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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-10-1998 Adjourned City Council agendar AGENDA SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 7:00 p.m. PLACE: Adult Care Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting /Joint Meeting with Sheriff, Saratoga Fire District, Public Safety Commission 7 1" (c �Ct.►* -c e. 7: ra 1. Roll Call 7:,Gt p.m. 2. Report of City Clerk on Posting of Agenda 7:01 p.m. Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 6. The notice of adjournment from the February 4 Council meeting was properly posted on February 5. 3. Oral Communications from the Public on Non Agendized Items 0 :02 p.m. G 4. 1Reyiew o Staff Restruct in q 7:03 p.m. �5� Discussion with S�feriff, Saratoga Fire Distric Public Safet y g Commission on Matters of Mutual Interest 7:20 p.m. Sheriff 7:20 p.m. 1) Mid -Year Review of Law Enforcement Activity Saratoga Fire District 7:35 p.m. 1) Mountain Winery use Permit Fire and Traffic Issues 2) Status of Plans for Fire Station Renovations 3) Emergency Medical Service Issues 4) Property Inspection Program 9 5) Fire Prevention Issues A r Weed and Brush Abatements Water Main Replacements 4 Hillside Fire Control.." 6) Class A Roofs 7) Traffic Concerns Emergency Response Times Effects of Traffic Calming Measures 8) Future of Saratoga Fire District City Council Agenda 2 February 10, 1.998 9) Discussion of Fire District Notification Procedures with respect to Termite Tenting ----f County Fire Department Status Report 8:20 p.m. Public Safety Commission 8:30 p.m., 1) Retreat 2) 1997 Accomplishments 3) Work Program: 1998 Priorities 6. Discussion of possible cancellation of joint meeting with Library Commission scheduled for March 24 and postponement of joint meeting with Parks and Recre4tion Commission t� Mh 24 9 0 0 p.m. d k 7. Self- Evaluation of Previous Meeting (February 4) 9:05 p.m. ti..otisL. 8. Agency Assignment Reports 9:07 p.m. Assoc. of Bay Area Governments Chamber of Commerce Board County Cities Assn. Leg. Task Force County HCD Policy Committee Emergency Planning Council Hakone Foundation Liaison Joint Venture Silicon Valley KSAR Community Access TV Board Library Joint Powers Agency N. Cent. Flood Cont. Zone Adv. Bd. Penin. Div., League of Cal. Cities Santa Clara Valley Water Commission Santa Clara County Cities Assn./ City Selection Committee SASCC Liaison Saratoga Business Dev. Council School Liaison Sister City Liaison Solid Waste JPA Valley Transportation Authority Valley Transportation Authority PAC West Valley Sanitation District 9. Other 9:12 p.m. 10. Adjournment 9:15 p.m. Moran Wolfe Bogosian-- Jacobs :Moran Bogosian Wolfe Shaw,, Bogosian BogosianZ 'Wolfe Jacobs Jc. Wolfe /Moran 4 Shaw 'Wolfe Jacobs Shaw :Moran Wolfe Shaw :Moran In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Peter Gonda at 408/868 -1221. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102- 35.104 ADA Title II] I TO: Larry Perlin, City Manager FROM: John Cherbone, Assistant Engineer SUBJECT: Storm Damage Assessment DATE: 2/10/98 Below is a list of areas within the City which have sustained damage and /or have required substantial cleanup efforts. 1. Padero Court: Damage: None at this time. However, the potential for major damage to the roadway exists from the undermining of approximately 50' of the bank adjacent to the roadway. Cause: Debris /sandbar downstream caused the direction of the flow of Calabazas Creek to be diverted into the bank adjacent to the roadway. Remedy: Contractor has been retained to protect the bank with rock rip -rap. This is a joint effort between the City and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Construction will commence on 2/11/98. 2. Old Oak Way: Damage: The rupture of a City storm drain line which drains into Quarry Creek. The slide, also, has the potential of causing damage to a pool on an adjacent property. Cause: Slide below roadway moved and caused the rupture of approximately 75' of 12" RCP. Remedy: The short term remedy has been to plug the drain inlets to the damaged pipe to keep water out of the system. Also, K -Rail has been placed on the street to contain drainage within curbs to next inlets down hill. The property owner has been advised to drain pool. The long term remedy is to install a storm drain within the street next summer. 1 I 3. Quarry Creek Watershed: Damage: Diversion channel from abandoned quarry area has been plugged and water has caused major erosion to the access road to the quarry at two locations. Sediment has plugged all but one of the inlet structures within the buttress area of Quarry Creek which allowed water and sediment to flow over Quarry Road causing the temporary closure of the road. The Mt. Eden Estates retention pond plugged up with debris twice and overflowed once. Also, approximately 75' of the Quarry Creek storm drain line has been exposed. Cause: More water and debris flow than the system could handle. Most likely a major factor was the overflow of a retention pond located on Garrod Ranch. Remedy: The short term is and has been to keep inlets and the roadway free of debris between storms. The long term solution is to redesign the drainage system and /or develop a plan to mitigate the flow from the Garrod Farm retention pond. 4. Landslide adjacent to Villa Oaks Lane at the Emergency Access Road: Damage: None at this time. However, the potential of a major failure of the roadway is high. Cause: Unknown at this time. Perhaps the saturated conditions of the soil combined with substandard construction of the fill supporting the roadway. Remedy: None at this time. The long term solution is either fix the slide during the dry season or block off access to this portion of Villa Oaks Lane. 5. Mt. Eden Road at Damon Lane: Damage: Debris and flooding of a portion of Mt. Eden Road and Damon Lane. Cause: More water and debris flow than the drainage system within the subdivision could handle. Remedy: Closely monitor drainage system and keep system free from debris. 2 F 6. Wildwood Park Pedestrian Bridge: Damage: Erosion at abutment on VPD #1 side. Cause: The high flow of Saratoga Creek. Remedy: Need to keep close monitoring of problem. During the dry season will need to reinforce the abutment with rip rap. 7. Arroyo de Arguello: Damage: Flooding of the roadway and garages of adjacent properties. Cause: More water and debris flow than the drainage system could handle. ,.Remedy: Closely monitor drainage.. system and keep system free from debris. 8. Michaels Drive: Damage: Sanitary sewage overflow and the potential of flooding to the downhill properties. Cause: Culvert under roadway plugged with debris causing the water to pond above roadway. Portion of sanitary sewer line was submerged causing a sewer overflow. Remedy: Contractor has been retained to unplug the culvert. Should be finished by 2/11/98. The long term solution is to redesign the inlet structure of the culvert and to install a overflow pipe during the summer. All of the above contract work is being performed by Stevens Creek Quarry. In addition to the above problem areas, staff has observed numerous slides in the hillside areas. The area of most concern is along the Saratoga Heights /Tollgate area. All known problems are being checked on a regular basis: Ravenwood Dr., Valley Vista Lane, and Vickery Lane. These will be fixed along with the above mentioned problem areas next summer. The good.news is the Hakone driveway, Pierce Road, and Bohlman Road are holding up well. 3 F E FIRE DEPARTMENT SANTA CLARA COUNTY 14700 Winchester B)W.. Los Gatos, CA 95030 -1818 (408) 378 -4010 (phone) (408) 3789342 (fax) 06 January 1998 The Honorable Donald Wolfe Mayor of the City of Saratoga 13777 Fniitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 Dear W. Mayor. SARATOGA FIRE biSTRICT SERVICE SINCE 1823 1„ The recent "Cats Fine" that was experienced in the hills above Los Gatos on 07 August 1997 underscored the need for fire retardant roofing on homes.in the hillside areas of Santa Clara County (see video footage taken of the fire). The homes that were lost in this fire had ordinary combustible wood roofs which were instrumental in the structures being destroyed. Had those homes been provided with fire retardant roofing, the outcome may have been dramatically different. Although the Cats Fire incident occurred in steep, rugged terrain with dense vegetation, the potential for major property loss due to fire is possible even in the typical residential subdivision on the valley floor (e.g., fires started by earthquakes). This fire loss potential can likewise be attributed to combustible wood roofs, Combustible wood roofs combined with the vegetation fuels of the "suburban forest" can create rapidly spreading fires from house to house when firebrands and embers lofted by wind or convection currents land on readily ignitable rooftops. Due to this potential, the Santa Clara County Fu+e Department and the Saratoga Fire District are recommending that the City of Saratoga allow only "Class A" rated roof assemblies throughout the city for new roofs or re- roofing installations. It is important to note that the Saratoga Public Safety Commission fully endorses the concept of a "Class A" roofing ordinance for the City of Saratoga. A "Class A" roof provides the highest level of protection against rooftop fire exposure. The City of Saratoga currently allows only "Class A" roofs in the hillside Hazardous Fire Area; however, a "Class C" roof is allowed throughout the remainder of the city as per minimum state standards. A "Class C' roof, usually consisting of fire retardant treated wood shakes, is an improvement over untreated combustible roofing material, but does not provide protection against the most severe fire exposure as does "Class A" roofing. Most new homes today are constructed with "Class A" roof coverings which are prefemcd by many architects and builders due to product appearance, durability and fire resistance. For those homeowners who prefer the appearance of wood shakes, "Class A" ratted wood shake roof coverings are also available. We believe that "Class A" roof coverings are the best choice for overall community fire safety. We urge the City of Saratoga to consider this very effective fire protection measure for city-wide application. Very truly yours, D glas Sporl d Fire C .ef Santa ara County Fire Department c: File Ernest Kraule Fire Chief Saratoga Fire District Saratop C1= A RoofirJmd980106s Public Safety Commission 1998 Priorities 1) Monitor and evaluate redesigned Code Enforcement program effectiveness/Increase CSO Staff. 2) Review Pride's Crossing traffic management RFP responses re: cost effectiveness and as potential City traffic calming models. 3) Monitor Sheriff's traffic enforcement program including impact of motor officer and desirability of added traffic officer. (C4) Encourage continued funding of ALTRANS trip reduction program if preliminary results show concrete promise including the potential for a parent funded busing system. 5) Publish Personal Emergency Preparedness flyer for Saratoga News distribution. 6) Initiate formal Council consideration of a Class A roofing ordinance project. 7) Initiate City Codes review. 8) Continuing to seek solutions of Saratoga/Fruitvale traffic problems. 9) Continuance of School Resource Officer (SRO). 10) Continuance of Crossing Guards and evaluate the feasibility of increasing Crossing Guards to original five. 11) Continuing participation in COPS funding allocation. Note: Above items are not in priority order. 4A F SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO. AGENDA ITEM MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 4, 1998 CITY MANAGER: ORIGINATING DEPT.: CITY MANAGER DEPT. HEAD: SUBJECT: Letter from Cheriel Jensen, 13737 Quito Road, requesting actions to regulate pesticide use within the City RECOMMENDED MOTION(S): Note and file. REPORT SUMMARY: The attached letter from Mrs. Jensen requests that the City Council, through the adoption of an ordinance, enact regulations to control the use of pesticides within the City. In particular, Mrs. Jensen is interested in regulating the activities of pest control services which perform termite eradication work on residential properties. Some of the suggestions made by Mrs. Jensen include mandatory noticing of neighboring properties in advance of any work, and a prohibition against the use of gaseous insecticides in favor of alternative treatment methods. Reference to an appeals process is also made presumably when a property owner or his pest control contractor has made the decision to tent a structure and use a gas treatment. Without getting into the relative merits or effectiveness of alternative termite treatment methods, I believe it would be extremely problematic for this City, following its basic service philosophy, to regulate such activities. Further, I am concerned that singling out pest control companies which specialize in treating for termites may be viewed as discriminatory if the same regulations are not equally applied to all companies which perform pest control work including gardeners and landscape maintenance contractors. Given that pesticide use is already strictly regulated by county and state authorities, and little interest has been expressed in this issue up to this point, I question whether additional local regulations are truly needed. However, if the Council is inclined to pursue this issue, I would recommend that the matter be referred to Planning staff to perform the research which would be necessary to craft appropriate and enforceable regulations. Representatives from State and county regulatory agencies, industry and the real estate sector should be consulted during the process of developing regulations so that their collective knowledge can be drawn upon. Better yet, this issue might be more appropriately dealt with at a countywide or regional level where other environmental programs and policies are typically developed. This would lessen the burden on City staff to assume a lead role on an issue which obviously extends beyond just the City's borders. FISCAL IMPACTS: Unknown at this time. None if the Council takes no action on the request. Significant if the Council directs staff to proceed with the development of an ordinance. ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT: Nothing additional CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ACTING ON RECOMMENDED MOTION(S): N /A. FOLLOW UP ACTIONS: Depends on Council's decision. ATTACHMENTS: Letter from Cheriel Jensen. 4 r Cheriel Jensen 13737 Quito Road, Saratoga, California 95070 408 379 -0463 January 21, 1998 City of Saratoga City Council 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, California 95070 Saratoga News sn @sjmetro.com Dear City Council and Saratoga News Editor, I have recently returned from five day exile due to the use of toxic materials by an adjacent neighbor. For background, I was disabled from exposure to repeated, unnoticed pesticide use in my workplace over 14 years. I became chemically sensitized, a condition that is life threatening. I am disabled, can no longer attend a workplace or freely go about in the environment. When I must go about I must ingest charcoal to prevent anaphylaxis. Usual symptoms of pesticide exposure may include: flu -like symptoms, muscle cramps, backache, fatigue, blurred vision, red -dry eyes, stuffy ears, rhinitis, nausea, and inability to concentrate. After becoming chemically sensitized much smaller exposures cause these symptoms, but also more serious symptoms. Even small exposures have resulted in shock, anaphylaxis, heart arrhythmia, sudden falls, severe headache, severe allergic reactions, chemical pneumonia, chemical hepatitis and other immediate and life threatening conditions. Numerous times very quick responses of paramedics have kept me alive.. California statutes require that pesticides not be used where and when drift will go onto another's property or effect bystanders yet a house can be fumigated in Saratoga without any prior notice to neighbors, without any attention to climatic conditions, and when drift will contaminate a neighborhood, even when chemically disabled person's and infants are in the vicinity. The homeowner where fumigation is centered, of course, knows and can plan his removal well ahead, in fact he may never even live in the residual toxins of the fumigated structure if he is a seller, but someone whose bedroom is 20 feet away may not know until the tent goes up -far too late to alter his plans or protect himself and his family. He may not even realize his danger as the immediate symptoms are practically identical to illness termed "a cold" or "flu." This case is a puzzle as the tented house is roughly 21/2 years old, rebuilt after the owner drenched herbicides to kill blackberry/honeysuckle near a huge, ancient oak. The herbicide killed the oak and the oak fell and crushed the house. It is not likely a newly rebuilt house would have any significant termite infestation. The only reason for such fumigation appears to be that the house is up for sale. The State of California tested various termite methods two years ago and found that the cicctro gun, microwave treatment and heat treatment arc as effective as fumigation chemicals. When 1 saw the tenting beginning, I called the company, told them of my disability, and requested they not treat with chemicals but use one of the other alternatives that the state has found equally effective. Though his men had not finished tenting (and thus the chemicals were not yet flowing) he asked me how I felt and claimed they had already started the chemical application. He asserted that since I wasn't in acute distress at that time that I wouldn't be affected by what they were doing. Thus he willingly attempted to mislead me about the timing of the application and it's effect on me. Knowing my condition he nevertheless refused to stop the fumigation. I called the Saratoga code enforcement officer who cited the company for operating in Saratoga without a business license. In spite of this violation, Saratoga required not even one day of delay in issuing them a license on New Year's Eve. Learning they had given the fire district two dates, Dec. 30 or Jan 2, I believed them delayed till January 2 after they missed their December 30 date for failure to have a license. (The fire district must be notified in case the house explodes.) But I developed severe headache about 8:30 PM New Year's Eve and through the night. My husband went over early the next morning. Signs posted on the tent showed they had begun the gas application at 8:30 PM. I threw a few clothes in a suitcase as fast as possible and with my charcoal mask got a seat on a plane and went to stay with family for five days, leaving behind very important family obligations and time certain deadlines. I got sick again when I returned and still experience headache, fatigue, pain and increased rashes since this toxic gas application. When I returned I noticed my 50 foot tall, 26 year old Italian Stone Pine leaning excessively. It fell during the storm January 18. Some other plants in my garden have yellowed and some have died since the gas was used. I was made ill, had to interrupt my life, disrupt my family, leave important obligations behind, risk airline travel and impose on family. My garden has been irreparably altered. This is wrong. An ordinance is needed requiring actual noticing of neighbors well ahead of any poison gas or broadcast toxic applications. Some kind of appeal process is necessary. City business licenses should not be given to companies that refuse to use anything but broadcast poisons for pest control. Where safe, non toxic alternatives have been officially found effective, as is the case with termites in California, there is no reason poison gas should ever be tolerated anywhere in our city. I ask the City Council to please focus attention on this issue and take urgent action to protect the citizens of this city from these very dangerous and unnecessary practices. Yours truly Cheriel Jensen 2 5 County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff 55 West Younger Avenue San Jose, California 95110 -1721 (408) 299 -2101 Charles P. Gillingham Sheriff January 22, 1998 Saratoga News 14375 Saratoga Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 Michelle, Per your request, I have compiled the crime statistics for the City of Saratoga for calendar year 1996 and 1997. This will provide you a comparison for the last two years. Crime Type 1996 1997 Homicide 0 0 Rape 2 2 Robbery 6 7 Assaults 102 85 Burglary 112 140 Grand Then 108 121 Petty Theft 199 192 Motor Vehicle Theft 14 17 Total 543 564 Sincerely, 1 Captain Wilson Z w cc: Larry Perlin °o FIRE DEPARTMENT F E SANTA CLARA COUNTY 14700 Winchester Blvd.. Las Gatos. CA 950341818 (408) 378 -4010 (p (408) 378 9342 ((ax) 06 January 1998 The Honorable Donald Wolfe Mayor of the City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 Dear W. Mayor SARATOGA FIRE l STRICT SERVICE SINGE IWM The recent "Cats Fire" that was experienced in the hills above Los Gatos on 07 August 1997 underscored the need for fire retardant roofing on homes in the hillside areas of Santa Clara County (see video footage taken of the fire). The homes that were lost in this fire had ordinary combustible wood roofs which were instrumental in the structures being destroyed. Had those homes been provided with fire retardant roofing, the outcome may have been dramatically different. Although the Cats Fire incident occurred in steep, rugged terrain with dense vegetation, the potential for major property loss due to fire is possible even in the typical residential subdivision on the valley floor (e.g., fires started by earthquakes). This fire loss potential can likewise be .attributed to combustible wood roofs. Combustible wood roofs combined with the vegetation fuels of the "suburban forest" can create rapidly spreading fires from house to house when firebrands and embers lofted by wind or convection currents land on readily ignitable rooftops. Due to this potential, the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Saratoga Fire District are recommending that the City of Saratoga allow only "Class A" rated roof assemblies throughout the city for new roofs or re- roofing installations. It is important to note that the Saratoga Public Safety Commission fully endorses the concept of a "Class A" roofing ordinance for the City of Saratoga. A "Class A" roof provides the highest level of protection against rooftop fire exposure. The City of Saratoga currently allows only "Class A" roofs in the hillside Hazardous Fire Area; however, a "Class Cr roof is allowed throughout the remainder of the city as per minimum state standards. A "Class C' roof, usually consisting of fire retardant treated wood shakes, is an improvement over untreated combustible roofing material, but does not provide protection against the most severe fire exposure as does "Class A" roofing. Most new homes today are constructed with "Class A" roof coverings which are preferred by many architects and builders due to product appearance, durability and fire resistance. For those homeowners who prefer the appearance of wood shakes, "Class A" rated wood shake roof coverings are also available. We believe that "Class A" roof coverings are the best choice for overall community fire safety. We urge the City of Saratoga to consider this very effective fire protection measure for city-wide application. Very truly yours, D glas Spoil d Fire C .ef Santa ara County Fire Department c: File Ernest Kraule t 1 Fire Chief Saratoga Fire District Saratoga Clm A Roofsf)mN980106s Public Safety Commission 1997 Accomplishments Installation of computer in radar trailer for more accurate data gathering. Action on citizen complaints. Annual Public Safety Appreciation picnic. Hiring of Sheriff Technician with COPS funding. Commission monthly review of community crime statistics. Response to traffic conditions at Homes Dr./Brockton. Response to various traffic complaints. Encouraged the addition of paramedics to local fire units. Recommended Saratoga Ave./Herriman intersection traffic study. Quarterly meetings with School Resource Officer (SRO) committee. Monitoring of ALTRANS efforts to reduce school traffic. Continuance of the School Resource Officer. Continuance of crossing guards. Participation in selection of new School Resource Officer. Recommended to City Council processes for effective Code Enforcement under limited budget. Maintenance of adequate public safety budget during budget restructuring. 7. Public hearings will start rom tl at 8:00, when the Council will move P P Y from whatever item it is considering at that time to public hearings. Note: Devices to assist the hearing impaired are now available in the lobby. AGENDA SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Wednesday, February 4, 1998 7:30 p.m. PLACE: Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave. TYPE: Regular Meeting 7:30 Pledge of Allegiance 1. ROLL CALL 2. CEREMONIAL ITEMS A. Resolution in Memory of Frank Dutro, late Heritage Preservation commissioner B. Resolution appointing Charles Swan to Finance Commission C. Administration of Oath of office to Mr. Swan D. Proclamation on Random Acts of Kindness Day E. Proclamation on Science Fair Week 3. REPORT OF CITY CLERK ON POSTING OF AGENDA Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2, the agenda for this meeting was properly posted on January 30. 4. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC A. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS B. COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSIONS None. C. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1) Letter from Cheriel Jensen requesting action on use of poisons for pest control Recommended Action: Note and file. S. CONSENT CALENDAR City Council Agenda 2 February 4, 1998 These items will be acted upon in one motion for each section unless they are removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion by Councilmembers or any interested party. However, items in Section A have already been considered by the Council at a previous meeting where the public was invited to comment, after which the hearing was closed. Those items are not subject to public discussion at this meeting because the vote taken at the previous meeting was final. Resolutions concerning decisions made at previous meetings are for the purpose of memorializing the decision to assure the accuracy of the findings, the prior vote, and any conditions imposed. A. Previously Discussed Items None. B. New Items 1) Planning Commission Actions, 1/28 Note and file. 2) Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes, 1/5 Note and file. 3) Anti- Loitering Ordinance (second reading and adoption) 4) Memo Authorizing Publicity for upcoming Hearings No hearings scheduled for 2/18. 5) Approval of Check Register 6) Amended City Financial Reports for December: a) Treasurer's Report Receive and file. b) Investment Report Receive and file. c) Financial Report Receive and file. d) Quarterly Quarry Creek Trust Account Report Receive and file. 7) Approval of Tract 8979, a six -lot subdivision located at 13121 Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd. (Kathryn Kennedy, Owner) 8) Notice of Completion, 1997 Pavement Management Program C. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY None. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8:00 pm. City Council Agenda 3 February 4, 1998 A. Presentation on Route 85 Noise Mitigation Study 4. A. Oral Communications (continued) and instructions to staff regarding actions on current oral communications 7. OLD BUSINESS None. S. NEW BUSINESS A. Massage Ordinance (first reading) Recommended Action: Introduce by title only, waiving further reading. 9. ROUTINE MATTERS (Note: City Attorney will be excused at this point if no longer needed.) A. Approval of Minutes 1/21; 1/27 10. CITY COUNCIL ITEMS A. Delegate and Alternate for ABAG General Assembly Meeting B. Location of City Council Retreat March 14 C. Agenda items for joint meeting with Sheriff, Saratoga Fire District, County Fire Department, and Public Safety Commission February 10 Sheriff 1) Mid -Year Review of Law Enforcement Activity Saratoga Fire District 1) Mountain Winery Use Permit Fire and Traffic Issues City Council Agenda 4 February 4, 1998 2) Status of Plans for Fire Station Renovations 3) Emergency Medical Service Issues 4) Property Inspection Program 5) Fire Prevention Issues Weed and Brush Abatement Water Main Replacements Hillside Fire Control 6) Class A Roofs 7) Traffic Concerns Emergency Response Times Effects of Traffic Calming Measures 8) Future of Saratoga Fire District County Fire Department Status Report Public Safety Commission 1) Retreat 2) 1997 Accomplishments 3) Work Program: 1998 Priorities B. Other li. ADJOURNMENT in memory of Frank Dutro to next meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, at Adult Care Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue. FIRE DEPARTMENT SANTA CLARA COUNTY 14700 Winchester Blvd.. Los Gatos, CA 95030 -1818 (408) 378 -4010 (phone) (408) 378 -9342 (fax) 05 February 1998 To: County Executive District City/Town Managers {V From: Douglas G. Sporleder, Fire Chief Subject: Status Update: Fire Department Fiscal Issues A, hI 4C j, L cl o fe l Assemblyman Jim Cunneen has introduced Assembly Bill 1712 into the California State Legislature to provide relief for the Santa Clara County Fire Department from tax revenue apportionment mistakes through FY 1996 -97. A copy of AB 1712 is attached. To become law in January 1999, the bill must be passed by the State Assembly and State Senate, and must avoid being vetoed by the Governor. If the bill is not enacted, it must be re- introduced in 1999. Our FY 1997 -98 revenue and expenditure plan, adjusted for prospective tax apportionment, remains on target. Organizational restructuring and program changes have resulted in short term operational economies without reduction in services. We anticipate moderate growth in revenues for FY 1998 -99 based on property taxes and contracts for service. Passage of AB 1712 and growth in revenues are important to our agency and respective communities. I will keep you informed of changes as we deal with this important fiscal issue. If you have questions about the budget or services provided in your community, please feel free to contact me at (408) 378 -4010. DGS:jmt Attachment c: Richard Wittenberg Don Brown Dianne Gershuny David Jinkens Dave Knapp Larry Perlin Jeff Peterson Jay Stone Gay Strand Bernard Strojny Chron File CITY MANAGER UPDATEfmt/980205 A California Fire Protection District serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino. Los Altos. Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, and Saratoga BILL NUMBER: AB 1712 BILL TEXT INTRODUCED 01/28/98 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Members Cunneen, Honda, Alquist, Figueroa, Frusetta, and Lempert (Coauthors: Senators McPherson and Sher) JANUARY 28,1998 An act to add Section 96.27 to the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to local government finance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1712, as introduced, Cunneen. Local government finance: property tax revenue allocations: County of Santa Clara. Existing property tax law provides for the annual allocation of property tax revenues in each county in accordance with property tax revertue apportionment factors that are determined for each recipient jurisdiction in accordance with a specified formula. This bill would deem to be correct those property tax revenue apportionment factors that were applied in allocating property tax revenues in the County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection District for each fiscal year through the 1996 -97 fiscal year. This bill would, however, require property tax apportionment factors applied in allocating property tax revenue in the County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection 'District for the 1997 -98 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, to be determined on the basis of apportionment factors for prior fiscal years that have been corrected or adjusted as would be required if those prior apportionment factors had not been deemed correct by this bill. This bill would make legislative findings as to the necessity of a special statute. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State mandated local program: no. t, SECTION 1. Section 96.27 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read: 96.27. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the property tax apportionment factors applied in allocating property tax revenues in the County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection District for each fiscal year through the 1996 -97 fiscal year shall be deemed correct. No reductions or corrections due to calculation errors may be made in allocating property tax revenues for the County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection District through the 1996 -97 fiscal year. However, commencing with the 1997 -98 fiscal year, property tax apportionment factors applied in allocating property tax revenue in the County of Santa Clara Central Fire Protection District shall Ve determined on the basis of apportionment factors for prior fiscal years that have been corrected or adjusted as would be required in the absence of the preceding sentence. SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article W of the California Constitution because of the uniquely severe fiscal difficulties that will be suffered by the Central Fire Protection District in the County of Santa Clara if this bill does not take effect.