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-2- 2. Variances: Congregation Beth Am,(V-25-58) - Request for Use Permit for Church. The Mayor opened the discussion by asking for comments. Councilman Bledsoe stated that he had made a reseach of several district court of appeals rulings which upheld the right of a city to exclude churches, and which allowed a city to require a church to waive its tax exemption, conditional to establishment. He suggested that the Council might consider requesting Churches to waive tax exemption. Councilman Clayton concurred with Councilman Bledsoe. Comments from the floor were offered by Thr. Gardner Bullis, Mr. John stutherford, Mr. Omar Spain, Mr. George Pfeiffer III, and Mr. Roy Burkhart. In answer to the question of whether or not the Congregation Beth Am would consider waiving its tax exemption, Mr. Gerald D. Marcus stated that more time would be needed to consider such a proposal. Relative to opposition to the establishment -of churches in Los Altos Hills, Mr. William Geer stated that the opinion of the Los Lltos Hills Association is about evenly split. Members of the Council agreed that a policy relative to the estab- lishment of churches in the Town should be set prior to action on this variance, I ection was tabled until the next meeting, June 30t, 1958. 3. Fremont Hills Development Company - Setting of Dates for Beginning and Tompletion of Off -tract Road and Drainage Improvements. . The Mayor turned the gavel over to Deputy Mayor Bledsoe, and did not take part in the ;aeeting. Letter, dated Jane 23rd from the Fremont Hills Development Company and signed by Mr. Harry Fitzpatrick, was received and studied by the Council. The letter stated the status of improvements in Units Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, including perimeter roads, and made specific proposals regarding improvements about.which there is some question. - Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr. John Riley were presented. Mr. McCandless, City Engineer, stated that he would not accept the proposal made in the letter as a whole, but stated that he would agree to some of the specific proposals mentioned in the letter. The suggestion was made to Mr. Fitzpatrick that he confer with Mr. D. L. Berger relative to getting permission to open the drainage ditch on his property to carry additional storm waters draining from the Fremont Hills Subdivisions onto the Berger property.