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Council thanked Councilmember Chang for sharing his concerns and his proactive stance on the critical health and environmental issue. Council discussed the feasibility of requesting an air monitoring station from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. It was noted that Los Altos Hills has submitted a letter under the Mayor's signature to the District, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board expressing their concerns about the permitting process for the plant and requesting that the health and welfare of the citizens of the region be considered when the permit for the plant was reviewed. Council reiterated their concern with the lack of monitoring of the plant by the appropriate agencies. Karen Lemes, resident, shared that she had heard Councilmember Chang speak before the Board of Supervisors and had invited him to share his concern with the Los Altos Hills City Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. Consideration of Amendments to the Zoning and Site Development Ordinances to incorporate the Fast Track Guide and Checklist as part of the Fast Track Process (Section 10-2.1305.1) and remove the term "Design Guidelines" in Sections 10- 1.502, 10-1.503, 10-1.504, 10-1.505, and 10-2.1305; (Staff. D. Pedro) Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced the item to Council. She proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation that outlined the key amendments to the Zoning and Site Development Ordinances that would incorporate the Fast Track Guide and Checklist. The Fast Track Guide for New Residences had been adopted by the City Council at their July 15, 2010 meeting. In addition to the language proposed by the draft ordinance, references to the term"Design Guidelines"would be deleted from the Municipal Code. The Planning Commission had reviewed the ordinance amendments at their September 2, 2010 regular meeting and vote unanimously to recommend approval of the draft ordinance. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING No public comment. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Pro Tem Larsen queried the Council subcommittee members that had participated in the development of the new Fast Track Guide (Mordo and Summit) on their opinion of the recommendations. He questioned if they were supportive of the proposed language. Councilmember Mordo offered that he believed the revisions would reduce the subjectivity that could be a factor in site development reviews and would provide assurance that the review process was rational and fact based. Councilmember Summit suggested that the new Guide and supporting amendments to the Code would help to provide a clear idea of expectations for applicants. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Summit, seconded by Mordo and passed by a 4-1 voice vote (No-Councilmember Warshawsky) to waive reading and to introduce Ordinance No. 522. 3 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 21,2010