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11. PUBLIC HEARINGS 11.1 Review of Conditional Use Permit for Town Hall; Lands of Los Altos Hills, 26379 Fremont Road; File#227-06-CUP Planning Director Debbie Pedro introduced this item to Council. The Planning Commission at their meeting on January 4, 2007, had unanimously recommended approval of an extension to the Town Hall Use Permit finding that the use was consistent with the conditions of the permit. Pedro noted that staff had received an email from adjacent neighbor Mark Breier late afternoon prior to the Council meeting (February 8, 2007) and copies of the correspondence had been made available for Councilmembers at their seats on the dais. Pedro reviewed the issues that had been identified by Mr. Breier. They included: preservation of the existing apricot orchard; placement of mature landscaping, exterior lighting and noise on the site from early morning garbage pick-up and landscaping maintenance. Pedro proceeded with a PowerPoint presentation of the Town Hall approved landscape design plan and exterior lighting schematic. It was noted that all of the required landscaping had been installed prior to Town Hall facility receiving a building Final. Additionally, three 36" box oak trees had been planted as landscaping enhancements as part of the Cingular Cell Tower project at Town Hall. Regarding the noise complaint from Mr. Breier, Pedro commented that since June of 2005 when the operation of the facility began, the Town had received two complaints from Mr. Breier. In each instance, the Town took measures to remind the garbage company and landscape maintenance service of the appropriate hours of operation. Pedro added that staff was recommending a condition of approval for the use permit that would specifically limit the weekly pickup of garbage and use of leaf blowers on the Town Hall property to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Staff had worked with Mr. Breier to address the exterior lighting issue. Te original lighting plan had called for lights at the rear of council chambers and in the breeze way. Those lights had been permanently disabled. A temporary shield had been constructed around the remaining light in the breezeway adjacent to the outdoor restrooms as a test In addition to the light shield, it was proposed that one of the 36" box oak trees be relocated to the front of Mr. Breier's property to help mitigate the glare. OPENED PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Breier, Esparanza Drive, provided an overview of the building process of the new Town Hall. He referenced the campaign that was lead by neighbors and citizens for a Town Hall that was "half the height and half the cost". Breier suggested that the original landscaping plan called for more mature landscaping and less lighting. He appreciated the attention that had been directed towards noise abatement; however, he requested that Council consider directing staff to continue to work with him to resolve his issues. Breier suggested that the conditional use permit be reviewed on an annual basis. 13 City Council Meeting Minutes February 8,2007