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Home My WebLink About06-01-1977 City Council Minutes M~NUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Wednesday, June 1, 1977 - 7:30 P.M. PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers, 13777 FruitVale Ave., Saratoga, Calif. TYPE: Regular Meeting I. ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Brigham, Corr, Kraus, Matteoni, Bridges Absent: None B. MINUTES : It was moved by Councilman Kraus and'seconded by Councilman Brigham the minutes of May 10 and May 18~. 1977 be approved. The motion was unanimously carried. II. CONSENT CALENDAR A. COMPOSITION OF CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Councilman,Brigham and.seconded by Councilman Kraus approval of the Consent Calendar composition. The motion was carried unanimously.. B. ITEMS FOR CONSENT CALENDAR. 1. Request for July 4th Block Party - Chalet Lahe 2. Construction Acceptance ~a) SDR-1234, Boyce, Boyce Lane 3. Final Acceptance a) SDR-773, Orlando, Boy. ce Lane (Release of Cash Bond) b) SDR-1067, Murphy,' Pike Road (Release of Faithful Performance Bond) c) SDR-1171, Thurston, Cordwood Court' (Release of Cash Bond) d) SDR-1210, Jordon, Saratoga Hills Road (Release of Savings Certificate) 4. Payment of Claims It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman Brigham approval of the items for the Consent Calendar. The motion was unanimously carried. III. BIDS AND CONTRACTS A. AWARD OF CONTRACT -H.C.D.A. URBAN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS The City Manager advised that two bids were received on this project. The low base bid was received from the Hallway Contracting Company in the amount of $7,257.93, and the second from Palo Alto Landscaping Co., Inc., in the amount of $9° 732.00. H.C.D.A. Urban Beautification Project (Conf'd.) It is the staff's recommendation the low bid from Hallway Contracting Company be accepted. It is further recommended that Alternate 1 (construction of Historical Park site arbors - $1,468) and Alternate 2 (f~ndscape improvements shown on H.C.D.A. sheet number 77.4 - $1,753.55) be accepted, for a total low bid of $10,479.4~. Inclusive within this motion was authorization to allocate the amount of $2,804.95· from the H.C.D.A./Administration-Contingency fund bddget. The motion. was unanimously carried. IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, FORMAL RESOLUTIONS V. ~SUB~D~VISIONS,.BUILDING SITES, ZONING REQUESTS. A. FINAL MA~ APPROVAL, TRACT 607~, OSTERLUND ENTERPRISES, ALLENDALE AVENUE Following discussion concerning proposed improvements on this 'tract, as well as the proposed widening on the south side of Allendale Avenue opposite'the Osterlund subdivision, the Council took the 'followingaction It was moved by CouncilmanMatteoni and seconded by Councilman Kraus to adopt Resolution ~D-1236-1, approving the Final Map on Tract 6074. The motion was unanimously carried. It was then moved by CouncilmanMatteoni and seconded by Councilman Brigham to approve the Contract for Improvements on this subdivision, with the inclusion of Raragraph 10 which provideS~t'~'~f~'~'~d~'~e~'e~im'p~v~! ~out~z[a_~~i~n-dale Avenue from its intersection ~i~h~'~ter l~'t~a~in~i~r~ whichever is lessj " , · Councilman Kraus indicated.he would have difficulty reconciling payment of this amount for.this work. The motion was carried,~ to 1, Councilman Kraus voting in opposition.?. VII. ADMINISTRATIVE FLATTERS (Taken out of order) · A. MAYOR 1. Advised that the city ~anager has submitted to the ABAG/HTC Joint Policy Committee the Council's comments concerning Phase IV of the Santa Clara Valley Corridor Evaluation, as discussed at an Adjourned Regular Heeting on ~ay 24, 197Y. B. COUNCIL AND COI~IISSION REPORTS 1.Councilman Brigham Re:'Funding Solar Energy through Federal Revenue Sharing Funds Councilman Brigham discussed his two suggestions concerning ~~S~~n~Ftoward the solar energy program, $15,000 for two retrofit units -- one for a two-story house for heating add cooling and pool use, and one for a single-story house heating and cooling only. $40,000 matching funds for conversion of City Offices Eo solar energy. Councilman Kraus com~en~ed that he would like to see how the solaruni~ for the new !ibra~y works out before undergoing any large project for the City. - 2 - Report Re: Funding Solar Energy (Cont'd.) It was moved by Councilman Brigham and seconded by Councilman Matteo~ni~t~to~.consider the two suggestions ~sr~__fin'~'d"i~_M~~. B~ig~-~andum to the Council at t~e t'i~'the~CS'd~r~C~{1 ~n~'d~~ the 1979-80 Capital Improvement Program Budget.- The motion was carried 4 to 1, Councilman KrauS in opposition. C. DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICERS D. CITY MANAGER 1. Change Order No. 4,. Saratoga Community Library It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman Brigham to approve this, change Order in the amount of $1,689.35 to replace resilient flooring and install carpet with base in the Staff Work Room. The motion was unanimously carried. 2. Claim for Traffic Accident, Ms. Beth Stitt It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman Brigham the claim be denied and referred to the City's insurance carrier for consideration. The motion was unanimous ly carried. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. CONSIDERATION OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION (CODE ENFORCEMENT+ OFFICER) TO DECLARE PROPERTY AT 14631 BIG B. ASIN WAY A PUBLIC NUISANCE (Cont'd. 5/18/77)~ The City Manager reported that Mr. Lynch has. p~o'g~s~ih'c~e~{~i~yproperty, per the"CO~nciir~'~ Councilman Kraus inquired if the foundation had been removed from the property-, and also~, if the holelhad been filled. The City Manager replied this had not yet been accomplished by Mr. Lynch. The Mayor re-opened the public hearing at 8:05~P.M. Councilman Matteoni directed Mr. Lynch, and indicated it was his understanding at the last meeting that Mr. Lynch had thought the work would be completed by this time. Mr. Lynch then presented to the Council pictures which had been taken of this property late this afternoon showing. the hole filled in on the property and the ground rototilled. With regard to the foundation, Mr. Lynch commented that' he is still in the dark about this, and would attempt to have this removed as soon as possible. It was then moved by Councilman Matteoni and seconded by Councilman Brigham the public hearing be continued to the Adjourned Regular Meeting on Tuesday, June 7th, to allow the Code Enforcement Officer an opportunity to view the site and advise Mr Lynch of any~work_~emaining on this property, ~ah"~i~"i~fo"f'm'~i~'.b~p~.te~'Ythe Council at that time. ~'m'6'~f~n was'~ffi-~d'~na' fm'ous.l-~?~'~ u n -.3 - VII. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS (Cont'd~) D. CITY MANAGER 3. Presentation of 77-78 through 79-80 Capital Improvement Program Following a brief presentation by the City Manager, it was moved by Councilman Brigham and seconded by Councilwoman Corr the 77-78 through 79-80 Capital Improvement Program be referred to the Plahning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission for review and comment. The motion w~s Carried unanimously~ This will be agendized in approximately 30 days to allow review by the Commissions and a report. Also forthcoming at that time will be a report concerning Councilman Brigham's suggestions relative to solar energy, and recommendation concerning whether or not this should be included in the Capital Improvement Budget. VIII. COMMUNICATIONS . A. WRITTEN 1. Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Shorter, Jr., 14320 Lutheria Way, requesting enforcement action regarding code violations in construction to property at 14330 Lutheria Way. This matter was referred to the staff for a r'eport at the regular meeting on June 15th with r~gar~ to the re- taining wall on the property and its effect on view obstruction, and also, the matter of whether the improve- ments were encroaching into the street right-of-way. 2. Bob Patrino, Youth community RepresentatiVe, San Jose Youth Commission, requesting the actual wording of the City ordinances that deals with outside school groups not being allowed on school premises after 6:00 P.M. The City Manager advised that he is not aware of the ordinance Mr. Patrino reters-to in his letterl Mr. Van Duyn, Planning Director, suggested that perhaps' he was confusing this with the Temporary Use Ordinance, The Mayor requested that Mr. Van Duyn reply to this l~tter. 3. Mr. David Sipes, Owner bf~Sarat0ga Cleaners, 3rd and Big Basin Way, requesting a loading zone at the side of his establishment, and also, requesting a ten-minute parking zone in front of his establishment. The Council discussed this request, and considered the alternative~'~t/~i~g~a~Frr'~g~__m~---n'F~'~s~'~resented bY the. Director of Publi~'~W6rk?.' '~ · It was moved by Councilman Kraus and seconded by Councilman Matteoni to deny this request. The motion was carried unanimously. 4. Mr. Ramon E. Abascal, 20900 Canyon View Drive, requesting the City of Saratoga provide cable television for the community. The City Manager advised that he has p'repared a response to this letter. Written Communications (Cont' d. ) 5. Marvin Ersher, M.D., Mayor of San Dimas, urging the City Council to adSpt a resolution supporting Assembly'Bill 965. This letter was referred to the City Manager for a report at the June 15th regular meeting. B. ORAL 1. Councilwoman Corr - Commented on the changes at Haven Nursery~iil~ishment, and commending the Planning DFpaft~ent f~r'ils efforts concerning th~se changes. C. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC GROUP REPRESENTATION The Mayor acknowledged the'presence of the following public group representatives: Mrs. Watrous, Good Government Group (coffee hostess) Mr. Crane, Good Government Group Fred Lustig, Saratoga Planning Commission IX. ADJOURNMENT TO ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING It was moved by Councilman Mat~eoni and seconded by Councilman Kraus adjournment to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Tuesday,' June 7th, for presentation of ~he Annual Budget, and also, final consideration of the Lynch matter. The motion was carried unanimously. The City Manager announced the'following schedule for consideration of the Annual Budget: .... June 7th -. Presentation June 21st Discussion at Study Session July 6th~."20th~Public Hearings (anticipated adoption on July 20th) The meeting was adjourned at 8:'50 P.M. 'pec submitted, R?bert F. r . R°b. eC~tyPre~ Flr~