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August 17, 2000
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Special Meeting
Thursday,August 17, 2000, 5:30 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Finn called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. in
the Council Chambers at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Finn and Councilmembers Casey, Cheng, Dauber
and Johnson
Absent: None
Staff: Acting City Manager Bob Quinlan, City Attorney Sandy
Sloan, Public Works Manager Jim Rasp and City Clerk Pat
Dowd
2. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL TOPICS OF INTEREST WITH THE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
CENTRAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Fire Chief Doug Sporleder commented that they had been providing fire
protection services to the Town since 1996. The emergency response times were
very good but the regulatory side of fire protection was more difficult. He
referred to their involvement in land issues and their responsibility to enforce the
fire codes. Chief Sporleder distributed a copy of their business plan for 1998 —
2003 and a copy of their customer satisfaction survey.
In response to an inquiry from Council, Chief Sporleder commented on the
required driveway width issue. He noted that they needed 14' in order to open the
doors on the trucks. Because of the engine configuration in the truck it was not
possible for the firefighters to crawl over and get out the other door. However, it
did not have to be all hard surface driveway, just a flat area on which they could
land. Chief Sporleder also commented on the sprinkler and/or fire hydrant issue.
He stated that there were specific distance requirements for hydrants to the house
to eliminate the need for sprinklers. When asked if the weed abatement letter
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• could be rewritten to be less intimidating, Chief Sporleder stated that they were
constantly rewriting this letter in an effort to get the urgency across of clearing the
weeds for fire protection but of stating this in a neighborly fashion. He also noted
that the weed abatement program was an annual one but the brush abatement
program was periodic.
Council thanked Chief Sporleder for meeting with them and discussing these
issues of mutual interest.
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council Meeting
was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Res ectfully submitted
Patricia Dowd
City Clerk
The minutes of the August 17, 2000 Special City Council Meeting were approved
at the September 7, 2000 Regular City Council Meeting.
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