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Froelich advised the City Council that a letter received today from resident Barbara Goodrich commenting on the proposed ordinance was available on the dais. Goodrich opposed the draft ordinance. Council Discussion: Councilmember Mordo summarized the primary decisions before the Council with respect to the proposed ordinance: 1) should the slope be included in factoring the PWB; 2) should the formula include a water conservation factor less than the state model ordinance 1.0; 3) should penalties be imposed; and 4) whether to initiate an information campaign directed at existing residents to help them understand what their PWB would be for their parcel. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING Phil Mahoney, resident, expressed his opposition to the proposed ordinance and suggested that it was an example of over regulation by the Town. He noted that the Town was adopting an ordinance that was more restrictive than the State requirement. Mahoney questioned if the Council had considered the impact the proposed regulation would have on residents with families. He questioned if other communities were adopting more restrictive ordinances. Mahoney suggested that the Town put the ordinance to a vote of the residents. Gary Waldeck, resident, Purissima Hills Water District Board member, commented that the Board of Directors had recommended a water conservation factor of 1.0 be used in . calculating the PWB for the ordinance. However, as a resident and citizen of Los Altos Hills, he supported using a more stringent conservation factor of 0.6, 0.7 or 0.8. He supported the recommendations of Councilmember Mordo as outlined in his letter to the Council and included in the staff report as an attachment. In response to a Councilmember inquiry, he noted that the Water District did not believe that there was an immediate problem with water supply. He acknowledged that he had voted with the other Board members to recommend the conservation factor of 1.0 citing it as a good business decision for a water purveyor. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING Councilmember Summit commented that she believed it was important for the Council to adopt an ordinance that was tailored to the Town's needs rather than the State Model Ordinance. She offered that the State model was onerous and would be more expensive for residents given the wide number of special professionals that would be required for a landscape project to be compliant and meet the criteria mandated by the ordinance. In addition, the State's ordinance included mandatory water audits. The model ordinances from Santa Clara County and BAWSCA were also problematic. She supported the addition of a water conservation factor of 0.8 in the formula as a good starting point. She noted that the factor could be amended in the future. In addition, Summit concurred with Councilmember Mordo that current residents should be sent advisory notices to make them aware of their water usage and to raise their level of awareness given the more restrictive water conservation compliance that will be required by the State in 10 years. 5 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 15,2010