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RESOLUTION 49-21 <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br />APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT <br />(LANDS OF SUTARIA FAMILY TRUST) <br />WHEREAS, Jay Sutaria and Christine Capozzola, as Joint Tenants ("Owner") own the property <br />commonly known as 13581 Wilderest Drive, Los Altos Hills, California (APN 175-36-021); and <br />WHEREAS, the Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of open <br />space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town; <br />WHEREAS, the Owner has offered to enter into an agreement for open space easement attached to <br />this Resolution as Attachment A ("Agreement for Open Space Easement") to limit the use of a portion <br />of the property in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading, vegetation <br />removal, and erosion; <br />WHEREAS, the Town finds the Agreement for Open Space Easement to be consistent with the <br />Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town; <br />WHEREAS, the Owner and the Town recognize that the land subject to the Agreement for Open <br />Space Easement is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic <br />value to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important <br />physical, social, aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and the Owner; <br />WHEREAS, the Agreement for Open Space Easement contains the appropriate restrictions and <br />covenants to preserve the natural and scenic character of the land; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE as follows: <br />The Town hereby accepts on behalf of the public, and for the purposes therein described, approves <br />the Agreement for Open Space Easement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor <br />is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement for Open Space Easement. <br />The above and foregoing Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los <br />Altos Hills at a special meeting held on the 22nd day of July 2021, by the following vote: <br />AYES: Tankha, Tyson, Mok, Swan <br />NOES: None <br />ABSTAIN: None <br />ABSENT: Schmidt <br />ATTEST: ATTEST: <br />Deborah PadovaA, City Cleric <br />Kavita Tankha, Mayor -- <br />Resolution 49-21 Page 1 <br />