HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-1979 City Council Minutes MINUTES
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TI~: WedneSday, April 4, 1979 -.7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Saratoga City Council Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, Calif.
TYPE: Regular Meeting
I. ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Callon, Kalb,
Matteoni, Corr, Kraus
Absent: None
B. MINUTES Correction to page 6, paragraph 4,
to state: "Councilman Kalb
indicated that he had contacted
Sports Illustrated Clubs . . . ".
M/S: Kalb/Corr to approve the
minutes of March 21, 1979, as
modified. Carried unanimously.
II. COmmUNICATIONS CO[~{UNICATIONS
A. ORAL
1. Tom Brown, 29582 Third Council directed staff to review
Street, expressing oppo- this proposal, and continued
sition to.p~oposed access discussion of this item to a
in connection. With Parking Committee of the ~ole Meeting
Distric~ between Third and on April 10, 1979.
Fourth Streets.
2. Mason Shaw, owner, '!Eomments acknowledged. No action
Saratoga Theatre building, taken.~.
expressing support of new
development in the Village;
however, opposition to the
easement being used as'a
two-way street.
B. I~ITTEN "
1. Councilman Roy E. Lave, Council consensus to direct staff
Jr., City of LOs Altos, to draft letter to Santa Clara
with .attached~e~olution / County Board of Supervisors pro-
concerning Santa Clara testing 'the fact that the City
COunty Corridor'Evaluation. input was not considered.
2. Joseph B. Krajeska, ~' IC~uncil consensus to adhere to
13945 Pierce Road, re- it~ existing policy. Request
questing the City Council for waiver of fee was denied.
rescind the requirement
for additional fees for
his storm drain.
AGENDA · ~CTION TAKEN
II, CO}~fUNICATIONS (.Cont'd.) 'CO1,~MUNICATiONS
B. WRITTEN
3. i'~6~.'~'D~F:~F~s~' Noted and filed.
, d~{t, Twin Oaks Hom~dwne~'~'~
:~ssoci~C~%~7:~B~B'~a~"
~['f~e~, ~e~es~s'~ng~i~
:~pr6~i. of~r~oning ~ny
pSr:iQ:':8~-.Olak Street to
any type of non-residential
Zone.
4. Arnold E. Loe, President, Council agreed that City Manager
Good Government Group, re- should authorize periodic weekend
questing the City Council "raids" by Code Enforcement Officer
re,initiate the Sign'- ':: to impound signs.
Enforcement Program on
weekends,
5. Arnold Loe,'President, Noted and fi~ed. This to be
Good Government GrOup, considered in conjunction with
recommending limitations-be consideration of consultant's
set on the development of study regarding Pierce Road~
Pierce Road and.Mt. Eden Mt. Eden Road traffic impact study.
Road.
6. Sally Price, President, Noted and filed.
League of Wo~en Voters~Los
Gatos-Saratoga, thanking
City staff for assistance
with the League's study of
co~ercial development in
LosGatos and Saratoga.
7. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noted and filed.
Broom, Mr. and Mrs. Mary
Jane Brow, protesting
aqquisition of the Brox~
.proper.ty, 20582 Third Street
in connection with proposed
Parking District No. 4.
8. Copy of a letter to the ~ 7'[~{~::~ filed.
City Manager re: County
Sanitation District No. 4
proposed budget, Fiscal Year
1979-80.
III. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES~ SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES
ZONING ~QUESTS ZONING ~QUESTS
A. CONSIDE~TION OF .APPE~' OF Council representatives and staff
P~NNING CO~,~ISSION DECISIOB 'F~>~sg have ..Visited the site and
~: DENIAL OF APPLICATION concluded the site should be dealt
A-631 FOR SINGLE-FDIILY with as it is presented, and not
~SIDENCE LOCATED ON'COI,~R. with alte~ative plans. Reco~en-
DRIVE, WlLLI~4-LISAC dation tha~ if the Council upholds
(Cont:d. 3/21/79). Planning CoEission decision,
L clear direction should be given to
the applicant as to what might be
',considered an-acceptable design.
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
III. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, .9 SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES,
ZONING PEQUESTS (Cont'd.) ZONING REQUESTS
A. CONSIDERATION OF APPEAL OF'. Discussion followed concerning
PLANNING CO~IISSION DECISION possible design modifications to
RE: DENIAL OF APPLICATION this application. However, it
A-631 FOR SINGLE-F~ILY was determined this must be
RESIDENCE LOCATED ON COMER worked out with the architect
DRIVE, WILLI~{ LISAC and with the Planning Commission.
(Cont'd. 3/21/79)
Mr. Lisac, applicant, stated
,I he has been working wit~h~l~
~ Planning Commission for approxi-
mately a year-and-a-half, and
before that, with his architect,
and this is the best design he
could come up with. Also, he
~ has spent a large amount of
money, and cannot afford any
more expenditures.
{i~g~f~7'~g~way does the
"~oun~i~l=~ishTto-interfere with
the interior layout of the building.
Difficulty is in applying the
general standards of the Hillside
Ordinance in te_~rm~s_.9~ assuring
that the house cause~as little
intrusion in th~{fl~{des as
possible.. On this basis, he
· . cannot approve the site as proposed.
M/S: Matteoni/Kalb to uphold
the Planning Commission decision
and deny the appea]~Wit~t"pre-
.IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, RESCLUTIONS PETITIONS, OP~INANCES, P~SOLUTIONS
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS
AI. CONSIDEP~TION OF REZONING The City Manager advised if the
FROM "A" AND "P-A" TO "C-N" Council chooses to move in the
THE 10.253 ACRE PARCEL LO- direction as reconm~ended by the
CATED BET~EN COX AVE., Planning Commission, it would be
MC FARLAND AVE., AND appropriate to intruduce Ordinance
SARATOGA AVENUE (Cont'd. No. NS-3-43.
2/7/79)
The Mayor opened the public hearing
at 8:10 P.M.
There being no comments from
members in the audience, M/S:
Matteon~/Corr to close the public
hearing!~j.~Carried. The public
hearing w~S~closed at 8:11 P.M.
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AGENDA ACTION T~KEN
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Cont'd.') PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. CONSIDERATION OF REZONING Kalb: Have concern with the degree
FROM "A" AND "P-~' TO "C-N" of control; it seems we are going
THE 10.25~ ACRE PARCEL LO- through a process in which the
CATED BETWEEN COX AVE:, City has something to give and
MC FARLAND AVE., AND for which we have :'~' ~pp~f~n~y
SARATOGA AVE .' (Cont' d. !fo~Y~i~._s~m~ "degee~f d6ntrol~
2 / 7 / 79 ) <~econd!y ~'iit .h~s b&~'~isdus sed ~r"
:~dbing this under ~he use D~rmit
?~roceedings~. ~d'as aI mat~er"~f
Mr. Robinson, Planning Director,
advised that. according to
Article 14,of the,.Zoning Ordinance,
the Planning CommiSsion can add
uses allowed under.~.~':6~~
commercial district~,a~d' th{s is
don~ by resolution. Further,
there is an item on the next
Planning Commission agenda
clarify this and add that all
mixed uses of five-acre sites
or greater in a "C-N" District
are.required to have a Conditional
Use Permit.
Matteoni: Suggested that by the
time the ordinance becomes .com-
plete, it might still be appro-
priate that th~:e be a companion
resolution ~einfB.~fn~:general
plan consid~ati6ns"
Mayor Kraus indicated he would
have very strong concerns with
regard to commercial on Saratoga
Avenue; however, he has no con-'
cerns about "P-A".
The City Manager advised the
· ' staff cohld draft the resolution
for'Council consid'eration at the
time the~iordinance ~s adopted.
I~/S: Corr/Callon to introdhce
Ordlinance NS-3.43,.An Ordinance
Amending Ordinance NS-3, the
Zoning Ordinance, by Amending, the
Zoning M~p, and waive the reading.
Carried unanimously.
VI. BIDS AND CONTRACTS BIDS AND CONTRACTS
A. RECO%q4ENDATION FOR AI'~RD Mr. Shook, Director of Public
.FQR QUtTO-WILDCAT. BRIDGE Works, reviewed this project
RE'CONSTRUCTION with the Council. Bids received
ranged from $215,000 to $316,000,
the engineer's estimate being
$203,000. Staff's'recommendation
to award the contract to~ .... ~i_~'
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AGENDA ACTION TAKEN
VI. BIDS AND CONTRACTS (Cont'd.) BIDS AND CONTRACTS
A. RECOMmeNDATION FOR AWARD (Mr. Shook - cont'd.)
FOR QUITO-WILDCAT BRIDGE
RECONSTRUCTION (Cont'd.) Raisch. Structures for the low
bid of $214,860, increasing the
budget by $20,200 to recover
the City's portion of the total
project.
M/S: Matteoni/Corr to award the
contract for Quito-Wildcat Bridge
Reconstruction to Raisch Structures
of San Jose in the amount of
$214,860. Carried unanimously.
B. REQUEST TO CALL FOR BIDS Barbara Sampson, Director of
ON RESTORATION OF LOWER Community Services, reviewed
HOUSE AT HAKONE GARDENS staff report, dated 3/29/79,
outlining restoration plan and
recommending City Council authorize
calling for bids on this project.
M/S: .Kalb/Corr to call for
· " bids on restoration of the lower
house at Hakone Gardens, and in
the trasmittal document specifi-
cally request the.bidders to make
suggestions if they see ways of
~ignificantly iraproving the costs,
while stil! maintaining the basic
fundamental Japanese design.
Carried.u~animously.
C. COOPEP~TIVE AGREEmeNT WITH Mr. Shook, 'Director of Public
CITY OF SAN JOSE RE: TRAFFI( Works, reviewed the staff report,
CONTROL SIGNAL AT PROSPECT' dated3/28/79.
ROAD AT JOHNSON AVENUE AND
AT BLANEY AVENUE Upon the recommendation of the
staff, M/S: Corr/Kalb to approve
the 'Cooperative Agreement. Carried
unanimously.
VII CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CALENDAR
A. P~SOLUTION ~-133, A M/S; Kalb/MatteOni to approve
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE the Consent. Calendar. Carried
INTERSECTION OF CHESTER unanimously,
AVENUE AND TEN ACRES ROAD A:
A STOP INTERSECTION
B. P~SOLUTIONMV-134, A
RESOLUTION PROHIBITING
PAP~ING ON STATE PROPERTY
C. RESOLUTION 888-N, A
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
AGREEMENT, VILLAGE PARKING
DISTRICT NO. 2
· Authorize Mayor eo
Execute Agreement
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AGENDA '~CTION TAKEN
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR (C0nt'd.) ,CONSENT CALENDAR
D. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION
TO ADVERTISE'FOR BIDS
ANNUAL STREET SEALING
PROGRAM
E,.- PAYmeNT OF CLAIMS
VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
A. MAYOR
1. Reported shootings of Council consensus to direct staff
two Sheriff's Deputies. to send letters to both~:S~[i'ff~
-~ Deputies~expressing CoU~{l's'con-
cern, a~ thanking ~hem for their
B. COUNCIL & COMMISSION REPORTS efforts.
1. Report Re: Library Councilwoman CalIon suggested
Commission Appointments. the entire Library Commission
meet with the Council at. 2:00 P.M.
on.lthe evening of the next
~C~r~n'ft~_'e~f' ~h=~' ~6'1~ I~e~ting to
.~' [~j~p~ih~ents: of new=~ibrary
~L~CUlpT'W~ima Mor~isOn, and
Andrew Beverett to the SaratOga
-r'. Library Commission. Carried
" unanimously.
C. DEPARTMENT HEADS & OFFICERS .-.
1. R~pOrts from Director :of
Public Works Re: "
a) Pierce Road, Mt. Eden Council consensus to discuss this
Traffic ImpaCt StUdy. study in more detail with the
Consultant. This is scheduled
for a Committee of the Whole
Meeting on April 24, 1979.
b) Request for "No Mr. Shook, Director of Public
Parking" Signs on Works, reviewed the request
Upper Hill Court of Mr. Amanna to create a "No
Parking" zone, and staff recommen-
dation in memorandum dated 3/29/79.
consensus to allow involved
property o~.mers an o~portunity to
cor~nent concerning t ~s reque§t, and
their willin~ess to approve ~n-
stallati n a~ long as property owner
covers t~e costs. '
c) Status Report Re: 'Mr. S~ook indicated he has been
Big Basin project of in contact with the State within
changing the cross the last month for preparation of
~ection. preliminary reports. Report
forthcoming in 30 to 45 days.
AGENDA ACTION TA~OEN
VIII ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS .(Cont'd. ADMINISTRATIVE I-IATTERS
C.DEPARTMENT liEADS & OFFICERS
(Cont'd.) ..
d) Status Report Re: Mr. Shook reported staff met with
Argonaut Shopping Center Mr, San Felipo and a representative
and Safeway Stores. of Safeway Stores two ~eeks ago.
He will again meet with them
withi~ 30 days to discuss the
~rawings, and will report'back
to the Council following that
meeting.'
D. MISCELLANEOUS COUNCIL REIDRT~
1..Jeff Kalb - Excess fleet Staff to explore'this with the
of buses as a result_of re- Transit District and report
~::%~lilsZp:g~6~i6n ~,l~sion, back to Council.
:~hgge~.t'~d~'~'X~lbFin~ ~O'~si-
bility of running shuttle
into the Village, down
Saratoga Ave. to Quito
Shopping Center, down Cox
to Lohr-Turgeon, back out
Kirkwood to Saratoga-
Sunnyvale Road, and this to
be done onX201~d~' inver-
~:%~'~"~i~ekends. ~
E. CITY
1. Report Re: Annual Finan- Formally presented :eport.
cial Report Scheduled for review at a study
session within the next 30 days.
2. Report' Re: Paul Masson Summarized report and recommen-
Marathon dations, dated 3/29/79.
Kalb/Corr to adopt the staff
report for forwarding to Paul
Masson, Dan O'Keefe, and Santa
Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Carried unanimously.
3. Report Re: Request Re: I.{/S: Kalb/Corr to approve date
Saratoga Blossom and street closure for Saratoga
Festival. Blossom Festival. Carried unani-
mously.
4. Report Re: AB-804, 'M/S: Kalb/Corr to support the
allowing ABAG and Bay concept of the bill, but not to
Area Air Quality Dist- involv& ABAG in its.;implementation.
rict to design an Carried'4.1to l?:~OUncilman Kraus
inspection maintenance in opposl~i6n.--
program using existing
service stations and
garages. Bill desig=
nates ABAG to carry
out varied functions.
AGENDA ACTION MINUTES
· "'IX. ACKNO!'~LEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC ACKNOI~LEDGEMENT OF PUBLIC
GROUP REPRESENTATIVES GROUP REPRESENTATIVES
Mayor recognized ~'Hills,
Good Government ~bdp.
X. ADJOURNMENT ADJOUD~NT
M/S': Matteoni/Callon to ~djourn
to Executive Session. Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
" ~M/S: 'Kalb/Corr to'authorize the
City Manager to proceed with
negotiations on the purchase Of
the rear portion of property
located at the end of Pierce Road
and ~ar~toga-SUnnyvale Road,
~ adjacent to city-owned parcel at
the corner of Cox/Saratoga-
Sunnyvale Road. Carried unani-
mously-~ Meeting adjourned at
.10:25 P.M.
mitted'
16bert F. Beye
]ity