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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/16/1962 CITY COUNCIL TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MINUTES OF A REGUTAR MEETING July 16, 1962 The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills was called to order by Mayor Wm. B. Clayton Monday, July 16, 1962 at 7 : 52 T. M. at the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills , California. ROLL CALL: PRESENT : Councilmen Aiken , Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton ABSENT : None MINUTES: July 2, 1962. Corrections: Page 1 : Minutes - ACTION: VOTE: Add the name of Sherlock. COMMUNICATIONS: Item 1 : Name of F. Malcolm Smith was misspelled. Page 2: Fernhill Assessment District - Para. 8, last line : Insert the word 'is ' between the words ' action' and 'taken' . Last para. 4m line : last word should be 'to' . Page 3 : Stewart, Ray W. - ACTION: 1st line : Change the word ' of ' to 'to ' . Page 4: Baker, Milton L. - ACTION : 3rd Line : Date should be 'June 25, 1962' . El Monte Rd . Improvements : 1st para, 2nd line : The work 'relinquishment ' was misspelled. ACTION: Adopt Minutes of July 2, 1962 as corrected. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. Stanley F. Compton - Letter, received July 16, 1962, pointed out the hazardous conditions relative to traffie on Magdalena Road and requested the construction of a protected pathway to provide safety for pedestrians. ACTION: That the City Manager and the City Engineer submit a report on the situation to the Council at the next meeting. MOTION: Henley; SECOND: Aiken; VOTE: Passed unanimously ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Notice of proposed Annexations--to the City of Mountain View, designated as Terra Bella No. 8 and to the City of Sunnyvale, designated as De Anza 62-25. 2. Notice of Meeting of the League of California Cities , Peninsula n+ ,-+ e' dn, to be held Thursday, July 26, 1962 at Sakura Gardens. The City Manager will attend. -2- Mayor Clayton announced that he wduld deviate from the order of business on the Printed Agenda. 06 BUSINESS: 1. Fremont Hills Development Co. - Request for In Lieu Payment for Planting and Maintenance of Units No. 5 & 6. The Attorney announced that the Twenty-Six Hundred Dollars (12600.00) does not necessarily have to be spent in the Fremont Hills Subdivisions. ACTION : That the in lieu payment of 12600.00 from the Fremont Hills Develop- ment Co. be accepted with the stipulation that this amount of money be earmarked for planting under the direction of the Planning Com- mission. MOTION: Fowle; SECOND: Henley; VOTE: Passed unanimously 2. Fernhill Assessment District - Public Hearing of Changes and Modifications. Mayor Clayton declared the Public Hearing open at 8:14 P. M. The Clerk reported that were no written protests to the respread of the assessment . Mr. R. ? . Giseker announced that he , Mr. Joseph H. CDx and Mr. Eugene Buitrago were withdrawing their protests to the assessment District. In answer to question by the City Attorney, Mr. Gieseker, Mr. Cox and Mr. Buitrago assented that the withdrawal also included their wives./ ACTION: That the Public Hearing be closed. MOTION : Fowle ; SECOND : ,iken; VOTE: Passed unanimously The following Resolutions were introduced and read in their entirety by the City fttorney relative to Fernhill Assessment District No. 61-1 : Resolution No. 20? - Resolution Overruling the Protests to the Assess- ment . ACTION: That Resolution No. 207 be adopted as read. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND: Sherlock; ROLL CALL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES : None &BEENT: None Resolution No . 208 - Resolution and Order Adopting the Engineer' s Re- g*M port Concerning the Assessment and Ordering the Work. ACTION: That Resolution No. 208 be adopted as read. -3- Resolution No. 208 cont 'd. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND: Sherlock; ROLL CLLL: AYES: Liken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT : None Resolution No. 209 - Resolution Awarding the Sale of Bonds. ACTION: That the Resolution No. 209 be adopted as read. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND : Sherlock; ROLL CLLL: AYES: liken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT: None Resolution No . 210 - Resolution Awarding Contract. ACTION: That Resolution No. 210 be adopted as read. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND : Sherlock; ROLL CALL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT : None Resolution No. 211 - Resolution Designating Collection Officer. ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 211 as read. MOTION: Aiken: SECOND: Sherlock; ROLL CLLL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES : None ABSENT : None 3. Robleda Hills Assessment District. Mr. Wm. T. Newman, Developer, Mr. Charles Coburn, Engineer, and Miss Peggy NcElligott , Attorney, were present. Following remarks by Miss NcElligott , Councilman Henley read his Memo to the Mayor and Councilmen, dated July 16, 1962, stating his objections to the proposed assessment district. ACTION: That the formation of the Robleda Hills Assessment District be denied. MOTION: Henley: SECOND : Sherlock; VOTE: Passed unanimously -4- 4. Olive Tree Hills , Inc . - Clarification of Fath Requirement. Mr. Wendell L. Reich, Fres . , Oliver Tree Hills, Inc. , commented that there MOrwas a discrepency in the previous Minutes relative to the improvements required; that he had been required to construct in-tract paths, but it was not clear as to the requirement for Magdalena and that no paths were required on Blandor Way. Mr. Riech stated that he would like to pay in lieu of constructing paths. ACTION : That the Town accept the in lieu payment for paths for Magdalena and in-tract only. NOTION: Henley; SECOND : Aiken; VOTE: AYES: Aiken, Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSTAINED: Fowle ABSENT: None DIVISIONS OF LAND : 1. Albertsworth, E. F. (229-62) 2 lots. Engr. Charles Coburn. ACTION: That the E. F. Albertsworth Tentative Map be approved, subject to the conditions of the Check List , with the additional condition that the City Engineer decide whether to construct culverts where the private road enters Magdalena Road. MOTION: Sherlock; SECOND : Fowle ; VOTE: Passed unanimously 2. Chatlien, Donald G. , Tract No. 3229. Engr. B. Flehn. ACTION: That the Final Map of Donald G. Chatlien, Tract No. 3239, be approved. MOTION: Fowle; SECOND : Sherlock; VOTE: Passed unaniuously 3. Vincenti, Walter G. , Tract No . 3217. Engr. John Riley. ACTION: That the Final Map of Walter G. Vincenti ; Tract No. 3217, be approved. MOTION: Sherlock; SECOND : Fowle; VOTE: Passed unanimously VARIANCES: 1 . Nyren,i Robert J. (V-119-62) - Request for Reduction of Setback to Sixty Feet (60' ) for Construction of a Residence. Dr. James Cross requested that the Council consider approving the var- iance , commenting that the Planning Commission, on July 5, 1962, withheld -5— Nyren Variance cont 'd. tit its recommendation on the basis that the matter of Fernhill Road Im- provements had not been settled, and that his subdivision had not been given final approval. (Mr. Nyren' s lot is Lot No. 1 of the Cross Subd. ) . In view of Action taken on the Fernhill Assessment District , at this meeting, and Action approving the Cross Final Map, on June 18, 1962, the following action was taken: ACTION: That the request of Robert J. Myren (V-119-62) for reduction of setback from 75 ' to 60' for the construction of a residence be approved , subject to the approval of the Planning Commission. MOTION: Aiken; SECOND: Fowle ; VOTE: Passed unanimously COMMUNICLTIONS: 1. State Division of Highways - Freeway Route 239. Following discussion of letter from the State Division of Highways, re- lative to the Town' s conditions added to the Freeway Agreement , the Mayor was asked to confer with Mr. R. A. Haylor, District Engineer of the Division of Highways , to see if some agreement might be reached. He was asked to submit a report to the Council at the next meeting . NEW BUSINESS: 1. Budget for 1962 - 1963 Fiscal Year. The Clerk presented the Budget , in the amount of $112.896.40, commenting and explaining various allocations . Dr. Edward Liston commented on the poor conditions of the Town' s roads, and suggested that the taxes be increased in order to reconstruct some of the major streets . Mr. Salfen answered questions asked by Dr. Liston relative to allocations for Expenditures under the following captions : Public Works, Engineering, Special Gas Tax Street Improvement Fund, and Motor Vehicle Safety Fund. Relative to format of Budget , the Clerk was asked to clarify Items cited by Dr. Liston. ACTION: That the Budget for the Fiscal Year 1962 - 1963 be adopted . MOTION: AIKEN; SECOND : Fowle ; Clayton CSLL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor y NOES: None 4/0 ABSENT : None r -6- OTHER BUSINESS: 1 Furissima Hills County Water District - Relocation of Water Tines in Fremont Road . Councilman Fowle reported that he had attended a meeting with the Fur- issima Hills County Water District Board of Directors at which the sug- gestion was made that two members of the Board and two Councilmen meet to discuss the matter of payment for re-location of water lines in Fremont in conjunction with the Fremont-Manuella Project . Councilmen Henley and Sherlock were appointed to meet with Mr. Martin J. Taaffe and Mr. M. R. Johnson, members of the F. H. Co . W. D. Board of Directors. 2. Santa Clara County Water Commission. Councilman Fowle , the Town' s representative on the S. C. Co. Water Com- mission, commented on the meeting held July 9, 1962 at which action was taken to transmit the Subcommittee ' s Report to the Board of Supervisors , recommending that it be placed on the November 6% Election Ballot. He stated that the cost of treated water, proposed Pump Tax, and zone of benefit was also discussed. 3. Sewer Agreement - Los Altos School District - Gardner Bullis School . The Agreement was presented b_: the City Attorney, paraphrasing its con- tents and recommending approval. ACTION: Resolved that the Mayor and the City Clerk be authorized to exe- cute the Sewer Agreement as detailed by the City Attorney. MOTION: Henley; SECOND : Fowle; ROLL CALL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT : None WARRANTS : Bills , in the amount of Five Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Three Dollars and Ninety-Four Cents (35,663.94) were presented by Councilman Sherlock. ACTION: That bills in the amount of ?5,663.94 be approved; that the Clerk be authorized to draw the appropriate warrants. MOTION: Sherlock; SECOND : Aiken; ROLL C"kLL: AYES: Aiken, Fowle , Henley, Sherlock, Mayor Clayton NOES: None ABSENT : None MEETING ADJOURNED: 10 :35 P. M. Nf"T REGULAR MEETING: Monday, August 6, 1962 at 7 :45 F. M. at the Town Hall. Respectfully submitted , PAUL W. SATEEN, City Clerk 7-16-62 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS jlm