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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/07/1990 (2) Minutes of a Regular Meeting Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, March 7, 1990, 7:15 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road Reel 209, Tr. I, Side II, 458-end; Tr. II,Side I, 001-end Mayor Casey called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. 1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL,AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Present: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers, Johnson, Siegel, Tryon and van Tamelen Absent: None Staff: City Manager Thomas Frutchey; Acting City Attorney Charles Seliner; Director of Public Works Bill Ekern; Planning Director Ann Jamison; and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Mary Fortney, Peninsula Times Tribune 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 3. REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION Commissioner Carico reported that at their 2/28/90 meeting the following public hearings were discussed: 1) Lands of Finn Annexation - recommended approval; 2) Lands of Brown - requests for variances to the 30' yard setback and maximum floor area requirements of the Zoning Code - approved; and 3) Lands of Quarry Hills. On this subject, the Commission voted to delay any further action on this proposal until the additional geologic information was available and recommended to the Council that they grant Mr. Vidovich an extension inclusive of an adequate amount of time to allow this item to come back to the Commission for recommendation to the Council. March 7, 1990 1 Siegel commented that he believed there should be continuing exploration of the Quarry Hills Project by the Planning Commission. Rather than waiting for the geologic information, the Commission could address several issues such as water, annexation and landscaping. Tryon stated her concurrence with Siegel's comments. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To discuss these concerns later in the meeting with Item 7.3. on the Quarry Hills Subdivision. The City Manager at this time introduced Charles Sellner to the Council. Mr. Seliner would be the Acting City Attorney for this meeting. The City Manager also encouraged Council to review the conceptual layouts for Town Hall which were on display in the Council Chambers. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 - 2/21/90 minutes (Tryon), 4.3 (Tryon), 4.1 (12/20/89 minutes (van Tamelen), 4.5 (van Tamelen), 4.7.1 (van Tamelen) and 4.7.2 (van Tamelen) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: February 21, 1990 (Adjourned Regular Mtg.) 4.2 Approval of Warrants: $264,623.73 (2/28/90) 4.4 Adoption of Resolution Establishing Policies for Town Officers and Employees Governing Official Travel, Meals and the Reimbursement of Incurred Expenses — Reso. #18-90 4.6 . Approval of Notice of Completion for Repair of Sanitary Sewers, Casey Construction -- Reso. #19-90 4.8 Request from the Bureau of the Census to Use Council Chambers For Testing and Recruiting of census Workers 4.9 Proclamation Commending the South Bay Self-Help Center +r March 7, 1990 2 4.10 Proclamation Declaring March 11-17, 1990 as 'Women Voters Week' 4.11 Certificates of Appreciation to Christian Lewis Carlson and Kent Patrick McClannan Honoring Them as Eagle Scouts Items Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: December 20, 1989 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the December 20, 1989 Council Meeting with the following amendment: page 6, Item 6.2, second paragraph, third sentence should read: '. . . . make a recommendation about how a Little League fits into the entire recreation program of the Town.' and the last sentence should be deleted. 4.1 Approval of Minutes: February 21, 1990 PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To change Oak Park Circle to Oak Park Court on page 7, fifth paragraph; to change 9:00 a.m. to noon on page 18, Item 11.8.1; to direct the City Clerk to check the tape on the City Attorney's comments on page 15, Item 10.2.1; and to agendize Ibr the 2/21/90 minutes for the next agenda. 4.3 Monthly Financial Report -- January, 1990 Tryon stated that she had some serious concerns about the monthly financial report especially the decrease in the general fund revenue categories and increased expenditures and suggested perhaps a special meeting should be scheduled to discuss the financial status of the Town.. The City Manager stated that later in the meeting a report from the Finance Committee would be presented and an amended budget would be forthcoming. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unimously to accept and file the January 1990 Monthly Financial Report. 4.5. Request from Planning Commissioners Edwina Comiso and Stephen Pahl to take a private plane to the Planning Commissioners Conference in San Diego -- March, 1990 March 7, 1990 3 van Tamelen stated that she removed this from the Consent Calendar because she had no idea what the cost would be and the issue of liability by the Town was raised. The Acting City Attorney stated that he did not believe the Town would be liable. In addition it was pointed out that the reimbursement policy adopted by the Council clearly stated what the expense would be, specifially: 'Reimbursement shall equal the round-trip economy class air fare, plus any airport fees at the destination. When two or more persons travel together, only one shall be reimbursed.' MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the request from Planning Commissioners Comiso and Pahl to take a private plane to the Planning Commissioners Conference in San Diego in March 1990. 4.7 Actions of the Planning Commission: approved the following: 4.7.1 Variance to 30' Sideyard Setback and Maximum Floor Area Requirements of the Zoning Code, Lands of Brown, 11470 Summit Wood Road van Tamelen removed this item from the Consent Calendar because she wanted to appeal the decision of the Planning Commission. She did not believe the findings of a variance were met to allow this request for a three-car garage and a turret even though repair of some earthquake damage was involved and she further noted that staff was not in favor of granting the variance. A discussion followed concerning the appropriateness of one Councilmember appealing a Planning Commission decision and not the entire Council apppealing it. It was noted that according to the Code any resident in the Town could appeal a decision. Casey commented that she did not think it was right that fees for filing an appeal were waived for Councilmembers. The Director of Public Works noted that the house had not been red-tagged after the earthquake but there was some structural repair that needed to be done. The Planning Director also commented there appeared to be some deadlines for filing insurance claims by the applicant. Siegel commented that this application went beyond earthquake repair. Tryon stated that she supported the decision to appeal this decision but was concerned about the safety issue and liability as related to the delay of March 7, 1990 4 earthquake repairs being made. For these reasons she planned to abstain from a vote. MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Siegel and failed by the following roll call vote to appeal the Planning Commission's decision to approve a variance to the 30' sideyard setback and maximum floor area requirements of the zoning code for the Lands of Brown. AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Siegel and Councilmember van Tamelen NOES: Mayor Casey and Councilmember Johnson ABSTAIN: Councilmember Tryon 4.7.2 Variance to the Required 30' Setback Requirement for an Existing Structure and a New Addition -- Referred from Santa Clara County -- Lands of Gorham/Shuler, 15829 Stonebrook Road van Tamelen removed this from the Consent Calendar because she wanted clarification of what delay the applicant would experience if required to annex to the Town as recommended by the Planning Commission. The Planning Director reported that this matter had been referred to the Town by the hur County as it was a property contiguous to the Town. The Commission had recommended that Council send a recommendation to the County that this property be annexed to the Town. She further noted that the staff had no specific recommendation but the best way to ensure conformance with the Town's regulations was to require annexation. Siegel commented that this property would come in with the Vidovich annexation in any case and this present recommendation would cause the applicant substantial delay. Mrs. Judy Carico, Planning Commissioner, commented on another project which had not been required to be annexed to the Town and the result was a huge home which would not have been allowed in the Town. She noted it was a matter of policy. Mr. Nate Gorham, applicant, explained to the Council that the addition was for a nursery and he had been working his application through the County for two years. As part of their requirements, he had also merged two lots into one. One of the concerns was the number of buildings on his property and actually the addition would connect the two present sections. Mr Gorham stated that he had no objection to being annexed March 7, 1990 5 11110, to the Town but this current project had been going on for two years and he believed that was long enough. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to not respond to the County on the application of Lands of Gorham/Shuler. 5. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Mrs. Judy Carico, Planning Commissioner, suggested that study sessions be scheduled to educate new Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners and Committee members on Town Ordinances. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1 Lands of Finn Annexation, Prospect and La Loma Drive, a Proposal to Establish Residential-Agricultural (R-A) Zoning for Approximately 35 Acres of Land Recently Annexed to the Town of Los Altos Hills Mayor Pro Tern Siegel stepped down from discussion of this item. Casey, Johnson, Tryon and van Tamelen stated they had had no contact with the applicant. van Tamelen further stated that she had been to the property and the other Councilmembers stated they had driven along the property. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt the Planning Commission's recommendation and establish residential-agricultural (R-A) zoning for the Finn Annexation noting the conformance of this zoning with the Rv-1 (residential very- low) designation for this area included in the General Plan. AYES: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers Johnson, Tryon and van Tamelen NOES: None ABSTAIN: Mayor Pro Tern Siegel 6.2 Recycling in the Town and Other Related Issues The City Manager presented an overview of the proposed recycling program for the Town. First, the home pick up will include back yard pick up of at least aluminum, March 7,1990 6 glass, tin, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers, newspaper and high- grade paper products. Containers will be provided by Los Altos Garbage Company for the recydables other than paper which will be bundled separately. Discussions were still taking place whether these pick ups would be twice a month or every other week. In any case a calendar would be provided to each residence showing the dates of pick up. For the yard waste drop-off program, two or three locations would be selected in Town for the placement of large debris boxes. Grass dippings would be placed in debris boxes and hauled away by the Garbage Company to the Zanker Road solid waste facility for composting. Tree trimmings would be chipped into a mulch or compost and made available for use by Town residents. It was still to be decided when and if the stations would be manned and by whom. The third part of the recycling program was the demolition credit program which would provide a credit on the ensuing building permit for any demolition material taken to a facility that grinds demolition material for re-use. The City Manager commented that residents could actually save money by participating in the recycling program because they could reduce their number of cans. He also commented that the clean-up days would continue but would be for different types of materials such as mattresses. Part of his recommendation to the Council was to set a public hearing for May 2nd to discuss, in part, requiring residential garbage collection. Presently there were approximately 200 - 250 residences who were not customers of the garbage company. Mr. John Angin, General Manager - Los Altos Garbage Company, noted that the $4.30 charge that would be incurred in Los Altos Hills was more than residents paid for recycling for example in Los Altos. However, the Los Altos Hills program was much more aggressive and offered a lot more to the residents. Tryon noted, in response to comments made about the recycling cans being left out for long periods of time, that other cities had ordinances which prohibited leaving garbage cans out for more than 24 hours. Mrs. Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda Road, asked if Town Hall was going to recycle and was advised that staff would be recycling. She also commented that she had difficulty with making the program mandatory. Regarding the grass clippings, Mrs. Struthers was concerned about poison oak and regarding the composts, she believed the Town could either use the compost or sell it. On the subject of the next dean-up day, Mrs. Struthers suggested these dates be listed in the billings from the Los Altos Garbage lor March 7, 1990 7 Company as not everyone reads the newspapers. Mrs. Elayne Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, asked about the possibility of recycling bulk mail. The City Manager noted that exactly what would be recyclable would be explained as the program was developed. He also commented that there was cardboard recycling at the Fire Department which was not used by many people. Mr. Bob Stutz, 25310 Elena, noted that the question of poison oak getting into the compost piles can be corrected. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to approve the implementation of a comprehensive recycling program - including back yard collection of typical recyclables, a drop-off program for yard wastes, and the re-use of demolition materials - to begin no later than July 1, 1990; to set a public hearing for May 2, 1990 to consider: changes in rates for residential collection and debris box services; ordinance changes to ban illegal dumping and to require residential garbage collection; associated changes to the current franchise agreement with Los Altos Garbage Company and to direct the Planning Commission to determine the number and location of the yard waste drop-off facilities. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7.1 Adoption of an Ordinance Protecting Oak Trees, Heritage Trees, and Possibly Other Trees and Monuments Siegel reported that the proposed ordinance had been reviewed by the Ad Hoc Committee and the Environmental Design and Protection Committee. The first thing the ordinance did was protect oak trees and the issue of heritage trees would be discussed by the Council. A permit would be required to remove a tree but this would not affect new building or remodeling. These situations would be covered in the development process. Casey asked if there was a problem in the Town of people cutting down oak trees and the Director of Public Works responded that there was practically a State-wide effort to save oak trees. Casey believed a public hearing should be held on this ordinance as it affected so many people in the Town. She believed as much input from the public as possible was important and suggested placing an ad in the Town Crier and/or sending a postcard to all residents to inform them of the meeting. Casey also suggested that the newsletter might be a better vehicle than an ordinance. Council did not concur with March 7, 1990 8 these suggestions as it would already be in the Town Crier in the Tenative Agenda Notice and would also be on Dial-Agenda. Councilmembers further commented that this issue had been under discussion for a long time. Tryon did not agree with the size of the oaks proposed in the ordinance (36") but supported the ordinance and would support a public hearing. van Tamelen believed the issue had been talked about for long enough and a public hearing was not necessary. Johnson believed that a tree ordinance should define a heritage tree and the rules for preserving them without being onerous. Trees should also be protected which would mitigate development on a property. Johnson did not want an ordinance that would require a permit to cut down any tree or that would require one to get an arborist (Section 12-4.01). In addition Mr. Johnson stated that Section 12-3.07 which stated that the Director of Public Works or the Site Development Committee may attach reasonable conditions to permit approval should be more specific and Section 12-4.03 regarding the Plan of Protection should clearly explain what it is and who decides. Section 12-5.01 regarding removal of trees during the development process should also be more specific. Tryon made the following suggestions: Section 12-5.02(a) delete 'or may be'; omit all references to 'and the Town's Environmental Design and Protection Committee; change 36" to 48" and 12" in diamater to 16'; designation of heritage oak trees; amend Section 12-3.03 to include the phrase 'or purposely cause to die'; and add the following to Section 12-3.06 (3) When special circumstances exist a permit could be granted. Tryon also suggested renewing the program of having seedlings available at Town Hall for residents and suggested that the Environmental Design and Protection Committee be asked to work on this. The Director of Public Works noted that the tree planting project was underway and he was working with Jean Struthers. Mrs. Brenda Butner, member - Environmental Design and Protection Committee, commented that if the ordinance only protected 48" trees eventually these larger trees will die and there won't be any young trees to replace them. Not everyone cared about trees and it was important for the Town to have an ordinance to protect them. Mrs. Butner also suggested that the penalties be stricter in ordinance. Mr. Bill Hoffing, 26045 Torello, asked if there was currently an ordinance which prevented the cutting down of trees on one's property and was advised that there was not. He suggested making the ordinance simple and educating everyone to plant trees. March 7, 1990 9 Mrs. Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda, questioned the 'cause to die' section noting that it was possible to top off a tree to the point where it was really dead but still had some green leaves. Mr. John Vidovich, DeAnza Properties, believed it was wrong to cut down big oak trees but also believed the owner should not be penalized by having to maintain them. If one were required to keep them by the Town, then the Town should have to pay for the maintenance. In addition he questioned the permit process noting it could become a popularity contest and be difficult to enforce. Mrs. Theresa McDaniel, 10417 Lone Oak Lane, questioned the size of the oak trees in the proposed ordinance. On her property she had old oak trees which were only 34" in circumference. Mrs. Judy Carico, 25311 O'Keefe, noted that the Town used to have a tree ordinance. She suggested keeping the ordinance quite simple and noted that if it could not be enforced, it would not be followed. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and taw passed unanimously to direct staff to incorporate changes to ordinance discussed by Council and to agendize the revised ordinance for the next Council meeting. 7.2 Report from Cotton and Associates on Results of Post Earthquake Geotechnical Evaluation Mr. William Cotton, Principal Engineering Geologist, referred to his report dated 1/15/90 to the Director of Public Works which was on file at Town Hall. Several findings were listed in this report and in part the following statements were made in the conclusions: 'It is our opinion that the majority of the observed damage in Los Altos Hills can be related to the strong ground shaking experienced in this area in association with the Loma Prieta earthquake event. This damage includes topped or damaged chimneys and masonry structures, various structural damage to residential structures, minor cracking of pavement and curb structures, and localized landsliding. In the case of the La Cresta Drive area, it appears that a focusing or concentration of seismic energy has occurred along the ridge top causing more extensive damage to structures than in the surrounding areas of Los Altos Hills.' tilar March 7, 1990 10 Mr. Cotton noted that they had come to the Town the day after the earthquake to investigate the damage. In the end there were 80 structures plus or minus with structural damage and 10 homes which were uninhabitable. There did not appear to be any correlation between fault lines and damage in the Town but this was not true in other areas, for example, Los Gatos. Basically the Town was built on firm rock material with the La Cresta area, which was along the crest of a ridge, being the worst hit. Mr. Cotton also commented that distance from a fault line did not necessarily make it safer. In general he thought California was very lucky in the October earthquake in that it was of a short duration, much shorter than the 1906 earthquake. van Tamelen asked if any changes to the Town's ordinances should be made as a result of the post earthquake evaluation and Mr. Cotton stated that he did not believe changes to the ordinances were necessary. 7.3 Quarry Hills Subdivision - Request for an Extension to June 6, 1990 for Consideration of the Proposed Tentative Map for the Lands of Quarry Hills and Discussion of Schedule for Consideration of Quarry Hills Project Mr. John Vidovich, applicant, stated that he was requesting a 90-day extension for consideration of his proposed tentative map. They were still working on the geologic information and had recently selected a new geologist. The potential for a debris slide was being analyzed and if there was a geologic problem, more time might be needed to work out mitigating measures. Mr. Vidovich requested that the project come directly back to the Council. He noted that the last two Planning Commission Meetings did not address the project but rather were political such as who supported Measure B, etc. He believed the Planning Commission had had plenty of opportunity to review the project. He further noted that the reclamation plan had been carefully looked at and the scope of the project had been lessened as a result of the 1989 June Election. Mr. Vidovich stated that he had dealt with many different staff members over the years and spent an enormous amount in fees. One example he gave was the requirement for a six inch sewer connection. Plans had been submitted by Paul Nowack and they had worked with staff. At this time staff was notifiying them that they needed an environmental impact report to put in a six-inch sewer line. `r March 7, 1990 11 Mr. Vidovich noted the following changes that have taken place concerning the project: quarrying has stopped, volume of lake has been reduced, excavation has been reduced, two community tennis courts have been added, and the north side has a reasonable slope and will probably not need a fence. Mr. Vidovich stated that he wanted staff to prepare a recommended set of conditions for the tentative map which the Planning Commission could work from. He believed they needed a framework and could not talk about the project in the abstract. Mr. Vidovich stated that he would not go forward with the project at the Planning Commission unless they had such a set of conditions. Siegel explained why he believed it should go back to the Planning Commission. He thought there were several issues, such as management of the lake, annexation and Hale Creek, which could be discussed without having the final geologic information. Siegel believed that the project should move forward during the next three months. Mrs. Judy Carico, Planning Commissioner, commented that she thought staff had provided the Commission with good information. However, some of the Commissioners did not want to discuss the project until all of the information was before them. Mr. Stephen Pahl, Planning Commisioner, commented on the discussion, for example, of rezoning and stated he did not think it was logical to discuss this before the geologic information was complete. In his opinion most of the issues were based on the geologic information. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to grant the requested 90-day extension, to June 6, 1990, on the proposed tentative map for the Lands of Quarry Hills currently under review and to direct the City Manager to provide a schedule of issues related to the Quarry Hills Project at the next Council meeting. 7.4 Recommendation on Congestion Management Issues Johnson recommended approval of the Congestion Management Plan dated 2/20/90 submitted by the Joint Committee on Congestion Management Plan via the County Transportation Commission and the City Grouping Proposal A which was the composition of the voting structure. Siegel commented that he thought item #10 - March 7, 1990 12 'Establish a process and criteria to review development projects that impact the ♦ environment, transportation systems, housing and services of adjoining cities' was important. Siegel also questioned a possible conflict of interest in having five San Jose City Council Members serving on the Board. Tryon commented this was being reviewed and also suggested that this may not be the final plan. She asked that Council direct both she and Councilmember Johnson to go back to their respective groups (Transportation Commission and Santa Clara County Cities Association) and vote accordingly MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to state that Council had no objection to the Congestion Management Plan dated 2/20/90 and the City Grouping Proposal A. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to go past the 11:30 p.m. hour of adjournment. 7.5 Potential Conflict of Interest by Councilmember Tryon Regarding Reimbursement Agreement with Alan Lambert Casey referred to the letter received from Mr. Lambert's attorney, William Antonioli, which in part stated the following: '. . . .My information is that Mrs. Tryon has recently been a Plaintiff in a Superior Court action of some gravity against Gerard Homes. I would ask that the City Attorney review this matter in light of the obvious conflict of interest. . . .' Casey stated that Alan Lambert had told her that Councilmember Tryon had received $180,000 as a result of the lawsuit. In Casey's opinion this constituted a conflict of interest as it was income received from an applicant. The Acting City Attorney stated that he had spoken with Mr. Garcia of the Fair Political Practices Commission and derived from his discussion with him that there was no conflict of interest in this case. Mr. Sellner, the Acting City Attorney, noted however that conversations with FPPC can vary and the best way to obtain a decision from them is to request an opinion from FPPC in writing. In Mr. Sellner's opinion there was no conflict of interest in the case. March 7, 1990 13 1`r Tryon stated that she had stepped down from discussions on issues with Alan Lambert the entire time the lawsuit was taking place and it was now resolved. She did not see a conflict of interest nor did FPPC or the Acting City Attorney. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to terminate discussion of potential conflict of interest by Councilmember Tryon regarding the reimbursement agreement with Alan Lambert 7.6 Reimbursement Agreement with Alan Lambert It was noted that the City Manager and the Director of Public Works had met with Mr. Lambert to discuss the reimbursement agreement. The confusion was in the number of connections: Mr. Lambert thought it was 17 and staff believed it was 24. The issue was resolved and the agreement would be corrected to reflect the understanding in the 1978 agreement which had not been completed to show 17 connections in an amount of $53,000 plus or minus. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to direct staff to modify the reimbursement agreement with Alan 1`. Lambert and bring it back to Council for approval after Mr. Lambert has signed it. 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Request to Appropriate $1,500 from Unallocated Reserves to Fund a Town- wide Litter Clean-Up Program on Earth Day, April 22, 1990. Elayne Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, and Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda, both stated this seemed like a good project. Mrs. Dauber noted that they picked up litter around Town when they took their walks and there was a lot of litter to collect. Mrs. Dauber also explained the cost of the litter bags, the proposed number to be ordered and putting the Town's name on the bag. Tryon thought this was a good project in which to involve the Scouts and Students and van Tamelen suggested good publicity to the residents and suggested the Environmental Design and Protection Committee be asked to make suggestions regarding this publicity. March 7, 1990 14 lir MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to appropriate $1,500 from the solid waste fund to fund a Town-wide litter clean-up program on Earth Day, April 22, 1990. 8.2 Acceptance of Radar Survey and the Establishment of Speed Limits on Certain Streets The Director of Public Works stated that every five years the Town was required to update its radar survey in order to comply with the laws allowing the use of radar on Town streets for the purpose of speed enforcement. The radar survey before Council had been reviewed and approved by Bruce Barnes of Wilsey and Ham and included 23 streets on which radar might be used to enforce the posted speed limit. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Johnson and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt Resolution #20-90 determining a speed greater than 25 miles per hour to be reasonable and safe upon certain streets, and establishing a new prima fade speed limit thereon. AYES: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers Johnson, Siegel and van Tamelen 41ir NOES: Councilmember Tryon Tryon stated that she was concerned about safety and could not support the proposed increase in speed limits for Concepcion, Magdalena, Page Mill Road - middle and Robleda. 9. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES 9.1 Report from Finance Committee on Financial Status of Town, Depreciation Policies and Practices, and Related Matters As the Chairman of the Finance Committee had had to leave the meeting, the City Manager presented the report from the Finance Committee. Regarding the depredation on computer equipment the committee had noted the average was 3-5 years and staff recommended a compromise of 4 years. Council concurred with this recommendation. Regarding the overall financial status of the Town, the City Manager reported that there had been a slowdown in building activity and the resulting revenue slowdown would probably continue through January of 1991. Revenues were now March 7, 1990 15 projected to be $500,000 less than projected and expenditures especially in engineering ler were considerably higher. The recommendations at this time from the Finance Committee were to have less investment income next year; to look very carefully at proposed projects for next year; and to direct staff to provide a chart reflecting financial impact when an item came before Council requesting expenditures of funds. The City Manager noted that review of an amended budget would be scheduled for the April 4, 1990 Council Meeting. 9.2 Report from Heritage Sub-Committee on Status of Griffin House van Tamelen reported that two meetings had been held by the sub-committee and on Monday, March 12th a meeting was scheduled to be held at DeAnza College to discuss the Griffin House. Everyone was urged to attend. van Tamelen reported that they had met with Nancy Mason, Heritage Commission of Santa Clara County and also noted that there was a possibility the house might be moved but if it were it would lose its historical status. 10. STAFF REPORTS 10.1 City Manager War 10.1.1 Status Report on Sun Country Cable -- Head End Location The Planning Director reported that a meeting was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers on Thursday, March 8th to discuss the head-end location for Sun County Cable. All interested parties were invited to attend including representatives of the Little League and the Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee. The full range of options would be discussed including a new site at the corner of Elena and Purissima. It was noted, however, that this last site would require a variance and had not gone through the required notification process. 10.1.2 Request for Support of Legislation to Authorize More Restrictive Local Building Standards -- Fire Safety Council took no action on this item. tit1° March 7, 1990 16 10.2 City Attorney 10.3 City Clerk 10.3.1 Report on Council Correspondence dated 2/28/90 10.3.2 Report on Current Chairmen of Standing Committees The City Clerk reported that Philip Dauber had been elected chairman of the Finance Committee and Marcia Thompson had been re-elected chairman of the Safety Committee. This completed the appointment of chairmen to the standing committees. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Clerk to send letters of appreciation to the chairmen of the standing committee. 11. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS 11.1 Intergovernmental Council Homeless Task Force Report (Councilmember Tryon) 'fir This item was continued to the next Council Meeting. 11.2 Request from Dr. Howard Martin to Make a Presentation to the City Council at the March 21, 1990 Council Meeting on Water Issues/Hale Creek/Quarry Project (Mayor Casey) Council concurred with this request and asked Dr. Martin to provide an outline to them on his presentation. 11.3 FPPC Regulation on Conflicts of Interest in Small Jurisdictions - Propose Amendment to Disclosure Resolution (Mayor Pro Tem Siegel) This item was continued to the next Council Meeting. March 7, 1990 17 �I► 11.4 Joint Meeting PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To reschedule the Joint Meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission for Monday, April 30, 1990. 11.5 Sub-Committee on Rebuilding and Building Out van Tamelen reported that Planning Commissioners Carico and Pahl had been appointed to this sub-committee and a meeting would be scheduled as soon as possible. 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 12:45 a.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21, 1990. Respectfully submitted, 4tir Patricia Dowd City Clerk March 7,1990 18