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Home My WebLink About08/01/2002 Minutes of a Regular Meeting August 1, 2002 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Regular Meeting Thursday,August 1, 2002, 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Fenwick called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Fenwick and Councilmembers Cheng and O'Malley Absent: Councilmembers Casey and Finn Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham, City Attorney Dan Siegel, Planning Director Carl Cahill, City Engineer/Director of Public Works Mintze Cheng and City Clerk Pat Dowd • Fenwick noted that Councilmember O'Malley had advised them that he had to leave the meeting at 6:30 p.m. due to a conflicting commitment. Fenwick noted that at that time there would no longer be a quorum of the Council and therefore the meeting would officially end. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Item Removed: 4.1 (O'Malley) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Cheng and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.2 Approved Warrants: $39,203.28 (7/13/02—7/25/02) 4.3 Awarded Contract for Traffic Stripes and Pavement Marking, CIP 02-03 -- Reso#83-02 August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 1 4.4 Approved Sanitary Sewer Reimbursement Agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the Purissima Lift Project LLC — Reso #84-02 4.5 Approved extension of City Attorney contract to 8/30/02 4.6 Approved response to Grand Jury of Santa Clara County Final Report on Examination of Audits and Financial Reports 4.7 Approved Town-wide mailing on City Council Action and Update regarding the Town Hall Project Item Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: July 18, 2002 (Regular Meeting) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item to the next meeting and to direct the City Clerk to provide more detailed minutes on the item on the review and report on Town Hall cost estimate. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Update on Mayor's Goals • a) Break ground for the new Town Hall,partially funded by donations Because the second agreement with the architect was still in draft form this item would be continued to the 8/15/02 Council Agenda for review. b) Undergrounding of utility wires in Los Altos Hills The decision on putting this issue on the November ballot would be discussed later in this meeting. c) Complete the update process for an accurate 2002 master pathway map A continued study session on the Master Path Plan is scheduled for the August 15th Council Meeting. d) Consider the possibility of adopting a view ordinance for the Town Council directed staff to review the Tiburon Ordinance. 5.2 Approval of second contract with Goldman Architects—Reso # lie August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 2 . MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Cheng and passed unanimously by all members present to continue the approval of the second contract with Goldman Architects to the August 15th meeting and to authorize Mr. Goldman to continue on the working drawings for the Town Hall project drawing down on previously approved funds as noted in the third amendment to his original agreement with the Town. 5.3 Approval of wording for ballot measure on undergrounding utilities Fenwick stated that he was proposing not going forward with putting this issue on the ballot at this time. He did not think that the timing was right and also the definition of arterial street had been changed since the General Plan was written in 1975 and now it did not correspond to the streets he had in mind for this project. O'Malley stated that he would like to see this project done as he thought it would be of great benefit to the Town. However, he agreed with Fenwick that the timing was not right. There were other issues before the Council such as the pathways and the new Town Hall which presented some real time constraints. O'Malley did say that he would like to see it on next year's ballot. Cheng concurred with Fenwick and O'Malley. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Mora Heights Way Sanitary Sewer Connection Request • This item was continued to the next Council Meeting at the request of the applicant. 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 8. STAFF REPORTS 8.1 City Manager 8.2 City Attorney 8.3 City Clerk 8.3.1 Report on Council Correspondence PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To move item 13 forward on the agenda. CLOSED SESSION: REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8: Property: 26375 Fremont Road: Negotiators: Maureen Cassingham, City Manager, Dan Siegel, ty Attorney: Under Negotiation: Lease August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 3 Council adjourned to a Closed Session on real estate negotiations at 6:10 p.m. and reconvened at 6:22 p.m. REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION: Council returned to open session to report, if necessary, any actions taken. No actions taken. 9. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS 10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Carol Gottlieb, 24290 Summerhill, urged everyone to come together in a positive way rather than spending a lot of time and money of divisive issues. On issues such as the new Town Hall and the selling of Town-owned lands she urged compromise and working together toward a good solution. Mark Breier, 26359 Esperanza, referred to some statements made at the last Council Meeting which he thought were inaccurate. He noted emails which he had received which seemed to contradict statements made by Councilmembers that open lines of communication had been kept with the neighbors on the Town Hall project. Mr. Breier further stated they were circulating a petition and expected 1,000 signers by September. He urged Council to take the option of building a Town Hall half as big as proposed and at half the cost. Mr. Breier noted that they were considering their options which included referendum, recall or suing. He also noted that they had commissioned an architect who was designing a rural, 18' high, $2 %2 million Town Hall. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. CLOSED SESSION: PERSONNEL: PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957: City Attorney 13: CLOSED SESSION: REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8: Property: 26375 Fremont Road: Negotiators: Maureen Cassingham, City Manager, Dan Siegel,� City Attorney Under Negotiation: Lease This item was held earlier in the meeting. August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 4 14. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council Meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd City Clerk The minutes of the August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting were approved at the August 15, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting. August 1, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 5