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CC 01-03-00 MINUTES CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL Regular Adjourned Meeting Monday, January 3, 2000 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At 5:30 p.m. Mayor Stalton called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300 Torte Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led thc Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL City Council members present: Mayor John Statton, Vice-Mayor Sandra James, and Council members Don Burnett, Michael Chang, and Richard Lowenthal. Council members absent: None. Planning Commission mca~bers present: Chairperson David Doyle and Commissioners Charles Corr, Andrea Harris, Patrick Kwok, and Jerry Stevens. Staff present: City Manager Don Brown, City Attorney Charles Kilian, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood, Community Development Director Steve Piasecki, Parks and Recreation Director Steve Dowiing, Public Information Officer Donna Krey; Public Works Director Bert Viskovich, and City Clerk Kimbefly Smith. WORK SESSION - CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING coMMIssION 1. Joint session with Plannlug Commission regarding a conceptual land use plan for properties surrounding the Four Seasons Corner, located at the southeast comer of Stevens Creek and De Anza Boulevards. Community Development Director Piasecki said that Pegasus Development Company and Kimpton Hotels prepared a conceptual development plan for a mixed use residential and hotel project next to the Four Seasons Comer in the city center development. It will consist of a 200- unit apartment building over a parking shacture with ground floor retail, a hotel with approximately 200 moms, a ground-floor dinner house restaurant, and the complete renovation of the Four Seasons Comer open space into a community gathering space. The two adjacent sites equal approximately three acres in all. The purpose of this meeting is to acq~_~iut the Planning Commission with the conceptual pwposal, which has already been reviewed by the city council. On Dec. 6 the city council authorized an application to amend the general plan height limits and the land-me plan height limits for the Stevens Creek specific plan to accommodate this particular development. Mr. John Moss, representing Pegasus Development, said his company's philosophy is to develop, manage, and own real estate over the long-tenn. They are the original developers of the Cupertino City Center, which began in the 1980s. He said the one component of this project would be a first-class, 4-star hotel with a restaurant, meeting space, and outdoor dining. The other components include a beautifully-designed city open space, an active retail plan for the border of the park, and a Class-A residential January 3, 2000 Cupertino City Council Page 2 development offering both market rate and below market rate hous~ng. Mr. Paul Lettieri, Guzzardo and Associates, pwvided an overeiew of the landscape design. Mr. Jim Whelan and Mr. David Sussman of the Kimpton Group and their architect Mr. Tom Fitz, discussed the qualifications of the Kimpton group and reviewed the hyout and architecture for the hotel and restaurant. Mr. Chuck Tang discussed the plans for the apartments and retail space. In response to questions by council and commission members, representatives of Pegasus and Kimpton Hotel provided the following information: The housing units are intended to be rental units, although Pegasus will file for a condominium map as they do on all their projects. To date they have never converted any of their apartment projects to condominiums. The residential element will have parking consistent with the city ordinance, which will include an element of shared parking at grade. There is also a shared parking element at the hotel. Pegasus has not yet changed any of the residential designs in terms ora community room, balconies, etc., because they had not defined all of those issues in t~,-~-~s of the schematic design that has been created to date. This will not be a gated community, and the only gate will be to the parking garage. Amenities will include a fitness center, a recreation area/lounge area with fireplace, a leasing canter, two different spa areas, and a fully landscaped podium that will allow residents to gather. Kimpton 6roup representatives said that the guests would drive the restaurant hours of operation. The whole sense of the project will be an upscale restaurant which is visible and easily accessible from the street. The hotel and residential uses are not intended to have shared driveways, but there is an excellent interior driveway system which creates an opportunity to reach the hotel or the residential without using the main streets. There are also two ways of entering the residential parking area. Both developments will have access to the existing swimming pool. If there is a fitness space, it will be owned and managed by the developer, who will also administer the retail area. The retail area will probably include a cafe or some other use that includes outdoor dining. It may be divided 'into smaller spaces, but there will be a total of about 5,000-6,000 square feet of retail space. The Parks and Recreation Director noted that the City Center owns the open space property, but the city has permission to develop it for public use and install the artwork. It will be the developer's responsibility to maintain that area. The Four Seasons comer size has not changed, but instead the developers will use what was planned as street and parking area. A traffic study is being performed as a part of this project. Hotel guests tend to arrive spread out over lime, and restaurant guests and wedding guests arrive in larger numbers, but tend to know the best ways to come from different parts of town by internal streets and driveways. Harris said she was very excited about the project that will be a wonderful asset to the city. She especially liked the plan for a quality hotel and restaurant for the community. 3, 2000 C"upertlno City Council Page She was concerned about the design of the long part of the hotel. It might not be appropriate for a suburban conununity and she was not sure that the Stevens Creek Specific Plan guidelines were met in terms of articulation and integration. She approved of the conference space provided, as well as a mixed-use approach in the residential portion. Architecturally this development should create some kind of mediu-height structure between the towers here and the one-story structures in rest of the town. Corr said he was also excited about the project but care should be taken regarding pedestrian and bicycle access. Perhaps the hotel can be made less boxy, He said it was important that the Plannlug Commission and Council continue to work jointly on this project throughout the process. Doyle said it is a good project that stands on its own merits and is executed very well. The Planning Commission needs to get into the details in context with the surrounding buildings, the Stevens Creek plan, and to understand community benefits and impacts. At this point in time, conceptually it looks very good. Kwok said that he is delighted to see the project in the planning stage. He shares the other commissioners' conc~,,s about the architectural design. The Commission will take a detailed look at it, as well as the open space for a public gathering. He also has some reservations about the flow of traffic, especially coming from South San lose. Stevens said it he was particularly concerned about the traffic pattern, and they must not lose the open space corner by letting it become a park for the apa~huents. Burner said that he liked the project, it is a nice culmination to years of waiting, and he agreed with the Planning Commission's comments. He wanted to insure there would never be a repeat of the incident when security guards asked residents to leave the area. He felt there should be some work on the comer to make it more pedestrian friendly, perhaps by making some modifications to the intersection. There should be more emphasis on pedestrian usage throughout the project. Chang said he is also very excited about the project. The project has a lot of extraordinary features, and the unified plan for the residential, hotel, and open space offers a real opportunity to advance the plan. He liked the addition of a high-quality restaurant, as well as a lobby for the apartments facing Stevens Creek Boulevard to make it look more friendly. He was interested in more details on the perennial area to be planted in the open space. He also asked for representations of buildings in relationship to the Sun buildings behind these, as well as a computer-generated point of perspective drawings to give a sense of what the project would actually look like from different points of view, such as from across the street. James discussed the process and said the general public should understand this is the - earliest stage. It is unusual to have both City Council and Planning Commission involved in the process at this point, but it is part of a new process to provide input to the developers from the beginning. She complimented Pegasus and Kimpton for working closely with the committee and said they have been very responsive. The things she liked 1anuary 2, 2000 pertlno City Counell Paze about the project were the quality, its location in the middle of the city, the boutique hotel. The Council is passionate about a walkable community, so she not opposed to removing traffic i¥om the perimeter of the open space. Lowenthal said he was very excited about the quality of the project and it will be a fundamental improve~aent to the community. The preservation of the open space area is very important. The housing component is important to thc city, and although he didn't like tall buildings, the city does need housing density, and the retail will make that comer a vital and interesting place. He would like to see more details as the project is developed, to see how it fits in with thc community, particularly some specifics about thc retail and open space uses. He suggested that the city integrate other comers of the intersection in some way. He asked that Pegasus investigate the pro,am allows teachers to move into apartments without last month's rent and cleaning deposit. Statton said these are both winning proposals, and urged the developers to work closely with the city, particularly if it would be possible to bring a bookstore into the retail space. RECESS At 7:10 p.m. the City Council recessed and the Planning Commission adjourned. At 7:15 the City Council rcconvened for their regular business agenda. ROLL CALL City Council members present: Mayor John Statton, Vice-Mayor Sandra lames, and Council members Don Burnett, Michael Chang, and Richard Lowenthal. Council members absent: None. Staff present: City Manager Don Brown, City Attorney Charles Kilian, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood, Community Development Director Steve Piasecki, Parks and Recreation Director Steve Dowling, Public Information Officer Donna Krey; Associate Planner Colin Jung, Housing Services Planner Vera Oil, Public Works Director Bert Viskovich, and City Clerk Kimberly Smith. CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATIONS - None POSTPONEMENTS - None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None CONSENT CALENDAR ._ James moved to approvc the items on the consent calendar as presented with the exception of item No. 6. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 1. Minutes: December 6, 1999, regular meeting and December 13, 1999, special meeting. 1anuary 3, 2000 Cupertino City Council Page 2. Accounts payable: (a) December 3, 1999, Resolution No. 00-001 (b) December 10, 1999, Resolution No. 00-002 (c) December 17, 1999, Resolution No. 00-003 3. Payroll: December 10, 1999, Resolution No. 00-004. 4. Monthly Treasurer's and Budget Report: November 1999. 5. Request from the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce for waiver of facility use fees in the amount of $82.50 at the Quinlan CommtLrlity Center. 7. Approval of Community Development Block Grant agreei~ent between the County of Santa Clara and the City of Cupertino for fiscal year 1999/00 and authorization for the city manager to execute the agreement, Resolution No. 00-005. 8. Approving sale of San Jose Water Works to American Water Works Co., Inc., Resolution No. 00-006. 9. Ratification of a resolution of the City Council accepting a grant deed from the O'Brien Croup, a Caiifomia corporation, Resolution No. 00-007. 10. Change order No. l, Stevens Creek Boulevard Overlay, Project 99-101, Resolution No. 00-008. 11. Grant of easea~ent: Sidewalk, Ben Shyy and Monica H. Sun, 19028 Stevens Creek Boulevard, APN 375-11-071, Resolution No. 00-009. 12. Chung-Song Chen and $ian-Pyng Chen, 21880 Alcazar Ave., APN 357-14-035: (a) Grant of easement for roadway, Resolution No. 00-010 (b) Quitclaim deed, Resolution No. 00-011 (c) Improvement agreement, Resolution No. 00-012 13. Acceptance of munlcipal impwvements: Cupertino Hotel Assn. LLC, Hilton Garden Inn, W. S. Wolfe Rd, Tract 8980; Chen, 10345 Tula Lane. Vote Councilmembers Ayes: Burnett, Chang, James, Lowenthal, and Statton Noes: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. January 2, 2000 C'~upert~no/~i/y/~ounei! Page ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR 6. Recommendation from Telecommunications Commission to award an educational grant to Regnart Elementary School for Kids In Charge Klub (KICK) project.' Lowenthal said that he was a founder of the club, and his daughter was a member, so he would abstain from voting on this item. James moved to award the grant to the KICK project. Bumett seconded and the motion carded 4-0 with Lowenthal abstaining. PUBLIC HEARINGS 14. Appeal of Planning Commission approval of application 10-EXC-99, which allows for a hillside exception to consffuct a 2,953 square foot residence on a prominent ridgeline, on slopes greater than 30 percent; to exceed the allowed height; and to allow less than four functionary independent parking spaces. The property is located on San Suan Road (APN 342-22-077). Applicant: Derek Fluker. Appellant: Council member Don BurneR. Associate Planner Colin Sung reviewed the staff report, and noted that a letter dated Sanuary 3, 2000, had been received from Robert and Ranelle Kain. He said that staff recommended denial of the appeal and support for the hillside exception. Burnett said that there had been a landslide near here in the past, and he wanted to make - sure that the review process was maximized, to let people know how the hillside policy can be made to work. He and Lowenthal had visited the site, looked at it in detail, and reviewed the geologic report. The floor area ratio (FAR) is only 20%, which is small compared to what is allowed. He would support denying his appeal. Lowenthal said he was interested because of the ridgellne exception. Mr. Fluker did a great job of minimizing the impact, and worked extensively with the neighbors.. Some of the exceptions are the result of a desire to fit in well with the neighborhood. The trees will stay on the lot and there are no ridgeline impacts. Mr. Fluker, applicant, said it had been through many design iterations and these are the minimal exceptions needed to make it feasible for his family and the neighborhood. Regarding the Kain letter, he understood their concerns regarding drainage, and the final solution will acOmlly result in 2300 square feet of water no longer falling on the hill but going into the drains. Part of the rainfall will be diverted back into the storm drains he is putting in on San Juan Road with the cooperation with the other neighbors. The lower deck is below road level, so two other neighbors have given permission to share either of their drainage systems, but that solution needs to be discussed with the enginevL~. James said she also visited the site, and was impressed with his collaboration with the neighbors. Chang said he appreciated the extra effort that had been put into this pwject by Mr. Fluker, as well as Council having an opportunity for further review. James moved and Chang seconded to deny the appeal. The motion carried 5-0. 3, 000 C ounell Page PLANNING APPLICATIONS - None UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None NEW BUSINESS 15. Consideration of a letter from Marc G. Hynes, Esq., attorney for Steven D. Hoffman, appealing the decision of the city manager regarding use of city park facilities by the Cupertino Unified School District for commercial day care center operations. (Continued from November 15, 1999.) Kilian said the this ite~ was continued from an earlier meeting, and Mr. Stephen Hoffman was appealing the decision of the City Manager regarding the use of city park facilities by Cupertino Union School district for day-care operations. The City Manager upheld the decision of the Public Works Director. The council members concurred that they did not need a second review of the history and materials, and asked for comments from the appellant. Mr. Steven Hoffinan, 22230 Varian Way, said this hearing was to detv, minc whether thc school district is in violation of the Cupertino Municipal Code, and if so, to consider his request for code. He referred to backup material he had given city council at the last - hearing, including photos that show the cars parked along Bandlcy and in thc Varian Park parking lot. He disagreed with the city's response that the impact was de minimus. Mr. Hoffman said that he supports day care centers and it is clear that this one docs need parking, but no application was made to the city to use the Varian Park lot that for day- care center parking. If there had been a public hearing the neighbors could have selected the best alternative. He referred to a letter from the school assuring him that notice would be given before another building was put in, but new construction was begun without any notice. He met with Mr. Con' to look for other locations for the building, but the groundwork had already. Mr. Hoffman highlighted the other correspondence and responses in his backup materials, including his letter requesting code enforcement in the Varian Park parking lot. Mr. Hoffman said that parents, staff, and contractors all park along Bandley Drive, and the impact on the street and parking lot is continuous throughout the year. Mr. Hoffm indicated that the spirit of the existing joint use and maintenance agreement had been violated, since it did not allow for the schools to use city property. Mr. Marc Hynes, representing Mr. Hoffinan, said it was their position that Cupertino Municipal Code sections do apply to the park. use by the YMCA day-care center, and would require a parking plan with the appropriate use pe,uit controls, tiffs was not done by the school district. Zoning ordinances are adopted to preserve the character of a residential neighborhood, to encourage proper land-use and appropriate access, and to _ justify the types of controls and procedures that should have been followed in this case. Sanuar 2, 2000 Cuvertino City Council Page It is clear that the agreement with the YMCA was to use the day-care center for Stevens Creek School studonts only, but that usc has been expanded to a year-round operation which extends beyond the boundaries of the school district. The agreement does allow thc YMCA to usc the SChool district parking lot, but not thc park parking lot. He asked that council provide findings in conformance with applicable statutory and case law. Ms. Patricia Farbcr, 10201 Amelia Court, said she was a resident of the neighborhood . and lives on a private street. She was concerned that the school district's desire to provide day-care has inadvertently created a dangerously congested situation. The pwblem will only get worse and there are no easy solutions, but the citizens have the right to be notified in advance of this type of action. In Council's last action this evening, they discussed the importance of working with the neighborhood to find a harmonious solution, but that did not occur in this case. Mr. Frank De Sarty said he was one of Mr. Hoffman's neighbors. He didn't think this was a day-care center issue as much as it was a traffic issue. It is used by the day-care center, the school district, and park nsers. Children are dropped off on Varian Way and all the way down the street as far as the school. Sometimes the summer buses try to back down the road because they cannot turn around there, and when he had a truck delivery to his own home, the itera had to be dropped off on the road above his house. He asked for Council to find a solution to this problem, and said that he and his neighbors are the good neighbors because they have been living with the situation. Mr. De Sarty noted that when -- the area was remodeled the gate was added on one end. That is forcing people to enter those gates to reach the SChool. Ms. Liz Ganiegos, Executive Director for the Northwest YMCA, sand the childxea in the day-care center come from families who live in that school district and within the school boundaries. Approximately 25% of the children arrive in the morning, but most of them walk across the carapus in the afternoons. She sand that the issues identified by Mr. Hoffa-tan through the ongoing litigation can be addressed, and the YMCA is willing to do what is necessary and reasonable to be good neighbors while meeting licensing and safety requirements. She sand they have studied the after-school pickup pattcau and reduced the number of field trips to one day each week. There are three family nights a year, which end by 8 p.m. The cleaning crews cannot come in until after 6 p.m. when childcare is over. This is a year-round licensed day-care center, and in the past they sometimes but that is now finished. Thc children attending the day-care center are in K-6, and the average daily attendance is 100. Mr. Chuck Corr, representing the school di~tct, sand that a hearing is not required when installing modular buildings either as a student care center or a classroom on campus, although meetings were held as a part of the park planning process when the joint use agreement was developed. The school district does notify the community when the buildings are being delivered, since they typically arrived early in the morning. When the agreement was developed between the city and the school district, it was indicated where a second student village could be housed. January 2, 2000 Cupertino City Counell Page 0 Bumett said the school district's letter implies that before any additional buildings are added to the child car~ student village all neighbors will be info,,.~ed and given the opportunity to comment, and it is upsetting that did not happen. Mr. Corr said that type of notification took placc whcn the entirc sitc was developed, and as a result of community input the Bobby Sox baseball was moved to a different site and Stevens school became a much more passive activity location. He noted that the appeal refers to this day-care project as a commercial project but that is incorrect. It is required by statute, and only students who attend the school are involved in this center. The only other time to other students were in attendance was when a campus was being modernized, but the modernization program is over now. The Public Works Director said that he had held several conversations with Mr. Hoi"uuan. There is no doubt there is a lot of traffic and congestion on that street, but at no time were patrons unable to use the parking lot at Varian park, although they may have to wait for a parking space for a minute or two. There had been no complaints from users of Varian Park, although there has been complaints about Memorial Park. Kilian said it is his position that parking facilities are necessary only to serve the park. It is not the intent of the city's ordinance to restrict parking to other uses. It is impractical for the school district to be responsible for where pa~ei~ts decide to drop off or pick up their children. However, the district has more control over employees and contractors. Even if the city tried to restrict the parking spots to only park users, it would be very difficult to enforce it because they would need to have an officer citing people every day. James said she agreed with her fellow council mca~bers and would deny the appeal. However, she would prefer not to just leave the situation at that, and believed some things could still be done to mitigate the problem. She suggested the Public Works department take another look at the traffic flow to see if anything else can be done. The YMCA can help by insuring that buses use the traffic circle by the school, and the parents can be notified about the parking situation and asked to walk together to the day-care center. James said she believes that public funds should be used for the betterment of the entire community and she is in favor of partnerships between public entities such as the school district and the city. People in this community are using the facilities, and it would be very difficult to enforce parking restrictions. She also suggested that the city, the school district and Community Resources Coordinator Sergeant Steve Angus work together on the problem. Statton said he agreed with Bumett that there is a traffic mitigation problem around every school in the community, and the situation is not getting better. Council may wish to put that issue on their goal-setting agenda. He agreed with James that there may be some other things that could be done, such as having the Public Works department take another look, but ultimately he was in favor of denying the appeal. _. James moved to deny the appeal. Lowenthai seconded, and the motion carried 5-0. 16. Review of bids and award of contract for Cupertino Senior Center, Project No. 99-9210. Public Works Director Bert Viskovich reviewed the staff report. Recreation Supervisor Diane Snow indicated she had informally checked the references on this company, including another senior center project they had done in Union City. Bumett moved to award the bid to McCraty Construction Co. in the amount of $3,357,800, based on the lowest bid received, and authorize a 7.5% contingency of $251.835.00. James seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 17. Council direction regarding additional hours of operation at the Cupertino Library, Resolution No. 00-013. City Manager Don Brown highlighted the staff report, and said that based on the current high use at the Cupertino Library and the confusing hours of operation, staff recommends the Option No. 1, which prOvides for consistent hours of 10 a.m. 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Hours for Friday, Saturday and Sunday would remain unchanged. Mary Ann Wallace said their recommendation was based on a survey of patrons about their hour preferences on Sunday. Also, other neighborhood libraries have tried opening at 10 on Sunday, and staying open later on Friday nights, but those are very low use periods. Chang said that he would prefer option 3, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. for a total of 72 hours per week. Other Council m~mbers indicated they preferred Option 1. James moved to adopt Resolution No. 00-013 accepting Option No. 1 and authorizing a budget adjustment of $85,000 to cover the cost of the additional hours of operation. Option 1 would pay for the library to be open Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., for a total of 66 hours per week. Lowenthal seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 18. Consideration of priorities for 26`` (2000-01) and 27" year (2000-2001) funding cycles of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and adoption of the Citizen Participation Plan for the 26`` prOgram year, Resolution No. 00-014. Planner Vera Gil reviewed the staff report. Burnett moved to accept staff's recommendation, as follows. Chang seconded and the motion carried 5-0. 1) Reaf~m priorities for both the 2000-01 and 2001-02 funding cycles by continuing the following activities: a. Emphasize the development of affordable housing opportunities by giving funding priority to prOposals that directly create affordable housing through new construction, acquisition, rehabilitation or the prOvision of emergency shelter. b. Discourage the funding of public service activities through the CDBG pwgram. Instead recommend that non-prOfit agencies compete for funding through the January 3, 2000 Cupertino Cit Council Page 11 County public service pool of funding. If public service agencies are funded, award the funds to only those aEencies that are not applyin~ for County CDB(] funds for the same service and to those that are based in Cupertino. c. Award one ~ant to cover the screening and placement of eligible persons .in affordable units at Chateau Cupertino as well as other affordable units as they are developed. d. Continue support of the Affordable Housing Fund and. the Housing Rehabilitation Program. 2) Reai~-~ the following procedures to continue to streamline the CDBG funding pwcess. a. Have the City Council set funding priorities every two years. b. Have the Cupertino Honsin§ Committee review funding pwposals and make recommendations to the City Council. c. Authorize staffto eliminate any funding proposals that do not meet the funding priorities set by the Council or the Cupertino Housing Committee. The request for proposals will state the priorities and the funding process to reduce any confusion during the current or future funding cycles. 3) Adopt Resolution No.00-014 establishing the Citizen Participation Schedule for the 2000-01 fiscal year. Federal regulations require the city to adopt a schedule allowing for public participation in the Community Development Block C-rant program, Statton said last year a number of groups asked for an increase in the amount of their funding levels, and he wondered if there was a way address the collision of priorities, needs and funding levels that happens each year. Gil said there is ]imited funding to cOVer all the activities. They can continue to offset some of CCS's screening and placement services with BMR in-lieu fees, and try to fund the rotating shelter and senior legal assistance with the $32,000 available. Station said there are social service needs in the community that the city funds at certain levels, and he said he would like to discuss this topic in more detail at the goal setting session. Bumett moved approval of Resolution No. 00-014. Chang seconded, in the motion carded 5-0. ORDINANCES 19. Second reading and enactment of Ordinance No. 1842, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Rezoning a 1.96 Acres Parcel at '/816 Festival Drive (362-17-02) from Pre(A) to (RI-6,000); applicant The Riding Group." The City Clerk read the title of the ordinance. Bumett moved and Chang seconded to read the ordinance by title only, and that the City Clerk's reading would constitute the second reading thereof. Motion carried $-0. Burnett moved and Chang seconded to enact Ordinance No. 1842 Motion carried 5-0. January 3, ~000 L'~uper/~no/~i/y Council Page STAFF REPORTS City Manager Don Brown said he would like to acknowledge thc efforts of the staff who were involved in preparation for Y2K. Although it turned out not to be necessary, the city was quite prepared. COUNCIL REPORTS James reported that former council member Wally Dean was home following surgery, and he wished to thank everyone for their good wishes, cards and phone calls. Chang said said the holiday party for staffwas excellent, as was the farewell reception for former Community Development Director Bob Cowan, who had served with the city for 30 years. Chang said he was also impressed with the hiring process that is being undertaken to find the city's next City Manager. Councilmembers welcomed new Community Development director Steve Piasecki. Statton congratulated Public Works Director Bert Viskovich on his project manag~/~ent of the Stevens Creek Canyon r~aiediation project, which is now complete. CLOSED SESSION - None. ADJOURNMENT At 9:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to Wednesday, January 5 , 2000, at 5:00 p.m. for a meeting with Shannon and Associates regarding city manager recrui~ent. The meeting will continue at 6:30 p.m. January $ and 6 for interviews and appointments to advisory bodies. All meetings will be held in Conference Room A. Kimberly City Clerk