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ANNOUNCEME9TS: 1, A Public Nearing will be held on March 29, 1971 at 7:45 P. M. at the Town Hall to discuss the financial crisis that the Town faces in meeting its contractual obligations with Palo Alto for sanitary sewer capacity rights, In addition to the discussion of the problem, possible solutions will be outlined. It was noted that no action will be taken since the intent of the meeting is to gather ideas and answer questions. UNSCHEDULED ITEM N0. 1: AFPOINT PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM OF DON T. RIMER. Council concurred to defer this item to the next regular meeting, April 5, 1971. UNSCHEDULED ITEM N0. 2: REPORT FROM PLANNING COMMISSION re: WILLIAMSON ACT. Staff reported that the Planning Commission, after extensive study of the Williamson Act, unanimously recommended that the Council take appropriate steps to establish the entire Town as an agricultural or open space preserve. The Commission had reviewed the resolution adopted by Portola Valley and concurred that this resolution, with appropriate changes, embodied the necessary points that would create a workable document for the Town of Los Altos Hills. The Planning Commission recommended that the Town consider contracting only with those parcels which are yet subdividable or those parcels yet unimproved to their fullest use in accordance with our current zoning ordinance. Council discussion concurred. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Helgesson and carried unanimously that the City Attorney be directed to prepare a resolution that incorporates the entire Town under the Williamson Act and that it be submitted to the Council for review as a preliminary resolution at the April 5, 1971 meeting. It was noted that the Planning Commission is continuing their study on all other methods available for establishing open apace e.g. "open space easements". UNSCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3: REPORT ON OPEN SPACE - COUNCILMAN STAN CORBETT Councilman Corbett reviewed the status of the Town's open apace study that is being conducted by Mr. Charles McCandless. He reported that a map of the Town is being prepared which indicates those areae yet in open space. From this base map he proposed numerous planning areae be established and that representatives be selected from each one by the Council. Based upon guidelines as to the types of open space considered desirable by the Town, these representatives would than evaluate their assigned areas for available open space that could be acquisitioned by the Town as private funds become available. Once the priority grouping is established Mr. McCandless could then proceed with solicitation from interested citizens of gifts of land or monies. Since the map being prepared would soon be completed the Council concurred that further discussion of this subject should be agended at the April 5, 1971 meeting. dWAW -2-