M 05-19-97TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CALIFORNIA
TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY
May 19, 1997
Minutes
TOWN COUNCIL
The Town Council/Parking Authority of the Town of Los Gatos met in the Council Chambers of the
Town Hall, 110 East Main Street, at 7:36 p.m., Monday, May 19, 1997, in regular session.
ROLL CALL
Present:Randy Attaway, Jan Hutchins,
Linda Lubeck and Mayor Benjamin.
Absent:Steven Blanton.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Given by all in attendance.
CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Benjamin announced that no closed session meeting had been held this evening.
SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS (01.01)
Informational report regarding currently scheduled public hearings was received and filed.
PAYROLL RATIFICATION/APRIL-MAY 1997 (02.V)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council ratify the check register for the
payroll of April 20, 1997 through May 3, 1997 paid on May 9, 1997, in the amount of $311,988.69.
Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/RATIFICATION/APRIL 1997 (03.V)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council ratify the accompanying check
registers for accounts payable invoices paid on May 2, and May 9, 1997 in the amount of
$400,807.47. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
JOINT TOWN COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF APRIL 30, 1997 (04A.V)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council approve the Joint Council/Planning
Commission Study Session Minutes of April 30, 1997 as submitted. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr.
Blanton was absent.
MINUTES OF MAY 5, 1997 (04B.V)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council approve the Minutes of May 5,
1997 as corrected on page 3. In Mr. Blanton's motion, 4th line down, the word "yet" will be removed.
Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
TREASURER'S REPORT (05.V)
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Informational report submitted by the Treasurer to the Council as of March 31, 1997, was received
and filed.
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TRAK COMPUTER SYSTEM/DONATION/MISSING CHILDREN PROGRAM (06.09)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council accept donation of TRAK computer
system for use by the Los Gatos Police Department in recovering missing or abducted children.
Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
SMYTHE EUROPEAN/$440 GRANT/ST. LUKE'S/PARISH PANTRY PROGRAM (07.19)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council allocate $440 from the Smythe
European Empowerment Fund to St. Luke's Episcopal Church for its Parish Pantry Program. Carried
by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
THIRD QUARTER BUDGET REPORT (08.06)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council accept the 1996-97 Third Quarter
Budget Report and authorize the adjustments outlined in the report. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr.
Blanton was absent. Mrs. Benjamin asked staff to supply Council with the names of the businesses
which are the top ten revenue generators in Town.
MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL 1997-98/RESOLUTION 1997-44 (09.10)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-44 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS APPROVING MANAGEMENT
COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 1997-98. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr.
Blanton was absent.
SERVICE CREDIT FOR CLASSIFICATION/RESOLUTION 1997-45 (10.10)
DIRECTOR OF PARKS, FORESTRY & MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-45 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS GRANTING TWO YEARS ADDITIONAL
SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF DIRECTOR OF PARKS, FORESTRY
AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION 1997-43. Included is
the notation that this is a one time action because this position is being eliminated, and PERS is only
allowing this one time payment through June 30th 1997, after which this PERS program will be
eliminated. This motion includes authorization for a one time payment to PERS. Carried by a vote of
4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
BRUSH DECLARED A PUBLIC NUISANCE/RESOLUTION 1997-46 (11.28)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-46 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DECLARING BRUSH A PUBLIC
NUISANCE AND PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton
was absent.
PERS CONTRACT/CORRECT "FIREMEN"/RESOLUTION 1997-47 (12.11)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-47 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO
CORRECT AN ERROR IN THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE
TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton
was absent.
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PREFERRED ALLIANCE/DRUG TESTING/RESOLUTION 1997-48 (13.11)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-48 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PREFERRED ALLIANCE FOR THIRD PARTY
ADMINISTRATION FOR DRUG TESTING SERVICES. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr.
Blanton was absent.
SKY LANE 2/ANNEXATION/14750 SKY LANE/RESOLUTION 1997-49 (14.14)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-49 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ORDERING THE REORGANIZATION OF
CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS SKY LANE 2 TO THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS AND REPLACING RESOLUTION 1997-28. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr.
Blanton was absent.
LOS GATOS BOULEVARD 15960/HIGH TECH BURRITO/RESOLUTION 1997-50 (15.09)
Motion by Mr. Hutchins, seconded by Mr. Attaway, that Council adopt Resolution 1997-50 entitled,
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS GRANTING AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING
COMMISSION DECISION DENYING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A
RESTAURANT WITH INDOOR BEER AND WINE SERVICE SERVED WITH MEALS,
OUTDOOR SEATING ON PROPERTY ZONED C-1. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton
was absent.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
Bike Lanes:
Sheldon Smith, 14225 Lora Drive, Trails and Bikeways Committee, spoke regarding having Bike
Routes on Shannon. These bike routes already exist and simply need further delineation and mapping.
He does not want to see expensive Bike Lanes put on Shannon.
School Reorganization:
Bernadette Frager & Jan Perez, 714 Bicknell Road, The Old Adobe Neighborhood for Community
and School Inclusion, spoke of the need for the residents of Los Gatos to have a school district that
unifies them and that helps add to community identification. She noted that the residents in the Quito
Road area had formed a committee, and asked for community support to help in their endeavors.
Council asked to schedule this discussion for the June 2nd agenda.
FEES & RATES FOR TOWN SERVICES/HEARING (16.06)
Mayor Benjamin stated that this was the time and place duly noted for public hearing to consider
adopting resolution adjusting fees and rates charged by the Town for various services. The proposed
adjustments include increasing some fees and establishing new fees for some services. Mrs. Benjamin
noted that this item had been removed from the agenda since the fees were not changing this year.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Mrs. Benjamin, seconded by Mr. Hutchins, that this evening's meeting be adjourned at
7:54 p.m. to the Joint Town Council/Redevelopment Meeting immediately following. Carried by a
vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton was absent.
ATTEST:Marian V. Cosgrove, Town Clerk
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