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Commissioner Partridge said that what the general plan says versus what the neighborhood wants are two different things. He had a concern that the Commission would put in the time and that could be a waste of time. He requested direction from the Council on what they wanted. He asked if the Council wanted the Planning Commission to take a focused effort for the best pathway proposal consistent with the tradition of the Town? Or something different? The policy decision needs to come from the Council, not the Commission and the policy needs to be clear. Commissioner Mandle said that she had a similar concern. The residents in the annexed areas do not want any pathways. However, if the Commission follows the General Plan, then there will be pathways. The Pathways Committee followed the General Plan to get where we are now and no matter what we do, the same amount of controversy would exist. It would take a lot of time to bring forth a refined master path plan. Commissioner Couperus addressed the Hills 2000 issue. He stated that he did not sign the letter as it was handled by other people. He was aware of the letter and felt it was inappropriate for him to have any role in issuing that letter. Regarding pathways, in the last year or two there have been other subjects where the Planning Commission sent a recommendation to the Council and the Council did not support the Commission. He said that complicated subjects have been grossly simplified. Councilmember Corrigan asked for clarification on what the Commission was asking and requested specificity. Commissioner Couperus responded that he would like a broad direction with an ultimate goal so that the exact strategy be determined. The tactics to get there, the Commission can work out, but he was looking for the end result that the Council would like to see. Councilmember Corrigan asked Commissioner Couperus directly about Hills 2000 and asked if he agreed with the political statement made in the letter and the position. He. responded that he did not remember what it said and he objected to the question. He said he does not have a closed mind. Councilmember Wu asked about when a pathway would actually be put in place. Director Avila explained a pathway can be required when there is a new residence, addition of 900 square feet or larger or a second unit. Commissioner Partridge said the Pathway Committee makes a recommendation, but is not the deciding body. It can come before the Planning Commission or ultimately the City Council. The development triggers the recommendation, but not necessarily a pathway. Commissioner Mandle said she has spoken to a number of residents in the W. Loyola neighborhood and they mostly understand what triggers a pathway review. Vice Mayor Radford said he felt the whole process on how we place pathways needs to be blown up as hopscotching doesn't work. He is more inclined to be thinking about where we build pathways and whether the Town should be building 2 Special Joint Meeting Minutes of the Town of Los Altos Hills City Council and the Planning Commission February 28,2017