ATT E - Los Altos Resolution No. 2015-39RESOLUTION NO. 2015-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ALTOS
SUPPORTING THE STEVENS CREEK TRAIL ALIGNMENT IDENTIFIED BY
THE JOINT CITIES WORKING TEAM
WHEREAS, the extension of the Stevens Creek Trial is an important regio nal goal that can
benefit each jurisdiction along the creek corridor; and
WHEREAS, the Stevens Creek Trail Joint Cities Working Team was formed as a
collaborative effort between the Cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View and
Sunnyvale for the purpose o f exploring the feasibility of connecting the Stevens Creek Trail
through those cities and to recommend a preferred alignment; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Cities Working Team has completed a technical feasibility study and
sub mitted its recommendations to the respective City Councils; and
WHEREAS, the City of Los Altos ("City") has given due consideration to the
recommendations submitted, public comments received and the City's Pedestrian Master
Plan and Bicycle Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of this resolution is to memorialize the City's support of
the J oint Cities Working Team recommendations submitted to the City on October 27,
201 5;and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the adoption of this Resolutio n is exempt from review
under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15306 of the
CEQA Guidelines because CEQA does not apply to informatio n collection and gathering,
or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not ye t approved,
ado pted, or funded.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council o f the City of Los
Altos hereby supports the recommendations of the J oint Cities Working Team, submitted to
the Los Altos City Council on October 27, 2015, and agrees to support the Cities of
Cupertino, Mountain View and Sunnyvale in their Stevens Creek Trail planning efforts as
follows:
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City of Los Altos
Supported Alignment Recommendations
Study Segment 1-Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way to Fremont Avenue
Support the preferred alignment and recommendations of the Joint Cities Working Team as
specified:
• An off-street trail along the 22-acres of open space along State Route (SR) 85 and
Stevens Creek from Dale Avenue/Heatherstone Way to Fremont Avenue.
• Connections at Fremont Avenue on both sides (east and west) of SR 85, if feasible.
• A connection to West Remington Drive in Sunnyvale via a new bicycle/pedestrian
bridge over Stevens Creek, should the City of Sunnyvale elect to pursue this
connection.
• A connection to Mountain View High School via new bicycle/pedestrian bridge over
SR 85, should the City of Mountain View elect to pursue this connection.
• Steps to preserve and enhance the riparian habitat along the Creek.
• Collaborate with the City of Mountain View to seek out grant funding for master
planning, environmental review and potential construction.
Study Segment 2-Fremont Avenue to Homestead Road
Support the preferred alignment and recommendations of the Joint Cities Working Team as
specified/ modified:
• An off-street bike/pedestrian pathway on Bernardo Avenue that is designated as the
Stevens Creek Trail, including a bike/pedestrian overpass of Fremont Avenue at
Bernardo.
• Encourage the City of Sunnyvale to initiate a comprehensive traffic and parking
study for an off-street bicycle/pedestrian padnvay on Bernardo Avenue from
Fremont Avenue to Homestead Road.
• Collaborate with the City of Sunnyvale to seek out grant funding for master
planning, environmental review and potential construction, if comprehensive study
proves feasible and desirable by the City of Sunnyvale.
• No routes should be designated as the Stevens Creek Trail in this segment, if an off-
street bike/pedestrian pathway on Bernardo Avenue is not considered feasible or
desirable by the City of Sunnyvale.
• Implement modest improvements on Belleville Way and Fallen Leaf Lane consistent
with each city's adopted bike/pedestrian plans, independent of whether or not a
separated facility is consuucted on Bernardo Avenue.
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• Modest improvements for Fallen Leaf Lane will be defined and limited to a standard
bike route (Cla ss III) as described in the City of Los Altos Bicycle Transportation
Plan (BTP) and be consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan.
• Implementation of Fallen Leaf Lane improvements will be considered in conjunction
with other bicycle improvement projects defined in the BTP or packaged as part of
any resurfacing, slurry seal or striping projects in the area.
• Fallen Leaf Lane will not be designated nor "badged" as the Stevens Creek Trail by
signage or documentation, nor will way-finding signs be directed to Fallen Leaf Lane.
Study Segment 3 -Homestead Road to Stevens Creek Boulevard
Support the recommendations of the Joint Cities Working Team as specified/modified:
• With the cities of Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, reach out to agencies
such as Calttans and Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to raise awareness of shared
goal to close the gap in the Stevens Creek Trail between Homestead Road and
Stevens Creek Boulevard and ask that if circumstances change, such as the
reconfiguration of Interstate 280 from the SR 85 interchange to the Foothill
Expressway interchange or the availability of the UPRR right-of-way, that
consideration be given to bike/pedestrian improvements that enable trail linkages.
• A connection from the existing off-street bike/pedestrian pathway along the north
side of Homestead Road in Los Altos to the Bernardo SCT pathway via either the
widening of the existing bridge or building a separate parallel bike/pedestrian bridge
over SR 85, should the City of Sunnyvale elect to pursue this connection.
Study Segment 4 -Trail Connections to Rancho San Antonio County Park via
Stevens Creek Boulevard
Concur with the assessment of the joint Cities Working Team that a connection from
Blackberry Farm to Rancho San Antonio County Park would be a valuable recreation
amenity for the Cupertino community but should not be considered part of the Stevens
Creek Trail.
Other Recommendations
Support the recommendations of the Joint Cities Working Team as specified/modified:
• Any construction neat the Creek should tty to improve habitat values in and around
the Creek channel.
• Existing public lands near Stevens Creek should be maintained as public land to
preserve habitat and future trail opportunities.
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• The four cities should support each other with future efforts to continue with master
planning and implementation of trail segments within each jurisdiction, providing
such things as data, feedback, and letters of support for grant funding.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Los Altos at a meeting thereof on the 24'h day
of November, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES:
OES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Attest:
BRUINS, MORDO, PEPPER, PROCHNOW, SATTERLEE
NO E
NONE
ONE
I----YOR
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