HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/1978CITY COUNCIL
i.. TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING
Wednesday, August 23, 1978
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Mayor Lucile Hillestad called the Adjourned Meeting of the City Council to order at 4:09 PM
In the Council Chambers of Town Hall.
A. ROLL CALL 8 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Present: Mayor Hillestad, Councllmembers McReynolds, Perkins, Proft and Nystrom (arrived
at 4:15 PM).
Absent: None.
Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gilllo and Deputy City Clerk
Susan Buttler.
Press: Frank Cracolice, Mercury -News, Sharon Noguchi, Palo Alto Times and Florence
Pallakoff, Los Altos Town Crier.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR:
v Mrs. Wood, Stonebrook, requested removal of the Warrants for separate consideration.
Thereafter, the City Manager asked that Item 4. b) be continued to the next meeting and
Councilman Perkins requested removal of the Minutes of August 2, 1978.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman
Perkins and carried unanimously by those members present to approve the remainder of the
Consent Calendar, specifically:
I. Approval of Minutes: August 3, 1978.
3. Motions for Adoption:
a) LANDS OF HORTON, File TM 82066-77, granting time extension for Planning Commission
consideration to October 5, 1978.
4. Resolutions for Adoption:
a) Resolution 61142 of the Intent to Implement those portions of the ABAG Environ-
mental Management Plan relating to water quality.
Councilman Perkins asked that the following roll call vote be Inserted on Page 9 of the
August 2, 1978 Minutes as called for in the final motion on Item E. 5. e1:
AYES: Mayor Hillestad, Councllmembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Proft.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Councilman Perkins.
Councilman Proft requested the following change to the final motion on Page 5 of the
Minutes of August 2, 1978, Item E. 5. a):
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman
Nystrom and carried unanimously to accept the pathway dedication between the paved roadway
of Moody Road and the paved parking and paved entrance area along the northern boundary of
the property line and the easterly part of that easement from the end of the area shown as
Parking Area 61 shall be as the boundary shown on the December 20, 1974 Map by P.D.S., Inc.
with the recommendation that this pathway dedication be returned to Council for final
approval.
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B. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Continued)
Mrs. Wood, Stonebrook, questioned Warrants #3808 and 3799.
The City Manager responded that #3808 was a payment to Spangle 8 Associates for study
only and not part of any contract, and that #3799 was for consultant fees to Mr. Markt.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman
McReynolds and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the balance of the
Consent Calendar with the above amendments, specifically:
I. Approval of Minutes: August 2, 1978.
2. Approval of Warrants: $18,931.96.
C. STAFF - REPORTS. CORRESPONDENCE 8 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
City Manager:
a) SB 154 State Assistance.
Mr. Crowe referenced his previous memo and a copy of SB 154, urging Council refusal of
State monies which would lead to encroachment into our local government. Councllmembers
discussed the Inability of Los Altos Hills to collect due to reserves and their phllos-
ophlcal opposition to this type of legislation.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Mayor Hillestad and
carried unanimously to send a letter from the Mayor to the Governor and to the
Legislature advising of the Town's decision not to apply for any State assistance anu
expressing displeasure as to the Implementing of Proposition 13 as set forth In SB154.
6W Thereafter, the City Manager advised of the granting of a temporary and permanent easement
by the Palo Alto School Board for work to be accomplished. Consensus of Council was to
send a letter of thanks for this action. Council then discussed alternative dates for a
joint meting with the Planning Commission with a tentative date of October 25, 1978 set.
The City Attorney advised Council of the recent court decision relative to Kingsley Avenue.
D. SPECIAL ORDERS:
Request for Final Map Approval, LANDS OF RANCHO MURIETTA, File FM #3053-78.
Prior to Introduction by the City Manager, Councilman Proft removed himself from discussion
on Items I and 2 due to possible conflict of interest.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman Nystro
and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt Resolution #1143 approving Final Sub-
division Map and approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement, RANCHO
MURIETTA, File FM #3053-78.
AYES: Mayor Hillestad, Councilmembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Perkins.
NOES: None.
ABSTAIN: Councilman Proft.
2. Request for Final Parcel Map Approval, LANDS OF LAMBERT.
The City Manager advised that this was for a lot line change In conjunction with the Lands
t of Rancho Murletta.
%/ MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Mayor Hillestad and
passed by the following roll call vote to adopt Resolution #1144 approving Final Parcel Map
and accepting public road dedication, LANDS OF LAMBERT.
AYES: Mayor Hillestad, Councllmembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Perkins.
NOES: None.
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D. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued)
3. Request for Final Map Approval, LANDS OF COUNTRY WAY, Tr. #6400.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Perkins
and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution #1145 approving Final Subdivision Map and
approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement, LANDS OF COUNTRY WAY.
4. Request for Final Map Approval, SAN ANTONIO RANCHO UNIT NO. I.
The City Manager advised of the splitting of the Dawson property Into three units.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman
Perkins and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #1146 approving Final Subdivision Map
and approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement, Tr. #6314, SAN ANTONIO
RANCHO - UNIT NO. I.
5. Request for Final Map Approval, SAN ANTONIO RANCHO UNIT NO. 2.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman Nystrom
and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution #1147 approving Final Subdivision Map and
approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement, Tr. #6461, SAN ANTONIO
RANCHO - UNIT NO. 2.
6. Request for Final Map Approval, SAN ANTONIO RANCHO UNIT NO. 3.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman McReynolds
and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #1148 approving Final Subdivision Map and
approving and authorizing execution of Subdivision Agreement, Tr. #6462, SAN ANTONIO
RANCHO - UNIT NO. 3.
Council adjourned at 5:00 PM, with continuation of the Public Hearing scheduled for later
In the evening. in order to provide continuity In the Minutes, Items will be listed as
they appeared on the Agenda rather than the order In which they were taken.
COUNCIL RE -CONVENED AT 7:49 PM.
7. Public Hearing:
Prior to the first Item of business, the City Attorney advised of a Resolution to be acted
upon in conjunction with the approval of the three Units of SAN ANTONIO RANCHO.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Proft
and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution #1149 accepting that certain Grant Deed and
directing that It be recorded and relating that the certain Deed executed by the property
owner be accepted subject to the property being used as Open Space for the preservation
of natural resources Including, but not limited to, areas required for the preservation of
plant and animal life, including habitat for fish and wildlife species, an area required
for ecologic and other scientific study purposes, river, and that the property also be an
Open Space area that would be available for Ingress and egress, but that its primary pur-
pose, the purpose for dedication, was for the use of the property as Open Space.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman Proft
and passed unanimously to table the Resolution for Eminent Domain, Item 7. b) indefinitely.
Mr. Myers Attorney for the Land Owner/Adobe Creek Country Club, reiterated his objection
t to discussion on this Item not being made a part of the offlclal transcript.
\r' The City Attorney advised that the only portion the court reporter was being retained for
was for the hearings on the revocation of the Use Permit.
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D. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued)
7. a) Proposed revocation of Conditional Use Permit, ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB,
File C.U.P. #8004-74.
Mr. Brown Licensee. Adobe Creek Country Club, resumed, under oath, updating Councllmembers
on events slots the last heartng and Introduced a letter from the current President of the
Board of Directors of Adobe Creek Country Club.
to his Inquiries of tlnanclal s
Owner has assumed for the Club,
Manager, and problems the Board
Owner/Adobe Creek Country Club, questioned Mr. Brown as
acus when he joined the Club, the liability that the Land
compliance with the Management Contract by the Land Owner/
would experience In managing the Club themselves.
Councilman Perkins objected to the line of questioning as to future problems the Club may
experience rather than getting answers to the Issues at hand.
Mr. Myers Attorney for the Land Owner/Adobe Creek Country Club, spoke for the relevancy
of the questioning In view of his client's repeated efforts to prevent just these type of
problems with his approach to the management of the Club's activities.
Councllmembers questioned Mr. Brown as to the difficulties encountered In the current
negotiations by Club members to purchase the Club, the Initiation of the negotiations by
the Land Owner subsequent to Use Permit compliance questioning by the Town, the legal
status of the various Boards, the ramifications of a recent letter to Club members from
the Land Owner (introduced Into the record) as It pertains to expenses Incurred by the
Club and the Inclusion Into the record of the Club's Minute Book of October 1975 to March
1977.
The City Attorney ascertained from Mr. Brown that he had no knowledge of why there weren't
any Minutes available since 1977 or why the Town had experienced difficulty In the past In
obtaining this and other documents called for In the Use Permit from the Club. He then
asked Mr. Brown about the Club's inability to obtain financial records of outside activities_
from the Land Owner/Manager as well as Input into any accounting procedures of the Club.
Mr. Johnston Licensee Adobe Creek Country Club, offered history of the Club since his
joining in July, 1976 and answered questions from Council and the City Attorney relative
to his failure to examine financial records even when he was a Board member, violations
advised of by the Club's and Land Owner's attorney, Mr. Zoller, which precipitated the
re-structurtng of the Board, areas of concern as expressed by the various Board members
and his lack of knowledge as to the number of people Involved or revenue collected from
dutslde activities.
Mr. Myers Attorney for the Land Owner/Adobe Creek Country Club, questioned Mr. Johnston
as to legal advice sought in the past by Club members that the Land Owner had paid for and
that one Club member was designated to co-sign checks with the Land Owner/Manager.
Mr. CrawfordLicensee, Adobe Creek Country Club, expressed concern over the Club's future
and his opposition to the Use Permit revocation.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman Proft
and passed unani musty to direct the City Manager to write letters to Adobe Creek Country
Club and Adobe Creek Properties, Inc. requesting financial records since the Inception of
Adobe Creek Country Club as they relate to the Club, all financial records of the Land
Owner, Mr. Belluccl, or any other entity he controls which has a financial relationship
with this property, records of all catering and outside activities supplied for or held at
Adobe Creek Country Club and any other Minutes or changes to the By -Laws and/or Articles
y of Incorporation that may exist. Also, to request that Mr. Bellucci attend the next Public
*W Hearing. All of the Information needed is pursuant to the terms of the Conditional Use
Permit and the annual review thereof.
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D. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued)
L 7. a) ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB (Continued)
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mayor Hillestad, seconded by Councilman Nystrom
and carried unanimously to continue the Public Hearing on the proposed revocation of a
Conditional Use Permit, ADOBE CREEK COUNTRY CLUB, File C.U.P. #8004-74, to the September
20, 1978 City Council Meeting.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Committee Appointment.
MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Mayor Hlllestad, seconded by Councilman McReynolds
and passed unanimously to appoint Michael Elliott to a two year term, ending June 30, 1980,
on the Traffic and Public Safety Committee.
Following a brief discussion, it was Council consensus hold a Budget Study Session on
September 7, 1978 at 3:30 PM.
F. ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council adjourned at
10:19 PM.
4W Respectfully submitted,
Susan Buttler
Deputy City Clerk
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