CC 07-27-00 APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Thursday, July 27, 2000
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
At 6:00 p.m. Mayor Statton called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300 Torte
Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
City Council m~nbers present: Mayor John Statton, and Council members Don Burnett and
Richard Lowenthal. Council m~nbers absent: Vier-Mayor Sandra James and Council member
Michael Chang.
Staff present: Public Works Director Bert Viskovich, City Attorney Charles Kilian, and City
Clerk Kimberly Smith.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATIONS - None
POSTPONEMENTS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
CONSENT CALENDAR- None
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR - None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Hazardous vegetation - public hearing to receive objections regarding assessments for
removal of weeds. Resolution No. 00-210.
Mayor Statton opened the public hearing. There were no speakers, and the public hearing
was closed at 6:05 p.m.
Burnett moved to adopt Resolution No. 00-210. Lowenthal seconded and the motion
carried 3-0, with Chang and James absent.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
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NEW BUSINESS
2. Review of bids and award of contract for Stevens Canyon Road Widening, Project 98-
120.
Public Works Director Bert Viskovich reviewed the staff report, and recommended that
all bids be rejected and staff be authorized to re-advertise for bids in the fall, with
construction to occur in the spring.
Bumett moved to reject all bids and authorize re-advertisement. Lowenthal seconded,
and the motion carried 3-0 with Chang and James absent.
3. Discussion of SB 1629 (Sher) which pertains to pedestrian and bicycle access to
highways.
Council member Burner reviewed his letter to Council in support of the bill. The letter
said that the League of California Cities is opposed to the bill on the basis that it is a loss
of local control and an unfunded mandate. Mr. Burnett believed there are issues of civil
rights and equal treatment under the law that would ov¢cfide the League's points.
Burnett moved to send a letter for support on Senate Bill 1629. Lowenthal seconded and
the motion carried 3-0 with Chang and James voting no.
ORDINANCES - None
STAFF REPORTS - None
COUNCIL REPORTS - None
CLOSED SESSION
At 6:15 p.m., Council recessed to a closed session pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(a), pending litigation, regarding Nemetz vs. City of Cupertino.
At 6:30 p.m. Council reconvened in open session. The City Attorney announced that the Council
had given direction to their representative to make an offer.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to a Council workshop on August 8, beginning at 8:00
a.m. at the Blackberry Farm Retreat Center.
The City Clerk noted that the meeting of August 7 was cancelled. The next meeting of the City
Council will be on Monday, August 21, 2000.