HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-28-1989 City Council Minutes MINUTE8
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Tuesday, November 28, 1989 - 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Community Center Multipurpose Room, 19655 Allendale
Ave.
TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting
1. Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers
Moyles, Peterson, Stutzman and Mayor Clevenger were present.
Councilmember Anderson was absent.
Also present: City Attorney Hal Toppel; Chief Building Inspector
Oncay; Saratoga Fire District Chief Ernie Kraule; Central Fire
District Chief Douglas Sporleder; Public Safety Commission Chair
Brett Borah.
2. Discussion of Ordinance amending Uniform Building code to
adopt minimum Class C roof covering for all residential buildings
without height, size, occupancy or setback exceptions
Chief Building Inspector Oncay reviewed ordinance and showed
slides of hazardous fire area in Saratoga. He also explained the
classes of fire retardancy as applied to roofing materials.
Harry Abney spoke as a representative of the shake and shingle
industry. He provided statistics on numbers of wood roofs and
cost of replacement roofing.
Members of the public, including Patrick Sang; Jeffrey Johns,
representing the Saratoga-Los Gatos Board of Realtors; William
Wolfe; Bob Burns; Cheryl Abbott; Bob Spiker; Frank Leader; Tom
Campbell; and Elizabeth Bridgeman raised various questions on the
proposed ordinance. The fire chiefs, Public Safety Commission
Chair, City Attorney, and Chief Building Inspector responded.
The Council took no action.
Mayor Clevenger explained how the ordinance had come into being
and why it was inappropriate to place it on the ballot. She
noted that there would be a public hearing on the ordinance at
the regular Council meeting of December 6.
3. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Grace E. Cory
Deputy City Clerk