Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 3, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 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 Cranston called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC) to
order at 7:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Commissioner Capriles joined the meeting after the roll was called.
Present 7- Commissioner Margaret Capriles, Commissioner Hank Dempsey, Commissioner
Preeti Hehmeyer, Commissioner Allie Schmiesing, Commissioner Joyce Yin, Vice
Chair Kammy Lo and Chair Bill Cranston
3. MINUTES APPROVAL - None.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Cranston opened the floor at 7:04 p.m. to public testimony asking if anyone from
the public wished to speak on anything not on the agenda.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Diane Gazzano
• Henry Whitfield
Public testimony concluded at 7:09 p.m.
5. STUDY SESSION
5.1 Google Middlefield Park Master Plan
Vice Chair Lo recused herself from the item.
Deputy Zoning Administrator Lindsay Hagan gave an oral presentation and responded to
questions raised by the EPC.
On behalf of Google, Google Urban Planning Lead Jeff Hosea gave an oral presentation
and responded to questions raised by the EPC.
Planning Manager/Zoning Administrator Stephanie Williams responded to questions
raised by the EPC.
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On behalf of Google, Program/LendLease Project Director Manager Andrew Chappell, and
Google Real Estate District Development Director Michael Tymoff, also responded to
questions raised by the EPC.
Chair Cranston opened the floor at 7:52 p.m. for public testimony asking if anyone from
the public wished to speak on this item.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• E. Denly Rafferty
• Greg Coldanodo
• Francisco Ochoa
• Albert Jeans
• Lisa Moore
• Alexander Brown
• Corey Smith, Housing Action Coalition
• Emily Ann Ramos, Mountain View YIMBY
• Bruce England, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning
• Luka Vazic
Public testimony closed at 8:14 p.m.
The Environmental Planning Commission deliberated and provided input to City staff on
the project.
5.2 555 West Middlefield Road Residential Project
Senior Planner Diana Pancholi gave an oral presentation and responded to questions
raised by the EPC.
On behalf of Avalon Bay Communities, Vice President Joe Kirchofer gave an oral
presentation and responded to questions raised by the EPC.
On behalf of BDE Architecture, Principal/Design Director John Kosi responded to
questions raised by the EPC.
Planning Manager/Zoning Administrator Stephanie Williams, and Senior Civil Engineer
Renee Gunn, responded to questions raised by the EPC.
Chair Cranston opened the floor at 10:27 p.m. for public testimony asking if anyone from
the public wished to speak on this item.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Paul Crider
• David Levine, Board President, Cypress Points Homeowners Association
• Albert Jeans
• E. Denley Rafferty
• Lata Adamic
• Salim Damedji
• Stephen Tu, Director of Transportation Policy, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
• Alex Nunez
• April Webster
• Corey Smith, Housing Action Coalition
• Bruce England, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning
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• Diane Gazzano
• Alexander Brown
• Brian Prescott
• Emily Ann Ramos, Mountain View YIMBY
• Kelsey Banes, Regional Executive Director, YIMBY Action
Public testimony closed at 11:00 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 Planner Horan provided updates on upcoming EPC meetings.
The February 17, 2021 EPC meeting will be canceled.
The next EPC meeting will take place on March 3, 2021.
Planning staff is monitoring for updates regarding the 2021 Planning Commissioners
Academy.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cranston adjourned the meeting at 12:22 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Eric Anderson, Principal Planner
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City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 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 may be 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 7071 5009
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 - 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 Google Middlefield Park Master Plan
Recommendation: Discuss and provide input on the proposed master plan on a 40-acre
site generally located on the northeast corner of Ellis Street and East
Middlefield Road in the East Whisman Precise Plan area to include
1,675 to 1,900 residential units, 1.2 to 1.3 million square feet of office,
50,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, up to 10.5
acres of parks, a private utility district to serve the site, two parking
structures, new private streets, and bicycle/pedestrian improvements.
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - East Whisman Precise Plan
Exhibit 2 - Community Outreach Summary
Exhibit 3 - Project Plans
5.2 555 West Middlefield Road Residential Project
Recommendation: Discuss and provide input on the proposed project located on a
14.5-acre site bounded by West Middlefield Road, Moffett Boulevard,
Cypress Point Drive and State Route 85, which includes General Plan
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and Zoning Map Amendments and a Planned Community Permit and
Development Review Permit to allow a 329-unit addition to an existing
402-unit residential development and a new 1.34-acre public park.
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - Gatekeeper Staff Report July 2, 2015
Exhibit 2 - EPC SS Staff Report March 15, 2017
Exhibit 3 - City Council SS Staff Report April 18, 2017
Exhibit 4 - Project Description
Exhibit 5 - Project Plans
Exhibit 6 - Current BMR Proposal
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
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))
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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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