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Minutes of a Special Meeting
June 21, 2001
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting
Thursday, June 21, 2001, 5:00 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Finn called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:05
p.m.
Present: Mayor Finn and Councilmembers Casey, Cheng,
Fenwick and O'Malley
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham, Planning Director
Carl Cahill, Public Works Manager Jim Rasp, Finance
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Director Carol Ferrell and City Clerk Pat Dowd
Press: Liz Cloutman, Los Altos Town Crier
2. STUDY SESSION—FY 2001-02 PROPOSED BUDGET
Council continued their discussion of the proposed budget from their previous
study session on June 7h. Casey asked that next year's budget include a
balance sheet showing liabilities and assets. She thought this would be very
helpful in getting the overall financial picture. She also referred to sewer
charges which she did not think should be taken out of the General Fund and
referred to the $800,000 in the Solid Waste Fund. Casey asked what this
money could be used for. Finn referred to the proposed costs for the Wilsey
Ham engineering consulting contract and asked why they remained so high
when a City Engineer/Director of Public Works had just been hired. Casey
asked the City Manager to prepare an analysis of the Wilsey Ham contract and
the duties of the new City Engineer/Director of Public Works. Casey also
asked for a report on what the Town paid Wilsey Ham when Jeff Peterson was
both City Manager and City Engineer. Council further noted that the operating
budget was increasing $1 million and they wanted a summary page showing
why the increase. Concerning the $50,000 for a traffic study,the Public Works
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Manager reported that the current survey was good for three years. Council
deleted this from the budget. Concerning the community services budget,
Council agreed to delete the $2,500 for Joint Venture and add $2,880 for the
Wildlife Rescue.
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR:
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss,the City Council
Meeting was adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd
City Clerk
The minutes of the June 21, 2001 Special City Council Meeting were approved
at the July 19, 2001 Regular City Council Meeting.
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