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Attorney to provide a sample of the deed restriction and further to ask the Planning Director to provide a report on situations in Town that resulted in the need for this policy and whether or not such a deed restriction would help the situation. It was further agreed that the wording in the first policy statement would be changed as follows: second sentence " .......so that it is not used as a `secondary dwelling'." 5.1 Review of Policy for Acceptance of Private Roads as Public Roads The City Manager reported that the Town had received several requests from residents on private streets asking that the Town accept their streets as public. At this time staff needed direction from the Council on this issue. There were several options including: 1) continue to abide by the current policy for acceptance of dead-end or cul de sac private streets by requiring that proper dedications and street repairs be completed by the residents prior to acceptance of the street by the Town; 2) accept private streets which have been previously dedicated, but rejected by the Town and that have unanimous resident support on the street, without requiring further dedications and repairs to be completed by the residents; 3) accept all private streets as public, whether or not the were previously dedicated, which have full support of the residents on the street, without requiring the necessary street repairs to be accomplished in advance; and 4) some combination of these options. The City Manager addressed the cost issue involved in maintaining the roads. As an example, he referred to Almaden Court which included twenty one properties and was in fairly good condition. To bring this road up to Town standards the cost would be y. approximately $75,000. Council discussed the various options. Hubbard emphasized the cost impact. There was a huge cost to maintaining the roads and no source of revenue to do so. Siegel referred to the need for legal documents. This too was an enormous task and quite expensive and there was always the problem of what to do it one resident refused to make the road public. Councilmembers discussed those streets dedicated but rejected and asked for clarification of why this had occurred. The road standards were also commented on as well as the liability issues. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: Council supported the current policy of acceptance of dead-end or cul de sac private streets by requiring that proper dedications and street repairs be completed by the residents prior to acceptance of the street by the Town; 6. NEW BUSINESS 7. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES. SUB -COMMITTEES, AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON OUTSIDE AGENCIES 7.1 Report on noise from commercial jet overflights—Councilmember Dauber Council had before them a letter from Marjorie Evans on the issue of increased noise from commercial jets and several historical documents supporting the Town's designation as a noise sensitive area. Ms. Evans also provided a draft of a letter to Mr. May 7, 1997 Regular City Council Meeting