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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 6 CONT'D; R. VIGNALATS: MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Davey moved, seconded by Grabowski and carried unanimously to deny the appeal of Robert Vignalats for relief from the path requirements of the Check Ist for BSA -62-71. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 7: TOWN'S SEWE—R-P-001TY7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION. Staff reviewed that this was a continuation of the May Ist meeting and noted numerous correspondence had been received as well as a post card survey circulated by the Los Altos Hills Association. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Helgesson and carried by majority vote that all letters received be read Into the record. All letters supported the current Town policy on sewers and/or zonl ng and were from: Mmes. Cathy Ward and Anne Spencer, Shirley Smith, Judy Carico, Lynn and Martha Hunton, Marjorie Colligan, R. Saunders and Carol Spencer; Messrs. Kenneth Carter, Wm. Ross Aiken, Francis Motzenbecker Jr., Donald Clarke and Burt Bedford. In addi- tion a petition supporting Resolution No. 458 was circulated and signed by Annabel Bolssevain and bore signatures of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sturm, Gene Smith, Howard Nelson, Jan Bolssevain, Mrs. Florence Fava and Mr. Herbert Ginsberg. The City Clerk reported the following results from postcards dated May II, 1972 and malted to Town Hall: YES NO kar Do you favor present sewer policy (Res. No. 458)1 525 44 Do you favor retaining minimum single-family residence per acre? 573 5 Floor participants speaking in favor of present policies were: Dr. Northcutt; Messrs. L. Brubaker, Wm. Downey, B. Kirkpatrick and A. Laws; Mmes. H. Schick, B. Hyde and F. Fava. Speaking against the Town's Sewer Policy were Messrs. D. Jansson, H. Clay, G. Ferrari and M. Katz. Mayor Helgesson, having heard comments from all floor participants, closed the public hearing. Councilman Kubby responded to criticism and allegations made by members of the audience and in communications read. He referred to the confidential letter from Mr. J. Lynch which had been read at the last meeting and reiterated that he wanted the citizens to realize all of the factors considered by him as a councilman In arri- ving at his decision. Recognizing the attorney's correspondence was privileged, he stated, that privilege was declined because of an overriding purpose. He noted that except for his residence, he did not own any undeveloped acreage within the Town, neither Is he pushing for low cost subsidized housing In the Town, and neither is he In need of a sewer, since he is already serviced by Sewer Assessment District No. 3. He emphasized therefore that he had "no axe to grind" concerning the Town Sewer Policy other than his desire as a citizen and councilman to see that the Town adheres to the ordinary State Laws in the formation of sewer assessment districts as opposed to the current "undemocratic and un-American policy that allows the minority to disenfran- chise the majority". In summation, he stated his point and purpose In pursuing this -3-