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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: MATADERO OAKS Cont'd f Motion by Councilman Davey to uphold the Commission's action and deny approval of the Tentative Map for Matadero Oaks died for lack of a second. Majority consensus of the Council was that the matter should be referred back to the Commission since resolution of the problems posed appeared near. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Corbett and carried unanimously to return the Tentative Map for Matadero Oaks to the Planning Commission for resolution of outstanding problem so that specific recommendations would be presented for consideration at the January 18, 1971 council meeting. Council concurred that informal recommendations to provide guidance to the Commission would be appropriate rather than giving them specific stipulations in the referral back to the Planning Commission. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3: DISCUSSION OF OPEN SPACE PLAN FOR LOS ALTOS MILLS. Councilman Davey noted the lead being taken by Palo Alto to conserve the foothills and proposed the Council set up a priority program to conserve as much as possible of the foothills within the Town limits. She urged the following five steps be initiated to accomplish this goal. 1. Develop a statement of policy regarding the conservation of open space resources within the Town, 2. Prepare an element of the Town's General Plan for open space conservation. 3. Prepare an inventory of open space areas, and rank them as to priority for preservation and conservation. 4. Develop the framework necessary to implement the open space program within the Town. 5. Develop financing arrangements to be used on a continuing basis for acquisition of open space. She proposed Council consideration of a bond issue that would be presented to the voters to finance the land acquisition plan. Council discussion noted the present Town indebtedness from land acquisition commitments and that the Townwide survey sents would be burdenaforional tax made lst s thheeepurchaseted re of more open space atithis time. MayooraBensontauggeated perhaps a vote of the residents might be desirable since the sentiments expressed in the Twn surveyement with Districtopromoters Welt was noted, ehowever, that oaeregional ecost diaringby the gional Park might attract support for formation of a district park but an agressive Town -only financed program possibly would not. Council concurred to continue this proposal to the next meting to allow additional study, so that if they wish the Planning Commission to pursue this matter, that more specific guidelines could be provided. UNSCHEDULED ITEM N0, 1: REPORT ON DRAINAGE PROBLEM OF RICHARD B. OLIVER. Staff noted that at the last meeting the Town Engineer was requested to study Mr. Oliver's drainage problem and report back to the Council. Mr. Crabtree's study 4WAttorney that the problem initiates and exists on private property and the City Attorney noted that resolution of Mr. Oliver's problem was a private matter to be worked out between he and the developer. -3-