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CITY COUNCIL `. TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, California MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED MEETING Thursday, August 3, 1978 cc: Reel III, Side II, Tr. 11, 544 -End; Side I, Tr. 11, 001-318 Mayor Lucile Hlllestad called the Adjourned Meeting of the City Council to order at 4:02 PM In the Council Chambers of Town Hall to consider only those Items continued from the Regular Meeting of August 2, 1978. All Councilmembers were present. E. SPECIAL ORDERS: (Continued) 5. Public Hearings: a) Proposed revocation of Conditional Use Permit, Adobe Creek Country Club, File C.U.P. #8004-74 (continued). The City Attorney resumed questioning of Mr. Klages. The following is a summarization of the events of the meeting. Mr. Klages Board President/Adobe Creek Country Club, provided names and structural bPeak- down of Board members for the last three years; Information relative to the lease and management contract the Club Is currently operating under (Introducing Into the record copies of these documents); conflict problems experienced during the time the Land Owner's former attorney served on the Board of Directors; background on the accruing debt of the Club which necessitated the new lease/management agreement; various segments of the Agree- ment which Club members felt the Land Owner was not Implementing as agreed upon; and, hiring, firing and outside activities are not controlled by the Club. The City Attorney then had Mr. Klages examine financial statements for the Club and Intro- duced these Into the record. Mr. Myers Attorney for the Owner of Adobe Creek Country Club, questioned Mr. Klages with responses that: (1) To Mr. Klages knowledge the non-proft status still applied; (2) The Agreement was arrived at Independent negotiations: (3) The previous debt was absolved by the Owner; (4) The current rent Is a substantial reduction; (5) That the Owner/Manager has agreed to reimburse membership fees to anyone wishing to cancel; (6) No new by-laws have been wtitten; (7) The facilities are well taken care of; (8) Management/catering contract Is comparable to those of similar organizations; (9) Club Members felt this Lease/Manage- ment was to their benefit; and (10) Standard demands had been made upon the Management. Council members questioned Mr. Klages as to problems with obtaining use of the facilities due to the scheduling of outside activities; Club members efforts to operate In compliance of the tenets of the Conditional Use Permit; attempts by members to control the destiny of the Club; confusion relative to the financial condition of the Club at various times; and, frustrations encountered In trying to upgrade the facilities. Following this, Mr. Myers reiterated some of his earlier questions. Mr. Brown Licensee Adobe Creek Country Club, offered his viewpoint on many of the happen- ings already related since he became a member (now licensee) In March, 1977. Mr. Brown further outlined problems encountered in the transition periods; the advisory only status of the current three man Board; the recent appointment of a seven man Board (as permitted by the By -Laws); and, their intent to operate Independently and with authority. He then answered questions from the City Attorney relative to the constraints the current Agreement placed on the Board.