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• Works Director Henry Louie reviewed the study with Council. The "Plan" was developed to assist the Town with infrastructure planning and future expenditures on a sanitary sewer system. The ultimate goal is to provide sanitary sewer service town-wide. The total projected cost for the project was $28 million for approximately 1900 properties including the Sphere of Influence residences or approximately $16,000 per property. The plan identified 41 expansion projects and seven replacement projects. Mayor Pro Tem Jones noted that the study provided a valuable cost estimate for providing sewer service to residences that were currently not being served and completing the "backbone" to sewer service in the Hills. He suggested that it would be helpful for the Ad Hoc Committee on Infrastructure to review the different options for financing a sewer project of this magnitude and the estimates of number of hookups that would be required to repay a loan or bond. Jones added that this was a worthwhile project that provided a needed service; could become a needed necessity; and, could potentially pay for itself. Council thanked Louie. Councilmember O'Malley commented that it would be a working tool for the newly established Ad Hoc Infrastructure Committee. The Committee would review options for financing the project and engage with staff and consultants to investigate the feasibility of a revenue neutral project for the Town. 5.1.4 Wireless Communications: Continue to Improve Town Wide Cell Coverage City Manager Cahill reported that there was no change in the status of the existing project • applications. 5.1.5 Complete General Plan Review Councilmember O'Malley reported that the Ad Hoc Committee was continuing to meet on a regular basis and currently working on the Safety Element. Duffy Price, President of the Los Altos Hills County Fire District attended their last session and participated in the review discussion. The General Plan update has been scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on March 5, 2007 and Council at their March 26, 2007 meeting. 5.1.6 Develop Plan For and Begin the Process of Approval of the Building of a New Town Park/Recreation Facility 5.1.6a Results of Resident New Facilities Survey City Manager Carl Cahill addressed Council. At the direction of Council, staff had conducted a mail in survey of resident preferences for a new recreation facility. To date, the Town had received 965 responses. Cahill proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation that included graphs illustrating the findings that included: a community park as the first choice of the respondents; the number of times a selection appeared in the top three choices with community park, soccer field and aquatic facility receiving the most votes; and the number of times the "first choice" of the respondents appeared in the top three • choices. The packets before Council also included a list of residents' comments collected from the returned surveys. 4 City Council Meeting Minutes March 22,2007