HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-10-1961 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
SUT-'rA, fARY OF D~INUTES
' T]~".~.: Tuesday, October 10, 1961 - 7:30 P. M.
PLACE: Saratoga City Offices, 13777 Fruitvale A~enue,
Saratoga, California
T~PE: Special ~.~eetin~
ORCAN~ZATIO~
P~yor Brazil called the meeting to order at 7:35 P.
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Brazil, Glennon, Drake, Langwill, Hartman
Absent: None
STUDY SESSION RE ANNEXATION POLICY
Mayor Brazil announced that this special meeting has been
called as a study session to determine council policy re-
garding annexation requests to the City of Saratoga. He
reviewed the exploratory requests which have been received
in the past year and discussed the necessity for the council
to establish a definite policy regarding such requests.
He briefly explained that the one annexation to the City
since incorporation was the Blue Hills area which had been
omitted at the time of incorporation because the City of
Cupertino had filed an annexation in that area, which was
subsequently dropped, and the people in the area then re-
quested to be annexed to the City of Saratoga. in annexing
this area, Saratoga obtained a logical, straight-line
boundary on the north. Mayor stated, that to his knowledge,
the only requests for annexation since this time are those
received within the past year from the following areas:
1 ._ .subdivision, located north of Prospect
Road and immediately west of Saratoga Avenue.
2) Sunland Park area, located east of .r~,"-cCo~ Street.
3) Area south of Saratoga-Los Gatos Road-Quito
Road Junction.
Area adjacent to the North-~rest boundary of the
City, known as Rolling Hills area.
Council discussed each of the areas from a standpoint of
zoning, improvements, lot sizes, contiguity to existing
boundaries, topography, esthetics, assessed valuation, etc.
· They also discussed that part of the General Plan which
indicates that, as land scarcity pushes development up the
steep hillsides bordering the Santa Clara Valley, it prob-
ably will be necessary for the City to extend its boundaries
to the south and west in order to prevent excessive grading
and insure development compatible with the character of
Saratoga.
Several persons were present to represent areas interested
in annexation to the City of Saratoga and Council invited
their comments. The following persons addressed the council:
a) Gen. Lloyd PY. Haynes, ~i.r. Lochr"an~sand ~r. Clyde Henry,
representing residents of th~ '~*estbrook subdivision--
described .'the area, comprising ~A homes, as comparable
to those in Saratoga from the standpoint of esthetics,
valuation, minimum lot sizes, set-backs, streets and
rural character. They expressed the desires of the
people in the area to be annexted to Saratoga for
advantages of identification and particip~tion as
citizens of a city which representsltheirlway of
life as contrasted with metropolitan standards.
_.b) Mr. George Hassett', 18515 Farragut Lane~and Mrs. Galbraith, 18790 Blythswood Dr.,:
"~p~eS'~n~ing residen~s"~n the S0~th-easte~n boundary
area, related to the council their desires to be
annexted to Saratoga and not tO other surrounding
cities. They stated that they are in agreement with
the policies of Saratoga and, as they are closely
assdciated with the City through the schools, churches,
etc. and their topography and zoning is the same as
that of adjacent Saratoga, they would prefer to be
included in the City of Saratoga.
CoUncil discussed, generally, the density and character of
the Sunland Park area and reviewed the preliminary map
proposed for development of the Rolling Hills area if
Saratoga favorably considers that area for annexation.
After considerable discussion of the advantages a]nd/or
disadvantages of entertaining proposals for annexation from
any area, Councilman Drake summarized the criteria generally
outlined by the council, individually and collectively,
during this discussion, as follows:
It is. the policy of the City of Saratoga not to seek
additional area for the sake of enlarging the size of
the city or.merely tO seek additional assessed valuation.
The City will, howeVer, consider an~ annexation. where
there is advantage to the city other th~n added assessed
valuation alone,~o do so. Each annexation wili be don-
sidered individu~ll~'i 8n its total ~e~its, S~me O~ the
faCtOrS tobe taken ~nto account are: (a) desires of
the residents; (b) assessed valuation; (c) nature of the
property - not less than zoning immediately contiguous
and in no case less than 10,OOO square feet; (d) problems
introduced such as road maintenance. access, etc.;
(e} existing property uses, conditions, etc.
~[ith the consensus of the council, Councilman Drake was
delegated to draft the above criteria into written form,
refining it in accordance with any suggestions the other
members of the council my have, for presentation to the
council in'advance of the-next~regular.~meeting.for their.~,
study.and preparedness ~o act on the=matter at that'time.
III HERRR;~N,AVENUE~BRIDGE.L=,· ~ ~ .- ~ . ~'.:'j'=. ~ ~ ..'~-. ~if,.. ~fL -..
~rs; .Ann-Obenaue~ of Y1998~L ~Herriman. Avenuel=~I'!received' per-
misslouT=to 'address~'the cOuncil.regarding ialcomplain~-!in"
respec~to .thelalignmentof~the~Herrfman.'Avenue=bridge.='-.
Nrs. y~Obenauer appealed ~o -Tthe Coundi~ to realign, the ~south-
~rn ibridge =approach -!.in such a. manner as to avoid using the
right-of-way contiguous to her proper~y. She indicated on
the =improvement ].plans .'fOr i-t~!e '~bridge .that the preSent 'design
would ~bring the ' improvem~nts jto within.~15 i feet. of ~er hous~
and.cited~thel;-extreme· dangerishelfelt, this.woU~ld=;icreate~to
her'homeand family. 'Shedadvocated thatthe?~prOJect"as ..
planned-will=lower~the~val~e of'her~property and declared
that she=had~ received. inadequate'nOtice that'thiS area would
AftaridiseUssion, ~he matter was"refe~red to~theCity~,
Administrator for investigationsand report~,i" ~,~ii
IV COUNTY WATER COP.~ISSION
With the consensus of the Council NayoF appointed Council-
ma~= Glennon to serve as alternate for Councilman~HaFtman
on the County Water Commission.
V ADJOUH~*IENT
~ayor adjourned the meeting to personnel session ~ i0:30
Respectfully submitted,
Cordon H. Howe, City Clerk