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CITY COUNCIL MINUPFS - January 20, 1982 C. SPECIAL REPORT'S: 1. Reports of Standing Caunittees: none 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Ca ttees: none 3. Reports frau the Planning CcMissiOn: 4. Presentations frau the Floor: Thoms Conlon, 12901 Tripoli Court, addressed recent actions taken by the City ci sPecr rc y ose en on January 14, 1982. Mr. Conlon expressed the opinion that Council had violated sections of the Municipal Code and that the viola- tions of the Municipal Code were under both the enabling ordinance for the Code and the code itself misdemeanor violations of the law. Mr. Conlon further stated his opinion that based on public record McReynolds & Gillio had acknowledged violating the Municipal Code. Andrew Allison, 27360 Nat(na Road, asked several questions of the Council. 1) He a t Co on Pen o reroved fran negotiations with the Sheriff's Depart- ment because of a conflict of interest: 2) Measure A: Does a member' of the City Council, City Attorney or City Manager have any doubt that the Council has the pcwerto establish a public safety dept.? Will the Council consider itself bound by failure of Measure A to pass? Why are the taxpayers' funds being wasted on a meaningless ballot measure?; 3) Measure B: Does any msnber of the City Coume"I City Attorney or City Manager believe that passage of Measure B would mandate continuance of contract with the Sheriff's Department? Does any member of the Council, the City Attorney or the City Manages believe that, subject to votes approval, passage of Measure B would ` prevent the Town frau furnishing services? Mr. Allison requested Council to ask the City Manager to withdraw his cmi is in a 1/9/82 article in the San Jose Mercury because of inaccuracies; 4) Measure C: Mr. Allison noted cost of sheriff services both past and projected and also referred to the Town's budget. He asked Council to explain their rationale for the tax override proposition. Kenneth Yong 14740 Marniella Road, spoke to the Council on two matters: 1) He asked the Councrl to withdraw the City Manager's participation in the negotiations with the Sheriff's Departmnt: 2) Mr. Young referred to a site approval for the Lands of Meredith, File SA #2-80, approved in 12/80 and questioned the four single- family dwellings which Mr. Young said were on the property. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Perkins, seconded by Hillestad, and passed umanimorsly by all members present to direct an inquiry into the Lands of Meredith, File SA #2-80 and to have a report at the next Council meeting. 12600 Paqe Mill asked UounC11 nor yuluci =D also requested Council to reverse its decision to place Proposition C on the ballot and she asked the City Attorney if her understanding were correct that it was legal for the Council to violate the Municipal Code? -3-