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February 2, 2006
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting
Thursday, February 2, 2006 3:00 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Kerr called the City Council Special Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Breene Kerr, Mayor Pro Tem Dean Warshawsky, Councilmember
Craig A. T. Jones, Councilmember Jean Mordo and Councilmember Mike
O'Malley
Absent: None
Staff: City Attorney Steve Mattas, Planning Director Carl Cahill and City Clerk
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2. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
Zsuzsanna Molnar, Zappettini Court, Friends of Westwind, summarized for Council the
Friends efforts to make the necessary repairs at Westwind Barn to bring the facility into
compliance. The costs to date have been manageable and their licensed contractor
believed all of the violations could be remedied. She thanked Councilmember Jones for
his recent meeting with the Friends and offered that it was very productive. The Friends
would be responding to his questions within two weeks. Molnar noted that the non
resident users of the barn facilities were feeling a bit unsettled and she hoped that any
resolution to the issues would include them.
Council offered that their discussions had included the option for the continuation of any
current use of Westwind Barn including the 4-H program and the boarders.
Council adjourned to Closed Session at 3:05 p.m.
3. CLOSED SESSION: :PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT/RELEASE/APPOINTMENT
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager and Acting City Manager
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4. CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
Unrepresented Employee: Acting City Manager
Town Designated Representative: Steve Mattas
5. CLOSED SESSION: CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 27210 Altamont Road
Town Negotiator: Craig Jones
Negotiating Parties: Town of Los Altos Hills; Friends of Westwind
Under Negotiation: Lease terms, conditions and price.
Council reconvened to Open Session at 4:10 p.m.
The City Attorney reported out of Closed Session the following:
With regards to the first Closed Session item the City Council accepted the resignation of
Maureen Cassingham and by a 5-0 vote approved a Severance Agreement and Release
between the Town and Maureen Cassingham. The City Council also voted 5-0 to appoint
Carl Cahill as Acting City Manager. Finally, the City Council created a Subcommittee of
Councilmembers Jones and Mordo to assist the City Council in the further consideration
and selection of a recruiter and the consideration of candidates for interim City Manager
and City Manager.
With regards to the second Closed Session item, the City Council by a 5-0 vote approved
out of class pay for Carl Cahill at the level of 10 percent of his compensation for the time
period that he serves as Acting City Manager pursuant to the City's personnel rules.
With regards to the third Closed Session item, The City Council received an update from
its negotiator, provided direction and took no action. Mayor Pro Tem Warshawsky and
Councilmember O'Malley recused themselves and abstained from consideration of this
item.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned by consensus of the Council
at 4:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Jos , City Jerk
The February 2, 2006 Special City Council Meeting Minutes were approved as presented at the
March 9, 2006 Regular City Council Meeting.
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