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CITY 0DWCIL MnOMS - SKember 7, 1983 D. SPECIAL REPORTS (continued): 5. Presentations from the Floor: Mrs Alma Wood 12151 Stoneb> asked why a special Council meeting had been held on September' 1, 1983 and also asked what the Town was doing to enforce the requirement for spark arrestors. Mrs. Wood was informed that a Special Meeting had been scheduled because of the need to approve a contract for engineering services for a soils investigation on Page Null Road and Matadero Creek Lane; it was important that work proceed before the winter storms. Regarding the spark arrestors, it was noted that they were on the checklist for new homes but there were no records for all of the hones in Town and the Los Altos Fire Department was not in a position to make such a survey. Mrs. Wood suggested a group such as the scouts be enlisted to check the spark arrestors as a civic project; Allison thought this a good idea and asked Mrs. Wood to investigate hes suggestion further. E. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRRESPOMOKE AM At3IOUNCUAE11TS: 1. City Manager: a) Reconrendation. to Council regarding work done of private property The City Attorney, at the request of the City Manager, explained that the expendi ture of public funds must be for the general good and net for private individuals. If the Council wished to adopt a policy regarding this issue the following points should be included in said policy: 1) incidental benefit to private property; 2) `� work done on private property which is specifically legally allowed for; 3) preserva- tion of public health with incidental benefit to private individual; and 4) option of private individual reimbursing the Town for work done on the. property. Allison asked what the groundrules would be if the Town did work on private property and later billed the owner. Frank Saul 27977 Via Ventana, asked if easements were included in the requirements for working on private property and Mr. Richard Gieseker, 25703 Lomita Linda, asked about the status of dedicated property. It was agreed the City Attorney would include both of these issues in his draft policy statement to the Council. PASSED By CONSENSUS: To direct the City Attorney to prepare a written policy state- ment on the subject of work done on private property and return to Council for review at the October 5, 1983 Council Meeting. b) Report on Subventions The City Manager reported that there had been no definite decisions made in Sacra- mento concerning the subventions and the ABB deflator clause. It was possible but unlikely that a decision would be made by the Legislature by September 15, 1983. The City Manager would inform Council as soon as infonmatiOn was available and would also provide Council with a report on the impact on the Town's finances and options that would be available to the Town. Council discussed the need for this information from Sacramento and the need for mugrletion of the Town's audit in order to properly hold the public hearing on the adoption of the 1983-84 budget. Since more information might be available from the Legislature after 9/15/83, Council agreed to change the Public hearing date on the budget to the first meeting in October. -3-