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Minutes of an Adjourned Regular Meeting May 1, 1991 Town of Los Altos Hills City Council Meeting Wednesday, May I, 1991, 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Siegel called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to order at 6:10 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. Present: Mayor Siegel and Councilmembers Casey (arrived at 7:00 p.m.), Hubbard, Johnson and Tryon (arrived at 6:55 p.m.) Absent: None Staff: Acting City Manager Richard DeLong, Director of Public Works Bill Ekern, Engineering Consultant Jeff Peterson, Planning Consultant Margaret Netto and City Clerk Pat Dowd hir Press: None 2. STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SITE DEVELOPMENT DRAINAGE The Director of Public Works presented some historical background on the drainage issue, noting that the lie of the land carried water to natural swales and creeks. He also discussed the following drainage conditions imposed at site development: 1) to not increase rate of runoff due to development on site; 2) to allow water to drain from site in patterns similar to pre- development; and 3) to look for beneficial uses of storm water. The following goals were also discussed: 1) retain sense of naturalness to development; 2) reduce potential of downstream property damage due to upstream development and 3) avoid stressing Town storm drain system because of changes in peak flows. Some of the changes that have occurred include the following: I) collection of roof gutters, driveways and patios into closed systems and piped to street or creek; 2) use of "bubble boxes" in street; and 3) intensity of development (less rural development, larger homes, etc.) Bill Kull, Giuliani and Kull, stated that it would be very helpful if applicants could get fixed perameters and policy direction from the Town. He also commented on the issue of reusing water and the benefit of in-lieu fees.