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CITY COU11CIL MEETING - June 18, 1975 E. SPECIAL ORDERS (continued) 2. Tentative Subdivision, Lands of Newnan, Monte Lucero 114, Natoma Road, Sandis k Associates, Engineers, Alan Lambert, Developer, TM 2026-75, Recommended approval of subdivision. Mr. Crowe informed the Council that the tentative map was for a 20.83 acre parcel along Natoma Road, a proposed subdivision to create four lots on the parcel, the largest being in excess of nine acres. Planning Commission had recommended approval to the Council. Mr. Pastrof referred Council to his memos of June 6 and June 13 and answered questions concarr,ip; ".he proposed sut)civisian r:ap. He recommended that Section I of the pathway request be accepted as proposed, but citing the fact that the path easement, if it could be purchased, could be an expensive item. On Section II of the pathway request, his recommendation was that this request be denied. Reasons cited for his recommendations on the pathway requests were the problems pathways would encounter due to steep terrain, expansive soils, lack of visibility on the pathways due to vegetation, the expense of obtaining easements, and the excessive amount of traffic that would occur on several sides of one or two parcels in particular. Mr.Alan Lambert, 141 First Street, Los Altos: raised the question of paths and the liability o the orieowner for isasters that occur within the path easement on his property. Mr. Conrad Mizer, Pathway Committee: explained that this pathway request was an important one sinewas a Tin -k that connected all other paths in the Town. Because so much discussion was generated, Councilman Helgesson made a MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES ON E 3. AND TO CONTINUE DISCUSSION OF ITEM E 2. Councilman Cheney seconded the nation. All responded in favor of the Motion. Firs. Betsy Fiksdal, Pathway Committee: and Member of the Stevens Creek Trails Committee noted that this was an important aspect of a trail from Inter - State 280 to the Bay that other communities, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Los Altos and Sunnyvale had precluded having for themselves. These communities, in granting Subdivision rights that ran all the way to Stevens Creek, had lost forever the opportunity to connect up to a regional trail system that could have run from Fremont Avenue to Stevens Creek Dam. Los Altos Hills would never again have the opportunity to approve so important a link in the trail system. She supports the whole trail, running completely around the perimeter of the property as proposed by Mr. Mizer. Mr. Pete McSweeney, Los Altos Hills Horsemen's Association: also saw the two sections of the pathway request as an important link in the pathway system. He further proposed a pathway and trail between the 470 and 550 foot contour lines on Section I of the pathway. ` Mr. John Lambert, when asked about a trail along the contour lines suggested, said he could not respond without further checking of the property. -4-