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TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS October 28, 1998 Staff Report to the Planning Commission RE: PROPOSED CIRCULATION AND SCENIC ROADWAYS ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN; AND PROPOSED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. FROM: Curtis Williams, Planning Director RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission: Consider the attached draft Circulation and Scenic Roadways Element, discuss, recommend changes, and forward a recommendation to the City Council, including a recommendation to adopt the Negative Declaration. BACKGROUND The 1997-98 City Council goals and objectives included, as a high priority, the update of the Circulation Element of the General Plan. The Council's priority on the Circulation Element derived from the need to address several circulation issues which were of increasing concern, - including ownership and maintenance of private roads, driveway standards, and roadway right- of-way and standards. The Circulation Element would provide the framework for developing subsequent policies and standards to address those issues. On January 21, 1998,the Council approved a contract with Crawford Multari & Clark Associates to prepare the update. The Council also appointed a General Plan Committee to work with the consultants and staff to prepare the plan. The Committee is comprised of representatives of the City Council (Bill Siegel), the Planning Commission (Carol Gottlieb), the Finance Committee (Art Bernstein), the Safety Committee (Berin Fank), the Environmental Design Committee (Jean Struthers), and the Pathways Committee (Bob Stutz). The Committee met monthly from March through June, reviewing numerous circulation and scenic roadway issues and commenting on several versions of the draft update. On September 17, 1998, the Committee sponsored a public "informational" meeting, attended by about 15 members of the public, and at which the consultant (Chris Clark) and staff presented a brief overview of the draft and responded to questions. The discussion focused primarily on private roadway issues of concern to those in attendance.