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Home My WebLink About09/02/1981( CITY COUNCIL TCWN OF IDS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, September 2, 1981 cc: Reel 131, Tr. I, Side I, 530 -end; Tr. I, Side 11, 001-687 Mayor Proft called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:35 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall. A. POLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: present: Mayor Proft and Councilors Hillestad, McReynolds, Nystrom & Perkin: Absent: None Staff: City Manager Robert Crow , City Attorney Frank Gillio, City Engineer/ Planner John Carlson, Planning Commission Representative Joseph Dochnahl and Deputy City Clerk Pat Da'd Press: Leslie Conley, Peninsula Times Tribune; Vince Troia, Los Altos Town ( Crier r+ The City Council then adjourned to Executive Session for Personnel at 7:40 P.M. and reconvened at 8:50 p.m. B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items Removed: B.1 - August 26, 1981 minutes (Proft); B.4a) (McReynolds) and B.5b) (Perkins) M7TION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 1. Approval of Minutes: August 19, 1981 - 9:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. meetings 2. Approval of Warrants: $80,120.46 3. Actions of the Planning Co mission: reODMended granting of the following: a) LANDS OF WIDMAN, File CUP #4-80 5. Resolutions for Adoption: a) Resolution 41383 tending Robert C. Stephens upon his retirement as the City Manager of the City of Campbell Ittems Removed: 1. Approval of Minutes: August 26, 1981 Proft requested that the motion regarding the award of bid be amended to include the fact that the vote was unanimous. NOTION SECOMIDID AMID CARRIED: Moved by PrOft, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously to add the phrase "passed unanimously by all members present' to the motion of the August 26, 1981 minutes. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 2, 1981 ` B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items Removed (continued) �r 4. Time Extension Request: a) Request for six-month extension of Tentative Map, LANDS OF BELLUCCI, File TM #2104-79 McReynolds asked staff to explain why this extension was being requested by the applicant. The City Engineer reported that the Tentative Map was due to expire on September 3, 1981 and easements needed to be added and an agreement prepared. MOTION SECOMED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously to approve the request for a six-month extension of the Tentative Map for the Lands of Bellucci, File TM #2104-79. 5. Resolutions for Adoption: b) Resolution # amending the schedule of rates for garbage collec- tion and disposal services. Perkins requested a separate discussion of this item because he felt the resi- dents should have an explanation of why the rates were going up and what the future plans involved regarding cost, etc. The City Manager explained that alter- natives were still being investigated and the $1.00 charge was now being requested to meet the immediate need. Mildred Gallo, 25720 Laianne Court, addressed the Council regarding curbside pickup and the vft±m-ar the clean-uP days scheduled for the fall and spring. expressed her opposition to (amended City Council Mtg. 10/7/81) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Nystron and passed unanimously to adapt Resolution #1384 amending the schedule of rates for garbage collection and disposal services. C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1. Reports of Standing Committees: none 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Coanittees: none 3. Reports from the Planning Commission: none 4. Presentations from the Floor: none D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE AND AIMUNCEMEN°TS: 1. City Manager a) Status Report - Matadero Creek Subdivision The City Manager reported that the contract was being prepared for signature with Piazza Construction Company; the CC&Rs would be available at the next Council meeting for Council's consideration and actual work would begin on the project approximately October, 1, 1981. Council then discussed the matter of timing regarding the project and also the issue of financing. `r MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimusly to request the City Manager to prepare an updated schedule on the Matadero Creek Subdivision Project by the September 16, 1981 Council Meeting. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: to direct staff to prepare a report on positive alternatives for creative financing for the Matadero Creek Subdivision by the first meeting in October. -2- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - Septenber 2, 1981 D. STAFF - REPORTS CORRESPONDENCE AND ANllWUNCEMENTS: (continued) 1. City Manager (continued) b) Arastradero Road - Tree Situation The City Manager gave an update on the situation with the eucalyptus trees on Arastradero. The property owners had been notified and he has spoken with Mrs. Bednar of the Palo Alto Unified School District regarding their trees. At Council's request, the City Manager noted he would also send the School District a letter regarding this matter. The end of September was mentioned as a dead- line for the trees to be ren ed. C) William Archie Fain - convicted felon Council expressed strong concern over the possible parole of convicted felon William Fain to Santa Clara County. They further directed the City Attorney to prepare a resolution against this possible parole. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #1385 against the parole of William Archie Fain. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1, Public Hearings: a) Ordinance #270 mending Chapter 1 of Title 8 to adopt by reference the 1979 Edition of the Uniform Building Code, including the appendix thereto, and the Uniform Building Code Standards, 1979 Edition; amending Chapter 1.1 to adopt by reference the Uniform Housing Code, 1979 Edition; unending Chapter 2 of Title 8 to adopt by reference the 1981 Edition of the National Electric Code; and amending Chapter 3 of Title 8 to adopt by reference the Uniform plumbing Code, 1979 Edition, reseectively, of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. NOTION SECONDED ADD CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously to waive further reading of Ordinance #270. NOTION SECONDED A10 CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously to adopt Ordinance #270. 2. Ordinance # amending subsection (a) of Section 3-1.111 of Article 1 of Chapter 1 entitled "Business Licenses" of Title 3 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Proft and passed unanimously to waive further reading of Ordinance #271. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Proft and passed 4 unanimously to introduce Ordinance #271. -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - Septi -r 2, 1981 F. GENERALORDERS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: �r 1. Lands of Riggen, File TM #2095-79, Request for Inprovcnent Modifications, Presentation by Dexter D. Ahlgren, Civil Engineer Due to a possible conflict of interest, Ccuncilwcn Hillestad removed herself frau consideration of this matter. The City Engineer presented his report with the recamiended action that the Council approve the request to a nd Conditions 1.F., 7.D., 9.C.(3) and deny the applicant's request to amend Condition 7.C. for the approved Tentative Map for the Lands of Riggen, TM #2095-79. Dexter Ahlgren applicant's en4ineer and Cecil Riquen applicant, addressed the Council aid explaired why they were requesting Council to consider a reduc- tion in the anount of the sanitary sewer and strap drain improvements for the above-mentioned property. They expressed the opinion that this request eliminated unnecessary facilities (the owners of the neighboring property do not intend to proceed with the subdivision) and an unfair financial burden on the applicant. Council held a lengthy discussion of these proposed changes, what the impact would be on future development on the property and the adjoining property, what iffpact these changes would have on the other conditions of approval and what legal concerns there might be to changing the conditions. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Proft, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present to request the applicant and staff to specifi- cally word the conditions which would be changed and to continue discussion of this issue until this procedure was a leted. 2. 1981-82 Budget K)TION SECONDED PST) CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by McReynolds and passed unanimously to approve a 98 salary increase for all Town anoloyees. 3. Budget Session - Public Safety Departsent Perkins asked several questions of the City Manager regarding expenses, revenue available and capital improvements. He further questioned the salaries as proposed in the draft budget for the public safety department. He presented a chart which collpared these proposed salaries with those of the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department and the Los Altos Fire and Police Departments. Perkins expressed the opinion that these proposed salaries were too law and should be increased to attract highly qualified personnel and also to attract personnel who would be willing to remain with the Town for more than a teTporary period of time. The City Manager, in response to these ocmcnts, clarified the various ways of handling expenses and revenue and how the Tann in the past had approached these budgetary procedures. Regarding the proposed salary structure, he noted that the figures were based on conparisons with similar cities. There was a great `. difference between Sunnyvale and Los Altos Hills for example. The City Manager further noted that the Director of Public Safety would be hired and he would work out many of the details regarding the actual formation'of the Departnent. -4- CITY (DONCIL MINUTES - September 2, 1981 F. GFNFRAT. ORDERS AND UNFMISHED BUS=SS: Item 3. Budget Session (continued) The following residents addressed the Council concerning the proposed Public Safety Department: Robert Cheney, 10737 Magdalena; Walter Schulze, 25259 La Lena Drive: Lawrence Giller, 25981 Vinedo Lane; Sid Hubbard, 25228 La Lama 1 Council not to approve the proposed budget for the public safety department at this time. They expressed the opinion that there was no clearly defined plan; the Town would be paying for duplication of fire services; the matter of canmmica- tions was an important problem; and such details as location of department and specifications for vehicles had not been worked out. M7TION SECONDED APED CARRIED: hbved by Nystrom, seconded by McReynolds and passed by the following roll call vote to approve the proposed 1981-82 Public Safety Department Budget, Account No. 1-420. AYES: Councilmembers Hillestad, McReynolds and Nystrom ICES: Mayor Proft and Councilman Perkins G. NEW BUSINESS: H. ADJOL7WENr: There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 12:45 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd Deputy City Clerk -5-