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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-1988 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, July 12, 1988 PLACE: Community Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call: Peterson, Stutzman, Clevenger, Anderson present; Moyles absent. The City Council met to interview prospective members of the Nelson Foundation Property Options Task Force in the Senior Day Care Center. Following interviews, the Council adjourned to the Community Center and reconvened at 7:50 p.m. Teen Activities The Council discussed with students from Saratoga of junior and senior high school age the kinds of activities, facilities, programs and organizations they would like to see the City support in the future. Several students from Redwood Junior High School presented the results of a survey taken by the students on desired activities and programs. A copy of the survey results was received and made a part of the record of the meeting. Among the ideas discussed for City consideration were: 1. Activities planned for Friday and Saturday nights. 2. A once a month Friday night junior high night at the Community Center with pizza, games, movies. 3. An all-cities dance where schools from surrounding communities are invited to attend. 4. An open night at the high school gym. 5. Programs which would involve volunteer fund raisers and community service projects. 6. A kids-type restaurant - a place where kids could dance which serves food. City should encourage the creation of such a place. 7. A place where kids could skateboard on a regular basis. 8. Kids need a place to go and hang out where it will be O.K. to do so. The Council discussed the idea of creating a Youth Commission to plan, organize and promote events, activities, and programs and provide the City with a teen perspective of what's going on in the City. It was generally agreed that the Commission should be limited to about 25 members, that teens should be nominated to serve through signing of a petition by their peers, probably requiring 20 names to nominate. While it was felt it would be good to get representation from as many schools as possible, probably no limit should be placed on membership from any one school. It was generally felt that if there were to be any adult members they should be limited to very few people, such as youth ministers from local churches. Recreation staff will work over the summer to set up procedures for forming the Youth Commission so that work can begin as soon as school opens in September. Update of Strategic Plan for Measure A Program Will Kempton, Executive Director of the Santa Clara County Traffic Authority, briefed the City Council on the proposed update of the Authority's Strategic Plan for the Measure A projects to be con- sidered by the Authority on August 8, 1988. Vice-Mayor Clevenger noted several errors in the draft report in reference to Saratoga which Mr. Kempton noted and agreed to have corrected. In reference to changes in median widths along Route 85, Mr. Kempton indicated that the median from Winchester southerly to Almaden will be 48 feet instead of 46 feet and 70 feet wide at various interchange locations to better accommodate future mass transit as proposed by the T2000 document. One of the key reasons why the final EIS on the Route 85 project.was given clearance by the Federal Highway Administration was because of the air quality enhancement that commuter lanes and reserving the median for future mass transit would create. Councilman Peterson asked to be excused from t.he meeting at this point. Mr. Kempton related the status of discussions with Cupertino, San Jose and Los Gatos regarding interchanges and their possible configuration at Rainbow, Prospect, Winchester and Bascom. While it is likely there will be a full interchange at Rainbow, it is also likely it will have a diamond configuration, limiting its capacity to handle high traffic volumes successfully. If there is a diamond interchange at Rainbow, then a one-half interchange at Prospect to the north is questionable, but so far San Jose has not committed to any specific configuration at either location, although they have signed a freeway agreement. The Council asked about having models prepared for all three proposed Saratoga interchanges. Mr. Kempton indicated that it would probably be better to build a model of the entire freeway through Saratoga and would try to have the model complete by the end of September. In response to questions about San Jose's position on a Quito inter- change, Mr. Kempton stated that San Jose has no interest in a partial interchange, and no interchange at that location is contained in the San Jose freeway agreement. Ballot Arguments for Interchange Advisory Measure This matter was continued from the July 6, 1988, meeting. It was moved by Vice Mayor Clevenger, seconded by Councilman Stutzman and passed 3-0 to designate the mentbers of the City Council to write the ballot argument opposing the ballot measure. All three members of the City Council present indicated their willingness to sign the argument in opposition. It was moved by Vice Mayor Clevenger, seconded by Councilman Stutzman, and passed 3-0 that the Council not appoint any members of the City Council to write the ballot argument favoring the ballot measure. Discussion ensued concerning the procedure under the Elections Code for choosing the ballot argument favoring the advisory measure. The City Clerk reviewed his memorandum on the subject presented to the City Council on July 6, 1988, and indicated he had prepared a reply to the letter from FACS received this date inquiring into how arguments are selected. The City Clerk noted that the deadline for ' filing arguments will be August 12, 1988, at 5:00 p.m. The deadline for filing rebuttal arguments will be August 22, 1988, at 5:00 p.m. Village Design Manual Task Force Council directed staff to select interested individuals as set forth in the enabling resolution adopted on July 6, 1988, for appointment by the Council on August 3, 1988. The City Manager requested the Page - 2 Council to give him any names Councilmembers might have in mind by July 18, 1988. Resolution 250~ ~ Appointing Council Representatives to various committees and Agencies It was moved by Mayo~ Anderson, seconded by Vice Mayor Clevenger to adopt Resolution-250t. Motion passed 3-0. Nelson Property Task Force The council appointed the following persons to the Nelson Property Task Force: Anne Kolb, Donald Macrae, Sally McElravey, James Compton, Catherine Gaskell, Gary Nemetz, Carolyn Alexander, Ann Waltonsmith, and Louise Gager. Also appointed are Susan Guch representing the Planning Commission, Rich Vallone representing the Parks and Recreation Commission, a representative from the Nelson Foundation and a representative from Ainsley Development. The Mayor is to act as chair and an ex-officio non-voting member of the Task Force. Meetings are to be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. The first meeting is to be scheduled for July 28, 1988. It will be the charter of the Task Force to:. 1. Examine realistic alternatives to residential development. 2. Examine realistic development options. 3. Examine alternatives for public use of the property. The Task Force is to complete its work in time for consideration by the City Council at its continued public hearing on the general plan amendment proposed for the Nelson Property set for December 21, 1988. It was moved by Councilman Stutzman, seconded by Vice Mayor Clevenger and passed 3-0 to appoint the members as indicated and to adopt the charter for the Task Force as set forth. Each member of the Task Force with the exception of the Mayor shall be voting members. The City Manager reported that: 1. The Chamber of Commerce has requested a joint meeting between its Board and the City Council. It was agreed to plan to meet on the evening of August 9, 1988, at 7:30 p.m. Staff to notify the Chamber of Commerce President, Mr. Stanga. Possible.topics of discussion to include how to handle zoning for outdoor dining and sign regulations. 2. At its meeting of July 11, 1988, the Parks and Recreation Com- mission had discussed the need to renovate Brookglen Park and has asked staff to work with the neighborhood to present a proposal to the commission in the next couple of months. The condition of the play structure was also discussed and if found to be a safety problem by the City Manager he will have the structure removed and report such action to the City Council. In the boundary area between Saratoga and Monte Sereno there appears to be an area which was never included in either city's sphere of influence by the Local Agency Formation Commission. This matter will be checked out by the Planning staff with LAFCO and the County Engineer mapping division, and if verified he will meet with the Monte Sereno City Manager to discuss a joint aplication to LAFCO to correct this oversight. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 p.m. Pect.~-~u.~c~ted' ~~rk Page 3