HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-20-1979 City Council Minutes "M I N'U.'TE S
-~ SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
TIME: Wednesday, November 20, 1979 - 7:30 P.M.
PLACE: Saratoga City Council ,Chambers, 13777 Fruitvale A~. SaratoF~a Calif.
TYPE: Regular Meeting'~ ~ ,' ~ , c ..... · - ,' - '
I. ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Corr, Kalb,
Matteoni, Kraus
Absent: Callon
B. MINUTES
None.
II. CO~MUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS
A. ORAL
B. I~RITTEN
~ 1. Letters from residents Noted and filed.
objectinglto city use of '
HUD money for low income
housing:.
~-~=~7~F¢a~we~l-l~e
Mr. &Mrs Walter Windus '
12681 Saratoga-Creek Dr.
2: Ms. Teri Lawrence, .20620 Noted and filed.
Lomita Ave., askfng for'con-
· struc6ion'of bike lanes.
3. Otto Crawford; President Noted and filed.
SaratoRa Chamber of Commerce
copy of letter to Irwin'.
Sherrick, U.S. Postal Servic
urging that Post Office re-
main at its present location
4. Letters from residents Noted and filea.
'urging appointment of Gene
Zambetti to Council.
Mrs. Robert Vachon,
20616 Brookwood Lane
Mr. Elme~ Vincent,
· 13911 River Ranch Circle
'.LMs. Jennie M~gid, c/o-
Cornish & Carey, 12195
Sara~oga-Sunnyvale Rd.
III. SUBDIVISIONS,!BUILDING SITES, ~> SUBDIVISIONS, BUILDIN~ SITES,
ZONING REQUESTS ZONING REQUESTS
A. 'CONSIDERATION OF-REZONI~G OF The City Manager reviewed the
A PORTION OF .APN 517-9-33 previous action. iA motion had
EROMRM-3,000°TO CLC (Gene been made to approve the--rezoning;
-zambetti, 14575 oa~ st'reet) however, this' f~iled on a 3 to 2
vote. The City Attorney asked
that the motion be voted in the
affirmative to deny, if that is
the wish of the Council.
· Upon discussion, the following
motion was entered: M/S:
Corr/Matteoni to deny rezoning,
but direct the staff to amend
the existing ordinance to require
a use permit in the Village. The
motion failed, CounCilmen Kalb.and
Kraus in oDposition.
It was, therefore, determined that
the previous motion would stand.
,B. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY Ref. staff report, dated 11/20/79,
ROBERT SNYDER, ALLENDALE outlinin~ options availahle.
~ AVE., FOR PARTICIPATION. IN
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION M/S:I Corr/Kalb that the City
~ (SDR-1334) (Cont'd. 11/7/79) participate to the extent of 50%
(~ith a maximum of $20,000) in
the widening 0f the Allendale
.... Bridge in conjunction with 'SDR-t334.
Carried un~nimohsly.
IV. PETITIONS~ ORDINANCES~ AND' PETITIONS, ORDINANCES, AND
RESOLUTIONS 'RESOLUTIONS
A'. ORDINANCE 38.98 (2nd Reading The City Manager explained that
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CiTY OF the Council has the OPtiOn within
~ SARATOGA PROVIDING ~OR TERM 30 days from December 1st to
OF OFFICE'FO~ PERSON ~appoint an individual to fill the
Vacanc~ or to call a special
APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCY eleCtion.~t67~f=~~n througb
ON T~E 'CITY COUNCIL AND March 19~i.~'~"Thi~'~d'ih'anI~e provides
" PROVIDING FORA.-SPECIAL. '~ ' an ODtio~ to'fill the vacancy through
D E R vacancy wSuld go to an election. '
OF SUCH COUNCILPERSON -. unanimously. "'~""~ '~' ·
'~ """~:"' to ~the City~Manager that it'is
- i .... · ':M/S'? Mat~e6~i/Corr to indicate
· .. I '.:.~ ~,-"' ' "not' t~e. Ci. ty Cou~cil's intent to
~' ..... ~iI1 .tH~ unex~ired term of Council-
B: PETITION FROM CMESTERAVE~E It was recommended this petition
· ' RESIDENTS REQUESTING THAT be referred to-staff for review~
PEDESTRIAN/.EQUESTRIAN EASE- A report will belforthcoming at
M~NT EFFECTING TRACTS 5922 the regular meeting on Decembe~ 5th
AND 5923 BE. ABANDONED or December 19th,
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..Y.; "PUBLIt-HEARINGS '~' '- PUBLIC HEARING~
· ' A. TO CONSIDER PR~'~ENTAT~ON 0~' -.Ref. staff"repoft, dated li'/20/79j'
THE'CITY'S PARTICIPATION - reflecting, thosepr6jects i~-which
UNDER THE HOUSING 'AND ' a request..for: funds s~ould be maze
· " COMPEgNITY DEVELOPMENT AC~"i- '~uring.'the sixth' p~ogram. year;"
'(Cont'd. 11/7/79~' .. '- --
- ""'-=' -- - "- The' Mayor oDened the'86blic hearins
· Ado~tidn of'PropOSed' at 8:27 P.M. " ,
1980'=81HCDA. Pr6gram. " "
-'-' ," "' Richard Ma~tih~ '1398i"Pike..Roa'd, "
· Adopt R~sol.utiqnI 923.". cormnented he a~en~d'a'meeting
A ResolutiOn of the Cit~,-i 'in' San F~ancisco early. thls,year,
CounCil'of the City'<of at which time he heard. Mr. Sykes
'-' "'~ -. Saratqga Xuthorizing tie -:o.f t~e-NationaICouncil on Aging,
'~ Filing of Pr0je'ct"Pro- and'also, ChairmAn of tH~ WiSconsin
· State COuDcit on Aging. 'He read
', ppsals fqr Fundin~ UnCer-
· - the Housin~ and Comr~unity. comments by Mr.'Sykes at .this meeting:
" -- · "A-~enior"center D~oyides a place
- -.:. -Development Actor 1974, where' oldSr'-adu'lt~ may create services
· - . as, Amended and c~imhCe' which len'd dignity and
. l'~ . ,-
-- ,: purpose'to their. lives. as retired
'p~rs0ns:- 'A, se~or'c~nte~,'~un-by
· ' .....*"·" 7:'"'".nd, for' older' adults rov de a,
.... , :- ' ' . "'fbdal p6in'[ Within a ~ommunity'
" ; "" :;' for. older adutts-and'a p'lac'e where
- - '. -'" , ~ :- they 'may'ha~e seatus And .be seen
"..::'.',' 7',: .., and..recOgni~d by the community,
· ' '. ' .- "' and a lpla'c~ in,which they c'an go
. . , . ~ and out 6f which. services and Pro-
".' -. " ' g~amp. can"be'provided'.' A se~iqr.
;-..L, . center"should be-;ideally.a"seDarate.
- >.' - - · ., f~dil~ty designed or',fehabilitated
" ' ~articul~rty for, otde~ adult~ -
. " "A se~i6~ center should not be a
part 6fa so-calfed"!multi-servi~e
-' - - .; ~ center' serving seq6en~ially. 6r'
· - -' ,-'simultaneously Separhne' areas for
· -'. . 'n add~ and. o_~t~e_Er~ types .o[~'pebplg..
" c~it~ri~: - 'The cent~'i*~t~ated
.,.- .--.- - as'near.as possible to a concen-
-. ' - : .' ,'~ra~ion',o'f ol'der people; bhe center.
'~' ; "": ~- utilize'.the-skills and energy,
..... ,-f- .
l, ,-, 'talengs.'and ~Deri~nce of older
~ -. -'-,." -.-adults.· The'g~neral~oal is to
:"' "' '-5 ~ l...' create the capability. bf pro~fding
-- .--..-- , .... comprehensive servmces cooDeratively
.-'--. .,, ( . ; and',in a co6~dinated manner of, by
'-- ' -- .and for.ol~e~-adult'S'."~..
"' " 7' .- . " Mr. Mar~fn-ind~cated that-the
_, .... . -,_ , -- present center"as a tadk-on t6
· ' : "-the Comm~{ty Center does not fill
" :.these reqbi~ements We ~hould'have
: -' 'been given first:.p~iority'to:look-
" ' - - inR' for a site,in ft~e Village-ar~a.
' ' .... ~ 'A second possible site for a:S.enior
-,-'-!~ ' " ""~ -' :.' center is the Quito area,
: " " ,- :~. ,;~" .i ~h¢ City'M~ager ctari~ied!'th~t
" ' "-"" - --' ~'~' there hgs '~en. no commitment made
' ' .' ..' '-',' ' ' as to.w~e~e the .senio~ ceHt~r"'.,
· ~% ,-,.would,,Se,,,It ~s anticipated, staff
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V. PUBLIC HEARING~ Cont'd.) ~j~ PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. TO.CONSIDER PRESENTATION OF in December with an analysis
THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION of the different ~ite~ available
UNDER-THE HOUSING AND in the community, and the nros
COF~{UNITY DEVELOPMENT A~T and cons of each of those sites
(Cont'd. 11/7/79) and a recommendation. However,
this decision has not been made·
Mildred-Gordon,.President, Senior
· - Coordinating Council, indicating
she cannot lake a position at
-~ this time because the Senior
~ 'Coordinating Council has not taken
a ~osifiOh.
" "Counc'i~man Matteoni suggested
removing reference to "Community
· - ~ Center" in the report This
was agreeable to the other m~mb'ers
of the Council.
r-. M/S: Kalb/Corr to close the
public hearing. Carried unanimously.
Pdblic hearing was closed at
8:35 P.M.
M/S: Kalb/Corr to approve programs
for HCDA funding for 1980-81, sub-
ject to the modification that item
II refer qnly to "senior center.".
Carried unanimously.
· . M/'S: Kalb/Corr to ~dopt Resolution
923. Carried unanimously.
VIi." BIDS ~N~ CONTRACTS BIDS AND CONTP~CTS
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR .CONSENT CALENDAR
A. P~LEASE OF BOND -'Saverio M/S: Kalb/Corr to approve the
Vacarro; Sobey Road ConSent Calendar. Carried unani-
KSDR 1~71) mously.
B. P YMENT OF CLAXMS
C. 'CITY T~EASURER'S REPORT
D.' CITY CLERK'$.FIN~MCIAL REPOP
VIII.' .ADMINISTRATIVE MA~TERS ADMINISTP~TIVE MATTERS ? -
A., MAYOR
· 1. Letter to Saratoga News Approved draft letter. City
'-Re:PrOblems of· . .. 'Manager's office to prepare and
_ Vandalism, etc. forward to Saratoga News fo~
publication.
VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE'MATTERS (C0nt'd.)~ ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
B.' COUNCIL & COmmISSION REPORTS
1. AppOintment to Fill Two M/S: Kalb/Corr to~approve the
Planni~g~Cormmission appointments of Alan King and
Vacancies Louise Schaefer on the Saratoga
Planning Commission. Carried
-unanimously.
2. R~port from Planning Ref. staff report, dated 11/20/79.
CommissioD re: Closing
of Aloha Ave. Car~ Baumkus, 15750 l~inchester
Blvd,, Los Gatos, commented that
this'closure affects a lot split,
and he wou~d like to request the
modification to restrict the
dedication of the Droperty to the
32-foot, rather than 42-foot bulb
area, Also, if the City takes the
property to create the bulb, that
' it grant to John Saunders the
property that could be abandoned
adjoining hls property.
Mr. Shook, Director of Public
Works, indicated these questions
· . would be reviewed and incorporated
.... with the staff.report at the time
· ' ' of. the public hearing.
' '~ M/S: Kalb/Corr to set a public
'o hearing re: closure of Aloha
Avenue at Saratoga-Los Gato~ Road_
for December 19, 1979. Carried
~ .... unanimously.
C. ~D~F..PARTMENTL-~H~AD~-'&'~'O~ ICERS
1. Direhtor of Public ~176rks'
.a. ~es·t'Valley TransDor~ Ref~ staff report, d~ted 11/20/79.
tation C6r~idor'- PuBli'c
.Hearing-on DraftE!IR M/S: Matteoni/Kalb to ~e~affirm
_ (~ovember 29th) th~ Council's prior POSitiOn tO
~rotect the corridor (Alternative
No. 1 of staff report). Carried
" unanimously.
D. CITY MANAGER
1. Status'ReDort on ~7estern Ref. s~aff report, dated 11/16/79,
~itlsides optlinin~ time schedule for western
hillside devel0Dment. issues·
'AcknowledRed report.
2. 'Proposted Smoking ~n~ci~__concensu~ to~'n~' i~ ~'~.'~
. . ~-~.~Cv
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' 3. ProS6Sed O~di~ce '~-r~'-' .:.M/'S.: K~lb/Corr to direct the City
~an~ing S~rela~d Display '.Manager .to brin~ back-a nronosed
· - ~f Drug Par~henalia ordinance for consideration at
:. '~. ~.~e next regular-meetin~ of
· ' " Dece~Be~ 5, 19~9'. Carried u~imously.
VIII ~DMINISTP~TIVE MATTERS '-(C~t"d. ) ~ ~DMINISTP~TIVE' MATTERS
D CITY MAMAGER (~ont 'Id~ ~
4. Financing Landscape and Ref. s'taff.~eport, dated 11/6]~9....
Lighting' Maintenance
Districts M½S: Kalb/C6rr to authorize the
City, Manager~ Dfflce to proceed
w~t~_s.teps~ for t~e formation of
landscape and lighting maintenance.
d~t~cts for Manor Drive,
.-~edericksburg' Drive, Greenbrier,
and-Village Parkin~ Districts 1
and;2, ahd'to prepare the R~solution
"Determining to Undertake Proceedings
prepared for Counci~ consideration.
7Carried unanimously.
E~ ACKNO!.~EDGEMENT OF PUBLIC The Mayor acknowledged'the -
GROUP REPRESENTATIVES presence of'GladyS Armstrong,
Joyce Lava - A.A.U.~.; Mildred
Gordon - Senior Coordinating'Council;
Shelley ~illiams Saratoga Planning
Commission.
IX. ADJOUPd~ENT ADJOURNMENT
v M/S: Matteoni/Corr to adjou~n'-r
the meetin~ with thanks and -
C~appreciati~n to'Jeff Kalb for his
.'service to'the City.'Carried
" ~tfull "ltted,
' ~Clerk yer