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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - Auaust 21, 1980 40 Page three C. SPECIAL REPORTS: (continued) 4. Presentations from the Floor: (continued) (b) Ed Barnes: (continued) to the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Cass, Mr. Barnes sum— Tutted additional signatures to the area residents' petition and photographs of the Lynch property. Gunter Alberts, Hillpark Lane, asked that construction on the Lynch property be stopped. Don Beck, 12150 Winton Way, requested that construction be halted on The Lynch property. Michael Rappaport, 70240 blest Loyola Drive, County Resident, asked that the Town notify Mr. Lynch that the issue of i>s court has been taken under advisement, and recommended that the Council consider whether the caboose should be removed from the property. Mr. Gillio noted that the Town had issued valid permits, that area residents' right to protest had passed when they were notified of Planning Commission consideration of both the caboose and the tennis court, that the caboose falls within the accessory structure definition of the Code, and that if residents protested the caboose, they could through legal means test the validity and definition of that zoning law. It was the consensus of the Council that the protest aaainst the caboose on the Lynch property be referred back to the Plannina Commission, and that the charges of the August 19 letter from the Committee to Remove the Caboose and the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Cass dated August 19 be addressed as they related to the requirements of the Municipal Code. Councilman McReynolds suaaested that as the Planning Commission was making recommendations on this appeal, that they might also want to consider Code requirements as they relate to mobile homes and boats. He also requested a determination as to whether area residents had been properly notified of public hearings. D. STAFF REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. City Manager: (a) City Manager's Report: Councilmen discussed with Mr. Crowe various items an his Auaust 15 report to them. Item #4 - Westwind Cooperative: Mr. Crowe noted that the new barn would be dedicated to Josephine Duveneck and that the dedication ceremony would be on August 28. Item #6 - Hilltop Road: Councilman Perkins asked about trucks going up Wild Barley Hill Road. He was told by Mr. Crowe, that the Hilltop Road repair had nothing to do with Wild Barley Hill Road, but that two "Not a Through Street" signs and a street name sign were posted to prevent truck and unnecessary traffic on Wild Barley Hill Road. Item #10 -Esther Clark Park: Mr. Crowe noted that a ballot measure was necessary before anything could be done by the City of Palo Alto with Esther Clark Park, ard. so far nothing had been done becat e of vascillation on the part of Palo Alto.