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CITY COUNCIL <br />k1/ TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br />MIiNUTES OF AN ADJOUR;JEU IIEETIAG <br />Harch 12, 1973 <br />4FS <br />CC REEL 51 Side 2 Track 1 000 -9W <br />Mayor Leslie Helgesson called the adjourned meeting of the City Council of the Town <br />of Los Altos Hills to order at 7:55 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, <br />26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California. <br />ROLL CALL: <br />Present: Councilman Davey, Kubby, Miller and Mayor Helgesson <br />Absent: Councilman Grabowski <br />Mayor Helgesson explained that this was an adjourned meeting of the City Council for <br />the purpose of discussing the possible means of expending Revenue Sharing funds <br />alloted to Los Altos Hills. The 1972 allotment was approximately $25,000. For <br />calendar year 1973, Los Altos Hills' share of Revenue Sharing will approximate <br />$26,000. Over a five-year term, the Town will receive a total of approximately <br />4 $130,000 in Revenue Sharing, according to the City Manager. <br />The City Manager enumerated the ways in which the money can be spent. There are two <br />basic areas; namely, Capital expenditures, and operation and maintenance. It is in- <br />tended that the money be used to accomplish projects that otherwise might not be <br />accomplished were the funds unavailable. Several letters were read from citizens and <br />service groups interested in advancing a variety of causes such as aid for the elderly, <br />improvement of drainage problems, reluction of property taxes and general improvement <br />of road conditions. <br />SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR: <br />Cir. A.M. Laws suggested that the money might be used in ways to allow property tax <br />savings in the long run, such as the purchase of heavy equipment, the construction of <br />garage facilities for this equipment, and the repair of paths in Town. <br />Mr. Sylvan Reuben suggested the possible use of funds to construct bicycle paths along <br />Town roads to keep bicycles off the roadway. <br />Mr. Gardner Bullis, fearing the possibility of law suits against the Town, suggested <br />the repair of roads, particularly Manuella Road. <br />Mr. Donald Spencer felt the funds should be spent at a local level for property tax <br />relief. This money should not be looked to as simply $25,000, but in terms of the <br />total sum of what it can accomplish. Mr. Spencer suggested the possible use of these <br />funds for a geological survey of the faults located in the vicinity. <br />-I- <br />