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SCHEDULED ITEM P10. 1: CONSIDERATION OF AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF PAIR ALTO FOR SEWER MAINTENANCE. City Manager noted the agreement had not been received from the City of i Palo Alto, but would include the following provisions: 24 hour service: �+ all equipment and services at reasonable rates; a minimum monthly service charge of $200.00; and a surcharge between 25 and 50%. which will be paid on a quarterly basis. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 2: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION NO. 458 res SEWER POLICY. City Manager noted that Council had previouslyr".wecommended the following additions to the Town sewer policy: 1) FutuiY) connectees will not receive similar benefits at a lesser cost than original participants in a district; 2) Funds received from future connectees will be applied to the benefit of all members of the district. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Benson mb ed, seconded by Helgesson and carried unanimously, that the propossdi' ,lendment be changed to read "Town polic3' instead of Council policy. Council deferred adoption of the amendment to later in the Agenda under Resolutions. SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 3: CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT WITH SANTA CLARA COUNTY FOR SHERIFF SERVICES FOR 1968-69 FISCAL YEAR. City Manager presented proposed agreement for police services with Santa Clara County for the coming year. Mayor Aiken reviewed problems of past agreements, noting the lack of reports on amount of Sheriff's time spent in the Town and deficient residential patrol in the face of a rising crime rate. City Manager noted the following revisions in the proposed contract: 1) Daily activity reports would be prepared, including an hourly break- down of services. 2) Six hours daily of residential patrol would be provided and four hours of traffic patrol,compared to the current eight hours daily of traffic patrol only. 3) Radar units will be utililized five shifts per week. 4) Contract to become effective September 1, 1968 at the total annual cost of $42,089.04, representing an increase of approximately $7,000.00. Council discussion ensued concerning the proposed agreement, crime pre- vention effectiveness, patrol scheduling and magnetic signs on vehicles stating "Los Altos Hills Police Department", with Floor participation by C. D. Marron, representing County Sheriff's Office, Al Corduan and Ken Young, representing Law Enforcement Committee, Thomas Marshall, 25560 Altamont Road, Charles A. Walter, 24240 Summerhill Road. Council concurred that the use of magnetic signs on residential patrol 160 would be desirable; that the agreement should stipulate that the ten hours per day of service shall be exclusive of time consumed by Deputies answer- ing basic law enforcement calls in the Town; that daily reporting shall -3-