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(1) impose a voter approval requirement for the sale, transfer, conveyance or abandonment of specified Town-owned properties; and (2) impose a voter approval requirement for the redesignation or rezoning of any of the specified Town-owned parcels. By imposing this voter approval requirement, the ballot measure, if approved, would maintain the current zoning designations until a further vote of the people. Casey stated that she supported this measure. She further commented that it had never been suggested by the Council that any of the Town-owned property would be sold. Fenwick also stated his support noting that the entire issue would go to the voters. Cheng concurred commenting that this covered all the Town-owned properties. Jitze Couperus, 13680 Page Mill Road, referred to a letter submitted by the law firm of Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger on the issue of the City Council sponsored Town-owned property ballot initiative. The letter included the following concerns: 1) The Town measure unnecessarily limited the ability of future City Councils to protect the Town's open space resources through conservation and open space easements; 2) The Town measure took a step backward by locking in inappropriate general plan designations over Town-owned open space properties; and 3) The Town measure's failure to amend the general plan rendered it invalid under State Law. Mr. Couperus also expressed concerns about two ballot measures going to voters which could result in confusion. Lysbeth Goodman, 11989 Rhus Ridge, asked who drafted the ordinance before Council and was advised by the City Attorney that his office had. • Council agreed that the ballot measure should be modified to delete the references to current zoning districts, to include the reference to modifying Title II, Chapter 7 of the Code, to include a statement reserving the right to convey an easement, and to place this measure on the next general or special election occurring at least 88 days from 10/3/02 whichever occurs first. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Cheng and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #95-02 to place before the voters of the Town of Los Altos Hills an ordinance adding Title Il, Chapter 7 to the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. 6. NEW BUSINESS 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES, SUB-COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 7.1 Emergency Communications Committee Fenwick reported that a meeting of the Emergency Communications Committee had been held this week and a training session had been held last Saturday. • October 3, 2002 Regular City Council Meeting 4