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Joel Paulson Ca'triMlT From: jnk129@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 5:09 PM To: Council; Planning; Joel Paulson Subject: Yes to Netflix Dear Town Council & Planning Commission Members, I am unable to attend this evening's town council meeting re: the Albright Way project involving Netflix but wanted to convey my support of the project. My husband and I have lived in this town for over 14 years because we enjoy the atmosphere, the character of the town and the ability to raise a family here with strong schools. I can not tell you how dismayed I am to read about the road blocks that continue to be put up re: the Netflix project. Our town needs to progress to continue to thrive. We need all size and types of businesses for Los Gatos to prosper. Each one brings their own unique benefit to Los Gatos. The "Mom and Pop" style shops in downtown bring the small town charm to our area, while the larger, corporate businesses such as Netflix provide a solid, steady stream of tax revenue and ancillary business to the rest of our community that is desperately needed. In my mind, this project is a win/win to our community. When I see other developments around town such as the Laurel Meadows and Blue Bird Lane projects where developers are able to cram in a ridiculous amount of houses on a postage stamp size of a lot which increases the burden on our already maxed out schools without providing anything in return, and I compare it to what is being proposed at Albright Way, I don't understand why this project is being held up. Will there be increased traffic? Sure. Will it be mitigated with improved design? Yes. Will the project cause an increase in the number of students at our schools? No. Will it provide desperately needed tax revenues for our schools? Yes. Will it provide needed tax revenues for a multitude of services/programs in our town? Yes. Will it increase business at other businesses in our area so they continue to thrive (i.e. restaurants, shops, etc)? Yes. I have a daughter at BH Elementary and one at RJ Fisher and am very involved at both schools. Through various meetings, events, etc. I am exposed to a large amount of parents in this community and I will honestly tell you that I have not yet met ONE person who is against the Netflix project or who has raised objections to it. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my perspective and 1 hope you take this into account when making your decision this evening. Sincerely, Kerry Lindholm Lorna St, Los Gatos i 8 A.IACH Eric J. Morley 16322 Lilac Lane Los Gatos, CA 95032 408.497.9722 April 24, 2013 Mr. Charles Erekson, Chair Planning Commission Town of Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Re: SUPPORT Albright Way Dear Chair Erekson Commissioners: As a life long resident of the Town of Los Gatos, I am writing to urge your support for the application referenced above. The application is consistent with and fulfills the Town General Plan related to economic development and transit oriented development. There will also be an immediate increase in property value from redevelopment of the office buildings. This development, with or without Netflix, will generate more than $1 million annually to our local schools While I am not involved in this development proposal, I have led numerous corporate retention, relocation and expansion projects for many of Silicon Valley's top technology companies. The application before you represents a once in a generation opportunity to retain Netflix and enable the company to remain and grow in our community. Netflix represents millions of dollars in tax revenue each year to the Town of Los Gatos for essential Town services for us as residents. The owner of the property is creating the opportunity for sustained fiscal health of the Town through retention and expansion of Netflix, one of the world's leading companies. Regardless of Netflix, the plan would create important Class A office space to attract other companies in the future, which helps Los Gatos remain competitive in the regional economy. I hope the Planning Commission and Town Council recognize the opportunity before you and approve the application. Sincerely, tu:c) Eric J. Morley 1rt-eg'.d-- From: Robert Schwimmer [mailto:bobn3faw@sbcglobai.net] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:57 PM To: Planning Subject: Albright Way Development Application As a homeowner in Los Gatos at Charter Oaks Residential Community, I ask the Town Council Planning Commission to reject the subject application in its present form. The Developer, Mr. John Shenk, has presented a plan application which is far too ambitious for the available space located between the County Fire Station and the 1-85 highway. An aerial rendering view for the project depicts extreme crowding of the limited space. The building heights and number of floors (four) indicate excessive ambition to pack more people into the excessive number of floors for maximum office rental income. I don't fault the Developer for the high density plan, considering the profit motive. (Human Nature-101) It is not his responsibility to be concerned about the effects on surrounding properties, vehicular traffic, carbon emissions and overshadowing 101 homes in Charter Oaks and all the lower structures in the vicinity. But it should give enough pause to Los Gatos Management to require a more severe scale -back of the plan. It's our Town Managers' jobs to allow only what is best for our wonderful town. The plan is far too big for the particular location in this small town. It should be scaled back to two or, at most, three floors in two or three buildings with increased horizontal floor space for Netflix, plus perhaps equal rental space for economic reasons and to provide for future expansion for the valued Netflix Corporation. The proposed human and vehicle population should be drastically reduced. The Environmental Impact Report predicts 411 morning -vehicle -trips and daily -traffic -of 3,126 cars. Trucks are not specifically mentioned. Very likely the estimate is conservative on the low side. The huge increase in traffic to already loaded Winchester Blvd. and Lark Avenue, would absolutely cause serious delays in movements of Fire and Ambulance services. Certainly, entry to and exit from 1-85 will also be severely affected. Bicyclists entering and leaving the Los Gatos trail bordering Charter Oaks would be subjected to serious additional auto and truck hazards. Workers cycling to their jobs in the Albright complex will find the two streets far more hazardous -- many would likely travel the LG Trail to get to their work places. My business experience has taught me that a large company like Netflix, who intend to occupy only one (the first) building would not find more than two (2) floors efficient and economical for operations. If so, the extra floors and buildings are intended for office rental income, which would considerably balloon the density of people and vehicles. If needed later Netflix could still expand into the other rental areas. My residence is Tess than 50 yards from the perimeter of the planned "improvements". The grade level of our streets is more than 15 feet below the proposed construction grade. The requested height (65 feet) of the four 4-story office structures is overkill for the available property, and would seem to us in our own little valley to be 80 feet in height.. The proposal should preferably be reduced to no more than two buildings with two floors each and some increased horizontal space in each floor. This would enable respecting the present statutory limit to 35-feet high structures. The limit was prescient with sensible forethought to preserving the beauty and quality of life for Los Gatos citizens. The planned need for a 4 story vertical parking lot (building) in itself contra -indicates the wisdom of the plan. The above are my reasons for asking the Planning Commission and Town Council to reject the application in its present form. Sincerely, Robert Schwimmer bobn3faw@sbcglobal.net 200 Charter Oaks Circle Los Gatos 95032 408-871-0511 Joel Paulson From: Sent: To: Subject: Tom Willerer <tomwillerer@gmail.com> Thursday, April 25, 2013 5:29 PM Council; Joel Paulson Support for Albright Way Campus Dear Chairperson Erekson and Members of the Planning Commission: Providing opportunities for companies to locate and grow in Los Gatos is an important part of the fabric of our community. For decades, the Town has had a vision of where new office development should occur. Ten years ago, the Town Council approved a corporate campus that has brought tremendous pride and recognition to our community because Netflix was able to remain and grow in our community. We have the same opportunity today with the Albright Way project. The existing property is an outdated office park. If we allow reinvestment in the property and a high quality office campus is built, it will allow Netflix to continue to grow as well as help attract the next innovative company to Los Gatos. The proposal before you has under gone extensive public review and comprehensive environmental study. It has been reduced to address concerns of height and scale. The project is now more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. It is time to move this project forward. The benefits of redeveloping this existing office park are substantial. In addition to the jobs, the project will generate millions of dollars in annual property tax revenue that will support town services, and provide our schools with over one million dollars in annual property tax. Los Gatos is a wonderful place to live and work because we have a diverse job base and a strong revenue stream to pay for town services and outstanding schools. Not supporting this opportunity impacts all residents; therefore, I ask that you vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Sincerely, Tom Willerer 104 Cherry Blossom LN. 0 Frik,1 J; War Lu rfev":1 I.') t' 40 „a.. - .eV wiyi-9 Ji RECEIVE APR 2 G 2013 MAYOR &TOWN CORD To. Los Gatos Planning Commission� ,, �I 1 � �� From. Richard Beckert and Amalia Beckert Regarding. Rezoning of area near Netflix Dear Planning Commission Members, As longtime residents of the beautiful city of Los Gatos, we are strongly opposed to the rezoning application request to develop 21.6 acres located at Albright way and Winchester Boulevard near Netflix. My husband Richard has lived here for over 50 years near Lark Ave. and Winchester and I have resided here for almost 10 years. Over the last years we have notice an increase in traffic, especially since the opening of highway 85; therefore we do not wish to have any further increase of noise and traffic due to this new development. We are proud to live here, mainly for the way its residents care for the city environment's well being, thus giving us, the residents a very peaceful and safe environment in this small community. The rezoning and development of the area will directly affect us due to greater noise levels, more traffic, and perhaps a diminished caring of its environment. Please consider our opposition to this large scale development request of the area. Sincerely; 711,-P/! Richard Beckert.j1 Amalia Beckert. From: Donald Purkey [mailto:dwpurkey@comcast.netj Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 4:47 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Office Park We are writing to express four concern about the size of the buildings and the density of the proposed Albright Office park. Although we do not live in Los Gatos, we live very near to the site (Eaton Lane off of Winchester) and will certainly be affected by the number of employees and the increased number of vehicle trips on Winchester and Lark Avenues. While we are supportive of modernizing the area, we believe that five 65 foot tall buildings are completely outside of anything that has been approved in the past and request the Council to reduce the size of the buildings to a maximum height or 35ft. Just because the project is on the edge of town, does not mean that it can violate the good planning that has prevailed in the Town, all for additional tax dollars. Please reduce this project in building size and in density. Beverly and Don Purkey Eaton Lane Monte Sereno From: John Shepardson (shepardsonlaw@me.com) Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 2:27 PM To: BSpector Subject: Barbara: Can submit this email, which includes correction, if haven't already submitted prior email --changed No. 2 Dear Madam Mayor Spector and Council Members Leonardis and Jensen: We had an interesting 4-3 vote for a denial recommendation at the Planning Commission hearing on the Albright property. The central issue as I see it is does the developer abide by our standards, or we conform for his demands to generate a certain return on investment. What I found compelling was: 1. The developer refused any compromise. 2. The developer publicly stated before that he could not build for Tess than 85 feet: "The experienced developer said the tallest building, at 85 feet high, is the only opportunity for Netflix to grow in Los Gatos, if it stays." (Los Gatos Patch March 28, 2012.). 3. Our 35/350K proposal avoids the negatives, and brings in 63% of the promised venue. 350/550 = 63%. Is the additional 37% worth the damage it will cause? 4. The existing Netflix buildings are about 43 feet high, and the new projected buildings 65 feet, so there is a substantial difference in height. 5. The project intends to attract hi -tech companies. Those techies work late into the night, so with tall buildings, we will see some lights on the third and fourth stories most every night. This is fine for San Francisco, or Google in Mountain View, but is it for Los Gatos? Can we get a photosim of what the buildings would look like at night with 1/3 of the lights on? 6. You can build beautiful buildings with 2 stories, with underground parking. The reduced cost of building up, can offset the underground parking costs. 7. Is there traffic data for local conditions that could be assessed, which the developer is choosing not to? If yes, why? 8. Office use rates of a projected 3.3 per thousand seem unrealistic when I understand rates in Mountain View and other areas are more like 6, 7 or 8. With the higher cost of land in Los Gatos, there will be incentive for tenants to pack in the employees. What is the office use rate presently for Netflix? 9. Burden of Proof. The Los Gatos General Plan stands for something, a kind of collective view of the Town, and what it wants to be. If we are going to not follow it with at PD (particularly with a project of this size), shouldn't there be good cause, and the burden on the developer to show that the benefits clearly outweigh the negatives, and why. Shouldn't the developer clear up important questions, rather than call for action with substantial unknowns? 10. Is the weight of money a direct challenge to our standards? And if the project goes vacant due to business reasons (i.e. Seagate in Scotts Valley), are we left with less money, defacto watered down standards, and a significant loss of who we are? 11. Should we reward a developer that refuses to play by our standards? Couldn't it have been so easy to just follow the GP and build to 350K? 12. Have the cherry pickers worked? The developer could have run Tots of netting, and chose to do the minimum. If there was strong support for the project, wouldn't he want to HIGHLIGHT THE MASS AND SCALE of the project with the netting, and announce in bold lettering the possible new space of Netflix? I would, if I thought the netting would generate support for the $325,000,000 project. I would use the public visual to gather public support. The minimalist approach suggests a fuller visual disclosure would draw more complaints than support. I have to assume with the kind of big money behind the project that the developer is doing all he can to package and promote the project for approval. Hence, it is all the more striking that the minimalist approach has been taken for Story Pole type disclosure. This is big red flag to me. Thank you for considering these thoughts. Respectfully, John Shepardson:) JOHN A. SHEPARDSON, ESQ. 59 N. Santa Cruz Avenue, Suite Q Los Gatos, CA 95030 T: (408) 395-3701 F: (408) 395-0112 Joel Paulson From: Robert Dean <rwdtwo@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 9:04 AM To: Council; Joel Paulson Cc: Grace Dean Subject: Albright Way Campus - Support May 1,2013 The Honorable Charles Erekson, Chair Town of Los Gatos Planning Commission Town of Los Gatos, 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 RE: Albright Way Campus - Support Dear Chairperson Erekson and Members of the Planning Commission: Providing opportunities for companies to locate and grow in Los Gatos is an important part of the fabric of our community. For decades, the Town has had a vision of where new office development should occur. Ten years ago, the Town Council approved a corporate campus that has brought tremendous pride and recognition to our community because Netflix was able to remain and grow in our community. We have the same opportunity today with the Albright Way project. The existing property is an outdated office park. If we allow reinvestment in the property and a high quality office campus is built, it will allow Netflix to continue to grow as well as help attract the next innovative company to Los Gatos. The proposal before you has under gone extensive public review and comprehensive environmental study. It has been reduced to address concerns of height and scale. The project is now more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. It is time to move this project forward. 1 The benefits of redeveloping this existing office park are substantial. In addition to the jobs, the project will generate millions of dollars in annual property tax revenue that will support town services, and provide our schools with over one million dollars in annual property tax. Los Gatos is a wonderful place to live and work because we have a diverse job base and a strong revenue stream to pay for town services and outstanding schools. Not supporting this opportunity impacts all residents; therefore, I that you vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Sincerely, Robert Dean 15946 Carlton Ave Los Gatos, CA 95032 From: zenorbital [mailto:zenorbital@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 6:34 PM To: Council; Joel Paulson Subject: YES on Albright Way Campus May 1,2013 The Honorable Charles Erekson, Chair Town of Los Gatos Planning Commission and Town Council of Los Gatos, 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 RE: Albright Way Campus - Support Dear Chairperson Erekson and Members of the Planning Commission: Ten years ago, the Town Council approved a corporate campus that brought Netflix to our community. Please allow them to stay with the Albright Way project. What's there now on Albright Way is old and doesn't use the space well. It would allow Netflix to grow and give room for the next "Netflix" to come to Los Gatos. Millions of dollars of property tax are there for the taking, as well as increased business use by the nearby employees. I personally know of many Netflix employees who've purchased houses in Los Gatos as a result of working there. Not supporting this opportunity impacts myself and all residents; therefore, I ask that you vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Sincerely, Michael James 111 Loma Vista Ct, Los Gatos, CA 95032 From: Tina Murray [mailto:tinammurray aearthlink.net3 Sent: Tuesday, May 07; 2013 7:07 PM To: Council Subject: Re: support for the Netflix/Albright project Los Gatos Mayor and Town Council, I was so saddened to hear that the project has not yet been approved. Please accept this email in full support of the Netflix/Albright proposal. 1. Albright Way affects every resident in Los Gatos. 2. We are a balanced community that provides a diversity of jobs and housing. 3. The project embodies the goals and vision of our General Plan. 4. It is critical that Los Gatos has a state -of -the art corporate campus in town. It will attract great companies and allow Netflix to expand in its hometown. 5. The money for schools is essential, as our schools are primarily funded with property taxes, $1.4 million new, annual property tax to the schools MAKES a difference. 6. We need revenue for Town services to keep the level of services we have today. 7. The property is already an urban office complex. Concrete tilt -ups of the 197o's do not meet the space needs of today's workforce. 8. There is no other property in Los Gatos for this type of Class A corporate campus. I urge you to support the Netflix/Albright proposal. Many Thanks, Tina Murray 15973 Shannon Road Los Gatos, CA 95032 cell: 408-644-1303 Original Message >From: Tina Murray >Sent: Apr 13, 2013 9:05 AM >To: council{c�losgatosca.cov >Subject: support for the Netflix/Aibright project >I am writing to you today to urge your support of the Netflix/Albright proposal. >I have been a Los Gatos resident since 1999 and appreciate the community and attentiveness to the quality and integrity of our schools. Netflix is a valuable partner in our community from both the employment and resource perspective. The Netflix/Albright project is the only large commercial -only project with no housing. It provides a financial windfall for our schools. >I urge you to support it. >Many Thanks, >Tina Murray >15973 Shannon Road >Los Gatos, CA 95032 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES, INC. May 7, 2013 Mayor Barbara Spector, City Council and Planning Commission Town of Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Re: Albright Way Proposed Development Dear Mayor Spector, City Council Members and Planning Commission Members, At the request of the Board of Directors for Charter Oaks Townhouse Association, a community of 101 homes located off Charter Oaks Drive (at Lark) and which is immediately adjacent to the proposed project, I am writing to advise you of the action taken in their most recent Board meeting held April 25, 2013. Specifically the Board adopted a position regarding the Albright Way project to support the group identifying themselves as the'35/350' group and their objectives as follows: Limit the building height to 35 feet; limit the total square footage to 350,000 square feet; avoid gridlock; keep the Town Character; protect the vista/view; comply with the General Plan of the Town of Los Gatos; protect privacy; keep the school funding; keep Netflix and follow the environmental impact report (EIR). The vote of the Board, in reflection of the wishes of the homeowners, was unanimously in favor of the above noted parameters. Sij'ely, foe Susan L. H•f �. Commune yf A - l ation For Charter Oa Townhouse Association, Inc. 42612 CHRISTY STREET, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, 94538-3135 .5.1.0._683=86 T4 OR 1=800=3.7_I__5598 PHONE• 51:0=868=28-8-6 _F. x Z 0 I---- M 0 co z O co LiuLo J M Liu 0 0 12 m May 8. 2013 Mayor Barbara Spector Town Council Town of Los Gatos, 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Dear Mayor Spector and Council Members: I am writing to you in support of the Albright Way Rezoning on Winchester Boulevard. My family and I reside in the Aventino apartments, and enjoy being a part of the Los Gatos community. Since I pass the Albright Way property every day. I am very aware of the old. outdated buildings. This property needs to be rebuilt with something that will support our town for another 40 years. The Albright Way campus proposal would clean up the site and allow for the construction of modern. beautifully designed buildings that are similar in style to the Town's new library. As a resident in the area. I believe the traffic on Winchester Boulevard will improve with signal coordination. Additionally, the new signal planned at Courtside will make it safer for all who use the street. It will eliminate people darting in and out of traffic to cross Winchester Boulevard. Los Gatos has no large campus formatted commercial space. This is a great need in our community. No one wanted housing on this site as it has a financial burden on the Town. Now the proposal is for a corporate office campus which only brings benefits to our community. There is much fear of change from the residents along Lark Avenue. They are only one factor in considering this project as it has implications for every resident. I cannot imagine a town telling their largest tax payer and second largest employer to leave. I hope the Town Council sees the larger vision for our community and approves the project as designed. It makes sense and is consistent with Town policies. The studies have been done place for Netflix or any other This project is good for all of Kind Regards, Raphael Oliveira . It is now time to make this project a reality. Having a company to grow jobs keeps our community strong. Los Gatos. I graciously ask you to approve the project. Nlav 9. 2013 Barbara Spector. Mayor Los Gatos Town Council Town of Los Gatos, 110 East Main Street Los (Laos. C.\')5030 RE: Albright NVay Rezonning - Support Dear Mayor Spector and Council Members: Thank you for your time in considering my support for the application to redevclop the Albright Way property. Los Gatos is a wonderful place to live because it offers a mix of amenities to meet the desires of all of us fortunate enough to call it home. We need people to invest in our community and Albright Way is that opportunity. Creating a world class office campus across the freeway from the most successful company in Los Gatos not only makes sense. but it is the right location for this development. We have a chance to keep a homegrown company in our community. The Town had the vision ten years ago to provide Class A office space so Nettlix could stay in Los Gatos. a decision that has allowed our town to prosper. Again. 1 am asking you to ha. c that Same vision for our future and approve this project. We are very fortunate that we have this opportunity. Allowing this project (0 Up forward does not detract from the character of Los Gatos. it actually enhances its gatewav_ TIns is and will always be a commercial property which is why a modem office project is appropriate at this location. It isn't all about the financial gains. it's about what is right for Los Gatos. I la\ing a job base is the right thing for Los Gatos. and this is the right location for it. The Albright way project should be part of the future of Los Gatos. 1 ask you to please approve the Albright Way application as proposed. Sincerely. Karen f acundes From: Sara Morabito [mailto:samorabito@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 9:58 AM To: Council Subject: Albright Office Park Impact A special plea to the Town Council regarding the Albright Office Park Impact on the Charter Oaks Community off of Lark Avenue. Please, please, Town Council, vote against the huge development plans of the Albright Office Park on Winchester Blvd. I have owned a home here at Charter Oaks for two decades and love living here. My neighbors feel the same way about our community. The traffic congestion in the last few years has become horrible, and the thought of more traffic and a changing landscape is something that should be stopped. Right now! Can you imagine opting to live in a lovely, quiet, rural atmosphere and find that years later - especially after your retirement - that your community would be surrounded by tall buildings and heavy traffic congestion? What is happening to Los Gatos? Do we want to be another San Jose? With tall businesses and condos? No! We do want to keep the country feeling that comes with open space and our Los Gatos Creek environment. Please stop the Albright Office Park now! Let's become the town we were once known to be and not a fringe of an industrial park. Please, please, Los Gatos Town Council, especially our Mayor and those Council Members that love our area as we do, vote against the Albright project and its tall buildings. Sincerely, Sara A. Morabito, 120 Charter Oaks Drive, Los Gatos. PS: I know I speak for my neighbors and friends of Charter Oaks who love our community as I do. From: John VanUnen [mailto:iplg159@ verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 10:06 AM To: Council Subject: Albright Development To all Council members, My husband.and I are completely' opposed to both the Albright developtnent and housing being planned on Oka Road. We have lived in the neighborhood off Lark Ave. 50 years, and both these developments will have a horrible impact on all the neighborhoods off Lark Ave. We already see the traffic increase to where it is difficult to get onto Lark Ave. This small quaint Town cannot handle all this growth. Please consider the residents feelings and concerns. We have all bought in this area specifically because of this beautiful small Town. These developments will have a need for more public services, such as police, fire, and utilities, specifically water. And, more people mean more crime! Please don't let these developments go forward. Keep our small Town as it is. Mrs. VanUnen ,C.� T§Los Gatos To: Los Gatos Town Council Subject: Approve the Albright/Netflix corporate campus Letter: Greetings, Please support the reinvestment in Los Gatos to keep Netflix and millions of dollars in our community to support town services, public safety and our schools for future generations by approving the Albright Way corporate campus. 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United States 2013-04-17 Lori Owen Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Elizabeth Dillon Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Asli Aras Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Juliana Cazac Milpitas, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Dana Tollick Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Krista Patterson Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Eric Morley Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Jeffrey Black Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Holly Hunter Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Beth Wright Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 james korinek belvedere, CA, United States 2013-04-17 James Purcell Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Michael Walker San Francisco, CA, United States 2013-04-17 john nelson San Rafael, CA, United States 2013-04-17 Lisa Carroll Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Lu Ann Flechsig Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Reed Moulds Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 s. Gregory Davies Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Karl Flechsig Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Matthew Mahood Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Michelle Greenberg Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 William Puterbaugh Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Sean Morley Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Lisa Keller Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-18 Name Audrey Milo Eric van Miltenburg Kelly Yoder Kirsten Bridges Matt Von der Ahe Bill James Christine Merritt Barbara Lea joey mccarthy David Holland Mark Youngblood Scott Forbes Tiffany Boltz Jennifer Albanese-Musolf heather harrington Linda Tasner AGNES lewis Michael Alexander Shawna Bohn Joanne Benjamin Barbara Alexander john shenk Heather Filuk Barbara S. Werner Patricia McFate-Johnson Lucy Kain Deborah Lowe Melinda Wellington Megan Hedayati Michelle Ward Leigh Dimpflmaier Christine Terpening Location Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Campbell, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States monte sereno, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States LOS GATOS, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States palo alto, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, CA, United States Date 2013-04-18 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-19 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-20 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 2013-04-21 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 Name Shari Krande) Julie Hughes Steven Krande) Jeanne Moore Michelle Noskowski James Kennedy Cynthia Cougoule Carol Witter Cathy Foy cameron page Allison Pickering Daniel Alfaro connie burchfield Gail Boddy Rob Couchee Christine Minert Theresa Whitney thomas albanese Paula Johnson Brandon Bain Lisa Bain William Hallam Trinity Adams chris ray Amir Mashkoori Jaime Walker Ed Atherton David Cloud Robert Giannini Kyle Mashkoori Aaron Bean Richard Minert Greg Stowers ii_(=cation San Jose, CA, United States Monte sereno, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Goodyear, AZ, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA. United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Francisco, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Date 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 Name Donna Fox Kelly Velez Holly Haderle Judy McCool Todd Trekell Thomas Weimar Mark Johnson Deanna Drugash Jamie Bell NEERAJKOCHHAR Kelly Campbell Pam Kissiah Eleanor Gallmeister Michele Stawowy Deborah Ross Mary Curtis Krissy Adams Drew Anderson Ricardo Gonzalez April Migaki Alexandre Dion Tina Murray Adrien Lanusse mike d. kail Adrian Cockcroft Sylvia Sundholm Cindy Genest Preetam Kothapally Joanne Varni Kristen McFarland Raegan Kail Ruslan Meshenberg Location Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Germany Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States LOS GATOS, CA, United States Los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos„ CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Date 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-22 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 Nam., Agin Kraja Justin Slaten Kathie Gaylord Paree Moradpour Wendy Roberts Maryanna McSwain Bob Simpson Mary Melvin Dave Schley Robert Fernandes Tucker Beim Derik Benson Shivaun Robinson gina swenson Erica Ryan Annie Micco brian mcclenahan Eric Sorensen Sergey Fedorov Michael Connor Diane Doty Svetlana Fedorova James Zollinger Julie Leiker Ke11i McCloughan jon toor Juli Kennedy Tony Taormino Gary Filizetti Ken Jr. Keegan Kenneth W Keegan Gretchen Keegan Location San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Palo Alto, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States East Palo Alto, CA, United States san jose, CA, United States East Palo Alto, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Altos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Losa Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA. United States Campbell, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Date 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 Name Agin Kraja Justin Slaten Kathie Gaylord Paree Moradpour Wendy Roberts Maryanna McSwain Bob Simpson Mary Melvin Dave Schley Robert Fernandes Tucker Beim Derik Benson Shivaun Robinson gina swenson Erica Ryan Annie Micco brian mcclenahan Eric Sorensen Sergey Fedorov Michael Connor Diane Doty Svetlana Fedorova James Zollinger Julie Leiker Kelli McCloughan jon toor Juli Kennedy Tony Taormino Gary Filizetti Ken Jr. Keegan Kenneth W Keegan Gretchen Keegan Location San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Palo Alto, CA, United States Monte Sereno, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States East Palo Alto, CA, United States San jose, CA, United States East Palo Alto, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Altos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Losa Gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Campbell, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Date 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 20 1 3-04=23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 i.iartta Steve Horton Michael James Colin Feichtmeir Keith Claxton Nick Lazzarini Daisy Pereria joe mccarthy Mike Baker Dipti Cox Brendan Gibson Pam Hoage Jon Sanders kent hillhouse Sue Jackson Amy Despars Miki Yannoni Scott Leiker Sedora Logan Letitia Davis John Hiebo Laurel Cockcroft Vicci Hult Tina Webb Bruce Kelly Joseph Crummett michael stawowy Stephanie Miller Davis Nancy Laurencio Ann Myers Megan Quisenberry Jeff Benjamin Holly Benjamin Location San jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States San Francisco„ CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States los gatos, CA, United States San Jose, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA. United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Los Gatos, CA, United States Date 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-23 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 2013-04-24 Name Location Date Julia Lombardi Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 David Lombardi Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Margee Bond Lcs Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Kinh Curotto Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Phillip Albanese Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Lindsey Albanese Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Amir Rubin Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Doug Merritt Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Dave Bohn Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Mark Peattie Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-24 Jeff Saunders Los Gatos, CA, United States 2013-04-25 Kevin Sweatt San Jose, CA, United States 2013-04-25 O E (0 R c O 0 70, > tn C ro v C L a a) a (0 a) L a) C 4) L X ro a) .0 a a) a) N O ro w 0 a) ra U a 0 a C ro a a) N a) C M ri O N N ri N O Q'1 Los Gatos CA ra C 4) u ro a. w O 3-3 a a) > .00 C (0 0 (0 l7 N 0 • 4. 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In discussions with others I've been informed that, "30 years ago, none of this was here". to other words, some of these beautiful trees were just babies many years ago. I suppose that an argument could be made that some of these trees are near the end of their life spans. I'm not sure when I noticed that the trees had been serialized. 18 months ago? Maybe two years? So I wonder. Some of the trees here are redwoods. They live for a long time. :) Yes, most of their root systems are paved over, but they are young for redwoods. There are also some black-ish squirrels here that for me are extremely unusual. In fact, I've never seen dark squirrels in my life, anywhere_ Red squirrels? Yes. Gray squirrels? Of course. But these are so dark that they appear to be black. In fact the first time that I saw them I thought that they were dirty!!! I know that "things change". I just wonder how much they have to change? Some pics attached. b/r Harvey Sherman i:r ;'7c. 7"- 4 Joel Paulson From: eladrellim@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 5:36 PM To: Joel Paulson Cc: eladrellim@comcast.net Subject: Albright Way and development of 3 North LG sites traffic issues Joel, I'm concerned with the three separate new development projects proposed for North Los Gatos (Albright Way, AHOZ and North 40) are not being considered together as to impacts to this area, but separately, especially the impact of increased traffic in this area. All the EIR and proposals separately state in the traffic models I've read "there are no issues with traffic due to this project", which I do not believe is true when these developments are fully completed. There is little to no discussion of major highway improvements to 85, Lark, Winchester, Highway 17 or Los Gatos Blvd for any of these projects or requirements of the developers to make any major improvements to the current infrastructure, that I am aware of, in any documents that I have seen. The residents of the areas that filter into Winchester, Lark and parts of Los Gatos Blvd have little choice but to use Lark and Winchester to travel anywhere north of Los Gatos, since many are one way access only out of their neigborhoods to these major arteries (La Rinconada, Salciccia, Wild Way, Easton, Grosnavar Ct, Verdes robles, Buena Vista, Wimbledon, Newell, Oka, Charter Oaks, Mill Creek, Arroyo Grande, and Garden Hill to name a few streets). The people on these streets know that the pinch points of Lark/Winchester, Lark/University, Oka/Lark, Lark/Highway 17 are already overcrowded during peak commute hours both morning and night without any additional developments being completed. How can traffic studies say there are no issues? Albright Way issues Today the Albright Way site has very little traffic, but Traffic on Winchester is very bad during morning and evening commute times. The Lark and Winchester intersection is always backed up. The residents in the Newell Ave area can only go south on Winchester and hope to catch the green light at Lark. The new light at University and Lark has made the traffic worse all times of the day (and the soccer field isn't being used yet), but especially during commute times. Traffic backs into the Winchester intersection regularly. Some mornings it takes me two lights just to turn right onto Winchester(from Newell Ave) to turn left onto Lark Avenue (1/2 block). When the Albright project is finished, along with the proposed AHOZ on Oka Rd, and the North 40 development will make Lark basically impassible during work business hours with these extra thousands of extra cars traveling in this area during business hours. My suggestions to alleviate traffic onto Winchester and Lark from Albright Way Project are: Albright Way - design the site to keep traffic flowing only north bound to 85 on Winchester Blvd into and out of the site • Put a median on Winchester all the way from Pollard to Lark Ave, with only one left turn light into Albright Way Site • Eliminate north bound turns out of Courtside Club parking lot onto Winchester, force use of existing Wimbledon Light for northbound traffic • Eliminate Winchester on street parking on both sides of the street and paint a real bike lane in front of Courtside Club. both sides of Winchester • Only allow north bound (right) turns out of Albright Way site • Reduce significantly the current 4 - 4 story building footprint (550,000 Sq Ft) and associated -2000 planned parking spaces in the Albright site and require busing of employees similar to Google. Revert back to the 4 - 3 story buildings 45' maximum height (-375,000 sq ft) that were originally proposed by the planning commission last year and also reduce the number of parking spaces to a 2 story parking garage, max • Work with the state to create a north bound on ramp entry onto 85, inside the current 85ANinchester exit and rework highway 17 southbound on ramp exit Residents of Newell Ave and La Riconada neighborhoods only have two intersections each out of their neighborhoods onto Winchester, while , and streets off of Winchester, south of Lark only have one way out of their neighborhoods . The proposed Albright Way Project with its significant additional traffic will cause our neighborhoods major traffic issues. Please help alleviate excessive traffic that will clog the Lark and Winchester intersection any further. AHOZ I have seen no plans to change the access from Oka Road into Lark from the proposed AHOZ project. I have to imagine that this development will add hundreds of daily trips to Lark and Highway 17 north and southbound, depending on the final housing density approval. Obviously there will need to be improvements to Highway 17 North and South Bound ramps and Lark Ave. to accommodate additional traffic from the AHOZ development to keep traffic moving smoothly during commute hours. North 40 This development will impact Los Gatos Blvd traffic significantly during business hours, especially knowing the Good Samaritan Hospital traffic already impacts this area during business hours. Adding the large number of proposed businesses and thousands of daily trips will only make this area traffic worse. My suggestions would be force access to Highway 85 on Los Gatos Blvd North only and only allow one right turn exit onto Lark, near the highway 17 north and southbound ramps to alleviate as much traffic congestion from Lark and Los Gatos Blvd. The Highway 17 Southbound ramps will need major improvements to accomodate the related increase of traffic from these three combined projects. Thank you for your time and I would be happy to clarify any points that are unclear. 2 Dale Miller 1 408 859 4618 115 Newell Ct Los Gatos, CA 95032 eladrellim@comcast.net 3 This Page Intentionally Left Blank May 8, 2013 Honorable Barbara Spector Members of the Town Council Town of Los Gatos Town Council Town of Los Gatos 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 Dear Mayor Spector and Members of the Town Council: Please approve the Albright Way project on May 20 because it is essential for our children and our town. We are a group of caring residents and school volunteers who have donated countless hours to improve the educational experience of the thousands of students in our Los Gatos public schools. Why do we care about a commercial development? Los Gatos public schools are in basic aid districts, which means that we do not receive funding based on the number of students who attend school. These budgets rely on local sources including donations to our education foundations and Home & School Clubs, developer fees, parcel taxes, and property taxes. We are experiencing large increases in enrollment with more expected due to additional housing developments with no more money for these students. Developer fees are important, but they are a one-time contribution that does little to offset the long-term cost of educating our students. The proposed Albright Way development will provide over $1.4 million in new, annual property tax revenue that does not come with the cost of additional students. This business development matters for our children. The amount projected is more than LGEF and NMF have raised so far this year, combined! While the parents and community have been generous with their time and donations, the effort required to generate this level of income is great. The substantial financial benefits of this particular project to Los Gatos school districts without any of the negative impacts and costs associated with additional housing are absolutely crucial. We are not alone. There are over 5000 students attending Los Gatos public schools. Their families represent one of the largest constituent groups in this town. There are literally hundreds of parents who volunteer on each and every one of our campuses every year. We are engaged and involved, and we are watching. Our town's economic vitality is important to all of us, including our kids. Local businesses support our schools with donations. When healthy, they are more able to contribute to our schools. Company employees purchase goods and services and help sustain our local business by expanding the consumer base for our merchants. Our community will benefit significantly from having a development that would allow job growth while also providing additional revenue for town services, allowing us to preserve the things about our town that we all enjoy. So we must ask the Town Council: If not this project, then what will be the plan to replace the revenue lost to the relocated and defunct dealerships? What will be the plan to fill that hole in the town's budget? WHAT WILL BE THE PLAN to provide the same level of revenue for our schools in the face of so many new housing projects, so soon, and with so many new students? And finally, if not THIS project, right now, then WHEN?? What matters for our children, matters for all of us. LezLi Logan, Karen Briones, Randi Chen, Toni Ditzler, Kris & Scott Lamson, Eleanor & Bill Gallmeister, Lorraine & Todd Miller, Kerry Lindholm, Megan Hedayati, Bonnie & Dean Westman, Stefanie & Mark Nelson, Susie & Chris Ray Learn more about this project, and join us in our efforts at www.WeSuoportLosGatos.org CC: Editor, Los Gatos Weekly Times From: JB Wood [mailto:jbwood@tsia.com] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 3:10 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Project Mayor Spector and Town Council Members: I want to offer my support of the Albright Way office campus project. This project has a positive benefit for every citizen of Los Gatos. It is a critical economic development project for our town, creating jobs while allowing Netflix to remain, expand and grow in its hometown. Local restaurants and retail businesses will benefit from employees patronizing. their establishments. In addition, over S1.4 million in annual property taxes directed to our schools and town services will favorably impact our entire community. Please vote to approve the Albright project! 1B Wood 600 Pennsylvania Ave #22 Los Gatos President and CEO Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) 50 University Ave. Los Gatos CA 95030 CeII 1-408-483-4607 tsia.com TSW BEST PRACTICES TSW _S_ERVICE TRANSFORMATIONS ..3 O OBER 2, -23. 2013A'. :� _ _ _ From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlaw@ me.com] Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:40 PM To: Council; BSpector; Steve Leonardis; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski; Marcia Jensen Subject: Peter Pau's Albright Proposal & an Elegant Solution: 35/350K/63% Dear Mayor Spector and other Council Members: One: Peter Pau's prior actions in Los Gatos (Was it represented he would promptly develop the gateway project on LG Blvd.?) should considered. TWO. apparently his actions in Sunnyvale have caused that City some challenges. Perhaps a call to Mr. Pilger would provide additional information. Below is copy of a City press release. For more information: http://sunny ale.ca.sov/HotTopics/Do«ntownDevelopment.aspx Contact: John Pilger (408) 730-7535 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 24, 2012 Release # 05 12 12 SUNNYVALE TOWN CENTER UPDATE SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Sunnyvale Town Center will eventually fulfill the City's dream of a vibrant retail, commercial and residential hub. What many people don't know, however, is that this project is a private development. It is neither City -owned nor City -managed. Many have asked the City why we are not completing the project. The answer is twofold. First, it is not ours to complete. But the second reason is rather onerous. The project has been tied up by delaying lawsuits that have served little purpose other than to hold the project hostage. Peter Pau, the former minority partner in the development enterprise that was unable to complete the project due to a lack of funding, has filed numerous lawsuits that have only served to dissuade potential site developers. (emphasis added) In fact, a nationally -recognized development team was set to come in and finish the project in 2011. That is, until the barrage of lawsuits blocked their entry. Despite the litigation, Wells Fargo Bank continued to invest in the project, which ultimately has brought Nokia and Apple to the Town Center. That's nearly 1,000 new workers who will be working and shopping in Sunnyvale. - more -Santa Clara County Superior Court ruled against Pau in another suit involving Pau and Wells Fargo Bank. A seven -page written decision ruling against Pau's challenges to Wells continued investments in the Sunnyvale Town Center was issued Wednesday (May 23). Other lawsuits involving Pau which have delayed Sunnyvale Town Center will be heard by the courts June 14 and July 19. 111111 NOTE TO EDITORS: If you are receiving this news release by email, a copy of the May 23 Superior Court's decision is attached. Editors and reporters who need the decision emailed to them may request a copy by calling the City's Communications Office at (408) 730-7535. Three, attached is venn diagram of a possible elegant solution. I would add to it 63% in tax revenues to the schools, since 350/550 = 63% of the projected 1 M in tax revenue. Thus, we can get almost 2/3 of the revenue, and reduce the risks of gridlock traffic, loss of vistas, privacy and town character. Four, what makes Los Gatos unique? Many things, and one is the mountains. They are in the town seal. Once you drive past the new cancer center (which is a great thing, and the City of San Jose's call to approve), the green mountains open up like a grand work of art. Why build up to cut them out? Do we change the Town seal by replacing the cats with large commercial buildings that crowd out the green mountains? Five, isn't Peter Pau trying to over -reach by imposing his desire for profits on Los Gatos's Town standards? He seems to want to take advantage of the small town character, and quaint atmosphere, while not following the very standards that others have had to follow to create and maintain the small town feel. At a purchase price of $2,000,000 an acre (Swanson about 4M), should he be able to make a profit? The developers are personally responsible for doing their due diligence on the viability of their investments. Six, below is a photo of Netflix on a Sunday night. I imagine the same kind of lighting or probably more (since Sunday night) occurs throughout the rest of the week. The proposed larger buildings most certainly will be quite visible on 85, to drivers on Winchester Blvd, and to some nearby neighbors at their homes. Is that what we want:' is that respectful to the surrounding neighborhoods:' is this consistent with the General Plan? Seven, below is a photo of a Google building in Mountain View on a Sunday night. The light reminds one of a power plant. What is noteworthy is the Google buildings are entirely in a commercial zone. Across the street from the building below is a vacant field. Eight: the estimate is that there will be 3.3 employees per thousand feet. Recent reports indicate that number understates actual and projected usage. If usage rates drop below 100 feet, and the workers are all driving, the projected increase in traffic could be 1/3 of the actual. However, busing or carpooling would change that calculation to some extent. Office Space Per Worker Will Drop to 10o Square Feet or Below for Many Companies Within Five Years, According to New Research From CoreNet Global http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/office-space-per-worker-will-drop-to-100- square-feet-or-below-for-many-companies-within-five-years-according-to-new- research-from-corenet-global-140702483.html "The average for all companies for square feet per worker in 2017 will be 151 square feet, compared to 176 square feet today, and 225 square feet in 2010. "The CoreNet Global benchmark survey was conducted in February 2012. More than 465 global managers of corporate real estate responded." http://www.sandiego.edu/business/documents/real estate/EstimatingOfficeSp aceRequirementsMarch52013PDFbyMiller.pdf "If we only look at the square feet per worker on new leases where the tenant moved in within the last 90 days, we see a US national average in mid-2012 of 185 square feet., "Moving forward, we will see some firms achieve square feet per worker of less than 100 square feet, but given the cultural impediments and the challenges of predicting growth rates, we are more likely to see figures average 150 to 185 square feet per worker phasing slowly towards even lower figures at the end of the decade. This is a significant reduction is space per worker, but it parallels a need to retrofit much of the existing space to provide more collaborative team space and healthier more productive environments." Office Space: The Incredible Shrinking Workplace http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2012/04/11/Office-Space-The-Incredible- Shrinking-Workplace.aspx=`page 1 The "Google Effect:" How High -Tech Companies Are Impacting Building, Architecture and Design Quoting from http:''www.jdsupra.com'1e2alnews'the-2oosle-effect-how-high-tech-cornpa- 21030-' You may think this "Google Effect" is about keeping employees at work longer, but that is only part of the story. Technology companies have hired architects and psychologists to critically analyze the concept of the work space prior to building. Thought is given to the culture of the company, promoting collaboration, stimulating imaginative thinking, enhancing random interaction, and much, much more. Consequently, this has turned the office space upside down. All this innovative design comes with its own set of issues. The most important issue you need to think about is density. The open floor plan has led to a rapid increase in employees per square foot not seen before in the traditional closed -door office Iayouts. (emphasis added) With the projected increase in growth of the technology industry, the "Google Effect" on the Bay Area commercial real estate sector will likely be even more prevalent in the years to come. April 25, 2013, 2:13pm PDT How bad is Silicon Valley traffic? Find out where we rank http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/04/25/two-bay-area-cities-in-top-10- for.html "A new national traffic scorecard by software company INRIX found that both San Jose and San Francisco rank No. 7 and No. 3, respectively, on a list of the ten worst U.S. cities for traffic congestion. "The report also found that U.S. traffic is up 4 percent year -over -year for the first three months of 2013, an indicator that the economy could be improving." Thank you for considering this email. John:) JOHN A. SHEPARDSON, ESQ. 59 N. Santa Cruz Avenue, Suite Q Los Gatos, CA 95030 T: (408) 395-3701 F: (408) 395-0112 No Need for 4--story Buildings!!! The 4-story building `will end lip being multi -tenant buildings, broken up by floors because the average R&D (research and development) deal in 2012 is 18,278 sq ft and for year to date the average deal is 16,902 sq ft See the attached Silicon Valley R&D Market Statistics and 2012 R&D Gross Absorption in SCV Other large corporations are in 2-story and 3-story buildings - See attached photos 4-story buildings do not belong in Los Gatos Prepared For. Prepared By: Silicon Valley' R&D Market Statistics Up to 4/26/2013 Date: 4/26/2013 Av ex- s Y 4-0 -r-t- i 5 I b i Ct oa 5 9. { Period Available Square Feet Available Factor Average Deal Size Average Years on Mkt Average Lease Average TI's Average Rents Gross Absorption Net Absorption YID 24,224,349 14.36 % 16,902 1.38 3.66 I 511.76 61.553 2,846,972 -742,713 2012 24,259.281 14.38 % 18,278 1.13 3.95 514.50 51.520 I 11,077,576 1199,930 2011 26,869,493 15.92 % 24,684 I 1.47 4.08 612.16 S1.471 16,318,308 3,739,991 2010 32,367,506 19.06 % 19,284 1.07 3.94 611.35 S1.039 10,334,900 162,873 2009 33,691,775 19.73 % 14,905 .80 3.38 612.46 51.045 7,197,160 -4,433,496 2008 29,021,117 17.00 % 18,826 1.57 3.76 S8.67 S1.325 9,414,785 -362,656 2007 29,118,118 17.13 % 26,351 1.75 4.13 S10.71 61.621 14,409,165 I 2,197 400 2006 32,521,510 19.21 % 21,018 1.71 3.83 56.82 $0.984 13,157,866 128,223 2005 35,312,733 20.78 % 21.079 1.49 4.11 57.46 $0.960 15,712,861 3,742,818 2004 40,796,566 23.99 % 20,092 I 1.30 I 3.75 58.34 $0.866 13,943,153 3,954,961 2003 43,956,676 25.88 % 20.804 .97 3.68 68.07 j $1.003 12,337,761 -4,537,089 2002 38,959,137 22.94 % 16,913 .56 3.58 I 64.26 61.434 10,162,406 I -9,067,917 2001 28,173,289 16.65 % 24,321 1 .29 I 3.95 ! 63.99 $2.946 9,472,912 -17,051,299 2000 5,260,345 3.18 % 36,949 .37 5.60 $8.91 I 63.076 31,217,734 16,876,522 J 1999 11,284,721 7.15 % 28,168 .44 4.70 610.37 j 51.943 20,125,212 8,891,946 1998 I 13,842,219 9.03 % 27,021 .31 4.65 59.47 I S2.029 15,293,285 683,147 $3.30 $3.00 $2.70 - $2.40 -, $2.10 Q $1 80 (.0 n`s of $1.50 $1 .20 $0.90 $0.60 -- $0.30 - r7 a $0.00 CO 0) o ry t ) J Cr) 0 0 ▪ O00 �- iV ry it N Available Square Feet I -50.00 40.00 - 30.00 Er - 20.00 cU cn a' c -10.00 0 `0 00 O �- CV G O 0 r O 0 0 0 0 G O 6 O .� Net Absorption Ti Gross Absorption -0 Average Rent 'Silicon Valley starts at Menlo Park south through Fremont/Newark and includes Morgan Hill/Gilroy. The above rental rate is computed with $51sf TI's for Previously -occupied space and S20/sf TI's for New shell space and is triple neL The information contained herein has been provided by either the property owner or secondary sources we deem reliable. Although Cassidy Turley Northern Califomia has no reason to dcubt its accuracy, we have not independently confinned the information and we do not guarantee iL All information (including square footage, net to gross conversions, and/or operating expenses) should be verified and each property should be analyzed prior to purchase or lease based on individual needs. Cassidy luIley 0-00 -10.00 -20.00 Prepared for: Prepared by: Cassidy Turley Total Absorption aCs p 2 &D Gross Absorption in SCV (incl. renewals #' 00I( 0.-' VV. Yri c - a- Date. 5/7/2013 5b. TA. o +Ke4€.& larks da0.lS w.R.FG ndLrJ Verified Comparables a-b t 0 00 $Q - -� f . t7� Y From To # of Deals Absorption Sq. Ft. 0 9,999 473 1,890,110 10,000 19,999 186 2,598,910 20,000 29.999 70 1,649,735 30,000 39,999 35 1,212,551 40,000 49,999 22 966,166 50,000 59,999 21 1,135,845 60,000 69,999 10 640,182 70,000 79,999 10 753,587 80,000 89,999 7 593,903 90,000 99,999 2 188,274 100,000 109,999 3 312,148 110,000 119,999 5 571,186 120,000 129,999 2 251,094 130,000 139,999 1 138,698 140,000 149,999 1 148,704 150,000 159,999 4 618,911 160,000 169,999 170,000 179,999 1 176,516 180,000 189,999 190,000 199,999 200,000 10,000,000 4 846,272 Totals: 857 14,692,792 Building Sales # of Deals 5/SF Sq. Ft. Investments - Leased: S0.000 Investments - Spec: S0.000 User Sales: 59 5133.078 2,048,544 Total 59 S133.078 2,048,544 Building Leases # of Deals Sq. Ft. New Shell: 8 251.929 Prev. Occupied Shell: 5 220,902 Build -to -Lease: 1 18,000 Sublease Shell: Total Shell: 14 490,831 Previously Occupied 741 10,991,236 Sublease Prev. Ocp.: 34 775,970 Total Prev. Occupied.: 775 11,767,206 Total: 789 12,258,037 Build -to -Suits # of Deals Sq. Ft. Build -to -Lease: 1 18,000 Build -to -Sale. Build -to -Own: Total Build -to -Suits: 1 18,000 Reoccupied: 9 386,211 Cassidy Turley New Shell S ace Average Rent: S3.099 Average TI's: S42.355 Average Term: 69 Average Days on Market: 359 Average Size: 34,888 Total Deals: 3 Total Sq. Ft.: 104,664 Previously Occupied Shell Space Average Rent: S2.579 Average TI's: S41.645 Average Term: 85 Average Days on Market: 922 Average Size: 44,180 Total Deals: 5 Total Sq. Ft.: 220,902 Build -to -Suit Space Average Rent: S2.832 Average TI's: S45.000 Average Term: 120 Average Days on Market: 0 Average Size: 18,000 Total Deals: 1 Total Sq. FL: 18,000 Previously Occupied Space Average Rent: S1.524 Average TI's: S9.910 Average Term: 44 Average Days on Market: 315 Average Size: 18,283 Total Deals: 512 Total Sq. Ft.: 9,360,801 Sublease Space Average Rent: S1,534 Average TI's: S0.293 Average Term: 31 Average Days on Market: 328 Average Size: 24,235 Total Deals: 29 Total Sq. Ft.: 702,827 Total Average Rent: S1.565 Average TI's: S10.321 Average Term: 44 Average Days on Market: 321 Average Size: 18,922 Total Deals: 550 Total Sq. Ft: 10.407,194 The information contained herein has been provided by either the property owner or secondary sources we deem reliable. Although Cassidy Turley Northern California has no reason to doubt its accuracy, we have not independently confirmed the information and we do not guarantee it. All information (including square footage, net to gross conversions, and/or operating expenses) should be verified and each property should be analyzed prior to purchase or lease based on individual needs. From: Jim Chappell [mailto:lochappellsv@gmail,com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:33 AM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Office Campus Dear Mayor Spector and members of the Town Council: I am writing in support of the Albright Way Office Campus. Building a world -class office headquarters in Los Gatos is a source of pride, jobs, and revenue for our community and it is important that we retain Netflix. This decision effects the long term health of our community; therefore, touching every resident regardless of where they live. The proposal to upgrade the existing outdated light industrial office park has undergone extensive public review and environmental studies. It was concluded that there would be no significant impact to the community. It also was concluded by professional staff that the project is consistent and complies with the policies and goals of the General Plan, and that the use of Planned Development zoning is appropriate. We should be seizing the opportunity to transform the existing office park into a corporate campus to attract leading edge companies and provide for Netflix's expansion. Today's workforce demands require up-to-date facilities which can only be obtained through reinvestment in the property. A strong job base keeps our community thriving. One of the most significant benefits of the project is the property tax dollars for Town services such as such as public safety, road repairs, and library hours as well as the over $1.4 million dollars in annual funding to our local schools. A chance, like this, to make such a positive impact in our community only comes around so often. I hope you will take advantage of the one before you and vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Sincerely, Jim Chappell 16070 Shannon Road, LG 95032 From: Bob Higgins jmailto:oldwindbag@aol.comj Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:09 PM To: Council Subject: Netflix I would like to offer my support to the development of the Netflix expansion. This is a major employer and taxpayer to the Town of Los Gatos. It is far enough from the historic downtown area that would not impact on this culture. It would be a welcome improvement to that part of town where there are some very old strip malls (excluding Vasona Station) towards the Campbell area. The increase in business activity associated with this expansion may draw investors that would improve this area and increase tax revenue. I understand that the project would increase tax revenue to the Town by +$1.2 million annually. It makes no sense to turn this develop down when most of the municipalities in the nation are in dire need of tax revenue. Please support this needed development. Bob Higgins 141 El Pinar Los Gatos, Ca 95032 (408)313 0299 Sent from my iPad From: John VanUnen [mailto:jolg159©verizon.net] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:10 PM To: Council Subject: All council members Dear Council Members, I am a concerned citizen, my concern is the Albright development as it is planned will only take away the Small Town feel of Los Gatos and encourage Big Business to move in. Los Gatos was never meant for Big Business --it's a SMALL TOWN! and cannot accommodate high density and large business. The air pollution will only increase. There was a time when people with asthma were told by their Drs. to move to Los Gatos because the clean air was beneficial to their health ---now, it's the opposite. And, will only get worse with fewer trees and more concrete. Los Gatos can never become a Big City like San Jose and San Francisco, Los Gatos is more a tourist town. And the fact the North end of Town is in a flood zone there are now signs posted on Lark Ave. that Lark Ave. is the evacuation route for flooding. Can you imagine the horrific traffic jams in the event of any emergency? And, what about all the vacant buildings in town now? Please listen to the residents that live in the area and will be affected every day. Keep our Quaint Small Town. Thank you for your time, Mr. VanUnen From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlawC@me.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 4:57 PM To: Council; BSpector; Steve Leonard's; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski; Marcia Jensen Subject: Albright: Elegant Solution 35/350 (See Green Hills Tech Center Buildings in Scotts Valley) Dear Mayor Spector and Council Members: If you drive to Santa Cruz going southbound on 17, you pass through Scotts Valley. On the left side, past the old Seagate Buildings, you can see barely, 2-story buildings behind the trees lining the highway. The buildings are sufficiently low, no more than 35-feet high I suppose, that the beautiful green mountain sides are not obscured (Hence, the name, "Green Hills"). The buildings were, in my humble view, elegantly designed, situated and built. They appear to be the kind of buildings that would be attractive to Netflix and other high-tech companies. These buildings could be the type of Class A type buildings that would benefit Los Gatos, while still keeping our small town character, protect "Green Hills" views and privacy, reduce traffic impacts, while still probably bringing in almost 2/ 3 of the projected revenue from the developer's proposal (350/550). If you go to Google Maps you can see how little you can see of the buildings when driving by on 17 southbound: http://www.listinglab.com/collective/googlemap/pop Map.cfm?id=7937 This type of design I suggest would work well at the Albright site. Even for the future tenants, looking at trees would be preferable it seems to me to looking down into residential homes, at 85 traffic, or at the Courtside building. Underground parking would further reduce the parking footprint. 5 Source: http://www. merchantc irc le.com/bus iness/Prime.Desizn.Grouo.Inc.8 3 1430-3 6 0 0/picture/vie w/ 16 8 9 079 Source: http://www.loopnet.com/Listin /14819986/1700-Green-Hills-Road-Scotts-Vallev-CA/ Below is my picture taken last Sunday night of underground parking in Mountain View, at Google, or near the Google buildings: Thank you for considering this email, and please include it in the Albright package. John Shepardson, Esq. Los Gatos, CA (408) 395-3701 i From: mary kairis [mailto:marykairis@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 5:37 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Development Project Begin forwarded message: > To the Town Los Gatos Town Council: > The Developer, Mr. John Shenk, has presented a plan application which is far too ambitious for the available space located oetween the County Fire Station and the 1-85 highway. An aerial rendering view for the project depict extreme crowding of the limited space. The building heights and number of floors (four) indicate excessive ambition to pack more people into the excessive number of floors for maximum office rental income. > 1 don't fault the Developer for the high density plan, considering the profit motive... (Human Nature- 101) It is not his responsibility to be concerned about the effects on surrounding properties, vehicular traffic, carbon emissions and overshadowing 101 homes in Charter Oaks > and all the lower structures in the vicinity. But it should give enough pause to Los Gatos Management to require a more severe > scale -back of the plan. It's our Town Managers' jobs to allow only what is best for our wonderful town. The plan is far too big for the > particular location in this small town. It should be scaled back to two or, at most, three floors in two or three buildings with increased horizontal floor space for Netflix, plus perhaps equal rental space for economic reasons and to provide for future expansion for the valued Netflix Corporation. The proposed human and vehicle population should be drastically reduced. > > The Environmental Impact Report predicts 411 morning -vehicle -trips and daily -traffic -of 3,126 cars. Trucks are not specifically mentioned. > Very likely the estimate is conservative on the low side. > The huge increase in traffic to already loaded Winchester Blvd. and Lark Avenue, would absolutely cause serious delays in movements of > Fire and Ambulance services. Certainly, entry to and exit from 1-85 will also be severely affected. Bicyclists entering and leaving the > Los Gatos trail would be subjected to serious auto and truck hazards. > Please do not approve the current plans for this development as it is not in keeping with our small town character and will have a very > negative impact on Charter Oaks & the surrounding area. > Mary Kairis > 107 Walnut Hill CT > Los Gatos, Ca 95032 From: Jim Heerwagen [mailto:jheerwagen@me.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 5:43 PM To: Council Subject: Netflix project This is to register my support of the Netflix project. The combination of jobs, economic impact, tax revenue, and quality development is obvious. Projects alike this don't come around often. If it is allowed to slip by, I fear that development at this site in the future will be of lower quality on most important dimensions. Our failure to approve this proposal would be a bizarre outcome, reflective of the undue influence of a small and vocal minority of people whose interests do not represent the town as a whole. And I fear it would make many of us begin to question the process and people involved. Thank you for listening. Jim Heerwagen 54 Chestnut Ave Los Gatos 415-412-1504 ** from mobile From: Bill Puterbaugh [mailto:bputerbaugh@mac.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 5:59 PM To: Council Subject: Netflix project This is to register my support of the Netflix project. The combination of jobs, economic impact, tax revenue, and quality development is obvious. Our failure to approve this proposal would be a bizarre outcome, reflective of the undue influence of a small and vocal minority of people whose interests do not represent the town as a whole. The Town has responsibility to develop more density. Especially in business space. This site and development are perfect and meet that need. Thank you for listening. Bill Puterbaugh 408.398.2082 183 Longmeadow Dr. LG 95032 From: Wade Meyercord jmailto:wmeyercord2@gmail.comJ Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 7:04 AM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Office Campus Mayor Spector and Town Councilmembers: As a 36 year resident of Los Gatos, I want to offer my support of the Albright Way office campus project. This project has a positive benefit for every citizen of Los Gatos. It is a critical economic development project for our town, creating jobs while allowing Netflix to remain, expand and grow in its hometown. Local restaurants and retail businesses will benefit from employees patronizing their establishments. In addition, over $1.4 million in annual property taxes directed to our schools and town services will favorably impact our entire community. Please vote to approve the Albright project! Thank you, Wade Meyercord wmeyercord2@gmail.com 16187 Greenwood Lane Los Gatos, CA 95030 Ph 408-354-6473 Cell 408-666-8793 Fax 408-395-8097 From: Dale Miller[mailto:eladrellim`acomcast.net] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:17 PM To: Council; Joel Paulson Cc: eladrellimPcomcast.net Subject: Albright Way Project, AHOZ and North 40 Traffic Impact Dear Town Council Members, I'm concerned that the three separate new development projects proposed for North Los Gatos (Albright Way, AHOZ and North 40) are not being considered together, as to overall traffic impact to this area. Each project appears to be treated separately, not as a composite study as to the overall impact on the main arteries of Winchester, Lark and Los Gatos Blvd. which service these three sites. There is little to no discussion of major highway improvements to Highway 85, Lark, Winchester, Highway 17 or Los Gatos Blvd for any of these projects or requirements of the developers to make any major improvements to the current infrastructure, in any documents that I have seen. The data used to create the current Albright EIR studies is at least one to two years old. The Existing Peak -Hour traffice volume assumptions on Winchester were completed in May 2012 and 32 Study freeway segments were obtained from 2011 CMP Annual Monitoring Report, per the EIR page 4.6-4. Anyone who has driven any of the local freeways knows that traffic has significantly increased since 2011 on all local highways and surface streets. Albright Way issues Today the Albright Way site creates very little traffic since it is only partially utilized, but traffic on Winchester is very bad during morning and evening commute times. The Lark and Winchester intersection is always backed up during morning and evening commute times. The residents in the Newell Ave area can only go south on Winchester and hope to catch the green light at Lark. Using the data from the recently completed EIR for Albright, it states that this site will create 6,140 daily trips (EIR page 4.6-21 table 4.6-3). I assume half of those trips will come mostly in the morning and evening commutes. My observed maximum traffic that can flow left through the Lark/Winchester light per the proposed 55 second light interval (CMP class D) is 18 cars per cycle. Assuming half of the 6000 trips per day (3000 trips AM and 3000 trips PM) have to go south out of the Albright complex to highway 17 and 85, that means it would take approximately 2 - 2.5 hours of non-stop traffic to clear the Lark/Wincester intersection nightly from the Albright stie, not counting the additional existing traffic from other sources. 1500 trips/18 cars/cycle X (55 Sec move + 55 Sec wait)/60 sec/min/60 min/hr = 2.54 hrs of traffic 1500 trips/24 cars/cycle X (55 Sec move + 55 Sec wait)/60 sec/min/60 min/hr = 1.91 hrs of traffic AHOZ The proposed Oka Road AHOZ location would add 86 sites @ 20 units site (per the latest proposal) a minimum of 344 trips in and out of Oka Road (one way out only) onto Lark Ave daily. This is not including the existing traffic flow today from the Apartments, the JCC, the Swim and Racquet club. I see no estimates as to the current traffic flow onto Lark in any reports, but assume this will be a minimum of 350 trips in addition to the existing Oka Road traffic flow today. North 40 The current proposed development of —500,000 sq ft and 550 - 690 housing units will impact Los Gatos Blvd and Lark traffic significantly during business hours, especially knowing the Good Samaritan Hospital traffic already impacts this area during business hours. Taking similar traffic number assumptions of the AHOZ and Abright traffic data above will create about 6,140 trips minimum from the proposed businesses and around 1200 additional trips from the housing units per day. These three proposed project taken together will create significant traffic issues of approximately 15,000 +l- trips per day that will certainly cause major impact to the Lark/Winchester, Lark/Highway 17 and Lark/Los Gatos Blvd intersections that needs a consolidated study to mitigate major traffic delays at these traffic choke points. Thank you for your time and I would be happy to clarify any points that are unclear. Dale Miller 1 408 859 4618 115 Newell Ct Los Gatos, CA 95032 From: Charters, Mike @ San Jose [mailto:Mike.Charters©cbre.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:24 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Project - Los Gatos, CA. Mayor Spector and Town Council Members: I want to offer my support of the Albright Way office campus project. It is a very important and pivotal development project for our town. In addition to Netflix, this potential industry leading campus project has interested many West Valley tenants to grow, renew and expand in our market. It is vital for all tenants in Los Gatos, not just Netflix, for the ability to retain and attract a top talent workforce. Currently, inventory for any sizeable tenant looking to have a presence in Los Gatos, is virtually zero. It is these types of Class A designed developments that keep the commercial space relevant to attract the very best companies. I am extremely active in this market as a commercial real estate broker and also an active citizen of Los Gatos, living in the Glennridge neighborhood. On a personal note, for two years I lived in apartment A312 in the Aventino apartment complex directly behind the current Netflix buildings. This complex shares a parking lot with Netflix, all access points are shared and it literally sits 20 feet behind Netflix. Never was there an issue with noise, traffic, lighting, etc. This complex is MUCH closer than Charter Park would be to the new campus. The list goes on and on but it's clear local restaurants and retail businesses will benefit from employees patronizing their establishments and over S1.4 million in annual property taxes directed to our schools and town services will favorably impact our entire community. Please vote to approve the Albright project! Mike Charters 600 Pennsylvania Ave Los Gatos, CA 95030. From: Bernie Kotansky[mailto:bernie@kotanskypropertiesinc.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 3:30 PM To: Council Subject: Netflix Mayor Barbara Spector Town Council Members Mayor Spector and Town Councilmembers: I want to offer my support of the Albright Way office campus project. This project has a positive benefit for every citizen of Los Gatos. It is a critical economic development project for our town, creating jobs while allowing Netflix to remain, expand and grow in its hometown. Local restaurants and retail businesses will benefit from employees patronizing their establishments. In addition, over $1.4 million in annual property taxes directed to our schools and town services will favorably impact our entire community. I understand that there are persons who are against this project, I get letters from them every so often. However, 1 believe they are only there to complain and they don't realize the importance of this project to the Town. The streets around the project can support the traffic and I use the Lark-Winchester- Wimbleton-La Rinconada areas all the time. I am a civil engineer and have been in the design and construction business for over 40 years. I am confident that the City will insure that the design and planning is handled appropriately and that the concerns will be minimized. Please vote to approve the Albright project! Bernie Kotansky 14580 La Rinconada Dr. Los Gatos CA 408-221-9992 From: Rick Van Hoesen[mailto:rick.vanhoesenPgmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:20 PM To: Council Subject: Support for Albright Office Project Mayor Barbara Spector Town Council Members via email: council@losgatosca.gov May 13, 2013 Dear Mayor Spector and Town Council members: I am writing to voice my support for the Albright Way office campus project. This project has a positive benefit for every citizen of Los Gatos. It is a critical economic development project for our town, creating jobs while allowing Netflix to remain, grow and thrive in its hometown. Local restaurants and retail businesses will benefit from employees patronizing their establishments. The Town will realize the tangible benefits of over $1.4 million in annual property taxes, as well as sales tax revenues from local purchases. This will favorably impact town services and our entire community. Equally important will be the intangible benefits to the town: the project will contribute to our well -deserved reputation as a thriving, vibrant community that is a model for excellence in supporting its local citizens and businesses. Please vote to approve the Albright project! Rick Van Hoesen Residence: 156 Villa Ave, Los Gatos Business: Chief Financial Officer, Onpharma Inc, 200 S. Santa Cruz, Los Gatos ROBERT Y. KANEKO 124 NEWELL AVENUE LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA, 95032-1763 May 11, 2013 Town Council . 110 E Main St Los Gatos CA 95030 Re: 90-160 Albright Way Dear Members of the Town Council: RECEIVED MAY 13 2013 MAYOR & TOWN COUNCII. I am against the proposed development of the complex on Albright Way. The size of the project will bring more 3mployees and cars to the area, which is already congested. It is already difficult to exit Newell Avenue! The other morning, I saw cars backed up on Lark Avenue all the way past the entrance to Charter Oaks, trying to make a right turn onto Winchester Blvd. I am sure the residents of Charter Oaks are having the same problem exiting their complex. Also, just north of Lark and Winchester, we have cars making U-turns in the break in the divider just before the traffic light; with all the cars turning right from Lark onto Winchester Blvd. they have to sit and hold up traffic trying to make a left turn onto Lark from Winchester. This also makes it more difficult to make a left turn from Newell going north onto Winchester. There should be no Left or U-Turn in this section. If you approve this project, you should require the developer to provide an alternate exit from this complex unto Highway 85 going north and south Your thoughtful consideration will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Robert Y. Kaneko Dear Los Gatos Town Council, We are pleased to present you with this petition affirming one simple statement: "Reduce the mass and density of the Los Gatos Albright Office Park, which will Lessen the traffic congestion, pollution, noise and visual impacts in the surrounding neighborhoods. Keep our "small town" Los Gatos character." Attached is a list of individuals who have added their names to this petition, as well as additional comments written by the petition signers themselves. Sincerely, Anne Robinson a Oc �� ��c��-�•��s i � � fl740, 0( \V\ Lrio cr( 0,0 aY 3a S�� c,ArtAx-e s - 0 LoS (acks aeM-S -(tmn 010-4e Se_reno RECEIVED ViA 13 201'i AMOR &TOWN COUNCIL I I have lived in this area for over 20 years. I try to use surface streets for local businesses to avoid the traffic on, the freeway. The increase in cars on this road will have a heavy impact on all local residents. Alice Nichols Los Gatos, CA 95032 May 5, 2013 Paul and I have been members of Courtside Club for years and we cannot even imagine the amount of traffic, noise, and pollution which will be generated by Albright Office Park. We both vote NO!!! Paul and Kathy Englert California, CA 95005 May 5,2013 We are already overbuilt in this part of town and traffic is unrea. Dave McDowell Los Gatos, CA 95032 May 5, 2013 Dr. Donald J Conlon MD Los Gatos, CA 95030 May 4, 2013 Beth Calvert Gilroy, CA 95020 May 4, 2013 Judy McElfresh San Jose, CA 95127 May 4, 2013 enough is enough. Let Los Gatos remain an individual, small town. Roberta Allen San Jose, CA 95117 May 4, 2013 Small town cities do not want such massive structures and impact Jack Mallory Saratoga, CA 95070 May 4, 2013 Anita Shaw APTOS, CA 95003 May 4, 2013 Rita Bonasera Saratoga, CA 95070 May 4, 2013 Don't do to Los Gatos what the stadium will do to Santa Clara. The traffic etc. will make the town less desirable to visit. Howard Myers Santa CIara, CA 95051 May 4, 2013 No out of control growth Bnice Roberts Los Gatos, CA 95032 May 4, 2013 Nurhan Aghazarian Los Gatos, CA 95032 May 2, 2013 Tanya Baldwin LOS GATOS, CA 95032 May 2, 2013 Sheena Meurrens Los gatos, CA 95032 May 1, 2013 Nayana Jayasekera Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 Peter Curtis los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 This would impact our community negatively Indira curtis Los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 3 The traffic on Lark and Winchester affects all residents of our Town since we do venture beyond it's borders. Grid -lock is not only a concern of the neighborhood but all those who use freeway exits to travel to their neighborhoods or work. The Lark -Winchester congestion we already experience shows that the proposed Albright Office Park, or any project that adds a large number of vehicle trips, will negatively impact our lives by adding increasingly larger traffic jams. ivlarolyn K. O'Neill Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 Chris Doblar San Jose, CA 95124 Apr 30, 2013 Silvia Kasper Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 Wendy Dodd Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 30, 2013 Carla Mason Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 29, 2013 Ron Hankison Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 29, 2013 Carol Chan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 28, 2013 Meg paris Los gatos, CA 96032 Apr 28, 2013 Ann Marie Keyes Portland, OR 97218 Apr 27, 2013 Brett Gilbert Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 27, 2013 Nikki Gilbert Los Gatos, CA 95032 4 Apr 27, 2013 barry minkin Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 26, 2013 It is already nearly impossible to exit and enter Charter Oaks, and Lark Ave. is the only option. Why do anything that would make it worse? Jim Pangburn Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 26, 2013 Shailaja Venkatsubramanyan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 26, 2013 Amy Olofsen Los Gatos, CA 95014 Apr 26, 2013 Joana Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 25, 2013 I'm resubmitting due to I don't think you received it, my name isn't under Petition signers. You received my husbands but not mine. already too much congestion in Los Gatos, we don't need more cars on roads trying to get into town . It took me 25 minutes to get to El Camino Hosp here in L.G. which use to take me only 15 minutes. Many times L.G. Blvd is lined up so much, traffic just doesn't move. Almost grid lock. Sharon L. Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 25, 2013 Jean Schwab Cupertino, United States 95014-1340 Apr 25, 2013 Jacob Englander Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 25, 2013 Patrick Harbinson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 25, 2013 5 Please reduce the mass and density of the Albright Office Park" I'11 Lucille Hogan Los Gatos„ CA 95032 Apr 24, 2013 As a resident of Charter Oaks for 37 years, I have enjoyed the peaceful environment and privacy afforded all of us who reside here and would like to see it remain. As such, I agree very strongly with all of Mr Schwimmer's comments. Naomi Nakano Los Gatoa, CA 95032 Apr 24, 2013 Marianne Nelson Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 23, 2013 Max Perlman Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 23, 2013 Chuck Schwimmer Los Gatos, CA 95033 Apr 23, 2013 Teruo Utsumi Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 23, 2013 It's the traffic, stupid. Charles "Jack" Bonno Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 23, 2013 They'll have to put a stoplight at Albright. Let's see....one at Lark, one at Wimbledon,another at Hwy, 85 and then another at Knowles. That's 4 stoplights within 0.7 miles. It's going to be a bottleneck with all the additional traffic from the proposed Albright project and the new housing project at Knowls and Capri. There goes the small-town feel! Amy N. Bowers Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 23, 2013 JACQUANA DIEP SAN JOSE, CA 95128 Apr 23, 2013 { 6 charles Wade Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 23, 2013 Elizabeth Lofano Los Gatos, CA 95033 Apr 22, 2013 Michele Stefan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 Jennifer Song Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 Sean Lie Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 The proposed project is out of scale with the surrounding neighborhood and will result in an unacceptable level of traffic. Please reduce the scope of this project. Robin King Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 Apr 22, 2013 Thank you for organizing this! Eric. Eric Connor Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 Kenneth L. Groth Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 Our town needs to slow its growth! Shawn Wood Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 22, 2013 Too much traffic and too many red lights. Robert Donohue Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 21, 2013 7 Stacy Carlson Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 20, 2013 Rebecca Lim Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Susan Iwamoto Iwamoto Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Stephanie Rumold Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Jacqueline Yee Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Over the years I feel we are slowly being pushed further away from the quaint town of Los Gatos. Moving forward I would rather see a visual connection between one end of the town to the other. many oncina Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 We are not against any development of the site but want to make certain 1) any future uses are determined now and will not add additional burden to our schools, 2) the increase in traffic in the Lark/Wichester corridor is not significantly worsened and 3) our green gateway to LG does not become a monument to concrete commercialism. Molly Crowe Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Too much traffic Mairead Donohue Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 20, 2013 Renee Sanghera Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 20, 2013 Mary Rose Los Gatos, CA 95032 8 Apr 19, 2013 Save our neighborhoods!! Malcolm Mosher, Jr. Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Ellen Mosher Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 We're fighting the same battle here in Saratoga. How about joining forces? Marcia.Fariss Saratoga, CA 95070 Apr 19, 2013 This complex is too big for this area. If scaled down, it would likely fit in better. Steve Klos Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 19, 2013 John Lally Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Traffic congestion. Don' need more! Donald Rigby Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Nancy M Sun Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 I am very worried about adding more traffic to Lark Ave. It is complete gridlock in the afternoon and cannot handle more cars. Carol Granas Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 19, 2013 I have visions of being literally trapped on my landlocked hill for hours at a time. What about emergencies? Help! Judith E. Marlin 9 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Susanne Vertin Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Benjamin Tien Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 19, 2013 Dale Miller Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Ana Pace Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 19, 2013 I am very concerned about the traffic increase that will result from this development. The traffic in that area is already extremely heavy. The traffic estimates generated by Town staff for this project are simply not credible. The Town should remember its commitment to maintaining the "small town character" of our community. Barbara Dodson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Roger Yeung Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 19, 2013 Dianne O'Brien Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 19, 2013 If they feel they need that much space, and I do not believe them, then put it underground just as Apple did with their new complex. Limit the height to the town plan guidelines of 35 feet. Force then to build new access roads, not just change traffic light patterns. If we catch them in a lie about anything throw the entire project out. Steven Johnson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Emilie Ruddell Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 10 small town LG is becoming a thing of the past ! took me almost 25 min. to get to the post office from LG blvd & blssm hill rd last wk. antonio nanez los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 lori ingle Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Caterina Peterson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 This proposed project is massive compared to the neighborhood and the Town staff has seriously underestimated the traffic impacts eric anderson los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 John V. Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Elizabeth Stroh -Coughlin Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 19, 2013 Marina Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 18, 2013 Pat V Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 18, 2013 I am deeply concerned with the traffic impact and visual effects on Los Gatos gateway. The large building on Samaritan/Los Gatos Blvd /Hwy 85 has already negatively impacted the beauty of our town. Please reduce the impact and I will be happy to accept more business into Los Gatos. Regards Linda Sundberg Linda Sundberg Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 18, 2013 Raul Colunga San Jose, CA 95126 11 Apr 17, 2013 i was born and raised here. lets try to get this development right by using our current building restrictions limiting height. jeff whaln los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 17, 2013 Bryan Maghribi Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 17, 2013 Kaitlin Eastland Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 17, 2013 This will cause more traffic congestion in the lark-winchester-losGatos Blvd. Commute traffic is already bad enough in this area. I also agree with the underground parking to cut down on view destruction and less stories for offices/homes. All these additions are taking away our "small town unique' atmosphere. We don't need to be a big city. San Jose is spread out so much it takes as long to get to the Villages from Los Gatos as it does from Los Gatos to Tracy. What draws people/customers to Los Gatos is precisely its small town unique atmosphere. I have lived here more thaN 40 YEARS and have seen many changes --not all good. In fact recent decisions have been appalling (i.e. gun shop).Help us keep our "town" THE WAY IT IS. Bonnie Virtue Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 17, 2013 John Cook Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 17, 2013 Carol Schmitt Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 17, 2013 Ashley San Jose, CA 95136 Apr 16, 2013 I support strongly. Was on first been in Pennsylvania since July hospital. I have lived in Charter drawing boards. Always interes Thelma Spaziani Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 16, 2013 committee (met at Joanne Bossomworth's home)to address this issue. I have , mostly in the hospital (six times) with a C-diff infection picked up in a Oaks forty years, having bought the first home when they were still on the ted in keeping the quality of our homes h 12 Please don't build... Molly matchak Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 15, 2013 Caroline Philippe Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 15, 2013 Mary Gabrielson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 15, 2013 Please keep crime and traffic down by reducing density neil grenzebach los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 15, 2013 Lance Miller Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 15, 2013 Patti Lovetro-Clarke Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 15, 2013 Jacob Englander Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 14, 2013 Karee Weber Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 14, 2013 Lee Quintana Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 14, 2013 Privacy and traffic is a big concern Erik Eastland Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 14, 2013 13 Four stories is a horrible idea and will destroy the character of the area. Steven G Wegner Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 14, 2013 Inah Choi Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 Emmanuel Drege Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 Diane La France Saratoga, CA 95070 Apr 13, 2013 Jeffrey Huang Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 Yanwu Zhang Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 bernard levine los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 Ron Huang Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 13, 2013 Four stories would definitely be incompatible with our traditional Los Gatos character. Chatham H. Forbes Sr. Los Gatos, CA 95030-7233 Apr 12, 2013 AmyMarie Martin lg, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Emi Los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 14 Jacqueline D. Grant Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 John Uhl M.D. FACEP Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 12, 2013 Tracy Los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 I appreciate efforts to reduce the impact of this development and share concerns with potential increased traffic on local streets. I believe there should be more focus placed on the EIR data and calculations used to estimate traffic as it appears there were deliberate efforts to reduce these estimates: A couple examples: 1) The report references that several different classifications for commercial office parks and corresponding traffic level assumptions are available when generating an EIR traffic estimate. A corp headquarters classification would apply higher traffic activity factors and higher traffic impact numbers. The Albright EIR assigns a much more conservative Office Park designation for the calculations - and therefore assigns lower traffic factors. 2) Data from a 2008 ITE Trip generation report was utilized to estimate additional traffic for the site based on benchmarks in the valley. This data may reflect depressed office park traffic flows as the valley was at recession levels in 2008 and may not accurately reflect current or average occupancy/traffic activity. The conservative Office Park rate was again utilized for calculations to add back Underutilized Space Trip Generation Estimates. Jeff Zullo Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 12, 2013 Anne Montagna Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 12, 2013 Rosalie Berkowitz Los Gatos„ CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Leta Shattuck Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Eric Stone Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Jon Wenger Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 15 Angela Di Berardino Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 carl edwin thoresen los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Michelle Waters Los Gatos, CA 95033 Apr 12, 2013 Mashawn Gonzalez Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Alysia Cartwright Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Steve Gonzalez Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Paridhi Los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 Please stop this building plan.!!! Local residents and vistors already have an extremely difficult time naviating with traffic on Lark Ave. and Winchester Blvd. lyle g, haines los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 vic tretiakoff campbell, CA 95008 Apr 12, 2013 paul lindsley los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 12, 2013 We do not need any more traffic on Lark Avenue. At times it is impossible to make a turn out of Charter Oaks. Pat Bortle Los Gatos, CA 95032 16 Apr 11, 2013 Lark Avenu is very packed already in the morning and evening. svetlana furman los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 marsha eagle los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 David J Clarke Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Janet M. Prinzivalli Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Please do not allow high density construction in Los Gatos since it will greatly impact our streets and traffic, which is already congested, especially University Avenue. In spite of the 35 mph signs, most travel at speeds exceeding 50 mph. Linda Martinez, Ph.D. Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Varsha Shah Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Janis Ratcliffe Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11,2013 Krista Crocker Saratoga, CA 95070 Apr 11, 2013 John Greene Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 17 Development of the magnitude proposed for the Albright property not only violates Los Gatos' maximum building height, but will have major environmental impacts that the current Draft EIR does not solve. Traffic on Lark Ave and Winchester Blvd is already grid -locked at several times of day. How adding 3000+ more trips without bringing it to a halt is a mystery. The Draft EIR says mature trees on the Albright property line will screen nearby neighborhoods such as Charter Oaks from the 4-story office and parking structures. However, project plans say trees on the property line will be removed. J. M. Torre Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 1 I , 2013 sharon Yee Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 STOP THIS HUGE DEVELOPMENT. AT A MINIMUM PREVENT IT BY ACTING RESPONSBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN HANDLE THIS HUGE INCREASE IN BUILDINGS, PEOPLE, TRAFFIC, NOISE AND POLLUTION. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PROTECT AND ENFORCE RULES OF USE ON THE LOS GATOS TRAIL WILLIAM GUSTAFSON SAN JOSE, CA 95126 Apr 11, 2013 IT IS NOT JUST THE TRAFFIC, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, NOISE, DIRT, DISRUPTION BY CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS AND THE HUGE INCREASE OF TRAFFIC ON THE LOS GATOS TRAIL WHICH HAS ALREADY REACHED TRAFFIC JAM STATE AT TIMES!! HOW WILL THEY MONITOR AND PROTECT THOSE THAT USE THE TRAIL. HOW WILL THEY SEPARATE CHARTER OAKS PHYSICALL FROM THIS HUGE BUILDING DURING CONSTRUCTION AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION. AT THIS TIME THERE IS JUST A SMALL FENCE SEPARATING THE TWO. THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE MADE TO PROVIDE MITIGATING SEPARATION AND PROTECTION FROM THIS LARGE DEVELOPMENT. FENCES, TREES WAY S TO PREVENT SPILL OVER INTO CHARTER OAKS. AS IT IS WE CANNOT PREVENT OUTSIDERS FROM DUMPING GARBAGE AT THE CHARTER OAKS DRIVE CUL DE SAC. THE INCREASED TRAFFIC WILL OVERWHELM LARK AVENUE CAUSING BACKUPS ON THE OFF HIGH WAY 17 OFF -RAMPS AND AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF LARK, LOS GATOS AND WINCHESTER BLVD. KATHLEEN ANDERSON PACIFIC GROVE, CA 95950 Apr 11, 2013 Sanjay Agrawal Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Melissa Teague Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 18 cindy Iindsley los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Giulie Pepper Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 The traffic on Lark is already very congested! I can't imagine how it will be with another 3,000+ cars/day! The density and the height of the proposed buildings will also add to the impact on Charter Oaks and other neighborhoods. Christina Haines Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 richard huber los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 keep Los Gatos as a small town Vicki Ratner Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 mary kairis los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 19 I believe the mass of the development will cause irreparable harm to our Charter Oaks community and also to Los Gatos. The grade at Albright is 15+ feet higher than our area, so all heights will be exaggerated in proportion. A 65 ft. structure will seem like 80 feet to us. Carbon dioxide emissions, from heating and vehicles, being heavier than air will descend into our area on calm days, affecting our air quality. Once it settles in our little valley, it will hang for days waiting for air movement. With the creeping -everything in our current society, allowing 65 feet buildings at Albright will pave the way for more of the same in the north 40, and elsewhere. What was sensible when the present height limit was decided, is still sensible. If more tax income is the unstated thought and intent, we should suppress it, and confine our thinking to the limits appropriate for our town. And continue to operate with available municipal income. A builder's concept is normally to sell a density greater than actually required, expecting that it likely will be reduced to a level that he can still accept: Human Nature 101. From my own business experience in planning an office building, the more levels, the less efficiency. Office people normally will communicate better if provided with easier access and one or two maximum floors for quicker departmental contacts. One or two floors are optimum, three or more floors degrade inter -personal communications and physical efficiency. The additional floor space will force the building owner to pack in more offices/people to enhance rental income. I don't know Mr. Hastings, but I believe he would not wish to utilize so much inefficent space for his organization, hence the developer intends to profit from more rental space, to the detriment of our community. Being a native Chicagoan, I learned long ago the motto of the famous Chicago planner, Daniel Burnham, "Make No Small Plans". Well, that's fine for Chicago. Los Gatos motto whould be "Make No Big Plans" for our wonderful small town. We moved here 7 years ago having a choice of areas in which to relocate. We chose Los Gatos for its compactness and uncrowded areas. Mayor Spector and Council Members, maintain the uniqueness of Los Gatos by reducing the height and density of the authorization for this and future developments! Robert Schwimmer Robert Schwimmer Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Heather Miksch San Jose, CA 95124 Apr 11, 2013 Traffic on Lark Ave. is extream and the city police force cannot control the excessive speed Mark Bridley Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Jessica Virk Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 I am very concerned about the impact of this development on the surrounding community. Already, we have been impacted by two major projects in the last few years. To add over 3000 commutes during peak hours is just unacceptable. I wouldn't be able to get out of my complex when I want!!! Cecil Anison los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 1I,2013 20 Mark Regua San Jose, CA 95128 Apr 11, 2013 Catherine Noble Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 kim choe los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 The traffic is currently extremely congested with cars backed up blocking the Winchester- Lark intersection and preventing easy access to Lark from Charter Oaks Dr,; in addition to people using Lark as a cut through to avoid the backup on HWY 17. Francine Principe Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Jame Bennette los gatos, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 Jason Morales Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 11, 2013 Los Gatos is a unique town with it's European ambiance. We don't want it to be like every other town. There are plenty of places for developing high rise buildings, like downtown San Jose. Businesses should be as unique and quaint to representing Los Gatos. Renee McLaughlin Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 Brian Friss San Jose, CA 95129 Apr 11,2013 Alan Blake Campbell, CA 95008 Apr 11, 2013 I agree - keep our "small town" Los Gatos character. Reduce the Albright Office Park plans. Sara A. Morabito Los Gatos, CA 95032 21 Apr 11, 2013 Don Pepper Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Alayna Aghazarian Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 1 I, 2013 Alexander F. Eagle III Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Michael Brozicevic Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 1 I, 2013 Mark Ritchie Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 11, 2013 Annsue Costello Saratoga, CA 95070 Apr 11, 2013 Keep town quaint- we don't need another building like where Hollywood video use to be.(Now Chipotle). it blocks the mountain . ( (corner of Blossom Hill/ LG Blvd.)No more ugly high buildings! Jill Hoyet Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 11, 2013 Jeff olsen Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 I have passed the cranes from three different locations over the last two weeks. Each one is worse then the other due to height. First walking on the trail. The height towers over the scenic view reminding me of when in Atlanta how HP was allowed to build a tower visible from residential areas - exactly what happens when planning restrictions are not in place or follows. It was a huge flag of poor planning and development out of its zone. The second view was when driving on Winchester towards town - again the height sample is out of place and brings down the esthetics and feel of Los Gatos to a San Jose / Atlanta / Urban City sprawl out of control. The third angle was from Charter Oaks Condo complex. Charter Oaks currently blends in with surroundings. The buildings on the other side are usually blocked by trees (which for some reason the industrial park choose to skin branches off beyond the fence line.) A once quaint minimually intrusive balance trashed. Now when you add the proposed height samples - I truly feel sorry for those who live there. Going up beyond the height limits in place is a slap in the face to those who live in that complex. I'd like to know if anyone proposing this plan lives there. I gather not or they would not be pushing it! Really - these proposed heights are a slap in the face to those who call that area home. Newell Drive is also now affected and other homes in that area as the proposed buildings are pretty much towers. Can we protect our fellow Los Gatans? Can we do that for them! Pretty sad the town has taken this as far as they have. Given the height more areas should be involved in that area. Please lets do the right thing and not infringe these monsters on those in that area. I would not want that near me - why are we doing this to others! Really...? Karen Deloumi los gatos, CA 95030 Apr 10, 2013 Joanne Jordan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 James McGee Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 GP Grewal Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Chris LOS GATOS, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Natasha LOS GATOS, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 keep Los Gatos a "town", do not turn it into a city. Noa Sklar Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 23 We are not getting support from the town or the police at this end of town as it is. The size of this project would be a complete disaster. alison huber los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Jessica McNeil Monte Serena, CA 95030 Apr 10, 2013 Anthony Craythorne Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Chris Cowan Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 THOMAS CRUMPTON LOS GATOS, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Jennifer Grewal Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 10, 2013 Erin Hegarty San Jose, CA 95123 Apr 9, 2013 Barb Vais Monte Sereno, CA 95030 Apr 9, 2013 Gina Swenson los gatos, CA 95032 Apr 9, 2013 Janice Fok Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 9, 2013 Andy Wu Los Gatos, CA 95030 Apr 9, 2013 2=1 Anne Robinson Los Gatos, CA 95032 Apr 9, 2013 Q c) Ga A54cd ma co) ao t 3 Los 6c -edi 1� 3 `a r k\r1 4-+nc c3 Y.+ wa.S b-n 0-4-'Lac 5 i rt G 8SL t ch wv,4_d h 2/ 1 rn, LOS 6ak5 +cc- 6; G t 53.(Z-4-4-\.`r5 Uv-\ wo c..LVA CLdd w_a b c a, ao t 3 :.n S (Act_ S t C 2j TRAFFIC ON LARK AVE Attached are photos of traffic on Lark Ave on Thursday, May 8, 2013 between 5:15 and 5:30pm. Traffic congestion on Lark Ave is a frequent occurrence in the am and pm peak hours of traffic. Intersections on Lark Ave are blocked making it difficult for residents, who live in neighborhoods off of Lark Ave to enter and exit their communities. And this traffic congestion is with the Albright property only 25% leased. Lark Ave does not have the capacity for the proposed Albright Office Park especially with the North 40 pending. All traffic photos are taken from Charter Oaks Dr. and Lark Ave. Viewpoints are looking east on Lark Ave towards Los Gatos Blvd., looking west on Lark Ave towards Winchester Blvd., and looking south from Charter Oaks Dr. Please refer to map for a viewpoint reference of the traffic photos. 4- cn a u g 0 e.. 3 :4 -3 6 !7t -'d S>ro0 -a d Fj .24-s&Mvu-N\ This Page Intentionally Left Blank P4 Visual Impacts of Building #4 Please refer to the maps provided for location of viewpoints in the Charter Oaks neighborhood. Building #4 will be visible from various locations within Charter Oaks. Use the cherry pickers as a reference. The cherry pickers do not show mass and density so I photoshopped the building into the pictures. Building #4 will have a significant impact on the resident's quality of life. We will see the lights emanating from the building at night. When John Shenk came to Charter Oaks for a walk thru of the property, I showed him the view of the cherry picker from Charter Oaks Circle (viewpoint # 3), and he said, "I never told you that you weren't going to see the building." Building #4 is not compatible with Charter Oaks, is not in harmony with Charter Oaks, and does not blend into the surrounding area. I was unable to get good photo of Building #3 because there was no cherry picker located on the southeast corner and the existing trees that will be removed were 40-70 ft tall and blocked the view of the area. When I walked the Charter Oaks property with Laura Forbes, she said, that we would see Building #3. 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The staff used trip generation from the manual to determine employee density. However, a report entitled, "Development and Application of Trip Generation Rates", which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation states, "(These manuals are) used for guidance and not relied upon as the sole source of information for trip rate information in site access analyses. Where local data and procedures are available, they should be used, if the analyst considers them to be more accurate." What would be more accurate, would be for staff to understand the employee density of Silicon Valley technology companies and more specifically, the "modern tenants" described in the Draft EIR and applicants application. Most technology companies occupy at a density of 250 square feet per employee, a 20% increase of employees over the assumption. However, the "modern tenants" like Facebook, Google, Linkedin utilize a density of 150-200 square feet per employee. If this "local data" was utilized, the traffic study would have analyzed the trip generation and impact of 2,750-3,666 employees, as compared to the Draft EIR which inaccurately assumed 1,833 employees which is a discrepancy of 50-100%. No Need for 4-story Buildings!►! The average R&D (research and development) commercial real estate lease in 2012 was 18,278 sq ft. The number of transactions completed in 2012 done between 0 and 19,999 sq ft were 659 and the number of transactions done between 130,000 and 139,999 (the size of the building) was 1, so the vast majority of R&D commercial real estate leases are below 20,000 sq ft. So, the 4-story buildings will end up being multi -tenant buildings, broken up and leased by floors. There is no need to have 4-story buildings. Other large corporations, such as Facebook and Google are in 2-story Buildings - See attached photos 4-story buildings do not belong in Los Gatos""' By Eric Connor A two story building! 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(Please refer to attached 3.3.2 Town Project Objectives) How can the Town use the goals and policies of the Vasona Light Rail in the General Plan as the first 6 Town objectives for the Albright Project when the Vasona Light Rail may never be built? I asked John Shenk if it was possible that the Vasona Light Rail may never be built and he said "YES" The expense of 175 million for the light rail extension from Winchester Blvd station in Campbell to the Vasona Light Rail station in Los Gatos (1.6 miles) for an additional 430 daily riders in 2015 and 717 daily riders in 2035 (see table 2 in the Draft SEIR/EA) does not make economical sense (see calculations below). According to statistics compiled by the San Francisco Muni, the Los Gatos line would have fewer riders than 13 of the 14 light -rail extensions proposed round the nation xvith only a Salt Lake City line having fewer riders. There is NO funding secured for this project, and the hopes of having grants from the federal and state governments to cover the costs is not likely considering our current deficits and other transportation projects in the bay area that are more desirable and worthy of funding. Even if the Vasona Light Rail extension were completed, the estimated ridership numbers between 430-717 would make a minimal effect on traffic congestion generated from the proposed Albright Office Park and the cumulative traffic congestion from pending and future developments like the North 40 and Dell Ave projects. 430 riders x $2/ride = $860/day in revenue $860 x 365 = $313,900/yr in revenue It would take 558 years to pay the 175 million and that is without maintenance and other expenses 717 riders x $2/ride = $1,434/day in revenue $1,434 x 365 = $523,410/yr in revenue It would take 334 years to pay the 175 million Please refer to the attached articles regarding the facts on the VTA light rail system for further information. Here are some facts listed in the articles: o Second worst in the Nation o Costs 30% more to operate when compared to the US average o Costs $322 per hour to run a light rail vehicle versus $248 US average o 85% of service subsidized by taxpayers versus 70% US average o Costs $11.74 to carry one passenger round trip versus $6.40 US average o Carries 55 passengers per hour versus 78 US average I am also concerned about the role Councilmember Joe Pirzynski plays as Chair of the VTA. In a recent article regarding the VTA light rail extension to Los Gatos in the San Mercury News he stated "The stars are lined up now," said VTA vice chairrnan Joe Pirzynski, a Los Gatos Councilman. "I think there's no question that this could be a real winner." Will Councilrnernber Joe Pirzynski want the Albright Office Park's mass and density to help the VTA secure funding for the Vasona Light Rail or will he look at the significant impacts this project has on the Town of Los Gatos? CHAPTER 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 5. Provide adequate parking spaces to accommodate the operations of the new occupants as well as adequate spaces for business invitees. 6. Construct an environmentally sensitive design with green building techniques. 7. Develop office/R&D buildings that maximize on -site open space through project massing and sensitive design. 8. Develop a project that will create construction jobs and employment opportunities in the Town of Los Gatos. 9. Develop a project of sufficient density to support the proposed project amenities, and to be financeable and financially feasible. 3.3.2 TOWN PROJECT OBJECTIVES Because the project site is located within the part of the Town subject to the Vasona Light Rail (VLR) Element of the General Plan, the Town's objectives for development on the project site are reflected in the goals and policies of that element. Furthermore, some goals and policies of the Environment and Sustainability Element of the General Han are also included to reflect the Town's objectives for future environmental sustainability. Policies from these elements that are relevant to this project site and reflect the Town's objectives are listed below: 1. Encourage a mix of commercial, office, light industrial, and recreational uses within the Vasona Light Rail area, especially in areas less suited to residential development due to noise (Policy VLR-3.3). 2. Work with developers and agencies to ensure that the Vasona Junction sub -area (located just north of the project site) is developed in a manner that takes full advantage of the mass transit opportunities afforded by the Vasona Light Rail (Policy VLR-9 2). 3. Encourage site plans in the Vasona Light Rail arca to be designed to minimize traffic impacts and preserve sufficient open space (Policy VLR-6.2) 4. Facilitate and encourage pedestrian activity through the siting, scale, and design of buildings in relationship to each other (Policy VLR-6.3). 5. Provide opportunities for a variety of non-residential land uses within the Vasona Light Rail area (Goal VLR-4) and limit impacts of non-residential development projects on existing residential uses (Policy VLR-4.2). 6. Orient development to take advantage of the amenities of Los Gatos Creek and the Creek Trail (Policy VLR-5 2). ALBRIGHT QFF1C5 PARK FIR 3-7 JANUARY 2013 CHAPTER 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 7. Contribute to the Town's efforts to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 (Goal ENV-14) by reducing use of non-renewable energy resources and expanding the use of renewable resources and alternative fuels (Goal ENV-I6), and promoting green buildings that minimize consumption of energy and natural resources (Goal ENV-17). 8. Encourage the use of energy conservation techniques and technology in order to improve energy conservation (Policy ENV-16.1). 9. Encourage new development to incorporate measures that reduce energy use through solar orientation by taking advantage of shade, prevailing winds, landscaping, and sun screens (Policy ENV-16.6). 10. Require new construction to use energy- and resource -efficient and ecologically sound designs, technologies, and building materials, as well as recycled materials to promote sustainability (Policy ENV-17.1). 11. Encourage reductions in the use of nonrenewable resources in building construction, maintenance, and operations (Policy ENV-17.3). 3.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project is the development of up to 550,000 square feet of new office/R&D space (including office -serving amenities), one parking garage, surface parking areas, new access driveways, and new landscaping and open space. The proposed project would remove the ten existing buildings totaling approximately 250,000 square feet of office/R&D space and allow the construction of up to four new larger office/R&D buildings at full build out. Project implementation would result in a net increase of 300,000 square feet of office/R&D space. The Albright Way loop road would be eliminated to accommodate the new buildings and new driveways would be constructed to provide access to the buildings as well as to provide emergency vehicle access. The driveways would serve the parking Lots and one new parking garage. The project proposes a new Planned Development (PD) overlay zone to replace the existing CM:PD (Controlled Manufacturing, Planned Development) zoning designation on the property. The PD overlay would allow the redevelopment of the site for expanded office/R&D space (including office -serving amenities). The PD overlay zone is a specially tailored development tool that designates site -specific zoning regulations consistent with the General Plan, sets development standards for the site, and establishes site design guidance. The PD overlay zone is intended to ensure orderly planning and quality design that will be in harmony with the existing or potential development of the surrounding neighborhood. The development of the site would comply with the standards and guidelines established in the PD overlay, as determined by the Town through the Architecture and Site ("A&S") approval process. ALBRIGHT OFFICE PARK EIR 3.8 JANUARY 2013 2.2.7 Updated LRT Ridership Projections The original EIS/EIR contained ridership projections based on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) 1998 land use forecasts. As part of the preparation of this SEIR/EA, ridership projections were updated to reflect existing conditions, as well as current land use forecasting data through the year 2035. Table 2 compares the LRT ridership (expressed as daily boardings) under various scenarios for each of the three stations that are within the project segment. TABLE 2 Existing and Projected Daily Boardings Timeframe/Scenario Winchester Hacienda Vasona Junction Total Boardings Existing Year 2015 — No Project Year 2015 — With Phase 1 Project Year 2035 — No Project Year 2035 — With Phase 1 Project Year 2035 — With Phase 1 and Phase 2A Project Year 2035 — With Phase 1 and Phase 28 Project 1,007 1,245 995 2,144 1,425 1,227 1,218 680 1,153 654 i 877 772 871 1,007 2.578 2,758 C,861) Source: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority The data in Table 2 shows that LRT ridership will increase with the proposed extension to Vasona Junction. The data also shows that the extension to Vasona Junction will result in a decrease in the number of daily boardings at the Winchester Station in 2015 and 2035. The decrease is not unexpected as some riders who live or work close to the Hacienda or Vasona Junction Station sites, and who currently use the Winchester Station, will use the new stations once they are constructed. 2.3 CONSTRUCTION STAGING AREAS The locations (footprints) of all permanent facilities would be used as construction staging areas, as each of these locations would involve some degree of construction equipment usage and storage, construction vehicle parking, and materials storage. These permanent facility locations would include the VTA railroad ROW, station areas, park -and -ride lots, electric power substations, and bus stops. Temporary construction easements would be required along the east side of the railroad corridor at the Vasona Junction Station in Phase 1 of the project and Hacienda Station in Phase 2 of the project, These areas would be located in existing parking lots or landscaped areas. No building structures would be impacted. Please see Table 1 for the list of parcels from which construction easements are anticipated to be needed. Di ok 430 n riap5 Vasona Corridor Light Rail Transit Extension 23 Draft SE)R/EA Santa Clara County, California November 2012 VTA extension to Los Gatos: $175 million for 200 new... http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_22082567/vta-light-rail... VTA light -rail extension to Los Gatos: $175 million for 200 new riders By Mike Rosenberg mrosenberg@mercurvnews.com San Jose Mercury News Posted: MercuryNews.com Just how many new riders would jump on a train to one of Silicon Valley's most desired destinations? About 200, it turns out -- and it would cost taxpayers up to $ 175 million to build the rail line to Los Gatos. The new projections come from the Valley Transportation Authority's updated forecast for a long -envisioned Tight -rail extension. Still years from reality, the Los Gatos line would be one of the least -used light -rail extensions planned in the nation -- and would reduce South Bay vehicle traffic by a mere 0.01 percent. "You could buy every one of (the riders) a Bentley and a driver," said Dave Fadness, a longtime Santa Clara County transportation commissioner. "It's crazy." So why is Silicon Valley's transportation agency planning it? With a new bill of fiscal health, the VTA wants to connect a West Valley community that historically has been underserved by public transit to the rest of the county, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions and generating economic activity. That explanation was part of a fresh environmental assessment released last week by the VTA for its 1.6-mile light -rail extension of the Mountain View -Winchester line, which currently ends in Campbell. The new pair of tracks would extend south, through an existing railroad corridor parallel to Highway 17, but stop short of Los Gatos' popular downtown. It would end at a new station at Netflix headquarters on Winchester Boulevard. It would be light rail's debut in Los Gatos, the first extension of the VTA's train system since 2005 and the culmination of plans first envisioned in the early 1980s. The VTA is holding a meeting on the project Tuesday and hopes to secure the remaining funding needed to begin construction in coming years. "The stars are Tined up now," said VTA vice chairman Joe Pirzynski, a Los Gatos councilman. "I think there's no question that this could be a real winner." Pirzynski touted the line as a new way for West Valley residents -- particularly seniors and youths -- to get around. Still, he conceded the VTA board is not locked into the project and the rider estimates are at the "forefront" of their minds. "There are some who say, 'If you build it they will come,' but, at the same time, that can't be a wish. It has to be validated," Pirzynski said. "I do believe that we have to be realistic in our evaluation and take a long, hard look at the benefit." I of 3 5/8/13 8:01 AM VTA Iigh,-rail extension to Los Gatos: $175 million for 200 new... http://www.mercur'ne ss.com/traffic/ci_22082567/ ta-light-rail... The Los Gatos line would feature fewer riders per mile than 13 of 141ight-rail extensions proposed around the nation, according to statistics compiled by San Francisco Muni. Only a line in Salt Lake City would have fewer passengers. The San Francisco light -rail extension to Chinatown, while virtually the same distance as the Los Gatos line, is expected to attract about 17,000 people per day at a cost of S2.2 billion. The cost -per - daily -rider is about one -tenth that of the Los Gatos line. In 2005, the VTA opened a S315 million, 52-mile light -rail line from San Jose to Campbell. It carries about 3,500 people a day. At the time that line was built, there was not enough money to extend it to Los Gatos, and funding is still an obstacle. Part of the money would come from Santa Clara County sales -tax revenue earmarked for transportation projects, while officials are hoping to secure the rest with matching grants from the federal and state governments -- perhaps a long shot given the lack of appetite in Washington for big spending. VTA spokeswoman Brandi Childress said the project is still competing for funding with other South Bay transportation needs, including the only other light -rail extension left on the table, to Eastridge Mall in Fast San Jose. That 2.3-mile line is estimated to cost $310 million and attract fewer than 1,000 riders a day, VTA estimated. The VTA's estimates show that from 2015 to 2035, the Los Gatos leg would carry an additional 430 one-way riders daily, or 215 people taking roundtrips. That's 0.007 percent of the town's population. Another few hundred people who now get off in Campbell would ride through to the new Los Gatos stop. A second stop in the middle of the extension could add an additional 100-or-so passengers, though scrapping that stop could save millions of dollars off the construction cost. "You got to take a look at that number: How many riders per dollar, and that extension, predictably, is very low," said Fadness, who currently leads the county roads commission. Netflix, which declined to comment for this story, told the VTA it has more than 500 employees on site. Childress said park -and -ride lot expansions and other project elements could be dumped to help reduce the cost. She argued that the planned expansion of Netflix's headquarters -- part of a larger commercial development near the proposed station -- would help the agency's goal to have more housing and jobs near transit. "That's exactly the kind of development that these projects support," she said. "Each of the towns (along the route) are trying to be an attractive place for employers to move and provide jobs. The economic impact comes full circle when you have accessible transit in the area, where people can leave cars at home." 2of3 5/8/138:01AM VTA light -rail extension to Los Gatos: $175 million for 200 new... http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_22082567/vta-light-rail... Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at Twitter.com/rosenberg17. If you go What: VTA community meeting on Los Gatos light -rail extension to provide input on proposed project When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Campbell library, 77 Harrison Ave. 3 of 3 5/8/13 8:01 AM 25 years later, VTA Tight rail among the nation's worst - San Jo... http://www.mercuryttews.com/traffic/ci_22264605/25-years-late... 25 years later, VTA light rail among the nation's worst By Mike Rosenberg mrosenberg@,nercurpnews.cou, San Jose Mercury News Posted: MercuryNews.com A quarter of a century ago, Santa Clara County's first light -rail train left the station as excited supporters heralded a new wave of state-of-the-art transportation to match the region's burgeoning high-tech industry. But there was no grand celebration this month as Silicon Valley marked 25 years of light rail. The near -empty trolleys that often shuttle by at barely faster than jogging speeds serve as a constant reminder that the car is still king in Silicon Valley -- and that the Valley Transportation Authority's trains are among the least successful in the nation by any metric. Today, fewer than I percent of the county's residents ride the trains daily, while it costs the rest of the region -- taxpayers at large -- about $10 to subsidize every rider's round trip. Even light rail's supporters concede the train has not lived up to expectations thus far, but they are optimistic that slow and steady increases in rider counts will continue. "I believe we are ultimately going to realize the (original) vision," said Kevin Connolly, VTA's transportation planning manager. "But I think what's happened is that it wasn't quite as easy or quick as originally conceived of 30 years ago." So what exactly has gone wrong, and what needs to change to make the next 25 years a smoother ride I for Silicon Valley's trolley line? Bumpy start The VTA system, which cost $2 billion to build and $66 million per year to operate, is one of the most inefficient light -rail lines in the nation: • Compared with the U.S. average, each VTA light -rail vehicle costs 30 percent more to operate and carries 30 percent fewer passengers. • The cost to carry one passenger round trip, $11.74, is 83 percent more than the U.S. average and the third worst in the nation, ahead of only trains in Pittsburgh and Dallas. • Taxpayers subsidize 85 percent of the service, the second worst rate in the nation. The network that officials envisioned in the 1970s and '80s wound up being twice the size, more l of 3 3/6/ 13 8:27 AM 25 years later, VTA light rail among the nation's worst - San Jo... http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_22264605/25-years-late... expensive, less efficient and less popular than first thought. "It is an unmitigated disaster and a waste of taxpayer money," said VTA critic Tom Rubin, a transportation consultant based in Oakland. "I think the original concept was very seriously flawed." Still, light -rail supporters argue the trains have put a dent in Silicon Valley's notoriously nasty freeway traffic, providing more than 32,000 one-way trips each day. For perspective, if all those riders drove on Highway 101 in the South Bay, traffic would increase more than 6 percent. "If we didn't have the current system, we would have terminal gridlock," said the train's godfather, Rod Diridon, a transit advocate who pushed for the network as a county supervisor decades ago. Reasons are clear Still, VTA light rail has struggled -- and it's mostly because of the valley's sprawl, transportation experts and agency officials say. Connolly noted that the South Bay's first Tight -rail line was built along onion fields, where planners had expected homes and businesses to pop up along the route. That contrasted with the strategy in most other cities, which is to put light rail along existing, dense corridors. For the most part, the density never materialized in Silicon Valley. As Connolly spoke at VTA headquarters along its main light -rail line on First Street, he noted the orange groves across the street. "In our case we tried to graft a big -city transit type of mode onto a suburban environment, and it's still kind of a work in progress," Connolly said. San Francisco's Muni light -rail system, which carries five times as many passengers as VTA, features dense housing and jobs near stations that riders can walk to, avoiding traffic jams and the huge parking costs. More commuters in the South Bay, on the other hand, stomach awful traffic and record gas prices because the region offers plenty of free parking, and its businesses and homes are spread out. And that's not changing any time soon. "Changing land -use patterns is something that is hard work and takes a long time and a lot of political will. It happens in an incremental way, property by property," said Gabriel Metcalf, executive director of SPUR, a Bay Area planning nonprofit. Riding the rails Many riders say they use light rail because they don't have any other way to get around -- and they like that it's clean, affordable and consistent. "It's very convenient for me," said Mark Vindiola, 47, who takes the train from his home in Milpitas to school and work because he doesn't drive. "I'm happy it's there and I want (the service) to continue." 2 of 3 5/6/13 8:27 AM 2; veais later, VTA light rail among the nation's worst - San Jo... http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_22264605/25-years-late... But their main complaint is speed, which is often less than 10 mph in downtown San Jose. "It just takes a while to get through downtown," said Sabrina Baca, 17, as she sat on the train with 1 8-year-old Fernando Fernandez and their 7-month-old daughter. Asked why they and most people ride the train, the couple said, in unison: "Because they have to." Light rail is generally less economically efficient than long -haul heavy train service such as BART or Caltrain, though San Jose's system is especially feeble. Light -rail agencies in Minneapolis, Houston, Newark, N.J., and Phoenix each run less service than VTA yet carry more passengers than the South Bay's network. Several cities that are much smaller than San Jose -- from St. Louis to Salt Lake City to Portland, Ore. -- also feature light -rail systems with more riders than VTA. Sacramento -- which also opened its Iight-rail network in 1987, operates with approximately the same level of service and runs through a similarly sprawled -out region -- carries nearly 40 percent more passengers per day than VTA. Connolly pointed out that the Sacramento line has a built-in customer base of state workers who take the line, at a 75 percent discount, to their jobs. The closest VTA has to that: San Jose State students, who make up a large chunk of VTA's riders largely because the line carries students to the university for no additional charge, a cost built into their tuition. Another issue is that San Jose's downtown -- while denser than most parts of Silicon Valley -- is still not the jobs destination seen in the urban cores of other cities. For many riders, it's a place to get through, not to. Future changes coming? Acknowledging the need to improve, the VTA is undergoing a S27 million project to make the service more attractive, largely by adding tracks to launch express trains. VTA is also kicking off an efficiency effort to cut service costs 5 percent, which could help land new grants from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area's transportation agency. Expansions to Los Gatos and East San Jose are also proposed, but those, too, are forecast to attract very few riders and carry large, unfunded capital costs. "In general, we can't lose sight of the fact that we have to do the basics better," Connolly said. "We have to be faster, we have to connect with better destinations." Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. 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The problem is the way the circulation is set up approximately 70% of the vehicles or 1,340 cars entering the Albright Office Park will travel the south east end of the property where the proposed development borders Charter Oaks. It is the shortest route to the parking garage with 900+ parking spots. Vehicles exiting the property will more than likely go the same way back although if they need to make a left turn to go south on Winchester they will have to first turn right onto Winchester and then make a "U" turn at the new signalized intersection, further compounding traffic congestion, otherwise they will have to go to the North end of the property towards hwy 85 around Building #1 to the new signal — a much longer route. So we estimate approximately 2680 vehicles per clay will travel next to our homes generating pollution and noise. One more point, the new photo simulation presented by John Shenk of the parking structure from Willow Hill Ct. in Charter Oaks doesn't show the headlights from the cars that will be parked on the 5-8 ft hill facing Charter Oaks. The headlights/tail lights and the noise from the more than 50 cars between the Parking structure and the homes on Willow Hill Ct - 25+ of which directly face our neighborhood and will shine their headlights into homes - will substantially impact the resident's quality of life. The residents of Charter Oaks are for growth and redevelopment, we are for the town receiving money from this development and that money going to support our schools, we are for creating more jobs, but not the expense of significantly impacting an existing residential neighborhood. We are asking the Town Council to recommend that the developer move the vehicle circulation and the parking garage away from the Albright/Charter Oaks common border. 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From: Dean Duffy [mailto:dtduffy©msn.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 9:48 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Office Campus : SUPPORT SUBJECT: Albright Way Support Dear Mayor Spector and members of the Town Council: I support the Albright Way Office Campus proposal. Building a world -class office HQ in Los Gatos is a source of pride, jobs, and revenue for our community and it is important that we retain Netflix. Like every Apple "Cupertino, CA" publication it would be nice to see Netflix: Los Gatos, CA... This decision effects the well being of Los Gatos; therefore, touching every resident regardless of where they live. The proposal to upgrade the existing outdated light industrial office park has undergone extensive public review and environmental studies. It was concluded that there would be no significant impact to the community. It also was concluded by professional staff that the project is consistent and complies with the policies and goals of the General Plan, and that the use of Planned Development zoning is appropriate. We should be seizing this opportunity to transform the existing office park into a corporate campus to attract leading edge companies and provide for Nettlix's expansion. Today's workforce demands require up-to-date facilities which can only be obtained through reinvestment in the property. A strong job base keeps our community thriving. One of the most significant benefits of the project is the property tax dollars for our Town services such as public safety, road repairs, and library hours as well as the over $1.4 million dollars in annual funding to our local schools. A chance, like this, to make such a positive impact in our community only comes around so often. I hope you will take advantage of the one before you and vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Respectfully, Dean Duffy 317 Escobar, 95032 From: Iynda Duffy [mailto:Iyndaduffv55 agmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 9:55 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Office Campus : SUPPORT SUBJECT: Albright Wav Support Dear Mayor Spector and members of the Town Council: I support the Albright Way Office Campus proposal. Building a world -class office HQ in Los Gatos is a source of pride, jobs, and revenue for our community and it is important that we retain Netflix. Like every Apple "Cupertino, CA" publication it would be nice to see Netflix: Los Gatos, CA... This decision effects the well being of Los Gatos; therefore, touching every resident regardless of where they live. The proposal to upgrade the existing outdated light industrial office park has undergone extensive public review and environmental studies. It was concluded that there would be no significant impact to the community. It also was concluded by professional staff that the project is consistent and complies with the policies and goals of the General Plan, and that the use of Planned Development zoning is appropriate. We should be seizing this opportunity to transform the existing office park into a corporate campus to attract leading edge companies and provide for Netflix's expansion. Today's workforce demands require up-to-date facilities which can only be obtained through reinvestment in the property. A strong job base keeps our community thriving. One of the most significant benefits of the project is the property tax dollars for our Town services such as public safety, road repairs, and library hours as well as the over $1.4 million dollars in annual funding to our local schools. A chance, like this, to make such a positive impact in our community only comes around so often. I hope you will take advantage of the one before you and vote to approve the Albright Way Campus project. Respectfully, Lynda Duffy 317 Escobar, 95032 From: Jennifer Massi imailto:jennmassi Eamail.com] Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:17 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Office Park - a BAD idea Council, I just purchased a home 5 months ago along the Los Gatos Creek trail and Vasona Reservoir. I was so looking forward to enjoying my new neighborhood. And now I already catch myself dreaming of moving out some day. All because of the impacts the Albright business park, the North 40, the affordable housing plans, and rising crime will have or have already had on my neighborhood. The traffic and aesthetic impacts that the Albright monstrosities will have affect not only nearby residents, but a large percentage of Los Gatos residents. The Lark/Winchester intersection is traversed by so many of us daily. And the traffic is already quite congested through there with everyone trying to get to the athletic club or to the highway or across to Los Gatos Boulevard. (An extra signal will not make things less congested, only more controlled.) I am frightened of what will become of Lark Avenue. It's already nearly impossible for me to get out of my neighborhood in the morning. Perhaps the General Plan is actually valid? If all of these exceptions are reasonable, shouldn't the General Plan be changed? I purchased in Los Gatos because of its reputation for quiet, calm, beauty, and safety. You are threatening all of that. Just raise taxes instead. I'd vote for that. Consider existing residents like me and potential future residents who will no longer be interested in living in this part of Los Gatos due to the mayhem. Property values down, tax revenue down, crime up. I'm sure the revenue from the business park is an attractive idea, but it's a misguided one. Thank you, Jennifer Massi To: Honorable Mayor Spector and Members of the Town Council Re: Albright way project Dear Mayor Spector and members of the council, May, 13", 2013 I recently attended the planning department meeting conducted on April 24" whereby the vote was 4 to 3 against the project as proposed. There was not a person in the room, including residents living near the property, who were opposed to Class A office space being developed there; the only opposition was to its mass and scale, and the resultant impact on traffic and quality of life in our town....the whole town, not just the north end. The senior planner made the best observation that evening when he noted that; driving southbound on highway 17 at the intersection of highway 85, one cannot help but notice the looming 4 story silhouette of the unoccupied (Cilker) cancer center building (San Jose jurisdiction) on the corner of Good Samaritan Drive and Los Gatos boulevard....and the fact that the town is now being asked to approve the very same height within its borders just to the west. In other words, from highways 17 and 85 one will look left (east) and see the Cilker building, and right (west) and see the Pau et al project; except it will be about 4 times larger in mass and much closer, obstructing the view of the hills from homes in close proximity. If the project were to be turned down just for aesthetic reasons alone, this should be enough to do so (in fact, a good mock up of this project is the Cilker building itself). 1 was a bit appalled by the form letter "written" by many citizens on the developer's behalf, many of them friends of the developer, (most of whom were brokers) that were submitted in favor of the project and were included in the minutes to the planning council. Of course they are in favor of it; based upon their addresses, it's not near where they live plus many will reap very substantial commissions for leasing the proposed space. I'd submit to the town council that Mr. Shenk and Mr. Pau of Sand Hill Properties, both of whom live in Palo Alto or that vicinity, know very well that there are NO 4 and 5 story buildings on either Page Mill or Sand Hill roads...both of which have class A office space for lease in architecturally pleasing buildings to cutting edge companies (such as our own Netflix) and a host of VC firms. This is once again, another example of "not in my backyard". This project is clearly motivated by return on investment as noted in the analysis in item #1, exhibit #10, planning minutes dated April 24". The current developer "formula" in that is in vogue right now for class A office space calls for over 500K square feet for any project and makes perfect sense from their point of view. In Albright project case the difference is an annual return on the cost to build of 7.1% vs. 6.3%. However, it's also very clear in the report that they can make money with a smaller footprint.... the only challenge being is that it's $7.2 million less per year. (although one thing to keep in mind is that the cost to build shrinks by $81.4 million). Is the council willing to allow a 550K square foot flattop building stretching the length and width of the westerly and northerly boundaries of the property for a quarter mile, in exchange for a $7.2M revenue swing to the investors? Will that be your legacy to one of our "gateways" to our town ? The argument that a smaller project is "not feasible" or cannot be financed with a return of 6%+ is simply erroneous. There are plenty of smaller projects being built in Mountain View, Santa Clara and San Jose. To a large extent our schools have already benefited by the increase in the tax base concurrent with the sale of the property to its current owners. For that matter, keep in mind Netflix has only agreed to take the first 100K + square feet with no guarantee they can, or will, take more (or all of it as some people in town want us to believe). So this really isn't about Netflix taking all of the 550K square feet or school tax revenue, and because at this point nobody knows about Netflix we really don't know what the tax revenue for our schools will be. What we do know is that the development of the North 40 will also positively impact the tax base once sold, benefitting the school district. Mr. Shenk keeps touting the "green" or LEEDS aspect of the project. In reality, looking at the plans, this project breaks no new ground,.....it has no connection with light rail, hides no parking underground, does not have ascetically pleasing architecture (like that of the current Netflix building albeit it's one story lower), generates no solar energy....but is rather just the same old tired formula of Tots of hardscape, four 65 foot flattop 5 story buildings, a 2-3 story parking lot for lots of commuters. In Mr. Shenk's letter of justification, he notes that there will be 1850 parking spaces for employees (the report cites 1935). How is this cutting edge? Creating 1935 new traffic trips twice per day (3870 new cars) in an already congested area (Winchester and Lark avenues) is not at all forward thinking for our town or for our children. The towns own traffic studies indicate 24,334 current car trips per day in this area and does not account for the additional 3870+ daily trips for the project in an already congested area by simply adding one signal and timing the rest. Also to be considered is that when the projected 29,835 additional new car trips from the North 40 (when developed), Winchester, Lark and Los Gatos boulevards will likely be gridlocked during peak hours. On Wednesday May 8`h at 5:35 PM it took me 8 minutes to travel 1/8 mile east on Lark to Oka road, and another 4 minutes to continue to travel another 1/8 mile east, for a total 12 minutes to travel % mile. I can swim faster than that. And this is before the proposed Albright 550K square feet plus the 500K+ square feet on the north 40 has even started. When describing the hardscape Mr. Shenk likes to use words like "language" and "texture" in his presentations to mitigate impact, however, the height , never approved at 85 feet, cannot now be justified by Mr. Shenk's simply saying in his letter that it's been "lowered" to 65 feet and now eliminates the residential component. This fly's in the face of current town restrictions on height. In my opinion, it would serve the town better if he did go back to the residential component, which should be the sorely needed senior housing near creek trails, major roads, doctors and hospitals. Jobs are important to our town but so is the quality of life we all pay for to live here. There is, and must be, a logical compromise to this project that will benefit all. One with Tess mass and height would be a good start, as would one with something that is really cutting edge like building one level below grade with the land sculpted back away from the building for natural light and/or using the natural grade on the easterly side (creekside) of the property to reduce height by contouring the buildings to the natural slope of the land, underground parking, connection to light rail, solar generation, and pleasing architecture much like the Letterman Lucas Digital Arts building in the Presidio in SF. One wonders if that is possible when the project in budgeting only $160 per square foot for construction costs. Can it be said this "warm shell " buildout is being done as cheaply as possable to satisfy the developers return on investment? Please vote no on the project as presented at 550K square feet plus a 48 foot 4 story parking garage and require them to scale it down in height and mass. Jeff Whalen, Country Club Heights, La Rinconada golf course neighborhood. C.C. Greg Larson Joel Paulson i This Page Intentionally Left Blank From: Michael Brozicevic [mailto:mike@jolliesfocdcompany.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:19 AM To: Council Subject: Albright Project May 14, 2013 1 have concerns about the Albright proposed development on Winchester Blvd. The town ignored the general plan allowing the Netflix building to be built and now maybe the Albright project. The proposed building heights and privacy are a real concern to the nearby homeowners. I feel the town allowed Netflix for revenue only. Because Netflix will soon be streaming more than mailing DVDs the town will no longer collect sales tax from them. The chances of Netflix being around in the next few years is slim considering their competition. We will still be stuck with that building If the Albright project is approved what's next? The commercial buildings on University avenue? Will they follow suit and expand? Setting another precedent will open the doors for expansion. My main concern is the traffic on Lark Avenue. Lark Avenue is already at it's limit. To exit Charter Oaks Drive towards Hwy 17 is almost impossible during commute hours not to mention dangerous. If you install a no left turn there and we can only go right where do we make a u- turn? On to University and cut through one of the business parks? I doubt that would be allowed. Has the town actually done an environmental impact report on traffic congestion, noise and pollution? I moved to Los Gatos because of the small town atmosphere. We don't need to be another Santa Clara or San Jose. Please consider these concerns before making your decision. Michael Brozicevic A Charter Oaks Townhouse resident From: noreply@civicplus.com [mailto:noreply@civicplus.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:46 PM To: Town Manager; Christina Gilmore Subject: Online Form Submittal: Customer Feedback Form The following form was submitted via your website: Customer Feedback Form Name:: Alexander Eagle Address:: 202 charter oaks circle City:: Los gatos State: : Ca Zip:: 95032 Home Phone Number:: 408 379-2615 Daytime Phone Number:: 408 656-9188 Email Address:: Almen2000@aol.com Please let us know how we are doing or what we can do for you!: Regarding the Albright office park proposal: The traffic on Lark is already unmanageable during rush hours. To add 550,000 sqft of office workers would be an unrepairable disaster. Los gatos is all about a charming small town. We already have large office complexes on University. Why violate the general plan to allow 4 stories? For a more creative atmosphere. Come on. Look what happened to Pleasanton when they built all the offices. If business is down the whole town is affected. The developer just wants more square feet for more income. NetFlix is irrevelant. Streaming will stop DVD rentals. NetFlix is just another tenant. Our property taxes go to the State who allocates them. The additional property tax revenue will not be felt locally. From: Heil, Daniel J.[mailto:Daniel.Heil@intelsat.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:02 PM To: Council Subject: Approve the Albright -Netflix project Dear Los Gatos Town Council. I live in Los Gatos by name, but in the un-incorporated section on the north edge. Los Gatos, Campbell, San Jose. I see the current empty buildings on Albright Court and Albright Way every time I ride or run along the LG Creek trail, and wonder why they continue to be empty. A chance to fill up those buildings with new jobs, or in this case build new buildings and fill them up with a good solid company is a big plus for Los Gatos and for the communities in the area. Don't let this good idea be de -railed by a few selfish people. So I encourage you to approve the Albright Way Project for all the right reasons. 1. Netflix has been a local business for many years. They like other local business deserve intelligent local support. 2. The construction of these new buildings will provide many jobs for local workers. 3. The long term jobs provided by Netflix will push many dollars into the local communities of Los Gatos and Campbell. 4. These buildings are on the edge of Los Gatos, not the center of town. They would be replacing existing commercial building with newer more lease -able commercial buildings. 5. There are already multistory buildings and objects in this area of the town. And these buildings will be behind an existing stand of tall trees. 5o 4 story or 3 story buildings will be a minimal impact to the visual skyline of people driving by, and those few people that live nearby. 6. Its land that abuts Hwy 85 and a bleak section of Winchester, which implies its less desirable. It is only serviced by Albright Way, another limiting factor in its attractiveness to potential business. So if Netflix isn't going to lease this property, who will? And how long will the town have to wait for another good tenant? Dan Heil Los Gatos 95032. Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 2:19 PM To: Council Subject: Proposed Albright project. Council Members: We lived here with our family for 40+ years. We settled here because of the charming small town atmosphere. We are very against the project. We don't understand why the town would consider violating the long standing 35 ft limit. NetFlix seems to be the expressed reason. NetFlix isn't going to occupy all 550,000 sqft. Their sales tax revenues will be disappearing in light of streaming. Their industry is maturing and no doubt they will merge or something in the near future. Our property taxes go to the State and they allocate them so it's not like the Town will directly profit. 550,000 sqft of office worker traffic will completely jam Lark. It is impossible to make a left turn from Charter Oaks and very difficult to make a right turn during rush hour. The additional drivers will make it impossible for either, and there is no solution such Is a stoplight. There are already too many. We venture a complete jamming of traffic if the project is allowed. We already have many large office buildings and complexes along University. To allow this will devastate the charm of Los Gatos and turn it into a smokey, traffic contested city - not recognizable from San Jose. Al & Marsha Eagle 202 Charter Oaks Circle Los Gatos, CA Sent from my iPad From: Joanna Snyder [mailto:ioanna@twobagsfull.com) Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:36 PM To: Council Subject: Keep Netflix in Los Gatos As almost 21 year residents of Los Gatos, homeowners, and retired professionals (with no school -age children attending Los Gatos Schools) we are in full support of the Albright Way-Netflix project and what it will mean for financial support to our schools. The revenue generated by the Netflix business expansion will help to keep our town's ambiance and value, as well as attracting additional businesses with even more tax revenue dollars. This town is fortunate to have seen our property values rise in recent months to almost prior levels, fueled in part by the highly rated public school system (which now faces overcrowding but very little additional funding to cover the increasing costs associated with more students) and by the improving economy. Approving the Albright development will go a long way in mitigating the loss of tax revenue from businesses that fell away due to the deep recession of 2008. Additional business -generated tax revenue going into our schools will help to keep property values strong by keeping the schools strong. Should our schools be unable to keep up their levels of excellence we will see significant drops in these recovering property values, something no one wants to see happen. We urge the Town Council to approve the Albright Project for the good of the entire town and it's school children. Joanna and Dave Snyder From: Mary Patterson [mailto:mmpmitzi@comcast.netj Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:07 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Way Dear Council Members, I'm asking you to please vote down the HUGE building project on Albright Way. Large buildings like that do not belong in our quaint town. Please suggest "Undergrounding" as a better solution than overpowering, out of character buildings. Netflix ....it may not even be around by the time the buildings are completed. Please....our town is depending on you!! Thank you, Mary Patterson relay 11, to i s The Honorable Barbara Spector .'wn Council Members Town of Los Gatos 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 RE: Support for Albright Way proposal Dear Mayor Spector and Town Councilrnembers: I grew up in Los Gatos and attended Daves Ave. Fischer Jr. High and LGHS. I would love to see more tax dollars come into the community and the schools. I also like that it will bring several well -paying jobs and affordable housing to the community. My family and I are very supportive of the Albright Way development. 1 think this would be a great business to have stay in Los Gatos f ''ase vote to approve Albright. f 1 )41 ncreiy, This Page Intentionally Left Blank From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlawCalme.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 2:13 PM To: Council; BSpector; Steve Leonardis; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski; Marcia Jensen Subject: Albright: Elegant Solution 35/350 (See Green Hills Tech Center Buildings in Scotts Valley) JOHN A. SHEPARDSON, ESQ. 59 N. Santa Cruz Avenue, Suite Q Los Gatos, CA 95030 T: (408) 395-3701 F: (408) 395-0112 Town Council Re: PD-12-001 Albright Way. May 15/13 Dear Council, No one I know wants to stop this project from being built. What they want is for it to be consistent with our general plan making this a project everyone could support. Unfortunately the original project was approved by some of you. It is my feeling you did not get a clear picture based on of the information given to make an educated decision. Much of this will be talked about on the 20th. I'll point out that the one time spiff to the schools will make but a dent and is nothing more than a rouse. Taxes after that occurs if new structures are added, will be dwarfed with by N.40 tax projections and other planned developments in the works. The current property tax base increase since being purchase is already being paid. NEW tax increases if buildings are built will be the real reality. They will be substantial but not enough to approve this project without more public benefits for problems being created. Developers seldom come in with a ready to approve project. One planning commissioner pointed out that he felt the developer had a boot on his neck and refused to negotiate. He did come down to 65 feet but refuses to build underground parking or office space, which is common. Obviously profit is the driving force. There is a need for a lot more compromise and I hope you do not do this on the 20th. Sending it back to planning would be the correct process to accomplish this. If you feel you must then the obvious solution would be to allow nothing more than the Netflix height not including the tower. But this is no compromise as it goes against POLICY LU 1.8 : keeping with small town character. The nearest neighborhoods to this project are the adjoining condominiums and Courtside, NOT Netflix which is well down the road. Remember even commercial development of any type requires it to meet small town character. POLICY LU 1.3: requires the preservation of existing topography. If any building is to be allowed higher than regulations then placement in the hollow of this parcel would cause the least harm to the setting and not destroy the topography as the 20' fill would then not be necessary. A word about this developer. He was asked to build the commercial buildings at the Swanson Ford property first. He arranged for this not to happen. He was allowed concessions such as setting back the building at the Lincoln agency lot by agreeing to have retail on the first floor. He is now not going to provide neighborhood serving business desperately needed here and required. I doubt he ever intended to provide retail at this location. Like other developers, the game is to secure a c.u.p. for a project first. Then there is his propensity to sue, so I urge you to stay well within our regulations and just say no until he starts working for the towns benefit too. This development to quote the developers own words is a "train wreck," and we are under it's wheels. We will be embedded with this developer for years. Larry Arzie From: The Ristows [mailto:ristows@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:30 PM To: Council Subject: Albright Development as proposed Dear Esteemed Los Gatos Council Members, Please do NOT approve the Albright Office Park as proposed. Some compromise is necessary for this project to be acceptable in Los Gatos. I appreciate that your upcoming decision on the Albright Office Park proposal has to take many factors into account. Redevelopment of this outdated office park is inevitable, and appears necessary. My biggest concern is the height and mass of the proposed four-story buildings. While Class A office space is desirable, it does not REQUIRE 4 story buildings. We have a General Plan and building guidelines that limit the height of buildings in our town and which highlight the preservation of the hillside views. While there can be reasons to grant exceptions to certain restrictions, this sets a serious precedent, taking something away that can't be restored. As a parent of a Fisher and LGHS student , I am surprised and disappointed by the letter that appeared in the Weekly yesterday and was sent to the Council from a group of school volunteers leading We Support Los Gatos. While I can respect that we might all have differing views on how Albright should be allowed to be developed, and whether exceptions to the General Plan should be granted to this developer, I strongly object to their allusion that their view to support this project as proposed is shared by the families of the 5000 students at the LG Public Schools. This is completely untrue! I am opposed to this project as presented, and I agree with the last Planning Commission decision two weeks ago that a compromise could be reached. The developer refuses to consider a compromise, pushing for four 4-story buildings, at 65 feet in height per building. This requires a huge exception to the General Plan, which was just revised in 2010 and should be the guiding document in planning for our town. Certainly the families that live in Charter Oaks do not support this project. They bought houses near an existing office park in a town known for preservation and which prohibits buildings above 35 feet high. They "knew" the limits of what could be redeveloped next to their properties. Now the developer insists he MUST have 4 stories for all four buildings. John Shenk is refusing to compromise. It's hard to believe Netflix couldn't occupy a three-story building. Netflix is only committing to one building, yet Mr. Shenk wants to have permission to eventually build 4 four-story buildings. The tax revenue that was cited in the We Support Los Gatos letter will not be completely realized for many years, and the buildings will be phased in. As I understand it, only the first building (1/4th of the project) will initially go forward. So don't plan on that $1.4M annually for a while Additionally,they worry about the revenue the schools will lose without the 4 storied buildings. At 350,000 square feet, the schools will not get $178,910 of developer fees and annual tax revenues that 550,000 would. However, with the North 40 soon to be developed, their developer fees and annual tax revenues will dwarf the loss of the $178,910. When you add in the fees and taxes of all other projects, such as Swanson Ford, Laurel Mews, Blue Bird, Palo Alto Medical Center, the Convent, etc., etc., we'll have more money for the schools than ever and will not have had to sell out the character and soul of our small town. People who think, really think, about what the implications could be of granting this height exception are also opposed. At the Planning Commission meeting two weeks ago, there was a representative of some office properties on University near Lark. He spoke in favor of this project, citing a need for more Class A office space. You must realize that when Shenk gets his height and density exceptions, the owners on University will be asking for theirs at some point. The North 40 developer, Grosvenor, will also be watching this. We all rely on some form of protection to maintain the quality and sanity of our neighborhoods. I don't want the Toll House to be able to expand further into my residential neighborhood or begin outdoor amplified music. I expect the rules and regulations of our town to remain consistent and not change for the momentary financial windfall. The Blossom Manor neighborhoods likely would not appreciate a huge 4-story office complex to replace the Nob Hill shopping center. People in the College Ave. neighborhoods were opposed to development of Dittos Lane and are wary of what could be built in the soon -to -be -developed Convent property. Those on Loma Alta can assume that Eastfield Ming Quong could not expand substantially. We should not be pushing to have the rights of the Charter Oaks neighborhood crushed for this project. All of these projects impact the immediate neighbors, the traffic throughout town, and the number of students and amount of revenue for the school. There have been a number of projects approved that are NOT good for the schools (Laurel Mews, Bluebird Lane, Swanson Ford), and we are all dealing with the problems these high -density, family -filled homes will cause traffic and schools. But to jump at another project, with so many new problems and precedent -setting issues, all because we can get more money for the schools concerns me. Money does not buy happiness. Albright can and will be developed. John Shenk came to Los Gatos and is now demanding that we change our rules for him. I think we could lose more than we will gain if we allow him to dictate what gets built in our town. My experience is that the more people learn about this project, the more they support a compromise. I wish We Support Los Gatos had pushed on both sides for this compromise. This is not an all -or -nothing issue. Please require the Albright project to comply (at least more closely) with existing building restrictions. Thank you, Maria Ristow 85 Broadway This Page Intentionally Left Blank 5/15/2013 The Honorable Barbara Spector Town Council Members Town of Los Gatos 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 RE: Albright Way Application for a Corporate Campus - Support Dear Mayor Spector and Members of the Town Council: SHORE NIANAGEN! ENT & IIVELOPNIEN As a professional in real estate development and project management for some of the largest corporations in Silicon Valley, I wanted to provide you with information on why the Albright Way campus is the appropriate design and use for the property. By way of background, I have assisted some of the region's largest software and hardware companies including NetApp, Adobe, Nvidia, Yahoo!, Google, the recent Facebook campus and others effectively plan for their office space requirements as well as worked for numerous clients on their land acquisition and site development needs. The current trend throughout Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area is to develop buildings with floor plate areas starting in the 35,000 square foot range and higher. This format allows companies to use the space in a more flexible and efficient manner. The workforce of today no longer only works in just cubicles or offices. Corporations use a variety of spaces including individual office space, collaborative meeting areas, and informal seating arrangements. Additionally, the exterior space plays a much more significant role. Companies want employees to be able to communicate and work more effectively together, so they are looking for multi -floor buildings. While two story buildings are still occupied and part of the space inventory, companies want buildings that are at least 4 stories. There are very unique exceptions like Nvidia's new campus because they have the land mass to do enormous floor plates. The project before you represents a design that meets the market trends, and will provide a space inventory in Los Gatos that does not exist today. The height and floor plates are the sizes that company desire. The overall square footage of the development at 550,000 square feet is near the baseline of what companies want for expansion purposes. When you are looking at your long-term portfolio needs, a minimum of at least 500,000 square feet will work with a preference towards the 1,000,0000 square foot type campus. As for parking requirements, the application proposes a parking ratio of 3.3 per 1,000 square feet. This is a very typical standard in the industry. Most companies run extensive Transportation Demand Management programs that include shuttles, biking and carpools. The trend of bringing workers to their employment center via an alternative mode of transportation is growing, and those programs will continue to grow in the future. In my opinion, the project before you will provide Los Gatos with a contemporary corporate campus that companies will desire to lease for decades to come. It meets all of the market needs with exceptionally designed buildings, ample open space for external meeting areas for employees to relax or work, and has the space requirements for growth. Companies do not want low slung buildings spread out over a property like they did in the 70's, 80's and 90's. People work more efficiently and the space they work in must meet those same efficiencies. Albright Way Application for a Corporate Campus - Support 5/15/2013 I hope the Town Council will seize the opportunity to have this campus jewel as an asset in Los Gatos and vote to approve the Albright Way application. Sincerely, Shgzi Dan Shore Shore Management & Development 834 Lenzen Avenue San Jose, CA 95126 2 From: John Shepardson [mailto:shepardsonlaw(ame.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:42 PM To: Council; BSpector; Steve Leonardis; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski; Marcia Jensen Subject: Albright: Elegant Solution for Property (At end of email another 2-story commercial building on Green Hills Rd. in Scotts Valley) Dear Mayor Spector and Council Members: Commerce and Mountains $ and Nature The concepts need not be mutually exclusive. Please include the photo below in the project package, my previous photo sent today, and an additional ones to be sent after this email. We can keep the small town character and build great 2-story Class A buildings on the site. The developers, Pau, Carlye Group and Mr. Shenck are pros at crunching the numbers. At 2M an acre purchase price, they can make plenty of money at 2-stories, and 350K square feet. So by allowing 550K, based on a promise of more monies to the school (Only 37% more than under 350K, 350K/550Kk =63%), do we disregard the GP, risk gridlock, lose views and vista and privacy, and permanently damage the Los Gatos small town character? All occurring with story pole cherry pickers that honestly give the public little understanding of the what is going where. We are kinda going in blind on this project in terms what it will look like at completion. Should we run that risk, in addition to the other problems? If the project is denied, the developers can come back with something consistent with the GP. 35/350 would generate wide support. Mr. Shenk publicly said he could do the project at less than 85 feet. Now he is proposing 65 feet. They can go to 35 feet, if we tell them to, by following, the GP. We have seen the pattern: They push for as much as they can get, irrespective of existing town standards. Personal responsibility means it is the Council job to protect the town from over -reaching developers. They «ill be back, and we send a message to the other developers that are standards mean something,. Peter Pau at http://shpco.com/profile/the team.php tef Pau is pi rounder. sde( or l"° ;-cyp)�, rt Company, ivir. Pay holds a bachelor s degree from ► (e University California, Berkeley and a masters degree in ! construction manaciernent from Stanford University. John Shenk - Managing Director at http://havencap.com/team/ Mr. Shenk brings 20 years of real estate investment, development, finance and operatinc experience to Haven, where he specializes in transaction sourcinc, analysis and structuring. He joins Haven from The Sobrato Organization, one of the largest West Coast real estate development, investment, management, and construction companies, where he served as COO and EVP. While with Sobrato, Mr. Shenk acquired, developed, financed, and managed over 10,000 multi -family units and 8.5 million square feet of commercial space. He was directly responsible for each aspect of $2 billion of acquisition and development properties. He took responsibility for risk management and managed an insurance program with more than 120 properties, 100 tenants, and $3 billion in value. He has worked extensively with life insurance companies, pension funds, banks, and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac on construction, acquisition & development, as well as fixed and variable rate permanent financing, on loans ranging from $2 million to $1.2 billion. Through Sobrato Construction Corporation and Sobrato Builders, Inc. he directed residential (multifamily densities between 20-55 per acre) and commercial (tilt -up and mid -rise) project managers, superintendents, and subcontractors with an annual construction volume of $75 million. Mr. Shenk has a BA from the University of Souther California. (emphasis added) Carlyle Group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Carly le Group. L.P. THE CARLYLE GROUP Tvpe Public Traded as NASDAQ: CG Industry Private equity Founded 1987 Founder(s) William E. Conway. Jr. Daniel A. D'Aniello David M. Rubenstein Headquarters 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington. D.C.. United States ICcy people Products Revenue Net income Daniel A. D'Aniello (Chainnan) William E. Conway, Jr. (Co -CEO) David M. 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Since its inception, Carlyle has completed investments in such notable companies as Booz Allen Hamilton, Dex Media, Dunkin' Brands, Freescale Semiconductor, Getty Images, HCR Manor Care, Hertz, Kinder Morgan, Nielsen and United Defense. As of December 31, 2012, Carlyle had $170 billion in assets under management across 113 funds and 67 fund of fund vehicles. The firm has more than 1,400 employees including 650 investment professionals, with offices in 33 countries globally. Carlyle has investments in over 200 companies and more than 250 real estate investments. Carlyle's portfolio companies employ more than 650,000 people worldwide. The firm has over 1,500 limited partners in 75 countries.0 According to a 2011 ranking called the PEI 300 based on capital raised over the last five years, Carlyle was ranked as the third largest private equity firm in the world.° Carlyle had been ranked first in the 2007 Iisting.1-21 Contents [hide] 1 Business segments 1.1_Corporate private equity 1.2 Real assets 1.3 Global Market Strategies 1.4 Fund of Rinds solutions 2 History c 2.1 Founding and early history c 2.2 2002-2006 2.3 Since 2007 c 2.4_Ownership changes 3_Subsidiaries and joint -ventures 3.1_Carlyle Capital Corporation 4 Carlyle in the Media 4.1 Documentaries 5_Notable employees and advisors 0 5.1 Business 5.2 Political figures c. 5.3 Media 6_See also 7 References 3 Further reading 9 External links Business segments [edit] The firm is organized into four business segments: Corporate private equity o Management of Carlyle's family of private equity funds investing primarily in leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions through a range of geographically focused investment funds; • Real Assets - Management of Carlyle's family of real estate investment funds focusing on the LIS, Europe and Asia; • Global Market Strategies - Management of various credit, equities and hedge fund vehicles with over $30 billion in assets under management; and • Fund of funds solutions —Carlyle's Alpinvest subsidiary manages approximately $45 billion of assets focusing on fund of funds, secondaries and co -investments for institutional investors Corporate private equity [edit] Carlyle's Corporate Private Equity division manages a series of leveraged buyout and growth capital investment funds with specific geographic or industry focuses. Carlyle invests primarily in the following industries: aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and retail, energy andpower, health care, real estate, technology and business services, telecommunications and media, and transportation. Carlyle began investing in Corporate Private Equity in 1990 and since inception Carlyle has invested $53 billion of capital in 449 investments. Geographically, Carlyle has invested in three regions: (i) the Americas (222 investments, 58% of capital), (ii) Europe, the Middle East and Africa (102 investments, 23% of capital), (iii) Asia - Pacific (125 investments, 19% of capital). As of December 31, 2012, Carlyle managed 31 active funds with $53 billion in assets under management consisting offill: • Buyout funds - Carlyle manages a group of 21 active funds with approximately S49 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012. 111 • Growth capital funds — Carlyle manages 10 active growth capital funds with approximately S4 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.111 Real assets [edit] Carlyle's Real Assets division, manages 17 active investment funds focused on real estate, infrastructure and energy and renewable resources. The division also includes 8 funds managed by Carlyle's subsidiary NGP Energy Capital Management.1-1 The real assets business has three primary areas of focus: Real estate funds -- Carlyle manages 10 active real estate funds with approximately $13 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012. Carlyle has made over 525 investments, including office buildings, residential properties, hotels, retail properties, industrial properties and senior living facilities, in 137 cities globally as of December 31, 2012.E I• nfrastructure funds — Carlyle has approximately $1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.0 • Energy & Renewable Resources — Through its joint venture with Riverstone, Carlyle manages 6 active funds with approximately $14 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.111 Global Market Strategies [edit] Carlyle's Global Market Strategies division manages 57 investment across a range of investments including credit, emerging markets, macroeconomic strategies, commodities trading, leveraged loans, structured credit and mezzanine debt. As of December 31, 2012, the Global Market Strategies division had $33 billion of assets under management across several strategies. Structured Credit funds — Carlyle manages 39 investment funds, including CLOs with approximately $17 billion in assets under der management as of December 31, 2012. 111 Distressed and Corporate Opportunities — Carlyle manages 3 funds focused on investments in distressed debt, with approximately S2 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.E Mezzanine — Carlyle manages 2 funds focused on mezzanine debt investments in middle market companies with approximately $700 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.1-11Carlyle also manages a fund focused on mezzanine debt investments in energy and power projects in North America with $1 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2012.1 • Long / Short Credit funds — Carlyle manages approximately SX billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.E Long / Short Credit — Carlyle's Claren Road Asset Management subsidiary manages two hedge funds focused on credit investments with approximately $7 billion in assets under management as of December 31,2012. • Emerging Markets and Macroeconomic Strategies — Carlyle's Emerging Sovereign Group subsidiary manages 7 hedge funds with approximately $3 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.E • Commodities — Carlyle's Vermillion subsidiary manages 3 investment funds with approximately $2 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2012.- Fund of funds solutions [edit] AlpInyest Partners IN EST Type Industry Private Equity Private Headquarters Amsterdam. Netherlands Products Fund investments. Secondaries.Co- Investments. Mezzanine Total assets E35 billion (S45 billion) Website WWW.AlpInvest.com Main article: Alpinvest Partners Alpinvest Partners is one of the largest private equity investment managers globally with over €42 billion (approximately S55 billion) under management at the end of 2009, invested alongside more than 250 private equity firms. Founded in 1999, Alpinvest has historically been the exclusive manager of private equity investments for the investment managers of two of the world's largest pension funds Stichtinq Pensioenfonds ABP (ABP) and Stichtinq Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn(PFZW), both based in the Netherlands. In January 2011, Carlyle announced the acquisition of Alpinvest. The acquisition will add a leading fund -of -funds and secondary platform, significantly expanding Carlyle's global asset management business. Alpinvest pursues investment opportunities across the entire spectrum of private equity including: large buyout, middle -market buyout, venture capital, growth capital, mezzanine, distressed and sustainable energy investments. The firm also invests through a range of private equity investment channels, which include: new fund commitments, secondary market purchases, equity co - investments and mezzanine investments. Alpinvest invests primarily in private equitylimited partnerships and effectively acts as a fund investor, making commitments to private equity funds globally. Between 2000 and 2010, Alpinvest made 389 fund investments managed by 226 different general partners.Ml Alpinvest will invest with these firms either by making commitments to new investment funds or by purchasing funds through the private equity secondary market. Alpinvest is one of the largest private equity fund investors and is also among the largest and most active and experienced investors in private equity secondaries. The Secondary Investments team acquires or restructures portfolios of private equity assets ranging in size from E1 million to more than E1 billion. Alpinvest also invests directly alongside some of the largest private equity investors through an active co -investment program and will make mezzanine debt investments into companies owned by financial sponsors.0 Alpinvest has offices in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong and London with over 70 investment professionals and over 115 employees. History [edit] History of private equity and venture capital Earl history (Origins of modern private equity) The 1980s (LB The 1990s (LBO bust and the VC bubble) The 2000s (Dot-com bubble to the credit crunch) o V • T o E Founding and early history [edit] Carlyle was founded in 1987 as an investment banking boutique by five original partners with backgrounds in finance and government: William E. Conway, Jr., Stephen L. Norris, David M. Rubenstein, Daniel A. D'Aniello and Greg Rosenbaum.° The founding partners named the firm after the Carlyle Hotel in New York City where Norris and Rubenstein had often met to discuss the formation of their new investment business.° Rubenstein, who was a Washington -based lawyer, had worked in theCarter Administration. Norris and D'Aneillo had previously worked together at Marriott Corporation while Conway was a finance executive at MCI Communications. Of the founding five partners Rubenstein, Conway and D'Aneillo remain active in the business while Rosenbaum left in the first yearn and Norris departed in 1995.17' Carlyle was founded with $5 million of financial backing from T. Rowe Price, Alex. Brown & Sons, First Interstate Equities,and the Richard King Mellon family.j1011111 In the late 1980s, Carlyle raised capital on a deal -by -deal basis to pursue leveraged buyout investments including a failed takeover battle for Chi-Chi's.(811111 The firm raised its first dedicated buyout fund with S100 million of investor commitments in 1990. In is early years, Carlyle also advised in transactions including a $500 million investment by Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal in Citigroup in 1991 :lil The Crusader weapon system, developed by United Defense, Carlyle's largest investment in the defense industry, was cancelled in May 200211 12 Carlyle initially developed a reputation for acquiring businesses related to the defense industry. In 1992, Carlyle completed the acquisition of the Electronics division of General Dynamics Corporation, renamed ODE Systems, a producer of military electronics systems.j� Carlyle would later sell the business to Tracor in October 1994»41 Carlyle acquired Magnavox Electronic Systems, the military communications and electronic -warfare systems segment of Magnavox, from Philips Electronics in 1993.j151 Carlyle sold Magnavox for approximaely $370 million to Hughes Aircraft Company in 1995. Carlyle also invested in Vought Aircraft through a partnership with Northrop Grumman.l161 Carlyle's most notable defense industry investment came in October 1997 with its acquisition of United Defense Industries. The $850 million acquisition of United Defense represented Carlyle's largest investment to that point.f 121j171 Carlyle was able to complete an IPO of United Defense on the New York Stock Exchange in December 2001 selling a significant portion of its interest in the company. Carlyle completed a sale of its remaining United Defense stock and exited the investment in April 2004..III In more recent years, Carlyle has deemphasized its focus on defense industry investments. Carlyle's 2001 investor conference took place on September 11, 2001. In the weeks following the meeting, it was reported that a member of the Bin Laden family had been in attendance and that they were investors in Carlyle managed funds. 20 Later reports confirmed that the Bin Laden family had invested $2 million into Carlyle's $1.3 billion Carlyle Partners II Fund in 1995making the family relatively small investors with the firm. These connections would later be profiled in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911. The Bin Laden family liquidated its holdings in Carlyle's funds in October 2001. 221 2002-2006 [edit] THE CARLYLE GROUP �i, Carlyle Group Historical Logo Following the collapse of the Dot-com bubble in 2000 and 2001, buyout activity reduced significantly. Marked by the two -stage buyout of Dex Media at the end of 2002 and 2003, large multi -billion dollar U.S. buyouts could once again obtain significant high yield debt financing and larger transactions could be completed. Carlyle, together with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, led a $7.5 billion buyout of QwestDex. The buyout was the third largest corporate buyout since 1989. QwestDex's purchase occurred in two stages: a $2.75 billion acquisition of assets known as Dex Media East in November 2002 and a $4.30 billion acquisition of assets known as Dex Media West in 2003. R. H. Donnelley Corporation acquired Dex Media in 2006. Shortly after Dex Media, other larger buyouts would be completed signaling the resurgence in private equity was underway. Lou Gerstner, former chairman and CEO of IBM and Nabisco, was appointed chairman of Carlyle in January 2003, replacing Frank Carlucci. Gerstner would serve in that position through October 2008.1231[241 The hiring of Gerstner, was intended to reduce the perception of Carlyle as a politically dominated firm. At the time, Carlyle, which wad been founded 15 years earlier had accumulated $13.9 billion of assets under management and had generated annualized returns for investors of 1241 36 Carlyle also announced the $1.6 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Telcom from Verizon in May 2004.- Carlyle's investment was immediately challenged when Hawaii regulators delayed the closing of the buyout. The company also suffered billing and customer -service issues as it had to recreate its back -office systems. Hawaiian Telcom ultimately filed for bankruptcy in December 2008, costing Carlyle the $425 million it had invested in the company. T, 1. 1-- Carlyle led the S15 billion buyout of Hertzin 2005 As the activity of the large private equity firms increased in the mid-2000s, Carlyle kept pace with such competitors as Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Blackstone Group, and TPG Capital. In 2005, Carlyle, together withClayton Dubilier & Rice and Merrill Lynch completed the $15.0 billion leveraged buyout of The Hertz Corporation, the largest car rental agency from Ford.1281(291 The following year, in August 2006, Carlyle and its Riverstone Holdings affiliate partnered with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners in the $27.5 billion (including assumed debt) acquisition of Kinder Morgan, one of the largest pipeline operators in the US. The buyout was backed by Richard Kinder, the company's cofounder and a former president of Enron. In September 2006, Carlyle led a consortium, comprising Blackstone Group, Perrnira and TPG Capital, in the $17.6 billion takeover of Freescale Semiconductor. At the time of its announcement, Freescale would be the largest leveraged buyout of a technology company ever, surpassing the 2005 buyout of SunGard. The buyers were forced to pay an extra $800 million because KKR made a last minute bid as the original deal was about to be signed. Shortly after the deal closed in late 2006, cell phone sales at Motorola Corp., Freescale's former corporate parent and a major customer, began dropping sharply. In addition, in the recession of 2008-2009, Freescale's chip sales to automakers fell off, and the company came under great financial strainj31j[32] Earlier that year, in January 2006, Carlyle together with Blackstone Group, Alpinvest Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Thomas H. Lee Partners acquired Nielsen Company, the global information and media company formerly known as VNU in an $8.9 billion buyout.f331 341r351 Also in 2006, Carlyle acquired Oriental Trading Company which ultimately declared bankruptcy in August 2010- as well as Forba Dental Management, the owner of Small Smiles Dental Centers, the largest US chain of dental clinics for children. Since 2007 [edit] David Rubenstein, the head of the Carlyle Group, the largest private equity firm (by investor commitments) during the 2006-07 buyout boom. On January 28, 2007, the Carlyle group purchased Synagro Technologies, a munincipal sludge hauler and spreader, for S5.76 per share. Carlyle continued to make large investments into 2007 as the buyout market reached its peak. In June 2007, Carlyle agrees to acquire HD Supply for $10.3 billion, along with Bain Capital and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (with each agreeing to buy a one-third stake in the division). Home Depot sold their wholesale construction supply business to fund a stock repurchase estimated at $40 billion. Also in June 2007, Carlyle announced that it would partner with Onex Corporation to buy theAllison Transmission unit from General Motors for $5.6 billion. 3- On December 18, 2007, David Rubenstein, representing the Carlyle Group, purchased the Magna Carta (one of seventeen copies) at Sotheby's Auction House in New York City. He paid the Perot Foundation $21.3 million. Mr. Rubenstein expressed his intent for it to be returned to the National Archives for display. On May 16, 2008, Booz Allen Hamilton announced that it would sell a majority stake in the US government business to The Carlyle Group for $2.54 billion. The transaction was expected to be complete July 31, 2008. a� In November 2008, The Carlyle Group was named Private Equity firm of the year in the U.S. at the Financial Times- Mergermarket 2008 M&A Awards. 42 In March 2009, New York State and federal authorities began an investigation into payments made by Carlyle's Riverstone Holdings subsidiary to placement agents allegedly made in exchange for investments from the New York State Common Retirement System, the state's pension fund. In 2000, Carlyle had entered into a joint venture with Riverstone Holdings, an energy and power focused private equity firm founded by former Goldman Sachs investment bankers. It was alleged that these payments were in fact bribes or kickbacks, made to pension officials who have been under investigation by New York State Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo. In May 2009, Carlyle agreed to pay S20 million in a settlement with Cuomo and accepted changes to its fundraising practices. On October 16, 2009, Carlyle Group bought Metaldyne - a global automotive components supplier. 45 On November 30, 2009, David Rosendall, a Synagro executive was sentenced for conspiring to commit bribery, in the corruption scandal which eventually brought down the mayor City of Detroit.1 The executive for the Carlyle subsidiary was caught giving cash to Detroit city leadership. On September 4, 2011, the carpet manufacturer Brintons announced that it had been acquired by the Carlyle Group.- On October 3, 2011, the pharmaceutical contract research organisation PPD announced that it had been acquired by the Carlyle Group. In November 2012, the Carlyle Group unveiled the first investment of its new Sub -Saharan African Fund. Carlyle is part of a small group of investors that will inject $210 million into Export Trading Group, a Tanzania -based agricultural company that sources commodities from Africa's small farmers and sells those goods to China, India and elsewhere. 5° In October 2012, Carlyle Group sold its remaining 3.7% stake in Housing Development Finance Corporation for a fee of around $841 million. 5, January 2013, Carlyle Group began talks to sell Synagro after plowing over $500,000 in 2012 to keep the entity afloat. April 23, 2013, Carlyle Groups subsidiary, Synagro Technologies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and in leiu of sale, a reorganization and sale of the company to an affiliate of Swedish private -equity firm EQT. The offer price was set at $460Million, over $300 Million dollars Tess than what Carlyle group origianally purchased the entity for in 2007. 152 Ownership changes [edit] For the first 25 years of its existence, Carlyle operated as a private partnership controlled by its investment partners. In 2001, the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS), which had been an investor in Carlyle managed funds since 1996, acquired a 5.5% holding in Carlyle's management company for $175 million.15'41 The investment was valued at approximately $1 billion by 2007 at the height of the 2000s buyout boom. 55 In September 2007, Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle for the government of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates, purchased a 7.5% stake for $1.35 biliion.1561551 California legislators targeted Carlyle and Mubdala in February 2008, proposing a bill that would have barred CaJPERS from investing money "with private - equity firms that are partly owned by countries with poor records on human rights." The bill, which was intended to draw attention to the connection between Carlyle and Mubadala Development was later withdrawn. 57 In May 2012, Carlyle completed an initial public offering of the company, listing under the symbol CG on the NASDAQ. The firm, which at the time managed approximately $147 billion of assets, raised $671 million in the offering. Following the IPO, Carlyle's three remaining founding partners, Rubenstein, D'Aniello and Conway retained the position as the company's largest shareholders. Subsidiaries and joint -ventures [edit] Carlyle has been actively expanding its investment activities and assets under management through a series of acquisitions and joint -ventures. Carlyle Capital Corporation [edit] In March 2008, Carlyle Capital Corporation, established in August 20061-5-9-I for the purpose of making investments in U.S. mortgage -backed securities, defaulted on about $16.6 billion of debt as the global credit crunch brought about by the subprime mortgage crisis worsened for leveraged investors. The Guernsey -based affiliate of Carlyle was very heavily leveraged, up to 32 times by some accounts, and it expects its creditors to seize its remaining assets. 60 Tremors in the mortgage markets induced several of Carlyle's 13 lenders to make margin calls or to declare Carlyle in default on its loans.11 In response to the forced liquidation of mortgage -backed assets caused by the Carlyle margin calls and other similar developments in credit markets, on March 11, 2008, the Federal Reserve gave Wall Street's primary dealers the right to post mortgaged -back securities as collateral for loans of up to S200 billion in higher -grade, U.B. government -backed securities. 62 On March 12, 2008, BBC News Online reported that "instead of underpinning the mortgage -backed securities market, it seems to have had the opposite effect, giving lenders an opportunity to dump the risky asset" and that Carlyle Capital Corp. "will collapse if, as expected, its lenders seize its remaining assets."1 On March 16, 2008, Carlyle Capital announced that its Class A Shareholders had voted unanimously in favor of the Corporation filing a petition under Part XVI, Sec. 96, of the Companies Law (1994) of Guernseys for a "compulsory winding up proceeding" to permit all its remaining assets to be liquidated by a court appointed liquidator.1 The losses to the Carlyle Group due to the collapse of Carlyle Capital are reported to be "minimal from a financial standpoint . Carlyle in the Media [edit] Documentaries [edit] Carlyle has been profiled in two notable documentaries, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 and William Karel's The World According to Bush. In Fahrenheit 911, Moore makes nine allegations concerning the Carlyle Group, including: That the Bin Laden and Bush families were both connected to the Group; that following the attacks on September 11, the bin Laden family's investments in the Carlyle Group became an embarrassment to the Carlyle Group and the family was forced to liquidate their assets with the firm; that the Carlyle group was, in essence, the 11 th largest defense contractor in the United States. 67 Moore focused on Carlyle's connections with George H. W. Bush and his Secretary of State James A. Baker III, both of whom had at times served as advisers to the firm. The movie quotes author Dan Briody claiming that the Carlyle Group "gained" from September 11 because it owned United Defense, a military contractor, although the firm's Si 1 billion Crusader artillery rocket system developed for the U.S. Army is one of the few weapons systems canceled by the Bush administration.- A Carlyle spokesman noted in 2003 that its 7% interest in defense industriestwas far Tess than several other Private equity firms. Carlyle also has provided detail on its links with the Bin Laden family, specifically the relatively minor investments by an estranged half brother. 20 In his documentary The World According to Bush (May 2004), William Karel interviewed Frank Carlucci to discuss the presence of Shafiq bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's estranged brother, at Carlyle's annual investor conference while the September 11 attacks were occurring.r201f691 Zeitgeist The Movie makes similar claims that The Carlyle Group may have played a part in 9/11 ,citation needed] The Iron Triangle also talks about links with the Bin Laden family; the documentary makes claims that Carlyle bought political favor to get investment dollars and arms sales to the middle east.1 11 Notable employees and advisors [edit] The following is a list of both current and former employees and advisors. Business [edit] • G. Allen Andreas - Chairman of the Archer Daniels Midland Company, Carlyle European Advisory Board • Daniel Akerson -CEO of General Motors, Board member at 7 companies, Managing director at Carlyle Joaquin Avila - former managing director at Lehman Brothers, Managing director at Carlyle • Laurent Beaudoin - CEO of Bombardier (1979-), former member of Carlyle's Canadian Advisory board • Peter Cornelius - Managing Director of Nielsen Australia. • Paul Desmarais - Chairman of the Power Corporation of Canada, former member of Carlyle's Canadian Advisory board • David M. Moffett - CEO of Freddie Mac, Former Senior advisor to the Carlyle • Karl Otto Pohl - former President of the Bundesbank, Former Senior advisor to the Carlyle Group Olivier Sarkozy (half-brother of Nicolas Sarkozy, former President of France) - co-head and managing director of its recently launched global financial services division, since March 2008. Political figures [edit] North America James Baker III, former United States Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, Staff member under Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Carlyle Senior Counselor, served in this capacity from 1993 to 2005. • George H. W. Bush, former U.S. President, Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board from April 1998 to October 2003. • Frank C. Carlucci, former United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989; Carlyle Chairman and Chairman Emeritus from 1989 to 2005. • Richard G. Darman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Bush Administration; Managing director from 1993, later Senior Advisor1 • William E. Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1997-2001 and United States Ambassador to the European Union; Carlyle managing director from 2001-2009 73 • Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Bill Clinton, Carlyle Senior Advisor from 2001 to the present • Luis Tellez Kuenzler, Mexican economist, former Secretary of Communications and Transportation under the Felipe Calderon administration and former Secretary of Energy under the Zedillo administration. Frank McKenna, former Premier of New Brunswick, Canadian Ambassador to the United States between 2005 and 2006 and current Deputy Chairman of Toronto -Dominion Bank; served on Carlyle's Canadian advisory board. • Mack McLarty, Carlyle Group Senior Advisor (from 2003), White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. • Randal K. Quarles, former Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury under President George W. Bush, now a Carlyle managing director Europe • John Major, former British Prime Minister, Chairman, Carlyle Europe from 2001-200474 Asia • Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand (twice), former member of the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board until the board was disbanded in 2004 74 • Fidel V. Ramos, former president of the Philippines, Carlyle Asia Advisor Board Member until the board was disbanded in 200424-1 • Peter Chung, former associate at Carlyle Group Korea, who resigned in 2001 after 2 weeks on the job after an inappropriate e-mail to friends was circulated around the world r751r761 • Thaksin Shinawatra, former Prime Minister of Thailand (twice), former member of the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board until 2001 when he resigned upon being elected Prime Minister. 7 Media [edit] • Norman Pearlstine - editor -in -chief of Time magazine from (1995-2005), senior advisor telecommunications and media group 2006- See also [edit] • Carlyle Group companies (category) Arbusto Energy References [edit] 1 nabcdefgh i!!2QoegfIEZCarlyleGroupForm 10-K Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 2012. 2. ^ "PEI 300". Private Equity International. May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 3. ^ "PEI 50" (PDF). Private Equity International. May 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 4. 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Wall Street Journal, February 2, 2001 55. nab Heath, Thomas. "Government of Abu Dhabi Buys Stake in Carlyle." Washington Post, September 21, 2007, page D01. 56. " Sorkin, Andrew Ross. "Carlyle to Sell Stake to a Mideast Government." New York Times, September 21, 2007. 57. " Kasler, Dale. "Bill limiting CaIPERS, CaISTRS investments withdrawn." Sacramento Bee, April 9, 2008. 58. " Carlyle Prices IPO at Lower Range. Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2012 59. A Carlyle Capital Corporation Intends to File for Compulsory Winding up in Guernsey 60. " Carlyle Capital in default, on brink of collapse - Reuters 61. A Washington Post "Carlyle Group Holding 'Crisis' Talks in N.Y.," 03-10-08 62. " 'Fed Hopes to Ease Strain on Economic Activity' 03-11-08 63. " "Hedge fund on verge of collapse". BBC News Online. 13 March 2008. 64. A Companies Law of Guernsey (1994) 65. A "Carlyle Capital Corporation Intends To File For Compulsory Winding Up In Guernsey" Carlyle Capital Corporation New Release, March 16, 2008 66. " Jessica Hall, Dane Hamilton (March 14, 2008). "CCC's Woes Seen as Small Blemish for Carlyle Group". Reuters. 67. " Moore, Michael "Factual Back -Up for Fahrenheit 9/11: Section Four" michaelmoore.com 68. " Doward, Jamie (2003-05-23). "'Ex -presidents club' gets fat on conflict". The Observer. 69. A The Carlyle Group. Economist, Jun 26th 2003 70. ^ "The Iron Triangle". 71. ^ Nick Clarck, Carlyle poaches Olivier Sarkozy, The Independent, 4 March 2008 (English) 72. ^ [Darman Gets a New Job]. New York Times, February 25, 1993 73. ^ [Former F.C.C. Chief Joins Investment Firm]. New York Times, May 2, 2001 74. A a b c [THREE FORMER LEADERS LEAVE POSTS AT CARLYLE GROUP]. New York Times, August 6, 2004 75. ^ Peter Chung fires a lewd email to friends. CBS News 76. " [An E-Mail Boast to Friends Puts Executive Out of Work]. New York Times, May 22, 2001 77. ^gj Further reading [edit] Arbusto Energy References [edit] 78.AabcdefRt_iiiL(i.e2E2PREfSEYCarlyle Group Form 10-K Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 2012. 79. ^ "PEI 300". Private Equity International. May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011. 80. A "PEI 50" (PDF). Private Equity international. May 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 23 July 2010. 81. " 212 Carlyle Group annual report 82. " LPs Seeking Co -investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets (Emerging Markets Private Equity, Quarterly Review Q4 2006). Page 13. 83. " David A. Vise, "Area Merchant Banking Firm Formed," Washington Post, Oct. 5, 1987, F33 84. nab John Mintz, "Founder Going Beyond the Carlyle Group," Washington Post, Jan. 9, 1995, F9 85. nab Paul Farhi, "Chi-Chi's Bid Won D.C. Investment Firm Wall Street's Attention," Washington Post, June 6, 1988, F1 86. ^ Thornton, Emily "Carlyle Changes Its Stripes," BusinessWeek, February 12, 2007 87. ^ Carlucci Takes Job at Carlyle Group. New York Times, January 30, 1989 88. A a b 2 [Little-Known Carlyle Scores Big]. New York Times, March 26, 1991 89. A a [Carlyle Beats Out Dynamics for United Defense]. Wall Street Journal, August 27, 1997 90. ^ [GENERAL DYNAMICS SELLS UNIT TO PRIVATE GROUP]. New York Times, October 6, 1992 91. ^ [TRACOR TO BUY GDE SYSTEMS FROM CARLYLE GROUP]. New York Times, October 14, 1994 92. ^ [PHILIPS TO SELL MAGNAVOX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS]. New York Times, July 28, 1993 93. ^ [Hughes Aircraft Sets Purchase Of Magnavox for S370 Million]. New York Times, September 12, 1995 94. ^ [Military Contractor Sold to Buyout Firm]. New York Times, August 27, 1997 95. ^ United Defense Industries. GlobalSecurity.org, July 31, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2008. 96. A a b Pratley, Nils. Fahrenheit 9/11 had no effect, says Carlyle chief, The Guardian, February 15, 2005. 97 A a b Glassman, James K. "Big Deals. David Rubenstein and His Partners Have Made Billions With the Carlyle Group, the World's Hottest Private Equity Firm. How Have They Made All That Money? Why Are They in Washington?"Washingtonian, June 2006. 98. ^ [Bin Laden Family Is Tied To U.S. Group]. Wall Street Journal, September 27, 2001 99. ^ [Bin Laden Family Liquidates Holdings With Carlyle Group]. New York Times, October 26, 2001 100. " [IBM's Gerstner To Join Carlyle As Chairman]. Wall Street Journal, November 22, 2002 101. ^ a b {Gerstner to Be Carlyle Group Chairman; Former IBM Chief Brings Long List of Contacts to Private Equity Firm]. The Washington Post, November 22, 2002 102. ^ [The Man Behind the Curtain at Carlyle Group -- Despite All the Powerful Names, Little -Known David Rubenstein Drives Its Fund -Raising Success]. Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2003 103. ^ [VERIZON SELLS HAWAIIAN UNIT FOR $1.6 BILLION]. New York Times, May 22, 2004 104. ^ Carlyle's Bet on Telecom in Hawaii Ends Badly. Wall Street Journal, December 2, 2008 105. ^ ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and DANNY HAKIM. "Ford Said to Be Ready to Pursue a Hertz Sale." New York Times, September 8, 2005 106. A PETERS, JEREMY W. "Ford Completes Sale of Hertz to 3 Firms."New York Times, September 13, 2005 107. ^ MOUAWAD, JAD. "Kinder Morgan Agrees to an Improved Buyout Offer Led by Its Chairman." New York Times, August 29, 2006. 108. ^ King of Capital, 231-235 109. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross and Flynn, Laurie J. "Blackstone Alliance to Buy Chip Maker for $17.6 Billion." New York Times, September 16, 2006 110. ^ VNU Shareholders Reject $8.9 Bin Offer From KKR Group. Bloomberg, March 8, 2006 111. ^ Buyout Bid For Parent Of Nielsen. New York Times, January 17, 2006 112. " VNU Agrees To Public Offer From Private Equity Group. Press Release, March 8, 2006 113. A McCarty, Dawn (2010-08-25). "Oriental Trading Co. Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2010-09-28. 114. " Carlyle Group website, healthcare portfolio,http://www.carlyle.com/Portfolio/item7490.ht ml 115. " Photographed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerlandin January 2008. 116. " "Carlyle group buys Synagro". 117. " Reuters/Yahoo! News: "GM selling Allison for $5.6 billion," 2007-06-28 118. " http://www.boozallen.com/news/39856120?090 02123=&lpid=66005 119. "jl 120. " "NY Cuomo: Tainted deals included Carlyle Group" Reuters, March 19, 2009 121. " Carlyle Pays $20 Million to Resolve Inquiry. New York Times, May 20, 2009 122. "http://www.metaldyne.com/metaldyne/sections/n ewsroom/docu ments/2009-10-16-Metaldyne-Press- Release.pdf 123. A "FBI sentences Synagro executive". 124. " "FBI video - Carlyle subsidiary giving cash to city leaders". 125. " "Brintons carpets acquired in deal of about £40m". BBC News. September 4, 2011. 126. " http://investor.ppdi.com/releasedetail.cfm?Rele aselD=610217 127. ^ Carlyle Group to Make Africa Investment, United States: Wall Street Journal, 2012 128. ^ Reuters (5 October 2012). "Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions". Reuters. 129. ^ "Carlyle attempts to sell Synagro". 130. ^ "Carlyle Group Synagro files for bankruptcy". 131. ^ {Deals & Deal Makers: Calpers Buys 5% Stake in Carlyle Group For $175 Million, Invests in Some Funds]. Wall Street Journal, February 2, 2001 132. A a b Heath, Thomas. "Government of Abu Dhabi Buys Stake in Carlyle." Washington Post, September 21, 2007, page D01. 133. ^ Sorkin, Andrew Ross. "Carlyle to Sell Stake to a Mideast Government." New York Times, September 21, 2007. 134. ^ Kasler, Dale. "Bill limiting CaIPERS, CaISTRS investments withdrawn." Sacramento Bee, April 9, 2008. 135. ^ Carlyle Prices IPO at Lower Range. Wall Street Journal, May 2, 2012 136. ^ Carlyle Capital Corporation Intends to File for Compulsory Winding up in Guernsey 137. ^ Carlyle Capital in default, on brink of collapse - Reuters 138. ^ Washington Post "Carlyle Group Holding 'Crisis' Talks in N.Y.," 03-10-08 139. ^ 'Fed Hopes to Ease Strain on Economic Activity' 03-11-08 140. ^ "Hedge fund on verge of collapse". BBC News Online. 13 March 2008. 141. ^ Companies Law of Guernsey (1994) 142. ^ "Carlyle Capital Corporation Intends To File For Compulsory Winding Up In Guernsey" Carlyle Capital Corporation New Release, March 16, 2008 143. ^ Jessica Hall, Dane Hamilton (March 14, 2008). "CCC's Woes Seen as Small Blemish for Carlyle Group". Reuters. 144. ^ Moore, Michael "Factual Back -Up for Fahrenheit 9/11: Section Four" michaelmoore.com 145. ^ Doward, Jamie (2003-05-23). "'Ex -presidents club' gets fat on conflict". The Observer. 146. ^ The Carlyle Group. Economist, Jun 26th 2003 147. ^ "The Iron Triangle". 148. !` Nick Clarck, Carlyle poaches Olivier Sarkozy, The Independent, 4 March 2008 (English) 149. ^ [Darman Gets a New Job]. New York Times, February 25, 1993 150. A [Former F.C.C. Chief Joins Investment Firm]. New York Times, May 2, 2001 151. ^ a12 C-[THREE FORMER LEADERS LEAVE POSTS AT CARLYLE GROUP]. New York Times, August 6, 2004 152. ^ Peter Chung fires a lewd email to friends. CBS News 153. A [An E-Mail Boast to Friends Puts Executive Out of Work]. New York Times, May 22, 2001 154. A 121 Further reading [edit] • James K. Glassman, "Big Deals," Washingtonian Magazine, June 2006 • Geoffrey Colvin & Ram Charan, "Private Lives," Fortune Magazine, November 27, 2006 • Private Equity Firms, Directory of Private Equity Firms • Emily Thornton, "Carlyle Changes Its Stripes," BusinessWeek, February 12, 2007 • Dan Briody, The Iron Triangle: Inside the Secret World of the Carlyle Group, John Wiley & Sons, 2003, ISBN 0- 471-28108-5. • Bin Laden Family Liquidates Holdings With Carlyle Group. New York Times: October 26, 2001. • Bin Laden Family Could Profit From a Jump In Defense Spending Due to Ties to U.S. Bank. Wall Street Journal: September 27, 2001. External links [edit] \Vikimedia Commons has media related to: Carh•le Group • The Carlyle Group (company website) SANDHILL PROPERTIES Website states: "Sandhill Property Company's accomplishment is attributed to is corporate philosophy that honesty and integrity are indispensable traits of a successful business. The Company has been responsible for the development of many of Silicon Valley's communities and has earned the trust of the regions municipal governments...." The City of Sunnyvale apparently has a different view. http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/news_ releases/2012 /NR%2005%20 12%20 12%20-%2OSTC.pdf Los Gatos Blvd. (old Mercury dealership) was, I understand, promised to be developed promptly, which has not occurred. Below is a listing on SandHill Properties website of its stabilized projects. I called SandHill, and spoke with a representative. I was told "Stabilized" meant a project after the construction phase, where they own it, are running it, have tenants and are collecting rents. I was told the Albright project is called the "GROVE". Why is SandHill listing Albright as a completed project? http://shpco.com/stabilized_projects/ ..i e. Cab I zl d P. oieci•= BROKAW SHOPS, SAN JOSE THE GROVE, LOS GATOS MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN, LOS ALTOS PEDRO POINT, PACIFICA QU1TO VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER, SARATOGA SARATOGA OFFICE CENTER, SARATOGA WESTSHORE OFFICE PARK, REDWOOD CITY WHOLE FOODS MARKET, CUP ARTI ,iO http://shpco.com/active_projectsi Active Projects • MAIN STREET CUPERTINO, CUPERTINO • THE GROVE, LOS GATOS • 2600 EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO • IVIARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN, MENLO PARK • MAYFIELD OFFICE BUILDING, PALO ALTO • 15400 LOS GATOS BLVD., LOS GATOS • `1 005 LOS GATOS BLVD., LOS GATOS • EDGEWOOD PLAZA, PALO ALTO • MOVVRY CROSSING, NEVI/ARK Here's a picture of a 2-Story Commercial building on Green Hills Road, Scotts Valley...profits and mountains, tax revenue and small town feel, high-tech companies (and at 350K plenty of space for Netflix) while keeping with GP....elegant solution. John Shepardson, Esq. 59 N. Santa Cruz Ave., #Q Los Gatos, CA 95030 (408) 395-3701 Available 2,786 sf Tlzis Page Intentionally Left Blank From: John Shepardson [mailto:sheoardsonlawPme.com] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:00 PM To: Council; BSpector; Steve Leonardis; Diane McNutt; Joe Pirzynski; Marcia Jensen Subject: Albright: Money & Facebook's Menlo Park Headquarters 1. Leslie Logan's letter to the Los Gatos Weekly (http://mytown.mercurynews.com/pdfs/losgatos.pdf) states 550K will bring in 1.4M. Her letter suggests only 2 options, take the project and its 1.4M cash, or reject it, and lose everything. The fallacy in this logic is that only 2 options exist. Another wav is to build out to 35oK, which brings in 63% (assuming direct correlation of buildout to revenue) of 1.4M=S882,o00. Thus, we have almost 9ooK of additional income, and Ive avoid violating the GP, the risk of excessive traffic, loss of vistas, and change in Town character. We simply need to hold to our standards and values, and the developer will come around, and respect that. At 2M an acre Peter Pau and Mr. Shenk can make plenty of money. NIs. Logan's drumbeat is money for schools, and jobs. How many additional jobs in Los Gatos is questionable, particularly given our 4.5% unemployment rate. She omits mention of the other values that Los Gatos holds dear. Why should we allow a single developer to reap the benefits of Los Gatos's values and standards, and not play the standards that are publicly known. The Town is in a gigantic negotiation. The developers pushed for 85 feet, said they could not go less, and now, is at 65 feet. They can go 35 feet, and they need a rejection in order to compromise. "Urban Design + Increased Density = Spontaneous Collaboration" ham://officesnapshots. com/2013/02/04/facebook-menlo-park-office-design./ Changing Office Trends Hold Major implications for Future Office Demand Pioneered by Tech Firms in California, Communal Workspace Model Becoming More Mainstream Among Big Office Firms http:/Iwww.costar.com/News/Article/Changing-Office-Trends-Hoid-Maior-Implications- for-Future-Office-Demand/146580 "Tenants are downsizing their offices, particularly larger public firms, as they increasingly adopt policies for sharing non -dedicated offices and implement technology to support their employees' ability to work anywhere and anytime, according to Norm G. Miller, PhD, a professor at the University of San Diego, Burnham -Moores, Center for Real Estate, in a webinar he presented to CoStar subscribers last week." Quoting from article: "Historically, under the old corporate hierarchy, everyone had their own assigned office or work desk and we saw utilization rates of 50% or so." Miller said. "Firms that have moved to sharing space are seeing much more efficient utilization rates of 80% to 95%, sometimes using conference space seats to handle unexpected overflow. Some also have arrangements with temporary office space vendors like Liquid Space, Regus, HQ, Instant Space, as well as supporting employees working from home or third places." "The average amount of leased space (per employee) has been shrinking," he said. "As of mid-2012 the average was 185 square feet per worker, well below the average space assumption in most office -demand models, and well below figures 10 years ago." (emphasis added) "Ten years ago, 250 square feet per office employee was the gold standard in office real estate. Today, that average has dropped to approximately 195 square feet. While some office tenants are hesitating to commit to large leases primarily due to economic uncertainties, the long-term trend is clearly shifting towards efficient space usage." Stephen Siena, senior research analyst for Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc. in Tampa, said there is also a change in business culture going on as well: the desire for more collaboration, "In my view, cost cutting is likely to go away as the good times return," Siena said, "but the open floor plate will become the norm because of the heightened productivity and creativity it provides. For this reason, I also think the technological aspects (telecommuting) will not be nearly as dominate a force as many expect. Open floor plates and more common space seem to be the antithesis of telecommuting." Essentially what we are seeing is the adoption of the communal workspace model that a lot of tech companies have pioneered over the last couple of years by non -tech users, said Brown. `There have been a few tech firms in the San Francisco Bay Area that have gotten to worker densities of up to seven workers per 1,000 square feet of space," Brown said. 'The average back around [the year] 2000 was four workers per 1,000 square feet. Heading into the downturn in 2008 it stood at five per 1,000 square feet." (emphasis added) "Though the tech companies do use more space for communal recreation and other amenities (such as game or recreation rooms, massage and stress -reduction rooms, nap rooms, etc.), they have abandoned the cubicle and the corner office and many have freeform sitting arrangements," he said. "Everyone has wireless connections for their laptops, tablets and smartphones and people roam around. They have communal meeting rooms that can be used for meetings or private calls and projects." This unforeseen consequence of higher density is often overlooked, agreed Miller. "The tenant saves a little money by leasing less space, but the biggest property impact is on parking demand. It can increase by 50% or so. Some buildings need seven spots per 1,000 square feet for the intensively used space," Miller said. Kim Kelley Richards, senior project manager for Gola Corporate Real Estate in Norristown, PA, said it is becoming increasingly more difficult to accommodate parking. "Having more tenants in space that was initially planned for 4 (parking space) per 1,000 square feet puts additional stress on building mechanical systems, and impacts fit -out costs due to the need for additional electric, heating and cooling. In some cases we are even seeing bathroom facilities and janitorial services impacted." "Downsizing trends will not negate the need for new space, because much of the existing stock is not suited for the workplace of the future," observed Beaudoin. "There will be huge opportunities for clever developers and architects to repurpose obsolete offices throughout the U.S." (emphasis added) For the landlord hoping the downsizing is just an over -reaction to years of recessions and slow growth, Jason Lewis, president and managing broker of EcoSpace in Denver, says: Not a chance!" "Downsizing is here to stayasthe new generation of workers will keep requiring a more collaborative, flexible and With work environment. increased density of populations and increased ability to work mobile, the need for huge corner offices and dosed wall work environments will be all but extinct in the near future," he said. (emphasis added) The "Google Effect:" How High -Tech Companies Are Impacting Building, Architecture and Design http://www.carrmcclellan.com/publications/the-g.00gle-effect-how-hiah- tech-companies-are-impacting,-building,-architecture-and-desig,nI Quoting from:' Impact on Bay Area Companies All this innovative design comes with its own set of issues. The most important issue you need to think about is density. The open floor plan has led to a rapid increase in employees per square foot not seen before in the traditional closed -door office layouts. Silicon Valley's campus past defines its future http://www. biziournals.com!saniose/news/2013/02/01 /silicon-valleys-campus-oast-defines.html?page=all Going denser has its own challenges, however, including basic infrastructure. "You're talking about potentially tripling the number of people on the same lot, which involves reshaping power, water, sewage, and public right of ways — that's quite complicated," said Louise Mozingo, a professor of landscape architecture at University of California, Berkeley. "In some of the older office parks, that might be a serious issue." (emphasis added) SILICON VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL Apr 26, 2013, 11:25am PDT (emphasis added) Tech real estate: 6 crucial issues in Silicon Valley Nathan Donato -Weinstein Real Estate Reporter -Silicon Valley Business Journal Email I Twitter Companies such as Google Inc. andTwitter Inc. no longer look at office space as a simple house for headcount, but rather as an integral part of the "secret sauce" that will help them launch the next hit product. "The path to the break room gets some thought," said Google Project ExecutiveJav Bechtel. 'We give a lot of thought to those kind of design decisions." Bechtel spoke on Thursday at a San Jose State University symposium that brought together students and key real estate leaders to discuss the future of the tech industry's property needs. On hand were Bechtel; EIlis Berns, retiring economic development manager for Mountain View; Silicon Valley broker Phil Mahonev; Twitter real estate executive Ed Axelsen; ARC TEC Inc. founder Craig Almeleh; Sunnyvale Community Development Director Hanson Hom; and Tim Steele, senior director for real estate planning at The Sobrato Organization. (emphasis added) The forum kicked off the school's Certificate in Real Estate Development Program, which launches later this year. (Find out more about the program here.) Here are just a few event highlights: 1. Tech office space is in flux When Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank broker Phil Mahoney saw the plans for the new Linkedln campus in Sunnyvale, the rest rooms were so large he thought there was a mistake. "It was simply because of how many employees they'll have on each floor,' he told a attendees. The upshot? Designing structures for the old rule of three workers per 1,000 feet won't cut it for most tech tenants anymore. (emphasis added) 2. Our commutes must change High density means more cars, and cities and companies are mitigating the impact in different mays. Google is going to heroic lengths - running a massive transit fleet — augmented with thousands of bikes on campus to keep employees away from their cars. And Mountain View is implementing transportation agencies to extend the shuttle strategy to more companies. "We think all the time about, 'How do we get the density,' but also, `How do we get the cars off the road?" Bechtel said. (emphasis added) 3. Infrastructure hasn't kept up A couple of decades ago, Mountain View's North Bayshore district was hog farms and salvage yards. But Berns notes that even though the North Bayshore's commercial office footprint has reached 7.3 million square feet (with another 3.4 million square feet in the cards), it still has the same number of major road access points: three. 4. Development is increasingly difficult Berns recalled that in the mid-1990s, Silicon Graphics Inc. could get a new office campus approved by the Mountain View City Council one night and start building the next day. "That's something you don't see today," he said. That will continue to be the case as office uses grow more intense: "It's an adjustment," Berns said. "There's a lot of things the communities have to do to feel comfortable as we make this transition." (emphasis added) 5. Proximity matters At Twitter, one of the main attraction points for its new offices in San Francisco's Mid Market was the size of the floor plates, which keeps teams together. ''You take a second floor, and they think you're sending them to Siberia," Axelsen said. "The large floor plates really help that." Google also prizes proximity between facilities, explaining why the company has so heavily invested in the North Bayshore (and has been slow to take up space it has leased further away from the Googleplex). The company is exploring intensifying office uses in the district by replacing one- and two-story buildings with larger facilities allowed under a new general plan. "At the end of the day we want people physically together," he said. "That's where the secret sauce happens." 6. Valley leads real estate innovatio,d ARC TEC's Almeleh noted Adobe Systems is going all-out to reduce its energy requirements. ''Their goal is to be totally off the grid by 2020 — totally," he said. "That's three high rises that won't need PG&E. There's a lot of cool technology happening. And what's cool about it, is most of that technology is developed here, and we're using it here." John Shepardson, Esq. 59 N. Santa Cruz Ave., #Q Los Gatos, CA 95030 Chris Cowan Resident, Oka Lane, Los Gatos, CA May 16, 2013 Barbara Spector, Mayor bspector@losgatosca.gov Steve Leonardis, Vice Mayor sleonardis@losgatosca. gov Diane McNutt, Council Member dmcn utt@losgatosca. gov Joe Pirzynski, Council Member jirzynski@losgatosca. gov Marcia Jensen, Council Member mjensen@losgatosca. gov Dear Mayor and Town Council Members, I am writing to state my opposition to the Albright development at the magnitude that is currently proposed because it significantly exceeds the Town's 35 foot height limit. I am also writing to state my support for a modified Albright development that respects existing Town zoning requirements. There exists a win -win solution for the Town, residents, Netflix, and the developer, where the Albright property is developed to 350,000 square feet and at a maximum height of 35 feet. I respectfully ask the Town Council to protect residents of the Town of Los Gatos by requiring all developers to follow existing zoning ordinances, even if doing so means that the financial benefit to the Town will not be maximized. My primary reason for objecting to the current scope of the project is that it places an unfair burden on residents of the Charter Oaks neighborhood. The four story tall Albright offices are planned to be built at distances less than 120 feet from nearby residential properties. With 65 foot tall offices built on a 15 foot terrain increase, the development will tower 80 feet above nearby residential properties. It would be unfortunate for Charter Oaks residents to be overwhelmed by such an imposing development. They would experience negative impacts from premature shading of the sun behind these Large buildings and loss of privacy from large offices looking directly into their rear windows. I respectfully ask the Town Council to reject the Albright proposal because it places an unfair burden on residents of the Charter Oaks neighborhood. who will be overwhelmed by excessively tall buildings at a very short distance from their properties. My second reason for objecting to the current scope of the project is that it exceeds the Town's height limit. Commercial Design Guidelines are in place for the purpose of preserving the unique small -Town character of Los Gatos by limiting building height to 35 feet. This should be a very simple decision based on that fact alone. Building architecture and siting are entirely unrelated to building height, and do not justify a dismissal of the Town's existing 35 foot height limit. As Commissioner Bourgeois wisely stated when the Planning Commission recommended to reject the proposal, the height is a very significant deviation from existing zoning, and if the Town wants to allow taller buildings, it should revise zoning ordinances rather than approve exceptions. The Planned Development does not exist as a means for developers to evade height requirements. I respectfully ask the Town Council to reject the Albright proposal because it does not satisfy existing Town zoning requirements. and to reiterate that developers should not expect to bypass zoning requirements through Planned Developments. My final reason for opposing the current Albright proposal is that a development at this magnitude will exacerbate traffic congestion in North Los Gatos beyond a reasonable level. Currently, traffic creeps along Lark every evening during commute hours as employees depart from offices and make their way towards Highway 17 and Highway 85 South. This situation will take a turn for the worse with 3,000 additional drivers commuting to/from the Albright development. Los Gatos residents who cannot avoid these congested roads have so -far been disappointed with the Town's ridiculous solution of inserting more -and -more traffic signals. and are sorry to see that the Albright development would bring at least one additional signal. This region does not have an unlimited capacity for development, and the combined effect of traffic from multiple developments in the immediate vicinity of the Albright property should be considered, including the North 40 site and potential high -density affordable housing at the SouthBay site. I respectfully ask the Town Council to reject the Albright proposal because significant traffic congestion associated with a 550k square foot development will have a negative impact on quality -of -life for Town residents who live in North Los Gatos. Thank you for your consideration on this matter. l recognize that you face significant pressure over this decision from all directions. Please know that your constituents living in neighborhoods surrounding the Albright property will appreciate the protection that you can offer from this oversized development by upholding Town height limits. Respectfully, Chris Cowan Joel Paulson, Senior Planner Town of Los Gatos 101 Main Street Los Gatos, California 95930 To: Mayor Barbara Spector Vice Mayor Steve Leonardia Council Person Diane McNutt Council Person Joe Pirzynski Council Person Marcia Jensen May 16, 2013 Re: Albright Office Park PD-12-001, S-12-078 and FEIR My comments are attached as follows: A. Percent (%) change between existing Los Gatos Business and the Proposed Project B. Comparison of Proposed Albright and Netflix/Avenito Apartmebts C. Evolution of Route 85 and Vasona Light Rail in the Towns General Plans D. Inadequate Project Description Thank you for your consideration Lee Quintana 5 Palm Ave Los Gatos, California 95030 PERCENT (%) CHANGE BETWEEN EXISTING L.G. BUSINESS PARK AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT (DELTA) TOTAL SQUARE FEET; OFFICE ONLY + 120 % Increase OFFICE AND GARAGE + 227 % Increase FAR: MAXIMUM HEIGHT: COVERAGES: OFFICE ONLY + 114 % Increase OFFICE AND GARAGE + 214 °% Increase ASSUMING EXISTING IS @25. + 160 % Increase ASSUMING EXISTING PD MAX. 35' + 86 % Increase OPEN SPACE + 28.9 % Increase SITE COVERAGE (office + garage) - 9.0 % Decrease DRIVEWAYS/PARKING: - 14.0% Decrease WIDTH CIRCULATION - 42.0% Decrease IMPERMEABLE SURFACE: - 2.3 % Decrease THE PROPOSED PROJECT WOULD RESULT IN: A MAJOR INCREASE IN HEIGHT OVER GP STANDARD STRUCTURE SQUARE FOOTAGE: 85% - 16090 120% - 227% A MODEST INCREASE IN + 28%1 OPEN SPACE A MAJOR DECREASE IN WIDTH OF SITE CIRCULATION - 42% A MODEST DECREASE IN SITE COVERAGE ROADWAYS/DRIVEWAYS/PARKING WIDTH OF ON SITE CIRCULATION - 9% - 14°0 A MINOR DECREASE IN IMPERMEABLE SURFACES - 2.3% ABOUT 75% OF THE INCREASED OPEN SPACE APPEARS TO COME FROM THE ABANDONMENT OF THE PUBLIC STREE AND REDUCTION IN THE WIDTH OF CIRCULATION THROUGH THE SITE. 2 ) IS THE MODEST INCREASE IN OPEN SPACE, THE MODEST REDUCTION IN SITE COVERAGE AND THE MINOR REDUCTION IMPERMEABLE SURFACES ENOUGH TO BALANCE THE MAJOR INCREASE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE MAJOR INCREASE IN HEIGHT? PLEASE CONSIDER THE MINOR LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS DO NOT BALANCE THE PROPOSED MAJOR INTENSIFICATION OF THIS SITE WHEN GIVING EQUAL WEIGHT TO ALL ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN. OUR GENERAL PLAN PROVIDES THE BASIS TO TAKE A BALANCED APPROACH TO LAND USE DECISIONS. THE ISSUE BEFORE YOUR TONIGHT IS PRIMARILY A LAND USE ISSUE AND AS SUCH, YOU, THE TOWN COUNCIL, HAVE CONSIDERABLE DISCRETION IN DECIDING WHETHER THE PROPOSED APPLICATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN AS WELL AS DECIDING WHETHER TO APPROVE OR DENY THE APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. YES, FLEXIBILITY IS WRITTEN INTO GENERAL PLANS, BUT ONLY TO A POINT. IT SHOULD BE EASY TO RECONCILE ANY SEEMING INCONSISTENCIES WITHIN ANY GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT, BETWEEN ANY GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS AND/OR BETWEEN A PROPOSED ZONING AND THE GENERAL PLAN. ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORK HARD, NOR SHOULD IT BE A CHALLENGE TO DO SO. IN USING YOUR DISCRETION TO APPROVE OR DENY THE PROPOSED APPLICATIONS AND IN DECIDING WHETHER OR NO THE APPLICATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN, I ASK THAT YOU GIVE EQUAL WEIGHT TO ALL THE PLAN'S ELEMENTS, CONSIDER HOW AN AVERAGE RESIDENTS COULD OR WOULD INTERPRET OUR GENERAL PLAN AS IT IS WRITTEN. PLEASE DON'T LET ECONOMICS BE THE MAJOR FACTOR DETERMINING YOUR DECISION. COMPARISON OF PROPOSED ALBRIGHT AND NETFLIX/AVENTINO APARTMENTS NETFLIX/AVENTINO OFFICE +/- 4 ACRES APARTMENTS +/- 8 ACRES �° 7-CO 0 N ,o N N O 1- CO ' ' OFFICE (2) 53'11" MAX E/W CROSS SECTION 44' MAX N/S CROSS SECTION 37'6" ROOF -TWO STORY 49'6" ROOF -THREE STORY 60' TOWER ELEMENT APARTMENTS 36' - 40' ROOF RIDGES 46' - 51' TOWER ELEMENTS VACANT LOT, LOW INTENSITY OFFICE/R&S, CREEK TRAIL �° o- in CO < 50% SURFACE > 50% BELOW GRADE ALBRIGHT 21.6 ACRES 0 N N 0` Ln CO CO o CO 1--:- c) OFFICE BUILDINGS (4) 63'6" TO TOP OF SCREEN 65' TOWER ELEMENT GARAGE 35' TO TOP OF SCREEN 49' SOLAR SHADE RESIDENTIAL, FREEWAY, OFFICE, CREEK TRAIL 58% OFFICE ONLY 85% OFFICE AND GARAGE 50% SURFACE 50% ABOVE GROUND GARAGE L1J f_- U) SITE COVERAGE DRIVEWAYS/PARKING PAVING OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPING HEIGHT (1) (1) ZONE CODE DEFINITION OF HEIGHT TO TOP OF SCREEN SURROUNDING USE CC Q LL PARKING zg N Oz Q Z U_1 J < 0 CC Q } J 0r W — � Q W 0 cr W D LL cc m J coO coZ UW)0 —IO °a00 cr OW I— R. ►LWUWQ W—QD JLtLco J coLi_ WO' O 1—W CD Z 2 = 0 Q J Z W OZ0<D W1cnLL LOCATION 0 H Z W d- - o —1 N u_ W N Z J W EE O 0_ uL =U - z W� • 0 ZU O z z� OO Q} • co Oo O W LL Z0 O a a_ U < �� CCz 0� �0 To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD. A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 1 C- EVOLUTION OF ROUTE 85 AND VASONA LIGHT RAIL IN THE TOWNS GENERAL PLANS Four of the five Los Gatos General Plans have included Element for Route 85, Vasona Light Rail or both. Over that time the name of the Element has changes as indicated below: • 1985: Route 85 Corridor Element (Element 5) • 1994: Route 85 CorridorNasona Light Rail Element (Element 5) • 2000: Vasona Light Rail and Route 85 (Element 5) • 2020: Vasona Light Rail Element (Element 7) Generally, the four versions share the same basic goals and values. For 20 years the Town's General Plan has recognized the importance of proactive planning in the Vasona and Route 85 Corridors: To identifying the uses that will: Best support future Tight rail and the Town's transportation needs Best meet the Towns future housing needs and Best minimize traffic impacts and Best minimize impacts to residential neighborhoods and To at the same time meet the town's Commercial needs, Housing needs, and And maintain the small town character of Los Gatos. in 1994 the Town was proactive and after considerable study and debate four sub- areas were identified for land use amendments. In General Plant amendments were adopted for the following areas. In general all the amendments allowed for increased intensity in the following areas: • West Los Gatos Blvd. Sub -area (aka North 40) changed the GP designation from Agricultural to Mixed Use Commercial and incorporated the land from the County. • Changed the General Plan on East Los Gatos Blvd Sub -Area to Mixed Use Commercial, • Oka Road Sub -Area lowered the density from High Density Residential to Medium Density Residential along Lark Ave. Changed the Agricultural Designation to Low Density House and the rest of the area to Medium Density Housing and School. • Vasona Junction Changed the General Plan Designation to Neighborhood Commercial (north of Route 85) and High Density Residential (south of Knowles) • No intensification of land uses were made to the other studied sub areas and they were eliminated as sub -areas. The eliminated sub -areas were the current To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD. A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 2 L Albright development area, the Vasona Junction retail area on the west side of Winchester and the areas on the west side of Winchester south of Knowles have a copy of the 1985 Amended General Plan and Council Resolution 1994-56 Adopting Amendments to the General Plan for the Area Along Rute 85 and Rescinding Council Resolution 1991-124. There is no indication that the Council intended exceptions to General Plan maximum height limits at the time these amendments were made (or subsequently). I have found no evidence that these areas would be subject to a different definition of "small town character" and "harmony" with surrounding development. I have a public records request in for the staff reports for the 1895, 1994 General Plans. My hunch, based on what I have already read, is that the "Study Area" was the area designated within which to identify appropriate areas for intensification of the land use and to recommend appropriate amendments to the General Plan. Once done there is no longer a study area and references to general goals and policies would apply to the sub -area that remained. Below is a more in depth summary of the 1985, 1994,2000 and 2020 General Plans with respect to Route 85 and Vasona Light Rail. Given the history of the Route 85 Element it is understandable why staff found it "challenging task" to support staff's conclusion that height exception requested by the proposed project is internally consistent with the Town's General Plan (see FEIR 8.4.2 Master Responses/ Land Use Planing/General Plan Consistency/ Community Character beginning at page 8.4-2 Following is a more in depth summary of the four General Plan Route 85 and Vasona Corridor Elements. 1985 TOWN OF LOS GATOS GENERAL, PLAN ELEMENT 5 ROUTE 85 CORRIDOR This element was added to the GP during the early planning phase for Route 85. (PC Resolutions 83-6 (July 27, 1983), PC Resolutions 84-7 and 84-8 (October 24, 1984), TC Resolution 1985-19 (February 4, 1985) This element emphasized the need for planning and to provide light rail in the median of Route 85. The Vasona Light Rail Corridor was not yet in the picture. The Introduction (5.1) states that based on studies the Route 85 Corridor is essential to meet the traffic need of Los Gatos. Four priorities are identified: 1. To preserve the Route 85 right-of-way To: Town Council May 20. 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD. A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 3 C- 2. To support the development of Route 85 as a multi -modal facility: a multi -modal facility, (light rail line down median of Route 85 and a pedestrian/bikeway along the south side of the right-of-way.) See Figure 5.1 1. 3. To preserve the existing uses along the Route 85 Corridor until planning was completed and funding allocated 4. To determine appropriate land uses and phasing of the uses along the corridor 5.2 Goals included: 1. Reducing crosstown traffic on local streets, e 2. Encouraging mass transit in the Route 85 Corridor, and 3. Coordinating land use intensity in areas adjacent to the corridor. 5.3 Policies included: 1. Promote the Route 85 Corridor as a multi -modal facility, 2. Ensure development along corridor maximizes circulation benefits while minimizing environmental impacts, 3. Recognize the 200' right of way. 5.4 Implementation measures included: 1. Working with Caltrans to pursue multi -modal use of Route 85. 2. Formulating an interim zoning plan to rezone properties within and along the corridor for 1/4 mile on either side to reflect the existing uses 3. Maintaining the existing uses until the planning for the corridor is completed and funded allocated. 1994 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE FOR ELEMENT 5. ROUTE 85 AND VASONA LIGHT RAIL Route 2 The following are some of the changes incorporated into the 1985 General Plan by the1994 amendments: 4. Added discussion of the Vasona Light Rail Corridor to the Element 5. Added: Guiding Principles 6. Revised the Goals and Policies 7. Amended General Plan Land Use Map: (See Exhibit B-E) 3 8. Added: Figure 5.1 (1994) Route 85 Study Area Map that identifies 6 Sub- Areas: ' Figure 5.1 Schematic at -grade intersection expressway/lightrail/bikeway. Adapted from Draft EIR Guadalupe Corridor, July 1981. At this time a multi -modal facility was not part of the Route 85 Plan. 2 Resolution 1994-56 rescinded Council Resolution 1991-124 Adopted 4/4/94 Figure 5.1 was in the amended 1985 General Plan I obtained from staff. however it is not included in the element attached to Resolution 1994-56. To: Town Councll May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD, A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 4c._r 2.1, No name 3.1 Vasona Corridor Transit Park and Ride,( aka now as Vasona Junction) 3.2 (includes area of Albright Business Park (aka now Albright Office Park) 3.3 Central Core, (aka now as Oka Road) 4.1 West of Los Gatos Blvd, (aka now as North 40) and 4.2, East of Los Gatos Blvd) . Note: No GP land use designations were changed in Sub -Areas 2.1, or 3.2 , and Sub -Area 3.3 was reduced in size 5.1 Introduction "The unique nature of these transportation facilities necessitates that the Town take a proactive role in the planning for the future of the surrounding area. The Vasona Light Rail and Route 85 as well as the land uses planned for the surrounding area will affect the entire community" (emphasis added) Added: 1. A separate element to the General Plan rather than developing a Specific Plan for the area in order to incorporate corresponding impacts in other elements of the General Plan for internal consistency. 2. The format of this element of the General Plan is unique in that the Policies and implementation sections have been reorganized to make it easier for the reader to understand the relationship between the policies and implementation measures for each sub -section. 5.2 Guiding Principles: 'The overarching principle guiding land use planning for the Study Area is that development shall be community oriented, transit oriented and pedestrian oriented. This policy, more than any other, is exemplified in the guiding principles below and throughout this element ensuring orderly development and growth of the town." Added: The Five Guiding Principles: 1. Development shall not exceed transportation Capacity 2. Existing zoning shall be maintained in Sub -Area 3.1 (Vasona Coridor/Vasona Junction) until Vasona Light Rail is planned and funded. Only then may high density development be phased with the Vasona Light Rail 3. Commercial development in Sub -Area 4.1 (West Los Gatos Blvd/North 40) shall: a. Complement rather than compete with existing business b. Provide new services to residents in the Town c. Be designed to ma d. Maintain the character of Los Gatos 4. Public utilities shall be designed to accommodate maximum buildout To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD, A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 5 C 5. Major Development Projects shall be processed as Planned Developments 5.5 Goals (1994) entire study area Added: The following are examples of new Goals added for the entire study area:4 2. To encourage high density housing in appropriate locations that take advantage of mass transit and address the Town's housing needs 3. To promote commercial development that addresses the needs of the community and does not compete with other commercial districts in town 4. To provide opportunity for other land uses that address recreation and other needs of the community 5. Land uses shall be intensified in and around the Vasona Light Rail Station to take advantage of mass transits 6. To ensure that the quality of life of residents in not adversely affected 5.6 Policies (1994) entire study area Added: The following are an examples of new Policies added for the entire study area: 11. Design guidelines shall be used to review development applications and specific standards will be established to address issues unique to the Study Area (i.e. scenic vistas, creek protection, gateway to the Town etc.) 12. All development shall incorporate design features that demonstrate and promote compatibility with the character of Los Gatos 13. Commercial development shall be designed to minimize impacts on adjacent residential development 14. The design of structures and open space shall be human scale. 15. The development of land and design of buildings in relationship to each other shall facilitate and encourage pedestrian use. 5.7 Implementation (1994) entire study area The following implementation measures are in the section of the element that addresses "the entire study area". but to a specific Sub -Area: e. Provide for high density residential development in Sub -Area 3.1 (Vasona CorridorNasona Junction to meet the Town's housing goals and take advantage of mass transit. f. Provide for mixed use commercial development in Sub -Area 4.1 (West Los Gatos Blvd/North 40) ' The numbers correspond to those used in the Amended Element 5.1 (1994) It is not clear whether "Light Rail Station" refers to the location of the station itself. to the 3.1 Sub -Area (Vasona Corridor Sub -area) or it is intended to include areas adjacent the 3.1 Sub -area. To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD, A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 6 C Added: 1. Figures (1994) General Plan Land Use Map amending the 1985 General PIan6 2. Exihibits B-E attached to Resolution 1994-56 show the existing and proposed changes to the General Plan Land Use Designations for the following Sub -Areas: • 3.1 Vasona Corridor, (aka 1. Vasona Junction) • 3.3 Central Core (aka 2. Oka Road) • 4.1 West Los Gatos Blvd aka 3. North 40), and • 4.2 East Los Gatos Blvd aka 4. East Los Gatos Blvd. The new General Plan designations in the Study Area may not be consistent with the existing zoning Sub -Area GP Land Use 3.1 Vasona Corridor aka Vasona Junction 3.3 CentralCore Area aka Oka Road 4.1 West of Los Gatos Blvd. aka North 40 4.2 East of Los Gatos Blvd. no name change High Density Residential (to north) Neighborhood Comm. (Gateway) Open Space Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential School Open Space Mixed Use Commercial Mixed Use Commercial 2000 TOWN OF LOS GATOS GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT 5: VASONA LIGHT RAIL AND ROUT 85 CORRIDOR 5.2 Introductions (2000 GP) As with the previous two General Plan this Element recognized that the need to proactively determine what land uses will best take advantage of the opportunities Route 85 and the Vasona Light Rail offer for meeting the Town's housing needs and commercial needs 2000 General Plan update incorporates many changes including 1. Renamed: Vasona Light Rail and Route 85 Corridor (vs. Route 85 Corridor and Vasona Light Rail) The revised Element 5 available in Sandy Bailey's office contains different figures. To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD, A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 7 C_ 2. Added: Greater emphasis on meeting housing needs. 3. Eliminated: Specific discussion of Light Rail in the median of Route 85 except with reference to the Agreements Los Gatos signed with the State and VTA 4. Modified: Guiding Principles. 5. Added: ".... the proposed Vasona Light Rail is closer than ever to being a reality. with plans to build the facility as far as Campbell with in the next few years." 5.3 Guiding Principles (2000GP): 1.Modified: The second sentence adds new language (underlined below) and bolds the entire sentence as follows: The overarching principles guiding land use planning for the area is that development shall be community oriented, pedestrian oriented, and transit oriented and designed and scaled to maintain a small-town character. It then goes on to state that, "This concept, more than any other is exemplified in the guiding principles below and throughout this element,..." 2.Added: Residential Development shall further the Town's Housing Goals,as outlined in the Housing Element. 3. Replaced: Language specific to the North Forty was replaced with similar language that applies to the entire area as follows : "A mixture of non-residential uses that serve residents needs, maintain the character of Los Gatos and complement existing and planned uses is desirable." 4.Maintained: Existing the existing zoning of land around the Vasona Light Rail until the Vasona Light Rail is planned and funded 5.4 2000 GP Policies, Implementation Strategies Policy - Changes: 1. Added V.P.4.2 : "Commercial development of any type (office. retail, research & development. etc) shall be designed in keeping with the small town character of Los Gatos" 2. Added Policy V.P.4.4 "The design of structures and open space shall be compatible with the small town character of Los Gatos. 3. Maintains: Existing Zoning of Land around the Vasonal Light Rail shall be maintained until the Vasona Light Rail is Planned and Funded 4. Deleted: Sub -Area 2.1. and Sub -areas 3.2 (Albright Office Park is located in this area) from Figure 5.1: Vasona Light Rail Route 85 Area Map: 5. Changed: Names and numbers of Sub -Areas as follows: 1. Vasona Junction = 3.1 Vasona Corridor Transit Park & Ride 2. Oka Road = 3.3 Central Core 3. North Forty = 4.1 West of Los Gatos Blvd 4. E. Los Gatos Blvd. = 4.2 name is the same 6. Deleted: Policy 5.12.1 from the 1994 GP Update: Sub -Area 4.1 (aksa North 40) "This Sub -Area shall be designated Mixed Use Commercial comprised of destination retail, limited neighborhood commercial and other uses that will supplement the primary use. No residential development shall be allowed.". and replaced it with the following: To: Town Council May 20, 2013 Council Hearing Albright PD, A&S and EIR From: Lee Quintana 8C 7. Added: Policy V.P.7.2: "The Town shall encourages uses that serve Town residents. These include, but are not limited to open space/playfields, office, and retail and other commercial uses. Residential uses may be permitted when located over commercial as part of mixed -use development and only with acceptable mitigation of adverse noise, air quality and other environmental hazards." (Note: residential is allowed) 2020 GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT 7 VASONA LIGHT RAIL ELEMENT 1. Deleted: Route 85 deleted from title of Element 2. Re -organized the entire element 3. Deleted: Reference to Light Rail or mass transit in median of Route 85 except in reference to agreements the Town sighed with the State and VTA. 4. Deleted: Overarching principles 5. Deleted: List of Guiding Principles 6. Moved: Moved discussion of vacant/underutilized land suitable for residential, commercial, or recreation from Issues 2 and Issues 3 in the 2000 General Plan to C. Guiding Philosophy in the 2020 General Plan. 7. Added: C. Guiding Philosophy: ".... development should be Community-, pedestrian- and transit -oriented, and designed and scaled to maintain small town character" This is the same statement as the overarching principle in 2000 General Plan with two exceptions: 1. The sentence is no long in bold except it is now stated as a philosophy statement is no longer in bold and 2. "Shall" was replaced by "should." 8. Deleted: Numbers for Sub -Areas 9. Deleted: Removed requirement that no change in zoning would occur In the Vasona Junction Sub -Area until the Vasona Light Rail was planned and funded. 10. Deleted: No longer has separate sections for Goals, Policies and Actions that apply to the entire area and separate ones for each of the four Sub -Areas. V INADEQUATE PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project description is not adequate. A comprehensive project description is not provided in either Chapters 1,2 or 3. Information necessary to understand the project as a whole is scattered throughout the whole document and well as the project plans (PD and A&S) which at only available by request between 8:00am to 1:pm at the Town's Community Development Department Only limited information is provided in the first three chapters of the EIR. Additional information is found in subsequent chapters or in the Plan Sets for the PD and A&S applications, or FEIR as being available at the Community Development Department. but a reduced set is not with the EIR at the Counter and one would have to ask specifically for them. The EIR fails to use tables to summarize project data to make it readily available and understandable. Project Figures 3-4 to 3-13 in the EIR do not indicate that that they are conceptual - as stated on in the PD plan set. There is no concise list or discussion in the EIR that informs the reader of the exceptions that are being asked by the PD rezoning. The Following is the sequence in which project information appears in the DEIR. Additional information is discussed in the FEIR, but there are only a few text amendments Chapter 1 Introduction (1.2) EIR process • 550,000 Total Square footage Office structures • 250,000 Existing Development total square feet • 4 New buildings (Office/R&D) Chapter 2 Summary (2.1 Project Description) Added information • Proposes new PD overlay zone • Existing: Principle access at Albright Way but 2nd access via driveway at sw corner Chapter 3 Project Description (3.1 Project Location and 3.2 Existing Conditions) Added: • Figure 3-1 Regional Map • Figure 3-2 Site Boundaries (text states represents site's location and vicinity) Note: Figure 3-2 only shows immediate area around the project site. It does not provide adequate context for the discussion under 3.2.1 Surrounding Area. 3.2.1 Surrounding Area - added information • Describes existing uses (no table or map showing all) 2 P The General Plan land use designations for the existing/proposed project or the surrounding area is provided in Land Use Element DEIR 4.1-6 . Zoning for the surround area is not provided in either section of the EIR Table 3-1: - added Information • 21.6 site acreage • 10 existing structures 3.4.6 Landscaping added information • 579 trees existing on site • propose to transplant 12 Note: No information provided on number of trees to be removed etc. 3.4 Project Description - added information • 300,000 net new square feet of office/R&S 3.4.1 Land Use - Added information • Proposed uses: • Office, including corporate, administrative, business and professional offices: • Office -serving uses designed to primarily serve those employed at the site and their business invitees, such as: recreational facilities; conference and training facilities; restaurants, cafeterias and other other eating establishments; health and wellness facilities; theatre and large meeting rooms; and ancillary uses designed to serve those employed at the site and their business invitees' such as on -site banking, ATM's, private post offices, personal services (such as dry cleaning pick up) and similar support uses; and • All uses permitted in the CM and 0 zones, excluding medical and dental offices. • There are a number of conditional uses that could be allowed in the CM and 0 zones with a conditional use permit, but none are proposed under the proposed PD Zoning. Therefore, no conditional uses would be allowed under the proposed PD Zoning. NOTE: This language is different from that shown on the Land Use Exhibit in the PD plan set (A-03), what is stated in the Staff Report for the April 24th Planning Commission Hearing and in the Draft Ordinance page 2. 3.4.2 Site Layout and Building Design. • 65` (inclusive) Heigh would be measured from finished floor2 • Figure 3-5 Proposed Building Design • Figure 3-6 & 7 Building elevations and cross section • Figure 3-8 & 9 Garage elevations and cross section • Figure 3-10 Grading plan and Earthwork Quantities Note:does not include imported materials for bio-retension basins required as mitigation (Explained in FEIR but Figure 3-10 or plan sets not modified) As amended in FEIR 2 Not consistent with definition in zoning code of height or how it is measured 29.10 3b Figures of the Stormwater Control Plan, Utility Plan and Landscaping Plan 3.4.7 Development Phasing • 14 to 60 months. Note: This is not consistent with Mitigation Measure 4.8-1 c Haul Truck VMT Limits Chapter 4.1 Land Use and Planning 4.1.2 Conformance with Regional and Local Plans and Policies Los Gatos General Plan -Vision Statement • 22% building coverage (compares to Netflix/Avintino 29% • 58% FAR (compares to Netflix/Avintino 85°0 Land Use Element • DEIR 4-1-6: GP land use permittes up to 50% land coverage with a 35' height limit • DEIR 4.1-8: 313 trees removed (54%) of all trees on site • DEIR 4.1-9: 37: feet from top of bank • DEIR 4.1-10: 65' maximum height proposed for Office • 49'/35' maximum height garage • DEIR 4.1-11: Goal Silver LEED core and shall • DEIR 4-1-12: Proposed setbacks • DEIR 4-1-12: Proposed driveway improvements • DEIR 4-1-12: Proposed Rezoning: Lists permitted uses - See note above under 3.4.1 • DEIR 4-1-12: Los Gatos Zoning Ordinance, CM Zone 35' maximum building height and minimum setbacks required next to residential zone - zoning standards can be varied with adoption of PD • DEIR 4.1-15: 3.3 parking spaces/1000 sf of office.(PD) 3.5 spaces/1000 sf (A&S • DEIR 4.1-16: 4.26 parking spaces /1000 sf required by code, 1 per 235 sq ft • DEIR 4.1-9: 591 new trees proposed, 671 required • DEIR 4.2-9' 579 trees on site, 313 removed. 12 transplanted, 254 remain, 591 new trees planted (Tree Ordinance requires 671 Replacement tress). See Impact 4.3-8 DEIR 4.3-31) • Access to Los Gatos Creek Trail by trail to Charter Oaks Drive cul-du-sac • Provide a fence between property and Souther Pacific Rail Road tracks (tracks front Winchester) • Location along bus route 48 that connects with Winchester Transit Center • Located approximately 0.1 miles from future Vasona Light Rail Station • Note: This was apparently measured from the northwest corner of the property.) and .3 miles walking distance (Note: .3 miles is from the entrance of the property on Winchester Blvd. Walking distance as measured by the VTA is from the nearest pedestrian entrance to the nearest office building - which in this case is more than .3 miles) Chapter 4.2 Aesthetics • 4.2-4 (DEIR 4.2-20) The discussion of lighting impacts does not address night-time light for the buildings. There is no discussion of whether the lighting of 4 large buildings with significant glass areas will have impacts on the adjacent creek. the 4� freeway, Winchester Blvd or the Adjacent residential development. The current Netflix buildings are very bright at night. And the Netflix buildings are set much further back from the freeway than Albright and Aventino Apartments are located between Netflix and the creek blocking any night-time light impacts on the creek.. Chapter 4.3 Biological Resources • Peer Review: At the beginning of this section a peer review by Ellis (2013) is referenced in Appendix B. However, the previous reports referenced in the 2013 letter are not included in Appendix B. Instead one is referred to referenced to the Los Gatos Community Development Department. More important, Ellis' request that the recommendations in them be included on all of the tree disposition sheets has not been followed, nor is her recommendation to show the actual tree canopy size. • Tree Protection Ordinance (Section 29.10.0950) additional information: • Trees are evaluated on their physical characteristics, but not on their biological function or eligibility for protected status under state or federal regulation. • Prohibits removal of any protected tree without a tree removal permit • Intent is to "preserve the scenic beauty" of the Town by maintaining existing trees and to replace trees when the are removed. • Concludes that with required conformance to the Town's Tree Protection Ordinance, the project would not conflict with any local ordinances or policies protecting trees. Note: Isn't this considered deferred mitigation given that 671 trees are required for replacement and the project only proposes to replant only 591 on site? Chapter 4.4 Geology. Soila and Seismicity: Additional information provided: Elevation difference: 287' msl along Winchester Blvd., 265' msl along Los Gatos Creek ? Does this mean at the creek or at the edge of the property Chapter 4.5 H.ydrology and Water Quality additional information • 15,964 sq ft reduction impervious surfaces (.4 acres) • Total Impervious surfaces 664,841 sq ft (15.2 acres): 541,157 sq ft (12.4 acres) existing replaced with new impervious surfaces plus 123,684 square feet (2.8 acres) of new impervious surfaces created NOTE: The .4 acre reduction is in error. it should be 2.3%. Currently there is 680,805 sq ft of impervious surface. 15,964 divided by 680,805 is equal to 2.3 %. NOTE: The statement that the project would replace 79% of the existing impervious surfaces is correct but misleading. The existing project has 680,805 sq ft of impervious surface and the proposed project will have 664,841 feet of impervious surface which is approximately 98% of the impervious surfaces of the existing project. Chapter 4.6 Transportation and Traffic • Additional information added in this section: • 3,126 additional daily trips • 411 during am peak hour and 366 during pm peak hour • Drive aisles - 25 50 • Transit users: 12 am, 11 pm (bus) • Pedestrians: 24 per day • No sidewalks on east side of Winchester north of Albright Way • Change in site circulation - refers to review dated Nov. 29. 2012 Improvements shown in Chapter 3, Figure 3-4 (not legible) New Signal Winchester across from Courtside and cross walk (200' s of existing entrance) Required before occupancy of any new building U turn movement moved here with controlled and protected U turn movement The TKJM Peer reports are not included in the the EIR or FEIR. Attached is one peer report dated August 10,2012. It is not clear that all of the comments have been addressed, including comments of queuing impacts both on and off site, or requests for more detailed sketches of the proposed roadway improvements. Requests by TKJM (TKJM Westbound queue would result in vehicles queued on the project site - not effect Winchester (Note: comments in peer review about this? - would this conflict with conclusion of no on -site potential traffic safety impacts?) Improvements shown on Fig 3-4 (illegible detail) New Signal: • dedicated eastbound left turn lane • dedicated westbound left turn lanes (2?) • southbound left turn lane into project • exclusive right turn lane from northbound Winchester • interconnect to Lark/University, Winchester/Wimbledon, Winchester Lark • Old entrance: triangular island constructed • existing south bound u-turns moved to new signal • Insufficient stacking at Winchester/ Lark mitigated by 1. signal coordination (required condition of approval) 2. re -stripping ing along s Winchester to provide dedicated south left turn land between Lark and Winchester Traffic mitigation fees 3. Construct receiving land from Lark to Winchester traffic mitigation fees. 4. 2 left hand turn lanes westbound 5. New south bound left -turn lane constructed to provide a turn pocket that extends back approximately 225 feet to Albright Way 6. Existing access right turn in and right turn out only • There is a note that the improvements are shown on site plan of A&S application. • Shouldn't these be on the PD site plan as well? And shouldn't they be shown at a scale that makes it easy to understand? May 16, 2013 Mayor Barbara Spector Los Gatos Town Council Los Gatos Civic Center 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 RE: Recommend Approval of the Albright Office Project Dear Mayor Spector and Town Council, My wife and I offer our strong support for the Albright Office Project. We are proud residents of the Town of Los Gatos and have lived here for 35 years. I have been in the commercial real estate field for 36 yrs. and specialize in the representation of high technology companies throughout the U.S. I would like to comment on the design of the project, how this project will attract high technology companies, and finally, the benefits that this project brings to our Town. The developer of this project has put together a thoughtful design that reflects an evolution over the last two years that responds to extensive public input. The project in its current layout is well suited for high technology companies and will offer the type of design that these companies require for their occupancy, growth, and employment recruitment. Note the following: • Today's high technology companies require office space that encourages collaboration within its various work groups -- close and convenient interaction is key. This translates into projects with multi -story buildings that typically in today's Silicon Valley marketplace range from 5 to 8 stories. • To accommodate workplace adjacencies for high technology companies, we typically see floor plate sizes of 30,000 to 40,000 square feet. • To accommodate a company's need for growth, today's new office developments typically are multi -building in nature and can range from a single multi -story building of 300,000 square feet to multi -building projects of over one million square feet. There are numerous examples of these types of projects currently under construction in Silicon Valley. The key takeaway is that high technology companies need the ability to expand their operations. The ability of an office project to accommodate expansion on site or on an adjacent property is an extremely important factor in a company's decision to locate in any specific office project. Now, let's look at how the Albright Office Project stacks up. • By Silicon Valley standards, it's a medium size project totaling 550,000 square feet. The project sits on 22 acres and if this project was built in San Jose, Cupertino, Mountain View, Santa Clara, or Sunnyvale, it would likely total in excess of one million square feet given the value and support these cities have for such businesses. • The Albright Office Project offers a 4-building, 4-story complex with the height topping out at 65 feet. The same project that you approved in 2011 was 5 stories and had an 85-foot height limit. Again, by Silicon Valley standards this is not considered a dense project in any manner. • The developer has eliminated a residential element of the project which means we have certainty about the site plan and what the project will look like at completion. • The project is replacing 10 functionally obsolete 40-year-old buildings with 4 Class A buildings designed to attract today's high technology company. In fact, because the existing 10 buildings are predominantly single story (totaling ±250,000 square feet), the new project (because of its multi -story nature) will actually cover less land; even when you take into account the parking structure. • Although I like the design and visual impact of the project, for those who are concerned about "seeing" the project's buildings, the developer has done a great job in lessening this perceived impact by providing substantial setbacks on all sides including from Winchester Blvd. where it is shielded by large redwood trees. The project's layout also takes advantage of the gradual downward slope toward the creek which lessens its view from adjacent properties. If you have not already done so, I would encourage the Council to walk the entire project, especially from the Charter Oak vantage point to confirm its minimal visual impact on its neighbors. Since the project has now been downsized from 5 to 4 stories and given the size of the site and the existing trees, the project should now have less visual impact than Netflix's current location that abuts Winchester Blvd. • All projects increase traffic and the developer's traffic study included in the EIR addresses the traffic realities. As pointed out in the traffic study, the required traffic mitigation that the developer must take on will keep the traffic at acceptable levels mandated by our Town. • I heard a lot of concern voiced at the Planning Commission Meeting that the PD zoning for this project was circumventing the spirit of the General Plan. My understanding of the PD designation is a zoning tool that allows a project with unique characteristics to be developed in compliance with the General Plan. A PD designation actually allows the Town the flexibility to restrict how the use will be planned for a piece of property. The PD for the Albright Office Project conforms to the General Plan by helping us achieve many of the goals in our General Plan. If this is not a unique project, then I am not sure what is. The Town of Los Gatos has one parcel left in the Town limits that can accommodate this kind of Class A office space — this parcel. In my opinion, the PD zoning was designed exactly for this type of project. Again, as noted, this project is replacing a 10-building functionally obsolete project on one of the last large parcels of land that can accommodate a Class A office project. I can't think of a better reason to use the PD designation. So, in summary what's not to like about this project? • Our town replaces an old and obsolete 10-building project with a 4-building Class A office project designed to meet the needs of today's high technology companies. • The project profile that you approved last year has been lowered from 5 stories to 4 stories; the elimination of the residential element of the project has spread the same size project out over a larger amount of land; and the visual impact of the project has been softened by substantial setbacks from Winchester Blvd. and the neighboring properties. • The traffic generated by the project has been thoroughly reviewed in the EIR and will be mitigated to acceptable levels established by our Town. • The project PD zoning is consistent with the General Plan. • The project will provide additional sustainable revenue to our schools, fund critical Town services and provide business to our Town's retailers. • We will retain Netflix—the largest employer in Town and the largest contributor to the Town's revenues. • And finally, while some critics will say that this project is not in keeping with the Town's "small town" feel, I would suggest that this type of project is in keeping with small town feel given its location and is exactly what we need to be able to maintain our "small town" feel in our precious downtown into the future. There is no better place in Los Gatos to put this project than at a freeway interchange with easy access to 87 and Highway 17. For Los Gatos to maintain its "small town" feel, we need to be able to provide sustainable revenue to support our town's schools, city services, and the retailers in our downtown area. This project will do this and also provide the Town with a Class A office project that we can be proud of. We encourage you to support this project. Jeff and Cathy Black 362 Bachman Avenue Los Gatos CA 95030 Employee Densities in the Work Space The traffic study calculated 301 sq ft per employee, which according to the below referenced article "Thought Leaders Examine Work Space and Workforce Dynamics in 2025", is not consistent with the current trend in employee densities. "Industry Overiew" "Katya Naman, CCIM, senior vice president, Lowe Enterprises, Inc. and BOMA International Chair Boyd Zoccola, executive vice president, Hokanson Companies Inc., presented an outlook on what the next five years hold for commercial real estate. One of the biggest trends they identified is increasing density in office buildings. Naman noted that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is currently undergoing a renovation to double density at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Zoccola cited a deal recently closed in New York City that reduced the square foot per worker by one third." Article URL: http://www.boma.org/research/newsroom/news/Pages/Thought- Leaders-Examine-Work-Space-and-Workforce-Dynamics-in-2025-- .aspx With the current trends in commercial real estate, the Albright traffic study will not reflect the current and future densities of the four 4-story office building. The volume of traffic will be much higher than projected in the study.