The first meeting of the Acton Town Council was called to order at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 1989 by president-pro-tem Dick Morris. Present at the meeting were board members Dick Morris, Peggy Fate, Bill Daniels, Joel Hecht, Joel Levy, Larry Smith and Ed Wiseman. The alternate board members, Michael Vensky, Chuck Brink, and Chuck Blattenberger, were also present.

The new council feels they have been given a mandate by the people of Acton to do everything possible to keep Acton rural.

By-Laws: A committee was appointed to present a new set of by-laws at the next meeting. The proposed by-laws are a compromise from several different communities and many items either do not apply to Acton or are unclear or contradictory. The committee members are Bill Daniels, Ed Wiseman and Joel Hecht.

Name: There was a discussion on which name should be used. Peggy suggested the name be the Acton Town Council as this sounds more official than the Acton Village Council. Larry suggested the name Magnificent Seven. After open discussion Peggy made a motion that the name officially be Acton Town Council. Larry Smith seconded the motion and it was carried 6-0.

Nominations: Peggy made a motion to appoint a nominating committee of three members of the seven member board to present a possible slate of officers at the next meeting. Joel Levy seconded the motion and it was carried 5-1 with Bill Daniels being opposed. Bill wanted the nominating committee to be the three alternates. The nominating committee consists of Joel Levy, Larry Smith and Peggy Fate.

General Meetings: Peggy suggested there be a schedule for people to sign to speak at meetings so that an agenda can be prepared in advance. There will be an open forum at each meeting where anyone can speak on any issue of concern to them. There was some discussion on imposing a time limit on the people who are speaking so that everyone who wanted to would have a chance to be heard. Chuck Brink and Joel Hecht were opposed to a time limit. Joel Levy suggested that there be no time limit to start with and we could see how it goes. Everyone agreed this was a good idea.

Ed made a motion to have the meetings from 7:30 to 9:30 with an option to extend the time by 30 minute increments. Peggy and Larry seconded the motion and after further discussion, Ed amended it to the public meetings lasting as long as necessary and the non-participatory meetings having the time limit.

A non-participatory meeting is one where the internal business of the council (ie: elections of the permanent officers, finalizing the by-laws, etc) is taken care of. All meetings are open to the public but at these meetings no community issues will be discussed. Peggy seconded the motion and it was approved 4-1.

Mountain Springs Road: It was felt that further discussion was unnecessary as the community has expressed its strong disapproval for this project at recent meetings. Larry motioned that a letter be written to the Board of Supervisors that the community of Acton wants the road to be removed permanently from county planning maps. Peggy seconded the motion and it was carried 6-0. Peggy motioned that Bill Daniels draft the letter tonight and that it be signed by everyone and mailed to each member of the Board of Supervisors so they have it in time for their meeting on this matter,

Ed Earls Project: Ed Earls is the developer who wanted to build a strip shopping center across from the elementary school, When he presented this plan to the community it was so strongly opposed that he agreed to look at alternate ways to develop the property. His current plan calls for 24 homes on 6,700 sq. ft. lots on approximately 5 acres. They will range in price from $220,000 to $260,000 with 1,430-1,780 sq. feet. It has been suggested that he build fewer, larger homes with more acreage. Peggy motion we have our first public meeting on Tuesday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m. to discuss this project with Mr. Earls. Joel Hecht seconded and the motion was carried 6-0. The meeting will be held at the elementary school in the cafeteria. Bill will draft a letter to go to the school to be handed out to every child regarding this meeting.

Other Business: Chuck Brink presented a report entitled "Analysis of Infrastructure Needs of the Santa Clarita Valley and Acton" for the Council's consideration.

Joel Hecht brought up the need to contact everyone before anyone goes before the Board of Supervisors as a representative of the Council. Joel Levy wanted clarification as to how the board members will present themselves at hearings. It was decided they would say whether they were acting as Council members representing Acton or as individuals.

Bill asked Chuck Brink to write a set of resolutions that would apply to any non-rural developments and could be used in emergency situations where there was not enough time to hold meetings, etc.

Dick will check with the Post Office regarding the availability of a post office box for receiving mail.

It was decided that a letter of thank you should go to the Standards Committee, the Women's Club and ASINS thanking them for their help with the election and in establishing the Town Council.

The next meeting will be held Monday, September 18th at 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at the Acton Elementary School. At this meeting the permanent officers will be elected and the proposed by-laws will be presented.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:58 p.m.