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COMMUNICATIONS Cont'd.: 3. Invitation to the City Council and Planning Commission to attend the Pathways Committee meeting on Thursday.. March 16th, at 7:30 P, M, at the Town Hall, to discuss the priority path list. SCHEDULED ITEM• 1. Continuation of Budget and Accounting System Discussion. Continuing from the Council Study Session at 7:00 P. M. before this regular meeting in which accounting procedures and an accounting machine were reviewed, the City Manager read his memorandum dated February 20, 1967 to the City Council relating to Budget Format, Establishment of Special Funds and Budget Calendar, and explained step-by-step the proposed budget format for the 1967-68 fiscal year. City Manager explained that in order to proceed with this type of budget format, it would be necessary to acquire the accounting machine. Council deferred action on the budget format to Item 12 of. the Agenda n order to obtain additional cost information on the accounting machine. 2. Discussion of Policy for Overflowing Septic Tanks. At the invitation of the City Attorney, Messrs. Rallis, Pearl and Nardini, of the Santa Clara County Health Department, were present to discuss the matter of individual sewage problems within the Town and _ make a brief statement of their position and feelings: The policy of the County Health Officer and the County Health Department is that all urban areas shall be sewered. Mr". Pearl further stated the only real solution is sanitary sewers and since the Town of Los Altos Hills has taken a stand on sewers and steps which represent a sincere effort and progress to bring about a sewer system, the policy of his Department in regard to the number of violations is to work with the violators with reasonable application of the law by exhausting every alternative instead of bringing .about legal action which would work a hardship on the person with an overflowing tank. Mr. Pearl stated the alternatives that exist are: 1) using additional land for temporary disposal; 2) Health Department to transmit a list of all deep wells to the Water Quality Control Board so that anindividual can apply for use of a deep dry well, with a report of the .proposed discharge; 3) resort to periodic pumping and secure continuing relief at least through the summer, and 4) seek abatement and possible vacation of premises. Mr: Pearl suggested there be a progressive community effort with the Health Department to work out the least expensive solution and if agreed there is progress for an interim or temporary solution, then the Department would hold any further action in abeyance; if they were of the opinion there had been no progress and the violation was obvicusly continuing, then only court enforcement is left.' The Mayor instructed the City Attorney to cooperate to the fullest with 1 the Health Department in contacting the violators in an attempt to work out an interim solution without legal action by enforcing Ordinance No. B. The Mayor extended the thanks of the Council for their attendance and cooperation. -2-