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CITY COUNCIL t TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS i� MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING September 7, 1971 REEL 37 Side 1 Track 2 00 -End Side 2 Track 2 00-450 Mayor Walter A. Henson called the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills to order at 7:46 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Mille, with the following members answering roll call: Present: Councilmen Corbett, Grabowski, Helgesson, Davey, and Mayor Henson. Absent: None. PLANNING COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE: Commissioner Magruder APPROVAL OF NLN0T�8,: Minutes of August 2 and 16, 1971 were not yet submitted for approval. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. foe Altos County Fire Protection District recommended installation of a sprinkler system in Town Hall. Council concurred that Staff solicit cost estimates for a sprinkler system at Town Hall. 2. Commissioner Priscilla Weishart commended Councilman Grabowski on his argument and appeal to the Council at the last meeting wherein he proposed adoption of a resolution urging the electorate of Menlo Park to reject the Willow Expressway. Mrs, J. R. Gallo, 25720 LaIanne Court, and Mrs. P. M. Standring, 12950 Cortez lane, also submitted letters expressing their desire for the Town to adopt a resolution opposing the Willow Expressway proposal. Council discussion ensued with support of such a resolution urged by Councilmen Corbett, Lavey and Grabowski. Reservations were expressed by Mayor Benson and Councilman Helgesson. They felt it would be acceptable to urge the Menlo Park electorate to seriously consider this proposal but questioned the propriety of one jurisdiction imposing their opinion upon another jurisdiction without some form of solicitation from the citizenry of that community to do so. MOTION, SECONDED AND CARRIED: Councilman Grabowski moved, seconded by Davey, that the City Attorney prepare a letter to indicate "it is the coneensus of the majority of the Council, that the Council is opposed to the construction of the Willow Expressway because of the detrimental environmental effect it would have in our community basin and further urge the electorate of Menlo Park to reject the Willow Expressway on September 141' carried by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Councilmen Corbett, Davey, and Grabowski. Noes: Councilman Helgesson and Mayor Benson. 3. Request from County Flood Control District for formal naming of two creeks was referred to the Planning Commission for comments. 4. John Meccarello, 24699 Clive Tree lane expressed displeasure with delays en- `countered in getting the Town to take corrective action re: his neighbor's concrete vall which is leaning "dangerously' onto his property. It was noted that since the wall was erected, Mr. Meccarello had constructed his residence and the grading accomplished at that time may have affected stability of the wall. Discussion also noted that this was actually a civil matter between the neighbors since the wall is in the nature of a fence, does not support more than four feet of fill and thereby did not require a building permit or engineer's section. Therefore no Council action was required.