HomeMy WebLinkAboutPathways Aug 26 2019 MinutesPATHWAYS COMMITTEE Regular Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2019 at 7:00pm
City Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA
1.Call to Order (roll call)
a.Members
i.Alisa Bredo (AB)
ii.Nick Dunckel (ND)
iii.Ann Duwe (AD)
iv.Melissa Dyrdal (MD)
v.Bob Elson (BE)
vi.Val Metcalfe (VM)
vii.Bridget Morgan (BM)
viii.Judy Nagy (JN)
ix.Richard Partridge (RP)
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
iii.Les Earnest - Diane Dr
iv.Sue Welsh
v.Nina Sutaria - 13581 Wildcrest
vi.Alan Epstein - Ravensbury
2.Agenda Review
3.Review & Approval of Minutes of:
a.a. Jul 22, 2019 - AD moved the minutes be approved. VM seconded. The
minutes were approved. (AD, ND, MD, BE, BM,VM, JN, RP)(AB abstained as
she did not have time to read the minutes prior to the meeting)
4.Ex Parte Communications
a.AD - Kavita, Michelle, and George regarding Rhus Ridge
b.BE - spoken to all of the council members regarding Story Hill
c.BM - Courtney and Kavita regarding Rhus Ridge
5.Announcements/Updates
a.Town Staff Updates - New assistant Planner Janelle Green was hired to replace
Jeremey Koch working on Sewer and Public Works and Dylan Parker is leaving
town staff. Nicol will forward a PDF for a Prop 68 Rec trials and Green way grant
application for projects focused on missing connections to other locations like
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parks or other activities. The call for projects closes in October. AD moved that
RP and BE be our subcommittee for Prop 68 grant projects. Approved
unanimously. (AB, AD, ND, MD, BE, BM,VM, JN, RP) Jacob is finishing the
WestWind Paddocks. Nicol will meet with Jacob about some of the smaller
approved projects and will look to see if we need to send an RFP out for some of
the other projects.
b.Schedule for Planning Commission and City Council review of unresolved areas.
Steve Padovan has the schedule. AB will touch base with Steve and get the
current schedule. BM feels there is a need to notify homeowners in the areas
before the PC meeting.
c.Maintenance and Enforcement Issues
i.Update on blocked paths - Buena Vista pathway easement was accepted
at the last TC meeting. Property owner on Matedero creek is working with
code enforcement to resolve this issue and get it resolved.
d.GIS map update - Steve is actively working with the consultant on the GIS
system.
6.New Business
a.Property Review
i.12360 Priscilla Ln, New Residence, Lands of Chawla, File SD19-0046.
Long flag lot, no pathways near the house , not MPP, No connectivity. Not
easements. ND moved that 12360 pay a pathway fee. AD seconded. The
motion approved unanimously. (AB, AD, ND, MD, BE, BM, VM, JN, RP)
ii.14519 Manuella Rd, Landscape Screening, Lands of Niu, File SD19-0047
- Should not have come to PWC.
iii.26634 Snell Ct, Landscape Screening, Lands of Campbell/Zhou, File
SD19-0050 - Should not have come to PWC.
iv.25621 Deerfield Dr, New Pool & Hardscape, Lands of Carey, File
SD19-0051 - Should not have come to PWC.
7.Old Business
a.Review of Master Path Plan Areas Pending Review at Planning Commission
and/or City Council:
i.Story Hill Lane Investigation - BE shared a slide presentation regarding
easements already held and submitted plans as he was asked by TC to
review Story Hill and give his feedback. VM moves that BE presents the
information for Story Hill unresolved area which he has reviewed tonight.
MD seconded. The motion was approved unanimously. (AB, AD, ND, MD,
BE, BM, VM, JN, RP)
ii.E. Sunset to Dianne Dr - AD shared a slide presentation with a one slight
correction. This was approved by a majority of the PWC members in
2016. AD has approval to walk it from 13040 (who would like the path
staked), 12800 has a renter but the home owner seems supportive.
13208 was concerned about trucks for neighbors building project. 13210
architect was approached for easement during their development. It is
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believed this will go before the PC in September. AD would like a contour
map for the presentation. AD would like to stake the path. VM and AD will
continue to talk to the neighbors. RP will try to find comments from
previous PC meetings. VM moves we appoint AD to represent the PWC
for E. Sunset to Diane Dr. MD seconded. Approved unanimously. (AB,
AD, ND, MD, BE, BM, VM, JN, RP)
iii.La Loma to Rhus Ridge - This went to TC last week and ended in a tie
2-2 vote. There is consensus that this pathway will be dropped and not
included in the final MPP. Legal council weighed in on what happens with
a tie vote and this segment will be dropped.
iv.Northcrest Ln. - There is an emergency access easement but not a
pathway easement. MD is going to look into who needs to grant access
on the emergency access easement. RP moved that we ask the PC to
defer action on the Northcrest lane MPP so we have time to research
easement issues along this path. BE seconded. BM mentioned that the
terrain is steep and PWC members should go look. The motion was
approved unanimously. (AB, AD, ND, MD, BE, BM, VM, JN, RP)
b.Review of Pathways Fee Update - There as discussion about what is the goal of
this discussion. BE presented to the PWC on the Nexus Study and that study
was sent to Deborah. He felt the fees proposed by Nexus were too low. Some
members believe 1.1 does not need to change. Having town build paths as CIP
projects will overwhelm staff, need TC approval, will cost more, and will lead to
neighborhood conflict. There are concerns about the cost numbers used in the
study are way too low by nearly half of what some members believe they should
be. It was mentioned that the population growth numbers are not accurate.
Basing pathways on population is not a good fit because the goal of pathways is
not to relieve congestion. The goals for pathways is for movement and
connectivity. Alan Epstein feels the study is flawed and does not detail how much
money is expected with this proposal. He believes the way to resolve the
pathway fee issues is to charge an annual assessment to all residents. This type
of fee would need to be voted on during an election. VM mentioned that staff
report dated Aug 1st from the PC mentioning that PWC members were notified
and that is completely untrue as no members received notice. MD moved BE
presents his numbers to council. RP seconded. The motion was approved. (AB,
AD, ND, MD, BE, VM, JN, RP) (BM voted no as she did not have enough time to
review the presentation details.)
c.PWC Member Updates on CIP Project Suggestions for 2019-2020 - no reports
due to time constraints
i.Chapin & Robleda (Committee Member Duwe)
ii.Edgerton Roadside Path (Committee Member Bredo)
iii.Byrne Park Plunge (Committee Member Dyrdahl)
iv.Foothill Park Connection (Committee Member Partridge)
v.La Paloma connections (Committee Member Nagy)
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vi.Committee Members Wilkerson, Morgan, Metcalfe, Dunckel and Elson
will inform the chair and the committee of their CIP suggestions
d.5 Year Plan - Suggestions
8.Presentations from the Floor - none
9.Open Discussion - no reports due to time constraints
10.Reports from Other Meetings - no reports due to time constraints
a.VTA Meeting
b.City Council
c.Planning Commission
d.Fast Track
11.Pathway Promotion & Communications
a.Hoedown is coming Sept 7. AB will be there. Please join her if you can.
b.New Year’s Day Walk - no report
12.Topics of Interest
13.Next Pathway Walk: Sep 21, 2019
14.Next Pathway Meeting: Sep. 23, 2019
15.Adjournment
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