HomeMy WebLinkAbout774 RESOLUTION NO. 774
RESOLUTION: OF THE CITY COUNCIL. OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS
HILLS CONDEMNING FOOTHILL COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR. PERMITTING
DETERIORATION OF THE GRIFFIN. HOME AND JAPANESE .:TEA GARDEN,
AND URGING THEIR PRESERVATION
WHEREAS,- it has . come . to..the attention of the City. Council of
the Town of :Los. Altos Hills that the Foothill College District has
allowed, the Willard.M. Griffin Home. and the Japanese .Tea Garden
located on the .Foothill .campus and .constructed in .1901. and 1906,
respectively, to .deteriorate to. the point-where the District is
considering .the demolition. of the Griffin Home and .the deteriorated
condition of the .Japanese .Tea Garden is now apparent; and
WHEREAS, . both the. Griffin Home and the Japanese Tea Garden are
. part- of ,the historical and cultural heritage of- all the residents.
of Los Altos Hills as well as .the students of Foothiil.. College; and
WHEREAS, the Foothill College District .purchased .the Griffin
Home when it-was -in excellent condition, as well .as the Japanese
Tea Garden as part of the property which .has become -the Foothill
campus and with public .funds including those paid by- the taxpayers
of the Town .of Los_ Altos Hills,
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The. City Council of the . Town of Los .Altos Hills. hereby goes
on record condemning .the Foothill .College District and its admin-
- istrators for allowing -the deterioration- of the Griffin Home and the
Japanese Tea Garden and .failing to preserve for its own students, as
.well as other citizens, .a part of the historical heritage which
surrounds them.
2. The City Council further demands that all consideration of
the possible demolition of the Griffin Home be terminated forthwith,
and. that Foothill. College District. assume .its responsibility for
the care and preservation of both .the Griffin. Home and the Japanese
Tea Garden.
. 3. The Foothill College District has .failed to comply with the
requirements. of the California- Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as
amended, with. respect to making 'an initial . study to determine whether
the discussed demolition of the Griffin. Home may. have. a significant
effect •on the environment, and with particular..reference as to
whether. it would have a' subs.tantial and demonstrable negative
• aesthetic effect' and -the alternatives to such an action.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that-the City Clerk. of the Town. of Los
Altos Hills.. is hereby directed to transmit: a certified copy of this
Resolution forthwith _to the .Chancellor of the Foothill College
District.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution. was. passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of'. the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos .Hills held on the 5th day of June, 1974.
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