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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - July 21, 1982 E. SPECIAL REPORTS (continued): $6 E. Mary DeNardo resident of Los Altos Hills, objected to the Negative Declaration for the Lands of Westlake. In her opinion the lard was near a potentially active fault and there were drainage problems. Kenneth Blev attorney for Westlake Development, noted that no development of the land was proposed at this time and if it were undertaken in the future another Negative Declaration would be required. Helen Accola Ramnsbg= asked for an explanation of this one time option to withdraw from the Williamson Act. The City Attorney noted that he would explain the process in further detail later in the meeting. MYPION SECONDED AMID CARRIED: Moved by Allison, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the Negative Declarations for the following Williamson Act Contracts: Cambell, Elmberg, Fowle, Johnson, Kava, Kinkead, Laub, Westlake Development and Wilson. The City Attorney referred to a letter dated July 15, 1982 from the law firm of Blase, Valentine and Klein requesting continuation of the Kinkead petition for withdrawal due to a death in the fanily. YMION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Allison, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to continue consideration of the Kinkead request 60 for withdrawal from the Williamson Act to the August 18, 1982 Council Meeting. MYPION SECOMED AM CARRIED: Moved by Allison, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the following motion: "The time having passed for the filing of petitions for cancellation under Goverrment Code Section 51282.1 and the hearings having been set thereon and the necessary environ- mental studies having been made, the City Council determines to hear and finally rule on each such petition within one year following acceptance of each petition for filing." The City Attorney reccm ended holding a single public tearing for all requests for withdrawal from the Williamson Act. He noted that Los Altos Hills was a single agricultural preserve with less than 300 acres under the Williamson Act. All proper notices had been made advertising the public hearing and nine requests for withdrawal had been made by the deadline date. No more requests for withdrawal could be received by the Torun. The City Attorney further stated that this was a one time opportunity to withdraw from the Williamson Act provided for by the State Legislature, not by the Tuan. The usual procedures and requirements were not in effect and having less than 300 acres in the Williamson Act allowed for an even more simplified process. The cancellations would be final when the fees had been paid to the State. The Town could decide on a lien option or full payment of fees but did not have the power to derry the requests. However, when the State created this one time opportunity they did not eliminate the necessity of a public hearing. Therefore, the Town was required to hold said hearing on the requests for cancellation Kenneth Bley, attorney for Westlake Develognent, submitted a report from the Appraisal Research Carpany and statea tnat they were going to formally protest the count of cancellation fees as stated by the County Assessor. On behalf of his client he -4-