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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1 cont'd.: 5) No free rides will be allowed and any one wishing to connect to sewers at a future date would have to pay their fair share in cash. 6W 6) Future payments in LAM 1 by those property owners who do not choose to connect now would go directly to the benefit of others in LAM 1. 7) Los Altos would be responsible for maintenance of the sewer lines and administration of sewer fees. Council discussion ensued with Mayor Aiken clarifying the following points: a) Borders may be modified to exclude those not wanting sewers. b) Everyone in LAM 1 must pay for capacity rights, whether excluded or included in the sewer district. c) That the Council has been assured that formation of sewer districts according to the Town sewer policy is legal, but since the procedure is new, problems in the mechanics of the plan need to be resolved. Council discussion ensued with Floor participation by: Messrs. V. Voorhees, 12710 B1 Monte Road, Thomas D. Boyd, 11921 Hilltop Drive, C. R. Boyenga, 12425 Hilltop Drive, and Henry Lindau, 1232 Lane Street, Belmont, owner of property on Hilltop Drive. Mayor Aiken pointed out that if someone not in LAM 1, 2, or 3 wishes to participate, this Council would do whatever is necessary with the County to allow them to join. There being no further comments from the Floor, this matter was deferred to Resolutions later in the Agenda. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Benson moved, seconded by Helgesson and carried unanimously, that the Council express their appreciation to the Los Altos Hills Association for their assistance in distributing and tabulating results of the Town's survey. Mayor Aiken stated that 4--0 of the questionnaires were returned and commented on the consistency of the survey, which indicated two out of three property owners desired capacity rights reservations. City Clerk presented map indicating the following results of survey regard- ing Los Altos sewer capacity rights: 400 replies were received representing a 42.6% return, with 66.5% indicating a desire to reserve capacity rights; favorable responses represented 282 parcels, while unfavorable responses represented 142 parcels of land. The survey also indicated that 123 parcels desire sewers immediately, 102 parcels desire sewers some time in the future, 145 parcels never desire sewers, and 53 parcels indicated uncertain desires regarding construction of sewers. SECHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FROM CITY OF LOS ALTOS REGARDING SEWAGE CAPACITY. Following Council discussion, and with Council approval, the Mayor noted he would inform the City of Los Altos that based on the foregoing discussion 440 in Scheduled Item No. 1, the Council will presumably grant extra -territorial jurisdiction and that based on the survey conducted by the Town that it seems certain there will be at least 500 voluntary initial reservations; however, the exact number will be determined after the County conducts necessary hearings. - 3-