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SCHEDULED ITEM NO. 1: PUBLIC HEARING S.A.D. #5 cont'd.: At 8:10 P. M., Mayor Aiken declared the Public Hearing open and inquired if there were any written protests on file or to be presented. Acting Manager stated that no written protests had been filed and no protests from the Floor were presented. At 8:11 P. M., the Mayor declared the Public Hearing closed. RESOLUTION NO. 496 - S.A.D. #5: / City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 496, a resolution of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills approving changes and modifications in boundaries, plans and specifications and engineer's report, Sewer Assessment District No, 5. MOTION AND SECOND: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Benson, that Resolution No. 496 be adopted as read. Mayor Aiken requested that the record show that all written protests have been satisfactorily answered to exclude all property owners desiring exclusion from the district, and that all property owners indicating in writing a desire to be included, had been included. VOTE: The Motion to adopt Resolution No. 496 was carried unanimously by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Councilmen Benson, Davey, Powle, Helgesson, Mayor Aiken. Noes: None. Absent: None. t RESOLUTION NO. 497 - S.A.D. #5: 4r City Attorney introduced and read in its entirety Resolution No. 497, a resolution determining that public interest and necessity require the acquisition of easements and directing the filing of eminent domain pro- ceedings, Sewer Assessment District No. 5. MOTION AND SECOND: Councilman Helgesson moved, seconded by Benson, that Resolution No. 497 be adopted as read. Mayor Aiken asked for comments from the Floor, and Council discussion ensued with Floor participation by Dr. S. P. Hecker, 12538 Briones Way, David Janssen, 27440 Sherlock Road, and H. T. Hahn, 661 Teresi Lane, Los Altos. The following points were clarified during Floor discussion: 1. Property owners excluded from the district are assured sewer capacity rights in the Palo Alto System by existing contract with Palo Alto. Later connectees to district lines will be expected to pay at least the original cost of the assessment, plus the cost of extending lines to their property, if necessary. City Attorney stated that property outside the district could connect to the district at any time, but that it was too late to include additional property within the boundaries or to obtain financing for same by the assessment district. 2. The contract awarded was approximately $19,000 below the Engineer's estimate and a refund will be made to all property owners assessad, followingY completion of all district construction. 3. Council concurred that although no legal obligation exists to do do, that the Council should send notices to all residents within the entire drainage basis of any future assessment district to ensure that all property owners have an opportunity to be included or excluded, as the case may be. -3-