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Sunnyvale, CA · July 24, 2023

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Planning Commission Monday, July 24, 2023 6:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM 6 P.M. STUDY SESSION Call to Order Vice Chair Iglesias called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Roll Call Present: 6 - Chair Martin Pyne Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias Commissioner Galen Kim Davis Commissioner John Howe Commissioner Michael Serrone Commissioner Neela Shukla Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Howard Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused. Study Session A. 23-0686 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.57-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special Development Permit 2019-7557 for the north site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus. Relocate underground parking to a new above-ground structure on an adjacent site under the same ownership at 2900 Semiconductor Drive in the City of Santa Clara; modify the pedestrian bridge design over Kifer Road; relocate the loading dock; reconfigure the signalized intersection at the southeast corner; add an internal courtyard on the north building and reduce total building area from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet; swap window glazing types at the second and third floors and increase spandrel glazing; install rooftop screening units; and relocate the City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 24, 2023 employee restaurant from the west to east side. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Modify Development Agreement 2019-7557 for the relocation of parking on the north site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to the adjacent site in the City of Santa Clara. Location: 945-955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001 and 205-40-002) File #: 2022-7369 Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and Service Zoning District Sixty Percent Floor Area Ratio) Applicant / Owner: HOK (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner) Environmental Review: Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov Adjourn Study Session 7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER Chair Pyne called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Pyne led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Martin Pyne Vice Chair Nathan Iglesias Commissioner Galen Kim Davis Commissioner John Howe Commissioner Michael Serrone Commissioner Neela Shukla Absent: 1 - Commissioner Daniel Howard Commissioner Howard’s absence is excused. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 24, 2023 CONSENT CALENDAR There were no public speakers for this agenda item. MOTION: Commissioner Howe moved and Vice Chair Iglesias seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Pyne Vice Chair Iglesias Commissioner Davis Commissioner Howe Commissioner Serrone Commissioner Shukla No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Howard 1. 23-0751 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS None. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. 2. 23-0768 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024 (Information Only) NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments None. -Staff Comments Principal Planner George Schroeder updated the Planning Commissioners on the recruitment status for vacant positions on the City’s boards and commissions. He added that applications for these recruitments are due by 4 p.m. on August 3, 2023. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 24, 2023 Principal Planner Schroeder informed the Commissioners that the General Plan Air Quality, Noise, Safety, and Environmental Justice update will be considered at the City Council meeting of July 25, 2023. Principal Planner Schroeder advised that the City Council will hold a study session on the Village Center Master Plan on August 8, 2023. At the same meeting, the City Council will review the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) amendment initiation to study changes to the development intensities and standards for Block 18 of the DSP. Principal Planner Schroeder stated that there will be a Chair and Vice Chair training scheduled on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. Participants may attend in-person in the Bay Conference Room or via Zoom. Principal Planner Schroeder announced that a training will be offered by the Department of Public Safety regarding the security of the Council Chambers and Bay Conference Room on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Chair Pyne adjourned the meeting at 7:06 PM. City of Sunnyvale Page 4

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Planning Commission Monday, July 24, 2023 6:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room 145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting: Study Session - 6:00 PM | Public Hearing - 7:00 PM Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/91827390357 Public Participation • In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer. • Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to the 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 (*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute) • Watch the Planning Commission meeting at http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings or on television over Comcast Channel 15, AT&T Channel 99 • Submit written comments to the Planning Commission no later than 4 hours prior to the meeting start to planningcommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by mail to: Sunnyvale Planning Division, 456 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086-3707 • Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings Accessibility/Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Notice Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 7/18/2023 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda July 24, 2023 assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please contact the City at least 48 hours prior 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)). 6 P.M. STUDY SESSION Call to Order Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room. Roll Call Study Session 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. A. 23-0686 Proposed Project: Related applications on a 15.57-acre site: SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: Modify Special Development Permit 2019-7557 for the north site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus. Relocate underground parking to a new above-ground structure on an adjacent site under the same ownership at 2900 Semiconductor Drive in the City of Santa Clara; modify the pedestrian bridge design over Kifer Road; relocate the loading dock; reconfigure the signalized intersection at the southeast corner; add an internal courtyard on the north building and reduce total building area from 364,000 to 358,000 square feet; swap window glazing types at the second and third floors and increase spandrel glazing; install rooftop screening units; and relocate the employee restaurant from the west to east side. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Modify Development Agreement 2019-7557 for the relocation of parking on the north site of the Intuitive Surgical corporate campus to the adjacent site in the City of Santa Clara. Location: 945-955 Kifer Road (APNs: 205-40-001 and 205-40-002) File #: 2022-7369 Zoning: M-S/LSAP 60% (Lawrence Station Area Plan Industrial and Service Zoning District Sixty Percent Floor Area Ratio) Applicant / Owner: HOK (applicant) / Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (owner) Environmental Review: Addendum to the Lawrence Station Area Plan Update/Intuitive Surgical Corporate Campus Project Subsequent City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 7/18/2023 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda July 24, 2023 Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) Project Planner: George Schroeder, (408) 730-7443, gschroeder@sunnyvale.ca.gov Adjourn Study Session 7 P.M. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CALL TO ORDER Call to Order via teleconference and in the Bay Conference Room. SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning 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 the Planning Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to address the Planning 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. 23-0751 Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 Recommendation: Approve Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2023 as submitted. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 7/18/2023 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda July 24, 2023 three minutes. For land-use items, applicants are limited to a maximum of 10 minutes for opening comments and 5 minutes for closing comments. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2. 23-0768 Planning Commission Proposed Study Issues, Calendar Year: 2024 (Information Only) 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 408-730-7440 or planning@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available 72 hours before the meeting on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov and during normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue. 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 7/18/2023 Planning Commission Notice and Agenda July 24, 2023 City of Sunnyvale Page 5 Printed on 7/18/2023

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