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Meeting Minutes July 14, 2003 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Special Meeting Monday, July 14, 2003 7:00 pm. Council Chambers 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills 1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Kerr called the Special Meeting of the City Council to order at 7:05 p.m. in Council Chambers Present: Councilmembers Kerr, O'Malley and Warshawsky, Planning Commissioners Kerns and Cottrell, Committee Members Downey, Radford, Mordo and Oldberg Absent: Committee Member Whaley Staff: City Manager Maureen Cassingham and City Clerk Karen Jost Guest: Peter Duxbury,AIA • 2. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Cottrell, seconded by Kerns and passed unanimously to approve the Meeting Minutes of the May 13, 2003 Special City Council 3. NEW BUSINESS 3.1 General Discussion of Design Details and Project Timeline for New Town Hall with Peter DuxbM, DuxbM Architects Councilmember Kerr introduced Peter Duxbury, Architect for the new Town Hall to the Committee. Duxbury explained he had reviewed the Goldman Program, walked the site and had come to the conclusion there were some inconsistencies with the original plan. He believes that with some amendments he can improve the functionality and efficiency of the previous proposal. Duxbury shared his revisions with the Committee. He noted that the prior plans were "about the building" and he would like the building to meet the needs of visitors and the staff. Duxbury described two separate concepts: 1) consisted of separate buildings or units; and 2) a single connected building. Duxbury explained he is proceeding with great sensitivity to the site. During the initial design phase, he is considering the use of the 1 Special City Council Meeting July 14,2003 Meeting Minutes