HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 14LAH Pathway Committee Special Meeting Minutes
May 14, 2020 at 7:00pm
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1.Call to Order (roll call)
a.Members
i.Alisa Bredo AB
ii.Ann Duwe AD
iii.NIck Dunckel ND
iv.Bob Elson BE
v.Bridget Morgan BM
vi.Judy Nagy JN
b.Associate Members
i.Jim Waschura JW
ii.Nina Sutaria
c.Staff
i.Zach Dahl
ii.Jeremy Loh
iii.Nichol Bowersox
d.Town Council
i.Roger Spreen
ii.Courtenay Corrigan
e.Public
i.Howard Lee
ii.Jay Sutaria
iii.Ruby Lee
iv.Heera Basi
v.Krista Yost
vi.Carol Gottlieb
vii.Patrick Tremo from Lynxgis
viii.Kjell Karlssen
2.Agenda Review (unanimously approved, AB, AD, ND, BE, JN, BM)
3.Review & Approval of Minutes of:
a.April 27, 2020
i.BM moved and BE seconded to approve the minutes as corrected. (BE,
AD, AB, JN, BM - approved, ND abstained)
4.Ex Parte Communications BM talked to Howard Lee and Vaz Babayon regarding the La
Paloma to Robelda proposed CIP project
5.Announcements/Updates
a.Town Staff Updates
i.GIS Map Update - Patrick Tremo from the consultant LynxGIS showed
the updated and corrected GIS system. This project corrected the base
layer map, included and corrected the Alta pathway survey, and captured
some easements. Carol asked about easements given during grant
deeds. The answer was no. BM asked which Pathways map was used.
Zach mentioned it was the current walking map updated in 2015. The
digital file from Alta was also used. Zach and Patrick mentioned that this
is a starting point. This will need some correction, adjustments or more
easements captured. It is hopefully a better starting point. There were
concerns that there are lines on the walking map that show future paths,
as well as existing paths. Partick can give our group access to a private
website for our input and corrections. Members are excited to use this as
a starting point for planning projects. AD asked if the easement notebooks
were entered. Zach expects this for another phase of this GIS project. BM
added that Sue Welsh had recorded easements from 2005-2016 into a
computer file. There is an attribute to tell if a path is in the road right of
way. Staff is still reviewing the corrected system but a link should be
available shortly. Carol noted that the town uses the terminology pathway
and not trail. Patrick mentioned that this can be changed easily.
ii.Status of approved CIP Projects
1.Summerhill
a.Phase I (El Monte to Nicole Lane) The first segment is
complete but a small section was not complete because of
the shift away from the road 2 feet. This small section that
was not completed will go to TC soon.
b.Phase II (Nicole Lane to Magdalena) Nothing to report.
County offices are still closed. Phase 2 is included in the
budget request.
2.Fremont/Redwood Grove - Not much to report. Los Altos is
reviewing and Nichol will send out the updated plan.
3.Estacada - Completed last month. Please remove it from future
agendas.
4. La Paloma to Robleda - The ribbon survey is in the works and
preparations for the RFP for the environmental study. Zach said
that the easements will not be ribboned, just the centerline of the
pathway will have a ribbon. BM reminded staff that in summer
2019 the town (Carl Cahill and Nichol Bowersox) promised the
residents whose properties abut the creek that there would be: A
continuous ribbon strung from survey stake to survey stake along
1) the property line and 2) along the outside edge/boundary of the
off road pathway easement. She believes only having a
continuous ribbon showing the proposed pathway route in the
easement is breaking that promise. The goal is that there will be
enough stakes to see everything easily. BM asked if this is the cart
before the horse that the environmental study should dictate
where the pathway should go. Zach said this is a preliminary
alignment and based on the findings or recommendations the
alignment will be adjusted. There are no dates projected at this
time. BM asked if the committee will be notified when the ribbon
survey is in. Zach will inform the committee. An illegal path and
wooden bridges have been installed. The landscape has been
sculpted. BM asked how the town will address this. Staff has
installed signs but the signs are being stolen. Staff and the sheriff
are working with residents. The sheriff may notify the Fish and
Game department. BM mentioned that Regional Water Quality
Boards should be notified that this work has been done without
town approval. Town is working through these issues.
5.Altamont Plunge - Staff is working on a plan and will send out the
new plan.
iii.2020 CIP Projects - Nichol sent the pathway CIP list for proposed budgets
to Alisa and Bob. Alisa is sharing for the PWC to see. JW asked how we
will be handling small pathway segments that come up and can be
handled quickly and easily. Members asked if we could have a small
amount of money set aside for this use. There will be a midyear budget
later this year possibly in winter so maybe some of the money allocated to
CIP projects that are stalled or changed can be moved to build these
smaller projects. JW mentioned that a fund for small projects would be
good to show people that their pathway assessment is used to install
pathways quickly, especially in front of new construction.
iv.Native Path specification - BE wonders if a native path specification is
needed now that homeowners are no longer installing paths. Nichol will
send the updated native path guidelines to Alisa. Alisa will forward this to
the committee members and this topic will be added to a future PWC
meeting.
b.Maintenance and Enforcement Issues
i.Update on blocked paths
1.Fran’s Path - Staff is still looking into this. The county tested the
ground and it is not sewage. They are still trying to determine the
source of the water. There was a sign installed to stay to the right.
Staff will work with the property owner to determine what is
happening here.
2.Others - Alisa will forward the email about the missing sign and
the backwards signpost to staff.
ii.Maintenance
1.E. Sunset to W. Sunset connection - AD mentioned that this path
has been there since 2005 and is on the map and is not being
maintained. It is a little over grown at one end and a little
deteriorated at the other end. Staff has not had time to look into it
yet. Zach would like to go walk it. AD sent a message to Zach and
they are working on it.
c.Update on planned schedule for Planning Commission and City Council review of
pathways MPP update approval is scheduled for May 21st.
6. New Business
a.Property Review
i.13902 Campo Vista Ln. (New Residence, File SD20-0022, APN
175-23-075) Many members walked this area. Town Council resolution
33-01 from June 7th, 2001 a previous owner had dedicated a 30ft right of
way on both Fremont and Campo Vista sides. AD found previously PWC
minutes that there is RROW above the cement wall on the neighboring
property. We need to go back to staff to find the status of the previous
easements that were given. Courtenay Corrigan as a member of the
public mentioned that on the Campo Vista side that parking that the
homeowner has graciously allowed is really needed by the school. JN
mentioned that she walks this area regularly and a path on the Campo
Vista side is not needed because traffic is lite. Zach believes the
easement AD is talking about is the one that is recorded and it is the 30”
RROW. ND moved that we request a future pathway along the fence on
the Campo Vista side of the property and if that needs extra easement to
accomplish then the easement should be requested. AD seconded. ( AD,
ND - yes BE, BM, JN, AB - no) Motion does not pass. No other motion
was proposed on the Campo Vista side of the property. The PWC would
like to see a pathway along the Fremont frontage. AD made a motion to
ask the town to build a future path along the Fremont frontage and work
with the owner and staff to determine best placement for the path,
understanding that the bulk of the path should fall within the 30' road
ROW but understanding that an additional easement may be required so
that the path will fit comfortably over the terrain. BE seconded. (AD, BE,
ND, AB -yes - BE, JN - no) The motion passes 4-2
b.Fencing impact to pathways/PWC recommendation
i. 11871 Hilltop Dr. - This is being handled by the planning department and
is not up for discussion by the PWC.
7.Old Business
a.PWC review of safety concern re: planned solid metal fencing next to path at
11871 Hilltop Dr. - See above 6b.
b.CIP Projects - no reports
i.La Paloma connections
ii.Altamont to Silent Hills Connection
iii.Missing Segments on Magdalena New suggestions
c. 5 Plan Year – Suggestions Running list. Fremont Road along the other side of
the s curve.
8.Presentations from the Floor
a.Carol is thankful for the new pathway segment on Summerhill. Neighbors are
happily using it.
9.Topics of Interest / Open Discussion
a.BE congratulated the Parks and Rec department for the scavenger hunt.
10.Agenda Topics for Next PWC Meeting - Native path spec and small project budget item
11.Reports from Other Meetings
a.VTA Meeting - none
b.City Council - none
c.Planning Commission - none
d.Fast Track - none
12.Pathway Promotion & Communications - none
13.Next Pathway ‘Walk’ (independently): June 20, 2020
14.Next Pathway Meeting: June 22, 2020
15.Adjournment