By Council approves condo applications

Los Altos City Council members approved a laundry list of minor items last week, including approval of applications for two condominium projects and acceptance of boundaries for a one-story overlay zone.

Council members July 9 approved design and subdivision applications for a 9-unit condo project at 41 Cuesta Drive and a 4-unit project at 477 Tyndall St.

The multiple-family- zoned projects each include one below-market-rate unit.

The council’s acceptance of the one-story overlay zone affects 24 houses fronting Jay Street. Such zoning prohibits homeowners from building to two stories.

The next Los Altos City Council meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Los Altos City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Road.

Nomination period for candidates

The nomination period opened Monday for candidates seeking office in the November election.

Candidates can apply for two open seats on the Los Altos Hills City Council, currently filled by Toni Casey and Steve Finn. Casey has said she will not seek re-election, while Finn has yet to make clear his intentions.

Three seats will be available on the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees. Longtime trustee Judy Hannemann and trustee David Williams have said they will seek re-election. Los Altos resident Julia Rosenberg has indicated she intends to run for a seat on the board. She’s currently president of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School Foundation.

In the El Camino Hospital District, two seats currently held by Mark O’Connor and David Reeder are open to prospective new candidates.

The nomination period closes on Aug. 9. Incumbents are allowed an extention period to declare candidacy through Aug. 14.