HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-16-2007 City Council MinutesI~UT
~R~T~CA CITY ~UNIi~
1VIAY 1~, ~0~7
The City Cauncil conducted inter~ie~vs at 5:~~ p.m~ for vacancies an the Youth
Cot~tn~:s~ian in the Adn~~~n1~rt~ve Conference Room.
~'he City Council of the City of aratoa met ire Clased hessian in the Ad~ninistrtive
Conference Room at ~;4~ p,na.,
C~NFER~NCE ~~'~ ~~A:~ ~~NB~~BITIN I~ITIATI~N {ubdiviian {~.}
afectian 54~5~.~}
Nance o~case: Christiano v. City of arataga. Santa Clara County uperia~r Court
10CVRa7~~7.
A~~I~' R.~~~~T ~ 'LIED E~~I1~I
Mayor as t~-tad t1~t th~r~ way ~a reportable infarrnatian.
1Vlayar I~ao cared the Regular City Council meeting to ordar at 7:~~ p.~n. and led the
Pledge of Allegiance,
~~i~r~r~~r~~~
~RE~EN7': aun~il~~~r~ dill I~unter~ athieen ~.~g, Chuck Page,
dice M~.yor Ann waitonsrnith, Mayor Ailccr~ as
ABSENT: None
ALSO Dare Anderson, City M~.nger
PRINT: Richard `~aylora City ~ttarn~y
Cathleen Bayer, City Clerk
May Furey, Administrati~re services irectar
Jahn Livingstone, Cam~nunity Develaprrrent Director
John Cherbone, Public worl~s Director
Michael Taylar~ Interim Recreation Director
REPORT ~F Y'~Y ~~ ~1~1_,P~~TI~N ~~" AEND.~ E~ 14IA~ 1, ~~~7
Cathleen >~~ye~, City clerk, reported that pursuant to ~vern~nent Cade ctian ~4~~~.~,
tie agenda for the meeting a~` May 1 ~, ~a~7, was properly pasted on May 1.1, ~~~~+
ORAL ~1VINIliI~~'ATI~N
The fallowing person requested to speak ~.t tan,ight's meeting:
Pura Thiel announced that e ~ board way holding a special rneetxn t~ elect new
board r~embcrs and consider proposed by-haw changes.
C~~!IU~~ATI~N ~`1~Ni BARD A~1D MMI~l~
"Nandi Th.irumlc stated that she w~~ the chair of the ara,taga ~i~rary an~na.~ss~an~
Chair Thirumale Hated that on May ~~~ the Library Com~nissian held a special meeting to
discuss proposed goals for ~'~ ~7-0 and approved ~~e items to be funded. from the
Library capital Improvement Fund.:
Lighting xn the children's area
~~pai~ ~~ttandir~g lighting and electraical i~s~es
~ Installation of safety ladder
cpair plywood siding
~ Installation of a separate P~ meter
~NN~IJ~EE~1T
Vice Mayor waltons.ith announced that there would be a ribbon cutting ceremony at the
forth opus on ~.~ nth at o ~ .n1.
Vice Mayor waltonsrnith noted that has ~. new program cabled "Saratoga
patlight" which is airs at ~;~a p,~nR every ar~day ~.r~d Friday and at 11:~o a.n~. every
Tuesday ~.nd Thursday.
dice Mayor waltons~nith announced that there would be a {`reek glean gyp" errent an
May 19~` from. :~a a.m,-l~ noon t Westmont .High School.
~ouncil~nemher Hunter anna~riced that the pillage Pet Parade will be held ari May I ~tx~
from l~ a.m.-12 noon.
~REII~IA~ ITEMS
l ~.. I~IVIMEND~TIQN ~l~~~Il~ ~IJT~INI~ ~IJT~
~M.IVIIX~NERS
STAFF RENIN~.E~[II~TX~N;
Present cornrnendations.
Mayor Sao road the cammendatians and presented them to Arnit Arunl~un~ar,
lVlichael Byrne, Tarni Maltiel, Pratil~ Pramanil~, and Steven Shepherd.
l~. FR~I~LAMATI~N DE~L~RI~ T~IF'EE ~~ 1VIAY Z~-~~, X407 AS
~`PIJBLI ~~ wE"
STAFF ~E~M~I~I~~~'~~N:
Present proclamation.
Mayor Igo read the proclamation and presented it to Jahn herbone, Public
worl~s Director.
SEEIAL PI~ESF.TATII~NS
done
~'ONSENT I~ALENIIAR
~~. ~~IECI~ REGISTER FOR MAY 1, ~aa~
STAFF E'~MM~NIIATT~N~
Accept check re~ist~r.
",~TO~~IT~IITNr COVED TO AEPT ~EI~ RESISTER FOR
MA.Y ~, Za07. 1VIOTI01~ PASSED 5-~,
~~. TREASURER'S REPORT FOR TIDE ONTI~ ENDED MARSH ~Oa7
STAFF RE~OIVIME~I~ATI01~:
Accept report.
ALTNXT~IXN 1VIOVEI~ T~ TREASURER'S REPORT FAR
MONTR ENDED MARCH 2aa7. ~TT~ PASSED ~-0.
3, APPOINTMENT OF TRAFFIC SA~"ETY 'OMNIISSION 1VIEMBER A~1D
OATH OF OFFICE
STAFF .~EOMMEI~~ATXON:
Adopt ~eo~ution of appaint~ent ~n~ administer Oath of Office.
REOLUTIO~i: a7-~4~
~~T~MIT~ '~~~ T~ ADOPT RESOLUTXON APPOTNTINI~
PEC~Y UI~ARI~ TO TAE 'TRAFFIC SAFETY CONTIVITSSION.
MOTI~~ ~AED 5-~.
3D. 'TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT {TDA) ARTICLE 3
APPLICATION FOR THE SARATOGA AVENUE WALKWAY PROJECT
STAF.~ REOMMENT]ATION.
A~op~ ~o~ution upportin~ the Metropolitan Tran~~o~a~io~ orr.~ssion's
Transpor~a~~on Dvclapent Act Article ~ FedestrianlBicycle rent Application.
DES OLUTI~N ~ ~7-a~ 7
ALTOI~SMITHI.I OWED ~'~ A~]OPT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING
~RF l1~ETROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONaS
'~I~A.NPORTATTON DEVELOPMENT A'T A~.TI'LE ~
PEI]ESTRIANIBICYCLE RA1~T APPEXCATZON. MOTX~~ PASSED 5-~.
3E. MOTOR VEHICLE (M~ RES4LUT~dNS
STAFF RE~!IMENT~ATION:
Adopt resolution.
ISLUTIO.N; MV~ ~7, ~, ~~~, ~~~, ~~l
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Couneilmernber I~ng requested that this item be removed. ~ran~ the Consent
Calendar.
Councilr~enaber King asked Director l~er~one if he had talked to the principal at
t~~ 111g11 school WAS 1"N~t1~lEd.
In response to ouncil~ne~nbcr I~itag's question, Director Cherbone stated that he
did not knave but would fallow up with his staff in the rnorning~
I~IPACrE ~EI~ ~'~ AI~OP~' ~'~~R EHILE AiITHOR~.~N:
"NO PAR.i~" ~~~ ~~ ARILYI~ EA~E BETWEEN AR~IALL
SANE .ANTI RAENW~OD DRI'~E, ~ TWO NEW I~ET~ [~R~~ ON
AR~T~A A'VEN~.TE~,,,,TW "~I~LII" SINS ON II~'~'ER LANE
WHERE xT INTE ~tET ~HATEA~ DRI"~E • A. RED ~~ [~R "NO
~`~~PINO AN~'T~~!IE'~ ON ~R~PE~'T R~AII; R~l~_I1R~ AT THE
ENTRANCE TO OAI~ STREET. MDTI~N PAED -~,
3~. CITY I~~ ARAT~A ~E AGREEMENT WITH ,ARATOA AREA
SENIOR OORDINATINO OIJNCIL
TAF~' RE~OIVIMENDA.TI~N:
Accept report and ~.uthcri~e pity Manager to execute agreement.
M~chacl Taylar, .interim Recrcat~on IJrrectar, requested that this item be pulled
from the Consent Calendar until after agenda item #~.
Consensus cfthe City Ca~neil tc pastpar~d item ~funtil after item #.
I;.1~?~.AI~T~I~YT.~ 1VI~~D T~ DICL~ NEW BUYNE ITEIVI #
BE~RE OI~II ~UINE. MTI~~ PASSED ~-~,
~U~LI. HEARINGS
done
NEW BHSINESS
~. ONXUNITY GRANT ONE~TIIVIE AC~~~'ATION A.NII F ~~~7108
~N~Y~
STAFF REOMEI~IIATION:
Accept report and prov~~ d~rectlcn to staff regarding ~.llo~atlan of $7~,Oaa one-
time ur~desi~mated grant funds and FY ~~~'la~ ongoing grant allocations.
Mar~r Furey, Administrative services Directar, presented staff report,
The f~llau~ing people requested one-time finds andlor grant allacat1ons;
Tarn Stoiber, I~SAI~
George unard, A ~
~aan71 l~akan0 atsurr~ato, upert~na Con~n~un~ty services
Mary Ellen Comport, Saratoga Foothill Club
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Kristin u#'~~ ~-~ -~ Santa Zara Jaunty
Marilyn Marchetti, Delay for Life
Leona Butter, healthy bids
~~~~ ~al~es, ~h~tu~er ~~~o~rrlercc
~.~. Etlis, chamber of~omm.erc
~hucl~ cho~pe, ar~,toga ~Iistoric Foundation
.vita Parsons, Malden Vest Foundation
Trudl ~11I n~~~ 1~~11~~ ~nt~~
1~E-TYNE U~DEZIVATED T~RA~T FLINT), M~TI~N PAED 5-~,
EE ~"~~PIEI~ PF~~ ~~ET},
PA:~IN MVFI~ ~" AP~R~~ F~ ~~~~l~S T~T~IN~ GRANT
AEEI~ATI~N. 1VI~TI~1~ ~AFD ~-~. ~E ATTACHED SEED SHEET}.
PA~xEI~IUTER MVE~D T~ APPR~~E ~ BI~II~~ AI~RY~VE. FRl4~
TiiE ~~~~r~~ ~V1l~~~ ~~T~l ~a~~~~ T~J 1,LLf~V~~TL l~ ~~~
T~AR~I TIDE ~ANIBER ~ ~MEE IT I~VFRATR~TI~R~
X1V~PRT~VEENT AIV~] I~EIBERHIP EI~RI~T~LM~ENT FEES. M~TI~
PAFL~ 5-~.
NET ~'ALENDA~
3F, CITY ~F ARAT~~A USE AREEIVIF'T'VVITLI ARATOA AREA
EI~T~R ~~Y~ATYN' CUN~L
TA.F~' RE~MNIEN~ATII~N;
accept report and authori~~ pity lVlanaer to execute a.green~e~t.
Michael Taylor, Interl.m ecreatlon I)lre~tor~ presented sta~'f report.
Consensus o~the pity council to postpone this item t~ a later date and direct sta~~
to continue disc~~ssions Frith the AC Board.
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4. DIRE~TT~1~ ~N CITE T~MI~I~N
T,AFF R~~IVIENI}ATIN:
Review options and provide direction concerning reinstating xty omm,iiQn~.
Barbara Fou~el~, Assistant pity Manager, presented staf~'report.
~'~]~ ~01~o1~V~ng person r~G~Llc~te(~ t0 spca 0~1 this 1t~I17;
Marty Goldberg urged the council to reactivate all suspended comissian~,
~ons~r~~~ of the pity auncrl t~:
~. Re~ntatd the Par~~ and ~ecrea~tlon ~or~mlion
• ~ .rnernbers
• Meetings ~ tirne~ per year
~ ~Dircctian to seed input on the Parks initiative and return to council
with main issues
~ Allow t~vo outstanding commissioners to re~nair~ on PRA until term
expires
~x~rarY~ o~nmissi4n
• J nlenlher
• l~Ieetings tine per gear
~. ~`inance ~o1]1n11S~i0n
• ~ 171 emb ers
~ Meet on an ~~ 11~~ded ~asls
• wait to recruit until 1Vlana~el~.ent Analyst ~is hired
4. 1V~anagen~ent ~ialyst initial focus mill be the P~ and the production of
th c arato gan
5. ~~~UI~ITY D~'~E~~~MEI~T DE~A1~TlVI~I~T~ AI~~AI~~~~
FI~AN'I~IN A~TI~ITI~
TA~~' l~N~~I~I~ATI~I~;
Accept report and direct staff accordingly.
John Livingstone, omrrlunity ~evelop~nent I~~rectar, presented taffreport.
John Livi~~g~tone noted that Council received a petition from e ~xlogow Thrive
neighbors ~vho are requesting that council move ~`oard with the flight
ordinance.
City Attorney Tailor stated that the Counci.~ also received a litter from :.eg
Alan iberson requesting that the guidelines and tar~dards fir hand use Dear
trern he adopted as a~x ordinance in an effort to rrla~e it mandator.
The ~'ollo~ving pcrso~n requested to speak on this item:
Linda badgers, Planning omrn~ssion ~hatr, stated that in January the Pl~n.ning
amission presented Council a ~.ist of their preferred ordi~a~n.cc priorities as
follows. fence, story poles, and n.otl~ing.
Aber considerable discussion, it vas the consensus oTth~ ounciX to continue this
item to a future meeting.
SEW BUSx~E
7. REQUEST FROM SARAT~GA FUOTHILL CLUB FOR FEE WAIVER
S:TAF~` ~E~MMENDATI~~1:
Accept report and direct staff aecardingl~,
athlec~i ~cy~r, its clerk, presented staf£repcrt.
~UA.~TN~VC.~T~II~IN ~V~D ~'~ SAY TIDE BANNER FEE IMF 30~
~'R TIE SARATA F~T~ILL CLUB 1~EN~~RIAE DAB
FLEBRATI~ I~UT ~~ ~UN'IL C~NTIN~EI~I~Y ANA ~~:TE~
~'~~'~ T~ INCLUDE T~XS FEE AXER III FUTURE BUDGETS .
N~~T~~N PAE.D 5-~.
S. WEST VALLEY CQLLECTION & RECYCLING (WVC&R)
TA~'1' EI~MENI~ATZI~I~•
Accepf report and direct staff ae~o~rdi ng~y~
ansensus ~~ the 1ty ouneil tc continue the iterr~ to dune a ~~~7,
ARATUA' TREE AND BE1~~ DEDII~ATI[~N P~LI~Y REVIEW
STAFF RE~~MMENDATII~N:
~ . Accept report and direct staff accordxng~y.
~, Authcri~e an ir~erea~s~ in the ecst of the dedica~Cicn plague.
consensus cf the its cuncil to continue this item to June ~~ ~~~7.
1 ~. ~U~~IL MEMBER F~NS~RED I~~MMC~NIT~ E~E~TS
STAFF RE~~I~IMENDA.T~I~IV:
Accept repast and direct sta~`f aecordl~gly.
ansensus o~`the 1ty Council to continue this itcrri to ~~ne , ~~~7.
AD~~ AENI~Y AI~N~IENT REP~R'~
Kane
~IT~ ~I~~JIL ITEMS
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None
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wAI~TN~~"~ f~A~ N~~D T~ A~3J~~JN'~H~ NI~~IN ~~' 1:~0 A.I.
~VI~TION ~~~~ ~+o.
There b~in~ n~ further ~~ine~ 1Vla~or Ian noted that the ouneil would b~ r~Curnin~ to
the A~~~is~~~~i~~ ~~f~~~nc~ ~o contxnu the di~cu~slons reard~n~ the a~~oint~ne~t to
the ~OUt~~ oI]7~1]1~101~,
~e~peetfully subrn1tt~d,
a~hl~~n ~oycr, 1VI~
pity ~lerl~