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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-21-1974 City Council Minutes MINUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, May 21, 1974 - 7:30 P.M. . ~li . C f PLACE: Crisp Conference Room, Saratoga City Hall, 1377'7 Fruitvale Ave:', Saratoga, ~ ' TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting, Committee' of The WhBle I. ORGANIZATION ROt~ CALL Present: Councilmen Bridges, Brigham, Diridon, Kraus and Smith Absent: None II. BIDS AND CONTRACTS A. SARATOGA-LOS GATOS ROAD WALKWAY The City Manager indicated that three bids had been ~eceived for this pro- posed work. The engineer's estimate for the project Fas $24,720. The low bid by M.C. Slack Company cam& in at $39,089.50 or some 58% above the engineer's estimate. T_~h~e repor_~ from the Director of Public Works ~~f' _ ~---~ caused the higher ~_~"~t~ms.~ch apparently concrete wall and the h~ndrail. After further discussion, Council~n Bridges moved and ~econded by-Council- mn Kraus that the bids be rejected ~nd the staff be authorized to review the design of the handrail as well as an alternative to the reinforced concrete wall. The motion passed unanimously. ~? B. ST~ET S~LING PROG~M The City ~nager indicated that according to our traditional procedures that it is time to authorize the calling for bids for the annual street sealing program. He indicated that $75,000 will be in the proposed budget which is the same level that appeared in the previous years budgets. It was moved by Council~n Kraus and seconded by Council~n Diriaon that the staff be authorized to call for bids for the annual street resurfacing progr~.. I.II. A. SD-1110 DIVIDE~I~USTRIE$ ~ The City ~nager reported that he had received a letter from Mr. 0liver outli~ing the work which had been done on the Pace property by an anthropologist since the last meeting. Mr. Oliver outlined what had happened on the pro~ty and that he had contacted three or four different anthropologists concerning this ~tter prior to hiring one. He indicated that a number of tests had been ~de by the anthropologist and it was his indication that based on the surface findings there was no specific indication as to whether or not there were artifacts underneath the ground. Judy Berchold, ~resident of the Anthropological Society comented that she felt an E.I.R. should be done on the property. She indicated that this property was located in a lik~~ic~l area and feels it should be further investigated through a~tho~ough E.I.R. She further co~ented that the City should have a policy concerning archeologica] sloes and provide~in the planning process for the protection of arche~logical ~resources. 'She in~;~ated that the .Archeological Society had developed a procedure which ~ght be considered and presented this for Council After further discussidn, it was moved By Council~n Bridges and Seconded by Councilnmn Kraus that the ~ouncil reaffirm the position taken by the Plan~ing Director in giving this project the Negative Declaration. This motion passed unanimously. It-was further directed that the staff revilew the recommend- ations submitted'by the Archeological Society and shbmit to the Council recommendations on how potential archeological sites i~ Saratoga should be evaluated and possibly protected. It was further directed that the Planning Coremission onsider~ s one of its e a conditions of approval the provision that areas within excavation on the property be allowed access to by~ the Archeological Society so that they could.survey the site while construction is taking place. IV. OTHER BUSINESS Councilman Brigham brought up the subject of the Council supp6rting Proposition 5 on the June 4th~statewide ballot. It was moved by Councilman Brigham and seconded by Councilman Diridon that the Council go on record supporting Proposition 5. This motion passed by a 4-1 vote with Councilman Kraus voting in the negative. There being no further business the meeting was adjour~e~: Respectfully submitted, C~ty Clerk