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Published on 02/08/1999 All articles from this issue

LAH council looking to fill planning commission vacancy

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By Carol Tiegs

Special to the Town Crier

The Los Altos Hills Town Council is seeking applicants for the vacancy on the town's planning commission caused by the recent resignation of Richard Aurelio.

Aurelio tendered his resignation, citing commitments on the East Coast "as a result of Varian Semiconductor Equipment becoming an independent public company."

Applications for the commission position are available at town hall, 26379 Fremont Road.

The deadline to apply is 5 p.m., Feb. 16. The council will consider applications at its Feb. 18 meeting.

The council continues to chip away at determining, where questions still exist, which town roads are public and which private. On Feb. 3, the council delighted residents of Colina Drive by unanimously accepting Colina as a public street without requiring the residents to perform pavement repairs.

The variety of standards for street acceptance existing at various times in Los Altos Hills' history have led to confusion about the status of a number of town roads. This was highlighted last year in discussions prior to acceptance of an update to the town's general plan circulation element, which outlines policy guidelines for roadways, pathways and bicycle lanes.

Residents addressing the council on Feb. 3 said they were shocked three years ago to see Colina Drive on a list of the town's private roads. They visited town hall and were told by a member of the staff that the listing was in error, Colina Drive was a public road.

The town had maintained the street in the past, they said, repaving it 10 years ago. Then, in 1998, it was again listed as a private road.

City Attorney Sandy Stone called existing town records on Colina Drive "ambiguous."

"Colina (Drive) meets our (road) standards," said City Manager Jeff Peterson. It will require repaving, he said. That could cost $40,000 to $45,000.

Councilman Steve Finn reported to the council Feb. 3 his preliminary ideas for a new utility and information services committee to recommend policies regarding technology improvements and utility issues. Finn will draft a committee mission statement and recommendations for membership qualification. The council has approved the committee in concept and will review Finn's recommendations on Feb. 18.

The Feb. 18 meeting will be the first to be held on Thursday. The council, on Jan. 6, approved changing its meetings to Thursday nights.