HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-20-1998 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 - 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave.
TYPE: Regular Meeting
7:30 - Pledge of Allegiance led by Saratoga Fire District Chief Ernie
Kraule.
1. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Jacobs and Moran and Mayor Wolfe were present.
Councilmembers Bogosian and Shaw were absent. Also present were City
Manager Perlin, City Attorney Riback, Administrative Analyst Loft, and
Deputy City Clerk Cory.
2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. Resolution appointing Heritage Commissioners Nancy
Anderson, Larr~ Fine, Robert Peepari, and Beth Wyman
JACOBS/MORAN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 98-11. Passed 3-0.
B. Administration of Oath of Office to the Above
Commissioners Anderson and Peepari took the oath of office. The oath
will be administered to Commissioners Fine and Wyman at another time.
C. Proclamation for Lavonne Marafino, Resource Specialist and
Teacher
JACOBS/MORAN MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. Passed 3-0.
D. Proclamation for Jennifer Sandretto, 1997 southwest YMCA
Volunteer of the Year
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. Passed 3-0.
E. Proclamation on Lifespan Senior Health and Fitness Day
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION. Passed 3-0.
3. REPORT OF CITY claRE ON POSTING OF AGENDA
Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was
properly posted on May 15.
4. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC
A. ORAL COIOIUNICATION8 - None.
B. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS - None.
C. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
1) Memo from Santa clara County Cities Association
concerning AB1614 - Internet Tax Compromise
Councilmembers discussed the bill and the compromise, including
possible adverse impact of loss of tax revenue, possible beneficial
effect of less sales tax on Saratogans,. lack of legal analysis, and
encouragement of business growth on the Internet.
Mayor Wolfe supported AB1614 and opposed the compromise embodied in the
resolution, which included a five-year sunset on the tax moratorium
set by AB1614.
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 98-12. Passed 2-1 (Wolfe
opposed).
5. CONSENT CAlENDAR
A. Previously-Discussed Items
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1) Resolution denying Weiser Appeal of Parsson Project
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 98-13. Passed 3-0.
B. New Items
1) Planning Commission Actions, 5/13 - Note and file.
2) Memo Authorizing Publicity for Upcoming Hearings -
Brush Abatement; UUD#8; Class A Roofing Ordinance;
.Budget
3) Amendment to Agreement for countywide AB939
Implementation Fee and Authorisation for city Manager
to Execute
4) Approval of Check Register
5) Resolution 9S-14 declaring Weeds and Brush a Public
Nuisance and Setting Hearing
6) Final Map Approval for Tr. 9074 (15 lots at 14135
Douglass Lane and 20325 La Paloma Avenue)(o~er, Pinn
Bros./Spaich)
JACOBS/MORAN MOVED TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR B. Passed 3-0.
C. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - None.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
4. A. Oral communications (continued) and instructions to staff
regarding actions on current oral communications - None.
7. OLD BUSINE88 - None.
8, NEW BUSiNESS
A. Ordinance establlshlng Class A Roofing Requirements
throughout City of Saratoga (first reading and
introduction)
Hugh Hexamer, Public Safety Commission Chair, spoke in-suppOrt of the
ordinance, as did Saratoga Fire Chief Ernie Kraule and County Fire-
District Chief Douglas Sporleder.
City Attorney Riback noted that the resolution setting forth findings
of local conditions should be passed after the ordinance is adopted,
presumably at the next meeting.
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY, WAIVING
FURTHER READING. Passed 3-0.
9. ROUTINE MATTERS
A. Approval of Minutes - 5/6; 5/12
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 6. Passed 3-0.
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 12. Passed 3-0.
10. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS
A. Agenda item for next adjourned regular meeting - FY98/99
and 99/00 Budget Discussions with Finance Commission
MORAN/JACOBS MOVED TO APPROVE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. Passed 3-0.
B. Other
Councilmember Moran submitted for the staff's information a copy of the
measure passed in Nape County which is similar to Saratoga's Measure
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G (1996).
She also reported that a resident had phoned her to ask that the
Council write Assemblyman Cunneen concerning Highway 85 noise. There
was consensus to direct the staff to write Assemblyman Cunneen to
request that he check with CalTrans on the status of noise abatement
on Highway 85 and report CalTrans' answer back to the Council.
Mayor Wolfe stated he had received a letter from the Highway Patrol
requesting that a section of Highway 85 from Quito to Prospect be
renamed in memory of California Highway patrolman Scott Greely, who had
been killed by a~raffic accident in the area. There was consensus to
write Assemblyman Cunneen to support the renaming.
11. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Perlin reported on the annual meeting of the Saratoga Area
Senior Coordinating Council at which new officers had been elected,
including Peggy Corr as President.
12. ADJOURNMENT
At 8:22 p~m. the meeting was adjourned to the next meeting at 7:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 26, at the Adult Care Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue.
Respectfully submitted,
Grace E. Cory
Deputy City Clerk