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Minutes of a Regular Meeting her May 15 1991 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, May 15, 1991, 7:15 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Siegel called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Casey, Hubbard, Johnson and Tryon. Absent: None Staff: Acting City Manager Richard DeLong; City Attorney Sandy Sloan; Director of Public Works Bill Ekern; Planning Consultant Margaret Netto, Intern Brian Yager and City Clerk Pat Dowd talir Press: None Council congratulated the Mayor on the celebration of his seventieth birthday. 2. APPOINTMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS 2.1 Presentation by Dr. Howard Martin: A Reasonable Reappraisal of Quarry Hills Water Dr. Howard Martin, 11666 Dawson Drive, presented a report to the Council on a review he had done on the potential development of Quarry Hills. He commented on the obstacles to the proposed 15+ acre lake which included in part the following: the groundwater basin was incapable of maintaining level because of evaporation, percolation and plant consumption; an extra water source would be needed; geologic risks; maintenance and safety/reliability. Dr. Martin also commented on the water history and why the by-pass would not work. He offered a new approach which was to ask for a lake/reservoir which would be limited in size to certain determinants which included the following: wall safety, Hale Creek adequacy, geologic and earthquake safety, evaporation prediction, percolation/seepage loss and planting consumption. This smaller lake would be primed with purchased water and the by- pass concept would be abandoned. He believed there should be a park with a big- enough lake rather than just a great big lake. Dr. Martin also suggested the Town 411, May 15, 1991 1