Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · October 19, 2022
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance
with California Government Code §54953(e) as authorized by resolution. Please contact
city.clerk@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. 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 YouTube.com/MountainViewGov and
on Comcast Channel 26.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Cranston called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 7- Commissioner Chris Clark, Commissioner Hank Dempsey, Commissioner Jose
Gutierrez, Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer, Commissioner Alex Nunez, Vice Chair
Joyce Yin and Chair Bill Cranston
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Cranston opened the floor at 7:01 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 7:02 p.m.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 Middlefield Park Master Plan
Assistant Community Development Director Lindsay Hagan, and Jeff Hosea, Lead Urban
Planner for Google, gave an oral presentation and answered questions.
Martin Wiggins, Senior Development Manager for Lendlease, Renee Gunn, Senior Civil
Engineer, Micaela Hellman-Tincher, Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager, and
Libby Seifel, President of Seifel Consulting Inc.,answered questions.
Chair Cranston opened the floor at 9:11 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from
the public wished to speak on this item.
City of Mountain View Page 1
Environmental Planning Minutes October 19, 2022
Commission
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:
• Jerry Santarpia, Nor Cal Carpenter’s Union
• Sean Reese, Nor Cal Carpenter’s Union Local 405
• Bruce England, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning
• Cliff Chambers, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning
• Beth Fisher, Santa Clara and San Benito County Building and Construction Trades
Council
• Sharan Dhanoa
• Kenneth Javier Rosales, Planning Senior Associate, SV@Home
• Alex Brown
Public testimony concluded at 9:26 p.m.
The EPC deliberated on this item.
MOTION - M / S - Clark / Yin - That the Environmental Planning Commission:
1. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Certifying the Middlefield Park Master Plan Supplemental Environmental
Impact Report, Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings Related to
Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Alternatives, and Adopting a Statement
of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a Mitigation, Monitoring, and
Reporting Program (Exhibit 1 to this staff report);
2. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Master Plan to Construct Up to 1,900 Residential Units,
1,317,000 Square Feet of Office/R&D, 50,000 Square Feet of Ground-Floor Commercial
Space, and 6.97 Acres of Public Parks and 2.87 Acres of Privately Owned, Publicly
Accessible Open Space, and an Optional Private District Utilities System, and Allocate
Bonus Floor Area (397,936 Square Feet of Residential and 622,925 Square Feet of
Nonresidential) on an Approximately 40-Acre Site, Generally Located at the Northeast
Corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and North of Maude Avenue Between
Logue Avenue and Clyde Avenue Within the East Whisman Precise Plan (Exhibit 2 to
this staff report);
3. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create Up to 18 Lots, Up to 1,900
Residential Condominium Lots, and Up to 140 Vertical Subdivision Lots in a 40-Acre
Master Plan Area, Generally Located at the Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East
Middlefield Road and North of West Maude Avenue Between Logue Avenue and Clyde
Avenue (Exhibit 3 to this staff report); and
4. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Park Land Dedication Credit for Up to 2.87 Acres of Privately
Owned, Publicly Accessible Open Space in the Middlefield Park Master Plan Area
Located at the Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and North of
West Maude Avenue Between Logue Avenue and Clyde Avenue (Exhibit 4 to this staff
report).
With the additional direction for Staff to include in the Council Report:
a) Clarify Active Use is not subject to the Jobs-Housing Linkage Program; and
b) Provide more examples of the mix of unit types of affordable housing that could be
feasible on the dedicated parcels to provide more information for Council's consideration
City of Mountain View Page 2
Environmental Planning Minutes October 19, 2022
Commission
of the applicant's BMR Alternative Mitigation proposal.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 7- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Dempsey, Commissioner Gutierrez,
Commissioner Hehmeyer, Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Yin and Chair Cranston
5. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
The Mountain View Celebration of Service was held last week. Chair Cranston, Vice Chair
Yin, Commissioners Gutierrez, and Clark attended.
Planning Manager/Zoning Administrator Stephanie Williams left for Los Altos.
Upcoming projects include 100% Affordable Housing at Montecito/Shoreline; in
mid-November, the Housing Element will be back at the EPC for review.
6. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Cranston adjourned the meeting at 10:39 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Eric Anderson
Advanced Planning Manager
City of Mountain View Page 3
Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with
California Government Code §54953(e) as authorized by resolution. Please contact
city.clerk@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. 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 YouTube.com/MountainViewGov and on
Comcast Channel 26.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item 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.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
Online:
You may join the Zoom Webinar using this link: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85300705240
You may be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed
to the public.
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: 853 0070 5240
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. When the Chair calls your name to
provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 10/14/2022
Environmental Planning Commission Agenda October 19, 2022
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to three minutes, at the
discretion of the Chair).
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. 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.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
4.1 Middlefield Park Master Plan
Recommendation: That the Environmental Planning Commission:
1. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Certifying the Middlefield Park Master Plan Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report, Adopting California Environmental Quality Act
Findings Related to Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Alternatives,
and Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a
Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program (Exhibit 1 to this staff report);
2. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Master Plan to Construct Up to 1,900 Residential Units,
1,317,000 Square Feet of Office/R&D, 50,000 Square Feet of Ground-Floor
Commercial Space, and 6.97 Acres of Public Parks and 2.87 Acres of Privately Owned,
Publicly Accessible Open Space, and an Optional Private District Utilities System, and
Allocate Bonus Floor Area (397,936 Square Feet of Residential and 622,925 Square
Feet of Nonresidential) on an Approximately 40-Acre Site, Generally Located at the
Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and North of Maude
Avenue Between Logue Avenue and Clyde Avenue Within the East Whisman Precise
Plan (Exhibit 2 to this staff report);
3. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create Up to 18 Lots, Up to
1,900 Residential Condominium Lots, and Up to 140 Vertical Subdivision Lots in a
40-Acre Master Plan Area, Generally Located at the Northeast Corner of Ellis Street
City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 10/14/2022
Environmental Planning Commission Agenda October 19, 2022
and East Middlefield Road and North of West Maude Avenue Between Logue Avenue
and Clyde Avenue (Exhibit 3 to this staff report); and
4. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Mountain View Approving a Park Land Dedication Credit for Up to 2.87 Acres of
Privately Owned, Publicly Accessible Open Space in the Middlefield Park Master Plan
Area Located at the Northeast Corner of Ellis Street and East Middlefield Road and
North of West Maude Avenue Between Logue Avenue and Clyde Avenue (Exhibit 4 to
this staff report).
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - Resolution to Certify Project Supplemental EIR
Exhibit 2 - Resolution for a Master Plan
Exhibit 3 - Resolution for a Vesting Tentative Map
Exhibit 4 - Resolution for Park Land Credit
Exhibit 5 - Middlefield Park Master Plan
Exhibit 6 - Middlefield Park Implementation Plan
Exhibit 7 - EPC Report dated February 3, 2021
Exhibit 8 - Council Report dated March 9, 2021
Exhibit 9 - Community Meetings Summary
Exhibit 10 - Middlefield Park Phasing Compliance Plan
Exhibit 11 - Small Business Program Framework
Exhibit 12 - Community Benefit Analysis
Exhibit 13 - BMR Alternative Mitigation Evaluation
Exhibit 14 - Public Comments
5. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Commission at this time.
6. ADJOURNMENT
City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 10/14/2022
Environmental Planning Commission Agenda October 19, 2022
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 three 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.
City of Mountain View Page 4 Printed on 10/14/2022
Get email alerts for Mountain View
A daily email when new agendas and minutes are posted.