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CC 08-20-01 APPR0~ED MINUTES CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL Regular Mc~ting Monday, August 20, 2001 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE At 6:45 p.m. Mayor James called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers, 10300 Torte Avenue, Cupertino, California, and led the Pledge of Allegianee. ROLL CALL City Council members present: Mayor Sandra James, Vice-Mayor Richard Lowenthal, and Council members Don Bumett and Michael Chang. Council members absent: None. Staff present: City Manager David Knapp, Administrative Services Director Carol Atwood, Community Development Director Steve Piasecki, Parks and Recreation Director Theresc Smith, Public Works Director Ralph Quails, Public Information Officer Rick Kitson, Senior Planner Vera Gil, Associate Planner Peter Gilli, City Attorney Charles Kilian, and City Clerk Kimberly Smith. - - CEREMONIAL MATTERS - PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation of the Saratoga/Cupertino K-12 Trip Reduction Program final report for fiscal year 00-01 by ALTRANS (Alternative Transportation Solutions). President of ALTRANS Steve Blalock talked about the program and how it helps to encourage carpooling, the use of public transportation, walking and b/king to schools. 2. Proclamation given to the Cupertino Little League Junior All Stars for winning the All Star Championships. Mayor James thanked Michael Gottwald for his part in keeping Council informed on the status of the local athletes. Mayor James-read the proclamation and presented a copy to the team members, the coaches and Dana Drysdale, President of the Cupertino National Little League. Team member ~Iared Escobar spoke on behalf of the team and thanked the coaches and parents for helping theo~ to win the championship. 3. Presentation of the Monta Vista Naval Robotics Team. Mayor James read the proclamation recolRg~ing the team for its successful entry into the International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle competition at the US Naval Academy in Anapolis. August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 2 Team members Jeff Su, Hah Hwu and Hsin Liu explained the competition and how their robot was assembled. 4. Proclamation given to Vincent LaPorta in recognition of his years of service in amateur radio. Mayor James read the proclamation and Vincent LaPorta thanked the Council. POSTPONEMENTS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The City Clerk noted that three documents had been distributed. One was an email regarding item No. 31. The other two were Resolution Nos. 01-188 and 01-189, which had not been included in the packet for itvm Nos. 25 and 30. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Marc Auerbach spoke on the job balance/housing situation in Cupertino. He concluded that 19,000 additional households are needed to support the current 45,000 jobs at 1.2 jobs per -- household. He said that Cupertino should determine its housing need and develop a policy independent from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) target recommendation. Deborah Texter spoke on the recent action taken by the City Council to help Monta Vista High School resolve some of their issues of student parking in the neighborhood. She talked about the impact that this action is having on the programs at Lincoln. She said that Lincoln Elementary School has many parents who volunteer in the various pw~urns and that the school hopes to work with the City to put a guest permit parking system, in place. Bob Vitw spoke on the neighborhood parking and traffic problem around Monta Vista High School, especially on Orange Avenue. He was concerned that offering guest p~,mits to volunteers at Lincoln Elc~entary School would just bring more traffic congestion into the area. He said that the parking restrictions should be reinforced on a continuing basis. He also suggested closing the.Monta Vista High School campus at lunchfime to avoid the congestion. CONSENT CALENDAR Chang moved to approve the items on the Consent Calendar as recommended, with the exception of Nos. 6, 22, and 23 which were pulled for discussion. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 4-0. - 5. Treasurer's Budget Report, June 2001. 7. Accounts Payable, July 13, July 20, July 27, August 3 and August 10, Resolution Nos. 01-171, 01-172, 01-173, 01-174, and 01-175. August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 3 8. Payroll, Suly 20, August 3, and August 17, Resolution Nos. 01-176, 01-177, and 01-178. 9. Annexation: Setting date for consideration of reorganization of area designated "Byme Avenue 01-05", property located on the west side of Byrne Avenue between Granada Avenue and H=,uosa Avenue; approximately 0.410 acre, Maldonado (APN 357-11-003), Resolution No. 01-179. 10. Request from the Fine Arts Commission for appropriation of funds in thc amount of $5,000 for completion of chikkoa's tile & mural project and artist reception at the Quinlan Community Center. 11. Review of application for Alcoholic Beverage Control licenses: A. Tanuki Izakaya (Sushi World), 22350 Homestead Road. B. Big Apple pi=~, 20010 Stevens Creek Boulevard 12. Authorization for the Director of Public Works to negotiate and execute a design agreement with DKS Associates to develop the Cupertino Adaptive Traffic Signals Control System Project, Resolution No. 01-180. 13. Acceptance of improvements (may include grading, street improvements on site and off- site improvements): Great Western Savings & Loan, 10250 De Anna Boulevard, APN 369-41-004; Cupertino Village Assoc. H, Inc., SW comer of Homestead & Wolfe Rd., APN 316-05-055. 14. Improvement Agreement, Peter S. Gwozdz and Barbara K. Gwozdz, 10367 Byrne Avenue, APN 357-12-031, Resolution No. 01-181. 15. Quitclaim Deed, Peter S. Gwozdz and Barbara K. Gwozdz, 10367 Byme Avenue, APN 357-12-031, Resolution No. 01-182. 16. Declaring Intention to Order Vacation, Tract 9335- Wallin Court, Resolution No. 01- 183. 17. Declaring Intention to Order Vacation, Maximo Perez, 1248 Weymouth Drive, APN 362- 10-063, Resolution No. 01-184. 18. Grant of Easement, Public Services, Maximo Perez, 1248 Weymouth Drive, APN 362- 10-063, Resolution No. 01-185. 19. Appointment of Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer, Resolution No. 01-186. 20. Leadership Cupertino/Tomorrow's Leaders Today - Agreement between sponsors to share .- equally in liability. 21. Approval of recommendation from Telecommunications Commission for awarding a public access grant.. August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 4 22. Supporting thc effort to bring thc 2012 Olympic Games to the Bay Area, Resolution lqo. 01-18?. 23. Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation regarding Me~-aorial Park Special Events Policy. 24. Approval of a contract amendment for the Stevens Creek Trail Feasibility Study to include an expanded public process, environmental review, a habitat restoration report, maintenance and operations plAn~ and a mitigating, monitoring and reporting plan. This additional work was authorized in the FY 2001-02 capital budget. 25. Request from the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County for 30-day extension of commitment of funds to the trust, Resolution 01-188. Vote Members of the City Council AYES: Bumett, Chang, James, Lowenthal NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR (above) 6. Approval of minutes, June 22, July 16, and August 6. Bumett clarified that the minutes of June 22, page number 6-2, item No. 1 should be corrected to read, "Jacobs has the absolute right to build an additional 500,000 square feet of commercial space." Bumett moved to appwve the minutes of July 16 and August 6 as presented and the minutes of June 22 as amended. Lowenthal seconded and the motion canied 4-0. 22. Supporting the effort to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to the Bay Area, Resolution No. 01-187. Burner moved to adopt Resolution No. 01-187. Lowenthal seconded and the motion carried 4-0. 23. Parks and Recreation Commission recommendation regarding Memorial Park Special Events Policy. Council concurred to not limit the total number of events but to allow a 2-3 week space between the events and have staff'handle all applications. .-. PUBLIC HEARINGS 26. Appeal of Planning Commission approval of Application No. 14-ASA-01, regarding architectural and site approval for lighting, color, materials, landscaping and other design August 20, 2001 Cuperiino City Council Page 5 features of an approved apmhuent building at Lot 1, Tract 7953, Cupertino City Center (APN 369-01-029). The applicant is the Stevens Creek Apartments (Verona). The appeal was filed by Councilmeaiber Don Bumett. Community Development Director Steve Piasecki said that staff had been working with the applicant to improve the designs to reflect the original drawings and approval. Council concurred to hold appeal until the final design was available and directed staff to bring it back at that time. 27. 05-Z-01, 06-U-01, 06-EA-01; Summerhill Homes, 10120 Imperial Avenue; APN: 357- 20-013. Rezoning of an ML (Light Industrial) zoning district to P(Res) (Planned Residential) for a 56-unit townhome development and to P(ML) (Planned Light Industrial) to allow a transfer of floor area ratio development credits; and a use permit application to construct a 56-unit townhome development. A Mitigated Negative Declaration is recommended, and the item is recommended for approval. Senior Planner Vera C-il reviewed the staff report and the highlights of the development. Lisa Maley of Summerhill Homes and Project Manager Jim Yee of the Dahlin Group further discussed the details of the project. Robert Levy, 10802 Wilkinson Avenue, had design and parking concerns. Richard Popejoy, 10800 Minette, had concerns about the 3-story design being too intense for the community and potential traffic congestion. Sandie Zander, 10350 Imperial Avenue, had concerns about the schools being too impacted with the addition of more children to the Monta Vista neighborhood. Council COl~mented on the concerll regarding school impact and staff mentioned that for large developments the school district is contacted. Lowenthal moved to approve a negative declaration. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4-0. Lowenthal moved to approve a use permit. Chang seconded and the motion carried 4-0. Lowenthal moved to approve a rezoning application. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 4-0. PLANNING APPLICATIONS UNFINISHED BUSINESS August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 6 NEW BUSINESS 28. Neighborhood Entry and Driveway designs for South Portal Avenue at the Marketplace Shopping Center, 19620-19770 Stevens Creek Boulevard. This item is recommended for approval. Associate Planner Peter C-illi reviewed the staffx~ort. He said that one of the conditions of approval was consider' providing a neighborhood entry on Portal Avenue and the ability of delivery trucks to maneuver in the parking lot without coming into the neighborhood. He showed the design that the applicant suggested to address these concerns. He said that staff had some concerns with the design since this hadn't been done in Cupertino before. Ron Bierman, 19781 Bixby Drive, had concerns about truck size, traffic, parking, refuse, and legal noticing of surrounding propcWy owners. George Monk, 19985 Price Avenue, had concusses about street choker maintenance and supported any method that would reduce speed on Portal Avenue. Applicant Wayne Okubo talked about the choker design and maintenance. Lowenthal moved to: A. Direct the applicant to review the design with the neighborhood and bring the item back with a maintenance agreement B. Not allow occupancy of the building until the construction is complete C. Have the applicant post a surety bond of $100,000, to be administered by Public Works Bumett seconded and the motion carried 4-0. 29. Selection of application deadlines and interview dates for an unscheduled vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Council concun'ed that September 11 would be the application deadline and the interviews would be scheduled for September 17 at 5:30 p.m. Lowenthal sa~d that F. dye Stein did a great job on the commission and served the City in many ways. She will be missed and he wished her well. Burnett said that Stein had served on the Senior Center Advisory Committee and was a good supporter of that program. James said that Edye had been very active as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner and did an outstanding job. She thanked her for all of her service for the City. August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 7 30. Request for up to $800,000 in Housing Mitigation Pro~m-a funds from Cupertino Community Services for the agency's "Heart of Cupertino" development, Resolution 01- 189. Senior Planner Vera C-il reviewed the staff report. Staff clarified that this amount was separate from the budget. Lowenthal commented that he is on the board of Cupertino Community Services (CCS), which is involved in building the project but was advised by counsel that he has no conflict of interest. Chang moved to adopt Resolution No. 01-189. Burnett seconded and the motion carried 4-0. 31. Ordinance No. 1884: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Section 11.24.170 of the Cupertino Municipal Code Relating to Parking Limitation on Certsin Sirects, Establishing A 15-Minute Limited Parking Zone on Imperial Avenue from McClellan Road to 400 Feet North Of McClellan Road and on Orange Avenue from McClellan Road to Dolores Avenue and Declaring the Urgency Thereof." Two letters were distributed regarding the Monta Vista High School parking issue: 1) A letter dated 6/6/01 from City of Cupertino City Manager Dave Knapp to Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD) Joe Hsmilton; and 2) A letter dated 8/14/01 from Joe Hamilton to the FUHSD Board of Trustees. Lincoln Elementary School Principal Deborah Texter requested that the limited parking time be increased to 30 minutes in the morning and 45 minutes in the afternoon, and that the zone be expanded to include other streets besides Orange and Imperial. Cupertino Union School Di~i~'wt (CUSD) Assistant Superintendent of Bus/ness Richard Yodites assured Council that every step possible is being taken to maximize the ground space for parking at the school for all the district employees. Bob Vitw, 10480 Orange Avenue, was concerned that parking will still be a problem regardless of~c time limit established. Sheila Martin, 10382 Orange Avenue, said that the zone should be extended to other streets and that the time limit should be extended. Robert Levy, 10802 Wilkinson Avenue, said that permit parking was not meant for parents taking their children to school and that busing would be a better solution to solve _ that issue. August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page Lincoln Elementary School PTA President Judy Wilson, 11129 Clarkson Avenue, mentioned the many programs that the school pwvides and said that the PTA is willing to offer whatever assistance they can to help with thc parking issue. Sandic Zandcr, 10380 Imperial Avenue, suggested that the permit parking signs in thc area be changed to say 10-2 instead of ?-4. Council discussed the time runit of the parking zone. Council also discussed the possible use of the Blackb=~, Farm parking lot for Monta Vista High School student parking and putting up signs regarding that usc. The City Clerk read the title of the ordinance. Lowenthal moved and Bumett seconded to amend the ordinance to establish a 30-minute limited parking zone; to review the item again in 60 days; to read the ordinance by rifle only, and that the City Clerk's reading would constitute the only reading thereof. The motion carried 4-0. Lowenthal moved and Bumett seconded tO enact Ordinance No. 1884. The motion carried 4-0. Burnett moved to have staff put up dens saying that the Blackbary Farm parking lot is available for students, faculty and volunteers, and he asked for a report to be brought back - in 60 days, notifying permit parking residents, those in the Blackberry Farm area and the school district employees. Lowenthal seconded and the motion carried 4-0. 32. Ordinance No. 1885: "An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Chapter 2.06.120 of the Cupertino Municipal Code Related to City Council Elections and Campaign Finance Disclosure." The City Clerk read the title of the ordinance. Burner moved and Lowenthal seconded to read the ordinance by title only, and that the City Clerk's reading would constitute the only reading thereof. The motion carried 4-0. Bumett moved and Lowenthal seconded to enact Ordinance No. 1885. The motion canied 4-0. ORDINANCES STAFF REPORTS August 20, 2001 Cupertino City Council Page 9 COUNCIL REPORTS Burnett asked about the status of widening Stevens Canyon Road. Public Works Director Ralph Q~_ml!s said that the bid package is almost complete and fight-of-way issues were still being discussed. Chang said that he attended the library community meeting and hoped more citizens would come and participate in those meetings in the future. The next public meeting is September 12. James mentioned that the Shakespeare Festival has one more weekend lefL She said that the City and the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group is hosting an Energy Efficiency Conference at Quinlan Community Center on Friday. CLOSED SESSION ADJOURNMENT At 10:20 p.m., the meeting was adjourned to a study session on the Library budget and library design alternatives, August 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Conference Room C/D. Kitty Clerk