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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-10-1980 City Council Minutes ~c ..... -~ MINUTES ~'~'-F SARATOGA CIT~I COUNCIL TIME: Tuesday, June 10, 1980 - 7:00 P.M~ PLACE: Saratoga community center Meeting Ro0m,j 19655 Allendale Ave., Saratoga, Catif. TYPE: Adjourned Regular Meeting I. ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL Present: Clevenger, Jensen, Mallory, Watson, Gallon Absent: None II. -BIDS & CONTRACTS BIDS & CONTRACTS A. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE Public Works Director Bob Shook outlined FOR BIDS - SARATOGA AVENUE BIKE this item as relative to the installation LANES of a facility to provide access to and from the Scotland/Via Monte Drive area and Redwood School. Renewed interest in such a facility was generated last year as a result of an accident last school year involving a bike and car at Scotland and Saratoga Avenue. Mr. Shook outlined three alternatives to the two-way bike path, which were considered unacceptable. They are: 1) a crosswalk at Via Monte with an adult crossing guard, 2) traffic signal at Via Monte Dr., 3) pedestrian overcrossing at Via Monte Dr. After two r~ports and a meet- ing in the field with Council, Council had instructed staff to prepare plans and speci- i fications for a two-way bike path, and staff is now ready to go to bid. Councilman Watson ~ecommende~ against adver- tising for bid~ because 1) little by little a good part of, the greenery that typifies Saratoga is being eaten a~ay, 2) there are already bike lanes on Saratoga Avenue, - ?. i although badly stripped and bikers and pedes- trians are not encouraged to use it, 3) principal crossings do not have designated ~ crosswalk for pedestrians or ~ikes and motor- ists are not encouragedto sloQ down. ',This proposal enhances the .danger because'people turning right from Saratoga Avenue are not going to be able to see the biker or pedes- trian. Problem could be better handled by properly stripping and signing lanes which currently exist, and adding a crosswalk. Mayor Callon said that putting a crosswalk . across Saratoga Ave. at Via Monte and/or Scotland was the conclusion the previous Council had first reached, and then felt was too dangerous. AGENDA ' ACTION II. BIDS & CONTRACTS He also spoke about the danger tO the children crossing Scotland Drive from cars A. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE turning from Saratoga Avenue at 45 mph. FOR BIDS - SARATOGA AVENUE BIKE Another resident asked if bike riders could LANES be encouraged to go up Scotland to Glen Brae Councilman Mallory said there are tw6 rather than continuing across Scotland to Via Monte~on,~SaratogaAvenue. issues involved, that of the need to retain the n~ture of the City, and Jack Verfurth, Vice Principal Redwood 'School, to provide for the safety of citizens. expressed the basic concern that something be done to protect the children. Councilwoman Clevenger's concern was~ that ripping out all the trees was not Councilwoman Jensen remarked that there would really going to take care of the prob~-~ lem, and it might be.better for the '! 'be serious drainage problems and access City toredesign the i~tersection so' problem~ for the homeowners if the path is that the children c~uld cross at the built. She would like to study options of light. ' having a foot-actuated signal that would turn red at a crosswalk, just barely south of Mr. Shook pointed out that is the pr~- Scotland Drive, and also widen the bike lane ~osal, and that there would be heavy on the other side of Saratoga Avenue. instruction at Redwood School for Correct use of the intersection. ~ Councilman Mallory stated th'at he was con- ' cerned that if this matter were to be returned to staff that it be done with Mayor Callon asked if there is a way itc get more width without going into the specific direction. Mr. Shook stated that tree area, by removing the median. the cost of a signal could probably be deter- mined within 30 days. Mayor Callon asked the distance between the right turn onto Saratoga Councilwoman Jensen asked if the City has considered a foot-actUated light~ from Fruitvale, and where a proposed cross- walk might be placed. Her preference would north of the current stoplight. be to keep the children out of the Fruitvale Dr. Peck, one of the involved property intersection, and from riding their bikes the owners, felt the proposed solution wrong way for a portion. Sheis also inter- ested in the cost of a signal, since the would create additional hazards, par- Traffic Enginee~'s report stated that people ticularty the five blind driveways that were less safe in a c'rosswalk'QithoUt~a thetwo-way bike path would create. He signal than with no crossw~lk at all. Also suggested reduction of speed limits on Saratoga Avenue, crosswalks, and possi- she would be interested. ~n the cost of taking bly sidewalks. some space from the median rather .than along the side.- Mrs. Ernst, 19222 Monta Vista Drive, Councilwom~n Clev~nger ~ked if there iS past Preseident of Redwood School PTA, spoke in support of the two-way bike some way a light could control Scotland, path. The Congress Springs School : Fruitvale, ~ld Saratoga Avenue. Councilman Watson asked iflt were possible to ask a PTA President, Elizabeth Hansen, spoke school distract toshare the cost. of the possibility of having K-6 children using the intersection if bus- A motion was made for staff to investigate ing is discontinued. Mrs. Hansen ~ commented that she did not feel it wa~ costs for the safest way of incorporating a safe even for an adult to cross Saratol crossWalk across Saratoga Avenue in the area Avenue on a bike. of Scotland Drive, and a study of the m~dian rearrangemerit, if that were necessary. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Councilman Watson pointed out that ~herenisino!~ndicator~preS~ntlytto~r~ motorists to slow down. A resident from the corner of Scotland Drive p6inted out that within the 8- foot bikeway, there would be no space from the driveways for people to see'7 traffic. -2- : ', ~//~! f~ AGENDA ACTI0N~ ' III. CONSENT CALENDAR CONSENT CAIZNDAR A. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF Councilwoman Jensen asked_to pull all of the SANTA CLARA FOR PROCESSING 0~' items off of the Consent Calendar. DELIQUENT PARKING CITATIONS ... ~_. M/S: Watson/Mallory ~o approve Agreement with County of Santa Clara for processing of deliquent,parking citations. Carried unanimously B. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY FOR DAMAGES Councilwoman Jensen asked-that the three AND LOSS RESULTING FROM ~LIDE OCCUR- claims against the City be moved to an RENCE AT 21500 MT. EDEN COURT - executive session. The City Manager explained CURTIS AND YVONNE CHING the normal process~for dealing with claims. he claims are denied, the person involved C.' CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY FOR DAMAGES notified, and the matter forwarded to the AND PERSONAL INJURY TO RICHARD F. City 's insurance company. The insurance DUMAS AND PATFiICIA M. DUMAS, 13962 carrier had been contacted immediately in PIERCE ROAD. this case, and had been advising the City. D. CLAIMLAGAINST THE CITY FOR DAMAGES Items B, C, and D were moved to executive RESULTING FROM LANDSLIDE AT 21475 ~ session. MT. EDEN COURT - GEORGE A. BARRY 'AND CATHERINE A, BARRY IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS MAYOR 1.' Clevenger - Housing & Community C~ty Manage~/adyised ~oing nothing further Development Workshop . un~il~he~ringf~om th~ County regarding whether ~i~y will ioSe~other funding. 2. Watson'- Discussion._with.Sh~fff~ Discuss at Committee of Whole meeting on Deputy concerning'traffic and . Couhcil pr~or~tiesl crime problems in City ,~, , .3. Jen~en - Final Map Approval, Report ~0~ staff at June 18 meeting Tract 6766, Woodgate Homes, Inc. Prospect Road 4. Jensen - Post Office hearings,Z Cit~ Manager sta~ed ~olicy is to send an some poeple who were party to' agenda to involved parties for the meeting. appeal were not noticed 5. Recommendation f~om Library Ref. report dated 5/30/80, outlined by Commission Re: Library Services Grieg Rose, Library Commission Chairman. The Library Commission has held several meet- ings relevant to the funding and operation of the library in SAratoga. The County Library system faces a deficit of approxi-L · . mately $622,000 as a result of Proposition 13 Saratoga's share of the deficit is approxi- mately $42,000. In response to reduced fund- ing the library has already cut back hours and reduced operations. Reducing staff but' not servi~e hours is what is currently being recommended. Commission felt most feasible course of action would be to have the City -3- ~GENDA ACTION IV. ~DMINISTR~TIVE M~TTERS ~DMINISTP~TIVE MATTERS (ContinUed) Reco~endation from Libra~ Co~ssion f~d part of the deficit of approximately ; $19,000. Alternatively that ~e City pro-. vide $34,000 as share of ~e total deficit for Saratoga service area, if the money is avail~le, so ~at there would be no reduc- tion in service. The decision the Council ~ m~es will have a si~ific~t impact on the character of the upton village. Co~cilm~ Watson asked if it would be possi- ble to have space for postal service in ~e Village in the libra~. ~. Rose stated there is a signific~t space problem n~, ~d the Co~ission is watching the patronage aspect of the Village Library, ~d whether it will continue to diminish. Mayor Callon asked if a contract Post Office brings in money. City Manager replied 'as far as he could dete~ne the money only paid for a part-time person to m~ ~e facility. Also that it has been expected that the collection at the Village Library would be ~inned out, ~d the attractive reading room atmosphere re-created. Librari~ ~is ~omas reported ~at this process is going on, ~d the possi- bility of postal space could be studied. Mr. Rose stated ~ere is a State Senate bill pending which would provide some help for libraries, but it is not known how much. It ~y be that ~e reduced staff will not be ~le to maintain the hours of service. Co~cilwom~ Clevenger stated she supported the Library Co~ssion and how they were dealing with the problems, ~d that the _Co~Cil.shoul~ ConSider the money when'the budg~t-,is'reviewed. "' David Moyi~s s~arized for the Co~cil the ,." i~fo~tion~ had presented at a' previous .~ Libra.~ CoEssion me~ting. ~. Moyles spoke of the 'neceSSity of maintaining the histori- cal center, of Saratoga, ~d the need for continuity'.. The Village Library serves ~ import~t out-reach f~ction. Mayor Call6n co~ented she felt that pressure should be put on the Co~ty to maintain the libraries as a Co~ty f~ction. City M~ager pointed out the the Co~ty Libra~ system is really a Special. District.,-not a branch of Co~ty government. ~ere is ~ option of the City paying for a higher level of service ~ would be avail~le ~rough the current f~d- ing of the District. -4- AGENDA ACTION IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS (Continued~ Recommendation from Library Commission Councilwoman Jensen felt the library funding should be looked at in relation to other demands on the budget. It w~s moved, seconded and unanimously passed to accept report and tak~ it into considera- tion' with the budget review. 6. Consideration of Composition of Mayo~ Callon discussed procedure for'selec- Citizens Committee for implemen- tion' of the committee, feeling that it tation of Measure "A" should be balanced among proponents of MeasUre "A", developers, and people living outbide th'e Measure "A" area. M/S: Callon/Mallory that one spot on the committee be for a developer. Motion failed, 3 to2. The following people were chosen by voting to be appointed to the Measure "A" committee: Mr. Bt~Michael Anderson 13983 Pike Road Mr. LawrenCe P. Bates 20786 Lowena C~urt Mrs. Dianne W. Bolger 13627 Vaquero Court IMr. John Brigham 18591 Perego Way Mrs. Ann Marie Burger !20045 Winter Lane Mr. James Cochrane 13615 VaqUero Court Mrs. Marlene Duffin 21241 CanyOn View Drive 'Mrs. Joyce Hlava ~20137 Guava CoUrt ~Mr. Delaplaine McDaniel, III ~15001 Bohlman Road iMrs. Dorothy M. Miller 14440 Pike Road T~r. CarlE~ Youngbe'rg 20846 Hillmoor Drive M/S:, Watson/Mallory to 'have Richard Siegfried, 13388 ~urrey Lane, a+member .of : the Planning Commission, serye.as the non- voting chairman. Motion carried, 4 to 1, Jensen opposed. ~ M/S:. Mallory/Cal!on to accept slate. Carried unanimously . AGENDA ACTION IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS C. DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICERS 1. Director of Public Works a) Review of Circulation Plans . Mr. Shook described some possible interim Argonaut Shopping Center at modifications to the entrance of the shop- Entrance to Highway 85 ping center off of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, to reduce confu~ion.~ ~0r.iginaliy the potential of closing off the frontage road entirely had been discussed. The critical portion is the traffic coming across the entrance; this would be alleviated with the interim measure to which the owner of the shopping center, Mr. Sanfillipo, had agreed. This will be monitored for its effectiveness. Mayor Callon questioned the cause of the 'accidents Which have occurred. Councilman Mallory wondered whether, if a light were at the entrance, people would cut throughlithe shopping center to reach Blauer. .Councilman Watson stated he would like to study the con- figuration to se~ if it solved enough of the problem. ~6~l~o~a~J~Se~'~o'pSS~d' s6~e~ Council agreed to direct Public Works Director to proceed with these modifications and spot- cheek the'effectiveness. Mr. Shook discussed a series of accident diagrams for the three intersectfons, which he distributed to Council b) Request to Purchase Traffic Mr. Shook reported that an emergency situation. Controller for Saratog~ Avenue- had been reached with mal-function of the Cox Avenue Signal controller, and parts are no longer being manufactured. He recommended that Council order direct acquisition of a controller rather than going through the normal process of going out to bid, which would take 4 to 6 months~ Council abk~d Director~'to~deter- mine cost of cout ol S s pp e 'b iffer- ent companies and report back with a 'definite figure. 2. Planning Director .Report re: Proposed Interim Road Mr. Robinson, Planning D~rector,'-outline~ Standards for Hillsides report which was in resp6ns~'to 'proposals by' councilwoman Jensen. "'~ · councilwqman JeHs~n"stated sh~ f~It ~'Council should affirm ttiat policy ~h~t private roads are still private,.and also that the public should know where they stand in that the City will not condemn.~r~vate property for roads. She expressed a need .for a standard for mini- mal grading or maximum grade allowed for a roadway, and that private roads should not be allowed where grade would exceed 15%.' She stated her objective was to have something in writing to fall Sack on, not Dec.essarily.an umenclment to the existing ordinances. Wqrk -6- ' AGENDA .ACTION IV. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS (Continued) Report re: ProposedInterim Road Standards is needed on a whole range of s'tandards for Hillsides 5efore making changes in the ordinances. The City Manager pointed out that in an area where stated policy was not in.conformity with ordinancesr the ordinance would have precedence Mayor Callon suggested that the proposals be given to the Measure "A" COmmittee as input. Inspection Services Director Don Wimberly stated that since 1976 when the City Geolo- gist was hired the City's approach concernin9 geologic stability had been very conservative. A developer who might wish to put a road on unsafe lands would not be permitted to do so. Councilman Mallory asked to what extent the implementation of the proposals would affect what is currently happening in the City in · the hillsides. Mr. Robinson replied there would be some change, but not major change. Some Ordinances would have to be modified~ and this would require public hearing process. Mayor Callon made a motion that proposals be sent to the Measure "~" Committe, and put in the docket for General Plan review. Report was tabled, no action taken. D. CITY M~N~GER Conflict of Interest Code This item was withdrawn, will be agendized for July 2 V. ~DJOURNMENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT ~0 EXECUTIVE SESSION M/S: Clevenger/Mallory to adjourn thi~ meeting to an Executive Session. Carried · .unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at ll:tB P.M. ectfu abmitted~ ]'~ Rober . -' ck ~ - .