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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.
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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
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~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.
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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
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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.
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