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RESOLUTION NO. 73-05 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> ADOPTING A POLICY GOVERNING EX PARTE CONTACTS <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council and the Town's Planning Commission conduct a <br /> number of quasi-judicial hearings in the course of performing the bodies' duties; <br /> WHEREAS, the Due Process Clauses of the United States and California <br /> Constitutions impose certain requirements on local governments that conduct such <br /> hearings, including a requirement that decision makers consider only that evidence <br /> that is presented at the hearing; <br /> WHEREAS, members of the City Council and the Planning Commission often <br /> receive information pertinent to quasi-judicial hearings outside of the formal hearing, <br /> known generally as "ex parte contacts"; <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council determined that it would prudent to have a policy <br /> concerning ex parte contacts in quasi-judicial proceedings that applies to the City <br /> Council and the Planning Commissoin, and, pursuant to council direction, Staff <br /> prepared the attached policy; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does <br /> RESOLVE that the document attached hereto as Attachment A, and labeled "EX <br /> PARTE CONTACTS POLICY," is adopted as a policy of the Town of Los Altos Hills. <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day . July, 2005. <br /> BY: 40 . <br /> May reene Kerr <br /> ATTEST: <br /> / W <br /> Karen Jos ,City •lerk <br /> 769961.1 <br />