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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - February 20, 1980 C. SPECIAL REPORTS: 1.a) Traffic & Public Safety continued: The City Manager asked for and received confirmation from the Council that an appropriation would be made to hire a traffic engineer to undergo a study for an ultimate solution of this problem. 2. Reports of Ad Hoc Committees: none 3. Reports from the Planning Ccnmission: none 4. Presentations from the Floor: none D. STAFF - REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE & ANNOUNCMUES: City Manager: a) Resolution #1267 approving the 1979-80 Law Enforcement Contract The City Manager canmented that the new hourly rates in the 1979-80 Contract were reasonable since they had not been changed since 1976-77. He further cemented that this contract had not been negotiated since 1976-77 because the Tann is billed on the e unt of time it uses. The Town has used more hours but the rates have not gone up. MITION SECONDED ASID CARRIED: Moved by Hillestad, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to adopt Resolution #1267 approving and author- izing execution of the 1979-80 Law Enforcement Contract between the City of the 4 Town of Los Altos Hills and the County of Santa Clara. NATION SECONDED AM CARRIED; Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Perkins and passed unanimously by all members present to take f= the unappropriated reserve fund the amount necessary to increase the cost of the 1979-60 Law Enforcement Contract from $119,500 to $158,159. b) Progress Report - Adobe Creek The City Manages stated that a temporary restraining order had been issued against Trans International Airlines and a hearing on this preliminary injunc- tion was scheduled for March 11. He further reported that a proposal for a feasibility study had been received from Harris, Kerr, Forster & Company. It was the City Manager's reccomerdation to appropriate funds to do Phase I (Market Demand Study) of the proposal. The City Attorney stated that a contract could be drawn up authorizing each phase of the study without necessarily authorizing the entire proposal. NATION SECONDED Am CARRIED: Moved by Nystrom, seconded by Hillestad and passed unanimously by all members present to approve the proposal in concept for all four phases and to give authorization to proceed on Phase I with the option to cancel at any time. -3-