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Dot Schreiner, Planning Commissioner, commented on the conflict of interest issue. With the new regulations at almost each Planning Commission Meeting a commissioner was stepping down from consideration of an item. She suggested the alternative of reducing the commission to six now with one permanent rotating alternate. Carol Gottlieb, Planning Commission, supported a seven member commission but offered the option of extending Commissioner Doran's term for one year. That would mean that next June there would be three seats open and one appointment could be made to arrive at a five member commission. Jim Crowder, 11730 Magdalena, asked if everything was working well with a seven member Planning Commission, why change it to five members. Mary Stutz, Planning Commissioner, believed the fairest way was the natural attrition method. She thought six members would work as well as five or seven for that matter. She also offered to resign immediately with Commissioner Dorm's term not being filled so there would be five commissioners. Johnson concurred with Commissioner Gottlieb's recommendation. Hubbard, however, supported six commissioners now with five next year. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Casey and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt Ordinance 386 amending Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code regarding the Planning Commission (reducing the Planning Commission to five members), said ordinance to be effective June 30, 1998. AYES: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers Johnson and Siegel NOES: Councilmember Hubbard ABSTAIN: Councilmember Dauber MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Johnson, seconded by Casey and passed unanimously to extend Planning Commissioner Shelley Dorm's term to June 30, 1998. 5.2 Adoption of Policy Regarding Secondary Dwellings and Accessory Structures MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Hubbard, seconded by Siegel and passed by the following roll call vote to adopt the following policy regading secondary dwellings and accessory structures: "1. The Site Development Authority may determine that an accessory structure which does not contain all of the elements of a `secondary dwelling', per the Zoning Code definition, could readily be modified or used for independent living purposes. In such a case, the Site Development Authority may, at its discretion, require a property restriction to be recorded against the property title, limiting the use of the structure so that it is not used as a `secondary dwelling'. The language of the restriction shall include provisions for Town inspection and enforcement of this provision. and 2. For the purposes of calculating the 1.0 acre minimum lot size to allow secondary dwellings, property adjacent to the parcel which was dedicated to the Town for roadway right-of-way shall be included, if the dedication was made as a condition of a site development approval for that parcel. Right-of-way dedicated through the subdivision process or purchased by the Town shall be excluded from the lot area calculation." AYES: Mayor Casey and Councilmembers Hubbard, Johnson and Siegel NOES: Councilmember Dauber 5.3 Discussion of the review of the Master Path Plan Process June 18, 1997 Regular City Council Meeting