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June 22, 2001
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting
Friday, June 22, 2001, 9:00 A.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Casey called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 9:05
a.m.
Present: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers Cheng,Fenwick,
Finn and O'Malley
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham, Public Works
Manager Jim Rasp and City Clerk Pat Dowd
• 2. INTERVIEWS WITH ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS FOR TOWN HALL
PROJECT
Council interviewed representatives from the following architecture firms:
BSA Architects, CJW Architecture and Mock/Wallace Architects. BSA and
Mock/Wallace were located in San Francisco. CJW Architecture had its
offices in Portola Valley. The firms had submitted proposals for the
preliminary site plan, floor plan and construction cost estimates for a new
Town Hall Building.
Each firm described projects they had completed or were working on and
outlined the process they generally followed. Depending on Council's
preference, this process may include the formation of a citizens' group for input
and comment on the project and/or workshops to share ideas and to create a
sense of ownership for the project. Each firm noted that the quicker the
decisions were made as to what was wanted for the design of a new Town Hall,
the faster the project would be completed. Each firm also stated that they had
been involved in fundraising efforts and this could include events, mailings,
bricks, commemorative tiles, naming of rooms/wings, etc. When advised by
the Mayor that she wanted groundbreaking for this building within a year, they
each noted that this would be possible if the decision making process for the
design went forward quickly.
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Casey stated that they did not,plan to establish a committee but rather the
architects would be meeting with Council for direction. She also noted that the
architects would be meeting with staff to determine needs and to arrive at the
best utilization of efficient space. Finn suggested that it might be possible to
use one of the other sites owned by the Town for the new building. In response
to this comment, the City Manager noted that there might be certain deed
restrictions on some of the Town-owned lands and staff would report on this to
Council.
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PASSED BY CONSENSUS: Council directed the City Manager to do
reference checks and to obtain more specific details of projects done by BSA
Architects and CJW Architecture.
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR:
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council
Meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd
City Clerk
The minutes of the June 22, 2001 Special City Council Meeting were approved
at the July 19, 2001 Regular City Council Meeting.
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