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CC 05-03-82 · · · CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE or CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 Telephone: (408) 252-4505 KINUTES or 1'HE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON KAY 3, 1982, IN THE COUNCIL CHAKBER, CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Mayor Sparks called the meeting to order at 6:50 p.m. in the Council Chamber, City Rall. SALUTE TO THE FLAC ROLL CALL Counc, Present: Gatto, Johnson, Plungy, Rogers, Mayor Spa.ks Staff Present: City Manager Quinlan City Clerk Cornelius Director of Public Works Viskovich (8:05 p.m.) Director of Planning and Development Sisk Director of rinance Snyder (left at 8:l0 p.m.) Director of Parks and Recreation Do~ling (left at 9:30 p.III.) Assistant City Engineer Whitten (left at 9:00 p.m.) Assistant to the City Manager Brown ('.eft at 8:55 p.m.) CDBG Coordinator Hendee (7:l0 : .m., left at 9:30 p.m.) City Attorney Kilian (6:55 p.m.) STAFF REPORTS I. Oral reports by staff members and submission of written reports. City Manager's Report Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement - The Joint Exercise of Powers Agree- ment for North Santa Clara County Solid Waste Management AuthJrity will be agendized for the meeting of May 17, 1982. 4th of July Festivities - By consensus, staff was directe~ to change the ordinance to allow for sale of beer and wine by non-profit groups at the annual occasion. A policy shall be prepared containing a mech- anism for fees to cover City expenses. Director of Planning and Development Sisk was directed to prepare a letter for the Mayor's si8nàtu~e'to be sent to the County regarding increased d~nsity for the Hontebello Ridge area if said change would affect the width of Foothill Boulevard. City Clerk's Report It was moved by Counc. Rogers, seconded by Counc. Plungy and passed unanimously to approve waiver of business license fees for Creenpeace for 1982. CC-570 Pege 1 Solid Waste JPA July 4 sale of beer and wine lIoõltab.all~ Ridge ¿ensity Greenpeace business license CCIIii.o . P'W2 Soils testing Legislative Review Com. . . MINUTES OF THE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2. Consideration of use of a contract employee for prep.r.tion of soils reports. Ie was moved by Counc. Gstto, seconð~d by Counc. Plungy and p....d unanimously to authorize staff to go out to bid for soils c..ting services to see if this would be better for the City than rotating services as needed. COUNCIL REPORTS Counc. Johnson - Legislative Review Committee - It was lIOVed by Counc. Johnson, seconded by Counc. Rogers and passed unanimously to take the following positions on pending legislation: No Action AS 2796 (Moore), Authorizes issuance of revenue bonds to finance a cable television system. AS 3685 (Young), Changes to SB 699, Cable Television. 58 1804 (Montoya), Local Government Standards in Refranchising Cable Operators. SB l803 (Hontoya), Proscribe unspecified rules and regulations to protect cable subscribers. AB 2800 (M. Waters), Discrimination in Employment: Pregnancy. SB l591 (Greene), Penalties: Workers' Compensation. AB 3370 (Agnos), rair Employment Practices: Child Care Leave. Federal legislation 5.2172, Cable TV as a unique medium. Oppose AB 2742 (Robinson), Places jurisdiction of cable ,elevision under PUC. AB 232l (Duffy), ?revents waiver of deregulation rights under AB 699, oppose unless amended. SB 1785 (Foran), Restrictions on Use of Quimby Act Dedications and Fees to Provide Park and Recreational Facilities. Small Cities CDBG. Support SB 190B (Robbins), Authorizes cities franchising CATV to establish and adjust subscription rates, subject to AB 699 provisions; authorizes city to issue exclusive franchise if done by competitive bid; support if there is no impact on the aim of the League cable TV bills, especially AS 699. .. . . MINUTES OF THE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCn. MEETING AB 2735 (Moore) and AS 2897 (Roos), Privacy bills, cable TV; support AB 2897 in concept. AB 3130 (Moore), Cable TV, Local authority under "Boulder"; support with first priority seeking a reæedy at the federal level. SB 2037 (Schmitz), Residential Care racilities. 58 1925 (Foran), State Righways. SB 500 (Beverly), Joint and Several Liability. Staff was directed to request the League position on AS 2871 (Moore), Sale and use taxes: cable televisimt subscript10n exemption. Counc. Plungy - It was requested that staff agendize for the June 7, 1982 meeting a report from the County Task Force on Crime and Violence Prevention. The City Attorney requested the Council return to the item regarding sal of beer and wine in the park for ..he 4th of July picnic. He informed Council that it was not necessary to amend the ordinance as they did have the power to grant permission f~. such sale. CONSENT CALENDAR It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Plungy and passed unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar. 8. Resolution No. 5850: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Allowing Certain Claims and Demands Payable in the Amounts and from the Funds as Hereinfter Described for General and Misellaneous Expenditures for the Period Ending April 9, 1982." 9, Resolution No. 5856: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Allowing Certain Claims and Demands Payable in the Amounts and from the Funds as Hereinafter Described for General and Miscellaneous Expenditures for the Period Ending April 16, 1982. 10. Resolution No. 5857: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Allowing Cert3in Claims and Demands Payable in the Amounts and from the Funds as Hereinaftcr Described for Sal- aries and Wages for the Payroll Period Ending April 20, 1982." JI. Application HC-51,068.5 - All American Shopping Center requesting approval of a sign exception for an existing shopping center. The subj~~t property is located on the northwest corner of Blaney Avenue and Bollinger Road. Recommended for aoproval. 12. Resooution No. 5860: "A Resollltion of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Aut~orizing Execution of Agreement between the Citv and Technical Analysis, Inc., for Architectural Servic~s in Con- junction with the Widening of Stevens Creek Boulevard at Carmen Road." CC-570 Page 3 Consent Calen- dar approved _7~ . Proclamations Oral COITimunica tions Closure of 8e :\venue MINUTES OF THE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COU1lCIL KEE'lING 13. Resolution Ro. 5861: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Approving the Application for GUut funds Under the Roberti-Z'berg U~ban Open Space and Recreation Progr8ll." 14. Acceptance of amicipal iJçro~tø: Tract Mo. 6794, North- east corner of roothill and McClellan Road, Martin-Bayes, Inc. 15. Resolution Ro. 5862: "A Resolution of the City Council of r.he City of Cupertino Authorizing Execution of Lease Agreement of City Property at 22515 Poppy Drive." l6. Minutes of the regular meeting of April 19, 1982. (CC-567) Vote Members of the City CouDeil AYES: Gatto, Johnson, Plungy, Rogers, Sparks NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN : None ORAL COKKUNICATIOKS l7. Proclamation declaring Kay 10-15, 1982 as '~unicipal Clerk's Week". l8. Proclaastion declarlllg the week of May 23-29, 1982, '~ational Public Works Week". 19. Proclamation declaring Kay 3-7, 1982 as "Head Start Week". 20. Proclamation declaring Kay 7-14, 1982 as "Child F'lSsenger Safety Week". 21. Proclamation declaring the month of Mayas "Priends C"n be Cood Medicine" Month. 22. Proclamation declaring Kay 9-15, 1982 as "Variety Club Week". The City Clerk was directed to for~ard the proclamations to the appropriate parties. Staff was directed cO place on the agenda under Oral Communications a notice that the ?urpose is for an opportunity to speak on non- agenda items. Tony Stewarð ~~dressed Counc~l reKarding the closure of Byrne Avenue By consensus, Council reopened the public hear inK pertaining to closure of Byrn~ A~enue for their meeting of May 17, 1982. Items to be considered are dates of possible temporary closure and/or .. . . MINUTES OF 1'HE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCI:' MEETING permanent closure, loss of funds if the eity closes the street tempera and later did so permanently, and types of temporary closings pos- sible. PUBLIC HEARINGS 23. Application I-Z-82 of Dzidra Silver: Prezonin8 approxilllstely .5 gross acre fro. Santa Clara County Rl-8 (Single-f..ily 'esi- dential, 8,000 sq. ft. .int.ma lot size) zone to City of Cupertino Rl-7.5 (Single-f..ily Residential, 7,500 sq. ft. adnimum lot size) zone and EnvirOlblental Revi-.v: The Planning C~ssion recommends the granting of a Negative Declaration. The subject property is located on the north side of Dolores Avenue approximately 200 ft. west of Orange Avenue. Rec01lllleDded for approv.Jl. (a) rirst reading of Ordinance No. 1171: "An Ordinance of the City of Cupertino Amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2 by Pre zoning Approxilllstely .5 Gross Acre fr~ Santa Clara County Rl-8 Zone to City of ~upertino Rl-7.5 Zone; Located on the North Side of Dolores Avenue Approximately 200 rt. West of Orange Avenue." It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Johnsml and passed unanimously to close the public hearing. It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Johnson and passed unanimously to grant a Negative Declaration for Application l-Z-82. It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Johnson and passed unanimously ~o approve Application l-Z-82 per Pl"nning Commission Resoluti~n No: 2299. It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by ~~unc. Rogers and passed unanimously to read Ordinance No. ll71 by title only and the City Clerk's reading to constitute the first reading. 24. Appeal of Condition 12, ASAC Resolution No. 9l3, Tract No. 6765, Wildflower Way, filed by Harvin D. Kirkeby, Engineer. The Director of Planning and Development informed Council ~hat at the time of the original approval of this application the City require work to be done to the existing retaining wall along the westerly proper~y line and some rep~irs to the existing fence on top of the retaining wall. Staff worked with the developer and neighb0ring property owners to attempt to allow repairs rather than tearing out existing wall and fence and starting again. However, repairs did not resol ve any of the problems. Mr. Sisk then showed Counc il slides of the fence and tree growth. Harvin Kirkeby, project engineer, stated that the application was original Iv approved with a condition that required plans of repair wor to be appr:,,,ea at the time of issuance of building permit. The CC-570 Page 5 ly Public bearing closed Negath.. Dec. for l-Z-82 l-Z-82 appro....d First reading of Ord_ ll71 ~, .. t' CIa70' P1III' 6 MINUTES OF 1'HE HAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING B~ilding Department and developer agreed that repairing the wall would meet the condition. Hr. Kirkeby sub.itted pi~tures to the Council shov1nS trees leanins on the existing fence and srovins through the fence. He stated that the traes needed trt.lins but in his opinion the present retaining wall is not adequate. He proposed that the existing retainins wall be kept, the fence cut off at the top of the retain1nS vall, the addition of new posts that would support a fence and new fence that would be six feet above the retaining vall. Re also atated that the trees would have to be triuaed by the neighbors. He had also considered leaving the existing fence as i~ and the developer building another one on his property. Hr. ~irkeby stated that the developer is willing to build a fence, but does not want the liability of the trees or getting rid of the existing fence. . Resident, 74ll Wild rlowcr, presented Council with photographs of the fence line. Be stated that the fence is at least twenty years old and asked if there would be another retaining wall built. He expressed concern about the old fence collapsins. Be also stated that certain areas of the fence cover many pieces of property. Be informed Council that Du~ agreed to repair the retaining wall and fence. He asked what "repair" entailed. He felt that the developer did not abide by the condition. Be stated that was the complaint. The de- veloper just put up boards over the existing fence. Be asked if there would be a sood retaining wall built if a new fence were bunt. Be also informed Council there was a difference in dirt lines' He stated that the biggest complaint ~~s originally that there was a lot of work involved to remove the existing retaining wall if the present fence line is used. He stated he could ~vree to a new fence if it would meet certain standards. Be also expr~ssed concern about a retainins wall. Hr. Kirkeby stated that to cut off the posts of in new posts and attach the way a new fence would be built would be the present fence at the retaining wall, put those to the retaining wall, Mr. Jack Aiello, Executive Vice Presidence of Jules Due, stated that the existing retaining wall and fence had been repaired in compliance with direction from a City staff member. He then spoke with another staff member who said that it would be necessary for him to get the written consent of the neighbors stating that the work done was adequate. He was unable to get that consent. He stated that he proposes t¡'" building of a new fence and giving the neig,lbors the old fence. He stated that a new fence could be built within 48 hours of removal of existing fence. It would also be necessary for the neighbors to do some amount of tree trimming. Rudy Witt, homeowner, expressed concern for the retaining wall and future liabilities. He requested that the re~aining wall be replaced. . Mr. Jack Aiello stated that in regard to the retaining wall, he did follow direction given by the City. He also stated that the slope of dirt against the retain inK wall does vaLY. t' MINUTES or THE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Hr. Kirkeby stated that even with a new fenc~ it would not last for- ever as redwood is finite. Hr. Aiello recommended that the present fence be left as is. Council was inforued that three property aAQers are involved as well as the developer. Council rec~nded that involved parties preseDc in Council Chamber go to the Con-",c.:rence RoolI with Hr. Whitten to try to COile to s~ agr llent as to what will be done. Upon their return to Chamber, discus.ion will cC'ntinue on this item. 25. Appeal of deci810n of Director of Planning and Development in cegard to removal of trees at Alpine Drive and roothill Boulevprd. Hr. Sisk revived the background of the appeal with Council. William Mette, 1420 McBain Avenue, Call1 lbell, informed Council of prob- lems that had occurred on the lot and informed them that he did have pictures of the lot with him. t Hr. Kane, 10437 Vista Knoll, also revi~~d the btatory of problems on that lot with Council. These problems include people dumping on thi lot and also the presence of rats. Re stated that he had written letters to both the City and Hr. Mette regarding the~o problema and the lot had been cleared. The clearing of the lot did include the removal of trees. Be recommended that something be planted there to prevent future intrusion. Re told Council that the tree could have been trimmed to prevent children fro. playing there rather than being completely re.oved. Mr. Mette stated that he could plant trees when the lot i3 developed. He expressed the opinion that the ord'nance regarding removal of trees seems geared for developers. It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Johnson and passed unanimously to close the p~~lic hearing. It was moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. Plungy and passed un...,i"ously tu deny the appeal and approve the replacement of the Pepper tree ty threø Oak trees. Th~ property owners may decide the location of those trees. PLA.'nIING APPLICATIONS 26. None ARCHITECTURAL AND SITE APPROVAL COMMITTEE ApDLI(~TIONS . n. None CC-570 Page 7 Public hearing c10serl Deny appe2.1 t approve replace ment of trees · _7~ A._nt re f and re- taining wall - appeal filed by Kirkeby Contract t.o Hall-Wc..- Con- tractinR Co. Contract to Andero Con- setion MINUTES or 1'HE MAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL KEE'l1NG ··~.·.1 j ITEMS REMOVED PR(I CONSENT CALENDAR 28 . None UNFINISHED BUSI1ŒSS 29. None JQ!W BUSI1ŒSS 30. Presentatioa by Arthur Carllichael oa behalf uf the Highway Financing Task rorce. Hr. Art CanUchael ..de a presentstion regarding proposed distribution of funds and projects s!:.ould an additional gas tax be approved. Upon approval of a proposal by the Board of Supervisors it will be presented to Council for their approval. (City Clerk's Note: Those meeting in the conference r~ in regard to Item No. 24 returned to Chamber.) PUBLIC HEARINGS (coatinued) 24. (continued) Hr. Whitten inforMd Council that the two property owners present did reach an agree.ent vith the developer and he will meet vith the third property owner next Monday to try to reach a similar agreelll!nt. The agree1lll!nt approved was as follows: If the remaining adjacent properly owner will approve, Council approved that the developer Teplace ex~stin~ fence adjacent to the existing retsining wall with new pos~s supporting the fence. The present fence viII be left for the adjacent h~owners' di~position. Otherwise, an additional nev fence will be built one foot fr~ the existing fence which will remain and the City wil~ agree that this meets the condition of approval PEW BUSINESS (continued) 31. Report on bid opening for development of Mo..ta Vista Park, Project 79-53, and sward of contract. It was moved by Counc. Rogers, second~d by Connc. Johnson and passed unanimously to award the contract for Monta Vista Park, Project 79-53, to The Hall-Way Contracting Co., Inc. in the amount of $327,970 based on their lowest bid. 32. Report on bid opening for Corporation Yard Canopy Installation, Project 79-l6, and award of contract. It was moved by ~ounc. Rogers, seconded by Coune. Johnsen and passed unaimously to award the contract for Corporation Yard Canopy Installa- tion, Project 79-16, to Andero Construction in the amount of $43,392, based on their lowest bid. .' . . , M1l'IuuS OF 1'HE KAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL 1'I1IUUIIi 33. Clam for damsges filed by Liberty ~tual Insurance COIIpany. It vaa mved by Cout'!c. Rogers, seconded by Counc, Johnson and passad unanmoualy to reject the clam filed by Li~ercy Hotual Insuraøce Co. aDd direct the City Clerk to notify th~ clat.ant. 34. ltaqueat trOll John Vidovich, D6 Anza Properties, for waiver of .. require.en¡; for De Anza-rorge Cupert140 Village Project. Mr. Vidovich requested tMt Council suspead tbe IIMR requirements for the De Anza-rorge Cupertino Village project because of the hard-, ship plaeed on deve:"opers. ! It was aoved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Coone. Rogers and passad unaDmously to authorize suppension of BMR requirements for the first! phase (24 units) of the De Anza-rorge Cupertino Village project. These BMR units will be built in a fnture phase. 35. Approval of "Guide to the Operation of Local Cable TV in Cuper- tino" . <a) "esolution Ito. S8S5: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Approving 'Guide to the Operation of Local Cable Television in CupertillO'." It vas moved by Counc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. 'lungy and passed una:h.ously to adopt Resolution No. 5855. 36. Discussion of non-profit group concession in public parks. It was moved by Counc, Gatto, seconded by Counc. Johnson and passed unaDmously to direct staff to prepare an amendment to the existing ordinance to allow for non-profit groups to have temporary food concessions in City facilities, per staff report. 37. Consideration of request from Braegen Corp. for an a-month extension of use of four modular trailers. It was moved by Counc. Johnson, seconded by Counc. Gatto and passed unanimously to approve an eight month extension of temporary trailers at Braegen Corp. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 3S. None ORDINANCES 39. Second reading of Ordinance No. ll6S: "An Ordinance of thp City of Cupertino Amending Chapter l6.40 of the Cupertino Munl~ipal Code by Adding Sections 16.40.l6S and l6.40.l66 Regarding Smoke Detection Systems and Section 16.40.IS0 Reagrding Penalties for Violations." CC-570 Page 9 Liberty Mutual clailll denied BKR units sus- pended un t 11 future phase Res. No. Sa5S adopted Temporary foou concessions in City facilities Braegen trailer extension . .70 . Ie Smoke detect:>r public hear~ng reo]>ened . First reading of Ord. No. 1172 First reading of Ord. No. 1173 . Review of bike lanes HINÐTES OF TBK KAY 3, 1982 CITY COURCIL HIE1'DlG .. '.-. -', ......~ ',"':;'/' \ 1 \ \ i I ! í i \ Mr. Nick Szab~, ~ublic Skfety Coœmission, re~ue8ted that Council iøclude single-faaily dwellings in the .-ok~ det~ctor ordinanCe vitt the deletion of the penalty clause, or to lea". the penalty da_ in with the understanding that the City Attomey ~d have the option of not prosecuting When the hoøeowner c~lied with the ordinanCe. Another possibility vould be to include a stat..ent in the ordiDaaca regarding voluntaTy c~1iance for owners of single-faa11y detaclMlcl hoMs. Mr. Alf Nodine, 10385 Pr~1e Tree Lane, stated that he felt that 1f the ordinance is going to be changed the public hearing should be reopened. The City Attorney agreed with this. Mr. Kennedy, 10415 Mary Avenue, suggested that aingle-faaily detached dwellings be required to install the smoke detectors at ttse of resale. It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Counc. Sparks end passed with Council_mbers Johnson and Gatto dissentiøg to reopen the public hearin! for the first meeting in June to consider revising the ordinance to include single-faDdly deta~hed dwellings. 40. rirst re&ding of Ordinance No. l17~' "An &rdinance of tta City of Cupertino Amending Se"ti.:-" 11.24.150 and 11.24.160 of the Cuper- tino Municipal Code, Relating to Stopping, .tanding or ParkinS During Certain Rours on Mary Avenue aud Providi,'g for Signs Rotify- ing the Public Thereof." It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Counc. Rogers and passed unanimously to read Ordinance No. 1172 by title only and the City Clerk's reading to constitute the first reading. 4l. First rea~ing of Ordinance No. l173: "An Ordinance of the City of Cuperti~o Rescinding Ordinance No. l07l, and Amending Section 1l.OS.29O of the Cupertino !t.lnicipal Code; Bicycle Lane Designa- tion to Include Bollinger Road." It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Counc. Gatto and passed unanimously to read Ordinance No. ll73 by title only and the City Clerks' readiag to constitute the first reading. RESOLUTIONS 42. None NON-AGENDA BUSINESS 43. Recognition by Mayor of special requests. (a) General Audience - None (b) City Council It was moved by Connc. r.'ltto, seconded by Counc. Rogers and passed unanimously to direct the Public Safety Commissi~n to review bike lanes in Cupertino. .. . . ..;., . MINUTES or TIIB IfAY 3, 1982 CITY COUNCIL MEETING Mr. Alf Mod1ne, 10385 Prune Tree Lane, requested a copy of tbe City I s I!IIergency Plan. Couocil requested that copies of the Council Actions of the April 2/, 1982 _etinl be _t to _mbers of the Planning C.-i.doo. At 9:40 p..., the _ting was adjourned to closed se.sion in the Conference &00.. At 10:05 p..., the meeting reconvened in the Council Chaeber. 1bose preøent ...re COUDcU......r. Gatto, John.on, Plungy, Rogers aud Spark., City Clerk Cornelius and City Attorney Kilian. It was loved by Coonc. Gatto, seconded by Counc. John.oo and p.~.'td unanimously to approve the recommendation regarding settlement in the K1ð?en1neala Regional Open Sp.ce District-Regnart Canyoa aRtter; to approve City'. annexation policy regardinl Crestoo (fallowing reco...ndation of staff); to receive infor.øtion r...rding San JOse Water Work. ancl s.ven Springs dwelo~t; to recei.,. inforutioll regarding the City of Cupertino v. Photo Dri.... -up, di.cu.. crf.....' proceeding~ reøarclinl City personnel as victim. At 10:10 p..., Council adjourned to 6:45 p..., Monday, Kay 10. 1982 for a public hearinl on Revenue Sharing Fund. and the 198~-83 budget. /I?~" æ~~ "--' City Cler ~ GC-570 l'age 11