HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-22-1988 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, November 22, 1988
PLACE: . Community Center Arts and Crafts Rm., 19655 Allendale Ave.
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting/Joint Meeting with Parks and
Recreation Commission
Adjourned Regular Meeting
Council Present: Clevenger, Moyles, Peterson, Mayor Anderson
Staff Present: City Manager Peacock, City Attorney Toppel
The meeting was called to order at 6:10 p.m.
1. Big Basin Reconstruction--Channelization and On-street Parking
The City Council directed that the issue of improved channelization
using left turn pockets versus retaining current on-street parking
and no channelization be discussed with the Merchants in the Village
and brought back to Council for final decision. Council is currently
inclined to favor improved circulation rather than keeping all on-
street parking.
2. Guadalupe Landfill Expansion
Councilman Peterson volunteered to represent West Valley cities on
the IGC Solid Waste Committee if no one from the other three cities
is interested. Council agreed it would support the expansion of the
Guadalupe Landfill and efforts to avoid the San Jose landfill tax
unless the tax was ear]narked to fund curbslde recycling for West
Valley cities.
3. Trial Court Funding Negotiations
Council agreed that City Manager should send letter to the Mercury
News and the Courts explaining the city's position on funding.
Council also agreed to accept an assessed value increase cap of 7% in
exchange for property tax transfer and that a Gann limit cap should
also be considered in negotiations with the County. County offer of
additional fines but no property tax transfer was rejected.
4. Public Participation at Meetings
Council agreed to'the following policy on participation to be written
up by staff and presented for adoption on' December 7, 1988.
a. Items can be removed from consent calendar by public.
b. Time limit of three minutes to be imposed on all speakers
for non-public hearing items.
c. No one will be allowed to speak more than once on each
issue except during public hearings.
Staff to follow format used by City of Santa Clara adapted to
Saratoga agenda and be brief and concise.
Joint Meeting with ParKs and Recreation Commission
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.
Commissioners present: Anderson, Clemens, Franklin, Gilman, Pierce,
Ward
Staff: Recreation Director Pisani, Maintenance Director Trinidad,
Parks and Building Superintendent Swanson
1. Brookglen Park Renovation
It was agreed that:
a.' Proposed design for renovation should be presented to
neighborhood for review before being finalized.
b. The concept as presented appears to be a good one.
c. A final budget needs to be prepared for appropriation next
year.
2. Park Bond Funds
Commission is to explore options for use of funds, make a
recommendation at its December 5, 1988, meeting and forward to
Council for final action on December 21, 1988.
3. Traffio Control at Wildwood Park
The Community Services Director was assigned the task of coordinating
with the City Engineer and Sheriff's Department to develop a standard
traffic control plan for large-events held at Wildwood Park. Plan to
be reviewed and approved by the Parks and Recreation and Public
Safety Commissions.
4. Warnet Button House
Council confirmed that proposed uses remain as originally approved by
the City council.
5. Park Watch~Program
A number of ideas were discussed, including:
a. A newsletter article on'the use of 911.
b. Incorporation in Neighborhood Watch brogram of ways to
monitor and report illegal activity in parks.
c. Need for CSO's, Sheriff's patrol and vandalism units to
concentrate on park problems and come down hard on
violators of p~rk rules.
d. Modify park hours to coincide with when it gets dark.
e. Staff to report to City Manager any problems with Sheriff's
response to park problem calls.
6. Public Awareness Program
Council endorsed any Commission efforts toward increased public
awareness of City parks and how they benefit the community.
7, Ad Hoo Trail committee
It was agreed to keep the committee's current status until the trail
master plan revisions are complete. The commission should then
decide what the committee's future status should be vis-a-vis the
commission such as designating someone from the Commission to act as
liaison to the committee.
8. Memorial Plaque at congress Springs Park for scotty Summers
The Commission was given authority to handle this matter for the
City.
9, Recreation Leader Program
It was agreed that this was something the City might want to look at
in the future as the next step in overall recreation programming.
10. City-Sponsored Events
Commissioner Anderson was assigned the task of researching possible
future City-sponsored events and how they might be financed.
11. Timeliness of Capital Projects
Problems with getting projects on line, especially when state and
federal funding is involved, were discussed. Staff should make
periodic reports to the Commission based on the Quarterly To Do List
report prepared for the City Council.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
.~R.'~peacock
City Clerk