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Town Council Meeting, 01/22/2008

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  • CALL TO ORDER(view video)

    ROLL CALL

    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

    COMMUNICATIONS

    Persons wishing to address the Council on any matter not on the posted agenda are invited to do so. Please note, however, that the Council is not able to undertake extended discussion or to act on non-agendized items. Such items can be referred to staff for appropriate action, which may include placement on a future agenda. This communication period is limited to five persons, three minutes each. Any additional persons wishing to be heard will be scheduled at the end of Regular Business.

  • INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT OF CANDIDATES FOR PLANNING COMMISSION (DISTRICTS 1, 5, and 7)(view video)

    7:35 p.m. Sara Jorgensen (District 1)
    7:40 p.m. Jennifer Gonzales (District 1)
    7:45 p.m. Diane Elder (District 7)
    7:50 p.m. (District 5)

  • CONSENT CALENDAR(view video)

    All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be approved by one roll call motion unless a request is made at the beginning of the meeting that an item be withdrawn or transferred to the regular agenda.
    1. Monthly Investment Report for December, 2007.
    2. 1) Resolution Declaring Saturday, May 3, 2008, as May Day and Requesting Approval from the State Department of Transportation for the Woodside Elementary School PTA to Hold a Parade and the Woodside Recreation Committee to hold a “Fun Run” on a State Highway; and (2) Consideration of Special Event Permits for May Day Parade (Woodside PTA) and Fun Run (Woodside Recreation Committee) on May 3, 2008. Resolution No. 2008 - ____
    3. Approval of Minutes: Town Council Meeting of December 11, 2007.
    4. Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Town of Woodside and the Woodside Fire Protection District for Fire Code Compliance and Inspection Procedures and Authorizing the Town Manager to Execute the Memorandum on Behalf of the Town. Resolution No. 2008 - ____ (Continued by staff to February 12, 2008.)
    5. Resolution Authorizing a Second Amendment to the Agreement with the County of San Mateo for the Provision of Animal Control Services. Resolution No. 2008 - ____
    6. Town Manager’s Report to Town Council.

  • NEW BUSINESS(view video)

    7. Resolution Approving Modifications of the Charter of the Woodside Bicycle Committee. Resolution No. 2008 - ____

    PUBLIC HEARING

    The Mayor will declare the public hearing open. Town staff will present a staff report on the aspects of the application or issue, which will be followed by staff recommendations. The applicant or his/her representative may make a presentation. Thereafter, those in support of or in opposition to the proposal may speak. When all interested parties have had an opportunity to be heard, the hearing will be closed. After that time, no further discussion from the floor will be held. The Town Council will consider the evidence and either approve, disapprove, or continue the item to a subsequent meeting date.
    8. Appeal by Roger and Jodi Lawler of the Planning Commission’s certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Program for construction of a private roadway, bridges for two driveways across creeks, a detention basin and drainage improvements on 92.2 acres of land; approval of Lot Line Adjustment 2003-005 to adjust the property lines of four existing parcels; approval of Conditional Use Permit 2004-001 to construct three bridges and a roadway in the stream corridor, and approval of Site Development Permit SDPC 2004-001 to permit grading in excess of 1500 cubic yards to construct a roadway. Woodside Developers LLC, Sandhill Estates, Lawler Ranch Road

    APPOINTMENTS

    9. Report and Recommendation from the Town Council Committees Appointments Subcommittee: Open Space Committee.
    10. Mayor’s Councilmember Committee Appointments. (The Mayor will appoint members of the Town Council to represent the Town with various outside agencies and as liaisons to the Town’s volunteer committees.)

    REPORTS

    11. Mayor and Councilmember Communications.

    COMMUNICATIONS

    ADJOURNMENT

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