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Mr. Robert Kincheloe, Ad Hoc Cable TV Committee Member, presented a brief background to the Council on the Town at one time being interested in joining Palo Alto for cable TV. This was in the early 1970s and Palo Alto considered cable for about a year but did not reach any conclusions at that time. Mr. Kincheloe was also a member of that sub -committee and was interested at this time not only as a long-time resident of the Town but also as a Senior Advisor to the Stanford Instructional TV Network. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to accept the Ad Hoc Committee's recommended questionnaire and to concur with the process proposed by the City Manager as follows: 9/12 deadline for receipt of completed questionnaires, 9/13 - 9/19 review of questionnaires by Ad Hoc Committee and preparation of recommendation to Council; 10/2 public hearing held by Council to consider responses and recommendations. Selection of the preferred firm could then take place and staff could be directed to enter into negotiations on a franchise agreement. e) Heritage House PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To accept the landscape plan for the Heritage House as approved by the Site Development Committee. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Fuhrman, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to authorize an expenditure not to 4 exceed five thousand dollars for the landscaping of the Heritage �+ House and to authorize the City Manager to contract the landscaping project out for no more than said amount. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Dronkert, seconded by van Tamelen and passed unanimously to authorize an expenditure not to exceed $3,000 for Heritage House furniture; to authorize Rosemary Meyerott and Mary Stutz to decide what furniture purchases should be made and to authorize Ed Barnes to decide what donations should be accepted. Bob Stutz, 25310 Elena, commented that the choices for trees in front of the house were Red Oak or Maple Sugar. Rosemary Meyerott, 27100 Elena, noted that two of the apricot trees in the back of the house were dead. Mrs. Meyerott also commented on several of the donations that had been made. Ed Barnes, 23750 Ravensbury, commented that he had met someone who may be able to provide the Town with trees wholesale and noted that Tom Legan of Kaiser had offered a contribution of cement, etc. for the patios, etc. Dronkert thanked everyone who had made donations and who had worked on the Heritage House and invited everyone to the celebration on the 6th of September. -10-