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Councilmember Kerr requested clarification of the speed posting on Page Mill Road Council briefly discussed the report and findings of the traffic engineer and consensus was to accept the speed study prepared by Traffic Data Service. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Jones, seconded by Mordo and passed unanimously to approve Resolution No. 22-07 `Establishing Posted Speed Limits on Certain Streets" PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Zoe Holtz, resident, with the assistance of her father, asked the Council if it was "ok" for her to have a lemonade stand in her neighborhood. City Attorney Steve Mattas explained that with the exception of the sale of agricultural products produced on resident's property; sale of merchandise/goods was prohibited by the Town's Codes. Mattas offered that there were concerns about traffic and safety. He noted that historically, the Town did not enforce the code with respect to lemonade stands. Council consensus was to support her request with the stipulation that it be done in a safe manner. Kathy Evans, resident, commented that she had meet with the Town's new Parks and • Recreation Supervisor Eric Christensen and had a glowing report to share with Council. She was very excited about his approach to the Town's programs and recreation and was . looking forward to working with him. Resident, Purissima Road, spoke to his dissatisfaction with the current state of the roads in Los Altos Hills. Council advised the speaker that approximately $750,000 to $1 million was annually budgeted for road maintenance. Chris Vargas, Pathways Committee member, reported on the recent Earth Day activities in Town. Pinewood School and BCS students had committed to picking up litter along the Town's trails. On April 18th' 65 Pinewood eighth grade students picked up liter on approximately 24 miles of the Town's pathways. The students were deployed on the trails for over 5 hours and earned community school credit for their efforts. Due to rain, the BCS event had to be re-scheduled to June 8th. Vargas noted that between the volunteer commitments of the two schools, approximately 65 miles of pathways would be cleared of litter. He requested Council consider recognize the two schools for their volunteer efforts. Irena Halsey, resident, suggested the Council consider investigating the issue of open storm drains in Town. She voiced her concern that the storm drains were potentially • dangerous to small children and encouraged the Council to engage in a study on the situation. 4 Regular City Meeting Minutes April 26,2007