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Home My WebLink About06-03-1974 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes • • SARATOGA PARKS AND RECREATION COP~MISSION MINUTES ~, DATE: Monday, June 3, 1974 - 7:30 P.P1. PLACE: Crisp P•;emorial Conference Room, Saratoga City Offices, 137?7 Fruit-: ale Avenue, Saratoga, Calif. 95070 TYPE: Regular Meeting I. ORGANIZATION A. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Buchanan, Carlson, Clawson, Gordon, Leong, Terry and ti~ilberdi_ng ABSENT: Commissioners Rose and Zambetti. B. MINUTES The Minutes of the tray 20, 1974 meeting were approved as corrected. II. OLD BUSINESS A. I BROOKGLEN PARK BROOKGLEN P1~'~K - PROJECTED DATES Bid opening for Brookglen Park construction is scheduled for July 12, 1974, with Commission review and recommendation on July 15th. If the construction is authorized by the City Council, work should commence by August 19th. The Secretary will work with Jack Buktenica to contact possible bidders. If the project is authorized, she will contact the residents about the work schedule. Commissioner Carlson has done some preliminary work to gather volunteer labor, and does not think there will be any problem in getting enough people together. B. FUTURE PARK SITE - SARATOGA-SUNNYVAI,E ROAD AND COX AVENUE SARATOGA- SL~rP~YVALE ROAD - PAF.~: ^ITE The Secretary reported that one niece of property adjacent to the city-o~•rned land is zoned C-N, vrith the majority of the remaining surrounding property zoned R-'I-12,500. The value of undeveloped property in the area ranges from x2'],000 to ;78,000 per acre. At ~a27,000/acre, the city- otrned property is worth approximately X75,000. Since this nranerty t•~~r tai d. for w;_th Car,i t~l Irit~,-rpt~r?mar;-t T'„nil c ~ -F?~a proceeds of any sale would return to the CIP funds. If_ the City Council so designated this money, it could be set aside for parks development and acqui^i-tion. a -1- ~` Fem.. • PARKS AND RECRE4TION COMI~^ISSION - JUNE 3, 1974 - MINUTES - continued Commissioner Carlson asked if money from the sale of this property might be used for library development. The Secretary said that present plans are to build the library through the sale of bonds which would be repaid by the county. Library construction will probably be planned to coincide with the expiration of the Quito Library lease in 1976. The Secretary will have more information about the timing and lease payback situation at the next meeting. III. 1'E4J BUSINESS A. VOLUi~TEER WGRK FOR BROOKGLEId PARK I BROOKGLEId PAF.K The Secretary said that there needs to be some planning as to hoc•~ volunteer work and plant donation will be coordinated for the Brookglen Park development. Nir. Buktenica is willing to help with this. • Chairman Wilberding suggested dividing the work into several major sections with one person in charge of each. These people Mould then meet and make plans with Mr. Buktenica. They could also help contact volunteers. Commissioner Carlson said he would be interested in helping with this project. IV. cor~•iITTEE AI`1D STAFF REPORTS A. COI~~IITTEE REPORTS 1. HAKONE REVIEFJ CCI.1'MITTEE Commissioner Terry said that the fundamental decision to F.AKONE develop Hakone Gardens as an authentic Japanese garden GARDEN has been agreed upon. Development can be divided into the categories of: a. The necessary work to preserve and improve the two main houses. This needs immediate attention. b. Improvement of the road and parking lot, including: 1. making room at the entrance for several cars to turn off Big Basin Way without having to stop in the middle of the road; 2. Bus parking in the road loop with stairs up the hill; 3. Widen the road at the tov of the_hill to two lanes; 4. Install a signal system for the bottom portion of the road; and 5. move the upper parking lot and plant a buffer strip.° c. Actual garden construction. Plans for this must wait until Dr. Nakar~ura's plans arrive from Japan. The Secretary said that the new Fair Labor Act may make it difficult to retain a live-in caretaker at Hakone Gardens, since he would have to be paid for working 24 hours a day. Witho~at a caretaker, additional protection would need to be installed at Hakone. Chairman tJilberding asked the County will provide for a live He also asked tiahat the zoning property ad:iacent to F~akone. zoned R-'I-40,000. -2- Secretary to find out hot•a the R ?-in caretakers .at Vasona Park. designation is for the The Secretary said it is • :~ PARKS AND RFC~EATICN Cor'i•7ISSION - JUI~TE 3, 197+ - TI?~TUTES - continued Commissioner Terry said that Tanso Ishihara, r[r. Robbins and tin. Rene Jones have been invited to the next Committee r~eetin~; :~hich ~~rill be June 26th. B. STAFF REPORTS 1. RE: GATEHOUSE ':IAI,K['IAY AGREEIEP1T ~~ The Secretary said that tre Gatehouse 4lalkway agreement was negotiated with a private owner, not with an organization such as the Santa Clara dater District with trhom the City is negotiating with regards to the creek at Gardiner Park. 2. RE: [.'F;ST VALL~ COLLEGE TET~NIS COURTS The Secretary said that the eight additional tennis courts being b~a.ilt by West Valley College will be lighted. Commissioner Clawson asked if the City and the Los Gatos- Saratoga Recreation District are still planning to light the Saratoga High School courts. The Secretary said that this lighting was given last priority in the Capital Improvement Flan and that she doubts the Recreation District has the necessary funds. ~. RE: CC'TGRESS SPRINGS PARK The Secretary reported that rir. Beyer has talked to the attorne~r handling the Stamper estate. Her children do not kno~r if they want to sell the property, but if they do deci~~.e to sell ~rould be willing to sell to the City before dividing the estate. Commissioner Terry asked haw large the freeway right-of-way is adjacent to the park. The Secretary said that it is approxi~'~:ately five acres and owned by the State. Commissioner Clawson asked how the Little League work at Congress Springs is progressing. The Secretary said the site plans are ,due in this week. 4. P.E• GARDINER PARK. T`he Secretary reported that Flood Control has received the plans of work completed at Gardiner Park. She has not yet received a copy of their standard easement agreement. Commissioner Gordon asked who owns the undeveloped land behind the Park. The Secretary said that this is the cxndeveloped portion of Gardiner Park which will be mostly ° ~TaSS. Commissioner Terry asked if anything has been done with the small easement leading from the park out to the street. The Secretary said that, as far as she kno«s, it is being used b~- a resident. She will look into the possibility of selling the easement to him. 5~ RE: TR_4IL ON PACE FROPERTY The Secretary reported that one of the requirements for the Property is that a trail easement be located in the Flood Control easement along the creek. -3- ,. • • PARKS AND RECREATIOtI COP•1MISSIOPI - JUNE 3, 19'74 - MINUTES - continued Commissioner Terry ~syed if the Commission will see the City rIanager's'Capital Improvement Program before the Council. approves it. - The Secretary said that it and the Budget will be reviewed by , the City Council June 5th and final adoption should be June 19th.. This Co;^^~=ssion should be able to revieca it after the June 5th Council neeting. Commissioner Terz•y asked when the General Plan will be adopted. The Secretary said that public hearings are still being held. The Village portion of the plan should be adopted in July. V. COI•~•IUIdICATIO.IS g. IrIVITATION FROM BOB AtfIYX, DIRECTOR SANTA CZARA COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATI OI3 This will be a meeting of both county and city commissioners of the Santa Clara County at Sanborn-Skyline Fark. The Secretary needs reservations by June '7th. Chairman I•Jilberdin~., Commissioner Carlson and his wife, Commissioner Gordon and her husband, and Commissioner Terry and his wife will attend. VI. ADJOUR?~IEP~IT There being; no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 P.NI. Respe~~c/1~~t~f~ully Submitted, Barbara Sampson, Secretary mm 0 -4- r E.p