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Home My WebLink About09-12-1995 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, September 12, 1995 - 5:30 p.m. PLACE: City Hall Administration Meeting Room, 13777 Fruitvale Ave. TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting/Joint Meeting with West Valley College District Board of Trustees/Joint Meeting with Planning Commission CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION - 5:30 p.m. in Administration Conference Room Name of cases: San Francisco Baykeepers ~s..City of Saratoga; Friends of the Nelson Garden Foundation, Inc. vs. the City of Saratoga and the Saratoga City Council; Green Valley Disposal vs. City of Saratoga and CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIOATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 in one case and possible initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9 in one case. Councilmembers Jacobs and Moran and Mayor Burger were present at 5:30 p.m.; Councilmember Wolfe arrived at 5:38 p.m.; Councilmember Tucker was absent. Also present were Acting City Manager Perlin and City Attorney Riback and his associate Steve Meyers. After the closed session, the Mayor announced that no action had been taken. The open meeting was convened. 1. Roll Call Councilmembers Jacobs, Moran, Wolfe and Mayor Burger were present at- 7:00 p.m. The Mayor noted that CouncilmemberTucker was absent because she was out of the country. Also present were Acting City Manager Perlin and City Attorney Riback and his associate Steve Meyers. 2. Report of city clerk on Posting of'Agenda Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda'for this meeting was properly posted on September 8. The notice of adjournment from the August 28 Council meeting was properly posted on August 29. The Mayor proceeded to Item 7, since it was not yet time for the first joint meeting. 7. Financial Reports A. Revenues and Expenditures as of 7/31/95 B. Treasurer,s Report - July C. Investment Report - July D. Revised June Financial Results Finance Director Thomas explained the revised financial reports through July. As to the General Fund comparison, he expected the General Fund balance to be .$250,000 to the good. This includes about $100,000'of encumbered carryovers. 3. Meeting with College District Board - 7~00 p.m. A. sherlff,s Substation Acting City Manager Perlin provided a status report, saying that the station is a dead issue. Negotiations were halted abruptly, and the issue sharply divided the Board and the campus. The Sheriff's contract with the Post Office has been renewed for another year at the current facility. B. Public Access Network (PAN) Site at Saratoga Library Dr. Rose Tseng reported that SMART Valley will adopt sites. The Senior Center is a potential candidate, but they have concerns about lack of space. SMART Valley wants 8 PAN sites in the valley. West Valley College is one. City Council Minutes 2 8ept~m~erx2, 1995 C. Natural Gas Coalition -Mr. Perlin gave a status report on the project. There was general discussion. No action was taken. . D. Wetlands Proposal - Mr. Perlin gave a status report. No action was taken. 4. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission - S:00 p.m. Planning Commissioners Abshire, Caldwell, Murakami, Patrick and Siegfried were present; Commissioners Asfour and Kaplan were not present. Community Development Director Curtis was also present. A. Mountain Winex7 Development Guidelines Community Development Director Curtis stated he would like ideas about what the Council and Commission feel is or is not appropriate for the property. There was consensus that a music series or concert venue would be acceptable. Mr. Curtis pointed out that pre-zoning of property sets certain guidelines. B, Decision-Making Process on Recent Appeals Mr. CUrtis noted that there had been about 150 "appealable" decisions since the new Council had taken office in July of 1994. 9 separate sites had been appealed. There had been 15 concurrences with the Planning Commission decisions and 7 overturns. There was consensus that there did not appear to be a problem. Mr. Curtis then gave a status report on work of the Design Review Committee and on the project at E1 Paseo de Saratoga shopping center.' C. Review of Guidelines for Abstaining from Voting - No discussion took place on this item. 5. Parameters for Park Development Discussion - DELETED FROM AGENDA 6. Award of Construction contract for Cit~wide Minor Concrete Repairs Moran/Wolfe moved to declare Valley Concrete thelow bidder. Passed 4- . Moran/Wolfe moved to award the construction contract to'Valley Concrete in the amount of $12,277. Passed 4-0. Moran/Wolfe moved to authorize staff to issue change orders up to $4,000. Passed 4-0. 7. Item 7 was considered above. 8. Letter from City of covina concerning Sales Tax Redistribution Councilmember Moran reported that 'the League Policy Committee was discussing this issue and that they felt it was premature to take a position at this time. They also feel it would be better to formulate a position through the League rather than as an individual city. 9. Self-Evaluation of Previous Meeting - 9/6 meeting cancelled. 10. Agency Assignment Reports - None. 11. Adjournment j The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, .~erlin~/~ Acting City Manager