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neighbors, compromises had been made and asked the Council to approve the appeal.';page 6 • correct the spelling of Mr.Noghrey's name; page 7, add the following sentence to Amir Rosenbaum's comments: 'Mr. Rosenbaum supported the applicant's appeal.';page 7, add the following sentence to Carl Cottrell's comments: 'He stated that he had visited the site and as an engineer did not believe a reduction of two feet would be noticed by the neighbors.'; page 8, first paragraph, last sentence, 27' should be 25';page 9, first paragraph after motions, add the following sentence to the Planning Director's comments: 'Specifically staff had sent the applicant a letter early on in the application process stating that a one story house should not be more than twenty three or twenty four feet.' and in the next paragraph add the following sentence to Dauber's comments: 'Dauber quoted Mr. Srinivasan's speech to the Planning Commission saying how pleased he had been with the process.'; page 10, in Mr. Riffle's comments correct the following sentences to read: 'He also noted that at that meeting Councilmember Casey stated that nothing in the Town's code required a certain amount of outdoor living area. In March of 1998 the Rutner application(Lot 7 -Matadero Creek Subdivision)was approved which allowed an increased development area because his property would have gotten this development area with either of the two interpretations being considered.'; and on page 10, change Ginger Summit's comments to read as follows: 'Ginger Summit, 13390 Lenox Way, commented on the total disrespect, disregard and intimidation of people addressing the Council by some members of the City Council. She believed there were some members of the Council who used this public input time as their own private debate time. Mrs. Summit thought this was very intimidating for those speaking and that Council should be more respectful of the audience. In response to an inquiry from Casey, Mrs. Summit stated that her comments were directed at her. Casey supported her position of asking questions about applications but Mrs. Summit believed these were confrontational situations. She further stated that people were addressing Council as a whole not just one Councilmember. • 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 Resident input on Sun Country Cable and request for consent to transfer cable tv Franchise from Sun Country Cable to Suntel Communications, LLC. This item was continued to the next Council Meeting. 5.2 Recommendation for expenditure of AB3229 Cops Program Grant Funding -- Reso# The City Manager reported that the Town had approximately$25,000 available in COPS funds for new programs. One suggestion was for the Teleminder System which automatically called residents to advise them of emergencies, important information on everyday operations, check-ups on seniors, etc. Council had seen a presentation of this system last year and the Safety Committee had supported it but Council had requested more information on its effectiveness from cities which had the Teleminder System in place. Depending on the size of the Teleminder program, the cost ranged from $26,000 to $51,000. The City Manager also commented that the Los Altos Hills County Fire District was interested in the Teleminder System and had discussed it at their 2/16/99 meeting. Lt. Colla, Santa Clara County Sheriff s Department, supported the Teleminder system but only for emergency situations and not for general messages. Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, supported another deputy in Town, enforcement of traffic and bicyclists regulations and the neighborhood coordinator program March 18, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting 3