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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - June 6, 1979 LF. GENERAL ORDERS & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: (Continued) L2. Request for one year time extension for building site approval, Tract #4392, from G. Nabi. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Proft and passed unanimously to approve the time extension to June 6, 1980 for building site approval, Tract #4392. 3. Resolution #_ to the County Transit District Board requesting development of a transit system. (TABLED AT LAST MEETING) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilman Proft and passed unanimously to remove the proposed Resolution from the table, thus re -opening the item for discussion. Mayor McReynolds provided background information with supplemental information that had been included in his June 5, 1979 memo and spoke for the urgency in getting transportation problems in the County solved quickly in light of the recent petroleum shortages. Council members discussed the merits of light rail versus alternative transit measures, the Town's impact on Countywide programs, the need to bring these problems to the attention of State and Federal legislators and the political overtones which have previously bogged down attempts at solving mass transit problems. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To amend "engulfed in" to "faced with" in the first sentence of the proposed Resolution. Also, to delete the last sentence of the next to last paragraph and delete the last paragraph of the proposed Resolution. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Perkins, seconded by Councilwoman At Hillestad and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution #1205 to the County Transit Board fir' requesting development of a transit system. Council further directed that a letter, outlining their concerns and frustrations, accompany the Resolution and, that both these be forwarded to all cities in the County, ABAG, MTC, and Representative P. McCloskey as well as to the County Board of Supervisors. 4. Resolution #_ to the President, United States Senate and House of Representatives regarding the use of proposed windfall profits tax. (TABLED AT LAST MEETING) (Although this Item was heard at the end of the meeting, for continuity, it is being placed in this position in the Minutes.) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman Perkins and passed by the following roll call vote to remove the proposed Resolution from the table, thus re -opening the item for discussion. Mr. Hough, Los Altos, spoke for the proposed Resolution and for utilizing whatever funds that might be made available to provide for alternative transit systems which would reduce the local automobile dependency. Councilmembers commended the intent of the Resolution, but cited their reservations as to its timeliness in view of the current lack of windfall profits tax implementation, the need to consider all the Town residents before forwarding a Resolution of this nature to the parties named and the philosophical differences existent among the Councilmembers. At this time, no final action was taken on the proposed Resolution ` E. SPECIAL ORDERS: l 1. Ordinance #252 adding Chapter 4, entitled "Purchasing System" to Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. (SECOND READING) MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed unanimously to waive further reading of Ordinance #252. -3-