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Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee
Los Altos Hills Parks and Recreation Building
FINAL Minutes of Regular Meeting July 09, 2015
Members Present: George Clifford, Nancy Couperus, Alice Sakamoto, Sharen Schoendorf, Roger
Spreen, Jean Struthers, Sue Welch
Members Absent: Karen Lemes, Wendie Ward, Kit Gordon (Associate Member),
City Council Liaison Absent: Gary Waldeck
Member of Public Present: Kjell Karlsson (10:10 am; Traffic Safety Committee)
1. Call to Order and Approval of Minutes
A. Roll Call. RS called meeting to order at 9:08 am.
B. Acceptance of Meeting Minutes. Minutes of the June 11, 2014 Regular Meeting were approved
with minor amendments. (NC moved; AS seconded; GC, NC, AS, SS, RS, JS voted in favor; SW
abstained.)
2. Continuing Business
A. Byrne Preserve
i) Open Space Stewardship Goals for 2015-16. Several invasive weed removal workdays have
been held. As of June 22, 2015, Byrne Brigade workdays have been moved to Mondays (9:30
am to noon). OSC will request Acterra provide their records and photos from last year so they
can be consolidated into a form for reporting progress to Council and staff.
ii) Conservation Grazing Management. Sheila Barry, UC Cooperative Extension Bay Area
Natural Resources/Livestock Manager will visit Byrne grassland on July 14, 2015 (start at
9:00 at WWB) and advise on conservation grazing. Ms. Barry can provide expert advice about
the status of the grassland and ideas about how the site can be improved for both horses and
natural resources. Invitees include Acterra staff, Torie Dye and Deborah McCarley from
WWB, Sarah Gaultieri from Parks and Rec, Public Works staff, and OSC members. Cost will
be Ms. Barry’s transportation (driving from San Jose). Public Works Director, Richard Chiu,
met with three OSC members on July 1 and requested they continue to pursue identifying a
profession firm that will assess the site and prepare a formal report for the Town.
iii) Creek Erosion: SCVWD Grant. Acterra is preparing a grant application with the Town to
submit to SCVWD for bank stabilization and revegetation of the eroding tributary of Moody
Creek that runs through the grassland in Byrne Preserve. Grant applications are due August 10,
2015. OSC has asked to review the grant application and will prepare a letter of support.
iv) Off-Leash Dogs in Byrne. No recent observations by OSC members. Sheriff’s Deputy
continues patrols and an LATC article reported 3-4 citations/warnings have been issued.
v) SOD Prevention and Bay Removal. Nothing to report.
vi) Limiting Biking in Byrne Preserve. OSC reviewed the revised (one page) version of the
proposal presented at the June meeting about limiting mountain bikes on trails within Byrne
Open Space Preserve, except on the fire road connecting Central Drive to Moody Court
(Attachment A). The primary rationale is safety for horses and pedestrians. Additional minor
edits were made. The final proposal will be sent to Gary Waldeck and Richard Chiu for advice
on submitting it to Council. Packet will include supporting materials (i.e., excerpt from the
Bicycle Transportation Design section of the Caltrans Highway Design Manual, which advises
against allowing bikes and horses to share multi-use trails, and a list of regulations limiting
bicycling in local open space areas and state and county parks).
vii) Coyote Activity. No recent complaints to the Town. The LATC published an excellent
informational article about coyotes on July 1 (Attachment B).
D. Creek Signage. Deferred.
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E. Our Town articles. OSC discussed submitting an informational article about local snakes (to be
authored by Tay Vanderlip) for next spring’s issue.
4. New Topics
A. Trail Camera Project. Nothing to report.
B. Creek Setback Staking. A suggestion was made at the May OSC meeting that the Planning
Department require developers to mark creek setbacks with story poles or wildlife-permeable
fencing at the time story poles are erected for a proposed house and/or during construction (as is
done to protect heritage oaks). SS and SW, who last month volunteered to research policies in
LAH and other local jurisdictions, requested additional time to find relevant information. OSC
discussed specific ordinances, whether fencing should be required, and if so, what type..
C. Wildlife Seminar on Snakes. Deferred until next spring.
3. Planning
A. Fence Permits. None reported
B. Site Plan Reviews. OSC reviewed the following plans. It has come to the attention of the OSC that
Planning Department has not been forwarding for OSC review development plans for parcels that
have an existing conservation or open space easement. OSC will request to receive these plans for
review.
i) 26727 Taaffe Road. Development plans and surveyors’ maps from the Santa Clara County
Assessors Office the show a conservation easement over the steep slope over the back of the
parcel (Attachment C). Chair RS will convey to the Planning Department the OSC
recommendation that this easement be retained.
ii) 26991 Taaffe Road. Surveyors’ maps from the Santa Clara County Assessors Office show that
this parcel also has a large open space easement along the steep back slope. (Attachment D).
5. Communications from the Floor. None.
6. Open Discussion.
A. Conservation Easements and Open Space Easement. OSC discussed a proposal to modify the term
used for existing “conservation easements (CEs)” to “open space easements” for consistency and
as parcels with existing CEs come up for development. The term the Town uses for these
easements that are required during development (but not necessarily the required conditions)
changed in 2003. The term “conservation easement” is now applied only to voluntary agreements
between a landowner and a qualified organization or jurisdiction that protect land in its natural,
scenic, historic, agricultural, forested, or open space condition in perpetuity. Using a single
consistent term will help avoid confusion in the future.
B. 23400 Ravensbury. OSC discussed the status of the waterway that runs through 23400
Ravensbury, a parcel now undergoing development. Although this waterway is an upper tributary
of Loyola Creek, it does not appear to be designated as a creek on USGS or SCVWD maps. OSC
may visit the site.
7. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 am.
Next Regular Meeting: Thursday, August 13, 2015
9:00 AM at LAH Parks and Recreation Building
Attachment A: OSC letter to Requesting Limited Bike Use in Byrne Preserve
Attachment B: LATC article on Coyotes
Attachment C: Santa Clara County Assessors’ Map showing CE on 26727 Taaffe Road
Attachment D: Santa Clara County Assessors’ Map showing OSE on 26991 Taaffe Road
Approved without amendments at the regular meeting of the Open Space Committee on Oct 8, 2015
To:
Richard
Chiu
From:
Los
Altos
Hills
Open
Space
Committee
Date:
July
9,
2015
Subject:
Limiting
bike
usage
in
Byrne
Preserve
RECOMMENDED
ACTION
On
June
11,
2015,
the
Open
Space
Committee
voted
unanimously
to
recommend
that
the
Town
of
Los
Altos
Hills
limit
the
use
of
bicycles
within
Byrne
Open
Space
Preserve,
prohibiting
them
from
all
areas
except
the
fire
road
connecting
Central
Drive
to
Moody
Court.
BACKGROUND
After
receiving
complaints
in
April
2014
about
cyclists
in
Byrne
Preserve
spooking
horses,
the
City
Council
voted
to
install
signage
in
four
different
locations
within
Byrne
Preserve
notifying
cyclists
that
they
need
to
yield
to
pedestrians
and
equestrians.
Unfortunately,
the
signage
has
not
prevented
bikers
from
careening
down
steep
and
windy
slopes
at
breakneck
speed,
imperiling
hikers,
walkers,
and
equestrians.
These
continued
incidents
lead
us
to
conclude
that
bicycle
use
is
incompatible
with
safe
management
of
the
Preserve.
RATIONALE
Safety
is
the
primary
rationale.
The
Caltrans
Highway
Design
Manual
regarding
design
for
mixed-‐use
trails
(Chapter
1000
-‐
Bicycle
Transportation
Design)
states
that
trails
not
meeting
Class
1
standards
should
not
be
signed
as
bicycle
trails
and
warns
–
for
safety
reasons
–
against
allowing
bicycles
and
horses
to
share
the
same
pathway.
The
Caltrans
Design
Manual
also
explains
horse
behavior
on
trails
(1003.4
–
Trails,
see
attached),
underscoring
that
horses
have
a
flight
response
that
can
lead
to
serious
injury
to
both
horse
and
rider.
While
you
can
get
a
horse
“trail
ready,”
you
can
never
train
the
flight
response
out
of
a
horse.
Secondly,
bikes
on
narrow,
winding
trails
or
on
any
steep
terrain
cause
significant
environmental
damage.
Unlike
walkers
or
equestrians,
bicycles
accelerate
erosion
by
creating
a
continuous
tire
track,
creating
a
rill
into
which
water
flows.
Bicycle
tires
rip
the
soil
when
cyclists
speed
downhill,
lock
brakes
around
sharp
corners,
or
dig
in
for
uphill
traction.
Disturbances
to
both
the
vegetation
in
these
protected
open
spaces
and
also
the
wildlife
seeking
refuge
in
them
are
significant
concerns.
Thirdly,
preserves
are
intended
for
quiet,
low-‐impact
recreation
where
people
can
enjoy
peace
and
quiet
in
a
natural
setting
without
worrying
that
a
speeding
bike
may
be
around
the
next
corner.
Limiting
bicycle
use
in
Byrne
will
not
significantly
reduce
recreational
opportunities
for
off-‐road
biking
in
LAH;
the
Town
has
over
90
miles
of
pathways
outside
of
Byrne
that
are
accessible
for
bicycle
use.
Also,
nearby
MROSD
lands
provide
220
miles
of
trails
open
for
biking.
Finally,
prohibiting
cycling
in
Byrne
Preserve
would
bring
us
in
line
with
the
policies
in
state
and
county
parks
and
MROSD.
Most
state
and
county
parks
in
Santa
Clara
and
San
Mateo
County
restrict
bicycles
to
paved
roads
or
fire
roads.
MROSD
specifically
prohibits
cycling
in
all
areas
immediately
adjacent
to
Los
Altos
Hills,
while
in
their
Rancho
San
Antonio
preserves
(which
run
contiguous
to
LAH),
they
only
permit
cycling
east
of
Deer
Hollow
Farm
(in
Cupertino).
AttachmentB- LATC Article on coyotes15-0709
Recent coyote attacks keep residents on edge
Published in Los Altos town Crier on Wednesday, 01 July 2015 01:04
Written by Megan V. Winslow - Staff Writer/meganw@latc.com
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A recent coyote attack in Mountain View that left a neighborhood cat dead has local residents concerned,
but animal services officials said pet owners can take simple precautionary measures to avoid such
encounters.
A cacophony of commotion awoke residents on the 1600 block of Tulane Drive at approximately 1 a.m.
June 14. Some witnessed two coyotes overpowering a smaller ani mal, but it wasn’t until daylight that
anyone identified Fred, a 15-year-old neighborhood cat, as the victim. His body had been eviscerated – a
telltale sign of coyotes.
“I saw the cat,” said Anne Ferris, a Tulane Drive
resident. “It was so horrible. I can’t tell you.”
Fred wasn’t Ferris’ feline, but he once considered
her house on Tulane Drive his home. As Fred’s
original owners prepared to move to Arizona
four years ago, they worried that he might
become prey for coyotes and cougars in their
new town. So their neighbor, Cindy Jarvis,
adopted him. A hefty cat weighing in at 16
pounds, Fred often opted to explore and sleep
outside.
Jarvis described her pet as a “neighborhood
ambassador” everyone loved and greeted.
“We’re pretty heartbroken,” she said.
Photo by Kira Gunderson/Special to the Town Crier
A coyote prowls Rancho San Antonio Preserve earlier this year
Highly adaptable predators
The Varsity Park neighborhood – just a short walk from the Blossom Valley shopping center and Springer
School – might seem like a surprisingly suburban environment for coyotes. But the animals have been
known to use creekbeds as highways into the city, and Permanente Creek runs adjacent to Tulane Drive.
The persistent drought and dwindling food sources for coyotes can embolden the canines to venture down
from the foothills and into residential areas in search of sustenance, said Cody Macartney, lead animal
control officer with the Palo Alto Police Department, which provides animal services to Los Altos and Los
Altos Hills.
Subscribers to Nextdoor.com, an online social network for neighborhoods, reported recent coyote attacks
on pets in Los Altos. One involved a black cat whose remains were found near the entrance to Covington
School in recent weeks and another in April in which a cat’s body was left in the front yard of a home on
South Clark Avenue.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has noted 10 instances of coyote -human interface within the West
Valley area since the beginning of the year – two of which took place in the Los Altos-Los Altos Hills area.
Most recently, a woman reported seeing a coyote follow her as she walked her dogs June 11 near the
intersection of Magdalena Avenue and Hooper Lane in Los Altos Hills.
“From what I recall, the coyote was rather bold about it,” Sgt. Jeffrey McCoy wrote in an email to the
Town Crier.
Female coyotes generally give birth in April and May and soon after train their pups to hunt. And as these
new families venture into suburban areas like Los Altos and Mountain View, it would make sense for
mother coyotes to teach their pups to prey on easy targets like domestic cats and small dogs, Macartney
said.
AttachmentB- LATC Article on coyotes15-0709
Coyotes are extremely opportunistic feeders, agreed Dan Soszynski, executive director of the Silicon
Valley Animal Control Authority.
“They’ve adapted very well and see, unfortunately, people’s pets as dinner,” he said.
Soszynski’s go-to anecdote for putting the urban coyote problem in perspective is an incident that occurred
in downtown Chicago in November 2012. A pair of wild coyotes took up residence just outside Wrigley
Field.
“If coyotes can make it there, we shouldn’t be too shocked to see them straying from our open spaces,” he
said.
Because coyotes are instinctively fearful of humans, attacks on people – even children – are extremely rare,
and local officials do not recall such an incident occurring within recent years. The animals can, however,
carry rabies, and any direct encounters with pets or humans should be reported.
Precautionary measures and common sense
While reports of coyotes preying on pets may have increased in the past few years, there doesn’t seem to be
a sudden rash justifying panic, according to animal service officials. They said most coyote encounters can
be prevented by humans adopting simple precautionary measures and relying on common sense.
Byrne Preserve in Los Altos Hills is a popular recreational destination, but coyotes are known to den there
and will assert themselves to protect their pups. Trail walkers allowing dogs to wander off -leash or at the
end of long, retractable leashes attract coyote attention.
The Sheriff’s Office has established a watch detail at the preserve to educate the public and to enforce leash
laws. In the past month and a half, deputies have issued three or four citations.
The Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee promotes “coyote hazing,” methods for reinforcing coyotes’
natural instincts to avoid humans, and provides Project Coyote brochures with tips for doing so at Byrne
Preserve entrances.
“Passive” hazing includes removing coyote attractants by keeping cats and small dogs inside at night,
ensuring that trash-can lids fasten securely and removing fallen fruit from under trees.
“Active” hazing pertains to reacting to the inappropriate presence of a coyote by generating lo ud noise,
standing one’s ground and making eye contact with the animal to scare it away. Running away is not
recommended, and those walking small dogs should pick up their pets before engaging in active hazing.
Despite the panic a coyote encounter could incite, hazing techniques are more effective than euthanizing or
relocating a pack, said Nancy Couperus, member of the Los Altos Hills Open Space Committee.
“They’re part of the ecosystem, and they’re very important for rodent control,” she said of coyotes. “We
want to encourage people to co-exist with them rather than viewing them as vermin and trying to get rid of
them.”
For more information, visit projectcoyote.org.
RESOLUTION 54-13
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT
Lands Tiop Inc)
WHEREAS, Tiop Inc ("Owner") owns the property commonly known as 26991 Taaffe Road Road,
Los Altos Hills, California; and
WHEREAS, the Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of
open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town;
WHEREAS,the Owner has offered to enter into an agreement for open space easement attached to
this Resolution as Attachment A ("Open Space Easement Agreement") to limit the use of a portion
of the property in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading,
vegetation removal, and erosion;
WHEREAS, the Town finds the Open Space Easement Agreement to be consistent with the
Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town;
WHEREAS, the Owner and the Town recognize that the land subject to the Open Space Easement
Agreement is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value
to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important physical,
social, aestheticand economic asset to the Town and the Owner;
WHEREAS, the Open Space Easement Agreement contains the appropriate restrictions and
covenants to preserve the natural and scenic character of the land; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does RESOLVE as
follows:
The Town hereby accepts on behalf of the public, and for the purposes therein described, approves
the Open Space Easement Agreement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor
is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Open Space Easement Agreement.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of October, 2013 by the following vote:
AYES: Waldeck, Corrigan, Harpootlian, Larsen, Radford
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Resolution 54-13 Page 1
BY: ..' '‘-'-'-''
Gary Waldeck, Mayor
ATTEST:
Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
Resolution 54-13 Page 2
Attachment A
This Document Is Recorded
For the Benefit of the
Town of Los Altos Hills
And is Exempt from Fee
Per Government Code
Sections 6103 and 27383
When Recorded,Mail to:
Town of Los Altos Hills
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills,CA 94022
Attention: City Clerk
AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT
This Agreement for Open.Space Easement ("Agreement") is made and
entered into this 17th day of October 2013, by and between Tiop Inc,
Owner") and the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation, ("Town").
RECITALS
A. Owner owns that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills
commonly known as 26991 Taaffe Road,Los Altos Hills California.
B. Town has adopted a General Plan and, pursuant thereto, may accept grants
of open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town.
C. Town fmds this open space easement to be consistent with the Town's
General Plan and in the best interests of the Town.
D. Owner and Town desire to limit the use of a portion of the property more
particularly described in Exhibit A attached hereto, by dedication of an open space
easement in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading,
vegetation removal, and erosion, recognizing that such land is essentially unimproved
and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value to the public and that the
preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important physical, social,
aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and to Owner.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
conditions set forth herein and the substantial public benefits to be derived therefrom, do
hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant of Open Space Easement. Owner, as grantor, hereby grants an open
space easement to the Town of Los Altos Hills, a municipal corporation in the County of
Santa Clara, State of California, over the real property described and shown as Exhibit A,
Resolution 54-13 Page 3
the "Property"), to have and to hold said open space easement for the term and for the
purposes and subject to the conditions, covenants, and exceptions described herein.
2.Statutory Authorization. This Agreement and grant of open space
easement are made and entered into pursuant to Chapter 6.6 commencing with Section
51070 of Part 1, Division 1, Title 5 of the Government Code. This Agreement is subject
to all of the provisions of said sections and chapters including any amendments thereto
which may hereafter be enacted.
3. Restriction on Use of Property. During the term of this Agreement and the
open space easement granted herein, the Property shall not be used for any purpose other
than an open space easement and those uses related to or compatible therewith. Owner,
for the direct benefit of the Property described herein, hereby declares that the Property
shall be subject to restrictive covenants running with the land which shall be binding
upon all subsequent grantees. Said restrictive covenants shall be:
a.against the right of Owner to construct any improvements on or
within the Property except for public and private utilities and paths dedicated to the Town
or an approved septic system, provided these reserved exceptions shall be consistent with
the purposes of maintaining and preserving the natural or scenic character of the land;
and
b. against the extraction of natural resources or other activities which
may destroy the unique physical and scenic characteristics of the land; and
c.against the grading of land for reasons other than attendant to
permitted uses including but not limited to drainage improvements and underground
utilities; and
d. against the cutting of vegetation, except as may be required for fire
prevention, thinning, elimination of diseased growth, removal of invasive or non-native
species and similar measures; and
e.against any plantings other than native vegetation; and
f.against the erection of structures other than lawful fences or any
improvements authorized by Paragraph 3(a)herein.
4. Exceptions. The City Council of the Town may authorize exceptions to
the foregoing restrictive covenants, provided such exceptions are consistent with the
purposes of law and not incompatible with maintaining and preserving the natural
character of the land.
5. Restrictions on Public Use. The public shall not have a right of entry upon
the Property. The right of entry and surface use is limited solely to the Town, but only
for the purpose of inspection of condition of the Property.
Resolution 54-13 Page 4
6. Term of Agreement. This open space easement and Agreement shall be
effective on the date of recordation of this Agreement and shall remain in effect in
perpetuity,unless abandoned pursuant to Government Code Sections 51093 and 51094 or
any successor legislation.
7.Successors in Interest. This Agreement and the open space easement shall
run with the land and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto do hereby execute this agreement.
OWNER:
Date: J w+- 2013
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TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS:
Date: October 21 ,2013
Mayor
ity Clerk
Resolution 54-13 Page 5
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executed the same in his/herltleir authorized capacity(i9s), and that by his/her/their
signature(s) n the instrument the person, or the entity fipon behalf of which the personas.)
acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that
the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
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On October 21,2013, before me, Deborah L. Padovan,Notary Public,personally appeared
Gary Waldeck,who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same
in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity
upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the
foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
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Resolution 54-13 Page 7
RESOLUTION 54-13 y
City Clerk of the Tovrn of Los Altos fulls
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
APPROVING AGREEMENT FOR OPEN SPACE EASEMENT
Lands Tiop Inc)
WHEREAS,Tiop Inc ("Owner")owns the property commonly known as 26991 Taaffe Road Road,
Los Altos Hills, California; and
WHEREAS, the Town has adopted a General Planand, pursuant thereto, may accept grants of
open space easements on privately owned lands lying within the Town;
WHEREAS,the Owner has offered to enter into an agreement for open space easement attached to
this Resolution as Attachment A("Open Space Easement Agreement") to limit the use of a portion
of the property in order to reduce potential adverse impacts on such land including grading,
vegetation removal, and erosion;
WHEREAS, the Town finds the Open Space Easement Agreement to be consistent with the
Town's General Plan and in the best interests of the Town;
WHEREAS,the Owner and the Town recognize that the land subject to the Open Space Easement
Agreement is essentially unimproved and if retained in its natural state has substantial scenic value
to the public and that the preservation of such land as open space constitutes an important physical,
social,aesthetic and economic asset to the Town and the Owner;
WHEREAS, the Open Space Easement Agreement contains the appropriate restrictions and
covenants to preserve the natural and scenic character of the land; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos.Hills does RESOLVE as
follows:
The Town hereby accepts on behalf of the public, and for the purposes therein described, approves
the Open Space Easement Agreement attached to this Resolution as Attachment A; and the Mayor
is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Open Space Easement Agreement.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the Town of Los
Altos Hills at a regular meeting held on the 17th day of October,2013 by the following vote:
AYES: Waldeck, Corrigan, Harpootlian, Larsen,Radford
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Resolution 54-13 Page 8
Resolution 5413 Page 1
BY:
Gary Waldeck,Mayor
A[TEST:
Deborah Padovan, City Clerk
Resolution 54-13 Page 9
Resolution 54-13 Page 2
Exhibit A
Legal Description of Open Space Easement Property
and Plat Accompanying Description
Resolution 54-13 Page 10
EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
OPEN SPACE EASEMENT
26991 TAAFFE ROAD
LOS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA
All that certain real property in the Town of Los Altos Hills, County of Santa Clara, State
of California, described as follows:
Being a portion of Lot 4, as shown on that certain Tract Map No. 4444, which is filed for
record on January 24, 1969,in Book 248 of Maps, at Page 6, in Santa Clara County
records, and being more particularly described as follows;
BEGINNING at the most northwesterly corner of said Lot 4;
Thence, along the northerly line of said Lot 4, North 62° 51' 44"East, 276.33 feet;
Thence, continuing along the northerly line of said Lot 4, North 58° 07' 11" East, 44.68
feet to the northeasterly corner of said Lot 4;
Thence, leaving the northerly line of said Lot 4 and along the easterly line of said Lot 4,
South 26° 21' 55"East, 79.63 feet;
Thence, leaving the said easterly line of Lot 4, North 80° 41' 00"West, 19.87 feet;
Thence, South 79° 57' 00"West, 15.50 feet;
Thence, South 71° 10' 00"West, 42.50 feet;
Thence, South 59° 19' 30"West,42.00 feet;
Thence, South 40° 45' 30"West, 55.50 feet;
Thence, South 58° 30' 00"West, 37.80 feet;
Thence, North 64° 01' 30"West, 32.70 feet;
Thence,North 86° 18' 30"West, 19.70 feet;
Thence, South 77° 33' 00"West, 29.80 feet;
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Thence, South 68° 28' 30"West, 50.00 feet, to a point lying on the westerly line of said
Lot 4;
Thence, along the westerly line of said Lot 4,North 28° 33' 03"West, 31.10 feet,to the
POINT OF BEGINNING;
Containing an area of approximately 18,154 square feet,more or less..
END OF DESCRIPTION
EXHIBIT"A"is the plat to accompany this legal description, and which is made a part
hereto.
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