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Environmental Planning Commission

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · November 1, 2017

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CITY HALL City of Mountain View 500 CASTRO STREET Minutes Environmental Planning Commission Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer, Chair Scarboro Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Scarboro called the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) hearing to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Commissioners Baird, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer, and Chair Scarboro Absent: 1 – Commissioner Capriles 3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None. 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR: - Dan Sakols expressed concern for Downtown Mountain View. He is concerned that downtown Mountain View will turn into Sunnyvale and lose the older buildings, and all that creates an urban center. - Lorrie Robbins expressed concern about the quality of life in Mountain View and feels Mountain View should grow in a slow smart way. Instead the growth in Mountain View has been singular and unusual. She expressed concern that the thirty year old Downtown Precise Plan is behind the times and at risk of turning the downtown area into an office park. 5. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 5.1 - Stanford University 2018 General Use Permit - Draft Environmental Impact Report. Kirk Girard, the Planning Director from the County of Santa Clara, gave a presentation and responded to questions raised by the EPC. Chair Scarboro opened the floor for public testimony. No Members of the public wished to speak. City of Mountain View Page 1 Environmental Planning Minutes November 1, 2017 Commission 6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Principal Alkire gave an oral report. 7. ADJOURNMENT At 8:28 p.m. Chair Scarboro adjourned to the Regular meeting of Wednesday, November 15, 2017, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, City Hall, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the EPC hearing. Respectfully Submitted Martin Alkire Principal Planner City of Mountain View Page 2

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CITY HALL 500 CASTRO STREET City of Mountain View Agenda Environmental Planning Commission Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer, Chair Scarboro Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Commissioners Baird, Capriles, Cox, Kamei, Ramirez, Vice Chair Hehmeyer and Chair Scarboro 3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None. 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Commission from acting on non-agenda items. 5. NEW BUSINESS ITEM 5.1 - Stanford University 2018 General Use Permit - Draft Environmental Impact Report. Recommendation: The EPC will hear a presentation from Santa Clara County staff on the Stanford University 2018 General Plan Use Permit Draft Environmental Impact Report. No formal action will be taken by the EPC on this item. Attachments: Staff Memo Exhibit 1 6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time. 7. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at City Hall, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please check online at www.mountainview.gov as an agenda will be posted the Friday prior to the EPC meeting. City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 10/26/2017 Environmental Planning Agenda November 1, 2017 Commission AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES - The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Special meetings may be called as necessary by the Commission Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. - Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or community.development@mountainview.gov. - Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the Community Development offices, 500 Castro Street, First Floor; the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or soon thereafter; or online at http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink; and they are available during each Commission meeting. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 1990 - Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. SPECIAL NOTICE - The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. - It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later than 11:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by the Commission after the normal time unless the Commission has determined by majority voit to set aside this policy. In the event it appears that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Commission may take up and act upon the more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Commission directs otherwise. - Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regardingany item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, located at 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting. ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE - Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. - Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 10/26/2017

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