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CUPERTINO, C LI;:;ORNL
SPEC I ,L MEI:TING OF THE CI'n counCIL
LNU.RY 17, 1956
Pl.gce:
Time :
Cupertino Union School, Stevens Creek Road
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Press Eresent: CupE:rtino Courier, -,;. Norton
::;"ll Jose Nercury-:'¡ews, ;(. H'1nËen
Sunnyv?le 3t2nderd, M. ~oomil
I.
Introduction by
... Roll C,Ül:
I1·":yor Lll1dellmeyer
Councilmen iresent: Lindenmeycr,
N9th'J.nson, Saieh; ",ilson
JlIeyerholz,
Councilmen ,bsent: ~one
B. 591ute to Flqg led by Nc,yor Lindenmeyer
C. Introò.uction of Councilmfcn, Plg,nning Commission Chsir-
msm, Ci~y_ttorney and Secretary by Ns.yor Lind(;nmeyer.
II, Inspection of BarS, Commissioner Burrel Lson8rd
.. Ch'1irrr.?l1 Leon',rd described the amlex"tion inro,:ds by
other cities.
III. Cupertino I s re9son for incorpor"tion, Councilman '.Hlson
-. Councilmpl1 ',ilson st?ted incorpor,·~tion wss 3 defensive
Move by the residents of CUDertino to ;revsnt invasion
by other cities.
B. Highest tsx item is the school t3X.
IV. Sewer proble~ls, Councilm9.n tkyerhols
". Councilmsn ¡'1e:\,crholz st'.ed 2n ':deqU'~te w<Jter supply
?nd scwgge system is a necessity for gny city.
B. .djacent cities are promising sewer lines to prospective
9nnexees.
C. ,bond ,Üection may be held s.nytil~e qfter February 5,
1956 far 8 3gnit?ry District,
V. Greenbelt gre"1 in the City, Councilm8n Nethenson
~. The County has set up green b~lt 30nes, subject to
review in five years.
B. Councilm?n Nathanson highly recommended a greenbelt
area within the City limits. .
C. The "gricultur.,Ü Unit is financing the "nuisa1".ce" suit
on the Lm~rcnce ,òt,,'tion Ro:,d sewer line.
VI.. Stete Highweys 8nd City Roads, Councilman Sa.ich
~. Counci1mqn ::;"ich reported the -otqte will start Highway
,.9 improvements from Sunnyvale to NcClellan R08,d about
¡'¡C,'rch 1. 'rraffic lights ?re to b<:: illst3.1led S't Fremont
Road 2nd Highway 7t9,
VII. Tax rqtes, COU'o1cilmS'.n Iieyerholz
... Councilmen lIcyerholz stRteà the tax rqte for Cupertino
c'mnot e:"c€eð. '1.00 pcr hund.red. '~ssessed v:31uation.
"ddltlon9l servlces 9S rerulred by the r€sldents wlll
be an 8ddition~1 3ssessment,
VIII.Pollce protection, Councllm8n j9th~nson
" Councilm?n N",th,mson seported the services of the
Sheriff I s office may be m?de av~1l2ble upon '3";:,èrov',,l of
the Bosrd of jupcrvisors. Services Bnd costs to increase
in accord'mce with the needs of the City.
IX. I'kthods of ?nnexation, City.ttorney 3?:n.nderson
'. If thGre are less th2n twelve people residing in a pro-
posed ennex9tion, it would be considerEd ul1inh",bi ted.
B. ,s'Õ\r:¡ple petition w¿s clrcul",ted ?mongst the residents
of ~1cClcllqn RO'3,d ?lnd Highw~y Íi 9. Before presenting en
snnex8tion petition to the Council for consi¿eretion,
25/; of the rc'gistered voters in th3t 8rC3 must consçnt
.by signing the petition.
Á. ~uestion 3nd 8nswer period.
". Mr. .in?rd of B3Y .venue st?ted homss in his neighbor-
hood 3re selling for morE' th'?,n ,17,000 without s":WE:rs
snd sidew?lks, Taxes ~rs ~200 p8r ye~r, T3xes for
the s'~me tY;JG of home in P,,10 ,lto ?vE:r8te ,,400 per ye~r.
It w~s pointed out therE is no r$vcnue from industry
in P"lo .lto,
B, ~;r. Lon Hutlinger of LOS "1 tos r:::-:orted '3 23,jt tÐx ln
Los .ltos plus a school tax of over \4.00,
C. Mr. Ritchie decl~rcd he did not consider industry and
5,000 sc;u~re foot lots cO~1ducive to 9, rur~1 9tmosph reo
D, il"mning COTrtission Ch'?irr'nn L o;rrd r(òported the pro-
pert~' fronting Stevens CreE,:, Ho'd h"s ') County zoning
of R-J-H. ~~ny re0uests havE beEn rEceived for 9
'zone che>nge of C-l-H by the pro" rty Oh'n,:rs.
XI. Cupertino's pl~c~ in Santa Cl~ra V~11çy.
,aI.,.djournment :1t 10:30 by Ih;'or LindcT1eyer.
Eespectfullò' submitted,
Edith H.,nthony, 'öecretary