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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - October 25, 1978 E. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued) 3. b) LANDS OF TAYLOR (Continued) Mrs. Gallo, La Lanne Court, advised of a petition submitted to the Town by neighboring Los Altos Hills residents against a thru street to Los Altos and objected to the time spent trying resolve a Los Altos problem. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Councilman Perkins and passed unanimously to adopt a Negative Declaration for LANDS OF TAYLOR, File TM #2077-78. PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To remove "(Ordinance No. 232, Section 9-4.1110)" from Condition #8. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED. Moved by Councilman Prot, seconded by Councilman McReynolds and carried unanimously to amend Condition #21 to read: A five foot (5') Type IIS improved path shall be constructed along the northerly side of Koch Lane from Miranda Road to the common property lines of Lots 4 and 5. Mrs. Struthers, Pathway Committee, spoke for the Type IIB pathway and further requested a 10' easement be granted between Lots 4 and 5 down to the creek. Councilman Perkins stated his objections to the non -rural appearance of the Type IIB pathway. Councilmembers then reviewed the necessity of the 10' easement request, including the Applicant's objection. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Proft, seconded by 40 Councilman Nystrom and passed unanimously to approve LANDS OF TAYLOR, File TM #2077-78, subject to conditions as recommended by the Planning Comis- sion and as amended by Council above. C) Request for Tentative Map Approval, LANDS OF YELTON, File TM #2082-78, 2 Lots. (Appeal - Denied at the Planning Com- mission Meeting of September 27, 1978) Discussion began on the adoption of a Negative Declaration with the Con- sulting Engineer/Planner providing information on conservation easement dedicated and tree plantings as mitigating noise measures. Councilman McReynolds questioned the delineation of the Monte Vista Fault as shown on the map and the geological studies that had been made. He also raised the issues of pollutants and noise from IS280 as serious problems needing to be addressed. Mr. Schmidt, Attorney for the Applicant, offered a brief history of the subject property, stating that development was consistent with zoning regulations of the Town. Mr. Riley, Engineer for the Applicant, spoke for the mitigating measures against noise that would be utilized in the construction of the proposed home. Councilmembers reviewed with Staff results of geologic surface field tests made, stressing the need for more extensive investigations with borings 4W and trenchings. -2-