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S%l <br />RESOLUTION NO. 73-05 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br />ADOPTING A POLICY GOVERNING EX PARTE CONTACTS <br />WHEREAS, the City Council and the Town's Planning Commission conduct a <br />number of quasi-judicial hearings in the course of performing the bodies' duties; <br />WHEREAS, the Due Process Clauses of the United States and California <br />Constitutions impose certain requirements on local governments that conduct such <br />hearings, including a requirement that decision makers consider only that evidence <br />that is presented at the hearing; <br />WHEREAS, members of the City Council and the Planning Commission often <br />receive information pertinent to quasi-judicial hearings outside of the formal hearing, <br />known generally as "ex parte contacts"; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council determined that it would prudent to have a policy <br />concerning ex parte contacts in quasi-judicial proceedings that applies to the City <br />Council and the Planning Commissoin, and, pursuant to council direction, Staff <br />prepared the attached policy; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does <br />RESOLVE that the document attached hereto as Attachment A'and labeled "EX <br />PARTE CONTACTS POLICY," is adopted as a policy of the Town of Los Altos Hills. <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st da i July, 2005. <br />BY: <br />Mayo reeve Kerr <br />ATTEST: <br />Karen Jos , City lark <br />MMM <br />