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Home My WebLink About12-07-1966 City Council Minutes SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL SUI~4ARY OF MINUTES TIME: Wednesday, December 7, 1966 7:30 ~.M. PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, California TYPE: Regular Meeting I ORGANIZATION Mayor Pro Tem Hartman called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. A. ROLL CALL Present: Councilman Hartman, Tyler, Burry, Robbins Absent: Councilman Glennon .... B. MINUTES It was moved by Councilman Robbins, seconded by Councilman Tyler and unanimously carried to waive the reading and approve the minutes of the November 16, 1966 meeting, as written. II BIDS AND CONTRACTS A. AGREEMENT WITH P. G. & E. FOR STREET LIGHTING SERVICES FOR QUITO LIGHTING DISTRICT Quito Mr. Hanley explained that on January 1, 1967 the City will provide for ~the Lighting collection of taxes and provision of service for the Quito Lighting District District and that the same service will be provided as that which is currently in P.G.& E. effect under County control. It was moved by Councilman Robbins~ seconded services by Councilman Burry~ and unanimously carried to authorize the Mayor to execute Agreement an agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the continuation of service for the Quito Lighting District, said agreement to become effective January 1, 1967. B. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL EXPRESSWAYS FUNDS FOR SARATOGA AVENUE IMPROVEMENT Additional Expressways As recommended by the Director of Public Works in a memorandum dated Novem- Funds for bet 29, 1966, it was moved by Councilman Burry, seconded by Councilman Tyler, Saratqga-Cox and unanimously carried to authorize the Staff to request an additional improvement $112~638.76 in County Expressway funds for deposit in the General Fund to Project off-set General Fund expenditures on t he Saratoga-Cox Avenue projects. III PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, AND FORMAL RESOLUTIONS ~ A. RESOLUTION 347 - INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR ANNEXATION OF HAKOME GARDENS Res. 347 Hakone It was moved by Councilman Burry, seconded by Councilman Robbins~and carried Gardens unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 347, Declaring that Proceedings Have Been Annexation Initiated by the City Council of the City of Saratoga to Annex to Said City proceedings Certain Uninhabited Territory Described and Designated "Hakone Gardens"~ and Giving Notice of Time and Place for Any Portests Thereto, (Hearing set for Wednesday, January 18~ 1967 at 8:00 o'clock P. M. in the City Council Chambers. B. RESOLUTION NO. 348 - Res. 348 Sanitation It was moved by Councilman Tyler, seconded by Councilman Robbins and unanimously Dist. No. 4 carried to adopt Resolution No. 348, granting consent to Sanitation District Assessment No. 4 of Santa Clara County to Undertake proceedings to construct a sanitary proceedings sewerage project and provide that the 6ost shall be assessed on the district benefited under appropriate special assessment and assessment bond proceedings, Sanitary Sewerage Project No. 1966-2, Unit No. 1. IV SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES AND ZONING REQUESTS A. C-71 - MA/14AR INVESTMENT COMPANY C-71 Maxmar It was moved by Councilman Burry, seconded by Councilman Robbins, and unanimously Investment carried to grant ~e request from M83nnar Investment Company for a one year ex- Company tension of time from the current expiration date of January 2, 1967 for extension Ordinance NS-3-ZC-24~ conditionally rezoning property on Walnut Avenue dnder of Ord. File No. C-71. The new expiration date will be January 2, 1968 and construction NS-3-ZC-24 is to begin within the one year and be completed within two years, that is, by January 2, 1969. -1- CITY OF SARATOGA S~ARY OF MINUTES - Dec. 7, 1066 IV ADMINISTP~TIVE MATTERS A. rIAYOR The C6'uncil discussed, at length, the current ABAG proposal relative to a ABAG regi0'nal governmeata!orFanization, and although no action was taken at Proposal - this time, the Council generally agreed that Bay Area reEional problems Regions! should best be handled by whatever method would result in the most local Coy. Or~. control, while at the same time, avoiding the establishment of many separate taxing agencies. It was the opinion of the Council that all the phases of Bay Area regional problems should be under the jurisdiction of a single agency. B. FIt.~NCE Payment (1) It was moved by Councilman Burry, seconded by Councilman Robbins, of Warrants and unanimously carried to approve the warrants on the list dated December ~,. 1966. ahdauthorize that warrants be drawn in payment for a total a~oUnt 6f $21,952.34. V PUBLIC HEARINGS - 8:05 P. M. ' Continued from earlier on agenda A. C-90 - TOI.~ AND 'COUNTRY _REALTY To~,m & ~r. Hanl~y report~ that the Planning Commission has granted one final Country contindanee of their consideration of this application for rezoninR and, application with nO objection~ the Mayor continued the matter to the next meeting for -for rezoning a report from the Planning Commission. VI ADT~INISTRATIVE MATTERS A. COUI~CIL CO~.~ITTEES AND R~PORTS 15 Acres (t) Mr. Hanl~y reported that, in accordance with State law, the Planning Contiguous to Conmission reviewed the proposal that 15 acres of property ~ontiguous Hakone Gardens to Hakone Gardens be acguir~d for expansion of !!akone Gardens, an~ that the Planning Conmission recomnends that this nroperty be~acqUired as it would be consistent with the General Plan and ~-~uld be Well suited for public use. It x~as moved by CBu~cilman Robbins, seconded by Councilman Tyler, and ~nanimously ~arried to adeept the Planning Commission report, dated Uovember 2gl 1966. Water (2) After disCuSsing a ~Yana,~ement Committee re~ort regardin~ the provision Supply for of adequate water supply for Hakone Gardens, it was moved by Councilman Hakone Gardens Burry, seconded by Councilman Robbins to authorize the Staff to employ the firm of Riley and Cuffe, at a cost of $400.00, to prepare the necessary plans and specifications for development of a water supply system for Hakone Gardens tied in with San Jose Water Works lines. D. DEPAR~.~NT HEADS AND OFPICERS Purchase of It was moved by Councilman Burry, seconded by Councilman Robbins and Property unanimously carried to authorize the ~ayor to execute an amended agreement from County with the County of Santa Clara for the purchase, by the City, of a small on Quito Rd. piece of property on Quito Road, just north of Pollard Road. This amended agreement was required due to a technicality relative to the conveyance of title, and does not affect the purchase price of $1.50. E. CITY ADMINISTRATOR No reports VII CO~JNICATIONS A. I~ITTEN Church on (1) A letter from Ja~es A. Rodriguas obJecttn~ to the possibility of a Quito Rd. church being constructed on Ouito Road in the vicinity of Marshall Lane School, was determined to be moot inasmuch as the Planning Commission has denied the application. -2- 'CITY OF SARATOGA SUI~LRY OF ~IINUTES - Dec. 7~ 1966 Retirement (~) A letter from Mr. James A. 'Rodrigues relatlve to retirement facilities Facil~ties Zoning was referred ~0 the January 18, 1967 meeting when this matter Zoning is scheduled for public hearing. · Ccunty-l~id~ (3) With no obJe~tion, a ~'~'~u,~hnicd~ton fr~ the Inter-City Council regard- PoliCy pi~hning ing the fo~ation of a COUpty~ide policy plannin~ tonitree, was · Conittee postponed to the next meeting. Azu!d rated . (4) The Director of Public work~ rdported, that several minor probl~s & Ualter Bamber have yet to be resolved i,~ith respect to improvements in the Azule Property area and their effect on the .Ualter Bamber property and it was noted that the City Attorney {~ill detemine whether or not ~ir. Bamber's letter regarding the ~atter constitutes a legal claim for damages. B. ~.(ay~r Pro. Tem acknowledged, ~ith piea~ure, the presence Of Planning Contdsioner Andy Johnson and the memberd of. the Good Oove~ment Group. VII ADj~ET,IT ~t ~.~ds md~ed by Cod~ailman Eurry, seconded b~ Councilman Tyler, and unanimously Carried tO ad.ioun the meeting at 8:30 P; ~I. Respectfully submitted, ,7 / 7 CITY C~R~ -3-