Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 16, 2019
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox and Chair Baird
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:00Plaza
PM Conference Room, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA
94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Baird called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) to order
at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 5- Commissioner Bill Cranston, Commissioner Kammy Lo, Chair Pamela Baird,
Commissioner Joyce Yin and Vice Chair Robert Cox
Absent 2- Commissioner Margaret Capriles and Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer
3. MINUTES APPROVAL-None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Baird opened the floor at 7:03 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on anything not on the agenda. No members of the public wished
to speak.
5. STUDY SESSION
5.1 Study Session to Discuss Proposed General Plan and Zoning Map
Amendments, Transfer of Development Rights from the Los Altos
School District Site, and Planned Community Permit, Development
Review Permit, and Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Construct a
New 382-Unit Residential Development to Replace One Existing
Office Building at 400 Logue Avenue
Senior Planner Margaret Netto gave an oral presentation and Planner Netto and Deputy
Zoning Administrator Rebecca Shapiro answered questions by the EPC.
The applicant, Perry Hariri from Miramar Capital, gave an oral presentation and answered
questions by the EPC.
Chair Baird opened the floor at 7:26 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone wished to
speak on the item. No members of the public wished to speak.
The EPC deliberated on the item and provided direction to City Staff and the applicant on
the project.
5.2 Gateway Master Plan
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Assistant City Attorney Nicole Wright announced at the beginning of Item 5.2 that
Commissioner Lo is recusing herself from the item.
Principal Planner Martin Alkire gave an oral presentation and Planner Alkire and Project
Consultants Eric Yurkovich of Raimi and Associates and Libby Seifel of Seifel and
Associates answered questions raised by the EPC.
Chair Baird opened the floor at 9:10 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on the item.
SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR:
• Vincent Rocha
• Alex Brown
Public testimony concluded at 9:15 p.m.
The EPC deliberated and provided direction to City Staff on the project.
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Chair Baird gave an oral update on upcoming meetings and events.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Baird adjourned the meeting at 10:22 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Martin Alkire
Principal Planner
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Commissioners Capriles, Cranston, Hehmeyer, Lo, Yin, Vice Chair Cox and Chair Baird
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 7:00 PM Plaza Conference Room, 500 Castro St.,
Mountain View, CA 94041
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
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 allowed to speak on any topic for up to
three minutes during this section. If there appears to be a large number of speakers,
speaking time may be reduced to no less than 1.5 minutes. State law prohibits the
Commission from acting on nonagenda items.
5. STUDY SESSION
5.1 Study Session to Discuss Proposed General Plan and Zoning Map
Amendments, Transfer of Development Rights from the Los Altos School
District Site, and Planned Community Permit, Development Review Permit,
and Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Construct a New 382-Unit
Residential Development to Replace One Existing Office Building at 400
Logue Avenue
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission provide input on the
proposed residential project.
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - May 22, 2018 City Council Staff Report
Exhibit 2 - Project Plans
5.2 Gateway Master Plan
Recommendation: The Environmental Planning Commission will provide input to the City
Council on land use and transportation issues regarding the Gateway
Master Plan.
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Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - North Bayshore Precise Plan Principles
Exhibit 2 - North Bayshore Precise Plan Urban Design Principles
Exhibit 3 - Economic Feasibility Assumptions
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 on Wednesday, November 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street,
First Floor the Friday afternoon before each meeting at 4:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, online at
http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=29360 and during each Commission
meeting.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306 or
community.development@mountainview.gov.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any item on this
agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 500 Castro Street, First
Floor during normal business hours and at the meeting location during the meeting.
The Environmental Planning Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus
those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting.
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 11:00 p.m. unless the Commission has determined by
majority vote 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.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Planning Secretary at (650) 903-6306. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
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ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION:
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 Commission on a nonagenda item may do so during the Oral Communications portion of
the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three
minutes.
An individual speaker shall have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission. For any agenda item or for Oral
Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking
time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Commission by majority vote.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a
member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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