HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-07-1989 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, March 7, 1989 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Community Center Arts and Crafts Room, 19655 Allendale Ave.
TYPE: Joint Meeting with Planning Commission and Finance Advisory
Committee - Adjourned Regular Meeting
Finance Committee: Douglas, HiltOn, Jameson, Murakami, Smith
present.
Councilmembers: Clevenger, Moyles, Peterson, Stutzman present;
Mayor Anderson present at 8:30 p.m.
Planning CommiSsioners: Burger, Guch, Harris, Kolstad, Siegfried,
Tucker present; Tappan absent.
Staff Members: Planner Young, Planning Director Emslie, City Manager
Peacock, City Attorney Toppel present.
Vice Mayor Clevenger called the joint meeting to order at 7:36 p.m.
1. civio center Master Plan Presentation
HED architects presented its proposed design concepts for expansion
and remodeling of the buildings in the Civic Center complex. Plans
call for remodeling the existing City offices and adding a new wing,
construction of a meeting chambers building, remodel of the Community
Theatre, remodel of the Community Center and remodel and office space
addition to the Corporation Yard building. IN addition, the Civic
Center site would be reoriented toward Allendale and new landscaping
and increased parking would be added. There was general agreement
that the background work done by staff, the architect and the Finance
Advisory Committee should be assembled in one packet for everyone and
that a work session on the project with the architect be scheduled to
review the proposed plans in detail.
2. Update on Projects on Oddfellows Property
a. San Marcos Heights Subdivision
The Commission reported it had had one hearing on the draft
Environmental Impact Report, had sent it back for a rework and
expected to continue the hearing on March 22. It will conclude the
EIR process before moving on to consideration of the subdivision plan
itself. The main issue so far has ben circulation and access. The
other major point is the interrelationship between different uses on
the parcels and the cpntinuing feeling that the entire Oddfellows
holdings be under one master plan. It was agreed that both sites
should be planned together before the EIR is accepted.
b. Community Services Overlay Zone
A rough draft of a proposed ordinance is now being circulated to the
community for comment. Further study sessions by the Commission will
be held to refine the ordinance.
c. Oddfellows Use Permit for Picnics
The Council discussed with the Commission why it had decided to let
picnics proceed under interim rules while uh~ ~ ~e~i~i~
considered. The applicant has asked for a continuance of the
scheduled hearing in order to meet with the neighborhood so the
hearing will not be until some time in April.
· 3. Paul Masson Senior Care Facility Development
The problem of tying the townhomes portion of the project to the
building of the senior care facility was discussed. Concerns
centered around having an operator on board and financing in place
before allowing the townhomes portion to proceed. Reference was made
to two letters from the Saratoga Area'Senior Coordinating Council on
this subject expressing a range of concerns about assurances relating
to the senior care facility. It was agreed that the City Attorney
and the Commission should prepare a recommended course of action to
be submitted to the City Council for confirmation prior to the
Commission's granting final development plan approval on the entire
project. ._
4. Discussion of Extension of Early Warning Fire Alarm System to
Structures Under 5,000 square feet
The City Manager reviewed Council discussion on this item from this
weekend policy development conference. It is Council's desire that
the several issues raised on extending and strengthening the
ordinance requiring the EWFAS be addressed by the Commission in the
coming months.
5. Report on Annual Planning commission Retreat
The Commissioners reported that they intend to spend more time on
long range planning items, perhaps one study session a month, to look
at policies related to infill development and additions to existing
development and to look at further division of already subdivided
property.
6. Open Space Policy
The City Manager reviewed Council discussion on this item from its
policy development conference and the course of action planned over
the next year to reformthe City's open space policy. Actions
include an updated inventory of open space and undeveloped land, a
public opinion survey on open space policy , a new open space element
to the General Plan, and an implementation plan for reformed open
space policy.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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