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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3: Noise measurement cont'd.: f MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Helgesson and carried by majority voice vote, that this device be named and referred to as the "Aiken Decibel Determination Method", Councilman Aiken voting No. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Aiken moved, seconded by Grabowski and carried unanimously, that this matter be referred to the Noise Abatement Committee with the request they study it in detail and make a recommendation to the Council, after which it would be proper for the Council to refer it to the Planning Commission for public hearings. UNSCHEDULED ITEM Nom: APPROVAL OF RHPORT DATED MARCH 20, 1970 FROM THE NOISE ABATEMENT CCMMITTEE AND REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO CIRCULATE SAME. City Manager reviewed that this report was submitted to the Council for approval of distribution at the last meeting, but to allow more time for their review, it was carried over. It was suggested that if the report is approved by the Council for distribution, that it be sent out with a cover letter from the City Council to add an official note to the report and indicate the Town's endorsement. A letter from Mr. Don Miller, Chairman of the Noise Abatement Committee, suggested the report be mailed out under a cover letter signed by the Committee Chairman to "working equivalents" and that it be sent out to official governmental bodies with a cover letter signed by the Mayor. �I MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Aiken and carried unanimously, that the "Progress Through Perseverance" report prepared by the Los Altos Hills Noise Abatement Committee be accepted and approved for circulation as a document of historical significance, with the exception of Page 14; and further, that Page 14 of such document entitled "Conclusion" be adopted as the official position of the Town, except for the following amendment: insert in the second sentence of Page 14 the words "through the Town", so that it reads, "We do, however, through the Town hope to bring to bear those forces which will cause various agencies to implement their responsibilities in this respect." Council concurred that as an official Town report, it should be transmitted under a cover letter signed by the Mayor and that this cover letter would indicate that Page 14, as amended, would be the official Town policy. Mr. D. A. Miller, Chairman of the Noise Abatement Committee, spoke from the Floor. UNSCHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: LAIRS OF MC FARLANO 370-70) 7 lots, La Paloma Road. Engr. M. Wolff. City Manager stated Mr. McFarland is asking for a slight amendment in his Tentative Map, which was originally approved by the Planning Commission on April 13, 1970 and by the City Council on April 20, 1970. The revision is to relocate a private road off La Paloma to a less hazardous location, and Staff recommended no change to the original Check List. t MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Aiken and carried unanimously that the revision as noted above on the Tentative Map of McFarland (370-70) be approved, subject to the Original Check List dated April 13, 1970. _4_