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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/21/1989 'F CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills , California MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, February 21, 1989 cc: Reel 199 , Tr . II , Side II , 205-406 Mayor Johnson called the Special Meeting to order at 5 :00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall . A. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Johnson and Councilmembers Casey, Siegel , Tryon and van Tamelen Absent : None 4111, Staff : Acting City Manager Bill Ekern, City Attorney Frank Gillio Planning Director Sally Lyn Zeff and City Clerk Pat Dowd B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Item Removed: B. 1 (Johnson) 1. Resolution # approving final subdivision map and approving and authorizing execution of subdivision agreement for Tract No. 8200 (Lands of McCulloch) The Acting City Manager explained the map before Council and the differences between it and the tentative map. He specifically commented on Lots #14 and #15, noise barriers and sewer lines . In response to an inquiry from Council , the City Attorney noted that more than one final map could be accepted. van Tamelen noted that the paths were not shown on the map and it was pointed out that they weren' t because they were in the road right-of-ways . The proposed name of the streets was discussed. Russ Carter, the applicant, commented that they preferred something along the lines of oaks but would actually prefer to return with the actual names in sixty days when they filed the other final map. Rosemary Meyerott , Town Historian, suggested an historical name including the name of the original owner of the land under discussion. Council discussed various options but felt it was important to settle on the name at this time . B. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) : MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Motion made by Tryon, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to name the major street 'Via Maria ' and to name the other smaller street either Maria Court , Maria Lane or Maria Place subject to the approval of the Fire Department. Russ Carter , applicant, submitted the following letter to the Council concerning the condition requiring an agreement with certain of the neighbors : 'We hereby request that Phase I Final Map, Land of McCulloch, be approved without our formal agreement dealing with utilities with the two existing homes . All parties have come to a basic agreement on what needs to be covered in the agreement . A complete, legal document will be completed shortly and made available to the Town for review per Condition 45 . We all feel that this condition can be met without any hardships to the Town in the second Final Map. ' This letter was signed by Russ Carter, Dr . Saah and John Davila. Dr. Saah, 12000 Stonebrook, concurred with the letter submitted by Mr. Carter and stated that the agreement would be signed at a later date after it had been reviewed by the lawyers . Warren Whaley, applicant, explained that the reference on the map to PSE meant Public Service Easement. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #32-89 approving final subdivision map and approving and authorizing execution of subdivision agreement for Tract No. 8200 C. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR: D. OLD BUSINESS: 1 . Intercity cooperation in Santa Clara County: Request from Los Altos Councilmember Penny Lave for Council comments on the following: a) Should we, as county cities , work toward consoli- dating our intercity cooperation efforts into one organization? b) Are cities willing to provide financial support, in the form of dues , to appropriately staff an organization Tryon commented on the hisfory of the request before Council . She noted that this matter had been under discussion for some time and now the cities were being asked if , in general , they were interested in -2- 2/21/89 ihr D. OLD BUSINESS: (continued) : pursuing the formation of such an independent organization. She commented that there were several organizations , specifically the Intercity Council , the Intergovernmental Council , the Mayors Conference , the City Selection Committee and the Peninsula Division of the League of California Cities . While each group was important, each one also had its limitations . The proposal before Council would form a new organization which would focus specifically on the functions and goals of county cities . Casey noted that because the Town was so small she would not be willing, at this time, to commit to funding. She would rather wait until this proposal had been reviewed by the other county cities. van Tamelen expressed her concerns about the Mayors ' Conference in that the Mayors changed so often, there was no continuity. Gordon Snedigar, Los Altos, stated that he was on the Board of the Building Industry Association (Southern Division) . While he realized that they could probably not be official members of such an independent organization, he noted that they were interested in providing any information they could so they could work with the elected officials to arrive at solutions to the problems and concerns of interest to all . PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To support the group continuing to explore the formation of an independent organization and to state the Council would consider funding if the appropriate vehicle were formed. It was agreed Tryon would prepare a letter stating these comments for Mayor Lave ' s information and it was further noted that any or all Councilmembers were welcome to attend the next meeting of this group which was scheduled for March 2nd. E. CLOSED SESSION: LITIGATION: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. 8 : The City Council adjourned to a Closed Session for purposes of litigation at 5 :40 p.m. and reconvened at 5 : 43 p.m. F. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further new or old business to discuss , the City Council adjourned at 5 : 45 p.m. Respectfully submitted , 4 C Patricia Dowd, City Clerk -3- 2/21/89