M01-18-05DRAFT TOWN OF LOS GATOS Council/Agency Meeting
CALIFORNIA Date: 02/07/2005
TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY
JOINT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY Item#_________
JANUARY 18, 2005/MINUTES
Los Gatos Civic Center
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
TIME ITEM ACTION ON ITEM
7:00 PM TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council/Parking Authority/Redevelopment Agency of the Town
of Los Gatos met in the Council Chambers of the Town of Hall,
110 East Main Street, at 7:00 PM, January 18, 2005, in a joint regular
session.
7:01 PM ROLL CALL Present: Steve Glickman, Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski, Barbara Spector,
and Mayor/Chairman Mike Wasserman
Absent: None
7:02 PM PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE
The audience was invited to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance.
7:03 PM CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9 [a]) - Three Cases
William Walker v. Town of Los Gatos
Horace Pete v. Town of Los Gatos
Leslie Foster v. Town of Los Gatos, et al.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICPATED LITIGATION
(Government Code Section 54956.9) (b) (c)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of
Section 54956.9 one potential case.
Claim of Susan Brewster.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Knowles Avenue
Property: Vasona Park
Negotiating parties: Town of Los Gatos (Negotiator: Debra Figone,
Town Manager)
County of Santa Clara (Negotiator: Pete Kutras, County Executive)
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment
No action Taken.
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7:05 PM PRESENTATION Commendations
Mark Weiner, General Plan Committee.
Barry Gordon – President, Los Gatos Bicycle Racing Club.
7:07 PM CONSENT ITEMS
#1-7
TOWN COUNCIL
1. Accept Schedule of Public Hearings. (1-V)
2. Ratify Payroll for the period of December 5 – December 8, 2004
paid on December 23, 2004 and December 19, 2004 – January 7,
2005 paid on January 7, 2005. (2-V)
3. Ratify accounts payable for December 2004 and January, 2005.
(3-V)
4. Adopt a resolution approving all Santa Clara Count Fire
Department stations (specifically three Los Gatos stations) as
California Safe Surrender sites and the creation of a County-wide
Task Force of stakeholders to develop a program of funding,
training, and implementation for the program
RESOLUTION 2005-3 (4-36)
5. Equipment Purchase.
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Town Manager to execute an
agreement with Municipal Maintenance Equipment for the purchase
of one new 2005 Schwarze A9000 street sweeper in the amount of
$145,921.00 from the Equipment Replacement Fund.
RESOLUTION 2005-4 (5-42)
REDEVELOPMENT
6. Ratify accounts payable for December, 2004 and January, 2005.
(6-V)
TOWN COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT
7. Approve Council/Agency minutes of January 3, 2005. (7-V)
MOTION by Mr. Pirzynski to approve Consent Items #1-7.
Seconded by Mrs. McNutt.
7:08 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
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7:09 PM VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
Ray Davis
Spoke on the Planning Commission’s approval of a
telecommunication facility by the Christian Church.
7:11 PM CLOSED VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
7:12 PM PUBLIC HEARING None
7:12 PM OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM #8
APPROVE TRAFFIC
CALMING
PROPOSAL FOR
LONGRIDGE
ROAD.
ITEM #8 (8-41)
Approve traffic calming proposal for Longridge Road.
Staff report made by John Curtis.
7:18 PM COUNCIL
COMMENT
Commented on Council policy regarding traffic calming and
commended the work staff is doing within the Los Gatos
neighborhoods.
Agreed on staff recommendations for speed humps on Longridge.
7:20 PM OPEN/CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT
7:21 PM COUNCIL
DISCUSSION
MOTION by Mr. Pirzynski to approve staff report and install permanent
medians at each end of Longridge Road and to test speed humps mid-block.
Seconded by Mrs. Spector.
7:22 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
7:23 PM ITEM #9
ACCEPT STAFF
REPORT ON
EVALUATION OF
HAUNTED FOREST
EVENT.
ITEM #9 (9-36)
Accept staff report on evaluation of Haunted Forest Event and provide
direction regarding staff recommendation to discontinue the event.
Staff report made by David Gravel.
7:26 PM ITEM #9
Continued
OPEN/CLOSE
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PUBLIC COMMENT
7:26 PM COUNCIL
DISCUSSION
MOTION by Mrs. Spector to accept staff report and recommend that the
Haunted Forest event be discontinued.
Seconded by Mr. Prizynski.
7:27 PM Commented that if a private party or organization wished to sponsor
the Haunted Forest Event in the future, the sponsor would be required
to adhere to the Town’s Event Permit process; and that the event
would be monitored to ensure a quality production.
7:33 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
7:34 PM ITEM #10
INTRODUCE
ORDINANCE
AMENDING TOWN
CODE
CONCERNING
STEEL ANIMAL
TRAPS.
ITEM #10
Introduce ordinance amending Town Code, Chapter 4, Article I, repealing
Section 4.10.085 concerning steel animal traps.
Staff report made by Orry Korb.
7:36 PM COUNCIL
COMMENTS
Clarified that this does not affect previous Policy stated by Council in
September.
Commented on State Law and current Town Ordinance in regard to
Vector Control’s authority.
Encouraged Vector Control, Little Blue Society, and Santa Clara
County Animal Advisory Commission to work together to come up
with ideas to educate the community.
Requested staff to continue to work with the other agencies to
educate the Los Gatos community on this matter.
Commented that the Town is looking to this amendment as a final
resolution if safety issues need to be addressed.
7:40 PM ITEM #10
Continued
OPEN PUBLIC
COMMENT
Mary A. Paglieri, from Little Blue Society
Commented against the padded jaw leghold traps.
Requested that the Ordinance not be amended.
Carole Miller, Chair from the Santa Clara County Animal Advisory
Commission.
Referred to the letter from her Commission regarding Coyote
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awareness.
Spoke about alternate methods, and respect for the animals.
Janet Alexander, Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
Commented on the Coyotes and that the “trap and kill” method does
not work.
7:58 PM CLOSE PUBLIC
COMMENT
7:59 PM Mayor Wasserman, requested the Clerk Administrator to read the title.
MOTION by Mr. Pirzynski to wave the reading of the ordinance.
Seconded by Mr. Glickman.
8:00 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
8:01 PM MOTION by Mr. Pirzynski to introduce the ordinance.
Seconded by Mr. Glickman.
8:03 PM COUNCIL
DISCUSSION
Recommended that the different agencies and Town’s staff continue
to implement public education, and awareness regarding the coyote
issues.
8:04 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
8:05 PM ITEM #11
COUNCIL
MATTERS
ITEM #11
Mr. Pirzynski was congratulated on his recent appointment as Chair
of the Valley Transit Authority Board.
8:06 PM ITEM #12 ITEM #12 (12-37)
Discussion on streamlining the review process for a replacement facility at
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MANAGER
MATTERS
DISCUSSION
15200 LOS GATOS
BOULEVARD
CONSIDER
ADOPTING
URGENCY
ORDINANCE
15200 Los Gatos Boulevard (Los Gatos Auto Mall) and consideration of
adopting an Urgency Ordinance to implement the streamlined review
process. ORDINANCE 2137
Staff Report made by Bud Lortz.
8:09 PM COUNCIL
COMMENT
Asked for clarification from staff regarding the urgency issue.
Applauded staff for their efforts regarding the information in the staff
report.
Commented on the General Plan Committee discussion regarding the
process for responding to this disaster.
Applauded the use of the Commercial Guidelines to help in the
design of the new building.
8:15 PM OPEN/CLOSE
PUBLIC COMMENT
8:16 PM COUNCIL
DISCUSSION
Mayor Wasserman, requested the Clerk Administrator to read the title.
MOTION by Mr. Glickman to wave the reading.
Seconded by Mr. Pirzynski.
8:17 PM MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
ITEM #12
Continued
COUNCIL
DISCUSSION
MOTION by Mrs. Spector to introduce and adopt the Urgency Ordinance.
Seconded by Mr. Pirzynski.
MAYOR CALLED
THE QUESTION
Carried unanimously.
7:35 PM MEETING
ADJOURNED
Submitted by: Attest:
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Jackie D. Rose, Deputy Clerk MarLyn J. Rasmussen, Clerk Administrator
Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency