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cont Id.: <br />3. County Delinquency Coordinator requested to receive future copies of <br />the Council Agenda. Council concurred that he be added to the mailing list. <br />4. Palo Alto advised that the area, near Page Mill Road and Moody toward <br />Canyon Road, known as "Gypsy Camp" was within their jurisdiction and that <br />they would follow through to clean up this nuisance. <br />SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: <br />RHUS RIDGE RANCHOS UNITS #2 and #3 (357-69) Tentative Map. Engr. G.S. Nolte. <br />Staff advised that the Planning Commission had recommended this subdivision <br />for approval at their October 26 meeting. In addition to the subdivision of <br />9 lots, which averaged 1.5 acres per lot, the applicant proposed to dedicate <br />to the Town approximately 6 acres of "open space" along Adobe Creek. <br />Council discussion noted that the Santa Clara County Flood Control and Water <br />District had questioned the permanency of the box culvert crossing Adobe Creek. <br />which provides access from Moody Road to the private Rhus Ridge Road serving <br />the subdivision. Staff advised the private road agreement for maintenance <br />of Rhus Ridge Road would incorporate provisions whereby the residents will <br />be responsible to replace this crossing to the Flood Control District <br />standards, if and when it fails. <br />Floor participation included Mr. G. Ferrari, 25800 Altamont Road, who asked <br />if the applicant had agreed to pay road in -lieu fees for the frontage along <br />Moody Road. Speaking for Bassett Associates, Mr. Dan Dana stated they pre- <br />ferred in -lieu payment. <br />POTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Davey moved, seconded by <br />Grabowski and carried unanimously that the Tentative Map of Rhus Ridge <br />Ranchos Units #2 and #3 (357-69) dated October 22, 1970, be approved in <br />accordance with revision B of the Check List dated October 26, 1970, <br />UNSCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: <br />STATEMENT BY COUNCILMAN MARY C. DAVEY. <br />"I believe in the Brown Act which forbids secrecy in government. <br />One of the very few exceptions to the requirement of open meetings <br />is the permission to discuss litigation. When I hear that <br />exception being perverted to the use of political gossip, I will <br />speak out in the name of truth and fairness; most especially as <br />I am an official of one political party and the false rumor being <br />bandied about in our secret council meeting concerned a candidate <br />of another. <br />"Let me now tell you gentlemen that your attempt to whitewash <br />yourselves by censuring me will not work. Whenever and wherever <br />I see anyone avoiding the anti -secrecy law I will speak. Anything <br />you choose to whisper about behind closed doors is not thereby <br />made confidential. <br />"Nor without breaking any confidences, might it be possible for <br />the Town Attorney to list those legal actions in which the Town <br />is engaged." <br />City Attorney stated that he was unable to provide such a list at this time <br />from memory, but that he would prepare and forward this information to the <br />Council. <br />-2- <br />