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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/1987 CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills , California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, August 19 , 1987 cc: Reel 187, Tr. I , Side II , 001-274 Mayor Tryon called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7 : 00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall . A. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Tryon and Councilmembers Dronkert, Plummer, Siegel and van Tamelen Absent: None ' thy Staff: City Manager George Scarborough, City Attorney Frank Gillio, Acting City Engineer Gordon Miller and City Clerk Pat Dowd Planning Comm: Lee Patmore Press: Charles Halleck, Los Altos Town Crier B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Item Removed: B. 1 (Tryon) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by van ` Tamelen and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar specifically: 2. Approval of Warrants: $106 , 205 . 76 3. Actions of the Planning Commission: approved the following: a) LANDS OF ELLIOTT, FILE VAR #13-87, 27089 Taaffe Road, request for variance to increase height envelope 4 . Resolution for Adoption: a) Resolution #83-87 accepting a certain easement grant deed (Bahr property) B. CONSENT CALENDAR (CONTINUED) : 5 . Request from Los Altos Fire Department for Council authorization to remove fire hazard on certain properties within the Town: letter from Fire Department dated August 14 , 1987 Item Removed: Approval of Minutes: August 5, 1987 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to approve the minutes of the August 5, 1987 Council meeting with the following correction: page 11, Item I .d) , first sentence, second paragraph should read: ' Plans and proposals for development referred by outside agencies to the Planning Department for comment will be presented to the Planning Commission for the Commission ' s comments , with copies to the City Council . ' I C. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR: D. REPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION: Commissioner Patmore reported that the following issues were discussed at the 8/12/87 Planning Commission Meeting: 1) R-1-A Zoning Ordinance - Commission voted to not recommend approval of the R-1-A Zoning Ordinance but to keep it on the Planning Commission' s work program; 2) recommended adoption of the vesting tentative map ordinance; 3) requested approval for seven reservations for the Planning ' kir Commissioner ' s Institute (9/26/87 - San Francisco) ; and 4) Site Development Committee' s denial of fence request for Lands of Kratz on Via Ventana; letter from Commissioner Kaufman to City Manager with background and recommendation. E. PUBLIC HEARING: 1. LANDS OF ZUBILLER, FILE VAR #7-86 , 11685 Jessica Lane (continued at request of applicant) F. OLD BUSINESS: 1. Consideration of a nuisance complaint involving barbed wire at 11800 Page Mill Road Council had before them the City Manager ' s report dated 7/30/87 which included the staff finding that the barbed wire fence at 11800 Page Mill Road did not constitute a nuisance. Council also had the complaint filed by Mr. Bertram on this matter. Council noted and questioned the format of the complaint in that it included five items of concern to the Bertrams . The City Manager responded that four of the five items were zoning violations and were being addressed by staff separately. -2- 8/19/87 liV F. OLD BUSINESS: Item 1 (continued) : Mrs. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, apologized to the Council for the confusion in their method of filing various complaints against their neighbor. When the complaint was filed they were under great stress as their goat had been shot with a bow and arrow by their neighbor. Mrs . Bertram further commented that they had moved to the Town because of the rural setting and they did not think that the barbed wire fence was appropriate. Staff confirmed that the barbed wire fence was not in violation of the Town ' s ordinances and the City Manager noted that he would follow up on the others items listed in the nuisance complaint and would work with the Bertrams toward their resolution. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to concur with the staff finding that the barbed wire fence at 11800 Page Mill Road does not constitute a public nuisance. 2 . Monthly Financial Report dated August 5, 1987 a) Request for Council approval of an increase in appropria- tions totalling $88, 440. 000 in order to close the books L for fiscal year 1986-87 ` MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel , seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously to approve an increase in appropriations totalling $88 ,440 .000 in order to close the books for fiscal year 1986-87, as detailed in the August 5, 1987 Financial Report (on file at Town Hall) . b) Financial Information pertaining to fiscal years 1986-87 and 1987-88 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Siegel , seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously to exclude the $30 , 000 for City Hall Parking Lot (General Fund 707) as a carry over item and to establish a separate budget for this project as a result of the widened scope of the Town Hall Project. G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Request from Mr. and Mrs. Fante for granting of an easement for flood control and maintenance purposes for the strip of property at 27853 Lupine Road The City Manager reported that additional staff work was required on this matter and no Council action was necessary at this time. -3- 8/19/87 G. NEW BUSINESS (CONTINUED) : fir' 2 . Request from Los Altos Garbage Company for rate increase for debris box service in Los Altos Hills The City Manager presented his staff report dated 8/12/87 which noted that staff and representatives of the Los Altos Garbage Company had determined that a 13.5% increase would be adequate to offset the increase in the Mountain View landfill cost. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Plummer, seconded by Dronkert and passed unanimously to approve an adjustment to the Los Altos Garbage Company drop box rate to the new rate identified in the 8/12/87 staff report prepared by the City Manager and on file at Town Hall . 3. Request from Gene Mariani requesting relief from variance fees required for his addition of a gate The Council had before them the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Mariani dated 8/4/87 requesting relief from the $1 , 500 variance fee costs for their permit to add a gate to their residence. As they noted in their letter, they felt the fees were rather excessive since the whole project cost was estimated at $5, 000. 1 toy MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to require the $500 variance fee but to eliminate the $1, 000 deposit for the variance application for Lands of Mariani at 23475 Camino Hermosa for gate construction. H. OTHER BUSINESS: 1. Reports from Standing Committees : a) Safety Committee: recommendation on request for temporary barrier at Adobe Road (continued at request of applicant to next meeting) 2. Reports from Ad Hoc Committees: I . STAFF REPORTS: 1. City Manager: a) Report on Town policy concerning number of horses allowed per acre The City Manager referred to his report dated 8/13/87 which included the recommendation that Council not take any action on this matter until such time as the Horsemens ' Association provides the Council with a report and recommendation. -4- 8/19/87 I . STAFF REPORTS: Item 1 .a) - City Manager (continued) : lbw Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, had some questions about the 8/13/87 staff report and was given a copy for her review. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To not take any action on the matter at this time and to direct staff to send a copy of the City Manager' s report dated 8/13/87 to the Horsemens ' Association. b) Stanford Use Permit, Notice of Preparation, Draft Environ- mental Impact Report - request to County Planning Depart- ment for an extension of time to comment on the notice of preparation until Stanford has made a presentation on the Stanford General Plan PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct staff to send the letter dated 8/13/87 from the Town Planner to the Santa Clara County Planning Department requesting time extension to comment on the Notice of Preparation for the Stanford Use Permit draft Environmental Impact Report. c) Planning Agency Work Program - Matadero Creek Subdivision The City Manager referred to his staff report dated 8/13/87 which included the recommendation that the Matadero Creek Subdivision conditions of approval be moved up in priority from Item 7 , second ) fir year to Item 4 , first year. He noted that staff was finding it increasingly important to address the conditions approval for this subdivision as approved by Council and the recently adopted Town ordinances . PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To approve the staff recommendation that the Matadero Creek Subdivision Conditions of Approval by moved up in priority from Item 7 , second year, to Item 4 , first year in the Planning Agency Work Program. 2 . City Attorney: 3 . City Clerk: Report on Council Correspondence dated August 14 , 1987 4. Council Business: a) Mayor 1) Authorization to attend League of California Cities Annual Conference and Designation of Voting Delegate at conference (October 1987) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by van Tamelen, seconded by Siegel and passed unanimously to authorize any Councilmember to attend the 1987 League of California Cities Conference and to designate the Mayor y as the Voting Delegate and Councilmember van Tamelen as the alternate 'V -5- 8/19/87 I . STAFF REPORTS: Item 4 - Council Business (continued) : Ihr b) Councilmembers 1) Siegel : Police Survey Questionnaire In response to a question from Siegel as to the status of the police survey questionnaire, the Mayor noted that the draft should be available for Council review and comment within a day or two. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To agendize the police survey questionnaire for a future Council meeting if agreement could not be reached concerning the wording. 2) Dronkert: Tree/landscape program for Town Hall Dronkert reported that the Environmental Design and Protection Committee had made a report on the tree planting project and she asked that this matter be agendized for the next Council meeting. It was further requested and agreed to that oak trees would be added to the list presented by the committee. 3) Dronkert: Community Participation Workshop - Quarry Hills Project - August 18 , 1987 Dronkert thanked Council , staff and EIP Associates for a quite well done and informative meeting on the Quarry Hills Project. J. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 8: 00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd, City Clerk -6- 8/19/87