CC 06-21-90
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CITY OF a.JH:RJ:'nI), STATE OF CALIFCRUA
10300 '101<1<£ AVEMJE, aJPERI'IN:>, CA 95014
TELEPHONE: (4~8) 252-4505
KINtJI'ES OF '!HE ADJCXJRNED REGUlAR CITY caJNCIL MŒl'ING
HErD œ JUNE 21, 1990, CXXJNCIL 0iAMBER, CITY HAIL
10300 'roRRE AVEMJE, C1JPERl'IN:), CALIFCRUA
œ-792A
CAlL 'ro ORDER
'!he meet:in:J was call'3d to order by Mayor Rcgers at 5:37
p.m.
C:JUnc. Present:
Goldman, 1<'cg:¡el, Sorensen, Szabo, Mayor Rogers
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staff "n!!i!lIt:
City ClerK COn1elius
Public Informatim Officer Krey
œAL CXJHJNICATIœs - Nale.
1. Establishin¡ guidelines for performance review of the
City Manager.
Mayor ~s stated that Council will be evaluating a list
of characterlstics and actiCl'lS includinq 9""'1.. previo.uùy
set and what had been done to adrleve these 9""'1...
Specific items will be ñi......'e....... such as these 9""')..,
t:hirçs that are beinq are done well and areas Were
i:aprcvement oculd be achieved. It was also suggested that
Cameil ask the City Manager what he wants to do in regard
to his own professia1al devel'¥..".,L.
Mayor Rcgers stated that there will pràJably be another
retreat at..mich time new goals 1oIa1ld be ñi......,se«l.
staff Pres ¡¡,¡It:
City Manager Brown
City ClerK COn1elius
Director of Public Works VisJa:JVid1
Director of """""""'1ity Devel,¥"""IL 0:Iwan
Assistant to the city Manager Brown
Director of Finance Snyàer
Director of Parks and Recreation ;):Mlin::J
Public Information Officer Krey
City Attorney Kilian
HaJsinq and Services coordinator Norlir.g (arrived 7:40
p.m.)
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MINt1l'ES OF '!HE JUNE 21, 1990, ADJ<XJRNED REGJIAR CI'IY
roJNCIL MEETING (œ-792A)
2. Review of FY 1990-91 Eb:¥?-t.
City Manager reviewed the ~ions presented.
Rd:Jerta Holl.imat, 01air of the Fine Arts Ccmnissim,
clarified Wrrj ~t bec:"',,- a line item in the ~.
Jan Rindfleisch, ~t Gallery, introduced an int:e:m and
docent am explained the canc:ept of ~t. She stated
that she will be ~ring before the SUnnyvale City
Cameil next week.
Djal"'l'''''ian follcwoed regardin;J insurance and lighting for
the art pieces m loan in the City lcti:1y. Ms. HollÍDa'1
stated that difficulty arises regardin;J loaned art because
the galleries have to provide insurance. In Los Altos,
loans OCIIIEI directly fran the artist, rather than the
gallery. It is 1JSI"'l1y outdoor, visible art.
Upa1 Cameil's ~-tlat that when the City borrows art,
the City provide the insuraroe, Assistant to the City
Manager Brown said that the pieces 'o.'C:Uld have to be
a¡:praised, b.tt this can be dale. She will c:heck with the
City's insurance braIœr and let the Fine Arts rnroni....im
knc:M .
Ann Arqer, Ma1ta Vista Hc:IIIeowners ~""e.u...jL Associatim,
felt that the item of major iDport.arDa is to Jæep the
sezvice level and to cmtinue fighting blight and CXI'1tinJe
the liLL..et sweepinq.
Disro'....im follcwoed regardin;J the Resource Reoavery
Entezprise fWñ.
Director of Parks and Recreation Ccwlinq said that his
so.)J""""'-ud cut in the youth noon i'L"':IL....... at the schools
'o.'C:Uld mt result in a visible loss of service.
In regard. to a potential shift of night traffic enfVL.........::..L
to the regular \D'Ú.t, the City Manager stated that there
'o.'C:Uld pràJably be SCIIIB loss of revenue as mt as many
tickets might be i""'1«i and probably SCIIIB loss of respalSe
time. He said he 'o.'C:Uld brinq Cameil an analysis of a
party ordinance after the 1:OOget. 'Ibe analysis will
address such thin:Js as the ordinance's effectiveness as a
deterrent, heM III.ICh revenue oculd possibly be generated,
and is there a pràJlem in this regard in the City of
0Jpertin0.
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MIN1.Jl'ES OF 'mE JUNE 21, 1990, ADJOORNED RFI;(JLAR CITY
<XX.1NCIL MEE:TIN:; (œ-792Aj
In regard to tJ:ansfer of ¡;,~J.iewa1k maintenanœ to the
p-cqJerty owner, Mr. Viskcvich said a1ly san Jose "'~---es
the prcp!rty owner. If the pt00">e9 were initiated the
owœr 1òQ.Ùd be notified when the sidewalk J1e "Vwi repairs.
If it was rxrt: da1e "rithin a certain J1I1IIIh1ar of days, the
City 1òQ.Ùd do it ani file a lien agajnst that prcperty.
'!he avm:i!IC}e oost of the prcperty owner 1òQ.Ùd be
approximately $400.
Allan Snyder, Meteor Place, said the City has p.¡t
eor;oolyptu& trees m his ..L<....t and they have r;oi"-ed the
sidewalk. Also, the city plts in trees whose roots clog
sewers. He urged Council rxrt: to transfer this oœt to the
pJ:'q)erty owner.
In regard to rxrt: iDplementirg a c:han;Je in lam"""'I'inq with
the morim, it 1òQ.Ùd mean the previc:usly suggested
pl~ and benches 1òQ.Ùd rxrt: be d::Ine. In regard to the
new positia1 of Halsin;J Specialist, it was thooght that
increased revemes in the housing area cx:W.d offset the
salary. Another suggestim eu.......l!inq ~ of size and
paper for the 0JeertiIX> Sœne will be OŒISidered at the end
of the cw'L.../L bio-year oct,lLaet.
'!he Finance Director pointed cut that the ~ of
O....~...... has rxrt: spent the entire $10,000 J:ujgeted fx' .',t:
this year. He~ Oouncil authorize $2,500 for them
this year and save the ex:istinq $7,500 for them if they
need it.
'!he Library has requested additiŒlal fundinq for additiŒlal
staff and to provide the ability to stay qø1 more sundays
each year.
DIrinq <'Ii ......'CI'!Iim of q,tim 1 and q,tim 2 it was ~
that pexhaps a CX'IIbinatia1 of the c:ptiCl'lS oculd be
iDples....uLed to help MrrCIIor the gap betwee¡, General P\md
Rsverues anticipated and expen:tit:ures anticipated.
Allan Snyder as)rat! j,f Council had. looked at the use of
vollD1teers. He was Ï11fonned they are used in the CUpertiIX>
Library and the Senior Center. He suggested that perhaps
0Jpert:jn) cx:W.d ask for vollD1teers arxi have an ac::ca.mtin3
of them so that pecple are aware. It was suggested that an
item be placed in the 0JeertiIX> Scene requestin3
vollD1teers.
Mrs. ArJ;Jer asked if Da1ey were taken cut of the reser.res to
balaJ'ICP. the h.ó;Jet, when IoICUld it be ¡:ut back in. Ehe was
in!vu....d ncthirq IoICUld be taken cut of reseIVe.
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MINUI'ES OF 1HE JUNE 21, 1990, ADJCXMŒD RER1I.AR CITY
CXXJNCIL MEETING (CX::-792A)
Daxyll Lieb said he had had about 34 years ÐCperience in
goverrønent am. that Optia1 3 soun::!ed best to him. 'ß1e city
Mar1ager shwld report back with arr¡ d1aJxJes.
By CX'41SeI'1SUS, Council agl.......l on ~m 2 (Awraving the
operating budget with m.perxlitures ~irç:revenJes by
3%, authorizing the City Manager to transfer funds between
departments and projects to meet an overall reduc:tia1 of
E!)(pE!1'1ditures within the reveme received, am re-:.....-.ding
that art¡ acklitmal savinqs be cazried fozward to the
1991-92 department ~ñgPts.) with direct.i.m m art¡ service
reductiCl'lS .
Came. ~1 requested that Cameil call 5unnyvale Council
and urge them to sun-u.L the ~t.
By ocnsensus, Council took the follCNinq actiCl'lS:
~ a $5,000 line item for the ~t Gallety
with ret:entim of the $14,000 in grants. 'Ihis is to be
regarded as seed IIICI1ey and ~t shculd not CXD8 back
in the future for increases.
~ $10,000 for the Sister City pt'-";L......
Directed that any fundinq for a city broåIure, I!I.mÙ.
poster, p.zrc:hase of sallpture and ¡:i1ato mc.ntage be
deleted. '!be City will d1eck m insurance for art m
loan.
~ transferrinq expeI1.SefI for ha1sehold hazardcus
waste and the sprirq!fall cleanup pl.'-";LCIIID to the
Rssc:iuroe Rscavery F\Ind.
Oouncil was informed that law enfl.u......_IIL data was
av>til'lble for any cx:unc:dl_..e:t who wishes it. (City
Attorney Kilian arrives 7:40 p.m.) Oouncil detemined that
it will not transfer night-time traffic to regular patrol,
nor will it transfer øi-"." rallt, cuxb and gutter repairs to
J'>. ......:IWnerS. Oouncil deleted morim ~ frail the
hlri;JPt and r-hv-'l nccntime ytuth p:to.p.CIIID to 34 weeks (mid
sept-. >E\r to JUne 1) . Cameil did not delete the Halsinq
Speci.alist positim. '!be Shq> QJpertino ro>t]'-t was
]:"I'IIiIv-'I to $2,500 am the City will <:any fozward the
unexpended balance in the OYomher Wdqet fran the ~u,ut
J:iuà; et year. Council did not authorize an i1x::rease in
funds for SUOOay Li.brazy services and urged use of
volunteers. staff was directed to investigate the
possibility of a formal volunteer pl."':ILaw am report back.
By consensus, city set their oonfererx:e and meetin::J budget
at $25,000 for the 1990-91 Fiscal Year.
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MINU'~~ Of '!HE JUNE 21, 1990, ADJOORNED RmJIAR CIT'i
<:nJNCIL ME:E:I'IN:; (œ-792A)
Any cuthacks in Cable 'IV /GaYernment 01annel area will be
OCI'lSidered as part of OptiŒ1 2.
Dl."'O'CU1im followed regardinq the possibility of iIx::reasinq
fees at the senior Center. Possible chazx; es inc1u:!e a
higher """'.~ oership fes or a resident and nat-resident fee.
Allan Snyder said there really is no place for seniors to
meet other than the Senior Center. He stated that he does
not get Cable 'IV: he reads the 0mertiIX> scene. He
mentia1ed the ocst of p.lrChase of the CUpertino Sports
Center and f_ beinq charged to use the tennis oaJrts. He
stated that if Council were going to make everythinq pay
for itself, then they shculd go ahead and do that.
City Man; er Brown said the Senior Center will be part of an
overall City fes review this year. staff will brinq that
infozmatim to Council ~ the review is cx:IIpleted.
Mrs. Arqer said she is still CCI10emed with the City
Oouncil travel h"7t- and aslrat'l if all these meetin;Js were
iJIportant.
Followinq ñi"""_iat regardin;¡ a balanced operatinq tudget,
it was reiterated that ~ 2 with the directim that
followed as the decisim. If it is not !¡;'~eful, next
year will be ditt__.L.
At 8:50 p.m., Oouncil ac!jcurned to a closed sessim
regardin;J purd1ase, sale, exå1an;Je, or 1_ of real
prqx!rty - O,¡pert.im Sports Center (Gov.............rt. COde
SectiŒ1 54956.8).
Cameil reocnvened in Oouncil Qunrr.ø.r at 9:00 p.m.
Came. Prn:uL:
r~l'-T1, Kq:pel, Sorensen, Szabo, Mayor Rega&
staff Prn IlL:
City Manager Brown
City ClerK O""....lius
Director of Public wc.dœ Viskcvidl
Director of Finance Snyder
City Attorney Kilian
City Manager Brown said that staff requested guidance
regardin;J $400,000 frail the Park D8Y8l'¥"""1t Tax for
brfngi11;J the O,¡pert.im Sports Center up to code.
It was IIIOIIÐd by Counc. !fq:pel and seccnjed by Came. Szabo
to authoriz:3 $500,000 be plt in the bJdget for repairs to
the Sports Center and amenities.
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MINtJm) OF '!HE JUNE 21, 1990, ADJOORNEf) RmJIAR CIT'1
CXXJNCIL ~ (œ-792A)
DÍS""'....im followed regaL'tting a master plan for the
facility and the possibility of this expellditure beinq a
waste sho.ùd the master plan call for a d1arçe in the
building.
Mr. Brown stated that the odds are any ~ will be
additiCl'lS to the existinq buildinq or an additia1al.
bl1i1dinq SCIIII!IWhere m the site. 'Ihe cw.u"IL structure will
prà:lably stay.
Mr. Viskavictl said that if the City K"'Ep9 this buildinq for
a lcnj period of time, the $500,000 wculd not be a lot of
JIICI'Iey .
Mr. Brown infonaed Council that he believes the master plan
will be oc:uplete within six mcnths.
Counc. Yq:pel stated that she wanted this buildinq i:øpraved
by the end of the year.
Mr. viskavictl said that if the City Council wants, the
project can be fast tracIœd. Many Jets will be dale
s:im.1ltanewsly: there will be an infnnMl bid !'L'<;--' It
will not be a tumIœy ~".tim. 'Ihe project <:X:I'tld be
started in JUly and oc:upleted in the fall. If it is
Oouncil's desire, be will start. as soa\ as the JIICI'Iey is
_il..h1e.
OCUl"IC. lfqptl stated that she includes that in her 1IICItiat.
CaIne. Szabo _-d to fast track.
'Ihe IIICItiat _ adopted UI1IUÚ:IIICUSly.
It _ DK:Ned by CaIne. Goldman, ~.:Jo:d by Counc. Kq:pel
and pa~ed unaJ1i--_ly to incll.Ù! in the Þ"'?t, $350,000
fraD the Pm:X [)oñicatim Tax F\Jrñ for Jollyman Park and
$100,000 fraD the General F\Jrñ Reserves for the General
Plan oa'ISUltant.
At 9:10 p.m., the ~ adjcurned to JUne 24, 1990, 11:00
a.m. , City Hall Oouncil QunnhA,. for a Closed sessim for
perforJllal'X:e evaluatia1 of a ncn-elected official.
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