HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/13/1987 CITY COUNCIL
TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS
26379 Fremont Road
Los Altos Hills, California
MINUTES OF AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 13, 1987
Mayor van Tamelen called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City
Council to order at 7:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall .
All Councilmembers and Planning Commissioners were present. In addi-
tion, the City Manager, City Attorney, Town Planner, representative
from Martin Carpenter Associates and City Clerk were present.
PLANNING COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM - PRIORITIES:
The Council and Commission discussed the Town Planner ' s staff report
dated 1/5/87 covering the staff' s recommendations on the Planning Com-
ission ' s work program.
PASSED BY CONSENSUS: To adopt the Planning Commission Work Program
recommended by the staff in the 1/5/87 report with certain changes
discussed by the Council and Commission. The detailed report is on
file at Town Hall ; however, the following is a summary of the program:
First Year: 1) Ordinance Revisions including vesting tentative map or-
dinance, subdivision ordinance time lines, large estate planning (10+
acres) , lot line adjustment ordinance and variance and use permit or-
dinance and 2) General Plan Updates. Second Year: 1) Ordinance Amend-
ments including Matadero Creek Subdivision/Zoning, Retaining Wall Or-
dinance, Riparian Ordinance and Noise Ordinance, 2) Urban Service Area
and Sphere of Influence Analysis and 3) Update on the Land Use, Cir-
culation, Pathways and Scenic Highways Elements of the General Plan.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST:
A general discussion was held on the subject of conflict of interest
and the City Attorney gave a brief outline of financial and/or con-
tractual interests in a property which provide a basis for conflict of
interest. One aspect that was discussed was adopting a policy whereby
a member of the Council or Commission could not vote on a property
that was within 300 ' of their own. This distance was used as it is the
basis for notifying property owners now at the Site Development stage,
etc. It was agreed that the issue of conflict of interest would be
placed on a future Council agenda.
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ii/ HOUSING ELEMENT - CONSIDERATION OF RENTAL OF SECONDARY DWELLINGS:
Lori Scott, representative from Martin Carpenter asked for clarifica-
tion concerning the issue of rental of secondary dwellings. The City
Attorney commented that whether or not there were rentals of secondary
dwellings, that would not affect the Town' s Housing Element. It was
agreed that the reference to rental of secondary dwellings should be
deleted from the draft Housing Element.
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVED FUNCTIONING:
One recommendation was that time limits be put on verbal presentations
from the floor at both Council and Commission meetings for more effi-
cient meetings.
A second recommendation was that, for a better exchange of informa-
tion, an agenda item be added for the Planning Commission meetings
showing Report from the Site Development Committee.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further new or old business to discuss, the Joint Meet-
ing of the City Council and Planning Commission adjourned at 10: 15
p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Dowd, City Clerk