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CC 02-03-97 CC-93g MINUTES Cupertino City Council Regular Meeting Febnm,'y 3, 1997 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At 6:47 p.m. Mayor Bautista called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300 Torte Avenue, Cupertino, California. ROLL CALL City Council members present: Mayor John Baufista, Vice-Mayor Lauralee Sorensen, Councilmembers Don Burnett, Michael Chang, and Wally Dean. Council members absent: None. Staff present: City Manager Don Brown; City Clerk Kimberly Smith; City Attorney Charles Kilian; Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood; Community Development Director Bob Cowan; Parks and Recreation Director Steve Dowling; Public Information Officer Donna Krey; and Public Works Director Bert Viskovich. CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATIONS None. POSTPONEMENTS None. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Miss Sunny Lai introduced herself and her sister Jenny to the city council. They presented the council with a basket of fortune cookies and chocolates in honor of the Chinese New Year. CONSENT CALENDAR Dean moved to adopt the items on the Consent Calendar as presented, with item No. 9 tabled. Chang seconded and the motion carried 5-0. I. Resolution No. 9767: Accounts Payable, Januory 17, 1997. t:d~ruary :~, 1~/)? Cupertino City Council ?a~e 2 - 2. Resolution No. 9776: Accounts Payable, .Ian,mry 24, 1997. 3. Resolution No. 9777: Payroll, Sanua~y 10, 1997. 4. Resolution No. 9778: Payroll, January 24, 1997. 5. Resolution No. 9779: Approving destruction of certain records. 6. Monthly Treasurer's and Budget Report - December 1996. 7. Approval of minutes of Jan~_!_a_ry 21, 25, and 27, 1997, regular adjourned meetings. 8. Review of applications for Alcoholic Beverage Control licenses: (a) TGI Fridays, 10343 N. Wolfe Road. (b) Gumbas, 21678 Stevens Creek Blvd. 9. Resolution No. 9780: Rescinding Resolution No. 9739, declaring intention to order vacation of public utilities easement, private access easement, wire clearance easement, emergency vehicle access easement; Tract No. 7953 between Torre Avenue and De Anza Boulevard and setting a date for a public hearing. This item was tabled at the request of staff. 10. Resolution No. 9781: Approving agreement and plans for Lily Chang, Inc., 10036 Peninsula Avenue. 11. Resolution No. 9782: Accepting quitclaim dee~i and authorization for underground water rights from Lily Chang; 10036 Peninsula Avenue. 12. Resolution No. 9783: Approving agreement and plans; CheWs Golden Star Investments, L.P.; 10115 Lockwood Dr. 13. Resolution No. 9784: Accepting quitclaim deed and authorization for underground water rights from CheWs Golden Star Investment, L.P.; 10115 Lockwood Dr. 14. Acceptance of municipal improvements: (a) Harlan Sethe, 11845 Upland Way; (b) Marc McGee, 10250 Scenic Boulevard. Vote Councilmembers Ayes: Bautista, Burnett, Chang, Dean, and Sorensen Noes: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ]~dbt~mry 5, l 0~)~ /~upertlno City Council Page - None. PUBLIC HEARINGS Community Development Director Bob Cowan reviewed item Nos. 15 and 16 together: 15. Application Nos. 4-OPA-96 and 23-EA-96, City of Cupertino - General Plan amendment to the land use and housing elements to redistribute residential potential among the planning districts and the undesignated classification. Environmental Detei-ii-tination: The Planning Commission recommends the granting of a negative declaration. Recommended for approval. (Continued from the meeting of Jan,ary 21, 1997.) (a) Resolution No. 9750: Approving General Plan Amendment 4-GPA-96. 16. Application Nos. 15-U-96, 6-Z-96 and 22-EA-96 - Sandhill Properties (Tandem Computers, property owner) - Use permit to cor~tract 213 apartment units, 8 single- family detached units and a 4-story hotel (maximum of 215 moms) on ten acres located at 10741 N. Wolfe Road and 19590 Pruneridge Avenue; Rezoning ora 10-acre parcel from Planned (Commercial, Office, Recreation) zone to Planned (Residential/Commercial) zone; Tentative map to subdivide 10 acres into 13 lots to allow 8 single-family residences, 213 apartments on 2 lots, private driveways and a community center and park. Recommended for approval. Environmental determination: The Planning Commission recommends the granting of a negative declaration. (Continued from the meeting of January 21, 1997.) (a) First reading of Ordinance No. 1750: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Tire 19 of the Cupertino Municipal Code by Rezoning a Ten Acre Parcel Located at 10741 N. Wolfe Road and 129590 Pruneridge Avenue from Planned (Commercial, Office, Recreation) Zone to Planned (Residential/Commercial) Zone (Application No. 6-Z-96 - Sanclhill Properties)." Cowan distributed a discussion outline and said that the tentative map had been handed 'out to council members prior to the meeting. It has been modified to reflect the changes made on the use permit. Cowan reviewed the options for development phasing and the available options regarding linking residential development with construction of the hotel. Public Works Director Bert Viskovich reviewed the traffic study and said that the proposed road width and left-turn pocket deemed to be sufficient. The round-about intersection must be designed to accommodate large vehicles and buses, but the traffic generated at this location will not seriously impact the Marriott driveway. He said that the staff finds no issues with internal circulation or the Level of Service (LOS) at Pnmeridge. l~bruary 3, 100~2 C~upert~o C~Ity eouncll Page Cowan discussed the easement issue and said there is still some disagreement as to the interpretation of the easement wording. Dean said he had visited the area at 8:45 a.m. and the traffic was bumper to bumper at the overpass by Hcwlett Packard, which does not match the information from the traffic study. Viskovich agreed that the interchange n~eds fine tuning of its operations but the LOS is at a Level D, and that does permit some congestion. He explained how the numbers are averaged to produce the infoiiiiation in the traffic study. Bautista felt the problem was tied to the cloverleaf at Highway 280 and Viskovich agreed that it was particularly a problem on northbound 280 to northbound Wolfe. Another lane could be added but it would force ail traffic to turn right on Pruneridge. The other option is to change the sequencing, and staffis already trying out some of those changes. Cowan noted that Exhibit A on page 16-7 of the backup shows recommended conditions for the new drawing. Mike Anderson, representing Sandhill Properties, showed an overhead reflecting the changes that had been made at the request of city council. All buildings will be a minimum of 40 feet to the curb except for some stairwells which are slightly closer. Eight apartment units have been reduced which reduced overail density and reconfigured the building locations. All apartments now have podium parking, and a let~ turn lane into - the hotel site was added. He understood that the property owners still have some concerns abut he had not seen any new correspondence from them. Anderson said that one of the single-family homes was removed. The remaining homes were not enlarged, but each has a 15-foot rear yard and sideyards of 7-9 feet. The hotel was modified so that the rear now has buttressed support columns, tile, and a railing system to create a single story element facing Wolfe Road. Anderson discussed the linkage of the hotel to the residentiai portion of the project and explained that they had worked hard to bring the hotel up as soon as possible but he apa~tutents are severai months ahead and make up the major proportion of the project. When Sandhill bus the property from Tandem the apartments must have their own funding. Linking them reduces the change that either the apariments or the hotel will be built. He suggested another solution, which would be to compensate the city if the hotel is not started within 18 months after a building permit was issued for the apartments. There would be a $350,000 cash deposit and monthly compensation of $20,000. He explained that it will be 3-6 months before there is a signed commitment from the hotel operator, then final drawings must be approved, then construction financing obtained. Bautista said that the $20,000 would only be partiai compensation. Stuart Gruendi discussed the recreation features of the apartment, and said the building would be 3500 square feet, air conditioned, with an exercise room, media room, business office, and a kitchen and party area built around a great room. Windows face the picnic _ and pool areas, and there is a water feature on each side. l el ruary 2, 1007 Cupertino Gb' Council Pase Werner Ganz, 1015 Lanark COurt, Sunnyvale, said he had spoken before about his concerns regarding the traffic impact this project would have. He met with the Public Works Director and reviewed the traffic studies, and had conducted his own. He explained that traffic studies are based upon the square footage of the building and no attempt is made to count the number of people who will use the facility. Mr. 13anz showed an overhead and provided a copy of his own study which showed a total of 833 trips in each a.m. and p.m. peak hour. These figures were based on 1.5 residents per unit. The traffic analysis used by the city showed only 369 in the a.m. peak and 413 in the p.m. peak hours. He felt that study vastly underestimated the actual traffic situation, and that it would be at a level E when the project is built out. The Public Works Director explained that most studies that do traffic counts actually count the traffic generated from the project, and then that data is interpolated. However, not everyone will leave in the same one-hour period, so just taking the number of units multiplied by potential trip generators per unit is not accurate. The figure of .5 trips per unit is based upon empirical data. Jussi Rasna, 1725 Linnet Lane, Sunnyvale, said he was pleased with the changes made in the project so far, and he asked that the project be monitored closely to ensure those changes were implemented. He asked for elarifieatiun of the setbacks along Linnet, and Bautista said they would be 40 feet except where the exterior staircase encroached upon them. Maxim Ladonnikov, 1777 Linnet Lane, Sunnyvale, explained that his home is directly across the street from the emergency gate which will be put in on Linnet Lane. He asked that the wall be made unifom~, and that the gate be solid so that the view from his property will not be into the apartment parking lot. Dan Chapin, 1773 Linnet Lane, Sunnyvale, discussed his experiences with the traffic from Homestead to 280 and that cars must travel faster than is posted to make the lights. In order to exit 280 and cross Wolfe Road cars must make a U-turn at the first light, and that is a very heavy traffic area. Additional traffic from this project will increase the problem. He agreed with Mr. Ladounikov's request that the emergency gate not be see- through. The Public Works Director said the traffic flow was examined and it was detemdned the left -turn lane onto Wolfe from northbound 280 is sufficient. They hope to improve the situation with some sequencing changes in the traffic signals. Ai Tsutsumi, 1773 Linnet Lane, Sunnyvale, also requested a solid emergency gate and a high, uniform fence along Linnet Lane. She asked if the emergency gate could be camouflaged with landscaping. Warren Mine, 10630 Linnet lane, Cupertino, pointed out the property his family owns next to the apartment recreation area. He asked that their 30-foot easement along Linnet be put in the plan drawings and clearly documented. He said he had received a letter from S&K regarding the easement but it was not sufficient to prevent any kind of dispute. Mine said at the last meeting they had asked for an 8-foot masonry wall by the recreation area court, and that may need to go higher and require some mitigating landscaping to February 3, 1997 Cupertino City Council Page 6 hide the taller building. He also asked that the wall extend to all three sides of the property since there is a jogging path shown on the plans. Patricia Schille, representing the Marriott Courtyard, said they were still concerned about traffic issues. Also, they asked for a barrier between their property and the basketball court to prevent balls from landing in the parking area. They felt the size of the rotary intersection was insufficient for the amount of traffic coming to their property, and that signage was important at the end of Pruneridge onto the easement area. Jim Eller representing the Cocitfi Family Trust, the owners of the land upon which the Marriott is built. There have been some meetings between the developer and Tandem and reached resolution on some matters, although there is still disagreement on several important issues. There are two easements on the property over the same piece of land which has created some confusion. When council considers this project there is an unequivocal position that by reducing the size of the current 40-foot easement curb to curb down to 30 feet, it is saying that the Marriott easement doesn't exist. The Cocitti easement also says that the city must require pedestrian access and landscaping.. That has not happened, instead the developer has requested of the city that the easement be reduced. Ellers said they oppose the reduction of the easement because of the significant impacts if anything should happen to block the road, such as someone parking a moving van, road or utility repair work, or emergency vehicles. - Council members discussed linking the hotel with the apartments and the proposal by the applicant; the requested changes for the Mine property and the fence and gate on Linnet, rotary intersection, building height and setbacks, floor area ratios, indemification for the city and traffic issues. Dean was concerned with the building size, FAR, rotary turn, and height of recreation room. He felt linking apartments and hotel was very important, and 18 months was too long to wait for the hotel. Dean said that council must address the traffic issue. Sorensen was concerned with large houses on small lots; the facade of the southeast comer of the apartments, the rotary turn, intrusion of stairwells into the 40-foot setback. She also felt strongly about the linkage, and that the cash penalty was not sufficient. Burnett acknowledged there would 'be traffic impacts but there is a need for housing and this is an excellent location for people who may not need cars to access services or jobs. He felt a $20,000 penalty after 18 months was okay, and that it was not reasonable to keep escalating requirements for a fence around the Mine property. An attractive frontage was required along Linnet, and the rotary turn was a good way to handle a difficult traffic situation if it were properly engineered. Chang's concerns were about the FAR, keeping the basketballs off adjoining property, · - and indemnification of the City, especially about the CEQA issues. I00 Cup h o C ty Counc;l l%e V The City Manager said that he would recommend against and 18-month deadline for the hotel and $20,000. The amount should be closer to $35,000. Bautista said strong indemnification is needed, a setback of 20 feet is needed at the recreation center, the plans should address the 30-foot easement of the Mine family. He discussed what milestones should be reached before the city would consider any change in the recommendations about linkage. He agreed there will be some problem.~ with traffic but the relative impact is comparatively small and the council must address the overall traffic situation anyway. The traffic impacts must be weighed against the incredible benefit of this project to the city. Sorensen moved to continue Application 8-TM-96 to the meeting of March 3. Chang seconded and the motion carried 5-0. Burner moved to Grant a Negative Declaration for Application 4=GPA-96. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4-1 with Dean voting no Burner moved to approve Application 4-GPA-96 per Planning Commission Resolution No. 4772. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4-1 with Dean voting no. Sorensen asked that the record reflect her concern that staff must verify the 50 units do get moved out of the pool and moved to this location, so that in future years there are no attempts to get more housing units. Bumett moved to adopt Resolution No. 9750. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4- 1 with Dean voting no. Chang moved to grant a Negative Declaration for Applications 6-Z-96 and 15-U-96 based on having reviewed the traffic studies and traffic reports, including the traffic reports submitted by the neighboring property owners, and having determined that the traffic does not warrant preparation of an EIR. Burner seconded and the motion carried 5-0. Bumett moved to approve Application 6-Z-96 per Planning Commission Resolution No. 4794. Chang seconded and the motion carried 3-2 with Dean and Sorensen voting no. The City Clerk read the title of Ordinance No. 1750. Sorensen moved and Bumett seconded to read the ordinance by title only, and that the City Clerk's reading would constitute the first reading thereof. Motion carried 4-I with Dean voting no. Later in discussions on this item, Cowan noted that Ordinance. 1750 should be amended to show parcel 2 (the hotel parcel) as commercial/hotel only. The City Attorney said this amendment could be reflected in the second reading. Burnett moved to approve Application 15-U-96 per Planning Commission Resolution No. 4792, with the following amendments: l el r,, y 2, 1007 Cupertino City Council Page I 1. That a solid wood or masonry fence, whichever the applicant prefers, 8 ft. minimum high, be installed on the entire section of the property that borders Linnet, with solid EVA gates subject to appwval of the fire district. 2. That the stairwell be no greater than 4 ft. from the building. 3. That the applicant preserve the trees along Linnet in accordance with the plans that were previously submitted. 4. That there be no rotary $. That there be a full indemnification agreement and a hold harmless provision with the applicant, including any CEQA action, with respect to all the ingress and egress easements related to the Marriott property and with respect to the Mine property and that those be approved by the City Attorney. 6. That with respect to the Mine property there be a 20 fl. setback from the recreation center to the property line. 7. That there be trees on the fence bordering the Mine property. 8. That there be a 3 ft. trellis on the south side (basketball side) of the recreation center. 9. That there be a masonry wall of a minimum of $ ft. tall on all three sides of the Mine property 10. Directed that no building permit be issued for buildings 7, 8 and 9 until the building permit is issued and the foundation poured for the hotel. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4-1 with Dean voting no. Sorensen asked that the record reflect that she was still concerned about the four ft. stairwell on Linnet, the 40 ft. easement, and the traffic. Chang moved to approve a minute order to reflect that once the applicant has obtained an executed franchise application, submitted plans for the hotel that have been approved and obtained financing for the hotel, council would consider any amendments to the use permit regarding phasing. Council would review the franchise application. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 4-1 with Dean voting no. The City Attorney noted that a covenant regarding subdivision will be recorded to run with the land. This will be done as a part of the tentative map conditions. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 4-1 with Dean voting no. PLANNING APPLICATIONS 17. Application Nos. 23-U-96 and 34-EA-96 - Target Stores (Stevens Creek/Cupertino Associates) - Use permit to add 31,628 sq. ft. remodel entry and reconfigure sidewalk and landscaping for an existing retail store. The project is located at 20745 Stevens Creek 'Boulevard. Environmental deteLmination: The Planning Commission recommends the granting of a negative declaration. Recommended for approval. The Community Development Director reviewed the staff report and explained that this is a proposal by the property owner (Stevens Creek/Cupertino Associates), which if 907 ~uperdno C~Ity C~ouncll Pa~e 9 approved, will approach Target Stores with the project to see if they wish to proceed with the expan.~ion of their building. Regarding Target's corporate colors of tan and bright red, the new nursery complex outside will stay red, and there will be a corporate logo on the fencing and the entry facing Stevens Creek Boulevard, and the east-facing facade the red fence material will be changed to tan. He discussed the way the building was articulated and raised grills would be placed in the back to make it more visually interesting. One standard condition was omitted, and it should be included to reflect that 28,000 sqv_a_re feet oftbe allocation pool will be drawn down by this development. Barry Watldns, Managing General Parister of Stevens Creek/Cupertino Associates. He explained he had attended an economic development meeting sponsored by the city in 1995 which led to the idea about this project. In 1995 a comparison was made between the existing and an expanded Target store and the 130,000 square foot store to open in Sunnyvale. This project will have benefits for the city, Target, potential shoppers, and this property owner as well as adjacent property owners. They are only one parking space short, which has been detemiined to be a minimal problem. Regarding the traffic signal, they would be willing to go along with that if Target proceeds with their expansion here and so the applicant would pay their 1/3 share of the cost. He reviewed the elevations showing the proposed color scheme. There is a dark brown base, medium - tan in the center, and lighter tan at the top, with a Spanish tile roof to complement the shops on Parcel 3. The building has been lowered 2 feet since the Planning Commission presentation. The red fence of the garden center was replaced by a tan fence except on the south side because it is Target's trademark. The west side elevations will have more trees added, and the monument sign for the shops will be increased in height. Jeff Wheeler, project architect, said the Planning Commission had recommended that they integrate the color of the Bottegas center with the Target corporate colors, and he passed around the proposed color chart. Mr. Wheeler said they will be eliminming the bright blue tile altogether. Mr. Watkins said the Target lease will expire approximately June 20, 2007, and that it would be their decision whether to expand at this time. He explained that the Stevens Creek theme did not run all the way across the property because there would be three different lenders on the center and it would require the lender to dedicate the property to accomplish that. This applicant is willing but as far as the street dedication is concerned, that must be done when this loan is up. Sorensen moved to grant a negative declaration. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 5-0. _ Sorensen moved to approve the application per Planning Commission Resolution No. 4804. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 5-0 l ebn, v 9, 1007 Cupertino 2ity Council Page 10 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mayor Bautista re-ordered the agenda to discuss staff reports next. STAFF REPORTS 19. Mid-year budget report. The Administrative Services Director reviewed the staff report and highlighted General Fund data related to sales taxes, property taxes, franchises and licenses, intergovernmental funds, charges for services, other revenue, administrative expenditures, law enforcement costs. She noted that the Park Dedication Fund revenues have already exceeded projections for the year by $237,000. Library Commission Chairperson Mary Minow highlighted their annual report to council. She explained that last May the Council approved two additional hours on Sundays, and those have been very worthwhile. Circulation over the period Sept-Dec. '96 compared to the same months in '95 already up 37.5%. The number of people coming in and out of the library is up nearly 80% with those two additional hours. She said they heartily recommend that Council continue the increased level of funding for Sunday hours. Minow said the commission also recommends a needs assessment for a new library or for expansion of the old library. They have already reached 588,000 circulation and if that trend continues it will be a new record. Children's circulation has overtaken the adult circulation by quite a margin, and the play a unique role for the children in this community. She said that the library checks out an average of 403 items every hour, and none of the other libraries in this come close to that figure. She reported that there are 36 new computers and 11 of them have access to the World Wide Web. They would like to add more but it would be at the expense of seating or books. They would like to add more books, more seating, and a group study space. The commission recommends that a needs assessment be done, by a task force with community input and a consultant. Librarian Mary ,a, nn Wallace said that they had been in discussions with the high school district about using a school facility for a satellite, but the site is not as large enough for the library's needs. It would be best to have one library city because most people are not more than ten minutes away. City Manager Don Brown said that the high school district has not had enough money to keep their libraries up and they are looking for alternate solutions. He felt that it is a waste of resources to do a full fledged branch library in a city as small as Cupertino, and a better approach would be to link them electronically. Minow explained that it would be inefficient to expand the library space into the downstairs community room because the building construction prohibited windows or other openings which would allow supervision of activities taking place in that room. February ~, 1~)97 Cupertino City Council Page I 1 Council directed that the Library Commission put together a recommended plan for conducting a needs assessment, including review the cost impacts and potential expert assistance, and bring it back for council review during the budget review in May or June. Council concurred to continue funding two additional hours on Sunday. NEW BUSINESS 18. City Council input regarding campaign financing restrictions. (Continued from meeting of January 21). The City Attorney suggested that an ad hoc committee of less than a quorum be created to review the comments from council members and create a draft ordinance for council's review. Chang offered the following input for the committee's consideration: He felt that that the changes made by Proposition 208 are adequate for fight now. If council votes to include additional restrictions, he had some concerns about the enforcement body and the budget which would be required for that. He was also concerned about last minute "hit" mailers and how that could be addressed. He asked if there is a point where information would be limited in term of sending it to voters since fund-raising will be more limited. Most of the money used in campaigns is used for mailers which offer a sort of information for voters. He asked whether limiting contributions would result in an unfair advantage to incumbents because some candidates would not be able to raise enough money. Chang asked if it were possible limit the candidate's ability to fund his own campaigns to the same level, so that someone who has a lot of their own could still only contribute $I00 to their own campaign. He also suggested they limit or exclude contributions developers that is often an area of concern. He acknowledged that some of these suggestions would have to pass the tests of freedom of speech and constitutionality. Chang said they should not create a lot of red tape to scare away candidates. Perhaps they could limit the number of reports which are required, and thereby cut down on the redundancy and red tape for the candidates. Chang suggested that if council does decide to adopt an ordinance, they should look at the issues that are most crucial and try to make few modifications instead of making many changes without knowing some of the ramifications. That would have benefits in terms of enforcement and budget. Burnett said that he found the Supervisor's race to be a cautionary tale in regard to this topic because the main issue of the that race became campaign finance, to the detriment of the issue. They had written rules that were so complicated both sides had problems following the them. He said it was difficult and expensive to mn a background check on everyone that contributes to a campaign to make sure who's related to who, and who represents what company. Bumett said these are problems that are very real, and had been considered by the people who wrote Prop. 208. He felt they had made as tough a law as they could, given the natural circumstances of running a campaign. ]~ebvmry 2, 1007 Cupertino City Council Page 12 Council concurred that an ad hoc committee of Council member Wally Dean and Mayor John Baufista would meet with the city clerk and city attorney to prepare recommendations for council. The City Attorney said they would try to have a report prepared for the March 3 meeting. ORDINANCES None. COUNCIL REPORTS Sorensen said she would be attending the CDBO meeting this Thursday to review grants. She said she had received some phone calls 'about the Home Depot project. These calls indicated that traffic will probably be worse because of contractors that are coming to the store; a request to move the development closer to DeAnza Boulevard, which she felt was critical to protect the neighbors; and to limit delivery times. The Community Development Director said that only property owners may appeal, but they are expected to appeal this to San Jose. Chang said he had attended the Library JPA meeting, and he said it would be useful to have an alternate when he cannot attend. Bumett said that he would like to serve as alternate. Chang noted that a number of other cities are going ahead of library expansion, which is indicative of the kind of change that is happening. Chang said he had also attended the teen task force meeting, and council members had been provided materials about the presentation. Although one person was in favor of a youth center, the general consensus was to conduct a needs assessment of students first and come back with alternatives as well as a list of programs and services that are available. Baufista thanked staff for their assistance in compiling the state of the city address, and said he would be making that presentation again for DeAnza College students on Wednesday. Bumett said the Santa Clara County Cities Association Jan,~ry meeting included representatives of all the local legislators. It looks like the changeover to a Democratic majority in both houses may be favorable to cities. There was also an enlightening presentation about domestic violence, and he was encouraged by the turn-around that was taking place and the programs that had been developed to deal with this issue. ADJOURNMENT At 10:50 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.