Los Altos Hills license plate reader, town hall addition projects advance
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The Los Altos Hills City Council recently awarded a contract to expand town hall, above.
Los Altos Hills will proceed with an agreement to install 40 automatic license plate readers throughout town at a cost of $110,000 during the first year of operation, city council members unanimously agreed Thursday during their regular monthly meeting.
If a free, 60-day pilot program with Flock Safety goes smoothly, the town’s general fund will pay the Atlanta company a one-time installation fee of $250 per camera ($10,000), plus an annual operating fee of $2,500 per camera ($100,000). After the first 12 months, the contract will renew in 24-month increments with annual increases capped at 10%.
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Written by Megan V. Winslow
Even with three new members seated on the virtual Los Altos Hills City Council dais, Forrest Linebarger once again failed to secure approval for his Mora Drive housing projects last week.
Councilmembers Thursday voted 5-0 to uphold a Planning Commission decision to deny permits and variances that would allow the developer to follow through with his most recent designs for two single-family homes at 10728 and 10758 Mora Drive.
Approving the projects, Councilmember George Tyson told Linebarger, would violate the key tenets that influenced him to run for office in 2018: preservation of the town’s semi-rural environment, respect for the thoughtful recommendations of volunteers like commissioners and adherence to responsible fiscal management.
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Voting booths inside St. Timothy s Church in Mountain View on Nov. 3. Photo by Olivia Treynor.
Former Councilwoman Pat Showalter will serve another four years on the Mountain View City Council, after a lengthy recount reaffirmed her narrow victory over candidate Alex Nunez.
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters announced last week that the agency had completed its recount for the tight race, more than seven weeks after Election Day. Though the final vote tally changed slightly, Showalter held her lead as the presumptive winner. I m very relieved and looking forward to serving on council, Showalter said.
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Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters workers conduct a manual recount of the Los Altos Hills and Mountain View city council Nov. 3 general election races on Dec. 8. Last week, the ROV announced the results of the Hills recount, and the results of the Mountain View recount are expected this week.
New Los Altos Hills City Council members Stanley Q. Mok, Lisa Schmidt and Linda Swan, like so many newly elected officials before them this year, took the oath of office virtually Thursday, each raising a right hand from their respective Zoom panel.
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, who represents portions of Santa Clara County, delivered a few remarks before swearing in new mayor Kavita Tankha at the council meeting.