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Mayor Pico presented the commendation on behalf of the City and its citizens. <br /> <br /> Mr. Afamagasa thanked the Council for the recognition. He mentioned that he is <br />the Imrent of three children and he would like to know that someone was out there if one <br />of his children needed assistance. <br /> <br /> Dave Walden, 5652 Belleza Drive, thanked the Mayor for coming out to present <br />the awards for the Rotary Club Spirit Run. There were approximately 875 runners who <br />participated. He also thanked Jim Balch from the police department for helping in a <br />situation that could have been far worse. Mr. Walden had some unfinished business to <br />attend to and presented Councilmember MicheloRi with a medal for placing second in the <br />5K in her class for the Spirit Run. He thanked the City for all of the help the Rotary Club <br />has received in putting on this event. This is the eighth year the Rotary Club has held this <br />event and it has raised $40,000 that is used for scholarships. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS <br /> <br />Item 6a <br />Pubic Hearing for Annual Assessments for Landscape Districts 1984-1 (Ponderosa <br />Homes), 1993-1 (Windsor), 1993-2 (Bonde Ranch), 1994-1 (Oak Tree Farm) and <br />199~1 (Moiler Ranch) (SR 01:136) <br /> <br />Mr. Luna presented the staff report. <br /> <br />The public hearing was opened. <br /> <br /> Larry Nebel, 8102 West Glout Place, asked what the residents were getting for <br />their money. He stated that one of the statements that was made in either the geological <br />survey handout received in the mail or in the staff report was that the City used to have <br />meetings for the public to talk about this, but those have stopped because of lack of <br />attendance. There was a meeting about two years ago on the Landscape District and he <br />remembered that about one-third to one-half of the residents attended. The residents <br />were quite unhappy with what was going on with the services received for the money <br />they were spending. He said he drives down Foothill Boulevard and sees the County has <br />taken care of the trees and brush along this road that it is responsible for. But, in the area <br />that the City takes care of, it was a disaster. It is dangerous to pull out of Oak Tree <br />Farms. There is a poor line of sight coming out of the area. The trees go into the street; <br />trucks hit them as they go by and knock branches off. It starts from a very basic concept <br />of taking good care of the trees that are there, making them attractive. The medians in <br />the subdivision are full of weeds much of the time. He said he felt there was not a very <br />good level of maintaining the landscaping in this area. He said his charge for his portion <br />is about 35% of what he pays for a gardener to take care of his lot, which is 19,000 sq. fL <br />He felt it was out of proportion that he is spending roughly 30% to 35 % of his landscape <br />for his yard on his portion of the common area and getting much less service on the <br /> <br />Plea_~nton City Council 5 06/19/01 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />