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Open Space Committee
Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 9:00 – 11:00 AM
1.Call to Order (9:07am)
a.Roll Call, Members Present: Kit Gordon, Peter Brown, George Clifford , Wendie
Ward, Richard Contreras Jean Struthers; Associates Present: Karen Lemes ,
Nancy Couperus, Kjell Karlsson (from 10am). Council Liaison: George . Others:
Sue Welch, Lisa Schmidt, Birgitta Indaco
b.Acceptance of February Meeting Minutes (error in fire link to be fixed) moved
PB, 2nd WW. RC, KG, GC, RC approve. (JS abstain)
c.Announcements : Nichole Bowersox left town. Lehigh still has issues. Redwoods
are dying around town. Lisa Schmidt has fire task force committee:
Lisa@schmidt.net.
2.Planning
a.Planning site reviews
i.13101 La Cresta Dr (included on Agenda in error)
b.Recent ADU applications: pool house ADU approved at Fast Track for 13781
Ciceroni Lane
c.Fence Permit Reviews
i.27161 Fremont: fence allowed at Fast Track Meeting
d.Fast Track updates: Central Drive -OSC not notified about this property . 13940
La Paloma Road - some grading before approval.
3.New Business
a.Sudden Oak Death Blitz 2021: May 14th -18th George Clifford point person. Sue
Welch helping to co-ordinate. Similar to last year. GC to request Sod Blitz put on
town calendar and Next Door. Motion KG (?) PB second; RC, JS, WW, GC in
favor
b.Invasive removal 2021: Stinkwort as before. Reference article from Sue Welch.
c.Additional signs in Byrne Preserve: remote control vehicles, drones, litter, etc.
Parks & Rec would like OSC input. Proposal: Extend ordinance from Town Riding
Ring to all other town preserves. Torie Dye may have input on signage. Sarah
(P+R) supervisor also.
d.Motion (KG) Extend language form Town Riding Ring (banning radio controlled
vehicles etc) to all OSC preserves, adding drones to list, 2nd PB, in favor:RC,
JS, WW, GC
e.Some concerns about too many signs and possibility that preservers appear
uninviting. RC and KG to form sub committee, present language at next OSC
meeting.
f.Fast Track signups for March & April: RC to extend spreadsheet.
4.Continuing Business
a.EDPC Landscaping Guide
i.see https://www.losaltoshills.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2169/Landscaping-
Guide-EDPC-PDF
ii.Fire section revised
iii.Height of trees and shrubs added (from Calscape)
iv.Add flammability ?
b.OSC priorities for 2021 - recruit (EDPC also )
c.Discuss OSC support of wild fire talk: Matteo Garbelotto (Berkeley). Motion:
(WW), request from council permission to host wildfire talk with Mateoh, and fire
chief Denise. Second JS. RC, WW, KG, GC all in favor.
d.OSC report database or file sharing protocol. PB reports that professional
subscription Dropbox not suitable. Better to use free Dropbox, but limit number of
large photographs
Approved
e.Updates on fence ordinance - no update
5.Open Discussion
a.D-con as a rat killer - second generation rodenticide, but still Warfarin
b.UC extension has ground squirrel control
c.Promote fire district idea of easy to read house numbers or make it part of code
for new houses
6.Future Topics
a.Bird-safe building design & Dark Sky lighting policy
b.Native Plants for Landscape Screening (KG)
c.Future presentation on Native Plants for Los Altos Hills (JS)
d.Groundwater management on new constructions (KG)
e.Arundo Donax removal in creeks
f.Wild land Urban Interface
7.Adjournment @10.30am