HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 898 RESOLUTION 898
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN
APPLICATION WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANS-
PORTATION COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION OF
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1979-80
WHEREAS, the Transportation Development Act of 1971 provides
for the disbursement of funds from the Local Transportation Fund of
the County of Santa Clara for use by eligible claimants for the
purpose of community transit services projects; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules and regulations that have
been adopted by the Secretary of the Business and Transportation
Agency of the State of California in accordance with the provisions
of the aforementioned legislation, an eligible claimant wishing
~!=to receive an allocation from the Local Transportation Fund shall
file its application with the appropriate transportation planning
agency; and
WHEREAS, funds from the Local Transportation Fund will be
required to design and implement a cooperative Community Transit
Program between the Town of Los Gatos and the City of Saratoga.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City of Saratoga
that Henry J. Kraus, Mayor is authorized to execute and file an
appropriate claim pursuant to the terms of the Transportation
Development Act of 1971, as amended, and pursuant to applicable
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, together with all
necessary supporting documents, with the Metropolitan Transportation
Commission, for fiscal year 1979-80 Transportation Development Act
monies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
transmitted to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in
conjunction with the filing of the claim; and the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission be requested toconcur in these findings
and grant the allocations of funds as specified herein
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Saratoga held on the 18th day of March ,
1979, by the following vote:
AYES : Counc|lmen Ka]b, Matfeon], CajJOn~ Krau~ & CGrr
NOES: N~ - ...=;.,"'
ABSENT: No.~ "' ' ''~
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
FORMAT - Opinion of Counsel (A-4) Part A
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Hotel Claremont
Berkeley, CA 94705
Dear Sir:
I hereby certify that City of Saratoga is an eligible claimant
(claimant}
for Transportation Development Act funds pursuant to Section 99203 of the
Public Utilities Code of t~e State of California.
April 17, 1979
STRUMENT |$ A TR E AND C~RRE~ COPY,
THE ORIGINA' O~ FILE I ? IS OFFI
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parking spaces and closing off McFarland in some way so that the neighborhood
would not be so impacted by the traffic.
Councilmember MDyles felt that the proposed use was appropriate for the site, since
that use had been designated after much public input and discussion. He noted
- that the increased setbacks and lower densities proposed by the appellant with
the PA use as opposed to a ccndcminiun use reinforced the appropriateness of the
use. Although he felt the appellant' s arguments were plausible, the Planning Commiss~
arglmments in denying the applicatio~ appeared equally plausible. Councilmenker
preferable to appealing the project eo the Council with Sch an alteration. He
could conceive of voting for Mayor Fanelli's proposal, but preferred to rely on
the judgment of the Planning Cc~ssion and to send the applicant back to the Ccrr~ssic
so that they could make a judcJment on the altered project.
Coumcilmember Hlava stated that the problem was that the lot was intended as
commercial. At the time of the General Plan discussions, she had favored
senior housing for the site, but there ~ras no support for residential outside
the immediate Quite neighborhood. The PA designation, she said~ was a ccmprcmise.
She suggested approving the proposal with a reduction of square footage to under
100,000 square feet, no second stories, and the clostlre of McFarland in scme way.
Councilmember Callon pointed out that tba Planning C~ssion's primary concerns
had been the large scale of the site, both in terms of density and two-story .
buildings. She felt if the Council could agree on conditions, the project
need not return to the Cn~mission.
Kathy McC<)ldrick, a Planning Ccrnlissicner, stated that sere ccrmnissicners were
concerned that the arrangeT~nt of the buildings presented an excessively long
facade, even though their configuration as modules caused the facades to he
of varied depths frcm a given viewpoint.
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Councilmember Cle~enger stated that, even if the Council agreed that the project
.. could be approved at 90,000 square feet, the applicant should still be referred
back to the Planning Ccem~ission to determine the configuration of the project.
FAN~I.I/C_AILON MDV~3 TO GRANT THE APPEAL, WITH THE PF~G'ECT HAVING THE ORIGINAL
FfX3TPRINT B~3T WITH THE SEODND STORIES REMOVED, CN THE CONDITION THAT THE 423
_RiRKING SPACES BE RETAINED AND AT LEAST THE EGRESS FROM MSFARLkND BE CLOSED;
RESOI/3TION 897 IS MODI}7/ED TO ALLOW INGRESS AN~3 EGRESS ON SARATOGA AVENUE CX~LY
TO THIS PROPERTY; THE PROJECT WILL BE ~ TO THE PIA~ING ~SSION
FOR REVIEW OF THE CCNDITIONS. Passed 3-2 (Clevenger, Moyles opposed).
2. Continued Discussion of Ordinance/~nending City Code Relating to Public
Dances and Dance Halls and Report on Status of Rhett's License
_
Mr. ToURel of the City Attorney's Office explained the revisions in the proposed
ordinance which had been suggested by the Council at the previous meeting.
CLEVENGER/HIAVA MOVED TO INTRODUCE ORDINANCE A~INDING CITY CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC
DANCES AND DANCE FALLS. Passed 5-0.
City Manager reported that he planned to re-issue a dance hall license to Rhett's,
since its current license was to expire before the ordinance would be in effect. The
license would contain a provision that within a certain time after the ordinance was
in effect the applicant must apply to the Planning Commission for a use permit ~qder
the ordirkt/lce.
Mayor Fanelli explained the Council' s action to representatives of Rhett's and asked
if anyone wished to speak. No one from Rhett's rose to speak, and no one else indicat~
a desire to speak.
The meeting was adjourned to a closed 'session on litigation at 9:23 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
~ ,= Graoe E. Cory
'° Deputy City Clerk