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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/05/1990 Minutes of a Regular Meeting December 5, 1990 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, December 5, 1990, 7:15 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 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Siegel, and Councilmembers Casey, Hubbard, Johnson, and Tryon. Absent: None Staff: City Manager Thomas Frutchey; City Attorney Sandy Sloan; r+ Director of Public Works Bill Ekern; Planning Director Ann Jamison; and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Mary Fortney, Peninsula Times Tribune; Cristal Borlik, Los Altos Town Crier Casey noted that a long-time resident of the Town, Julie Eshner, had recently passed away and she asked that the meeting be adjourned in her memory. Julie Eshner and her family had settled in Los Altos Hills in the early 1950s and she had always had a great love for the Town. Although born with cerebral palsy, she had a wonderful sense of humor and a great love for children and animals. She was generous in her support of the Childrens' Hospital and contributed many hours in volunteer efforts. Julie Eshner was indeed an endless source of inspiration. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 Appointments to the North County Library Authority It was noted that the terms of both Judy Duque and Mary van Tamelen on the North County Library Authority had expired. Both had submitted letters requesting December 5, 1990 1 reappointment. The Mayor noted that the Authority dealt with tax issues and he felt it was important that the representatives keep the Town advised in a timely manner of issues it was addressing. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to reappoint Judy Duque and Mary van Tamelen as the Town's representatives on the North County Library Authority for four-year terms and to request that they keep the City Manager advised of issues addressed by the Authority in a timely manner. 2.2 Stained Glass Window The City Manager noted that the new stained glass window was now in place and Judy Miller, who had done the original window, also did this one. Siegel suggested that Rosemary Meyerott, Town Historian, interview Judy Miller about the window, including the vandalism that occurred to the other window. 2.3 Financial Consultant The City Manager introduced Janice Bowman, the Town's new financial consultant. 4110, 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT (Commissioner Noel) Commissioner Noel reported that at their 11/14/90 meeting the Commission recommended that Council approve the negative declaration for Lands of Micko and deny their conditional exceptions and lot consolidation tentative map. The regular Planning Commission meeting for 11/28/90 was cancelled; however, there were meetings held that night of the General Plan Housing Element Sub- Committee and the General Plan Mineral Resource Element Sub-Committee. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 - 11/1/90 Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes (Tryon); 4.1 - 10/16/90 and 10/17/90 Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes (Hubbard); and 4.7 (Casey) 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: October 17, 1990 Regular November 7, 1990 Adjourned Regular November 7, 1990 Regular December 5, 1990 2 4.2 Approval of Warrants: $254,158.28(11/15/90) ilW $ 57,024.17(11/30/90) 4.3 Financial Report: October, 1990 4.4 Acceptance of Grant of Easement, 14305 Saddle Mountain Drive Lands of Hanafy -- Reso #64-90 and Summary Vacation of Easement, Reso #65-90 4.5 Extension of Time on the Site Development Approval for 14100 Berry Hill Lane, Lands of Yelton 4.6 Proclamation -- Bill of Rights Week — December 9 - 15, 1990 4.8 Acceptance of Dedication of Right of Way and Easement, Lands of Eberz, Sherlock Road — Reso #66-90 4.9 Adoption of Ordinance Requiring a Conditional Development Permit for Lots Constrained by Human Habitation Setback Requirements (Second Reading; First Reading 5-0) 4.10 Adoption of Ordinance Regarding Extension Periods for Tentative Maps (Second Reading; First Reading 5-0) 411, Items Removed: 4.1 Approval of Minutes: 10/16/90, 10/17/90 and 11/1/90 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon,seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the 10/16/90 Adjourned Regular Meeting with following addition: 'PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct Wilsey and Ham to not proceed on a project if their initial comments have not been addressed by the applicant"; to approve the minutes of the 10/17/90 Adjourned Regular Meeting with the following addition: 'PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct staff to include recommendations in all staff reports prepared for the Council on planning issues."; and to approve the minutes of the 11/1/90 Adjourned Regular Meeting with the following correction: page 4, first paragraph, change the word "write" to "develop". Johnson also noted that there was a typographical error on page 7 of the 11/17/90 Regular Meeting Minutes: second paragraph "10" should be "$10". December 5, 1990 3 The City Manager's report to the Council explained that the Clarkes had filed a claim against the Town alleging improper and inadequate building inspection practices concerning the construction of their garage and workshop addition. The report also included the analysis by the ABAG PLAN, the Town's liability insurance carrier. The result of their analysis was that the Town was not liable and the claim should be rejected. Mrs. and Mrs. Brooke Clarke, applicants, addressed the Council concerning their claim. They had applied in the fall of 1988 for a separate structure of approximately 1,800 square feet. At this time, they had gone through an emotional battle, lost time from work and were close to $60,000 in debt. They submitted for Council's information a list of the problems they had experienced and noted that they had had four inspections on the property during which the inspector had not caught the errors made by the builder. They stated their concerns for themselves and the community noting that all the Council and Commission work will do nothing if the building inspections are not done correctly. Mr. Clarke specifically noted that grout was being used in some cases rather than concrete and he thought that inspections should note what materials were being used in a project. Mrs. Clarke stated that she believed there should be a caveat that inspections may not be done correctly. Casey had several questions concerning this claim and suggested that the matter be 41/ continued to the next meeting. Siegel stated that if this claim were denied by Council, the Clarkes would then have six months to initiate legal action. He would consider continuing the matter so that Council could hold a dosed session to discuss any questions they might have, but he did not think it was appropriate to conduct a question/answer period on a matter that may end up in litigation. Tryon noted that she sympathized with the Clarkes as she had been through a similar situation which had ultimately been resolved in the court system. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Hubbard and passed by the following roll call vote to reject the claim for damages filed by Mr. and Mrs. Brooke Clarke. AYES: Councilmembers Hubbard, Johnson and Tryon NOES: Mayor Siegel and Councilmember Casey 5. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Elaine Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, reported on the Earth Day Project. They planned to have a display of the blue trash bags at each of the clean-up locations on December December 5, 1990 4 41. 8th (and on future clean up days). Volunteers would pick up the bags one week later at locations designed on the maps attached to the bags. Gary Leight, 14200 Sholes Court, briefly commented on the issue of density of people per square foot. In general, he noted the figures were 100 people per square foot. Mr. Richard McGowan, attorney for the Eshner estate, raised the issue of a conservation easement on the Eshner estate and their request for a revocation of the easement. He stated that there was only one house on seventeen acres and in 1971 the conservation easement had been put on the map to protect the view of the house. Presently the lots facing Altamont were to be sold and Mr. McGowan asked that the issue of the conservation easement be placed on the 12/19/90 Council agenda for revocation. Ginger Summit, Chairman - Community Relations Committee, reminded everyone that the Town's Holiday Celebration was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 13th at the Heritage House. She also commented that the committee had spent a lot of lime decorating the Town float for the Festival of Lights Parade which was a great success. Tryon, as Council liaison to the Community Relations Committee, commended the committee for all of its hard work on these events. `r 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1 Appeal of the Planning Commission's Approval of a Request for a Site Development Permit for a New Primary Dwelling and Second Unit, Lands of Hau, 13901 West Edith (Continued from last meeting) Siegel listed the following letters which Council had received from 11/1/90 through 11/28/90 on the Lands of Hau: Mr. and Mrs. Cookingham, Mr. and Mrs. Hettinger, Mr. DelMar Curtis, Francis Kwan, David Yankey, Egon Werk, Mr. and Mrs. Horton, Moon Choo, Mary Compton, R.E. Bame, James Lee, Teresa Hurley, Professor and Mrs. Howe, the Larson Family and Mr. and Mrs. Kreager. It was noted that Dr. Hau had submitted a new set of plans which called for a 2,600 square foot concert hall and a 1,000 square foot secondary dwelling. It was further noted that the only access to the property was from Edith. Dr. Hau, applicant, commented in the first place that he wanted to emphasize that he was convinced that this appeal was illegal. However, he wanted to December 5, 1990 5 ( cooperate with Council and explained his intention to enter the Town as a `, friend. Dr. Hau especially thanked Tryon for encouraging people to send letters regarding his project to the Council since the public hearing was closed. He noted that he had had a model made of the project for Council's reference and reiterated that he had reduced the proposed concert hall by half and had reduced the secondary unit to 1,000 square feet. Dr. Hau was in agreement with most of the conditions but did have questions about some of them. Dr. Hau, applicant, first questioned condition #5 staring that the Santa Clara Valley Water District could take one to two years to approve a maintenance plan for Adobe Creek. Wendell Roscoe, applicant's designer, noted that Dr. Hau had received a request from the Water District for an easement so they could do the work after the plans were completed and this easement was in the process. The Director of Public Works commented that a bond was a possibility as there was a need for the Town to get involved in the process and be assured that the work would get done. Siegel suggested a contract with the Town that the work would get done within a five year period but Mr. Spanner, Dr. Hau's attorney, stated that there was no assurance when the work would be done by the Water District and he believed it was a low priority on their list of things to do. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To amend condition #5 to read: "The development of this property is subject to the rehabilitation and adoption of a maintenance plan for Adobe Creek to be approved by Town Staff and the Santa Clara Valley Water District, or a bond assuring the completion of any required work is placed with the Town prior to issuance of building permits. The form and the amount of the bond are to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director." Dr. Hau, applicant, questioned condition #9 stating that the toxics had all been removed but he was concerned with the bureaucracy of getting a letter from the Health Department stating that this was the case. Staff noted that there was a very clearly stated series of steps involved which Dr. Hau had to follow regarding the removal of toxics and the conditions imposed by the Health Department had to be met. Dr. Hau, applicant, questioned condition #10 regarding the installation of a residential fire protection sprinkler system and stated that he believed this ibEW December 5, 1990 6 `r should be up to the Fire Department and not the Town. It was noted that a letter had been received from the Fire Department stating this condition. Dr. Hau, applicant, addressed condition #16 and stated that he did not believe the Town should impose the design on him; it should be up to him. The Director of Public Works stated that the plans which had been approved by the Planning Commission had been for a trellis. With a hallway between the game room and the secondary unit, it resulted in a secondary unit larger than 1,000 square feet. Wendell Roscoe, applicant's designer, stated that there were 30' between the two structures and it was his understanding that the City Manager and Director of Public Works had both concurred that this was the way it should be done. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey,seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to delete condition 16 which read: "The connection between the secondary dwelling unit and the main residence is through an open air walkway, that is, without walls and with a garden { type trellis roof." PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To delete condition 18 which read: "No parking of cars related to this project shall be permitted on Edith Avenue or Fremont Road. The applicant shall pay for any signs, legends, or other devices decided upon by the Town to ensure no parking." PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To amend the first sentence of condition 24 to read: "No trees over 12" in diameter on the property except for the trees at the entrance on Edith shall be removed without specific approval of Town Staff." Councilmembers then addressed the issue of the concert hall. Johnson stated that the entrance to the ballroom was a matter of concern, particularly relating to fire safety. Siegel concurred that the entrance was an issue. People did not have to go through the house to the concert hall as it was now. He suggested a compromise amending the plans so that everyone would have to go through the house thus making the concert hall an accessory use to the house, not an independent building. Casey noted that there were many large homes in the Town, including a 16,000 square foot home on Old Trace, the Horton Estate and the former Ford Country Day thar December 5, 1990 7 School. In none of these other cases did the Council tell the owners how lilir they could enter their homes and she saw no reason why they should in this case. Tryon believed this was a public facility, a totally separate building and the property could be sold the day after it had been developed. She reiterated that she was not speaking of the present owners but was concerned about future owners. She believed the concert hall was institutional in size. Hubbard noted that he did not believe the separate entrance was an issue. It made sense for moving pianos in and out and for deliveries. Wendell Roscoe, applicant's designer, explained that there were actually five doors all of which were real doors. He simply had not marked the hinges on the drawings. He further commented that there were many doors to the house and there was an inside/outside relationship with doors to the laundry room off the pool, etc. He noted that there were two pillared entrances but did offer to remove one of the double doors to the entrance of the ballroom. Mr. Roscoe stated that the house was designed around the tree, with a low profile and the least impact on the neighborhood. Mr. Spanner, applicant's attorney, stated they had no intention of using the concert hall for commercial uses and this could be written into the conditions. fir PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To add the following condition: "The five openings between the atrium and the west wing shall be left open or shall be fully functioning doors." PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To add the following to condition 15: "If Town staff determines there is evidence indicating the residence is being used in a manner that requires a conditional use permit or that deviates signficantly from acceptable residential uses, as permitted by the Zoning Ordinance, a hearing shall be scheduled before the City Council for the presentation of evidence to that effect. If the City Council determines the residence is being used in any such manner, additional conditions may be placed on the use of the residence." Tryon stated that she did not believe Council had addressed several of the important issues which included compliance with the zoning ordinance, allowing numerous separate and distinct structures on the property, compatibility with the existing neighborhood, future owners, a scenic road, major entrance to the Town, sensitive lot, overall impact, rural c character and community goals. December 5, 1990 8 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey,seconded by Hubbard and passed by the following roll call vote to approve a site development permit for a new primary dwelling and second unit for Lands of Hau, 13901 West Edith based on the conditions of approval recommended by the Planning Commission and amended by Council. AYES: Mayor Seigel and Councilmembers Casey, Hubbard and Johnson NOES: Councilmember Tryon Commissioner Carico thanked Council for hearing the Hau application and especially thanked Tryon for her comments. She did think that the new application should have gone back to the Planning Commission. Carico also thanked Ann Jamison for her contributions to the Town and stated that she was sorrry she was leaving as Planning Director. 6.2 Request for a Variance to the Fence Height/Setback Requirements of the Zoning Code, Lands of Luke, 27177 Byrne Park Lane The staff report included the recommendation that the request for a variance be denied as the findings for a variance could not be made. The Planning Director presented a chart and an overview of the Town's requirements regarding height and placement of fences. 4110 Mr. Luke, applicant, explained to the Council that they had lived in Town for 20 years and had spent a lot of time and money on this fence. He stated that they had believed that the fence permit was part of the original building permit granted in 1982. At that time they had not built the fence due to lack of funds but at this time they were pursuing it both to keep the deer out who were destroying all of their new landscaping and also for security reasons as they traveled quite a bit. Mr. Luke further explained that the fence was an 85% see through decorative wrought iron fence which would also be mostly covered by landscaping except for the gate part. The gate was 60% completed and he had received a stop work order on the project. Mr. Luke believe it was a decorative fence which would enhance his property and his neighborhood and he believed he had a right to protect his property. He additionally commented that there were several examples of fences in the Town which were not within the Town's regulations. Casey believed that extraordinary circumstances in the Town were the large numbers of deer and she believed Council should look at this issue. Casey also commented that the shape of the lot had often been used as the basis 0 December 5, 1990 9 for a variance finding and noted that the Lukes believed their fence was included in their original building permit. Casey further stated that it was an open fence and urged consistency and fairness when considering these applications. Dot Schreiner, Chairman - Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee, noted that there was a path along Bryne Park Lane, in front of the fence and also commented that the Lukes need to roughen their driveway. Theresa McDaniel, Chairman - Environmental, Design and Protection Committee, stated that no one seemed to be addressing the issue that the Lukes built a fence without a permit and regarding the deer, she did not think they created extraordinary circumstances as practically everyone in Town had them. Bob Stutz, 25310 Elena, noted that Mr. Packard had removed one or two rows of apricots to put in his fence. Siegel commented that it seemed like the Lukes were trying to enclose their property. Johnson understood the difficulties the applicant was going through. There were inconsistencies in the Town regarding granting permission to build oversize fences. Just recently the Council had `r approved a fence for Paulnock which he had voted against. It seemed unfair to him to grant one fence and not the other. Johnson also asked if it was practical for the Lukes to move their fence and the response was no it was not. It was pointed out that the Paulnock property was surrounded by streets on three sides which made for extraordinary circumstances. Tryon agreed that there were a lot of inconsistencies regarding the fence ordinance but she was finding it very difficult to make the variance findings. MOTION SECONDED AND WITHDRAWN: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Casey motion withdrawn to continue this public hearing to the next meeting. MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF A SECOND: Moved by Casey to approve the request for a variance to the height/setback requirements for a fence for Lands of Luke based on the following findings: shape of lot, location of house, right to privacy which other residents enjoy, sense of fairness, and comon sense. December 5, 1990 10 MOTION SECONDED AND WITHDRAWN: Moved by Hubbard, seconded by lir Tryon and motion withdrawn to deny the request for a variance to the height/setback requirements for a fence for Lands of Luke. Johnson commented that the situation was most unfair to the Lukes but he could not make the findings necessary for a variance. Tryon believed the findings could be made for the setback but not for the height variance. She also noted that the fence ordinance was going to be reviewed by the Council but Siegel noted that this may not happen in the near future. Mr. Luke, applicant, in response to an inquiry noted that the posts for the fence were in at a cost of about$30,000. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Hubbard, seconded by Tryon and passed by the following roll call vote to grant the request for a variance to the setback requirements based on the location of structure on the site; to deny the request for a variance to allow for a six foot fence but to allow a four and one half foot fence based on openness allowing for low fences by reference lines. AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Hubbard and Councilmembers Johnson and Tryon NOES: Mayor Siegel and Councilmember Casey PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To agendize the fence ordinance for a future Council Meeting and to notify the Lukes when the issue was agendized. Commissioner Noel asked that the Planning Director's presentation on fences be agendized for a Planning Commission Meeting. 6.3 Adoption of the 1989 Revision of the Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Plan -- Reso # MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Hubbard and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt Resolution #67-90 approving and adopting the solid waste management plan for the County of Santa Clara, 1989 Revision. AYES: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Hubbard, Johnson and Tryon NOES: None ABSENT: Casey 0 December 5, 1990 11 Councilmember Casey had left the meeting at 11:20 p.m. and returned at 11:25 p.m. 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. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7.1 Altamont/Natoma Triangle Island Planting Project MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously to direct staff to prepare a lease agreement with the Fords for the use of this property as a landscaped area, including the following issues raised by Phil Dauber, Chairman of the Finance Committee: the length of the lease? and Who is paying to move the pathway? 7.2 Designation of Oak Tree at Town Hall as a Heritage Tree Tryon expressed her concerns about the designation of this tree and the Master Plan for Town Hall. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Siegel 411.10 and passed unanimously to acknowledge and approve the previous staff report and recommendations, direct staff to undertake the work outlined in the arborist's report, and adopt a policy of designating no more than three heritage trees on Town land each year, unless additional funding is appropriated. 7.3 Pathway Sign Posts PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To approve the following style of markers for noting Town paths: weathered small post with a single band inscribed near the top and with routed two inch white letters sayingpath. Painting to be done by volunteers. 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Ordinance Enabling Modification of Final Maps MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to waive further reading. 410, December 5, 1990 12 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to introduce ordinance enabling modification of final maps. Tryon requested a report by the next meeting on the ramifications of adopting this ordinance. 8.2 Authorization for Geotechnical Evaluation of Altamont Road Tryon stated her concerns about Taaffe Road and questioned going ahead with Altamont and not Taaffe. The City Manager responded that Taaffe was scheduled to be done in 1991-1992. The Director of Public Works reported that a section of Taaffe was failing and he was concerned about the creation of a potential safety hazard. Casey asked if this project had gone out to bid and was advised that it had not. The Director of Public Works reported that the Town was getting a government rate from Wilsey and Ham. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Town Geologist for the Geotechnical evaluation of the failure of Altamont Road and to appropriate $11,000 from the Street Fund for this project. It was specifically stated that this would not be named as a separate project. 8.3 Intergovernmental Council Appointments MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to reappoint William Siegel as the Town's representative to the Intergovernmental Council for a two-year term from January 1, 1991 to December 31, 1992. 9. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 9.1 Safety Committee Tryon, who was Council liaison to the Safety Committee, commented that there seemed to be some misunderstandings between her and the committee. Originally there seemed to be some conflict between the Chairman of the December 5, 1990 13 Committee and Staff regarding the Safety Handbook. As liaison, Tryon attempted to resolve this issue but then there appeared to be some resentment on the part of the committee that the Council had input on the handbook. The Chairman of the Commitee also had noted that their committee did not believe they should participate in emergency preparedness. Since there seemed to be such conflict and miscommunication between her and the committee, Tryon asked if the Mayor would speak to the Chairman in an attempt to resolve these issues. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: Mayor Siegel agreed to talk to the Chairman of the Safety Committee concerning recent issues involving the committee. 9.2 Rebuilding/Building Out Sub-Committee Hubbard noted that their committee would be meeting Friday, December 7th at 7:30 a.m. He had prepared a report for this meeting which had been distributed and if anyone had any comments, they should let him know. 9 3 Leaf Blowers Johnson stated that he had a friend who was concerned about leaf blowers and asked if the Council had any interest in addressing this issue. The response was g negative. v 10. STAFF REPORTS 10.1 City Manager 10.2 City Attorney 10.3 City Clerk 10.3a Report on Council Correspondence dated 11/28/90 11. COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS 11.1 Meeting Dates in January (Mayor Siegel) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To cancel the January 2, 1991 Council meeting and reschedule it for Tuesday, January 8th. glir December 5, 1990 14 41 PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct staff to provide dinner before any Council meeting that starts before 6:30 p.m. and to further direct the Treasurer to reimburse Mayor Pro Tern Hubbard for the meal expenses he incurred for a 5:30 p.m. meeting of the rebuilding/building out sub-committee. 11.2 Council Correspondence Policy (Councilmember Tryon) Tryon raised the issue of the new Council Correspondence Policy and specifically referred to confusion over a letter from the Grand Jury. She asked that the policy be modified to reflect the change that the Mayor's mail would be handled by the City Clerk. She noted that Mayor Siegel currently was requesting the Clerk to handle his mail in this manner. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Siegel and passed by the following roll call vote to amend the Council Correspondence Policy to include the statement that the Mayor's mail except for that marked personal or confidential would be opened and distributed by the City Clerk. AYES: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Johnson and Tryon NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Hubbard and Councilmember Casey 411/ Casey stated that this was unenforceable and future Mayors would not have to adhere to it. 11.3 Discussion of Zoning and Site Development Ordinance, Section 10-1.702(a) — Limitation on Number of Household Assistants (Councilmember Tryon) Tryon questioned the limitation on number of household assistants as stated in Section 10-1.702(a) of the Code and the City Attorney clarified the Code as it related to permitted accessory uses and structures. 11.4 Council Direction to Staff Allowing the Planning Director to Require Models or Photo Montages for Development on Sensitive Lots (Councilmember Tryon) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item pending a report from staff on potential costs to applicants if this policy were implemented. December 5, 1990 15 11.5 Regional Government Issues/Bay Vision 2020 Draft CPI Tryon referred to the Bay Vision 2020 Draft and noted that regional government issues were important and should be agendized for a Council meeting. 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss„ the meeting was adjourned at 12:10 a.m. in memory of Julie Eshner to an Adjourned Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 1990 Respectfully itted, Patricia Dowd, City Clerk The minutes of the December 5, 1990 Regular City Council Meeting were approved at the Regular Meeting on December 19, 1990. December 5, 1990 16