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8. Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors transmitted their resolution amending General Plan of the County relating to Foothills lend lying southerly of Palo Alto and westerly of Los Altos Hills. 9. R. G. Bezzant, City Engineer of San Mateo submitted a status report on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. 10. H. K. Taylor, Assistant District Engineer for Division of Highways advised of a public hearing in San Jose on September 8th. Hearings are for purpose of discussing functional classification concepts, the tentative criteria re- commended for State Highways, and how this criteria, if applied would affect the present State Highway System. 11. Palo Alto transmitted their resolutions opposing deletion of El Camino Real and Skyline Boulevard from the State Highway System as proposed. 12. Dr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Jochle, 27133 Adonna Court expressed support for issuance of Use Permits for Stables. 13. Pacific Telephone transmitted an application for rate increases. 14. Mr. Jon Beekhius, 27686 Natoma Road, suggested the Town consider building a mini -bike track. 15. California Council on Intergovernmental Relations asked for individual comments on Regional Planning. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: MELTON, RICHARD (UP -355-71) - Request for Use Permit for Boarding Stable at 24970 O'Keefe lane (continued). Staff reviewed that Mr. Morrie. Grupp had withdrawn his interest in this Use Permit request and that Mr. Richard B. Melton was now the sole applicant. The conditions of the Use Permit as recommended by the Planning Commission on June 28, 1971 were reviewed and amendments proposed to reflect this change in applicant as well as the wording of Condition #2, #8, #12, and #15. The maximum number of horses to be allowed on the 3.125 acres was not to exceed 18. As a reauii of Council discussion, condition #7 was revised to read: "Public riding instruction shall not be given, but this shall not be deomed to prohibit Floor participation was heard from Mr. Keith Pritchard, an attorney representing several neighbors. He stated that his clients were not in opposition to the granting of the Use Permit to Mr. Melton and they felt the conditions proposed were reasonable. He suggested that the ordinance be clarified, however, that a plan of operation be submitted, and that neighbors have the right to appeal decisions of the Manager. Mr. H. C. Wright, attorney for Mr. Melton asked that in view of the past extensive deliberation in regard to Mr. Melton's application, that the Council either approve or deny this application so that they could lawfully proceed with their business or follow the appropriate procedural remedies. Other floor participants included: Mrs. Diana Miller, 13076 Vista del Valle Court, and Mrs. I. Goldsmith, 27330 Elena. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Corbett moved, seconded by Davey and carried unanimously that the request for a Use Permit by Richard B. Melton (UP -355- 71) for a boarding stable at 24970 O'Keefe Lane be granted in acoordanoe with the approved amended 15 conditions dated August 16, 1971. -2-