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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-07-1979 City Council Minutes MI'NUTES SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL TIME: Wednesday, November 7, 1979 - 7:.30 P.M. PIjACE: Saratoga City'CoUncil Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, Calif. TYPE: Regular M~eting I. ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Present: Callon Corr, Kalb Matteoni, Kraus Ab sent: None B. MINUTES M/S: Kalb/Corr to approve the minutes of October 17, 1979. Carried unanimously. II. COFF4UNICATIONS COMkqJNICATIONS A. ORAL 1. Lucille Story, Pre'sident, ApproveS1 no delay consideration California Congres~ of of this issue.until additional , from-'~~ Parents and Teachers re- information received P.,TA. -_ questing delay in action re: drug paraphenalia following meeting with PTA. B. WRITTEN · t. Jeff Kalb, 20027 Puente Councilwoman Callon indicated her Court, tendering resignation preference to h01d open the from City CounCil, effective vacancy, and call a '~Decial_el~ec.ti. on December 1. to fill the vacancy. ,.~,~7~s. tt~e' ,',~ . · Co.unci_l_concens,us....t~q=~K~d~&~ to fill vacancy on the City Council and providing for a Special Election -to fill remainder of the term of. such councilperson, and to make a final determination regarding this procedure a~ the next regular City Council Meeting. ~-/S: Matteoni/Kraus to introduce Ordinance 38.98 and waive the reading. Carried unanimous ly.. 2. Mrs. Dorothy Breeding, The CouDcil directed the _City West~at~~ Villa, 5425 Mayme Manager to-send a letter to Ave , San Jose; concerninK Mrs. Breeding expressing its con- her. former home on Cox Ave. cern and shared frustration regardin, g' problems of a changin~ community and impact on the people II, COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd.) COMMUNICATIONS B. WRITTEN '3. Ms. Joy~e Hlava/President Postponed action following meeting Blue Hills PTA, asking with PTA in order to obtain Council to pass proposed additional facts. ordinance banning sale and' display of drug paraphe~alia to.'minors 4. Letterstendorsing-adqptioh M/S: Kalb/Corr to adopt Resolution of resolution re: Alcoholism )22 designating !'Alcoholism Action Action Month -'N0~ember 22. .MonthPin the City of Saratoga. thru December 25,'1979. Carried unanimously. .:Ms. Eleanor'Mann and Ms. Susan Jones, Natl. Council.on Alcoholism ~Mr. Frandisco Carbajali Santa'Clara County. AlcoholiSm AdviSory 51: Lette~s'fr~ ~e~denes ' ContinUed for 'discussion at asking for safer bikeways ~l Committee of the Whole Meeting and walkways.f6r, sdhool " .6~-Nove~ber. 13, 1979. children: Mr. W.S. Cglton~'i Principal Argonaut School Mrs. Pat Powers, 16305 Matilija Dru, Los'Gatos ..Dr. Everett McNfcholas, District Superintendent., Saratoga Union School .Distr~ct, 14675 Aloha~A~ 6. Mr. J. David Bates, City Noted and filed, Manager, City of Monte - Sereno, nominating Virgini~ -- Savage for the'Library Commission. 7. Mrs. Marilyn Knudson and N6ted;- directed City Manager to family, 3834 Beaumont Ave., respond. Oakland, praising Sar~t6ga Fire Department and their. Fire Prevention. Program. 8. Mr.' Joseph V.'Ulrich, Noted; directed City Manager to 13085 Shadow Mountain Drive, communicate City's previous action requesting adoption of a in this regard. vicious animal'ordinance. 9. Ms. Ellen Fletcher, Directed City Manager to communi- COuncilmember, City of Palb cate City's previous action in Alto, and A. Berkley- support of'Southern Pacific. II. COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd.~ ~ COMI,~NICATIONS B. WRITTEN , F (letcher) East Pal6 Alto, ~sking Council to pass a ~solution Urging Interstate Commerce Commission to 'set aside opinion, of'Administrative " Law Judge'on Southern - - ' Pacific commute 'line. 10. Mr. Culton'Ingram,- Noted'and filed. President, ~nd. Mr. William Co Hern, EXecutive. Director, advising change of name from Peninsula Manufacturers Association to Peninsula · Indust~ian and Business Association· 11 ~ Santa Clara Valle~ Water- Noted and filed District confirming nomi- nat{ons.of Linda Callon'andI' Robe'rt ShoSk as RepresentatiVe' and Alternate Representative- to North Central Flood Con- trol Zone Advisory Committee 12. Ms.. Adriana Gianturco, Directed Planning Directbr to contact Director of Transportation,: ~State.'re: formal ceremony for 'scenic enclosing Copy oft order des~g- highway nating as an official State Scenic Highway: R6~'~-9 ~r6m~,,:'' ',~ Blaney Plaza to Saratoga Gap.~ 13. Mr./'P~triCk"T~.Fer~aro,'~' ,'Noted and filed. Chairman, t~6~rSZ:of Directors, Santa'Clara Valley Water District', enclosing reso- lution'adopting a floodplain management progr.am. 14. Mr. Todd Walsh, 1275.9 Noted and filed. Plymouth Drive, expressing '- opposition to the install- ation of.a s.t~ee'~ light.at'Co and Miller· 15. Layla,-Bahar Bellydance Noted and f~led· Troupe, P·O.-.Box 24901j San - Jose, adv~sin'g Council of the availability qf the troupe fo~ performances. .. 16. Letters re: West Valley City Manager to discuss scheduling Transportation Corridor: wfth the'Council prior to 'hearing · date. · Ms.:Ethlyn Ann Hansen, Chief'Environmental Planning Branch, Dept. of Transportation, re: : ' draft environmental impacf;statement/repo~t ?. , . . i~1~19~ II. COFLMUNICATIONS Cont'd,) <D CO~4UNICATIONS B. WRITTEN 16. Lette~s're:'We~t Valley Transpo'rtati6n Corridor '(Cont'd.): Mr. Vernon J.' Richey~, Deputy DistriCt Dir./ Department of'Trans- portation, announcing' a public hearing on the Corridor... 12. Judge and Mrs. John .Continued for discussion at Mclnerny, 19175-Monte ' Cormnitteeof the Whole Meeting Vista Drive, re: inter- on November 13', 1979. sections of Saratoga-Los Gatos Road and Horseshoe Drive and Fruitvale and Sar~toga-~os Gatos Road. 18. Letters re: development Noted~and filed. of "Teresi prOperEy".. Anne Laura and Ch~r'les Schne'dler, 12611 Paseo . · Cerro Mr. Brett E~ Cr~ss, 12601 Paseo ~errd 19. Ms..Gail S.' call, 19684~ Noted and filed.I _ Gle~ Bra~ Drive,e/xDress~in~ support'~e: neWs~ki~g'~''~'~''~'~'~ ordinance. III 'SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, 'ZONING REQUESTS .- ZONING REQUESTS A.- CONSIDERATION OF~'RE~UEST 'B~ ..Mr. Robinson, Planning Director, GERALD BUTLEr, 15015 VICKERY indicated he has checked with AVE., FOR RECONSIDERATION-OF ~-the. Cit~ Attorney and with the EMERGENCY, ACCESS 'REQUI,REMENT, ,lPlanning Commission, and they FOR SD-i~18' ~ are 'in agreement With the inter- - "'- ' ~ '- ~' rpret~ion that' this is a major -'.-. .--:'= .. -'s~b~vi~ion and should access onto ""' a ~GSZid"road. - ~/S.:- Coer,/Kraus Co deny the re- questand uphold the original condi'tions~jThe motion failed, 1 With Council%persons Cal on, Mat~e0ni, and K~lb' voting in opposition-. iII. SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDING SITES, ZONING REQUESTS (Cont'd.) ~. ZONING REqUESTS A. CONSIDERATION'OF A REQUEST/ ' M)S: Kalb/Callon to grant the' BY GERALD BUTLER, 15015 request, subject to all conditions VICKERY AVE.., FOR RECONSIDER- of the tentative m~p, particularly ATION OF EMERGENCY ACCESS withregar~ totmprovements on REQUIREMENT FOR SD-1418 Vickery Avenue, with the ult{mate (Cont'd) changeover to take access from '! Lira Drive· Carried'3 to 2, Councilpersgns Corr. and Kraus in opposition. B. CONSIDERATION OF REPORT FROM The City Manager reviewed the PLANNING DIRECTOR RE: REZONIN, staff report, dated 11/1/79. BACK PORTION OF PROPERTIES· Mr. Zambetti ha~ requested the ALONG OAK STREET BETWEEN THIRD issue dealing with rezoning of AND FIFTH (Cont'd.'10/17/79) property which fronts on Oak ' Street at the base of the hill be c6ntinued for'diScussion at the Committee of the Whole Meeting on November 13th. This was agreeable to the Council. C, CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST'BY' ' Mr. Robins6n, Planning Director, TOM LAUER TO MODIFY CQNDITIONS reviewed this request, along with IMPOSED ON MINOR 3-LOT SUBDI=:' the st~ff ·repoSe' of 11/1/79. VISION ., ' . .- M/S:. Callon/Kalb to uphold the -7, .' " ~7 Planning Di~ector~S interpretation : · , . , . .. ...... ~f'the ordi~nc'~ ·that the-kitchen: facilities in this dwelling be removed. Carried 3 to 2, Council- persons Corr and Matteoni in opposition. D. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY Mr. Shook, Director of Public ROBERT SNYDER, ALLENDALEAVE. Works, reviewed the staff report, · FOR PARTICIPATION IN BRIDGE dated 11/2/79. Council on 7/19/79 CONSTRUCTION 'SDR-1334) requested Mr. Snyder have a design prepared inorder to obtain cost information regarding bridge widening in connection with his tentative .. building site approval on Allendale Ayenue. · It was the concensus of the Council to refer this matter back to the staff to obtain a participation proposal 'for bridge widening costs. This will be reported at the next retular meeting of the Council. Mr. Snyder has further requested an extension for completion of improve- ments. M/S: MatteOni/Kalb to approve a 12-month extension of .time on Tenta- tive Si~e Approval for SDR-1334. Carried unanimously. ,,, -. ~,~,,.,,. -, III. 'SUBDIVISIONS,,BUILDING SITES, ~UBDI.VISIO~'S, BUILDING SITES~ ZONING REQUESTS ,(~ont'd ) ZONING REQUESTS -. E. CONSIDERATIO~ OF APPEAL BY ' The City Manage'r explained the MARCIA AND PERRY WEST,' 21781 Council had'hontinued action on VIA REGtNA,'OF CONDITIONS item IV(f) to allow staff to II (c) (f) & (j),III (g) contact San Jose Water Works IV (f) & V (e) 3, 8, 9,.& 10 relative to the water flow on SDR=1413, TENTATIVE BUILDING Via-Regina. SITE APPROVAL M/S: Matteoni/Callon to waive condition IV-(f), based on the understanding there Will be parti- cipation in the Water Assessment, Distr~ct. Further, to waive con-' di'tioh II(,f); item V(e)-3, 8 (with requirement to join the W~ter Assessment Dis.t-ricE), 9 (with the exception of drainage improvements for Cal-abazas Creek), and 10, and To leave condition. Ill(g) ~s impo~ed., Carried unanimous'ly. IV PETITIONS, O~DINANCE~, AND PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, AND RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS A. CERTIFICATION OF 'INITIATIVE TheCkty Manager presented the PETITION PROPOSING ORDINANCE certification of the initiative DIRECTING-PREPARATION OF A petition, which was received on SPECIFIC PLAN FOR PRESER- .October 17, 1979. He outlined VATION OF'THE RURAL CRARAC~ER proposed alternatives for pro-' OF THE NORTHWEST HILLSIDES OF ceeding on t~is iss'ue: THE CITY OF-SARATOGA AND IM= POSING A MORATORIUM ON 1) introduce the o~dihance with- DEVELOPMENT PENDING COM1DLETIO: out alteration ~nd adopt the ~ OF SAID PLAN ordinance 10 days after it is 'p. resented; ,or 2) order a special election'lnot less th~n ,74, nor more th'an 89 days after the date of the order, at which the ordinan'ce would be submitted to a vote of the voters of the'city. The Elections Code has bee~ mbdified..to provide tha~-~hen ft is lega,lly possible to held a speqia! election within 6 months, 'prior to a regular municipal el. ection, the legislative body may sdbmiE the proposed ordin- ance at the regul'ar election. The C6un~il acknowledged'an analysis prepared by'the City Manager relative to the initiative · petition, as well as information ' ~eceive~'from the Pierce-Canyon · Homeowners Group expressing views "' on this matter IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, AND PETITIONS, ORDINANCES', AND RESOLUTIONS (Cont'd.) RESOLUTIONS A. CERTIFICATION OF INITIATIVE Yam ' es Cochr~ne,~:representative for PETITION PROPOSING ORDINANCE Homeowners Group,- DIRECTING PREPARATION OF A commented .concerning the C~ty ' SPECIFIC'PLAN FOR PRESER- Manager's analysis of the i~itiative VATION OF ,THE .RURAL CHARACTER petition.. He co~ented that. it is OF THE NORTHWEST HILLSIDES OF the intent of the initiative petition THE CITY OF SARATOGA AND 'IM: 'to.preserve a good quali~y of life. POSING A MORATORIUM ON Further, the d~sity as indicated in -DEVELOPMENT PENDING COMPLETION~ the City Manager's.analySis is a .OF SAID PLAN (Conrad) misinterpretatioE of the straight- line slope density formula; and it really'talks about 144 homes, as -. .opposed tO 81 homes as indicated in the a~alySis: Mr. Cochrane furthe~ poiBted out. we are not just talking about 225 homes, but thousands of homes, as we are going to be developing-all · the way Er6m PaCker Ranch to Congress Springs, and up Mt. Eden Valley'to Stevens Creek. Reservoir. Therefore, le't's plan it out and keep Saratoga a quality community. He urge~ that the Council adopt the initiative, in that this would reduce confusion'and uncertainties which would result from a 5-month ,.delay.. '-'~ - z. < Vince Garrod,.~-2600 Mount Eden Road. .commented'-tb be fair, if the resi- . dents of Pierce Road do non care to · ..~ have anybody'develop the land, they "i. ' s~ohld,cOme.Up with an alternative 'that woUld'put the property owners 'in if it were developed. If this cannot be accomplished, the property owners should be entitled to the chance to aE least point out the deficiencies in the proponents' arguments. He ~rged that the CounCil allo~x the initiative petition'tO be d0nsidered aE the time of-the general election. In this way, if the~City"s'Gen~ral Plan is deffci~nt as alleged in the peti-. tion, it would give the staff time to analyze this and see whether it really is deficient. The Counc'il deliberated.concerning the options for proceeding on'the.pefition. ~MY'S-:~-~Ma't~oni-~Kalb~,~to~accep.c~the ~'~{ti~£icafi:on=T~f~i~i~ini'ti~-~e.~%b~4 : ~' ' ~c:"'°~TM "-~ "' _' ~7 7 IV. PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, AND PETITIONSt'ORDINANCES AND' RESOLUTIONS (COnt'd.) RESOLUTIONS · .. ~nding completion of said plan, and set that for a general ~lection of the people of Saratoga the seco~ Tuesday in April,.1980. The motion was carried unanimou~ly~ B.' RESOLUTION 921 M/S: Ca~lgn/Corr to adopt ' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY Resolution 921. 'Carried unanimously. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF.SARA- TOGA ORDERING ANNEXATION (UNINHABITED TERRITORY - ALL 'LANDOWNERS CONSENT) -.. C. RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO FOR- MATION OF VILLAGE'.PARKING.. ~ .. ~ DISTRICT #4 .. RESOLUTION 889-D'~ .',r'.' M/S: '.'Ka,lb/~orr to a~opt Resolut~on 889-·D. Carried ,~ A Resolution Detei~min{ngto'j. unanim6~sl~. Undertake Proceedings Pursuant to Special·AsseSsment and Assessment Bond. Acts for the Acquisition·and Construction of Improvements WithOut Proceeding~ under Division 4 of the Streets and Highways Code · RESOLUTION 889-E' M/S:· Kalb/Corr to adopt A Resolution-Amending Resolution 889-E. Carried No. 889-CEntitled: "A Resolu- unanimously. tion of Intention to Acquire and Construct Improvements" RESOLUTION 889~F M/S: Kalb/Corr to adopt A Resolution of Pr.eliminary Resolution 889-F. Carried ~pproval. of Engineer's Report unanimously., RESOLUTION 889-G M/S: Kalb/Corr to adopt A Resolution App'ointing Time anl Resolution889~G Carried Place of Hearing Protes[s in unanimously. Relation to Proposed Acquisi~' tions and Improvements, the For. mation of the City of Saratoga .. Village Parking District No. 4 Maintenance District,' and Directing N6tice .. RESOLUTION 889~.H M/S: Kalb/Corr,to adopt A Resolution Calling for'Sealed Resolution 889-H. Carried Proposals and Fixfng Liquidated unanimously. Damages for Failure to. Complete the Work within Time Specified RESOLUTION 889-1 M/S:~ Kalb/Corr to adopt A Resolution Describing Propose Resolution 889-1. Carried Boundaries of Assessment:Dis=-" unanimously. tric-t, Directing Filing.of' '.- dary Map and Asse~smentlDiag~am and the'Recordatio~ of Notice 0 .Assessment' ,"=' "' , ,,:,' , .~ · . 2', ' " ' " - %~'7. '~'71 ?,7, ,~Zl! .'} , :"E~sbl~ti0h, ,88'9LH'~ Carried A-Re olU 'io X a ing 'S ie! :""'unanimously. of Bonds :, .,, ~.-, -. ~. ,... ,'~ ~ " .,...- if --. -; .- ~ - V. PUBLIC HEARINGS PUBLIC HEARINGS '- ,~ ,. .'.' ~ ~,, ,,- '7-' A. TO CONSIDER"~PPEAL'BY Mr. " , Plannfpg.'Director-,. ,..- A.J./BEYERETT,-.SASCC~ OF explained that, the basi'~ issue PLANNING COMMISSION"DECISION of. this appeal is th6 memo from TO GRANT USE PERMIT:TO HAGEN, -the Cbuncil StatingitS~position CONSTRUCTION'CO:~. ~LTI-UNIT wi~b regard to~senio~-&it'iZen ',-,... :'HOUSINGON"'TERESI%"PROPERTY units on .the Campbell Cage . SITE ..',, pr93ect as-'~ell as the Hagen · "'~' . . , - ,. .pro3ect. He' further outlined his ~ staff r.eport, dated 10/3,0/79 =..., containing background',and optiqns · : . - for proceeding on this issue~ ~ 'Z '.'-"'. T~e Mayor opened the ,p~blic' ' '. '- .... "~' he~ring,at.9:45 P.M..- · Andrew Beverett, Ch'airman, . ., ~Housing 'Committee df-the Saratoga .,.,. ~ , 'Area Senior,CoordinAting 'CoUncil, -- 1959 Via'Monte Drive,:indic'ated he would like to give a,little · , , ~ ..' ,. - information regarding'a change '·-. .... ~ . , ,.., I., ' ~in the direction'df efforts of ,- -. -the.:Senio~ Coordinating' C6uncil; · ~ " . .~" as.Lit relates to '~heUCampbSll '~ ' -,, C.~e and the Teresi .,. Shortly,after the ',, j study,session and p.anel · , - - discussion, it seemed clear'that - the .chance~ df'.geCting subsidized' .... 'rentals.'for-senior citizens' in '- .... "' ,- Saratoga'on'~hese'two p~rcel~'.in -,-~ next year or ,forseeab~e ' - fUtUre'were apprgaching zero. - ..,~ ., ~ .Therefore, ithey abandoned any · .. , , .... intention they'might have had'of " ': "' to.try and urge subsi- .... "·~" dized'hous'ing for the gro~p.,of · .- ", .... '~ seniors Who are at the lower end ., ' of the economic scaIe, who'have ~,. ' - ' ~" ".the greatest~need. -' ~ · ' · '. The reason this group'has appealed " · the;use permit. decisioh on UP-410 '- .. " i~: it was felt th'e Planning ...... ',s decision did not -1'- · .· reflect the guidelines - - .adopted'by the CiEX-Council on "", . September 19th, and refrebted-in' - '- ' a'letter b~ Mr. Beyer, City-Mahager, ·to th~ Planning Col~,ission. '- 9 -I- ~ PUBLIC. HEARINGS <~ PUBLIC HEARINGS " .... A.. T6r CONSIDER ~PPE/~L BY (Mr.' Bevere~t~- cont'd.~' A.J~ BEVERETT~ SASCC,-OF ' PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION (Answer) i The C6hncil feels that TO.GRANT USE PERMIT TO-HAGEN an addition Of,senior rental units-. CONSTRUCTION'CO., MU~TI-UNIT is essential. to meeting the HOUSING ON "TERESI" PROPERTY. housing needs; and recognizes that - - there might h~ye to be a combin-.~ SIT~Mr, Beverett - cont'd.). 'ation of sale and. rental units in These guidelines, .according a project t6 acco~lisb tha~ end, to his underStandihg,'repre- However, the Council felt stronRly seneed ~he C6uncil's feelings tha~'~he ~ati6 6f rental units'.' about ho~ the General Plan, should be on the hi~her sidethan Zoning Or~inances-a~dtother the gale units. The City'Council ~pplicable laws and regul~tiohs further asked t~at the Plannin~ ought to be applied in the CommissiOn re-evaluate. its. case of Campbel-1 Cage and .. position ~oncernin~ the'Teresi' the Te~esi property. proposal, an~ feels tha.tlthe - parameters for senior rental ~o questions asked.~ housing. on. the C~mDbell Ca~e previously of the,CoUncil~ 'pro~e'r~..should ~l~q-be~appiied to to which the City Manager the Teresi propertX. has replied'in ~ri~in~ ~r~ ..... "'= as follows: " ....... ~ - ~r. Beve~ett indicated'that the appeal is centered around the · .--. 1) Does th~-C'ilty.~{'~h to 'r~- follbwi~qj~e issue's: m~{n firm on~s~nibr~citi~en . .~... .Taking the guideline' ~y (~ns'wer): The City Couhcil the City Council, in the.case of ' " ' affirmed its interest in .the Lohr-property, the occupancy ~trying to.accomplish senior -will be'100% by seniors; in the citizen rental units on this' case of t~e' Teresi p~oper.~, it site, as'well as the adjacent will be 40% b~ seniors. (Teresi) property. The ' C6hncil further.recognized Pe~c'entage of total units to be · ' that if sdbsidized senior rente'd to 'seniors -.It is. his rental housing is not '- interpretation the Council felt ': feasible, there might have a stron~ effor.t ought to b~ made' to be a e0mbination of well to get at lease 50%-of'th~seunits p.lanned rental/owner-units. as rental-unit§. The Council expressed, - however, their i~tention that .. In comDa~ing. these'~uid~lines, in there shbuld be a large~ the case'.of the ~amDbell Cage amount of rental units than property, 33~1/3%, rather than for-Sale units. The Council 50% of the. units, turned out to 'further indicated it ~ould- be rentals. 0% 6f'the units - consider a~higher ~ensity. followed.in the Teresi DroDerty. for said. project if-it would Therefore, it.would appear there assist in obtaining'rental is a significant dif~renc~ in h0usingi .- opinion as 't6 how far the Planning " Cg~m~ission h~s ESne'in interpretin~ -2) Does the City see a pro- the City Council's-guidelines. ject of combined sale and "' rental'units designated.in Once it' was decided there weren't total or .in part for senzor going-~o' be subsidized rentals,. -citizens as me~ting'th& itw~= ~rth~r decided that the "housing needs? '- .... ~rouD-of ~eni~rs Who need assistancel. most Would not be served as a ~rouD in.the lower economic bracketS. - 10 - V. PUBLIC.HEARINGS (Cont'd'.) .~7 PUBLIC HEARINGS : A. TO CONSIDER APPEAL BY (Bernard Hagen --cont'd.) A.J./BEVEP~TT,oSASCC, OF' PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION quite late that the senior's .TO GRANT USE' PERbIIT.TO HAGEN council came to the meetings wi.th CONSTRUCTION CO., ~{ULTI-UNIT their input.TQuite a few modifi- HOUSING ON "TERESI"PROPERTY cations were made,'and they gave SITE ~. the Planning Commission almost' (Mr. Beverett cont'd.') everything they asked for. There · has been no opposition 6f the It. is believed that in the Lohr project from surroundin~ neighbors. project, the segment of seniors It is literally impossible for a in the economic brackets above developer to build apartment units - this are goin~ to be served. A- or rental units of any kind. The ' '- construction costs when translated number o,f these_mp~mp~_e{s may even J~l~tV~~f~o~_~, into rents bring a price that is ~i~%_re~n~.~~,~.~. ~o high people will not pay it. -~-~" We are offering i00% of these units to the'elderly ~n the respect that There was some general agreement the~ would allow a 30-day period that if you crowded a division bucb as.48 rentals and 48 for prior to commencement of sale in sale units onto the property, it which these units would be offerred would r~duce the quality of con- exclusively to seniors of Saratoga, struction and be below the and also,' any time during construc- standards_set for Saratoga. tion, they would be welcome to However, they didn't know that inspect the units. the guidelines which are supposed to apply to the Teres{ Mr. Hagen commented that he believes this will be a wonderful addition property would eventually get approved as 0% rentals. and'will meet the needs of the elderly, and would ask approval The senior citizens,~hr~ugh the of the project. O SASCC, became involved in this ; project at a very late stage. Councilwoman Callon inquired' regarding the size of the units. They had worked out their con- cepts with the Planning Commission for t~e development Mr. Hagen reDlied they would be 'ofthese units, with a square approximately 1500 square feet. -foota~e running from 1100 to 1200 square feet each up to Mayor Kraus inquired regarding 1500 square feet. Mr Hagen price rapge for these units. feels that in this bracket, mo~t Mr. Hagen replied it is unknown of the people who would want to 'pay rents this-high would elect at this time, but these units are to buy. Mr. Hagen has further currently being sold from $149,000 indi'cated he would be willing to $156,000. to ~o to some compromise above the 40% units assigned for senior He further stated they would be willing to go to 60% for seniors, :' occupancy. It is hoped'-that ~he solution is going to be'some- with the age dr'opping to 55. Also, where nearer the Councii's ..- they would be willing t6 include original guidelines-thanl {slreDre a. letter of intent'regarding pre- sented by the permit aDDrovedIby sale period being made available the Plannihg commission~ to seniors into the conditions. - -~ '-Th{~ would,;~e~,for a 60-day period R ....... Bernard Hagen, 2270 Bay~ odd,-"t' .Drxor to~ana during construction. Redwood City, indianted they have M/S: _Kalb/Matteoni to close the been Working long and hard on the project, and it wasn't until --: public hearing. Carried unanimously. The Public hearing was closed at 10:1~ P.M'. 11 V PUBLIC HEARINGS-'Cont'd'. ~D PUBLIC HEARINGS A. TO CONSIDER APPEAL BY Councilwoman Callon commented it A. J, BEVERETT, SASCC, OF would seem the only way we can get PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION" any rental Units is to combine it TO GRANT USE°PEPS{IT TO HAGEN with a for-sale project so the CONSTRUCTION CO'., MULTI-UNIT developer can subsidize holding HOUSING ON '~TERESI" PROPERTY rental units by building and SITE selling units. Councilman Kalb indicated it was his {understanding when the Council set these overall guidelines for the Planning Commission, this .was a way of telling them', "here is a way of getting rental units." By allowing more units, this in effect is a. subsidyt He'does not understand why this,formula couldn't be applied-here. Councilwoman Corr indicated her concern whether the project was big enough to have rentals.' Also, she questioned whether the description meets with than of senior housing. M/S: Matteoni/Corr-to'deny the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission d~cision, subject to adding conditions.that 60% of the units wojld be made available, With the age, limit being set at 55. Also, a 60-day pre-s~le period be granted to senior citizens. Carried 3 to 2, C6uncilmembers Callon and Kalb in opposition. B. TO CONSIDER APPEAL BY MICHAEL Mr. Robinson, Planning Director, &-PHYLLIS SHEA, 20660 RICE reviewed th~background of this COURT, OF PLANNING COMMISSION matter and staff recommendation, DENIAL OF A VARIANCE TO CON- as outlined in his report, dated -STRUCT A GARAGE WHICH WOULD 10/30~79. He referred to several PROVIDE A 1 TO'4 FOOT SIDE- alternatives propose'd by the staff YARD I'~EP~ A 20-FOOT SIDEYARD in locating said Structure. IS REO~IRED, PER.ORDINANCE The-Planning Commission was unable SECTION 317 AND ARTICLE 17 to make the necessary findings -i' r .to ~gra~t~h~s ~vari'ance. (V-512) ~ ~ . , . . , ., V. PU~LIC\HE~RID~GS (Con~"d) . - -.-~-~ ...... =-- _ Tbe Mayor opened the public hearin, Also, by turning the garage, .as at 10:23 P.M. indicated,.it k~eps the6pen gar- age doors off the streets. Mike Shea, 20660 Rice_Court, com- Further, the View from the. street, mented that he believes' the.location given the protection.Of'~he trees, of the garage as he has...requested is surrounds'the.prqposed sit'e of.~the. the only reasonable pla~e. Between garage so.that it will hav~ limited the property .line and the garage is visability from the street. about a 45-foot buffer area which is not developed and never will be de- M/S: Corr/Callon to close'the veloped. He fel~ the proposed public hearing. Carried unani- alternatives of the Planning ~ommis- mously. The public'hearing was sion were unreasonable. With almost closed at 10:35 P.M. any of these aI~ernatives, they would still need a variance. Mayor K~aus indicated he cannot conceive 6f the City allowing a Councilman Kalb inquired if the garage on al to 4'-foot setback, ' 'applicant would be able to put in as we dgn't know what Will happen a 2-car garage and not require a ~o this p~oper~ in the-future, or · variance. ~ what wil'l happen to the soil. Mr Shea replied t~at he cannot. ~ M/S: Matteoni/Corr that 't~e answer this. The existing structure Council grant the appeal for a is 32 feet. variance subject to the condition - that. there be no covered breeze- Councilm~n K~lb inquired if Mr. Shea way or walkway area 'from'the. in discussing a 12-foot variance is garage to the ma~n house structure. talking about a 3-car garage. Grounds for this variance w0~ld be that the property is-in excess of Mr. She~ replied this is.co'rrect. zoning.reqUired and'has been ~' developed in a fashion to provide Mr. Crouter, 20682 Rice Court, n~igh- natural landscape buffers to the bor to the west'of the proposed side yard area to th~ street; structure, stated that between the'. there is a physical characteristic - proposed structure a'nd his h6me, ther immediately.adjoining the property is a water easement which is 15 to 20 to the west,'which is a drainage feet wide. Th&n.'there is the.fence swale held by th& Water District,. ,~ ~ that surrounds their..p6ol and t~ir ~'i7'~~~garage,' a~'their ho~se iS' o which provides a large' natural buffer to the adjoining neighbor; '~ t~e 6ther side of the garage'. There these are circumstances unique to ~s ect~on t th~s s~ru~t~ ""~ P proposed. ' . ~ ~'~ ~ ~ special circumstances of this~__ .rp. Le~erty. Fu~ther,~qtb_~~l'~ Secondly, in reviewing the proposed ~j~ct'~'BBtii~i~g alternatives, it is' his opinion that pe~ii-~fo-Fzi~ con?e~si--6~n~6~(the the proposed locatibh' bf this =facilit e~is[~n~ garage s~ructure. The is the most desirable. ,If yo~ hack motion was carried,- CounCilm~n that garage on the Qther en'd,_you a~e-.Kraus ahd-Katb in opposition. going to convert a very attractive 2-story Colonial into a 2-story -. Colonial with a very long extension" on one end which willd~'~ore Eo-de-' trac~ from the neighborhood than put- ting this garage up againsE the property line, as proposed. V-. PUBLIC HEARINGS,(C0nt'd.) O PUBEIC HEARINGS .C. TO CONSIDERAPPRO~XL 5F M~. Robinson, Plan~ing Director, FINAL MAP FOR A '2Q-LOT SUB- explained this is a 20-1ot, subdi- DIVISION, ENDSOF'TOLLGATE vision in the HCRD district. AND CANYON VIEWiDRIVE The Planning Commission h~s appro~ed (MCBAIN & GIBBS,. INC.) this tentative maD, 7 to 0. SD-135~ · The-Mayor opened the public hearing at 10.:45. P.M. ' " Pat Bennett, 21131 Canyon'View Drive,'President of Wildwood HeiKh'ts Homeo~ners Association, indicated itis her understanding ' there is to be some kind of crash barrier installed on'Canyon View, and they would like some clari- · ' fication regarding the nature of this crash barrier and when it : · . .-might be installed. Robert Shook'i Director'of Public Works, indicated.it would be inst~lled at the.'time the subdi- .., .= -:· , ~u~ ~s_'?~f~'-a~E_','s ui, tAb {~for · . .: eai~ BTee~:'~'~"'i~"~e need of -'- emeTgency.access from either side. ~ ~E:! Mayor Kraus requested that Mrs. Bennett be notified when the ~ ' "" -..--. ;. .design .rev$~W meeting takes ola'ce ' zn o~der'that st~e might review the barrier.and desiFn. -,-;f , J " '~,,',,,:.' - Re~ina Mart{n, 2132'7 'Canyon View " Drive, commented-that wher~ they _.- are plannin~ on putting the barrier is actually ~t the end ', of'their driveway, and not at the ., , end 6f Canyon View Drive. The end of'Canyon View Drive is,300 - feet from this prqp~rty. -- ,. Mr. Shook commented that it ~as .... , "-- · his understapding that with the development of the 3 or & lots - ' ' .' ~"'?" beyond the end of Canyon View, ' there was an, offer of,dedication; .'~n any event, there is no intention : . 'for this gate to be'placed to .... · ~mDede ~he access to the ~{artin home. Mrs.'Martin asked if'a dead end ., sign at the end of the double . .: , : ., yellow line. ". - ' Mr. Shook indicated staff would ,'. ' . review thes. e details with Mrs ' '-- Martin. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS CCont"dl.) ~' PUBLIC HEARINGS~ C. TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF Marguerite Chapman, 21221 Canyon 'FINAL MAP FOR A 20-LOT SUB~ View=D~ive, ihquired what~i~pact. DIVISION, ENDS OF TOLLGATE AND CANYON VIEW DRIVE ~aa'd~_~'~e~Is~'~t~i:s~d~-iop- (MCBAIN '& GIBBS,. INC..) 'ment'~%n~e"there~{~ a moratori~ SD-1354 -on building in the Pierce Road area. She asked if this moratorium . affect the ac'ces's to the McBain and - GiBbs development. Mayo~ Kraus replied that this depends on the. outcome of the election. ~'f~ti~ ~ ~D~o~al.,~a~d n~ ~s~b~'fS~~cil ~or a ' limited review of whether that map conforms to the tentative map, If this is approved, the Initiative cannot take away the access and change the primary access to Canyon View which has already been conditioned not to'be. MZS: Kalb/Corr to close the public hearing. Carried~r ~e public hea~ing was closed' at 10:56 P.M. Mr. Shook ~ug~sted that if the CoUncil votes to approve thfs map, to do so, subject to final review of documents received in this office. M/S: Corr/Kalb to adopt Resolution SD-t354, approving Final Map for Tract 6628, McBain & Gibbs, subject to review and acceptance of all doc~en~ation. Carried unanimously. D TO The City Manager explained that the staff report prepared on this ~D~H~c~ ........ --~ -~.. matter p ovides a sugary of the CO~NITY~DEVELOP~NT ACTs' projects which have been implemented and completed since the City has participated in the HCDA Program. Included.is a list of projects which are felt to be eligib'l~ projects,' and would like the City Council to act on these as a result of the public hearing process. ~e ~{ayor opened the=public hearing at 11:22 P.M. 15_- .... V. -PUBLIC HEARINGS (Cont'd.)' ~ PUBLIC HEARINGS D. TO CONSIDER PRESENTATION~OF (Stan Carnekie-- cont'd.) .THE CITY'S E~'ICI~TION- UNDER.THE HOUSING-AND committment prior to that date will COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT be requested to he'.committed to the · '-.'.. .- fundin~ Pool. The'City's monies A request was made,to hear the' do not fall within that category DroDbsed projects fdr 6th year because the City has received re- funding. % lease of funds from HUD, The City Manager ou~ine'd these Norm Martip~ representative to programs., as follows:, the CitiZens AdviSory Committee, indicated the Committee has 1-. Architectural barrier removal recommended that 50% of the funds for elderly and.th~ handi- for the 6'th year-be directed to capped completion of Phase- alleviate the housing.l At the II - $40,000 last meeting there was a discussion 2. Senior Center, additional of this housing pool, and it seemed funds $91,~531 clear that most of the members of the Citizens Advisory Committee 3.'Sarat6~a Housing Assistance feel it is very important that and Rehabilitation Program - this pool be organized for not only $70,537 .non-entitlement cities, but also 4. Improvements in HoUsing Rehab entitlement cities. The Cor~mittee areas - Dublin. street reno~ feels that-S700,000 that has already vation' to Paul 'Avenue and been allocated, ~nd whatever is not being used should be-thrown into 4th S~reet betQeen Canyoq View and Springer $106',275. the DOOl. 5..~!ncr~ased fire'protection' The City .Manager ~o_~mented it is Elva, Paul, Springer·area his belief-before that program is $4,320 approved, the City would want to take a long, hard look at ~his, 6. Ins.ta.l.lation of culvert at Calabazas ICreek and Southern in light of the nature of the- Pacific Rai-lroad - $216,000 program and the City's participation in it. He would even have to con- HCDA Rrogram Administration - sider withdrawing from the program $32,843 in this regard. Stan Carnekie, Housing and Mr.-Martin added t~a~ not only Community. DeveloomentCoordinator would the entitlement cities patti- added that ~he City currently has cipate'-in the POOl, but they would a release of funds in the amount' be expected to out-funds into the of $450,000 for the purpose-of pool on which non-entitlement cities acquirin~ sites. ,The actions of _cOul~ draw.upon. the Citizens"Advi~ory Committee will be reviewed by the ~ty Councilwoman Callon commented'. CouncilsCommittee,'' and will. in-' regarding $800,00 whizh is earmarked turn go'to the Board very sdon. for administration expenses. The Citizens'~Ad~isory Committee has suggested'the development.of Mr, Carnekie explained that in the the Housing Cost-Funding past, no more than 10% was allowed Pool, ~h~ch will take a'lump sum for administration costs for the · of 6th year,,progr~m monies and total grant. However, ,Saratoga now make those,funds available-to eli. does not have a guaranteed dollar gible applicants. figure, and is in competition with Further; the Ci~z~s~ ~dviso~y ,) other eligible applicants throughout · fh~ urba~ county for those funds. Committee has' passed a mot{on - · t Under the new Process any e'ligible e ~ e .applidant;~ill oresent an adminis- " ' ~, . - ' . trative cost In the case of non- -.,- = ' ~ntitlemen~ cities, it is agreed 16 ' '~' ~ ~ ' -: ' '.Z'- ":~ ' .: V. -PUBLIC HEARINGS (Cont'd,) ~ PUBLIC HEARINGS Dj TO CONSIDER'PRESENTATION:OF - (Stan Carnekie -"cont"~.). . ;. ~HE CITY~S'PARTICIPATION .... .. .UNDER,THE HOUSING AND that-'the ceiiinK'will be $40,000'; " : "' - 'CO~4IJNITY.-DEVELQPMENT ACT we're only proposing-$32,000, -~. The'Rehab Pr6gram shows a higher " ge of.'~dministra6ive costs " ' '-""-"- '-'.' and that is because there is a.' " .---.= staffpositioh invo'i~ed'. For' .' ,.. -- each p.rogr~m proposed, a specific program pro~o~l will b.e..submitted ..i=~ _~ incthding, administration costsl '-'-' ' --L. -'%,. .l. :;7~M~S:'~Co~r/K~lb to continu~ this " hea~ing to November 20, 19391;- ~ ' ' "-."-.;~.T~-'~.~-. Carried unanimously, .VIt%I 'EONSENT. CALEND~RL2~--~.'~ CONSENT CALENDAR =~ A: DENY'CL'A'IM.AGAINST CI~'B{ M/S:. Cor.~/~alb Eo':apDrqve,'the AV. IVA LEVYjPISER & STEVEN B. Consent Calendar_ Carried ' PISER -. unanimously. · .:-.=~ B. SDR 1308 - ODD FELLOWS · CHESTER AVENUE "- ' _. C, ~_4EN~NT TO AGP~EMENT FOR Z '--.. - ~ YOUTH SERVICE'BUREAU SERVICES . ~ ~-~ - -- D'j:AP.PROVE 'EOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT - · "REPORT FOR ASPHALT OVERLAY. . . ,E. APPROVE MJENDELSOHN-HII~YAY .9 LANDSCAPING..PROPOSAL - ~' -. · F PAYmeNT OF CLAIMS' ' ..... "" VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS : A~.IINISTRATiVE ~C~TTERS' MAYOR ' ' ~B, COUNCIL &-CO.~MISSION REPORTS 1, Corr: ABAG Meeting:,-2 Discussed population'ore- " - .- · "'dictiohsZ' .- . ' ' .,l 2, Ca'lion':-~r~ding. gn Parker Direc'tor o'f Inspection Services "- Ranch advised-'a new gradin~ contrac'tor · ' . without specific knowledge of .... ' the City's ordinance'accounted '-"" '! -for this'·efror,a~d he ~as"'been · ' so informed'. C [DE-PAR~N HEADS · & OFFICERS 1', Director of ~ublic Works Re ':a) ~S~r~toga Ave.'.Bike Path Staf~'reDSrt dat~d10731'/79, : FrUitvale to ~ia'I~on~e 'recomm~nd~n~ ~onstructioh-of a - .' ' - 2-way bike path, -,~ -' {t was, agre~d."Eo';~ont~nue"t~a ' item for discuss'ion at a Committee ..... "-' of the l,lole.Meetin~ lly. i3/t9: - - 17 '~" ,~ '~ .~ . . . .... · - · ." ..,I 'VI~; ADM~N~STP~T~ ~T~P,S .(qqnt'd. ~- ADM~N~ST~TIVE ~T~R~'- -' C. 'DEPA~NT HEADS &'OFFICERS - - " ':" (Cont' d, ) _ . : · - :' - ' ~ -'~) -A~oyo'd~. Arguel.lo Drive- ,~ Staff repor~ dated lb/29/Z9.' Fays : ' -' ' . Staff.i~ m~king.efforts ko lo~a~e :- ......... contractor to do'~tHis;work. ' c) ReqUest'fo~ extension of- '~/S': Kal~/C0~r to':~ant.'th~ ':..,' :'. time to co~plete.impr,o~e= 'request' forextensio~ of public '~' ments on Norton Road.- ~., " imp~0vement's t~r~6~h',J~ ~980. Gregory Fox Carried ~animously. D. CI~ ~MAGER ' ' ' ' ' ' ~ "~ ': ' f. "Pr0p6sed:Smokihg 0fdina~ce' i Staff..re6ort dated 10/30/79. ' - _ ' -' . .... Continued'.j~o- 11/20/79: to .dis~us~' .- . 'whether or. not -revised ci.~y- ' - - -' ,. ordfHanCe should be pr.epar~d. ' 2.~ Propos'ed Ordinance Banning Continned...to. 1/20./7'9= Sale and"Dis~lay '6f Drug : ' ' ' . ParaPhehalia - - 3.-.Reques~ 6o.re-schSd61~ nex~ Co~cil-consensus t6-r~-schedule ': re~urar ~eeting from_" 'z. next r~gula~,..~eeting to 1%/20/79.. .... ' 11'/21/79 'to.ll/20Z79, .due :,.~,'-..,. - - to j~ahksgivin'g ~ Holiday .l'It ' ' ' . "_. : ' ' '-. 4. Report Re~' P~thway G~ard al '- .. ~ulerKevin Moran Park Path. ~ way'.(~esult-in'g.frOm meetinR .= ' .:: with school distribt per- .-. . ,, .: , - ~bnnet' rela~ing 'to mopeds, Small children, .etct.)' ' - ":~- - . : IX .~' ADJOUR~NT ' ADJOUMNT M/S.: Ca*l.loH?Matt~oni tb adjourn -' to Executive. Session. Carried . ...unanimously. ~e meeting Wa's' ' ' "'" "' adjourned =~ '!2.: 20 A.M,- . - , .-- . . . ' ~ ~ ' '~bmi~t~a, ." Ro ' ' - ..:'- , , -,: Z" " : 'j:: ~ "L~t~ t: '.: :: '- ' "'" ' '~: :' · - - 18 -....- ---1..