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PC 09-23-91 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue cupertino, CA. 95014 (408) 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1991 SALUTE TO THE FLAG: ROLL CALL: commissioners Present: Chairman Mackenzie Vice Chairman Fazekas Commissioner Mahoney Commissioner Austin commissioners Absent: Commissioner Mann staff Present: Robert Cowan, Director of Community Development Ciddy Wordell, City Planner Travice Whitten, Assistant city Engineer steve Dowling, Director of Parks & Recreation Cheryl Kershner, Deputy City Attorney The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: SECOND: VOTE: ABSENT: Com. Austin moved to approve the minutes of September 9, 1991, as presented Com. Fazekas Passed 4-0 Com. Mann MOTION: POSTPONEMENTS OR NEW AGENDA ITEMS: 2. Application 5-TM-91 - Richard and Nellie Gracia - Staff request continuance SECOND: VOTE: ABSENT: Com. Fazekas moved to continue application 5-TM-91 to the meeting of October 28, 1991. Com. Àustin Passed 4-0 Com. Mann MOTION: WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: - None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: - None PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting of september 23, 1991 Page 2 CONSENT CALENDAR: - None PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1. APPLICATION 3-GPA-90 - CITY OF CUPERTINO: ADJOURNED PUBLIC HEARING to continue discussion of the General Plan, including goals and technical analysis. Staff Presentation: City Planner Wordell presented the staff report. She noted the police section will be discussed at this hearing. In answer to questions raised by the Planning Commission about school funding, Ms. Wordell stated the School District described where the funding will come from. She noted the schools could meet the alternatives with the facilities they have, but if reserved schools were opened new funding sources would have to be identified. When going through the analysis she stated some mitigation will have to be developed. A possibility is to raise the school impact fees or find additional funding. with regards to the Library, the Library Commission stated there are no plans to fund additional space as yet. If more space is needed older items will be weeded out to make room for new items. Ms. Wordell stated if expansion is needed the funds would have to come from the City, because the County has not identified funding for expansion of the facilities. with regards to the cost of recycling programs, the City has funded some public relations programs to publicize the benefits of recycling. There are no city costs at this time. with regards to penalties, if the reduction required by the state is not met, the penalty can be up to $10,000 a day. City Planner Wordell described the Police Alternatives. The Sheriff's Department provide several services to the city. They have estimated some costs of what it cost for the hypothetical al ternati ves. The existing contract is for $3,464,045.00, the intermediate is $3,799,045.00 and the increase is $4,039,045.00. The Sheriff's Department stated commercial development would require the most service. They stated that increased growth can bring about increased traffic, which can reduce speeding problems, but also increase congestion and results in more traffic accidents. It could also force traffic onto neighborhood streets and this is a concern. city Planner Wordell explained the policy options as outlined in the staff report. Buildings should be designed with security taken into consideration. Traffic should be functional on the main streets and not impose on the neighborhood streets. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting of september 23, 1991 Page 3 City Planner Wordell presented a chart outlining neighborhood parks and schools with joint agreement areas. She noted the neighborhood parks are one section in meeting the citywide park and recreational needs. Usable school yards are included in the park space. Sedgewick, Monta vista and Cupertino High Schools are included as part of the usable school areas. Homestead high School was not included because it is on the edge of the city and only serves a small portion of the population, therefore not considered a community resource In response to Com. Fazekas' question Mr. Dowling stated the method used when calculating parks is consistent with other cities. He noted the Standard the City use is a National Recreation & Park Association Guideline. Most communities include school yards. Ms. Wordell stated that using the national guideline, the existing park and recreational spaces exceed the 3 acres per 1000 population with the ratio at 4.13. Several of the combined neighborhoods are below the 3 acres per 1000. Ms. Wordell presented a radius map indicating the combined neighborhoods. Neighborhood G - no land available; Neighborhood 0 close enough to existing park; Neighborhood N - will provide parks privately. She noted the General Plan states that each resident should be within a half mile walk of a park. Ms. Wordell pointed out the differences of the radius map presented and the radius map in the General Plan. The barriers indicated are Stevens Creek, De Anza, Stelling Rd., Part of Calabasas Creek, Wolfe Rd., Miller Ave., part of Foothill Blvd., HWy 85 and Southern Pacific Railroad. Some neighborhoods do fallout of the half mile radius, these were pointed out. City Planner Wordell went on to talk about current funding. She stated park dedication fees is a source of funding. The existing General Plan states to consider buying school property if it becomes available. To complete the existing General Plan or beyond this, it would require identification of funding. Other resources of funding was discussed. Ms. Wordell stated in the Western Hills, acreage has been set aside for county parks and open space. When looking at the alternatives, Ms. Wordell pointed out were additional housing may be and the demand for more parks in the Intermediate and Increased Alternatives. Ms. Wordell pointed out some of the possible solutions. She stated the Parks Commission has identified some areas for additional neighborhood parks. They also looked at needs to service people on Foothill Blvd. The Parks Commission noted linkages is direction for the future. There may be joint ventures with developers or park dedication rather than park fees. She noted the Parks PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Regular Meeting of September 23, 1991 Page 4 Commission will be meeting October 3, 1991 to discuss the issues in more detail. Mr. steve Dowling, Director of Parks & Recreation, noted there are four components to the park system: neighborhood parks; special recreation facilities; school sites; open space and trail linkage. Com. Fazekas expressed concern regarding neighborhoods not within the half mile radius. Mr. Dowling stated previously Stelling Road was not considered a barrier and the residents east of Stelling Road are served by Memorial Park. He noted the definition of the barrier can change. Com. Fazekas questioned the possibility of upgrading Calabasas creek to a linear park. In response, Mr. Dowling stated this has not been looked into, but can be considered. He noted many homes back up to the creek leaving no space for a trail system. He noted the first step the Parks Commission would take is to look at upgrading the creek and to identify the desirability and a potential route, then to investigate with the jurisdictions involved. Mr. Dowling explained the minimum park size. He noted the current General Plan set a minimum of 3 1/2 acres for two reasons: 1) economy of maintenance, 2) minimum space required for a soccer or baseball field is 3+ acres. He noted the Parks & Recreation Commission would like to stay at this minimum with specific exceptions. In response to Com. Mahoney's question, Mr. Dowling stated the half mile radius is a desirable objective, but there may not be land available in certain neighborhoods. In response to Chr. Mackenzie's question regarding the change from the existing General Plan, Mr. Dowling stated the city has increased park acreage city wide. He feels the new proposals are more conservative. He outlined the new parks acquired and the total acreage. Chr. Mackenzie opened the public hearing. city Planner Wordell stated the next General Plan meeting will be October 22, 1991 at 7:00 p.m. The next regular meeting will be Wednesday, October 16, 1991 at 6:45 p.m. REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION: Com. Fazekas reported on the Grand Blvd. Committee. He noted there were no decisions. Mr. Cowan stated a consensus report will be written and presented to the Committee at the October 9, 1991 meeting.