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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/18/1994Minutes of a Regular Meeting May 18, 1994 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, May 18, 1994, 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Johnson called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Johnson and Councilmembers Dauber and Tryon Absent: Councilmembers Hubbard and Siegel Staff: City Manager Les M. Jones, 11, City Attorney Sandy Sloan, Director of Public Works Jeff Peterson, Planning Director Linda Niles and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Jan Shaw, Los Altos Town Crier 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT (Commissioner Comiso) Planning Commissioner Comiso reported that in addition to the approved Planning Commission items listed on the Council's Consent Calendar, the Planning Commission had also recommended approval of the negative declaration and tentative map for a three lot subdivision for Lands of Vucinich. This application had been quite involved and several hearings had been conducted to discuss the drainage issue in particular as well as other issues such as pathways and the possible formation of constrained lots. The Vucinich tentative map was scheduled for a public hearing by the Council at their meeting on June 1, 1994. In response to an inquiry from Council, Commissioner Comiso noted that the sound issue had been addressed for Lands of Gallie/Munck and she explained the removal of hardscape for Lands of Gilmartin. Regarding Lands of LeBeau, Commissioner Comiso commented that it was a second floor addition and therefore not affected by being in the flood plain. May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Item Removed: 4.1 - 5/4/94 Regular Meeting Minutes (Dauber), 4.8 (Dauber) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Dauber and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.1 Approved Minutes: April 20, 1994 (Regular Meeting) May 4, 1994 (Adjourned Regular Meeting) May 4, 1994 (Regular Meeting) 4.2 Approved Warrants: $74,577.91 (4/29/94) 4.3 Decided Not To Review the following Planning Commission Actions at Its Meeting on May 11, 1994: 4.3a Lands of Gallie/Munak (246-93-ZP-SD), 12804 Clausen Court: approved request for a Site Development Permit and Variance for a new residence 4.3b Lands of Lebeau (57-94-ZP-SD), 12795 Normandy Lane: approved request for a site development permit for a major addition and remodel 4.3c Lands of Gilmartin (54-94-ZP-SD -GD), 25980 Quail Lane: approved request for a Site Development Permit for a major addition and remodel 4.3d Lands of Mooring (41-94-ZP-SD-GD), 13791 La Paloma Road: approved request for a Site Development Permit for a new residence and pool 4.4 Awarded Certificates of Appreciation: Edwina Comiso, Joint Volunteer Awards; Mary Compton, Joint Volunteer Awards; Julie Pearce, Joint Volunteer Awards; and Philip Dauber, Finance Committee 4.5 Set the time and place of a public hearing to consider all objections or protests to the proposed adoption of the Palo Alto Sewer Service Charge Final Report -- Reso #23-94 May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting 4.6 Set the time and place of a public hearing to review the annual sewer charge set by the City of Los Altos for the Los Altos Sewer Basin -- Reso #24-94 4.7 Authorization to go to bid for the Construction of the Middle Fork Lane Drainage and Pathway Project, Fiscal Year 1993-94 -- Reso #25-94 Items Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: May 4, 1994 (Regular City Council Meeting) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Dauber and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the minutes of the May 4, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting with the following corrections: page 11, add the following to the end of the second paragraph: "by the adjacent property owners.'; paragraph six should read: "Jan Fenwick, 28011 Elena, asked if the trees on an emergency access road were street trees. She also suggested the Town going out to bid for maintenance of street trees in a whole section of Town as a service to the homeowners. She believed by taking this approach it would be far less costly for the homeowners. She pointed out that it was very expensive to maintain these trees.'; and add the following to the end of the last paragraph: "for street tree maintenance." Tryon asked when the issue of motion sensors was going to be agendized for Council discussion and the City Manager noted that it could be scheduled for the next meeting. She asked that Mr. Ben Artzi be notified. 4.8 Approving and authorizing execution of agreement for emergency animal control and sheltering services between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the Citv of Palo Alto — Reso # Dauber commented that she had several quesions about this agreement. She asked what services were provided by Palo Alto that the Town could not provide themselves. She also wondered if private enterprise would charge less for such services. The City Manager reported on the various services provided by the City of Palo Alto for animal control and further commented that the Town's fee schedule could be modified to cover such animal control costs. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #26-94 approving and authorizing execution of agreement for emergency animal control and sheltering services between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the City of Palo Alto but to additionally require that an in-depth study of this issue be prepared for next year including the option of use of private enterprise. May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting ` 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ar 5.1 Presentation by Sun Country Cable David Kinley, President - Sun Country Cable, addressed the issue of the complicated process of complying with the Cable Television Act. The original act had 2,000 pages of rules with another 700 added in March of this year. He noted that it cost them a lot of money to comply with the act and the impact on the small cable television companies was severe. He stated that at this time they were doing everything in their power to reduce capital expenditures for the rest of this year toward the goal of keeping their loan commitments next year. Mr. Esher, 13430 County Way, concurred that the regulation process was indeed a difficult one. However, he did inquire if Sun Country was in a position to put in cable. He noted that he had contacted five of his neighbors who wanted cable but he realized that he needed seven to get 509 of the street. He further commented on the need for negotiation on the issue of hooking up to cable in six months or two years. Mr. Esher stated that he had had some experience in these matters and would be pleased to work with Mr. Kinley in an attempt to reach a mutually agreeable solution . Dauber referred to the Page Mill Road corridor and the option many of the residents there had taken of installing satellite dishes. She also raised the issue of fibre optics and asked for a map of who had access to cable. Tryon stated that everyone should have access to cable and solutions needed to be found. She did not believe that 507 should be required but acknowledged that a lesser number of people could result in a higher cost. Tryon reiterated they had made promises to their constituents regarding cable television and these promises needed to be met. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Dauber and passed unanimously by all members present to direct the cable television subcommittee (Johnson/Siegel) and the City Manager to meet with representatives from Sun Country Cable to further discuss issues and alternatives. 5.2 Request from property owners to allow rebuild of homes demolished due to damage from the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake a) Pat Rahn, 25701 Lomita Linda Court Pat Rahn, applicant, noted that Alan Lambert was unable to attend this meeting due to surgery but he had submitted a letter for their review on the issue of sewer connection. She further commented that she did not believe it was appropriate that she should have to pay the fees involved and asked that they be waived. May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting ` The Director of Public Works reported that he had received Mr. Lambert's `, correspondence. He had revisited the site and reexamined the conditions relating to sewer/septic. The Director of Public Works determined that the condition requiring this project to hook to sewer should not be imposed. The home could be allowed to have septic with approval from the health department. Council noted on the subject of fees that this issue had been addressed at the May 4, 1994 City Council Meeting and it was agreed that it was fair to all those who had incurred earthquake damage and made repairs to their homes that the fees for these projects should not be waived. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously by all members present to allow the grandfathered maximum floor area and maximum development area to be reconstructed on the site at 25701 Lomita Linda Court in an approved configuration, and require that the project meet all other development standards and staff recommendations (i.e. setbacks, height limits, etc.). An eighteen month extension was also granted which requires that the site development permit application be submitted within the eighteen months. b) Stephen Bethke, 12894 La Cresta Drive MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Dauber and passed unanimously by all members present to allow the grandfathered maximum �, floor area and maximum development area to be reconstructed on the site at 12894 La Cresta Drive in an approved configuration, and require that the project meet all other development standards and staff recommendations (i.e. setbacks, height limits, etc.) 6. NEW BUSINESS 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES SUB -COMMITTEES AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 7.1 Edith Avenue Property Subcommittee Tryon reported that the subcommittee on the Ham property at Edith and Fremont had met and a public opinion survey on this land was being discussed. The subcommittee would be reporting to Council on this subject at a later date. 8. STAFF REPORTS 8.1 City Manager 8.1.1 Establishment of Price for Town Handbook and Pathway Map May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting ( MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Dauber and passed unanimously by all members present to charge $8.00 for the Town Handbook to non-residents, businesses and residents who wish to obtain additional copies and to charge $2.00 for the pathway map to non- residents, businesses and residents who wish to obtain additional copies. It was further noted that the safety flags in the handbook would only be inserted in copies going to residents. 8.2 City Attorney 8.3 City Clerk 8.3.1 Report on Council Correspondence dated May 13, 1994 9. COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS 9.1 Library (Mayor Pro Tem Dauber) Dauber reported that eight cities had joined the Joint Powers Agreement and Monte Sereno was voting on it this week. She further commented that a citizens group was being established and she and Los Altos Councilmember Ted Lahotis would be participating in this group. 9.2 School Bond Issue (Mayor Johnson) Johnson inquired about the school bond issue which had been on the April ballot and was advised that this Measure I was on the June 7, 1994 election. 9.3 Letters concerning animal control (Mayor Johnson) Johnson referred to two letters received on the issue of animals. One from Lee Duley referred to the horses at Fremont Hills Country Club. Staff advised Council that this letter had been sent to the City of Palo Alto and that the issue would also be addressed during public hearings on the remodel and expansion of the club. These hearings were being held in the near future. The other letter concerned an unleashed dog on Julietta and this letter was also sent to the City of Palo Alto. 10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Barbara Danluck, member of the Safety Committee, presented a letter to the Council with a recommendation from the Safety Committee for emergency preparedness at Town Hall, specifically the establishment of an off-site emergency kit. In addition the committee was recommending that staff learn the basic operation of the ham May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting �W radio system. The committee was in the process of updating the Emergency Handbook and Ralph Vetterlein was attending the Emergency Managers Meetings. Council thanked the committee for all of their work and noted that a recommendation should be obtained from Rick Ellinger on the subject of the ham radio system. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Review of adoption of revised Household Hazardous Waste Element and Source Reduction and Recycling Element of the General Plan -- Redo #__.., This public hearing is continued to a future Council Meeting. 11.2 Review of adoption of revised Path and Trail Element of the Town's General Plan -- Reso # This public hearing is continued to a future Council Meeting. 12, ADICURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council Meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd City Clerk The minutes of the May 18, 1994 City Council Meeting were approved at the June 1, 1994 City Council Meeting. May 18, 1994 Regular City Council Meeting