M 03-16-81March 16, 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 7:48 P.M., in
regular session.
ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mrs. Ruth Cannon, Mrs. MarLyn J.
Rasmussen, Mr.
Peter W. Siemens, Mr. Brent M.
Ventura and Mayor
Thomas J. Ferrito.
A13SENT: None.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE Given by all in attendance.
PRESENTATION Mike Worley, representative of the Los Gatos
Christian Church
Jr. High Basketball Team, introduced the team
members and
presented the Town Council with the first
place trophy which
they received after participating in the
Santa Clara County
Basketball Tournament. Mayor Ferrito
accepted the trophy on
behalf of the Town. Mrs. Cannon moved for
adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-48 entitled, A RESOLUTION
COMMENDING THE
LOS GATOS CHRISTIAN CHURCH JR. HIGH
BASKETBALL TEAM. Mr.
Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
MINUTES Mr. Siemens moved minutes of March 2, 1981,
meeting be approved
as submitted. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
WRITTEN 1. Letter from Emanuel P. Peters, 104 Hilow
Court, requesting
COMMUNICATIONS continuance of agenda item V-G, (hearing
on rezoning of
school property on Shannon Road). Mayor
Ferrito stated lie
had also received from the school a
request for continuance.
Mrs. Rasmussen moved request be granted
and this hearing
be continued to April 6, 1981. Mrs.
Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
2. Letter from Michael Silva, requesting
continuance of agenda
item V-F, (hearing on appeal of approval
of a conditional
use permit to operate a delicatessen in
the Lyndon Plaza
complex at 20 S. Santa Cruz Avenue).
Applicant for the
delicatessen stated he would like this
matter heard tonight.
After further discussion, Mrs. Cannon
moved request for
continuance be granted and matter to be
heard on April 6,
1981. Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously
carried.
3. Letter from Ming Quong Children's Center
re Strawberry
Festival, requesting Council to (a)
consider rescinding
parking limitations on Main Street
between Pagent Way and
Fiesta Street on Saturday, June 6, 1981;
(b) proclaim
the week of June lst through June 7th,
1981, as MING
QUONG STRAWVERRY FESTIVAL WEEK; (c)
request permission
to display banners on electroliers on N.
Santa Cruz Avenue
and Main Street during "Strawberry Week".
Also ask the
Public Works Department to help in the
mounting and
taking down of the banners. After some
discussion,"Ar.
Siemens moved to grant the requests. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Carried by a vote of four ayes, Mrs.
Rasmussen abstained.
Council requested staff to report on
costs entailed in
the hanging of the banners for different
events.
4. Letter from the Art Docents of Los Gatos,
requesting
Council to waive the fee of $25.00 per
hour for the use
of the Neighborhood Center on April 24th,
1981, for a f'und
raising event. Mrs. Rasmussen moved
request be granted
and the fee be waived. @Ar. Siemens
seconded. Carried by
a vote of four ayes. Mr. Ferrito
abstained.
5. Letter from Los Gatos-Saratoga Board of
Realtors, requesting
Council to postpone any General Plan
amendments for the
Downtown area until such time as the
consultants studies
have been completed. Later agenda item.
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WRTTTE14 6. Letter from Vic Collard, Assistant
Scout Master, Troop
COMMUNICATIONS 539, requesting Council to adopt a
resolution commending
(CONTINUED) David Eldon Beverly, of Troop 539 for
his work on the
erection of the newspaper rack
holders in the Town Plaza.
Mrs. Cannon moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-49
entitled, A RESOLUTION COMMENDING
DAVID ELDON BEVERLY.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Unanimously
carried.
7. Letter from the Law Offices of 0.
Leland Osborne, on
behalf of Elmon Brady, Barto Prive and
William Esposto,
dba, Just Games, petitioning the Town
Council for a
rehearing and reconsideration of its
decision to reverse
the Town Planning Commission's grant
of Conditional Use
Permit at the meeting of February 17,
1981. After some
discussion, Ventura moved
request be denied. Mr.
Siemens seconded. Unanimously
carried.
8. Letter from Frederick E. Westphal, 126
College Avenue,
re the proposed development plan for
the Novitiate Park
Site at the end of Jones Road and
asking that the land
remain in its natural state. Matter
referred to Park
Commission.
9. Expenditure and revenue reports for
the month of February,
1981, from the Office of Town Clerk.
10. Treasurer's report for the month of
February, 1981.
CULTURAL RESOURCES Mr. Siemens referred to a letter from the
Cultural Resources
COMMISSION - Commission, stating Mr. Belleza's decision
not to serve on
OPENING the commission any longer. There are now
two vacancies on
this commission and the Town Clerk has
advertised March 31,
1981, at 5:00 p.m., as the closing date for
accepting
applications.
VERBAL Attorney Randal Reedy, 101 Church Street,
spoke on behalf of
COMMUNICATIONS his client, Mr. Camp, asking that the
public hearing on appeal
of Planning Commission's denial of a
Subdivision and
Conditional Use Permit for determination of
precise density
and construction of a four-@it condominium
at 14991 Winchester
Boulevard, be continued to a later date.
After some
discussion, Mr. Siemens moved request be
granted and the hearing
be continued to April 20, 1981. Mr.
Ventura seconded.
Unanimously carried.
Mr. Egon Jensen, 182 Lester Lane, spoke on
article in news-
paper in regards to a possibility of jail
facilities being
put on property on W. Parr Avenue and he
suggested that Council
take a stand. Mrs. Rasmussen moved for
adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-50 entitled, A RESOLUTION OPPOSING
COUNTY JAIL
FACILITIES BE PUT ON PROPERTY ON Vi. PARR
A-VENUE. Mr. Ventura
seconded. Unanimously carried.
Jim Lewis, 24095 Summit Drive, commended
Council on the
construction of handicapped accessibility
to the Town Hall
and also reported on ad-hoc committee re
HCD funds.
ENGLEWOOD AVENUE Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
NO. 1 ANNEXATION for public hearing on the proposed
annexation. Rae Schmuck,
16443 Englewood Avenue, stated she was one
of the petitioners
of this annexation and is looking forward
to being a registered
voter within the Town limits. There being
no one else
wishing to speak on this matter, Mr.
Siemens moved hearing
be closed. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
Siemens moved for adoption of Resolution
No. 1981-51 entitled,
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF
CERTAIN UNINHABITED
TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS ENGLEWOOD AVENUE
NO. I TO THE TOWN OF
LOS GATOS. Mrs. Cannon seconded.
Unanimously carried.
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WEED ABATEMENT Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
1981 for public hearing for objections on the
abatement of weeds.
There being no one in the audience wishing to
speak on this
matter, Mrs. Cannon moved hearing be closed.
Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unanimously carried. Mrs. Cannon
moved for adoption
of Resolution No. 1981-52 entitled, A
RESOLUTION OVERRULING
OBJECTIONS AND ORDERING ABATEMENT OF WEEDS AS
A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
Mrs. Rasmussen seconded. Unanimously
carried.
KNOWLES DRIVE Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
ASSESSMENT for public hearirg on Knowles Drive
Assessment District LID
DISTRICT 79-1 79-1. The Town Manager spoke on the revised
assessment spread
and referred to petition received from
Becton-Dickenson to
join the assessment district and staff
recommends that Becton-
Dickenson be included in the district. After
further discussion,
Mrs. Cannon moved to accept the petition from
Becton-Dickenson
and adopt Resolution No. 1981-53 entitled, A
RESOLUTION
APPROVING PETITION AND MAP OF PROPOSED
BOUNDARIES, AS AMENDED
OF ASSESSMENT DISTRICT. Mr. Siemens
seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mr. Sam Zullo, Engineer for the
bonding firm, spoke
on the revised Engineer's report explaining
different
reductions and explained the costs on the
overall project.
Speaking in opposition and asking to be
deleted from the
assessment district were Mr. Ralph Doetsch,
Ralph Ross -
President of Los Gatos Community Hospital,
Nate Dardanelli,
Mr. Wilson, and Kerry Lashley. Barry Simkins
also spoke
against the project. Mrs. J. McMonagle asked
for some
clarification as to the assessment against
her property and
stated she supported the assessment district.
After further
discussion, Mr. Ventura moved hearing be
closed. Mrs. Cannon
seconded. Unanimously carried. Mr. Zullo
reported that he
tabulated percentage of protesters and the
percentage was
31.6% and it would require 50% protesting
before it would
stop the assessment. Mrs. Rasmussen moved
for adoption of
Resolution No. 1981-54 entitled, RESOLUTION
CONFIRMING
ASSESSMENT AND ORDERING PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT
TO BE MADE;
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF RECORDING OF
ASSESSMENT; AND
DESIGNATING THE TOWN CLERK TO COLLECT AND
RECEIVE MONEY. Mrs.
Cannon seconded. Unanimously carried.
APPEAL OF Continued to April 6, 1981, as requested by
letter
DELICATESSEN -
20 S. SANTA CRUZ
AVENUE
ZONE CHANGE Continued to April 6, 1981, as requested by
letter.
BLOSSOM HILL ROAD
CHERRY BLOSSOM
LANE
RECESS Mayor Ferrito declared a 10 minute recess.
Meeting reconvened
at 10:15 P.M.
ZONE CHANGE Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
SHANNON AND for public hearing to consider zone change
application Z-81-2,
KENNEDY ROAD - prezoning to HR-1,HR-221, HR-5, HR-20 or RC
for properties in
TOWN’S URBAN the areas of Shannon Road and Kennedy Road
recently added to
SERVICE AREA the Town's Urban Service area. Mr. Herb
Weinman, 14475 Shannon
Road, spoke against the HR-5 zoning for his
property and was
in favor of the HR-22' zone. Mr. Pate, 14890
DiDuca Way, spoke
in favor of zoning as it would discourage
development and
not aggravate the water shortage. There
being no one else
wishing to speak on this issue, Mrs. Cannon
moved hearing be
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ZONE CHANGE closed. Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously
carried. Mrs.
SHANNON AND Cannon moved reading be waived for AN
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN
KENNEDY ROAD - OF LOS GATOS AMMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
EFFECTING ZONE
TOWN’S URBAN CHANGE NO.____ PREZONING TO HR-5, HR-20 AND
RC. Mr. Siemens
SERVICE AREA seconded. Unanimously carried. Clerk read
title. Mrs.
(CONTINUED) Cannon moved Lo make a Negative Declaration as
this is
consistent with the General Plan and
introduced the ordinance.
Mr. Ventura seconded. Unanimously carried.
GENERAL PLAN Mayor Ferrito stated this was the time and
place duly published
AMENDMENTS for public hearing to consider General Plan
Amendment GP-80-IA,
regarding change in land use designations for
University/
Edelen Avenue area and change in land use
designation for
the downtown area, GP-81-1. Speaking in
opposition to the
amendments were Philip Vlamis and Linda Mills,
who presented
a petition signed by 32 property owners
opposing this General
Plan amendment and downzoning of Univeristy
and Edelen Avenues.
Bud Dunbar, 105 Robin Way, urged Council to
await the study
by the consultants. S. Collier, spoke in
opposition saying
she feels there is a lack of information to
property owners.
Sue LaForge feels Council is prejudging and
should wait for
consultants report. Dr. Robert Johnson, 485
montercy Avenue,
questioned any rezoning on Monterey Avenue.
Mrs. Zona Boyer,
requested that zoning on her property be left
as is. Mr.
Cowan, 222 Tait, asked Council to make
necessary proposed
changes to the General Plan as he feels it
would help
consultants. Kathy Morgan spoke in support of
the General
Plan amendment. Woody Watley, asked that
there be no decision
until Council has received all reports from
the consultants.
Roger Donelly, 422 San Benito Avenue,
presented a petition
requesting the downzoning of 416 San Benito
Ave., so this
will be consistent with the rest of the
neighborhood. After
further discussion and there being no one else
wishing to
speak on this issue, Mr. Ventura moved hearing
be closed.
Mr. Ferrito seconded. Unanimously carried.
On consensus
motion, Mr. Ventura moved to adopt GP-81-1, A
RESOLUTION OF
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCERNING
TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND LAND USE PLAN OF
THE GENERAL PLAN.
Mr. Siemens seconded. Carried by vote of
three ayes. Mrs.
Cannon and Mrs. Rasmussen voting no.
Discussion was held on
the possibility of the General Plan being
amended again after
the consultants have made their report.
Discussion was also
held on the fact that the two General Plan
amendments were
held under one hearing and any changes should
be made by one
resolution. Mr. Ventura moved to combine the
General Plan
amendments GP-80-lA and GP-81-1 and adopt
Resolution No.
1981-55 entitled, A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN
COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS GATOS CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE
LAND USE
ELEMENT AND LAND USE PLAN OF THE GENERAL PLAN
IN THE DOWNTOWN
AREA. Mr. Siemens seconded. Carried by a
vote of three
ayes. Mrs. Cannon and ,Mrs. Rasmussen voting
no.
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Ferrito declared the meeting adjourned
at 11:55 p.m.,
to be continued to 7:30 P.m., on Tuesday,
March 17, 1981.
ATTEST:
Rose E. Aldag
Town Clerk
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