Item 3 - Addendum and Attachment 2To:
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GPC 10/27/16
ITEM3
ADDENDUM
MEMORANDUM
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
General Plan Committee
Joel Paulson, Community Development Director 1 f
North 40 Specific Plan Amendments
October 26 , 2016
Attachment 2 consists of public comments received between September 27 ,2016 and
October 6 , 20 16 , inadvertently omitted from the memorandum for thi s item.
Attachments:
1. Town Council Suggestions for North 40 Specific Plan Amendments, prev iousl y
Submitted with the October 21,2016 memorandum
2. Pub li c comments received between September 27,2016 and October 6, 2016
From: Mike Matthews [mailto :mike.matthews@power.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:54 PM
To: BSpector; Marice Sayoc; Marcia Jensen; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Laurel Prevetti; Joel Paulson;
Robert Schultz
Subject: North 40 Development -resident comment
Dear Los Gatos Council members
I will be unable to attend tonight's meeting but do hope you can reach agreement to amend the Specific
Plan for the North 40 development
Rgds
David M Matthews
Englewood Ave resident
ATTA CHM ENT 2
Cindie Gonzales
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kcdugg i ns@ gmail.c om
Tu es d ay, Septembe r 27, 2016 5:19 PM
Jo el Paul son; Sally Za rnowitz; Cindie Gonzales
North 40
Dear City Counc il and Pl a nning Commi ssion :
M ay I propose a plan fo r th e North 40 th a t seems to m e to be somewhat o f a c ompro mi se to a ll p a rties. Wha t if we c a n
tu m m ost of the ho mes into a community like The V ill age s. If we have 55 and o ld e r gro up buy in g the homes it would
NOT affect our sch ools. S ince most of the p eopl e would be retire d o r semi re tired a nd not commuting at peak hours o ur
tra ffi c wou ldn 't be a s impacte d e ith e r We could still have some sto res that wo uld no t o n ly serve thi s a ge g ro up but
perhap s t he co mmunity a round it. A s ma ll po rtio n of th e condos could be lower inco me and set as ide for p o li ce, t eache rs
a nd fire ma n tha t serve thi s community.
We know tha t a t some po int thi s prope rty will be develo ped, but I be li eve my idea would give a n o pportunit y t o many
lo ng time Los Gatans who have li ved a nd ra ised the ir fa milies here, to s ta y in Los Gat os when the t ime c omes to
do wnsize. S ince we ha v e ne ither th e space nor the finances to build more schoo ls, this idea wo uld a t lea st li m it the
impact to our curre ntl y c rowded sch oo ls.
I ho p e yo u w ill do the ri ght t h ing by a ll of us and n o t g ive in to a d evelo p er t ha t does not li ve he re a nd onl y want s to line
hi s own pocke t s. I am no t o pposed to develpment a nd g ro wth (m y hu s band is a co ntrac tor), however, I do n 't wa nt to see
life in Los Gatos b e ing c h oked o ff b y all the increase o f traffic . It will only hurt u s in the lo ng run.
Thank you fo r a ll your ti me a nd con sidera ti on .
Kirste n D uggi n s
From: Mpmillen@aol.com [mail t o :Mpmillen@aol.com]
Sent : Wednesday, September 28, 2016 10:20 AM
To : Council
Subject: North 40 specific plan meeting 09/27
Hi ,
I wanted to share a few thoughts about last nights meeting.
I wa s impressed by so many speakers and their comments. Almost all of the ideas suggested had merit,
and I am confident the council and staff can use the oral and written comments to make the Specific
Plan work for the town, and to make the future development smart and positive for the town.
I wanted to respond to Council Member Rennie's (i think) question about where to locate a market hall
downtown. I believe the old ferrari dealership next to town hall is a perfect spot.
The property ha s been languishin g empty for years, be cause the restrictive zoning blocks any beneficial
use. Selling cars, even expensive cars, in a small space in a small town is over-the space will remain
empty forever if the town does not act to change the zoning. It is unfair to citizens and the property
owner that this property remains a ghost town.
Underground parking, and a market hall would be a huge success. The town needs to abondone the
re strictive zoning at this property so it can g row someth ing beautiful for the town.
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Joel Pa u lson
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Sall y Za rn owitz
Monday, Oc t o be r 03, 20 16 11 :22 A M
Joel Pau ls on
Phone Ca ll re : N40
M r . Walker of Blo ss om Manor called me to convey his concerns about the Project and Spe cific Plan :
• Conc ern ed about density, height, lack of open spa ce
• Concern ed about comments by council members re: cutting trees to provide better v iews-if that is what was
sa i d
• Sr . units need to be at grade; no steps, sta irs , curbs, and wider doors -no second floors for disabled people
• Proje ct does not feel li ke Los Gato s
Thank you
Sally Zarnowit z, Al A, LEED AP
Planning Manager I Community Development Dep artment
Town o f Los Gatos I 110. E. Main St reet, Los Gatos, CA 95 030
408.354.6873 I szarnowit z@ losgatosca .gov
Pl a nning : 408.354.6874
Community Development Counter Hours : M onday -Friday, 8 :00a .m.-1:00 p.m .
Please note I will be out of the offi ce : October 5-18, 2016
Please note the upcoming Town closure: November 24 -2 5, 2016 -Tha nksg ivi ng
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Robb Walker <rnwalker1@comcast.net>
Monday, October 03 , 2016 12:36 PM
Planning
Dr. Weismann 's suggestion at the last Town Council
Please forward this to Planning Commission
Dr. Weismann's suggestion at the last Town Council meeting to have the entire North 40 be for housing is too practical
to overlook. Probably too much water has gone under the bridge already. Under his plan, businesses would be
situated outside the North 40 where they currently exist on Los Gatos Blvd .. Another speaker questioned the
sustainability of businesses currently being looked at in the North 40 with all the ramifications this will bring forward.
As I drove throughout Los Gatos I observed homes with a convenience store "within driving distance." Some homes
farther away then others. Residents drive to do their shopping. Why is the No .40 any different or special ?
"Grosvenor was going to build a town for us when all we needed were homes." We already have a Town. People
would be very satisfied with a "charming" small home community in the North 40 just like you find all over Los Gatos .
Getting to a store from there is as easy as it is for all other Los Gatos residents.
The idea of developing a "home community" as Dr. Weizmann suggested is not so outlandish. It i s very practical. I only
wish this idea was presented at the first advisory committee meeting.
It accomplishes many things: it doesn't compete with downtown, provides for an attractive home sett i ng with winding,
meandering streets, the view of the hills is not an issue anymore with the lower height of the homes, senior hou sing is
easily woven into the neighborhoods. You can go on and on. This plan seems to counter each problem we have been
racking our brain s to fix .
We are only "kicking the can down the road" under current plans when the balance of homes will eventually need t o be
situated somewhere else in town to meet the state's mandate i.e. Los Gatos Lodge and elsewhere. It then becomes
someone else's problem . It's too bad that we are going to be compelled to let a good idea pass us by.
Dr. Weismann's plan most assuredly provides the look and feel of Los Gatos .
Robb Walker
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From: jan prinzivalli [ma ilto:j anprinzivalli@hotmai l.com ]
Sent: Tuesday , October 04, 2016 4 :53 PM
To: Council
Subject: North 40
Council-
Please consider and vote for a library annex as part of the North 40. This would
be convenient for schools and residents on the north side of town, but also reduce
crosstown traffic.
Thank you for your consideration.
Jan Prinzivalli
101 Charter Oaks Circle
Los Gatos
From: Bruce MacNaughton <b rucea macnaughto n@gmail.com>
Date: October 6, 2016 at 9:38:44 AM PDT
To: "Barbara Spector, Chair" <bs pecto r@ lo sg atosca.gov>, Marcia Jensen
<mjens en(@,los g atos c a.gov>, Marico Sayoc <m s avoc@los ga to sca.gov>, Rob Rennie
<nenni e@ losgatosca.gov>, Steve Leonardis <s leona rdi s@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Affordable and Senior Housing
I recently moved to Los Gato s from out of state.. I be lieve that I might recognize some potential
problems that someone closer to the situation might not see.
The people that you are creating affordable housing for are probably living here in Los Gatos .
When they move into the newly created housing, they are emptying where they cunently live
which will be immediately moved into by others.
The net result of the new affordable housing is to increase the popul ation density in Los Gatos
with the accompanying need for more schools, roads , services, etc. From what I have heard, this
is not what the people of Los Gato s want.
I believe that goals should be developed for the future of Los Gatos which, if and when they are
adopted , will make your jobs much easier.
In the past, I have been on the developer's side. I would strongly suggest that you require all the
so-called North 40 acreage to be permitted before anything is allowed to proceed. Developers
are persistent and they figure that they can and will wear down any oppos ition in time
BAM