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Environmental Planning Commission

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · October 19, 2022

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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

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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

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