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Item No. 3 (continued) M /S: Claire /Chandler to endorse the Mid Peninsula Coalition Housing Fund as the owner and purchaser of the shelter and the Emergency Housing Consortium of Santa Clara County as the operator; and to thank the Housing and Human Concerns Committee for their work and Councilman Rhodes for first bringing the matter of the need for emergency shelter to the attention of Council. CLARIFICATION: Councilman Claire said that it is implicit in his motion that the next steps in the development of the Transitional Housing Facility will be the selection of a facility and the development of a contract with the City being provided with control over how the facility is operated and specifying the conditions under which the City's contribution would become due and payable. The motion carried unanimously by roll call vote. MINUTE ORDER NO. 86 -11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Council recessed from 8:50 to 9:00 p.m.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- REPORTS OF CITY MANAGER 4. Extension of development on Laurel Way (Report of City Manager and Community Development Director 11/26/85) (201 -04) Planner Patterson reviewed the subject report and recommendations of staff with regard to development on Laurel Way. In response to question as to how it is possible to consider allowing any construction on an 8,000 square -foot site where, because of the steepness of the slope, the Zoning Ordinance requires 51,000 square feet City Attorney Schricker said that substandard lots were "grandf athered" in to the ordinance, but other requirements have to be met, if a building is to be constructed. In response to question, City Attorney Schricker said that the City should be expected to be named in any suit, regardless of any hold harmless clauses, in the event of future landslides, if building on steep slopes is permitted. Mr. Schricker noted that Council is considering a policy matter and that the property owners can apply for building permits. Don Maynor, 2471 East Bayshore, Palo Alto, attorney in behalf of Ben and Marilyn Hatfield who wish to build a home at 3737 Laurel Way, referred to his letter to Council of January 3, 1986, suggesting that three years ago they were granted permission to build and would have done so if they had been able to obtain financing. Mr. Maynor said that soils tests have been made indicating the property can be safely developed and that Mr. Hatfield is a builder of hillside residences who wishes to construct a home for his family on the property. City Manager Smith noted that a variety of reports would be required before building on the site is permitted in any case. Reg.Mtg. MINUTE BOOK NO. 46 1/20/86 Page NO. 148 Page 4