Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · November 18, 2020
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
This meeting was conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order
N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Environmental Planning Commission
participated in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cox called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) to order
at 7:03 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 7- Commissioner Margaret Capriles, Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer, Vice Chair
Kammy Lo, Commissioner Allie Schmiesing, Commissioner Joyce Yin, Chair Bill
Cranston and Chair Robert Cox
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Chair Cox opened the floor at 7:05 p.m. for public testimony asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak. No members of the public wished to speak.
Public Testimony concluded at 7:05 p.m.
The Environmental Planning Commission considered the minutes in one motion.
MOTION - MS - Capriles/ Lo - That the Environmental Planning Commission approve the
Minutes of October 21, 2020.
The motion passed on the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner Capriles, Commissioner Hehmeyer, Vice Chair Lo, Commissioner
Schmiesing, Chair Cranston and Chair Cox
Abstain: 1- Commissioner Yin
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Cox opened the floor at 7:08 p.m. to 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.
Public testimony concluded at 7:08 p.m.
5. STUDY SESSION
5.1 Office and Retail Development at 365-405 San Antonio Road and
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2585-2595 California Street
Vice Chair Cranston recused himself from the item.
Senior Planner Burke gave an oral presentation and responded to questions raised by the
EPC.
Deputy Zoning Administrator Shapiro commented and responded to questions raised by
the EPC.
David Geiser, Managing Director of Merlone Geier Management LLC gave an oral
presentation and responded to questions raised by the EPC.
David Harrison, Architectural Designer for Gensler, gave an oral presentation and
responded to questions raised by the EPC.
Darrel Fullbright, Principal and Design Director for Gensler; Brett Christopoulis, Vice
President of Leasing and Project Management; and Keith Mittemeyer, Landscape
Architect and Founding Principal for Urban Arena, responded to questions raised by the
EPC.
Chair Cox opened the floor at 7:30 p.m. for public testimony asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on this item.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Peying Lee, Mountain View Resident
Public testimony concluded at 7:34 p.m.
The Environmental Planning Commission deliberated and provided input to City staff on
the project.
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Assistant City Attorney Wright announced her last day as Counsel to the Commission.
She introduced Sandy Lee, Senior Assistant City Attorney, as the new Counselor to the
Commission.
Principal Planner Anderson talked about the topics that will be discussed at the
December 2, 2020 EPC meeting.
A new EPC member will be installed on the Commission soon.
Commissioner Hehmeyer will be taking on a different role, in a new Office of Community
Engagement, at Stanford.
Chair Cox talked about the Mountain View Historical Association. He also attended a
Livable California meeting.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cox adjourned the meeting at 9:16 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Eric Anderson, Principal Planner
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting
Location
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order
N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Environmental Planning Commission
will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting live may do so at
https://mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at www.MountainView.gov/YouTube
and on Comcast Channel 26.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1. Email comments to epc@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails
will be forwarded to the Environmental Planning Commission. Please identify the
Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email. Emails received after 5:00 p.m. will
be entered into the record for the meeting.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
Online:
Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar:
https://mountainview.gov/epc_speakers
You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be
disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on
how to connect to the meeting.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand”
feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on
to speak.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 910 0819 7558
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone
participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number.
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When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes,
at the discretion of the Chair).
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve Meeting Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the Environmental Planning Commission meeting minutes of
October 21, 2020.
Attachments: October 21, 2020 EPC Minutes
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 Office and Retail Development at 365-405 San Antonio Road and 2585-2595
California Street
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission provide input on the
proposed project.
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - December 3, 2019 City Council Report-Gatekeeper
Exhibit 2 - Project Plans
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
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7. ADJOURNMENT
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
Please contact Planning staff with any questions regarding this agenda at (650) 903-6306 or
community.development@mountainview.gov.
The agenda and staff reports may be viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.
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 10:00 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 10:00 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))
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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