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0 <br />19 <br />Im <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />TW,rY OF LOS ALT03 HILLS <br />MINUTES OF ADJOURNED P,I 13TING <br />12ARCH 18, 1957 <br />The meeting was called to order by Vice -Mayor, C. Easton <br />Rothwell, at 7:45 F.M., Monday, March 18, 1957, at the <br />Town Hall, 26379 gest Fremont, Los Altos Hills. <br />ROLL CALL: PRESLfitT: Vice -Mayor Rothwell, Councilmen <br />Fowle, Hoefler. R <br />ABSENT: Sidney W. Treat, Leighton Bledsoe <br />CORRESPONDENCE: <br />1. A letter was received from the Los Altos Hills <br />Association stating the general purposes of the <br />Association and its desire to serve the best <br />interests of the Town of Los Altos Hills. The <br />letter was signed by Richard S. Dawson, Interim <br />Chairman. <br />2. Another letter was read from the General Committee <br />r of the Los Altos Hills Association extending their <br />greetings to the Town Council. The letter stated <br />the Associations goal in preserving the rural - <br />residential nature of the Town; to do this they <br />have organized themselves into eleven natural <br />neighborhoods. The Council acknowledged with <br />gratefullness the receipt of these letters and <br />the Association's goals of furthering the Town's <br />welfare. <br />3. A letter was received from Fred E. Gutt referring <br />to the petition for referendum against Ordinance <br />No. 19 filed on October 11, 1956 and certified to <br />be sufficient by the City Clerk on November 21, 1956. <br />In Mr. Gutt's letter he demanded that either said <br />Ordinance be repealed'or an election be called <br />as required by the Provisions of Section No. 1772 <br />of the Elections Code of the State of California. <br />4. In response to Mr. Fred Gutt's letter, another <br />letter addressed to Mayor Treat was read from <br />the City Attorney, Gardner Bullis. It is the <br />legal opinion of Attorney Bullis that a subdivision <br />ordinance is not under California Law and <br />Constitution susceptible to the process of <br />Referendum, inasmuch as the passing of such an <br />ordinance is made mandatory by the Trap Act of <br />California. Therefore, Attorney Bullis suggested <br />no steps be taken under the Referendum Petition <br />filed upon Ordinance No. 19. The City Couna:Jl <br />was willing to abide by the City Attorney's resommen- <br />dation. <br />