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Councilman Miller asked when the Town's seismic study was due to be submitted to the State, to which Mr. Spencer replied that several months were permitted in which to `. accomplish the task. Councilman Davey suggested that there was no actual due date and that the cost of this project might be included in the Planning Commission budget. Mr. Sylvan Reuben suggested that a consultant might be hired jointly by several cities in the area in order to cut the cost to any one town. 40, Councilman Davey stated that a mandate by the State will relieve the cities of some of the financial responsibilities in this area. City Manager Lawson, in response to the question if the funds might be utilized to pay off debts. repliedthat they could not be spent for this purpose if the debt '.!as in. :rr,' ,riot to � u::ri 1 1>7::. hi=:ncc; the J acts ^urcbe.s2; t:te Po�s� on L -,iia �.i ,oc De paid off with Revenue Sharing funds. Mayor Helgesson stated that the repair of roads will cost a great deal of money that will largely be realized from general taxes and improvements made by developers. Im- provements should be made as soon as possible as inflation will drive the cost of repairs upward. Councilman Kubby asked if the Town had a revenue source for drainage to which the City Manager replied that approximately $43,000 in drainage funds were currently available. Mr. Gardner Bullis asked if there existed a maintenance program at present at Town Hall to which the City Manager replied that there is, fully utilizing a two-man main- tenance crew to best advantage. This program does not include patching, however, which is a futile effort at the present time. He further indicated that there are over 50 miles of road in Town and that the gas tax allocation is less than $65,000. It would cost over $800,000 to properly repair the roads in Los Altos Hills. Councilman Kubby suggested that a citizens committee be formed to look into forming an assessment district to repair roadways in Town. Councilman Miller asked that the City Manager give a breakdown of costs of repairing these roads. City Manager Lawson delineated the costs of road repair by priority under the select system and storm drainage for a total of $1,200,000. Councilman Kubby asked if it were possible to handle the job ourselves, to which the City Manager replied this was impossible with a two-man crew. Mr. Sylvan Reuben mentioned that a heavy storm will destroy any amount or type of repairs. Hr. Donald Spencer suggested that repairs might be made to several roads where the damage is at itsworst, thereby cutting down cost of repairs. This idea was reaffirmed by Mr. Gardner Bullis. Mr. R.C. Cheney stated his contention that $1,000,000 worth of repairs constitute a frightening prospect when one considers the existence of a $300,000 budget. Reference was made to most of that budget going to salaries at Town Hall. -2-