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Los Altos Hills Environmental Design and Protection Committee Meeting
Tuesday February 14, 2017 at 5:30 pm
Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, Ca. 94022
In Attendance:
Board Members: Nancy Couperus, Carol Gottlieb (chair), Kjell Karlsson, Pat Ley,
Mary Ann Malcolm, Rajiv Pate), Ed Smith, Wai Lee Wong
Associate Members: Peter Brown, Neela Shukla
Council Liaison: Michelle Wu
1. Carol Gottlieb (Chair) welcomed New Council Liaison: Michelle Wu
2. Future Meeting Dates:
Town Council Meeting: 6 PM Thursday, February 16, 2017.
o Carol to present ED&P work flow and accomplishments in 2016.
Joint City Council/Planning Commission Meetings: 7 PM Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
City Council Special Meeting: March 8, 2017 (March 6?)
o Carol, Pat and Nancy will revise the letter that will be presented to Council to seek
support for tree Ordinance as requested by Susan Avila
ED&P Board Meeting Date: 5:30PM Tuesday, March 14, 2017
3. Next Field Trip Dates: Friday- Feb. 24, March 3.
4. Assignment for the Site Development/Fast Track Meetings: Tuesday February 21 (Carol); 2/28
(Nancy); March 7 (Neela), 3/14 (Pat)
5. New Business:
January 10, 2017 ED&P Board Meeting Minutes Approved with addition of name of
December Field Trip
Committee Binders containing “Codes & Landscape Policy Pertaining to the
responsibilities of the ED&P Committee” were distributed to members.
Committee Report to Council, February 16, 2017, presented by Carol.
Letter to Council requesting funds to hire an arborist to revise the Tree Ordinance to
include all trees of either six inches in diameter (subdivision Ordinance) or 12 inches
in diameter (Site Development Ordinance.) to be presented at the March 8, City
Council Special Meeting.
Carol, Nancy and Pat will revise the letter to included meeting notes and from
additional input from members e-mailed to Carol by Monday 2/20.
Metal Roofs: Request for comments from the Planning Commission.
Rajiv and Ed will represent ED&P as a member of sub Committee of Planning
Committee to work on this
Draft Revision to Subdivision Ordinance. To be reviewed by Committee for
comments that Committee might recommend or each member can send their comment
directly to staff.
Lighting Drive Around-
Carol, Maryann & Pat to drive around LAH at night to survey the light pollution
with two Planning Commissioners.
6. Review of 9AM FRIDAY Field Trip: (this review is to provide additional detailed information to
Board Members not on the trips)
Jan. 13, 2017 25800 Vinedo Ln, Landscape (Owner: Moreland Trustee)
No additional isuues
27201 W. Fremont Rd., 2nd Unit, (Owner: Ping) No additional issues
13389 Robleda Rd., New Residence & Hardscape (Owner: Douglas Trustee)
Upon review and discussion, Committee members proposed
changing the recommendations previously submitted to be
AMENDED to have the Plan reviewed at the Planning
commission.
Jan. 20, 2017 26653 Snell Ln, New Residence (Owner: L. Chen)
Recommended Plan to be reviewed at the Planning commission.
25531 W. Fremont Rd., Landscape (Owner: L. Ingham) –
No additional comments.
12830 Deer Creek Lane, Landscape & Pool (Owner: B. Askari) –
No additional comments.
Feb. 10, 2017 27800 via Feliz, New Residence (Owner: Siempre Trust)
No additional issues discussed.
26140 Robb Rd, New Residence, 2nd Unit (Owner: 3 Seasons Partner)
Mr. John Ziegler attended the meeting to discuss removal of landscaping
and its donation to Stanford. His two units on the property and will need to
work with the Town planner on a solution. When a bedroom is shown it
needs also have a kitchen in the unit.
.
25750 Moody Rd, Detached Garage (Owner: A. Lemos)
No additional issues discussed.
7. Review of Fast Track/Site Development Hearings on Tuesday Jan 31, (10-11 AM):
Lands of Kamangar – Landscape Screening
Land of Varadarajan -24840 Summerhill Rd - New Residence
8. Review of Planning Commission Meeting, February 2.
Lands of Seidel, 26642 Purissima Rd., Landscape screening plan for a previously approved
2nd Unit – To be reviewed after Tree Poles are put up at the their next meeting.
Metal Roofs (see New Business session on ED&P Action )
Revision to Subdivision Ordinance (see New Business session on ED&P Action )
9. Review of City Council Special Meeting: 6 PM January 25, 2017
Appointment to
The Park & Recreation,
The Environmental Initiatives Committee
The Pathways Committee
Presentation for Sewer Collection System Update by Housen & Associates
10. Meeting adjournment at 7:15PM.