M 05-04-81April 23, 1981
Los Gatos, California
TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos
met in the Conference
Room of the Town Hall at 4:10 P.M., in an
adjourned regular session.
PRESENT: Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito,
MarLyn J. Rasmussen,
Brent 14. Ventura and Mayor Peter
W. Siemens.
ABSENT: None.
INTERIM Mayor Siemens stated the first order of
business deals with an
URGENCY ZONING Urgency Ordinance requiring Conditional Use
Permit for the off-
ORDINANCE premise sale of liquors. It was noted this
ordinance is an
AMENDMENT Urgency Interim Ordinance and expires in four
months. Discussion
was held re this becoming a permanent ordinance
and questioned if
all existing liquor sales businesses would
become nonconforming
uses? It was suggested that a grandfather
clause could be added
to cover existing businesses. In
reviewing the proposed ordinance
the following amendments were made:
First paragraph, last line of Section A (1),
omit "as compared to
tourists or transients."
Add a new Section 4 as follows:
Section 4, The Town of Los Gatos has a higher
per capita number
of establishments selling alcoholic beverages
than Santa Clara
County. Renumber the former section 4 to 5.
Mrs. Cannon moved reading be waived for AN
URGENCY INTERIM ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS REQUIRING A
CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR THE OFF-PREMISE SALE OF LIQUOR. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried. Clerk read title. Mr.
Ventura moved for
adoption of Ordinance No. 1497 as amended
entitled, AN URGENCY
INTERIM ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS
GATOS REQUIRING A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OFF-PREMISE SALE
OF LIQUOR. Mrs.
Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
CITIZENS The Town Manager referred to a list of names
submitted by Council
ADVISORY members for the Citizens Advisory Committee.
This committee will
C03AMITTEE work with the consultants on the General Plan
Review and Downtown
Specific Plan. The committee should be
composed of no more than
twenty-five individuals and the mix of
individuals should be
representative of all interests in the Town
including a geographic
balance. Council at this time reviewed the
list of names sub-
mitted and a final list of names were given to
the Town Manager.
It was consensus of Council that it was a well
balanced committee,
geographically and has good representation from
the different
organizations. After further discussion the
final count of
committee members were 27. Coordination of
final list will be
determined prior to May 4th, 1981, meeting and
Committee members
will be advised. Discussion was held as to the
selection of a
Chairman for the committee. It was consensus
of the Council that
the committee select their own Chairman.
ADJOURNMENT Mrs. Rasmussen moved meeting be adjourned at
5:30 P.m. Mr. Ferrito
seconded. Unanimously carried.
ATTEST:
Rose E. Aldag
Town Clerk
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TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos met
in the Council
Chambers of the Town Hall at 7:35 p.m. in
regular session.
ROLL CALL PRESENT, Ruth Cannon, MarLyn J. Rasmussen,
Brent N. Ventura
and Mayor Peter W. Siemens
ABSENT: Thomas J. Ferrito
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Given by all in attendance.
PRESENTATION John O'Halleran, Manager of the Santa Clara
Valley Flood
Control, stated the Board is considering
adoption of an
assessment program and public hearing has been
scheduled for
June 9, 1981. Mr. O'Halleran introduced George
Korbay,
Manager of Operations, who spoke on the
functioning of the
system and benefit of an assessment program. He
stated the
basic assessment unit for single family would
pay approximately
$12.00 per year and this would be in addition
to present tax
of $28.00 per year and recommending to the
Board to implement
this assessment. Mrs. Cannon moved for
adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-94 entitled A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE
IMPLEMENTATION
OF AN ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded.
Unanimously carried.
MINUTES Mrs. Rasmussen asked for correction of April
20th minutes as
follows: Page 1 under Written Communications,
re Notice of
Rate Increase for General Telephone (action
taken). Council
to send letter of protest to General Telephone
and Mr. Ventura
to attend one of the PUC hearings and register
Council’s
opposition.
Mr. Siemens referred to Page 7 of the April
20th minutes,
subject Parking at Civic Center, stating it was
Mr. Ferrito
who voted no and not Mr. Siemens.
Mrs. Cannon moved minutes of April 20th (as
corrected) and
April 23rd, 1981 be approved. Mr. Ventura
seconded.
Unanimously carried.
WRITTEN 1. Letter from Roy Allen, requesting Council to
reconsider
COMMUNICATIONS a zone change application which was denied
by Council on
January 5th, 1'981. Mr. Allen, from
audience, spoke on
his reasons for the request and showed a
plot of the area
around his property and the zonings. After
due consider-
ation, Mrs. Cannon moved to grant request
and reschedule
a public hearing for June 1st, 1981. Mrs.
Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously carried.
2. Letter from Alan M. Simms, requesting agenda
item IX-B (3),
be rescheduled for May 18th, 1981. It was
consensus of
Council to reschedule as requested.
3. Letter from Una Michaelsen, asking for
reappointment for
herself and Blanche Penn to another term on
the Library
Board. It was consensus of Council to
readvertise for
the openings as set by Council policy. Mrs.
Rasmussen
moved Clerk be directed to advertise for the
vacancies.
Mr. Ventura seconded and stated the request
for reappoint-
ment would be considered at the time of
interviews.
Unanimously carried. Mr. Siemens stated
interviews would
be held on June 15th, 1981.
4. Letter from Una Michaelsen, Chairman of the
Los Gatos
Memorial Library Board, requesting the
Library be re-opened
on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and
restore most
of the services that was in effect until the
passage of
Proposition 13. The Board strongly
recommends Council
approve a budget that will include funds
necessary for
Thursday reopening in fiscal year 1981/82.
Mrs. Cannon
moved this matter be considered at the
budget hearings.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
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WRITTEN 5. Letter from Colleen LeCour, regarding
electronic game
COMMUNICATIONS machines being allowed in various locations
and children
are spending their lunch money on the
games. She is
requesting that the issue of "school lunch
money verses
the electronic game machine", be discussed
at a Council
meeting. Mr. Ventura moved this be
referred to staff for
report and to the Youth Commission for
review. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously carried.
6. Letter from Dr. Thomas J. Clark, Councilman
of the City
of Long Beach, requesting Council’s support
of the return
of local powers which have been eroded over
the years by
the growth of federal programs. He urges
Council to
adopt a resolution expressing it's support
of efforts by
the Federal Administration to return powers
to local
entities. Mrs. Rasmussen moved Council
support the
request and direct staff to prepare a
resolution that
would be appropriate for Los Gatos and this
be presented
at the next Council meeting. Mr. Ventura
seconded.
Unanimously carried.
7. Letter from Wendy Becker, member of the
Youth Commission
thanking Council for the money alloted to
the Youth
Commissioners so they were able to attend
the Santa Clara
County Youth recognition luncheon. They
felt the luncheon
was informative and hoped to use many ideas
and resources
which were brought to their attention.
Mayor Siemens referred to notice he had
received re permit
for wine sales in a residential area and asked
staff to
inform applicant of the recent Urgency
Ordinance that the Town
adopted.
Mayor Siemens referred to a letter received
from Dan Cordero
re work that has been done on Pollard Road and
asked for a
staff report on this matter.
BID AWARD Mr. Ventura moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
SLURRY SEALING award the contract to low bidder, McReynolds
Paving, in the
VARIOUS STREETS amount of $16,260.00. Authorize the Mayor to
sign the standard
PROJECT 249-SS contract on behalf of the Town and allocate
$18,000.00 from
Section 2106 Gas Tax Funds to cover
construction costs plus
10% contingencies. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
KNOWLES DRIVE The Town Treasurer, James A. Stoops, reported
on bids he had
ASSESSMENT received for the sale of bonds to cover
assessments on Knowles
DISTRICT Drive. Mr. Ventura moved to accept staff
recommendation and
award the sale of bonds to Stern and Company
and adopt
Resolution No. 1981-95 entitled, RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF $865,073-00 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
IMPROVEMENT BONDS,
TOWN OF LOS GATOS, ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 79-
1": PRESCRIBING
THE DATE AND FORM OF SAID BONDS AND OF THE
COUPONS TO BE
ATTACHED THERETO AND PRESCRIBING THE MATURITIES
THEREOF AND THE
REDEMPTION PROVISION THEREFOR AND THE INTEREST
RATE THEREOF:
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SAID BONDS AND
COUPONS: PROVIDING
FOR THE COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS TO PAY THE
PRINCIPAL OF AND
INTEREST ON SAID BONDS: PROVIDING FOR A RESERVE
FUND FOR
SAID BONDS: AND SELLING SAID BONDS. Mrs.
Cannon seconded.
Carried by a vote of three ayes. Mrs.
Rasmussen voting no.
AGREEMENT - CITY Director of Public Works requested this be
continued to May
OF CAMPBELL 18th, 1981. Mrs. Cannon moved request be
granted. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried.
AGREEMENT WITH Mr. Ventura moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
SANTA CLARA adopt Resolution No. 1981-96 entitled,
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
COUNTY AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA (KNOWLES
DRIVE ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT). Mr. Siemens seconded. Carried by
vote of three
ayes. Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
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SANITATION Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
DISTRICT #4 adopt Resolution No. 1981-97 entitled,
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
AGREMENT AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT
NO. 4 (KNOWLES
DRIVE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT). Mr. Ventura
seconded. Carried
by a vote of three ayes. Mrs. Rasmussen
voting no.
AGREEMENT Mr. Ventura moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
PACIFIC, GAS & adopt Resolution No. 1981-93 entitled,
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
ELECTRIC COMPANY AGREEMENT WITH PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC
COMPANY CONCERNING
RELOCATION OF POLES (KNOWLES DRIVE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT), and
authorize staff to make payment under
protest and seek
reimbursement. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Carried by a vote of
three ayes. Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
ADDENDUM TO MARK The Director of Public Works and Mr. Zullo
spoke on the
THOMAS & CO. increase for additional engineering work, as
project was
ENGINEERING delayed longer than anticipated. After
further discussion,
SERVICES AGREEMENT Mr. Ventura moved to go ahead and authorize
the added services
and staff to report back to Council with
more detailed
information on the history of the contract
and justification
for raising contract. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Carried by vote
of three ayes. Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
Approval of
resolution held until May 18th, 1981.
RIGHT-OF-WAY The Director of Public Works spoke on the
right-of way contracts
CONTRACTS - received to date. After further discussion,
Mrs. Cannon moved
KNOWLES DRIVE for adoption of Resolution 1981-99 entitled,
RESOLUTION
APPROVING RIGHT-OF-WAY AGREEMENT - KNOWLES
DRIVE ASSESSMENT.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
RESOLUTION OF The Director of Public Works stated only
part of the right-of-
NECESSITY - way to be acquired for this project has been
acquired to date.
KNOWLES DRIVE The staff will continue to negotiate with
the property owner's
AND but, it is necessary to initiate
condemnation proceedings if
BID AWARD KNOWLES we are to acquire all of the required right-
of-way and begin
DRIVE ASSESSMENT construction on schedule. Mr. Van Houten
recommended that if
Council adopt the Resolution of Necessity
they are required
to make findings. Mayor Siemens asked if
anyone in the
audience wished to speak on this issue. Mr.
Van Houten read
names of property owners and assessment
numbers that are
involved in said proceedings. There being
no one wishing to
speak, Mrs. Rasmussen moved hearing be
closed. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried. After
further discussion, Mrs.
Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution of
Necessity. Mr.
Ventura seconded. Motion failed on a vote
of three ayes, Mrs.
Rasmussen voting no. (Motion failed as it
requires a 4/5 vote).
Mr. Van Houten spoke on the negotiations for
acquiring said
properties. Mr. Sam Zullo of Mark Thomas
Engineering, spoke
on the condemnation actions. After further
discussion, Mr.
Ventura moved to reopen the hearing and
continued it for two
weeks. Mrs. Cannon seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mr.
Ventura moved the award of contract for
Knowles Drive Assessment
District and the appropriation of funds be
continued to May
18th, 1981. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
VERBAL Evelyn Lassner, 15790 Orange Blossom Lane,
spoke in opposition
COMMUNICATIONS to the General Telephone Company rate
increase and feels we
should have the same rate structure
comparable to Pacific
Telephone.
Councilman Ventura stated he had attended a
PUC hearing in
Santa Barbara last week and Registered a
strong protest against
the increase.
Mrs. Cannon moved Council send a letter to
PUC stating our
opposition and requested comparable rates as
furnished by
Pacific Telephone. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
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VERBAL Carol Bondi, from audience, also spoke against
the rate
COMMUNICATIONS increases of General Telephone and compared
rate structures
(CONTINUED) with that of Pacific Telephone
Thomas Morton, of Morton's Auto Service on
University Avenue,
stated he has lost his lease at his present
location and
would like to use the Meadow Gold building at
Elm Street.
It is in a C-2 Zone and auto repair use is not
allowed in
this zone. He is asking Council for zone
change to allow him
to keep his business in Los Gatos. Mrs. Cannon
moved this
be referred to staff and report back to Council
on May 18th,
1981. Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mr. Bowman
stated it is Town policy that no auto related
uses are allowed
in the downtown area.
RECESS Mayor Siemens declared a recess. Meeting
reconvened at 10:00 a.m.
ZONE CHANGE Mayor Siemens stated this was the time and
place duly noted
SHANNON ROAD AREA for continued public hearing on the proposed
zone change.
SCHOOL PROPERTY Planning Director, Lee Bo7;man,stated the
zoning had been split
and the PS Overlay Zone nom is only on the
administration office
.and parking lot. Mr. Peters of Hilow Court,
expressed his
appreciation for consideration given by the
Council at a prior
hearing and spoke against the Planning
Commission's report.
He suggested this should be analyzed and urged
Council’s
disapproval of this proposed zoning. Mr. Lee
Walton, Superin-
tendent of the School District, spoke for the
proposed zoning
stating the use of the district office is for
professional
offices only. After further discussion, Mrs.
Rasmussen moved
public hearing be closed. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mrs. Rasmussen moved reading be
waived for AN
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDTING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE
EFFECTING ZONE CHANGE NO.________FROM R-1:8,000
TO R-1:8,000-PS.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
Clerk read title.
Mrs. Rasmussen moved for introduction of the
Ordinance.
Cannon seconded. Carried by roll call vote of
ayes: Mrs.
Cannon, Mrs. Rasmussen and Mr. Ventura. Noes:
Mayor Siemens.
EXTENSION OF Mayor Siemens stated this -7as the time and
place duly published
ORDINANCE TO ALLOW for public hearing to consider the extending of
Urgency
RECONSTRUCTING OF Ordinance No. 1487, to allow reconstruction of
a destroyed
DESTROYED NON- nonconforming building with a Conditional Use
Permit and special
CONFORMING conditions pending preparation of a new
downtown plan. There
BUILDINGS being no one in the audience wishing to speak
on this issue,
Mr. Ventura moved hearing be closed. Mrs.
Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried. Mrs. Cannon moved reading
be waived for
URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
EXTENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 1487 EIGHT MONTHS UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 65858
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
Clerk read title.
Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Ordinance
1498 entitled,
URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
EXTENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 1487 EIGHT (8) MONTHS UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 65858.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
PLANNED OVERLAY Mayor Siemens stated this was the time and
place duly published
ZONE FOR HOUSING for public hearing to consider zoning ordinance
amendment which
OF SENIOR will reduce the minimum lot area required for
the Planned
CITIZENS Development Overlay Zone. There being no one in
the audience
wishing to speak on this issue, Mrs. Cannon
moved hearing be
closed. Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mrs.
Rasmussen moved reading be waived for AN
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO
REDUCE THE
MINIMUM LOT AREA REQUIRED FOR THE PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY
ZONE TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING FOR SENIOR
CITIZENS. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried. Clerk read
title. Mrs.
Rasmussen moved Ordinance be introduced. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried.
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SIGNALIZATION OF Mayor Siemens stated this was the time
and place duly published
N. SANTA CRUZ AVE. for public hearing to consider
installation of signals at N.
& ANDREWS STREET Santa Cruz Avenue and Andrews Street.
Director of Public
Works stated notices had been mailed to
380 property owners
and tenants in the area. Mr. Gene Rugani
and John Eastman
spoke in favor of the signals and
suggested a traffic count
on Mariposa Avenue be taken. Bill Del
Carlo spoke in opposition
to the signal installation. The Director
of Public Works
referred to Barton Aschman’s report and
stated he felt the
signal would help the traffic situation.
Dale Chambers of
Mariposa Avenue spoke in favor of the
signal and asked for
a traffic count and study before the
installation is made.
Also consideration of the closing of
Mariposa at San Benito.
Barbara Johnson, owner of property at the
corner of N. Santa
Cruz and Andrews, stated she had not
received a notice, and
asked if she would lose any of her
property. Mr. Van Houten
stated she would lose no property, but a
tree would be removed
to install the signal. After further
discussion, Mrs. Cannon
moved hearing be closed. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mrs. Cannon moved Council
approve the concept plan
and direct staff to prepare final plans
and specifications
for the project. Mr. Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried.
Mr. Ventura asked that the tree, which
will need to be
removed, be replaced after the project is
finished.
ZONING AMENDMENT Planning Director, Lee Bowman, stated in
lieu of initiating
BUILDING the rezoning of properties in the
downtown area to bring "hem
MORATORIUM IN into conformance with the recently
adopted General Plan
DOWNTOWN AREA amendments, the Planning Commission is
recommending an urgency
interim zoning ordinance. George Tobin
spoke in opposition
of the proposed ordinance. Patricia
Blackley requested their
property on Almendra Avenue be exempt
from said moritorium.
Sue LaForge, from the Chamber of
Commerce, stated it was
consensus at a previous meeting that
change of the General
Plan prior to the downtown study would
suffice and there would
be no need of a moratorium. She feels
this will have an
adverse impact. Zona Boyer requested her
property be excluded.
After further discussion, Mrs. Rasmussen
moved to note and
file the proposed ordinance. Mrs.
Cannon seconded. Carried
by a vote of three ayes. Mr. Ventura
voting no.
MOTORCYCLE CLUB The Town Attorney, Walter Hays, stated he
had written the
VIOLATION motorcycle club regarding zoning
violations and to date had
received no answer. Mrs. Rasmussen moved
Council direct the
Attorney to pursue legal action. Mrs.
Cannon seconded.
Carried by a vote of three ayes. Mr.
Ventura abstained.
MONTHLY PLANNING Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept report
on the status of
REPORT Planning matters for the month of May.
Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
COUNTY REFERRALS Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept staff
recommendations on the
following:
1334-27-44-81B Old Santa
Cruz Hwy Miller
resubmittal for single family home
no comment.
12S77.18 Soda Springs
Road Barrick Time
extension for 3-lot subdivision
no comment.
1423-34-51-81B Shannon Road
Binnetti Single
family home Does not appear that
the proposed house will
violate any of Town's hillside standards.
1377-28-40-81V Summit Road
Woods Variance to
build 2 story accessory bldg.
Secretary's hearing 4/24/81
hers. Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously
carried.
BUILDING CODE Building Official, Archie Watson,
requested public hearing re
APPEAL 28-30 building code appeal for 28-30 Bayview be
set for June lst,1981.
BAY-VIEW Greg Goodere from audience requested
hearing be set for July
6th,1981. Mrs. Cannon moved request be
granted and hearing
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BUILDING CODE on the appeal be set for July 6th, 1981.
Mrs. Rasmussen
APPEAL 28-30 seconded. Unanimously carried.
BAYVIEW
(CONTINUED)
PARKING Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-100
PROHIBITIONS IN entitled, RESOLUTION PROHIBITING PARKING
ON ALTA TIERRA
ALTA VISTA COURT, AUZERAIS COURT, COLORADO COURT,
HARWOOD COURT, MADERA
SUBDIVISION COURT, SANTA ROSA DRIVE, AND THE
EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD
BETWEEN HARWOOD COURT AND SANTA ROSA
DRIVE. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously carried.
TOW-AWAY ZONE Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-101
FORBES MILL GATE entitled, PARKING RESTRICTION TOW-AWAY
ZONE - FORBES MILL
GATE. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
FINAL MAP OF Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-102
TRACT 6853 entitled, RESOLUTION APPROVING AND
ACCEPTING FINAL MAP OF
TRACT NO. 6853 and authorize execution of
the contract for
public improvements. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
INSTALLATION OF Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-103
GREASE INTERCEPTER entitled, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS
TANK - SERVICE GATOS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR THE INSTALLATION
CENTER PROJECT OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR TANK AT THE TOWN
SERVICE CENTER -
254-GF PROTECT No. 254-GF. Bids to be received
by 3:00 P.M. on
June 3rd, 1981. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
DEMOLITION OF Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-104
BUILDING AT 612 entitled, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COU14CIL
OF THE TOWN OF LOS
W. PARR AVENUE GATOS APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR DEMOLITION OF
PROJECT 253-HCDA NURSERY SCHOOL AT 612 W. PARR AVENUE, LOS
GATOS CALIFORNIA -
PROJECT NO. 253-HCDA. Bids to be
received by 3:00 P.M., June
3rd, 1981. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
PARKING Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-105
RESTRICTION entitled, PARKING RESTRICTION - MASSOL
AVENUE. Mrs. Rasmussen
MASSOL AVENUE seconded. Unanimously carried.
PARKING Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-106
RESTRICTION LOS entitled, PARKING RESTRICTION - LOS GATOS
BOULEVARD. Mrs.
GATOS BOULEVARD Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously carried.
AT NEW TOWN
NO PARKING HICKS Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-107
ROAD AT LOS GATOS entitled, PARKING RESTRICTION - HICKS
ROAD. Mrs. Rasmussen
CHRISTIAN CHURCH seconded. Unanimously carried.
STORM DRAIN Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-108
EASEMENT VACATION entitled, A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO
VACATE A PORTION OF A
Sh@@IAS/GROUP IV PUBLIC STORM DRAIN EASEMENT WITHIN THE
LANDS OF SEMAS/GROUP IV
LTD. (POLLARD ROAD AND TEAKWOOD AVENUE).
Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously carried.
NOTICE OF Mrs. Cannon moved Council approve Notice
of Completion and
COMPLETION PROJECT Certificate of Acceptance for Camino del
Sol Street Closure,
248-SS Project 248-SS (R.H. Wehner Company) and
Mayor be authorized
to execute the notice. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
CITIZENS ADVISORY Mrs. Cannon moved Council appoint the
following individuals
COMMITTEE FOR to the Town Advisory Committee:
GENERAL PLAN REVIE7@V Jack Aiello
Joe Goodwin
& DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC Katherine Anderson
Bob Holding
PLAN Joanne Benjamin
Judy Howell
Rex Burbank
Joan Kjemtrup
Jan Burland
Kathy Morgan
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CITIZENS ADVISORY Harry Campbell
Dale O'Toole
COMMITTEE FOR GENERAL Eric Carlson
Gene Rugani
PLAN REVIEW & DOWN- Bud Christensen
Ken Steffen
TOWN SPECIFIC PLAN Marion Cosgrove
Bob Templeton
Tim Coughlin
Carolyn Thomas
Karen Ettinger
J.D. Vanderlaan
Lea F. Frey
Mildred Voelker
Argo Gherardi
Fred Young
And approve the meeting scheduled
and the Town Advisory
Committee by-laws. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously
carried. Town Manager stated a joint
meeting of the Planning
Commission and Town Council has been
scheduled for June 22nd
and August 10th, 1981.
CVE, INC. Mrs. Cannon moved Council approve a
supplemental appropriation
RETENTION PAYMENT of $5,339,39, from existing Federal Revenue
Sharing Funds
PROJECT 227-SOS Account 15-XX-582 and authorize payment of
that amount to
C.V.E., Inc. for the 1979 Street Light
Conversion Project No.
227-SOS. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
ALTA VISTA Mrs. Cannon moved Council approve request
of Teleprompter for
SUBDIVISION CABLE a 3 foot-wide easement over portion of
Parcel A, Tract 6309
TV EASEMENT and authorize the Mayor to execute said
easement on behalf of
the Town and authorize the Clerk to record
the executed document.
Mrs. Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously
carried.
STORM DRAIN Mrs. Cannon moved Council authorize the
Town Clerk to pay
AGREEMENT -VASONA $50,000 to Winchester Associates as per
agreement dated May
STATION 10th, 1979, as funds have been received
from the City of
Campbell. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
COMMUNITY GOALS Mrs. Cannon moved Couicil set work session
for Monday, May llth
WORK SESSION 1981, at 7:30 P.m. for further disucssion
of community goals
and the Hughes, Heiss Management report.
Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously carried.
PAYROLL AND Mrs. Cannon moved Council approve the April
payroll in the
WARRANT DEMANDS amount of $251,143.84, and the April
warrant demands in the
amount of $513,294.94. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
OPEN SPACE Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Ordinance
No. 1499 entitled,
DEDICATION AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ADDING SECTION 27-48 TO
THE TOWN CODE REQUIRING DEDICATION OF OPEN
SPACE. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously carried.
AB-1995 KONNYU Mrs. Rasmussen moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
support Assembly Bill #1995, which would
exempt cities which
have population of less than 50,000 from
the October 1, 1981
deadline for the adoption of a new housing
element. Mrs.
Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
MOBILE/MFG It was consensus of Council to accept the
informational report.
HOMES ON R-1
LOTS
ALAN SIMS - This item by request of her. Sims was
continued to May 18,1981.
FENCE
POLICY STATEMENT Mr. Ventura moved Council consider the
report and direct staff
ON STREET to prepare a policy statement concerning
procedures for
ABANDONMENTS establishing land value in conjunction with
street abandonments
for consideration at a future meeting.
Mrs. Rasmussen seconded.
Unanimously carried.
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RENTAL Cindy Rosson, Housing Specialist, spoke on
the proposed
REHABILITATION rental rehabilitation program. After some
disucssion, Mrs.
PROGRAM Cannon moved to approve the plan in concept
and amend the
guidelines of the rental rehabilitation
program. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Carried by two to one
vote. Mrs. Rasmussen
voting no and IL-. Ventura abstained.
BUS STATION SITE Disucssion was held on the report from the
Community Services
and Development Commission on a proposed bus
station location
on So. Santa Cruz Avenue. Mrs. Rasmussen
stated they should
wait for the Downtown Study report before
any action be taken,
and ask consultants for a recommendation.
Mr. Bill Quigley
spoke on the study the Committee had made.
Sue LaForge
stated she felt the Committee should look at
other sites and
the merchants in the business area should be
consulted.
After further discussion, Mr. Ventura moved
to approve the
proposed concept as amended. Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unanimously
carried.
RESOLUTION OF Mayor Siemens directed staff to prepare a
Resolution commending
COMMENDATION Bert Sporleder for his heroic rescue of a
young boy from the
Los Gatos Creek Channel.
AJOURNMENT Mrs. Cannon moved meeting be adjourned at
12:25 a.m. Mrs.
Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously carried.
ATTEST:
Rose E. Aldag
Town Clerk