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Town of Los Altos Hills <br /> City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> February 26, 2009 <br /> Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road <br /> CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> Mayor Mordo called the City Council Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. in the <br /> Council Chambers at Town Hall. <br /> Present: Mayor Jean Mordo, Mayor Pro Tem Dean Warshawsky,, <br /> Councilmember Breene Kerr, Councilmember Rich Larsen, and <br /> Councilmember Ginger Summit <br /> Absent: None <br /> Staff City Manager Carl Cahill, City Engineer/Public Works Director Richard <br /> Chiu, Finance Director Nick Pegueros, Planning Director Debbie Pedro, <br /> City Attorney Steve Mattas, and City Clerk Karen Jost <br /> MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Warshawsky, seconded by Larsen <br /> • and passed unanimously to limit the length of time for public comments to two minutes. <br /> 1. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS <br /> A. Presentation of Donation for the Upper Arena Rehabilitation Project, <br /> Linda Swan,Friends of Westwind <br /> Diana Watters, former Treasurer and Friends of Westwind Board member addressed <br /> Council. She distributed a statement and requested that it be maintained as part of the <br /> meeting record. Watters provided a brief overview of the non-profit, all volunteer <br /> organization that.had operated the horse boarding and riding business at Westwind Barn <br /> for the past 31 years. Friends' representatives were before Council to make a <br /> presentation to the Town of their remaining assets in the form of a check for $12, 029.11 <br /> to be used for horse facilities at Westwind. She encouraged the City Council to make a <br /> long term-pledge to continue to board horses at the facility. <br /> Linda Swan, former President of Friends of Westwind, thanked the Council for their <br /> commitment to Westwind Barn. Swan offered that if it had not been for the concerned <br /> citizens that had organized to preserve and run a horse operation at Westwind there might <br /> not be a bam standing today. She paid special tribute to Dan Alexander, Susie Holic and <br /> Sharon O'Malley for their many years of volunteer service to the Barn. Over the years <br /> the Friends of Westwind have built the paddocks and raised $100,000 to build the lower <br /> arena. In addition to the residual funds that were being donated to the Town, the Friends <br /> were donating 20 water troughs at an approximate value of$2,000 and a portable round <br /> pen purchased with member donations for approximately$4,000. <br /> 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> February 26,2009 <br />