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PLAN14ING COPuiISSION
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<br />{pt O`! LOS 6.LT05 HILLS
<br />I,INJT3o OF raGULA.� [Z,1TING
<br />June 26, 1067
<br />Vice-C1,oij.-an Gertrude Sherlock called the senting to order at 7:5 P. M,,
<br />at it,e Town Nall, 2637; Prcoont Road, Los Altos Hills, California. The
<br />follo+ing members were present: Com,issioners Bowler, Dawson, hibnar,
<br />Lacl:cnbruch, Vice -Chairman Sherlock. Absent: Cor_missioner Perkins, Chair-
<br />man Vincl:ley. Vice -Chairman Sherlock noted the absences as excused.
<br />Mayor Henley represented the Council.
<br />Minutes lor June 12, 1967 were corrected as follows: P. 5, last para.APPROVAL
<br />2nd sent., omit "rental". [lotion by Daason, Second by Bowler, that O
<br />the Minutes of June 12, 1967 be approved as corrected, was unanimous- HINUT33
<br />ly passed.
<br />Commissioner 'm. A. Perkins, dated June W, 1967, advising of ois CorvilhT-
<br />absence t'''is evening, and submitting information as !'lap Committee CATION!;
<br />representative. Deferred to pertinent items of the Agenda.
<br />Upon wocognition by the Chair, Connissioner Dawson, as a natter of ANNOUNCE -
<br />personal privilege, read the following statement: ^I was, frankly, WNiTS
<br />taken aback at some of the public reaction to my appointment to PARSONAL
<br />t1is present post, and, perhaps, I can allay some of those fears; STATEr4ENT
<br />I hone so. I an accused of being a cluster advocate. Not so. I OT COIL.
<br />did approve of a cluster--once--a prenosed. development in our neige UlOSON
<br />her city of Palo Alto --not in our jurisdiction --but one whit" would
<br />materially have aff_cted my vary o>:p_nsive view. Of the choices
<br />offerad, an we *aa� no control, this so-called cluster seemedto do
<br />the least wiolonce to the land, to .cy view, and to equestrian and
<br />hiking access to some of our focthills' most beautiful acres. Howb
<br />ever, to gan^ralize such approval into approval n. priori of all
<br />clusters is, if done innocently, an error, and, if clone d.eliberataly
<br />for political ourposos, a technique known in the days of Hitler an:;:
<br />Stalin as "too big lio." P-.rsonally, I know of no con arable land in
<br />our jurisdiction to which such a solution could be applied; hence,
<br />it saes 'cc a tie issue is "Oct. Now, to tae positive side, 1610
<br />points first, 1 an deeply concerned., as I believe we all are, wit':
<br />the quanrty of environment which brought most of us here. 1 want to
<br />do all I can to pr^serve it for our laturn--and our children's. But,
<br />I bring no fixed pro -conceptions to ter.: problem of how, best -to do this
<br />job. Just as the so-called cluster concept may not be a good answer,
<br />so also, I am not convinced that the b st answer is a planning nap
<br />which locks as though it ware produced by the packaging engineers of
<br />Ralston Purine. at Checkerboard Squarul I would `,opt, we can all approach
<br />with open ninds the vary real difficulties of maintaining the character
<br />of our cormiunity. Second, I ':ave .^'ways regarded this kind of public
<br />service as a tea:., operation, c have a good Council of strong, balanced
<br />opinion; we have a good Planning Cocsaission. For myself, I do not pro-
<br />pose to let partisanship of any sort interfere with our teamwork approach
<br />to the job at hand, Thank you. Let's get on with tae business."
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