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Los Gatos, CA
TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council of the Town of Los .Gatos met in the Council Chamber s
of the Town Hall at 7 :35 p .m . in adjourned regular session .
ROLL CALL PRESENT : Ruth Cannon,;iarLyn J . Rasmussen, Peter W . Siemens ,
E rent H . Ventura and Mayor Thomas J . Ferrito .
ASSENT :Non e
PLEDGE O F
ALLEGIANCE Given by all in attendance .
MINUTES :Mr . Siemens asked. that minutes of Aprii 21, 1980 be corrected a s
follows :Subject - TRAFFIC COMPLAINT (Main g Pleasant) to rea d
"...decline to modify the intersection for the reasons given in staf f
report ."
Subject -TAXI SERVICE to read "Mr . Siemens requested Counci l
consideration to extending taxi service for another 90 days ."
Subject - REZONING 761 POLLARD ROAD (reasons for denial be given )
"Mr . Siemens stated he was against rezoning anymore high density ,
along that area, until the State had made a commitment to some typ e
of transit in the corridor . Mr . Ventura concurred, stating that h e
thought high density of their general plan shown in the area wa s
predicated on the transportation corridor and, since that is up i n
the air, he feels ap p lication is premature at this time ."
ilr . Ferrito asked for correction as follows :
Subject - PARKING ADVISORY OMISSION to read "Mr . Ferrito aske d
that transcri p t be made on comments of tonights meeting for th e
Parking Advisory Commission ."
Mrs .Cannon moved April 21, 1950 minutes be approved as corrected .
Mr . Siemens seconded . Unanimously carried .
LANDCANKING Jill Cody, Director of Community Programs, gave report on 'back-groun d
of landbanking program, stating the Town has been planning for th e
landbanking program since 1977 . HUD representatives previewed several
of the Town's potential sites and from their response the 'crmmunit y
Service and D e velopment Commission determined that the two-mos t
feasible potential sites were hest Parr Avcrue and Los Gatos -Almade n
Road, and these were recommended to the lawn Council, who "i'n tur n
on November 19, 1979 authorized staff to (1) proceed with'rth_e purchas e
of the land and (2) develop a p rogram to choose a potenti-ail purchaser /
developer . Council, also, designated these parcels for family an d
senior citizen housing . So what is before Council tonight, is whethe r
Council wishes to proceed with purchase of the West Parr property an d
whether they wish to instruct staff to proceed with condemnatio n
proceedings on the Los Gatos-Almaden Road property . `ir . Lee Cowman ,
Planning Director, presented charts showing Funds and Sources an d
Cost Estimates on the proposed sites . Jill Cody explained th e
required steps and suggested time schedule on land acquisition on th e
Parr Avenue property, stating if Town would act on the purchase agree-
ment for Parr property tonight, the Town would own the property b y
August 1,1980 . The acquisition of the Los Gatos-Almaden Road propert y
would take longer because of legal proceedings . Discussion was hel d
and Mrs . Cannon moved that the whole project be put on the ballot a t
earliest possible time so people could vote on the issue .
Hrs . Rasmussen seconded . Speaking from the audience were Jo Bartlett ,
Catherine Smith, Lela Austin, Jean Moore, Egon Jensen, Dale Hill ,
Gordon Martin, William Ouigley,Tom ruremsky and Terrence Daily . Al l
spoke in favorof the project . After further discussion, Mrs .Rasmusse n
questioned if Council goes ahead with this project, without a vote o f
the people, would they be breaking any Local, State or Federal laws ?
Attorney Hill answered, "More likely than not, you would not . However ,
it is not possible to say its absolute certainty ." Discussion was hel d
re loss of HUD-allocated money if process was held up and th e
possibility that land would not be available at later date . Mayo r
Ferrito stated there was motion and seconded that we hold the purchas e
of Parr Avenue and place this matter on ballot at the earliest possibl e
time . Mrs . Cannon stated if agreeable with the second, she would lik e
to change the motion, stating Council go ahead with p urchase of Par r
Avenue site and put the vote as to the project (low cost housing famil y
and senior) be put on the November ballot . Mrs . Rasmussen accepted th e
motion and seconded . Motion failed by roil call vote of Ayes :
Mrs . Cannon and Mrs . Rasmussen . hoes : Mr . Siemens, Mr . Ventura an d
Mayor Ferrito . Mr . Siemens moved Council proceed with the W . Parr Ave .
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LANDBANKINO purchase . Mr . Ventura seconded . Carried by roil call vote o f
Ayes : Mrs . Rasmussen, Mr . Siemens, Mr . Ventura and Mayor Ferrito .
Noes : Mrs Gannon . Mrs . Cannon moved Council adopt Alternative 1 ,
(as designated on report) including authorizing staff to procee d
with eminent domain proceedings . Mr . Siemens seconded . Unani-
mously carried .Mr .Siemens moved for adoption of Resolutio n
No, 1980-50 entitled, RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AUTHORIZIN G
THE MAYOR TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 612 W . PAR R
AVENUE . Mr . Ventura seconded . Carried by vote of four ayes ;
Mrs . Cannon voting no .Mayor stated the next procedure on schedul e
is the approval of the RFP .It was Council consensus this be pu t
on next Council agenda . Discussion was held on the compositio n
of the Selection Committee . Mr . Siemens stated he thought ther e
should be a .family member (someone with small children), a senio r
member and also a handicapped member on the Selection Committee .
Jean Moore suggested a Housing Consultant be on the Committee .
Catherine Smith recommended F . Dennis Burrow to the Committee .
Mr . Siemens moved that consideration of members to the Selectio n
Committee be held May 5, 1980 . Mr . Ventura seconded . Unanimousl y
carried . Mrs . Rasmussen moved for the adoption of the schedul e
for selection of developer, Mr . Siemens seconded . Unanimousl y
carried . Mr . Siemens moved Council authorize staff to mak e
arrangements for the demolition of the building on the W . Parr Ave .
site . Mr . Ventura seconded . Unanimously carried .
RECESS Mayor declared a five-minute recess . Meeting reconvened at 9 :50 p .m .
INDUSTRY/Mayor Ferrito stated this report has been reviewed by the Communit y
HOUSING REPORT Services and Development Commission, Housing Task Force Commissio n
member Mrs . Ruth Cannon, Chamber of Commerce Director Sue LaForge ,
Planning Director Lee Bowman and Community Programs Director Jil l
Cody . Council will now review report to determine if they agre e
with recommendations .
MANAGEMENT GROWT H
Objective #1
1.Accept recommendations to support (a) through (f).
Mr . Siemens suggested rewording of (a) to read "increase s
in the local housing supply" and (c) to read "The capacit y
of the then existing transportation system ."
2.Mr . Ventura moved to take no position . Mrs . Rasmusse n
seconded . Carried by vote of four ayes ; Mr . Ferrit o
voting no .
3.Accept recommendation of (a), (c) and (d).
(b) Mr . Siemens moved to support ; Mr . Ventura seconded .
Unanimously carried .
(e)Mr . Siemens moved to support, modifying actio n
recommendation to read "until natural and constructe d
systems available ." No second . Mr . Ventura moved t o
support . Mr . Siemens seconded . Unanimously carried .
(f)Mr . Siemens moved to support . Mr . Ferrito seconded .
Motion fails . Mrs . Cannon, Mrs . Rasmussen an d
Mr . Ventura voting no . Mr . Ventura moved for n o
recommendation . Mr . Siemens seconded . Unanimousl y
carried .
4, Accept recommendation .
Objective #2
1 Accept recommendations to support (a)through (c )
(d)Mr . Siemens moved to support, with modification s
that job expansion must be coupled with adde d
residential housing and public transit . Mr . Ventur a
seconded . Carried by vote to three ayes .
Mr . Ferrito and Mrs . Cannon voting no . Mr . Siemen s
moved to rescind previous motion and support Item 1(d).
Mr . Ventura seconded . Unanimously carried .
(e)Mr . Ventura moved to support with the modificatio n
to strike out "redevelopment ." No second . Mrs . Canno n
moved for no recommendation as stated by CSDC .
Mrs . Rasmussen seconded . Motion carries wit h
Mr . Ventura and Mr . Siemens voting no ..
(f)Mr . Siemens moved to modify recommendation to read
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INDUSTRY/"support - provided it maintains integrity of th e
HOUSING REPORT .neighborhood and densities are in line with local ..."
(Continued)Mr . Ventura seconded . Motion carries .
(g) Mr .'Ventura moved to accept recommendation . Mr . Siemen s
seconded . Unanimously carried .
2.Mr . Ventura moved to support with modification to rea d
"Encourage job growth in the South County only to alleviat e
local unemployment problems ."_ Mrs . Cannon-seconded . Carrie d
by vote of 4 ayes . Mrs . Rasmussen voting no .
3.Accept recommendation .
4.Accept recommendation .
5.Mr . Siemens moved to support with recommendations the sam e
as Objective 2, Item 1(f) above . Mrs . Cannon seconded .
Carried by vote of 4 ayes . Mr . Ferrito voting no .
Objective #3
1 . Accept recommendations .
2 . Accept recommendations .
3 . Accept recommendations .
4 . Accept recommendations .
5 . Accept recommendations .
6 . (a) Discussion was held re school sites . Mr . Ventura move d
to oppose due to loss of public entities . Mrs . Canno n
seconded . So moved .
(b)Accept recommendations .
(c)Accept recommendations .
(d)Accept recommendations .
7 . Moved to support but strike "high density ."
8 . Mrs . Cannon moved to support CSDC recommendation . Mr . Ventur a
seconded . Unanimously carried .
Objective #4
Accept recommendations .
Objective #5
Mr . Siemens moved to accept CSDC recommendations : Mr . Ventur a
seconded . Carried by vote of 4 ayes Mrs . Cannon voting no .
GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE & FISCAL REFOR M
Objective #1
Consensus of Council to accept recommendations of CSDC .
Objective #2
Consensus of Council to accept recommendations of CSDC .
REDUCING UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMEN T
Objective #1
Accept all CSDC recommendations with rewording of Item 1(b) t o
read oppose . Statement implies that employers should be require d
to create "make work" jobs .
Mr . Siemens stated that as staff modifies Council's recommendation ,
they should strike out all references to "New County Wide Government ."
Mayor Ferrito stated this is consensus of Council .
ADJOURN Mr . Siemens moved meeting be adjourned at 11 :00 p .m . Mr . Ventura
seconded . Unanimously carried .
ATTEST :