Draft Minutes of the June 26, 2024 GPC Meeting
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 01/08/2025
ITEM NO: 1
DRAFT
MINUTES OF THE GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
JUNE 26, 2024
The General Plan Committee of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a special meeting on June 26,
2024, at 5:30 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Ryan Rosenburg, Vice Chair Emily Thomas, Council Member Maria Ristow,
Commissioner Melanie Hanssen, Commissioner Kathryn Janoff, Committee Member Joseph
Mannina, Committee Member Stephen Shelton.
Absent: Council Member Rob Moore.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION)
1. Approval of Meeting Minutes of October 11, 2023.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Hanssen to Approve Consent Item. Seconded
by Vice Chair Thomas.
VOTE: Motion passes (5-0) with Committee Member Shelton and Committee
Member Mannina abstaining.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
2. Requesting Approval for Subdivision of One Lot into Two Lots and a General Plan
Amendment to Change the Land Use Designation of Parcel A from Public to Low Density
Residential on Property Zoned R-1:10. APN: 527-25-005. CEQA Review is Pending.
Subdivision Application M-24-011 and General Plan Amendment Application GP-24-002.
Project Location: 220 Belgatos Road. Property Owner: Union School District. Applicant:
Robson Homes, LLC. Project Planner: Jocelyn Shoopman.
Jocelyn Shoopman, Senior Planner, presented the staff report.
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SUBJECT: MINUTES OF THE GENERAL PLAN COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING OF JUNE 26,
2024
Open Public Comment.
Mark Robson, Applicant
We have been working in the Town for a long time, and we are currently working to
integrate new homes within an existing neighborhood. Parcel A, which is 4.3 acres, is the site
we are looking to change. We submitted a Builder’s Remedy application last year, but there
were concerns about it not matching the neighborhood. This current application is just a
General Plan amendment to allow us to move forward with a future project. We held a large
neighborhood meeting and received feedback. This time, more members are more pleased
with the potential project ahead.
Rich Dobner
I am a resident of the Belwood neighborhood, and the President of a nonprofit
association called Preserve Belwood. We created this nonprofit because of the potential
changes to this property wanting to preserve our community. While we were worried about
this project at first, we are feeling better about this project after more conversations with the
school district and the applicant team. We look forward to having the new additions to our
neighborhood.
Closed Public Comment.
Commissioners discussed the matter.
MOTION: Motion by Commissioner Hanssen to Recommend Approval to the
Planning Commission for a General Plan Amendment to Change the Land
Use Designation of Parcel A from Public to Low Density Residential
Contingent Upon Approval of the Subdivision Application. Seconded by
Council Member Ristow.
VOTE: Motion passes unanimously.
OTHER BUSINESS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:51 p.m.
This is to certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the minutes of the
June 26, 2024, meeting as approved by the
General Plan Update Advisory Committee.
Joel Paulson, Director of Community Development