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Attachment 3 Los Altos Hills Pathway Committee DRAFT NOT REVIEWED BY PWC Minutes of Meeting of August 25, 2008 1. ADMINSTRATFVE Chairman Ginger Summit called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM Members present Jim Bliss, Courtenay Corrigan, Nick Dunckel, Nancy Gfnzton Ginger Summit, Bill Silver, Bob Stutz, Jolon Wagner, Chris Vargas, Sue Welch Members absent: Anna Brunzell Members of public present City Councilman Mike O'Malley Debbie Pedro, Los Altos Hills Planning Director Jim Abraham, Planning Commission? John Burger, owner 11580 Old Ranch Road Others (unrelated to this issue) The agenda was approved as amended. 1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE FLOOR 2. OLD BUSINESS A. 11580 Old Ranch Road (Lands of Burger)_ Consideration of an amendment to the recommendation for an off-road pathway easement on the property. This property was reviewed by the PWC on February 25, 2008 and again on March 22, 2008. The Burgers were present at the February meeting. The unanimous PWC recommendation at that time was to maintain the existing equestrian easements along two sides of the property as pathway easements. At that time, the PWC understood that this recently annexed part of Town had not been reviewed for the 2005 Master Path Plan (MPP) and Town staff had indicated that the equestrian easements in the Foothill Ranch subdivision could be dedicated to the Town as pathway easements as the properties came up for development. In its review, the Planning Commission argued that the Town could not require easements for an off-road pathway on this property because these easements are not included on the 2005 MPP. At the request of the Planning Director, a Special Meeting of the PWC was held on August 19, 2008 to review the PWC recommendation. At that meeting Debbie Pedro, LAH Planning Director presented materials showing that the "Equestrian Rights of Way" in the Foothill Ranch subdivision are private easements intended for use by people living in the subdivision. These easements have not been formally dedicated to the Town. The property owners, John and Catherine Burger, and a neighbor, Dave Namyst (Puffer way) expressed the desire to keep these easement private. None of the easements in this area except the one along the P.U.E. are shown on the MPP approved by Council in 2005. The PWC revisited the area on Saturday, August 23. At tonight's meeting, the PWC discussed the pros and cons of revising the original recommendation in light of the additional information. It was generally agreed that this area of Town has few pathways and that it would be desirable to provide paths off Ravensbury, which is a busy, narrow road. The easements in Foothill Ranch subdivision, including those on 11580 Old Ranch Road, could provide a connection to a nearby existing pathway along a utility easement and allow pedestrians and equestrians to avoid Ravensbury. Alternate routes involving on -road pathways along the wide streets in the area (e.g., Old Ranch Road or Crestridge Drive) are also possible. These on -road routes have the advantage of requiring easements on fewer properties. DraftPWC_Min_o82508 (2).doc 8/28/o8