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Home My WebLink About07-19-1972 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES TIME: Wednesday, July 19, 1972 - 7:30 P.M. PLACE: City Council Chambers, City Hall, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga,-California TYPE: Regular Meeting I. ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Bridges', Diriden, Dwyer, Kraus and Smith Absent:. None B. MINUTES Mr. Diriden commented that undar Public Hearings, WILLARD H~ LYNCH, it should be specifically noted that the~p~operty would be secured against entry during the 60-day period that w§s granted for submitting plans~ The minutes of July 5, 1972 were approved with the above addition. II. BIDS AND CONTRACTS A. HAKONE GARDENS JAPANESE TEA ROOM LEASE AGREEMENT ? o cilman Dwyermoved that the Mayor be authorized to execute the agreement C un . ~between the City and Tanso and Teru Ishihara,. naming them'as "licensee", to lbe r~spon~i~l? ~' op~ratio~ and m~in~en~nce of the Japanese Tea Roo~ and/~r Tea Gardens; Councilman Diriden seconded the motion and itlwas carried. B. KEVIN MORAN AND WILDWOOD PARKS - COLLISHAW SPRfNKL~R dO., INC. Councilman Dwyer ~oved that the work on these projects be accepted and that the Notice of CompletiOn be filed and, the ~I0~'f~e~ee be rel'eased; Mr. Kraus seconded the motion and it Was carried. C. AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF SARATOGA AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS OF A PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 85 The agreement provides that the State shall submit plans and specifications~ for review and approval by the City, 'and the City shall deposit the amount of $9,300 with the State within 30 days of receipt of billing, and the remainder of the City's share will be determined after completion of the work. Con- struction on this project is estimated to begin next summer. ,~~ Councilman Dwyer moved that the agreement be approved; Councilman Diriden seconded and the motion was carried. III. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION NO. 620 t.'CS~6{lmAn~r~s~ moved that~ this Resolution .Authorizih~'~ra~s~r ~B~ty~en= ~Rd2~r '~im0~g'~e~art~'nts be7Ed~0p6~dy'~h~ m0~i6~ w~S ~s~[on~ed"b~y Mr. Dwyer and carried. B. RESOLUTION N0. 622 Resolution Authorizing Execution of an Agreement with the County of Santa C~ra;'for Transfer of TOPICS Funds Councilman Diriden inquired~p~rpB~e~'~lwh'f~h TOP'~CS ~u~jj~are allocated to the City. The CfEy~Manag~r- r~ed=tha~-the~f~=d~e~Ut~ S~RATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 19, 1972 PAGE TWO used for any "Gas Tax" p~o3ect. ~ouncilman Diriden mqved for adoption of1 · Resolution No. 622; Councilman Dwyer seconded the motion .and it was carried. C. RESOLUTION NO. 624 Councilman Bridges moved for adoption.of Resolution 624, a Resolut'ion. Supporting the Proposed Five-Year county Library Capital Improvement Program; Councilman Kraus seconded the motion and. it was carried. There will be a hearing before the Board of Supervisors on Friday, July 21,. 1972. D. ORDINANCE NO. 38.48 The proposed 'ordinance relating to City Parks was introduced and will be discussed at the Committee of the Whole Meeting on July 25, 1972; it will then be agendized forB[~'~l~guiar-meeting of August 2, J972. E. ORDINANCE NO. 38.49 Mr. Beyer explained that the propos~d~Noise Ordinance draft is of the same basic format as that u~ed by the CityZof Palo Alto. The approach outlined is that of measuring sound levels with a decibel meter. Councilman Diriden commente~ that his primary concern is that the City would take too long on this matter and that. it has already been two months in the making. He further. commented that hei felt we should devise a sXstem!whereby sound levels could.be measured and then updated periodically. Mr. Beye~ was of th~ opinion that the~City would-be able to get.albetter idea of how to approac~ this.. matter after.discussion at a Committee of the~Whole Meeting. i' Mayor Smith commented that the matter is-going to require some serious study as well as more-technicali~for~ation.~ Mr~ Diriden commented that the City h~ ~o power to act~-i~ some-of the nois~ offense cases and that enforcementlis the important point. Mayor Smith ordered the introdUhtion ~f the proposed Nois'e Ordinance an~ indicated that it would be further discussed at the July 25t.h Committee of the Whole Meeting. - IV. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES AND ZONING REQUESTS A. RESOLUTION~NO. 36-B-140 - Resolutio~ R~leasing~Bond and Acc~ptingDedication of-Streets~ in Tract 4651 (Donald R.' McCormack) Councilman Bridges moved that Resolution No. 36-B-140 b~ adopted; Mr. Diriden seconded the motion and it was carried. B~ SDR-948, HAROLD H. ~ATTON, LA PALOMA . Councilman ~raus moved that ResQlution No. SDR-948-1, granting final.building site approval, be adopted; Councilman'Diriden seconded 'the moeion ~nd it was carried. C. SDR-955,~ANGE~INA .ARATA, MAUDE AVENUE! Councilman DwMer~ov~d tha't Resolution No..SDR-955-1, gr~nting final building site approval, be adopted; Mr. Diridenseconded the motion and it was carried. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 19, ~972 PAGE THREE D. SDR-977, ROBERT PULVER, BOUNTIFUl ACRES Mr. Kraus moved that Resolution No. SDR-977-1, granting ~inal building site approval, be adopted; Mr. Diriden seconded the motion and it was carried. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS None VI. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR B. FINANCE 1. Payment of Claims - Approved 2. City Clerk's Financial ~eport - Approved 3. Treasurer's Report - Approved C. COUNCIL COMMITTEES & COMMISSION ~EPORT~ None -' D. DEPARTMENT HEADS &~OFFICERS 1. Mro Shook, Public WOrks Department - Plans for Saratoga-Los Gatos Road 'walkway have been completed and approved. Thi~ was originally planned for funding through TOPICS funds.. Mr. Beye~ indicated that we will now be using Gas Tax money for funding · of. this project. Councilman Bridges moved that the City be authorized to go to bid on the first portion of the walkway; Coungilman Dwyer seconded the motion.and it was carried. e~f~' was ~'~k~d to communicate with the State regarding~j lowering of~he'~e~d'fi~i~i~i~ ~o'n~ ........ · 2[i~cM~ Shook, Public .Works Department.- Parks Commission will study. the D~mon~t~a~j~n~ Bicycle Route System report.and voice their comments. City~Manager advised that this matter would be discussed at the August 8th Committee of the Whole Meeting. E. CITY MANAGER 1. Request for Funds by Parade Committee for 7th Annual Fall Festival Parade - Councilman Dwyer indicated that he .is of the opinion that there is enough participation in this activity that it could be put into a classification with symphonies. Councilman Diriden'inquired if it ~ould be appr6priate to underwrite the deficit for this amount in hopes that this would be~CfFf~__~_~ls'~_e~5'_y_'th~"~d~ ~. ' He further com~ente t t ,d~mmd~it~'~ .sUpport at a future time. d ha he woul ~e,~e__e the~ty~anager come Back with a proposal Mr. [Craus commented ~hat in talking with some Of the members of the Chamber, there seems to be some disagreement as to whether this is a community affair or not. SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL MINUTES /JULY 19, 1972 , PAGE FOUR Mr. Bridges indicated that the Chamber "festival" has been a proud affair up to this point and-he would liketo see it continue. He~therefore moved that the~City approve the amoqnt of $615 for the parade; the motion was seconded by Mr. Diriden and carried. 2. ~u~ .n~'.~i~T~'~~ ~f~os~I .... ~ .... Councilman Diriden stated that he would like the City Manager to bring before the Council a proposal for an~a~'~l~'B~'in~Lf~n~e"tlax. Mayor Smith advised that he would dot want th~proposal.to,be,,.a,:vehicle for study for an Ordinance. Councilman Bridges agreed that he would be opposed to a business taxation ordinance. He continued by.saying'that he feels the City should take a good look at its intent and where ~hese funds will be funneled to. Mayor Smith indicated that the motion is that the City Manager ~roduce an annual Business License ;t~x proposar ~on~'~ibl~." ~D_.wy~r-_~-~ (s~d~ti~ was c~ied. ~' ~' '~' ...... 3. Reco~endat{on~ for Parameters on ~raffic 'Study.of Problem Intersections - The Council reviewed City Manager's.reco~ndations. Some additional reco~endatiO~ m~nti0ned were: Herriman Ave., :Reid Lane, Quito Road at'Vessing and ~royo De ~guello.~ ~. Beyer advised that the staff will be discussing this matter with consultants once the study is actually begun. 4. Public Hearing Re: County Sanitation District No. 4 It was approved to set the Public Hearing to discuss Sobey Road and Saratoga Hills Road/~s areas to beincluded into ~ouRty Sanitation District LNo. 4, Sanitary Sewerage Project 1972-2. ~ 5. ~. Beyer advised that the Rizo family has moved from the,property at Saratoga-SunnyVale Road and are, a~ the present ti~e, living with their son. VII. CO~IC~IONS A. ~ITTEN 1. Letter from Attorney Rolf Bondelie ~Re: Relocation and ~andonmen~ of Portion of Wardell Road - City Manager'will refer to staff and a report to follow. B. OR~ 1. ~S. Mary Owen, 14180 Victor Place,~ brought to the Council's attention that there were several students present tonight from West Valley College. This was acknowledged by the Mayort VIII. ~0~ENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 to an Executive Session in the Crisp Conference Room. , CITY CLER R