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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinal Minutes February 28FinalPWC_Min11-0228.doc 5/10/11 1 Los Altos Hills Pathway Committee FINAL Minutes of Meeting February 28, 2011 1. ADMINISTRATIVE Chairman Eileen Gibbons called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM Members present: Courtenay Corrigan, Nick Dunckel, Eileen Gibbons, Breene Kerr, Bob Stutz, Sue Welc h, Denise Williams Members absent: Ann Duwe, Tim Warner LAH Council Members present: Breene Kerr, Ginger Summit Members of the public present: Eli Attia, architect was present representing 13818 Page Mill Road The agenda was approved as published. 2. Communications from the floor. None 3. Property Reviews. The following properties were reviewed for pathway recommendations: a) 13818 Page Mill Road (Lands of Thrun, Sebastian, and Petra) The reason for pathway review is construction of a new residence. The architect, Eli Attia, was present representing the homeowners. The 9-acre property has a Page Mill address, but is actually on the south side of Moon Lane. Moon Lane is a cul-de-sac; it is a private after 13816, but Chairman Gibbons reported that the Town holds an easement that confers right-of-way for the public. Easement maps show an in-road easement the full length of Moon Lane (connecting to the off-road path) and a planned roadside path with easement on 13826 and 13818 Page Mill. An established off - road path (on a gravel/grass fire road) exits from the eastern end of Moon Lane and connects to Saddle Mountain Drive. It is unclear how many residences Moon serves. The PWC visited the site on February 26, 2011 and walked the fire road, and spoke with the homeowner, who said he had no objections to a path along Moon Lane. Sue Welch moved that the owners of 13818 Page Mill Road be asked to pay a pathway in-lieu fee. Breene Kerr seconded and amended the motion to ask that staff confirm that the Town holds an easement conferring public access all along on Moon Lane. Eileen Gibbons seconded. The vote was unanimously in favor. 4. Reports from Other Meetings Breen Kerr distributed information from the Valley Transport ation Authority (VTA) a) Info on a bicycle and pedestrian workshop to solicit feedback from cyclists on rural roads in the area that are heavily used and potentially in need of improvements (Popular Bicycle Rides on Country Roads, March 9, 2011) b) Santa Clara County project priority list update showing projects to be funded (or not) by the Roads and Airports Department. Addition of roadside paths to Moody Road between Hidden Villa and Canyon Road is on the list but will not be funded. BK suggested that involvement of the PWC help the Town get funding. 5. Old Business a) Addition of La Loma Annex Off-Road Pathway to Master Path Plan (MPP). Eileen Gibbons met with Richard Chiu and Debbie Pedro to review he procedure for adding segments to the MPP. She will put the request for amendment of the MPP before City Council for approval on February 17, 2011. Environmental review will be done in April and the amendment will go to Planning Commission in May and City Council (public hearing) again in June. This route will not be added to the Public Walking Map. FinalPWC_Min11-0228.doc 5/10/11 2 The PWC discussed the route. EG moved that the City Council approve amendment of the MPP to include the off-road path in the newly annexed La Loma area to run along the NE border of 25245 and 25225 La Loma, the N and NE borders of 25265 La Loma to connect to Rhus Ridge Road. Bob Stutz seconded. The vote was 6 in favor 1 opposed. b) Fremont Bike Path Update . Funds have been awarded and preliminary plans are available. PWC has been assured that the width of pathways will not be reduced. EG will ask Town engineering to stake out the proposed boundaries at the potentially problematic areas (e.g., the S -curves and the area close to the bridge where Fremont meets Arastradero). PWC will have an opportunity to view the survey stakes and provide feedback. c) Lands of Nicholson Pathway Easement Encroachment. This subdivision was reviewed on 27 Nov 2006 and 28 Sep 2009. The owner of this subdivision has requested that the proposed off - road pathway that comes down from Dawson to the sewer easement be routed for about 30 feet on the neighbor’s property (12131 Oak Park Court) close to where it meets the sewer easement. This will allow the path to run around the long wall that runs along the south border of the sewer easement and drop gradually down to the sewer easement. Bob Stutz moved that the letter be sent to the neighbor requesting this pathway on their property. EG seconded. The vote was unanimously in favor. d) Proposed Crosswalks. Town staff provided provisional plans from Fehr and Peers for crosswalks at four locations, as recommended by the PWC (i.e., Elena Road at Black Mountain off-road path terminus; Elena Road at Packard Path terminus; Moody Road at Artemis Ginzton Trail terminus; intersection of Moody Road and Elena Road). Pros and cons of the proposed crosswalk configurations (e.g., fl ashing lights, striping, multiple road signs) were discussed. It was suggested that one crosswalk (i.e., the one at Moody Road at Artemis Ginzton Trail terminus) using a simple configuration without lights be installed first to gauge response. e) Road barrier at Taaffe . THe owner of the house at the corner of Taaffe and Elena has requested that the Town install a guardrail. This was deemed an issue for Town engineering staff, not the PWC. f) Mary Davey Memorial Path . At the 18 Nov 2010, City Council meeting, Council voted to name the Moody Road-EL Monte path the “Mary Davey Path” in honor of Mary Davey, LAH resident and environmental activist who died late last year. Council allocated up to $7500 for landscaping and bench. PWC visited the site on Sat Feb 26 and did not find a suitable spot for a memorial bench. Sue Welch suggested that instead of a bench on the Moody Path, a memorial plaque or tree in Byrne Preserve may be appropriate, given Mary’s instrumental role (as Mayor of LAH in 1968) in the purchase and dedication of Byrne Preserve as an open space preserve for the Town. SW offered to bring this to the Open Space Committee and report back to PWC. EG moved that the Open Space Committee identify an appropriate spot in Byrne Preserve for a memorial to Mary Davey. SW seconded. The vote was unanimously in favor. g) Request for update maps. Courtenay Corrigan request that PWC members be provided with updated maps at the next meeting EG will follow-up on this. h) Request for Clarification of Policy Regarding Absences. Courtenay Corrigan requested that this policy be clarified. Apparently Town policy is not well defined regarding number of meeting meetings members can miss. 6. Approval of Minutes The minutes of the 23 Jan 2008 meeting were approved as amended. Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 PM. 7. Next Scheduled Meetings Next pathway walk: Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 8:30 AM at Town Hall Next regular meeting: Monday, March 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM at Town Hall Respectfully submitted, Sue Welch March 12, 2011