HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-07-1989 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, February 7, 1989 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Community Center Arts and Crafts Room, 19655 Allendale Ave.
TYPE: Committee of the Whole/Joint Meeting with Library
Commission
JOINT MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 7:38 p.m. Councilmembers
Clevenger, Moyles, Peterson, Stutzman and Mayor Anderson were
present. Library Commissioners Dyer, Gandrud, Kanemura, Moore,
Newby, Peacock, and Wood were present.
1. Discussion of Services
It was agreed that funding of Sunday hours should continue, that the
Commission request to add another reference librarian for an
additional 14 Sundays would be considered in the budget, and that the
Commission should discuss with the County ha~ing one of the libraries
on the west side of the County open on Thursday evenings.
2. Discussion of Buildings and Grounds
The Commission noted that the library would be recarpeted in July,
and the library would be closed for about two weeks to recarpet and
relocate the stacks to meet current standards. The Commission
expressed its continuing concern about the standard of maintenance
for the library grounds. Council directed the City Manager to have
the Maintenance Department establish a schedule for routine
maintenance and to stick to it. It was also agreed that the present
landscaping was both poor and inadequate and should be redone. The
City Manager stated that a relandscaping project was in the Capital
Improvement Plan and would be part of the upcoming budget
discussions. Future expansion planning for the library was also
discussed. The library is continuing to experience increased
patronage, and staff space is inadequate. The Commission feels the
City should start planning for expansion now so that when expansion
is required, the arrangements for funding, etc. will all have been
worked out. The Council suggested the Commission consider a joint
meeting with the Finance Committee to begin work on such planning and
to discuss feasibility with the County. Increased library space
would also increase parking are~requirements as well.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
3. Discussion of Formation of Organization of Cities in Santa Clara
county - Letter from councilwoman Lave (continued from 2/1)
The Council discussed the lettersfrom Councilwoman Penny Lave of Los
Altos regarding formation of an organization of cities in Santa
Clara County. Council agreed to send a letter to Councilwoman Lave
expressing the City's interest in forming such an organization and
agreeing to help finance any further studies which might need to be
done to examine similar organizations elsewhere to develop a model
for Santa Clara County cities.
4. Meeting with Ron Cook to discuss use of Oddfellows grounds
Council discussed with representatives of Oddfellows the continued
use of their picnics grounds for use by outside organizations. It
was agreed that if Oddfellows applied for the necessary Use Permit
for operation of a community facility, as required by the Zoning
Ordinance, the City Manager would be authorized to issue interim
standards for such use, and picnics could be held under said
standards pending a final determination on the use permit by the
Planning Commission. The staff was asked to "fast track" the Use
Permit application, but until the application was filed no picnics by
outside groups would be authorized.
5. Resignation of Committee Member
Mayor Anderson informed the City Council that Bob Weiss had verbally
tendered his resignation to the Finance Advisory Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Harry R. Peacock
City Clerk