M 04-06-81April 6, 1981
Los Gatos, California
TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
met in the Council
Chambers at 7:30p.m., in regular session.
ROLL CALL PRESENT: Ruth Cannon, MarLyn J. Rasmussen,
Peter W. Siemens,
Brent N. Ventura and Mayor
Thomas J. Ferrito.
ABSENT: None.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Given by all in attendance.
PRESENTATION Mayor Ferrito presented Resolution of
Commendation to the
following Parking Advisory Commissioners:
Elizabeth Zientek, Carol Painter and Dale
Chambers for
their services to the Town.
MINUTES Mrs. Rasmussen moved minutes of March
16th, 17th and 23rd,
1981 be approved as submitted. Mr.
Siemens Seconded.
Unanimously carried.
WRITTEN 1. Mayor Ferrito referred to letter from
Pacific Valley Bank,
COMMUNICATIONS re State/Local Partnership Program,
requesting the Council
(ACTION) to adopt a resolution confirming
their approval of the
masterplan concept, for the
distribution to counties of
state funding for the arts. Mrs.
Rasmussen moved to accept
staff recommendation and adopt
Resolution 1981-69, entitled,
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING CONCEPT OF
MASTERPLAN FOR STATE
FUNDING OF THE ARTS, and this be
referred to the Cultural
Resources Commission. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
2. Mayor Ferrito referred to letter from
KQED requesting the
Council to adopt a resolution
designating the week of
April 20th through April 30th, 1981,
as KQED WEEK and
requested the possible donation of
some item from the
Town that might be auctioned off
during the annual KQED
auction. Mrs. Cannon moved for
adoption of Resolution No.
1981-70 entitled, A RESOLUTION
COMMENDING PUBLIC BROAD-
CASTING STATION KQED and the Town to
donate a Key to
KQED for their auction. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
WRITTEN 3. Letter from Los Gatos Chamber of
Commerce re their plans
COMMUNICATIONS to hold an outdoor antique market on
Saturday, May 30th,
(REFERRALS) and requesting Council’s permission
to use the Town Plaza
for this event and block off
Montebello Way for the day.
After some discussion, Mrs. Cannon
moved to grant the
request in concept, subject to staff
review. Also asked
for staff report on costs re Town's
support. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously carried.
4. Letter from Catholic Social Service
of Santa Clara County
requesting Council’s continued
support of the Ombudsman
Program and in order to maintain
their outreach office are
requesting $6,000.00, from the Town
for this purpose.
Letter from Catholic Social Service
of Santa Clara County
requesting a contract with the Town
of Los Gatos, for the
purpose of staffing the Neighborhood
Center with a Director
and Service Coordinator to develop a
total integrating of
services to the elderly.
Both of the above letters were
referred to Town Manager.
5. Letter from O.L. Johns, informing
Council of injuries he
sustained, when he stumbled over
broken sidewalk at
Nicholson Avenue near N. Santa Cruz
Ave. Referred to the
Town Attorney for response.
6. Letter from Santa Cruz County Farm
Bureau requesting that
Council notify State and Federal
authorities that they will
support aerial spraying if present
measures prove ineffective
in eradication of the Mediterranean
Fruit Fly. (Note and
file)
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WRITTEN 7. Letter from Carolyn and Bill Pahle,
opposing the aerial
COMMUNICATIONS spraying of Malathion. (File)
(REFERRALS) S. Letter from jack G. Parson, Director of
the Photographic
(CONTINUED) Guild of Los Gatos, requesting a waiver of
use fees for
the Downtown Neighborhood Center. Bill
Griffin, spoke
on the activity. Mrs. Rasmussen moved
fees be waived
and asked for staff to develop policy
recommendations
on fee charges for fiscal year 1981-82.
Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried.
9. Letter from American Federation of State,
County and
Municipal Employees, who represent the
workers at the
Town Corporation Yard, requesting to be
placed on the
agenda. Prudence Slaathaug,
representative speaking for
William Callahan, asked for the agenda
placement. Mayor
Ferrito informed Ms. Slaathaug this could
be brought up
under verbal communications at any Council
meeting.
10. Letter from Blanche Walton, Chairperson of
the Social
Responsibility Committee of the Unitarian
Fellowship of
Los Gatos, informing Council of their
passage of a resolution
unanimously supporting the Villa Vasona
project. (No
action taken).
11. Claim for damages filed on behalf of Diana
Shannon. Mr.
Ventura moved claim be denied. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
i2. Claim for damages filed on behalf of
Kathryn Ann Wheeler.
Mr. Siemens moved claim be denied. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
13. Letter from Herb & Beverly Weinman, 14475
Shannon Road
requesting clarification of pre-zoning of
property under
application Z-81-2, that was heard at the
March 16Th, 1981,
meeting. (Later agenda item VIII A-3).
14. Letter from W. Preston Thompson,
requesting Council’s
support on request to rezone .763 acres in
Holy City from
RHS-20 to AL. (County referral 458-23-42-
78Z-78P Bellicit
After some discussion, Mr. Siemens moved
the Council
concur with its previous action and
request that the County
deny the zone change. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
POLLING PLACES Mr. Ventura moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-71 entitled,
ELECTION OFFICERS A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AND PROVIDING FOR THE
CONSOLIDATION
MAY 12TH, 1981 OF PRECINCTS LISTING POLLING PLACES AND
ELECTION OFFICERS
ELECTION AND PROVIDING FOR THE GIVING OF NOTICE. Mrs.
Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
CULTURAL RESOURCES Town Clerk stated that notice of vacancies on
the Cultural
COMMISSION Resources Commission and other commissions had
been advertised
VACANCIES in the paper. The deadline to receive
applications was March
31st, 1981, and to date only one application
for the Cultural
Resources Commission has been received and
there are two
vacancies. It was consensus of Council to
extend the time
for receiving applications and they will
review this at their
meeting of May 4th, 1981.
VERBAL Bob Tetzloff, representing Los Gatos Bicycle
Club, spoke to
COMMUNICATIONS Council requesting permission to hold their
annual Cats Hill
Race on May 10th, 1981, on same route on which
it has been
held before and also have their refreshment
stand. Mr. Siemens
moved request be granted, subject to staff
approval and also
subject to Council receiving written request
stating the details.
Mrs. Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
Joan Steinberg, representative of Enshallal
Developers, spoke
on Forbes Mill condominiums being developed
and on the extra
costs to the developers caused by certain
requirements of the
Town. Ms. Steinberg asked for some relief
with regards to the
BMP units on the project. Mayor stated
Manager has been
instructed to negotiate with the developers.
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VERBAL Candy Rose, representative of West Valley
College District,
COMMUNICATIONS spoke on the needs of the community and the
necessity for the
(CONTINUED) Town and the District to work together.
Lee Bowman, Chairman of the Live Oak
Nutrition Center, stated
he would like to extend an invitation to
Council to attend the
Nutrition Center 7th Anniversary Luncheon
to be held on May
15th, 1981.
APPEAL OF LYNDON Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place noted for the
PLAZA DELI continued hearing on the appeal of Planning
Commission’s
approval of a conditional use permit to
operate a delicatessen
in the Lyndon Plaza complex at 20 S. Santa
Cruz Ave. Mike
Silva, appellant, spoke on his concerns re
serving of pre-
cooked food and would like clarification on
how this would be
done. Applicant Dan Esposto, stated all
food served is
regulated by the Health Department. Also,
speaking was Richard
Gaines, Chairman of the Planning
Commission. There being no
one else wishing to speak on this issue,
Mrs. Rasmussen moved
public hearing be closed. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously
carried. After further discussion, Mrs.
Rasmussen moved for
adoption of Resolution No. 1981-72
entitled, A RESOLUTION OF
THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AFFIRMINGG THE
DECISION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION, and deny the appeal. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried.
ZONE CHANGE Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
SHANNON ROAD AREA for public hearing on the proposed zone
change. L. Walton,
SCHOOL PROPERTY Superintendent of the Los Gatos School
District, spoke on the
proposed zone change and the leasing of the
School District
property. Ormand Smith, 124 Hilow Court,
stating that uses
as referred to in the PS Zone are not
compatible to the
surrounding area. Max Peters, spoke against
PS Zoning, stating
it is to broad and the finding of the
Planning Commission was
inconsistent with the General Plan, and
this petition should
be denied. Dale Hill, spoke on definitions
as listed under
permitted uses in Ordinance No. 1452.
After further discussion,
Mrs. Cannon moved this matter be referred
back to Planning
Commission for review of permitted uses.
Mayor Ferrito would
like motion to include the possible merger
of the PS and Public
Facility Zones. Maker of motion accepted
amendment. Mr.
Ventura seconded and asked for amendment to
motion on the
need to retain open space and turf areas
for public uses.
Maker of motion accepted said amendment.
Motion carried
Unanimously. After Further discussion,
Council referred the
matter back to Planning for further study
of possibly split-
ting the zoning, revisions to PS zone and
evaluation of
permitted uses, possible merger of PS and
Public Facility
zones and the retention of open space and
turf areas. It was
decided to reopen the public hearing and
continue it to a
later date. Mrs. Cannon moved public
hearing be reopened.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
Mrs. Cannon
moved the hearing be continued to the
meeting of May 4th, 1981.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
APPEAL OF Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
GARAGE EXPANSION for public hearing to consider the appeal
of Planning Commission's
301 OAK MEADOW denial of an Architecture and Site
application for a garage
DRIVE expansion at 301 Oak Meadow Drive. Ernest
Miller, developer
of the project, spoke on the appeal. There
being no one else
wishing to speak on this issue, Mr.
Ventura moved hearing be
closed. Mrs. Cannon seconded. Unanimously
carried. After
further discussion, Mr. Ventura moved for
adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-73 entitled, A RESOLUTION OF THE
TOWN COUNCIL AFFIRMING
A DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, and
deny the appeal.
Mrs. Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
It was consensus
of Council that the appellant may reapply
as an amendment to
PD and credit will be given for previously
paid fees.
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NONCONFORMING Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly
USES published for public hearing to consider a
Zoning Ordinance
amendment, modifying the provision of the
non-conforming use
section relating to the expansion of
nonconforming uses.
There being no one from the audience wishing
to speak on this
issue, Mrs. Rasmussen moved hearing be
closed. Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unanimously carried. Mrs.
Rasmussen moved reading
be waived for AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LOS GATOS AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONCERNING NON-
CONFORMING USES. Mrs.
Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
Clerk read title.
Mr. Ventura moved to amend the ordinance by
putting back the
wording of "Including, but not limited
to . . .",, after the
first sentence of See. 3.50.085 subsection
(1) and; Sec.
5.20.230 subsection (1). Mr. Ferrito
seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mrs. Cannon moved ordinance be
introduced as
amended. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
LEAGUE MEETING Mayor referred to request from Attorney
Hays, to attend the
ATTENDANCE BY League of California Cities meeting at the
Town’s expense.
ATTORNEY Mr. Ventura moved request be approved. Mr.
Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried. Town Attorney's
contract with the Town
to be modified and reviewed at the next
Council meeting.
AUTHORIZING Mr. Siemens moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-74
ATTORNEY - FILE entitled, A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS
GATOS AUTHORIZING
SUIT ON MEDFLY THE TOWN ATTORNEY TO FILE SUIT TO ENJOIN
AERIAL SPRAYING OF
SPRAYING MALATHION UNTIL ALL REQUIREMENTS OF LAW ARE
MET. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried.
KNIGHTS OF Town Manager, David Mora, referred to his
report re complaints
COLUMBUS ZONING received re the creating of noise and the
parking problems in
VIOLATIONS the area caused by use of the hall at 17115
Wedgewood Avenue.
He stated a letter had been sent to the
State (owner of the
property), recommending the lease they hold
with the Knights
of Columbus be revoked. Mr. Chase,
representative of the
Knights of Columbus, stated their
organization had received
no notice from the State about revoking
their lease. After
further discussion, Mr. Ventura directed
staff to contact the
State informing them that the zoning of the
area prohibits
the use of the building but, will allow the
use until the
Knights of Columbus' lease expires in
October, 1981. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
ELKS CLUB - Town Manager referred to his report re
complaints of display
PARKING LOT of advertising banners; service of food to
other than those
members belonging to the organization and
leasing of a parking
area which is accessory to another use.
Speaking on the
violations were Mrs. Bergholdt, who
presented Council with
pictures showing the illegal parking on the
lower parking lot.
Mrs. Helen Boitano, spoke of the noise.
Others speaking
on the violation were John Peirini and Mr.
Aiello. Mr. Richard
Zemke, stated violations have been
corrected. Further
discussion was held as to whether the
violations had been
corrected or not. Mr. Ventura moved this be
referred to staff
with report back to Council at the May 4th,
1981, meeting .
Mr. Siemens seconded. Carried by a vote of
four ayes. Mrs.
Cannon abstained. (Amended
4/20/1981))
MOTORCYCLE CLUB David Mora, Town Manager, referred to report
:re illegal use
VIOLATIONS of property at 17159 Wedgewood Avenue. After
further discussion
it was consensus of Council to direct
Attorney to respond to
the club and report back at the May 4th,
1981, meeting.
MONTHLY PLANNING Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept the status
of Planning matters
REPORT for April.- Including the Planning
Commission-department work
priorities April through June 1981. Mr.
Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
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COUNTY REFERRALS Mr. Siemens moved to accept staff
recommendation on the
following:
1361-26-46-81V Bear Creek Rd
Rohlott Variance
to reduce side yard no comment.
1370-32-44-81B Soda Springs Rd.
Corey Single
family home no comment.
1371-32-43-81B Soda Springs Rd.
Collins Single
family home no comment.
1369-34-43-81B Soda Springs Rd.
Barrick Single
family home no comment.
1372-27-41-81B Santa Ana Rd.
Frost Single
family home no comment.
1377-28-40-81V Summit Rd. Woods
Variance to
build two story accessory bld. no
comment.
1374-30-52-81B-81P Englewood Ave.
Beadle Single
family home & -cs Use permit Report to
County Planning
is unable to make required findings to grant
the use permit.
991-30-52-81LA Englewood Ave.
Beadle Appeal of
lot line adjustment appeal denied by Bd-.
of Sups.
approval granted.
Rae Schmuck, 16443 Englewood Avenue, spoke in
opposition of
lot line adjustment and asked staff to urge
use permit be
invalidated, as property is being annexed.
Pat Beadle, spoke on lot line adjustment,
stating the Board of
Supervisors had granted approval.
P. Franz, 16435 Englewood Avenue, asked that
use permit be
denied. After further discussion, Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded the
motion of Mr. Siemens to accept the above
staff recommendations.
Unanimously carried.
SHANNON ROAD AND Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Ordinance
No. 1494 entitled,
KENNEDY ROAD AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING
THE ZONING
PREZONING ORDINANCE EFFECTING ZONE CHANGE NO. 48
PREZONING TO HR-5, HR-
20 AND RC. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
Manager instructed to respond to letter from
Mr. Weinman.
SLURRY SEAL Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-75
VARIOUS STREETS entitled, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF LOS
PROJECT 249-SS GATOS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
SLURRY SEALING
OF VARIOUS STREETS, PROJECT NO. 249-SS, and
authorize the
Town Clerk to advertise for bids to be
received on April 22nd,
1981, at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
NOTICE OF Mrs. Cannon moved Notice of Completion and
Certificate of
COMPLETIONS Acceptance be approved for the following:
Wheelchair Ramp at the Los Gatos Museum,
Project 250-RS.
Repair of Sanitary Sewer line in Los Gatos
Creek, Project
SF 80-1.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
PARKING 3jLrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-76
RESTRICTION - entitled, PARKI14G RESTRICTION - TAIT AVENUE.
Mr. Siemens
TAIT AVENUE seconded. Unanimously carried.
HANDICAPPED Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-77
PARKING - TAIT entitled, HANDICAPPED PARKING - TAIT AVENUE.
@Ir. Siemens
AVENUE seconded. Unanimously carried.
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TDA FUNDS FOR Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-78
BICYCLE RACKS entitled, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
FILING OF AN APPLICATION
WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATION
OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS
FOR FISCAL YEAR
1981-82 (Crossed out and changed to 78. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
BROADWAY Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-79
EXTENSION entitled, A RESOLUTION ORDERING REDUCTION
OF CERTAIN
ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENTS - BROADWAY EXTENSION. Mr.
Siemens seconded.
DISTRICT Unanimously carried.
Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-80
entitled, A RESOLUTION DETERMINING UNPAID
ASSESSMENTS AND
PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF BONDS. Mr.
Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
MARCH PAYROLL Mrs. Cannon moved March payroll in the
amount of $246,625.88,
AND WARRANT and March warrant demands in the amount of
$311,978.55, be
DEMANDS approved. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
RENT MEDIATION Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Ordinance No. 1495 entitled,
AMENDMENT AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING CHAPTER 24 OF
THE TOWN CODE TO RESOLVE CERTAIN ISSUES OF
INTERPRETATION.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously
carried.
WILDER LOT Mr. Mora explained the proposal the Town
received from Mid-
MOVE-ON PROJECT Peninsula Coalition Housing Fund re the
moving of the Town
owned apartment to the Town owned Wilder
Avenue lot. Speaking
from the audience on this issue were Mr.
Walton, representative
of the Mid-Penlnsula Coalition Housing
Fund, Keith Hosper
and Bob Cowan. After further discussion,
Mr- Ventura moved
for adoption of Resolution No. 1981-81
entitled, A RESOLUTION
OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LCS
GATOS TO ACCEPT A
PROPOSAL FOR ASSISTED HOUSING AS PRESENTED
BY
COALITION HOUSING FUND. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
SIGNALIZATION After some discussion on concept plan for
this signalization,
N. SANTA CRUZ Mr. Ventura moved this matter be
rescheduled and set for
AVENUE & ANDREWS public hearing on May 4th, 1981, meeting
and property owner's
STREET in the surrounding areas be notified of
said hearing. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
PROPOSED GAS Mr. Ventura moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
TAX INCREASE adopt Resolution No. 1981-82 entitled
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS REGARDING STREET AND HIGHWAY
FINANCING. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
OLDE DRIVE Director of Public Works referred to
request from Mr. & Mrs.
COMPLAINT Douglas Lincoln to review the status of
Olde Drive. Mr.
Douglas, spoke on the request for review
stating the road
goes over his property. E. Mannon, 152
Clover Way, stated
how dangerous the road is. After further
discussion, Mr.
Siemens moved this matter be referred back
to staff for
report and explore as to the Town's
rights. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried.
CIVIC CENTER Mrs. Cannon moved to accept staff
recommendation and
HANDICAPPED approve a supplemental appropriation in
the amount of $7,500
ACCESS from Construction Tax Fund. Mr. Siemens
seconded- Unanimously
carried.
COMMUNITY GOALS It was consensus of Council that a work
session be set for
Monday, April 13, 1981, at 7:30 p.m., to
follow-up on the
community goals identification process.
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VILLA VASONA Mr. Hays, Town Attorney, spoke on changes
made in the
AGREEMENT agreement. Mr. Jack Sheehan also spoke on
said changes.
Discussion was held in general on the
different changes.
After further discussion, in general, on
the suggested
changes, Mr. Siemens moved for adoption of
Resolution No.
1981-83 entitled, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AND VILLA VASONA,
LTD., and authorize
the Mayor to sign the agreement for
disposition of property
between the Town and the named developers.
Mr. Ventura
seconded. Carried by a vote of three ayes.
Mrs. Cannon
and Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
CONSULTANTS Mr. Siemens moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-84
GENERAL PLAN entitled, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
AGREEMENT WITH GENGE
REVIEW & DOWNTOWN CONSULTANTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA and
authorize Mayor to
SPECIFIC PLAN sign an agreement for consultant services
between the Town
of Los Gatos and Genge Consultants. The
Council to appropriate
$173,052, from the unappropriated reserve
of the General
Fund for payment under the agreement. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
HUGHES, HEISS Manager presented report on the Hughes,
Heiss & Associates
REPORT recommendations. It was consensus of
Council to accept said
report and recommendations be discussed at
the work sessions.
TDA- FUNDING 4.5 Mr. Siemens moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-85
APPLICATION FOR entitled, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING
OF A CLAIM WITH
FISCAL YEAR THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FOR ALLOCATION OF
1981-82 TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT FUNDS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 1981-82.
(This is for continued operation of the Los
Gatos/Saratoga/
Monte Sereno Transit Assist paratransit
program), that Council
approve suggested plan for the acquisition
of a second Transit
Assist vehicle. Council to authorize an
amendment to the
current (Fy 1980-81) year's program to
include an additional
$12,000, for capital acquisition for
possible purchase of a
fully accessible van this year. Mr.
Ventura seconded but
noted this was being done under protest.
Carried by a vote
of four ayes. Mrs. Cannon voting no.
TOWN LOGO Continued to the next Council meeting.
REFORM OF Mr. Ventura moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-86
ELECTION PROCESS entitled, A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR REFORMS
IN THE ELECTION
PROCESS. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
RATE INCREASES Mayor Ferrito referred to Notice of General
Telephone Company
OF GENERAL increase of rates and spoke against said
increase. Mr. J.
TELEPHONE CO. Keil, Los Gatos Division Manager of the
General Telephone
Company, spoke on behalf of the increases
and explained the
conversion to Zone Usage Measurement Rates
(ZUM). Further
discussion was held as to where the
hearings are being held
and noted they are all being held in
Southern California.
Councilman Ventura stated he would
volunteer to represent the
Town at one of the hearings and register
their opposition
against the increase of rates.
COMMISSION Mr. Mora, asked for clarification from the
Council members if
MINUTES they are satisfied with the minutes as
provided by the
Commissions. They indicated they are
satisfied with the minutes.
ADJOURNMENT Mrs. Rasmussen moved meeting be adjourned
at 2:15, p.m.,
Tuesday, April 7, 1981. Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
ATTEST:
Rose E.
Aldag
7 Town Clerk