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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-22-1991 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, January 22, 1991 - 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Community Ctr. Arts and Crafts Rm., 19655 Allendale Ave. TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting 1. Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. Councilmembers Anderson, Clevenger, Kohler, Monia and Mayor Stutzman were present. Staff members Harry Peacock, Todd Argow, .and Isabel Gloege were present. 2. Report of City Clerk on Posting of Agenda The city Clerk reported that pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 18. The notice of adjournment from the January 16 Council meeting was properly posted on January 17. 3. Oral Communications from the Public Bob Swanson, 19305 Crisp Avenue, requested that since the traffic barriers for the San Marcos Heights subdivision have now been installed, they need to be locked off by City staff and the keys not given to the developers. .Staff was so directed. Dom Richiuso read a letter from the neighborhood members of the Odd Fellows Senior Housing Task Force expressing concern over the reactions of some of the other members of the Task Force. 4. Resolution Appointing to the Planning commission: Start Bogosian (4-year term), Matthew Durket (4-year term) and Malcolm Forbes (Z-year term) MONIA/KOHLER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 91-06. Passed 5-0. 5. Administration of Oath of Office to above The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Commissioners Durket, Bogosian and Forbes. The City Council welcomed each to the Planning Commission. 6. Freeway Walls and Berms in Quito Area The City Manager introduced Will Kempton, Executive Director, Santa Clara County Traffic Authority, to present plans for sound barriers in the vicinity of the Quito Road area of Route 85. The Traffic Authority was asked to respond to the potential impact of earth berms as sound barriers on drainage and potential flooding in the area near the proposed berms. The Traffic Authority was asked to do a cross-sectional drawing of the freeway at Quito Road to show the elevation of the railroad crossing the Quito Road overpass at the freeway. Returning to the items contained in the January 2, 1991, staff report, the Council discussed financing an increase in soundwall height in the area designated as Section 6. A petition from the neighbors in this area was received asking for a-16-foot wall rather than the Traffic Authority's proposed 12-foot wall. MONIA/KOHLER MOVED TO APPROVE FINANCING OF THE 16-FOOT WALL AT AN ESTIMATED ADDED COST OF ABOUT $80,000 FOR THIS 1400-FOOT SECTION. One resident expressed concern over the amount of overlap between this wall and the wall to the west; it seems to be inadequate. This factor to be considered as design is finalized. Councilmember Clevenger expressed some concern over the potential sound reverberation to homes on the north side of the freeway from a wall which will be 6 to 8 feet higher on the south side. MOTION PASSED 5-0. The City Council requested the Traffic Authority provide it with the updated sound study sections which deal with walls and berms in this area of the freeway, a copy of the hydrology study on Wildcat and San Tomas Creeks, and information on the potential for sound reverberation of the berms to the residents to the south from the Sailroad traffic which goes through the area. Staff was directed ask the City Attorney to research the authority of the Traffic Authority, the State and the Federal government to build facilities which exceed the general plan standards related to noise. It was agreed to continue discussing these issues at an adjourned regular meeting on March 12, 1991. KOHLER/MONIA MOVED TO ACCEPT THE WALL HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTS AND FUND SAME IN THE SECTION 12 AREA AS PRESENTED IN THE JANUARY 2, 1991, STAFF REPORT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $30,000. Passed 5-0. Discussion on the changes for Section 3, Congress springs Park, were not finalized. Again Councilmember Clevenger expressed concern over sound reverberation if the south side walls were raised to 16 feet, making them 6 to 8 feet higher than the north side walls. 7. Proposal for Televising Council Meetings on Cable Channel 6 The City Council'reviewed the letter from South Bay Cable regarding the proposed equipment for live broadcasting. MONIA/KOHLER MOVED TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL WHEN IT IS PRESENTED TO THE FOUNDATION BOARD. Passed 5-0. The City Council acknowledged the generosity of the offer made by South Bay Cable through its General Manager, William Haggerty. Ben Strong, Foundation Board member, expressed concern over being able to produce the live broadcasts with volunteers and suggested the City may need to fund personnel for that purpose. 8. County-Wide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program The City Council reviewed the recommended course of action proposed by the Intergovernmental Council. MONIA/KOHLER MOVED AND SECONDED THAT SARATOGA JOIN THE PROGR/~M AT ITS JULY 1, 1991, START DATE AND DISCONTINUE THE LOCAL PROGRAM ON' THE SAME DATE. Passed 5-0. 9. Report from Planning Director on Landtech Environmental Impact Report Council reviewed the staff memorandum of the insufficiency of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for this project in the unincorporated area west of the City. Staff was directed to put the memorandum in final form and refer it and the EIR documents to the City Attorney to be put in final legal form for presentation to the County as future hearings are scheduled. KOHLER/MONIA MOVED THAT THE ABOVE BE DONE. Passed 5-0. 10. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Harry R. Peacock city Clerk