Desk Item 13 Staff Report General Plan and Hillside Specific Plan Update ProcessTO:
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MEETING DATE: 3/2/98
ITEM NO.
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT DESK ITEM
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
TOWN MANAGER
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GENERAL PLAN AND HILLSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE PROCESS
AUTHORIZE STAFF TO:
A. PREPARE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING GENERAL PLAN TASK FORCE II WITH
A MAXIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS.
B. ADVERTISE FOR APPLICATIONS TO FILL VACANCIES ON GENERAL PLAN
TASK FORCE II IN ACCORDANCE WITH TOWN COUNCIL CRITERIA.
C. PREPARE NECESSARY REPORTS FOR AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TO
INCORPORATE SECTIONS OF THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN THAT HAVE
NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND REPEAL THE REMAINDER OF THE DOWNTOWN
SPECIFIC PLAN.
D. SEND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DATA
COLLECTION DURING THE GENERAL PLAN AND HILLSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN
UPDATE PROCESS.
Attachment 13 from Lynn Kennedy, Vice Chair of Los Gatos Arts Commission was received February 27, 1998, after
Council Report distribution. On behalf of the Arts Commission, Ms. Kennedy requests the Council to consider adding
an Arts Element to the General Plan through the course of the General Plan update.
Attachment:
13. Letter from Lynn Kennedy, received February 28, 1998
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February 27, 1998
Mayor and Town Council
Town of Los Gatos
RECEIVED
Lynn Kennedy
Vice Chair, Town of Los Gatos Arts Commission
Scope of revisions to Los Gatos General Plan
FEB 2"'1998
TOWN OPLOS GAros
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
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Over the past several months, the Arts Commission has discussed its
desire to recommend the addition of an Arts Element to the Town's
General Plan. The Commission has begun researching the Arts
Elements of several other California cities and had intended to
develop recommended language for an Arts Element to present for
your consideration. However, as we now understand the Town is
updating the General Plan in its entirety, I feel that it would be more
appropriate to add this item to the list of issues for consideration by
a general plan task force, consultant and/or committee.
The Council understands the need for arts within the community as
evidenced by its strong support of the Arts Commission's Music in
the Plaza program. I believe that a more sweeping statement of your
support is warranted, recognizing that the arts are an integral and
essential part of a community; one of the reasons a town is a good
place to live or work. By adding an Arts Element to the General Plan,
we can communicate to the public our desire to foster a climate
encouraging creativity and cultural enrichment. As we develop the
goals and guidelines that will shape our community into the next
century, we must communicate how embracing the arts can
positively contribute to our overall quality of life.
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Town Council Minutes March 2, 1998
Redevelopment Agency Los Gatos, California
Council and residents who should stand united on a decision. The residents submitted their own staff
report for the record.
Lou Rae Kagel, 147 Newell Ave., spoke in support of Council making a decision before the March
23rd meeting.
Carol LaMarre, 204 Charter Oaks Circle, asked Council to take a stand on an alternative site.
Eric Lynch, 510 Clearview Drive, President of the Wimbledon Place Home Owners Assoc.,
suggested that Town request PG&E to underground throughout Los Gatos.
Barbara Pearlman, 183 Newell Ave., spoke of the beautification of Los Gatos and volunteered to
help with the mailing of notices.
Aggie Potter, 144 Newell Ave., believes Council should have made a decision by now and a united
front at the March 23rd meeting would end the PG&E Vasona project on Winchester. She thinks that
both Los Gatos Boulevard and Winchester are Gateways to Los Gatos, and asked that sites K-N-O
be considered since they run by the freeway and have few residences nearby
PG&E VASONA SUBSTATION/COUNCIL REQUESTED REPORT CONTINUED
Council Consensus:
That a Public Hearing notice be prepared. That this notice be a letter of notification explaining the
process determined by the CPUC procedures, and the implications this brings to potentially affected
alternative neighborhoods. That Council receive a draft of this notice by Friday, March 6th, and
return comments in time for the notice to be sent to the printer on March 9th. That this notice be sent
to neighborhoods potentially affected by the alternatives. That the neighborhoods receive a copy of
the map identifying the six proposed options A-G-H-I-N-O, including site K. That the notice include
the CPUC General Public Hearing to be held March 23rd in the Los Gatos Council Chambers at
which time general comments from concerned citizens will be heard. The Mayor will speak at this
meeting to inform the CPUC that Council will agendize this topic for the April 6th Regular Council
Meeting, and the Mayor will forward a letter covering the Council's position on this topic to the
CPUC in time for the CPUC's April 13th and 14th Evidentiary Hearing to be held in San Francisco
at which time sworn testimony will be taken.
SHORT RECESS AT 9:25 TO 9:27
Mayor Lubeck called a short recess.
GENERAL PLAN AND HILLSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE PROCESS (13.46)
Council Comments for General Plan Task Force II:
That a matrix be developed that includes representation for various groups, organizations and
neighborhoods. That the appointees to the reformulated committee be willing to accept the
assignment of representing and reaching out to more than one of these interest groups. That the
committee remain at approximately 30 members.
That Council generate a setting for a community study that involves participation and rigueur of
thought. That forums be held that distribute materials and hold discussions, and that peoples' ideas
be considered and measured after these forums. That questionnaires allow the participant to consider
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