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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/18/1989 ` Minutes of a Regular Meeting Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, October 18, 1989, 7:15 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road cc: Reel 205,Tr. II, Side I, 001-end; Tr. II, Side II, 001-125 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, van Tamelen, Siegel and Tryon; Absent: None �+ Staff: City Manager Thomas Frutchey; Acting City Attorney Jim Hildebrand, Director of Public Works Bill Ekern; Planning Director Ann Jamison; and City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: None MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to add an earthquake update to the agenda as an urgency item. Casey thanked the staff for all of their assistance to the Town after the earthquake. She noted that the Mayors had been called to attend a briefing for Vice President Dan Quayle on the earthquake damage situation. She had attended this briefing earlier in the day at Moffett. The Town had approximately 30 homes which had suffered structural damage and for some time many of the residents had been without power. The City Manager presented an update to the Council on earthquake matters. He noted that the major problems had been with the basic utilities (gas, water and power). Conservation of water and limiting use of electricity were being encouraged. October 18, 1989 1 Residents were being asked to check their homes for damage and report to Town Hall. The Building Officials would be inspecting the damaged structures. The damage estimate was at $4 to $6 million with between $50,000 and $100,000 damage to streets and storm drains. The City Manager thanked the ham radio operators for their assistance during the crisis. He noted that suggestions were certainly welcomed for improving communications in such situations in the future. In conclusion the City Manager noted that the Town had been quite fortunate and the fact that the earthquake occurred during daylight, in the dry season and during warm weather made it easier to deal with the aftermath. *van Tamelen suggested that staff devise a method for residents to repair earthquake damage with a minimum of permits and costs. (AMENDED BY COUNCIL 11/1/89) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To support staff working with the Los Altos Garbage Company for the placement of extra cans/to remove the debris caused by the earthquake. *at residences (AMENDED BY COUNCIL 11/1/89) Mrs. Stephanie Munoz, 13460 Robleda Road, commented on curbside recycling and noted that if people recycled there would be plenty of room for debris. van Tamelen congratulated Tryon on her emergency preparedness plan. C Mrs. Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda, commented on the reputation the Town had for being an affluent community and she wondered if the Council would consider making a contribution to the Red Cross for those less fortunate. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 Committee Appointments Council had received four applications for the Environmental Design and Protection Committee, two applications for the Pathway Recreation and Parks Committee and two applications for the Roads and Drainage Committee. Presently there was one vacancy on each of these committees. Sharyn Adkisson, 27673 Lupine Road; Dorothy Jensen, 12233 Windsor Court; and Jean Struthers, 13690 Robleda each addressed the Council expressing their interest in serving on the Environmental Design and Protection Committee. They each noted that they wanted to make a contribution to the Town and had the time to attend the required meetings. Mr. Michael Wise, 24301 Elise Court, was not present. Mrs. Theresa McDaniel, Chairman - Environmental Design and Protection October 18,1989 2 fir Committee, stated that they were really interested in having someone on the committee who had horticultural experience. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to appoint Sharyn Adkisson to the Environmental Design and Protection Committee for a term of two years. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to continue this item since neither of the applicants (Mark Burhenne, 13571 Hill Way and LaVon Morton, 25857 Westwind Way) for the Pathways Recreation and Parks Committee were present. Mr. Bob Stutz, member - Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee, stated that they really wanted a committee member who was willing to get out and work on the paths. Mr. Daniel Seidel, 26642 Purissima Road, stated that he had lived in the Town six years and the County twenty six years. He was a registered civil engineer and had the professional background, he believed, to work on the Roads and Drainage Committee. He commented that he believed in this way he could contribute to the community. Mrs. Margi Gould, 25625 Elena, was not present at the meeting. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to appoint Daniel Seidel to the Roads and Drainage Committee for a term of two years. 3. REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION Commissioner Jones stated that he had nothing to add to the staff summary of the 10/11/89 Planning Commission Meeting. Briefly this report included the following public hearing actions: 1) Lands of Tsunoda, appeal of a site development approval for a swimming pool denied; 2) Lands of Chan, request for a variance to allow construction of a fence exceeding six feet in the thirty foot rear yard setback denied; 3) Lands of Wu, request for a variance in maximum developable area and maximim floor area and a site development permit for a residence denied without prejudice; and 4) Lands of Forward, request for a conditional development permit and a site development permit for an addition to an existing residence approved. van Tamelen asked for clarification of an item on an earlier Planning Commission October 18, 1989 3 agenda, specifically the Lands of Finn. She wondered what the Commission's rationale was in recommending approval of six lots when staff had recommended five. Mr. Edward Emling, Chairman - Planning Commission, explained the configuration of the lots and commented that there was a knoll between two lots. The Commission believed they would keep the houses off the top of the knoll by making it two lots. for a mitigated (AMENDED BY Tryon asked if there was ever a staff recommendation mitigating-a/negative OCENCIL 11/1/89) declaration for a six-lot subdivision and the response was no. van Tamelen stated that she was disappointed in both the Planning Commission and the Council regarding their decisions on the Lands of Finn. The City Manager noted that the staff report that went to the Council was totally different from the one the Commission had received as there was more information available at the time of the later report. van Tamelen then commended the Commission but expressed her disappointment with Council. Tryon stated that she had not voted for Lands of Finn. She believed it should have gone back to the Commission for more review. She concurred with van Tamelen's concerns. thir 4. CONSENT CALENDAR Items Removed: 4.1 (9/6/89 and 10/4/89 minutes), 4.3,4.4. and 4.5 (Tryon);4.1 (9/12/89 minutes) and 4.2 (van Tamelen) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 4.6 Resolution #118 approving a lease extension of thirty days with Westwind Barn 4.7 Certificate of Appreciation: Susan Bartlett Olsen — Community Relations Committee. 4.8 Actions of the Planning Commission: approved the following: 4.8.1 Lands of Forward, 10575 Blandor Way, request for a conditional development permit and site development permit for an addition to a residence 411, October 18, 1989 4 411, Items Removed by Tryon: 4.1 Approval of September 6, 1989 Minutes MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the September 6, 1989 Council meeting with the following corrections: page 5, Item d), change the word 'approve' to 'approval' and delete the last sentence of the motion and insert the following statement before Presentations from the Floor on page 5: 'van Tamelen expressed disappointment that one of the items she had placed on the agenda had been removed. She stated the importance of having the agendas controlled by the City Manager according to ordinance rather than by the Mayor.' 4.1 Approval of Minutes: October 4, 1989 PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue the approval of the October 4, 1989 Council minutes for further review of the tape by the City Clerk of certain items on page 11. 4.3 Award of Contract for Custodial Services for Town Facilities — Resolution # f Tryon asked about the present company which provided custodial services and noted that she believed they had been providing such services for the Town for a long time. It was noted that they had been providing such services for a few years but in recent months the level of service had not been acceptable. The new company would actually provide an improved level of service for less money. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #119-89 approving and authorizing execution of agreement for custodial services between the Town of Los Altos Hills and James McCandless, doing business as Pride Cleaning Services 4.4 Contract for Repair of Miscellaneous Storm Drains -- Resolution # Tryon removed this item from the Consent Calendar because the report did not include the information received on the bids. The Director of Public Works noted that the close of bids occurred after the packets were prepared for the meeting. Under normal circumstances when this occurred an update would be given to the Council on the bid information. In this case no bids were received for this project. October 18,1989 5 No action was taken by Council as no bids were received. 4.5 Contract for Repair of Miscellaneous Sanitary Sewer Facilities -- Resolution #_ Tryon had removed this item from the Consent Calendar because the report also did not include the information received on the bids. The Director of Public Works responded that this bid opening also occurred after the packets were ready for the meeting. For this project one bid had been received from Casey Construction. Their references were good and he recommended they be awarded the contract. When asked what the urgency was in this matter, the Director of Public Works responded that it was a matter of health and safety. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #120-89 awarding a contract to Casey Construction for the repair of miscellaneous sanitary sewer facilities. Items Removed by van Tamelen: liry 4.1 Approval of Minutes: September 12, 1989 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the September 12, 1989 Council Meeting with the following correction: page 1, insert the following before the last motion: 'van Tamelen expressed displeasure with the fact that the Mayor was dealing with items not on the agenda.' 4.2 Offer of Dedication of Pathway Easements, Lands of Handley, Page Mill Road -- Resolution # van Tamelen removed this item because she wanted to emphasize the importance of these documents being recorded. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution 121-89 accepting a certain easement deed (pathway). 5. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR October 18, 1989 6 Dr. Edward Emling, 11853 Murietta Lane, speaking as a resident noted that the Town had recently hired another consultant to look at issues which he believed had already been looked at, in part during the recent survey which was undertaken. Dr. Emling further stated that if the Town were going to work with this consultant, he believed the Council, Planning Commission and staff should all be involved and the consultant should be given all the information so the wheel is not reinvented. Dr. Emling also inquired as to cost of hiring the consultant. The City Manager noted that Mr. Freidman would be making a presentation to the Planning Commission at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 1989. Tryon noted that the/a`greement with Mr. Friedman was for an amount not to exceed $10,000 but-she-did- esk*flow much had been spent to date. *staff **asked (MENDED BY cairn, 11/1/89) Mrs. Mary Stutz, 25310 Elena Road, commented on several issues: 1) she said she was looking forward to seeing Mr. Freidman's presentation; 2) she commended Tryon on her excellent emergency preparedness plan; 3) she did not think this was a good night to hold a Council meeting as many were still recovering from yesterday's major earthquake; and 4) she recommended that applicants for committees be asked to attend at least two meetings of the committees they are interested in. Mrs. Stutz commented saw that she did not believe the applicants had any idea of the amount of time that was involved in serving on the committees. Mrs. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, thanked Tryon for her emergency network plan and staff for their attention to building codes. Mrs. Stephanie Munoz, 13460 Robleda Road, addressed the issue of fencing, particularly cyclone fencing and suggested that all perimeter fences be phased out and other appropriate methods be used for certain reasons such as pools. Mrs. Munoz also commented on the setback issue on her street and it was agreed staff would look into this issue. Tryon reminded staff that a report was due on the issue of tear downs and reconstructions which had also been raised during Mrs. Munoz' comments. It was further agreed that the issue of fencing should be directed to the Environmental Design and Protection Committee for review and comment. Mrs. Nancy Couperus, 13680 Page Mill Road, noted that the League of Women Voters was holding a panel discussion on the County General Plan Review with emphasis on Hillside Development the following evening at the Los Gatos Neighborhood Center at 7:30 p.m. She also referred to a 10/1/89 article in the San Jose Mercury and 4100 October 18,1989 7 commented in part on the Mayor's actions, the Brown Act and the agenda process. get The City Manager commented that he had had an earlier conversation with Mrs. Dot Schreiner, Chairman of the Pathways, Recreation and Parks Committee, who had expressed her feelings that it was not a good night to hold a Council Meeting. A lot of people, including herself, had experienced a lot of damage and had other matters to attend to. Van Tamelen noted that the Council had discussed this and believed it was reassuring for business to go on as usual. Mrs. Judy Carico, 25311 O'Keefe Lane, commented on the following issues: 1) she thanked Tryon and van Tamelen for their help at Town Hall during the earthquake; and 2) she noted that the matter of code adherence had been continued to this meeting; however, she did not see it on the agenda. Regarding this she also commented on the legal costs involved on the Chan issue at their last Planning Commission Meeting. On the issue of code enforcement, Tryon suggested that the hiring of a code enforcement officer or a community services officer be looked into. The City Manager explained the issue with Mr. Chan. Sometime ago the Town was advised of a code violation by Mr. Chan. Rather than pursue legal options, staff met with Mr. Chan in an attempt to resolve the problem. Until quite recently staff believed this matter had been worked out; however, they were made aware that indeed the code violations had not been corrected at all. Enforcement procedures were now being undertaken. Mrs. Carico also expressed her agreement with Mr. Emling regarding the agreement with a consultant. She believed there were experts in the Town who could be consulted, such as former Planning Commissioner Art Lachenbruch, before going out and hiring people. Mr. Phil Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, commented on the issue of code enforcement and noted that on the Lands of Dean there was a gate across a path. Staff stated they would report on this matter. Mrs. Shari Emling, 11853 Murietta, noted that the Mayor was constantly criticizing staff who daily had to deal with people who wanted an exception to the Town's rules. The Mayor was eager to waive safeguards and Mrs. Emling believed the Mayor should consider stepping aside. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. OLD BUSINESS October 18, 1989 8 ro 7.1 Charges for Council, Planning Commission, and Site Development Committee Agendas and Minutes Council discussed the current costs of the minutes and agendas as approved in the new fee schedule and the past costs of these documents. It was requested by Council that a report be prepared by the City Clerk on how many subscribe to these documents and how many received complimentary copies. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item pending receipt of additional information. 7.2 Griffin House Council had received a report from the City Attorney on the past discussions by Councils on the Griffin House and the minutes of the meetings held by the committee on the proposed restoration of the Griffin House on the Foothill College campus. Tryon commented on the participation on this committee by two Councilmembers f.. who had not officially been appointed by the Council to represent the Town on the committee. She also referenced two resolutions in 1974 which stated the Council's support of preserving the Griffin House as an historical monument. Tryon wanted to be sure that the Council representatives on this committee were representing the Town's views. Casey stated that it was not a Town Committee. Chancellor Fryer was very interested in saving the Griffin House and the committee was investigating various alternatives for saving the house. Chancellor Fryer had invited both her and Siegel to be on the committee. Rosemary Meyerott, Town Historian, noted that there was a private organization which was quite interested in providing the financial support to save the Griffin House. Siegel stated that he believed that it was appropriate at this time for the Town to be very clear that although they would support the restoration of the Griffin House, they did not intend to provide any financial support for this project. Lig October 18, 1989 9 MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED: Moved by Siegel, seconded by van Tamelen and failed due to lack of a vote to direct that the Council representatives on the committee be advised by the Council to not support any suggestion of use of Town funds for the Griffin House but to support the policy of saving the Griffin House for historical purposes. Mrs. Judy Carico, 25311 O'Keefe, thought that there might be some residents of the Town who would like to support the Griffin House. Casey responded that a survey was going out to the residents on this subject. Mrs. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, suggested that it might be better if someone other than Councilmembers served on the committee. In addition, Mrs. Bertram believed it was premature to support the motion made by Siegel. Mr. Philip Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, noted that the Town seemed to be getting more requests from school districts for various types of financial support and he did not think this was appropriate. Council discussed the motion made by Siegel and the role of the Councilmembers on the Committee. It was agreed to not take action on the motion at this time and to direct staff to provide Councilmembers with copies of the 1974 resolutions on this subject so that everyone would understand the Town's position on the Griffin House. 7.3 Council Expenses and Reimbursements at League of California Cities Conference in June, 1989 Mrs. Teddi Schick, 26400 Weston, stated that she had been interested in the Town's expenditures for twenty years and had been chairman of the first Budget Review Committee. She went through the Mayor's request for reimbursement for the June League Conference in Monterey and expressed her serious concerns. Specifically, Mrs. Schick inquired about personal phone calls and costs of meals. To her it was apparent that the Mayor had submitted bills for items which were not the taxpayers's responsibility. In addition, bills had been submitted for meals for which the Mayor had already received cash payments from the other Councilmembers present. Mrs. Schick stated that the point was not that the Mayor had not received payment for these expenses, but that she had asked for them in the first place on the Consent Calendar. Mr. J.H. Jackson, 12800 Dianne, stated he had lived in the Town for 28 years and he was } interested in hearing the Mayor's answers to the questions which had been raised. *no October 18,1989 10 Casey stated that she had been reimbursed only for the allowed amount of$35 per diem, had not charged any personal phone calls to the Town, had no additional expenses charged for her son and had nothing further to say about this matter. Tryon questioned the documentation included with the Mayor's expense report and also questioned the personal phone calls and costs of meals. van Tamelen stated she was convinced this had been an attempt on the Mayor's part to receive Town funds for inappropriate expenses. van Tamelen also did not appreciate the plea of ignorance on the Mayor's part and stated that she did not believe the Mayor was upholding the principles of the office. The Council appoints the Mayor to represent them and she did not believe Casey was representing the Council in an appropriate manner. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Tryon and passed by the following roll call vote to rescind her vote for Casey as Mayor and to direct that the office of Mayor be vacated. AYES: Siegel, Tryon and van Tamelen NOES: Casey and Johnson iiv The Acting City Attorney stated that as this item had not been on the agenda, it could either be added on as an urgency item or agendized for the next meeting. MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by van Tamelen and failed by the following roll call vote to add the vacation of the office of Mayor to the agenda as an urgency item. AYES: Siegel, Tryon and vanTamelen NOES: Casey and Johnson It was noted that a four-fifths vote is required to add an item as an urgency item to the agenda. Mrs. Judy Carico, 25311 O'Keefe, asked for clarification of the Brown Act. Mrs. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, noted that the public had not been invited to comment at the time of the vote for Mayor. October 18,1989 11 Mr. Les Earnest, 12769 Dianne Drive, asked why this matter was being discussed after the vote was taken. Mrs. Shari Emling, 11853 Murietta, thanked the Council for taking this action and noted that she was proud of them for stopping all of this nonsense. 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Recission of Requirement for Pathway Dedication, Lands of Carse, Taaffe Road MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to defer this item until the full analysis of the pathway system had been completed and to allow the Carses to continue with their projects with the understanding that no release of final building deposits would occur until a decision had been reached regarding the easement requirement. 8.2 Abandonment of Fire Access and Pathway Easement, Lands of Sullivan, Adobe Lane -- Resolution # Mr. Bob Stutz, 25310 Elena Road, asked if the Roscoe pathway had been obtained and was informed that it had been. It was also noted that the reference to pathways would reflect multiuse pathways. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #122-89 declaring the intention of said Town to vacate and abandon a certain pathway easement and a certain emergency access easement under the provisions of the 'Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law', Section 8300, et seq., of the Streets and Highways Code of California (setting a public hearing on the proposed vacation and abandonment for Wednesday, November 15, 1989). 9. REPORTS FROM STANDING AND AD HOC COMMIT1EES Tryon inquired about the appointment of chairmen for the Standing Committees and the City Clerk noted that she would provide a list for Council. 10. STAFF REPORTS October 18, 1989 12 kir 10.1 City Manager 10.1.1 Sun Country Cable The City Manager reported that the placement of the headend behind Bullis School was under discussion. However, the school board had requested the Town's involvement in this matter before pursuing it with Sun Country Cable. The importance of holding a public hearing was noted. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Manager to obtain as much information as possible and to bring the matter back to the Council before it was brought before the school board 10.1.2 Contract for sanitary sewer facilities The City Manager noted that earlier in the meeting Council had approved a contract with Casey Construction for sanitary sewer facilities at an amount over the approved budgeted amount. He suggested that Council consider appropriating an additional $23,000 to the sanitary sewer fund to cover the cost of this project. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to amend the previous motion awarding the sanitary sewer project contract to include an appropriation of$23,000. 10.2 City Attorney 10.3 City Clerk 10.3.1 Report on Council Correspondence dated 10/11/89 Council asked that the letter received from Mayor McEnery regarding the Global Cities Project be referred to the Environmental Design and Protection Committee. Regarding the letter from Councilmember Beall on transportation development act funds for pedestrian and bicycle facilities, it was agreed the Pathway Recreation and Parks Committee would work with staff on these grants. On the issue of leaf blowers, it was agreed that the Director of Public Works would work with Councilmember Johnson. 1ss.r October 18, 1989 13 10.4 Public Works Director 10.4.1 Report on Construction on Wright Way - Lands of Ghafouri and Woo The Director of Public Works referred to his staff report dated 10/18/89 which addressed the construction at both 13203 and 13206 Wright Way. He reported that to the best of staff's knowledge, the work that was taking place on both of these properties, particularly in reference to conservation easements and geotechnical safety was in conformance with the permits issued by the Town. Council asked that a copy of this report be sent to Mrs. Ginzton who had raised the issue at an earlier Council meeting. 10.5 Planning Director 11. COUNCIL BUSINESS: 11.1 InterCity Consolidation Committee -- Appointment of Council Representative to Santa Clara County Cities Association (Councilmember Tryon) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item pending further information and final approval of the formation and by-laws of the InterCity Consolidation Committee. 11.2 Reaffirmation of Council Policy Regarding the Naming of Subdivision Streets (Councilmember Tryon) Tryon mentioned that in the past historical names had been used for streets in proposed subdivisions. Recently it had appeared that this policy was not being followed as shown in the Lands of Frampton and the Lands of Finn. Rosemary Meyerott, Town Historian, noted that it was part of her job description to provide historical names for proposed streets in subdivisions. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Tryon and passed unanimously to reaffirm the Council's policy of using historical references for the naming of subdivision streets. kriv October 18, 1989 14 11.3 Request for Support of the Gas Tax Initiative -- SCA 1 (Councilmember Tryon) Council had received a document which stated that this Traffic Congestion Relief and Spending Limitation Act of 1990 would, in part, provide new revenues to be used to reduce traffic congestion by building state highways, local streets and roads, and public mass transit facilities. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to support the Gas Tax Initiative. 11.4 Joint Meeting with the Library Commission (Councilmember van Tamelen) Mrs. Elaine Dauber, 27930 Roble Alto, reported that the Los Altos Library had opened at 2:00 p.m. on the day following the earthquake. Fortunately, there was no structural damage to the building. Mrs. Rosemary Meyerott, Town Historian, thanked Mrs. Dauber for the contribution of books from the Library to the Town's History House. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To concur with the request from the Los Altos Library Commission to hold a Joint Meeting with the City Council to hear a presentation on library issues and to agree to schedule this breakfast meeting for Tuesday, October 31, 1989 at 8:30 a.m. at the Los Altos Library. 11.5 Request for Opposition to Potential Action by MTC to Delay Santa Clara County Freeway Projects (Councilmember Tryon) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Tryon, seconded by Johnson and passed unanimously to oppose deferral of any urban highway projects within Santa Clara County as a result of the contingency plan development by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for achievement of EPA clean air standards, noting that the Council found that the urban highway projects in this County met the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's draft criteria for projects designated as 'neutral' or 'beneficial' to air quality. ( 11.6 Lands of Hsu, Stirrup Way (Councilmember Tryon) V October 18, 1989 15 ( Tryon asked how the Hsus got approval for a two-story house on a ridgeline. �/ Mrs. Mary Stutz, Planning Commissioner, explained that the Hsu project fit all of the Town ordinances and the Commission had been advised by the Planner, Sally Zeff, that the applicant could not be denied. The City Manager stated that the issue of using existing trees on a site as a mitigating measure should be reconsidered. 11.7 Lands of Quattrone, Middle Fork Way (Councilmember van Tamelen) van Tamelen inquired about the Quattrone property and expressed some confusion. Why were the Quattrones given approval for a two-story house when their neighbors were recently denied approval for a one-story house. Mr. Ed Emling, Planning Commission, explained that the Quattrones had redesigned their original application and had reduced the height and bulk of the project. He also noted that it was a unique site and one quite different from the neighbors. 11.8 Joint Awards Luncheon van Tamelen noted that the Joint Awards Luncheon was scheduled for December 1st and it was agreed that, as the nominations were confidential, if any Councilmember wished to nominate anyone they could do so individually. 12. ADJOURNMENT There being no further new or old business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m., in memory of everyone who had lost their lives in the earthquake. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd City Clerk October 18,1989 16