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Town of Los Altos Hills <br /> City Council Special Meeting Minutes <br /> Thursday, June 14, 2007 <br /> Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> Mayor Warshawsky called the City Council Special Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the <br /> Council Chambers at Town Hall. <br /> Present: Mayor Dean Warshawsky, Mayor Pro Tem Craig A.T. Jones, <br /> Councilmember Breene Kerr, Councilmember Jean Mordo and <br /> Councilmember Mike O'Malley <br /> Absent: None <br /> Staff City Manager Carl Cahill; Interim City Engineer Cyrus Kianpour, Interim <br /> Administrative Services Director Judy Kozuki, Planning Director Debbie <br /> Pedro, City Attorney Steve Mattas, and City Clerk Karen Jost <br /> • MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by O'Malley, seconded by Mordo and <br /> passed unanimously to limit comments from the floor to two minutes. <br /> 2. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR <br /> THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION INCREASING SEWER SERVICE <br /> CHARGES IN BOTH THE PALO ALTO AND LOS ALTOS SEWER BASINS, <br /> PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE DRAFT SEWER SERVICE CHARGE <br /> STUDY, AND DIRECTING STAFF TO MAIL THE NOTICES REQUIRED BY <br /> LAW <br /> City Manager Carl Cahill introduced the item. Council had before them the "Sewer <br /> Service Charge and Connection Fee Study" prepared by H&H Consultants; a copy of the <br /> resolution setting the public hearing for consideration of a resolution increasing sewer <br /> service charges; and, a copy of the draft notices to be mailed to all Town residents <br /> currently receiving sewer service within the Palo Alto and Los Altos Sewer Basins. <br /> Cahill explained that the sewer stud had been under the direction of former i <br /> p y City <br /> Engineer Henry Louie and any rate increase was being considered for FY 08-09. <br /> However, during review of the sewer study at the Finance and Investment Committee <br /> (FIC) meeting earlier in the week, it was determined that there was appropriate time for <br /> consideration of revised rates for the upcoming FY 07-08. Cahill reviewed Proposition <br /> 218 legal noticing and public hearing requirements, and protest process that must be met <br /> to raise a fee and the deadline for submitting the new rate, if approved, to the County <br /> • assessor for inclusion on the tax bill for 2007-2008. Cahill noted that the FIC had <br /> 1 Special City Council Meeting Minutes <br /> June 14,2007 <br />