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MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Warshawsky and <br /> passed unanimously to make a donation of $5,000 to the Housing Trust of Santa Clara <br /> • County each year for the next three years for their Phase III funding campaign. <br /> Councilmember Jean Mordo announced that it was Duffy Price's, "Town Volunteer <br /> Extraordinaire" birthday and presented her with a beautiful floral plant. Council <br /> congratulated Price and she received a standing ovation. <br /> 3. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT <br /> Planning Director Carl Cahill reported that the Planning Commission had not met since <br /> the previous City Council meeting and there was nothing new to report. <br /> Cahill reviewed with Council a memorandum that he had prepared in response to <br /> direction from the City Council titled "Incentives for Photovoltaic Systems." He <br /> reviewed the existing incentives that are currently employed by the Town that include the <br /> waiver of both building permit plan check fees and Roadway Impact Fees. The average <br /> permit savings was $340.00. Cahill noted that free standing and roof mounted solar <br /> panels were not counted as development area. Possible additional incentives discussed <br /> included a flat $50.00 fee for photovoltaic system building permits and a grant of <br /> development area exemption up to a maximum of 500 square feet. <br /> Council briefly discussed the proposed additional incentives for photovoltaic systems and <br /> concurred that it was important to pursue and encourage residents to implement solar <br /> • systems into their building plans. <br /> Mayor Pro Tem Kerr suggested that a possible additional item for discussion would be <br /> mandated programs and incentives for solar cells that are more aesthetically acceptable. <br /> Councilmember Mordo offered that it would be helpful to survey recent projects to see <br /> how many properties were built to the maximum allowable development area to evaluate <br /> the potential benefit of granting the additional 500 feet of development space as a solar <br /> incentive. <br /> Consensus of the Council was to forward the memorandum to the Environmental <br /> Initiatives Committee for further review. <br /> 4. CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> Items Removed: 4.4 (O'Malley), 4.5 (Kerr), 4.6 (Warshawsky) <br /> MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Warshawsky, seconded by Mordo <br /> and passed unanimously to approve the remainder of the Consent Calendar with <br /> Councilmembers Mordo and Kerr abstaining from the vote on 4.1 Regular City Council <br /> Meeting Minutes of April 7, 2005: <br /> 4.1 Approval of Minutes: Regular City Council Meeting April 7, 2005 <br /> Regular City Council Meeting April 21, 2005 <br /> • 4.2 Review of Disbursements: 04/15/2005 —04/26/2005 $239,872.53 <br /> 2 <br /> City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> May 5,2005 <br />