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Home My WebLink About09/05/1979CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, September 5, 1979 cc: Reel 119, Side II, Tr. I, 1,179 -End Mayor Thomas McReynolds called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:37 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall. A. ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Present: Mayor McReynolds and Councilmembers Nystrom, Perkins and Proft. Absent: Councilwoman Hillestad. Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gillio, City Engineer John Carlson, Planning Commission Representative Arthur Lachenbruch, Planning Intern Pat Webb and Deputy City Clerk Susan Buttler. B. CONSENT CALENDAR: Mr. Bakst, Edgerton Road, requested removal of Item B. 5, c) for separate consideration Councilman Perkins asked that Item B. 5. d) also be removed. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Proft and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the balance of the Consent Calendar, specifically: 1. Approval of Minutes: August 15, 1979. 2. Approval of Warrants: $54,712.44. 3. Time Extension Requests: a) Request for 3 month extension of Tentative Map, BERRY HILL, File TM #2086-78. b) Request for extension to September 12, 1979 for Planning Commission consideration, LANDS OF JOHNSON, File TM #2098-79. 4. Actions of the Variance & Permit Commission - recommended granting of the following Variance request: a) LANDS OF JANKLOW, File VAR #7062-79. 5. Proclamations & Resolutions for Adoption: a) Proclamation for September 16-22, 1979 as "Constitution Observance Week". b) Resolution #1231 approving the application for 1979-80 State Grant Monies for the Byrne Preserve Project. 6. Actions of the Planning Commission - recommended granting of the following Conditional Use Permit request: r a) MULTI-PURPOSE BARN, File C.U.P. #8036-79. 1/ Council then opened discussion on the following items as removed from the Consent Calendar. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 5, 1979 B. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Continued) [ Items removed (continued) fir' 5. Proclamations & Resolutions for Adoption: c) Resolution #_ accepting offers of dedication, LANDS OF KOO, Tract #5762. Mr. Bakst, Ed erton Road, cited his concerns relative to the blacktop surfacing of tTie— ire roa a rac ing motorcyclists and parties, the increased fire hazards which result and the inadequacy of policing the area to date. The City Manager advised that this matter needed to be resolved with the Los Altos Fire Protection District before changes in road surfacing could be made and that the action before Council was merely to accept easements, not improvements, within the Koo Subdivision. Councilman Perkins questioned the paving of fire roads as increasing nuisances in the Town and reiterated the need to provide a gate at each end of this fire road. Council directed the Staff to consult with the Fire District on the necessity of paved fire roads and, this one in particular. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed unanimously to all members present to adopt Resolution #1232 accepting offers of dedication, LANDS OF KOO, Tract #5762. d) Proclamation honoring U.S. Naval Academy Class of '59 on their 20th Anniversary. Councilman Perkins fervently implored that Council give due consideration to the inclusion of the Class of '39 in this honorary Proclamation. The City Manager stated that an appropriate Proclamation would be agendaed for the next meeting. 4 MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed by the following roll call vote to approve the Proclamation honoring the U.S. Naval Academy Class of '59 on their 20th Anniversary. AYES: Mayor McReynolds and Councilman Nystrom. NOES: Councilman Perkins. ABSENT: Councilwoman Hillestad. PRESENT: Councilman Proft. C. SPECIAL REPORTS 1. Reports of Standing Committees: None 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: None 3. Reports from the Planning Commission: None 4. Presentations from the Floor: None D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE & ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. City Manager: a) Request from Dr. Duch for storm drain improvements. The City Manager told of the area involved and introduced Dr. Buch's letter of 8/29/79 and his memo of 8/31/79 which contained suggestions to resolve the drainage problems. Dr. Buch, Summitwood Road, provided a brief history and cited his concerns as: (1) �,. The increased runoff due to new developments above his propperty; (2) Work done previously by the Town adding to the water flow; (3) Where responsibility now lies due to rejection of easements by the Town; and (4) The erosion of a bank and trees along his property. -2- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 5, 1979 D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE & ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Continued) 4W 1. a) Request from Dr. Buch (Continued) Councilmembers then ascertained from Staff and Dr. Duch the myriad of causes for the drainage problem as it now affects Dr. Buch's property and rough estimates on costs which are proposed to be shared between the Town and Dr. Buch. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman er ins and passed unanimously by all members present to continue this matter until the next meeting (9/5/79) so that Staff could provide more precise maps, and engin- eering and cost detail for consideration on the storm drain improvements. As it was not yet the appointed time for SPECIAL ORDERS, the following agenda items were taken out of order. F. GENERAL ORDERS & UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Request from State Department of Food and Agriculture for elm tree removal on Stonebrook Court. The City Manager directed Council attention to letters of 8/2/79 and 8/21/79, citing on attachments the trees to be removed, from the State Department and answered questions as to procedures involved. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Proft and carried unanimously by all members present to authorize Town removal of elm trees noted in the State Department Reports of 8/2/79 and 8/21/79 with replace- ment as appropriate. 4 G. NEW BUSINESS Councilman Perkins suggested that Council consider a method whereby Planning Commissioners might be reimbursed for their vehicle expense and the City Manager advised that an appropriate Resolution could be prepared for the next meeting. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed unanimously by all members present to direct the City Manager to set up a local travel expense program for the Planning Commission and prepare the appropriate Resolution for consideration at the next meeting. At 8:10 p.m. the City Council adjourned to an Executive Session - Litigation. At 8:40 p.m. Council reconvened. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: 1. Request for Final Map Approval, BERRY HILL, File FM #3074-79. Councilmembers briefly discussed with Staff the need for recordation of the Private Road Maintenance Agreement in order to provide notification to all future buyers. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #1233 approving Final Subdivision Map, approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement and authorizing execution of Private Road Maintenance Agreement between Gerard & Lambert, Inc., and Los Altos Hills. Also, directed to insert a sentence into this Resolution directing the recordation of the Private Road Maintenance Agreement. 4 -3- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - September 5, 1979 t E. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued) tw 2. Ordinance # amending Title 7 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by adding thereto Chapter 5 entitled "Flood Damage Prevention". (FIRST READING) V After a brief introduction by the City Manager as to the mapwork and implementation criteria that had been set forth for the Town, Councilmembers questioned the approp- riateness of some of the terms contained. The City Attorney advised of application to Town procedures as well as this ordinance providing for a Federal insurance program to protect residents against flood and mudslide damages. It was Council consensus that they be provided maps and more specific information before the second reading of this ordinance. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Proft and carried unanimously by all members present to waive further reading of Ordinance #256. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed by the following roll call vote to introduce Ordinance #256 amending Title 7 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code by adding thereto Chapter 5 entitled "Flood Damage Prevention". AYES: Mayor McReynolds and Councilmembers Nystrom and Proft. NOES: Councilman Perkins. ABSENT: Councilwoman Hillestad. 3. Public Hearings: a) Request for abandonment and relocation of easement, 26989 Beaver Lane. The City Engineer told of the various public utility easements serving these properties, the request by this property owner to abandon an unused easement and that response from all Utilities involved had been in favor of this abandonment. Mr. Stevenson, 26989 Beaver Lane, stated that he was there to answer any questions and showed Council the area in question on the overhead viewgraph. Councilmembers ascertained that all necessary procedures had been followed and that this easement abandonment would not have a detrimental effect on any of the properties in this area. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Perkins and carried unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1234 ordering the vacation and abandonment of a portion of a certain easement in Los Altos Hills, under the provisions of the "Public Service Easements Vacation Law" They directed that the last sentence of the first paragraph on Page 2 be deleted. There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Buttler Deputy City Clerk -4-