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RESOLUTION NO. 662
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS
ALTOS HILLS REQUESTING PLANTING ON INTERSTATE ROUTE •NO. .280 .
RESOLVED, by the City Council of • the Town of .Los Altos
Hills , California, that .
The. City Council, taking note of the severe and
increasing noise problem created by Interstate Route No: 280
for Los Altos Hills residents , and of the history of the
Town's efforts to obtain relief from this problem as recited
in the Environmental Quality Control Coi)uuission's report.
dated March 3, 1972 , a true copy of which is attached hereto
and marked Exhibit A and by this reference incorporated herein,
hereby requests the State Director of Public Works to institute
immediatelya program of planting on State-owned land along
the length of Interstate Route No. 280 in Los Altos Hills ,
on both sides and in the median strip, and including inter=
changes . The plantings should utilize the entire width of
the State land so as to be as wide as possible in order to
achieve the greatest possible noise reduction'. They should
be in conformance with recent studies which show that
reductions of up to 12 dBA can be achieved by planting tall
dense evergreens (such as Sierra redwoods , Monterey pines,
and eucalyptus) and a soft ground cover (such as plowed
ground or tall grass) . Provisions for maintenance by the
State should be included.:
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and
he .is , hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution
to United States Senators and Congressman and the State
Senator and Assemblyman representing the Town, and to the 4
ROBIN D. FAISANT
ATTORNEY,AT LAW '
750 WELCH ROAD - - - -
PALO ALTO, CALIF. 94304 -
(415) 328-6333
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Secretaries of the Departments of Transportation and of
Housing and Urban Development, and to the Directors of
the Environmental Protection Agency and the Council on
Environmental Quality.
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 6th day of
March, 1972 , by the following roll call vote :
AYES : Councilmen Corbett, Davey, Grabowski,
Helgesson and Mayor Benson
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST :
City C1
APPROVE* :
P
'ayor
ROBIN D. FAISANT
ATTORNEY,AT LAW
750 WELCH ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIF. 94304
(415) 328-6333
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