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Home My WebLink About08-06-2001 Park and Recreation Commission AgendasSaratoga Parks and Recreation Commission Special Meeting City Hall, City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga Monday, August 6, 2001 7:30 p.m. AGENDA I. Or�anization 1) Roll Call: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen, Seroff 2) Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the agenda was properly posted on July 25, 2001 3) Review July 16, 2001 Action Minutes. II. Administration 1) Update from Public Works Director John Cherbone 2) Update from Recreation Director Joan Pisani III. Oral Written Communication (This section is for the public to speak on any item not on the agenda-3 minute limit) N. Old Business 1) Azule Park improvement project. V. New Business 1) Review Capital Improvement Project Process. VI. Commissioner Staff Reports 1) City Hall Update by Staff Liaison Bloomquist 2) Commissioner Reports VII. Adjournment Saratoga Parks and Itec�eation �ommission 1Vleeting Adult Day Care Cente�,19655 Allendale Avenue, Sa� July 16, 2001 7:30 p.�►. Action I�inutes �all to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. g�. I�oll Call Commissioners Present: Alberts,Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen Commissioners Absent: Clabeaux, Seroff Others Present: Council member Nick Streit, Public Works Director John Cherbone, Steve Kikuchi, Project Architect, Greg Ing Associates, Saratoga residents Yong Shen, Jim Schindler, Joan Greene, Katie Alexander, Bill Estes, Tom Soukeys, Jackie Wescoat, Carl Sessler, Don Johnson, Michael Angela Frazier, Laura Gloner, Bob Luetz, Ms. Goel. III. Y2eport on Postin� of the A�end�: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the agenda was properly posted on July 12, 2001 IV. Approval of Minutes of 1VBeetin�: Motion by Commissioner Olsen, Seconded by Commissioner Ioannou to approve June 4, 2001 Action minutes. Vote taken, minutes approved 4-0. Motion by Commissioner Ioannou, Seconded by Commissioner Olsen to approve June 25, 2001 Action minutes. Vote taken, minutes approved 4-0. V. Administration Update from Public Works Director, John Cherbone. Safety repair status memo; Preliminary Azule Park Project Cost Estimate; Congress Springs Park Improvement Donation Summary reviewed and discussed. Various City projects briefly discussed. V�. �ral and �'ritten Communecation None. Vgi. IVew Business (1). Azule Community Meeting held on Master Plan review of Azule Park: Chair Fronczak recused himself due to conflict of interest at 7:55 p.m. Commissioner Alberts assumed leadership of the meeting. Steve Kikuchi, project architect, presented plan C, which incorporated changes per previous community meeting from plans A& B. Cost data further reviewed. Park amenities such as picnic shelters can be phased in. Feedback received from community members Jim Schlinder, Laura Gloener, Don Johnson, Katie Alexander, Bill Estes, Tom Soukup, Jackie Wescoat, and Mike Frazier. Requests were to eliminate several picnic shelters, reduce number of picnic tables and benches, cut down on number and size of trees, install a drinking fountain near the tennis courts, reduce number of grills, grow lawn from seed vs. sod, possibly reduce size of walkway. Commission members stated the following: Olsen: 1 tennis court, reduce number of large trees Dodge: Reduce number of trees, phase in project, reduce lighting, and reduce size of pathway Ioannou: 2 tennis courts, keep concrete pathways due to lack of maintenance required and durability of surface, utilize drought tolerant plant species Alberts: Reduce width of paths, reduce number of large trees, add drinking fountain, 2 tennis courts. Chair Fronczak resumed leadership of ineeting at 9:38 p.m. (2) Capital Improvement Project process discussed-no formal action taken. Any items below 3 essential votes are taken off lists. Commission to bring forward recommendations to August 15, 2001 Council meeting. (3) Master plan update was not discussed and will be deferred to future meeting. VI�g. Old �usiness Congress Spring Park Fundraising Campaign is going slowly. $25, 110.00 has been raised to date. gX. �ommissioner and Staff Yteports None X. Adiournpnent Commissioner Olsen made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Alberts seconded the motion. Vote taken and motion carried 5-0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 p.m. Prepared By: Cary Bloomquist, Staff Liaison a ta 144 NE 28 Avenue Portland, Oregon 97232 503 230-9862 503 230-9864 fax georgehudsonQqwest. net Cupertino iTnion Pacific Ytail-��ail July 1B, 8001, Advisoay Committee 1Vleeging 1+�otes 4:00 p.m. Union Pacific Railroad Trail Task Force Meetin�, Cupertino Cit� Attendecl by: Ralph Qualls, City of Cupertino Betty Olsen, Campbell BAC Anne Ng, Cupertino BPAC Anne Waltonsmith, Saratoga City Council Richard Lowenthal, Cupertino City Council Rhonda Sheiber, Santa Clara County Parks Diane Arrants, City of Cupertino Celia Chung, Valley Transportation Authority Tim Boyer, Town of Los Gatos Lisa Killough, Santa Clara County Parks Ken Hodor Zarka Popovic, City of Campbell David Simons Melissa Huang, Town of Los Gatos Usha Chatwani Cary Bloomquist, City of Saratoga Alta Teama: George Hudson Brett Hondorp John Ciccarelli Jana Sokale Anne Ng opened the meeting. Alignment Oven George Hudson gave an overview of the alignment. The trail has been broken down into five reaches based upon general right-of-way characteristics. Reach 1 is from Rancho San Antonio to Stevens Creek Blvd. Reach 2 is from Stevens Creek Blvd. to Saratoga- Sunnyvale Rd. Reach 3 is from Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd. to Saratoga Avenue. Reach 4 is from Saratoga Avenue to Wedgewood Avenue. Reach 5 is from Wedgewood to the Los Gatos Creek trail. Reach 1- Rancho San Antonio Park to Stevens Creek Boulevard Due to significant topographic constraints and the presence of a tunnel at Foothill Boulevard, until such time as the railroad line is abandoned the study recommends that trail be routed on-street within this reach. The alignment would utilize Stevens Creek Boulevard to the creek, head north along the creek and through Varian Park, onto Ainsworth Drive and Starling Drive, utilize the existing signal at Foothill Boulevard. The route would then follow Cristo Rey Drive and tie into the park. A formalized at grade crossing of the railroad tracks is proposed to provide access to the Snyder Hammond Home. Upon abandonment of this reach by railroad use, the route should follow the west side of the rail right-of-way. The connection to Rancho San Antonio Park should be made via a proposed trail system that follows the recommendations in the Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study. Current use of the northern portion of this reach by equestrians should be discontinued as recommended in the Stevens Creek Trail Master Plan and re-routed to a trail system with the regional park. Reach 2— Stevens Creek Boulevard to Saratoga Sunnyvale Road Beginning at Stevens Creek Boulevard the trail would be routed onto the rail right-of- way, along the west side of the tracks. There is sufficient room for the 25-foot setback within this reach, although some vegetation clearing would be required. Within this reach, there is a segment approximately 6,000 lineaz feet long (between McLellan Rd. and Rainbow Drive) where houses abut the tracks on both sides and there are no roadway crossings. Fencing requirements by UP limit access of the right-way for residents on the east side of the tracks. A long term solution would be to create a grade separated crossing of the tracks at Regnart Creek. However, this would be costly and have significant environmental impacts. There are also two consecutive problematic roadway crossings at Bubb Rd. and McLellan Ave. New bridges are needed at Regnart Creek and Calabazas Creek. Mitigation will be required for all new bridges. These bridges would fall within the 25' setback of the rail tracks. Reach 3— Saratoga Sunnyvale Road to Saratoga Avenue Between Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd. and Saratoga Ave. there are no major constraints, and the PG&E right of way provides sufficient room for the 25-foot UPRR setback. The trail will follow the west side of the right-of-way and utilize the PG&E right-of-way where encroachments are not present. A tributary of Calabazas Creek and Saratoga Creek would need new bridges. Possible utilization of the PG&E right-of-way may keep these bridges out of the UP right-of-way. A grade separated crossing of Saratoga Avenue is also recommended. Congress Springs Park provides opporturiity for double use as a trailhead. Reach 4— Saratoga Avenue to Wedgewood Drive Between Saratoga Ave. and Quito Rd., approximately 23001ineal feet of sound wall runs constrains the available width from the center line of rail road tracts to approximately 30 feet. The UP setback of 25' can not be achieved. To avoid this segment, the proposed alignment would leave the tracks at Saratoga Avenue, travel south to an existing intersection at Dagmar St., follow Bonnet Way, Casa Blanca Way, La Paz Way, Aspeci Drive and rejoin the UP right of way at Quito Road. These streets are all to the west side of the UP right of way and are local, residential streets and would serve as Class III bike routes. Between Quito Rd. and Wedgewood Avenue there are no major constraints with the exception of creeks and drainage ways. Three new bridges are needed at three locations, including Vasona Creek, San Tomas Creek, and a drainage just north of Wedgewood Drive. These creeks would most likely involve encroachment within the 25' UP setback. An additional grade separated crossing is needed at Pollard Avenue. Reach S— Wedgewood Drive to Los Gatos Creek Trail South of Wedgewood, the tracks swing east to meet Winchester Boulevard. Available width to the west of the tracks drops to a low of 12'. Two options are proposed: 1) The path leaves the trail at Wedgewood and utilizes Wimbledon to Winchester then heads south and crosses Winchester at the signal at Lark. Existing access to the Los Gatos Creek trail is present on Lark about %Z block east of Winchester. 2) the path follows the rail alignment as far as possible around the curve, at which point it is routed through an existing wood fence onto a private street that parallels the tracks. Once past the apex of the curve the alignment widens, and the trail can be routed back off the roadway into the right of way to Winchester. From Winchester, two options were presented for accessing the Los Gatos Creek Trail. 1) Crossing could occur at an existing stoplight at the SR-85 southbound off ramp, and the path route would follow Albright Way, through an existing utility right-of-way to Charter Oaks Drive where there is existing access to the Los Gatos Creek Trail. 2) the path would utilize the west side of Winchester Boulevard, travel north across SR-85, cross at the existing stoplight at the SR-85 northbound on-ramp, and then be routed through the future site of the Vasona light rail station to Los Gatos Creek Trail. �ntersections Brett Hondorp gave an overview of typical intersection treatments. The majority of crossings will occur at-grade, with new bike and pedestrian safety improvements. Two new overcrossings are proposed: Sazatoga Avenue and Pollard. At Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd the trail will be routed %z block north to Seagull Drive, where a new signal is planned by the City of Saratoga as part of a"gateway" project. Detailed plan view of specific intersections, such as Bubb Road/McLellan, are in the process of being prepared by the consulting team and will be available at the next meeting. Survey Responses John Ciccarelli gave an overview of the survey results, which indicated broad support far the trail from the general population, with negative responses coming primarily from residents who live immediately adjacent to the alignment. 90 surveys have been received. Support for development of the comdor is at about at a 2:1 margin over those opposed. Support increases dramatically (90%) for those not living directly on the corridor. For the 30% of those opposed to development, major concerns included loss of privacy, litter and vandalism. But of the 30% opposed, approximately 50% said they would still use the trail if it were built. Working Paper #2, User Needs Analysis was distributed to the client for review and comment. Environmentafl Issues Jana Sokale gave an overview of the envirorunental constraints and potential sensitive species, specifically focused on potential impacts resulting from new creek crossings. Impacts are anticipated from tree removal and by bridge construction. The team will be conducting additional field work to assess the specific impacts of the proposed 10 bridges on the project and look for mitigation opportunities to be included in this study. Next Steps Next step for the consulting team is a meeting with UPRR to present the aligrunent. Following that, a public meeting will be held, tentatively scheduled for September 2p in conjunction with the BPAC meeting. Since the feasibility study is scheduled to be finished in October, there are only 2 Task Force meetings left. The team will be developing a phasing plan/implementation plan, recommended trail amenities and improvements, and order of magnitude costs. 1Vote: 'Y'�e August 2" advisory comanittee meeting has been canceledl. The next advisory committee meeting is scheduled for September 6 2001, 4:OOpm, Cupertino City Hall. D I� C��'� O� `�Oo C�� 13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA 95070 �(408) 868-1200 Incorporated October 22, 1956 Playgrounds Unlimited 115�B Willaw Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Evan Baker Stan Bogosian John Mehalley Nick Streit Ann Waltonsmifh Juiy 2, 2001 Dear Sir or Madam: On Odober 24, 2000 a letter was mailed out to you outlining the need to -establish a deadline for comptetion of the Kevin Moran and Gardiner Paric play area improvemeM projed. This letter made-it dear that the city irrtended to ievy liquidated damages of $3d0.00 per calendar day for each day over the scheduled deadline as was its right under the signed agreemerrt with Playgrounds Unlimfted. It has been determined by the Ciry of Saratoga that a fourteen-day penalty in the amount of $4,200.00 be issued against your comparry for failure to meet these corrtradual obligatlons. These liquidated damages will thus be subiracted from any monies now being heid in reterrtion. Sincer+ely, David Mooney City of Saratbga, Park Supervisor Cc: John Cherbone, Public Works Diredor Cary Bloornquist, Public Worlcs Malyst Printed on recyCled paper. breg 6. 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Or�anization 1) Roll Call: Alberts, Clabeaux, Dodge, Fronczak, Ioannou, Olsen, Seroff 2) Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code 54954.2 the agenda was properly posted on July 25, 2001 3) Review July 16, 2001 Action Minutes. II. Administration 1) Update from Recreation Director Joan Pisani III. Oral Written Communication (This section is for the public to speak on any item not on the agenda-3 minute lunit) IV. Old Business 1) Azule Park improvement project. V. New Business 1) Review Capital Improvement Project Process. VI. Commissioner Staff Reports 1) City Hall Update by Staff Liaison Bloomquist 2) Commissioner Reports VII. Adjournment