HomeMy WebLinkAboutSanta Clara County Sheriff (10)IOSALTOS HILLS
March 19, 1998
Captain Robert Wilson
Westside Station
14374 Saratoga Avenue
Saratoga, California 95070
Dear Captain Wilson:
At their regular meeting on March 18, 1998, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills
adopted Resolution #15-98 approving the recommended programs and expenditure of AB
3229 "COPS" Grant Funding. A copy of Resolution #t5-98 is enclosed for your records.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Town Hall.
Sincerely,
Patricia Dowd
City Cleric
cc: Finance Director
Enclosures
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills
California 94022
650/941-7222
Fax 650/941-3160
RESOLUTION No. 15-98
A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING THE
RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURE
OF AB 3229 "COPS" GRANT FUNDING
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills is the recipient of AB 3229
"COPS" grant funding equal to $18,342.43 for fiscal year 1997-1998; and
WHEREAS, $4141.76 of COPS grant funding remains unused from the
previous fiscal year which may also be spent this year; and .
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the programs recommended by
the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department for enhancement of the Town's law
enforcement efforts and agrees with these recommendations;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills
does hereby RESOLVE, that the expenditure of AB 3229 grant funds for the
proposed law enforcement programs in the Town of Los Altos Hills are hereby
approved for an amount not to exceed $22,484.19, and that the City Manager is
authorized to make payment to the Sheriff's Department for implementation of
these programs as appropriate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18thday of Marc1998.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
J. Daniel Kennedy
1220 Tasman Dr. t383
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(408) 734-1134
Officer Jeff Hunter
Los Altos Hills Town Hall
26379 Fremont Rd.
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Nov.21,1997
Dear Sir:
At around 1:15 PM, on Thursday, November 20th., I was riding my bicycle
eastbound on Fremont Road towards Edith Avenue. As I approached Bullis
School, I noticed about 30 vehicles parked all over the road and on the trail
itself. Vehicles had completely filled all available parking and I assume were
parents, were blocking lot isles or driving recklessly trying to get through.
Children were streaming out of the school buildings, into this traffic jam and
some going out on the now very busy Fremont. Kids were crossing in many
places, [The reason I am not calling the said vehicles "cars", is they are mainly
full sized- 3 ton SUV's]. As I crossed The "entrance", a dark blue late model
Chevy Suburban pulls half way out into Fremont , (to turn left)) right in front of
me, from the "exit". This stunt also blocks the view of a Mercedes trying to make
a right turn. Since I legally had the right of way, and her window was down, I
yelled for her to STOP! She did, but blasted her horn at me as I got around her
massive truck.
In fact , in July, I was running along that very tail, across from that school, and
vehicles were parked right on the trail for about a half block. Including that very
same blue Suburban! Because of this, I had to run that section out in the street,
dodging more traffic. "U" turns are not uncommon there either.
There seems to be a problem here and
so concerned for the safety of their owr
and forth to school in (SUV's) enormou
safety of others!
Some possible solutions:
at other schools too. Impatient parents,
children, that they shuttle them back
gas hogs, have little regard for the
1, The return of student safety patrols and the retiree crossing guard. Where
have these public school icons gone since the days when I went to school in
Menlo Park?
2. Solid stripe lines indicating where crosswalks should be and vehicles
should not,
3. A berm barrier along the outside edge of the trail near the school, to keep
parking out of the trail. If I would park on the sidewalk in the burbs, I would
probably get a big parking violation!
4. A driveby by you or another officer during those peak "school commute
times".
5. A 3 -way stopsign at the Bullis School at Fremont, instead of at Manuella or
Donelson Pl. at Fremont. The school at Fremont at Weston has one.
An "outsider" like me probably has no right to file this complaint ® this letter will
probably get ignored and put in the round file. But what if a resident or their kid
gets injured while on foot , or horseback or on a bike... what then?
Thanks for taking the time to read this,
Sincerely,
Dan Kennedy