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Home My WebLink About01/21/1981CITY COUNCIL TCM OF IDS ALTOS HTI 26379 Fremont Road Ins Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, January 21, 1981 cc: Reel 128, Tr. I, Side I, 325-1198 Mayor Nystrom called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:40 p.m. in the council Chambers of Town Hall. A. ROLL CALL AMID PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Nystrom, Council Iwrs McReynolds and Proft Absent: councilmanbers Hillestad and Perkins Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gillio, City Engineer/Planner John Carlson, Planning C muission Representative Joseph Dochnahl and Deputy city Clerk Pat DuRd Press: Florence Pallakoff, Ins Altos Tann Crier, Leslie Conley, Peninsula Times Tribune and Ed Herring, San Jose Mercury B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items Removed: B.1 (Gillio); B.4a) and B.4c) (Proft); 13.4d) and B.4e) (McReynolds) MDTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by McReynolds and passed unaniurous ly by all members present to approve the Consent Calendar, specifically: 2_ Approval of Warrants: $23,698.08 3. Actions of the Planning Commission: recommended granting of the following: a) LANDS OF pWUMD FA W, File CUP #8007-75, annual review 4. Resolutions for Adoption: b) Resolution #1329 accepting certain improvements in connection with Tract #6325, LANDS OF CRIST f) Resolution 41330 of the City Council of the City Of the Torun of Ins Altos frills, State of California, declaring its intention to consider an smerKInent to the General Plan consisting of the adoption of a path and trail element and setting the time and place of hearing thereon. 5. Motion for Adoption: l� Public ` a) MotioIANDSnOFetting SOI07IOFF, File VAR1981 as #11- 0 t appeal of Hearing date anceand Permit Camuission denial. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 211 1981 B. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued): Removed Itans: 1. Approval of Minutes: December 17, 1980 The City Attorney noted that he had been informed that regarding Resolution #1322 the Tam's lease agreement should be with Bank of Pmerica National Trust and Savings Association not with Noble Foci. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the Minutes of December 17, 1980, anended as follows: Page 31 Item D.lc) Paragraph 1 should read: . . ..the lease agreement should be with Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association 4. Resolutions for Adoption: a) Resolution # accepting certain improvements in connection with Tract #6355, IANDS OF GERARD UWESTMENI'S Proft questioned the condition of the impacting of the sanitary sewer ease- ment and the storm drain catch basin being in the wrong location. MCITION SBCCNBED ASID CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present that this item be continued until such time as the disturbed portions of the sanitary sewer easement be compacted to appropriate level as required in the ETR and other Tam requirements and the matter of the catch basin be mitigated so that it is not located in a horse path but rather in sane appropriate location. c) Resolution #_approving and authorizing execution of an agree- ment between the City of the Tam of Ice Altos Hills and Malcolm M. Clark and authorizing recordation thereof. Proft asked what the purpose of this agreement was. The City Engineer responded that as part of the Site Approval the applicant was required to sign an agree- ment joining an assessment district if one was ever formed and the applicant hart to to this before the final map was filed. NOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1331 approving arca authorizing execution of an agreement between the City of the Town of Ios Altos Hills and Malcolm M. Clark and authorizing recordation thereof. d) Resolution # approving and authorizing execution of agreement for subdivisionengineering services between the City of the Town of Ios Altos Hills and Nowack and Associates, Inc. McReynolds asked the City Manager to explain the rationale for selecting a particular firm. The City Manager responded that the following items were compared and considered: availability, hillside development experience, need for expediency, awareness of an environmentally sensitive area, familiarity with Town procedures and Code regulations and cost. -2- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 21, 1981 B. CONSENT CALUZAR (continued): _ . - ".11 vi a N/ar addressed the Council noting t+—i `^'••— "-- council and emphasizing that the engineering firm would need direction* responded that public hearings would be held at which time the public could Present their ideas for consideration. MOTION SECONDED ADID CARRIED: Dbved by McReynolds,seconded by Nystrom aT0 passed an;,musly by all members present to adopt Resolution #1332 approving and authorizing execution of agreement for subdivision engineering services between the City of the Tuan of IDS Altos Hills and Noaack and Associates, Inc - e) Resolution #approving and authorizing execution of agreanent for geotechnical engineering services between the City of the Taan of Ins Altos Hills and Terrasearch, Inc. McReynolds also asked the City Manager to explain the rationale for selecting this particular firm. The City Manager responded that the sane factors were considered and oonpared for the geotechnical engineering services as for the subdivision engineering services. McReynolds cmrtnented that in studying the proposals he preferred the firm of Jo Crosby. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Pmft and passed by the following roll call vote to direct the City Attorney to prepare a con- tract with the firm of Jo Crosby for Council's consideration at their next meeting. `, AYES: Councilmembers McReynolds and Proft NOES: Mayor Nystrom ABSENT: Comcihnanbers Hillestal and Perkins 1. Reports of Standing Camiittees: none 2. Reports of Fd Hoc Cacmrttees: none 3• Reports frau the Planning Camussion: none 4. Presentations from the Floor: mne D. STAFF -REPORTS, DRRESFOfIDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. City Manager: a) Public Safety Report: The City Manager reported that due to illness Mr. Dennett, Director of Public Safety, Rohnert park could net be present to report to the Council on the issue of public safety McReynolds asked that a special meeting be scheduled when Mr. Dennett could be present. NW -3- CITY COUNCIL MIN[ITES - January 21, 1981 D. STAFF - REPORTS CORRESPONDENCE AND XWUNC04EI S (continued): 2. City Attorney: a) Saddle Mountain Estates 1. Resolution #approving and authorizing execution of an agreanent bet—ween the City of the Town of Ins Altos Hills and BAS Hanes of Ios Altos Hills The City Attorney reported that he had met with representatives of BAS dDMES to work outthe agreement. He noted that a site development Penni t would be required before any further steps could be taken with the lots and Pointed out Exhibit "A" (release agreement ) and Exhibit "B-1" and Exhibit "B-2' of the he agreement which were methods of giving notice to the public that there may en problems with the individual lots. The City Attorney noted that the agreement was keyed into the site development process and he recommended approval. MYi70N SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution # 1333 approving and authorizing execution of an agreement between the City of the Town of IDs Altos Hills and BAS Hanes of IDs Altos Hills. The City Attorney further noted that these was before Council for their con- sideration a Resolution accepting certain improvements in connection with Tract No. 6297, Saddle Mountain Estates. The City Engineer reported that he bad inspected the improvements and found then satisfactorily completed. He did recommend however that the requirements to install gate at the end of Saddle Mountain Road to allow access to the emergency vehicle easement and to install architectural pillars be deleted. The City Engineer recommended a barricade rather than a gate and noted that the pillars would be in the right of way. Mrs Ramona Chown 13822 Page Mill Plod, expressed her concerns to the Council regarding these unprovamcuts, specrtically noting the retention basin and the matter of visual concerns. She also asked Council to devote more study to the matter of a barricade versus a gate. Mr RrCkmard Grillo 12143 Hillto Drive a� representative of the developer, noted that the requnranents of the agreement could rot into effect unt>_1 the improvements were accepted. PASSED BY OONSENSLS: Since the City Engineer bad reported that Itan (b) had been completed, it was agreed to delete (b) 'hydroseeding the earthWOrk slopes adjacent to the streets within Tract No. 62971. MDTION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present that with concurrence of subdivider the requirement for a gate be changed to a barricade. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to delete the requirement for architectural %r pillars. -4- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 21, 1981 D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRFSPOMIDENCE AMID ANNOUNCII4IN1'S (continued): MOTION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Mbved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystromand passed unanimously by all members present that Item (c) should nae read: 'Install a barricade at the end of Saddle Mountain Road to the emergency vehicle easement.' MOTION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1334 accepting certain improvements in connection with Tract No. 6297, Saddle Mountain Estates, as amended by Council. b) Report concerning Fire District and recovery of funds. The City Attorney requested more time to study this matter and noted he would report to the Council as soon as possible. I�I�Y•Ta�Lf�li�iT� a «Y1 1. Public Hearings: a) Ordinance # amending Chapter 5 entitled "Zoning" of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by amending subsection (b) of Section 9-5.503 concerning walls and fences (SBOOND READING) MOTION SECONDED AN] CARRIED: Moved by Nysten, seconded by Proft and passed umammusly by all members present to continue this item to the 2/4/81 Council Meeting. b) Appeal of Planning Concussion approval of Site Development permit for tennis court/pool/spa, File A #4775, 12169 Padre Court MOTION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by Nystrm, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously by all members present to continue this item to the 2/4/81 Council meeting. 2. Request for Final Map Approval, LANDS OF MECCIDR, Tract #7010 It was noted that inadvertently the final map had been emitted from the Council's packet; therefore, it was agreed to continue this item to the next Council meeting so that Council could study the map. F. C,ENERAL ORDERS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: G. NEW BUSINESS: H. ADJOUROENT: There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:45 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 1981. -5-