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Los Altos Hills forms housing‑element and Green Sheets ad hoc committees after heated debate on transparency and public participation
Summary
Following extended public testimony, the council voted to create a standing housing‑element committee and separately formed an ad hoc committee to draft a council‑initiated Green Sheets ballot measure, aiming to codify select town character protections while noting state legal limits.
The council on March 19 approved two measures aimed at managing housing‑element work and preserving elements of the town’s founding Green Sheets. After a protracted discussion about committee design and transparency, council established a standing housing‑element committee to advise on housing element implementation and directed staff to draft potential charters.
Staff recommended an ad hoc structure for flexibility; the city attorney explained the legal and procedural differences between ad hoc and standing committees, including…
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