HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 27
Environmental Initiatives Committee
Regular Meeting Minutes
DATE: Thursday, February 27, 2014
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Parks & Recreation Building,
26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills
1. Roll Call
Present: April Anair, Serena Giori, Aileen Lee, Peter Evans (chair), John Harpootlian
(council liaison)
2. Committee Officers
Aileen Lee moved and April Anair seconded to name Serena Giori as vice chair and
committee chair when Peter Evans’ term ends. The motion was approved unanimously.
3. UUT
The committee discussed the possibility of a utility user tax to fund undergrounding but
took no formal action. There is disagreement among committee members on whether
undergrounding would contribute to reliability, safety or enhanced property values. There
is also disagreement on whether a town-wide project should be spread out over years or
decades or accelerated to be completed in most voters’ horizons of ten years or less.
There is also disagreement on whether residents or neighborhoods should be given an
opportunity to co-fund an undergrounding sub-project to accelerate it, or whether priority
should be given to sub-projects providing the most benefit. The committee sought more
information on where the demarcation is between a potential town-wide undergrounding
project and the town’s present requirements to build service drops underground.
4. Remodel Related Initiatives
Tabled
5. GHG Reduction Initiatives
Tabled
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Initiatives Committee regarding any
item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at Town
Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours.
6. Outreach
Tabled
7. Public Comment
April Anair identified Driftwood Salvage/Whole House building supply as a
deconstruction and re-use resource
8. Adjournment