Item 2 - Desk Item and Attachment 7
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING DATE: 09/12/2018 ITEM NO: 2 DESK ITEM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 TO: CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SUBJECT: CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPLICATION CD-18-004 PROJECT LOCATION: 15300-15330 LOS GATOS BOULEVARD. APN 424-17-035 AND 424-17-036. PROPERTY OWNER: TRUSTEES OF THE MALKASON TRUST AND MARY MALKASON GST TRUST. APPLICANT: SAND HILL PROPERTY COMPANY REQUESTING PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF PLANS TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING BUILDING AND TO CONSTRUCT A TWO-STORY MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING WITH BELOW GRADE PARKING ON PROPERTY ZONED C-1.
REMARKS:
Attachment 7 includes public comment received between 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 11,
2018 and 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
ATTACHMENTS:
Previously received with September 12, 2018 Staff Report:
1. Location map (one page)
2. CDAC application (one page)
3. Project Description Letter (two page)
4. Conceptual Plans (three sheets)
5. Public Comments received by 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 7, 2018
Previously received with September 12, 2018 Addendum Report:
6. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m. Friday, September 7, 2018, and 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Received with this Desk Item Report:
7. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2018, and 11:00
a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Jennifer Armer
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Jennifer,
Marjorie Kline <mkline@mobileiron.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11 :15 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware -Los Gatos
Only just learned about this. I am always visiting this store . It's in a great location, is a great size so lots of options unlike
the downtown Rural Supply Ace. There are already an overwhelming amount of medical offices in the area. We can't
afford to lose this Ace Hardware -especially to yet another medical office. It feels like there are more medical offices in
Los Gatos than around Stanford.
For me, instead of hitting Ace, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's as I often do as they are all so close -I'd likely take my
business to a different city.
Marjorie Kline
Los Gatos Resident
ATTACHMENT 7
Jennifer Armer
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Please ,
Sue Moses <moses_sue@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:17 AM
Jennifer Armer
Do Not Rezone Ace Hardw are location
Do not approve Rezoning of property located at 15300-15330 Los Gatos Blvd .
As Long time residents of Los Gatos , rezoning this property and the subsequent loss of Ace
Hardware in our neighborhood would create a huge loss to our community.
We do not need another huge medical office building, especially in this location .
Do Not Approve.
Thank you for your consideration
Susan Moses
49 year resident of
La Croix Ct
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Jennifer Armer,
erik_olsen@apple.com on behalf of Erik Olsen <erik_olsen@apple.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:21 AM
Jennifer Armer
Attn: Jennifer Armer. Save Ace Hardware!
As a resident of Los Gatos Mountains, I stand with the ovewhelming majority of the other residents that we do not want
another old piece of the towns history and local charming landmarks demolished to be replaced with a big generic
development that adds nothing to the city. The hardware store serves many of the mountain residents who live off of
Highway 17, like my self who lives in Redwood Estates. Not only do ALL the folks who live in the mounta ins opposite this,
I know almost all the local residents of Los Gatos do too. Have you and your office seen the comments of the residents
on social media? There are many, many medical building in Los Gatos, we don't need another one, especially right in
downtown. This is a horrible idea for the town and the residents. Please do not allow the Ace Hardware to be replaced
by an office. Thank you.
Erik Olsen
21504 Betty Ann Ct
Los Gatos, CA 95033
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Jean Choi <jeankk@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:25 AM
Jennifer Armer
Comment on Ace Hardware Development
I'm a 12 year resident of Los Gatos living on Englewood Ave . I am writing to you to protest the rezoning of the Ace
Hardware area to office space. What drew me to Los Gatos is small town living where we know our neighbors and we
support our local businesses. This rezoning proposal is yet another developer attempting to disregard and degrade our
small town way of life.
Build i ng an 80,000 SF medical center will destroy multiple local businesses who have been contributors to our local
community and will undoubtedly increase traffic, just when the North 20 development, which will also undoubtedly
have a significant and negat ive impact on traffic, will be underway. There are already multiple medical centers ne xt door
on LG Blvd, on the corner of LG Blvd and Samaritan Dr and on Samaritan Dr. I can't understand the need for yet another
medical center to dominate the Blvd.
I frequent Ace and Orchid Cleaners . When we go to Ace, we get service with a smile unli ke Home Depot where I wander
from aisle to aisle looking for anyone to help me and then finally upon locating one employee, stand in line behind
several other people because there is nobody else to help. Ace hires locally and is an integral member of this
community. I've tried several dry cleaners and Orchid is the best. We need to continue allowing local busines ses to
thrive and expand to have more reta il, especially restaurant s on this end of Los Gatos .
Please reject the developer's plans. They do not have our community's best interest at heart. Thank you.
Warmly,
Jean Choi
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Don Minami <d .minami@comcast.net >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:39 AM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Ace Hardware
Please preserve the retail zoning of the Ace Hardware property. Our community has more than enough medical
facilities but a dearth of locally owned retail stores to serve our practical home owner needs. Let 's keep our town family
friendly and support local business owners.
Best regards,
Don Minami
Don Minami
408 605 2872
Jennifer Armer
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William Findley <mycessna172@aol.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:43 AM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos ACE Hardware
I want to support keeping our local ACE Hardware. We do not need another Medical building. Please consider no change
to the zoning.
Thanks,
William Findley
140 Anne way
LG
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:54 AM
Jennifer Armer
Council ; Rob Rennie; Ste ven Leonardi s; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; Marica Sayoc
Don't Destroy Our Ace!
The Ace Hardware store at 15300 Los Gatos Blvd. is the kind of business that the Town of Los Gatos prides itself on . It ha s
friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff and a good selection of products. Local shoppers around here really appreciate it,
especially the ease of parking {in contrast to any "downtown" store). In ca se nobody has looked, the store has received a 4.4
rating in 108 reviews on Google, and 4 1/2 out of 5 stars in 114 reviews on Yelp . That's a pretty powerful commu nity
e ndorsement.
Thi s friendly, convenient, local institution is also a significant employer. Where w ill those workers find jobs? What about the
LGHS students who will soon have one less place at which to earn some money and work expe r ience?
The loss of a beloved local store -and the resulting loss of local jobs -notwithstanding, there is another concern about that
specific location. It is uncomfortably near to the developing North 40 area which is already going to negatively impact traffic.
Adding the rumored medical offices at the Ace location will snarl traffic so badly that you will have effectively cut off anot her
acce ss into town, and possibly all the businesses between that intersection and town. There doesn't seem to be any way to
widen the roads , yet the town council seems intent on stuffing them with more and more vehicles .
Removing the Ace Hardware store and re-zoning for office space is a bad idea . I urge you to consider the needs and quality of
life of you r current constituents as well as those whom you are trying to attract {in the North 40 and elsewhere) and leave our
Ace Hardware where it is. Thank you.
There sa Brandt
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Schumacher, Michael C. <MICHAEL.SCHUMACHER@ngc.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:54 AM
Jennifer Armer
Council ; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; Marico Sayoc
Opposed to Ace Hardware Shopping Center Re-zone
I am opposed to the subject re-zoning application currently under review by the Town of Los Gatos.
I'm shocked and surprised at the application to re-zone the property where Ace Hardware and Orchid Cleaners are
currently located at Los Gatos Blvd and Gateway Dr. I'm in Ace and Orchid every weekend and many evenings after
work. Home and garden maintenance and emergency repairs often requires that I make multiple trips to Ace on both
Saturday and Sunday. I'm not the only one. This store is very busy servicing a steady demand from the local
neighborhoods. This is also the case for the dry cleaners, laundromat and gas station.
We don't need another multi-story office complex in the general area. We don't need to force local consumers to
distant big box outlets. We don't need to add more travel time to obtain essential serves. We do need, demand driven
full service retail, staffed by locals, used by locals and located within the community. With Orchard Supply and Sears
closing, the loss of our local Ace Hardware, driven by re-zoning, would be an adverse and major impact to the Town of
Los Gatos and the local community.
Please recommend a denial of the applicant's request.
Please add my dissent to the written record.
Respectfully
Mike Schumacher
Jennifer Armer
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Richard Manson < r.manson @web.de>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:54 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd .
I am greatly disheartened by the proposal to rezone the commercial land at 15300 Los Gatos Blvd. which would mean
closing the Ace Ha r dware store . The store is a cornerstone of the neighborhood, much cherished by the community
around it. When I was in high school at LGHS it was the first job for some of my classmates . As an adult I appreciate its
wide selection which includes specialty parts you can't find elsewhere . Local residents will have to travel many miles for
the same things and in some cases will not be able to find them at all any more.
I strongly support the growth of the medical industry in Los Gatos as a driver for our economy, but it should not come at
the cost of local business highly valued by the community. I would appreciate your consideration of the voices from the
neighborhood.
Best regards
Richard Manson
133 Hollycrest Dr .
Los Gatos, CA
Jen nifer Armer
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Sharon & John <jtnslk@aol.com >
Tuesda y, September 11, 2018 11:58 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
Please don't take away a local resource for people who live in Los Gatos!
Sincerely,
Sharon Kuntzmann
Retired Teacher
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Ellen Isaacs <ellen@izix.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11 :58 AM
Jennifer Armer
Please don't close Ace Hardware
I'd like to add my voice to the many who are asking you to keep the zoning of the Ace Hardware property the sam e so
that the store can continue to serve our community. With Orchard Supply Hardware closing all of its stores early ne xt
year, it is even more important to keep this local hardware store . Surely they can find another space for a medical
building.
Please , we love Ace Hardware and want it to be around for a long time to come.
Respectfully,
Ellen Isaacs
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Hi to all ,
bill @posadarealty.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:17 PM
Jennifer Armer; Planning @losgatos.gov
Ace Hardware, Please DO NOT Rezone
As a longtime resident of Los Gatos, I feel Ace Hardware is a very important part of our Los Gatos heritage. It is a very
important and needed service to the community. PLEASE DO NOT REZONE THAT PROPERTY.
I reside at :
15725 Shannon Road,
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Regards
Bill Posad a, Broker/Own er
BRE# 01434727
The Posa d a Gr o u p, In c.
2130 The Alameda
San Jose, Ca 95126
Phone : (408) 261-9500 x205
Fax: (408) 261 -6999
A Real Estate and Property Management Corporation, Since 2004.
Jennifer A r mer
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Laurie Praskin < lpraskin@earthlink.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12 :33 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
May I please go on the record to the town council that we would like to keep the zoning where Ace Hardware exists as
zoning for practical stores for our town. Ace Hardware is an essential store for Los Gatos. It provides a local need fo r
home and garden maintenance. It employs our youth and has a wonderful community feel to it . It would be a shame to
lose this type of functional sto re that has served our community for decades.
Thank you, Laurie Praskin
17968 Oak Dr .
Los Gato s, CA 95033
Jennifer Armer
From: Penny Herman <nt.advisor@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:10 AM
To: Planning <Planning@losgatosca .gov>
Subject: Ace Hardware
Dear Los Gatos Planning Commission,
As a resident of Los Gatos since 1975, I have seen many changes, some good and some questionable. As a homeowner,
we went to the hardware store at Kings Court until that moved. Ace has been our 'go to' store ever since.
It is becoming obvious that newer business are ruling development in Los Gatos. Traffic is a nightmare, local stores are
pushed out, and the people of Los Gatos are forgotten.
It may not seem important to the denizens of City Hall, but we need businesses and services that serve us, the tax paying
residents. One business is the Ace Hardware, which has supplied our needs for years.
That old and seemingly unimportant strip of businesses is very important to those of us who live in Los Gatos. From the
sound of the drums, this is a 'line in the sand' issue. I know it is for me.
Penny Herman
South Kennedy Road
Jennifer Armer
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Dean Duffy <dtduffy@msn.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:35 PM
Jennifer Armer
15300-15330 Los Gatos Blvd Application CD-18 -004
It is very difficult to see this mini shopping site, rezoned, and with yet another medical project going forward.
The more overwhelming issue is that The Town which speaks to it's pride of preserving that-Los Gatos-
charm; replaces long standing retailers with a plethora of sterile-institutional medical buildings . This includes
multiples of operations competing for the same urgent care, diagnostic, radiology and related services;
frequented by many who are not from Los Gatos.
This collective of medical additions on LG Blvd, National, Good Sam further complicate micro-congestion grid
lock, remove traditional retail services, causing residents to go to other locales to procure basic conveniences.
LG BLVD and Lark will already be a mess with the North 40 activity, without more multi-story sites including
underground parking . This will result in another cumbersome congestion choke point.
Private-practice physicians with degrees from great institutions, can no longer afford to bring superior care to
LG, because large scale BIG BOX medical providers are taking over.
Respectfully
D Duffy
317 Escobar, 95032
Jennifer A rmer
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Charles Wade <cwade13 @yahoo.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:38 PM
Jenn ife r Armer
ACE HARDWARE-KEEP
We've lived here 38 years, and as a do -it-yourselfer I rely on ACE hardware at that
location. I can find items there that I can never locate at Home Depot and the service
here is 1000 °/o better.
Wonderfully-you can always find a parking spot.
We have a sufficient number of medical facilities-the area around the hospital,
extending to this site is more like a strip mall.
Thanks for listening.
charles wade
Jennifer Armer
From: Conrad Van Bruggen <conrad2006@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12:41 PM
To: Jennifer Armer <JArmer@losgatosca.gov>; Rob Rennie <RRennie@losgatosca.gov>; Steven Leonard is
<SLeonardis@losgatosca .gov>; Marcia Jensen <MJensen@losgatosca .gov>; Marica Sayoc <MSayoc@losgatosca .gov>;
BSpector <BSpector@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Lucinda Van Bruggen <lucindavb@gmail.com>; Conrad Van Bruggen <conrad2006@gmail.com>
Subject: Our local Hardware store: A huge part of our quality of life in Los Gatos!
I have been a resident here for 60 years. Growing up we used to rely on our local "Coast to Coast" hardware store -I still
have some of those old tools!
There are several things that go into making Los Gatos a special place. A big one is having a local business like our Ace
store right nearby so we are not fighting crowds on the freeway to burn gas to get to the Campbell Home Depot or some
other big -box store.
Please continue to stand up for our next generation's quality of life and preserve this part of what makes Los Gatos so
special !
Thanks,
Conrad Van Bruggen
154 Potomac Drive
Los Gatos, CA
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Jason Heimann <table.delete@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 12 :55 PM
Jennifer Armer
Letter in support of development at 15300-15330 LOS GATOS BOULEVARD
I'm writing to support the development of medical facilities at the parcel noted in the subject l ine .
As the Bay Area grows in population --and in cost of living --we need more living-wage jobs that are closer to where we
live, and an Ace Hardware store i s not the employer to provide those much-needed jobs. We've several hardware stores
within a 3 mi radius of the existing Ace ... its not as if the store is an essential service to the community .
It should also be noted that the Bay Area has a growing retiree population that will need more medical services . With
closures looming for the O'Connor and St. Louise facilities, who will pick up the slack besides the already over-burdened
SCVMC and Good Sam?
My family has been in the south bay since 1978, and we've seen massive growth, and know that it will not stop any time
soon. I fear that giving consideration to all the anti-development/ NIMBY crowd is going to hurt our towns gravely : co st
of living will skyrocket, jobs will be nonexistent, traffic will be unmanageable. We can't keep Los Gatos/ Campbell in the
1970s while the rest of the bay develops into the 21 century.
We need to grow smartly, and we need to start now. Blocking this development is unconscionable. I appreciate your
time and consideration . Thanks .
Jason Heimann
408-676-8768
Jennifer Armer
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Kim Fletcher < kimfletcher@comcast.net >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:36 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware parcel rezoning
Janet, I would like to go on record as opposing the rezoning of the current Ace Hardware site at 15300-15330 Los Gatos
Blvd.
Thank you,
Kim Fletcher
17724 Comanche Trail
Lo s Gatos,Ca
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Jennifer Armer
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Sallee Bagno <shadowlollie@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11 , 2018 1:42 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware in Los Gatos
I oppose replacing our truly needed ACE HARDWARE STORE with medical office buildings or anything else to be
honest.This store has numerous hard to find items most other larger stores don't even carry these days .I hope this will
help to save the store & jobs of those working there.Thank you,Sallee Bagno {Los Gatos Mountains).
Jen nifer Armer
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James Manganello < mangol100@comcast.net>
Tuesday , September 11, 2018 2:02 PM
Jennifer Armer
re zoning of ace hardware
I am writing this email to let you know that I oppose the change in zoning for Ace Hardware . I have lived in town for 47
years. I have been going to that store since it was Coast To Coast. While not shocked at anything the town tries in
recent years, this is especially appalling . This is a wonderful store. It has provided employment to hundreds of high
school kids over the years. The idea of a new medical building on the blvd, makes no sense . I promise you that myself
and my children and grand children will fight this from the bottom of our souls . We will be at the meeting wednesday,
and I assure you we will be heard . Thank you for your time. James Manganello, 16846 Leroy ave Los Gatos 95032. cell
408 348 0559
Jennifer Armer
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Eisner, Gayle <gayle_eisner@partner.nps.gov>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:04 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
I am writing this letter to protest the sale of the property of Ace Hardware in Los Gatos for a building of a medical
building. I am a resident of Los Gatos (30 years). It is a great place to shop and Ace employed many students from the
high school for many years. We DO NOT need more medical buildings. They are an eye sore and unnecessary to the
atmosphere of Los Gatos. The old Ford Sales Office was torn down to build eyesore homes. We use the hardware store
all the time and if it must go, rezoning/rebuilding should be in the atmosphere of enhancing our neighborhood for the
RESIDENTS, not big business. Please deny the request.
Thank you kindly,
Gayle Eisner
18041 Virginia Dr
Los Gatos, CA 408 402 1965
Jennif er Armer
From: Beck y Wong <beckypcwong @gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:14 PM
Jennifer Armer
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Subject: My Comments on Proposed Project at Ace Hardware Location for September 12, 2018
Meeting
Dear Ms. Armer and LG Planning Committee :
I am not able to attend the September 12 meeting. I hope the comments in my email will be considered at the
meeting.
I have been a Los Gatos resident for 30 years . I live one block from the ACE Hardware store and love this
neighborhood . I found out the ACE Hardware building would soon be demolished and replaced with a huge
medical building comple x from my co-worker, who also lives in East Los Gatos, on September 10. It appears
that the project has been under planning for quite sometimes; and there has been no public announcement
about th is project. This is a surprise to me and many people who live in the area . This i s a big proj ect which
will greatly affect the neighborhood . I am wondering why the publ ic community has not been informed about
this proposed project sooner.
I have great concerns about having another medical building at the Ace Hardware location since we already
have a medical building at the other corner of Gateway Drive and Los Gatos Blvd. How many medical
buildings does Los Gatos need for a population of less than 30,000 people?
I am against this proposed project for the following reasons :
1. A family business of ACE Hardware and its service to the community will be destroyed;
2. The traffic will significantly increase in addition to the N40 development;
3. The he ight and size of the building will block the views of Los Gatos Blvd. and the mountain when approaching
Gateway Drive from Carlton Avenue;
4 . The community does not need another medical building as the area has sufficient medical office space -there
are too many medical buildings in the town of Los Gatos already;
5. The zoning should not be changed -we need more retail space (not med ical/office spa ce) that can generate
sales t ax revenue for the town;
6 . This project is not appropriate at the Ace Hardware location -80,000 square foot build ing with an underground
parking garage of 330+ spaces to accommodate up to 58 doctors. This is a huge b u ilding; and it is significantly
bigger than the current Ace Hardware building (80,000 sq. ft. vs . 19,825 sq. ft. for the building, 350+
(underground & surface) vs. 105 (surface) parking spaces , one-story v s. two-story).
Thank you
Becky Wong
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Planning Commission,
Jana Hee <jana.hee@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:18 PM
planning@losgstos.gov; Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware on LG Blvd property
Follow up
Flagged
I'm writing to ask your consideration regarding the property on which ACE Hardware sits. I'm sure you get many of
these emails . Please consider not rezoning this property. One more medical office building will turn Los Gatos into just
another bustling Silicon Valley traffic zone. Los Gatos Blvd is already so congested. Please keep our local ACE Hardware
and dry cleaners as is.
Thank you,
Jana Hee
Jennifer Armer
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Cath y Smith <cathy.smith @elrepco.com >
Tuesday , September 11, 2018 2:21 PM
Jennifer Armer
Regarding Ace Hardware
I am writ ing because I have heard that the town may want to close down the store on LG . Blvd . It is one of the few
businesses left we can shop in .. Please reconsider this for the residences as well as the businesses like mine.
Thank s
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Cathy H. Smith
ELREPCO , Inc .
President
Office Phone #: 408-458-1706
Cell: 408-221-0083
"Leadership is not about a t itle or a designation . It's abo ut im pact, influ en ce and inspiration. Impact involves getting
results, infl uence is about spreading t he passion you h ave for yo ur wor k, and you have to inspire team-mates and
customers ."
Jennifer Armer
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David Dulong <daviddulong@mac.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:34 PM
Jennifer Armer
Council ; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marico Sa yoc
Save Our Ace Hardware Store
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Application CD 18-004
I am writ ing in regards to the application for a medical office building which would affect the ex istence of t he Ace
Hardware Store at 15300 Los Gatos Blvd. This store has been an integral part of Los Gatos and must be allowed to
continue to serve the community and its residents . It has provided jobs, vital supplies for the community and
contributed to the local tax base for decades. Any change in zoning which would result in the elimination o fthe Ace
Hardware Store would be a disservice to the community and a step backwards . I strongly u r ge the Los Gatos City Council
and the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee to Not make any zoning changes that would threaten the
existence of the Ace Hardware Store .
Please make my comments part of the package reviewed by the committee and the publ ic hearing on September 12,
2018. Thank you .
David Dulong
Los Gatos, CA
Jennifer Armer
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Good afternoon,
Lynda Duffy <1yndaduffy55@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:40 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE HARDWARE
I have been a resident of Los Gatos near Los Gatos/ Almaden Rd for over 35 years. Relationships with nearby stores has
been a blessing to people new and old to the area, which includes grocery stores, cleaners, and ACE HARDWARE . The
convenience of ACE HARDWARE has been helpful for planned shopping and emergency shopping. The employees are
always helpful and friendly--neighborly.
With the growth of medical centers on Los Gatos Blvd., and the discussion of losing another neighborhood vive ... you are
looking at the medical equivalent of the Capital Expressway Auto Mall! Enough is enough! This area is flooded with
medical centers and buildings.
Search your heart for convenient, hands-on shopping at ACE HARDWARE. This brick and mortar must stay!
Regards,
Lynda Duffy
Jennifer Armer
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Jenny Huang <jennyhuang@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11 , 2018 2:41 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd.
I am writing to express my dismay that another medical office building could take over the lot occupied currently by ACE
Hardware. ACE Hardware is an extremely valuable store for our town. It fits the bill in what we as Los Gatos town
residents look for and expect in goods and services -small, neighborly, convenient, helpful, a place for young people to
work their first job. I cannot imagine not having ACE hardware there to support my home ownership needs.
It makes no sense to me why another medical office building is needed. It's quite ridiculous how our area is being
overtaken by corporate for profit health care institutions. And yet, the old car lot by Los Gatos Almaden Road still sits
vacant, an eye sore and waste of space. Why not focus attention on rezoning that lot for commercial purposes?
Please reconsider allowing this medical office to be built. Keep our local hardware store! Retain the character of Los
Gatos!
Sincerely,
Jenny Huang
14403 Oka Lane
Los Gatos CA 95032
Jennifer Armer
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Cheryl McKenzie <clee38 @icloud.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:49 PM
Jennifer Armer
Proposed Rezoning Issue
I'd like to voice my opposition to the proposed rezoning of the retail property on Los Gatos Blvd near Lark Ave . Los Gatos
already has very few places where residents can find everyday useful items for home and garden, and losing ACE
Hardware would be a pity.
Cheryl McKenzie
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Ms. Amer,
Franklin Wong <fwrab27@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:57 PM
Jennifer Armer
Proposed Project at Ace Hardware Location for September 12, 2018 Meeting
I was surprised at how a project that would impact the lives of so many people has gone without more
announcements to the community.
I want to add my voice to those which are in opposition to this project. There are too may medical
buildings
in Los Gatos which don't add much to the charm and character of town and at the same time the p lan
to demolish Ace Hardware which has served the community for several decades seems foolish.
The proposed building itself is too big for the site and will block the views of the Los Gatos Mountains
which
many people feel is a major reason why Los Gatos is such a lovely place to live . I live in the area
and street parking has gotten worse since the medical building on Gateway Drive was built. Adding
another
medical building will worsen an already difficult situation.
What the city needs to do is to attract more businesses like Ace Hardware. Businesses which hire
Los Gatos
locals and provide services to the public . Another medical building may line the pockets of
the property owner, but does nothing to make Los Gatos a better place to live .
Best Regards ,
Franklin Wong
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Jennifer Armer
Mary Hoover <mmhoover_S09@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:04 PM
Jennifer Armer
Council ; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; Marico Sayoc
Don't force the closure of Ace Hardware by rezoning the property
I am unable to attend the meeting but would like to put in my voice to save Ace Hardware, as I feel it is an essential part
of our community. I have lived in Los Gatos since 1988 and have seen a dramatic shift in the town . When I first moved
here there was a grocery store on North Santa Cruz and stores that were part of a chain were not allowed to have
storefronts on North Santa Cruz. There was actually a theatre in Old Town. I respect the need for change and progress
so obviously what worked for the downtown area in the late 1980's had to progress with the times.
I am a single woman and own my home, and have found Ace Hardware to be the go to place when I have had to
purchase anything that I needed for my home and yard. The staff is knowledgeable and always happy to give advice
and lead you to where a particular item is. Closing Ace Hardware would forever change our community if it is no longer
there.
If the town approves this proposal, it will put Ace Hardware out of business and the Town of Los Gatos will lose an
established long standing business that has been serving and supporting the community for over 40 years.
Respectively,
Mary Hoover
Jennifer Armer
From: Guy <guyclark@msn .com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 2:59 PM
To: Council <Council@losgatosca.gov>
Cc: Rob Rennie <RRennie@losgatosca.gov>; Steven Leonardis <SLeonardis@losgatosca.gov>; Marcia Jensen
<MJensen@ losgato sca.gov>; BSpector <BSpector@losgatosca.gov>; Marica Sayoc <MSayoc@losgatosca .gov>
Subject: Save the ACE Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd.
HI!
It's come to my attention that there is a proposal to replace the ACE Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd with a medical office
building. It seems to me that there are already plenty of medical offices scattered all over the South Bay, and plenty in
Los Gatos, as well. What we don't have plenty of is hardware stores, especially old established ones . Yes we have the
little one across from the plaza downtown, but they have a very limited selection.
If I wasn't working, I'd come to the meeting tomorrow and voice my opposition to this project in person, but th is email
will have to suffice.
Please take my opinion into consideration.
Thanx! !
Guy Clark
17975 Helen Way
Los Gatos, CA 95033
Jennifer Armer
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Kenneth Arendt < kenarendt@comcast.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:12 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware location -rezoning issue
ACE hardware.docx
Please find attached my input regarding this issue. Can you please forward it to those parties whom
should see it, including the Town Council.
Thanks very much ,
Ken and Pat Arendt
108 Ann Arbor Ct.
Los Gatos 95032
408-358-14 77 .
September 11, 2018
COMMENTS REGARDING THE RE-ZONING OF THE ACE HARDWARE PROPERTY
ACE Hardware, Los Gatos, is one of the few remaining corner-stone businesses in our Town. Crislows,
Franks Market, Corner Drug Store and many others are all gone . GONE. What remains is the Theatre,
Pedro's and ACE.
Our Town premise is to maintain and keep viable our Town image, culture and actively be supportive of
"buying local." Support our Town. Yet, should ACE be forced to close its doors, we would be loosing an
important member of our community. We would be loosing local jobs. We would be loosing part of
what we are.
Why is ACE considered to be a member of our community? Because it hires our kids and teaches them
things they don't learn in school; it hires local retirees; it provides just about any home improvement or
repair item needed to everyone in our Town. Its where we go for just about anything. And its not just
about inventory, its about service, culture and relationships. You can't buy that. You earn that over
time. ACE has.
We need to protect our community. We need to protect ACE. We don't need to allow developers to do
what they want here, without regard for our needs. We don't need more development and traffic at
the Lark and LG BLVD, where the North 40 stuff is going in. And we don't need another medical
building.
Thank you.
Ken and Pat Arendt
108 Ann Arbor Ct.
Los Gatos, CA 95032
408-358-1477
Jennifer Armer
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Project Planner
Brian Hurley <brianchurley33@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:14 PM
Jennifer Armer
Rezoning of Ace Hardware Location from Retail to Office
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee
Los Gatos, California,
Dear Jennifer,
This email is in opposition to Sand Hill Properties proposed construction of a two-story medical office building with
below grade parking at the current Ace Hardware location in Los Gatos. As long time residents of Los Gatos, my wife
and I truly appreciate having a fantastic hardware store nearby that serves our community with utter distinction. We do
not want to lose this incredibly supportive and long standing retail merchant from our community.
Please use this email as a no vote for tomorrow's meeting!
Very truly Yours ,
Brian Hurley
Jennifer Armer
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Robert Bohn Jr <Rob@bohnlaw.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:23 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware site
Please , please, please ... no more medical offices. We're being inundated with them and their sprawl is taking
over our long-time LG institutions . I have been going to the "big Ace" store for many years now and would
absolutely hate to see it go in favor of yet more medical offices which will likely serve more people outside of
LG than those who live in LG (Ace's largest customer base I'm sure). Seems our town is hedging its
investments in the medical field which is a poor and risky economic strategy putting so many eggs in one
industry 's basket. .. especially an industry whose future is questionable with politics heading in the direction
they are (i.e. single payer).
We need to do what we can to preserve LG as a Town rather than another bland corporate park.
Robert H. Bohn, Jr.
BOHN & FLETCHER, LLP
333 W. Santa Clara Street, Suite 620
San Jose, CA 95113
Ph . (408) 279-4222
Fax (408) 295-2222
rob@bohnlaw.com
www.bohnlaw.co m
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Jennif er Armer
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tracy avent <da rkmuzik@ yahoo.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:24 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE hardw are on LG Blvd
please do not let other interests crowd out a good hardware store. all we would have left would be
huge places with not a lot of
personal service . big blocks have their advantages but I prefer to buy from small stores if they have
what I need .
tracy avent-costanza
aldercroft/lexington 95033
Jennifer Armer
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Paul Dembry <pade@trifox.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:34 PM
Jennifer Armer
Council; Rob Rennie ; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marica Sayoc
Los Gatos Blvd Ace
I read today that the Ace Hardware store on Los Gatos Blvd is in danger of
being torn down in favor of yet another medical office building. I often shop at
that Ace because it stocks items between what the smaller Ace Rural Supply in Los
Gatos carries and what Home Depot carries. The staff is always welcoming and
knowledgeable. Clearly the new owner of the center is free to do whatever it
thinks will bring the greatest return on its investment and if I had purchased
it, I would want the same thing. After all of the conflict over the North 40
development, I am surprised that adding another medical building is under
consideration . When I see all of recent medical buildings that have gone up, I
wonder if perhaps we are all in such poor health that we need constant medical
care? The Ace store is not fancy or pretty or an architectural jewel but it is a
very practical place to buy the odds and ends that we need to fix things . Do we
really want Los Gatos to turn into all office buildings a n d no r etail? Perhaps
the owner can be persuaded to build a retail ground floor that c ould house Ace,
presuming that whoever owns that store would be interested in such a compromise .
Regards ,
Paul Dembry
Los Gatos, CA
Jennifer Armer
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Lila Turkalj Jones < rlmajones@verizon.net >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:39 PM
Jennifer Armer
Keep Ace Hardware
I just heard about the idea that the Ace Hardware building would be going away in favor of a two-story medical office
building. Our town needs more stores like Ace Hardware, not less ! That building also holds a dry cleaner as well as a
laundromat & other retail space that could offer more jobs and services to the community.
Stores like Ace offer jobs to a variety of people including young folks in the town that benefit from having work
experience during High School and their early years of young adulthood .
Our town also benefits from the tax dollars generated by the sales at stores like Ace.
I feel as though we already have enough Medical Office Buildings in town.
That store always seems to be bustling with customers when I go shopping there so I can't imagine that the impact of
closing it would be small for either the employees or the res i dents/shoppers.
With the north 40 Development coming, I'm sure that all of those folks will welcome having a retail store within walking
distance to cater to their needs .
I strongly urge the town to reconsider any decision to change that space into a medical building.
Thanks,
Lila
Lila Jones Turkalj
408-313-5988
Se n t from my Verizon 4G L TE Droid
Jennifer Armer
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Susan Tuttle <2subtle@comcast.net >
Tuesda y, September 11, 2018 3:45 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
I hope that the Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd. will remain. I agree with many others that we do NOT need any more
medical buildings, but we do need our OWN hardware store that is essential to our town.
Thank you .
Susan Tuttle
95 Church Street
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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mattwes@aol.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 3:52 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
Please try to keep Ace Hardware if we can. Keeping some retail on the bottom floor with the next two floors for Office
Space would be an excellent idea . Right now Ace is the only hardware store close by, with excellent service and then we
don't have to go to the big box stores. Let's keep Los Gatos from becoming another big box City!
Jennifer Armer
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Lisa Winningham <lwinningl@verizon.net >
Tuesday , September 11, 2018 3:59 PM
Jennifer Armer
Aww Hardware
I am sending this to you pleading that our local Ace Hardware store stay. We are already losing Orchard Supply
Hardware completely. Ace Hardware in Los Gatos is my go to store for so many things. It will be huge loss . Thank you
for your time and attention .
Lisa Winningham
177 Escobar Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Jennifer Armer
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Jordonna Gosling <jordonna_66@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:06 PM
Jennifer Armer
Save ACE!
As a res i dent of Los Gatos, it saddens me to hear that ACE may no longer be a staple in this town .
My children and I frequent the store at least once a week and love the convenience of the location, the outstanding
customer service, and the unique quality items that you cannot get at the big box stores.
It would be an absolute tragedy to see this go away!!!!!
SAVE OUR ACE!!!!!!!
Sent from my iPhone
Jennifer Armer
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Carl Schellenberg <cjschellenberg@korigan.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:10 PM
Jennifer Armer
loss of Ace Hardware
Hello Jennifer; It has come to my attention, by way of next door, that there is some talk of re-zoning the lot that Ace
Hardware currently occupies and replacing it with a medical building. I am unalterably opposed to any action with
causes the loss of this store. As a resident of the Alta Vista area for over 30 years and a person who has needed what
Ace Hardware offers all of that time I would be very upset to see them go. In addition to the merchandise they sell they
provide homeowners with valuable help and suggestions with projects. They go above and beyond in this area . In
addition they provide a job source for local high schoolers many getting their first paying job there . As a member of Los
Gatos CERT and Co-Leader of this area I would feel a distinct loss of a valuable resource for materials to be used in a
disaster. I hope you will consider the value that this store provides to the local community and find that value more
important than rezoning and building anothe r medical building.
Thank you for your attention to this request.
Carl and Joyce Schellenberg
136 Adrian Place
Los Gatos, Ca . 95032
408-356-4475
Jenn ifer Armer
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Roy Mareau <roymareau@mac.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:14 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware
I know you have heard from many on NextDoor regarding ACE on Los Gatos Blvd . I live downtown on Clifton Ave. off
Broadway. I often go to R&S ACE Hardware on S. Main however they are a much smaller store and often do not have
the selection. OSH is out of business so we really do not have many alternatives. I know the person that owns the land
wants to be able to develop it, that is understandable however if the locals have to go to San Jose or Campbell for
hardware items that will increase traffic and will take tax dollars out of our community. I have read the posts, put the
medical facility in the North 40, why not? It is a shame that many of us will have to go to the Home Depot in Campbell
for a full (no) service hardware store. OSH was in Westgate West but as you know they are toes up. Many Los Gatans
patronize LG Blvd ACE because it is convenient, complete and they do have EXCELLENT service. Try to get that at Lowes
or Home Depot. In any event thank you for listening (reading) my note.
Regards,
Roy Mareau
Jennifer Armer
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Wayne Sieve <wsieve@yahoo .com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:17 PM
Jennifer Armer
sad to hear about Ace Hardware pos sibly getting shut down
It is very sad to hear that the Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd is possibly being demolished and rezoned to make way for
another medical office building. Not only is there absolutely no need for another medical building in this area , but the
most depressing thing is to see our wonderful town be slowly and steadily torn apart by removing those local businesse s
that employ local kids and have been a part of our community for decades.
Los Gatos is a truly unique and beautiful town in the Bay Area and has a warm hometown feel in the midst of the chaos
of Silicon Valley . What makes Los Gatos so wonderful and the reason we moved here is the feeling of being part of a
town, which includes the variety of local businesses that provide friendly service and are part of the community.
Personally, I go to this store at least twice a week for its friendly service, but also because they offer quality and se rv ice
that other bigger stores do not offer and I can 't often get what I need at Home Depot (and OSH is now shutting down).
Remov ing the local businesses that are such a part of our town character will ultimately destroy what makes Los Gatos
so special.
I ask, does another medical office building make Los Gatos a better town to live in? Does removing the lo cal businesses
that employ local kids make this a better town to live in? I sincerely hope you can influence the town to vote against any
measures or outcomes that would cause the Ace Hardware and its neighboring stores to be demolished to make way for
another medical building.
Sincerely,
Wayne Sieve
Jennifer Armer
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was at Jake's <jtrailcats@aol.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4 :19 PM
Jennifer Armer; jtrailcats@aol.com
from Jane ... LG ACE Hardware
What a shame it wou ld be to lose ACE Hardware at Lark!
I have lived in LG since 1966 ... Lark Ave., Alberto Way, and at now 134 Lu-Ray Drive since 1981.
The hardware store has been so helpful for all our needs ... small & friendly ...
and KNOWLEDGE about things ... or willing to refer to someone who is!!!
It would leave us with no nearby place for us and our workers {handyman, et al) to shop ...
more density (North 40 coming) and more medical/office buildings will destroy our "small-town-friendly-convenient
atmosphere"!
And the offices and parking proposed will bring more traffic nightmares!
Please leave ACE in place for us!
Thank you , Jennifer! ..
Jane Bishop
134 Lu-Ray Drive, LG
408-356-7796
Jennifer Armer
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Roy Mareau < roymareau@mac.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:20 PM
Council; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Jennifer Armer
Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marica Sayoc
ACE Hardware
I know you have heard from many on NextDoor regarding ACE on Los Gatos Blvd . I live downtown on Clifton Ave . off
Broadway. I often go to R&S ACE Hardware on S. Main however they are a much smaller store and often do not have
the selection . OSH is out of business so we really do not have many alternatives. I know the person that owns the land
wants to be able to develop it, that is understandable however if the locals have to go to San Jose or Campbell for
hardware items that will increase traffic and will take tax dollars out of our community. I have read the posts, put the
medical facility in the North 40, why not? It is a shame that many of us will have to go to the Home Depot in Campbell
for a full (no) service hardware store. OSH was in Westgate West but as you know they are toes up . Many Los Gatans
patronize LG Blvd ACE because it is convenient, complete and they do have EXCELLENT service. Try to get that at Lowes
or Home Depot. In any event thank you for listening (reading) my note.
Regard s,
Roy Mareau
Jennifer Armer
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MARLENE GORDON <mjbggordon@comcast.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:32 PM
Jennifer Armer
Conceptional Development Advisory Committee-15300-15330 Los Gatos Blvd
Ms. Armer and Committee Members
I have been a resident of Los Gatos for 40 years. I grew up here, attended schoo l, bought my first
home and lived here until I was in my early 30 's. I returned 10 years ago and during the time I was
gone so much · has changed . At one time there were orchards, lumber stores , rockeries, building
supply, appliance stores , 3 garden nurseries not to mention other small business that have been lost.
I realize the "good old days" are gone and that times change and some businesses cannot sustain
economic hardships or that developments make a business less cost effective . However, I was
shocked to see the notice at the local Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd that it, too, could be lost. The
Ace Hardware store is a thriving business and a very important resource for our community. I cannot
understand why consideration would be given to a developer to close a thriving local business for yet
more medical buildings . Our community needs business that can supply the needs of the residents
and those that work in our town . This is the type of business that is so vital to a commun ity .
I would like to urge the Committee Members to oppose the rezoning of the property into medical
office space . This town needs safe and sane development. In case you have any doubts, the next
time you turn west from Los Gatos Blvd onto Lark look to the right. The land scraped of trees and now
the pending development and congestion that the North 40 will bring .
Thank you ,
Marlene Gordon
Jennifer Armer
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Jennifer Armer
Council; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marica Sayoc
Sa ve Ace Hardware
Dear Ms. Armer and Los Gatos Town Council Members,
I understand that you are reviewing a proposal to re-zone what is currently the shopping center on Los Ga t os Blvd by
Lark, that is anchored by Ace Hardware, to be 80,000 Sq Ft of medical offices.
Ace Hardware has served our Los Gatos community for more years than many of us can remember. They have been a
convenient source of hardware and household goods, of course, but also a locally owned, friendly alternative to the big
box hardware chain stores. This locally owned bu siness was also an employer of many of our Los Gatos High School
students, and a community meeting place.
With the loss of this store, and center, we lose another little piece of the character that makes Los Gatos such a special
place to call home.
That so many in our local medical community have had to "modernize" through conversion from doctor-owned family
practices to corporate-operated complexes (with the attendant change in architecture) is sad enough. We don't need to
convert our local community-serving retail to medical complexes as well.
Thank you,
Ken Gold ste in
17611 Comanche Tri
Los Gatos, CA 95033
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Karen Saunders <robinkaren2@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:37 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
We were so distressed to learn of the Ace Hardware parcel being sold and rezoned for yet another medical facility.
We do not have enough good, diverse retail opportunities in Los Gatos. Ace is a wonderful alternative to big box Home
Depot with friendly service and critical and convenient supplies for home improvement.
Our town is being taken over by the medical industry and national chains thereby loosing it's eclectic appeal of many
different types of businesses .
Please consider the larger ramifications of rezoning the Ace Hardware parcel. We do not need another big medical
facility in Los Gatos.
Karen and Robin Saunders
19725 Oakmont Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95033
Jennifer Armer
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Michael Roberts <mike@senselevel.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4:53 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE hardw are
Please don1t let the rezoning of the center which houses ACE hardware go through.
This will remove the last decent sized hardware store in the area, increasing traffic going to and from other areas.
We're getting to the stage where all of the small local shops are being displaced by development, and this is not a good
thing. Home Depot is large, confusing, and further away. The current ACE seems do be doing well in that location, and
is super convenient. Let's try and keep it.
Michael Roberts Ph .D.
Los Gatos 95033
(408) 596 0454
Jenn ifer Armer
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Julie Lasher <j hlasher01@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 4 :54 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
Hi Jennifer and Los Gatos town council,
I am not able to attend the meeting tomorrow, but would like to register
my support for keeping the ACE Hardware in Los Gatos. I use the store
frequently for all sort of sma ll household repair items, and fee l that this
store improves my quality of life here in Los Gatos . It is much better than
going to Home Depot, that's for sure! I urge the town to support keep in g
this business alive in Los Gatos. I also appreciate that this business
employs many teenagers from our town as part time workers.
Thanks,
Julie Lasher
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Jennifer,
Maria Gerst <mgerstm@yahoo.com >
Tuesda y, September 11, 2018 5:09 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware Lo s Gatos Bl vd.
I am a Los Gatos resident and want to voice my concern over the new proposed medical building
project that may replace Ace Hardware. While I will hate to loose Ace Hardware I do realize that
change is inevitable. I ask that you to look at a different type of building. I see nothing but medical
buildings in that area and feel that maybe Los Gatos should consider putting something else it it's
place . As with nail and hair salons maybe we have enough already?
It would be great to get a little more diversity in the town.
Thank you .
Regards,
Maria
Jennifer Armer
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marlene takle <martakle24@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 5:17 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace hardware on Los Gatos Blvd near the Lark junction.
I frequently shop at the establishment it's conveniently located. I prefer to support our local business, and this Ace
stocks most of my needs and their employees are knowledgeable and helpful. If no longer in existence the big box store
Home Depot at Hamilton would get my business.
This area is congested with all the medical facilities both on Los Gatos Blvd and Samaritan Drive.
Attempting to access highway 85 south is usually a wait.
Thank you for considering my concerns.
Marlene Takle
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Elizabeth Malmborg <tagegirll@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 5:19 PM
Jennifer Armer
Downtown Ace Hardware Store
I am writing to ask that the city of Los Gatos not forget the needs of its many voting residents located in the Santa Cruz
Mountains. We rely on the Ace Hardware in downtown for many rural supplies not carried by the store on Los Gatos
Blvd. Additionally, in times of emergencies --and that is more often now than ever --this downtown store is the closest
for residents to access for supplies.
There are more than enough medical buildings all over Los Gatos now. This location is heavily impacted by traffic and
not an ideal spot for anyone needing any kind of medical care given the regular traffic congestion. Please urge the owner
not to have yet another retail store leave Los Gatos.
Thank you, Elizabeth Malmborg
Jennifer A rmer
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Richard & Celia <c.cibr@comcast.net >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 5:26 PM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Blvd. Ace Hardware Store
Please don't be instrumental in allowing the Los Gatos Blvd . Ace Hardware store to lose its ideally located retail premises
along with its convenient and sufficient parking. We use this store often to purchase items for which we would have to
otherwise drive quite a long ways for, ending up getting caught up in traffic that would make a simple short journey into
an hours long affair. We've never been there when there has been a dearth of customers and they, too, would
otherwise be out clogging up the already impossibly slow area either side of the Lark turnoff on the 880 if Ace were to
close, as they made their way to Home Depot or Lowes miles away. Yes, there is the other Ace at the sout h end of town,
but that has less parking (particularly during events in the park) and less of a particular kind of inventory (lumber, for
instance). In addition, Ace gives many h igh school students jobs, and it is never a bad thing to help teens transition into
adulthood .
I understand the new owners wish to turn this location into a medical offices facility. There are already a plethora of
medical facilities in that area, both north and south of Ace, many of them new. And large . And many with insufficient
parking for their needs. It is certainly hard to believe we need even more, but in any case there is room on the Ace site
for a combination of retail and medical if that will sway anybody's opinion . Compromise would be a far more popu lar
outcome than a fa it accompli, especially considering what we are going to be forced to accept at some point in terms of
increased traffic once the "back 40" walnut grove is developed.
Celia an d Richard Francis
20870 Panorama Drive
Los Gatos , CA 95033
Jenn ifer Armer
From: Victoria A. Myers <victoria@myersnetsol.com >
Tuesday , September 11, 2018 5:26 PM Sent:
To: Jennifer Armer
Subject: Vote against Ace Hardware
Dear Jennifer,
Please include our comments along with the many families opposed to the application for rezoning the Ace Hardware,
dry cleaners property located on Los Gatos Blvd to be discussed at the Town of Los Gatos Community Development
Meeting on Wednesday, September 121h _
We oppose the rezoning application because:
l. As residents of Los Gatos for over 40 years, Ace Hardware is a wonderful store for the community, serving a vital
need for hardware, tools, garden, auto, plumbing, electrical and the like supplies. We love that Los Gatos Ace
hires local high school and college students and their staff is always so helpful. Ace Hardware is a local treasure
and vital to the community. And with the soon closure of OSH, the elimination of the Los Gatos Ace Hardware
would be tragic. Without the Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd, our community won't have a substantial
hardware store for miles.
2. In the last 10 plus years, multiple medical buildings have been constructed around 1) Good Samari t an Hospital
along Good Samaritan Drive, 2) down National Ave 3) along Los Gatos Blvd between Good Samaritan Drive and
Lark Avenue and 4) even across from Ace Hardware ... We don't need another gigantic medical building and the
increased traffic ... which will already be a traffic nightmare once North 40 development is completed along
Lark Avenue.
3. The hardware store in downtown is not practical on most days and weekends due to beach/downtown traffic
and parking ... Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd always has parking, and is an easy enter/exit for customers.
4. The loss of Ace Hardware would result in a loss of sales tax revenue for the town.
5. Our community needs balance and realistic growth .... the character of Los Gatos is being ruined and
erased . The Town Council and Planning Commission have improved numerous developments that have ruined
hillside visibility, created traffic gridlock in multiple intersections around town, and greatly diminished the
character of the town by the removal of numerous small businesses . When North 40 was considered , the
community overwhelming asked for another elementary school, a community center, a park, a walking trail. ..
what we got was shopping/residential, ala Santana Row ... when will the Town Council and Planning Committee
members begin to vote as the residents of Los Gatos have requested?
We urge the Town Council, the Planning Commission and the Community Development departments to reject the
application for rezoning the Ace Hardware property.
Sincerely, Brad & Victoria Myers
Jennifer Armer
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Amy Despars <amydespars@hotmail.com >
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ACE
I really can not believe that the town would allow another monstrosity to be built on Los Gatos Blvd . The traffic at the
intersections of Gateway and LG Blvd., Lark Avenue and LG Blvd ., Lark Ave . and 880 , Oka Road and W inchester along
with Los Gatos Blvd. and Good Samaritan is horrendous. None of this would ever be allowed closer to town(Alberto
Way, Highway 9 and Norths Santa Cruz). We can not take allow for anything more to be built until the first half of the
North 40 is built. We need to see how that insane development is going to ruin our neighborhoods and streets before
you approve anything more to be developed .
What happen to the General Plan for Los Gatos Blvd.? The plan that stated development should include goods and
service that support the community. ACE is the last hub of Los Gatos. It is locally owned , used by everyone for
everything from home goods, tools, outdoor furniture, decorations, and even gifts. I know we have ACE downtown but
who in their right mind would drive downtown to use that ACE when it takes 30 minutes on the weekend to get from
one side of town to the other. Plus that ACE does not have has large of inventory as our incredible ACE hardware. ACE
is zoned commercial and it should stay that way . We have enough medical offices on this side of town.
When Sand Hill bought the land where PAMF is on Gateway and LG Blvd. part of that development was to be zoned
commercial/retail. That was the agreement when all of the neighbors went and argued again st such a large building
that blo cked our views and did not supply any goods or service. We are asking that the General Plan is looked at and
that we follow it. We need to stop changing all of the zoning to fit the needs of the developers and make sure zoning fits
the needs of our community.
Let 's focus on projects that will bring life and revenue back to local Los Gatos merchants. Projects that will build our
community and make people want to continue living here. I have lived here my entire life along with my parents. I
never thought I would leave herein retire somewhere else. Now with all of this insanity my husband and I along with all
of my childhood friends are trying to decide where we will move in the next 10 years. It breaks our hearts !
Plea se say no to Sand Hill...enough is enough. People are frustrated and angry. This is your time to start mending
bridges and rebuilding our community especially after the North 40 mess.
Thank you,
Amy Despars
267 Langridge Rd.
4 blocks from ACE and we did not get a notice that this happening
Jennifer Armer
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Carol Lard <carol.lard@verizon .net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 5:55 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware -Lark Avenue
As a mountain resident, I frequently shop at the Ace Hardware on Lark Avenue as well as Rural Supply. It is great to
have a local hardware store with friendly, knowledgeable employees . We are presently looking at the closure of the
Orchard Supply Hardware stores where I also frequently. Take away Ace, and we will have no choices other than the
"big box" stores.
Please save our local store!
Carol Lard
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Margaret Hokeness < mhokeness @gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:00 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace hardware closure
I would like to add my request that you fight to keep Ace Hardware open. We need this business on our side of town,
not another office building. Losing Ace means leaving town to shop for simple hardware needs. Trying to get to the
downtown Ace is impossible on a summer weekend.
Thanks,
Margaret Hokeness
Blossom Hill Manor
Jennifer Armer
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Daniella Sullivan <daniellacorazza@gmail.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:16 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardw are
I am writing you to express my concerns about the proposed re-development project at the Ace Hardware on Los Gatos
Blvd. I live in the neighborhood behind the Ace Hardware and regularly use the store and the dry cleaner i n the current
shopping center. My neighborhood already has a lot of medical offices which lead to traffic on our neighborhood
streets. I routinely see my neighbors at the Ace Hardware and it provides jobs to local young people. Removing this
shopping center would lead to increase traffic congestion since we would all have to drive out of Los Gatos to find a
hardware store. I hope that the town cont inues to support the Ace Hardware store and does not allow the building of
yet another large medical building.
Thank you for your time and consideration .
Best regards,
Daniella Sullivan
102 Drakes Ct.
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Matt Ober < matthews homeprep@yahoo.co m >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:26 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardwa re Los Gatos Bl vd.
Hello Jennifer and Town Committee,
I have been a life long resident of Los Gatos and I own a very successful Home Prep/Handyman
Business in town, with 95% of my clients being in the Los Gatos Monte Sereno area . With all the
change in Los Gatos and small businesses going away I hear yet another family owned business
ACE Hardware is in danger of losing their store . This is getting ridiculous and out of control. We need
to put our foot down sometimes. I have been going to ACE for over 20 plus years. They always have
been so friendly and helpful. They have items that I need and my clients need that the big box stores
do not have. They employee high school students for their first place of employment. I shop their just
practically daily to purchase items for my clients on things they need fixed. Please put a stop to all
this big development in our small town . We are losing our small town luster. And I speak for many.
Save ACE Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd.
Kindest Regards ,
Matt Ober
Matthew's Home Prep Handyman and Landscaping Services
408-458-0409
Jennifer Armer
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Stephanie Bainbridge <stephbainbridge@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 6:40 PM
Jennifer Armer
Conceptual Development Meeting, Sept. 12 Ace Hardware
As long time Los Gatos residents, we are objecting to developer's plans to close Ace Hardware . Ace Hardware is a very
important fixture in our town, both as a retail business bringing much needed revenue into our town, and as a true
partner in our community. Our family has patronized Ace for many years and count on the resources there to help us in
maintaining our home and garden. Some folks say we can "just drive a few extra miles" to a local big box store, but
nowhere can you find the kind of customer service that you will find at Ace. They are a real asset to our community and
one of the remaining businesses that actually makes Los Gatos feel like the town we aspire to be.
Please encourage the proposed type of development to be done elsewhere, not to replace this hub that truly is there for
OUR community.
Regards ,
Stephanie and Fremont Bainbridge
Hilow Road , Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:18 PM
Jennifer Armer
Fwd : Ace Hardware's Future in Los Gatos
----------Forwarded message----------
From: Curtis Cook <ccook@sandiego.edu>
Date: Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 7:14 PM
Subject: Ace Hardware's Future in Los Gatos
To : Jennifer Armer <j arm er@losgatossc c.go v>
Dear Ms. Armer,
For my 36 years of residing in Los Gatos (currently moving into my fourth home within the town), Ace Hardware on Los
Gatos Blvd. has by far been my favorite and most frequently visited local business. Multiple times each week, I make a
trip to Ace Hardware, sometimes to spend a few dollars, sometimes a hundred or more .
Naturally I was shocked to read that the property has been sold and a proposal submitted to the Conceptual
Development Advisory Committee to convert the real estate into yet another medical center. How many medical-
related properties are already doing business within a 2-mile radius of the Ace Hardware neighborhood? A community is
made up of more than medical offices, yet it seems that the Town Council has disregarded the privately-owned retail
and food establishments that once prospered within Los Gatos, and are being driven out of business by an escalation of
rents over the past decade or so. Just look at the vacant storefronts along Santa Cruz Blvd.
Let's please retain the character of an upscale relatively small town that was the reason so many of us chose to live in
Los Gatos several decades ago. Do we really want to be known just as a town dominated by the medical community. We
aren't a Stanford, and shouldn't want to be .
My plea is that ultimately the Town Council does not change the zoning of the property located around 15300 Los Gatos
Blvd . Let's make it convenient for local citizens to want to shop at local businesses as repeat customers well into their
retirement years.
Sincerely,
Curtis W . Cook
Dean Emeritus, Business
Professor Emeritus, Business
University of San Diego
16566 Kennedy Rd, 90032
Jennifer Armer
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Hi Jennifer,
robinson.steve@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:31 PM
Jennifer Armer
CD -18-004
I'm Steve Robinson, the owner of the laundromat at 15320 Los Gatos Blvd . Im writing to ask you to not rezone the
Parcels APN-424-17-035 and APN -424-17-036 from commercial to Medical. I believe ou r town has enough medical
facilities already, and that we need to reserve space for small businesses . Businesses that serve to cr eate places for our
neighbors to socialize and to provide employment opportunities for all ages and experience levels. Ace hardware, and
the adjacent businesses, all add these qualities to our town.
I have improvement plans underway, investing in remodeling my store and adding new equipment. And I don't want to
lose my storefront, or the relationships I have built with my tenants and neighbors.
So , Please do not rezone the Ace Hardware lot.
Thank you for your time
Steve Robinson
408-317 -8010
Jennifer Armer
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Pat < blkbrnpat@comcast.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:34 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
We would like to keep Ace Hardware in it's current location on Los Gatos Blvd. For those of us who lived here during the
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, Ace was the only place around to get emergency supplies. I remember them setting up
tables outside the store for people to get batteries and other necessities. And they didn't gouge on the prices!
Others have commented on the invaluable resource for first time jobs for our kids.
I think there are better locat ions for another medical building in town although we seem to have lots already .
We are already impacted by Netfl ix and the North 40. Some days I can't get out of my neighborhood and Lark Avenue is
always a mess.
Patricia Blackburn
Clearview Drive
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Ms. Armer,
Linda Andres < ulua _beach_2012 @yahoo.com >
Tuesda y, September 11, 2018 7:45 PM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Ace
It would be a real shame to lose this store to a medical facility. This is my local go to hardware store and I've frequented
it for years. Please preserve this bit of "old" Los Gatos and don't allow it to be pushed out by yet another medical facility
(there are enough of these already on Los Gatos Boulevard!!)
Thank you,
Linda Andres
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Jennifer Armer
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Dear LG politicians:
Karen Garcia <kbgigi@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:01 PM
Jennifer Armer
Lark st hardware
Please do not close our local hardware store We need it.
We do not need more office and more urban density Please protect our town.
Karen Garcia MD
17203 Debbie Road
Los Gatos, CA
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Jenn ifer Armer
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Julie Collins Sutton <jtcsutton@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:15 PM
Jennifer Armer
Opposition to Sand Hill Properties Redevelopment of 15300 Los Gatos Blvd
I am writing to oppose the redevelopment of 15300 Los Gatos Blvd. We do not need another medical office building in
this neighborhood . We need local businesses and affordable housing.
Julie Sutton
Carlton Avenue Neighbor
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Ms . Jarmer,
Maris Schwartz <mperlow3@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:25 PM
Jennifer Armer
Keep Ace Hardware Open!
My husband and I are regular customers at Ace Hardware, and we think it would be a shame if your committee changed
the zoning laws and in effect shut down Ace Hardware. It's very convenient to have a local hardware store where the
employees are friendly and are always happy to help customers . Please, keep Ace Hardware open!
Thank you,
Maris and Eitan Schwartz
209 Lorain Place
Los Gatos, California
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Jennifer Armer
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Molly Rhine <m.rhine@comcast.net>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:28 PM
Jennifer Armer; govcouncil@losgatosca.gov
Just say no to the new medical building
Monday, September 23 , 2019 12:00 AM
As a Los Gatos resident, please DON'T have a medical building where the ACE Hardware currently sits .
Oh, my gosh, the traffic!
And, ACE is one of the few businesses that gives Los Gatos its character. It also has very good customer service.
You have the power and authority to make important decisions. Use your discretion, wisely.
Molly Rhine
Belcrest Drive
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Jennifer,
Gordon van Zuiden <gordon@cybermanor.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:35 PM
Jennifer Armer
Michele van Zuiden
My vote against the redevelopment effort for ACE Hardware property on Los Gatos
Boulevard
I am a resident of Monte Sereno and just heard about the potential closure of ACE hardware near Lark Avenue and Los
Gatos Boulevard due to a potential redevelopment of their land.
Like many residents in this area have expressed -this Los Gatos ACE store was more than a hardware store. Their staff
defined what it means to deliver exceptional service, every day, every week, every year. In an age where the retail
shopping experience is becoming less and less personal -this ACE store proves that people still enjoy and value
purchasing products from other people. And every time we lose a place like ACE we lose a part of what defines a
community. Losing CB Hannigans was a similar story-and today that location still remains vacant.
I urge you to reconsider this redevelopment effort and honor the 10 year good faith lease that the ACE owners signed
just a few months ago. It may not be the most profitable thing to do -but it is the right thing to do for the long term
employees of ACE hardware and for the Los Gatos community that has shopped at this ACE hardware location for
decades.
Thank you,
Gordon van Zuiden
President, cyberManor, Inc.
610 University Avenue
Los Gatos, CA
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Scott Paterson <srpaterson@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:38 PM
Jennifer Armer
Save Ace Hardware
My name is Scott Paterson. I live in Aldercroft Heights part way up the hill toward Summit. Since moving into my house, I
have been a regular customer at the Ace Hardware at Lark and Los Gatos Blvd. I love being able to stop at the hardware
store on my way home from work and having something closer than Home Depot in Campbell or San Jose. I am writing
to express my disapproval of the plan to rezone that area such that Ace Hardware would have to close . I do not want to
lose Ace Hardware!!
Please include my input in the package that will be reviewed by the committee making this decision.
Scott Paterson
Aldercroft Heights, Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Nora Rousso < nora@norarousso.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:41 PM
Jennifer Armer
Do not force Ace Hardware out
I have learned of the proposal for a two story m edical office building on Los Gatos Blvd. I am against this
proposal. We already have Pamf and the building across the street on LGB. Do not turn Los Gatos into
another version of the area by O'Connor hospital. We need a hardware store, I am at that store at least once
per week. This is a bad idea for the residents of our town. Those of us who don't live downtown are sick of
our government putting all the things you don't want downtown into our area.
You already are ramming the "North 40 " project down our throats and you don't have to drive on Lark Ave at
rush hour. This is a very bad proposal.
Thank you.
Nora Rousso
225 Wedgewood A venue
Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Dave Bracey <d4vebr4cey@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:03 PM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Blvd Ace Hardware
I am a 25+ year resident and homeowner in Los Gatos and I want to voice my support for the Ace Hardware, a unique
and pivotal business for North Eastern Los Gatos. This business is one of the few remaining to employ many of the local
teenagers and is an important social nexus for our neighborhood and the surrounding area . Adding more medical
buildings hastens the town's decline into a sterile nowhere. I oppose any actions by the town to facilitate conversion of
the property, and ask the town to instead support the Ace Hardware and figure out how it can stay.
Dave Bracey, Live Oak Manor Ne ighborhood, Los Gatos
Jennifer Armer
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Maureen Cappon-Javey <javey@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:08 PM
Jennifer Armer
Redevelopment of LG Ace Hardware site
To whom it may concern at the town of Los Gatos,
I do not support the redevelopment of the site of the Ace Hardware store on LG Blvd . It's my understanding that a
80,000 square-foot medical building is being proposed to be built by the new property owners. We need another large
scale medical building on that strip of road like we need a hole in the head .
That Ace Hardware store is a vital and important asset to the community in so many tangible and intangib le ways. And ,
if that site is going to be redeveloped because money talks, then I highly recommend that much needed affordable
housing be built instead of another cookie cutter medical complex.
Be thoughtful folks. Put community health and welfare ahead of the interests of a couple of not-so thoughtful nor
community minded individual landowners.
Sincerely,
Maureen Cappon-Javey
Resident of Los Gatos
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Jennifer Armer
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Hello Jennifer, LG Planning,
Matt Tenuta < mtenuta@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:31 PM
Jennifer Armer
Planning@losgatos.gov
Rezoning of 15300 Los Gatos Blvd
I would like to express my concerns regarding the re-zoning of 15300 Los Gatos Blvd (Ace Hardware) for a medical office
building. There seems to be substantial medical zoning in the area already considering Samaritan , new PAMF building,
and additional planned development at or near the previous car dealership sites. On numerous occasions I have read
and heard council members speak to the General Plan of Los Gatos including sufficient commercial and retail zoning to
enable residents to shop local. Rezoning this property would work directly against that principle, forcing residents to
drive to Cupertino or Campbell to shop for hardware items and the town will be forced to live with corresponding traffic
and environmental impacts indefinitely. Additionally retail zoning within walking distance of the North 40 site was one
of the key points brought up to mitigate traffic impacts of the residential units to be constructed at that location.
Thank you,
Matthew Tenuta
18590 Farragut Ln
Los Gatos CA 95030
Jennifer Armer
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Dear Sir or Madam:
Aiko Sato <aikosato835@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:40 PM
Jennifer Armer
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Application CD -18 -004
I just found out about the Los Gatos Ace Hardware matter going before the City Council and was devastated. I have
been going to Ace for over forty years and cannot imagine it being there. We cannot lose another local business in the
area! There is not another hardware store in our ar ea and they are so helpful to their customers. Whenever you walk
into the store they are so helpful and direct you to the area of your need. Their service is so personal to each customer
and they have supplies that the larger box stores do not carry . All my friends and family use this Ace Hardware and we
simply can not live without it. Please do not let it go and keep this local business in our community.
Sincerely ,
Aiko Sato,
A very sat i sfied customer
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Robert Holley <bhology@gmail.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 9:44 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware
My name is Robert Holley. I grew up in Los Gatos (1988-2006), and moved back in 2015 along with my wife . We live with
our daughter at 15300 Kennedy Rd.
I order most everything online these days, but ACE hardware brings me into town. The service is unparalleled, and there
are always several young employees ready to help me with whatever weird problem I have . I went in a few weeks ago to
find a replacement bolt for a bespoke motor shaft - I was greeted the minute I walked in the door, received extended
help finding the right hardware, and paid $1.79 .
Our ACE hardware feels less like retail and more like municipal service -I'd be happy to fund it with tax doll ars, but
somehow they manage to stay afloat and employ all those nice people without help . I'd be very sad to see it go, and
think the town should take steps to keep them open .
Robert Holley
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Susan Eckhardt < smseckhardt@everestag.com >
Tuesday , September 11 , 2018 9:51 PM
Jennifer Armer
Keep ACE Hardware in Lo s Gatos
As residents of Los Gatos for the past 20+ years, we have had many reasons to shop at ACE Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd.
We app r eciate having a hardware store here in town that offers personal, expert service .
We have heard that the property where ACE is located may be re -zoned to allow a new medical bu ilding to be
constructed . The closing of this neighborhood ACE Hardware store would be a b ig loss for the Town of Los Gatos.
We strongly oppose re-zoning this property, and sincerely hope that ACE Hardware will continue to serve the people of
Los Gatos for many years to come.
Susan and Michael Eckhardt
16414 Englewood Ave .
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Jennifer Armer
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Dea r Ms. Armer,
Julee Ogawa <juleeo@yahoo.com >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:24 PM
Jennifer Armer
Council; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marico Sa yoc
Rezoning property w here ACE Hardw are is located
I am concerned about the impact of rezoning the above-mentioned property for the development of an office building.
am mostly worried about the loss of a valuable neighborhood resource, namely ACE Hardware.
As a Los Gatos homeowner for the past 26 years, I have relied on the convenience of a hardware store in this location.
have benefitted greatly from the exceptional service provided by the employees of all ages there. Most importantly, I
plan to age-in-place in my home for as long as possible so having a local place to go to for my DIV projects will be
essential. I think I can speak for many residents who want to shop locally and avoid the inconvenience and
unpleasantness of traveling out-of-town to the Big Bo x stores.
Please consider the concerns of the Los Gatos community regarding this development. Thank you.
Regard s,
Julee Ogawa
Lo s Gato s
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Maud Gleason < maud@stanford .edu >
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:25 PM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware has the best customer service in Los Gatos
I have lived in Los Gatos for 30 years and Ace Hardware is my favorite place to shop. It carries a huge inventory of useful
items and an ample number of dedicated and knowledgeable staff. One is always welcomed immediately and taken to
the correct aisle . The staff sticks around to make sure you have found the right thing. The contrast with the serviceless
mess that is Home Depot could not be stronger. And now Orchard Supply is no more.
If this wonderful local institution is to be pushed out of business it would be one step further in the process of
dismantling what makes Los Gatos such a a special place to live.
If the developers were going to build affordable housing I would have some sympathy for the requested variance.
Our town does not need 80,000 square feet of medical offices.
We DO need a high-quality hardware store .
Sincerely Yours,
Maud W. Gleason
15298 Kennedy Rd
Jennifer Armer
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martym1l0@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:34 PM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware
As a long time Los Gatos resident (28+ years) I would like to protest the plan to remove ACE Hardware from Los Gatos
Blvd. near Lark Ave. and replace it with a medical office. Also I would like to protest rezoning this area from retail to
office.
A large part of the attraction of living in Los Gatos is that through carefully considered planning the town has been able
to modernize itself, but still keep the conveniences that are needed for sma ll town living. This ACE Hardware Store ha s
served countless people in the local community for decades. Comprehensive alternatives are big box stores that are
outside the community. ACE Hardware also has provided many jobs for high school and college age people in our
community.
Replacing it with yet another medical office would serve significantly fewer people in the community on a daily basis and
reduce jobs available to our young people.
Clearly Sand Hill Properties has significant money and influence to drive this project, but money and an expanded tax-
base that detracts from the everyday needs of the local community shou ld not be allowed to dominate the decision at
th e expense of the quality of the services and businesses in the community.
As Silicon Val ley's population continues to expand Los Gatos should try to preserve its local community businesses and
services.
At the very least Sand Hill Properties should be required to find a suitable location for ACE Hardware in Los Gatos and
establish that new store location, prior to approval of building another medical office.
Regards,
Marty Michael
martym110@gmail.com
408 828 6200 m
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Claire Linstrom <c.linstrom @gmail.com >
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Jennifer Armer
Regarding property development on Lo s Gatos Bl vd. -CD -18-004
We ask that you please keep Los Gatos Ace Hardware and turn down the development of medical offices in this location .
Respectfully -
Ed and Claire Linstrom
Town of Lo s Gatos residents
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DAVID BURT <daveburtlg@outlook.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:31 PM
Jennifer Armer
Rezoning 15300-15330 Los Gatos Blvd
I am told that there is a Conceptual Development Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow to discuss the
proposed re-zoning of 15300-15330 Los Gatos Blvd from Retail Space to Office Space .
I am unable to attend this meeting as I have a work conflict so I am writing to inform your committee that I am NOT in
favor of this re-zoning.
There is already enough office space (and far too much medical space) in Los Gatos. The re-zoning (for the proposed
construction of a medical building) would displace several tenured businesses that provide valuable and necessary
services to our community.
Mom's Laundromat is the only laundromat in east Los Gatos and is well-used by the neighboring apartment
tenants. Orchid Cleaners has been in this location for over 20 years and has a very loyal customer base . Ace Los Gatos
Hardware has been in Los Gatos since I was a child growing up in Los Gatos and its closure would be a terrible disservice
to our community. Ace Los Gatos Hardware is the only such business in town that provides such a wide range and often-
needed set of products and services to Los Gatos. Its closure (resulting from re-zoning this property) would be more
than inconvenient to all of us . It would be disastrous to the residents, businesses and contractors who frequent it.
Like most do-it-yourselfers, my typical home irrigation or plumbing repair requires a minimum of three visits to the
hardware store and likely 5-6 visits. If I am forced to go to Home Depot in San Jose for that job, I'd be pulling my hair
out. And I am not alone.
I realize that Rural Supply is in the downtown area, but their offerings are limited and, with today's Town traffic gridlock,
a trip there from east Los Gatos can add forty minutes round trip on most days.
I also respect the property owner's right to maximize his investment and request its re -zoning. In this case, however, it
is NOT in the best interest of the Town and its residents.
Thank You for your time and consideration .
David Burt
Finance Director
Moore Buick GMC
15500 Los Gatos Blvd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 356-8111
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Council; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; Marica Sayoc
Save ACE Hardware in Los Gatos
Dear Los Gatos Town Council members, As a Los Gatos resident I am writing to ask you to save the ACE Hardware
Store in Los Gatos. We need this to remain ZONED AS RETAIL for businesses such as ACE Hardware to support the
community. We do NOT need more medical office buildings in Los Gatos. Please do NOT rezone this space as office .
Respectfully,
James Donaldson
17981 Ogallala Warpath Road
Los Gatos, CA 95033
(408} 857-7419
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Cynthia MacSween <cdmacsween@gmail.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:24 AM
Jennifer Armer; planning@losgatosca.com
Conceptual Development Advisory Committee Meeting, Sept. 12, 2018, 4:30, Agenda
Item#2 -15300-15330 Los Gatos Boulevard
I am unable to attend the above referenced meeting but would like to add my comments as part of the public comments
for this project.
I would request that the Planning Commission reject the applicant's proposal of redeveloping the property by
demolishing the existing structure and building a 2 story medical office building on Los Gatos Blvd . (LGB) because:
1. ANOTHER MEDICAL BUILDING -We already have many medical arts buildings serving the Los Gatos Community on
National, Knowles, Samaritan, Los Gatos Blvd and soon to be Winchester at Sherbourne, plus the existing medical office
building on Winchester at Daves Ave and probably others that I have omitted. Do we really need another? I drove
down National the other day and there are lots of "For Lease" signs in front of those buildings. In fact my
Gastroenterologist's practice is in a building on National where they were the only tenants the last time I was there.
2. TRAFFIC -The traffic on LGB between Gateway and Lark Ave. has to have the worst traffic of any block in all of Los
Gatos. The traffic at Lark and LGB is terrible not only at commute time but during much of the day now. It may have
only had an "D" rating when the EIR was prepared for the North 40 project, but it must be an "F" for a good portion of
each weekday now. Replacing the current retail/service businesses with a much larger office building will no doubt add
more cars trips on that block which will add to the gridlock. A gridlock that will be fueled by the addition of at least 364
(and probably 728+) cars traveling in and out of the North 40, Phase 1 once it is built out and we have 364 x 2 (or 3)
additional cars spilling into the intersection of Lark and LGB as well.
3 . SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES -The current major tenant at this location is ACE Hardware. We shop at this ACE
Hardware at least several times per month and usually more. It will be a tragic loss for our community to lose this
business. We will have to spend more time in our cars to go to San Jose for home improvement/gardening/pool
supplies, since we cannot access the ACE Hardware on North Santa Cruz for 5 months out of the year due to beach
traffic. Having to go to San Jose for our hardware supplies will only add to the congested Bay Area traffic. Plus it is nice
to support the local businesses. The staff are friendly and customer service is great--you don't find that at the big box
stores.
4 . SALES TAX REVENUE -Losing another retail business will rob the town of sale tax revenue generated by ACE
hardware. Can this sales tax revenue loss be supplemented by additional property tax revenue? Medical offices do not
generate sales tax since the tenants are service businesses. If the applicant is redeveloping the site, why not have the
town benefit by receiving sales AND property taxes!
Please consider these comments when you consider this applicant's choice of building type. I believe retaining
retail/service businesses at this location is more useful to the residents, will keep that portion of LGB from becoming
completely gridlocked traffic wise and add revenue to the town.
Best regards,
Cynthia MacSween
16610 Ferris Ave.
Los Gatos, CA 95032
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Ted Fischer <carluvr60@yahoo .com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:19 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace hardware
I was saddened to hear about the possible rezoning of the property that the local Ace store is occupying. I've been using
that store for years, first as I raised a family close to Carlton school and then 13+ years ago when I moved to Los Gatos. I
always thought of the store as a friendly helpful place that always hand someone on hand to ass ist in whatever way they
could. That's so much more refreshing than the big box stores that are not only out of the neighborhood, but many
times are just too busy to address your concerns. Los Gatos is a wonderful neighborly community and it would be a
blow to the neighborly integrity to loose this long-standing local business . I hope that you and most others see this and
can react accordingly for the benefit of all of us in the community.
Regards,
Ted Fischer
Vasona Oaks Drive
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Dear Los Gatos Council Members,
Kevin < kevin@dragonsknot.com >
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 5:07 AM
Jennifer Armer; Council; Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen ; BSpector; Marica
Sayoc
Ace Hardware at Lark and Los Gatos Blvd re -zoning vote -please vote NO to re-
zoning!!
I rarely write emails to elected officials about any topic but I feel so strongly about this issue that I'm making an
exception. (In point of fact, I'm currently in India on business and am taking the time out of my trip to write this)
I understand that the shopping center in which Ace Hardware is located has been sold and that the new owner has
applied for re-zoning with the intent to build an 80,000 SF medical office building with parking underneath .
I strongly urge you to deny the re-zoning request.
Ace Hardware is an integral part of our community and one that I and many others have come to rely upon over the
years. With the recent loss of the Orchard Supply chain, Ace Hardware has become the sole alternative to Home Depot
and Lowes. In addition, Ace offers a significant number of items not available at Lowes or Home Depot. Furthermore,
given it's proximity to Hwy 17, it's very easy for locals, commuters and mountain residents to shop there . I, myself,
frequently stop there to pick up items on my way to work or on my way home.
As a final note, Ace has been a good employer of LGHS students. If you choose to re-zone, that will mean one less place
for our children to gain some valuable life/work experience and to earn some money while doing it.
I urge you in the strongest terms to please vote "NO" on re-zoning the Ace shopping center. This community needs Ace
Hardware.
Thanks,
-Kevin
Kevin Kester
281 Tall Tree Hill
Los Gatos, CA 95033
kevin@dragonsknot.com
(408)483-8351
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Dear Jennifer Armer,
Deanna Jones <dgilljones@gmail.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 5:3 9 AM
Jennifer Armer; Marcia Jensen; BSpector; rrennis@losgatosca .gov; Steven Leonardis;
Marico Sayoc; Council; Deanna Jones
ACE HARDWARE /rezoning
I have lived in Los Gatos for 39 years and then moved to Cambrian for the last 3 years, in the 95032 and 95124
neighborhoods.
We have used ACE Hardware store as our MAIN hardware store for the last 42 years .
This store is a community fixture in our neighborhood. Many neighbors frequent this location . Not only does it serve as
a great service retail store, but also provides the unique specialized service that so often is not provided at the larger
BOX hardware stores . Clerks know their merchandise and are always knowledgeable and helpful. Neighbors mingle here
when purchasing items.
Many youth, high school and college age students are employed there along with senior citizens. It is a multi-
generational employee!!! Clerks, personnel KNOW their customers and are very helpful.
DO NOT rezone this this property for an 80,000 sq. ft. medical building. To allow this to pass will KI LL yet another Los
Gatos long time neighborhood retail store that is THRIVING in our neighborhood.
We need this store in our East Los Gatos, Cambrian neighborhoods!! With the now added NORTH 40 development we
need this ACE HARDWARE store to yet servicer another neighborhood. To remove this ACE HARDWOOD store will
increase traffic and force more of us to travel outside of Los Gatos to other Hardware stores, which we do NOT want to
do!!!
Again, DO NOT REZONE the ACE HARDWARE store property and allow an 80,000 sq. ft. medical building on th is site.
The Los Gatos Community and Town council must be a responsible viable entity and take measures to ensure our town
of Los Gatos and surrounding Cambrian areas have retail that serves our communities!!! Money should not be the
undying deciding factor here. Service centers, ACE HARDWARE, belong in our community to provide services for the
neighborhoods in out towns.
Sincerely,
Dee Jones
Richard Jones
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:21 AM
Jennifer Armer
Bu y out for Ace Hardware center
We . Love this store. Convenient and brings business to other stores in area. A business building with no city se rvices
causes more traffic congestion . We need ACE . Best for community. Lois Murray Lexington hills, Los Gatos
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:36 AM
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Ace Hardware
So sad to hear of the possible closing of our local Ace Hardware. We have lost so many local busine sses already. I hope
this one can be saved .
Linda Bentson
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Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Hardware
The ACE hardware store (Los Gatos Hardware) on Los Gatos Blvd. near Lark Ave. is the best hardware store for miles
around. The Rural Supply store near the Post Office does the best it can with very limited space, but depriving Los Gatos
of the larger store at the north end of town would be a tremendous loss! We urge you to consider at least some sort of
compromise with the developer, such as retaining the retail operation on the ground floor and establishing (yet
another!) medical facility on upper floors.
Thank you .
Gary & Pamela Milliken
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Cathy Scott <cathyscott516@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:01 AM
Jennifer Armer; Planning @losgatos.g o v
Note to Oppose Development at 15300 LG Blvd
Dear Ms. Armer and the Planning committee,
Our family is in opposition to the proposed 80,000 SF office building at
15300 LG Blvd. This area is already suffering extreme traffic gridlock at
certain times of day and there are too many proposed developments in the
immediate area on the table. Those include :
The North 40
Camden and union Cambrian Plaza
union and Los Gatos Almaden proposed retirement building
Los Gatos Almaden and LG Blvd former car dealership
If these sites are developed and the new one being proposed without
considering the current infrastructure, traffic and population of people
coming here will be more than the area can handle. Existing homes and
families in the area that already live here and have an expectation to a
certain quality of life will suffer. we are losing some wonderful small
businesses as it is and some of those make this area unique and a
wonderful place to live. There is too much land development as it
is. People living here did not buy their homes here because they wanted
to be on top of other people and businesses like San Francisco is. we
respectfully oppose this plan to expand this property to this size and
structure.
Sincerely,
Troy and Cathy Scott
Alta vista Neighborhood of Los Gatos
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:32 AM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Hardware store property
We beg you not to allow another medical facility to replace stores that are a part of our Los Gatos life!
Please do not allow this to happen. We are an important and low key community here and have no
need to become a "medical ce nter". Please consider carefully and deny the request. Thank you .
Jennifer Armer
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:52 AM
Jennifer Armer; Planning
Note to Oppose Development at 15300 LG Blvd
Dear Ms. Armer and the Planning Committee,
Our family is in opposition to the proposed 80 ,000 SF office building at 15300 LG Blvd. This area is
already suffering extreme traffic gridlock at certain times of day and there are too many proposed
developments in the immediate area on the table. Those include :
The North 40
Camden and Union Cambrian Plaza
Union and Los Gatos Almaden proposed retirement building
Los Gatos Almaden and LG Blvd former car dealership
If these sites are developed and the new one being proposed without considering the current
infrastructure, traffic and population of people coming here will be more than the area can
handle . Existing homes and families in the area that already live here and have an expectation to a
certain quality of life will suffer. We are losing some wonderful small businesses as it is and some of
those make this area unique and a wonderful place to live. There is too much land development as it
is . People living here did not buy their homes here because they wanted to be on top of other people
and businesses like San Francisco is. We respectfully oppose this plan to expand this property to
this size and structure.
Sincerely ,
Nicola Lore
Facebook 11 Hacker Way, Menlo Park , CA 94025
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:17 AM
Jennifer Armer; Planning
Opposition to development at 15300 Los Gatos Blvd . due to traffic congestion
Dear Ms. Armer and the Planning Committee,
We are in opposition to the proposed 80,000 SF office building at
15300 LG Blvd . We have never seen the traffic on Los Gatos Boulevard as bad as it is now and this development is not
even in the picture yet. Trying to turn on Lark from Los Gatos Blvd takes at least 10 minutes during certain times of the
day and there are too many proposed developments in the immediate area on the table . Those
include:
The North 40
Camden and Union Cambrian Plaza
Union and Los Gatos Almaden proposed retirement building Los Gatos Almaden and LG Blvd former car dealership
If these sites are developed and the new one being proposed without considering the current infra structure, traffic and
population of people coming here will be more than the area can handle. Existing homes and families in the area that
already live here and have an expectation to a certain quality of life will suffer. We are losing some wonderful small
businesses as it is and some of those make this area unique and a wonderful place to live. There is too much land
development as it is. People living here did not buy their homes here because they wanted to be on top of other people
and busines ses like San Francisco i s. We respectfully oppose this plan to expand this property to this size and structure.
Sincerely,
Joy and Bill Tobin
Alta Vista Neighborhood of Los Gatos
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Marily Hart <marilyhart@aol.com >
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:20 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware No ON Re -zoning
I sincerely believe that we need to support our practical business that have served our community
and are still thriving , such as Ace Hardware! We shouldn't have to leave town to shop . There is
already too much desecration of our lovey quaint LOS GATOS by allowing the disaster at Lark Ave .
This area of town will be ruined .
Why? Progress or Peace!
I vote NO on re-zoning!
Marily Hart
21200 Panorama Drive
Los Gatos, Ca 95033
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Miles Alden <miles@milesalden.com>
Tuesday, September 11, 2018 10:22 AM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gatos Ace Hardware
I'm writing to present my strong d isagreement with the rezoning effort from retail to office in the area of the the Los Gatos
Ace Hardware.
They have been here for many years and are always very helpful and I do not want to see them forced out of business or
removed due to these proceedings and decisions.
Furthermore I believe that Los Gatos DOES NOT NEED ANY MORE MEDICAL BUILDINGS. There are so many of them
and retail stores are struggling just to survive. The town become a far more undesirable place to live , take walks with our
children and enjoy when you are confronted with cold and unfeeling office buildings that are not inviting to general people .
These efforts are helping to strip away the charm that is our town.
Please DO NOT proceed with with the rezoning.
Thank you very much for your time.
Miles Alden
Software Engineer
miles@milesalden .com
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Sonja Thieme <sonjathieme@gmail.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:48 AM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware Store
I just heard about the possibility of the ACE Hardware store being demolished in favor of more office/medical office
spaces.
I actually happened to be in the store earlier this week and received fabulous customer service. Instead of upselling me
on an item, I received advice on how to go the inexpensive route -and at almost no profit to the store. They care about
the customers and these days that is a rare occurrence. This was not the first time I've rece ived this kind of support from
them and I'd say it would be a loss to the community if the store were to go away.
I do not live in the immediate neighborhood -Home Depot is actually closer to my house, however, I will go the extra
mile for that special customer service.
If at all, there should be an effort made to upgrade the businesses on that lot from a cosmetic point of view, but not
replace them with yet more office buildings, which will bring yet more car traffic to that already congested area .
Please reconsider a rezoning of the lot in favor of ACE -and keep this customer friendly store around for decades to
come .
Thank you,
Sonja Thieme
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Dear Ms Armer,
Scott Stillinger <scott@stillinger.com >
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 9:59 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Los Gatos Hardware Store
I have lived in the Los Gatos and Monte Sereno for more than forty years and the Ace Hardware Store on Los Gatos
Boulevard has been my primary source for supplies. I am an inventor, product developer and avid home improvement
guy . My need for a full service hardware store is important both for business and home and Ace has fulfilled that need .
A good hardware store is very well stocked, quick, convenient and offers project and product expertise. Ace provides all
this. During intense project times, I will visit the store 3-4 times a day. By now I know every isle in the store and seldom
need help but when I do, the service is excellent.
If this store is closed, the alternatives are not adequate for me . Rural Supply Hardware is a good store run by two first
class men but it is too small to be well stocked and, as every one knows, downtown traffic can be horrendous. With
Orchard Supply closing the next best alternative is Home Depot which doesn't begin to fulfill my need. It is a long way
away, service is non-existent and it's supply of "nuts and bolts" hardware is meager.
I do not see how another medica l building in that location can be of benefit to our town. We have lots of medical
facilities nearby and likely other potential locations further north . It certainly made more sense to build the PAMF
facility next door to Ace given that the car dealership that was located there went out of business. This is different. Ace
is a thriving business providing an important service to our town and fits the small town, locally owned objective of our
town charter.
My need for a good hardware store in town is likely more intense than most, but I believe t hat many other citizens will
feel the same way that I do.
Sincerely,
Scott Stillinger
15360 Robin Ann Lane
Monte Sereno, CA 85030
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B Chris <chrisbev4@gmail.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:24 AM
Jennifer Armer
ACE Hardware
I am writing as a concerned homeowner here in Los Gatos about the proposed redevelopment of the ACE Hardware
store. It would be a travesty to lose this fine hardware store. I am sure you must realize how needed this store is to the
residents of Los Gatos. The store itself on so many levels provides a much needed service for daily needs. Without this
store at this location residents would have to go to Big Box stores out of town to find services and items provided by the
store locally. Please fight to hold on to much needed stores like ACE Hardware so that we can keep the town of Los
Gatos functional and desirable.
Thank you for considering this very important manner and listening to this request.
Thank you,
Bev Christensn
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:27 AM
Jennifer Armer
Ace Hardware
I am writing to let you know I am opposed to the proposal to demolish Ace Hardware. It is a highly valuable part of our
community.
John Christensen
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Eric Horton <eric@erichorton .com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:28 AM
Jennifer Armer
lghservice@hotmail.com
Ace Hardware
My name is Eric Horton, and I am a lifelong resident of Los Gatos. The Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Blvd was opened
when I was 8 years old. It has been a necessity to my family ever since. Through earthquake preparation and repairs,
storm prep and repairs, home maintenance and improvement, little emergencies and big, that Ace Hardware has been a
lifeline for my family and most of our community.
Over the years, Los Gatos has changed immensely, some changes for the good, some not so much. More and more,
staple Los Gatos institutions are being bulldozed for high end kitchy shopping and fad stores that come and go. The
longevity and current high -traffic to the Los Gatos Ace Hardware demonstrates not only the need for a store like that in
our town. Should Ace be closed down, it will be to great detriment to the residents of Los Gatos and the surrounding
areas . We will no longer have a local hardware store, instead taking our money and sales tax dollars out of Los Gatos to
the big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes. That is a lose-lose situation for everyone, town and residents alike .
I hope you and the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee will keep the very real needs of our entire community
when making recommendations for the use of the land. Obviously, the new property owner is entitled to ma ximize the
return on investment, but there must be some compromise or solution that can be reached so that we might keep this
important Los Gatos institution available .
Sincerely,
Eric Horton
408-348-4440
eric@erichorton.com
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:28 AM
Jennifer Armer
Proposed Medical Office Building on Los Gatos Boulevard
Please reconsider the proposed rezoning to a medical office building to be built on the site of the current long term
retail building occupied byTrue Value Hardware on Los Gatos Boulevard.
Los Gatos does not need another multi-story office in the vicinity of Lark Avenue and the proposed "north forty"
development.
The ex isting retail use , a hardware store, serves the Los Gatos community and generates sales tax re venue. The traffic
pattern of retail is counter to the traffic pattern generated by the preponderance of office uses along Los Gato s
Boulevard .
I am a long time Los Gatos and Saratoga resident. I am also retired commercial real estate appraise r and was a MAI
(Member Appraisal Institute). My recommendation based on many years of valuing real estate is to reta i n a retail use for
the property.
Very truly yours,
Bruce Mitchell
98 Alpine Avenue
Lo s Gato s, CA 95030
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:29 AM
Jennifer Armer
Keep Los Gato s Ace Hardw are
We cannot lose another Los Gatos institution . I have lives in this area for over 70 years and have always relied on Ace
Hardware to be there for me. They have helped me in so many ways by offering their knowledge and kindness in
whatever household project that needed to be done. They would always find a solution for me. Even the smallest ta sk of
making a replacement key was so helpful and thoughtful. They are the backbone of this community, don't take that
away from us. Keep Los Gatos Ace Hardware for many years to come, we need more local b u sinesses like this stay.
Thank you for your consideration.
Lois Matsumoto
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Bruce Mccombs <bruce@pacificbedrooms.com >
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:32 AM
Jennifer Armer
Los Gato s Hardware ...
My name is Bruce Mccombs and I'm writing to you today regarding some distressing news that I've received, regarding
the potential future closing of our beloved Los Gatos Hardware store on Los Gatos Boulevard .
My wife and I are life-long Los Gatos residents, and have lived in our home on Kennedy Road for nearly 45 years . During
that time we've counted on Los Gatos Hardware for all of our Hardware needs, especially in times of emergency,
including, of course, the 1989 earthquake.
We know most of the employees by name, and Los Gatos Hardware has become a general gathering place for residents
involved in our various hobbies and do-it-yourself projects.
Many of these fine young people employed at Los GatosHardware are still in high school and are earning money to help
put themselves through college. The quality and character of the young people working at Los Gatos Hardware are on
display each and every day, and my wife and I are continually impressed at the service we receive from each and every
one of them.
Home Depot vs Los Gatos Hardware:
Try being a senior and getting advice or guidance at Home Depot. It's absolutely impossible to get knowledgeable or
timely assistance.
Parking for Seniors:
At Los Gatos Hardware, parking is right in front of the store . Try parking at Home Depot on a rainy winter morning. If
you're a disabled senior like I am , be prepared to be cold and wet by the time you reach the store.
Where Else Can We Go?
In addition, we've heard that Rural Supply property may be developed soon, and if Los Gatos Hardware closes, Los Gatos
will no longer have a local hardware store.
The closest thing to Los Gatos Hardware that we seniors had was Orchard Supply Hardware on 4+ m iles away, on
Blossom Hill Road , but they closed their doors last week, after serving the Santa Clara Valley for more than 85 years.
Increased Pollution:
Longer car trips to Home Depot, necessitated by the closing of Los Gatos Hardware, will most certainly result in an
increase in pollution.
loss of Mountain and Hillside Views:
Having lived in Los Gatos our entire lives, my wife and I are keenly aware of the tranquil beauty that the view of the
Santa Cruz mountains provides, especially when sitting in traffic at Los Gatos Boulevard and Lark Avenue. Blocking the
view of these lovely vistas with a 35' tall building is not at all consistent with the wishes of the vast majority of the
residents that I've spoken with, that's for sure.
Traffic On Los Gatos Boulevard:
Traffic at the intersection of Los Gatos Boulevard and Lark Avenue is already impossible during nearly all hours of the
day. Try turning left from Los Gatos Boulevard onto Lark Avenue between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, and
experience the frustration of dealing with dozens of cars backed up on the Boulevard, sometimes beyond Gateway
Avenue, all trying to squeeze into the two left-turn lanes .
Is Additional Medical Space Really Needed?
With a population of little more than 30,000, it seems to me that we have more than enough medical space for our small
Town . If additional medical space is truly necessary, can't it be built on the back half of the North 40, or perhaps
somewhere el se?
As a Town, I believe that we need to take a long and careful look at this proposal, and then ask ourselves what we will be
losing if this project is approved. Our Town needs Los Gatos Hardware for the many reasons I've listed, and I encourage
the Town to deny the rezoning of the property, which wou ld be required in order for the p roject to proceed . I, for one,
think that we can do better, and I am truly hopeful that our Town's leaders will agree .
Thank you very much for taking the time to read my letter, M s. Armer, and for the service that you provide our lovely
Town .
I hope that you're having a pleasant morning, and I look forward to meeting you this afternoon .
Sincerely,
Z?utce m(,~4,
Contact Info:
Cell : (408) 209-7045
Home: (408) 356-7045
Jennifer Armer
From: Deborah Lowe <chubchub94@comcast.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12 , 2018 10:37 AM
To: Jennifer Armer <JArmer@losgatosca .gov>
Subject: Ace Hardware
Importance: High
Dear Ms. Armer,
As a longtime resident of Los Gatos I am writing to express my concern over the rezoning of 15300-
15330 Los Gatos Blvd . Over the last couple of years we have seen the town allow development of the
Los Gatos Blvd corridor that includes multiple medical buildings, and higher density properties with little
regard for how it impacts the surrounding neighborhoods . The traffic congestion has become almost
intolerable along Los Gatos Blvd . and would only worsen if you allow a change in zon i ng and subsequent
building of the medical office building as described in the plans.
Replacing the ACE Hardware would be a loss for our entire community. First it is a locally owned family
business that hires from within the community. I love going in and seeing classmat es of my kids
there . They are polite and helpful, a great training ground for many. We have long viewed ACE as a vital
part of our town . Without ACE we would be forced to go out of the area for home construction and
maintenance supplies.
It feels like the town's priority is to maintain the image of a small quaint place in downtown while this
corridor is viewed as nothing more than a revenue generator for Los Gatos. The pressure to build the
North Forty and the Blvd . has been constant and if the town bend s to these developers it would
negatively impact the town, its reputation for being a family friendly community and the overall quality
of life for its residents.
Please do not rezone the property and allow for yet another medical building. The loss of a much
needed, long standing business such as ACE would be a blow to our community.
Thank you for your consideration.
Debbie Lowe
16370 Lilac Lane
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Jennifer Armer
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Judy Dutil <seagirldrive@yahoo.com>
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 10:49 AM
Jennifer Armer
Removal of Ace hardward st ore ...
On behalf of the ACE hardware mall on Bascom ave., closing this hardware center is an atrocious idea.
It is one of the community foundation stores for the Los Gatos community and mountain residents. Stop this
nonsence of removing all necessary retail from local residents reach. VERY BAD idea ... very bad!!
Judy
09 /12 /2 018 10:54 408-356-1255 FEDEX OFFICE 5163 PAGE 02
Ms. Jennifer Armer and the CDAC:
I write to denounce the sale and demolishment of the ACE Hardware business and
the possible allowance of a medical building. If this goes ahead, what wi'II happen to
those of us who use this establishment every week? Where will we, the little
pepple in this game, go for all the needs we, use this business for????
"The larger, 1.6-acre lot is designated Mixed Use Commercial. Projeds developed
under this designation shall maintain the sm21II town, residential scale and natural
environments of adjacent residential neighboirhoods. A medical building Is small
town, residentlal??? I don't think so!
Under b. of the general Plan:
The· smaller parcel is currently designated Low Density Residential. A General Plan
am;endment would be required to allow the proposed medical office project. !
STRONGLY SUGGEST NO GENERAL PLA!N AMENDMENT FOR THIS CASEII
Under d. of Parking:
The total provided parking spaces for the pro1>osed project would exceed the
current minimum required parking for the proposed site. I STRONGLY SUGGEST
NO ALLOWANCE FOR MORE PARKINGtl \IVe have enough problems as it isl
The current owners Dene' Kankel and Bryan Matsurnoto " •••• are faced with the choice of
either going out of business or attempting to rel,ocate to another town or city."
And how Is it legal to braak a lease, as the new <•wners did? And if allowed.a couldn't they
have told the business beforehand?
Please consider carefully what you would be allowing if you agree to this change!
Thank you.
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