Environmental Planning Commission
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 1, 2023
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 7:00 PM Council Chambers/Video Conference
500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Yin called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission to order at 7:00
p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 6- Commissioner Chris Clark, Commissioner Bill Cranston, Commissioner Preeti
Hehmeyer, Commissioner Alex Nunez, Vice Chair Hank Dempsey and Chair Joyce
Yin
Excused 1- Commissioner Jose Gutierrez
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Chair Yin introduced the item for discussion.
Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:01 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on this item. No members of the public wished to speak.
Public testimony concluded at 7:02 p.m.
MOTION - M/S-Hehmeyer/Nunez - That the Environmental Planning Commission approve
the minutes of February 1, 2023.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Excused: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:03 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 7:04 p.m.
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5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2015-2023 Housing Element
Senior Planner Ellen Yau gave an oral presentation and responded to questions raised by
the EPC.
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson, Assistant Community Development Director
Wayne Chen, and Senior Assistant City Attorney Sandra Lee answered question raised
by the EPC.
Chair Yin opened the floor at 8:06 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the
public wished to speak on this item.
No members of the public wished to speak.
Public testimony concluded at 8:07 p.m.
The EPC deliberated on this item.
MOTION - M/S - Clark/Dempsey - That the Environmental Planning Commission
recommend the City Council accept the 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2015-23 Housing
Element (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Excused: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
5.2 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2030 General Plan
Associate Planner Brittany Whitehill gave an oral presentation and responded to
questions raised by the EPC.
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson also answered questions raised by the EPC.
Chair Yin opened the floor at 8:21 p.m.
The EPC deliberated on this item.
MOTION - M/S - Clark/Nunez - That the Environmental Planning Commission recommend
the City Council accept the 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Exhibit 1 to the
EPC Stafff Report).
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner CLark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Absent: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
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MOTION - M/S-Cranston/Hehmeyer - That the Environmental Planning Commission
recommend the City Council consider General Plan action items which were originally
intended to be complete by 2023 but are not yet completed during the upcoming Council
goal setting process.
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Absent: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
Yes: 6- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Excused: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
MOTION - M/S-Cranston/Hehmeyer - That the Environmental Planning Commission
recommend the City Council consider General Plan action items which were originally
intended to be complete by 2023, but are not yet completed, during the upcoming
Council goal setting process..
The motion passed by the following vote:
Yes: 6- Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer,
Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin
Excused: 1- Commissioner Gutierrez
6. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson announced that the Housing Element Update
report would be available on Monday, and will be distributed to the Commissioners.
On March 15, the EPC will review the Housing Element Update and make
recommendations.
The retreat in May is being planned, details to follow.
Council will be working on its priorities.
Commissioner Cranston requested that communications about upcoming
projects/developments be more transparent, and readily available.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Yin adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Eric Anderson
Advanced Planning Manager
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Environmental Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 7:00 PM Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro
Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the
Environmental Planning Commission virtually may join the meeting at
https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/85300705240, or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar
ID: 853 0070 5240.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the "raise hand" feature in
Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you
are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve Meeting Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the Environmental Planning Commission meeting minutes of February 1,
2023
Attachments: February 1, 2023 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. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2015-2023 Housing Element
Recommendation: Review and recommend the City Council accept the 2022 Annual Progress Report:
2015-23 Housing Element (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report)
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Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - 2022 Annual Housing Element Progress Report
Exhibit 2 - 2022 AMI for Santa Clara County
5.2 2022 Annual Progress Report: 2030 General Plan
Recommendation: Review and recommend that the City Council accept the 2022 General Plan Annual
Progress Report (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).
Attachments: Staff Report
Exhibit 1 - Draft 2022 Progress Report: 2030 General Plan
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:
The agenda, reports, and any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any
item on this agenda are posted at https://mountainview.legistar.com under the meeting details for the date of this meeting. The agenda
may also be viewed at City Hall, 500 Castro Street, the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor and at the Mountain View Library,
585 Franklin Street, beginning at 4:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, prior to Wednesday Environmental Planning Commission
meetings. Printed copies of the agenda, reports, and any writings or documents already provided to a majority of the Commission
regarding any item on this agenda may be requested at the Community Development Department during normal business hours.
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 Board
Clerk at (650) 903-6306 or by email at epc@mountainview.gov 48 hours prior to the meeting so the City can make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). If you have a hearing or speech disability, please use the
California Relay System at 711, TDD 650-967-0158 or 800-735-2929.
The City of Mountain View does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, source of
income, gender, gender expression or identity, or any other State or Federal protected class in any of its policies, procedures or
practices. This nondiscrimination policy covers admission and access to, or treatment or employment in, the City of Mountain View
programs and activities. For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy, please contact the City's Section 504 Coordinator at
laurel.james@mountainview.gov or 650-903-6397.
Computer-generated captioning of the Environmental Planning Commission meeting is unedited and should neither be relied upon for
complete accuracy nor used as a verbatim transcript.
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ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION:
Email comments to epc@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be received directly by the Environmental
Planning Commission. Please identify the Agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Requests to show an audio or video
presentation during an Environmental Planning Commission meeting should be directed to epc@mountainview.gov by 4:30 p.m. on the
meeting date.
Anyone wishing to address the Commission in person must complete a yellow speaker card indicating the name you would like to be
called by when it is your turn to speak and the item number on which you wish to speak. Please complete one yellow speaker card for
each item on which you wish to speak. Virtual and in-person speakers will be called in order as determined by the Chair or their
designee.
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 the Commission by majority vote.
If requested in advance of the public input portion of the agenda item to the Chair or dais staff, a speaker who represents five or more
members of the public in attendance who complete cards but elect not to speak may have up to 10 minutes to address the Commission,
if the Chair determines that such extension will reduce the total number of speakers who planned to speak.
An applicant and/or appellant for a zone change, precise plan or quasi-judicial hearing shall have up to 10 minutes to address the
Commission and, with the consent of the Commission, two minutes of rebuttal at the conclusion of all public speakers.
The presiding officer may remove or cause the removal of any individual(s) for disrupting a meeting in accordance with California
Government Code section 54957.95, as may be amended from time to time. In accordance with California Government Code section
54957.9, as may be amended from time to time, the Commission may order a meeting room cleared and continue in session in the
event a meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible,
and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are disrupting the meeting.
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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