14b Special Meeting - Blossom Hill #11 Annexation Ballot
DRAFT TOWN OF LOS GATOS CALIFORNIA TOWN COUNCILIREDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL MEETING Blossom Hill #11 Annexation Ballot March 18, 2004 Los Gatos Civic Center Council Chambers 110 E.
Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Council Meeting April 5, 1004 Item# II I TIME ITEM ACTION ON ITEM 6:00:00 TOWN COUNCIL PM f'S9:3SI VERBAL
: PM COMMUNICATIONS 6:00:00 ITEM # 1 PM BLOSSOM HILL MANOR #11 ANNEXATION 6:01:54 MAYOR GLICKMAN PM OPENED PUBLIC HEARING The Town CouncillParking AuthoritylRedevelopment Agency of the
Town of Los Gatos met in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 110 East Main Street, at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 18,2004 in special session. Present: Diane McNutt, Joe Pirzynski,
Mike Wassennan and Mayor Glickman Absent: Sandy Decker There were no people in the audience to address Council for this agenda item. BLOSSOM HILL MANOR #11 /ANNEXATION /RESOLUTION 2004-32
(01.26) Mayor Glickman announced that this was the time and place so noted to consider adopting resolution making findings concerning the value of written protests filed and not withdrawn
and ordering the reorganization ofthe territory known as Blossom Hill Manor #11, and setting an election. Assistant Town Manager Pamela Jacobs reviewed the resolution and options Jim
Hartigan opposed the August election and preferred the General Election in November. He believes that it would be more democratic to have a private ballot box to vote in for this ISsue.
Councilmember Wasserman commented on this speaker's request.
Town Council Minutes Redevelopment Agency March 18, 2004 Los Gatos California L:J.SPEAKER I Robin Wu spoke in favor ofannexation and in holding an mdependent electIon m August on
this particular question. 6: 11 :30 SPEAKER PM Carol Gruetzner spoke in favor of the early election believing that in that way the newly annexed voters may even have the opportunity
to participate in the Town's Municipal Election in November. (Public Hearing closed by Mayor.) 6:11:56 PM MOTION MOTION by Councilmember Pirzynski for Town to proceed with a mailed ballot
to take place August 31, 2004, SECONDED by Councilmember McNutt. COUNCIL COMMENTS: COUNCIL COMMENTS * The special election for this district allows the residents to express their individual
interest on this issue. * All can participate and can each mail their own ballot to the registrar ofvoters independently. * There is time to argue pro and con and address the issues
clearly among those concerned residents. * There is more likely a time to discuss, in a more friendly manner, those issues ofconcern to the neighbors. * Council would also like to address
this issue as soon as iill! possible. Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mrs. Decker was absent. Mayor Glickman closed this evening's meeting at 6:21 p.m. Attorney Orry Korb
noted that Council had adopted the I Resolution in Attachment 2 ofthe staff report and that there was ' a small typographical correction changing the word "past" to ii' "last Tuesday....."
in the corrected version before Council this i evening. II I! MOTION by Councilmember Pirzynski, SECOND by CouncilmemberMcNutt, that Council adopt Resolution 200432 entitled, "RESOLUTION
OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS MAKING FINDINGS ON THE VALUE OF i WRITTEN PROTESTS FILED AND NOT WITHDRAWN ,;1, IN CERTAIN INHABITED TERRITORY DESIGNATED AS BLOSSOM HILL MANOR #11 TO THE TOWN
OF LOS GATOS." Carried by a vote of 4 ayes. Mrs. Decker absent. ATTORNEY KORB MAYOR GLICKMAN CALLED FOR THE MOTION i,,·,1 6:20:45 1 MEETING I PM ADJOURNED ''====dIb=='========!J.!"",,================
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