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Water District Board for their approval. If any substantive changes are requested by the District Board of Directors, the leases will come back to the Council for their consideration and approval. • OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Abraham, Emergency Communications Committee Chairman, explained that he was disappointed to learn that the revised lease for the La Cresta tank site for emergency communications (Item 4.13) calls for an antenna height of 10 feet. He noted that a minimum height of 60 feet on the antenna is required to serve the emergency communication needs for the Town. Abraham questioned why the antenna had become an issue, the location is not in the setbacks and the Municipal Code permits heights of 63 feet. He encouraged the Council to adopt the language in the earlier version of the lease. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Fenwick, seconded by O'Malley and passed unanimously to approve the revised ground lease between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the Purissima Hills Water District for the District Operations Center and the revised facilities lease between the Town of Los Altos Hills and the Purissima Hills Water District for use of a portion of the La Cresta Tank site for emergency communications with an amendment to the height of the antenna to permit a 60 foot antenna. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • 5.1 Update on Mayor's Goals 5.1.1 New Town Hall—Status Report 5.1.1a TBI Update Councilmember Kerr reported that the project bids for the new Town Hall will be submitted next Tuesday and the results will be forwarded to the New Town Hall Committee at their regular meeting of June 9, 2004 for review. Contracts will be awarded by the Council at their June 16, 2004 Council Meeting. Gary Dam, TBI Construction Management, Inc., addressed Council. He reviewed a construction budget spreadsheet noting that real costs will be available after the bid opening. He explained that the expected budget increase is a reflection of the market escalation for both materials and the construction trades. Mayor Pro Tem O'Malley noted that it was important to understand that the budget increases are due to market conditions. The New Town Hall plan that was approved by the Council has not been changed. 5.1.2 Undergrounding of Utilities—Status Report Councilmember Warshawsky reported that he had shared the Council's unanimous recommendation with the Undergrounding Subcommittee to use the Rule 20A funds to • build a pilot project. The Committee will be looking for an appropriate area in Town with overhead utilities that incorporates safety aspects and power reliability issues for the 4 City Council Special Meeting Minutes June 2,2004