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Home My WebLink About03/03/1982�w CITY ODUNCIL TOWN OF IDS ALTOS HTrTC 26379 Fre[ant Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, March 3, 1982 cc: Reel 133, Tr. I, Side II, 175-514 Mayor Proft called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers of TOWO Hall. A. POLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Proft and CouncihTembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Perkins Absent: Councils an Hillestad Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, Assistant City Attorney William Hughes, City Planner John Carlson, Planning Commission Representative Judith Carico and Deputy City Clerk Pat Dodd Press: None Item ReToved: B.1 (Proft) MOTION SECDPIDID AND CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 2. Approval of Warrants: $395,997.21 (2/23/82) and $37,493.59 (3/3/82) 3. Time Extension Request: a) Request for six-month extension for filing of final map, LANDS OF BELLUCCI, File TM #2104-79 4. Resolutions for Adoption: a) Resolution #1423 accepting certain pathway easements, LANDS OF CASSARA, File R7 #2-82 b) Resolution #1424 approving a lot line adjustment, LANDS OF CASSARA, File FM #2-82 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - March 3, 1982 B. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued): Item Removed: B.1. 1. Approval of Minutes: January 14, 1982, January 20, 1982 and February 3, 1982 Proft noted that it was not the purpose of the minutes to include extensive verbatim sections. Rather it was the policy to report on Council actions taken at the meetings with brief simmaries of discussions as needed for clarifi- cation. He further noted that the tapes of the meetings were kept on file for a period of five years. if there were no substantive changes to what was reported on the initially submitted minutes, Proft suggested deleting the ver- batim comments and resubmitting the minutes for approval. MOTION SEEDIIDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Nystrom and passed une imously by all members present to continue approval of the minutes to the next Council meeting with the deletion of the verbatim addendum. C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1. Reports from the Standing comittees: none 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: McReynolds commended Mrs. Proft's brave and intelligent actions which resulted in the apprehension of two persons suspected of burglary and assault upon a resident of the Tann. MDTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1425 highly cc mending Joanne Proft on her alert and calm actions during a tiro of great danger to herself and other Los Altos Hills residents 3. Reports from the Planning Commission: none 4. Presentations frau the Floor: Kenneth Yount/ 14740 Manuella Road, asked four questions of the Council con- cerning the Matadero Creek Subdivision: 1) What were the developnent cost s Of the subdivision? 2) What was the exact interest rate the Town was paying on the money advanced for the subdivision and was the bookkeeping being handled accu- rately? 3) Hoa does the Town intend to pay the Palo Alto Unified School District the account due if the sales of the lots do not occur? Mr. Young expressed con- siderable doubts that the lots would sell in view of the present economic situa- tion. 4) On what basis was it announced that the lots would sell for $300,000? The City Manager responded that Mr. Young's questions would be answered in writing. The City Manager did note however that a record of development costs had been distributed to Council; various methods of payment were being discussed, and m announcemnt had been made regarding the cost of the lots. A report on the Matadero creek Subdivision would be on the agenda of a Council meting in the very near future. -2- 09 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - March 3, 1982 C. SPECIAL REAOETS: C.4 Presentations from the Floor (continued): Andrew Allison 27360 Natcma Road, asked Council for answers to the questions which he raised at the 1/20/82 Council meeting. Pmft responded that these questions would be addressed at a future meeting. D. STAFF - REPORTS, OORRFSPOADENCE AND ANNC)UNCEMENTS: City Manager: 1. Edith Avenue Bridge Project a) Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of an agreement between the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills, the City of Ins Altos and the Santa Clara valley Water District MOTION SECION7ED AM CARRIED: moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1426 approving and authorizing execution of an agreement between the City of the Tom of ictus Altos Hills, the City of ins Altos and the Santa Clara valley Water District. b) Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of agreement for engineering services between Harris and Associates and the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills. MDTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1427 approving and authorizing execution of agreement for engineering services between Harris & Associates and the City of the Tom of Los Altos Hills 2. "March on the Capitol" - March 17, 1982 - League of California Cities The City Manager announced the one -lay march on the Capitol to focus media and legislative attention on city fiscal problems and city opposition to the Governor's proposed budget. The League of California Cities was urging cities to send as many representatives as possible to this event on 3/17/82. 3 LAFG0 - proposed changes in the procedures for annexation PASSED By CONSENSUS: Directing the Mayor to prepare a letter stating the Council's support of the proposed change in IAFOO procedures to allow for all areas within a city's urban service area to be annexed without additional processing and further stating the Council's opposition to special interest bill AB 2003 which would take one of the Santa Clara County Cities seats on LAROO and give it to San Jose. The Mayor's letter will suggest alternatives to AS 2003 as written, i.e. a seat on 1AFO7 which would rotate among all the cities. 4. City Manager's Report The City Manager's Report dated 2/26/82 was accepted by the Council. ism CITY NUNCIL MINUrEs - March 3, 1982 60 D. STAFF - REFORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AM ANNOUNCEMENTS: City Manager (continued): 5. Request from VANTRANS for written Council approval for the Cc county Services Agency to submit a claim to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to become a Consolidated Transportation Agency for FY 1982-83 The City Manager recc mended approval of this request stating that the services the Town received would remain the same but at less cost. NOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the request for the Coamunity Services Agency to submit a claim to the Metropolitan Transportation Crnmission to became a Consolidated Transportation Agency for FY 1982-83. 6. Public Works CnmuniCatiOns System The City Manager requested that this item be continued to the next meeting for further staff evaluation. Marc Kaufman, 14100 Donelson Place, distributed a report to Council on the Town's radio system for their study and consideration. MOTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously by all members present to continue consideration of this item to the next meeting. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: F. GENERAL ORDERS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. S -Curve The City Manager, in response to a request from Nystrom, presented an update on the S-CUrve. He reported that discussions had taken place between the Winbiglers, their attorney and the Town's staff. The legal documents were presently at the City Attorney's office and would soon be presented to Council for their approval. Legal descriptions of the property needed on the other side of the S -Curve were also being prepared and would be ready in the near future. It was planned that bids would go out approximately mid�Iune after the schcol year was coupleted. G. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Reapportionment Proft introduced a letter from the Mayor of Palo Alto requesting the Town to join Palo Alto and San Mateo in litigation concerning the new state reapportion- ment plan which leaves a portion of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties without representation in the State Senate for almost two years. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: Council directed the Assistant City Attorney to review the lawsuit and the request from Palo Alto and report back to Council at the next meeting. -4- CITY NUNCIL MTK= - March 3, 1982 L G. NEW BTEINESS (continued): u Ibw 2. Santa Clara County Transit District Pmft questioned recent actions by the Transit District concerning a contract entered into involving the purchase of used buses which were found to be faulty and in disrepair. He asked if Council wished to take any action on this issue. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the Mayor to write a letter to the Transit District expressing the Council's objection to the District's participation in the above-mentioned contract. MEN W911 1121 There being no further neer or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 8:90 p.m. to an Adjourned REgular Meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 11, 1982. -5- Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd Deputy City Clerk