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Home My WebLink About24-20RESOLUTION 24-20 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS AMENDING THE TOWN'S MASTER PATH PLAN TO INCLUDE FOUR NEW ON/OFF-ROAD PATHWAY SEGMENTS AND ONE NEW TRAIL CONNECTION POINT WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills General Plan includes a Master Path Plan (MPP) that designates certain off-road and roadside pathways in and around Town; and WHEREAS, the MPP was established in 1981 and included four categories of trail designations along with arrows to show future connections upon the development; and WHEREAS, the City Council, in accordance with the 2008 Pathways Element, has determined it is in the public interest to periodically update the MPP with regards to the off-road and roadside pathways system to reflect current needs of Town residents; and WHEREAS, the MPP was amended by the City Council on March 8, 2005, to include multiple off-road pathway segments after a thorough review of each segment by the Pathways Committee and Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the MPP was further amended by the City Council on September 19, 2013 to include an off-road pathway segment along Interstate 280 in conjunction with an easement dedication on the Nicholson Subdivision off Dawson Drive and Maria Lane; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2016 and July 18, 2016, the Pathways Committee reviewed and made recommendations on seven unresolved pathway segments from the previous MPP update and potential pathways in the newly annexed areas of Los Altos Hills; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2017, August 3, 2017, and June 7, 2018, the Planning Commission held public hearings, accepted public testimony and discussed three off-road pathway segments recommended for inclusion on the MPP; Zappettini Court to Central Drive to Westwind Barn; Via Feliz to Maple Leaf Court; and Story Hill Lane to Page Mill Road; and WHEREAS, on September 18, 2018, the City Council held a public hearing, accepted public testimony and reviewed three proposed pathway segments, and approved an amendment to the MPP to include the off-road connection from Zappettini Court to Central Drive and to Westwind Barn; and WHEREAS, on August 21, 2019, the City Council held a public hearing, accepted public testimony and reviewed three proposed pathway segment/connection points, and approved an amendment to the MPP to include a future off-road trail access location from the west end of Laura Court into the southerly portion of 24840 Prospect Avenue; and Resolution 24-20 Page 1 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 The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 21 st day of May 2020 by the following vote: AYES: Wu, Tankha, Spreen, Tyson NOES: Corrigan ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: Deborah Padovan, City Clerk BY: Miche e Wu, Resolution 24-20 Page 3 ON-ROAD AND OFF-ROAD PATHWAY ON NORTHCREST LANE STARTING AT OLIVE TREE LANE AND EXTENDING DOWN TO STONEBROOK DRIVE ON AN EXISTING EMERGENCY ACCESS EASEMENT Q� 24275 28020 28060 h T oJ� 28016 24245 11 Quarry 11065 28080 28100 1118 11021 28120 11035 10956 11011 11 \ 11001 10944 ` 11040 \ -- -- _ 10 3 STO BROOK OR 11000 10921 24055 10955 10925 10955 10980 11030 STONEBROOK DR 11020 4797 10919 24011 �NO HCREST LN STONEBROOK DR 10950 10940 11030 1 2 95 3 NORT REST LN ^0 �yy 1 Q 49 1 051 NPo�U U 10701 J N o 0888 10779 10791 1070 a 10880 24863 24855 24747 10737 24837 10800 24809 2 45 10723 10631 24871 24743 10790 24749 10629 860 24877 24721 10700 4808 24 24699 24615 10632 !� 24899 10650 24874 24603 24712 24740 24627 24802 24716 n 1 10701 10566 24886 p 24898 24688 24892 24720 24600 24708 24632 10570 10588 24704 24692 10575 10 24700 24624 24696 10555 10574 104 - 24618 LEGEND: 24612 10531 - 10519 10501 EXISTING OR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PATHS b z PROPOSED OFF-ROAD AND ROADSIDE PATHS ARROWS TO BE CONNECTED .� r IN FUTURE PROJECTS EXHIBIT C OFF-ROAD PATHWAY FROM DIANNE DRIVE TO EAST SUNSET DRIVE ALONG WITH CONNECTING ROADSIDE PATHWAYS 26985 26925 25905 LEGEND: 26854 980 26970 26960 26 25550 26940 26930 EXISTING OR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PATHS QUAIL 13474 26050 LANE 13480 PROPOSED OFF-ROAD AND ROADSIDE PATHS ------------------------- 25980 13597 30 26070 26010 25960 13478 13470 ARROWS TO BE CONNECTED � 26000 13581 IN FUTURE PROJECTS 13769 3456 13770 0 25551 3 1356)�- 1345413500 13389 13450 13505 13737 13460 562 256D0� 13440 5500 13515 �' 1 13730 25500 3420 � 25619 13385 25671 13503 13700 .� 25630 13430 26065 Q' WILDCREST5691 25661 25601 25591 eF�yp 26045. � 25541 <<c O ' 13390 13431 ^ 13320 25501 Y? 13389 13331 25690 25670 2600 2 333 13081 13151 1- 1330 13300 13330 0 13300 351 1333 13333 13290 13521 13335 13220 �F 13209 13300 13241 13288 13303 13031 Y. 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