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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: 6-7 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON REJECTION OF ALL OFFERS OF DEDICATION TO PUBLIC USE AND POSSIBLE ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF CENTRAL DRIVE. Staff report was presented, noting that the Final Map of Mr. Oliver Wheeler, Tract No. 4184, had offered a park donation of approximately one acre to the Town. The Town had accepted the one acre park donation (which includes the boundaries of Central Drive immediately adjacent to Byrne Park), subject to the condition that no through vehicular traffic be permitted. City Manager stated that questions had been raised concerning the Final Map and that map deficiencies had been corrected. City Manager noted that a defini- tion of Central Drive as either a public or private road has not been possible and that it has been proposed for the Town to abandon whatever rights the public may have in the one acre portion of Central Drive that comprises the park donation. City Attorney stated that based on available information, he could not de- termine if Central Drive were a public road and recommended, that if the Town desired to prohibit through vehicular access to a portion of Central Drive, the Town follow the formal proceedings of the State Vacation Act, which would require the following: adoption of a resolution of intent to vacate a portion of Central drive; the setting of a Public Hearing; and the. providing of notice of the hearing. Mayor Aiken requested clarification as to what effect these proceedings would have on individual private rights. City Attorney stated that only public rights could be affected and that private rights would definitely not be affected by any vacating of public rights. City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 522, a resolution of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills, declaring its intention to vacate a portion of a City Street, setting a Public Hearing, and providing for Notice thereof (set Public Hearing for 8:00 P. M. on May 5, 1969 re proposed vacation of a portion of Central Drive). MOTION, AND SECOND: Councilman Benson moved, seconded by Helgesson, that Resolution No. 522 be adopted as read. Councilman Fowle questioned the desirability of prestating the Town's intent to vacate Central Drive. City Attorney stated that this was a State Code requirement, necessary to set the Public Hearing. Councilman Davey proposed action be deferred until Unscheduled Item No. 1 re map deficiencies of the Oliver Wheeler Final Map be resolved. Council concurred. UNSCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: 19 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON COtM7UNICATION RE: OLIVER WHEELER FINAL MAP, TRACT NO. 4184, 2 LOTS, CENTRAL DRIVE. City Clerk read in its entirety communication dated March 24, 1969 signed by David Jansson, Glen S. Taylor, Harry Buswell and George Heimendinger, property owners in the vicinity of the Wheeler Subdivision. Council 40 concurred that Staff should answer each question concerning map deficiencies and violations of the subdivision ordinance raised by the communication. -2-