HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/18/1995Minutes of an Adjourned Regular Meeting
#*Ar January 18,1995
Town of Los Altos Hills
City Council Meeting
Wednesday, January 18,1995,4:45 P.M.
Council Chambers, 26379 Fremont Road
1. CALL TO ORDER. ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Dauber called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council to
order at 4:55 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall.
Present: Mayor Dauber and Councilmembers Casey, Hubbard,
Johnson and Siegel
Absent: None
Staff: City Manager Jeff Peterson and City Clerk Pat Dowd
Press: Jan Shaw, Los Altos Town Crier
The following members of the Pathways Recreation and Parks Committee
were also present: Les Earnest - Chairman, Diane Barrager, Tom Griffiths,
Katherine Stella and Bob Stutz.
2. PATHWAYS RECREATION AND PARKS COMMITTEE
Council had received a report dated 1 /11 /95 from the Les Earnest, Chairman of the
Pathways Recreation and Parks Committee. This report listed achievements of 1994,
goals for 1995, specific pathway recommendations that had been made for 1994, and
a pathway map update.
Mr. Earnest commented on the achievements for 1994. In addition to the specific
pathway recommendations for over forty-six development projects, the committee
completed their annual review of the pathway map; participated in lease
negotiations with Little League, Horsemens' Association and Westwind Barn;
worked on signage for Town Ring, Little League Fields and Byrne Preserve;
recommended criteria for naming Town Paths; worked on the Town's bicycle paths
and the County Bikeways Map, particularly the bike route along Page Mill and 280;
and organized two pathway days. Mr. Earnest also referred to the report which listed
several carry-over projects which were funded earlier but which should be
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completed in 1995. These included: construction of pathway from the end of Byrd
(4fit" Lane to the fire road coming from Middle Fork Lane; reconstruction of pathway
from Lupine to Elena; completion of path from Zappettini Court to Central Drive;
and construction of switchbacks on pathway along 28615 and 28620 Matadero Court.
The goals listed for 1995 include the following: annual update of the pathway maps;
completion of the pathway entrance post project; establishment of a design standard
for pathway slopes; formulation of criteria for slippery driveways, continuation of
evaluation and improvement of the Town's bikeway paths; plans for three pathway
days and coordination of efforts with the Safety Committee on emergency access
routes. The priorities for 1995 include several projects some of which may need
outside authorization and/or funding. The five priority projects for 1995 include:
completion of path along Fremont Road opposite Pinewood School; construction of
path from end of Fremont Road to Redwood Grove; construction of path below Page
Mill from Fawn Creek to Three Forks; construction of bike path from Magdalena at
280 to El Monte at Stonebrook and reconstruction of pathway from Westwind Barn
to Central Drive.
Siegel raised the issue of the pathway post project. He noted that this project had
been delayed for almost two years. He recommended the committee implement
installation of the pathway posts which would include marking and recording the
posts. In addition design standards for pathway slopes should be established with
the gradiants and damage noted when the posts were recorded. Council commented
( on the 1995 priority project concerning the construction of a path from the end of
�W Fremont Road to the Redwood Grove and noted that this involved the City of Los
Altos. The committee agreed that a more appropriate approach at this time was to
encourage the Council to contact Los Altos concerning this project. Council agreed
that a policy should be decided on pathway in -lieu fees, paths on both sides of a
street? on which side of a street should a path be located? It was agreed the
committee would work on a draft of this policy. Council further noted that the
priority list for new paths should be divided into two groups: 1) paths for which the
Town has easements and 2) paths that the Town would like to develop but which
need easements. This matter could be looked at during budget discussions. Council
recommended that a priority be a monitoring and maintenance plan for the Town's
pathway system. On the subject of slippery driveways, Council noted that this had
not been budgeted this year. It costs approximately $300 a driveway and it had been
decided not to include this item this year. Hubbard believed the driveway
roughening should be done only in the most critical areas as some residents found it
very upsetting. Dauber recommended that a list of criteria for slippery driveways be
established. She further commented that the committee should recommend a list
of the important driveways needing roughening not just a list of twenty-five (the
maximum number approved by Council for annual driveway roughening)
driveways a year.
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~ The members of the Pathways Recreation and Parks Committee were thanked for
their report and their contributions on the pathway system.
3. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the City Council
Meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd
City Clerk
The minutes of the January 18, 1995 Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting
were approved at the February 1, 1995 City Council Meeting.
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