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Sunnyvale, CA · August 24, 2020

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Planning Commission Monday, August 24, 2020 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 Special Meeting - Study Session - 6:00 PM | Special Meeting - Public Hearing - 7:30 PM TELECONFERENCE NOTICE 6:00 PM STUDY SESSION Call to Order Roll Call Study Session A. 20-0293 General Plan Update - Air Quality, Noise, and Environmental Justice Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov B. 20-0769 Proposed Project: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: for an 85-feet tall six-story building with 8,732 square feet retail, 155,469 square feet office and three levels of parking (including two above ground and one underground). Location: 300 South Mathilda Avenue (APN: 209-34-019) File #: 2019-7923 Zoning: DSP-18 Applicant / Owner: STC Venture LLC (applicant/owner) Environmental Review: The proposed project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183-Project Consistent with a Community Plan and was previously evaluated in the Downtown Specific Plan EIR (SCH # 2018052020) which was Certified by the City Council on August 11, 2020. Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov Public Comment on Study Session Agenda Items Adjourn Study Session 7:30 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Final August 24, 2020 CALL TO ORDER Chair Howard called the meeting to order at 7:45 PM via teleconference. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Daniel Howard Commissioner Sue Harrison Commissioner John Howe Commissioner Ken Olevson Commissioner Ken Rheaume Commissioner Carol Weiss Absent: 1 - Vice Chair David Simons Vice Chair Simons's absence is excused. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION: Commissioner Howe moved and Commissioner Harrison seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Howard Commissioner Harrison Commissioner Howe Commissioner Olevson Commissioner Rheaume Commissioner Weiss No: 0 Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Simons 1.A 20-0784 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2020 1.B 20-0785 APPLICATION WITHDRAWN Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation request to study amending the General Plan designation from Low Density Residential to Low-Medium Density Residential on a 0.94 acre site Location: 640 Lakehaven Drive (APN: 110-16-040) City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes - Final August 24, 2020 File #: 2020-7030 Zoning: R-0/PD (Low Density Residential/Planned Development) General Plan: Low Density Residential Applicant / Owner: GSJ & 2 LLC Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a). Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments Assistant Director Andrew Miner stated that on August 11, 2020 the City Council approved the Downtown Specific Plan Amendment, Parking Study and Development Agreements and the related ordinances are scheduled for City Council consideration at the August 25, 2020 meeting. He added that on August 25, 2020 the City Council will also consider an appeal for the proposed hotel at 1296 Lawrence Station Road that the Planning Commission heard on June 16, 2020. ADJOURNMENT Chair Howard adjourned the meeting at 7:48 PM. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda - Final Planning Commission Monday, August 24, 2020 6:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream | Comcast Channel 15 Special Meeting - Study Session - 6:00 PM | Special Meeting - Public Hearing - 7:30 PM TELECONFERENCE NOTICE Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the “shelter in place” orders issued by Santa Clara County and the State of California, the meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission on August 24, 2020, will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20. • Watch the Planning Commission meeting on television over Comcast Channel 15, at https://Sunnyvale.ca.gov/YouTubeMeetings or https://Sunnyvaleca.Legistar.com/Calendar.aspx • Submit written comments to the Planning Commission up to 4 hours prior to the meeting to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707. • Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone): Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 918 2739 0357 Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order N-29-20, if you need special assistance to provide public comment, contact the City at least 2 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable alternative arrangements for you to communicate your comments. For other special assistance, please contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Planning Division may be reached at 408-730-7440 or at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 8/20/2020 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda - Final August 24, 2020 6:00 PM STUDY SESSION Call to Order Call to Order via teleconference. Roll Call Study Session A. 20-0293 General Plan Update - Air Quality, Noise, and Environmental Justice Project Planner: Mary Jeyaprakash, (408) 730-7449, mjeyaprakash@sunnyvale.ca.gov B. 20-0769 Proposed Project: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: for an 85-feet tall six-story building with 8,732 square feet retail, 155,469 square feet office and three levels of parking (including two above ground and one underground). Location: 300 South Mathilda Avenue (APN: 209-34-019) File #: 2019-7923 Zoning: DSP-18 Applicant / Owner: STC Venture LLC (applicant/owner) Environmental Review: The proposed project is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183-Project Consistent with a Community Plan and was previously evaluated in the Downtown Specific Plan EIR (SCH # 2018052020) which was Certified by the City Council on August 11, 2020. Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov Public Comment on Study Session Agenda Items The public may provide comments regarding the Study Session item(s). If you wish to address the Planning Commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Adjourn Study Session 7:30 PM PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER Call to Order via teleconference. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 8/20/2020 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda - Final August 24, 2020 ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow commissioners to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the commission, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda. 1.A 20-0784 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2020 Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of August 10, 2020 as submitted. 1.B 20-0785 APPLICATION WITHDRAWN Proposed Project: General Plan Amendment Initiation request to study amending the General Plan designation from Low Density Residential to Low-Medium Density Residential on a 0.94 acre site Location: 640 Lakehaven Drive (APN: 110-16-040) File #: 2020-7030 Zoning: R-0/PD (Low Density Residential/Planned Development) General Plan: Low Density Residential Applicant / Owner: GSJ & 2 LLC Environmental Review: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a). Project Planner: Aastha Vashist, (408) 730-7458, avashist@sunnyvale.ca.gov PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to the City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 8/20/2020 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda - Final August 24, 2020 notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of three minutes. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments ADJOURNMENT Notice to the Public: Any agenda related writings or documents on this agenda distributed to members of the Planning Commission are available by contacting the Planning Division at planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available at sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx 72 hours before the meeting. Planning a presentation for a Planning Commission meeting? To help you prepare and deliver your public comments, please review the "Making Public Comments During City Council or Planning Commission Meetings" document available on the City website. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if you file a lawsuit challenging any final decision on any public hearing item listed in this agenda, the issues in the lawsuit may be limited to the issues which were raised at the public hearing or presented in writing to the City at or before the public hearing. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.6 imposes a 90-day deadline for the filing of any lawsuit challenging final action on an agenda item which is subject to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please see the notice at the beginning of this agenda. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 8/20/2020

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