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WHEREAS, on October 17, 2019, the City Council held a public hearing, accepted public testimony and voted to amend the MPP to include an off-road pathway between Dianne Drive and East Sunset Drive and a roadside path along the entire length of Dianne Drive and on East Sunset Drive; and WHEREAS, on September 5, 2019, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, accepted public testimony and reviewed a proposed pathway alignment from Olive Tree Lane down to Stonebrook Drive over Northcrest Lane and the existing emergency access easement, and voted to recommend that the City Council add this segment to the MPP; and WHEREAS, on February 6, 2020, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, accepted public testimony and reviewed a proposed pathway alignment from Story Hill Lane to Page Mill Road based on the alignment proposed by the Pathways Committee and voted to recommend that the City Council add this segment to the MPP; and WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, the City Council held a public hearing to accept public testimony and consider an amendment to the MPP to add: 1) an off-road pathway segment from Story Hill Lane to Page Mill Road, as shown in Exhibit A; and 2) an on -road and off-road path segment on Northcrest Lane starting at Olive Tree Lane and extending down to Stonebrook Drive on an existing emergency access easement, as shown in Exhibit B. WHEREAS, the amendment to the MPP will also include the following pathway segments that were previously approved by the City Council: 1) an off-road path from Dianne Drive to East Sunset Drive along with connecting roadside paths on Dianne Drive and East Sunset Drive, as shown in Exhibit C; 2) a future off-road trail access location near the west end of Laura Court into the southerly portion of 24840 Prospect Avenue, as shown in Exhibit D; and 3) an off-road pathway between Zappettini Court, Central Drive and Westwind Barn, as shown in Exhibit E. WHEREAS, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills finds that this General Plan amendment is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that the amendment to the MPP will not have a significant effect on the environment, and any future capital improvements related to pathway construction in these alignments will be analyzed when designed and proposed to ensure compliance with CEQA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby adopts amendments to the Master Path Plan to include additional pathway segments and connections as shown in Exhibits A through E. Resolution 24-20 Page 2