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Home My WebLink About08-16-1978 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: August 16, 1978 7:30 P M PLACE: Saratoga City Council ChamberS, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga~ Calif. TYPE: Regular Meeting I. ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Present: Councilwomen Call~n, Corr, 'Kalb, Kraus Absent: ~,.~u~ilman Matteoni B. MINUTES Item VI-A - Clarification of statement t-o specify that wooden barricade be used for emergency access. Item VII-C.- Include in motion the deletion of Saratoga Foothills assessments. It was moved by Councilwoman Corr and--seconded b~ Councilman K~lb approval of the minutes of~.july--25?~9~8'~n~l~'~--2%- r978, as corrected. The motion was ~r~ied u~ani~6S'l~, C6~hdilwoman Callon abstaining due to absense from the meetings. II. CONSENT CALENDAR ~ A. FINAL ACCEPTANCE - SDR i023, DR. DALE/P~CHHILL ROAD B. PAD~NT OF C~IMS * C. CITY T~ASURER'S REPORT D. CITY CLE~'S FINANCIAL REPORT It was moved by Councilwoman~Corr and seconded by Councilwoman Callon approval of the Consent Calendar, with the exception of the City Treasurer's Report. The motion was carried unanimously. llI. BIDS AND CONTACTS IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, FOCAL RESOLUTIONS A. PETITION FOR THE ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVE~NTS PURSUIT TO SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT BOND ACTS, AND WAIVER OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER DIVISION 4 OF THE STREETS AND HIG~AYS CODE - WATER I~ROVE~NT PROJECT 1978-1 The Council heard co~ents from Heber Teerlink, property o~er having an interest in this project. ~I~a's'~grg~'d~ to schedule this matter for discussion at a joint Co~ittee of the ~ole Meeting with the Planning Co~ission on' September 12, 1978, and agendized for final' 'action on September 20, 1978. V. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES,.ZONING REQUESTS A. TO CONSIDER APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION RELEVANT TO REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO ALLOW A FREE STANDING ILLUMINATED 35-SQ. FT. SIGN FOR THE TEXACO STATION AT 12015 SARATOGA- SUNNYVALE ROAD (V-490) (Cont'd. 7/19/78) . Following discussion, it was'moved by Councilman Kalb and seconded by'Councilwoman Corr to deny the appeal without prejudice, allowing ~e ~3~ing Com!n~_i~si=0n and City Council the opportunity to review ~'~'d'~updat~_~igb~t~'d~'d~iLwithin the City's Zoning Ordinance, and~all~ing the~'~pplica~C~to re-apply forf~i~p~.F~it within the year. The mo~i~n~w'~carried unanimousIf. ~ B.TO CONSIDER APPEAL OF PLANNING COM}~ISSION DENIAL OF GRADING PLAN FOR RICHARD COHEN, SPERRY LANE Melvin HillI~e~'~'jthe Council on behalf of the applicant, urging that the C6uneil grant this appeal on the basis that the building conforms quite closely to the contours of the land. He presented pictures showing various angles ofthetaite. Richard Cohen, applicant in this matter,, further urging the Council grant this appeal in that he did not feel this property would create a visual impact to the surrounding area, CoUncilwoman Callon requested this matter be continued to enable the Council to ~isit the si~e prior to taking action on the appeal. This was acceptable to the other council members, and it was agreed this would take place on August 18, 1978, at 5:30 P.M. The matter will be re-agendized for the regular City Council Meeting on September 6, 1978. C. FINAL MAP APPROVAL - MARTIN HALL & ASSOCIATES/SPRINGER AVE., TRACT 6419. It was moved by Councilwoman Corr and seconded by Councilwoman Callon to adopt Resolution 869', approving Final Map in Tract 6419.' The motion was carried Unanimously. D. REQUEST FROM JAMES ANDERSON .TO MODIFY A BUILDING ENVELOPE AT LOT 2 OF TRACT 5693 21072 COMER DRIVE It was moved by Councilwoman Corr and seconded by Councilwoman Callon to grant the request to modify a building envelope on this property. The motion was carried unanimously. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL OF LAND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE DECISION RELATIVE TO CONDITIONS OF TENTATIVE SITE APPROVAL, SD-1357, DAVID WILSON,.~EL~IRA ROAD AND MARION~ROAD ....... and require ~h~Ma~ion Avenue be improved per the Land Develop- ment Committee conditions. The Mayor opened the public hearing at 9:21 P.Mo Don Bell,'~lA~%~.~atog~AVenUe, addressed the Council, commenting that thi~'~iff~rssignificantly from the areas. at ~C~=rA~'~el~>~t~Road ~d'~g~-~n~7lih'~at these ~e~ ~j ~r'~r~e~{~i~ 'alia i~'~ ~' ~e~j~d street with a limit of 15 and built to its maximum presently. - 2 - Mr. Bell presented a petition which he had circulated along Marion Avenue and Burns Way'. He then read the petition into the record, as follows: "We the undersigned property owners would prefer to have Marion Avenue retain its present characteristics and would prefer that the contemplated street, curb and gutter work on the old Renn estate not be done." c~'.'=lB~l'indicated that it is requested the Council reconsider ~h~"fi~dlngs and recommendations of the Planning Board. Councilwoman Corr mentioned one of her concerns as being that there would be some land that could be developed, and if it were developed, this would result in a half-finished job where the street is wide in some areas, but not in others.. Therefore, she asked if a Deferred Improvement Agreement might be beneficial. Mr. Shook, Director of Public Works, agreed that a Deferred Improvement Agreement would be a feasible method in which to accomplish this improvement.on a larger basis. Clair Althouse, 20659 Marion Road, addressed the Council, indicating his concern goes to a through access for the safety of children who go to Foothill School. They would be looking at some type of 3-foot access from Marion Road to Elvira to allow pedestrian access. It was moved by CouncilwOman Corr and seconded by Councilwoman Callon the public hearing be closed. The motion was carried. The public hearing was closed at 9:33 P.M. It was requested of the City Attorney if the City could condition an easement for pedestrian access at this point. He replied that this could not be done in that tentative conditions have already been imposed. It was moved by Councilman Kalb and seconded by Councilwoman Corr to deny the appeal and invoke the Deferred Improvement Agreement for the improvement of this right-of-way, requiring that all four property owners involved share in this improvement. The motion was carried unanimously. VII. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR B. COUNCIL AND CO}~.{ISSION REPORTS 1o Councilman Kalb - Transportation Commission approved action to discontinue buses into the city. 2. Councilman Kalb - Re-constitution of MTC by Population - Obtained advisory resolution's~pp6~ng ~he 6on~ept of a smaller conmlission. 3. Councilwoman Corr - Criminal Justice Planning Board Meeting - Sub: Application for Mini Grant; ~ R~P~d~ C6~tSY'i~ faking' o~e~ ~ a pticat~on for mirYizgrant. AlsoT'Cf~ Mana~er~ tb~orm ~oal~tibn ~d'~pDly :_ \ ?'a?o~ fLIn__d~.~¢C~ty ~Manag~r.e~Rtofi~g' thfs_with other West Valley c4~ies ) ~! "~p~o'int~ent of'Councils!Representative ~o CoUncil commfFt~e'~. ......... fo~-HSD~P. rogram =Coordination = Appoint&d=Codnci-lwoman--Corr'i~ ~L"i'D~PiR~MEN~EADS AND OFFICERS - 3 - D. CItY MANAGER 1. Report Re: Possible Opening of Wildwood Park Establishing Hours for Use. The motion was carried unanimously. · 2. Petition Re: School District Consolidation for Saratoga - Council requested being kept abreast of this'situation. 3. Cancellation of August 22nd Committee of the'Whole Meeting - ApproVed by Council. VIII. COP~-~UNtCATIONS A. WRITTEN 1. Letter to Steve Goodman of County Sanitation District No. 4 from David G. Myers re:,request for annexation of Ravine Road, Littlebrook Road area. - Noted and filed; no action taken. 2. David R. Fadness, President, Citizen Lobby for Open Urban Transportation, urging the preservation of the West Valley Transportation Corridor'- City Manager to respond, indicating there will be further discussion on this issue, and staff will prepare a report and indica[e City's position. 3. Petition from residentsof Charters Avenue requesting stop signs and additional supervision by Sheriff on their street. Referred to staff for a report.back to Council in 30 days. 4. Letter to Board of Trustees of West Valley College from Margaret Dennis, 20201 Hill Avenue, re: West Valley College Hospitality Industry Dinner. - Noted and filed. 5. Barron Haley, President, Board of Directors of Saratoga Community Gardens, with 'annual report for the fiscal year 1977-78. - Noted and filed. ~_~/ B. ORAL 'IX. ADJOURNMENT It was moved byCouncilwoman Callon and seconded by Councilwoman Corr the meeting be adjourned. The motion was carried; the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Robert F. Beyer · City Clerk - 4 -