Exhibit 8 - April 5, 2022 Town Council Addendum Report (with Attachments)PREPARED BY: Sean Mullin, AICP
Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Finance Director, and Director
of Parks and Public Works
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 4/5/2022
ITEM NO: 16
ADDENDUM
DATE: April 4, 2022
TO: Town Council
FROM: Joel Paulson, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Requesting Approval of a Planned Development for Construction of a Senior
Living Community, Removal of Large Protected Trees, and Site Improvements
Requiring a Grading Permit on Property Zoned R:PD. Located at 110 Wood
Road. APN 510-47-038. Planned Development Application PD-20-001 and
Environmental Impact Report EIR-21-002. APPLICANT: Rockwood Pacific.
PROPERTY OWNER: Covia Communities.
REMARKS:
In their March 17, 2022 letter, the applicant requested that their application be remanded back
to the Planning Commission to further address the Commission’s feedback (Attachment 9).
Since the Planning Commission had already acted on the current project, its recommendation
was forwarded to the Council for consideration. The applicant submitted an updated request
that the Council hearing be continued to a date uncertain to allow the m time to continue to
evaluate the Planning Commission’s feedback and to update the project plans accordingly
(Attachment 12). Given the applicant’s previous request and their indication that updates to
the application are forthcoming, a continuance to a date uncertain is not appropriate and staff
recommends that the Council remand the application back to the Planning Commission for
review of a revised application.
Attachment 13 includes public comments received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, March 31,
2022, and 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, 2022.
EXHIBIT 8
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SUBJECT: 110 Wood Road/ PD-20-001 AND EIR-21-002
DATE: April 4, 2022
ATTACHMENTS:
Previously received under separate cover:
1. May 2021 Draft Environmental Impact Report (available online at
www.losgatosca.gov/110WoodRoad)
2. August 2021 Final Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program (available online at www.losgatosca.gov/110WoodRoad)
Previously received with the April 5, 2022, Staff Report:
3. Required Findings
4. Draft Resolution to certify the Final EIR, make the required CEQA Findings of Fact (included
as Exhibit A), and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (included as
Exhibit B)
5. January 12, 2022 Planning Commission Staff Report (with Exhibits 3-14)
6. January 12, 2022 Planning Commission Addendum Report (with Exhibits 16-17)
7. January 12, 2022 Planning Commission Desk Item Report (with Exhibit 18-19)
8. January 12, 2022 Planning Commission Verbatim Minutes
9. Letter from the Applicant, dated March 17, 2022
10. Planned Development Ordinance with Exhibit A Rezone Area and Exhibit B Development
Plans, July 27, 2021
11. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., January 12, 2022, and 11:00 a.m., March
31, 2022
Received with this Addendum Report:
12. Letter from the applicant requesting a continuance, dated April 1, 2022
13. Public Comments received between 11:01 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022, and 11:00 a.m.,
Monday, April 4, 2022
36 Southwood Drive | Orinda, California | 94563
www.RockwoodPacific.com
April 1, 2022
Sean Mullin
Senior Planner
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main St.
Los Gatos, Ca. 95030
RE: Rebuild of Los Gatos Meadows / PD-20-001
Request for Continuance
Dear Sean:
As discussed, on behalf of the owner of Los Gatos Meadows, we hereby request a
continuance of the Town Council hearing for our proposed rebuild project. In part due to
feedback received by the Planning Commission and others, we intend to update our
application.
Incidentally, as of today, Covia Communities has merged into Front Porch Communities and
Services so going forward all references to the property owner shall be to Front Porch
Communities and Services.
We look forward to continuing to collaborate with you and the Town Council to provide the
residents of Los Gatos with a markedly improved, beautiful and safer Los Gatos Meadows.
Respectfully,
___________________________________
Francesco J. Rockwood
Rockwood Pacific Inc. (Applicant)
On behalf of Front Porch Communities and Services (Owner)
c: Chris Ichien, VP of Life Plan Operations, Front Porch Communities and Services
Diana Jamison, Chief Capital Strategy Office, Front Porch Communities and Services.
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From: Julie Southern
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2022 10:41 AM
To: PublicComment <PublicComment@losgatosca.gov>
Subject: Public Comment Item #_16 - the Meadows at 110 Wood Road
EXTERNAL SENDER
Hello Town
I am a long time resident and neighbor of the Meadows at 110 Wood Road. I have been on record
several times thru their application process and want to be sure you have this again.
1)I am for the rebuilding of the Meadows. It provides a needed service and they have been good
neighbors over the years.
2)The current orange poles highlighted the height proposed, and was alarming. But as I understand,
with a reduction of a floor ( or two), it would be more like the current structure bulk and acceptable.
3)Farwell Lane should be left open, even if just for the Service Vehicles supporting the Meadows, like it
did before the Meadows closed. Closing an access road to a hillside already burned in the 1997 fire
(which my house was one) is shorsighted.
I appreciate the many neighbor meetings the Meadows has held over the years to keep us informed.
Thank you
Julie Southern
Wood Road, Los Gatos
ATTACHMENT 13
April 1, 2022
Elaine M. Seid
15559 Union Ave., # 3016
Los Gatos, CA 95032
3495 Lakeside Drive #1271
Reno, Nevada 89509
T: (408) 412-3568
Elaine@EMSeidEstateLaw.com
www.EMSeidEstateLaw.com
Via email
Mayor Rob Rennie
Vice Mayor Maria Ristow
Member Marico Sayoc
Member Mary Badame
Member Matthew Hudes
Re: Los Gatos Meadows
Dear Honorable Members of the Council:
I support the Los Gatos Meadows Project under consideration at your April 5 meeting.
My husband and I are on the waiting list to buy into this housing project when it becomes
available and when we are in need.
I have been a resident of Los Gatos for over thirty years, a member of the Los Gatos Morning
Rotary, a volunteer for Jazz on the Plazz and attended numerous meetings of the Town’s
Complete Streets & Transportation Commission and its predecessor the Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Commission to advocate safe roads for bicycling
We own a home in Los Gatos that is single story that we have remodeled with the idea we could
age in place. However, we are realistic to know there is a chance either of us could become too
frail to live alone in our home without assistance. We are fortunate to have The Terraces nearby
where we could remain in Los Gatos and near our current home. However, the Terraces is in
high demand, and it is difficult to secure housing larger than a one bedroom or studio. When we
heard the Meadows would be redeveloped into large apartments, we jumped at the opportunity to
be on the waiting list.
The advantage of the Meadows to us is it would be a safe place with onsite healthcare services
and exercise facilities to allow us to age gracefully and safely. The Meadows is in a scenic
location and is designed with pleasing surrounding. We could safely descend to the street level
on Broadway Ave through an elevator (?) and walk around downtown to patronize our favorite
restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, stores, the farmer’s market and attend Jazz on the Plazz, and
the many events sponsored by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce and service clubs. We
would not need a car or worry about parking. We prefer to walk. The town is very walkable.
The Town of Los Gatos is a unique special place located in an area of natural beauty and
resources with a vibrant and active downtown. We want to be able to continue to live here.
Letter to Los Gatos Town Council
March 31, 2022
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It would be an advantage to the community should we move out of our single-family house in a
very desirable neighborhood and make it available to a family in need of a home in a great
community with outstanding schools. We all know homes for families in Los Gatos are in short
supply and in high demand. The Meadows would add to the housing supply in Los Gatos in a
meaningful way for seniors who already live here and want to stay as they age.
We believe the Meadows to be a beautiful project operated by a well-regarded nonprofit. We
understand the developers have taken care to listen to our desires in designing the project, have
taken public safety and wildfire preparedness into consideration, and have strived to minimize
the development footprint. The hillside on which the Meadows is located is steep and a
challenge to develop. We commend the developers on a job well done. We disagree the
structure will be overbearing to its surrounding neighborhood.
The planning commission’s decision to deny the Los Gatos Meadows’ application because its
plans do not include low-income housing is short sighted and myopic. The Town of Los Gatos
alone cannot solve the housing shortage. Even if the entire Los Gatos Meadows project were
designated low-income housing, it would not solve the current housing shortage in the bay area.
And who would pay for the construction and maintenance of the Meadows as low-income
housing? Certainly not the Town of Los Gatos. Recent reports are the Town of Los Gatos is
way behind on funding its very much needed infrastructure, let allow subsidizing low-income
house in the magnitude of Meadows.
In my humble opinion, in this situation, it makes more sense to allow the private sector to market
attractive senior housing in downtown Los Gatos to entice Los Gatos homeowners to relinquish
and move out of their desirable single-family homes, some perhaps on large lots. The movement
of seniors from their desirable homes into denser housing on less real estate opens housing
opportunities for new homeowners. Or, perhaps, houses on large lots left by seniors could be
redeveloped with attractive denser housing.
Thank you for reading and considering my comments. I encourage your support for this project.
Very truly yours,
ELAINE M. SEID
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