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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/1971CITY COUNCIL ,j TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MINUTES CF A REGULAR MEETING January 18, 1971 REEL 32 - SIDE 2, TRACK 1 -- FOOTAGE 890 - 1350 REEL 32 - SIDE 1, TRACK 2 __ FOOTAGE 00 _ 1390 Mayor Walter A. Benson called the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills to order at 7:46 P. M. in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, with the following members answering roll call: Present: Councilmen Corbett, Davey, Grabowski, Helgesson, and Mayor Benson, PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE: Commissioner Thomas P. McReynolds APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 4, 1971. Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Corbett and carried unanimously that the Minutes of January 4, 1971 be approved as written. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Dr. Marjorie Evans, newly appointed Chairman of the Noise Abatement Committee, reported on a meeting she attended with Congressman McCloskey, his constituents from Portola Valley, Woodside and Menlo Park, and repre- sentatives of the Federal Aviation Administration. The discussion concerned the dispersal of inbound and outbound flights from Oakland and San Francisco International. Dr. Evans noted a new route for incoming flights was con- templated, which would result in increased air traffic over Los Altos Hills. Council discussion concurred that the City Attorney prepare a resolution requesting the FAA to conduct a public hearing prior to initiating new inbound and outbound flight patterns. 2. Notice of matter before the San Mateo County Planning Commission regard- ing establishment of a motorcycle park on Skyline Boulevard. This item was referred to the Traffic and Public Safety Committee. 3. Letter from Judge William A. Ingram stated he would be willing to meet with Councilman Grabowski and Deputy Mayor Helgesson at their convenience to discuss punitive action against unmuffled vehicle violations. 4. Resolution from City of San Mateo requesting California Legislature to provide some meaningful tax reform to meet the needs of cities. City Attorney was requested to prepare a similar resolution for the next meeting. S. Letter from Commissioner Don T. Hibner tendering his resignation as Planning Commissioner, effective February 5, 1971. City Attorney was directed to prepare a resolution commending Commissioner Hibner for his long service. COMMUNICATIONS contI d.: 6. Memo from Town Planner outlining the extent to which the area of the Town is already committed to development. 7. Letter from an organization of unemployed aerospace workers urged local governments to utilize the skills of the unemployed aerospace people. 8. City Manager noted a series of reports issued by the Joint Cities -County Housing Element Program has been received. The Planning Policy Committee will be considering this material, including recommendations therein, at their February meeting. 9. Letter from Alameda County Purchasing Department invited the Town to participate in cooperative purchasing with other public agencies on a regional basis. Council discussion indicated little advantage if any could be gained due to our limited purchases,as well as cooperative purchasing is now available through Santa Clara County Central Purchasing. 10. Letter from Department of Housing, Division of Building and Housing Standards, urging support of AB 2300 to standardize building codes. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: MATADBRO OAKS TENTATIVE MAP (374-70) 43 lots, 75 acres, west side of Page Mill Road between Mirmirou and Alexis Drive. Engr. Geo. S. Nolte & Assoc. Staff reported that this Tentative Map had been re -reviewed by the Planning Commission in accordance with the Council's desire expressed December 21, 40 1970. At that time, it was noted the applicant had appealed the Commission's action denying their Tentative Map for 44 lots. Since that time the map was modified to 43 lots, the conservation easement had been widened, and two culs-de-sac replaced Circulo Robles. This redesign of the roads incorporated drainage changes to lots #26-28, engineering runoff to the Roble Blanco cul-de-sac instead of flowing down the conservation easement onto Page Mill Road. In their approval recommendation, the Planning Commission stipulated many conditions which included that this map be reduced to 41 lots by the elimina- tion of one lot from the tier of lots #34 through #42 and one lot from the tier of lots #5 through #10. Speaking to the Check List, the applicant's engineer stated Land Resources was in basic agreement except for minor changes to provide clarification of intent, but areas of concern included Additional Conditions #1 and #2 which specified the deletion of two lots, and Condition #2 (e), under Roads, which involved redesign of Roble Blanco. The applicant preferred that the road design be as shown on their Tentative Map dated January 8, 1971, but if redesign was desired that the Check List specifically state the redesign desired and that it not then require resubmittal to the Planning Commission for approval. Council concurred with the following changes to the recommended Check List dated January 12, 19714 -2- SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1 Matadero Oaks Tentative Map Cont'd.: Under 2. Roads: (a) The in -lieu payment for the entire frontage along Page Mill Road, shall be 100% of the estimate at the time it is computed for one-half width of a two lane road built to Town Standards (24' pavement with 5' shoulders each aide) and shall include any retaining walls required and cut and fill determined necessary. (d) The subdivider shall improve the intersections with Page Mill Road at Paseo del Roble and Mirmirou Drive in accordance with the designs which were approved by the Planning Commission and referred to as Alternate III and V respectively. Costs of these improvements, if within the subdivision, shall be borne by the developer. Road improvements outside the subdivision will be credited against the road in -lieu payment. (e) Roble Blanco shall be redesigned as follows: move the cul-de-sac bulb approximately 150' to the southwest and serve lots #25 through #28 by a public road located within a 60' right-of-way, but paved only to a 16' width. There shall be provided at the end of this section a backaround satisfactory to the Fire Department. 6. Utilities: (c) Trenching across the conservation easement shall not be permitted, unless Soils, Geologic and Hydrologic studies show that such trenching will not result in the unnecessary scarring of the landscape, excessive erosion or soils instability. Council discussion ensued regarding Additional Conditions 1 and 2 pertaining to the elimination of two lots with floor participation from Mrs. Lois Bogle, 2000 Page Mill Road, Mr. Larry Dawson, 13835 Page Mill Road, Mr. Dick Stark, 13686 Page Mill Road, and Mr. Harlow Williams, on New Bridge Road. The possibility of declaring a moratorium on all development to allow study and tightening of zoning ordinances as well as prepare an open space element was posed. City Attorney noted the ex post facto concept would appear to apply allowing pending applications to benefit from existing ordinances. Thus any moratorium would be limited to and prohibit acceptance of new filings. The end sought would have to be clearly defined, however, with a reasonable time limit assigned. Councilman Grabowski suggested and Council concurred that this matter be agended for the next meeting. Councilman Grabowski's. motion, seconded by Corbett to approve the Tentative Map of PAatadero Oaks for 42 lots in accordance with the amended Check List but deleting Additional Condition 2, failed by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Councilman Grabowski and Benson. Noes: Councilman Corbett, Davey and Helgesson. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Corbett and carried by majority roll call vote (Councilman Davey voting No), that the Tentative Map of Matadero Oaks (374-70), dated January 8, 1971, be approved for 41 lots in accordance with the Check List dated January 12, 1971, as amended by these minutes. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: RHOS RIDGE RANCHOS FINAL NAP (357-69), 9 lots, Tract 4169. This item was continued to the next meeting to allow the subdivider to complete details pending that are required to be accomplished before the Final Map approval can be considered. -3- SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3• PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED HORSE ORDINANCE. Staff presented a re -written version of the horse ordinance proposed about a year ago, noting the new version removed the objectionable features of the original draft. Communications from Mr. Willam D. Sauers, 26450 Anacapa Drive, and Mrs. Irma Goldsmith, 27330 Elena Road, suggesting modifications and additions, were read. Council discussion of these proposals resulted in wording, mutually agreeable, and Staff was directed to incorporate these changes into the proposed Horse Ordinance. In addition to Mr. Sauers and Mrs. Goldsmith, Floor participation included Mr. Stu Whittelsey, 25259 La Loma Drive, and Mr. Ray Whitley, 26944 Elena Road. Council concurred that the proposed ordinance be amended as requested and concurred that the first reading be held on February 1, 1971, UNSCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: REVIEW "CASH FLOW" REPORT ON SEWER FUNDS AND CONSIDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A 'VOLUNTARY" SEWER CAPACITY DISTRICT FOR THE PALO ALTO BASIN. Staff presented a cash flow projection for fulfilling the Town's commitment to Palo Alto for sewer capacity purchased for the Palo Alto Basin. This report was a proposed solution to the Town's financial dilemma whereby it cannot under present conditions honor its annual $80,000 commitment to Palo Alto in July 1972 and 1973. The report noted the Town's fiscal crisis is compounded by the additional burden to pay its share of the new Tri -City Treatment Plant, which amounts to approximately $402000 this year and 40 followed by annual payments of approximately $20,000 through 1981-82. Council discussion noted there may be a need to segregate these two financial obligations if the Tri -City Secondary Treatment Plant is a Town - wide expense, because the Palo Alto capacity obligation applies only to that half of the Town with outflow to the Palo Alto Basin. Floor participation from Mr. Richard Morton, 12570 Roble Ladera, Mr. Larry Dawson, 13035 Page Mill Road, Mrs, D. Miller, 13076 Vista del Valle Court, and Mr. B. A. Breyman, 13456 Wildcrest Drive, expressed the feeling that the dilemma was a result of the voluntary sewer policy and that a voluntary capacity district for the Palo Alto Basin would not obtain the same results as Sewer Assessment District No. 4 did with the Los Altos Basin. They noted residents in the Los Altos Basin bought capacity to insure capacity, while residents in the Palo Alto Basin are already guaranteed capacity and therefore have no reason to insure this need since payment for capacity need not be paid until sewers are available and they wish to hook up. Council concurred that this matter required additional study and requested it be continued to next meeting. STAFF REPORTS: 1. Mr. Murl M. Fritschle, City Manager, stated that in observance of the Town's Fifteenth Anniversary Mrs. Florence Fava, Town Historian, would host cake and coffee all day on January 27 in the Council Chambers. 2. Staff noted that additional work had been done near Capt. Harris' driveway to correct water sheeting across Magdalena Road. 3. City Attorney noted there has been no progress regarding the alleged zoning violation on the Jackson property and therefore he would have to proceed to ask for an injunction. -4- RESOLUTIONS: 1. Resolution No. 611-A - Commending Clayton J. Smith. City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 611-A, a L resolution of the City Council of the Tam of Los Altos Hills acknowledging the service of Clayton J. Smith. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Davey and carried unanimously by roll call vote, that Resolution No. 611-A be adopted as read. Aa. 2. Resolution No. 612 - Commending Don T. Hibner. City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 612, a resolution of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills expressing appreciation for the public service of Don T. Hibner. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Davey moved, seconded by Helgesson and carried unanimously by roll call vote, that Resolution No. 612 be adopted as read. 3. Resolution No. 613 - re Federal Aviation Administration hearings. City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 613, a resolution of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills requesting the holding of a public hearing, by the Federal Aviation Agency, prior to any change in regulation of routes for commercial aircraft flights in the San Francisco Bay Area. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Benson and carried unanimously by roll call vote, that Resolution No. 613 be adopted as read. WARRANTS: MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Corbett and carried unanimously by roll call vote, that the warrants as presented in the amount of TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED FORTY-NINE DOLLARS and Ninety Cents ($28,649.90) be approved and the City Clerk authorized to draw the appropriate warrants. OTHER BUSINESS BY COUNCILMEN: 1. In response to Councilman Grabowski's query, Staff noted the Final Subdivision of thirty lots (near the Palo Alto Country Club) under considera- tion by the Palo Alto Planning Commission has been continued. 2. Mayor Benson reported on a meeting Councilman Helgesson, the City Manager and he had had with Mr. Robert Anderson, the attorney handling the pending zoning suit. He noted that Mr. Anderson had been queried by Councilman Davey as to an alternative to resolve the litigation: would it not behoove the Tam to allow some multiple dwelling zoning. Mayor Benson stated he re- affirmed to Mr. Anderson that it was the Town's desire to uphold the current zoning policy. Councilman Davey stated preservation of open space was compatible with high density. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Benson adjourned the meeting at 12:25 A. M. to: NEXT. REGULAR MEETING: Monday, February 1, 1971 at Town Hall. TJK/mam 1/18/71 TED ubm. tie d, R TED J. 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