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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/02/1991 (2) Minutes of a Regular Meeting October 2, 1991 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday,October 2 , 1991, 7:15 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hubbard called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:20 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Hubbard and Councilmembers Casey, Johnson, Siegel and Tryon. Absent: None Staff: City Manager Les M. Jones, II; City Attorney Sandy Sloan; Director of Public Works Bill Ekern and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: None ibr 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 APPOINTMENTS TO COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Fran McIntyre, 14278 Amherst Court, commented that she was familiar with the types of activities conducted by the Community Relations Committee and had the time to devote to serving on this committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Hubbard, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to appoint Fran McIntyre, 14278 Amherst Court, to the Community Relations Committee for a term of two years. James Steiner, 14195 Wild Plum Lane, noted that he had not seen a recent Town budget but was interested in the finances of the Town and looked forward to working with the Finance Committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to appoint James Steiner, 14195 Wild Plum Lane, to the Finance Committee for a term of two years. October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 1 �. 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT Planning Commissioner Emily Cheng referred to the report Council had received of the Planning Commission actions at their 9/25/91 meeting. Johnson and Siegel suggested that the condition referring to the drip lines should be more specific as to when construction can begin. In addition, before grading commences, an inspection should be done by the Town. Hubbard referenced the letter Council had received from Commissioner Pahl regarding the issue of eaves in to setback lines and wondered what action the Planning Commission had taken on this request from Council for recommendation. The Director of Public Works commented that the Commission had been uncertain of the direction of the Council and Planning Commissioner Edwina Comiso stated that the Commission would look at the issue again. On the subject of the Lands of Merrill request for a tentative map, Siegel asked if the pathway situation had been resolved. Commissioner Comiso noted that the problem was getting to the open space. Presently it depended on which path the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District accepted as working out the best for this access. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 - Minutes Adjourned Regular Meeting (City Clerk), 4.4 (Siegel and 4.6 (Johnson) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.1 Approved Minutes: September 18, 1991 (Regular Meeting) 4.2 Approved Warrants: $139,148.75 (9/16/91) 4.3 Awarded Certificates of Appreciation: Cheryl Aymerich and Emily Cheng --Joint Volunteer Awards Committee 4.5 Accepted Improvements - Lands of Kava, Parcel Map 579M34, 12101 Stonebrook Drive -- Reso #50-91 4.7 Proposed Subdivision, Lands of Laub, File #344-90TM, Fremont Road: disapproved without prejudice the requested four-lot subdivision and extended the time period for 90 days from November 22, 1991 to February 20, 1992 for approval of the application October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 2 4.8 Consideration of Whether To Review the following Planning `, Commission Actions at Its Meeting on September 25, 1991: 4.8a Lands of Takamoto, 13680 Robleda Road, approved request for a site development permit for a new residence 4.8b Lands of Scott, 27860 Black Mountain Road, approved request for a site development permit for a new residence, swimming pool and pool house Items Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: September 18, 1991 (Adjourned Regular) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the September 18, 1991 Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting with the following correction: page 2, "PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Manager to proceed with the hiring of a Town Planner at a salary range of$3,973 to $4,829; 4.4 Acceptance of Improvements - Lands of Machale, Parcel Map 609M31, 12350 Stonebrook Drive -- Reso # %or Siegel stated his concerns regarding the appearance of the Machale property. In addition to debris there were abandoned vehicles and an old building which could possibly be a secondary dwelling close to the property lines. Siegel noted that this property had looked like this for quite awhile and he believed this was the Town's opportunity to get this situation corrected. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to continue acceptance of the improvements for Lands of Machale to the next meeting and to direct the staff to inspect the building on the property for conformance with codes and for current and possible uses and to direct the applicant to clean up the debris. 4.6 Review of Change of Street Name from Zappettini to Mojan The Director of Public Works' staff report dated 9/18/91 included the recommendation that the name of Mojan Court be changed to Zappettini Court. The report also noted that the tentative map for Lands of Zappettini stated that the name would be Zappettini Court but the new owner Mr. Movassate proposed the name Mojan Court and the final map was recorded with the name of Mojan Court. The records were unclear as to how this change came about but Council could change the name back to Zappettini. October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 3 Mr. Manou Movassate, applicant, stated that he had lived in the Town since 1977 and planned to live in one of the houses on the Zappettini property. He commented that he preferred the name of Mojan Court as it was his daughter's name and it meant 'blooming flower'. There had been no objection to this name at the final map stage and the map had been recorded with Mojan Court. Mrs. Manou Movassate, applicant, noted that the columns and gate on the property had the name Zappettini on them which was appropriate for historical purposes but she believed the private road should be named Mojan Court. Rosemary Meyerott, Town Historian, had prepared a report for the Council on the historical significance of the Zappettini name and she supported the change to Zappettini in honor of all he had done for the Town. Casey did not support the change to Zappettini. She believed the name should mean more to the people who live on the property now. She also agreed with Mrs. Movassate and her comments about the gate which reflected the heritage of the Zappettinis and the private road which allowed the name Mojan Court to reflect the Movassate heritage. This would be a blending of the old and the new. Johnson sympathized with the Movassates but noted the Town policy of using historically significant names for streets when possible. Tryon agreed that it was the Town's policy to benefit the whole Town by making the effort to teach the residents about their historical past. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Tryon and passed by the following roll call vote to change the name from Mojan Court to Zappettini Court for Lands of Zappettini on Altamont Road. AYES: Mayor Hubbard and Councilmembers Johnson, Siegel and Tryon NOES: Councilmember Casey 5. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7.1 Request for Comments on the Final Draft, Congestion Management Program Council discussed Exhibit F which was an analysis of land use impacts, the potential for increased staff work, the levels and standards for traffic and the level of authority being given the Congestion Management Agency. October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 4 41110 PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To transmit the following comments to the Congestion Management Agency: the map (Figure 1-1) should be corrected to show Los Altos Hills not Los Altos and the Town requests clarification and assurance that the intersection of Page Mill Road and 280 be included in the Congestion Management Plan. 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Attendance at the Legislative Implementation Briefing, Wednesday, November 20, 1991 - Oakland MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to authorize attendance at the Legislative Implemention Briefing in Oakland by any Councilmember who wished to attend. 9. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 9.1 Santa Clara County Cities Association -- Regional Governance 41 Johnson reported that the SCCCA did not complete its discussion of the issue of rr regional governance at its last meeting and the issue was continued to the 10/10/91 meeting. Johnson referred to a report on the SCCCA meeting which he had prepared for Council in which he noted that a position statement had been carried by consensus of the SCCCA to exclude appointed representation. 10. STAFF REPORTS 10.1 City Manager 10.1a Status Report on Sun Country Cable The City Manager referenced his staff report which included correspondence between the Town and Sun Country Cable on such issues as the head end site and the comalert system. The City Manager stated that he would report back to the Council when the complete responses from Sun Country Cable had been received and analyzed. Johnson referred to the issue of damages and asked if the Town waited too long to respond to this issue could they lose the right to claim October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 5 the damages. The City Attorney responded that this would not tit be the case as the Acting City Manager, Dick DeLong, had written to Sun about this matter. Tryon asked the City Manager to follow through on the issue of Foothill College and emergency equipment and also asked him to respond to the letter from Ken Daniels stating that the Town was looking into the cable tv issue. 10.1b Proposed Council Policy on Appeal Costs Council had before them the draft policy on appeal costs as prepared by the City Manager. The draft covered the three types of appeals, namely appeals by applicants, appeals by citizens and appeals by Councilmembers. The draft also included a listing of eligible and ineligible expenses. It was agreed that applicants should pay the costs of appeals by applicants. Regarding appeals by citizens Council discussed the amount of fees and deposits paid by citizens when appealing (presently $250 nonrefundable fee and $500 deposit with any costs over $500 being paid by the Town). Council suggested looking into a citizen having to pay a fixed nonrefundable fee of $500 for an appeal. Concerning appeals by Councilmembers the first comment was that it should say review not appeal and should `. state that costs associated when these reviews are initiated shall be borne by the applicant and there shall be no review fee charged. Philip Dauber, Chairman - Finance Committee, stated that he believed the costs of development should be paid by the developer and the appeal costs should be paid by the applicant. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Manager to prepare a second draft of the policy on appeal costs including a nonrefundable $500 fee by a citizen appealing a project, including comments made regarding review by Council and not including the lists of eligible and ineligible expenses. 10.2 City Attorney 10.3 City Clerk 10.3a Report on Council Correspondence dated 9/27/91 thor October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 6 Council discussed the letter received from Mr. and Mrs. Carnes regarding the power lines over their house and believed this matter should be addressed by a sub-committee of the Council. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To appoint Mayor Hubbard and Councilmember Johnson to a sub-committee of the Council to address the issue of the power lines over the Carnes' residence. 11. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS 11.1 Fencing Around Swimming Pools (Mayor Hubbard) Hubbard asked if Council would support the issue of fencing around swimming pools being sent to the Planning Commission for discussion and ordinance preparation. This would only include new construction and major remodels. Casey suggested the use of pool covers but Hubbard told of experiences where the covers did not provide sufficient protection. Johnson suggested that the Planning Commission be asked to consider safety measures for swimming pools thereby making it a broader issue. The City Attorney also noted that according to the 1991 Uniform Building Code, barriers for pools, spas, etc. were required. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the Planning Commission to review and make a recommendation on ordinance adoption relating to safety barriers around pools on new construction and major remodels. 11.2 Request for Staff and Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee to Develop Priorities for Bicycle Lanes in Los Altos Hills (Mayor Pro Tem Tryon) Tryon noted that funding was available for bicycle lanes and the Town needed a plan to apply for such funds (There was a timeframe of approximately one year to the next available funding.) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct staff and the Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee to work together on the formation of a Town plan for bicycle lanes. 11.3 Emergency Drill Tryon reported that the Emergency Drill had gone very well and she thanked staff, the Safety Committee, Rick Ellinger and everyone involved for their efforts. She had samples of information on emergency drills for staff and October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 7 the red and green flags plus a list of Town emergency coordinators were lily going to be included in the next Town newsletter. 11.4 Wallace Stegnar - Governor's Award for Literary Arts Tryon commended Wallace Stegnar on his receipt of the Governor's Award for Literary Arts. 11.5 Letter from Mr. Ellinger Requesting Construction of a Radio Station at the Town for Emergency Communications Tryon referred to the letter submitted by Rick Ellinger but noted she could not support his request for the construction of a station at Town Hall. She believed the Town had radios, phones, emergency power and backup at Foothill College for emergency situations. 11.6 Lands of Malek - Buena Vista Tryon reported that she had received a telephone call from Mr. Malek asking her if Councilmembers would sit on a committee concerning his project. Tryon noted that she informed Mr. Malek she believed his project should be discussed by staff and the Chairman of the Planning Commission. 4.09 11.7 Issue of Eaves and Setbacks Hubbard referred to these issues which had been discussed earlier in the meeting and he asked if Council wished to discuss them or send them back to the Planning Commission. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To agendize consideration of amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to allow for encroachment of eaves and similar structures into the setback for the next City Council Meeting and to direct the Planning Commission to make a recommendation on the issue of front yard setbacks in relationship to the size of the home. ler October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 8 411.0 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 1991. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd /\ City Clerk The minutes of the October 2, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting were approved at the October 16, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting. thr • •• thaw October 2, 1991 Regular Meeting 9