developed to the advantage of the community. There was also considerable discussion among those present about the lO% bonus suggested as a possibility in certain difficult areas to encourage planned community. development. Stan Walker reviewed Beck ',s Central Area Study with the Council & Commission. He ,displayed to the group the plans presented by George Day in connection with the proposed development of the area south of Redwood School and presented several alternatives prepared by the Planning Staff for Council-Commission' consideration. Discussion of this proposal .led to general consensus that open space should be significant enough in size to provide the opportunity for a variety-of uses, Both Council and Commission felt that small splintered units of open space ,would fail to provide the benefits expected from the provision of' adequate open space. General preference was expressed for plans which provided direct access from most lots to the open space area. VI. CENTRAL AREA Council and Commission decided the Central Area had been covered sufficiently in the previous discussion and ~-~ch._~se 'riòt t'õ discuss it further at this time. ~~~ / .' , * + " VI. The next study session is scheduled for Monday, January l7, 1972. During the course of the mèeting Ed Panelli spoke briefly about the proposed development of the area south of Redwood School by George Day. Bob McBain commented 'on the people density computatio¿ in relation to Hr. Dwyer I S earlier remark and Art Grafe~.. ,commented on the Planned Community Concept. VII. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 P,M. Ch;? /~ J.7R'. "'HUFF, CITY CLERK j/ '.