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Planning Director Debbie Pedro provided a brief update on Wireless projects in Town. Verizon had completed their project at Westwind Community Barn and collocator T- Mobile was nearing completion. Landscape screening was scheduled for installation at the project in the near future. 5.1.5 Complete General Plan Review Councilmember O'Malley reported that the Draft General Plan update had been reviewed by the Planning Commission at their last meeting. He offered that it had been a good discussion particularly on the new "ideas" that had been forwarded by the Open Space Committee. The Elements reviewed included the Introduction, Open Space and Recreation Element and the Conservation Element. O'Malley noted that there had been some comment that there had not been adequate notice of the meeting. He suggested that for the Council review of the General Plan updates, a letter with additional information and tentative dates should be sent to residents. Staff would return to Council at their next meeting with a notification template for their consideration. 5.1.6 Develop Plan For and Begin the Process of Approval of the Building of a New Town Park/Recreation Facility — Consideration of the Following Action Item: Authorizing Commission of Design Study Regarding Soccer Field at the Los Altos Hills Little League Fields — Mayor Pro Tem Jones Mayor Pro Tem Jones introduced this item. He explained that Council had included the improvement of recreational opportunities for Town residents as a Council goal for some time. Under the leadership of Councilmember O'Malley, the Parks and Recreation Committee had undertaken an investigation of increasing recreation capacity in Town. Currently, a mail-in survey of residents was being conducted to identify their ranked recreational preferences and where they would like Town resources allocated. Jones noted that in terms of adding a new soccer playing field, there were several options available including the improvement of the upper field at Bullis school and the construction of a new multi-purpose field on one of the existing Little League fields on Purissima Road. The latter would require that the new field be consistent with the field's usefulness as a baseball field and the assurance that the new field schedule would be compatible with the little League's schedule. Additional issues that could be addressed simultaneously to the building of the new field at the Little League site included the parking lot and drainage. Jones reported that the initial step to evaluate the feasibility of the multi-use field had been taken by City Manager Carl Cahill. Cahill had visited the site with Little League President David Rock to assess the most appropriate field location. The next step was to hire a professional to evaluate the proposal. The consultant could be hired under the signature authority of the City Manager. Jones asked if there was any Council opposition to proceeding with the feasibility study. There was none. 8 City Council Meeting Minutes February 8,2007