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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-05-1973 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes`~- .,, •. SARATOGA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ~ , MINUTES DATE: ,Monday, November 5, 1973 - 7:30 P.r;. FLACE: Crisp Memorial Conference Room, Saratoga City,4ffices, 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, Calif. 95070 TYPE: Regular 1~leeting ' I. ORGAP~IZATION A. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Buchanan, Clawson, Gordon, Leong, Rose, Terry, Wilberding, and Zambetti. ABSENT: None B. MINUTES Commissioner Buchanan asked that the Minutes of the October 15, meeting be corrected to state that he was the President of the ~'~unior Class for.the 1G72-73 school year. (Item I. C.) 1973 Commissioner Leong ai~ked that these I~iinutes be corrected to state that she was a member of the Student Council during the 1972-73 school year. (Item I. C.) The Minutes of the October 15, 1973 Commission meeting were approved I as corrected. II. OLD BUST"?BSS A. ALLEi~1DALE AVE"r3UL SARK SIDE REPORT ON SITES IN THE CITY WHERE THERE IS AN APPARENT NEED FOR A PARK (COiV'T FROr1 8/20, 9/17, 10/1, 10/15 =^ 1973) -- SPECIFICALLY THE ALLENDALE-CHESTER PARS{ LOCATI0~3 Thy Commission considered three possible park sites in thf Allendale Aven~.ie-Chester Avenue area; one south of Allendale on Chester Ave., one adjacent to the Latter Day Saints property and the back five acres of the Campbell School District property rort}: of Allendale Avf In considering the Campbell School District property, two possi- bilities for the future developr.:ent of Harleigri Drive were discussed, One would be to have the two ends of Harleigh dead-encl into the park and the other was to connect the ends i:~ a sufficiently serpentine manner to avoid separating the creek from the park. The Commissiar~ was opposed ~o a straight connection of Harleigh Drive. Commissioner Zambetti moved the Campbell School District property be designated the future park sits in the Allendale - Chester Avenue: area. Cof.;?r_Lssioaer Buchanan seconded tie motion, a~~;~ it ~~:as r~~3.sse~J_ ,. ` _1__ _ _. _ _. ~.~- r_ _...,~_...._ .. _..~.. _ ___~_ ,...~ ..._ ..-- , - -- _ _ __ ... _, _ _ - . ,~ q SARATOGA FARKS AND RECREATIOTd COT~IMISSION - MINUTES -NOV. 5, 1973 - ,continued B. SUMMARY CF UPDATED REPORT ON PROJECTED PARK SITES IN THE CITY - (CON'T FROM IO/i5/771 Commissioner Terry presented this report to~the Commission. irJhile preparing the repoz•t, he compiled the following items which need further discussion by the Cor:,inissicn: 1. Master Plan for Brookglen-Cox Park site.,. 2. Hakone Garde;,s development ylan. ' 3. Central Park -use concept. 4. Congress Springs Park - Tnaster Plan and financing plans. 5. Miljevich property -site selection and financial plans. 6.. Argonaut turf proposal. 7. Azule Park -development plans. 8. Freemont School District property - site selection and financial plans. Commissioner Rose asked how this Commission can be more active in the budget preparation for the parks. The secretary slid that the Capital Improvement Budget will .be submitted to this Commission in February for review, and that its recommendations will be considered in the preparation of the 1974-`75 budget. BP,OOKGI,Eid_ The Secretary reported that Donalyn Shields, a student intern, is C^~i SIT. working on the Brook~len-Cox park site and should have a development' recommendation ready for the Commission by December 3rd. ShQ also reported that the Greenbrier vo~::eowners' Association is very tinT~.E r-AT,K interested in developing the Azule Bark site, hoping that this would solve some of its pro'olor~, such as drainage. .The adjacent ata~.per L oper '~ _ , s gotiating to buy the ~~ property before the•estatP is probated so that the City does not havE to deal with three owners. This ~ proper. ty is 6uz - ~ acres. C~~~ Commissioner ^err read throu h each 'tem with the Commission an y g i d will prepare a (final report for the Comrniss ior.. III. NE~d BUSITIESS ~ ' A. DISCUSSIC'~: CT '_~ETAIT3IT•+G THE A?I!TIILTITICITY OF HAKONE GARDETI The Mayos of Kyoto, Japan will be meeting with Mr. Beyer later this H ALONE week, ar_d will submit the report from Japan on Hakone Garden to'him GA..~.~DETT at that time. T'r~e City has already requested bids on both the authentic and standard roof treatment for repairs at iiakor~e Garden. The bids could range from $1,000 to $3,000. B. F RUI TTJ ~E AVE.' T~,EDTAN STRIF RECOMTSEIV'Dr~TI~:I FOR I:~IIDSCAFI?~G OF i'?:~DIAN ON FRUITVALE AVEi~iUF DT'i ~~IEL ? I SARATOGA AVLTdUE AND ALLENDALE AVEiyUE. T'rie Secretary reported that the City T"ana~er feels that tn~.rF i s enough money in this years budget to complete this project. rie is considering developing the small city-o~•rned piece of property at the corner oi' ~iienciaie an~~ Fz°uitva~.e Aveziaes ulon~ with i;iii5 ~t,~~_.; at.. The City would like it to be a very low-maintenance type development -2- e. ..~.. .~~,w.~.~..,,...~, ..,_....w.. ~.._._ .._ ..... _.__ ... _. .. • ~:-.~ SARATOGA PARKS ANU RECREATION COh1MISSION - TMIINUTES - NOV.. S , 1973 - continued Commissioner Rose suggested that low bushes be used to avoid the watering problem the City is now experiencing with the Saratoga Ave. median strip. - ' Commissioner Buchanan asked if this could possibily be an Ecology Club project. He has in mind .the Saratoga High School Ecology Club. The Secretary said that the City need to get a~i architect's basic design and then decide if the City's Park Department can handle tYie- development or if it should be contracted out. If the Parks Depart- ment does the work, the Ecology Club could be involved. - C. SPECIFIC RECG^:~,rfdDATIGN FOR TdEir~ PARK APtD RECREATION COTrT•1ISSIONER. ~ZEIr! P & R The Secretary reported that the City Manager would like to submit some recommendations to the Mayor to fill the Park and Recreation COATMISSIONERopening. Commissioner Gordon sumitted a letter of recommendation for Trirs. Peggy Johnson, T•?elincla Circle. Commissioner Terry suggested that He felt that r1r. Van der Tooren's be very helpful to the Commission. T•1r. Van der Tooren be contacted. experience as a city planner ~,rould IV. COMMITTEE ArtD S`T'AFF REPORTS . A. COiiT•iITTEE ~'L~'ORTS 1. Revie3:: of Bicycle Committee Report BICYCLE The Secretary reported that the Co~ancii Committee of t~~e '~l'nole REPORT will review this report on November 27th. She also presented the revised Planning Commission General Plan Review schedule. The Commission felt that this report is a reasonable compromise when one considers that that many people affected by the bicycle syter~ plan were completely opp-used to any bicycla route. 2. Renor-t on Santa Cruz rlountain Trail Association Conference SAI~BORI~.T FARK Commissioner Terry attended the conference and reported on the activities involved. It is a private groups .~;hich invties gover~TM~ental bodies, individuals, and private organizations such as Sierra Club to get together and coordinate their plans. Two important items discussed were eminent domain proceeding and usage of gas tax :ponies for tr. ails. The State is prohibited fro using eminent domain proceeding to acquire trails, but cities and counties can. Gas tax monies can be used for trail develop- menu-:~.i the trail is either alongside the road or essent'Raily parallel. The representative from San riateo County discussed the_i.r. trail maintel~ance program which includes mainte7:arce cards ~~aed b~T ,_-_ peopl~=~ using. the trail. Any maintenance reeds arP ~•rri'~' ~~ on ..- card a_.~ turned in to the county. t~ti~i~en the necessary wc~•:: has be co,a~oleted, this is noted on the reverse side of the ca.r~. and filed. - portion of the tia.rk near Sanborn Road into modern carlpir~~r I.aC111L:LE'S. '1'tle rE'SL Ul GI'_C Dcl1•K ~UUlct lJe i@ft ~S ~. W11uC_11C.~.7 Corer;i•-~;-~ ~ner Terry also discussed the fu-i;ure plar!s fc?_~ S~~~nborn Park ~_.~~ the confe-rence. Present plans are to develor~ a small area ~•rith only minimally equiped camping sites. -3- ._, .... ~ SARATOGA PARKS AND RECREATION COi~1~~ISSION -MINUTES - Iv'OV• 19 ~ - c:~ontinued B. Phase II of the Lark developr:ient would be to acquire the Nursery between the tti~~o pieces of the park, a piece of property connectin with Sunnyvale Park and a small -piece beneath Sunr.~; . alA 'ark. Trail de~relopment in the area would include ccnnectP~3 Sanborn Park with Skyline Park and the Saratoga Gap and connectin~;IJnner and. Lower Stevens Creek Parks. Commissioner Terry tti~ould likey to contact the County about the possibility of connecting ' Montalvo, the Boy Scout Camp, and Stevens,Creek Fark. In connecti with this., P. G.~& E. should be contacted to find out where they ave lines and title to property in the area, as they might be filling to have this land used as a trail. STAFF REPORTS The Secretary said that the City Manager would like the Commission to answer TZr. Chibourn's letter regarding the easement along his property. The Staff recommendation is to do nothing about his easement until the entire area is st~idied. In the mean time, the' easement could be closed. Commissioner Terry asked that a calendar be prepared to schedule (t,. "~ trail discussions. The Secretary said that she wants to schedule VV study sessions as soon as the General Plan Review is completed. The session c•~ould be open to the public tc discuss exact locations of trails. She will answer r1r. Chibourn's letter and tell him that this is what the Commission is planning to do. The Secretary reported that the grass is grovring at El Quito Park, but that there are some patches that need re-seeding. . The City hopes to have ~Cevin P:oran Park lighted as soon as possible to help solve the problem of .teenage congregation which is also present at ~ildwood~ Park. The Secretary reported that Lar:i~y Scott, an intern a.t the Youth Center is working on a program to keep these teenagers busy rather than loitering in the parks. She is also talking to~the Los Gatos-Saratoga Recreation Department ab-out this. V. COT•1T•iUr]'ICATIO~_7S A. WRITTEN 1. _ better fY•or Tars. Paul D. Browne Re~ardin~• Tennis Courts. The Secretary answered this letter with the same information she gave Trs. Lazo, who wrote earlier about tennis courts at Kevin Moran Park. Chairman ~~lilberding asked about the regulations at the Prospect High School tennis courts. The Secretary :rill look into this.' B. ORAL ' Commissioner Rose asked about the wall at .the corner of Aloha and Saratoga.-Zoe Gatos Road involved in walkway ~ evelopr.er~t. The Secreta.r~% reported t'nat is being disc;:sse~l before ~che City Chair~~ian Yiil~erding .asked that the Commission :ce give~~ furtii}e=-~ informati or .t t'ile next meeting.. VI. ADJOURTli~"E~'~' Ave. C,ounc_ There being no ~ tather bt~<<_~.?~ess before the Commission, the meetin` e:as .., V .. ~ ., . . ~ L Respectfully submitted, ~- p - Barbara Sampson, S~~cretary mm .~ -4- -.,.,.~.~,.-~...~t-., .~,,..~.~,. M ,,.w~. ~,....~,~. ._.,__,......,.. ___ ..... _,.. .,_,...._ _.... _.._ ...._ ~..._ ._.._.. ._ ._ .~ _.....,_...._._ ___. _ ~ I _. .. ,..~ n .__ . ~ ....~