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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-13-1998 City Council Minutes MINUTES S~TOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, January 13, 1998 - 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Adult Care Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting 1. Roll Call Councilmembers Bogosian, Jacobs, Moran, Shaw and Mayor Wolfe were present. Also present were City Manager Perlin and Deputy City Clerk Cory. 2. Report of Cit~ Clerk on Posting of Agenda Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 9. The notice of adjournment from the January 7 Council meeting was properly posted on January 8. 3. Oral Communications from the Public on Non-Agendized Items - None. 4. Ideas for Upcoming Council Retreat Scheduled for March 14 Councilmembers discussed with the City Manager various topics for the retreat and the appropriate amount of funding. The City Manager stated that the full cost of a retreat, including pre-retreat preparation, .facilitating, and post-retreat report, would be under $1000. There was consensus to direct the City Manager to arrange for Judy Sweet to facilitate the retreat, which would last less than a full day. Team-building was not believed to be necessary. Broad policy topics are to be discussed such as staff relations, long-termplanning, goals for the year, commission relations, and citizens' involvement in policy decisions. The Council will meet with Ms. Sweet at an adjourned meeting in February to set the precise agenda. 5. continuing Discussion about Revisions to Massage Ordinance city Manager Perlin reviewed the staff report and stated the City had enough resources to handle the ordinance. He noted that other cities had a wide variation in their fees, so he wished to bring up the question of fees after he had had an opportunity to review the reasons for the variation. He then answered Councilmembers' questions, noting that the City can charge fees only to the extent that they enable recovery of costs. Councilmember Moran suggested getting the fees decided before the first reading of the ordinance. Mayor Wolfe suggested that it might be desirable to have low fees but high penalties for violations. Jack Mallory, 12258 Kirkdale Drive, asked how the proposed ordinance would affect people coming in from out of town to perform massages. City Manager Perlin replied that it prohibited such massages, but enforcement of that provision would be very difficult. Staff intends to bring the ordinance to the Council for first reading on February 4. 6. Discussion about televising adjourned Council Meetings and Location for future Council and Planning Commission Meetings City Manager Perlin reviewed his report. He recommended that the matter be tabled until January 27, since he, Councilmember Shaw, the KSARboard members, and Tessa McGoldrick could work through scheduling issues further at the next board meeting. Councilmembers discussed scheduling difficulties, possible necessity for a second channel, and related matters. Councilmember Bogosian noted that it had been a year since cablecasting adjourned meetings and Planning Commission meetings was first proposed. City Manager Perlin estimated that the Adult Care Center could be ready City Council Minutes 2 January13, 1998 for cablecasting by the end of February or beginning of March. Councilmembers agreed that preparations for cablecasting the meetings should be completed as quickly as possible. There was consensus that rebroadcasting of the adjourned Council · meetings would be an acceptable arrangement in the short term to deal with scheduling conflicts. The Councilmembers also agreed to have cablecasting capabilities brought into the Adult Care Center for adjourned meetings. 7. Council Policy Manual Deputy City Clerk Cory reviewed the history of the policy manual and the desirability of incorporating past policies into such a manual. There was consensus for the Deputy City Clerk and the City Manager to review the items presented for the policy manual, reorganize them, and present them in full to the Council within a few months. They were directed not to take time from other pressing City projects for the policy manual. 8. Discussi'on concerning Agendlzlng of COmmiSSiOn Attendance Reports Councilmembers discussed the most appropriate forum for reviewing attendance reports. There was consensus for the City Manager to forward the reports to the Council informally rather than agendizing them at a meeting. 9. Discussion of City Commission Forum/Reception Councilmembers felt that January 30 would be too soon for this event. Councilmember Bogosian suggested a barbecue in late June or July. There was consensus to discuss this matter further at the Council retreat on March 14. 10. Letter to Greenbelt Alliance concerning Alma College Property Councilmembers Shaw and Bogosian expressed their preference for the resolution which had been previously presented rather than the letter. They did not feel the proposed letter represented their opinions, and they intended to write their own letters. Councilmember Jacobs said he would have stated in the letter that if the property is not purchased for public use, the City is not telling the County what should be done with the property. Councilmember Moran said her main concern with the resolution was how it could be used by those opposed to development of the property. There was amajority consensus for Mayor wolfe to sign the letter and to direct staff to send it. 11. Orchids and Onions Tour with Planning Commission Scheduled for January 23 city Manager Perlin explained that it was not possible for the Planning Commission, the Council, and staff to take the tour in the same vehicle. After discussion of various alternatives, there was consensus to discuss the tour at the next joint meeting with the Planning Commission. It was also suggested that staff take slide photographs of the properties toured to review at the joint meeting. Councilmembers will also be provided With the addresses of houses on the tour so they can view them at their convenience. 12. Self-Evaluation of Previous Meetings - 12/17~ 1/7 There was consensus that the meetings were going well procedurally. Councilmember Moran felt that even if there was not a great deal to City Council Xinutes ~ ~anuar~l~, 1998 discuss for the self-evaluations, she believed it was desirable to continue lacing this item on adjourned meeting agendas. 13. Agency Assignment Reports Councilmembers reported on the meetings they had attended. 14. Other - None. 15. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:50 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, in the West Valley College Board Room, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue. Respectfully submitted, Grace E. Cory Deputy City Clerk