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Home My WebLink About10/04/1995'`r Minutes of a Regular Meeting October 4, 1995 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, October 4, 1995, 7:30 P.M. Council Chambers 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Siegel called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. He noted that a former member of the Environmental Design and Protection Committee, Brenda Butner, had recently passed away and this meeting would be adjourned in her memory. Present: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Casey, Dauber, Hubbard and Johnson Absent: None �, Staff: City Manager/City Engineer Jeff Peterson, City Attorney Sandy Sloan, Planning Director Curtis Williams, Public Works Manager Ed Taylor, Financial Consultant Janice Bohman and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Jan Shaw, Los Altos Town Crier 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 Appointment to Safety Committee MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to appoint Thomas Turner, 14425 Liddicoat Drive, to the Safety Committee for a term of two years. 2.2 Appointment to Community Advisory Committee for the Palo Alto School District MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to appoint Peggy Esber as the Town's representative to the Community Advisory Committee for the Palo Alto School District. October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT (Planning Commissioner Gottlieb) Planning Commissioner Gottlieb reported that on 9/26/95 the Commission held a special meeting on the Lands of Quarry Hills. This hearing was continued to 10/11/95. At the 9/27/95 Commission meeting the following issues were discussed: Lands of Weiler, 26089 West Fremont Road, approved request for a site development permit for a major addition/ remodel; Lands of Butt, 24708 Voorhees Drive, approved request for a site development permit for a new residence; Lands of Olivera (Waller), 26105 Elena Road, approved request for a site development permit for a new residence; and Lands of California Water Service, 25410 La Rena Lane, issue of replacing/ upgrading existing water supply tank -- continued. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 - 9/20/95 minutes (Dauber) and 4.3 (applicant) and 4.5 (Johnson) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.1 Approved Minutes: September 19, 1995 (Adjourned Regular) 4.2 Approved Warrants: $66,807.09(9/19/95) $106,999.64 (9/27/95) 4.3 Decided Not To Review the following Planning Commission Actions from its meeting on September 13, 1995: 4.3a Lands of Lohr, 12101 Oak Park Court: approved request for a Site Development Permit for a new residence 4.4 Awarded Certificates of Appreciation: Barbara Danluck, Safety Committee and Carolyn MacKay, Environmental Design and Protection Committee Items Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: September 20, 1995 (Regular Meeting) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the September 20, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting with the following correction: page 4, amend second motion to read: 'PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To change all references from screening to mitigating; to add a statement that certificates of deposit will be accepted so that October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting interest will be given and to add a statement saying that deposits will be forfeited if landscaping is not put in." 4.3b Lands of McNees, 24990 La Loma Drive: approved request for a Site Development Permit for a major addition/remodel and a detached accessory building and a variance to allow an encroachment into the side setback Mr. McNees, applicant, questioned condition #11 and stated that this had not been his understanding of the location of the pathway easement. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the request for a Site Development Permit for a major addition/remodel and a detached accessory building and a variance to allow an encroachment into the side setback subject to the conditions approved by the Planning Commission with the understanding that Mr. McNees can return to the Council at their next meeting with an amendment to condition #11 on the pathway easement unless his matter can be worked out in the meantime. No additional payment of fees will be required. 4.5 Approval of findings for denial of Lot Merger and Conditional Exceptions, Lands of Micko, Kingsley Avenue and Altadena Drive MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Casev and passed unanimously to grant the request for a continuance of Item 4.5 on Lands of Micko to the November 1, 1995 City Council Meeting. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 First Quarter Status Report: Goals and Objectives for FY 95-96 Council thanked the City Manager for this excellent update on the goals and objectives and particularly asked to be kept advised of the status of the data base project. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To note and file the First Quarter Status Report on Goals and Objectives for FY 95-96. 6.2 Los Altos County Fire Protection District Fire Safe Preparedness Program October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting The City Manager commented that there was no fiscal impact known at this time `, but once the analysis was completed more information would be available. This effort would need public cooperation and public meetings would be held. If residents were apathetic to brush and weed abatement on their properties the project may have to be dropped. Further reports would be made to the Council on this issue. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to direct staff to work with the Los Altos County Fire Protection District and the Los Altos Fire Department in a Fire Safe Preparedness Program pilot project; to allow the Los Altos Fire Department to perform a hazard analysis of the Byrne Preserve property where it borders the lots off of Byrne Park Lane and Deer Springs Way; and request staff return to the Council with the results of the analysis for further direction. 6.3 Discussion of recommendations from Mr. Donald Spencer concerning yardwaste site The City Manager reported that the clearly defined rules for the yardwaste center requiring identification, notes from the residents, limitation on size of loads, etc. would be going into effect on October 12th and an article was in the forthcoming issue of the Town Newsletter. Council discussed the use of the yardwaste center and how best to ensure that it was appropriately used only by residents of the Town. Mr. Spencer's letter suggsted limiting the number of loads and imposing high fees if this amount were exceeded. Johnson agreed that he would review the lists provided by the yardwaste center workers for the next three months to ascertain how many of the residents were using the center and how often. 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 dated 9/27/95 9. COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS 9.1 Council Meeting Schedule October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To cancel the October 18, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting and to schedule a Special City Council Meeting for Monday, October 30, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. on the Quarry Subdivision if this project is completed by the Planning Commission at its meeting on October 11th. 9.2 Pathway Walk (Councilmember Dauber) Dauber noted that the Pathway Walk was scheduled for Sunday, October 8th at 1:00 p.m., Foothill College. 9.3 Agenda Items for 11/1/95 Council asked that the following be placed on the 11/1/95 agenda: a status report from Los Altos Councilmember Ted Laliotis on Measure A and the Supreme Court Ruling; and an update from Sun Country Cable on such issues as the status of Channel 7, availability of the Stanford Channel, and rate complaints. 9.4 Letter from Wiseman Lighting It was agreed the letter from Wiseman lighting should be sent to the Council Subcommittee on Development Issues. 10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Proposed Capital Improvements Budget, FY 1995-96 -- Reso # Council asked how much of the Capital Improvement Budget was from the reserves. The Financial Consultant stated that two-thirds was from the General Fund and one-third from the reserves (@ $300,000). A discussion followed on the proposed projects in the capital improvements budget. Casey asked if there was enough money budgeted to maintain the present paths rather than plan for new ones. She could think of several that were in serious need of repair. The Public Works Manager noted that he would be making a presentation at a future Council Meeting on the subject of maintenance of the path system. On the issue of the yardwaste center, Council asked that this project name be changed from 'yardwaste relocation project' to 'corporation yard expansion'. Council agreed that this project should be included in the capital improvement budget but Johnson asked that a separate staff report be provided by staff on this project. October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #81-95 adopting the Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 1995-96. 12. URGENCY ITEM: PROCLAMATION MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to add a proclamation concerning Double Tenth Day to the agenda as an urgency item. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to proclaim October 10, 1995 as Double Tenth Day. 13. CLOSED SESSION: PENDING LITIGATION: PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9a) - One Case Council adjourned to a closed session regarding pending litigation at 10:05 p.m. and reconvened at 10:30 p.m. Council returned to open session to report, if necessary, any action taken. 14. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m. in memory of Brenda Butner. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd City Clerk The minutes of the October 4, 1995 City Council Meeting were approved at the November 1, 1995 City Council Meeting. October 4, 1995 Regular City Council Meeting