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rrol1ch. Jack.o:!III, Meyeu. 11&1118, Kayor Sparu
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Staff preH1lt:
Director of Adainistrative Services Ryder
Aaa1a~ City Engi~eer Kilian
Director of Public ~'orks V1skovich (8:45)
A6soc:1ate Planner C~wan
OLD JlVSlxt5~
!toYed by C"""". 'leyers. s.,conded by C"un". Jackson to adopt
bsolut i,,~ ';0. 3706, aa r~~e1ICIed ~)" the Director of Ad:,tnistrat
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MDt10ft carried. 5-0
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pubnc ¡¡..><i:1g to consider fl~od pIai:> z<,ning and infi1¡;"f, of tt.e
vall"Y f l:,'r.
T~.e ^!:f:.='..~ :'U6: r¡~¡nn.cr E"xpla1ned th.:lt t!.., Pl.1nntnt: r.(l~issio!1 f i r~t
t~ok ;'0 .:",:.,!','"li.',,;' of tr.~ 1;\' -! use~ in tIlt' SCCVCII5 Crct~k floc--! pla.~:1
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nr' ....!E JULY 30, 1974 ADJOUI'-'IF.D CI'rY C()L~ICIL rEF.TIKC
the A8s""i.~l" Planner saiel the Corl! Are.'1 Pla.'1 was adopted last year.
The dec:iøioo on ~h. f100cl plaiA ..s~ be ude by July of 1975.· The
Santa Clara Vaney Vater Distr1c~ is hu1ding a _etins at AIralt High
School in JIountata Vi_ _ Aa&ast 7. 1974 on tbe entira sce.ens Creek
nood Plain.
T1Io islll'::" that ~ up at tile 'lanninl C~ission l"'/el were relisbility
.... leplity of the flood plaiD. The P1_tag c-is.iOD ,tated that
they _ld be incer..te4 1D -Jaad uses in tba flood plain, aDd they are
also interested in Jaad _ that are CDIIp8tible with the area. 'They
uœ1d be inter_tell in reaUatW ....e of the Stoc:u.eir portiOD. TI.
e- c:_rc:fsl/rKuattOD areas (lIlac:kberry 'ani aad Deep Cliffe Golf
Course) ."""ld r_ta 1a tlle1r pr._t u.... TM rock-1~ channel
"ad vater retenUoD ba.iD were rejec:ted, due ..t.n1y to ec~ reAsons.
A IIis of ""¡ified/utural f100cl plain va. also rejec:ted. A ~1fied
flood plaiD vas approved by tile PlaDninl Coadasion. TIle City Attorn'!y
advisoed that all properties should be treated. the ..-.
After & nuaber of Planninl Coaaission øeetings on thfs issue, tho ~ssoc:iate
Pl....ner old it vas de~.raiDed that DO development should ~e allowed
within the bounda!:)' of the ~if1ed flood plain. However, density
trad£offs ñll be consieler....
Counc. Jac:kson saU he would like to hear frOlll the Water Disrric:t people
as to the .e~hod ~.ed in G~terRlniDS the flood plain.
~.r. John RichArdson, Eø&1aeer with the Santa Clõra Valley \later !)1stric:t,
stated tbat the 10G-year flood is the standard most fr"qutaltly used.
The 36OG1cre-foo~ S~evena Creek haervolr is used for vater c:oß!!er-
vat1.3n purp.>.... There is a 9000-ac:re-foot runoff per 7=r. He stated
th.y use h1storic:al recom. that. .statistiC:lIlly extead ~hese figures to
raach tbe 1~ floo4. This is a flood produced by rainfall "lid
does DOt take IAto ~__1deration a l.....Ude or en earthquake.
The m.UU_ flood plaIA is a p1_ to utili:e, to a c:ertain extent. the
natural flow. It i. a _tter of ec:onoaic:. abo. Levees .ore than 6 feet
hiSh bee.-.... _ _11 .... do not blend IA v1th the natural area.
Tbe Aa80Ciat. p'.n_ said that if this ""¡ified flood ?lain i. adopted,
the City will 1a the fut_. be discus.ing a flood p1al!> _iDS ordinaøe..
Counc. Bellis ask_ Yby tile r.teation basin va. abaødoneJ. J!r. Kichardson
aiel it did not -.,1v. the flood probl_ farther .J_'streaa and the coet
to buy the flooding ripes apstr_ wre substantisll, h1&her then the
~iU_ flood plaiD plaD. Be further .tated thao: all owers of d_
have to 8UlDit ~o the Stat. Ú!'.øødation ..ps to the Faer:eacy Pr.paration
Crav. Stevens Creek, be~ the daa and lrL_vay 280, keep. a b1ah
vol_ of _tar fairly veIl coafined ir:. the natur.al flood plata. Thi3
18 due to the tOpoa1:apby of eM u..
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!!Isms f1F THE J1 LY 30, 1974 A!UO[:!<.,",w CITY coc:;cu. ~r:;G
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~. Utharclson a1ISVfted CoU1Ic. trolic:ñ that they høe esplorccl tbe
possibility of utl11dø1 the Stevens Creek De both for vatu c:on-
Hn'aUon allll for flood protection.
!!ayor Spar~ cfl1~ c rec:... at 8:30 P .11. The ._tinS rec:onvened
at 8:40 ._'t.
Hr. Louis StOC1r1I1.ip. 22120 Stevens Creek Blvd., stated that he
Ius lived with this c:reek for 3/4 of a c:entury and kDovs it vall.
Be is very føiliar vt.th the runoff area. Be said he is spalled
b~ the h)7othes~s 0: :~e 1~o-ye3r flo~¿ proposed ~: the Santa Clara
Valley Vater Distric:t. 1rne first right of the.e vaters is for
doceat1c use. lie said that if we raise .he hig.'1way ~e 5 f Nt at
St....en. Creek it would take 3-l/2 hours to f!11 the fIe-od plain
in that area. In 1876 there vere 9 ho:>es alonR Steven~ Cre..1o: allll
non~ of the::l "'·ere r..-er destroyed ~y !lc~¿. S~e c! ::.e :reí:S ~longl
tbP banks are 200 to 300 Tears o!d. The cha~nel has ~:!~ c~.nre¿
in t~~ are3S: t~ac~~errv·Fa~ s:rai~~tened out the ~~-i:. a~ lar3 I'
~o w- th:,,~S; O~1'~~~4:~: ~!J~~~:..trn~ç t.~sh~~_ ava:: ...1:1 ; ~98 _ ;h~re ~
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problea we have toóay is not prec:ipitation. The reservoir is where
the flood control people .hould co~cen:rate their e::ort5. lie
questioned ....y his hcr.::e site vas put into the flo"¿ ,,!a In. The
wood briège, at a lower elevation, 'laS built in 1873. He asked
what "e are going to do about the protection of the ~:!~irorment.
Hi. property has teen a baven for wild ~irds. etc. ~,~t a~out
valldaliD? ""hat ab""t vater diver.ions? He asked if the lO(l-year
flood contour line can be changed. He stated t':lat he has never
seen Stevens Creek :.n a c:ondition that a 3' bar... ".JOul¿ not take
c:are of. He said t!tis bem c:ould be coorc!inat...! with trails in the
area.
Attorney SaD Ander80n submitted a copy of his July 10, 1974 report.
He stated that his client, Deep Cliffe Golf Course, ~as requesting
they be left in Al-43 zoning classification.
The Assistant City Attorney's report, dated ~Arch 19, 1974, was
:aJe a part of the rec:ord of tbis public ~earl~g.
Attorney John P. ~.arlies, 315 First ~ational !lank, Sa~ Jose,
repre.enting the Cru:op =_Uy, said they had ..., application for 64
units approvr:d by tja City Counc:il, but due to the unfortunate
death of !!r. Cr=;>, the de,·elop"ent of this property vas delayed.
~s. Crucp and P3Y Cru:op have had 5 o?portunities to sell this
property and each t1=e the qUMStion of flood control bas C~ up.
He said 8.5 of the ll.6 .c:res would be affected by the flood plain.
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ES ~:; TIŒ .lUL'! 30. 1974 AD.JOUltNm CITY COU:¡CIL ~I!fG
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, _11.. ..14 c... ec...... have a $400,000 interest in this property.
tw 1&_, .. he 1IDIIersund. thea. are reliability of the lOl)-year
__ liDe ... the 1ep11ty of It. If the flood plain line is put
it 18 pr.....d)' Jlftlposed, the Crump property is worthless. Be
1ae4 the Coaac:ll CO uka .b801utely sure it ia necesnry, othenrise
Ie 1& coa.flKatllli propercy. Øe said he understood the flood c:ontrol
eaecaclvs to ..,. cJIe District is prepared to purc:hase the property
the ,laSsl. !Ir. !farU.s qrees with this.
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C-. Jre11is ..141 ... aDderstood that once the CrulllP tentative map
,. 64 _it. .. .PI',.... _ ¡radSslR took plac:e. She asked if this
t'" IDto c_W.ation by the Flood Control District. The Associate
p1--... ..U the c.w., property is unique in that afteT" the grading, 1IIOre
181111 c-. vitlale ûe nood plaSsl.
The ~1ate Pl.aser aareed v~th Counc. Nellis that the Si~s, Stock~eir
.... er-p properti.. are n_ a1l~ 0 to 4 units per acre, based on
their ØVII _its.
Couac. ,.ll1s nated that the Water Distric:t C:allle to the Pl:1nnin l Coa-
sission vith three alternatives at the tiaa the Plánnin~ Co~ission was
study!q the l.nd ... e1_c of th,. Reneral !l1:,,,. The I'lal'ntn:>;
c:.,.".i..ion, .fter _h study, decided upon :he n"tural flood plain.
ftayor Sparks called . r~e.. at lO:!5 P.~. 1he ~~ø~~~g reconvened at
10:30 P.!!.
AttOrDeY te.ter Sachs, ~7~ ~rth First Street, S~ Jose. said he vas
appear1:tt on bthal! of !:l.1=~~erry !""1.r:"1~. th~ 9-",(' :.! .!" 1 ~ c('ur5e and
recreaUoa ar... At tiDe. tbey ..pl<>:or 4!1 people. :1bout 21) of whoa are
students. TU)' t~y. &1"00)5 "",lncaind ¡¡:ood rel..: ions ,.ith the City and
the C-ty. They .re very I!!UCh coneernP<! t~at there is an attenpt to
taka priv.t. property for public us~ ~iCb~t c~-~~sation here. The
flood pbin l1ne .!-.=..... t!-.at it will ta~e 55 to:> ~')~ of t~.eir PNpertV.
If tt i. to be d..t,aatad o~ epace, the:or are h~¡n~ d.~f.J t~e u~e
of their propert}-. !:e st.3tc..l that t~'è tr.1i13 l:;.":ic..1t\:J. on :igure 6
-W be inc:oapaUb1e vith his client's use of his property, ..'hic!! is
c~pl.tely fenced. ~y would li£e t.:> k~o~ ~~t rules they 3re ~oin~ to
be. subjected to. T1Iere eay be a tradeoff on so:o. of the other real
properties but this would oot affect ~is c:lient's prorerty. He said
that if the City direccly or iDd1rec:tly takas t""ir property they "Iant
..-.......Uon for it. 0
1Ir. 'Stanley ltul.kov, 1046 V.n Taylor, Sao Jose, !later Engineer w1th
Cr.~an and D°AnEeJo. statæ tMt an'-thb" b"...""~ t!-" ..,bf-u.., cC'r.sidered
for the flood p¡';in should be cO!'1'e"~~ted for·. If this lOO-year flood
occurs it rill affecc Blackberry F:1r::l and the 163 ho;:¡es downstream.
Counc. ~.111. a.~~et 1f chey w:uld ~1:.i.ll ~~ a~:'t:; to Op~r.1:'è :.h~ g.:>lf
I:ouue. Mr. J:ulakolr aU that they would.
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c..:. &,era aa14 tile poú& of C I .....tift hall _ up _.-..1
ct.ø a& this _C_. 1ba a___, Cit1 Attorne1 aai4 tIIa& U
~ Ct.C1 ruo_ it to ~.1 f1oo4 plaiD. then tha v_v....tl øner
... u",b1cud _ of tile fL.. ,1&111. U tile Vator District
- ..... 1IpoII a ..UW .. d ' 11ae11 floo4 ,1&111. tJ.D tile r"~
_ vill be ~. -~".!Ir. .....'-'11_ aa14 ~ 40 DOt have
Ðoo4 plaiD IIOIIiIII ....
"1Ir. ~ aa14 doe fr-.0a4- .... DOt yet been aade .. to 1IIaet
eta Distr1ct vill IICcllt tile -.It.fW floo4 ,lain.
1Ir. "rrel 1Aonar4, 19600 ~.., Clapertbo. stated that he
!lea _ nsUul 1ata'_t 1: the Pals Sprtass area. nare are
a .-IIer of ,,,If cogr.s 1: t!lat ar... All of t'- are alcmc the
flood chaDMl. The -.. lets r14 of the tases and the owner haa
the ... of tM property.
Counc. 'roUe!: felt he cee<!ed -.re bac1t¡round _tnial before
_Ittlll a .!eelsloa on this. ¡¡e wanted to knov if the natural f!ood
¡:laln 110 .it t!>" n.pease of t!-.e ~roper'r """er. We h...e to ffM an
~itAhle ~;~:iJft to t~ls :::~:~. Re ~ld like th~ staff :0
~rk vith :~~ t~,v!du&13 a~ :~ uF v!th an .ssess~ent of ~he5e
proper: in.
Cour.c. ~pll!s said tha Pl~~~~1 Cc~I~~fon SÞent a lot or ~~e
_kl~ the ¿c.; 'sk.. on t~is. She: does ""l s.... channelizatl?n as
. aoluticr. ~~ ~ny of the~~ ~r:~rt~es.
CouDC:. .be....·., ",..Id h.. hor"s c~...:mel1zatio" is Nt. 'II.. ace lCCki"¡:;¡'
at the tUt\~!'.I: tendencies -:..! t.he creeS·.. The:-c !=:hould be 5:'(;:1-i1:t~
of feder~l ~~~~s con.lde~e~ ~re. He ,~uld ~~lcnmc ar.y nrJ dat~.
At this 1'_'1,,: In tillle. he !av::-red the Plllna1nr. COI'I!IIisdo" :,",C""'- I
..ndat ion.
Counc. ~eyer$ said char.ne~i%&t1oc would net b.. on.. of hi, che.oes. I
Be would ~ ~c",in~ st cor.:~~ use of nlac~bcrrv Ta<n a,,1 ne~t I
Cliffe Coif Cc'urse. One t:;::::.~ thAt r",,("..rns hin iF the {"ot :hò1! I
if ~~ wo~IJ ~rt {or the Ð'~~r.1 flovü plain 3r~~. t~a: t~e ßIZ~~t I
7t.b r.eeti:".i.'; .3t ,\.ait VOu.¡~ ~~~ 1ndlC'3l~"1: tt¡ct".:: ar,-' :1">' l"C:;:S ir-.-ú1v...; J.
lie "'0,,1.1 1:;',,, ~o,~c idea Í":" t!>e ~'al"r l'istr'et .15 to their re:::.l
feelin~s on t~is satter.
Cou;JC. Frí\} i.:h S:i td hi. 'Sa,,,est ion th3t '::hc~ ~.J:1S irl"r th~ ::l".:t:"'1E::l-
ú&tior. vas t.) l'5tabllsh ~ ~2.~! 1nl: fh": W~llC:l :'V \Work. As to
t:àe use "f r-;..:-tiC' n.J:\(~.y tC' -::Ar.r thr. f':",,!,.:-rt~' usaÞI(!, thi.:; h:ts
alread)- ~,,:~t;?;" ~~,"1C..
Mayor Sp..;!'~:s ,1:-~t"..~í'l1 vlt~~ c"...:-"':. M4..y(·...~! st:1t"'~·t-"'nl~~_
lite to kn.....·..· ·::1~·t !:1:t(1~ ~~ '::.d:"':O,E ?r~ 1.. i'l~ r:1id C1'
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¡"'Jh!i., ¡:,,;. . .:od the tater Control Ul:;tr1cr
I ¡;!I!S 10(-,..'~ flood lII.'1ttec. , "
. 13t!l acs ¡Move.! ty C",r.c. Nellh, 5CCooded by CC'un<::. Froitch to c:on~inuc lltr.
1111.-.;1; of :a! public. ~;:r :.¡::t to 7,j\i P .K. ~ust 13, 197'1, to consider che r~1:1;1 ~·"'"r
JI!Y f:..øar ,:or the "'" ~llRg of the "alley floor.
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I !!ov",J by:",:";' Jacks.')n, seconded by COURC. !!"yers that ~I c Cuprn Ino
: City Cc\:::.:::: go on record a3 endoLsing AB-2CI.O.
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Motion carried, 5-0
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Y..eyf:rs, ~L'\yor Spark:!
Hotion carried, 3-I-l
c~,~. :,':c~~ asked the ~=er Dtstric:t r.ot to make a ¿ec.tsion until
~àe Cl~y :: Capertino has the opportunicy co dLscu~s their rcpûct.
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'~~e lett<, :~~ a resident on P~3r Lap Drive regardi&g flood insurance
>li11 DC :::=~J\:ced at r:he D2Xt regular aeetinl·
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!foved by C<-unc:. ProUc:h, seconded by Counc:. Jackson to adjourn the
:>aetin ¡ 3t 12:25 A.M. to 7:30 P.K. on August 13, 1914.
MotioD c:srded, s-o
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/s/ Reed Sparb
2I!lyor, City of CupertiDo
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