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P, O. Box 597
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CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE REGUL,lR I1E:::TING OF 1'EL CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 21,
1957
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Place: Collins Sohool, Teachers Lounge
Time: 8:00 P~M,
Press Present: Mrs. Kerr, Cupertino Courier
I1rs, Clerk, Sunnyvale Standard
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ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present:
Councilmen Absent:
Neyerholz, N8thanson, Paizis, Saich, Kilson
None
II THE NINUTES O~ THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 1957 were read;
the following corrections Were noted: Item III-A-2 add ìIl'his is
Resolution No. 59 granting permission to LID 1 to'construct
sewers in the streets, etc of the City of Cupertino." Item IV-
C-Line 8 add "without the express consent of the owners" after
alterations, Item IV-F-Line 1 change to read "llrs, Glenn Atkin-
son".
III PETITIONS AND COi';'UNIC¡\'fIONS
A, hrri tten
1, Mark Thomas & Company: Cupertino alternate route 114 _
preliminary plans of route relocation, The Nayor said
that the October 16 meeting resulted in a recommendation
to move the Stevens Creek Freeway westward to a point
approXimately 600 feet east of the railroad approximatels
parallel to the tracks, If adopted this will change the
curvature at the corner of the Nonta Vista Subdivision.
2, State Board of Equalization: Statement of local tax
distribution for the period August 8 to September 4, 1957
Warrant enclosed: ,,,,812,8),
B. Oral
nr:-TucCi petitioned the City Council for an interpretation
of the Business License Ordinance to enable him to operate a
furniture auction sale in what is now the Charron Warehouse
on Randy Lane, or to amend the Ordinance to relieve him of
the license payment of .,50, first day, .~25 per day thereafter
The City Attorney explained that the ordinance is designed to
limit and prevent auctioneer:ng which may continue for months
although obstenslbly conducted to sell a given amount of good
If the business in ~uestion is a sale by the owner of goods
rather than a so called professional auctioneer, Ordinance 10
is not designed specifiCally to cover the situation, The
feeling of the Council was that the matter should be studied
and Councilman Nathanson moved that the problem of auctioneer
ing within the Citv be t3ken under advisement and the findi~~
reported at the next meeting; seconded by Councilman Saich,
carried 5 - 0,
IV UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. .9-r~~Dances and Rpsolutions for Adoption _ None
B, Soci::ll Security Agreement and Resolution
Resolution No. 52 was adopted along with the Applic2tion
Agreement to be forwarded to the OASI section Sacramento,
California, then relayed to the Federal Government office
for verification, The Social Security will be in effect for
the two employees so requesting on January 1, 1958.
C, Purchase of Furniture _ Prices Quoted
1. After comparing bids a camittee of three, Nr, Nathanson,
Mr, Paizis, and Mr, Martin, was appointed to inspect the
furniture during the following week,
2. The painting will cost ~216 for the entire interior of
the building, Adding the costs for alterations, the tote
will be under the $400 allocated.
Moved by Councilman Saich that the entire interior bE
painted; seconded by Councilman Nathanson, carried 5 _ 0,
). Councilman Nath3nson said that the City now has place to
store the parallel parking signs that the County Traffic
Engineer has offered.
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D,
Corte Madera Highlands LID - Consideration of Revised Plan
In response to a petition signed by a11 of the owners of the
area in question, Resolutions were adopted to approve
modified plans and specifications of this Improvement Distric1
Resolution 62 declares intention to change.work.proPO¡;ed to
be done under Resolution of Intention No. 56 adòpted Septem-
ber 16, 1957 and describing such proposed changes and stating
estimated decrease in cost by reason thereof.
Resolution No. 63 orders work, determines prevailing rate
of wages, and directs notice to bidders in~Corte Madera
Highlands, Local Improvement District, in the City of Cuper-
tino, l'Ioved by Councilman Paizis, seconded by Councilman
Saich that both resolution be adoPted, carried 5 _ O.
Town and Countr Subdiv sio Streets
l, A letter from John Rodrigues, r. requested that the
City take title to Western and Rodrigues Avenues .and the
access road and the one foot easements. The repair work
has been found satisfactory, Rodrigues expects to pre-
sent the deeds vesting title to the City shortly,
2. Deeds to Parcel A, the intersection of Mariani and El
Vista Avenues, are also accepted prior to the next Coun
cil meeting with the change in name of the school distri
and a formal resolution accompanying, as requested by
the City Attorney.
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V NEW BUSINESS
A, Attorney's Rep0r1
Mr, Anderson described a notice from the PUC, The State
Department of Public Works has allocated five million dollar~
for construction of railroad underpasses and grade separatio'
Cities requiring such grade separation can apply for a por~
of this money.
The Council requested that the matter be submitted to
Mark Thomas for consideration and Possible assistance in the
preparation of an application. Peninsular Avenue may even..
tually cross the tracks in which case a proposal might be
developed,
B, Report of Roads and Maintenance Commissioner
1. Mr. Saich reported that the streets were in need of sev-
eral signs, Two are needed at Stevens Creek Road and
Highway 9, Three in Town and Country Subdivision plus
some in Felton Park Tract, also speed limit signs on El
Vista and Mariani Avenues,
2. The l'Iayor requested that Mark Thomas Company be asked to
examine Stevens Creek Road and make an estimate on repair
costs, Moved by Councilman ;alson that preparation of
lans and s ecifications for re a rin_ Stevens Creek Road
from Blaney to Miller. and such other spots as reauire. ~
authorized; seconded by Councilman faizis, carried 5 _ 0
C. Report of Police and Fire Chief
l'Iail reviewed is as follows:
1, County Controller's Office: Fines collected during the
month of September totaled ;;;544.00, City share ~;',417.86,
2, Attorney General: Fifth conference of the Northern-
Central Californi3 Narcotics Officers Association will bf
held at the Hacienda Inn in Bakersf1eld on Nov, 1, 1957.
). Bay Area Air Pollution Control District: Procedure for
enforcing district regulations,
4, School of Criminology, University of California: Semina:
on Police Planning and Research, November 18, 19, 20,
5, Fire Marshal: Cupertino Youth Center has several defici~.
cies which must receive satisfactory correction,
D, Report of Plannin~ Commission Chairman
1. Sign permit for Cupertino Presbyterian Church. Mr, Leonar
reported th~t he had taken the sketch to the County; they
advised that Church directional signs are sometimes
allowed in the right of way if the local government makes
the installation and consequently has the prerogative of
remoVing when necessary, In this case the Church will
arrange to install the Sign themselves to the satisfactio;
of the City.
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2. Paul Swanson: Applic8tion has been filed for a temporary
used car lot to be ~ollowed by a new Ford agency, Hearin
has been set for Nove~ber 15.
3. Chrysanthemum bed on Rodrigues: Harry Chow has p~esented
three separate plans which include 60 foot streets. Cho~'
himself intends to build a four bedroom three bath house,
He has signed the petition for sewers through LID ).
The Council requested that the interest of the
citizens along Rodrigues be determined, to learn whether
or not a meeting is still desired. Mr, Leonard as~ed
the Council for authorization to sign the building permit
for Chow's accessory buildings, Councilman Nathanson
reiterated his intention to secure cooperation and agree-
ment satisfactory to all interests, With this plan in
mind he favored issuance of a building permit.- The type
of fertilizer, kno~~ as 1770-10 from Moyer Chemical was
described, and considered unobjectionable. Moved by
Councilman faizis that the building permit for Chow be
~pved with a note stating that the 20 x 60 foot
bUildin~ is accessory and not residential, to be dated
October' 21; seconded by Councilman Saich, carried 5 _ o.
4, Mr, Leonard proposed a joint meeting with the City Coun-
cil to be held October 28. This was agreed and the
meeting was scheduled.
Miscellaneous
"I, 11r, Faws reported the results of a meeting with Gladys
Snyder from the ßtate Recreation Department. She
suggested the formation of citizens committees to deter-
mine the wishes of the people with regard to the recrea-
tion facilities desired and the money to be spent therefc
2, Councilman Wilson requested that the State Highway Depart
ment be asked to provide directional signs which include
Cupertino which is presently listed at only a few inter-
sections in the vicinity.
). Another reminder of the traffic situation at Homestead
Road and Highway 9 was requested,
4. A vote on a motion of the previous meeting to increase
the salary of the Ci ty Attorney to (;:200 per month was
taken, with none in favor, Moved by Councilman Nathansor
that the remuneration of the City Attornev in the form
Q[ a retainer be raised to ~2S0 a month; seconded by
Councilman Wilson, carl'ied 5 - o.
5, Otis Forge, Chairman of the Sanitary Listrict, reported
that the area just east of Portal may be potential sub-
division for the City of Cupertino if services such as
storm drainage and sewers can be provided, It was
suggested that the owners of the 53 acres along the City
boundary be contacted with a view toward annexation.
VI ADJOURNMENT - lO:30 P.M.
A special meeting of the City Council was called for October l6
to discuss a Cupertino recommendation for State Route l14. At
the meeting attended by a quorum, the four routes presented by
Mark Thomas Company were examined, After some discussion, the
route favored differed from any of the drawings and resulted in
a request to !lark Thomas to present another sketch, The recom-
mendation would place the route west of the existing state line,
about 600 feet east of the railroad tracks.
The joint Council-Planning Commission meeting of October 28 will
be reported in the next minutes of the Planning Commission and
again in the following minutes of the City Council.
Re.spectfully submitted,
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LAvffiENCE K, MARTIN
Administrator-Clerk