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City Manager Cahill explained that the project was under contract and could not be stopped at this time and noted the associated costs to any delay were approximately $5,000.00 per day. Staff had been available to meet with the Hannebrinks as early as Thursday (March 8th)) or tomorrow. Ms. Hannebrink advised that she was not available to meet with staff until the following Thursday due to work commitments. Councilmember Kerr offered that discussions of the Pathway Project had been ongoing for three years. He appreciated their concerns but noted that the pathway construction was in the Town's right of way. Kerr offered to visit with them at their residence on Saturday, March 10, 2007 and advised that he would communicate any findings from the meeting to the City Manager and staff. Nancy Couperus, Page Mill Road, Open Space Committee member, advised the City Council that the final "Wildlife Corridor Map" had just been forwarded to the Committee and staff. She noted that neither staff nor the Council had yet had an opportunity to review the map but she was hopeful that it would be a beneficial tool in identifying those areas in Town critical to wildlife. Couperus spoke to the number of volunteer and research hours that had gone into the development of the map. Couperus additionally advised Council that Andy Lipkus would be lecturing on watershed management March 21, 2007 at the USGS. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Request for Approval of a Tentative Map for a Two Lot Subdivision and Adoption of a Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration; Lands of Moeller, 11990 Page Mill Road(File#132-06-IS-ND-TM-GD). Associate Planner Brian Froelich introduced this item to Council. He advised Council that the item had been reviewed by the Planning Commission on January 4, 2007 and they had voted 4-1 to recommend approval of the proposed mitigated negative declaration and two lot subdivision subject to the findings attached in the staff report before Council. The conditions of approval included a specific requirement that the applicant relocate the driveway for Parcel A. Froelich proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation that included an aerial of the site and surrounding residences. The proposed subdivision is located at the northeastern intersection of Page Mill Road and Central Drive and surrounded by residential properties with the exception of Foothills Park directly across the street. The subdivision, as proposed, created two lots: Parcel A-1.2 acres and Parcel B-1.4 acres. Each parcel provided a viable building site. Froelich noted that the applicant was proposing an Open Space Easement over the area of steep slopes and a natural drainage swale. The Pathway Committee had recommended dedication of a ten foot pathway easement with the installation of a pathway along Page Mill Road. Froelich reviewed the conceptual footprints of the residences on each parcel and the driveways to access the residences. Via a PowerPoint graphic, Froelich demonstrated the 12 City Council Meeting Minutes March 8,2007