HomeMy WebLinkAboutPathways Sept 23 2019 Minutes
PATHWAYS COMMITTEE Regular Meeting Agenda
September 23, 2019 at 7:00pm
City Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA
1.Call to Order (roll call)
a.Members
i.Alisa Brado (AB)
ii.Nick Dunckel (ND)
iii.Melissa Dyrdal (MD)
iv.Bob Elson (BE)
v.Val Metcalfe (VM)
vi.Bridget Morgan (BM)
vii.Judy Nagy (JN)
viii.Richard Partridge (RP)
ix.Sonja Wilkerson (SW)
b.Associate Members
i.Susan Cretekos
c.TC Liaison
i.Roger Spreen
d.Staff
i.Nichol Bowersox
e.Public
i.Kjell Karlsson
ii.Jim Washura - La Cresta (JW)
iii.Les Earnest - Dianne Dr
iv.Sue Welsh
v.Nina Sutaria - 13581 Wildcrest
vi.Alan Epstein - Ravensbury
2.Agenda Review
3.Review & Approval of Minutes of:
a.a. Aug 26, 2019 VM moved and MD seconded to accept the minutes as
corrected.
4.Ex Parte Communications
5.Announcements/Updates
a.Town Staff Updates - see handout.
i.Altamont plunge - Easement verification and working with one property
owner as the current fence is not on the lot line.
ii.Redwood Grove - Finally have contact with LA and meeting is scheduled
next week with LA.
iii.Summerhill - verifying the easements. Couple of easements are not held.
Carol Gotlib is willing to donate an easement. All in-house work will be
done on this. Couple of storm drain issues. Completing this path may be
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less expensive than previously thought. Some if not all will be installed as
2B path. BM and BE have concerns about not making a 2B path as it is a
big road and needs to be more substantial.
iv.Fremont to Estacada - The path that was installed is native and was
written up as 2B. Staff will look into why this is not 2B.
b.Schedule for Planning Commission and City Council review of unresolved areas -
Story Hill is going in November to PC. Sunset to Dianne went to PC. Passed 4-1
and will go to TC. Northcrest went to PC and approved 3-1 to recommend
addition to TC in October.
c.Maintenance and Enforcement Issues
i.Update on blocked paths - One property is working with code
enforcement on a blocked path.
d.GIS map update - no update.
6.New Business
a.Resignation of Eileen Gibbons, PWC Associate Member - Resignation was letter
was sent to members and town clerk and will be included with the minutes.
b.Consideration of Jim Waschura as Associate Member of PWC - Jim has attended
many meetings. MD mentioned that the committee is already large and feels we
do not need to add any associate members. Many members feel Jim’s input has
been valuable in previous discussions. BM moves and SW seconded that we
accept Jim Waschura as an associate member. The motion was approved. (AB,
ND, VM, BM, RP, SW) (BE and MD vote no because of the size of the
committee.)
7.Old Business
a.Review of Master Path Plan Areas Pending Review at Planning Commission
and/or City Council:
i.Story Hill Lane Investigation - same as last month. This is going to PC in
November because the line on the map does not match the easement
lines.
ii.E. Sunset to Dianne Dr - Approved from PC. Neighbors opposition were
the concerns. This will be going to TC in October.
iii.La Loma to Rhus Ridge - was completed due to a 2-2 tie.
iv.Northcrest Ln. - This is an emergency access easement and is not an
emergency road. Roger is looking into how or if this can work. BM is
opposed due to environmental issues in the canyon. Home owners were
opposed on a cost basis. The policy change that passed at TC’s last
meeting might alleviate these financial concerns. It will go to the October
TC meeting.
b.Review of Pathways Fee Update - TC went ahead with the Pathway fee changes.
Policy 1.1 change was deferred and was sent back to the PWC. Sue Welsh has
some ideas and has done some research and will send out her comments for us
to think about in preparation for the next PWC meeting. VM suggested Policy 1.1
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go on the next PWC meeting addenda. Nicol mention Policy 1.1 is referenced in
the Municipal code.
c.PWC Member Updates on CIP Project Suggestions for 2019-2020
i.Chapin & Robleda (AD) - No report
ii.Edgerton Roadside Path (AB) - The homeowner has made some changes
to the land and AB has paused until the homeowner is complete.
iii.Byrne Park Plunge (MD) - MD can not get in contact with the homeowner.
Staff will help try to help figure this out.
iv.Foothill Park Connection (RP) - RP has not spent much time on this
lately. He will reach out to Nicol about ideas for moving forward.
v.La Paloma connections (JN) - JN has been a little slow with a broken foot
but has worked up some thoughts.
vi.SW: TBD
vii.VM: Number 7 on the master list. Altamont road side path from Silent Hills
to Eshner CT. Denise identified it and VM will pick it up.
viii.BE: BE is working on Byrne Preserve to Story Hill.
ix.ND and BM: Magdalena missing segments of roadside paths to make a
continuous loop. BE mentioned this could be a prop 68 path if it
connected to Rancho San Antonio. Nicol mentioned Prop 68 is targeted to
disadvantaged neighborhoods so it might not be funded but it could be a
long term plan. Maybe could be completed in Phases. JW is willing to
help.
d.5 Year Plan - Suggestions - VM mentioned the financial impact might change the
way we plan in 5-10 years. AB mentioned that we need to think about projects to
add to a list. BM believes this is not just a list of projects in the pipeline and
should include some financial plans and how we can fund these projects.
8.Presentations from the Floor - Les Earnest feels the path from East Sunset to Dianne
drive is bad and illegal and should not be added.
9.Open Discussion - none
10.Reports from Other Meetings
a.VTA Meeting - Susan is working with Nicol on projects and some costing on
possible projects to submit. Safety issues receive high priority. Fremont and
possibly Pagemill/Foothill park crossing.
b.City Council - see above
c.Planning Commission - see above
d.Fast Track - none
11.Pathway Promotion & Communications
a.Hoedown - debrief. AB and ND were at the hoedown. It was fairly quiet this year
at the pathway table. Most comments were from out of town
b.New Year’s Day Walk - VM is coordinating the planning. She has been given
approval for parking at Foothill College. SW and VM will meet off line to discuss
options for a short walk. Need a leader and tail on each walk. She has 2 routes
defined and needs a short option.
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12.Topics of Interest - change to next agenda topics
13.Next Pathway Walk: Oct 26, 2019
14.Next Pathway Meeting: Oct 28, 2019
15.Adjournment
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