09-12-18 Minutes - CDAC
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE REPORT
MINUTES OF THE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
The Conceptual Development Advisory Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a
Regular Meeting on September 12, 2018, at 4:30 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Marcia Jensen, Vice Chair Mary Badame, Committee Member Michael Kane,
Committee Member Barbara Spector.
Absent: Committee Member Thomas O’Donnell
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Minutes – April 11, 2018
MOTION: Motion by Committee Member Michael Kane to approve the consent
item. Seconded by Vice Chair Mary Badame.
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
3. 100 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road (HEARD OUT OF ORDER)
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Application CD-18-003
Requesting preliminary review of plans to convert six existing apartments to six
residential condominiums in an existing mixed-use building on property zoned O.
APN 529-06-071.
PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: Claudio Mariani and Marie Christine Peterson
(CM ONE, LLC)
PROJECT PLANNER: Sean Mullin
Applicant presented the proposed project.
Opened and closed Public Comment.
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Committee members discussed the matter and provided the following questions and
comments:
• The Committee has concerns about the open space and parking;
• Would the Home Owners Association oversee parking?
• The Committee does not have many concerns about an increase in traffic; and
• The Committee sees a lot of positives in the proposal.
2. 15300-15330 Los Gatos Boulevard
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Application CD-18-004
Requesting preliminary review of plans to demolish an existing building and construct a
two-story medical office building with below-grade parking on property zoned C-1. APNs
424-17-035 and 424-17-036.
PROPERTY OWNER: Trustees for the Malkasaon Trust and Mary Malkason GST Trust
APPLICANT: Sand Hill Property Company
PROJECT PLANNER: Jennifer Armer
Jennifer Armer, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
Applicant presented the proposed project.
Opened Public Comment.
Dene Kankel and Bryan Matsumoto
- Expressed that they do not see a potential increase in property tax to be an issue and
clarified what Ace Hardware’s current lease terms were.
Donovan Erba
- Commented that he did not want to see a big box business to take over the site. He
believes the neighboring business Orchard Cleaner will also be affected with this
proposal.
David Klinger
- Believes that the biggest issue will be zoning. He had stated that the applicant was
incorrect in their proposal and changing the zoning will put other sites at risk.
Gordon Van Zuidan
- Expressed his support for Ace Hardware in staying at the current location.
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Rhodie Firth
- Expressed concerns about traffic increasing especially for medical office use. A traffic
study will be needed. She is also against a massive building being added to the location.
Jeffrey Landi
- Expressed opposition to the proposed medical office use.
Emerald Hathway
- Commented that the Town has changed a lot over the years. She believes there is no
need for more medical offices on Los Gatos Boulevard.
Bob Allen
- Expressed opposition to the proposed project. He stated the proposal will be eliminating
vitality within the Town.
Dieu Brown
- Expressed concerns about the increased traffic this project will bring.
Ann Weber
- Expressed concerns about parking for medical offices.
Srini Nageshwar
- Stated that the medical field is constantly changing and introducing new specialized
medical offices was unadvisable.
Karen Deloumi
- Commented that Ace Hardware was needed in the Town and there are too many
medical offices already. She stated the offices were not part of the look or feel of the
General Plan.
Mary Bagatelos
- Expressed that the Town currently had a lot of medical offices and didn’t need more.
Committee members discussed the matter and provided the following questions and
comments:
• The Committee is encouraging retention of the current businesses;
• Many elements are conflicting with the current General Plan;
• The two-story building may be an issue by blocking hillside views;
• The proposal may not be code compliant;
• The Committee is not in support of adding more medical offices due to the number of
current medical offices;
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• It is recommended that the applicant view the North Forty Specific Plan to see that
medical office use were removed from that plan;
• The Committee is not in favor of rezoning the area; and
• There is concern with increased traffic with medical offices.
OTHER BUSINESS
4. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Item continued to the next Conceptual Development Advisory Committee meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
September 12, 2018 meeting as approved by the
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee.
/s/Sylvie Roussel, Administrative Technician