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PLm 4MG OJhMLSSION
Tuan of Los Altos Hills
26379 Fremont Road
Ics Altos Hills, California
MDRYTES OF A SPECIAL M=K
?L-dnesday, February 17, 1977
Feel 56, Side 2, Tr. 1, 124 to End, Side 1, Tr. 1, 001 to 172
Chairman Hahn called the special meeting of the Planning Cormission to order in the
Council Chambers of loom Hall at 7:07 P.M..
Present: Canussioners Cariro, Perkins, Rydell,
Absent: Comidssicner Young
Also oresent: Town Engineer Alexander Russell,
Secretary Ethel Hopkins
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1. 1977-78 Inputs to the Budget:
Stewart, Schick and Hahn
Town Planner/lhgineer John Markl,
Chairman Hahn addressed the Camdssion concerning the City Manager's memorandum
to the Planning Camuission dated January 21, 1977 with a copy attached of. Cmdssicner
Cameo's memorandum of May 11, 1976 concerning* a $5,000 request for the purpose
of purchasing planning naps. He noted that the $5,000 for naps would not need
to be re -submitted for the 1977-78 Budget, but would stay in the budget until the
expenditures were actually made for the maps.
Mr. Hahn wished added to the list of work programs to be considered the seismic
plan and other input from Mr. Cotton and the pathway map the Pathway Cmmttee
was to have prepared.
cmeussioner Caries clarified that the nap the Patt*my Camdttse is working on
is not the master pathway map that the Ommssion had requested in the $5,000
expendita,xe item for maps for the Crnmissian. She stated that she had clearly
specified to the City Manager and the Council that what her proposal had called
for was professional maps.
M7FICN SECCNDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Cmmissioner Carim and seconded
by Ca nissionner Penicins that a reminder be sent to the Council and Mr. Crowe that
the $5,000 that the Planning Ommissian had requested for the six maps had been
granted and had been included in the previous year's budget, but the Camuission
had not seen anything of the maps. The statement was added that even if the cost
of the raps has qone up, the Planning Comuissim still warts the maps. The
iroticn passed by unanimous vote. '�{'
4 Discussion cortin on mat=41 buxiget input wStYn Camassianer Carico referring
to a February 17 the City m actions of the City Council. She
referred specifically to motion Councilman Mciteynolds in reference
to the Seismic Safety eleven page one the memo, and to the motion aoorovim
PIANNING ComIISSION MIIw = - February 17, 1977
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4 NEW BUSIIIFSS: (continued)
1. 1977-78 Inputs to the Budget: (continued)
'Discussion continued on the matter of a budget request for preparing the
Seismic Safety Plan for the Town. Commissioner CarieD noted that several
other matters were pertinent in this discussion on the Seismic Safety
Plan for the Town and were contained in a memo from the City Clerk dated "%a16�'
February 17. They were the motions passed directing the Planning Commission
to produce a plan to racy out the six residential areas in the General Plan,,
and to permit professional. help to be hired to bring zoning ordinances into 3/-31j7
ootformance with the General Plan.'
Mr. Russell, however, promised to call Mr. Cotton, the Tosco Geologist, to find
out the status of a colored map and a study of the overall fault zones in the Town
after Mrs. Schick questioned him about where this information was that had been
paid for by the Tuan.
'there was further discussion on the location of fault zones and the interpretation
of geological information as it applied to approving subdivisions. Commissioner Cari.co
stated that without a direct statement in the ordinance to the effect that subdivisions
with faults in them would not be considered, properties such as the Wild Barley Hill
Subdivision with faults running through than must be dealt with in compliance with
the ordinances available.
Discussion returned to the best way to gain professional help to obtain a good
map of current and future pathways.
MMCN SECCND D AND CARRIID: It was moved by Commissioner Schick and seconded by
Commissioner Perkins that a request for a professional Master Path Plan for the
City of the Tuan of Los Altos Hills be placed in the planning budget, and to that
end it was requested of the Town Manager to provide an estimate of the cost of the
plan and to present it at the next Planning Commission Meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Commissioner Carico asked thereafter that the minutes of the previous year be
checked to see if a professional pathway plan had been requested in the past.
Commissioner Schick stated that what had been requested was that someone take
the existing legal paths the Tuan has and to take proposed paths and put therm
also on the map in conformance with the General Plan.
Discussion followed thereafter an the matter of the motion made by Councilman
McReynolds at the February 16 Council meeting to the effect that professional
help was requested to bring zonina ordinances into conformance with the General Plan.
IMICN SECONDED AND CARRIED: It was moved by Commissioner Perkins and seconded
by Cmmissio ner Hahn to ask the Tuan Manager to provide the Cmudssicn with an
estimated lost of some professional help that is qualified with respect to the
commahity's problems to bring the Tuan Ordinances up to date and to assist in
general planning. The motion passed by unanimous roll call vote.
Ca adssioner Schick noted that the Scenic Highways elerent of the General Plan
L had not been passed by the Commission when it should have been passed in 1474.
�r X)TICN SEOCNIDED AND CARRIED: After discussion, it was novel by Cmmissioner Carico
and seconded by Connissioner Stewart to request a budaet item of. $25r)0 for planning
PIANNING CO4IISSICN MINUTES - February 17, 1977
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4W NEW BUSINESS: (continued)
1. 1977-78 Inputs to the Budget: (continued)
officers institute as well as local planning institutes sponsored by the League
of California Cities.
AYES: Camussicners Carico, Rydell, Stewart, and Hahn
N(ES: Commissioners Schick and Perkins
ABSTAIN: Nate
2. Discussion rn Parking of Motor Hares re City Manager's Letter of January 20,
1 to Mrs. Elsa Pring:
Chairman Hahn reviewed Sections 9-5.220 (P.284) and 9-5.703(c)(p. 297) of the Town's
Municipal Cade as they related to house trailers and to the letter from Mfrs. Pering
which had been sent to the Planning Commission for their recc mendations. Discussion
followed concerning what setbacks and screening would apply to a house trailer
parked on a concrete pad and used as a possible secondary dwelling. It was the
question of the Planning Commissioners whether a new ordinance was needed and if it
was the intent of the City Council to ask them for a definition of a motor vehicle
use. Cmvdssioner Carico wanted to know why the City Manager was not present to
enlighten them further.
MDTICN SEmmw PND cAm=: It was moved by Ccnmissic n Carico and seconded by
Carulssioner Schick they the Commission send the Pering letter back to Mr. Crewe
for him to handle and to answer Mrs. Pering.
AYES: Commissioners Carico, Rydell, Stewart, Schick sod Hahn
MAFS: Commissioner Perkins
ABSTAIN: None
Thereafter, it was requested by the Commissioners that the matter of Motor Vehicle
and Motor Hares and Boats be agendeed for the meeting of February 23.
3. Memorandums for Tentative Map Acceptance for riling and Ordinance 232 Compliance
Review:
Mr. Hahn noted that Mr. Perkins' memorandum of February 4, 1977 and the inputs they
had received fran Mr. Markl, Tuan Planner/Engineer were for the purpose of mekina
sure that the Planning Commissioners have all the information they need on tentative
reps.
Commissioner Perkins stated that it was imperative that slope density calculations
be carefully checked.
4. Ymnorandum from the City Manager on Pathway Committee Reports:
In response to the City Manager's proposal that the Pathway Committee be allowed
to speak during the time when the Staff is reviewing information on the subject
land transaction, the Commission passed the following motion:
It was moved by Commissioner Perkins, secorrnded by Commissioner Schick, and passed
by unanimous roll call vote that henceforth the Pathway Committee's recommendations
on subdivisions and other maps shall be integrated in the staff report.
PLANNING CCD41SSICN MINVl'ES - February 17, 1977
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NEK BUSINESS: (continued)
5. Planning Cmmissicn Fdrutes:
Chairman Icahn stated that Commissioner Rydell had raised the issue of letting the
City Coumcil have the unapproved Planning Commission minutes so that they would
have the Planning Ctnmissicn input and information on tentative maps sent to thein.
It was decided thereafter, that Mr. Creme should be consulted on this, and the
consensus feeling of the Comnissioners that the minutes should go to the City
Council with the tentative maps recamended for approval.
Commissioner Carico noted that at the joint City Council and Pl
meeting of January 4, it was proposed that a table ok organizaticr{I�`a�°vsed ("'-
that would show the responsibilities of the Council, Ctmnission, and Committees.
She wanted to know what action had been taken on this, and when the minutes of
the meeting would be available.
OID BLUIN SS:
Camdssioner Schick stated that she had been asking for some time for information
on when all conditional use permits in the Town would be reviewed and brought
ip to Town standards.
NEW BUSINESS:
Chairman Rahn noted that at the City Council meeting of February 16, a motion
had been passed requesting the Planning Commission to have hearings to bring
the site of the Tann Administrative Offices, Meeting Hall, and Water District
Offices into conformance with the General Plan requirements, and to make the
necessary zoning changes to accomodate these facilities within the Tawe.
Town Engineer Fussell noted that it would take two separate actions to Inform
with the City Council's directive. There was no decision made on the matter.
Comiissiouer Carico stated that she wanted the City Attorney present for a discussion
on the matter.
ADJOUIS09=:
There being no further new or old business, Chairman Rahn adjourned the meeting
at 10:30 P.M..
Trespectfully submitted,
Ethel Hopkins
Secretary
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