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Home My WebLink About06-03-1981 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: ' Wednesday, June 3, 1981 - 7:30 p.m~ PLACE: City Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue~ Saratog~ TYPE: Regular Meeting AGENDA ACTI ON I. 'ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL C~uncilmembers' Jensen, W~tson an~ Mayor Callon present.' Clevenger arrived 7: 35. Mallory not present. B. MINUTES - 5/20; 5/26 JENSEN/~AT~N MOVED APPROVAL OF MINI/I~S WITH CORRECTIONS N3itD BELOW. Passed 3-0~ (Clevenger, Mallory not present; Jensen abstaining as to minutes of 5/20, Item V.A) 5/20, p. 2, Item'V.A. = SequenCe clarified to indicate Councilmember Jensen' left seat as Councilme/nber' at beginning of proceedings on this item. 5/20, p.'8, Item VIII. B. - "Palmer Springs" corrected to "Congress Springs' 5/26, p. 2, Item I - Mation reworded to show Specific Plan sent to Planning Commission without indication. of approval. II. COMMUNICATIONS A. ORAL No one appeared to speak. B. WRI'I'I'EL~ COncerning Iten 1, Letter frem State Senator Dan O'Keefe, JENSEN/W~TSON MDVED ADOPTION OF STAFF RECOMMENDATION OPPOSING SB 102. Passed 4-0. III. SUBDIVISION, BUILDING SITES, ZONING NONE REQUESTS. IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS A. SOCIAL SECURITY REPLACt~4ENT BIlgEFITS/ Acting City Manager exlolained that proposed D~'EF~RED CCIMPENSATION. resolution would not add a benefit, but .' simply clarify one that had ~ negotiated, but not properly implenented. She noted that she had contacted former City Manager Beyer, who had confirmed that.the resolution would carry oBt the original intent as negotiated. WATSON/JENSEN MOVED AEOPTION OF RESOLUTION 85-9.52. Passed 4-0. B. ESTABLISP~4ENT OF ~CIAL LOADING JENSEN/CLEVEI~GER MOVED INTNDDUCTION OF ZONE ON BIG RASIN WAY NEAR FOURTH ORDINANCE 38.100 WITH A PRDVISION THAT STAFF STRoll' MONITOR THE SITLIATION AS~IT~RELAT~ TO SI~qT' DISTABKIE,~ FOR~V~{ICLF~i'ASi THEY!' _~jtN ONTO .. BIG~.PABIN~WAY~-FR~ 4TE .ST. A~D RE~'~iR AGAIN TO COUNCIL IN 3 _~NT[iq OR .q.~B~IR IF BIECFSSARY. ~ ' Passed 4-0. "~' ~ ~' - /81 AGE~DA ACTION C. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JENSEN/W~TSON MOVED ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION GUARANTh:h: PAYMENT OF TRUST DEED FOR 1018, AND APPROVAL OF CONTINUING GUARANTY · CITY MANAGER WITH PNDVISION THAT 'MAYOR AND CT,RI~i HAVE 90 DAYS TO SIG~q GUARANTY WHICH GUARANTY! i IS VALID FOR 3 YEARS OR 120 DAYS A~TER TERMINA- ~' TION OF J. WAYNE DERNETZ AS CITY MANAGER, i~ ,_ TO CONFORM WITH BANK'S 'm'EF~LS ON PROMISSORY ~' ~.,~ NOTE. Passes 4-0.' {Note: 120-day p~riod ,~ ~,1 later changed. to 90 days when it was found ., __ .K~ that bank term was 90 days) . V. PURLIC HEARINGS - 8:00 p.m. - A. ODNDUCT P~UBLIC ,H~ARING ON P~DTESTS, Acting City Manager"h~Tztbat no written IF ANY, FOR"l'981-~82 ASSESSMt'IqTS IN protests had beed 'received. The Public CONNECTION WITH LANDSCAPING AID Hearing was opened. No one appearing to LIGHTING DISTRICT LLA-1. speak, the Public Hearing was closed. Joan Briody, representing the City bonding attorney firm, Wilson, Morton, Assaf & McElligott, explained that four parcels had been found not to benefit frc~n the district, that their assessments should therefore be reduced to zero. Ms. Briody explained that Resolution 1004-D would have to be changed as to the text and the heading to reflect the assessment reductions, and the Engineer's Report would likewise have to be changed. JENSEN/CALION .MOVED TO ADOPT: RESOLUTION 1004-D !AS MODIFIED TO' REFLECT ASSES~F~INT REDUCTIONS · =IN PARCI~LS 397-26-60, 397-31-18, 517-11-66, and 517-11-67 FRIM $8.90 _TQ ZERO AMD TO DIRECT THE DIRECIDR OF PUBLIC WbRKS TO MAKE M SAID e .Z R ON 6F 'ENGINKER'S RFIDRT OR BY FILING AN THERETO. Passed 4-0. VI. BIDS AMD CONTR~LTS NONE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC -'' All matters listed under Item VII, Consen~FCalendar, are considered tO be routine by the City Council and 'will be enacted by~Fone motion ,in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of th~se items. If discussion is required, that i~em will be removed from the Consent"Calendar and will be considered' separately. ,Vote may be by roll call. ', .. 'vzz. CONs m T. DAR S ATSON' MOvm PmVAL Am AmaZON OF ALL ITt~4S CN THE ODNSENT CAT,RNDAR. Passed 4-0. A .' CITY TREASURER ' S REPOF~P B. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS C. NOTICE OF COMPLETION - PHASE II HAKONE GARDEN RESTORATION · A. MAYOR 1. CRITERIA FOR REFERRAL TO ADJACElV~ JENSt~N/~LEVENGER MOVED TO APPROVE CONCEPT OF CITIES AND THE COUNTY (IGC) REb'k~IRAL P~OGRAM THROUGH IGC. Passed 4-0. The Mayor will report the City's approval to IGC at the next meeting. 3-6/3/81 AG~qDA ACTION 2. REPORT ON TRANSPORTATION DEVELOP- WATSON/JENSEN MOVED ADOPTION OF RESOLbTION MENT ACT ARTICLE 4.5 F~qD 1019. Passed 4-0. B. COUNCIL AND CD~MISSION REPORTS Jensen: Sanitation District #4 Presented report. Sewage Rates ! Presented Report. Budget ApplicatiOns filed Prior to.. Presented Report. .Two-Story Ordinance Clevenger: .Meeting with HUD Presented Report. Mary Moss, chairman.of ~the Library Co~nission, submitted a letter requesting funding for Library Co~nissioners to attend convention in San Francisco. CLEV~GER/CALLON MOVED TO AUOW $2OO. POR LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS TO Ri'i'E~qD THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONV~qTION IN SAN FRAN- CISCO. Failed 2-2. WATSON/J~qSEN MOVED TO ALLOW $150. FOR LIBRARY CO~4ISSIONERS TO Ri'i'~ND T~ AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CONVENTION IN SAN FRAN- CISCO. Passed 3-1. (Callon opposed). D. CITY MANAGER 1. REPOR~ A~ REODMMENDATION ON ACting City Manager reviewed staff report and IMPROVING INi.~qAL FINANCIAL noted that the total amount may not need to MANAGEMENT SY~I'~MS be expended. JENSEN/CLEVENGER MOVED TO APPROVE PROPOSAL OF ARFHUR ANDERSEN & CO. FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR IMPROVEM~qT OF INTerNAL FINANCIAL MANAGE- M~qT SYSTem4 AT A COST NOT TO F~h:r, $11,500. AND TO APPROPRIATE THIS SL~ FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE TO THE CITY MANAQ~ BUD~' ACCOUNT TO ODVER THE EXPENSE. Passed 3-0. ~qatson abstained, A~dersen bein~ a client firm) . ADJOURM~ENT - 12:00 or earlier ADJOURNMENT - 8:40 p.m. RespectfUlly sukmitted, Grace E. Cory Deputy City Clerk