HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-21-1975 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, January 21, 1975 - 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, California
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meetihg
I. ORGANIZATION
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Brigham, Corr, Kraus, Matteoni and Bridges
Absent: No~e
B. MINUTES
It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded byeCouncilman Brigham the
minutes of January 7, 1975, be approved. The motion was carried.
II. PUBLIC HEARING
A. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 (Cont'd. 12/12/74, 1/7/75, 1/15/75)
Continued Hearing on Proposed Programs and Projects to be Funded by the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
The City Manager noted for the record the following written communications:
Hortense E..Rozman, 20341 Chateau Drive, indicating her priorities
for HUD funds. as'follows: 1) l~w-cost housing for the elderly;~_.~.
2) work program by the Sara.i?~g.'~storical Society involving the'
Follow uD to Mr. Woolley's
(~Ae ~est of the Little LeagUe, ~Td~O~li~i~.'ebT{s 'f6f
imprd~e~nts. ~ '
Col. Harry L. Mayfield, President, The Good Government Group, indi-
cating priorities by the Board of Directors concerning uses and
apportionment Of the funds allocated to the City.
Russell L. Crowther, 20788 Norada Court, raising some questions and
expressing concerns about the issue of low-cost housing, and reiterating
some of the comments in his presentation to the City Council on January 15.
Mayor Bridges then ne=op~ned the public hearing at 7:42 P.M.
Jim Isaak, 18596 Martha Ave., addressed the Council,scommenting that he was
primarily interested in hearing what proposals the City came up ~ith as a
basis for offering some fee~c~
Robert Van der Toorren, 14~55 Horseshoe Drive, indicated he would like
clarify some of the things the Garden has proposed, and also, he would like
to add some remarksas a private taxpayer of Saratoga. Mr. Van der Toorren
explained that when the Garden submitted its proposal to the Council, they
were thinking in terms Of "people" and not of "plants" He stated that what
they are after is to 'amend a human existence to its optimum beauty and potential.
He also explained when he talks about an "eyesore", it isn't intended as a
cri.tisism, but that it detracts from the environmental quality.
Mr. Van der Toorren co~ented tha~it is not their intent to interfere with
other programs, and i~t is their intention to tie in this garden program with
a broader philosophy. Mr. Van der Toorren indicated that the Garden is located
next to an existing senior citizens facility -- the I.O.O.F. Home, which
provides day care to people who have very little individual choice on their
everyday activities. He indicated what ne is thinking about is to see if that
facility, in connection with the Garden, does not offer a very useful base~
especiall~"fdr our senior citizens.
Mr. Van der Toohren indicated that he would question ourchasing land with
federal funds .for a senior citizen housing facility, while the City of Saratoga
has the unique opportunity to use existing land, which is naturally ~ituated in
an area where a senior citizen facility would fit in. He commented that to
tell the City Council he has a specific pronosal at this time would be erroneous;
however, what he would like is some feedback from the/Council as to what could
be done with this undeveloped land, and he sees where Saratoga might have the
opportunity to do something like this with private funds. Mr. Van der Toorren
pointed out that when you are talking about federal funds, you are talking
about low-income retirement housing; however, if wetintegrated and used the
money for not only low-income hodsing, but also, high-income housing. He
stated that it is true the Federal Government would like to have a n~ce piece
of land set.aside for use by senior citizens; however, it is also true,
according to the housing report, dated January 15, 1975, prepared by the
Saratoga staff, that the use of low-income retirement housing i n Saratoga
would attract a great amount of people in the low-income range from other
areas, and he would have no opinion on this.
Mr. V~n'der Toorren further oointed out that the ouestionnaire which was sent
out indicates that low-cost retirement housing is not one of the priorities
of the Saratoga taxpayers~ He felt the one thing which was made clear according
to the response on the questionnaire was that the main portion of these funds
be used for the preservation of open space.
He further stated'~he has (~ent~ab~u~'~"i'n~the past Saratoga has
ignored.the desires of th~e.'~H~6~e~'~h~ thrust aside these suggestions.
He fel't, however, if a presentation based on the common desires of the oeoDle
is made and the Council doesn't consider this, th~s could be a basis for
critisism.
Russell Crowther, 20788 Norada Court, indicated he-would like to agree withhthe
comments b~ the previous speaker. He stated he was in no way opposed to retire-
ment housing;however, he would oues~ion accenting HUD funds for this purpose
as he feels this will end in a long-term commi ttment. Mr. Crowther indicated
he would prefer to see Saratoga rai~ the funds for this particular use in
another way. He indicated he could foresee many problems with a long-term
arrangement with HUD funds; for instance, he ~ould expect to see possible
intervention by ~ivil B~ghts groups. Also, he felt there are possible situations
where the private firm might throw its hands up and say, "I need help from the
City of Saratoga"~, and he felt~w. hen__~these types of situations arise, the ability
for the City to deal with the~6~:l~~~o_~ome~te~t.
Mr. Crowther felt ~ne b~"th~-ke~=thinbs~l~hob~d be ~he direction that we do want
this housing for elderly residents of Saratoga, and we have a place where
people who have lived in Saratoga for many years can go Therefore, he felt
this should be the '~rima~y.use for'these HUD'Ifunds.
~~mpromise ~6~,,t_~to' pl ace that kind
thiF~o~'~T'H~'in~i~i{~'d~{~'looking at the basic objectives for these funds,
they are to help the impoverished. Mr. Crowther also felt i't is likely there
would be some ground rules passed down as to who should be first in line. and
he would expect this.would be based on the individual ability to support oneself.
It was his feeling th~ people of Saratoga might be.less likely to get to the top
of that list,.particularly if these are based not only on one's income, but the
ability of one's children to support their retired parents. Mr. Crowther indi-
cated he is concerned that some of the long-term integrated costs may exceed the
magnitOde of the original' gift. He felt if we could locate long-term Saratoga
residents, we are much less likely to have these kinds~df problems that do
occur in low-cost developments.
Mr. Crowther indicated that his feeling would be.that the City not accept HUD
funds for land on which low-cost elderly housing will be built. However, if the
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City does decide to accept the money for this purpose, it would be his feeling
we identify to HUD what our intent is -- that Saratoga intends-this h~oust~ng
benefitS_the elderly, retired long-term residents of Saratoga,'.~"Also,
Mr. Crowther stated that he believes the elderly do not want to be shoved off
by themselved in a large, high density development. Rather, he would hope
'Me would consider the possibility of smaller units to bring the elderly into
harmoney with the community.
He indicated, also, that he would like to see some portion of the funds go
toward open space acquisition.
Mr~ Betty Peck, 14275 Saratoga Avenue, addressed the Council as a member of
the Saratoga Community Garden Board, and proposed that some of the federal
money a]Q:ocated<tdwar~"o~n,~space'' be-put into a wildflower ~reserve for
SaratOga.
Councilman Matteoni commented that he iS tryingto recall back a couple of
meetings ago what the Gayden Manager's proposal was, and he is wondering if
this proposal is .included in Mr. Van derToorren's report. He recalled some
mention of a vocational oro6ram
Mr. Van der Toorren explained that a board meeting of the~Con~unity Garden was
held after the time of the preliminary proposal, and now they have incorporated
the proposed improvements width the.funding for these programs.
Hortense ("Vicki") Rozman,' 20341 Chateau Drive, addressed the Council, indicating
~he would like to comment with respect to isolation of the elderly. She felt
the elderly should be made to feel they are an integrated pa~t of the community.
She further commented she didO<not believe the City would be abiding by the
Civil Rights laws by excluding people from moving here.
Ms. Rozman commented, al'so, she would like to support the Community Gardens
program as she fe~t it would offer opportunities to several people. She indi=
cated one of the things that concerned her, however, with regard to housing
for the elderl~ was that with rising property taxes, a good many[~l~res
.ar~CGring~se people because they are not able to meet th~3~'~p~rty
~axe~"'Th~f~F~ she felt a program~h~l~~p~ople to obtain
a fixed inco~ should also be included.
Margaret Sherill, 14290 Paul Avenue, co~ented that she is shocked to see
in these heari'~gs there are so little feelings f~eople and those things
which would benefit their well being. ~~te~at we~put "first"
things "first", and people should come ~tT~ShTi~i~c~d-'the~e are a great
number of elderly people who do not have'means to live where they want to live.
They are on fixedincomes, and some of them have be~-r~tired for 25 years.
?herefore, they cannot increase their incomes with the increased cost of living.
i~b~t~d~d'h~g, and these people are not on welfare -- they are '
working and earning an honest li~ing. However, they cannot afford to make
i~rovem~s. Therefore, ~she felt asprogram to assist these people
(e~t~,on of their homes.
As far as the fears expressed earlier that this low-cost housing be made avail-
able only to .those people who have lived in Saratoga, Ms. Sherill felt this
idea had better be dropped, ~tating that people have the right to live where
they want to live. In conclusion, she indicated she would be very much opposed
to HUD monies being used for acquisition of~pen.space, and felt there are
agencies already indepted to th~s purpose, and she doesn't feel this should be
the purpose of the HUD funds. She felt th~on~"~~ to help people
in a direct way.
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Councilman Kraus asked Mr. Van der Toorren if the Odd Fellows were ready to
~mbark on a program for senior citizen housing.
Mr. Van der Toorren advised that he had been asked sometime ago by the local
Director of the I.O.O.F. to come up with a proposal as to' the use of the vacant
land in relationship to a retirement home. Mr. Van.der Toorren stated he had
indicated he would be interested in making such a proposal; however, h~",did
~t .to b6"~by economic factors. He indicated he has put his ideas
i~ ~'p~e~i~a'~y~rm to I.O.O.F.; however, these proposals are in no way
concrete and_may not be accepted by the Grand Lodge. He stated that~his
the opporten]ty t~onti~li~i~]~Sara~~t~le~l'he'is
Also, he indicated his'proposal is not based on housing for the elderly, but
a family community. Mr. Van der Toorren he has told the I.O.O.F. if they needed
~9othe~ place to "store" the elderly, he would not be in'terested. He indicated
~'~p~op~l,~ allow these people ta stay in Saratoga and Conti~e~h~i[
~'~t~ignified way. He com~nted that~~~61y the b~
possibility Saratoga has ~or an unsegregated project ~n whi~h'to~d~e
all walks of life.
Councilman Kraus asked Mr. Van .der Toorren if he know ~pproximately how many
people from Saratoga have visited the Garden. Mr. Van der Toorren ~eplied:
"approximately 1,200 in3 months . . ."
Councilman Kraus then asked approximately how many of this 1,200 were Saratoga
residents.
Barbara Sampson, Director of Community Servi~es~ addressed the Counci~ and
stated she ceQld not guarantee allLthese people were Saratoga residents; she
would estimate, however, approximately I/3 were students or elderly ci~tizens,
1/3 were enrolled in classes being offerred through the Co~unity Center, and
1/3 were residents of Saratoga.
Mr. Van der TOorren indicated they have kept a log of names and addresses of
visitors to the Garden, of which he has given the City a breakdown. He recalled
that approximately 563 were SaratOga residents. He further commented that he
has noticed when elderly people visit the Garden, they can communicate with
something that is growing and green, and also, with children at'work, and he
felt this is the typeof situation that will ultimately groWinto a successful
elderly community.
Jim Isaak, 18596 Martha Ave., commented that he feels there is a real need to
keep an integration of people within easy access, and he felt this is.a vital
point in retirement housing. He felt this would encourage people to interact
with other age groups in the co~unity and would benefit~. '.
The City Manager commented he has pulled together the alternatives presented
by the Council at the last hearing on this matter, and left open the dollar
amounts.~H~i'ndicated the first alternative was "~ousing for the Elderly",
with the recommendation to land bank all of the money the first year. He
added that the Seni~or Citizens Task Force Committee is now inuoperation, and
at the end of the first year of the program when we re-submit a program for the
second and third year program, we would have a chance 'to change what we proDose
at this time.
funds for the planning process in thi~rogram.
Development", and "Housinq_{or_the E3.derly", Another c~tegor~ woul'd'b~"Or~an
Beauti fi~ati~n'~a~d~g fo~e. ~.~.~/~,~. ~d~h~i~
~rden has.-~ggested~a numb~,~of~i~eas which ~d~t"B~'~onsi~ered unde~
tp~ogram.
The other alternative was "Code and Housing EnfOrcement" and "Housing for
the Elderly".
These being the 4 alternatives discussed at the previous hearing, the City
Manager i'ndicated it would now be a matter or priority as to the amount ofmoney
put into each given area.
Councilman Matteoni inquired if we were to land bank the money for'one year to
allow the Senior Citizens Task Force Committee to come with a p~oposal, what the
auditing procedure would be.
The Cit~ Manager explained.the nature of the audit is to'verify that we have
accomplished what has been set out during the first year of the Droqram, aid
did not foresee any problem as long as this were spelled out in ~h~Zy~ar~_~
Councilman Matteoni commented.he felt the idea of land banking this money f6r
the first year sounded like a very safe course to steer without making an actual
committment to HUD.
Councilm~n Matteoni indicated he wouldbe incli!ned to go toward spending all
of the funds for "Housing for the Elderly", and also, the idea of land banking
for the first year. He questioned, however, if the Council would be looking at
concentration o~ housing for the elderly or disbursement Of the funds throughout
the community, and also, if it would be intended to provide full health care.
He also ~t~.d~'he woul!d'be concerned aS'to where this housing might be
located.' C~3~i'~man MatteOni indicated he would like to receive input from
the Housing Task' Force Commi-ttee, but al"so, felt we should accomplfsh somethino
with the funds during the first year ~hich would have some impact on the people.
Councilman Kraus suggested a proposal be considered which ~ould assist these
elderly people with their property ta~es on their. homes, rather than going
ahead with the idea of moving them to a concentrated area.
The City Manager felt this could be on~ avenue to explore du'ring t~e first
year; however, he would not recommend use of the funas ~or this~6s~Gurin~_~
thefirst~year as he felt it might not be considered.as an! eligi6~'~'~Ci~i~gT
Councilman Kraus'-~.comm~nted_~____~_~ghe did not necessarily mean to suggest this alter-
native for the first year. He indicated h~ would be most interested in placing
most of this money in retirement housing land.; secondly, to punchase the res~
of the Gore (Luthe~anTChurch) property; and third, to set up. a revolving fun9
for a Code Enforcement-Home Improvement program.
Co.ncilma. righam indicated he wo. ld have some other c .cer. s sides
Senior Citizen HoUsingi~put, and that is ~e are talking about a~proximately
12% of the households in Saratoga ~ithincomes under $9,000. He indicated the
2 predominate places .these are centered are in the quito 'area and the Village
area. He indicated he would like to propose an overall plan which gets to a
lot of the problems, and not just one. He stated he would'propose $40,O00.toward
the Community Garden Program, as this ~ould help to preserve open space and it
is used by senior citizens for their enjoyment.
C~uncilman Brigham also proposed that $5,000 be spent toward demolition of the
'Arco station, which he felt would enhance the Village; $'30,000 fo~ a beauti-
fication program, in concert with the Garden, at the direction of the City;
$15,000 spent toward the Little League'program; $10,000 for the program adminis-
tration; $40,000 spent for private improvement projects (this would include uO-
grading homes in certain locations of the City and a program of low~interest
loans for low-income residents); $6,000 spent in furthe~ing quito Park in Phase
II; and $300,000 for comprehensive senior citizen housing program.
Councilwoman Corr .indicated'she would go along w~th banking the .money for
Senior Citizen Housing. She felt this would allow the.Senior Citizen Hous_i~g_
Tas~ Force to Rresent.~e~.r [~commendations, and
(_~s'~TF~'r~m~i~'id~ not fall alon, the li~s as~s~t-odt~b~'[h~W~i l,
{h~"~i'~coua:d~be~b~d~;~o~7~mething else..'Also, she indicated she' ~ould like
to ~_.~e thJ Co~U~Garden program expanded into a kind of an "outreach", and
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that she liked some of their proposals, such as the training programs, and
-. O using this training to go out ihto the community for beautification in the
rest of the city. Also, she would recommend demolition of the-.Arco site.
· .' - Mayor Bridges indicated he would go along with the land"ban~ingof funds for'
senior citizen housing; also, he felt the demolition of the Arco station ~nd
the $40,000 toward priva'te development prOjects-was important. Also~ he indi-
cated he would favor putting Mr. Crowther's suggestions i~nto our application.
He indicated, however,.h~ would have a problem with spending public monies.
on private lands where we have year-to-year lease situation on capital'improve-
ments as.he felt this would add a bdrden to the staff.
The City Manager pointed out 'thatinterms of "eligible'ac(iv~ties", the'Act
is basically for housing and community.development. There is..s~me provision
for some social-type-services;however, they must be directly related to the
project area.
Mayor Bridges asked the City Manager if he would questi'on the eligibility 6f
the vocational training program mentioned by CouncilmanMatteoni.'~·~. Bever
~e._d._be-wou~d._~co~sider t~!s .!~el~jb~--_'~'~''T'-~ . "'~
Co'uncilwoman Corr ~i.oa.~d~she was thinking more of the CommJnity Gardejn b~ing
used as more of a "center"in which we could.work-our beautification program,
and not necessarily developing the Garden itself, but using'it as a basis fo~
an outreach program ~or the rest of the area.
Councilwoman Corr then asked if what we considered "low and ~oderate income".
would mean whatever we would be using our money for would beQ~o_~_a~d" moderate)
Mr. Hendrickson replied th t t e 'nterpretation HUD has ~iven us~is-:that
a h~
low and moderate income Would mean 80% df'.the median ~ncGme'of
the area i.s defined as the City of Saratoga, and not the'Count~ of Santa Clara.
The matter of low:cost loans was then discussed. The City'Manager indicated
he felt there would be some te(hnicalities in setting UP this kind of Dro~ram,
and there would De several alternatives on how this mignt be done.
Councilman Brigha~ i n2qui red about a "coi~unity spirit" type of action for
obtaining these loans.
The City Manager advised there might be several ways towork this; for instance,
a revolving fGnd with.a, low interest rate;
a homeowners association work.on.a btock=by-blG(k 6gi~i~h~asto 'pro-
' vide for the paint; or u~f~a~~gh"b~h~ ~~k.
Therefore, he suggested ~'t'~6~i~~'~'or~u~6~'~ ~i~t~'
year of'the program ~n developi'ng these ~lternat:ves.
Councilwoman Corr indicated she felt there are a couple of things {o consider:
1) whether these'loans or grants:would g~ownen-o(cupied dwellings; ~nd
2) if they were r~nta.l~awellin~s,~j~2~h3y hav~ tO b~,guaranteed of no increase?
The City Manager then suggested that the Council review M~. Brigha~'s proposal
as a basis to form~lat~ their desired p~ogram, and use as a framework the
total figures to operate, as follows: First year - $82',300;~econd year - %164,000;
Thi.~d year - $246,000.
The Council discussed at'length the proposed programs and alternative methods
for allocating these funds du~ing the first, secgnd, and third.years.
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Mr. Van der Toorren again addressed the Council, stating that a problem has
been expressed to him by several residents of Saratoga, and the ~uestion has
been asked of him: "What is the justification in the City's basing the.input
of this hearing on a questionnaire?" Heindicated that the people were given
a choice, and almost every district selected the open space program as the-most
important priority in spending these funds. He noted that one speaker has
proposed spending $450,000 for acquisition of property for retirement housing,'
and this program is s~ill being carried as' the most important. item in the
Council's deliberations, while the result of the poll show~-this to be rela-
tively unimportant.
Mayor Bridges commented.that he felt the questionnaire should have contained the
requirements of the Act,'.and possibly it should have made more clear the fact we
are dealing with an act which'is a capital i.mprovement which goes t6 community
development, and there are certain restrictions with regard to the mo-ey being
spent for open space, along with the condition that the City has to~ satisfy the
General Plan tO the effect that it would aid the City in meeting some of its
co~nunity goals. He stated there h~ve been ample studies made indicating there
is a need for a~ least 250 units of seni.or citizen hoUSing.
Mr. Van der Toorren further indicated that it has been suggested to him that
we must try to spend this .$500,000 on programs that will be completed with
that budget. He commented that if he were to put-$10,O00 down on a $2,000,000
building, he would be in great dangerof losing, this $10,000. Therefore, he
would be hesitant in util}zing ,all the funds that woul. dbe required to-pUt in
a complete 250-unit facility, as he felt this 'money would be barely sufficient
to maintain this facility with the increased value of land, etc. Also, he stated
if the City were to do this~ it would probably commit .itself to spending more
money. Mr. Van der Toorren reported that in his study of a senior citizen
facility, he is .looking a~ a project that wo~l~d cost $15,000 to $20,000 total,
as well as one Which would provide a complete total-'care facilli~ty, and with
more than 250 units. He felt it would be unwise for the City of Saratoga to
put money down for the following reasons: 1) the committment of future funds;
2) pre-empting the results-of the Senior Citizens Task Force; and 3) possibility
of pre-empting a future request for rezoning on I.O.O.F~ property.
Wi~h regard to the capital improvements of the Communi6y Garden, Mr. Van der Toorren
commented they are concerned that th~se improvements be put on land with a 6ne-
year lease. For example, he stated, if they train people-in,the beautification
program during the summer months in accordance with minimum safety standards, over
a 2 to 3-year period and'theycould secure the lease for this period, capital
improvements would be a minor program.
jim Isaak, 18596 Martha, again addressed the Council and ~ommented that in
looking at the results of the poll, the No. l~.suggestion is to buy land for
open space, and he felt this suggestion would lie closest to the purchase of
the "Gore" property. 'Mr. Isaak then inquired if the City were to indicate it
wants to 1.and bahk the money for acquisition of land, would the restrictions be
be such that the C~ty would definitely have to use the money to buy land, or would
there be the opportunity to amend the program?
The City Manager replied the City woul'd hav~ the opportunity at the end of t~e
first year to amend the program. He commented that the land banking would leave
open any options and doesn't foreclose anything. He further commented if'the
I.O.O.F. comes in with plans for rezoning, this would be considered separately,
and if the Planning Commission and City Council has not resolved the issue of
senior citizen housing at that time, the rezoning issue would. have to be dealth
with at that time.
Margaret Sherill, 14290 Paul Avenue, again addressed the Council and sugbested the
City think in terms of what the senior citizens' own wishes are. It was her
feeling elderly people prefer to live in their own homes; however, one of the
reasons for having to move in the inability to maintain their-homes. She felt
if the City were to give high priority to assistance with this home maintenance
it would enable senior citizens to remain in their homes.
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Ms. Sherill was Of the opinion that items such as the purchase of the Gore
property and beau~ification of the City should be given high priority under
this program, and that these ~hould be considered of lesser importance than,
program.
felt the Council'i~t listen~g>~6~he people,~as the No. 1 choice Bas not
been spoke n to. He indicated he could not see how the Council could deny some
fair amount of the money tobe used ~Oward open space acquisition.
Mr. Rankin advised that the Real Estate Board took this p~ogram up 4-or 5 years
ago, and he believes it has been a successful program. He felt this money is
used by the federal government in a revolving fund; therefore, s(~6'~
fmoney comes back, and at Other times there. may be a' lien on pro~d~'~
~h~'property is sold, the mone~ comes back. Therefore, .it is nbt an outright
gift.
Mr. Rankin. indicated he wou~d liR~to comment on the Good Government Group's
recommendations of: 1) land banking for senior ci ti zen housing; and 2) open
space and rehabilitation program . He r~ported figures of'what i.t would
probably cost to acquire land for 250 to 300 units 6f senior citizen housing,
stating' that his guess would be around $350,000 to $450,OOp~>land~ alone.
Mr. Crowther, 20788 Norada Court, a~ai n addressed the Council, stating that
he would reco~end':that.the City stay out bf the p~ivate improvements during
the first year since there is a question of whether or not a Redevelopment Agency
would have to beestablished. Secondly, ~e reLommended the plan have some very
careful review with ~espect to what HUD funds are being used for in other
communities.
Mr. CrOwther commentea that the'City might 'explore an option on the Gore property
for ~he first year -- perhaps not with HUD funds, but with Saratoga's money.
Recess and Resume
Vicki Rozman, 20341 Chateau Drive, commented that she had brought up in her
letter to the City Council a need for a child day care center. She stated that
after'looking at the loan costs for low-cost housing for~:the elderly, she would
like to ask that this be put on ~he agenda for sometime in the near futune.
Shedidn't feel the HUD~funds would be sufficient to covera development of this
size. She indicated that 2 things have come with regard to low-cost housing
for the elderly: 1) concentration in a retirement co~unity type of situation;
, and 2)~.land banking in concentrated areas for low-cost housing. ~r
~the elderly would much rather live in their own homes than in c~-
~Fa%ed areas. She s~ated she has spoken to a number of elderly people who
were seriously opposed to being pushed into a retirement community. It was
her feeling the only way a retirement community could possibly work would be
on a voluntary basis. She asked the City Manaaer if she understood it that the
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work study program ~t'(hTC~i~G~b?W~6G~ ~fai under the HUD funds.
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Mr. Beyer replied that it woul~~Lif.-it w~(S~'ela~F~''t~ ' '-'~
7~ e beaut~f~
Ms. Rozman indicated she felt this would be an effective way to get the
elderly involved in a ~e-training program which they might enjoy and feel
they were contributing to city projects and feel wanted and needed, and it
would encourage them to.become involved.
It was then moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman M~tt~o'ni the
public hearing be closed. The motion was carried. The public hearing was
closed at 10:20 P.M.
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'~ '= fo~r~i ew Yt 1 to persue Saratoga's
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1 we indicate to HUD
the City's fle~i'bility on this program, based upon ·the input by the Senior
Citizen Housing Task Force, and that there be no specific-allocation of dollars
during the first year of the program; rather, dollars be related to assistance
to the elderly and the homes they reside in.. Councilman Brigham seconded this
motion, and it was carried, 4 to 1 -·- Councilman Bridges in opposition[
Councilman Matteoni commented inspite of the response on the questionnaire
indicating the high priority of open space acquisition, he felt this' use is
not appropriate under the guidelines of the Act. ~herefore, he would not
favor including in the f.irst, second, or third year of the program the acqui-
sition of the Gore~property. He felt, however, the demolition of the Arco
site would.q~_ua!~Yy.u'~'~.~_~the beaUtification program. He also favored expendi-
ture of fund~'t~a~d~e ~impro·vement- of the Community Garden i n terms of
-·, safety requirements and training programs, and'C~ighborhood (~mprovement and
~lodeLEnforcement. He also favored Phase II development of Quito Park, as he
felt this could be tied to assisting persons with low and moderate ·incomes.
Councilman Bridges felt we should allow $5,000 each year for administrative
costs under the Neighborhood Improvement Program.
It was moved by Councilman Brigham and seconded by Councilwoman Cor~ $30,000
be allocated toward'the Beautification program -- $5,000 the first year, and
$25,000 the second year., The motion was carried, 3 to 2 in favor -- Councilmen
Kraus and Bridges in oppOsiti.on. (This motion was later amended to reduce the
total beautification figure to $20,000 -- $5,000 the first year, and $15,000
the second year.)
It was then moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman Bridges
$30,000 be allocated the' first year and $35,000 the second year toward acqui-'
sition of open space. The motion failed for la~k of sufficient ~otes.
It was moved by Councilman Brigham and secondedby Councilwoman Corr the expendi-
ture of $20,000 toward the Community Garden program, $60,000 toward Quito Park
Development, Phase II, and $20,000 per year toward the Neighborhood Improvement
Program, This motion was amended to allow $55,000 toward Quito Park Development,*
Phase II, $20,000 toward Neighborhood Improvement Program the first, second,
and third years, allowing. $5,000.each year toward Administrative Costs under
the Neighborhood Impro~m~Program. The motion was' carried, 4 to 1 -- Councilman
Krau~ in opposition. ~
* Quito Park Development, Phase II -$~4'O:7.0~irst year; $15,000 second year.
It was moved by CouncilmanBrigham and seconded by Councilwoman Corr $5,000 be
allocated toward the demolition of the Arco Station site during the second year
of the program. The motion was carried, 4 to 1 -- Councilman Kraus in opposition.
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Mayor'B~dges-suggested public hearings be set at the end'of the ~r program
' year t~l'~i~i~jnPOt reg~rding~the second and third years of th~s program..
~ - He further indicated next Wednesday, January 29th, would be the time for con-
sideration of the application for funding programs under the Housing and
Community Development Act.
) III. COMMUNICATIONS
; A. WRITTEN
See page 1.
B.ORAL
None.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilwoman Corr the meeting be
adjourned to Executive Session. The motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned
at 11:15 P.M.
pectfu ubmitted,
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