HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-04-2014 Item 11 - Written Communications
City of Saratoga
Memorandum
To: Saratoga City Council
From: Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk
Date: June 4, 2014
Subject: Written Communications Item 11 – Approval of Quarry Park Master Plan,
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Phase One Conceptual
Design
After the agenda packet for the June 4, 2014 City Council meeting was prepared, the
City received written communications on Agenda Item 11 – Approval of Quarry Park
Master Plan, Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Phase One Conceptual
Design. The written communications are attached to this memo.
Wednesday,
June
4,
2014
4:52:01
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Subject:Quarry
Park
Open
Space
Issue
Date:Wednesday,
June
4,
2014
3:31:37
PM
Pacific
Daylight
Time
From:jdjkpage@comcast.net
<jdjkpage@comcast.net>
To:Jill
Hunter
<jhunter@saratoga.ca.us>,
Emily
Lo
<elo@saratoga.ca.us>,
Howard
Miller
<hmiller@saratoga.ca.us>,
Manny
Cappello
<mcappello@saratoga.ca.us>,
Chuck
Page
<cpage@saratoga.ca.us>,
Dave
Anderson
<davea@saratoga.ca.us>,
City
Clerk
[Crystal
Bothelio]
<ctclerk@saratoga.ca.us>
Dear
Council
Members,
I
am
writing
to
address
the
Quarry
Park
public
usage
proposal
for
trails
on
the
Saratoga
Heights
Homeowner’s
Open
Space.
My
wife
and
I
built
our
home
within
the
SHHOA
jurisdiction
thirty-‐two
years
ago
and
are
past
members
of
this
board,
so
we
are
familiar
with
the
legal
documents
pertaining
to
this
issue.
It
is
my
understanding
that
the
1981
grant
of
an
open
space
easement
did
not
grant
the
right
to
the
public
to
enter
or
use
the
open
space.
Also,
although
there
was
a
proposed
grant
of
a
Pedestrian
and
Equestrian
Access
Easement
in
1981,
the
City
Council
rejected
that
easement,
and
in
1989
formally
vacated
this
access
pursuant
to
City
Council
Resolution
#
2544.
In
summary,
the
public
records
clearly
show
that
the
city
and
public
have
no
right
to
access
the
open
space
for
recreational
use.
Therefore,
I
suggest
that
the
City’s
legal
council
review
the
relevant
documents
pertaining
to
this
Quarry
Park
proposal
before
pursuing
this
action.
Thank
you.
Dr.
James
S.
Page
21751
Congress
Hall
Ln
Saratoga,
CA
95070