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Home My WebLink About12-16-1987 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOG.A CITY COUNCIL TIME: December 16, 1987 .-" PLACE: Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga CA TYPE: Regular Meeting 1. ROLL CALL: Mayor Peterson, Councilmembers Anderson, CIevenger, Hlava, Moyles present at 7:35 P.M. 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS: A. R~solution 2450 Appointing Members of Finance Advisory Committee HLAVA/CLEVENGER MOVED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2450 REAPPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Passed 5-0. B. Administration of Oath of Office to Above Mayor Peterson administered the Oath of Office to Ms. Christie Jameson and Mr. Peter Smith. C. Presentation of Proclamation for V~lage Open House vice Mayor Anderson presented a Proclamation for Village Open House to Ms. Marilyn White 3. ROUTINE MATTERS A. Approvalof Minutes: Meetingof December2, 1987 MOYLES/HLAVA MOVED APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2, 1987, AS PRESENTED. Passed 5-0. B. Approval of Warrant List: CLEVENGER/HLAVA MOVED APPROVAL OF THE WARRANT LIST. Passed 5-0. C. Report of City Clerk 0n Posting of Agenda Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on December 11, 1987. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR.: A. Planning Commission Actions, December 9, 1987, - Noted and filed. B. Library Commission Minutes, December 2; 1987, - Noted and filed. C. Heritage Preservation Commission Actions, November lS, 1987, - Noted and filed D.. Resolution MV2.1 Designating aPortion ofSaratoga Avenue to 15-Minute Parking E. Resolution MV-174 Establishing Stop 'Sign on Arroyo de Arguello at Comer Drive' F. Resolution MV-175 Prohibiting Parking on Portions of Oak Sweet and Third Street G. Final Acceptance of SDR 1388 and Release of Bond, Big Basin Way (J. Masek, . Developer) H. Investment Report - November 1987 HLAVA/CLEVENGER MOVED APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR. Passed 5-0. MEETING OF.THE CITY COUNCIL Page 2 DECEMBER 16,' 1987 5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC: ' A. Oral Communications from the Public and Commissions Col. E. T. Barco deferred his prepared statement to a meeting in January, 1988. B. Written Communications from the Public 1. Frances Barrett, City of Atwater, requesting opposition to stockpiling of automobile fireS. Councilmember Hlava favored a written response informing the City of Atwater that this item was not an issue in the City; Saratoga had other concern to address. Consensus reached that this communication be noted, acknowledged and filed. 2. Gary and Donna Wolf, 20027 Puente Ct., opposing building of Hwy. 85 ~ Noted; acknowledged and filed. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dwyer, 14850 Farwell Ave., favoring building of Hwy. 85 without. special provisions. - Noted, acknowledged a~d fded. 4. Elvin French, 12177 Marilla Dr., opposing building of Hwy. 85 above or'at grade · - Noted, acknowledged and filed. 5. Virginia and John CrGthers, 12451 Titus Ave., with various concerns - Noted, acknowledged and filed. 6. Sue Mallory, 12258 Kirkdale Dr., opposing 'adult videos near teen Videos in Saratoga Plaza shop. - Noted, acknowledged and filed. 6. OLD BUSINESS A. Report on Cost Of Publishing City Council Agendas The City Manager reviewed the Report re: Costs of Publishing City Council Agendas and added that the meeting agendas were mailed to citizen upon request, at a minimal cost. Col. E. T. Barco stated that meeting agendas had not been published in the Saratoga New~ in recent months; he asked that-the San Jose Mercury News be used fOr publication of such. ' Councilmember Clevenger asked that publication of agendas in a 'San Jose Mercu~ News display ad be considered at budget planning; Councilmember Hiava concurred anit asked tha,t' .Staff inform the Council when display ads had been used to notice a public hearing. Col. Barco reiterated that the complaint was that the agendas were not being publishe3¢..7 ' Options available were discussed by the Council; no action to be taken at this time. 7; NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 2451 Application for Certified Local Government Historic PreseryatiQn Program Planner Young reviewed the Report to the MayO/and City Council of December 16,1987. HLAVA/CLEVENGER MOVED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2451 APPROVING THE APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT FOR THE CERTIFIED LOCAL· GOVERNMENT HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM. Passed 5-0. B. Resolution s' 'of Intention to Abandon Storm Drain Easements on Sarahills Drive' (Tr.3439, Lots 63 and 641 CLEVENGER/ANDERSON MOVED APPROVAL OFRliSOLt~ICIqS 2452/~ID 2453 INTENTION TO VACATE,A STORM DRAIN EASEMEN~ ON L,6_)¢8, '6~ J~ql2P 64~ Cl:' "dpll~.. 34B.cY.- ~assat'5-~}. MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Page DECEMBER 16, 1987 8. PUBLIC-' HEARINGS · A. Ordinance Adding Article 2-40 to the City Code to Establish Personnel System and ~ Resolution 2454 Adopting Rules for Administration of the Personnel System City Manager reviewed current personnel systems and presented an Ordinance amendment. The City Attorney noted a change in Section 2-40.020 (j) to read, "Reinstatement means the restbra~on without exanfination of a former regular employeeY Delete remainder of sentence. · The Public Hearing was opened at 8:08 P.M~. There were no speakers. ~;:CLEVENGERIANDERSON MOVED TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:09. Passed 5-0. CLEVENGER/HLAVA MOVED TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PERSONNEL SYSTEM BY TITLE ONLY WAIVING FURTHER READING AND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2454 ADOPTING RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PERSONNEL SYSTEM. Passed 5-0. · B. ResolutiOn 2455 Discussion of the Possible Formation of a Vector Control District ;The City Manager rev. iewed the Report of December 16, 1987, and noted that a County Public Health Depa~'uxxent representative was available to speak. The Public Hearing ~vas opened at 8:12 P.M. Mr. Keith Craft, Santa Clara County Public Health Department, commented as follows: ,-,-~' Presented an overview of the proposal to develop a vector control distridt Reviewed the legal basis for district formation (Government Code 25-842.5) Noted the County's ability to assess parcels to suppprt vector control operations (Health and Safety Code Seedons 2200) Joining/separating from tile vector control district, boundaries of such Quarterly reporting of services provided, operational costs/expenditures within each city He presented additional information on number and location of service r~quests frmn the City of Saratoga and concluded with the following remarks: Staffing at a fully funded service level would be less than 'the 1978 staff Vector control program was supported out of general funds; such was the exception Compared the proposed budget with an adjacent county's population numbers and costs Councilmember Hlava noted concern regarding overhead cost in proportion to service rendered and asked for assurance that overhead costs would not significantly raised in the coming year. Mr. Craft noted that public hearings on the budget would be held. Mayor Peterson responded that the City's ability to separate from the district {vas 6f- '- significance to him; Mr. Craft advised that appropriate notice would have to be given. · Councilmember Moyles requested information .on the existing problem; Mr. Craft cited information handed out on the number and location of service requests from the City: Mayor.Peterson felt that vector con{xol was a significant problem in the City due to ivy, wood piles .and large lots; he cited minimal costs in comparison to the service level to be provided. Councilmember Anderson was concerned regarding initial service requests at program start-up with only minimal cost assessment; Mr. Craft concurred that start-up of the district would be difficult since the,re had been no such program for over a decade. Mr. Bill Carlson, Resident, SaratOga business owner, concurred regarding the vector problem and noted concern tlmt proposed building projects in the ViLlage area would cause an int~statipn of rodents; he supported joining the County vector: control district. Ms. Elaine Hocker, Saratoga resident, strongly opposed any assessment without ftrst being pa't to the voters; she felt that such was another means of taxation of the people and wasin direct MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Page 4 DECEMBER 16, 1987 PUBLIC HEARINGS Continued CLEVENGER/HLAVA MOVED TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:31 P.M, Passed 5-0 In response to a question, the City Manager reviewed the cost/benefit of a program administered by the city. He felt that basic services could be provided by the city; however, he noted that the range of services (spraying, chemicals, tracking of vector control) and the" expertise needed to fully address the problem would require relatively high personnel costs when in fact, the bulk of the work was basic vector control.' He suggested that an evaluation be conducted after the initial year of the County program. Mayor Peterson concurred, noting that Saratoga would in all likelihood use more services than the 2% of the total County budget being paid by Saratoga. Councilmember Moyles felt that the city would benefit from participation in the program and cited the fact that such was a public health and safety issue. He noted that property taxation was a sensitive issue and could not be disregarded lighfiy; however, if the remainder of the Council were favorable to putting this issue on the ballot, he would agree. Mayor Peterson felt that submitting this Item to the voters would delay participation in this program for a year." . Mayor Peterson cited the cost of placing this Item on the ballot. Councilmember Hlava had received a favorable response from the public for participation in the vector control district; she noted the following: Existing need and its perception by most citizens Effective level of control was at a County level, due to technical expertise required Cost of placing this Item on the ballot could pay for the needed services; in addition, services would be lost for an entire year Minimal cost of participation to individual property owners cited Requested a yearly evaluation by Staff of County overhead costs HLAVX/ANDERSON MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2455 DECLAR/NG THAT THE BOUNDARIES ENCOMPASSING THE CITY SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT. Passed 5-0. Councilmember Moyles asked that the Council request by consensus an evaluation by Staff of the initial year of participation in the program. C. Resolution 2456 Objections to Weed Abatement Program The City Manager reviewed the Report of December 16, 1987. The Public Hearing was opened at 8:43 P.M. There were no speakers. ANDERSON/HLAVA MOVED TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:44 P~M. Passed 5~0. HLAVA/ANDERSON MOVED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2456 ORDERING ABATE- MENT OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE BY REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS WEEDS. Passed 5-0 9. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS: A. Reports from Individual Councilmembers Councilmember Clevenger reported on the recent HCD M~efing Councilmember Anderson reported on the League of California Cities, Transportation Committee Meeting; held in Los Angeles She reported on letters to Congress favoring the banning of plastic farearms. Councilmember Hlava favored restricting influence to issues of concern to Saratogans AD~LQ~L]?xI2~u~LT_: to Closed SesSion on freeway negotiations and prope/ty acquisition relative to the fleeway at 8:50 P.M. Recording Secretary