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Home My WebLink About02/20/1980L v CITY ODUNCIL TOWN OF IDS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Ppad Ios Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, February 20, 1980 M: Reel 123, Tr. 1, Side 11, 001-577 Mayor Pro Tan David Proft called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:38 p.m. in the Council Chanbexs of the Twin Hall. A. ROIL CALL APED PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor Pro Ten Proft, Councilmenbers Hillestad, Nystrom and Perkins Absent: Mayor McReynolds Staff: City Manages Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gillio, City Engineer/ Planner John Carlson, Planning Cavmission Representative Michael Steuart, Deputy City Clerk Pat Dowd Press: Florence Pallakoff, Los Altos Town Crier; Richard Harmer, Peninsula Times Tribune B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Items removed: B.1 (Proft); B.4 a) (Perkins); B.4 b) (City Manager) MOTION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to approve balance of Consent Calendar, specifically: 2. Approval of Warrants: $35,479.12 3. Motions for Adoption: Motion setting March 5, 1980 as the Public Hearing date for the following Tentative Map Application: a) IANDS OF ENGLISH MEADOWS (foxmerly Westwird Development), File TM 42103-79. Removed Items: 1. Approval of Minutes: February 6, 1980 MOTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the Minutes of February 6, 1980 amended as follows: Page 9, last paragraph, Councilman Proft's statement of findings to read - Conditions 1 and 3 not met. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - February 20, 1980 B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Item Remved - continued: 4. Actions of the Planning Connission: a) Recarmenrded amerrhtent to Condition #18 of the Final Revised Check- list of Conditions, RANCID SAN ANTONIO SUBDIVISION, Tract #6314 (initiated at the request of D.R. Lull). MOTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Nystrom and passed imaninmusly by all members present to accept the reosumerdation of the Planning Caanission as intended in the City Engineer's February 8, 1980 menorardun, but with the proper wordage to be prepared by staff to put it in the form of a recnmoerdation. b) Reomnendation that a violation of the Site Development Chapter of the Municipal Code has occurred, LANDS OF BINDER, File VAR #7055-78. The City Manager reported that after this item had been placed on the Agenda, an application had been received for a Site Development Permit. Therefore, the City Manager and the City Attorney agreed it was appropriate to refer the matter to the Site Development Cmvittee. MOTION SECONDED AM CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to refer this matter to the Site Development Committee for consideration. C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 4 1. Reports of Standing Committees: a) Traffic & Public Safety: Installation of three stop signs at the intersection of Robleda and Chapin Roads. Mrs. Barbara Gordon, Chainnan/Traffic & Public SafetyCommittee, presented the Cawdttee's rec nmenrdation 1) that stop signs be installed for all directions at the intersection of Robleda and Chapin Roads to improve safety, (in conjunc- tion with stop ahead warning signs, 3 -way signs to clarify right-of-way, limit lines, striping, and any other safety measures needed) and 2) in future planning, to redesign the intersection in order to attain ggocd visibility and to eliminate physical inabilities of making turns. The following residents of Ins Altos Hills spoke in favor of the above remnmcrr dation: Colleen Boyd, Michael Elliott, Gladys Fiske, Casey Otto, George Pfeiffer, Jean Struthers and Debbie Truman. The City Manager advised putting up only one stop sign on Robleda, thus elimin- ating the danger of more two -car accidents due to too many stop signs. MOTION SECONDED APED CARRIED: moved by Perkins, seconded by Hillestad and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt the reccnuendation of the Traffic and Public Safety Crnmittee (installation of three stop signs, appropriate warning signs, directional street signs and upgrade striping) and to exanine the problem of this intersection further toward an ultimate solution. 41, AYES: Councilwoman Hillestad, Councilmen Nystrom and Perkins NOES: Mayor Pro Tan Proft -2- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - February 20, 1980 C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1.a) Traffic & Public Safety continued: The City Manager asked for and received confirmation from the Council that an appropriation would be made to hire a traffic engineer to undergo a study for an ultimate solution of this problem. 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: none 3. Reports from the Planning Ccnmission: none 4. Presentations from the Floor: none D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE & ANNOUNCMUES: City Manager: a) Resolution #1267 approving the 1979-80 Law Enforcement Contract The City Manager canmented that the new hourly rates in the 1979-80 Contract were reasonable since they had not been changed since 1976-77. He further cemented that this contract had not been negotiated since 1976-77 because the Tann is billed on the e unt of time it uses. The Town has used more hours but the rates have not gone up. MITION SECONDED ASID CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1267 approving and author- izing execution of the 1979-80 Law Enforcement Contract between the City of the 4 Town of Los Altos Hills and the County of Santa Clara. NATION SECONDED AM CARRIED; Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to take f= the unappropriated reserve fund the amount necessary to increase the cost of the 1979-60 Law Enforcement Contract from $119,500 to $158,159. b) Progress Report - Adobe Creek The City Manages stated that a temporary restraining order had been issued against Trans International Airlines and a hearing on this preliminary injunc- tion was scheduled for March 11. He further reported that a proposal for a feasibility study had been received from Harris, Kerr, Forster & Company. It was the City Manager's reccomerdation to appropriate funds to do Phase I (Market Demand Study) of the proposal. The City Attorney stated that a contract could be drawn up authorizing each phase of the study without necessarily authorizing the entire proposal. NATION SECONDED Am CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the proposal in concept for all four phases and to give authorization to proceed on Phase I with the option to cancel at any time. -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - February 20, 1980 D. STAFF - REPOPIS, CORRESPONDENCE & ANPIDUNCEM=S: 2. City Engineer: a) Notion approving Phase III for the North County Solid Waste Manage- ment Program. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to approve Phase III of the North Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management Program. b) Resolution #1268 approving Joint Powers Agreement with City of Palo Alto and Santa Clara County for Arastralero Road Bikepath. MOTION SECONDED ASID CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Proft and passed tnani usly by all members present to adopt Resolution #1268 approving and authorizing execution of joint powers agreement between the City of the Town of Los Altos Hills and the County of Santa Clara, and the City of Palo Alto concerning Arastradero Foal Bicycle Path. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: fR= G. NEW BUSINESS: None H. ADJOUFNZ=; There being no further now or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd Deputy City Clerk -4- F. GENERAL ORDERS AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS: t None G. NEW BUSINESS: None H. ADJOUFNZ=; There being no further now or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Patricia Dowd Deputy City Clerk -4-