Item 1 - Desk Item and Attachment
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER, AICP
Senior Planner
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
MEETING DATE: 07/02/2020
ITEM: 1
DESK ITEM
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORT
REPORT
DATE: July 2, 2020
TO: General Plan Update Advisory Committee
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Review and Discussion of the Initial Draft of the Environment and Sustainability
Element.
REMARKS:
Attachment 3 contains written comments provided by a Committee Member.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received with July 2, 2020 Staff Report:
1. Initial Draft of Environment and Sustainability Element
2. Public Comment received before 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 26, 2020
Attachment received with this Desk Item Report:
3. Committee Member Comments
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Kathryn Janoff’s Suggestions for changes. Most do not need discussion with GPAC. Some
perhaps in the “Other Suggestions” group.
Grammar corrections:
ENV-1.3: re-word first sentence
“Encourage new development to install utilities underground . . . ”
ENV 9.12: change complies to comply
ENV 10.5: reword Encourage reuse and rehabilitation of existing buildings when appropriate
and feasible to reduce waste . . .
ENV 11.1: delete comma after SCVE
In general, use “Preserve” when related to structures and “Conserve” when related to the
natural environment. See the language on page 7-1 which uses these terms this way.
ENV 3 Replace “Preserve” with “Conserve”
ENV-13 replace “Conserve” with Preserve to be consistent with language of the related policies
ENV-17 replace “preserve” with “conserve” to be consistent with language of the related
policies
No need for both “require” and “shall”:
ENV-16-5 replace “shall include” with “includes”,
ENV-16.8: replace “shall be” with “is”,
ENV-8.9 replace “shall be” with “are”
ENV-8.12 replace “shall be” with “are”, and add commas after “Measures” and after
“standards”
Other suggestions:
Pg 7-4 Do we need the emphasis on the Williamson Act? If so, should there be associated
policies?
ENV-4.2 delete “Carefully”
ENV-7.1: “significantly”??? how is this defined or enforced? Suggest deleting the word
ENV-7.8: Confusing as written. Suggest
ATTACHMENT 3
“Require that herbicides and pesticides used in areas adjacent to creeks and other water bodies
are approved for use in aquatic habitats.”
ENV-8: Enhance not a great choice of word here. Maybe use improve?
ENV-8.2: reword
Require increases to Vehicle Miles Traveled be mitigated whenever . . .
ENV-9: I really don’t think this goal, “reducing our contribution,” is what we intend.
Maybe try:
“Support local and regional efforts in the Town’s response to climate change.”
Page 7-21: 7.7 (first paragraph)
delete “and” after commercial district and add after the Yung See San Fong reference: “town-
documented historic residences and four designated residential historic districts.” Or some
similar language that includes historic homes and districts.
Page 7-21: 7.7 (second paragraph)
Delete “various” in front of museums