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Home My WebLink About10-04-1978 City Council MinutesTIME: October 4, 1978 PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers 13777 Fruitvale Avenue AGENDA/MI MUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ~ ACTION TAKEN I. ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Councilmen Present: Callon, Corr, Kalb, Matteoni, K~aus' Councilmen Absent: None. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES M/S: Matteoni/Corr to approve minutes of September 20, 1978. Carried ~nanimously by voice vote. II. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT.CALENDAR A. CETA SUBGRANT BETWEEN SANTA M/S: Corr/Kalb to approve the CLARA VALLEY EMPLOYMENT & Consent Calendar. Carried TRAINING BOARD AND CITY OF unanimously by voice vote. SARATOGA RE: CETA TITLE VI B. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS FOR COmmUNITY LIBRARY - FOUR BRONZE PLAQUES C. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS III. BIDS AND CONTRACTS BIDS AND CONTRACTS None. IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, FOrmAL ?ETITIONS, ORDINANCES, FORMAL RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS A. CONSIDERATION OF CAPITAL City I~mnager reported proposed modifications IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1978-79 to the Capital Improvement Program for 1978-79, outlined in memorandum dated 9-29-78. ~: (Land Acquisition) Kalb: Wildwood Park Site reduced to $13,500. Council.consensus. (Storm Drain) Matteoni: Funds be appropriated toward Prospect Creek improvements; City to lookto Water District for funding assistance, but include contingency in Storm Drain funds, if necessary. Council consensus. (Land Development) M/S:.Matteoni/Callon to approve $100,00Q toward Congress Springs Park development. Matteoni designated to work with SFAF for additional $40,000~ FundS~be appro- priated conditional upon review by City Council of the Parks Master Plan (January 1979.) Carried unanimously by voice vote. AGENDA ACTION TA'KEN A. CONSIDERATION OF CAPITA~ M/S: Matteoni/Callon to direct IMPROVEMENT PROGRAJ~ (Cont'd) Parks and Recreation Commission to expedite hearings on Master Plan by January, 1979. Carried unani- mously by voice vote. M/S: Callon/Matteoni to include in "Others" category the Redest~ian/ equestrian 'trails, and nQ money be indicated in the budget at this time; however, consideration be given following appropriate public hearings. Carried unanimously by voice vote. M/S: Corr/Kalb to approve the Capital Improvements Program for 1978-79, as amended. M/S: Matteoni/Corr to refer to Parks and Recreation Commission the issues of l) outside funding for Hakone Gardens, and 2) Azule Park site. Carried unanimously by voice vote. B. RECOM}'IENDATIONS CONCERNING Stan Carnekie, Program Director, MODIFICATIONS TO THE SARATOGA transmitting report of 9=29-78, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOP- outlining proposed revisions to MEHT ACT PROGRAM: HCDA Program. 1. Update and revisions to the I~_M~S.:I"C~'~--to~D~e IEitizen Saratoga Housing AssistanCe ~PartiCipation ~lan of-the Housing and Rehabilitation Program ~ and C~mr~_d~fty'D~etS~ment-B16ck 2. Consideration of Propo'sed "G~nt Pregram. C~r!jed unanimously Saratoga CitizenPartici- b~ ~0i~& ~8~ " ~ ........ pation Plan ~vCouncll concensus~to continue 3. Amendment to 4th Year -'items ,ti~n~i~toiCom~'~f CDBG Application ~ th~g=ie-~ee~i~g. r ==~_.~ C. PETITION FROM VILLAGE MER- City Manager's recommendation to 'CHANTS RE: PROHIBITING refer this matter to staff for LOITERING IN THE VILLAGE review and report back to Council. Charles Murphy,' c/o Saratoga T.V., 20640 Third Street',.~nd~i~ia Big Basin Way, commenting re: loitering problem. Kalb/Matteoni to refer this item. to staff for a report back at the next regular City CounCil Meeting. Carried unanimously by voice vote. V. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, ZONING REQUESTS. ZONING REQUESTS None. AGENDA ACTION TAKEN VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS A. TO CONSIDER THE APPEAL OF Planning'Director transmitted PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION' staff report of 9-26-78, which RE: USE PERMIT 348(a) - includes s~pecific conditions to BRIAN KELLY, SARATOGA- be applied to a restaurant at SUNNYVALE ROAD (Cont ' d. this location. 9/20/78) Mayor opened the public hearing at 10:09 P.M. Edwin Meagher, 20153 Knollwood Drive. The two developments acros's the street from one another first came into play with the Blue Ribbon Committee. Developers proposed total residential -- Planning Commission required them to de- velop 1/3 commercial, 2/3 residential Appears City Council, Planni.ng Commission and City Manager's office are favorabl~ to commercial. Citizens' objections are same as with the Lohr development. Callon: Property has always been zoned commerciaI~on both sides. City backed off from having a tremendous amount of commercial and settled for small amount of commercial. Kraus: Council is' looking at this because the request has been made. ~\Meagh~e~:i Their position is the City has approved within one year a number of restaurants in Saratoga. In 5 or 6 years, this direction is going to be Cupertino all over again. John Mallory , 12258 Kirkdale Drive. Would like to see develop- ment that will enhance gateway and avoid problems such ,as loitering. High density housing and existing commercial development approved in this area, is enough. M/S: Kalb/Callon to close the public hearing. Carried unanimously by voice vote-. Public hearing closed at 10:13 P.'Mo Matteoni: Conditions in staff report allow City more 'c6ntrol than 'it might have if the issue were forced ~- that the Zoning' Ordinance might allow a non- free standing restaurant. 3 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN A. APPEAL RE: USE PERMIT ~48(a).~ Matteoni' (Cont'd.): Therefore, BRIAN KELLEY ICont'd.) would favor granting appeal, sub- Ject to conditions. Kalb: This is one of the kinds of control the City should be exercising from a General Plan standpoint. Need to draw the line and say we are over-developing · n that area in terms of restaurants. Kraus: This developer had every opportunity to bring this item out front when Lohr and Turgeon were developing. M/S: Matteoni/Corr to grant the requested modification to UP-348(a) to allow in-house restaurant, subject to specific conditions out- lined in report.dated 9-26-78. Carried 3 to 2, Kalb and Kraus in opposition. B. TO CONSIDER CONDITION III-D ViCe Mayor Corr presiding. OF TENTATIVE MAP APPROVAL ' FOR SARATOGA FOOTHILLS P!an~ng Director: .~n.smi'tted" DEVELOPMENT, SARATOGA- j~eport Id~t'ed 9-28~78;z ~ecommendid~ SUNNYVALE ROAD AND PROSPECT, 17 ~h~ .ci~' co~n=~i~"refe~ SAID CONDITION REQUIRING THAT b~ck to Planning Commission under EXISTING OVERHEAD UTILITIES the provisions of Section 15.2 BE UNDERGROUNDED (SD-1379 of the Subdivision Ordinance. TURGEON-LOHR) . Mayor opened' the public hearing at 10:25 P.M. M/Si Kalb/Matteoni to close Public hearing, arid '~f~f'th~.7~' ~-~&~f bi~k tb' ~h~P~lanniug ~sion. closed at 10:26 P.M. C. TO CONSIDER ORDINANCE NS-3.42, City Manager transmitted staff AN ORDINANCE OF TIlE CITY OF report dated 8-25-78, recommendin~ SAPSTOGA Aj~ENDING SECTION adoption of Ordinance NS-3.42. 18.13 OF NS-3 BY DELETING R-i-40,000 AND ADDING HC-RD M/S:, Corr/.Callon to adopt FOR ALL LANDS ANNEXED TO THE Ordinance NS-3..42 and waive the CITY OF.SARATOGA reading. Carried unanimously by voice vo~e. VIII. COMMUNICATIONS (Taken out of CO[tMUNICATIONS order) 1. Dr. Ray Prendergast, Principal, Addressed Council and requested Hansen School, re: funding ~Icros~i~'Ig~rd'b~'Y~fi~u~e~- ~ of crossing guards at Prospec~ I'~for period of 60~to 90 d~s along j and Titus. ~With'other 'Cros~ingT=gu~d ~re~iously appr0ved by 'the City.. - 4- AGENDA ACTION TAKEN VIII. COMMUNICATIONS 1, Dr.'Ray~Prendergast (Cont'd. Matteoni: jVo~in~ ~gi{~t~approval ~£~'h~p~s'~ha~ ~cho011 distr{c[s ~might look~at i~ue in ~ different ~p~"~e"than 'in the past. M/S: Kalb/Corr to approve establish- ment of a crossing guard at Prospect to be resolved ~fo~ ~ith~It~ iss'Ue of the other crossing- guards. Carried 4 to 1,<iM~t~oDf.~,pposed. Recess and Reconvene VII. ADMINISTRATIVE ~TTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR'S REPORT 1. Public Hearings SuggeSted beginning public hearings at 8:00 P.M. Council COnSenSUS. 1. Councilwoman Corr, Re: Reported Pam Hook, City Librarian, Cit~ Librarian is leaving to go to Cupertino. Suggested recognizing with appro- priate resolution. 2. CoUncilmaH Kalb, Re: Council consensus to consider developers' responsibilit issue at a future study session. in relation to trails 3. Response to letter from Reviewed proposed letter. Revised West Valley Multi-Modal second paragraph, second line to Transportation Corridor read: "and to consider the con- Task Force cept of multi-modal transportation within the corridor. M/~: Cor~/Kalb to forward~odi- - ~fjed I~tte~'~to Mardi Gualtieri" as Cit~'~'~offic~alreply.r Carried unanimously by voice vote. 4. Planning Commission City Manager recommendation to Report Re: Reeommendea schedule Street Name Changes '~.bn~t~b~r 18 a) Resolution No. 874 - Ruth Long, 14125 Douglass Lane, Changing the Name of supporting name change from Douglass Lane to Bonita DoUglass Lane to Bonita Ave. Ave. b) Resolution No. 875 Council consensus to discuss issue changing the Name of at the next regular meeting on Padero Ave. to Chiquita October 18. Way c) Resolution No. 876 Changing the Name of Jim's Way to Lexington Court - 5 - AGEND'A '~C:TION TAKEN OFFICERS 1. Director of Public Wdrks TranSit District has requested Re: Bus Routing .through maintaining the bus stop on Third l~illage agea., Street for weekend use of Route 27, until November 6. Further requested to create 2 new stops: 1) northbound Saratoga- Los Gatos Road opposite Oak Street 2) sou~hbound Saratoga- Los Gatos Road in front of Corinthian Studios Public Works Director has suggested instead of Transit District utilizing parking spaces, utilize the area of . driveway approach at~d~'~f~' ~e~rvice E. CITY ~NAGER 1. Santa Clara County Board City .Manager transmitted report of Supervisors Referral dated 9-29-78 reco~ending Specific Asking City to Support proposed policies:':- ~' - HCDA program Policy ModiS fications Kalb: Concern that the County will have substantial degree of control over ~ndicated goals. Council directed City Manager to notify County of City's agreement with proposed policy modifications, mentioning above concern. 2. Ordinance to Implement Referred to Planning Co~ission Modifications of the for review and recommendation back 50% requirement. to City Council on October 18. 3. City~o~ed land on Approved to indicate to HUD City's Saratoga Ave. and Cox interest in multi-family residential housing, as well as. ~enior Citizen housing, ,:to enable inspection to be made. VIII. CO~NICATIONS (Cont'd.) A. ~ITTEN 1. ~ight Kintner, Executive Noted and filed. Minister, Council of Churches, urging adoption of reDt stabilization ordinance. 2. Susanne Mallory, c/o Noted and filed. City Manager Joaquin Miller Jr. High to respond. SchoOl PTA, re: bike lanes - Prospect Ave from Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road to Lawrence Express- way. AGENDA ACTION- TAKEN VIII. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd)' 3. Arguello Homeowners Assn~ 'ir~:i Public ~earing EIR - Oct. 18; k n ~ssion November 1. decision on Parker Ranch EIR and Tentative Map. 4. Letter to PlanDing Commission R~ferred to Planning staff for from Ms. Margaret Dennis, review and report b~ck to Council. 20201 Hill Ave., re: Butler subdivision EIR. 5o Johanna Chew, 12501 DeSanka Noted and filed. Ave., re: Cupertino School D£st. becoming part of Saratoga School Dist. 6. Lyle McCarty, 19235 Harleigh Noted and filed; City Manager Dr., re: library solar ..~ to respond. heating project. 7. Richard Wilmuth, Mayor, City Noted and filed. of Mountain View, re: Proposition 13 state sur- plus money. 8. Pastor Robert Schwartz, Grace United_Methodist Noted and filed; City Manager to respond. Church, re: bike lanes on Prospect Ave. 9. John Weir, 12343 Arroyo de Noted and filed. City Manager Arguello, re: appeal on to respond. Parker Ranch. B. ORAL 1. Shelley Williams, Planning Commissioner, advised Paul Gann is working on initiative to l{mit government spending. Anticipated to go on the ballot in 1980. Co ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - PUBLIC SERVICE .Acknowledged presence of REPRESENTATIVES John Terry, Parks and Recreation Comm. G. Carlson, Chairman~'Parks and Recreation Comm. Shelley Williams, Planning Comm. Ed Meagher, President, Northwest' Saratoga Homeowners Association Jean Hills, GGG, coffee hostess Mardi Gualtieri, Mayor, Los Gatos David Wyand - Parks and Recreation Comm. IX. ADJOURNMENT M/S: Corr/Callon to adjourn. Carried. Meeting adjourned at 12:20 A.M. 't.. e~:bmitted, Ro r _ 7 _