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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - January 2, 1980 Page two 4^ B. CONSENT CALENDAR: (continued) Councilwoman Hillestad requested that a letter from Attorney General George Deuk- meijian dated December 17, 1979, and Resolution #1253 on California Crime Watch, be published in the Town's Newsletter with the caption: The Attorney General made some suggestions on crime watch in the community. Resolution #1253 supporting this effort was adopted by the City Council at its January 2nd meeting. 1.1. Ap roval of Minutes: December 5, 1979: Commissioner Dochnahl requested that t e December 5 Minutes be amended to include his hame as Plannina Commission Representative (to be listed under Item A of the Minutes, "Staff", page one). MOTION SECONDED AND APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE: On the motion of Councilwoman Hillestad, seconded by Councilman Nystrom, the Minutes of December 5 were approved as amended. B.3.(a) LANDS OF BJORKLUND, File #VAR. 7064-79: Councilman Perkins noted the need to c anae the wording for Item 1 of the six reasons for the granting of a variance for the above request. He noted that it would appear from the record that the house had been built in compliance with setback require- ments. It was only after the purchase of the property that the new owner discovered he would need a variance in order to add a second floor to the home. City Attorney Frank Gillio suggested appropriate wording for Item 1, and the wording was incorporated into the following motion of approval: `, MOTION SECONDED AND PASSED BY UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE: On the motion of Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Nystrom, the variance for the Lands of Bjorklund, File #VAR. 7064-79, was approved, subject to the following wording for Item 1 of the six criteria for variance: The literal enforcement of the provisions of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code would result in practical difficulties, and the strict application of the provisions of the Municipal Code would deprive the property owners of the right to develop their property because the present owners, who recently purchased the property, are innocent purchasers for value who were not informed of the prior existing non-conformance extending back eighteen years. B.4.(f) Resolution # accepting improvements on Duval Way, Parcel Map 418 M 53, LANDS OF DUVAL: MOTION SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY: On the motion of Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Proft, the Lands of Duval Resolution accepting improvements was continued because of erosion problems on road improvements. C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1. Reports of Standing Committees: (a) Traffic and Public Safety - Burke and Old Altos Roads: Barbara Gordon, Chairman of the Traffic and Public Safety Committee discussed her request to Councilmembers outlined in her December 12th letter. She brought to the Council's attention that the traffic signs requested by TKJM were not in place; that there is no "Do Not Enter" sign; there is an arrow showing ( one-way going on Fremont; there is no "gore warning" sign; there is a right- `— hand arrow on the road, but not right hand turn sign; and that the curb of the medium is not painted white and there is no safety light. She requested that that the problems cited be corrected by return of the intersection to two way traffic as suggested by the TJKM report and as noted in her report. Also