HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 12Los Altos Hills Environmental Design and Protection Committee Board Meeting
Minutes
August 12th, 2014 at 5.30 pm
Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, Ca. 94022
Roll Call: Pat Ley (Chair), Nancy Couperus, Carol Gottlieb, Kjell Karlsson,
Neela Shukla.
Council Liaison: John Harpootlian
1. Next Board Meeting Date: Sept 9th, 2014
2. Next Field Trip Dates: Friday August 15th, August 29th.
3. Next Site Development/Fast Track Assignments: Aug.19 = Neela, Aug.26 = Carol
Sept.2 = Pat, Sept.9 = Nancy
4. Review of Fast Track/Site Assignments last month:
5. Special Meeting of the Board. Aug.18th. Required to discuss the latest Stirling
property lot division plan.
6. Next Planning Commission Meeting: Sept.4.
Review of Planning Commission meeting Aug.7th:
7. Review of Town Council Meetings Aug.20, Aug.21
8. Next Town Council Meeting: Special Meeting: Aug.20th. Aug.21st.
Other Business
a. Pat wanted to write to P.Bregman concerning her Board attendance. She was
reminded that the Board already had 7 members – the odd number needed for
passing a motion.
She was also dissuaded from asking in “Our Town” for new members.
b. The Board unanimously passed a motion (made by Carol and seconded by Nancy)
“that Neela Shukla take over the study and research of Town exterior lighting and
that John Harpootlian be involved in such a study”.
c. John Harpootlian announced that the Water Conservation Committee had been
disbanded. The Environmental Utilities Committee will take over its duties.
d. Carol Gottlieb asked if a drought policy for water use in the Town was under
consideration by the Town. John replied that this would come under the umbrella
of Environmental Initiatives now.
e. Pat, Carol and Neela are to consider the Town’s present position on large trees –
so-called heritage trees – looking at already existing Policies and the work
generated by an earlier committee.