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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/03/1988 CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California Wednesday, February 3 , 1988 cc: Reel 190 , Tr. I , Side I , 001-end Mayor Tryon called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7: 15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall . A. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Tryon and Councilmembers Dronkert, Plummer and van Tamelen (arrived at 7: 20 p.m. ) Absent: Councilmember Plummer Staff: City Manager George Scarborough, City Attorney Frank Gillio, Director of Public Works Bill Ekern, Planning Consultant Lori Scott and City Clerk Pat Dowd Planning Comm: Lee Patmore Press : De Tran, San Jose Mercury; Charles Halleck, Los Altos Town Crier B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items Removed: B. 1 - January 20, 1988 minutes of both regular and special meetings (Tryon) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Plummer and passed by all members present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 1. Approval of Minutes: January 23 , 1988 (Adjourned Regular Meeting) 3 . Resolution for Adoption: a) Resolution #13-88 approving and authorizing execution of an encroachment permit agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Frank Keith Ugie and Barbara A. Ugie, and ordering recordation thereof B. CONSENT CALENDAR: (continued) : it/ Items Removed: 1. Minutes of January 20, 1988 Special Meeting MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Plummer and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the minutes of the January 20 , 1988 Special Meeting with the following correction: page two, first paragraph, fifth sentence should read: . . Plummer stated he would not only disagree but would publicly state the reasons for his disagreeing. ' 2. Minutes of January 20 , 1988 Regular Meeting MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Plummer, seconded by van Tamelen and passed by the following roll call vote to approve the minutes of the January 20 , 1988 Regular Meeting with the following correction: page two, Item 1, last sentence of motion should read: 'Mayor Tryon requested that the Montgomerys should work with Mr. Petrovchich on the drainage issue. ' AYES: Mayor Tryon and Councilmembers Plummer and van Tamelen NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Siegel ABSTAIN: Councilmember Dronkert C. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR: D. REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION: Commissioner Patmore reported that the following three items on the Commission' s agenda for 1/27/88 were continued: 1) Lands of Miller, File VAR #29-87; 2) Lands of Earnest, File CUP #8-87; and 3) Lands of Vayntrub, File CDP #1-88 and VAR #33-87. Commissioner Emling was appointed a member of the interview panel for the Planning Director position. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1 . LANDS OF EYVAZOV, Lot #30, Dawson Drive , appeal of Planning Commission' s denial of Site Development Permit Council had before them the Planning Consultant' s report dated 1/27/88 which included the recommendation that the decision of the Planning Commission be upheld based on the findings in 12/ 23/87 Town Planner ' s report. 2_ 2/3/88 E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (continued) : Wendell Roscoe, architect, commented that he had worked on many houses in the Town and this was the first time he had had a project turned down. He presented a rendering of the proposed house and also commented that he felt there had been a lack of cooperation on the part on the Planning Commission in the review of his proposal . Commissioner Patmore reported that the problems with the project included the driveway, the high visibility of the lot and the use of all the allowed maximum development area for the lot. Council discussed the driveway, the retaining walls , the visual impact of the lot, the landscaping plans and the use of all of the maximum development area. Council also noted that there were many unclear areas on the plans and many of their questions were left unanswered by the incompleteness of the plans . MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Plummer and passed by the following roll call vote to continue the public hearing on Lands of Eyvazov to the next Council Meeting pending receipt of additional information on such items as drainage, driveway and height changes and submittal of accurate plans from the applicant. AYES: Mayor Tryon and Councilmembers Dronkert and Plummer NOES: Councilmember van Tamelen ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Siegel 2 . Resolution # approving and adopting an amended Housing Element and amending the General Plan for said Town and approval of the negative declaration for said project Council had before them the 1/27/88 staff report prepared by the Planning Consultant which included the recommendation that a negative declaration be adopted and the Housing Element be adopted as revised. The City Attorney reiterated that the draft Housing Element had been sent to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for their comments. Those comments had been received and reviewed. Council was now in a position to consider adoption of the Housing Element. Mr . Joseph Parise, Elena Road, inquired about senior housing, low-cost housing, secondary dwellings and commented on goal eight which addressed the preservation and improvement of neighborhood quality. Mr . Stephen Gaither, 26220 Moody Road, asked if the Housing Element were now up for adoption would the General Plan Steering Committee have the opportunity to comment on it. The Planning Consultant noted that during the discussions by the committee of the various elements of the General Plan, there would be opportunity to comment. 3- 2/3/88 41.1 E. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (continued) : Council particularly reviewed pages 44-50 of the Housing Element and made grammatical and wording changes to several of the goals . Also Council noted that no abbreviations should be used in the document for purposes of clarification. The specific changes made to the document are on file at Town Hall for reference purposes. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the negative declaration. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #14-88 approving and adopting an amended Housing Element, and amending the General Plan for said Town. F. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of law enforce- ment contract agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the County of Santa Clara PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item to the next meeting for 4 receipt of additional information. 2 . Ordinance #320 further amending Chapter 1 entitled ' Zoning ' of Title 10 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by amending Section 10-5 . 702 concerning the number of hoofed animals allowed (SECOND READING) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item to the next meeting for receipt of additional information. 3 . Ordinance #319 amending Chapter 5 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code concerning solicitation of posted premises (SECOND READING) Council discussed the various documents before them including the proposed ordinance, the recommendation from the Safety Committee, the City Attorney' s comments and the suggestion from Councilmember Dronkert. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To appoint Mayor Tryon and Councilmember Dronkert as a sub-committee of the Council to work with the City Manager and the City Attorney on possible alternatives and solutions to the issue of solicitation in the Town. 4 . Town Signs Regarding Bicycles - Decision on which, if any, signs to place in the Town iir q- 2/3/88 F. OLD BUSINESS: (continued) : Air Council had before them the background information on the issue of Town signs regarding bicycles. Mr. Alan Wachtel , 2379 Jane Lane - Mt. View, referred to his letter dated 1/28/88 which Council had received in their packets. In part Mr. Wachtel comments on State Law preempting all local ordinances and slow-moving bicyclists staying to the right of the roadway. In conclusion Mr. Wachtel recommends a sign saying 'Cars Bikes Share Road' . Mr. Wachtel also submitted for Council ' s information a letter on this subject prepared by Mr . Les Earnest, 12769 Dianne Drive. Unfortunately, Mr. Earnest had been unable to stay at the meeting to discuss his letter personally. His letter concurred with Mr. Wachtel ' s statements on the subject. Mr. Joseph Parise, Elena Road, referred to the Motor Vehicle Code and stated that he did not think bicyclists obeyed the traffic laws and they should. In his opinion the Town did have the authorization to place signs regarding bicyclists. Mrs. Ruth Buneman, 12655 La Cresta, stated that she and her family all commuted to work by bicycle. Mr. Andrew Kirk, 13780 Robleda Road, commented that he had lived in Town since 1972, rode his bicycle whenever possible and did not really think that there was that much of a problem. Mr. Oscar Buneman, 12655 La Cresta, noted that this had become quite a controversial issue. He suggested that perhaps a sign should be placed saying that bicyclists and motorists shared the roads and everyone should be aware and be careful . Mr. Edward Dobbs, 13815 Barton Court, noted that he did quite a bit of walking and bicycle riding and in his opinion the most dangerous aspect was speeding motorists. Tryon commented that there were many conflicting issues and different concerns . Plummer noted that he had voted originally for the signs on Page Mill because of the speeding that occurred on that particular road. Dronkert commented that she thought there were more than enough signs in the Town now and van Tamelen stated that she did not vote for the placement of the signs regarding bicyclists in the first place. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct that no signs regarding bicycles would be placed in the Town. 5- 2/3/88 G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of fifth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Traffic Signal Maintenance, Inc. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #15-88 approving and authorizing execution of fifth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Traffic Signal Maintenance, Inc. 2 . Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of fifth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Los Altos Garbage Company MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Plummer and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #16- 88 approving and authorizing execution of fifth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Los Altos Garbage Company. 3 . Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of a fourth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Martin Carpenter Associates, Inc. L MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Plummer 111, and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #17- 88 approving and authorizing execution of a fourth addendum to agreement between the Town of Los Altos Hills and Martin Carpenter Associates , Inc. 4 . Lands of Raffin, 13468 Three Forks Lane, request for approval to construct fence in conservation easement Council discussed the 1/26/88 report from the Director of Public Works on the proposed construction of a fence in the conservation easement. Comment was also made on a deck which was encroaching into the conservation easement and it was noted that unfortunately a map of the property was not available for review. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To continue this item pending additional information from the applicant, specifically a map of the project and clarification of what structures are in the conservation easement. 6- 2/3/88 r H. OTHER BUSINESS: 1. Reports from Standing Committees: a) Exhibit Curator Dronkert noted that the opening of the Indian Exhibit had taken place on Sunday, January 31st and had been well attended. Marjorie Kellogg, the Town' s Exhibit Curator, had done an excellent job in putting the show together. Dronkert also commented that two requests had been received from Mrs. Kellogg: one a request for a sign on the Council Chambers saying 'Los Altos Hills Town Hall Gallery' and the other a budget request for reimbursement of expenses related to the exhibits. 2 . Reports from Ad Hoc Committees: a) Ad Hoc Cable TV Committee Tryon reported that she and Councilmember Plummer had had a productive meeting of the Ad Hoc Cable TV Committee on 2/2/88 and new information had been developed. She further noted that Councilmember Plummer ' s report on underground cable tv would be included for discussion at this time rather than later under Council Business. Plummer presented to the Council new information that he had gathered regarding analysis of the percentage of residents potentially unserved by cable tv. He gave a brief overview of the statistics and a copy of this information is on file at Town Hall for reference purposes. He further stated that he thought it very important for a public hearing to be held on this issue and that notices should be sent to all those homes in the underground areas at least two weeks ahead of the hearing to allow residents the opportunity to plan to attend. van Tamelen commented that she felt all residents should be notified of such a hearing and it was suggested the newsletter would be a good vehicle to relay the information to the residents. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To note that the City Manager would be meeting in the near future with Sun Country Cable, would be updating the information received from them and would be reporting back to Council with a recommendation. It was further agreed that the preliminary draft from Sun Country would be submitted to a consultant for review and recommendation. I . STAFF REPORTS: 1. City Manager: a) Request from Pathways , Recreation and Parks Committee for approval to attend the Statewide Trail Information Conference glar 7- 2/3/88 I . STAFF REPORTS: (continued) : air MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously by all members present to authorize the attendance of Barrie Freeman at the three day Statewide Trail Information Conference at a cost of $110. 2 . City Attorney: 3 . City Clerk: Report on Council Correspondence dated 1/29/88 The Mayor noted that she would respond to the letter from Mr . Kincheloe and the letter from the Mortelmans concerned the Country Day School project which was not yet before the Council . 4 . Council Business: a) Mayor 1) Request from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Council opposition to the following two bills amending requirements pertaining to BART extensions beyond the existing BART boundaries (AB 2733 - Campbell and SB 1715 - Boatwright) PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To send appropriate letters stating opposition to AB 2733 and SB 1715. 2) Byrne Preserve Jeanne Jones, 12951 Cortez Lane, addressed the Council concerning the issues raised in her letter and noted that she would be glad to show anyone around the property to point out the problem areas. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To send the letter from Jeanne Jones to the following committees for the review and recommendations : Environmental Design and Protection; Pathways, Recreation and Parks, Roads and Drainage and the General Plan Steering Committee. At a later date when the definition and scope of the work involved is complete, William Cotton should be asked to review the issues raised in Mrs. Jones ' letter. 3) Pool Fencing PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To send the letter received from Mrs. Rauwendaal concerning pool fencing to the Safety Committee and Planning Commission for their review and recommendations. Air 8 2/3/88 I . STAFF REPORTS: (continued) : 4111, 4) City Selection Tryon recommended support for appointment of Mayor Don Peterson of Saratoga as ABAG representative from IGC; Council concurred. 5) San Jose Symphony Tryon noted that she had received a letter from the San Jose Symphony asking for recommendations of appointment to their Board of Directors. Tyron requested anyone who was interested in serving on the Board to contact her. 6) Muni Metro Extension Tryon commented on the need for support of the Muni Metro Extension to the Peninsula Corridor; Council concurred. b) Councilmembers: 1) Plummer: Underground Cable TV (discussed under Ad Hoc Committee Reports) 2) van Tamelen: Planning Commission Meeting van Tamelen noted that she would be unable to attend the next Planning Commission and asked if someone could represent the Council at that meeting in her place. J. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 10: 45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd, City Clerk 4111/ 9- 2/3/88