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Home My WebLink About06/03/1981CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF UOS ALTOS HTU 26379 Fremont Road Ins Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, June 3, 1981 cc: Tape 130, Tr. I, Side I, 585 -end; Tr. II, Side II, 001-236 Mayor Proft called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Torun Hall. A. POLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Proft, Councilmembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Perkins Absent: Councilwoman Hillestad Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gillio, City Engineer/Planner John Carlson, Planning Comission Representative Michael Stewart and Deputy City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Florence Pallakoff, los Altos Town Crier; Leslie Conley, Peninsula Times Tribune kw B. (DDENT CALENDAR: Item Removed: B.1 - Minutes of May 20, 1981 (Proft) MOTION SEODMED AND CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all mmibers present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 1. Approval of Minutes: May 19, 1981 2. Approval of warrants: $19,049.89 3. Resolutions for Adoption: a) Resolution #1355 establishing and fixing animal control fees b) Resolution #1356 setting the time and place of hearing on proposed amendments to the text of Chapter 5 of Title 9 of the Ins Altos Hills Municipal Code entitled "Zoning Law of the Town of Los Altos Hills" Removed Item: 1. Approval of Minutes: May 20, 1981 Proft requested that the following be added to the minutes of May 20, 1981: Page 5, Item G.3 add after the first motion: "For the record, Proft noted that he voted against the motion for these reasons: 1) it was not on the agenda; 2) `rr there had been no public notice; and 3) the 11/15/81 effective date did not allow enough time to properly staff and equip a public safety department." CITy CoUNCIL MINUPFS - June 3, 1981 ` B. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) : W Removed Item: B.1 - Approval of Minutes, May 20, 1981 (continued): PDTION SEODNDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the minutes of May 20, 1981 as amended.* C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1. Reports of Standing Committees: none 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: Joseph Dochnahl expressed his thanks to the Council and to all those who worked with him on the Town Is Anniversary Parade on May 30, 1981. Council also thanked Mr. Dochnahl for all of his time and effort in coordinating the successful parade. 3. Reports from the Planning Commission: none 4. Presentations from the Floor: none D. STAFF - REPORTS, CDRRESPONDENCE AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. City Manager's Report: The City Manager noted that he had prepared an estimated time line and cash flow ` report on Matadero Creek Subdivision which Council had received. He further noted that the budget was still being worked on and they would be receiving it shortly. 2. City Engineer: a) North Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority Status Report and Budget Information The City Engineer reported that he had no additional coments to his memo of 5/27/81 on this subject. The JPA was requesting $21,000 from Los Altos Hills for fiscal year 1981-82. Furthermore, the City Engineer commented on future costs for an interim landfill site and a solid waste processing plant.. It was agreed that staff would submit recommendations to Council regarding the funding for this project in fiscal year 1981-82. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Request for Final Map Approval, JAMES OF BURDICK, File FM #3-81 mcTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1357 approving final parcel map and approving and authorizing execution of subdivision agreement. * (For the record, Perkins noted that he had not been present at the May 20, 1981 meeting `r and therefore abstained from approving the minutes of that meeting.) -2- CPPV cDUNCIL MINUTFS - June 3, 1981 ` E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Lands of Burdick (continued): �r NriPiON SECONIED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1358 approving and authorizing execution of private road maintenance agreement between Burdick Development Company, Inc. and the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills 2. Public Hearings: a) Request for Tentative Map Approval, LAMB OF TAAFFE, File TM #16-80 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt the Negative Declaration, LANDS OF TAAFFE, File TM #16-80 PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To make the following corrections and/or additions a part of the Conditions of Approval: Condition 1.A. amended to read: . . .as shown on the Tentative Map, dated 'Revised May 25, 198111' Condition I.B. amended to read: ". .as shown on the Tentative Map, dated 'Revised May 25, 1961"' Condition 5.G. added: "Lot 6 has permanent Swale and at the time of Site Develop- ment this issue must be addressed with respect to drainage." Condition 6.A. (Conditional Exception) added: "Driveways across lots 2 and 5 are 25' rather than the required 35' . This distance is appropriate because of the design and the orientation of the property with respect to the street that is serving it." Planning Commissioner Stewart requested that the Conditions be corrected to show that he had voted against approving the Tentative Map. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the Tentative Map, LANDS OF TAAFFE, File TM #16-80, subject to the conditions as recd merded by the Planning Commissio and as amended by Council. b) Resolution # providing for cancellation of Williamson Act Contract LANDS OF FOWLS, 27060 Old Trace Road John M. Fowle, 27060 011 Trace Road, applicant, reiterated for Council the points made in his 5/6 81 petition and the 5 29 81 supplement to this petition. Mr. Fowle further explained the scenic corridor which was outlined in his supplement. This scenic corridor which would be 80' wide accounted for approximately 20% of his total property. -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - June 3, 1981 E. SPECIAL ORDERS: E.2.b) LANDS OF FOWLE (continued): r ---- .. 11nQ7 n1A M11 arurl_ Mr_ .iaek Simon. 27075 Old Road, Palo Alto each supported Mr. Fawle's request nor 1�u11 u1� Williamson Act Contract. They all agreed he had carefully considered the rural and historical nature of his property and had generously provided for the public interest. Mr. Samuel Jackson, 12800 Diane Drive and Denis Hollwedel, 12360 Priscilla Lane spoke against the cancellation of the Williamson Act Contract for the Fowles. They expressed concern for the protection of open space and wondered if this action would not be setting a precedent. The City Attorney outlined the steps necessary prior to a cancellation. Referring to his 5/15/81 memo, the City Attorney further stipulated that Council should state their findings with respect to their decision and should include these findings to demonstrate how the decision was reached. Councilman Perkins referred to Resolution #661 which was adopted on 2/22/72 and quoted the following: "1. It is the policy of the Tuan to encourage the use of the Acts (Williamson Act and Chapter 6.5 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Califor- nia coveriment Code) by those awning open space within the Town. 2. It is in the public interest, and the public benefit is best served by utilizing the Acts to secure the maximum possible amount of limited term open space for reasonable time periods. and 3. To ingrlement the foregoing statements, it is the policy of the Town that, within the limitations of the Acts, termination of agreements and aban- donment of open space easements will be granted on a reasonable and equitable basis." MOTION SECONDED APED CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all menbers present to direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution granting the petition of John Fowle for cancellation of his Williamson Act Contract, based on the following findings of fact: 1) Because of the small size of this piece of property and the high labor rate, the agricultural use of this property is not economically feasible; 2) The City of Palo Alto and the property adjacent to this parcel is industrializing and at a much more intense pace than anticipated. With this growth the problem of housing in the area is beaming more critical; and 3) The applicant's offer of a scenic corridor shall be independent of any condition placed on the possible subdivision of the property NOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all menbers present to waive the cancellation fee concerning the Lands of Fawle - cancellation of Williamson Act Contract and to stipulate that the applicant shall pay for all improvements for the scenic corridor which shall be done to the standards of the Town and for the benefit of all the Town's resi- dents. -q- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - June 3, 1981 kw F. GENERAL ORDERS AND UNFINISHED BUSS SS: 1. Discussion of newly -created Public Safety Department and the effective date for its activation. 4W Proft requested this item be placed on the agenda to give the public the opportunity to address the issue if they so desired. The following addressed the Council and expressed their serious concerns regarding the matter of a public safety department. They particularly questioned the timing and felt that enough time had not been allowed to provide an effective department. They also questioned the ability to get qualified personnel for the department in that it was an extremely expensive area and other cities were having difficulty filling posts. Furthermore, they felt that a thorough analysis was needed regarding possible increase in fire insurance, cost figures for the next five years and procedures for setting up such a department. This informa- tion should be made available to the public. The City Manager noted that he was preparing a report on the proposed public, safety department which would include the procedures and an outline of steps which needed to be taken. The report would be presented to Council for their study and consideration. G. NEW BUSINESS: Council's response to Senator Dan O'Keefe's letter concerning SB102 MOTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to send a letter over the Mayor's signature to Senator Dan O'Keefe opposing SB 102, Senator Marks' budget bill. 2. Request from City of Campbell for Council's endorsement of SB #215 and Resolution #6082 (Campbell) taking action to prevent abuse of election process. MOTION SECONDED APED CARRIED: Moved by McReynolds, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to send a letter over the Mayor's signature to Senator Dan O'Keefe supporting SB215 (PORAN). PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the Mayor to send a letter to Senator Dan O'Keefe urging action be taken to prevent abuse of the election process. The City Council then adjourned to Executive Session for Litigation at 10:00 p -m. and reconvened at 10:20 p.m. H. AAIOURfIl=: ` There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 10:20 p.m. to a Regular Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 1981. 9611