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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - November 15, 1978 F. GENERAL ORDERS & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Variance Request, LANDS OF AVENI, File VAR #7051-78. Mr. Nowack, Applicant's Engineer, outlined his letter of November 8th in response to the six Code conditions required for granting variances and referenced the work to be accomplished in agreement with the neighbor. Mr. Syed, Summerhill Avenue, further described the legal agreement being worked out between he and the Applicant to resolve disturbances from the already constructed tennis court. Councilmembers expressed their concerns as to: (1) The utilization of a Variance to resolve this violation; (2) Demonstrated agreement in the neighborhood on the court; (3) The tennis court placement versus what the site would allow; (4) Impacts resulting from an order to remove the court; (5) The unique merits of this request; (Whether the granting of this re- quest would be precedent setting;)and, (6) Penalty provisions available. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman Nystrom, seconded by Mayor Hillestad and passed by the following roll call vote to grant the Variance, LANDS OF AVENI, File VAR #7051-78 subject to a penalty as im- posed by the City Manager. AYES: Mayor Hillestad, Councilmembers Nystrom and Proft. NOES: Councilmembers McReynolds and Perkins. G. NEW BUSINESS: v The City Manager advised of the property gift deeded and the waiving of certain fees for LANDS OF RANCHO MURIETTA, Tract #6209, which needed Council action. Councilman Proft questioned the incomplete status of certain work on this project. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Councilman McReynolds, seconded by Councilman Nystrom and passed by the following roll call vote to continue the waiver of fees request to the next meeting in order that Staff might ascertain that monument setting and any other work was completed on this subdivision. AYES: Mayor Hillestad, Councilmembers McReynolds, Nystrom and Proft. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: Councilman Perkins. The City Attorney outlined the complexity of the case of Fink versus Los Altos Hills, the recent decision in favor of the Town and appeals that might be forthcoming. Councilman Nystrom asked that the new City Engineer be appointed as Rep- resentative to the Northwest Flood Control District for the Town and con- sensus was in favor of this request. Councilman Proft opened discussion on Saddle Mountain Estates with Council determination that Staff reply by letter to interested residents concerned with this problem. Thereafter, the City Engineer provided an update on the work progression on winterization for the subdivision and answered Council questions as to drainage. -5-