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Council discussion ensued. Councilmember Mordo supported the proposal. He believed <br /> fe that it would offer the residents an opportunity to provide input on proposed signage. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Jones commented that he preferred to have safety issues resolved by <br /> technical safety professionals and did not support their approval elevated to a political <br /> process with Council delegated to making the final decisions on stop signs. He concurred <br /> with the suggested notification of affected residents. Councilmember O'Malley agreed <br /> with Jones that he was not comfortable making stop signs a political issue and both <br /> favored administrative approval of signage. <br /> City Manager Cahill explained that the proposal would establish a technical review body <br /> consisting of the City Manager, Police Chief and City Engineer and notifying procedures. <br /> Only controversial signs would be forwarded to Council and those issues are usually <br /> brought forward to Council. <br /> MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED TO CARRY: Moved by Mordo, seconded by <br /> Kerr and failed to pass by voice vote to direct staff to draft the amendment to the Traffic <br /> Code as presented. AYES: Kerr,Mordo NOES: Jones, O'Malley, Warshawsky <br /> MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Jones and <br /> passed unanimously to direct staff to draft an amendment to the Town's Traffic Code to <br /> establish the Traffic Safety Review Committee consisting of the Police Chief, City <br /> Manager and City Engineer and establish procedures for notifying residents of the <br /> proposed signage with the final authorization for the signs designated to the Traffic <br /> Safety Review Committee. Any controversial signs or complaints would be adjudicated <br /> by the Traffic Safety Review Committee. <br /> 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES AND <br /> COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES <br /> Councilmember Kerr reiterated that the VTA was a good source of funding for pathway <br /> projects and commented that he was interested in hearing of any proposals of proposed <br /> paths. He announced that Anna Brunzell, Pathways Committee Member had been <br /> appointed and was now serving as the Town's official representative to the VTA's <br /> Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. <br /> Councilmember O'Malley reported that the Sewer Agreement with the City of Los Altos <br /> had been reviewed by the respective City Attorneys and was currently on the desk of the <br /> City Manager of Los Altos. He was hopeful that the agreement would be forwarded to <br /> Council in the near future. <br /> 8. STAFF REPORTS <br /> 8.1 City Manager <br /> No report. <br /> 8.2 City Attorney <br /> No Report <br /> 7 <br /> City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> October 12,2006 <br />