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February 2, 1981
Los
Gatos, California
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 Rasmussen, Peter
W. Siemens,
and Mayor Thomas J. Ferrito.
ABSENT: Brent N. Ventura.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Given by all in attendance.
Mr. Brent Ventura arrived at 7:38 p.m.
PRESENTATION Mayor Ferrito referred to the Great Race
sponsored by the
Western Federal Savings Bank that is held
annually in January
and wished to inform the public that Western
Federal Savings
does not make any money on this event, and all
proceeds go to
an organization that serves the community.
Susan Waters and
Don Hancock, representatives of Western Federal
Savings, pre-
sented Mr. Gene Goldberg, Director of the Los
Gatos-Saratoga
Recreation Department, a check in the amount of
$7,309-70
(the entire proceeds from the Race) to be used
to refurbish
a room of the Recreation Department which is
used by the
public. Mr. Goldberg accepted the check and
expressed his
gratitude for the donation.
MINUTES Mrs. Rasmussen stated the January 19, 1981
minutes, page 5,
subject TOWN ATTORNEY CONTRACT should read "Mr.
Ventura moved
for adoption of Resolution No. 1981-15
approving the employment
agreement between Town of Los Gatos and Walter
V. Hays, as
amended." Mrs. Cannon moved minutes be approved
as corrected.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
WRITTEN 1. Letter from Daniel Cruz, Pacific West
Track Club, requesting
COMMUNICATIONS permission to hold their third annual Los
Gatos-Vasona
]OK footrace, the event to be held March 1,
1981 at 9:00 a.m.
Mr. Siemens moved to accept staff
recommendation and grant
permission to hold this event. Mrs. Cannon
seconded.
Unanimously carried.
2. Letter-from Tevis Dooley, Jr., 106 Cherry
Blossom Lane,
re Blossom Hill Tennis Court lighting.
Mrs. Rasmussen
moved to accept staff recommendation which
states that re-
adjustment of the lighting system will be
implemented in
early summer on a trial basis, and that
neighboring property
owners be notified of this decision and
solicit their ideas
at the end of the trial period. Mr.
Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
3. Letter from Campbell Union School District
in response to
Town staff request of Campbell School Board
re the use of
Capri School. They state all school
playgrounds in the
Campbell Elementary School District are
accessible to the
public for play and recreation after school
hours. No
action.
4. Letter from Board of Supervisors of Napa
County, urging
the Town Council to take prompt action to
support the
proven programs that will successfully
eradicate the Med-
Fly. Later agenda item.
5. Letter from Tulare County Farm Bureau,
urging Town Council
to support federal, state, and county
eradication efforts.
Later agenda item.
VILLA VASONA
REFERENDUM Withdrawn from agenda for lack of signed
certification.
BID AWARD Mr. Siemens moved to accept staff
recommendation and award
243-SS the contract to Wm. Blomquist Inc., in the bid
amount of
LOS GATOS $35,508-00 and authorize Mayor Ferrito to sign
the contract
CREEK BIKE on behalf of the Town; direct Town Clerk to
file the Notice
ROUTE of Determination of the negative declaration
and appropriate
$39,000 from the General Fund ($30,000 to be
reimbursed by
TDA Funds). Mr. Ventura seconded. Carried by
vote of four
ayes. Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
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VERBAL Jacque Spillane, member of the Los Gatos-
Saratoga League of
COMMUNICATIONS Women Voters, presented Mayor and Council with
a copy of
their first publication on PROTECTING THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRON-
MENT; A CITIZEN'S GUIDE.
Also speaking to Council was a member of the
Tr!-County
Association, regarding memorandums which
interpret the Los
Gatos Rent Control (presented later in the
agenda).
VACATION OF
PEDESTRIAN
EASEMENT -
FORBES MILL Withdrawn from the agenda.
PREZONING Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly pub-
ENGLEWOOD lished to consider the request for prezoning
from R-1:8,000
AVENUE AREA to R-1:20,000 for Englewood Avenue area, from
Shannon Road
and Loma Street. Speaking for the rezoning was
Arrita Frantz,
16345 Englewood Avenue. There being no one
else wishing to
speak on this issue, Mrs. Cannon moved hearing
be closed.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
Mrs. Cannon
moved Council make negative declaration. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried. Mr. Siemens moved reading
be waived
for AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING THE ZONING
ORDINANCE EFFECTING ZONE CHANGE NO.
PREZONING FROM
R-1:8,000 to R-1:20,000. Mr. Ventura seconded.
Unanimously
carried. Mrs. Rasmussen moved ordinance be
introduced with
findings that this is consistent with the
General Plan.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
ENGLEWOOD Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-16
AVENUE NO. I entitled A RESOLUTION INITIATING PROCEEDINGS
FOR THE ANNEXATION
ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN UNINHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS
ENGLEWOOD
AVENUE NO. I TO THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS. (Public
hearing set
for March 16, 1981.) Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
BUS STOP - Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-17
NEW TOWN entitled BUS LOADING ZONE - LOS GATOS
BOULEVARD, establishing
a bus loading zone adjacent to New Town,
located at 14595 Los
Gatos Boulevard. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
AMENDMENT TO Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-18
KAISER entitled RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AUTHORIZING THE
FOUNDATION TOWN MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE
GROUP MEDICAL
HEALTH PLAN AND HOSPITAL SERVICE AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE
TOWN AND KAISER
FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC. Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unani-
mously carried.
BOAT RENTAL Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
CONCESSION deny the request from Albert Sieber for
permission to operate
a boat rental concession business on Los Gatos
Creek, down-
stream from Vasona Dam. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
PARKLANDS ACT Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
OF 1980 adopt Resolution No. 1981-19 entitled
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS APPROVING THE PRIORITY PLAN FOR
EXPENDITURE OF
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO THE COUNTY OF SANTA
CLARA FOR PARK,
BEACH, RECREATIONAL AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
PURPOSES,
CALIFORNIA PARKLANDS ACT OF 1980, and direct
staff to pursue
grant applications. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
PROPOSITION 4 Mrs. Cannon moved Council reaffirm Council's
action taken on
REPORT June 16, 1980, concerning the appropriation of
all Town General
Fund balances to be considered as reserves
within the meaning
of Proposition 4. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
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MONTHLY Mrs. Cannon moved Council accept the Monthly
Planning Report
PLANNING regarding the Planning Department work
priorities, January
REPORT through March, 1981. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
NOTICE OF Mrs. Cannon moved for approval of Notice of
Completion and
COMPLETION Certificate of Acceptance for Tract 6446,
Granada Way.
TRACT 6446 Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
ADOPTION OF Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Ordinance
No. 1488 entitled
ORDINANCE 1488 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING
CHAPTER 2,
REPEALING ARTICLE If OF THE TOWN CODE TO REPEAL SECTION
2-16 THEREOF
SECTION 2-16 (repeals the requirement of bond for Manager).
Mr. Siemens
OF TOWN CODE seconded. Unanimously carried.
ZIENTEK ZONING Mrs. Cannon moved to accept staff response to
Town Council’s
COMPLAINT November 3, 1980 request for follow-up on
possible zoning
100 TAIT and health violations at 100 Tait Avenue,
which states that
AVENUE Mr. Zientek's court action on this matter is
scheduled to be
determined on February 7, 1981. Mr. Siemens
seconded.
Unanimously carried.
PAYROLL AND Mrs. Cannon moved to approve the January
payroll in the amount
WARRANT DEKANDS of $249,720-70 and January warrant demands in
the amount of
$319,462-39. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously carried.
MEDFLY Town Manager referred to report from staff on
the MedFly
PROGRAM eradication program giving a summary of
volunteer activities
through January and stating the MedFly
coordinators funded
by the State of California will be released on
February 6,
1981, and that the U.S. Department of
Agriculture and State
officials are urging local communities to
continue fruit
stripping on a voluntary basis through the end
of February,
1981. After further discussion, Mr. Siemens
moved Council
authorize continuation of the program through
February 17,
1981. Mrs. Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously
carried.
Mayor Ferrito referred to IGC recommendation.
Mr. Seemens
moved for adoption of Resolution No. 1981-20
entitled A
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL RETAIL FOOD-
STORES AIDING
IN THE ERADICATION EFFORT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
FRUIT FLY
BY BUYING AND MARKETING LOCAL AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION.
Mrs. Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously carried.
Mr. Blake, from audience, recommended the
Council adopt an
ordinance such as Saratoga and Sunnyvale have,
which makes
it mandatory for citizens to pick their fruit
or get fined.
Discussion was held on the enforcement of such
an ordinance.
Mrs. Rasmussen moved to refer this to the Town
Attorney and
that he be instructed to prepare an ordinance
for the next
meeting. Mrs. Cannon seconded. Unanimously
carried.
GREEN VALLEY Mrs. Cannon moved to accept staff
recommendation and set a
DISPOSAL - public hearing for February 17, 1981 to
consider the request
RATE INCREASE from Green Valley Disposal Company for an
increase in rates.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
REQUEST FOR Planning Director Lee Bowman presented Council
with Draft of
PROPOSALS - Request for Proposals (RFPS) for Downtown
Specific Plan.
DOWNTOWN Discussion was held as to definition of
downtown boundaries,
SPECIFIC PLAN and staff was requested to clarify the
definition. Speaking
on the proposals were Lois Chapson, Karen
Albenese, Robert
Cowan, and Susan LaForge. After further
discussion, Planning
GENERAL PLAN Director was instructed to report back to
Council at the next
REVIEW meeting regarding the boundaries of the
downtown area, but
that this be deleted from the RFPS.
Corrections were also
made in the draft proposals regarding
consideration for
parking assessment district; input regarding
traffic circu-
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REQUEST FOR lation; revision of schedule regarding hearing
dates.
PROPOSALS - Mr. Siemens moved the RFP for the Downtown
Specific Plan
DOWNTOWN be approved as corrected. Mrs. Rasmussen
seconded.
SPECIFIC PLAN, Unanimously carried.
GENERAL PLAN
REVIEW Discussion was held on the RFP for the General
Plan Review
(CONTINUED) and correction was made concerning the
Hillside Density.
Mr. Siemens moved the RFP for General Plan
Review be
approved as corrected. Mr. Ventura seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
Council approved the composition of the
Selection Committee,
and Mayor Ferrito appointed Mrs. Cannon and
Vice Mayor Siemens
to the Selection Committee as Council
representatives. The
Planning Commission will also appoint a
committee member.
RECESS Mayor Ferrito declared a recess. The meeting
reconvened at
9:55 p.m.
SEMINAR FOR Mrs. Rasmussen moved the request of the Town
Attorney, for
TOWN ATTORNEY authority to attend the League of California
Cities' program
on Civil Rights Aspects of Municipal Law, be
granted.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
LOS GATOS Council reviewed the report presented by
staff. Mr. Charles
BOULEVARD - Luckhardt, representative for the auto dealers
on Los Gatos
BIKE LANE Boulevard, spoke on the loss of parking spaces
in front of
PARKING dealerships and requested that parking be
restored on the
RESTRICTIONS north side of Shannon Road, east of Los Gatos
Boulevard.
Mr. Klepinger, Roger Ablamis, and Mrs. Franz
spoke on the
parking and bike lanes. After further
discussion, Mr. Ventura
moved Town to restore parking place on the
east side of Los
Gatos Boulevard, in front of West Valley
Dodge. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unanimously carried. Mrs.
Rasmussen moved for
adoption of Resolution No. 1981-21 entitled
PARKING RESTRICTION
- LOS GATOS BOULEVARD. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously
carried.
KNOWLES DRIVE Mr. Sam Zullo, of Mark Thomas Company, spoke
to Council re-
ASSESSMENT garding the proposed project. Discussion was
held as to
DISTRICT cost of the project. After further discussion,
Mrs. Cannon
moved for adoption of Resolution No. 1981-22
entitled RESO-
LUTION OF INTENTION. Mr. Siemens seconded.
Unanimously
carried. Mr. Ventura moved for adoption of
Resolution No.
1981-23 entitled RESOLUTION APPROVING
ENGINEER’S REPORT ON
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT IN TOWN OF LOS GATOS
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT
NO. 79-1 AND APPOINTING TIME AND PLACE FOR
HEARING PROTESTS
TO SAID IMPROVEMENT AND CALLING FOR BIDS ON
SAID IMPROVEMENT.
(Hearing set for March 16, 1981 and call for
bids set for
March 3, 1981 at 3:00 P.m.) Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unani-
mously carried.
COUNTY AND Mr. Ventura moved Council approve staff
recommendations as
SAN JOSE follows:
REFERRALS
1332-31-53-8]La oleander Ave.
overhulse Lot line
adjustment County is processing
Council recommends denial
due to substandard lot size of one of the
resulting lots.
993-30-52-8OLa Englewood Ave.
Beadle Appeal of
lot line adjustment Appeal denied,
application approved by
P.C. 1-15-81.
12C75.1 Old Santa Cruz Hwy. 5-lot
cluster subdivision
continued to ASA Committee, to-date uncertain.
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COUNTY AND T 81-1-6 Harwood Road Old
Orchard Development
SAN JOSE 7-lot Subdivision Authorize Mayor to
communicate directly
REFERRALS with the Mayor of San Jose to request a
boundary adjustment
(CONTINUED) to bring this property into Los Gatos.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously carried.
PERS Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-24
INVESTMENT entitled A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING REVIEW OF
CURRENT INVEST-
POLICIES MENT POLICIES BY PERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Mr.
Siemens
seconded. Unanimously carried. Mrs.
Rasmussen requested
that a copy of the adopted resolution be sent
to the IGC;
Mr. Allen, Mayor of Mountain View; and Mr.
Teglia, Mayor
of Daly City.
RENTAL It was consensus of Council to agendize this
issue for the
MEDIATION meeting of February 17, 1981, and that
subcommittee members,
ORDINANCE Mr. Siemens and Mrs. Rasmussen, meet with the
Town Attorney
to review the ordinance and report to Council
at the next
meeting.
TOWN OWNED LOT Discussion was held on report from Community
Services and
WILDER AVENUE Development Commission. It was consensus of
Council that
this be held for a later report at the March
2, 1981 Council
meeting.
USE OF Mrs. Rasmussen moved Council accept staff
recommendation to
NEIGHBORHOOD allow the Art Docents to have office space at
the Neighbor-
CENTER BY hood Center. Mr. Ventura seconded. Carried by
vote of
ART DOCENTS four ayes. Mr. Ferrito abstained due to
possible conflict
of interest.
DENSITY Mr. Ventura moved Council accept staff
recommendation and
TRANSFER ask the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space
District to submit
ORDINANCE a suggested density transfer ordinance and
any information,
to the Town,for their consideration. Mrs.
Cannon-sej=onded.
Unanimously carried.
BROADWAY On request of Town Treasurer, Council
authorized staff to
EXTENSION increase assessment district costs by
$12,000. Mr. Siemens
ASSESSMENT moved request be granted. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unani-
DISTRICT mously carried.
COUNCIL Mr. Ventura reported on the budgetary
meetings regarding
REPORTS HCDA Funds and stated the Town will get
$100,000 for the
Rehabilitation program, and the organization
running the
BMP program received full funding.
Mrs. Cannon reported on the number of meals
served by Live
Oak Nutrition Center, and also named the
off;riers on the Board.
Mr. Siemens reported on the Transportation
Committee meeting,
stating that the major presentation regarding
Corridor 85
will be made at the IGC meeting on Thursday,
February 5, 1981.
Mayor Ferrito complimented the Police
Department on their
burglary suppression program and shoplifting
prevention program.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ferrito declared the meeting adjourned
at 12:00 midnight.
ATTEST:
Rose
E. Aldag
Town
Clerk
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