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``r CITY COUNCIL <br />TOtii! OF f OS ALTOS BILLS <br />26;79 Fremont Road <br />;_os Altos Hills, Calivnrnia <br />MINUTES OF ^i REGULAR MEETIUG <br />Wednesday, August 20, 1975 <br />^.c Reel 79: Side 2. Tr. 1,001-Fnd; Side 1, Tr. 1, 001-215 <br />Mayor Grabowski called the Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at <br />7:30 P.fi. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 20379 Fremont Road: <br />A. P,;,L! CALL: <br />Present Councilmen Cheney, Helgesson, McReynolds, Councilwoman Miller, <br />Mayor Grabowski <br />Staff: City Manager Robert Crowe, City Attorney Frank Gillio, City <br />Engineer Alex Russell, Town Planner Ken Pastrof, Commissioner <br />Perkins for Planning Commission, Deputy Clerk Norma Hislop. <br />Press: San Jose iiercury-Flews - Flr. Chuck Anderson <br />Palo Alto Times - Mr. Buzz Eggleston <br />Los Altos Town Crier - iiiss Vicki Applegate <br />B. CONSENT CALENDAR: <br />firs. Irma Goldsmith, Chairman, Traffic & Public Safety Committee, requested <br />'..•at the Minutes of August G, 1975, Item C, page 4, be corrected to refl=_ct <br />the Corsaittee's concern for the safety of equestrians, pedestrians and <br />joggers, as well as bicyclists, as indicated in those Minutes. Council ;o <br />agreed. <br />At the request of Councilman Cheney, Item 4 a) was removed from the Ccnserit <br />Calendar for separate consideration. <br />'TEAS REMOVFD FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION: <br />4. Resolutions for Adoption: <br />a) Reso. N_ setting tax rate, FY1975-76. <br />Council.,an Cheney stated that he felt strongly that the Town's ex- <br />penditures <br />set at $.30should <br />perb$100reduced, <br />assessedand <br />ved valuation. Counct the ilmanrate <br />ficReynoldsTown <br />sec,inded the motion. <br />Discussion ensued between Council members regarding how a decrease +e <br />tax revenue could be offset. Councilman Helgesson commented that the <br />Town had gone over budget last year, and any decrease in the tax rate <br />would force the Town to dip into the reserve fund. <br />Councilman Cheney thought that Council should take the lead. in an attempt <br />to hold the tax line in check or not point a finger at the federal <br />government. <br />