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C I T Y 0 F CUP E R TIN 0
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL D5CE~EER 18, 1956
Ax 6-7064
Place:
Time:
Collins School, Teachers Lounge
8:00 P.II.
I
ROLL CALL
Councilmen Present:
Councilmen Absent:
Meyerholz, Nathanson, Saich, Wilson
Lindenmeyer
II THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS ¡~EETING ON DECEi18ER :3, 1956 were
read; the following corrections were noted: Iteln III, A, 5,
George Prine was identified as the Assistant County Flood
Engineer; Item IV, A, add "The ordinance was tabled for further
consideration and did not count as a first reading."
III PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written
~ëity share of fines collected during the month of
November - ~275"56.
2. November 26 bank balance $856.10 (Plus ~'lO,OOO savings
éccount).
B. Oral
~It was reported that the stoP sign at Stelling Road and
Stevens Creek Road was åOVin. (A telephone call during
the meeting announced th'3t a county lmit was in the
neighborhood at that moment and would restore it to
standing position).
2. Complaints had been received concerning the operation
of the "";alk-Wait" signals at the Cupertino stop light.
The Council requested that a proper ezpL'nation of the
signal system be publicized so that the public would
understand the operation of the lights.
IV UNFINISIffiD BUSINE3S
A. Homestead 4-C
Examination of a recent Los Altos Annexation named Stevens
Creelc No.1 indicates that this Los Altos At1t1exation and
Cupertino's 4-c overlap. The Council took the matter under
consideration~~,ld requested that Aronsen be contacted to
verify the findings of the County Boundary Commission.
B. Ordinances and hesolutions for ;~dQ!2.tl01.l
Ordinm1ce No, :31, an ordinance prohibiting drunkenness or
intoxication in any public place or on any street, alley or
h~ghway in the City of Cupertino and providing a penalty
for the violation thereof, was given 8 first reading. This
ordinance meets the approval of both the Sheriff's Office
and the County Counsel.
C. Miscell'3,neous
1. 11ïê-ëõuñõil was satisfied to allow the McCarthy and
S~icsman Insurance Policy to lapse, since the road work
~as complete for the time being.
2. The Council noted that 3telling l-C Revised Annexation
map had been approved by the County Loundary Commission.
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A.
BU'3INESS
Attorney I s Re'Jort
1. City Attorney Anderson report0d that the Firearm
Ordinance being contemplated by both City and County
has encountered some obstacles.
2. City Attorney Anderson asked the COWJcil to verify the
various details in the traffic ordinaè¡ce under consider-
ation for Cali Avenue.
:3. Múyor Wilson asked that the State Division of Highways
be requested to paint Ped X markings both north and
south of the pedestrian crossing at the post office,
with diagonal stripes through the horizontal lines
which now exist. The possibility of fJ:l:ng the ~~ttQ~
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B.
Report of Roads and Maintenance Co~mis0ioner
1. Councilman Saich announced satisfaction with the road
work accomplished thus far.
2. Councilman Meyerholz said he would like the Council to
consider an ordinance requiring connection to the
proposed sewer line for people within a certain distanc
thereof, possibly 200 feet.
3. Mayor Wilson reported that the following points were
made at the Streets and Highways MeetinË December 17:
a. Planning to reduce traffic
b. Initiation of a survey of traffic development
c. Cooperation between the various jurisdictions in
getting the roads through.
d. The state will bear a large share of the costs.
e. Supervisors to appoint a committee to study the
roads.
f. The possibility of industry paying a large share
of the bill.
g. Action, not merely survey.
Report of Police and Fire Chief
1. Councilman Nathanson suu:;ested thr;.t the National Board
of Fire Underwriters and the Pacific Fire Rating Bureau
J:,e contacted reletive to insurance rates which apparen-
tly h9ve not been examined since the incorporation of
the City. It was noted that the fire station is
equipped with modern apparatus, with fire hydrants at
regular intervals, Councilman Saich moved that a lette
be drafted to that effect; seconded by Councilman
Nathanson and carried 4 - o.
2. Councilman Nathanson suggested that a load of gravel be
dumped in front of the lumber company to help fill the
ruts at the side of the roadway.
J. i\. rocent estimate by Captain Perusina of the Sheriff's
Office indicated that in a given period 80% of the cars
heading west on Stevens Creek Road exceeded the speed
limit.
4. Councilman Nathanson reiterated his opinion that the
25 mile zone on Highway 9 should be extended. In this
reó.ard he requested that the Highw<r Divis ion again be
contacted 011 the st2tus of their speed survey for
Highway 9.
5. The City Clerk was authorized to purchase a Christmas
tree for the fire house, with the balance of the $25
allocated to be used in wh3tever way the firemen decid£
Report of EuilcUng and Health Inspector _ None
Re£~rt ~lqnning Com~lission Chairman _ None
Report on Streets and Highways meeting of December 17. 1956
See V - B above.
Miscellaneous
Ï~\~~3 reported that the sewer line had re3ched Burrel
Leon:'l'd's east property line.
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VI ADJOURNNENT - 10:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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awrence K. Martin
City Clerk