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Home My WebLink About01-18-1961 City Council Minutes SARAIDGACITY COUNCIL TIME: .Wednesday, January 18, 1961 7:30 P. M. PLACE: Fruitvale School, Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California TYPE: Regular Meeting I ORGANIZATION A. ROLL.CALL Present: .Brazil, Glennon, Drake, Langwill, Hartman Absent: .None B. MINUTES Councilman Hartman moved, seconded by Councilman Langwill to approve the minutes of the January 4th meeting.as mailed and waive the reading. Carried unanimously. II RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES None III PUBLIC HFARINGS None IV OLD BUSINESS A.. Councilman Langwill moved that the City Administrator be authorized to exercise Option ~3 of the Civic Center. Lease Agreement for purchase Parcel ~4 Civic of Parcel ~4, and that a warrant be drawn in the amount of $9,996.00 Center Site payable to California Pacific Title Company. Motion seconded by · CouncilmanNartman-and carried unanimously. V NEW BUSINESS A. SDR-218 SAN JOSE WATER~WOEKS SDR-218 S.J.Water Councilman Drake moved, seconded by Councilman Hartman to adopt Works Resolution SDR-218-1, ape'roving building site of San Jose Water Works on VickerX Avenue. Motion carried unanimously. B. , SDR-230 NORMAN KOEFERNIK Councilman Glennon moved, seconded by Councilman Langwill to adopt Resolution SDR-230-1 approving.building site of Norman Koepernlk SDR-230 .on Via Regina. The Clerk read a letter, copies of which were Norman Koepernik distributed to the Council, fromMr. Koepernik, protestinga condition of his building site approval and asking Council re- consideration of Ordinance 23-4 which imposes certain conditions regarding access roads. With the consensus of the Council, the Mayor directed that the letter be referred to the appropriate committee of the Planning Commission for study. C. SD~-245 KOnERI WALKER, JR. SDR-2~5 Councilman Lan~ill moved to adopt Resolution SDR 245-1, approv- R.Walker,Jr. ing building site of Robert Ross Walker, Jr. for one lot on Vessin~ Road. Y~tion seconded by Councilman Hartman and carried unanimously. VI ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A. MAYOR (1) Mayor reported that the Peninsula Division of the League League of of California Cities will meet January 26 at Rickey's in Calif. Clties Mtg. ~ Polo Alto. He announced that Richard Carpenter of the League of California Cities will speak on the minority views of the Governor's Commission on Metropolitan Area Problems, and urged that all Councilmen and Staff attends if possible. (2) In response to council resolution at the last meetings Committee to study the Mayor announced that he had conferred with Platmin~ standards, A.& S~ Cont. Comm4ssion Chairman Webster ands as a result, Chairman permits WebSter had appointed Commissioners Crisp and Higgins and Mayor Brazil appointed Councilmen Clannon and Hartman to comprise a committee for study of'standards for Architectural and Site Control permits. (3) Mayor Brazil road a letter of resignation as Deputy Dir- Deputy Dir- actor of Civil Defense from Mr. Bollis Phillips. With the actor of Civil Defense approval of the Councils Mayor indica~ed he would write a resignation letter of appreciation to Mr. Phillips and, as he had Just received the letter of resignations he was not presently prepared to propose a successor. (4) The Mayor offered for nomination the reappointment to the Reappoint- mant of Plan- Planning Comm4ssion for a four year term of Dr. Charles R. nin~ Commis- sioners C.R. Glenn and Adm. Frederick G. Crisp, He announced that he Glenn and CYisp had not received an indication from Dr. Parden whether or not he wishes to be considered for reappointment~ and therefore was not offering a nomination for this position at this time. Councilman Drake moved for approval of the appointment of Charles R. Glenn and Frederick G. Crisp as Planning Commis- sioners for a term of four years to beZin january 22, 1961. Councilman Hartman seconded the motion which c3rricd unan~- mously~ and the Mayor was requested tow rite letters of the.Council~s app~eciatio~ ~xd tha~ of the Citys for the service provided by these gentlemen durin~ their terms of office. (5) Mayor read a proposed resolution opposing consolidation Res. 88 ConsQli- of smaller cities into larger ones in Santa Clara County. datiOn of ~ After discussion, Councilman Glennon moved to adopt Reso- lution 88, as amended by CounCthnan Drake. Motion seconded by Councilman Hartsnan ands after reading of the amended resolution by the Mayors the motion carried. Recess called by Mayor and reconvened. (6) Mayor Brazil reported that he, Mr. Huff and ~c. Glennon Div. pf had aCtended a meetin~ a~ the Division of Highways in San Highways re Hi~h~ay Franciscos relative to ~idenin~ of Highway ~9. The Mayor~ #9 ~ with the verifica~ion of Councilman Glennon and the Director o~ Public ~orkss sxm~rized the ~oints of d~scUssion And the various problems involved. has authorized preliminary design work to begin, with ~he understandins that the followi~3~ issues will be resolved within the next month: 1. ~idth of highway? Two lanes or four lanes? 2. ~o is to pay how much for what? 3. Cost of rights-of-way? Taken [rom one side or both? 4. ~rnat drainage problems are involved? 5.Signals anywhere but Prospect? Chea~nelization and storage lanes? 7.L~ndscapin~? 8.14hat to do at the intersection of Route 9 and Route at the Plaza? After lengthy discussion, durin.~which several citizens spol;e on various issues - (pa;~.cularly proposed highway width), Councilman Glennon mzved, se=onded by Council=an Langwill to authorize the Director cf Public ~orks to con- tact the State and County technicions re~arding the -3- question of plan lines, equitable acquisition of right of ways movtn~ of utilities and establishment of cost figure. Hotion carried unanimously. Councilman Hartman moved that the Mayor appoint a consistinS of ~wo council n~mbers with opposing views on the proposed width of highways two Plannin~ ~mm~sstoners with opposin~ views and three residents ~no are "neutral". This committee is to be a "fact-finding committee" and will be directed to resolve the ergs-.~nt of the "facts" and submit a report of their findings to the Hayor prior to February lOs 1961. Hotion seconded by ~Councilman and carried unanimously. B. FI}IANCE (1) Councilman Dral~e moveds seconded by Councilman Hartman to · Finance approve the bills listed on the January 18, 1961 disburse- meat list in the amount of $28s530.55 and authorize warrants be drawn in payment. Hotion carried unanimously. (2) The budget report for the second quarter of the 19~0-61 year was distributed. C. COMHITTEES (1) Councilman Drake, Chairman of the Finance Cvmmittees potted that he had reviewed the city*s financial situation survey of investsneat of and submitted a recommendate.on regardin~ inves~ment of city's surplus funds city surplus funds. Councilman Drake mowed that the City Administrator be directed to survey the possibilities for investment of surplus city funds in such a way as to improves if possible the rate of re~.urn thereons in accordance with his report dated January 18s 1961. Councilman Lan~lll seconded the motion; carried unanimously. (2) Councilman Glennon requested and the Mayor directed that Hwy. ~9 Aerial the city Staff obtain aerial pl~otog~aphs of Highway ~9 Photos within Saratoga city limits. D. CITY ATTOPaEY l~o reports B. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC I~ORK3 City Attorney read a proposed agreement with Lotell & S,~.cular Lotell & for design of the Herr4m~u Avenue Bridge as submitted by the Sioular a~re~?nt Director of Public tqorks and approved for form by the City re Her~-~- Ave. ~ Attorney. Councilman Glennon moved, seconded by Councilman Bridge~ i Langwill to authorize the execution of the agreement as read. Motion carried unanimously F.CITY ADMINISTRATOR No reports VIii PETITIONS AND GRIEVANCES A. ~qRITTEN COPR4UNICATIONS (1) The Clerk read a letter from Deputy County Counsel Albert Zecher requesttn~ cou~xciE discussion with Argonaut School ropre- Argonaut sentatives regard~'ng the effects of the Storm Drain Reimburse- School Storm ment agre~ut which the City has with Hanover Corporation. Drain Agree- Nr~ zeCher was present to explain the problem ands.with the ment.. consensus of the council~ the 14ayor diraCted ~hat the City A~m{uistrator arrange a meetin~ of the technical and policy body representatives of those involved in an effort to arrive at some solution to the problem. ORALCOI~4UNICATIONS None Councilman G1eunon moveds seconded by Councilman Landwill to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously 11:00 P. Respectfully submitreds CITZ CLERK