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September 18, 1991
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Meeting
Wednesday, September 18, 1991, 5:30 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Hubbard called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to
order at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Hubbard and Councilmembers Casey, Johnson, Siegel
and Tryon.
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Les Jones, II; Director of Public Works Bill Ekern;
and City Clerk Pat Dowd
liar Press: None
2. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF PLANNING SERVICES
Council asked the City Manager the status of the Town Planner position and
how long he believed it would take to complete this hiring process. The City
Manager stated that he had contacted the five finalists and he believed the
interview process could be completed in about two weeks with a decision
made a week after that. He noted that the background of the five candidates
was current planning. While advance planning was important, current
planning appeared to be the issue in Los Altos Hills. Emphasis would also be
placed on knowledge of hillside development, development on sensitive lots
and good people skills.
Council discussed the issue of Town Planner/Planning Director/Planning
Consultants and which was more cost effective. Fees and deposits were also
discussed. It was noted that staying within the planning budget was of
particular importance.
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Stan Kangas and Cynthia Richardson, Brian Kangas Foulk, were available to
answer any questions Council might have. Mr. Kangas noted that they had
provided consultant services to the Town since 1989 and were available to
continue these services to the best of their ability and within the Town's
needs. He did state that they needed to have a definition of the services
required and the length of time for which they were needed in order for them
to provide adequate staffing to the Town.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To direct the City Manager to proceed with the
hiring of a Town Planner at a salary range of$3,973 to$4,829; to state that if
the City Manager hires the Planner at the fourth or fifth salary step it will
need to come back to Council for approval; to continue with the contract with
Brian Kangas Foulk for planning consulting services; to instruct the City
Manager to get requests for proposals for the development handbook; and to
wait until the new Town Planner was hired to review the General Plan.
3 CLOSED SESSION: PENDING LITIGATION: PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a)
The City Council adjourned at 7:05 p.m. to a Closed Session on Pending
Litigation and reconvened at 7:15 p.m.
5. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd, City Clerk
The minutes of the September 18, 1991 Adjourned Regular Meeting were
approved at the October 2, 1991 Regular City Council Meeting.
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