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10. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR . MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Fenwick and passed unanimously to limit the length of time for public comments to three minutes. Nancy Horton, 26030 Altamont Road, addressed Council. She explained that she was requesting assistance from Council to pay for the drainage system she installed to protect Altamont Lane. Horton developed Altamont Lane 19 years ago and had not experienced any problems until Silent Hills Lane was built. She discussed the problem with Town staff. Horton said the City Engineer agreed that there might be a potential problem but that the Town had no available funds for repair. Horton elected to continue moving forward without Town's support by hiring an engineer and underwriting the repairs and looking to the Town for assistance when funding was available. Horton concluded by saying she would appreciate any monetary assistance the Town could give to help with the repairs. Mark Helton, Civil Engineer with Guiliani &Kull, clarified that his firm had designed the remediation plan in conjunction with the Town staff to correct the drainage problem at the corner of Altamont Lane and Altamont Road. A sub drain was installed up Altamont Lane to Silent Hills Lane to catch the water and stabilize the situation and to prevent the undermining of the base rock underneath the road. Nobuku Cleary, 26410 Silent Hills Lane, explained that she will be directly affected by the action taken by Council this evening regarding this issue and she hoped that Council would agree to reimburse Ms. Horton for her expenses. She and her husband have been asked to participate in the costs of the repair if the Town denies Ms. Horton's request. Cleary added that the improvements were done by the developer not by the property owners. Jim Abraham, 12831 Viscaino Road, requested that Council consider denying Comcast the right to place large equipment storage containers throughout Town as a part of their upgrade program. The units are large and unsightly and very visible from utility poles. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Adoption of the Proposed Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets, Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Administrative Services Director Sarah Joiner introduced this item to Council noting that Council had before them two budget proposals for consideration. The first version was presented to Council on May 1, 2003 during a joint study session with the Finance and Investment Committee. The second version includes recommendations of the Finance and Investment Committee made during its meeting of May 27, 2003. Council is being asked to,adopt one of the versions with or without modifications. Joiner prefaced her remarks by saying that the State budget has not yet been adopted but is expected to be adopted in the near future. After the State budget is adopted, staff will have more information on funding changes that can be expected from the State. Following analysis • of the impact to the Town's finances, an updated budget will be forwarded to Council in August for consideration. Joiner added that she expected Council to receive funding 12 City Council Meeting Minutes June 19,2003