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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - August 4, 1976 Mr. Bill Utter a licant, spoke against having the fence on his property remove , no rng a in moving the fence back that the trees would be damaged, and that the real problem lay in the large oleander bushes outside the fence area. He stated that the path on Altamont deadends into Page Mill and merely dumps traffic there. A path is not necessary. Discussion followed on the traffic problems on Page Mill Road with Mr. Pastrof noting that the Town had agreed to move the fence along Page Mill Road but had never done so. Now,oleander, fence,and path all force traffic onto Page Mill Road creating a traffic hazard on one of the most heavily travelled roads in Town. Mr. Bob Stutz 25310 Elena Road stated that this property was one in which the roa a een wr ene a path should have been set back with the new road dedication. The Pathway Committee assumed this would be done. He also noted his concern for safety conditions on Altamont and Page Mill Road. Mrs.Bets Fiksdal Chairwoman Pathwa Committee expressed her concern for safety a ong tamont Road, but sad t at there was enough room to walk. The 30 foot right-of-way refers to roadway, not pathways. She was unaware, she said that the right-of-way fluctuated from twenty to thirty feet from 4 property to property as it went along Altamont. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Councilman Brown and seconded by Councilwoman Hillestad to delete Conditions 10 and 11 of BSA#6072-76. Motion passed on a roll call vote with ayes from all council members present. MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Brown to change Condition 6 of BSA#6072-76 to call for an in -lieu fee for a Type IIA path rather than construction of a path. Motion died for lack of a second. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Mayor Cheney, seconded by Council- woman Hillestad, and passed by unanimous roll call vote, to amend Condition 6 on BSA#6072-76 to read: "Type IIA path, five (5) feet in width, shall be con- structed in the outboard extreme of the right-of-way along the entire northern boundary of the property along Altamont Road. a) Condition deferred until the final inspection of the proposed dwelling." At this point, Mr Utter questioned if he would have to pay for the path; Mr.Cheney stated that he would have to pay for it. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Councilwoman Hillestad, seconded by Councilman Brown, and passed in a roll call vote where all present aye to approve BSA#6072-76, Lands of Utter/Sensenbrenner, with Conditions as amended by the City Council. There was further discussion on the problem of improving the line -of -sight at the 6intersection of Altamont and Page Mill Roads. Mayor Cheney noted that the Town 4r would be cutting oleanders on the Town's right-of-way, but improvements on the line -of -sight will be on the applicant's property. -3- ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION: LANDS OF UTTER/SENSENBRENNER (Continued) Mr. Bill Utter a licant, spoke against having the fence on his property remove , no rng a in moving the fence back that the trees would be damaged, and that the real problem lay in the large oleander bushes outside the fence area. He stated that the path on Altamont deadends into Page Mill and merely dumps traffic there. A path is not necessary. Discussion followed on the traffic problems on Page Mill Road with Mr. Pastrof noting that the Town had agreed to move the fence along Page Mill Road but had never done so. Now,oleander, fence,and path all force traffic onto Page Mill Road creating a traffic hazard on one of the most heavily travelled roads in Town. Mr. Bob Stutz 25310 Elena Road stated that this property was one in which the roa a een wr ene a path should have been set back with the new road dedication. The Pathway Committee assumed this would be done. He also noted his concern for safety conditions on Altamont and Page Mill Road. Mrs.Bets Fiksdal Chairwoman Pathwa Committee expressed her concern for safety a ong tamont Road, but sad t at there was enough room to walk. The 30 foot right-of-way refers to roadway, not pathways. She was unaware, she said that the right-of-way fluctuated from twenty to thirty feet from 4 property to property as it went along Altamont. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Councilman Brown and seconded by Councilwoman Hillestad to delete Conditions 10 and 11 of BSA#6072-76. Motion passed on a roll call vote with ayes from all council members present. MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Brown to change Condition 6 of BSA#6072-76 to call for an in -lieu fee for a Type IIA path rather than construction of a path. Motion died for lack of a second. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Mayor Cheney, seconded by Council- woman Hillestad, and passed by unanimous roll call vote, to amend Condition 6 on BSA#6072-76 to read: "Type IIA path, five (5) feet in width, shall be con- structed in the outboard extreme of the right-of-way along the entire northern boundary of the property along Altamont Road. a) Condition deferred until the final inspection of the proposed dwelling." At this point, Mr Utter questioned if he would have to pay for the path; Mr.Cheney stated that he would have to pay for it. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Councilwoman Hillestad, seconded by Councilman Brown, and passed in a roll call vote where all present aye to approve BSA#6072-76, Lands of Utter/Sensenbrenner, with Conditions as amended by the City Council. There was further discussion on the problem of improving the line -of -sight at the 6intersection of Altamont and Page Mill Roads. Mayor Cheney noted that the Town 4r would be cutting oleanders on the Town's right-of-way, but improvements on the line -of -sight will be on the applicant's property. -3-