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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1 - Underground Utility Dist. cont'd.: to change the entry box and that since their ditching equipment would be available, P. G. & E. would do the ditching required on Mr. Moulter's property at cost. Mr. Moulter was agreeable to this arrangement. There being no further discussion, the public hearing was closed at 8:15 P. M, and Council agreed to hear the resolution establishing this underground district under RESOLUTIONS later in the agenda. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. City Manager reviewed that this hearing was to consider the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, adding the use "convent" to the permitted uses in Section 5:30 b of Ordinance No. 76. It would also then define "convent". It was explained that the change was necessary to allow consideration of a Use Permit for the Daughters of Charity. The subject was then opened to the public hearing and Floor speakers included: Mr, A, M, Laws, 11210 Hooper Lane, Mr, Charles R, Garbett, Mrs, Donald E, Spencer, 27490 Sherlock Road, and Mr. G. Ferrari, 25800 Altamont Road. Discussion concerned whether the 3.5 density formula should be included in the ordinance; whether it could be twisted to a commercial application; the resultant tax status of the Daughters of Charity property for which this zoning amendment was initiated; and the need for updating the zoning ordinance, since a similar situation - St. Nicholas - currently existed within the Town. City Manager read a letter from the Los Altos Hills Association requesting this change be given thorough and careful consideration, lest a precedent be set detrimental to the Town. Council discussion concluded a loophole existed in the current ordinance and that the wording of the revision had been carefully reviewed and as presented was the best possible protection to the Town's zoning policy and yet could allow the consideration of the proposed Use Permit by the Daughters of Charity. There being no further discussion, the hearing was closed at 9:00 P. M. and the Council agreed to hear the First Reading of the proposed change to Ordinance No, 78 under ORDINANCES later in the agenda. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3: PROPOSED NEW METHOD OF NOISE MEASUREMENT. Councilman Aiken reviewed the problems of noise measurement and the dif:=iculty of meter calibration necessary for certification to meet legal requirements,and proposed a new method of noise measurement to help determine when a noise source can be declared a nuisance. Instead of saying an objectional noise is so many decibels loud, he proposed it be measured against ambient noise. Thus at night, e.g., a daytime noise would obviously be louder and more annoying than the same noise drowned out by other daytime sounds. Follcxing his presentation, which included the exhibit of the proposed measuring device which cost approximately $40.00 and was about the size of a home movie camera, Council concurred his proposal worthy of consideration. Speaking from the Floor: Mrs. Harold L. Schick, 26400 Weston Road. -3-