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MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Larsen, seconded by Summit and passed by the following voice vote to approve the Committee's recommendation to hire a consultant to prepare a Sewer Connection Fee study. (Ayes: Warshawsky, Mordo, Larsen, • Summit; No: Kerr) Councilmember Mordo questioned the consideration of the Town advancing money for the street cut fee and have that as part of the reimbursement district. Finance Director Pegueros referred to his staff report, dated September 24, 2009, which mentioned that Shashi Corporation made a similar proposal, and the City Council took no action. City Attorney Mattas suggested that the Council direct staff to look at the question, noting potential issues that might arise with attaching it to a reimbursement district. Staff would report back to the Council with the results of the fee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Larsen, seconded by Summit and passed by the following voice vote to approve the Committee's recommendation to hire a consultant to prepare a Street Cut Fee study. (Ayes: Warshawsky, Mordo, Larsen, Summit No: Kerr) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Summit and passed unanimously to proceed with the educational/informational sewer forums. Council thanked the members of the Ad Hoc Infrastructure Committee for their presentation and efforts on the sewer investigation. • 17. Request by Standing Open Space Committee to Revisit the Town's Fence Ordinance (Roger Spreen, Committee Chair) Roger Spreen, Open Space Committee Chair, summarized the Open Space Committee's recommendation to add the following wording to the current Fencing Regulation Ordinance: "Fencing and gates shall be constructed without the use of points, spikes or other materials hazardous to wildlife, people or pets. `Points and spikes' shall mean any end of a vertical bar that is capable of causing, or is likely to cause, injury to people, pets, or wildlife." Council was urged to adopt the wording. Concurrence of Council was to approve the wording. Staff will bring it back as a Zoning Code Amendment to the Planning Commission and Council. COUNCILMEMBERS REPORTS: Councilmember Kerr reported doing extensive research on potential grants for water conservation; one relatively modest grant was identified that might help pay for the potential water saving project next year. Staff will apply from the money from the Santa Clara Water District. Councilmember Larsen reported attending the League of Cities breakfast the prior week. 10 Approved City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 24,2009