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C. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR: Mayor Johnson presented George Scarborough with a gift of a picture of the Town Seal from the Council and the residents of Los Altos Hills in appreciation for his contributions to the Town as City Manager. The Mayor noted that Mr. Scarborough had arrived at a turbulent time in the Town' s history and had served the Town well during the past four years. Mrs . Ruth Buneman, 12655 LaCresta, commented on two issues . First, she thanked the Council for publishing the Council ' s agenda in the Town Crier. Second, Mrs . Buneman noted that the Town was behind other cities in their recycling program and she inquired as to what steps the Town was taking to correct this situation. The City Manager responded that the agreement with Browning Ferris Industries included a recycling pick-up or an eighty cents credit towards recycling. John Vidovich, DeAnza Properties , presented a letter to the City Council dated 11/16/88 concerning the Neary Quarry Reclamation Plan which included his responses to the 11/9/88 letter written by the Planning Director to the County' s Department of Planning and Development and his concerns over letters being written by certain Planning Commissioners to the County. (A copy of this letter is on file at Town Hall . ) The City Manager stated that the Environmental Impact Report for Quarry Hills did not address the Reclamation Plan nor the Lake Management Plan. Furthermore, the City Manager noted the Town was not the approving agency for these issues but, of course, had the opportunity to state its concerns to the appropriate agencies . He also stated that Mr. Vidovich had been sent a copy of the Planning Director ' s letter on the same day on which it had been sent. Casey expressed her concerns about Mr. Vidovich not having an opportunity to see the 11/9/88 letter to the County. Regarding the timelines , she noted that it was her understanding that an extension for comments could have been granted if the Town had requested it. She also had concerns about a Planning Commissioner sending a letter as a resident on a certain project, noting that this could result in a conflict of interest situation. Anthony Lagorio, applicant' s attorney, believed that this matter could be discussed with Item G. 3 on the agenda; however, the City Attorney stated that they were two different items and this one would have to be agendized as an urgency item if Council wished to take an action on Mr. Vidovich ' s letter . John Vidovich, DeAnza Properties , commented that he wanted to work cooperatively with the Town and he would like to see his letter agendized so that it could be discussed in a professional manner with staff. -3- 11/16/88