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Home My WebLink About09-01-1971 City Council Minutes '.:-' fA .. 1;0 ';' /" ( , f' / TIME: " ,-, PLACE: T)'?E: . - SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1971 - 7:30 P.M. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1377:7 FRUITVALE AVENUE, SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING I. ORGANIZATION A, ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Councilmen Bridges, Dwyer, Robbins and Smith Councilman Sanders B. MINUTES Minutes of the August 18, 1971 meeting were approved as written. C. RESIGNATION The re?ignation letter from Councilman Sanders was read, g1v1ng October 1, 1971 as the effective date of his resignation. Councilmen expressed regret over losing a man of such outstanding ability. ~-- 4 Mayor Robbins announced that there would be an Executive Session of the Council following the regular meeting to discuss the personnel matters related to this, II. BIDS AND CONTRACTS A, REPORT ON BIDS: DEVELOPMENT 'OF KEVIN MORAN AND WILDWOOD PARKS Awarded the contract for construction included in Base Bid - Item 1 and Alternates 4, 3, and 1, to the low bidder, collishaw Sprinkler Co., Inc., and authorized Mayor t~ execute the contract. B. C.A.T.V. FRANCHISE Authorized solicitation of proposals. III. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS A. ORDINANCE NO: 38.41 - SECOND READING Adopted Ordinance No. 38.41 a~ending the Saratoga City Code relating to Solicitor's and Peddler's LicFnses. B. ORDINANCE NO. 38.42 - SECOND READING Adopted Ordinance No. 38.42 amending Chapter 5 of the Saratoga City Code relating to Civil Defense and' Disaster Emergency Organization~' and Functions. C. RESOLUTION NO. 36-8-130 Adopted Resolution No. 36-B-130 accepting dedication of streets in Tract 4583. IV. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES AND ZONING REQUESTS A. REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION TO'SANÌTATION DISTRICT #4 Appr,oved Mr" Weiss:"s: request for, annexation; to SanHat'¡;on Dbtr.ict' Ill." a.s" an' exception. to, LAFÇO:I.S ;pol :Lcy ,of requíring¡ ,annexat ion -to.- ·.a ,c~1;YI·con.- cúr-ren·t. ;Wit-h., anne~at.iol1_ 1;0 a ,sp~ci~1:. dist.ri~t because o£' t"he hardship ) to be involved' and because of 'the particular facts in this case. c . ~ " . $ SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 1, 1971 - PAGE 2, I I B. SD-872 - BROWN & KAUFFMAN - TRACT 4574 Approveâ-revision t6 tentative map ,to provide circuitous route from Brookglen Drive to ,Cox Avenue. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:30 P.M. A. SARATOGA GENERAL PLAN 1. RETIREMENT HOUSING ELEMENT Councilman Smith gave a status report, noting that Saratogans who are retiring have rather high incomes and seem to want some form of apartment house rather than partial or total care. The parcel of land on the corner of Cox and Saratoga Ave. where the flower stand is now located was considered to be one of the most desirable sites for this apartment house. After hearing a future speaker from one of the local retirement units and further discussions, a report will be made on this subject. The Public Hearing was opened at 8:40 P.M. ~. ., wished to comment. Continued to October 6, No one in the audience 1971. 2 . GENERAL PLAN REVIEW FOR 1971 ..-~ ..- - - :... The Public Hearing was opened-at 8:41 P.M. No 'one+from the audi- ~ence wished to 'speak concerning any items in the Generàl Plan~;.:'- =- - Public Hearing closed at 8:42 P.M. and continued to October 6, 1971. B, C-146 - AUBREY JOHNSTON - QUITO ROAD Mayor noted letter on file from Aubrey Johnston withdrawing his request for change of zoning at this time to give him more time to negotiate with the State. Withdrawal request was granted. ,-,' " , ~ , C. PUBLIC HEARING ON FORMATION OF SARATOGA VILLAGE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT. Thère were no new communications on file. Public Hearing was opened at 8:45 P.M. Mrs, W, Worden, owner of the Cottage property, stated that they had again received no "notification and were not even certain if they were in the District. She stated that although they had received no informa- tion concerning this, she did 'not wish to oppose the formation. Since others in- this area were notified but were not present to offer opposi- tion, it was assumed that they also were in favor of the district. Adopted Resolution No, 590 forming Saratoga Village Underground Utility. Public Hearing closed at 8:50 P.M. IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR 1. Called an Executive Session following the regular meeting for the purpose of discussing personnel matters relating to Councilman Sanders' re?ignation. 2. Brought up matter of certain roads which might be taken'off State support and put on county and city support. Mayor noted that these roads carry a substantial amount of traffic from one county to another, making them a Sta~e road in his opinion. He referred the matter to the staff for further study, -=- - ~ -=~:;:~.- -~- -='" ~ . . . ~ . " SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 1, 1971 - PAGE 3. 3, Brought up matters to be discussed at Inter-city Council Meeting. One of these items concerns AB 1056 which would establish a state-wide environmental control board and eight regional boards, The main question concerns how the members of the board should be appointed. A 'possible massage parlor ordinance is another item on the agenda., Saratoga does not have any problem relating to this at this time, Lastly, a policeman is asking the Inter-city Council to endorse an occupational deferment for policemen from the draft. B. FINANCE 1. Payment of Claims Approved disbursements dated September 1, 1971 and authorized Mayor to sign the war~ånts. C, COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND COMMISSION REPORTS 1. Councilman Dwyer questioned city attorney concerning relocations of a family in Azule. 2. Councilm~, Dwyer questioned status of Franklin~pathway, ---~ ~._,..,..- ~.- ,- Mr. Shook indicated that 'his staff is working'òn design of pathway. ' 3. No commission reports. D. DEPARTMENT HEADS & OFFICERS 1. Director of Public Works 'stated that street widening program.,ha,s, been delayed due to various strikes and walk outs, Contract is in four parts; slurry seal to start on September 3, 1971. 2. Approv~d.xe.quest from'manager :of First National Barìk,:for extension oLwalJ~way 1;:0 Quito·,Shopping -,Center. 3. Prospect Road contract has also been affected by strikes. pre-construction conference is scheduled within two weeks construction to begin as soon after that as possibíe. The with E. CITY MANAGER 1. Stan Walker, as Acting City Manager, stated a memo had been received from Mr. Huff concerning the Emergency Employment Act and recommending that the Council endorse the positions proposed. _May~r referred matter to ~ãnagement Committee. 'VIIf~_COMMUNICATIONS A. WRITTEN 1. Letter from W. C. Bornemeier, II, suggesting that parking in front of the Post Office be limited to 15 minutes. Without objection, the Mayor referred the matter to the staff for recommendation. 2. List of Chamber of Commerce Board members scheduled to attend City Council meetings. ~ . ç' \ ; . . SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: SEPTEMBER 1, 1971 - PAGE 4 3. Letters from Mr. & Mrs. Hubback and Mr. & Mrs. Allen concerning Mr. Palermo's roosters. 4. Letter from Chamber of Commerce requesting city participation in funding for Christmas decorations and certain expenses of the Annual Fall Festival Parade. Mayor referred matter to Management Committee. 5. Two communications received from Executive Office of County relative to formation of a Santa Clara County Regional Criminal Justice Board with a model resolution enclosed. Council adopted resolution as requested and authorized Mayor to sign same. B . ORAL Mayor Robbins acknowledged the presence of Jessie McGuire of the Good Government Group and Margaret Reed from the Chamber of Commerce. VIII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:25 P.M. to Executive Session. Respectfully submitted, ;W,f!;V m