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n Betsy Bertram, 11854 Page Mill Road, raised the issue of the Town's liability when such work was done on the paths. She, for example, had dogs and when she was notified by PG&E of work they would be doing, she contained the dogs. Ms. Bertram supported such notification by the Town. 9. COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS 9.1 Authorization to attend the League of California Cities Annual Conference — October 2-4, 1998, Long Beach MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dauber, seconded by Hubbard and passed unanimously by all members present to authorize any member of the Council to attend the annual conference of the League of California Cities in October. 9.2 Request to remove the historical designation from the Lands of Meshkovsky (Morgan Manor), 12335 Stonebrook Court (Councilmember Casey) Mr. Meshovsky, owner of Morgan Manor, reiterated his surprise at finding out that the entire Morgan Manor property had been designated historical and was shown as such in the title report. He referred to the resolution adopted by the Town in 1993 which designated Morgan Manor as historical and to his attorney's letter at that time. In this letter the attorney asked the Town not to proceed with the historical designation if this designation would in any way prevent Mr. Meshkovsky's ability to subdivide in the future. Mr. Meshovsky commented that he therefore understood that the Council's action only related to the house and/or a few acres around the house but certainly not to the entire property. At this time he had a potential purchaser for the property but concerns had been raised about this historical designation and the resulting affect on the value of the property. Dr. Atef Eltoukhy commented that he was the potential purchaser of the property and stated his reasons why he wanted clarification of the historical designation information in the title report. He believed that if the designation applied to the entire property or could be interpreted as such this would have a negative impact on the value of the land. Before he purchased the property he wanted a clear determination on this issue. The City Attorney explained the legal process for removing an historical designation noting that a public hearing would be required. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To schedule a public hearing for the August 19, 1998 City Council Meeting on the request to modify the historical designation from the Lands of Meshkovsky (Morgan Manor), 12335 Stonebrook Court. 9.3 League of Women Voters - November Election (Councilmember Dauber) Dauber reported that she had spoken with the Carol Watts of the League of Women Voters about the LOWV overseeing compliance with the Town's campaign regulations in the November Election. Dauber said that she had received positive feedback to this suggestion and Ms. Watts would be bringing the request to their board meeting. The Town should have a response in August. July 15, 1998 Regular City Council Meeting