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RA 10-02-00TOWN OF LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY October 2, 2000 Minutes REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY The Redevelopment Agency/Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos met in the Council Chambers of the Town hall, 110 East Main Street, at 7:45 p.m., Monday, October 2, 2000, in joint regular session. ROLL CALL Present:Randy Attaway, Jan Hutchins, Linda Lubeck, Joe Pirzynski and Chairman/Mayor Steve Blanton. Absent:None. MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2000 (01.V) Motion by Mr. Attaway, seconded by Mr. Hutchins, that the Agency approve the Joint Town Council/Redevelopment Agency Minutes of September 18, 2000, as submitted. Carried unanimously. DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY PARKING PROGRAM (12.34) Assistant Executive Director/Town Manager, Jim Piper, gave an overview of the 17 items that will be implemented in the Downtown Holiday Parking Program this year. The expectation is that the delineated items will be in place by the first of November for the upcoming holiday season. The following people spoke to the issue: Jennifer Marcoux, Manager at Los Gatos Theater, spoke against the shuttle explaining why it did not work for their employees last year. Asked for more literature and signs to direct customers to the available parking. Margaret Smith, 135 Tait, owner of Domus, questioned shuttle and valet service and asked for specific statistics to quantify the use and determine if the service is a success especially since so much of tax payers money is being used for it. She also asked if the Community Services Officers could come by with their cars and take employees to Miles Ave. Would that be more cost effective and safer for the women employees? Would $50 thousand given to the CSO’S make more sense? Paul Shepherd, 135 Tait, get the parking done now! Get the garage built! Tom Boyce, 134 Wilder Ave, get program going now. Do not make Almond Grove an overflow parking lot. Put two hour parking on Wilder and Tait, except for those with residential permits. Phil Micciche, St. Mary’s representative, suggested making Almond Grove District 2 hour parking which would move the full term parkers toward the valet and shuttle services, and the Miles Ave. lot. He asked that the classifications of employee and customer parking be changed to short term and long term parking. Bill Errico, 236 University Ave, he spoke of greatly increased traffic on University, the intensification of speeding, the confusion of construction vehicles due to four large projects in the vicinity, and the narrowness of University (40 feet) compared to North Santa Cruz (45 feet). With the narrower street it is impossible to back out of the residential driveways and see past parked cars up and down University. The safety issue is the main concern for those living on this street. Mayor Blanton requested that the issues of stop signs, crosswalk markings and more informative signage on University be addressed at the meeting of October 16th. TC:D12:RA100200 DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY PARKING PROGRAM CONT. Speakers continued: John Tice, 570 University, suggested some incentives for using the shuttle service like a covered location to wait in until the van comes by. The weather will be turning wet and cold and folks will not want to wait in that on Miles. Coffee available on the corp yard porch? Sherwood Sullivan, 103 University Ave, no parking on University but he will attend the 16th meeting to discuss it further. No one else from the audience spoke to the issue. Agency consensus to accept the status report on the downtown holiday parking program . Motion by Mr. Attaway, seconded by Mrs. Lubeck, that the Agency authorize the transfer of $226,000 from the General Fund reserve for parking to the downtown parking program with the stipulation that all contracts return to Council for review first and that the budget is not a goal but an amount to negotiate with. Carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Attaway, seconded by Mr. Hutchins, that the Agency authorize the Town Manager to negotiate contracts for valet parking services and shuttle services during the holiday period not to exceed a combined cost of $125,000. This item to return to Council October 16 th to be considered after hearing the audience’s concerns and comments, and noting that the budget is not a goal but an amount to negotiate with. The shuttle service supplier will remain flexible and be evaluated continually as regards use, time of use, frequency of use, employee, employer and customer use, and the ability to encourage use of any and all clients. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mr. Blanton voted no on the issue of the shuttle only. PAVING OF PARKING LOT 1 AND LOT 2/RESOLUTION 2000-119 (13.34) Motion by Mrs. Lubeck, seconded by Mr. Hutchins, that the Agency adopt Resolution 2000- 119, entitled RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH PAVEX CONSTRUCTION FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $215,000 FOR THE RESURFACING OF PARKING LOTS 1 AND 2. Carried unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Chairman/Mayor Blanton adjourned this evening's meeting at 11:28 p.m. TC:D12:RA100200 Minutes of the October 2, 2000 Redevelopment Agency Los Gatos, California ATTEST Marian V. Cosgrove Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency TC:D12:RA100200