Attachment 17RECETVED
TOWN OT,LOS GATOSTown of Los Gatos
Office of the Town Clerk MAy I g Z0ll
110 E. Main St., Los Gatos CA 95030
CT,ERX DEPARIil{ENT
APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION
I, the undersigned, do hereby appeal a decision of the Planning Commission as
lollows: (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT NEATLY)
DATE OF pLANNTNG COMMISSTON DECISION May 1O,2017
PROJECT / APPLICATION NO:401 to 409 Alberto Way; see attachment
ADDRESS LOCATION:40'l to 409 Alberto Way, Los Gatos (also known as 405 Alberto Way)
APN:529-23-018
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please specify how one ofthose reasons exists in the appeal:
1. The Planning Cornmission erred or abused its discretion because See attached
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There is new inforrnation that was not reasonably available at the time of the Planning Couunission decision, which is
see attached.
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The Planning Comrnission did not have discretion to modify or address the following policy or issue that is vested in the Town
Council: see attached.
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pRINT NAME: Alicia Guerra on behalf of LP Acquisitions SIGNA
DATE $nq 19,2017 ADDRESS: B al
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ATTACHMENT 17
Town of Los Gatos
Appeal of Planning Commission Decision
401-409 Alberto Way Project
ATTACHMENT TO APPEAL FORM
PROJECT/APPLICATION NO. :
Architecture and Site Application S-15-056 (ASA),
Conditional Use Permit Application U-15-009 (CUP), and
Enviromnental Impact Report EIR- 1 6-00 1 (EIR).
Collectively, the ASA and CUP for the approval to demolish three existing office buildings and
construct a new 2-story office building with underground parking on the 2.15-acre Property
zoned Highway Commerciai (CH) are referred to as the "Project." LP Acquisitions is appealing
the Planning Commission's denial of the Project and the Commission's refusal to certif,i the
Project EIR for the following reasons.
1. The Planning Commission erred or abused its discretion because the Commission's
decision to deny the Project and refusal to certify the Project EIR were not based on
substantial evidence.
The Planning Commission erred and abused its discretion when it denied the Project after
concluding (i) the Project was "too big," and (ii) that LP Acquisitions did not follow the
Planning Commission's prior direction to reduce the building square footage by as much
as a one-third of the original Project size. The Planning Commission made this decision
after subjectively considering one General Plan policy (General Plan Land Use Policy
LU-1.4) and one Town of Los Gatos Commercial Design Guideline (Guideline 1.4). In
reaching its decision about the Project, the Planning Commission arbitrarily disregarded
the entire General Plan, Zoning Code and Commercial Design Guidelines and it chose
not to apply the objective development standards to the Project.
Los Gatos General Plan guides development in Los Gatos.
"[It is the] constitution for development, the foundation upon which all
land use decisions are to be based" (see General Plan, p. INT-1).
The General Plan also states that,
"Los Gatos prides itself as a'self-contained community.' Over 3,100
businesses serve the residents and draw visitors, to the restaurants, hotels,
and shops within a pedestrian-oriented downtown seffing" (see General
Plan, p. INT-3).
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The Los Gatos General Plan states:
While the General Plan recognizes the importance of "preserving the small-town heritage
of the community," it also focuses on maintaining a "full-service" town that provides a
range of goods and services that support the economic vitality of the Town" (see General
Plan, p. INT-3). In this regard, the General Plan recognizes that commercial uses, such as
the proposed Project, are also important to the economic vitality of the Town.
401-409 Alberto ll/ay Propefilt is one of the few properties in Los Gatos that may be
developed with commercial uses under adopted plans and policies.
One of the few sites designated and zoned for commercial development in Los Gatos, the
Property has been developed with office and commercial uses for almost 50 years. The
Town approved townhomes and condominiums in the area after the office buildings were
constructed on the Property by 1968. Notwithstanding the later residential development
in the area, the 2008 General Plan maintained the commercial land use designations on
the Property, and the General Plan designated the Property as Mixed-Use Commercial
(see General Plan, pp. LU-14 and -15). Allowable uses within the Mixed-Use
Commercial designation include office, retail and residential uses with a 35-foot height
limit and no more than 50 percent site coverage. Other commercial land uses in the area
include a motel, office buildings, and the Elks Lodge.
The Los Gatos Zoning Code includes the Property in the CH-Restricted Commercial
Highway zone recognung its proximity to the Highway lTlLos Gatos-Saratoga
Boulevard freeway interchange. Under Municipal Code Secti on 29 .60.420, the permitted
uses include retail, personal service businesses, offrce uses and limited manufacturing
uses, among other similar types of commercial uses.
The Project is consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code designations and the
objective development standards allowing office uses on the Property.
Although the Original Project complied with the Town's rules, LP Acquisitions revised
the Project to make it smaller und to hlend in with the suruounding mixed use
neighborhood.
LP Acquisitions proposed a Project that conformed in all ways to the existing General
Plan and zontng on the Property at the direction of the Town's Conceptual Development
Advisory Committee. LP Acquisitions did not request any special considerations,
variances, exceptions or amendments to the General Plan or zoning as explained in its
July 13, 2016 Letter of Justification (see Exhibit 1). It followed the rules.
The original Project consisted of 91,965 square feet as allowed under the General Plan
andZoning designations and development standards. Based on the Planning
Commission's prior direction from its August 10,2016 and August 24,2016 meetings to
reduce the Project size, LP Acquisitions reduced the usable floor space of the Project to
83,000 square feet, substantially reduced the building mass and volumeby 25o/o, and
reduced the building heights by eliminating tower elements. These changes reduced the
number of tenants by 58 people. Specifically, LP Acquisitions:
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Combined the former two (2), two-story buildings into a single, two-story
building thereby resulting in a 9,000 square foot reduction in floor area, and a
reduction in overall heights by 5.5 feet on the north side and 6.0 feet on the south
side of the new building when compared to the original two buildings.
Achieved a25o/o reduction in building size and massing, in terms of volume as the
original design was 1,614,290 cubic feet ("cf') and the proposed redesign is
1,207,665 cf.
Relocated the office building to the rear of the site, against the setback lines on
Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd. (Route 9) and the on-ramp to Highway 17 to provide
significantly more open space on the Alberto Way frontage to the building for
additional surface parking and amenity space, and enhance the views of the
existing trees and mountains behind the building, when viewed from the
properties on the other side of Alberto Way.
Shifted the building by another 10 feet away from the north property line, in
response to comments from the Las Casitas neighbors who border the Property to
the north.
Provided 58 fewer parking spaces due to the reduced building size and a reduced
parking ratio of 4 spaces per 1,000 square feet. In response to the Town and
neighborhood concerns regarding the former design's lack of surface parking, LP
Acquisitions increased the surface parking from 7 to 42 parking spaces. Reducing
the number of parking spaces results in corresponding, significant reduction in the
size of the underground parking garage, thereby accommodating all construction
staging on site, instead of in the street.
Replaced the proposed building foundation with a concrete superstructure in order
to significantly reduce the building height by 5.5 feet on the north side and 6.0
feet on the south side to preserve views of the existing trees and mountains behind
the building, when viewed from the properties on the other side of Alberto Way.
Eliminated the tower elements in response to the Planning Commission and
neighbors' concerns that the elements were too prominent, and eliminated the
second-floor exterior balcony on the north (Las Casitas) side of the building. All
second-floor exterior balconies now face Alberto Way.
Retained the Mission style architecture which maintains the small-town flavor of
other, nearby commercial developments in Los Gatos and resembles the massing
and scale of the other existing buildings in the immediate neighborhood.
Provided extensive landscaping in conjunction with the building setbacks to
buffer the office building from the nearby residences.
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All of these revisions were designed to develop a high quality office building consistent
with the market's demand for office space in Los Gatos with convenient access to
freeways and the Downtown small businesses, while providing for a sensitive interface of
the commercial development with the adjacent residential neighborhoods. Contrary to
the Planning Commission's suggestion that the Project did not maintain a building scale
that is consistent with the neighborhood, the Project changes were designed to resemble
the quality, massing and scale of other buildings in Los Gatos consistent with the Town's
adopted plans and policies for this Property.
The Planning Commission rejected the Revised Project without applying all of the
General Plan, Zoning and Commerciol Design Guidelines lo the Project in violation of
the Town's rules.
Even though the Project complied with all of the Town's rules, the Planning Commission
never adopted findings at its May 10,2017 rneeting stating that the Project did not
comply with the adopted Town of Los Gatos plans and policies or with the applicable
General Plan and Zoning for the Property when it denied the Project. The only subjective
comments that the Planning Commission offered were to the effect that the size of the
building was "too big" or that LP Acquisitions did not reduce the square footage of the
building enough compared to the buildings in the surrounding neighborhood. The
Commission then pointed to the testimony from the neighbors, and noted that the Council
could figure out from the neighbors and Commission's comments why the Commission
denied the Project.
We recognize that the neighbors are concerned about changes in their neighborhood.
Nonetheless, the Town's adopted plans and policies are not based exclusively on the
neighbors' expectations for the Town. They are based on the "community's
expectations" as stated in the Town's General Plan, and they are based on the Town
Council's adopted development standards set forth in the Zonrng Code. The General
Plan contemplates consideration of the "community's" expectations within the Town as a
whole (see General Plan Introduction and Land Use Element). For example, General
Plan Goal CD-2 provides:
"To limit the intensity of new development to a level that is consistent
with surrounding development and wilh the Town at large [emphasis
addedJ;'
Here, the Planning Commission only considered the Project's square footage in relation
to the existing neighborhood, but it did not consider how the Project was consistent with
the scale of the Town, as a whole. Moreover, the Planning Commission disregarded the
fact that the objective information set forth in the Canon Design Group memoranda, the
Project EIR, the Project Staff Reports, and even in the applicant's Letter of Justification
(all of which are included in the Project's administrative record) demonstrated that the
Project complied with the Town's development regulations and guidelines, including
those guidelines that fbcused on the small-town feel of the community. The Planning
Commission refused to consider the Project's substantial compliance with all of the
adopted plans and policies before it denied the Project, and it claimed that the revised
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Project, even though smaller than the original Project, was not small enough based on
some arbitrary subjective factor directed by the Planning Commission at its prior meeting
to reduce the project size by "one-third."
Based on the Planning Commission's prior direction to reduce the Project, LP
Acquisitions reduced the size of the Project to 83,000 square feet and the building mass
and volume by 25%. Even though the revised smaller Project complies with the General
Plan and Zoning and the applicable Commercial Design Guidelines, the Commission
unfairly rejected the Project because LP Acquisitions only reduced the building by about
10,000 square feet and did not reduce the building square footage by about one-third
(e.g., from 92,800 sf to approximately 62,200 sf) at the suggestion of one Planning
Commissioner at the August 24,2016 Planning Commission rneeting. In its
deliberations, the Commission refused to consider information submitted by the applicant
indicating that a smaller building was infeasible. The Commission also refused to
consider the other ways that LP Acquisitions reduced the building massing and size (see
above) in order to emulate the small town feel of the surrounding neighborhood.
On balance, the Project substantially conforms with the applicable Town Commercial
Design Guidelines, including the Common Design Guidelines and Guideline 1.4,
Community Expectations. By contrast, because the Commission claimed that the Project
did not meet one Guideline that the Commission considered to be paramount over all of
the other Commercial Design Guidelines, the Planning Commission denied the Project.
The Planning Commission erred and abused its discretion because the adopted Los Gatos
General Plan and Zoning Code do not authorize the Planning Commission to apply only
one guideline or one General Plan policy when the Town's adopted General Plan, Zoning
Code and Commercial Design Guidelines give equal weight to all of the policies and
guidelines. There is nothing in the adopted General Plan, Zonrng Ordinance or Design
Guidelines that authorizes the Planning Commission to pick and choose which policies or
guidelines should be applied to a specific project. Thus, the Planning Commission's
decision must be overturned because the Planning Commission failed to follow the
Town's rules.
The Planning Commission abused its discretion when it refused to cerffi the EIR.
The Planning Commission abused its discretion when it refused to certiff the EIR,
because its decision to deny the Project was not supported by substantial evidence.
Certification of the EIR and Project approval are two separate decisions. The Planning
Commission could have certified the EIR as adequate under CEQA and later rejected the
Project in a separate action, if it still intended to deny the Project. But the Commission
did not do that. Instead, the Planning Commission put the cart before the horse, and
indicated first that they intended to deny the Project so that they would not need to certify
the EIR. This approach turns CEQA on its head. Now the Commission had no choice,
but to deny the Project by default without considering the adequacy of the document
based on substantial evidence, because the Town is not allowed under CEQA to approve
a project before it completes the CEQA process.
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In this case, there was no substantial evidence supporting the decision made by the
Planning Commission indicating that the Project environmental impact report (EIR) was
inadequate under CEQA. LP Acquisitions voluntarily proposed that the Town prepare an
EIR, even though substantial evidence demonstrated that all ofthe Project's impacts
would be less than significant. After conducting its analysis under CEQA, even the
Town's own EIR consultant and the Town concluded that all of the Project's impacts
were fully evaluated and mitigated to a less-than-significant level. This was supported by
the extensive technical information, reports and correspondence submitted by the Project
team since 2016, including most recently, the Project team's correspondence submitted
on April 24,2017 and May 9,2017 which are attached to this appeal letter (see Exhibit 2
and Exhibit 3, respectively) and are hereby incorporated by reference. Most, if not all, of
the comments are the same comments that the commenters submitted in August 2016 and
throughout the public hearing process, and none of the comments revealed that the
Project would result in any new significant impacts. At no time, did the Commission
state at its meeting on May 10,2017, that the EIR was inadequate, despite the
commenters' claims that the Project would be responsible for causing flooding in the area
due to a parking garage, or that somehow the risk of flooding due to dam inundation at
Lenihan Dam would increase because of the Project. Just because the Commission and
the neighbors may not like the results of the EIR analyses, doesn't mean that the analyses
are flawed. Nonetheless, despite LP Acquisitions' technical experts addressing all of
these comments and putting these issues to rest, the Commission refused to consider the
adequacy of the EIR, and in this way, the Commission abused its discretion when it
dismissed the EIR before it reviewed and acted on the EIR.
2. There is new information that was not reasonably available at the time of the
Planning Commission decision, which is that:
There is no new information or any significant changes to the Project for the Council to
consider related to this appeal. Nonetheless, we are filing this appeal, in part, so that the
Council will review the Planning Commission's decision because the following
information about the surrounding neighborhood was included in the administrative
record in the context of comments submitted on the EIR analysis (see Item 3, below), and
it was available prior to the Commission's action on the Project, but at no time did the
Planning Commission consider this information. Specifically, the Property was zoned for
office and commercial uses before the surrounding residential neighborhoods were
constructed in the area as shown in the attached aerial photographs (see Attachment to
Exhibit 3). As the photographs show, office buildings were constructed on the Property
by 1968. The surrounding residences in Pueblo de Los Gatos were built after the office
buildings in 1970. Los Gatos Commons and Las Casitas were built a decade later around
1978. The Bella Vista project was built 30 years later in 1997 and 1998.
The Planning Commission, however, rejected the proposed Project on the basis that it
was too big for the surrounding residences, when in fact, the proposed building is smaller
than the size of an office building allowed under the existing General Plan and zoning for
the Property which presumably took into consideration the site's proximity to a freeway
interchange and its historic use as an office development. This information, however,
should have been considered by the Commission because it provided the historical
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context for the Highway Commercial zoning and the evolution of the surrounding
neighborhood where office uses were already an established part of the neighborhood.
Accordingly, we request that the Town Council overturn the Planning Commission's
decision for the reasons set forth in Items 1 and 3, and take into consideration the
information already included in the administrative record regarding the historical context
of the Property summarized above. As part of the Council's deliberations, we request
that the Council consider LP Acquisitions' revisions to the Project to provide a sensitive
interface with the residential neighborhoods in accordance with the Town's policies to
preserve commercial office development in Los Gatos.
3. The Planning Commission did not have discretion to modify or address the
following policy or issue that is vested in the Town Council in at least two respects.
First, the Project is a permitted use and complies with the General Plan andZoning
designations on the Property. The Project complies with all of the development
regulations and the Town's explicit rules governing development of the Property. Rather
than considering the Project's consistency with all of the Design Guidelines, the Planning
Commission denied the Project because LP Acquisitions did not further reduce the
building square footage, even though the building is smaller in terms of square footage,
than that allowed under the adopted General Plan, zoning and other applicable
Commercial Design Guidelines. Nothing in the General Plan, zoning or Commercial
Design Guidelines indicates that the Town may find that a project fails to comply with
the Town's adopted plans and policies just because the Commission finds a project fails
to comply (or partially comply) with only one guideline or one policy. Moreover, State
law does not require that the project precisely match the general plan or zoning. In fact, a
project that is compatible with the General Plan's objectives and policies, and with
applicable Zoning regulations may be found consistent with the General Plan and zoning,
even if the Project is inconsistent with a particular standard or regulation. In other words,
a municipality has discretion to approve a project even if it is not found to be consistent
with each and every plan policy.
Secondly, as a legal matter, guidelines are advisory, not mandatory and thus, the Town
may approve a project even if it deviates from a guideline (see e.g., Friends of Lagoon
Valley v. City of Vacaville (2007) 154 Cal.App.4'h 807. A guideline is not a rule; it offers
guidance.
Third, the Planning Commission denied the Project because LP Acquisitions failed to
reduce the square footage by more than 10,000 square feet even though the building
massing was reducedby 25%. Neither the Zoning Code development standards nor the
Commercial Design Guidelines themselves, specify that the size of a building may only
be measured by the building's square footage. In fact, many parameters (e.g., height,
setbacks, lot coverage, FAR, etc.) are specified in the Zoning Code for purposes of
establishing conformance to the development regulations and acceptable building design.
Thus, it is only within the Town Council's purview to adopt guidelines as development
standards or regulations. It is only within the Council's discretion to decide, at the time it
adopts the General Plan, zoning or design guidelines that the Town intends to require that
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a Project comply with only one policy to the detriment of the entire set of rules.
Here, the Planning Commission unlawfully changed the rules that the Council previously
adopted before denying LP Acquisitions' Project. If the Commission can change the
rules in such a manner, there is no longer any certainty (contrary to the Commercial
Design Guidelines) as to how an applicant may proceed with a project. For example,
under the Commission's approach, the Commission can deny one project because an
applicant used "too many boxes" in its design (see Common Design Guideline 1.5.1.c)
which would be contrary to the intent of the Guidelines to provide some certainty and
consistency in the development process. Or it could reject a project simply because it
does not the exterior paint color of the building fagade. If the Town no longer likes the
rules it is applying to future development, then it must go through the process of
changing them flrst and then apply the modified rules to everyone, rather than proceeding
on an ad hoc basis.
Based on the reasons set forth above, we believe the Planning Commission acted in an
arbitrary manner and failed to comply with the Town's own policies and rules. Thus, we
are appealing the Planning Commission's denial of Project and refusal to certify the EIR
as adequate in accordance with CEQA, because the Planning Commission did not have
the discretion to change the Town's rules as applied to the Project.
We respectfully request that the Town Council review the Planning Commission's
decision and find that the Planning Commission erred and abused its discretion, and that
the Commission did not have authority to re-write the General Plan and the Town's
Commercial Design Guidelines when it refused to act on the EIR and when it denied the
Project because the Commission concluded that the applicant failed to further reduce the
square footage of the Project. We also respectfully request that the Council find that
substantial evidence supports the Town's certification of the EIR and approval of the
Project for all of the reasons set forth in the Letter of Justification and Project documents
included in the Town's administrative record, and overturn the Planning Commission's
denial ofthe Project.
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EXHIBIT 1
Revised July 13,2016 Justification Letter
r f)AcqulsITloNsIJ I REAL r.srATI DEVEToPMENT
July 23,2015
REyISED October 5, 2015
REVISEO Februory 10, 2016
REVISED July 73, 2016
RE: Letter of Justification
lncluded in this letter is the justification for the efforts of LP Acquisitions to redevelop the 2.15-acre site
known as 401-405 Alberto Way (APN 529-23-0181, located at the northwest corner of Los 6atos-
Saratoga Road (Highway 9) and Alberto Way. Our Justification Letter includes the response to the
comment5 we ,eceived at both the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee ("COAC") review, as
well as the Town Staff comments received during the Technical Project Review meetings held on August
19, 2015. October 28, 2015 and March 16, 2016. Particular emphasis has been afforded to describe the
manner in which our proiect complies with the Town's 2020 General Plan, as well as the Sustainability
Plan (20121.
Our proposed project includes the demolition of the three, three-story, wood-framed office structures
(-30,000 square feetl, as well as all appurtenant site improvements and replacement with two new,
steel frame, 2-story buildings totaling 91,955 square feet. Parkin8 for employees and visitors will be
provided on two levels of underground parking (383 subterranean parkln8 rpaces) and seven (7) surface
parkinB spaces. Site development would include an onsite employee amenity area, visitor parking, new
landscaping and a variety of energy efficient and sustainable interior and extedor building elements. As
described in the paragraphs that follow, development ofthe site willfully comply with all applicable
Town General Plan Goals and Policies, as well as applicable standards and guidelines established by the
MunicipalCode.
The designed building land coverage is 49.6%, below the 5096 land coverage allowed by the Mixed-Use
commercial Land Use Designation (2020 General Plan). The building heitht also complies with the
Mixed-Us€ Commercial Land Use Oesi8nation as well as the Municipal Code Section 29.10.@0 which
addresses height limits and exceptions to such building height limhs since the Proiect is consistent with
that section. As you know, Munlcipal Code Section 29.10.090 allows exceptions to the height
restrictions; therefore, this Municipal Code Section allows towe6, spires, and slmilar architectural
features to exceed the 3s-foot height limit provided those areas are inaccessible to human activity or
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Ms. Xendra Burch, Chair
Los Gatos Planning Commission
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatot CA 95030
Dear Ms. Burch:
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The building use will be dedicated to professional office use. Hours of operation will generally be from
7am to 6pm. Given the proposed building square footage, we anticipate no more than 1 employee per
250 sf of usable space on site at any given time. Because the tenant mix has not been finalized, office
hour shift details are not currently available; however, given the types of professional office space users
we are targeting, we expect the hours of operation, including any employee shifts would be limited
between 7am to 6pm.
Site development would require demolition of all existing site amprovements
The project neither proposes nor requires a General Plan Amendment and Planned oevelopment. The
proiect complies with the Zonin8 for the property in all respects. The project does not require any
variance or exception to any rule, code or regulation and meets all requirements for the zoning code
related to lot coverage, set-back, heights and other requirement of the zone. This request is for approval
of a conditional use Permit (required by Town Code) and Architecture and Site Application materials
(attached), which are required for the construction ofthe buildings.
Background:
LP Acquisitions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lamb Partners, which has developed over 800,000
square feet of commercial and office buildings in Santa Clara County since 1998. We have taken great
interest in the West Valley Class A office Martet, specifically Los Gatos. Our goal is to provide quality
commercial projects to neutralize the very low vacancy rates and high demand for Class A office space in
the los Gatos area. Our proposed project is consistent with the Town's objective of promoting
economlc vitality and business diversity in Los Gatos.
lnitially, we met with Town PlannlnB Staff and various COAC Committee Members to better understand
the site zonin8 and uses which might be sensitive to current Town conditions. During our CDAC
meeting, the Committee Members provided valuable feedback on the following four (4) areas related to
compatlbility with the l-os Gatos 2020 General Plan and Zoning: Traffig Building HeiSht and Size,
Transportation Demand Management Plan, and Community Outreach. We took Breat care in discussing
these items with the Committee Members and we have provided details below to address their
concerns.
ln addition to these initial meetings, during the last 16 months we have successfully completed our due
diligence process, engaged the Town Planning Staff and Public Works in three (3) technical review
meetings to address Staff comments. We have met with various PlannlnS and Public Works Staff and a
couple of the Town's key planning review consultants (including Larry Cannon, Town Consulting
Architectl. The purpose ofthese meetin8s were to clariFy and confirm the proposed architectural
concepts and treatment of offsite conditions and to address specific technical concerns.
storage. Consistent with Section 29.10.090, the building entry fuature wall be closed off at the second
floor ceiling such that the feature will neither be accessible, habitable nor vlsible from the interior ofthe
building. Thus, tenants in the buildings will be unable to access or use the feature from inside the
building and the building entry feature would qualifo for the exception to the 35-foot height limitation.
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Lastly we recently participated in a kick-off meeting organized by Town Planning Staff for the lnitiation
of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQAI Review process. Though our project does not trigger
preparation of a full Environmental lmpact Report (ElR), we voluntarily agreed to preparation of an EIR
with the intent of providing the community with an opportunity to review a more rigorous and
comprehensive environmental assessment of our proposed project than would otherwise be prepared.
The proiect does not result ln ony significant environmental impacts. The Ci$s Oraft Environmental
lmpact Report further confirmed that the project would not result ln any signlficant environmental
impacts. Nonetheless, we voluntarity agreed to include the handful of additional mltigating features
ldentified in the Draft EIR ln order to further lessen the already less-than-signlficant environmental
lmpacts, Moreover, even though the project would not cause any significant environmental impacts,
the Draft EIR considered ahernatives to the Proposed Proiect. ln this regard, the Town went above
and beyond CEQ4's requirement to identify alternatives that would avoid or substantially lessen
environmental impacts because the proiect would not cause any significant impacts to hegin with.
Nonetheless, although the Draft EIR alternatives would not "feasibly attain" most of the basic
objectives of the prdect, we appreciate the Town's interest in providing the alternatives analysis for
lnformational purposes so that the public and decision makers can be fully informed about the
consequences of the project and our efforts to design an office developmentthat is compatible with
the surrounding land uses.
All of the information below was requested by CDAC members and we have taken great care to show
that we are in compliance with the los Gatos General Plan 2020. We conclude this letter with a
discussion of the benefits to the community.
Office Market Research Statistlg for Los Gatos:
r The size of the commercial office market in Los Gatos is approximately 1,617,800 square feet, of
which 655,340 square feet is Class A Office.
. The current Class A vacanry in the West Valley is 10.t14%.
r The current Class A vacancy in Los Gatos is 2.@%.
r Below is the historical vacanry rate for Los Gatos from January 2011 to present
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Project Compatibility with the los Gatos 2020 General Plan and Zonlng:
Land Use:
The proposed projea has been designed in conformance with the Town of los Gatos Zoning
requirements. Proposed site coverage, height limitations and parking requirements all meet the
Town zoning requirements. We are requesting no special considerations, variances, exceptions
or amendments as part of this application.
Specific applicable goals/policies in the 2020 General Plan include:
LU-1.2 Ensure that new development preserves and promotes existing commercial centers
consistent with the maintenance of a small-town atmosphere and image.
LU-1.4 lnfill projects shall be designed in context with the neighborhood and surrounding
zoning with respect to the existing scale and character of surrounding structures, and should
blend rather than compete with the established character of the area.
LU-1.8 Commercial developrnent of any type (office, retail. research and development, etc.)
shall be designed in keeping wtth the small-town character of Los Gatos.
Community Design Element:
The existing buildings on the site were constructed in the mid 1960's and have outlived their
usefulness in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability, and they do not meet the current
building code requirements for seismic safety and accessibility. The proposed project will bring
to the area n€w state of the art Class A office buildings, incorporating recycled and sustainable
building materials and energy efficient operational systems. The architecture has utilized
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building materials, exterior finishes and design features that compliment not only the
surrounding land uses, but draw from the architecture ofthe Town's most recognlzable and
important buildings. The stone veneer and canopy incorporated into the first floor helps to
ground the buildings and bretk up the helght of the structures. The second floor provides
functional balconies and naturayearth-toned building materials and colors allowing for a
seamless blend with the buildings' surroundings. These architectural features as well as the clay
roof tile with saw-cut wood rafters are consistent with the architectural features and character
found in other nearby commercialand residential structures. The Hotel [os Gatos (210 E. Main
St.) and both Palo Alto Medical Foundation buildings located at 15400 Los Gatos Blvd and 15720
Winchester BIvd are examples of this architectural style.
lmportantly, the buildings have been set back to the rear of the site, opening the front of the
site to an area of enriched landscaping, pedestrian activity and employee use- By providing
underground parking, visitor parking on the street level is kept to a minimum, further enhancin8
the pedestrian experience as compared to existing conditions.
To respond to Town Staff comments, and in respect of our immediate property owners and
businesses, a Shadow Study was prepared as part of this resubmittal, please refer to Sheet
A3.32. Based on the shade and shadow anallrsis. no impacts to adjacent property owners
would result.
As a result of the attention we have afforded to these high quality design elements, the
proposed architecture will respect the small town feel desired by the Town throuBh a
combination of building articulation, scale and building setbacks, and landscape treatments.
(Refer to Sheets A1.01, A3.01, A3.02, A3.ua, A3.ub, 10.1, and 10.2).
specific applicable goals/policies in the 2020 General Plan include:
cD-1 Preserve and enhance Los Gatos'character through exceptional community desiSn.
CD-l.1 Building elements shall be in conformance with those traditionally in the
neighborfiood.
CD-1.2 New structures, remodels, landscapes and hardscapes shall be designed to
harmonlze and blend with the scale and rhythm of the neighborhood and
natural features in the area-
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Redevelopment of this site will also provide a more desirable building type needed to attract
and retain today's high tech and professionaloffice users (i.e. larger floor plates, operationally
sustainablefunctional buildings, energy efficient sy:tems and onsite employee amenities). 98%
ofthe parking for the project will be below 6rade leaving more of the site available for
landsope, open space and employee amenity/eisure space. Site lighting will be largely
accomplished with bollard pedestrian lights, wall sconceg and soffit liShting, thereby meeting
the night-lightinB safety needs and minimizing lighting impacts to the neighboring sites. Ourgoal
is to create an interactive pedestrian orientated space that is attractive to future employees and
visitors to the site.
co-l.3 Euildinss. landscapes, and hardscapes shall follow the natural contours of the
property.
co-1.4 Development on all elcvations shall be of high eguality design and construction,
a positive addition to and compatible with the Town's ambiance. Development
shall enhance the character and unique identitv of existinS commercial and/or
residential neighborhoods.
cD-2 To limit the intensity of new development to a level that is consistent with surrounding
development and with the Town at large.
cD-3 To require utilities, landscaping and streetscapes to contribute to Los Gatos' high-
quality character.
c$3.2 street and structural lighting shall be required to minimize its visual
impacts by preventin8 tlare, limitin8 the amount of light that falls on
neighboring properties, and avoiding light pollution of the night sky.
C0-3.4 Encourate the use of landscaping such as trees,large shrubs, and
trellised vines to mitigate the effects of building mass, lower noise, and
reduce heat Eeneration.
CD-3.5 All landsc.ping shall be carefully reviewed to ensure that it is
aesthetically pleasin& compatible with its neighborfiood and natural
environment, and water conserving.
CD-3.7 Roof mounted mechanical equipment shall be screened and such
screening shall be considered as part ofthe st.ucture for height
limitatbns.
CD-16 Promote and protect view sheds and scenic resources.
Transportation Elemcnt:
The property is ideally located for ingress^gress to Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and Highway 17,
with lhe northbound on-ramp to Highway 17 adjacent tothe site. Hexagon has performed a full
traffic impact study (TlAlwith direction from tos Gatos Public works for the proposed project.
Briefly, the report presents the following conclusions:
DurinS the daily AM and PM peak-hour, trips Bene.ated by the proposed poect had no
significant impact on t.affic operations. The report concludes that no mitigation
improvements are needed at the intertections studied in the traffic analysls.
Sp€cifically, inside the arn/pm peak timeframes, all intersections studied would opeBte
at acceptable levels of service under all studied scenarios.
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CO-4 To preserve existint trees, naturdl vegetation, natural topography, riparian corridors
and wildlife habitats, and promote high quality, well designed, environmentally
sensitive, and diverse landscaping in new and existinE developments.
Co.4.5 New development shall promote visual continuity through tree plantiog,
consistent use of low shrubs and ground cover.
With the addition ofthese few improvements and overall design of the proposed proiect, the intent of
the following goals/policies of the 2020 General Plan would be met.
TRA.2,4 New development shall minimize the number of driveway openings and curb
cuts.
TRA.2.6
TRA.3 To prevent and mhigate traffic impacts from new development (all policies
under Goal TRA-31.
TRA.5 To ensure that Los Gatos streets are safe for all users, including drivers, cyclists
and pedestrians.
TRA.9.6 Require development proposals to include amenitieg that encourage alternate
forms of transportation that reduce pollution or traffic congestion as a benefit
to the community (e.g- bicycle locken/racks, showers, dedicated van-pool or
car-pool parking areas, dedicated shuttle services, innovative bu5 sheher
designs).
TRA-13 To provide adequate parking for existint and proposed uses, and to minimize
impacts on surrounding residential neighborhoods.
TRA-13.3 Require adequate parking in commercial areas so as not to impact or affe€t
adjacent residential properties.
Envlronmental and sustalnablltty Elem€nt:
The project will promote the appropriate use of local, native plants in its landtcaping. lt will
promote the efficient use of water, and will minimize the amount of storm water runoff.
Development of the proposed proiect would include low-water use landscape and plant
materials to control sun and wind exposure, and to provide employee amenity spaces that are
both functional and aesthetically lnviting. The core and shell of the office structure would be
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As stated in the Hexagon Report, though the proposed project does not trigter any
CEQA-related impacts, it is noted that the inteBections on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road at
Santa Cruz Avenue and at University Avenue experience longer queues and delays on
certain LOS calculations indicated. Thus, the proposed project includes certain roadway
improvements to help alleviate existing operational delays. These improvements are
identified and shown on Figure 12 which is attached to this letter.
Specific applicable Boals/policies in the 2020 Gene.al Plan include:
Street improvements such as curb cuts, sidewalkt bus stop turnouts, bus
shelters, light poles, traffic signals, benches. and trash container shall be
planned as an integral part of development projects to ensure safe movement
of people and vehicles and minimize disruption to the streetscape.
designed with the Soal of adrieving the standards for L!.dership in Ener8y.nd Environmental
Design (LfED) c.rtification based on cunent LIEO stand.rds.
Specific applicablc toals,/policies ln the 2020 Gencral Plan lnclude:
ENV-I To preserve and protect native plants and plant communitles in the Town, and
promote the appropriate use of local, native plants in habitat restoration and
landscaping.
ENV-5 To protect and prererve wateBheds and water quality.
ENV-6 To conserve the water resources ofthe Town and promote the efficient use of
water to ensure an adequate support of the Town's plant and wildlife
populations as well as human populations.
ENv-9 To minimize the amount of storm water runoff, as well as to protect and
improve the water quality of runoff.
ENv-10 To promote recycling and reuse as well as reduction in demand.
ENV-12 To conserve the air resources of the Town and maintain and improve acceptable
air quality in Los Gatos.
ENV-13 To promote a sustainable community that protects environmental ,esources
and the climate to prevent ne8ative lmpacts to future generations.
ENv-14 To reduce overall Sreenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990levels by 2020.
ENv-17 To promote green buildinSs that minimire consumption of energy and natural
tesources
Los Gatos Sustainability Plan (20121:
Sustainability measures lncluding ene.gy efficiency and altemative transportation facilitles will
be provided in accordance with los Gatos standards. The framework for solar energy and solar
hot water systems installation will b€ provided and fixtures will be chosen according to
efficiencl requirements. The project will be designed to meet Cal Green standards and go
beyond the Town's requirements to attain LEED gold certification.
Additional measures from the Los Gatos Sustainability Plan addressed by the prorect include
support for p€destrians, bicyclists and transit facilities and programs such as a fixed route
shuttle, school pool program and a vehicle circulation, pa*ing and idling reduction program.
The development includes solar orientation and solar ready features to promote renewable
energy generation. Energy efficiency features such as programmable thermostats, energy-
efficient indoor and outdoor appliances and lighting are also included. The project will meet
water use and efficiency requirements to include water efficiency retrofits and water
conservation pricing. A thorough Construction Waste Management plan will address
construction waste diversion from the project and promote salva8ed, recycled-content and local
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TR-4 Bicycle Facilities and Pro8rams. Provide for new bicycle facilities and programs through
the following:
a. lnstall new bicarle facilities throughout the existing Town street network to close bicycle
network Baps as identified in the General Plan.
b. Require bicycle pa*in8 facilities and on-site showeE in major non-residential development
and redevelopment projects. Major development projects include buildings that would
accommodate more than 50 employeet whether in a single business or multiple tenants;
major redevelopment proiects include projects that change 50 percent or more of the
square footage or wall space.
G84 Solar Orientation. Require measures that reduce enerBy use through solar orientation
by taking advantage of shade, prevailing winds, landscaping and sunscreens.
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construction materials. The wide array and level of sustainability measures included in the
proposed project would meet the full intent ofthe appllcable goals/policies in the 2012
Sustainability Plan as noted below.
Specific applicable goals/policies in the 2012 Sustainability Plan include:
TR-l Support for Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Transit. Promote walking, bicycling, and transit
through the following:
a. Require all new buildings, excluding ringle-famlly homes, to include a principal functional
entry that faces a public space such as a street square, park, paseo or plaza, ln addition to
any entrance from a parking lot, to encourage pedestrian foot traffic.
b. Require new projects, excluding single-family homes, to include pedestrian or bicycle
through-connections to existing sidewalk and existin8 or future bicycle facllitleg unless
prohibited by topographical conditions.
c. Seek grant fundin8 to establish a Safe Routes to school (SR2SI Protram to increase more
student walking and biking trips.
d. Design and implement affordable tratfic.calming measures on specific streets to dissuade
Highway 17 cut-through traffic and attract pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
e. lmplement transit access improvements through sidewalk/crosswalk safety enhancement
and bus shelter improvements.
TR-6 Vehicle Circulation, Parking and ldling Reduction P.ograms. Support trip reduction and
the use of electric vehicles through the follorying:
a. EncouGBe a voluntary Employer commute Trip Reduction Program for new and existing
development. This would b€ multi-strategy program that encompasses a oombination of
individual measures, such as ride-share programs, discounted transit programs, end-of-trip
facilities (e.8. showers and loctersl, encouraSinS telecommuting, and preferential parkinB
permit proBrams. As part of this pro8ram, encourage employeR to allow commuters to pay
for transit with pre-tax dollars.
b. Encourage new non-residential development to include desitnated or preferred parking for
vanpools, carpools and electric vehicles-
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RE-3 Renewable Energy Generation in Projects, Require that new or major rehabilitations of
commercial, office, or industrial development greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet in size
incorporate solar or other renewable ene.gy generation to provide 15 percent or more ofthe
project's enerty needs. Major rehabilitations are defined as remodeling/additions of 20,000
square feet of office/retail commercial or 100,0m square feet of industrial floor area. Remove
regulatory barriers to incorporatin8 renewable energy generation.
RE-s Solar Ready Features. Where feasible, require that all new buildings be constructed to
allow for the easy, cost-effective installation of future solar energy systems. "Solar ready''
features should include: proper solar orientation (i.e. South facing roof area sloped at 20 to 55
degrees from the horizontal); clear access on the south sloped roof (i.e. No chimneys, heatinB
vents, or plumbing vents); electrical conduit installed for solar electric system wiring; plumbing
installed for solar hot water rystem; and space provided for a solar hot water storage tank.
EC-1 Energy-Efficient Appliances and Lighting. Require new development to use energy-
efficient appliances that meet Energy-Star standards and energy-efftcient lithting technologies
that exceed Title 24 standards by 30 percent.
Ec-3 Energy-Efficient Outdoor Lighting. Require outdoor lighting fixtures to be energy-
efficient. Require parking lot light fixtures and light fiRures on buildings to be on full cut-off-
fixtures, except emergency exit or safety lightinS. and all pemanently installed exterior liShting
shall be controlled by either a photocell or an astronomical time twitch, Prohibit continuous all
night outdoor lightinS in construction sites unless .equired for security reasons. Revise the Town
Code to include these requirements.
EC-10 Heat Gain Reduction. Require all new development and maior rehabilitation (i.e.
additions or remodels of 20,000 square feet of office/retail commercial or 1@,000 square feet
of industrial floor area) prorects to incorporate any combination of the following strategies to
reduce heat gain for 50 percent of the non-roof impervious site landscape, which includes roads,
sidewalks, courtyards, parking lots, and driveways: shade within five years of occupancy; paving
materials with a Solar Reflectance lndex (sRll of at least 29. open grid pavement system; and
parking spaces undergmund, under deck, under roof, or under a building. Any roof used to
shade or cover parking must have an sRl of at least 29.
WW-l Water Use and Efficiency Requirements. For new development, require all water use
and efficiency measures identified as voluntary in the Califomia Green Building Standards Code,
and consider more stringent targeG. California Green BuildinB Standards Code requirement s
include: U reduce indoor potable water use by 20 percent after meeting the Energy Policy Act of
1992 fixture performance requirements, and 2l reduce outdoor potable water use by 50 P€rcent
from a calibrated mid-summer baseline case, for example, throu8h irigation efficiencl, plant
species, recycled wastewater, and capturcd rainwater.
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WW-3 Bay Friendly Landscaping. Require new development to use native plants or other
appropriate noon-invasive plants that are drought-tolerant as described in the Bay Friendly
l-andscaping Guidelines, available at Stopwaste.Org and BayFriendlycoalition.Org.
Conditlonal Use Permlt Flndilrgs: The redevelopment ofthe proiect site into a more
sustainability designed, operated and functional office space is both essentialto the well-being
ofthe Town of Los Gatos, its residents and employers, as it is desirable to the Community as a
whole. The current site was not designed with sustainable practices in mind, and has long
surpassed its functionality as a desirable office environment. The proposed uses would not be
detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the Town, and in fact, quite the
opposite, will result in an improved condition over the currently built environment. As
demonstrated through the project architectural elements, enSineering details, and
environmental sustainability practices highlighted herein, the property is designed to b€ in
harmony with the various elements ofthe General Plan {as described above}, and in fact
implements many of those same policies.
Nclghborhood Outreach:
We initiated our Neighborhood Outreach MeetinBs and Open House on September 28s and
September 3Oh, 2015, and followed up with additional outreach meetinBs on October 14u and
211 November 17'h, 2015, January sth and 6t, 2016, and then we held update meetings from
July 18rh through 2ln, 2016. Since we envisioned this as an interactive process, we met onsite
with the adiacent homeowner associations and key stakeholders (the names and addresses of
those that were notified are attached to our resubmittal). . This process naturally b€Ban with
extensive communication with the onsite tenants. Our outreach proBram includes notification
ofthe meetings, an overvlew of meeting formats, when and where information will be provided,
team members that will be present and a request for neiBhbors to attend so that we can seek
their input. ln addition, these initial meetings and our planned community neighborhood
follow-up meetings provides specific information on the project's features, components and
amenities in orde. to elaborate on the benefits that redevelopment of the site facilitates.
Benefits to thc Communlty
From an environmental perspectiv€, the building designs will provide a more enerBy efficient
and healthy environment for prospective tenants. UFE aded and ener8y efficient buildinSs will
assist in further reducing the current carbon footprint by minimizing enerty load, enhancing the
number of large shade treet modernizing ener8y op€rations^ystems, increasing the amount of
landscaped space and lmproving irrigation efficiency. We will be providing the type of high-
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5W-3 Salvage, Recycled-Content and Local Construction Materials. EncouraSe the use of
salvaged and rerycled-content materials and other matedals that have low production energy
costs for building materialt hard surfaces, and non-plant landscepinS. Require sourcing of
construction materials locally, as feasible.
quality, Class A office space that will attract businesses seeking "A" space to stay ln los G.tos or
relocate to Los Gatos. This will help enrich both the retention and diversity of local Jobs offered
in Town.
8y redeveloping the site, we will provide for a significantly higher property tax base, which
benefits both the Town of Los Gatos, but also (importantlyl, the los Gatos School Districts.
we will provide a Transportation Demand Management (TDMI plan to maximize alternative
mode split options, reduce dependence on single-occupant vehicle and to encourage use of
pedestrian/bicycle/ride-share programs. Additionally, this state of the art office complex will
reward tenant employees which use public transportation to and from work by providing the
followinB: 1) subsidize the cost of transit passes (details to be provided when a tenant is
secured); 2) make available designated carpoo/vanpool parking and garage area storate for up
to 99 bicycles; and 3) provide shower and locker areas for pedestrians and cyclists.
Respeafully,
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Shane Arters
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EXHIBIT 2
April 24,2017 Letter from LP Acquisitions
(with Attachment A and Exhibits I through 4 thereto)
Aprll 24 20U
Ms. Jennlfer Armer, Assoclate Planner
Town of lor Gatos
C"ommunity Development Department
110 E. Maln Stieet
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phonel (41}81354{872
Email: Jarmer@los8atosca.gov
Plannlng Commlsslon Public Hearlng of Miy 10, 2017 -Supplemental Responses
401.4(D Alberto Way
Atchitecture and Site Appllcatlon 5-15-056
f.ondltl onal Use Permft Appkrtlon U-Is-(IXl
APt{ 529-23.018
We have reviewed the Aprll 6, 2017 Staff Report br the upcorning Plannlng Commlsslon
meetlng ofi May lQ 2017 for the 401-{x, Alberto Way ProJect Based on our revlew ofthe
comment letters lnduded in the Apdl6, 2017 Statr Report, many of the cornment letErs
contlnue to rGtate the comments offered at the August 2+ 2015 Phnnlng Commlsslon public
hearlng. tl,one of the corrments ra'se new lssues or new erMronmental lmpacts.
We prepared the attadred matrlx contalning the supplemental responses to the comments
contalned in Exhlblt 30 to the Aprll 66 staff Report on the Flnal Envlronmental lmpact Report
("ElR") for the 401.409 Alberto Way Proiect ('ftoject ElR") or new comments on the 401-409
Alberto Way ProJect appllcattons referenced abovE that were not prevlously addressad ln our
comments atthe August ld or AuSust 24u Phnnlng commlsslon meetlngs because these
@mment letteG were recetved after we submltted our responses to the Town for lndusion in
the Staff Report. our supplemental responses are set forth ln the attached matrlx found in
Attachment Ato thls letter. Agaln, none of the rc3tated aomments or new comments ralse
nanr lssues regardang the Prcject
f.ree to contact me lf you have any questions. Thank you for your assfustance,
Lamb
8N 2E54520r
525 Middlcffeld Road. Siite 118, Menlo Parh CA 9/tO25 | 650.326.1500
EXHIBIT 8 9
T D ACQlrrsrrroNs
l-JI- REAI. EST TE DIVELOPMINT
RE:
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Le$ Blank
ATTACEMENTA
405 Alberto Wry (Formerly 401-{00) Alberto Wey Project
Comnrent rnd Rocponro Metrlx
April24,20t7
Orlghrtllatc
Commcnt
Rrrponre to Naff Comment hcludcil ln
Aprll 6, 2017 Strfi Reporl
rddltloE to thic
Projcct Ilocumcnt ln wLlch
Commemt Addrccrcd
Commcufi Councrtcr
Comment
Deto
Bsdttn
Fowlcr
Kemp
I,GC
81 /,1
Angud24,2016,
Planing
Cmadssioo
Mceting
Augurt Auguet 10.2015
and24,2016 St8tr
R.po/rqfugrut 19
aod 24r Appticant
Rcoponse Letterg
to Alplicdt Rcspoarcc l.ctta
drtod Anguct 18, 2016 aod pagcs l-7 oftbc
Appticmt Rcqonsc Lctcr datcd March I 7,
201 7 (Sunmry of Architcctunl Changos
rnd ssp6sses to commcrlB byThomas
O'Donnell and Menhew Hudcs). Also soc
Dnft EIR Sastion 3. I which cmcludcd thc
p'rojoct's acsthitic impacto wcre leas thaa
rigpificant
Plcarc DEIR Scctioo 3.1, pagc 3-11
addrcssod potatial iqoctl of
thc largcrprojcct fooFrinl. The
Applicant Rcsponsc t ctcr dstcd
August 18, 2016; Applica
Rcsponrc Irfrcr dstodl4rch 17,
2017 (Sn'rmrry of Arehitcctural
Chaagee mdreryonsesto
comocnts byThomae
O'Donncll and Matthcw Hudcs)
cxplaios how tlrc inpacB urcro
fifihcrrufucdwithprojcct
ard mmllcr
Rcvioed projcct dcscription
fails to ddnrs sizc &lrarr of
buildhgr OLG,8); rwird
buitding ir mrly 2 % tirrr sf of
existing oficc buildinge ad
shoildbo roducod W lBbth.
sirc ud lcalc not suitabh for
curmuding uoighborhood of
mosdy scniorrcsidffb.
1*1 ia6 rq Casitm wirdoc/8
(PLG,8)
to New comrncnt
includcd in April
6,2017 Staff
Roeort
(N/A)
Not rwised project has relocatod the
tuilding m additional l0 faet away frrom the
north propcrty line, thus affording thc Ias
Cttitrs r€sid€dE ruorc privac,y than did tho
prwious dcsign aad fuithcr minivnizing
in[t8cts as phmcd on page 2 of thc
Applicant Response Letter datcd Mrch 17,
201'7 . ln additiorU thc rcvilod project
oliminates tb recond-floor cx&rior balcony
oa tho uorth sido of tbo Buildirg. Gcneroru
ldscape screening (recs aod ebrubs) has
bcsr addcd into thfu ncw sclbackarea,
futhcr incrceing the vieible hffErbctwcco
Applicant Rcsponse IJfrcr dated
March l7,20l7 (responre to
commctrt l. ii. by Charlce
Ere.keon). DEIR pagc 3-1 I
addrorscd potcntid inpact of
ths Iargerprcject fooQrint ard
concludcd thc impacts wcrc lcss
thrn significant The rwised
project fin&r reducoe thc lag-
thnsigtrificrd irpcsB.
BN 2t5238l6vtt
Pl"c
CoEmentr
B vic\ra of S rts Cnlu
Momtdrl! (PLC, 8-9)
Ncgaivc acrthotic hpacts
(contrary tr liIR); ooncrrncd
aboul ghrc aud eludowr and
po0t lo bcing ah!€ 1l, soo in10ffiE $ndovr (PLG,33)
Commentor
PItr
ttic
PTC
Orlgllrl DrtG
ColrmG[t
Suhmlttcd
August 10, 2016
a l Augud 24,
20 I 6 Planning
Courrrjsriou
MoctiDg
Augu$t I 0, 20 I 6
md Auguf,t 24,
2016 Plunnins
(lommissiou
Mcsting
OrlgiDsl Date
Com.Eent
Addrsrcd
Augr t 10, 2016
attd 24, 2016 stuir
It Dorti AuguEt l0
urd24,2016
ApJrlicrnt Ropooc
I-oficrr
Iltrponrc to N. CoI[n rt lncludld h
Apr{ 6, 2017 StrlI Xtport
Plc.rc rcfor to ApplisEot Rc€poora Lc{lor
&tod Marcft 17, 20J7 (Summury of
AirhitccEml Cha[gerl and flrs1rotr lcx tl,
coltnocnli by'lhomar O'Dnnncll und
tvfrflL"v ltudos).
I'roJGct DocuD.nt ln whlch
CommcrtAddIcrtcd
DEIE prge 3-10 rddrosscd lce&
thi[l,.$iElifi csttt visusl impsgti
ofthc originrl pn)jcct. Th'"
Applicsnt Rc{q)olrr€ I rJficr dalcd
Marcb 17, 201? (Suruury of
ArchiEcrural CMflgtx End
rosponscs to o(,umc!t! by
'Ihomaf O'DoDDoll ard Mscltcw
Iludrs) dqrlrib€d tlu ftrthcr
rcductirrn in visoal impaet
assOchd tith lbc Educcd
Dl:lR pagc.r 3-10 0trough 3-13
addrp$€d lcsg -tltan-lrignifi cant
light and gla.rc impucts ofrhc
originrl pmjccl. ScO al$
Applicant Robl)ouic larltor datq]
March 17, 2017 (leiponcc tr
ccxnmont I . ii. by Charlcs
ljre,Lsoa).
AuFust 10,2016
cld 24, 2016 Statr
R€porti Augu'l ls
lrd 24t Applicr
Rcsp(msc Irflorr
Tbc rcvirrcd proj€ct d{xoriptior rclocrtd tho
building a a.tditi@al l0 fs(!t Bwry from Lhc
nrr r pnrplrry liac, and hrn climimtcd tlro
sccond rftny balcony on lhc no(h-sida of lhc
buildio& tbos Effording tho I:8 Crsitts
meidcm morc privaty thalr .tid ttr previoult
dcsip Thc rcdcliltr clintinftci slradowE on
thc pmpcny to tho nuth, cxccJrt dtrrilg tbc
crtre![c wiotrr BonthB whrn rbrdoc/r
s,rruld stitl bc cEst by fhc oristing buildingr
nd tcc! otr llrc crrn !t prop€Ity. GcD€n us
lmdrcqre ronr:niag (E 16 and dtruhs) hai
hxn addcd iuo thin neqr u:thoc.t arua.
fwthcr irl(,.Irasing tlrc viriblc bu6cr hctrvoca
tho tryo idjrcmt lmprdicc. Glure olftbc
uorth-facing windows ofthc new buitding is
u<r( po*rihlc ac tlx| srl doct ml stn'ke tbs
nortb sirlc of0rc
7
llN 2854E l6vlt
Commcnt'CorDmenter Orlglnd Dete
CoDltrstrt
Submlt&i
Ortgh.l Drtc
ComncDt
Addrt|r.d
ProJ€ct Irocmcnt h whLh
Comtttrlt Addrcltcd
(h rd. lbn to thfu t[ Hr)
Architrc{no ihould bc in
lcceirS trith .xidilg rEiidontirl
noighbortm4 and lo*er
buildirt8 h.iSht sto.
sw,2 Argult 10,2016;
August 24, 2016
Pheing
CoEmicsiorl
[.Iooeg
Augusr 10, 2016
ad 24, 2016 Staff
Rrporg, Augurt t9'r
![d 24' Applicant
Rorp@r.Irttss
Plcasc r"fcr to Applic&t Rr€pomo Lrnar
drtcd Augurt 18, 201 6 ard prgps I -3 of thc
Apptc@t R€.potris Ltcr drcd Mr$h 17,
2017 ($Iltlm!ry of A$hitcc.tunl Clungcr.
ad trapooaa b conmod b, Tho@E
O'Dorrc , D. Michacl Kar and Mauhcw
Hudca),
Additiosal lccoomeodatio fion the
Town'r conarltiry alchitcct, Ctmon Dcsigu
Cftnp, hlve bc.o incorporrtcd iEto thc !!ort
rccerfi alGsig! n$mirsion as explaincd on
pagos I aod 2 ofthc March 17, 2017
Applicant'! R lpoDrc I.crE iBludirg:
o hovidise .dditiood visld aricty .!d
brcak up in rcalc on 0rc ton fagadc,
inchding vrrying thc icigb of thc
auasard roofr, adding additional roccssat
md projEri@ it tlo ed f!g!&, md
ptrrvidilg rrorc ofa vall plrtro off$t
whrrc to trpo-story &ont wdl transitials
to a ooe-sto,ry q,all.
o Rcducisg thc msss ofthc c€nEal link of
lho ectbaclc portior of thc building by
lovffing lha h.ight of thc ccotnl panpc(
adding a coopy clcmetrt with supporti[g
brackets to lhs ccnter fs4.do, \raryilg tho
wdl coliot3 d lhc ccdtcr fuadc ad
providing additional dstriyarhitcshral
dhlsasEd st th6 mai! cGy fcatu,c.
o Adding additioaal trcllis ftatuts at tbc
windoqn a tbc front fua&.
Prge 3-10 tkough 3-13 ofthc
DEIR rdftcsscd lcss-tban-
siglificam visu4l irxxp*ti ofthc
cigird!,rojcct Applicot
RcspoDrc Lrtttr daicd Algurt
18, 2016; Applicrd Rrspons€
Lam ilatd March 17, 2017
(Sumrary of Ambitccnral
Chargc3 lDd rltpolrc' to
commcntt by ThoEas
O'Doarll, D. Miohacl tranc
and Mriltsre HudcJ).
3
Rcrpolr€ to Naw Commcnt laclnded h
Aprll 6, 2017 8rrff n.port
aN 28t23E16v6
Comncntr
Ensntr new
rcinforcor and xqrprtc tho
ryooiol qualitioc of tta Towu of
los Gatoc (P[.G,47)
Inrpacts Ep
mitigations inadcqualo (PIIi,
33-34)
o l,\untcc Wgrado doos not
rcducc vchiclc eruin*ioru
r tilectric vEhiote chargrug
syctc"rrs will rrpt rcducc
enrissions
r Rcstriplug Alberto Way will
nol r:dusc colllcstion
r 'I'rip rcductiun progau is
voluntruy
o Inconnistcnt with 2010 Cloan
Air PIail
r Pollutant conccntsatiurs will
af fec t scmnitivo rccc,Dtr tri
irryaot comrruon6
suhrnittcd for
Auguct 10,201(r
Planning
CoErminsion-
Rrrponso
Lcttcr tlatccl Augurt
24,2016
Commenter Re*ponre to New Commcnt lndudcd ln
Aprll 6, 2017 tltalf Rcport
Pleaco rufr,r to tha Hexagrm'f nuuryrortctirrn
Coof,iltanB, Iw. April2l,20l7 Rasponsc to
Troffc (lomsrcnts ot4$l'400 Alberto lMay
'fraffi c ltfirdy (Tlcxae(rn Supplcmental
Rcpmrrx'), including flle llcxrgon April 5,
2017 ltcsponse to Traffrc Cnmmcuts on 401-
409 Alhcrto Way ll'raflic Study ('Hcxagon
Apdt -56 Resprmuos ). As fudicutcd in thc
*Overall lraflic Ctmditinns" scrrtion of the
Hoxagon April 5h Resptxrsc*, the nr-r*riping
of rnnrthbormd Alborlo Way nt tlrc
inErrcction rrould i mpn:rrc vchir"tlar flow
nnd rcduco +rcuing cur Allxnto Way. With
flqloct to'fDM mcarurcr, ploanc rlec
rcoPonEE r) c:ommEot 2 in tho Hcxagon
$tryplumoml Ruryonso*'llro 1'IA uulfzql
projtrtimpacls witltrrut hkins iotn a€couut
Iirlbcr roductioar due to TDM rnur.qurcs.
Nonethclcse,'11)M in a rtondrud pntgram for
ProJect llocume,ut ln whlch
Commcnt'Addrerrerl
to
Buepouso n$Br
Augpst 18,2016;
Applicnnt Rc*prncc Lr,ttrr darcd
I\,Inrch 1 7, 2017 (tlurrnrary of
Arcldtoctural Cbangpr aorl
nxporucsto comnofic hy
Ttromas O'Dompll, I). Michacl
KanomdMatthow lludw).
llraft pugrx 3-31 to 3-38
Conditions of Appruval 18-20
addreffi tha trun*portalion
control maa$mrfi md nirquality
mitigation urclsrn.'s lhst $tutrld
climinate potcrrtirrl confliots with
thefieanAirPlm- 1'hc
'l'ran*portaticrrt Mausgemcfi
Plan (which includcs mcasurcs
tn rduceve,hioularfips) is not
rrclurtar$ it ir nunduory pct
Coulilion 99. All air qunlity
irrpactn will bc mitigatr"rl to a
Iecs 6sn nignificant lsvcl;
Hcxagrm ltmponrc l"ct ter.
4
0rldnalDate
Commont
Augrut
Commcrnt
Date
'-friE;;,ui,'iolE' -
Staff Rcport;
Augugt 19 und 24s
Applicant ltluponsc
I.etters
Pleaso rofcr to Applicant Responflc Lett€r
datcd AuEut 18,2016 anrlpagcs I-i offhc
Applicant Re*porro Lotlor dstrrd Maroh 17,
20 I 7 (llunmmry ot' Architoctural Changc*
and rr*prn*ll to commeuts lly Thrrmun
O'Dnnnoll, t). Michnel Kana andMatthcw
Ifudar). 'ltc Pndeut har incorporatcd
rcsommendations frun thc'l'ouru'tl
courultiog an:hitcut" Oarrrm Denign $roup,
including alimirrnting, towm elooelrts,
eliminating the nccmrl-flmr extrrior
baloony on ttre uorlh-sidc of thc Rui}Iing.
Thc dasigr rutaius its Mission-'Stylc
arthitocnnt which mnintains thc smdl to*r
fecl urd rrscarhlos othcr noarby oommcn:ial
devcftnnsrts in l,rrs Gatrx.
EBgBI@:
BN2EJ88l6v6
Commcntr Com.urenter Orlglnal Dete
Comneut
Submlttcd
OrigindDrte
Comnot
Addrolrd
Rerpon:c to Ncw Commcnt includcd ln
Aprll 6, 2017 $trff Rcport
Project Ilocunot In whtch
CommcotAddreiled
dl addldm to &Ir rnltrlr)
Hydrolory rnd Wat€r fr,
lVata tabb irara (PI,Q,27\
r WatcrT$lo ie too shsllofl,
o Li+rofrcdon irurco
o Riek ofExirting Ftll
e Boring coryleted during
&$ght
o Poeeiblc rhifiing of
fourddioas dE to dcmtaEiq8
co'trcrdro and roil arbcidocc
o Undcrgrwnd wrtff dh/Erlioo
forundcrgrqmd pa*ing
r Bottom of foundatioo of
grrago wsuld bc 10-12 ftot
bolwvmcrtablc
PI,G
Ocitclcr
Ncwcommcd
inoludd inApril
6,2017 $ilfi
R€port
N/A Soc Rcsponsc to Comments l-10 to the
Crcieslcr ldtcr "d Responsc to Comoent
14, ircludilg fu Rcrpoaro to Commant 2
to the Ocimlcr Engimorias lrtcr aud
Albcrto Way Citizcac, Bob Btdrc ard
Pucblo dc L6 G86s Irttcrlr b firc ENGEO
April 196 Srrylcurc,ntal Rcsposcs. AIso
lco rEspoilc b comnont lfrcgdiog thD
boring!.
DEIR Sootion 3.5, Goology and
Soils ard ElilGEO, Inc., 401
AlbcrtoWry,Ins Gabq
Californiq Gootccbilicrl
Explontion Report datod hrly
17, 20l5,Rcv. Augrst t3, 201 5.
ENGEO $ryplcmeatal Rccponsc
to Publio Cunoams dod April
L9,2017 inEilIbtt f CENGEO
April If Supplemenal
Rcsponrcs').
Wstcrtabhtas ris6
eignificaly eirsc Jurrc, 2015
bcings (PIII,28). No
groundwcr lwclr rcporod in
BcingBl c83.
PII}
Gcirolcr, p. 5
Nswcommcot
irluded in April
62017 Strff
Resrt
N/A Sce Rsporse to 2C to thc Iar CasitEs Lcttcr
ln thc ENGEO April l9o Srrylcmcntal
Rcspo,nrce. Aho ecc rcsp@lc to Albcrto
Way Citizeor Corrnmt lt,2C,3C, 3D ed
fu rcapop to Gclrslcr Fnginccriqg
Commcnt3.
Soction 3.5. Gcology and Soils
in thc Draft EIR aod ENGEO,
Inc.,40l Abcrto Sran Lo
Gatoc, Calihraia, Crcotcchical
Erplontioo Report d8tcd Juty
17, 2015, Rov. August 13,2015-
ENGEO April 196 Srryplcmental
Rcsponscs.
5
B{ 28523816v6
Commcnb
lot rwcdad
i! IIIR (l'l,,ti,29)
r Adrrorss impactu orr
rurmunding propttics oauocd
hy undffground prulurg
r Watc,r toblg wrll osastrrcd at
low:et pxsiblo rimo
r Watc,rdcpth ismrcr
o T)rought rcoovcry issuc
r Stormdrainsgo qntcm in
rwrcapaciiy
r Addrcue iryactrto sury
prrmlls (alrc u;{}, IIVV 4)
upstnoam danr failurus.
t0
Origlnal Drtc
Comment
Ncxruornrtptt
insludcd in April
6,2017 lltdr
F.oport
u('Dmont
inclrulod itr&)rij
6,2017 sraff
Itqrot
OrflnrlDrte
Comment
Rmponre to Now Commont lncludod lu
Aprll 6, 2017 $taff Rryort
o Section 3.E rf thc IJraff UIR evnluatod
hydrulogy unrl watcr quality itrpapts. Ss0
Rcrfxuuc to t6 tI) ths AWIr: Irher in thc
tfl{(iEO April l9E Rcnponrc to Puhlic
(bmrnents. Oonrtructitm of thc purting
gamgc would nrt rcrutt in ary new
uigni licant gcologic/gcotechnical,
hydrology or haaltb and rufcty iE pacts.
o Thc Pryioct will not b,urdcn thc cxisting
$torm draiuoge systcm, hccauso thc
Project'* rtonnwntrr will bc collcctpd ard
oonvtryrcd tlrnugh a rtorm drain that ruos
alorrg tho westcm propcrty line, ncarlh)
Claltrans right of wo5 akmg tbc back of
tho netgtrhoring purcel. Plcaso sce thc
attacherl civil rlrnwings prtrparcd by Kicr
+.Wrighr (Exhihit 2), which spccifically
n:fcrramcc tho upriz.o froa an 8" t(t 18"
strxm drain pipc in the adjacr$ property-
Thc lrrgrrr pipe is riz.ed to accommtrdatc
the flow from a lO-yoar rrin anent which
is thc largurt dcnign rain cvent thatthc
Town'* City stan&rde requirr pipt,
inJiastrur;turo to bc dc*igncd to,
r 'f'hctwo $ump pumps thatwill convtrythe
gtorm trrat$r ou thi.! Itrojoct arc dctigned
to convey thc wntrr of a 10-year storm. U
tlre pumps fsil, tho watur will riso inthe
lnrmp's mauholc and will spill into an
orrrflowpipo which tics i$to llx, I I'
to 1 in thcEN(iHO $oction 3,ti,
Itolect Docnment in whlc.b
CommentAddre$od
thtl
3.8, Hydrology
Watcr Q,uality in ttr I)mIt HIB
and lNGIl,O, Im., 401 Alhs'rto
Wun I os Gatrxr, Crlifomia,
(ieotochnical lixploraUrm llcport.
datol July 17, 201 S,Rerl
August 13,2015; lNtilJO April
I 9ft Supptcraontal Ruponnc*.
Watcr Quality in Draft LIIR and
INGIiO, ftro.,401 Albertrr Way,
Lot (iaton, (hlifomia,
(icotcchnical fixplorati<rn ltcprt
darcd July 17, 2015, Rcv.
April Srryp lc.tental R c*ponscn.' ltc
prrjoot stta, thu ncighbonig prupcrtics, af,d
thc mqiority of tho Trxm ofl,ou Oatoa ure
all ftpatcd iu ln iuurlltion z(mc itr lhs ovcnt
ofdam nrrcrflow crr faiture,
6
Commrntcr
PIr(l
Gclnnlor
Kcmp
I'ric
BW
3, li.9
pp.
RN 2t523816v6
N/A
N/,A
2015; EN0EO Afril
Sollt
Commcotr
Soil obrklcnco cauod by
toryoray dalatcriag durilg
conrtructioa
CornmcDtcr
Gcisdcr, p.2
ffgtmlDrtc
Commot
Srbnlttod
Ncr*'conErot
ilaludod in April
6 2017 gtstr
Rlport
Orlghrl Drtc
CoDrtr nt
Adrtrcd
Rrryo['r to Ncr Commcat fochdcd ln
Apdl 6, 2017 Strrl Rtpo
Scc Rc.poBG !o Corrmcut 2 ir thc ENGEO
April 196 Sryplcmcntal Rcrporrca. The
rilk of lofiIoEt (nlb6iddDB) &lG io
tErpdary darlbring ic los for lbc roaroor
lt8tcd in ENGEO'S R rporlc to Commcrt 2.
Protecl Document in wblch
CommGrt Addrcrrcd
to
Scction 3,5, Gcology and Soils
in thc DraO EIR aryl ENOEO,
Irc., /tol A6sb Wry, I^
Gatoc, Cdifomia, Gcocctaical
Exploratidt Ra?ort drt6d ,uly
17,2015, Rcv. Augurt 13,2015;
ENGEO April 196 SutDlcE sat l
2 rtory uld.lSrourd gar8o i! ao
Earthquakc falft Ilazard Zonc
Gur.lor, pp. 2-
3
NstP commrol
includcd in Apr
6, 2017 Slaf
Itcport
N/A Scc Rr.poore ro CoEm@t I in tbE ENGEO
April lf Suppbncrtal Rr*ooscc. Thc
Foi€ct sitr is iot locatcd wiititr I St8le of
C€lifomia F.ult P.ry$lc llazlrl3Zrrr-tor
tb r6aro!, lbtcd i! ENGEO'r Rcgpoas€ to
Conmrcnt 8.
Scctioa 3.5, Gcology rnd Soilr
in thc Draft EIR and ENGEO,
Inc., 401 Albcrto Way, I.oe
Gator, Cdifornia, Gcoechical
Erylorstim Rrpon dgtsd July
17, 2015, Rdv. Ausurt 13,2015.
ENGEO AFil t9o Srpptlnncntal
Rcsporcl
2 etr/ glragc idcdtifiod r. ao
Emhqurtc bduced
Uqucfic{i8 Hlzud zc,D iod
cooblnoil cftct of rsirnic
activity, li+rfaction pomial
mak sit uoruilablc for
undergrormd garagc (atd
uudail/6).
Coinlcr, pp. 2-
4
N/A Soc Rcapo[ro b ColrrEcrt 9 in tho ENGEO
April 19u Sqpbrrtal Rqoscs. Tho
cffecte of liqoofiction-ilduccd tcrdrocnt
should b6 ni&llod by dc0i8liog tho
foundrtio! i! lccorduc€ with ENGEO'd
gcotcchnical rccomncodatioru sct fonh in
io Gcotochical Exploration rcporl Alao
ae loficr froE LiqRGO C@dc,IDr. iD
kHbrt3.
Scotior 3.5, Gcology md Soile
in lh. Dnft EIR aod EI{GEO,
Ioc., rl{)l Albcno Way, La
Grtor, Califsmir, Gmtoc.hDicd
Explomtioa Rclort rtatcd luly
17, 2015, R v. August I3,20t5.
ENCEO AFil lgt SupplcoGrtal
Rmponrr.
7
BN 28J238 l6v6
N/A
Ncgr conmcrl
iEludcd ia April
6,2017 St!fi
Reort
In sr/od 8n
coilr undcr garago aro likoly to
rumlt in diffgr iltial fuudation
sotllam$ot with cracking that
wmrld allowiaflrx of
gnnmtlwato,r nmgirrg lhrm 50
galkmr pcr minuto trr .500
grllonc par miuuto.frcttftmqrt oll
I isch ot morc. Settlanort ncar
coffcrrda,m, Ralur:cd copocityof
otlxr tlruiuagu facilitics.
Inng-torm rsquirud
to dirchrryo grrrundwator
sccpago inm gamgo and cnrckcd
rlab* d hountx in lrx Gatlc
0omrtrons, Bclll Vima Villagc,
ltnoblo ds Lof (iatns rad tas
Casitar in vioinity ofthc garagc.
h
Rarponre to New Comncnt lncluded ln
Aprll 6, 2017 lltafiReport
Rerponro ro ()ommonu I l. and ltj
Rcryxmrcs to Crgimler l-ingincuiqg
(hrrunrxrte 4,5, aod I in thc EN(il./J Attril
I 9s Supplcmcntal Recponntxr.'l}r
Oootachtical Rrprnt rcoommcnds criterie
for the design ol'the ctru;tual mut
[irundation to ourruc that it in rigid urough to
span localizcrl irrcgulariticr withott
nrflering &om rtnactr:ral drmage
Ttrc prrjcct oitc hal bor:n dcdgnod nr
ar:ccrdanco with'l'own rcquircarentr,
ircluding 1o thc ovodand n:lolsc gencratod
by a l0Gfcar flood, rvhich willpurnmt
water fron o:rtrring 0p buikling and thr:
urdugnund parlcing $arsg€. Iu utlitiruq
th: Pn{cst will draiu ctorm warcr olong the
wortunpnrpefiylinp thruugh an 18" stm
dmin pipo, whiel aacommodntes o l0-r,car
roin wr:nt Plcore s{rc tho utar:}rd civil
drawingr pnportd hy Kicr't Wright.
Ittsunnt to Puhlic Rosourc-sr Codc scLtion
2693(c), thc F:IR indioaft,s tbet ths Pmjcot
dceip lurr incoqpmtcd tlrs I.tNGti0
Gcotdghnisel lteport gaotr:chuical
rcc,ornrnradEtinnr iu onilcn to avoid and
ruitigatu potcntial ecismic lffntdrr including
mcasun:g that arc cruuigtcnt with
c,rtahlirhod practicc and that will rcduce
ruirmic rirk to lcvclu.
$U: Rccp(nsc to Comrncmh 2 audGeierlor, p. 2,
1-8
LGC,p,2-3
15 io thc ENGljO
Roqrorucn.
Aprit 19'h Sqplemcnlal
8
Commontr Orlglnrl Ilato
Comurml
lluhmlttod
Commcntcr
4,8
pp.
Comnrent
I)rte
Ncwcommont
includcrl ir Aprit
6,2017 Strff
RqrorJ
ffi;ffist-
ioclutls<lin April
6,2017 Staff
Roport
Prof cct Documcrt ln which
Comueut Addrcged
-04-rl4itlqp-lq..t[!up!tr!$.- .-
fier"tion 3.5, Gqrlogyarxl lloils
in thu Draft IllR. anrl I|NGBO,
Inc.,40l Albcrto Wrn l.os
(iatrx, Oaliforniu, (lootcshnicd
tkploratioa Bopoa dattrl Jlrty
11, 20l5,Rcv. Augu* 1 3, 2015;
I{NGFO April 196 Supplorncntrl
Rcsponrcs.
DIil.R $cctifir 3.5, Gurltrgy aud
Soils rmrl I-N0F,C), Inc., 401
NhcTto lVay, Irrs Gatos,
Califomiq (iootcchnicnl
Exploration llryort darcd luly
17, ?nls,Rev. Augunt I 3, 201-5.
tiN(il.:() Afil lgth Supplctnentul
llesponqau.
llN 2E5238t6vf
N/A
Comrnentr Commenter ffglnrl Datc
Commcmt
Silmlttcd
OrlglndDatc
Commt
Addrfld
Rerponre to Ncw Commcil lncludcd ln
Aprll61 2017 $dfRlport
Proiect Document ln wllc!
ComncotAddrarcd
(lu rddltlou to thlr mrtrlr)
Likolihood of floodiry duo to a
125-frcar cbrm. Certain dce&
forevcryw in thc gangc.
Chcncc of floodirU dutng a
l0G.you pclod ia 5570. fu lic
safcty atri*.
Gcirdcr, p. 2-4,
6,8
Nercomraent
irchtdd in April
6,2017 Staff
Rcpfit
N/A hrguant to Tovn roqrrircmentq the sirc bss
bcco dcsigDcd to hardlc thc owrland relcar
gcocratcd loy a l0Gycar flm4 which will
Fcv€nt watrr froa otcring ths building aod
ttc uudcctotud erldsg gmgc. As ehowa
in B$ibit 2, a ridgc at thc to,p of tbo mmp
6at descsndr into thc prkiag grage will
prevcot ury citc urder, including sovere
rtorm watcrrr*| 10&par f,ood waters, fiuo
artoring &c udcrgrurod pa*iag gsrqge ss
the ridge dirocts lb wBtcrtsvrdAlbcrto
Wsyand awavfiomthe g&rqc ctrtrmce.
Kier+ Wright civil planson file
with thc Tovn of Los Gdos
Likolihood of floodiog of gsragc
&rc to gorm water nrnofrduring
hcnrynirr duc to inadoquerc
prcpcrty &rimgo, Incrcaro
pcrcc,atago of pemiou landrcape
sur&cc and comduct hydrobgy
study of cffoct on nciglftoring
Propcrtia. EIR fiils to ad&esr
poeeiblc drtagc to rig[boring
properticE.
Gcirrlcr, pp.2-
4r9
LGCp.2
Ncwcomnreat
ircludcd inApnl
6 2017 gtatr
Rreort
N/A Pcr thc Tocm'r Rcquircrncuter the Btorm
drain infrastuo$rc on the ritchasbcco
dorigocd to accomnodatc e l&yaaromrm
d will relcas€ tolos Gatos Clcd(withorrt
affccting ttrc neighboring prcpcrty, Perthc
Town'c requircrcnten thc eite dso has b€la
dcige€d to thc ovcrland relcasc a l0Gyoar
flood into tto Touro's rigtt of uay to
prcvcnt any oite wucr frromcntering tbc
migbborfug prop6ty, and the 100-ycar flood
*rters will ovpdand toward Alberto Way.
Sce also, noryosor to Geinlor Engincoriag
Commcau t{ and Respoorc to Commcnt
16 in thc ETIGEO Aprit 19i Supplemental
Rcsponscs. Tho propoa,ad offic buildiag
will bs nryportcd on a strucfirral mat
I foun0aion dcaiencd ia accorrdaoco with 6o
Gcorcchrical Rcport, which i! rigid comrgh
to Epan localized irrogulritics without
, stdfering fiom stnrctural d*aEF. Tbe
t Gcorcchnical Report rocomrnends that
i wrtorpoonng bc coductod by a
I watorproofing ooffuttrot, Thc coontnrction
of thc paa*ing garage will not rcault in any
rcw significant geologic/geotcchnical,
Mroloey mhcalth and sa$ty impacls.
ENCEO,Inc., 401 Albcrto Way,
Ior Gatoc, Califffiri&
Gcorcc.hod Exploration Rcport
datcd July 17, 2015, Rw.
Augusrt 13,2015; ENGEO April
I 9b Srpptcmcnal Respofes;
I
BN 2t523816v6
Commcntor
(icirelcr, pp. (r
Comlrmb
Couhraion of 22-foot-dccp
uadorgrrud arragc ctly clurc
divcrri,on of subnrrfece rarpagc
Iraltsor s,ldch v/ould csun !
rirc in gnruldrvatcr lcvelr io
ncigl$odng proprrrty End
inrioarcd rcqr[gc llow rrtso
.EXIE arl fr!!q!C,--
Propocod ibwatcring and
lmtqnootinB mitiE8tion
mEasurrs ds i ullicioat to
protool adjrc.{m nroporrics.
Roqufu ttuta porthg remdn
ohrvc gnnh rd hc docfu4cd ra
pcrvkru !win8 ro Eitiglt!
risb.
Pd lc Scrvlccr
Or{gire l Drte
Corlm€nt
Submlllcd
Ncw camlrl{rt
includod in April
6,20t7lttrlt
It port
Now cogroroi
hctndol io April
6, 2017 Slrtr
Rcport
NGw commc,Dt
iocludrrt iD Aprjl
6, 2O17 Srrfr
Rqron
Ociis,cr, pp. 10
Orllbrl Drlc
Comnlnt
Addr.d.d
N/A
N/A
NiA
Rllpolle to Nclv Commcnt hcluded ln
Aprt! 6, 20f7 Sfiff Report
Scc R@tr,rrc to (ieisslrr linginccring
Colrrmcfl 4 itr thc INGEO Aprtl l9'r
Sqplarcrtal Rr:uponrcs.
Prorcct Docurcrt lu t?blch
Conlrcd Addrc al
iddldoo to
IjNGI , loc., 401 Alhcrto Way,
Los Gabr, (:Elifomia,
(lmtElDdcal Fryrl0Etion Rcfrt
drlcrt July 17, 2.0I5, Rcv.
August 13, 201.5; liN(illO April
l9u Suppluaqrtal Rcrporua
I|NGUO, Inc.40l Albenn Wiy,
Loi Gutos, Colifordr,
Gsotcchnic&! llplordioa Raporl
dntctl July 17, 20f5, Rrv.
AugEst l-1,2015; rNGEO April
108 Sunotcmootd Rpnpons€E
N/A
ApDlicatrt Rctponro l/.us ddd
Augurt I 8, 20 I 6 md Plarrrdry
Commission tcstioouy.
DEIR, Sccticm 3.10, Public
Scrviccs-
An wfth rrlm prlcing ctuctuot crrBtrucEd
in los Cdrr, my rislc sr,yrsio@d with tho
undcrgnlund pa*ing ga:rgc wi[ bc
ad&arcrl hy povidin8 lrrol,cr uchitastural,
ttruou.ml sld oivil d6i8n lhot nocls all
codos aud Town
Cbrxlitioru 106 lhruutb I I I ;rqufuc that the
dcvulopcr mbmit r co$tnrctim
managonont plan ptior l,o irru!!,Dc of Eny
psrnits to comrnunco work. All
oo tnEdon traffic roul$ and cortt'ob trl!
to 1'owD rwiew.
DrnO EIR cvaluatrxl F)tcr irl irDpoclr to
public rerviccs aod iletcrmiE.l thc imprcts
would bc &as than eignifioant
Thoo ir ao cortur"tion plan
rnd oo plun cm woid blocking
r€3idenil ,!lI orlctgcrly
ldriclc{ fur €m.ndcd periodc of
timc (I|LG, 2A
Nogdir,o iEpiatr not idcDdfiod
(Pul, 35)
PLO
Pt.c
August 10. 2()16
Ncw o{rmtrunl
includcd in Apdl
6,2017 8t f
Augum 10,201(r
!d 24, 20 I 6 lttnIT
Repnrq nugu t f
lod 24o Applicont
Rcqrorrsc Lodffg
N/A
BN 2E523E l6v6
t0
Gcbrlor, pp. l0 Ssc Rofponsos to Goi,rslcr Frgincoring
CorucnB 4.6 and Rc@(rrDc to CorErxrnt
l6 infic tN(iLO Aprit l9t llupplemcmtal
Rcrprnsc* Iln riek ofcracling wilhin tbc
f(nlldation mlt dls lo csrlhq&kcs or
rrponrivc no x and rhc rirl ofassxiarcd
gtoundnalrr it nrtiol arc low; tlrcrcfo:tr, tbc
Projact docs ,xtt rcquilc log-tarm
dorm:ring fiom r gootor:hnical mo:dpoint-
lto Imrtl(r tJpo of cau"tprooling will bc
dffrmbrd ad qrecificd by a watrrpnxiling
arnsulunt pcr thc Gcoroclmicol R€Do(l.
Comrnentr Comrncntcr figlndDetc
Comm:nt
Subnlttcd
OrlglulDrte
Coramlt
Ad&t.lGd
Rcrporuc to New Commot lncludcd h
Aprilq20Ugt rR4ort
Project Document ln whlch
CourcutAddrcrcd
(tn.ddtdm to tht rrElr)
Impact to rroa schoob ie not
iosignificut (PLG,3,
PIJG Ncwcoomcot
inclrddinApil
6,2017 Stlfi
Rcport
lvA Page 3-140 in Soction 3.10 of &c Draft EIR
cxplains whytlc impacto b area schoolg
would bc lcrs.than-si grri Ecrat
Draff EIR
Iarprctto f,ro ad amqgrrcy
mcdical rorviccs nd
iaeigrrificmt (PLG,36)
yw Aqurt 10,2016;
Auguot 24,2016,
Plming
Commirsim
Mcctirs
Mrrch 17,2017 Pago 3-l?9 in Sootion 3.11 of thc Draft EIR
cxplaing why the impacts to ffrc urd
cmergenry serviccs worrld mt be eignificant.
AppticdRcryonso L@
Roapolc #2 ro Matthew Hudee
Tlaffic hm imrcascd inp.st 6
norrthq nccd row tra,frc
aoalyris.
Bahartr Nswcomnoot
included inAfil
6,2017 Staff
Rcport
N/A Sce rcspomc to Comment 3 in Hcxagon
Supplerrc,ntal Rcspooscs. ltc minind
fluctuation in faffic counE rcportcd in tbe
Hemagon Suppleomtal Rcrpsuos did trot
dtcr aay of lhe conclusiou.
Horagm Supple,meatal
Responcce eet forth i! Erliblt 4.
R6,iscd projoot fails to !d&E!s
VTAfiEditrgHwy9 & 17
lncrchangp bcfore Mcanue B
(PLG.8)
PI6
LGCp. t (Q
Powlcr
Ncwcommcnt
iDcluded inAprit
6,2017 Siaff
RcDort
I{/A Scc rcspomc to Commcnt4 in Hexagon
Supplomntal Rceponees. ltc TIA assuncs
llorst csse cmditions withort intcrchange
improvcocmE
Hexagoa Supplcmental
Rcsponrcs sct forth in Exhibit 4.
Rcvircdgojcot fa:]c o addrcst
naffio ooEwy 9 aodAlbato
Waywhich will becomc
congeotcd(Pl3, 16). Pcr
Caltrans,pmjcct will dd trips
gtlaffirhto LYoa,qaairy,
mitigetion ir rcquired. EIR is
inadcquac.
PIIi
l.GC,p.4
Aqurt 10,2016;
Auguct U,2016,
Plaming
Comnission
Meetiry
Augu*24,2015
StaffRcporq
August 19 and 24o
Applicmt Rcsponsc
Lcttar
Sce rerpoaco to CorDEorB 5 aod 6 itr
Hexagoa Srryplemeutal Rccpoosoc. The
obscrvod trafrc conditionr n4port thc
assurnptione usod for thc TIA in accordmcc
with Town policy and VTA TIA guiddinos.
Tho TIA acluwlcdgco tbtthoprojcct
would add Uips cqual a l.l8% ofcryacity
to SB SR 17 bctwccn I-arkAnsruo and l,os
GatorSaratogr Road Thc Pmjec't taffic
improvtments would funp,rovc opaatione
comscd b csirtiry conditioos.
Haagoo Snpplcnmtd
Respoasa sct forth inExhibit 4.
Projcctwill inmearc tsrIEc on
Hwy9,NBtrafrc on HwylT
exiting Eaot Loe Gatoe sill add
b traIfic dohys.
Sprudcl
I(q
LGC,p.4
Angnlt 10,2016;
Angnst 24,?016,
Plaoning
Commiseion
Mocthc
Argu8t24,2016
StaffRrpoq
Augurt 19 and 246
Applicut Rcsponso
kuar
Soe re4orse b Cotnmcot 5 inHcxagon
Snpplcmcnal Roopooscs.
Hexagoo Sryplcmental
Rcsponsca sct forth in Exhtit 4
Tho ourc in ftont oftho prqjoct
is a sight problcm for rrhiclos.
(Pt G,42'
PLC}Augu* l0 Soe rerponrc to Conrncot 8 in Hor4gon
Supplemcnal Responses. Hcxagon
rccom[€nds climinating orrtneet parkirg
alonc rrrojct &srtage.
HexagonSupple,mcntal
Rcspon$e oct forlh inExhfuit 4
BN 28523t l6v6
11
HC
ComEGllt!
TralEc cmgcrtion will L4a(t
Alhorro Wcy arl I-lG iu a l4-rdlo
ndiur (P10, lOi ncod
rcaronablo iagnxr/ogruru rn
Albcrto Woy (BW' 3).
Augud 24,2016
Strff Roport;
Augun 19 ord 24u
Applic&t Rap()ilo
lf,[cfla
PIT};
Orwll
Mc(,owrn
Krllp
BW
ComtmDter (htghrl Irrt€
CoErr€ot
Auguat 10, 201(r
Ituff Rqrort;
lnutr #7, Juno 13,
2015; AuBu$t 24,
2016
Argurt 24, 2016
Pl@fng
CrrmiBtirn
Moctilg
Augurt 10, 2016;
Ncwsonm
inolurlcd iu Aprit
6, 2017 strfi
OrlglD.l llrtc
Cotnmort
A.ldrt r.al
Rsporrs to Ncw Cortrrltolt ltrdudcd l!
Aprll 5,2017 St tI ncpon
Socdoo 3.1 I 'ltuoqrortrtion al Trsfiic
ad&rrrs tn{fic arrd circuhrion iq)u.lr of ttrc
prfngl pnfoct nallati!. idicat(x iqmdr
wi[ bo lctc thsn sigrilir:ant 'ttc Tmflio
Rcport considrrcd ttrc vehicte rripo of
nrrounding uos iu il* [tr&lysi*. tD lhe
'Ovcrrll'I'ra{Iic Corditions" scclion oftho
Iloragon Rceposr: Irtt€r indicr&'s thd
ofrico tafEo tn thc pmjcr,t would mrinly
flrrw in tho oormtrr-commulr dinx;tiou rm
cl8thoud I 18 Gtrtos- Sflrrtoga Rnad, aod
would nua lcft inlo Alberto Wsy, svoiding
udding tnffic rc the caslhourd quanc ou Lcts
et [rx Gatos Illvd.
Prolcct IlocuD.rt lD wblch
Cottr.ncrt Addrcoed
rddl{on to ttl,
liinal IIIR, L!.pooo0 ro
Commcrrl latllf 7; II€f,iBor
Rueponnc l.ctlor daal April 5,
20t7
Applicro Reqxru, I.etter ddcd
Augurt lE, 2016; {pliool
Re{ponso I rtt€r datcd J\,trn b 17,
20'17 (ReBponrc #2 !o Mralhl s'
Hudcs lnd Rcqxrlso ,1. v. t()
Charlcs bftt on)
I Icxagtrn Supplcmurtal
RcapouscE 8ct foflb iu Lixhihil 4
H€fiegon Rcsp0tlse Lottsr ddcd
Arnil5, 2017.
Ravilcd PD faiL tn straiShn
Alhcrto frx safc,ty & on+trcot
puLins eln, tr.
l'irc &paroo,tt faoilitlc! wil bo
afli:ctcd bytrlfEc 0'I ft,15:17).
firba Trrflio Rcport .lab (PIO,
3E,40).
?tfi
LCIC, p. 3
March l?,2017
March U, 2017
Au8url2,4, 2016
titrll'ROon;
Augu$ l9 aod 24o
Applioout Rcryruc
Sco Applicaot Rcsponrc rr2 to Maulrlv
I'Iudos itr ttw Appliaanl llcsponse lrtlrr
rlatcd Murch 17, 2017. Tho rwircd PD will
iqlornoat tllc 't'oum'* C.orylcto Strust
Prottrnm, Tho dcvclopcr bas proposcd a
fturl dcdiontion along the Albc*o Way
,io[trgo to frci[tutc thc wideniog and
sirdghlcting ofAlbcrto Way by ovcr 5 fcot
'ltc rcvirad dc*ign movoi f, mljority ofthc
exi*iog curb uod guu6r inro ft! prcporcd
lanl dcdicatirm as well as the cxus right
of wny io onlcr ro lrrvc a widcr and
Btraigrttsr firdcay. 't!6 strsor wialcning will
allow hr a bile lano lrd I lougor right tum
!$!@..,-14!.9${lrEEuElI@.-icrrG6n'tfi 'I:ii;-cdlt-1nfr6-riirii
Supplomcntal l{copotics. Olc rx two fire
bydrso$ would bo relocatal fnm back of
curt. Ilmcryclcy rcsponro tim!. would not
bc :!I!d991,.
SE'lrip (lcrlrclti@ dircuuioa in llexrgon
R€dpoffc fuusr dslc{l April5, 2017.
llN2ll5238l6v5
N/A
t2
PI(i
Argrut 10, 2016;
Nos, coE8ror!
inclsdod in &nil
6, ?rt7 strfi
R$Ddrt
Commenb Origind Drte
ComBont'
Subntttod
OriglndDetc
Comnent
Addrc.rd
Rcrponre to Ncm Commcnt hcluded ln
Aprll 6, 2017 Stift ncport
Project Documcnt tn rhlch
ConnrntAddromcd
0n addttbn to ttlr meHr)
Did not conridor traffic from
475485 Albcrto Way projcct
LGC,p.4 Nowcomacnt
irludcdinApril
6,2017 St8ff
Rmort
N/A Seo Responec to CoE nent 13 in Hcxrgoa
Supplemeabl Rosponscs. The 475485
Abcrto Wayprojcct had not nrbmitcd a
pluning applirution attho tinc thc 401
ADdto Wrv Profcct TIA wa! qloard.
Hcxagon Supplomemal
Rcsponscs s€t forth in Exhibit 4.
Trip Ganruion Scdsitivity
SEdy(PI"G,39)
PIIi August 10,2016
August 24, 2015
August24,2016
StifrRtporg
Arrgst 19 md 24rh
ApplicatRcrponro
I.cIEI
S€s Tnp Gcneratim ditc-trosion in Ilcxagon
Rcsponsc IrtEdstcd Apdl5, 2017. See
Response to Commart 14 io Hcxagon
Suploncmtrl nspoasoE. Tb trip
geocn$oa ir hcd on na building aiz*, fr,
cmploymcnt Thc proposcd building aize
has dccrc{scd cooprcd to tbc original
micct,
Haagoo Sup,plomcnal
Responsca ret forth in Exlibit 4.
TrafEc fcc cdculation urcc ?00
additionsl tips (0615,800 6879/
additioul tsip) which nodcr
statcs thcftc that worldbopaid
by tcnants crrplo ylng'l 3 5
pcoolc. (PI.G.39)
PI.G Newcmrucd
ieluddinApnl
6,2017 Statr
Rryort
N/A Sco Rcsponlc b Commcat 14 in Hexagon
Supplem€ntal nsspoosos. Tto final taffi c
heast fros rpill bc oalculatcdpcrths
Town's r€quircmsnts ad Pmlrt conditionr
ofapproval.
Hcxa3ol $r',pplcocntal
Recponscr s.t for& in Exhibit 4.
Tho project muld potstrliaily
inocarc hazmds due to dcrign
fsatur€s for bikcr, podecrias,
and rmsit@LG, 40)
PLC Nsw commt
includcdinApdl
6,2017 StEff
RGport
Junc 13,2016 Scc Rosponr to Comrent 15 in Hcxagoo
Supplemeotal Rcopmsea. Ttc Projecl
voluntrily proposcd to rehdld the sidswalk
Aonting the Projcct site aloogwestbound
Los Gatos-Snatoga Rd to crcatc a detachcd
ridowalk fr additional ccpratkrn boturcar
trc vehicloa aod podestianr pcr tbc To*l's
Coryletc Srccu Prognm. ThcProject also
wllcns wcstbouad loo Gatos-Sarabga Road
to accommodato a biko lanc. C\rrrntlS
Albcfio Waydoa nothrvo hib hno!, but
ttc Projcct prqoacc to instdl bikc lales and
a biko box at thc intcrscction of .albcrto ard
Los Gatos-S!filtogs to allowbiqclistr to
turn left safolv.
FiDslEI& Commcnta 1-3 of
Sada CIaraWA Comreat
l*twr #9; Ilcxagon Rcryonac
Lctter datcd April 5, 2017.
MMTI adT2 caosotbo
itnplcrrcltod ar propoeod"
Widm Albcrto to l2-foot laoo
widtb. (PI5,4l)
PIIi Nswcoamcrd
iloludod in April
6,2017 Strff
REDort
N/A Sc Rccpoar b Comost 16 in l{aagon
Sryplcmntal Rosponscs. Thc rc$biqg
wrs designodbascd oa input tom thc Tom.
Hexagoa Srylcocnal
Reeponses ect forth h Exhibit 4.
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Conncutcr
Commclrlt
MM 'fi on rt{$ I norv lod
mloc€Jlublo impdrt oa 420 &
435 Albcno Wry Ed lidlr !o
flids! AIM) \[ry i! Sort of
prjcd eilc. (PIIi, 4l)
Prujs:t pElirg lb0uld trot
ovorflow to ctect pctlitlg olt
Alborto Wry. (BW, 5)
Rovircd Pmjocl rypelrx to hrvc
no trrn-$ound br8o onough for
busos (PIIi,42).
Rovirod PD Cango ir blocLal
whilo Esrh srd rtg! ring ls
piclrcd rp, brcking q tnrffio or
Albcrlo & Itry-9 c ir ths PDr
gffigs vhilc tboy oru prcrat
Morc joho vill o:uac danod
for notc touoirg od sculd!ry
donolopumt EII( mst ritdrErs
all tnpaotr ircludiry rhoolr
rod prcjoot rkruld cotributo
350K b 70K pcr Eild
onTlolroo ao ldtiglto .chool
Orlghrl Detc
Comment
Submltd
Nox, crrmlrlont
inchdat in April
6. 2017 SE r
RoF,rt
August Z, 2016
Plarning
(l)nmiEBioo
Mcoting
AuBust 24, 2016
PlrrrniEE
(bEEissiot
Moethg
Ncc, s6rru Bt
lnctu&d h April
6,20t7 SEr
Blp(rn
(:omnrtDtar
Plc
orldrrl Drtc
Commcot
Addror.sd
Rolporrc to New Comtrcut lmluded h
Aprll li, 2017 Strff Report
Scc Rcrpotrlc to (:omnrent I 7 io llcxagon
Supplcmental R cryrrnsos.
Scc Ro8ponn€ 2 to Mofihcw ,Iudc$ dod
Rcnpmsc I to Ohrrllx t,f,ek on fu lhe
Alplio8at R{qronso l4tlcr dslad Mamh 17,
2017. 'lhc ,cvfucd projcct wfulou aad
utraightcm Albcrto W&y by ovc,r 5 fcct
tlnuugh a prqxrxxl laud dtrlicarion &at will
allovy for gr tlr viiihility on Albcrto Wty,
and
Sco R(rponEc to Corurcd lt in Hdxlgott
$Drrlonrcntal Rcqrnsas. Tt€ rwhcd site
plm ie adequarc firr hus anl truck acccgs and
circulation lluic! a l tnrcLr rpould not
aqrd u, cotcr tho
Sno Rl[D@ro t) Com&tar l9 in Ilcxagrrr
$ryplcucdal Rerpnre*.
ProJcctDoc[r[e! inwhlch
(:ommctrt Addrersed
sddi{or to rhls
Afirlicunt P\aipo c Ilttor dslod
Mgrch 1?, 2017 (Rtxprxue 2 to
Matthcw Hudos); Iloxagon
SrErlrlcnrnal luxJxnqer sct
frrrth ia Exhibit 4.
Appli!"a[t Ro3J,(,us6 kttcc
RosponBo #l, iv. 10 Charlos
Ilrplsrm; tlcxagou Sulrplemeotal
Roepr:nnc,s sct forth in tixhibft 4.
Hcxagm Sq4rloocotal
I(qdxrasca Bst fuib in $shibit 4.
PIIi
Bvv
N/A
March 17,2017
N/A
N/A
Pt,G
lrlfi
N/A
Soo RcrpoDs$ to (;omrncr:t 20 io lloxagoa
Supplomcntal RerponBcc, Gotlr6gr tru:l$
would aot blrrk accarr ta, tlle 0ianq6.
'l b6 prujq;t involvr$ the ndcvcloprrcnt of a
coumcrcially znnal prr8r:riy tnd ,x)t s
residc'ntill pnrjccr 'tte prujq:t if, subja6't to
thc commerciol dsvolopm impoct fccs
imposod hy I nrr Oator Uni(n Salrcol Dfufiol
of $.s4/squrc fuot.
llcxagnn SqDlerlcdd
Rcepooreg rct fin6 jl nxhihit 4.
Ilo$gon SupJ,lsmsrtsl
Itoqroneu eol forth in Fxhibit 4.
Drafr llIR
llN 285231116v6
t4
Thc Rcvircd Pojcct drivway
and parking rElr aro
insu6ci6ot (PI,C, a2)
E p--August 24, 2016
$lat'Rrpo$
Argusl t9 ad 24'!
Applioutt Rcrpouc
Irn !r -Ciinlfr ili6c:--r6rramu*r"*
Sqrplomtatd Rcsponcca. Scc rcslrnro
dilvc.
Ncw commcut
inclurkd ir Apnl
6, 2017 Slall
lbDon
Iriwiffiill,rr --
trchdod i, April
6, 2017 Stafr
Bqrort
LOC, p. 7
Commentr Comrenter Orlgtael Drtc
Comront
tubndttcd
Orlghrlllate
Comrncot
Addru.d
Reryonre to NGw Comncnt Includcd ln
Aprll 6, 201? Strff Rcpofi
Project Docnnetrt ilr rhich
CommrntAddrered
(tn rddtflor to thh mrttx)
No corrfirrtion plan catr prcvcot
co,ryletc etutdow! of Albcrto
Sray for crEndcd pcriodc (PLG,
42)
pr.o Ftoal EIR,Irtttr
#5, June I l, 2016
Augrut24,2016
StEffRcDorq
August 19 and 24o
Applicart Rorposc
L.froi!
Soction 3.l l Trusporiation n'rd TrafEc, and
Scction 4 C\rnrlati're Irrpocts addrcss raffic
md circulation impacts of thc proposed
project (irchding acccts b Albcrto Way
&ring cmrtuodonactivitia). &atysir itr
Drafr EIR idicates iryacts ue lcss than
significant. Sec Rcspcmsc r C,ommcot l5 in
Hcxason Sumlomcrtal Rcsnomos.
fid EIn" Rcsponse to
Commd Lcttcr #5; Hcxagon
Supplcocntal Reepomes set
forth inErhibit4.
During comtuction, wodc $srils
of50-100 lriUbo prcocdoa thc
sitc at all tirca, each arriving io
a scpararo v&iclq it is mt
poasiblc for thcnr to all par* on
lhc Proict oroocttv (P[.G, 42)
PIf ADSutt 10,2016 Augurt24,2016
StatrRcporq
Augurt 19 and 246
Applicmt Rccponsc
Lctterg
Soc Rcsponro rn Commeil, 22 in Hoxagou
Supplamrtrt ncspoasos.
Ilcxagm Sryplomcnhl
Rcgpon*r st forth i! Btibit 4.
As a Mixod-Use dorclopmat,
thc PD wsuld, gencrato high
lcvcle of cmtiilrous tratrc thst
arc oot dfuclo&d in thc DEIR or
FEIR(PT3.43)
PIrO Fhal EIR" Irttcr
#2, Juno 8, 2016
FinalEIR Sootio'n 2 Projcct Dcscription dcecribce thc
proporod ruc of tlrc sitc as oomrnercial urc
and not rffikiartiat uso, Soe Rcsponse to
Comment 23 in Hexagon Supplemental
Rccporscs
Fin lElR, Ro0o6sc #7 bl.cnfi
#2. Hcxagon Supplcnrcatal
Rcrponrcr rct forth in Exhibit 4.
FEIR MISISINO Mitigrtim T-4:
Widca Hwy-9 by one hnc dong
thc entira lagth of thc Propotcd
Dcvelopmcnt on Hwy-9 to allow
safe right trunc ftom Alborto
Wev(Pll].43)
PTTi 'Ncwcomrcat
hchdcd in April
6,2017 Stafr
Rcpon
N/A Sc Rccpolr to CoEmsnt 24 in Hexagon
Snpplomental Rcsponscr. Eighway t has 2
lancc olong tho groject fro,nlrgc. Thc projcct
doeo mt cauac the noed for futhcr widcniry
of tho highr*ry,
Hexagon Sryplerrntal
ncspmsa cet forth inExhibit 4.
EEIR MISSING Mitigrdm T-5:
Trlidcn Hwy4 byonc lmccach
diroction botqrccn lhc IIwy-I7
Ompase d thc 2 lam rrtions
m both dlcr m cnablo tbo EB
loft nrnpockctinm Albato to
bc qtodcd enough to pru'vcm
AI\d EridhckGl0.44)
PIIO Nowco,mtcat
iocludcd inApnl
6,2017 Staff
Rcport
N/A Scc Rospoosc !o Cornmcnb 24 and25 in
Horagon Supplcmental Rcsponsos.
Highway 9 brs 2 lmes aloag thc prcject
frontagc. Thcproject doce mtcarrc th!
ocod for fiuthor widcaiag of 6c highmy.
Ilcxagor Supplemcdal
Rceponsco cct forth in Efiftit 4.
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CoDmonli
I"EIR MISSING Mitigatior 1.6;
Ro&cc PD liootrrhl E eaough
io cn$lc ths widcoing of U'f,/y-9
by oro lrlr cuch dinrtion
bctwccn llr Ury-17 Ovuryasr
aod lhc 2 lros nEtions on both
No trip gcncrating pmj&t rhould
bc approvut hcfixc Ina {iatoc
Blvd. is widmod.(Pfi, 26)
Ftoject acwcr cmacr
neighborirg popcrlics.
CoBm tcr Orl$nd Delc
Conmc!t
Telrgd_..
PLG Naw comment
iehdcd in April
6,20 t7 Slrlt
Rqton
PIri
R..porlc to Ncry Comrncot lacluiled ln
Aprll 6, 2017 SrilT x(?ort
Seo l{q,ponrc to (hmmclltf 24 oDd 2.5 in
Hcxagon liuppleincntat Rcqxrnrcs.
lliglway 9 bas 2 llrl}r along lllc pRrj.xit
Ihrnt8gp. Ttc ptojcct do(js not ceric thc
nccd for furtlrr widoning ofthc bighway.
Soc Rcslrortlc to (bmmfit 27 ir llexggon
Suppl ancntal Reqrousor. tha Pmjcct
u,ould not c&r$s $igDiliconl impocb sloog
IlrB Gator lllvd.
P!'0jrct DocrDDt ln wblch
Comncnt Addrcrrcd(b.r!4S!!tsglcElnrl--
HYragm Supplomcntd
Rcqxrffcs sct firnh in Exhibir 4.
Ee:mgon Slpplc.Ecnt l
Rl:spooros sct forfi in Frhibit 4.
Nou, commoot i0
April6,2017 Shrf
X4on
Nsw coflrDoot
inctudcd in April
6, 2017 Strff'
Lcport
N/A Thc c*ining buildings drlin tlc iitc rcu/aBc
to a 6' VCI' qlhioh lrrvctts, tlmugh thc
rriglboring propsrty. fha pogrted
buitdfug for lhc Rojcct hrs crppql thc
trawniry 6' VQ! <rnitc, and instcad is
draiuing ttc rorylgc ofthc lrmp<xcd building
dirccdy ium Albcrto Wry'r 6' VCP rcnr
mti!, wilhoua lnvr,rling lhmugh a
Plc&eo scc f,xbibil2.
lkhibit 2 ,o lhis rnstrix.
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N/A
N/A
OrH!.! Ir.tc
CoEnc
ConnontMdrccred
D'ocrment in whichOrlglnrl llrte
Commcnt Conncnt
f,crponre to Ncw Comrnent lncluded in
Aprll6,2017 Strfitrcpoil
Commen0
N/A rcfer o Applicaa Rsgponsc Letter
&tal August 18,2016 aad Applicutt
Rcaponso Irttsr datd March 17, 2017
(Surmry of Architoctural Chmgce and
rcspoogcs to corrrnonts by Thomas
O'Donnell and Matthew fttdcc).
Applicart Rcsponse I.ctcrr
Attgust 1 8, 2016; Ap,plicant
Rorpoarc L€tta datod IUrrch l?,
201 ? (Swry of Arthirccural
Changes andrcsporscs m
cortxrrg66byThomas
and
PI.,G Nswcommeat
inchddinApril
6,2017 SBtr
Rcport
altcrauivc ie consistcot with
proj*t objcctiwr (PLO aO
rquro fooage
Thcurdcrgrcudpsking gragc is two
fuorn bclow gradcn not onc. The rwieod
dcaign rcduccs thc footprint ofthc
rmderyrourd pa*ing gar4gq which
dccteasss tbo required excanatioo aDd dso
dloun for oo-,sib stqgrng ofall constuctim
vchicles, thur 6liminaling cogostion on thc
strcet durlog oomtn&tion, Fulhcrmorc,
locating moet parking below gndc
rignificantlyreduces thc visnal inpEct of 6E
srfaoe pa*ing lot and dlowr for additimal
erfrco landlcryhg aad armity rrcas. Ary
additional rldo associatcd with thc
undcrground pa*ing garage will bc 100%
nitigatcd thorcugh pmpcr u€hite.ctural,
cEustural and civil desigu that moctn all
Ncwcomlrcnt.
irluddioAfril
6,201? sbff
R6port
ioprctt(PI540.
nogotivol+torygrr4n
Newcomment
fuoludod in April
6,2017 StBff
n port
dircussion of grcurth induoing impacis. Ar
oplaincd inthDrafr EIR" thc propoacd
projcct would not bc popuhdminducing
and uruuld bc consisrcntwith the Ooe-ral
Plrn and zoning dcsigrutionc for the sitc;
tttroforo ths Prcjeot would mt hsvc grouAh
5.EIR a
tbet ggowth ia&rciag
furpacu mstbo ddrcordh
EIR md thcy s,cro noL (PIBI
36}1)
21100(bx5)PLGi
N/A thc rcarms frat all of lhc
irrycts tbat rtrr sraluateil in thi+ EIR wqe
alccnnincd nol to be eignificanl
Th EIR NIA
possiblc eignificant dfoctr wero
doteoninod oot to be eipificaat
b why cornmint
ircluded inApril
6,2017 Stafr
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CoTDDC[tr
Rcvisod PD Failr to Arldrcls
Rq,iswlbility (PI.c, A
Rlrvircd f l) t)tBi8n Fc!ffcs ir
conflict with Grncral Plaa
Poliaicc 0rHi, 4G49)
Noa, comElsrlt
imludcd in April
6,2017 StrE
Aug$t 24,2016
PlEfql
Corauhsion
Msrtiog
Nory commrDt
inclded in Aprit
6, 2017 St ff
Rqnrt
Auguil 10, 20161
Auguit 24, 20 15,
Ittdrniqs
(bmmimion
M€diry
Orlf,ltr l Drii
Conmcot
Addltllql
March 17,2017
Commenter
t,[(t
PLC
rfrC,9.2
Re?odr6 to Now Comtrtcnt iDclodcd ir|
ADrU q 201? SrrlfRcport
P"oJect Doc-ltmcnt h wbtctr
Commcnt Addrsrcd
addldon to thh
Tho project ir rwicuabla in accrmJmco wirlt
tho'l'own of lJl* (intor Municipal Codc anl
lpplicutioa rcviow proccducr.ittct lilu srry
othcr ir rcvicwahlc.
Rcfer tr Ayplirxnt Roiponie lrttr ddrd
Augurl 1E,2016 ard Ap,pliuat Rcqoaro
Icttsr datod Msch I 7, 201 7 (Sunrnovy oll
An hilectuml Obmgcs snd rcryuucs o
coErlsd! by'nD6at O'Do[!e[, l).
Micbsol KaoG rldMdlhaw Hudce).
Additional rcc<rmrnordalionn c,"r! mldD t y
tlrc Town'r coomltiry olohitsat, Carloa
Dosign Group, ild hrwc boon incorporated
imo thc sost tcccf,t dosig! slrhmds&oa &3
dircurecd rhwc.
Appticrnt Rcipolrrc l.ettcr rlnlri
Aryust 18, 2016; A0 iclDt
Ila0onnc Lctter dalod Much 17,
2017 (Sunrnary of Architcctural
Chang6 E d ttsp(tu.,r(!r lo
coormcr i by Th(nmt
O'Dospll, l). Michcl Krnc
md Manhcw Hudcr).
Qtgtionc vdidity of Cartur
rL?xL RcflJlcooc; rcdrtioo of
only 700 ;f
PLG
N/A
Aq$It 10,2016
snd 24,2016 StalT
Rcporq Aqturt 19
lql246 &Dlicel
Rcspor^rc Irtlcrr
Thc 700 sf nductim rotal in llre Cmnon
DesiEr Gmp do;umcot iB inconeu. Tho
actlal radustloo fu dr}s lrc,rgl).rl tho origiErl
e^qi8l' (9 I ,965 rf) rod thc crrrtnt poportxl
&tifo (83,000 t0 ic t965 rt C'anrou
I)od3o Gnrtp i$ lhe lbwn'r pucn rwicw
cotault! rctainod by thc'!'orD to pr i&
m ldqr!'tdcttl aerc-$gmurnt of llelleiec!,---
Ilooic ,sfu! t0 Apfrlio{rt R qromo Ldtlar
ddsl tuFrct I 8, 20 1 6 rnd Appliomt
Rcqrorir. Irtt r dfred Mush I 7, 20 I 7
(Sumnry of Aruhilcotural Ctngcr ard
rutponrcs trl qrmn ols by'll<mur
(!1)rroootl, D, Michacl Narc {od Mallhcw
Hudar). ltcc{)mrnsrdatiorx lhn! (:arlno,l
Derigrr Gnnrp baw hcco incorydrtld i o
rlc
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Orlflrd Date
Colument
Snbnlttod
IOC, p. 2
-ifrfi ;-8,!t !&tffiGfr ;ffi--
rcidorcor aad sqrp[lr tbc
qrccial qualititr of tho'l'own of
Ir Glltm 0'Ui,47)
N/A
Auuunt I t, 20I 6t Applicrm
Rtqroorc l.cdc datal March t 7,
2017 (Sunr'n'lry of Archiectursl
(.}artgc* ard rtqnI'cr to
arnncolr byTbooar
O'Don u,ll, l). Michsol fte
aod Mdth6w llud.a).
Coramcnter Orlglnal Date
Comment
SubmlttBd
Orlglnrlllete
Commcut
Adilrcmcd
tc*ponre to Ncrv Commentlncludcil In
Aprll 6, 2017 Strtr Reporl
Profcet Docnment in whlch
CommemtAddrercd
0naddlthnto thbmrHr)
Northorn portion of bntildingc
shorldbo rc&rced to I story.
Buildingl block vic*,r of
uountaiar.
LGC,p.8 (D)Nsw comrnent
imludsd in Andl
6,2017 Slaff
R pofi
March l?,201?
Thc rwisad PD hae relocatodtto btrilding an
additioml l0 ftct amy ftoo tba aorfr
proecfty [inc, fu a total of 25 fEet of
!.tbaoh inohdirg thc Toum-uradatcd 15-
foot solbmlc,
For rrsponses on blocking vicw*, ploasc
rsfrr to Applicart Rsspo,nec I#tcr darcd
lrfffch 17, 2Ol7 (S'mqary of &rhirschual
Changcs andrprponsor to commcnCI by
Ttomas O'Donncll, D. Michacl Kanc and
MatthcwHudes).
ApplicmtBcsponsc t Ecr dstcd
Auguot 18, 2015; Applicd
Reeponae Letter datcd March I 7,
20 I 7 (Sumrry of Arctibctural
Caangcs ad rcsponscc to
commentsbyTboms
O'Donncll, Michael Kaoo md
MatfhewHrdes).
Rcviscd PD FcaarEB ia oonflict
with LG Commsrsial Dcoigtt
Guidelincr (PLG,47)
PLC Aneust 24,2016
Ptanniug
Commirsion
Ittccting
March 11,2CI17 Plcasc refer to Applicant Reoponse Lctter
&tcd Augrut 18,2016 andfuplicant
Rcponro Lottcr datod March 17,2017
(Suomary of Architoctural Changco ond
r€Bpooscs 10 comson$ by Thomas
O'Donncll, Michacl Iknc md Matthem,
Iftdcc). Additional rccoooadrtions madc
bytho Toum'r oontultirg rcchitcct Cannm
Dcstgn Groqp, have becn iucorporatcd into
ftc nost rccarr dedgn subniiiion as
dicolered abovc.
Applicant Response Lc&r dated
AuSuEt 18, 2016; Applicaat
Rcqporuo Lcrttcr daudMsch 17,
201 7 ($unmary of Architonral
Changes ard responoos to
comflr€ott by Thomas
ODormlI, Michacl trkm ud
Mrthc,wHudor).
Prwidc mort pmjoct rerriow and
approul pmsdict bility (PII},
4n
PLC}Ncwcommcrt
holudcd inAfril
6,2017 St!ff
Roport
N/A Tho projoct is rcrriesablc in rmordance vith
the Toum of Iaa Grhr Mudaipol Codo ad
qplication ruvisw DrcccdurtrJuct ar any
dcwlopmatrrojoctig ruviawsblc in $rch a
amocr. Nuucrous pnblic mcctilgs,
hcarftrgs aad commrmity q/od6ho,ps hEvc
bca coodnctodby the Towa rod tte
4plicaat as sutmariad ' tb April 6,2017
Plrnning Commissioo Btaff rcDort.
N/A
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Commentt
Cornmontt Comrnentcr 0rlglnelDrte
Commcnt
Submithd
Orlglnrl Ilalc
Comment
Arldren*ed
Noworrmmcnt
iil.,ludcd in Afnil
(r, 201 7 lltalf
ItaElrt
N/A
Document ln whlch
Comuent Addrccued
A.
to
-PiE-*
PI{iDcficicacy (PLG,47)
coosistcilt qrith the Toumh srnall
scalc imagc (PLG, 4t)
a huilding scale 18 Augurt 10,2()16;
Reinlincc thc spcoful qualitim of
thc Tocm's viurnl clrarastcr
(PI6,4t)
PIf Au$rct 10,2016;
Augut24,2016,
Plaming
Comnicsion
Mocting
Augrst 10,2016
and?4,2016 Stafr
R@ofl; Augurt 19
ard 24n Applicant
Rcepmsr: I*ttrrs
August 10,2016
and24,2016litafr
Rcport; August 19
od 246 Applit':unt
Rcrponse Lcltcrs
R$ponrc to N€wcommcnttncluded ln
.{prll 6, 2017 Strlf Report
datcd Augrust 18,20t6 and Appliourt
Rrqronrc Lettcr dqtcd Mar.chl1,2017
(Summary nf An"hitn:lural Churgos and
rcsponf,os to comllcab by'l'hornas
O1l)nanull, Mit:haol Kano and Maulrew
Iludrxr). Alno, thc Staff analyris codaincd
in the rzarious stalf tcporb prqxrul for thc
Projcr:t drnrou*ruls that thc Pnfcot
Plessp ratbr t(r Applicant Rcrponoe l*ffer
rlatal August 18,2016 mdAplicunt
Rcrporuc Irttrr doted Mffi:h ,7, 2017
(Sturmary of .Architcr:arol Changot and
rcsfmnses to comnrcntn by'llmmar
O'Dmncll, D. Micha:ltr(ano rorl lvlttthaw
l{udos).' lhr"m ir m prwalcnt rrcmmsrcial
rchitsr;turc utylr: in tbc immodiatc
eurruunling ama. $o thc rwircd pmject hns
been rodcligned to coarplcuromtlho cxisting
cmoorcial @ntora, .cing mirrion-stylc
archiboturc.Ito Towr's Architccturll
(jonndtant hae agprovcd thc proporcd
rchitlctuml rtylc ur in acoonlanss with Ore
datal Augnst lll, 2016 and Applicant
Rcsponnr; Ir*tr datcd Man:h ,1 ,2017
(Sumoary of Archirctural Changcr aud
flBllorxos to cornocnlr by Thomas
O'Dnuroll, D. Michu:l Kano anrl MafiIrcw
Hulm). Adilitiorul rocorumendotiorrs nudc
by thc'Ibwn'* couulthrg an:hiter,t (lnunon
I)ceign Group, havc bccrr incorporarcd into
thc nn*t rq:cnt design submirsion ar
die&{ssql above. 'Ik dc*ign incorporatcs
vffious dcign clemcotr frcm tbc tlotcl [,os
Gaton and Palo Alto Mcdicd Frmndation
with'lbwn and
Plcaac rrrfer to Rcrponsc lrttcr
Guillclinc*,
flosie rcfor to Rs,qpmse Lcttcr
oIEcc onlog (iatos Btvd,
Alplicau t ResJxrnsc Lr*tcr
Angust 1 8, 20 1 5; Apfrlicant
RcnJronre l.cthr dated Mrth [7,
2017 (Surnrry of An:hitrrctuml
Chaolges aod rcspotrBcs to
c(rrrmcflls by'Ihouas
0'Douncll, D. Michaol Kans
aotl Mothrrw lludes).
Applioant Rcspourc l.ctltr dderl
Augrlct 18, 201 6; Applioart
Rc*ponnc Irttcr rlatrxl l4srch 17,
201 7 (Surnmary ol' Architetural
Changcs anrl rurpoucr lo
crxnmcnts by Thomas
O'I)onncll, D, Mfuhaol Kano
antl Muflhcw fludos).
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Commcutr Commcnter ffgbd Drtc
Commcnl
SuDmtttrd
OriglnrlDttr
Comrncrt
Addrsrcd
RelponrtoNcw Commcnt hcMed ln
Aprll 6, 2017 Strfi Roport
Profect Document ln which
CommcntAddrorcd
fin ddltlm to rhlr uEtr)
Protcct propcrty owncr
invcstmeot by discotraging
hepeloprfutc adjaccnt
devclopmt (PLG,48)
PI,G Argsst l0;2016
rd August24,
2016, Pianaing
CommissioD
Mcdirg
Augurt 19 ad24-
AplicaoRcsponsc
Lcttcrs
Plcase refcr to Applicant Rcsponrc Lcttcr
rlated Aryut 18,2016 andApplicmt
Responsc lrtEr datcd March 17, 2017
(Sunmary of Arohitecturd Chmgor md
ttsponsot to cwtmc6 by Thooar
O'Donnell, D. Michael Krne adMatthew
Hudcs). A&itional rccotrrncsdationr mr&
by tho Toum'r connrlting architcct, Cannoa
Dctign Omnp, hvr bca imorporatcd iolo
thc Eost rcccot dcsig;n nrbaisoion ae
disorssed abow.
Applicad Rcaponse lrfler dated
August 18, 2016; Applicant
ncsponcc Lcner datcd March 17,
201 7 (Sumory of Architcctural
Ctangor rodrcsponscO
comrncmbyThomas
ODoosdI, D. Michael Kane
and tvlafihswHudce).
To eocourrgo rigns whiohm in
ecalc aod harmony with tho
architectncand tbc clranoler of
thcTowa (PIE,48)
Pl"G Auguet 10,2016
and 24,2016 Staff
Rcpo(,Autust 19
aod24tApplicmt
RcsponccLctttrs
Oncc a t omt rrd/or tmads have bccn
idcatificd, &s Owucr will q$mit a Mast€r
Signsgo Prognn (MSP) that ig consistmt
and corrylicr with To*n rlquirncntc for
cxtorrior buildinc and sitc risnrse.
N/A
Mdntam of tho exirtiqg
small to*:r fccl (PLG,48)
PIIi
Wagncr
tuBprt 10,2016;
August 24, 2016,
Phnning
Comniraioo
Mccting
Augrrct 10,2016
ed 24,2016 Suff
RcporQAugud t9
rod24oApplicurt
RocporoLoncre
Rofer to Applioant Rceponre Lcttcr datcd
Augrrst 18, 2016 md Appticant Rceponec
I-ctter datcd lvtarch 11, 2017 (Summary of
Architocaml Chaagco ardnqorror to
oommento byThomaa ODwll, D,
Michacl Kam and MatthcwHudcs), which
lndicats tbat rccomnendatims from
Canaou Dcdgo Group, harrc beea
imorporatcd hro thc moltrucort d68igr
arbmission r.r diacusscd abovr. Ttc Tom's
Arcbilcchrd Consultaat his approved thc
proposed etylc rs in accordancc with thc
Town's Coomcroial Dosim Cruidcliucs.
Applicot Rcsponsc Letcr dated
Auguat 18, 2016; Applicant
Rccpoorc l*ttcr dEtod MEch t7,
2017 (Su'q''ary of Architoctural
Clnnga ard rcsponresto
oonnrcdbyThomas
O'Donncll, D. Michaol Kano
aod Mafr,hs/ Hudor).
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Co[.Eertr Commotrter Orrstorl Ditc
Comment
Asgurt 10,201(ri
Awrrt24,2016,
Plmuiry
(krmmission
McctiEg
Orlgbrl Drto
CoDDGot
A!Us!s-d-
Alrguit 10, 20f6
aDd 24, 2016 Stdt'
Reprq August 19
srd 24t Ap,plicant
Rcqxmo l.ettcrs
Belpou'c to Ncr Conmcrt hdudcd ln
Ap!'U 6, 2017 Still lf.port
'Irr€ architscturol dctails and landrcqr
derign havc bcen dcrign d ir drict
eomplia cc v.irh rl] 'l'own'r T.oEitr8
ruluircmonu for tho nitc. 'ffic ruviscd desigo
ollkr a gcncnrus land*cape amcaity area in
Eomt of the hrilding, ,hcing oxtr' llbcrtn
way.
Addittrual ru;omnrcndstioru tnadc by the
'l'owtt'!r crnsultin!! cchitecl, C@n n DcBilgl
(iroup, hornr bocn inaorpomtql inio thc rxrst
rccent dcrign Bubmisrion which firrther
qldrcss thc rcqus't for ni.nu'lar atchitcotural
rurd landscupo dotnilr by pmviding
additional virual varicty &rd lrrcating np thc
scBlc m dro fyrrnt faca&, includiru varying
the hcighte oftbc rnannad roofr' adding
tdditiofl roccrrcs lmd prujwtimB ot thc
fmat li4rdo, aad ptrviding moro of n wull
plnoc ofliwt whau thc two-Btory ffllnt wall
wDll.
Pbu& rclb to ApplicEt nlrpomo l.tt r
dilod Aryust 18, 2016 and Applicant
Rcrponm l^cttr datd Mlrct 17,2017
(Sunmary of Architcoi.ual {}aqo* rd
n ipoolor to odllurEntlr hy 'Itomrs
O'IknnclL l). Michacl Krne aod Mautcv
Iludel).'Ihc additional nxnrmsrdstioog
nado by lho lbwn'r corul ting lIcbitcal,
(hoooa llosign Ornry, hrw hc-co
incoqlotrtd irdo lhc Eoat rr(,€d d.sipI
oblrdrsiotr rs dcrcribod ahw.
Proje3t Docrmrnt llt whlch
(:omtDcnt Addre$ed
IiI iodttlon to ttrtx
Applicart Rcsporlrc Irtt'fii
dstcd AuBust 18,2016 md
Mon"h 17,2017.
Applicaot lkcpolto lrtLr dEtrd
August 18, 20t6; Applir,llr
Rcrpone Ldrcr dalcxl Mnrgh 17,
2017 (Surun8ry of Arcldtsatursl
ctnoger srtd nrymdlcs r{!
coomcd! by ThDrDsr
O'DoDndL fr. Miclud l(rlc
od Motfov lludes).
lo !n hitccnrr8t PI$
rd lsdrcqE daails rimihrlo
thc'l'owa'r gilcnrill rtruclgsr
(Pr.o,48)
Soall *crlo huildtngr wtth a
ltr([g lrcdgttiltn orilotstion
elri,48)
Xomp
Au8lrt 10, 2015
lld 24, 2016 Str f
It{porq Ar8urt 19
rul 2,tb ADpticsnt
It!ryonrc tattrrrx
Angut 10, 2016;
Augurt 24. 2016,
Planoing
Commirrioo
Mcctlng
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Pmr
Comnmtr Cornmcntcr Orfullrl Drtr
ComDrant
Snbr' tt d
OrlShd Ditc
CoDDt[t
Ad.hc.r.d
Rctporrc to N.w Connclt ioclodcd ir
Aprll 5, 2017 StdlR.port
Projcct llocum.trt h rhlch
CoE[trtAd.lrcrl.d
(h .ddltlor to lhb E dr)
Thc r.rsitivo inrlrflcc of
commcrcirl dcvclopln d with
edjaccot rcsi<lootiol
noighbchooda (PLG, ,A)
PLG August 10, 2016;
Auguc 24, 2016,
Pleming
Comrnission
Mcadng
August 10, 2016
8d 24,2016 Statt
Reporq AuSust l9
md 24u Applicant
RGspoDro lfitof!
to Applicrst Rospostc lrtt€(
datcd Autust 18, 2016 and Applicaat
Rcsponsc Lcttcr datcd Marth 17, 2017
(Surmary of Archirctural ChsdSot and
Irlporao! b oom,trd byTtomrr
O'Donnoll, D. Michacl Kasc ad lvlatthoc,
Hudc$. 1}c rwiscd Proj€ct combilcs th6
tx,o fornc( hildirg& md rWositionr it to
thc rctr roboclc Thc cwbuilding ie ovor
60 fcct firrtLc away ftoa Albcrto Way t+'-
lhc forffr lo1 buildios. Ia additioo, thc
towcr elerocms ard balcony ou thc norti
eidc of tbc hildilg hrw ba climioatoq
which allow for betcr viem aDd sore
privacy o uloundhg tc.idlotid
reiehboftoodr.
ADplicsr RcspoDrc Irttcr &tcd
August 18, 2016; Applicut
Responrc Lctter dated March 17,
2017 (SPrrrrrry of Arthitsctual
Chmgoc ad rcrponcca io
comncar by Tlorus
O'Dour[ D. Michael Kanc
and Mafitclv Hudes).
Strorg @uragcmcnt of a
uniquc Loo Gstos scalo md
cbrrsctr (PLG, 48)
PI.C}August 10, 2016;
Augurt 24, 2016,
PhoninS
Coonirsio
Mcrdrg
Augrs 10, 2016
and 24,2015 Staff
Rs"o4, Augurt 19
ud 24' Applicrot
Rcapoo'' L6ttrf8
R Gr to Applicant Rcsponsc L.ttcr datcd
August lE, 2016 atrd Applicmt Reeponsc
Lrncr datod Mzch 17, 2017 (SumE ry of
Arrbitctrnt ChrnS!! ud rwpmos to
comoontr by Thomt! ODomcll, D,
Michael Kmc ad Manhcw Hudcs).
Additional rccommcndationr nadc by tlo
Tom'8 coDA ting uchitect Camoa Dcrign
Cfioup, hiv6 b6o ircorpdlbd into ore nolt
rcccEt ddgn a$missiofl, Thc Projcct has
bccn deofrd ro that it pE:crves and
promot$ cristirg oommcrtid cca€6
coasistflt wilh the nuiltcornc€ rDd dccign
of 8 rEdl-b*r CL!. A ofEcc ccotc.
Applicrm Rcsponsc kdc. alstd
August t 8, 20 l6;Spplicat
Rcspoflo l.cte d!t!d MElh 17,
2017 (Sr"r'-'rry of AntiEcnuel
Changcs and rcsposcs lo
commcnta by Tbomas
O'Doucll, D. Michaol Xano
8!d Md.T, Hudca).
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Cornmcntt Commslter Ortglnd Ditc
CoEnG!t
lirbmlttcd
Orlitrrl llrtc
CooncDt
Addrclf,d
Aruuil 10, 2.016
and 24,2016 Sts(f
Rworq August l9
dd 24t Applicant
Rcfiporl.r(: J,ljtlcIs
Rcrpomc to New Comm.at hchdcd h
Apr[ 6,2017 tttrf Rfport
Pl€o8ll rsfqr to Anplio&nt Rurp(ms! I4lt9'
darod Augum I 8, 201 6 0d Af,plicart
Rciponsc I .ctcr alotcd M.uch I 7, 20 I 7
(Summary of Architoc$ral Chdtgc, md
rusponEcs to coodncnt8 by nloEa8
O'Donncll, Mictecl Ksnc a l Mrr rx,
Hurkc). Additiuul rccommcndatinnc aado
by tlrc l'onu's cc,notlting arctitcr,t, Caruon
t)u*ign [nrru$, haw bcen incnrporatcd irno
tho nloit rlxrclll dcsign $rhmi$ion t0
maintain and reinf<rcc lho lcalc 8!d
uharrctcr of Ins (iuol by Eoviding vint81
varic(y rtrlur.ing thc mrss of thc acrtrEl liDk
ofthc ndb ,t F nion ot'thc lndldiog anrl
$rt;a 6dditirxlrl trcllir ftxrtur,q( ar thc
windo*r rn thc front fqa&.
ProJcctlrocuma h whlch
Commcllt Addr.rsad
.ldi6or lo thb
AJrpliamt Relporrc bllcr &tcd
Ar8ust 18, 2016; AppUl,mt
fclponrc lrttcr difod MEut 17,
2017 (ltuonary of Architccturaf
(;hrog6 rnd !!qx)n$€fl to
xnmcor lry'Itomu
O'Domcll, Michacl Kaac aad
Matthrw Hudr,'r).
Applicant Rcglro[rs lrttcr ddql
A$Eurt lE, 2016; A{,plic€rn
RccFnrrc Lcnrcr &tad Mtrclr 17,
20t7 (Sunuury of Arshiirctud
ClmSos aud t!rymia to
commclts by'fhor!flr
O'DcnncU, Michapl Kaoe sDd
Mattbcw Hud(}8); Rctpotuc I in
Aro-'l oc Roq(EE I ^ficr ddcd
Agplicart Rcspmic Lrtlrr rlalcd
Ausurft I 8, 2016i Applicant
Rcrporlo Ia{rE da&d MErch 17,
2017 (Sumrnary of Arcbtrctursl
ffirngtrs and rcfpoorof, k)
com!,colE by llto[f,rs
()&oncfl, Michlel Krre ard
Manhcw lludcc); Rcqpnse I il
Aro-Toc Roipom€ lrfrcr drt d
Mrrth 16, 2017.
Dlxigr lrr naintdn ul rcinftne
thc uaiqur colc ad chrraotrr of
Lrs (i8lon (PIC,48)
Brcak ovonll bnrilding mrrsur
iato rcgnslts similE to tho.o of
1r ty rtmclurer id potral,
(Pr.o, 48)
Avoid dor@ rvtich
largoly of hrxer with rypliod
dlsis! clemcnb (P[Il, 4t)
Au8uit 10, 2016;
Augurt 24, 20 I 6,
PlaDning
(}muni*gion
Ma,'tiug
PI,O
PIJ'I
Kcrp
uErrt 10,2016;
Au$ut Z, 2016,
Iluaiag
Corrndlrioo
Moodng
Augult 10,2016
ard 24, 2016 Staff
ItrDort AuSuit lr)
aod 24i ADplicarrt
tcrJroruo lrtton
Pl6o rlfcr io Applic0trt Rsryouc lrflcr
d.tcd AuBuc 18, 2015 0d Aplia{nt
Rr4ron c Ltlr( &tcd Marth 17. 2017
(Suorarry of .Arctitrroral (truagcr ad
fu3Poracs to cotrnrcdi by Tlrolu,
O1)onm[, Michscl Kmc rnd Maltbow
Hud*). licc thc dienlsid atxrvc n;BsrrliDg
th6 rpolicrd'i offorts to brod( up lhc
mrusing aod rcalc in the rwircd pojrxt.
Pllii Cmmn
DfiignCmry
l'cbruEIy 22, 2017 March 16,2017 Plrnr tt,fcr b Apnl iclrfl Rcirpm$ httcr
drtod Arguxt 18,2016 md Applicant
Rcqrrmrc Icttrr rhbd Mrlrh 17,2017
(Sumnry of Architcmnl Cbangos ard
rcry,orsor !o comrx? r by thonar
O'I)onrolt Michacl rtuao rd Monhcw
llu&rs). '!fu rwimd ds{ig inqrrporalrE
vinral varicty od brcak up ir sd! olr tho
lhnt fngarlc. iuclulitg iu"rcaring thc
mauard roofbeight oa tbc loft sidc ofthc
building to matc diffrxrufuI in ttrc rasrin1;
whilc prcvcnring advcac irrlrrc{E tt &a
vievru of thc tscor ard hillr il ths distaffii.
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Comment Commcnter Or$nnlDrtr
Comncnt
gubnttbd
OrtghdDrts
Comnrnt
Adrlr.$d
Rorponm to Ncw Commcnt lnclnded in
Aprll 6, l0l7 8trfi Rcport
Projcct Document ln whlclt
ComruatAddrormd
0n add{u to t}k nrtrfu)
Brcak flrcado Eogrncn8 ioto
rno&rlc (Pl,G,49)
PIII; Cannm
DcdgrrGrory
Fcbruary 22,2017 Mnrch 16,2A77 Plcase rcfer to 6pplicant Rcrponso Lctta
dated Argust 18, 201 6 md Applicant
Rceponsc I*rer dattd Mreh 17, 2017
($ummaryof Archircdural Changcs and
rcrponocs to commcirb by lhomaa
O'Dorncll, Michaol Kano ad Mofltg$'
Hudcs). Tbp &sign includcs rdditiomal
vieual variefard brcakup in scalc onthc
frront faeads, indudieg varying thc hcighte
of thc nrumrdmofs, addilg sdditiord
rrcccsses and projcctions at &c front fagadc,
and providlng more of a unnll plano offsct
where thc two{tory froril !trall trmsitions b
a oue-story wdl
Appliornt Rcsponce Lettcr datod
Augurt 18, 2016; Applicant
fccporsc L€tter datcd lrlfich 17,
20 I 7 (Summary of Architcctual
Chaog* rdrcrponscsto
commatsby Tlomas
O'Donmll" Michaol lkne and
Matthcw Hruloa); Response 1 in
Asc-Tr Rcnporro Lomcr drted
March 16,2017.
Pmn'idc a mificd dlsign aottild
all sidcs of bruildings CILG,49)
PI3; Cannon
Dcsiga Croup
F&rlrry22,2Ol7 l4arch 16,2017 Thc prrojcct's dosip is consistoot around all
four sidcs of thc building. Additional dceig!
cnhanccrrmts and dcuiliag arc providcd at
thc front faeadc of tho building facing
Alberto Wav.
nsspoolo I in Aro-Tc Rcaporuc
Letts daiod March 16, 2017
Whcrosomim8 of dccign io
difrsult to achiovc, p,rovido
$$sootial laodocaping (PLG,
4e)
PLG Newcommt
inoludcd in April
6,2017 Statr
Roport
N/A Tho architootunl dctdls and landrcape
dcsign are in strict compliancc with the
Town'$ 26ning requiremclrE for tho siti.
Thc revisod ilerip offers I gcnerous
lurdecapc amoaity area in &qtt of ths
bruildins" frcins onto Albcrto Woy.
lvA
Inlogrsto thc icrrcriing for all
tBchrnat scfi/icc arcar iub thc
dccign of tb buildingr (PI".G},
49\
PIT}Ncwcommcfr
includod inApril
6,2017 St!ff
n Dort
N/A All aash and acrvicc areas m thc sit! will bc
propedy icrcmod &om viow as is roquird
by Toum of Loa Gatos zoriug requirememts.
Scc e.g,, Conditiorr 132-133 of
Proj cct Conditions of Approval.
Opcrablc s,ttrdowr (PIdl, 49)
Providorriural bruffcring of ot-
site utility olermoutr (PI"G,49)
PL6 Nqrrcommcd
imludod in Aprll
6,2017 Statr
Itcport
N/A Opcrabh windowg lrr notpactical drr to
oodc mdTltlc24 rrEdrcrncou whioh
nrdato an errcrgy cfficicnt IMC ryst E;
thc cfficicncyofs/hich is comgoniecd bry
ftc use of oocrrblc windos6.
Sca c.9,, Coodition 39 ofthc
Projcct Conditions of Approval.
Iocalo tnrdormon, ralvos and
cimihr olmtt crhcru esy wtfl
bc leastvisiblc (PL6, 49)
PI"G Iihrrv comoout
ircludod inApril
6,2017 Shfi
Rc,port
N/A AII acn'ico rraar aad mrib utility
oquipnffit (uafffofincri" co.) on thc site
will be properly scrconod froor vicw pcr
Toum of fos Gatos zoning rosuircmclts,
Sca e.g., Conditions 132-133 of
Projct Conditioru of Approval.
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PI,O
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hclutlcd in April
6. 2017 Stsff
Rqxfl
Drte
0{)mmsnt
llvv N/A
l*trrxll2,Juuo 6,
2016
dc,rcrihing workto be
'lhe Projr:ct will dryr*r Alhnto
Way lrrrpcrty Valuor both
during ard after coastiuction
(Ptfi,42)
Ifwatcr in used to coutrcl
particulattxr dwing conntrur:tirm,
Eu:kr citing dto sito will lcsvc
with mud nuthgirtirsi, which
will ba doponitod iu Albenro Woy
orxl IIw-0 0'LG,43)
DurhB ornfittrction, dtc mad
bed.c of Albcrto Way ard Hwy-!)
will bs d6lr0!/cd or *:rirrtuly
daongod by tho fully loadod
cercrfir tnrclg (PIG, 43).
Plli
(lommentr
to ths
tuiftUogr. Avoid parking lots in
locations thrt inrcrnryt teoil
and/or elnrnral cortinrity ntrr
muhiplc tonantc
wilt bo ruqufued to prcpnm a
Mastor Sigrsgc Prugram (PI,(}.
49\
't-2 callr fora comtudion
cmtrpt witb los (iator but,
lbcrc ic m mitigttion frr thc
coffitruction contrsol with
Augur* 10,2016
afr.24,2015 Slaff
Rcporq Auguet 19
and 24rh Applicnnt
Comnrcnlor
Pr.o
Rsrponre to Ncw Cornmcnt lncluded in
lprll6 2017StaffRryort
to
with the pruvieioo of ao undeqlrounrl
pnrting Sarage. No u:rf*:o parlring lot$ arc
pn:,p,ncd thatwuuld inlrrnrpt rurlail or
()ncc a tural[ and/or t€nants lrave lrcctt
idcntlEed, thc Ownor will submil o Master
Siguaga Prugnm (MSP) tlral is coruifitent
and conplicc with'Iirwn raqtrircmcnts for
cxtorior alrd ritc
commsnt dnrxr rtot a CI'IQA
no furthrr reuponsc in required.
'Ihir comnront docn oot raisc ur
environmcrlrll is$uo; no firlborrcsJxnnc in
rcquirod.
DLlR 3.2 ovalufltcs
rslstd airquslity infroco. Mitiguion
Memnr: AQ-3 ud Conditioru I 20 dd l3l
addms mcrururn to mfudmize plcntial for
dopneition of dust and mmd ot off-gitc
106 tbnru,gh l l l ruguira that thc
dcvuloptr rubmit a c'onstruclion
mmagcotmt plan prirrto issunruc of any
psrmits kl ooruncorx wor*..
?rojcct Document tn whlch
CommontAddr$c.d
to thls mrfi:Ix)
eee reviwd pmjcct
rubmittol datcd March 2017.
Rsrpoaec to
Comment Lsttcr #2, Rcspur-rc
#6
Commcut
Addre*rcd
N/A
N/A
Ncwconment
inchLlcd in April
6,2017 Strfr
Itcport
comErnt
includod in Aprll
6,2017 $tdT
R frort
Ncwctmmumt
incturlod in April
6,2017 Surff
Rcport
Irttsrs
t)Ettt
I)[]IR
Pcr condition 105, the devclopcr chall ho
rcspnnrihle frn ohtaining Caltrnns approval
of u truffic contol plan for work wilhin thc
Oaltrans riglrt*llwuy.
N/A
tlN 2E52i8t6v6
26
Orlglnal Dato
N/A
-N7A '-N/A
PIIi
N/A
Commentr Commeuter Orlgtnd Drtc
Commont
Submlttcd
OrlglnrlDate
Conncnt
Adilrrrrcd
Rclponlc to Ncw Comrncot lndudod ln
Aprll 6,2417 StrfrRcpct
ProJcst Document in wblch
Conncnt Addrerred
(ln rddldon to thls matrk)
truck pcr day
1 to 2 yoars; sorne dayr nore
with 6.7 tnrclc at a timc. 174
roundtripr pcr day. addrtcs
tn$k tsrtrc ir'lpscto duc io
boach tafHo. Construction
documsnt ncodo to bc
rcviccd Erd rccirculatod.
McDooald
Fowler
BW
NowcooM
iocludod io April
6,2017 Stafi
Rsport
Ngn, comnpnt
ircludcdin ADril
6,2017 Stsff
Rsport
No would occr:r on wcokcndc,
Thc Pmjcct constructioa r'tivitios arc
dcrignatod ftr Monday tbrough Friday frort
94 h ordff to nidsdc pork tr!ffio
goncomo,
Thc modtfictims dcscribod abwc art
fcasiblo aod rcprcrcot minc rovisionr aod
clarificatioos !o thc orrerall project that will
not add sipificant new iuformation to tbc
Toum of [.oe Gatoa 401-{09 Albctto Way
Draft aodFinal Enviromcntal Irryast
Reort (EIR). R.chculdim of tho EIR ir
not rcquirod bccause tbe p,roporcd
modificationr will fi:rthcr lesa€n impasts
that tho Toumpreviorsly found to be less
tban eignifisant Futhcrrthc cbanges
incoryorlbd into tho Projoctwould not
involve a ncw significant cnvironoental
iqact, a cubstantial incrcarc in thc gcvcrity
of a prior currrironmcntal iryacg or a
fcasrtlc mitigation measura or altcmatiw
thrt wo dooliDcd to adoptand that will
clcrly lcscar any project iq,actn. No
informatiol provided in thir srbndttal
indicatcs that tho Draft EIR waa insdeqlrst!
or conclueory or that the prblic was
dcprivcd ofa ncaaingful opportuity to
on
N/A
tvIsrch 17,2017lcfilraod
EIR.
Projcct aogativoly irryactr ecuior
citiwrn who rcsidc in thc
teoighffi (LGC, p. 5). Fails
!o compotrato drmrgod rcllcr!
due to lmm propcrty rnluos.
(PLG.o.42)
IJGC
PTT
Lqttar#Z,Jm 6,
2016
N/A This conreil doca notrairo a CEQA irmc;
no ftrthcrrccponsc ie rcquired"
finalEm, ruryonsc to Commeot
I,atlstffL,Responoc #6
BII 28523816v6
2'.1
Legend:
PD * hoposcd Dsvclop,ment
PIIi.- Pucblo dc [rrB GEtoB Suhmittstl to Lon Gatrrs for,105 Albcrto Way (aka 4l)1-4$) Albcrto Wsy) includotl in April 7,2017 Sla,ff
Roport
BVV'- Bclla Viuto Villages Submittcd to lns (iutos lbr 405 Altrcrto Way (ala 401-409 Alberto Ws, inoluded in April 7, 2017 Staff
Rcpod
I$C = Loe Gatos Commons Submdttod kr fos Gutos fur 4{)5 Albulo lVay (aLa ,{0 I -409 Albrrto !Yay) includal in April 7, 20 I 7 Staff
R6port
8N ri521tl6t/6
28
EXHIBIT 1
GEOTECHNICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
WATER RESOURCES
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
-
Evpecf Exceilence
Project No.
12175I}00.000
April 19,2017
Ms. Alicia Guerra
Buchalter Nemer
55 Second Sfreet. Suite 17fl)
San Franciso, CA 94105
Sufiiect 401.{Og Alberto Way
Los Gatos, Calibmia
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIG COMMENTS
Iles Ms- Guena:
At your rcquest, we prepared trs supplemental response btter rc publh comrnents br your
proiect at 401-409 Alberto Way in Le Gatos, Calibmia. SpeciFca[y, re are responding to
cornmenb presented in a Hter prepard by Gelssler Engineerirq (Refierence 4) as well as
oonrments from representatives of the Alberto Way Uaison Cornmitte, Aborto Way Citizens,
Pueblo Da Lc GabG, Bob Bufte, Las CasiEs, Bella Vista Mllage, atd Ne[hbos of Alberto
Way induded in the Town of Los Gartos April 7, 2017 Statr Report on the abane-refrrend
proiect-
We prwiously prepared a desQn{evel geoEchnical report br the prc}rt (Reftrcnce 2), srhicfi
wes peer reviewed by AltlEC Foster lMreehr (A[,|EC)- Our respmse l€(H b the AUIEC peer
revievtr cornments (Relbrene 3) wx acoepted by the Tqrn d Los Gatc- Bdt our desbrlevel
geotechnical report and response to peer revienr letbr were liigrred and starped by a Calibmia
registerd Geotecrsticd Engineer.
GEISSLER ENGINEERING COTTIMENTS
Geis$er Engineering provided the tollouring comments in the[r Hytrology Report dated
March 31, 2017 (Rehrence 4). Our responses to each of Geissler ErXginedng's comments are
as trlous:
@Assbr Enorheenns Goffinerrf I
?hefikeltrood of llf*thraatening fracdr@ dueto upstream damfaifur*-
Pqe 8, Upsteatr Mm Failue Secton, 7 ce[asfrWnb fallurc d frE Letfrwr Dant
wot/d Gause frooddtrg d fie papcf lorat*n wflthin mn bs" UmsWuml pa*iry
an{cldies fie risk of drwtnfug in tlle ewfi af a &m failure-'
ENGEO Resoorse to Comment I
As shoitrt on Plab I dtrc lnundatron Map of Lotingilon Dam prepared by Senta Claa Valley
Wabr District (Fgure 1), lhe prt e€i sib, the neigtrboing properties, m utell as the maiuity d
th Torn of Los Gatos, are bcat€d witrin the inundation zone in the qgt of dam orerflor or
failure-
SUB.JECT TO ATTORNFT DIRECTION - ATTORNry WORK PRODI.'CT
6il$ San lgrndo Avenue, Suib 15O . San &se, CA 95i 19 . (408) 5744e[n ' Fax i888) 27$2898
l Afiti/,eng@.corn
Buchalter Nerner
4()1-4Og Alberb Way, Los Gatos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.s00.000
April 19,2017
Page2
It is the responshility of the Santa Clara Wbter District (S:CVln D) to perfurm su*eillance,
inopedions and mainbnanoe to raduoe the dsk of dam ftilum and orertopping. Moraover,
SCVWD olaborates wifir local publlc agencJes such as ttrc Toyvn of Los Gatos to prwide
wamings and emergency response.
Flgun 1: Plab I of tho [Nndation mep of Lexingtm hn prtpled ty Effi Clrn Yalcf Wetr
Dtrfict
ln Decentar ?J12 Tena/GeoPenbcft prepared a Seismlc Stabifu Evaluation on Lenhan Dam
frr the Santa Clara Valley Water Distsict. Accordhg to the r€port the Helhood of significam
cracks brmirq in the crest and other areas dudng the Maximrm Corsi<lere<l Earfrrcplake (MCE)
is considered very low, and no sdsrnic rcmedial rneasures are ffi necessary at the
Lenihan Dam- Additionally, the report indicates that the Elivbim d Sfrty of Darns (DSOD)
pemrmeO trcir orn independent analyses and concuned ftat no seisrnb remedH moasures
wale rEoesstry.
LtL.l{Ia Hb.rrr
Eh-&r{p6 idllrrlr
SU&JECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTION - ATTORNEY WORK PROTruCT
EL-tA Eh-lb-4
rI
!a
a-
Bucfidtor Nemer
/Ol.4Gl Alberto Way, Lc Ga!c6
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.U)0.m0
Aril 19,2017
PaCe 3
B*ed m tho information ENGEO rcviewod, h€ risk of inundation as wsll as the likdihood of
lib+rraatoning 0ood at the prc{ec-t sito is lor and he hazad b ttts p(oioct is ro greabr than
that of ary oth€r par@l within lhe rnapp€d inundalion mne in thc Town of Los Gato6.
@mment2:
Soil subs er?c€ cs used by &lntpo/ary dewabring during ."ong/rudim.
Pag,e 6, Dewateriry Sectioa: "First lhera ,.s ,taly ID 0o skglil sol subsnCence in he neat
vHnW of tllp @trer dam dw to dewatering. Secorrd, fie efrwnt fiw dieseFpowered
pumps must be dlxharyecl onto llo siE€it d otl€,r ,"c8//ving dainage 6c{ily srcft as a
storm &ain..At a minlmum, this t@tar is eddad ,o exid*?g dtdnagp fadities ancl, in
alfe4 r€duc€s t re @pactty of ot q &ainago trcflrfbs O-9. sto,In dnins) t lat sanD fte
tuigtbodtd.. - Gerssrer Engimiling crrdlratbm sggest tfiat dl of tlp las Casilas
*velopnnnt aN Pueb/r cle Los Gatcs devshprnenls ao likely to exhibit cracked sbbs
as a resulf of soil s.rDsndonc€ as a ,osun of consfircooa.'
ENGEO REsponse l,o Comment 2
Geissler Englnoexing did not provide its cahulaliorE to support its ldtar. Te{Iporary deyvatering
dl[irg consfuctim wil dra\do$rn grcundwEter in f|€ vidnity d lho €xcalratirn and r€su]t in an
irc ease of vertical sbess€c in sunounding sofls. Whqt verlicd sfiBssc incrBase h soll,
s€ddem€nt may ocdrr in 6ofi compr€ssble clayoy deposlE and loce sandy a gravelly tlepoaits.
Contrary to Dr- Geissler's @mments. tho soils encountered below th€ dosbn gtounftater let €l
of 12 feet at the proj€d dte are medium d€ns€ to \,€ry dens€ da!€y gravels. The risk of
setdem€nt (subsid6nce) in dense soil dspo6ib as a r€suJt of tsmorary dewateing is low.
Pbase see Clrafler 3.5 d tl€ Draft EIR for a desoiilion of the edsting Ptoied 3iE soil
d]araderisfc.
Additionatly, groundurater was encounter€d at a dopih ol toughu 2f Eet in June 2015, whicfi is
below th€ historic high gtound^/8tsr level of '12 leet bgs. Bas€d ofl thb data. the p,oiecf sito and
vhinity has akeady Bxperi€ncad the efiects of a low€red gmundurabr l€vd. W€ are not aware of
sEns of subsuence reportod in lhe ar€a as the g.ourdurater level fiuc{uat$. This also indicates
thaf the sdls in the proj€c{ are aro nd prone b subsidence as a msult d louered grourdtirator
levels-
@rmentS:
lory-lerm hyda@c erlbds caused by cliversion of suDsurhoe lrorJ d glaudwadar followittg
srsfucdoa of llre No,ofid 2*tuty mdeproxtnd g€ragp.
@n*udit o of a 22fu1 &ap un&Awrd gprqe nEy carse dfr,w{*n of suDslrfice
seep€ge parlems- Ttlp longltem, etrec?s of sudl fiersbn of srDstrfaoe sotrag€
ittdude a ri$€ in grcundhiarer bv"rs ih the nekJl,,Dfia propeilbs at d iacroasod saqpagp
lloiv rEtBs wrtid, in tum nay cause piping ,bdures in @oanf si, sffia Goissror
Erryin€Elting estinE/tes ,hat ... ll|€ diwsion of s.tbsurlbce seqpago ilt appoxim8f,ety 25t)
teet fton1 the uderyrcud @rage ... The pmnabiliy d thc sutfic,a/l chJEy soirs
estimabd b be on the oder d lN cfiil*c ftqy lotr.) wharaas tt e ,€{filfg,Nry d the
grale, strara loi cntrs€,c (wry h@).'
SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTION - ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
Buchalter Nsner
4o1*{09 Alberto Way, Le Gatos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBTIC COMMENTS
12175.000.000
Aprlllg.2Ol7
Pagn 4
ENGEO Resoonse to C@ment 3
Diversion of g.beurface groun&vater flow ocanrs when an lrpenneaUa stucture, suci as a
durry cut-of wall, ls mmtr.rcted acruss high groundrmttr f,or gadents, sudl m along the
centsr of a-rlam or levee, to increase fiow pgths and reduce the dsk of prpng. The gmtndwate
level encolntsrod at the projd siE is similar b nearty er€s. indbatirg that the hydraulic
gradient in the area ls relatively flat ln the abs€oco d sbep hydraulh gradbnt ln subsurfae
llortr, dlvasion of groundwater ls udtltely. The groundtrabr leyul surrounding the baemant is
expected b stabilize to a lerrel similar to the sunwndirg area ater daraterirg wells are
decommissioned.
The dense to very densa sand and graveldepcits encourGrcd at the p.oiB€f site ars confined
in a day matlx. The day matrix will reduce tte perreablltty of si'le soils. Cocslderlng the
density of the soil dercits, the lor permeat*lity as a res.{t qf the day matrix and lack of
hydraulicfforgradient. the risk of phing is very hrr.
It b our expert opinion that the oonsfruction of a srhrfae gtrage wiI not dramatic*ly imrede
groundwater fow, and the risk of pprng as described by Gelssler Eqineerirg is ottrcmely
unlikely.
@mmut*
Tllp fikgffInrrd of sfnrdurd crarjctrtg (postons0ucrut) d UD pmposod 2-frry m&$tor;id
gatryp ard u&seguant seqproE d glwntrcadq fifo fra gar4gp.
Pqe 3, *ecutive Summary Sacfrbn: 'ln the event d an aenthqu"b, fie sorls ba&lw the
Z-,*ory w&rgrurtd garage are lilaly b exfiibfr srgntr,fe f ross of W c-qpady. loss
of beartry capaaly k likely f" rastdt in ditreteuntrrl fawdertian- setflenonf wlth rcanftant
structural crachng of the reinforced conqtde sfudwa. Crackitry af tlre reinforced
ooncrete *uclure aflors sfumdicant infiux of grwrfiwater. Gebsler Erqkeerirg
esfi'inaGs tlrat the rate of frow into ke (M<d) undqgru*nd (and wdetrrm@ gffige
sfnrctura oosld ranp from 50 gaflms per minulo (Wnl to *) gpttt.'
Pqe 4, Sor? Oorddbrs Secha; 'fipireciar. that dlffilerl towtdalt*n sefibmenf on
ttrc &r of an irch q mofie sflall caasa srgtfificant aaddng in the reirltotrrd orwelre
strudura. ln an urfragrcand (aN m&$filclr) garagE, llusrc liketytoalfluttha ffiuxof
suDstantial fur of gwnfrygdar.
Fage 8, Devatoring Sect'm: 'If rs vglailharl frat Eft GEC, rca rMed fiat mrctab
slais !e 8 irrcies f*rclr at flp protrrrsrld devedqtru*- 77Bt stuns ffiat EIGEO
epptachius the pobnfat br cracfrcd slaDs dua fo seasmal gowd*ater vuffii in
areansfra subgrade solrs. "
ENGEO Resoonse to Csrrrpnt 4
The propo*d office slrucfure should be supporbd qr a stuc*ural m€* ioundation dcigrred in
mrdance wih reemrnendatilcns povided ln the GoHrkl Repor! eilmmarked s fflor:
c Tolerate Wb 1 in& of total liquefaction setthmenb. Tcterate ry to % inch of diftreilial liquefactim induoed sefiernento lllltilrstand an edga canfflever dishne of 0 Ed. ll\lithstand aa inteiior'span distane of 15 fe€t
SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTION - ATTORNFT WORK PRODUCT
Buchalt6r Nemer
4Ol-409 Albsrto Way, Los Gabs
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.m0.000
April 19,2017
PaC€ 5
Whon d€signed based on fie above criteria, the bundation mat is rigid srlough to span
bcalizod inegularities without sllfrring fiom strucrtural &mags. We do not anticipab 6ev6re
crecldng of the struc-turo and associat€d waEr intrusim as dercribed by Geissler Engina€ring
on a tulndatbn mat designed in accodancs with the abore cdtoria. We dso note lhat tha
abow mentbned fuundation d€sign critoria arB not o(cepfronal to ploircE consbllcted in the
San Fraftcisco Bay Ar€a.
Seasonal moisftre flucfuatbn on expansiv€ soil may iflpact surlicial s€condary Ehb6 such as
wall$ays, patio and drivo ay shbs. Sinc€ the foundalion b below lhe water table, mdsturo
nariations whidt would cause shrink and srivell of oqansive day cannot occur at the fuundation
subgrade level so elgsnsive soil will have m lorEFtem e Eci on the baloiv{rad€ fiatndation-
Additionally, lhe tHnctFthick slab rBcomfllendation rd6d by Gdssbr Enginesiqg is br concrete
pa\rement design and is int€.ded to pro/ide srypod b lr8frc lcdE. Geisshr Engineering has
misunderstood the purpGe of the Sinctrhick concreb panement section refuenced in fie last
quotEd stratem€nt in Comment 4 abore.
Comnent 5:
Lotry*erm dewatering rquircd to drbcia/ge rfio seffige of g/.oufueter into tlre garue.
P?ge 8, Dewatet},g s€tr,kn: ?d simply, tl7E,/€ is ro w#Mng on lhe fi,a/iret thet
wil p@wil tho influx af gtuwdwater. into a td,i/,tcf,,rl dmtE{e *ucfr e nhen
fifre|Elfilial but ddbn s€tilerneat 6fue b seasonal grourldvJaftr vanatoa cause
dilferentidl totutddbrl sedeo76'rrt d %; or n,ot?..'
El,lGEO R€soonse b Commont 5
As siat€d in our I€sponse b Comment 4 abo\rE, the risk of crad<ing witSn he foryrtalion mat
due to oarfiquakes or presence of oeansivE soils and lho rbk of Gsociabd grumdlvabr
inbusbn ale lorrr. Thus, this poj€ct will not Jtquire bngFbtm dervaEring ftom a geotEchnhal
standpdrlt
Th€ propar type of waterproofurg will be dahmined and spedFd by a w€terproofing con$Itant
as reoommendd in olr prciect gedactnicd t8port Ercfltpbs of dmilar comtuciim whec
ENGEo wss the projed geotechnical consulrlt irdude $e F+ic Apartnent llornes in San Jose
and the 2Ol Marsha[ Apa]tments in Redwd City.
fururp,nt6:
Ptro&/a,ms associabd with lmg term dawabtirrg in tlle dnn@ ol tle ptoqsed z'stroty
mdog,ml.tdgarage.
P&e 8, Dewatedng Secfion: ?n simply, lfiera is no wae4rrorifnC on the tlr,iot thd
wlil Nevent the infltx. ol gorndwaler inflo a refu7ilortEd oottcrB{b *ucfrtrc when
dilfe,E'ilhl foundalbn sefibment &e io seasoreal g@rrtfufiler wttdiut @u*
ditrerutfd taudation ffinplnt d t4'ot filp,a.'
ENGEO Resoonse [o Comment 6
Pleasa see our rasponse to Comments 4 and 5.
@rurpnt7:
Ttle likelittod of flooding due b a l2Lpar storm.
SUB,ECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTIOT.I - ATTORNEY WORK PROTXJCT
Buchalter Nerner
401409 Ahrto YVay, Lc Gatos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC CO[trr,lENTS
12175.000.000
April19,2017
Page E
ENGEO Response to Comment 7
@mments ragarding the llkelihood of flooding due to a 125-year $orm wlll b€ addrassed by
Kier & Wrigtrt.
@mnpnt 6:
Tlre hazar* assoobtad vd&i. the lmfion of the prryW gnragn lorrfrad wihin a prawarsfy
mapped Eaffiualce Fault Hazard Zone.
Page 5, Eaftllqlmke Rrsk Sectron: The pr$ed lffiion rs ,ocatad within an earilqmla
fault rugure hazad zone [Rcf: Callbmm Gaobgb Suvey, Sala of Cdiforrtia
Deprfrrwrt of Conxvatiml"
ENGEO Resoonse to Commen!,8
We disagree with Geissler Engineedng on the stabment qtdEd under Comment 8. The projoct
sib is OeI locabd within State of Calibmia Fault R.rpturc llaard Zone (Lc Gatos Quadrangle,
1991) as shovn on Figurc 2.
Figure 2: Stab of Gallfomia Spcial St.!di6Zone ll+,
Los Grloe Quadrangh, l99l
--':- - -
t -:
: f ,
,:t
State of CaBfunia Fault
Rupture Haza6 5r*
SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTION _ ATTORI'IEY WORK PRODUCT
Sil€
Buchalter t{emer
rtol-409 Aborto Way, Los Gatos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
A turther dgscripton of local faults in lhe pmj€ct vicinity and the associated grourd ruptur€
hazards can be found in our proj€d goot€cfinical rcpoIt We condude he pctential br surface
fault ruptule at ths site is unlikely.
C;onfitcnt 9:
The hazads assoaarbd with tre loc€,tion of the pr@sd garqe locp/ted within a peviously
mamed Eafilq,uake ldud Liqrctaction Hazad Zme.
Page 5, Eafitqua/rle Rr'sk Secfron: Ine pr@ct is bcded wihin a Ead@uake lnducod
Liquataclbn Hazard Zone. Ihe nsk of 6art quake indu@d Wfficrifi, hazild rl€s Wn
(&]tennined fo 0e DEr by lie Sarh Clata Haming D€pgrtfirnt- IRe,: Sarta Ghra
Counly t'lazard Milbatk,1? Plan ci€,h,d F*npty 21, 2u4. Plels 1.2 of the Se,s/rtic
Hazard zq,e Repoft fot,rl€ Los G€aos auadra,qle (n@) indiaa,€d a fuolittoocl ot
Ww/E,cti<n tftaf rcguircs mitigation m€asurps aa requind as par Pu ic Resoarrps
Code Sectba 2693 (c). Tle ENGEO Rewt admfis lhat &e sfa{a of cra}8y grarcrs soirs
at the subiect proryrty . . . 2& Annual ASCE tos Angdes Georedt ?rba, Sprftg SorrMar,
ENGEO R€smnse io Comment 9,
Publirally avaihle liquefaction hazard maps published by ABAG, Santa Oara Cqinty, CGS
and othes ars intended fon screening puposo6. Sil+speo'fic fiquofadion exploration and
analysis is always rcquired to properly araluate the site rid< of l(uefaction and resulting ground
debrmation.
ENGEO perbmed a thorough liqrrfadion oval,ldio1 wt**t was peer reviewed by AMEC
Fct€r Whe€leI ard accopbd by the Tourn of Los Gabs. Bced on our engineedng arulyses,
conservaliv€ €dinat3s of liquefacdioninducsd settlement 8[o presentod. The frcts of
liqrnfactim should be mitigated by deskfing the bdldE hrrdalion as descdb€d in our report
ALBERTO WAY LTAISON COMm|TTEE (AWLC)
Representalives of the AWLC submitted comm€nts regardtng the impact of the propos€d
development on sunounding dBvslopmenb. O Bsponses to the gBdogirg€obchnicd
@mments fiom the AWLC afg as folbtv:
@mneat11:
I,te Rerrisgd W tf,uld rosu/f rh @ary irnpacrs Gebsbr Engimanng considot€d tre
iflFE,d. of tl?p ,/,,/,,c/sed c{mstnjr,.kl/1. af a z-sfory wlergdrtd ga/€/ge tndut,ad in the t€diuc€,d
Pniect on tt7€ existi/,g,esidonces on ArDerb W due to:
O The lilolihood of lite$reaten@ W d.,o to 4stre€nr dam /r,ilwes;(ii) SoirsuDsdence caused hytempocryd€lffiitg dwing crntsfttdiott
@i) Lorq-tem hyd/lllo8ic€ll e/hcts caused W d,,€nnon of subsudbe flail d
qounduater fof.owittg @t*.tclion d the prqposed 2-sfory udervouM gdag€;
(iv) TI7E li,{€'lihd ot sturetnl cx?r,<ing (post a nfuAod d tln props€d z'.siory
ud&r!tru/.rd ga/€,ge and subseguanl seepage of g'omdwaF,r into the g8,rage.
(v) Long-tem clewateing tr,quiftd lo d,:sdarF ,rre seepage d gloundfii€lter into the
undargromd garagie;(vt) Probrems assoc,bted with /p/lg,-tem dewet€ri/ld ht76vilinryofthe $WosEd 2$loty
underylronnd gange;
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(vii) Ttp lkelifpod of floodirg due to a 125-1,e,au, #orm;(vil[ The hazards assoobtad with the lodion d thc proposed gantp locatad wtlhln a
previously nlo,ped Eafitquake Faufr tlazard Zme;(ix) The hazards assoclblbd with the location qf frp proposed gnrage locatad wtthin a
previously mapped Eafitqur,ko lndtrcd Liquefadtn Zone;(x) The likeliM of flooding of the prqosr,d z-stwy uderyrwd garage dw to sbrn
water runofr.
ENGEO Resoonse to Comment 14
Please see our responses to Geissler Engilrcerhg Conments 1 b 10 above oonceming
gootechnical and seismlqelated commenB.
@rrllment 16:
Replae the uMerground pailing with surF,ce gking.
E VGEO i&ttttrles fie nsfts of ptoipc,d mffigafrur rrnaslnas brt ffie pqposod mrfigatrns (e.9.,
dewatefing and wataryrcffing) arc tpt sufrcient fuptotBcf fre neighfufing prqefties acwrdtng
fo Geissler Ergineering. Geissler Engtneering has klentiM a numbr of nsks assochbd unfi
tl'n curent design. Geussbr recommends tM ag of tltc F*ing remah above grade and be
dasrgaed as pwiolas paving.
Ihe Los Gatos Commons @mmittee cpinannd wtff frE cplmnqrts. As a rcsqlt of sofl
suDsdence, Las Casdas and PueM de los Gabs wlfi H<dy expefianm cncked sla0s, and
would expqimce hrge erqense and disnptionfruntte necsssary rcorirwoilt, il nd aad<s in
their fourdaiws. Gonsfuctaon d tp undagutfl gnragp ttzll crnlm prpirg lUrras in the
mQh0orirtg propedr,s, rtery eryensfue and cfrxufiiw to rpt Redrced ceipdty ddnimge
f*ililies in lfie neighiorhood will crcde nany proOferns, induding imordinpnt fo pede$dans.
The EIR did not diwlgq geolqU$otochnial, hydrology u tpafth artd afety imoc,c/s caused
by pa*ing garrye. The EIR sttwld b retvispld and recimla&d-
E}IGEO Resoonse to Gomment 16
Please see qrr responsres to Geissler Engineqhg Cornrnents I b 6. Corr*ruclion of &e
parking gaagp in amrdance wtth our reomnendafims as brUr in fie El.lGEO, @oEchnical
Eryloratim br 401 Albsrts Way, Lc G€bs, Calturnh dabd Jdy 17, Z)15 and rwised Aryust
13, 2015 wodd not rcsult ln any new slgnificant guohgrc1sof€ctr nial, ttydology or lterrffit aN
saFryrfltDacfs as elpleined above.
@mnpnt 22
Iteprqposed buid@ ydil lmWA Bdb Wstr ltrqgn.
ENGEO Rqsonse to Gonuneqt 22
Please see our rcsporisas to Geissler En$reefig @mrnents 1 b 6. lt b our opinixr that the
prcpced building will not impose ineact to Bela Vista Mlagp fiorn a geologic and geotdrnical
standpint. Our report rsommends danr*ard srsfunciiolr bcfiniques ard bundailon ds$nqiteria that are ommonly used in the San FrancFco Bay Arca.
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Ihe E JGEO Geo-fec rcpo/t find6 rh sec{bn 1.1.4 tlEit fre PD's fottndaffri ls s&iect to
sen €rnent fic,t liqueffion dutitv dtElkit g or ctr,,*ndiort i,d,trEd es{/,l ctef,ed aft€r
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ALBERTO WAY CMZENS, MR. BOB BURKE AND PUEBLO OE LOS GATOS
Ropr6€ntatives of Alberto Way Citizens artd Pueblo d€ Los Gabs, m wrl as Mr. Bob Burke.
submifted comments Ggardiqe tha impact of he goposed deve@nent on sur.ounding
properties. Our rasponses to th€ geologidgootechnical comm€nb fro.n Aborto Way Citizens
and Pueblo do Lo6 Gatos ar€ as fullo\M
@mmffitz
Confaias g€f,echnical atrt undergrcund hydrdqic as.rassrnents that bar the site hom any
buildings of lh6 she of the Prciad based oo liquffiin aN *lilitg as nol/ as tlp ravrbed
ptoictt ctescnilion's undaryrcurd prkitp, ilte lower levd of whic/, wwld be wtderwl,ler-
ENGEO Resoons€ to Comment 2
Pbsse see our r€sponsos to Gebsler Engineering Cqnmefits 1 b 6.
Commant 11
Water ffile tbo shalbw tv a z+vel wdarywxt grage and rBguiras fuW€d rhis fime to
@nfrm Nfient wet Wtid water taffi. Safanay m<brgrcnnd garaga nas had floo,tling
p,obbms. Ptoj€{, teclr,fl,lc€ll rqpoil doesat aeess po{errrE, fup,actr b uderWund gara@.
lnlFE,cf6 are insurmountablg. Los Ga{Ds Creek orou{rd.
ENGEO R€sponse to Comment 11
The design groundlvater level recommendd in he Geotedtnical Report regesent the hktoric
high grumtwater leval depic{ed on mape prSll$ed by the Shte of Cdi6mia. Peer revie$,er
AMEC Foster Wh€der arut the neigtuds en$n€€rirlg ]€prcsentativo, Geissler Engineaiqg,
conqr rvilh lhe rscofitmeded design groundrvabr lerrel of 12 eGt bebw existilp gado.
W9 ar€ unabh to commdlt on the perbnnanca d ngalby sfiuc{ues, such as the Sahwry
grocery s{or€ noted in the commont withon understandiq heir &sign cfiteria and
wabrprcofirE syst6m. ENGEO h6 imrked on many pojeds in the San Frarcisco Bay fue
with subsurface basements o. gErages locatad below lhe goundwsbf table. The risk ol
rnoisture intsusion and ffoodiru $rErally ir v*y low wtren tfta stucfiral oflnpdpnts ar€
d€{t n€d fu the anthipatod hydrctatic and eartr pr61lr€s, and wabtproofing producis aro
applied pmp€rly- Nurn€rous buildings with basornonts balow the grcundu6Gr that do not frood.
hdicatng thst thos€ that & f,ood hav€ tt{s troblom due b either des(In or consfildix and nd
because the basement or ganage is located bebw the grurnd,vabr tabh.
We r€vi*yed aorial photographs of the subied dte &ling back to 1937 as pad of our
gB([€chnical study. Additionaly, tv€ recently l€viail€d ]*{oric bpogmphic maps provided by
wwrv.historicaerhls.@m br the prciod a.€a datirE bad( to 1928. Based m our r€vi€u, of th€
aerial pho@raphs and topographic maps, we observed that Los Gabs Crcek hc been
reouted in th6 past Ho\rcver, lve did not dsen,6 Los Gatos Cr€ek to bo brmedy locat€d
within the limits of the sile durlB our hi$oric aerial phdograph rovi€rY. Ther€fore, the pobntial
ior uridocurnonH fill within tho sib due b th6 past rerculing of Lo6 Gtus Creef does rpt pca
a goo0echoical tEzard to fio pr(*,ct
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wtstruction. Sttould the foudation qa* bebw lhe wateditp, no watuprooftrq an guarantee
thaf lealrs wonl xcur. lto udergrutd galrage an remdn W u{ilh crack$. Salhmy's single
/ctwl undeqrowd garaiga, for exat@e, fias srrflbreol nsrng mter MW srhoe the wlnter of
201+2015 as an examfle of tlrs fileruinerl,orr. 7De Rensad fr dor,s nd addrcss ttb nsk fo
tp PD iFldt Ow hyddqy expert Dr. frtar Gerssfer, PE, asserls ttatsetfling a/tbrmasfirc{icnu liqrctadion am, at som€ orrirrt il frs ,irb, li@ to crack ttc tourrdldim of frB utrtrgrourld
p*ing s0ucfare, lading lt to f,ood aN need to cIontintnrc detvartedrB. Ihe Ravised PD does
nof addrass lhrs risk-
ENGEO Response to Comment 18
Please see our responsesto AlbsrtoWay Cltizensetc. Conrnent 11 and Geissler Enginaering
Comments4,5, and 9.
@mment lC
EIGEO'S rcpoftfrndsin sectrbn 4.2tfiatexistrgfllisaffiaallontnbk ltcrorlsrutil&esstfie
exis0hg ftll on the site llun fia /9505 en @n*ucflon of Lcnillan Dam and the awmpnytng
,lW 17 tw,strudion Ad flbd tn the forupr Los Galas &eck atoa that nras d the time
beneath fhe PDS rrppetty, insfatled tie ancrefp swale on ttp ofissde of 17, diol&rlting the
LG creek dannel tfiat usad to fuw Dgreafi he fu. 7De Revird PD doos rpf addrass tfrs nsft.
ENG_EO Resoonseto Gomment lG
P[ease see our response to Aberto Wry Gtizens etc. Comment 11. Additimdly, crr revisw d
aedal photographs does not depict fiil hing phced within the development area as a result of
the consffuciion of Hbtnray 17. Sho,dd o<isting fdb bo enountered during Sadhg, they will be
removed ard replaced as engircerBd fifi * descr$ed in our gaoledrnlcd JWrt. We abo note
lhat existing fills are rct anliclpaH b be enountered at flre hrndation brrcl, wlridr is
approximably 20 feet belotiv existirU gmade.
@mnpnt lD
E\rGEO's tryt shouns ynter lewl at 21 feet Ww elevaton, 340 M abow ntr,at sea lercl
(AMSL). The boring uuas done while tlp sr'b uas dill ln tlrc dmtght.
ENGEO Resmnse to Comrnmt 1D
Please see drr reponse b Albrb Way Citiar S. Corment 11. The gurr$uater bvel
cansidered in dslgn wasthe histort hbh, rptthe lanel enormtered dudng oryexdoratbn.
@mment lE
EIVGEO's re@ in secfion 5.9 reetnnrlded rp d*watedng beneath q aroud ttp parking
silructu,". b-vatedng wlll b rcquied qta the foudatbn aacks fiom eilher liquffion or ftll-
idued settbment.
ENGEO Resmnse to Co$mmt 1E
Pbase see txrr response b Aborb Way Citizens dc- Conuneils 11 an<l lC as ruell a Ga{ssler
Erqineedng Comrnents 4,5, and 9.
C-ornment lF
Ihe Revtsed PD places the ground levet of the Uilding af 3i16.5 fr. AMSL, 5 feet lovwr elevatian
tlnn the stfs's 2015 Mng logs slrow rryater at 21 feet 0rioet grauid JorcL 7lrs ,rr6ans water
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wais, at t rat timo, 17.5 feet below tt'E unerw gro,a*d gaud level. l]his means that wabt
nas €t a ,eya, lrrsl i.s 25 ,bet aDolp the cutenfly ptopo*d P-2 (lotrat oerldry bvE fuaL
ENGEO R€soofiso b Comment lF
Please see our response b Abtrb Way Citizens etc. Com€nt 11 as well as Creissler
Engineqing Comments 4. 5, and 9.
Comment 1G
Out hfrrclqy expett, A- Geissrer fr/?d,s that tlp l@al de*E,teirg in the @trer dam needd
arand the uNeryratd pa*ing sfirc{vre is likety ,D c€.rs€ $ound suLridence dudng
consf/.$tiu, frr€t ,b ,ffge enough to $iA tu/ndamrrs of existirrg buiui,igs wilhin an atea d
inflrcrco 250 feet arcund tlto PD. Trxs h{rrrdss Las Gasitas, Puebb De tos Galoq GniL SZ
Saidlrib Heal{i Ca,'€ & the lnn at Los Gabs- Ihrs can cause /b undatiofl slrrrrls ieading lb cracks
or pipe breaks to ou propedies, LEs Casit8s, Puebb De Los Gatos, and arso to Grill 57,
Saturrtb Hoarfr, Caro &the Best Westam rnnatLos Gabs.
ENGEO R€sponso to Comment lG
Please see our rasponse b Geisshr Engir€orirlg Comanent 2.
bmnentlH
Ow hydoloW expeft, DL Geiss/er linds tM the mclegrwnd vder cfursim qutd frto PDs
mdeqtu4nd pad<W studuft may inf€,fieto wih anut u*rgtuund war',er l,o,w in flr area.
7n3 is couered rh ,no,e detail &€/low in Sec0on 3.
ENGEO Resoonse to Comment I H
Pl€ass se€ our response b Geissler Engineorhg Comrnent 3.
Comrcnt28
ENGEO toud water at 21 feet ,€,low the ek]wtiry, of 82, wtt*1, is 34O teet AMSL) abow Mean
Sea Lev€/r. f:his ,neans that tllF Reusod PDs lcrvBsl Frkiry level (P-2) was pailiary
wrds(li,.ab,t per the EIR's EflGEO report
ENGEO R€soonse b Commsnt 28
Please sse our rq.ponse b Absb Wry Catizens ota Cornmilt 1'l as rvell as Ggissler
Ergine€ring Cofitments 4,5, ard 9.
co,mfiEnt2C
At tln wnmunity oud/€,ach meeting, n$icant desqibd...We @mpubd the weight of the
bui,,ing aN d the urabr fr crrspraces arrd sl,ordd fte dqpd? lb xiat* at the t&ottt ild be in the G
10 teet nngo, as f,lus{rated in *WlD mq Df,lilt, be No,t end d the btffiitlo wo,ld b
s,d,ie{,ed to s@fifrcanfly lager Lifr tures'thao lho Sdrfi eN d ttto b,rMN sinc8 the weigfi
of tl7p |,/a/G,r tlisp&,c€d by tp buik#ng is g@afier in td cgbrt. Thls Ufr dlfretenfral k mrch
n qa til.€ly b c.ur,e qacks ln tho l,o, t g,/rd dt p urxt',.gtu{.t,d p'*lng s&'t G,/4e rhan rf
0E -d€f/t, b saH rr urllfonn. PD,qprocoalr tp CM, fuioh,oryfiry rqp,rsctttt0o,, ttat
thc llG Mlng Stfl]rcfirro ts lmmunefo llfrd,frcturl,ll'ladt,ctdcracfts. Cncks would lexl
lo ,ba&s and canaft,nl wrrc,r 'Efirovel, whlch r/a,u,d cause dre aa,,[e land slrbsldence
tlstatEd ln DL Gershr"E rwort Jo,, @tl6,ffia furtafo,,nC.
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ENGEO Remnse to Commont 2C
Please so our nespome to Ab€rb Way clfirns etc. Com,nenl 11 as well as Geicsler
Engineedng CommentB Z 4, 5, A and 9. Although tho cfime.lt abow refErenc66 a diliercnl
groundwabr map than the State map used in desbn, $'s nob fiat ths Shte map in@tporabs
data prorir€d by the SCI/VVD as wcil as addilhnd sdrces-
We also note that th6 GfilctJral sngh€s will declgn tle sfrud.r€ lo rEsist hydrosia$c uplift,
whicfi is coiftron pradioe br buildings constru&d bebw the desi{rn groundwabr table.
bnnarrt2D
The ,Evlsed m pliac€s frre aDou€ gro.rnd f?oor's daD at 936.5 ,t AMSI" 3.5 tool bdow tha lop of
8:l's oreyadon 6t 3& lL AMSL. R€used PD sheef ,5 ,et€ab ,iaf i lovre/s the found,,ion of the
fust floor to 4.5 feet befu the locdim of EXt and then excau*bs to pla* the below gound P-2tur al m.5 feet lotEr. Tl,€ excawtion wil b 23 f*t lo,,/er than tl76 fouddion a,rd wiil hitfu p water fu d ng @r1 *u c{ion.
EIIGEO R6oonse b Comment 2D
Please s€o (rur rspolIro b Alberb W? Gttans *- Cofinent 11 as urdl c Geissl€r
Engineedng Comrnents 4, 5, and 9.
Comment2E
The DEIR mada no menlhn of tl7F- facl that, at tl7E titt7€ 6 b publkntiut, fhe lr€br labre uras
higher than the fr@r of /plvwr pai(W levd P-L lt ctoes, ho,,ev€,., slatb tiat the PD is likeu to
wltet set ing & cnd<ing. This wiil lesd b iding in tl?E pafting *uctute aN @n*ant
Wnfiry lhe water out of the pking *wtm as r€f as trom aomd and beneath the
touda{rc,n, lhaeby ausitlg toundat*n sr,rifs b tas Casflaq P@Uo M Los Gatog Gtitl 57and
likely fipe bt@ks in water & seuEr seryr:rrg a/ wrr,unities and bushasses abfg Nbrto Way.
ENGEO Resmme to Comment 2E
Pksa see our r€sponso b Geisslr Erpircfip Comments 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9.
hmfiEntE
Tl,€,rc is N WrdW nw{lon C4, thd @t t*tE lrtE @tfrrioas ttEttlfured in a) tnotg,h e),
,w atc t rey ad<noxdedgEd or addrcssed h frp t)F,R
ENGEO Remrss to Comment 2E
Plese see our reponse b C,eissl€r ErEineering Cornfilents 2, 4, 5, 6 and 9.
Comment3A
Our expe Dr. Geissler raporis ttaf aclvt,tsr' ktpct on sutoundirg properfres will likely be
causad by cletrcbnng tha Rewsed PDs urfugtowd patdt g s/iirud0fi excavalion dwing
@ns?uclion to wr foutrdertions frorn sa{ suDsdare ii, Las Ga$tas arrd Puedo Da Los Gatos.Mh will be caused by tllp Reviad PD's cb#bltw O,nnplry tron, ben,€,th iE foundation
requiod to dnin P-l & P-2 aN gidtd npwfirar cE/us€,d by tnterrufiion d tha prcslnt water
flott by tilocl<qe of water flow lrcm the arca ba,€E/th ,rE PD b aMtN tl?E undarground pafuing
stntclure aN tho water frow baclap to our ,/@,E/ilbs @u*d by tp undeqrwd pa,tdng
sfircture.
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ENGEO Rasoonse to Comment 3A
Please see our response to Geissltr Engin€edng ComrIEntB 2, 3, 5 8nd 8.
CommentSB
WaW TaNe r€E wEs rnaasurcd by Afliaant duriry ilE o€/,,od d the &ilEst poss,ibro wEler
tabl€ lewl at tl?€ end ol tha 5 yeat chought.
ENGEO Responso b Commont 3B
Please see our responso to Alberto Way Citiz€ns etc. Comment 1 1 and 1D.
@mnent3C
,Ue:d ,b a sc,Ben srof of lrre water dedn map kapt by tllE Santa Cbra Vaby Waler Disttict for
Los Gatos shoflr?rg fr€ Reused PO sl{p an the m$t*,ots Nq,elres to lie Nrcipaty in tho Gd
o,1o feet dapth to watot zone with the @fiBr neu ltwy I & Nt€,tto in the o1€,/?f6 1G2O H
zone..,The water de{t nq iilu$rafe,s vhy llto PD's un&rymmd Wking sittc,turc, in bdh lhe
Orilinal and Revised desons, trouU mow wder irfu the fiounding propefiies in which
un&qrcund w8fer is arready so dose to lh€ su/facr. This woilld futthar ebvate fie surlbce
watar in swoud@ pryertes.
ENGEO Besoons€ b Comm$t 3C
Pleeso ss€ our .B8ponse to Alberto Wsy Citiz€ns etc. Comment 2C as unll as Gebsler
Engin€siqg Corunent 3.
@nnrlprlt SD
Water depth bneath Bdla Vida Vi/.Eg/e (nidd/h ol fie t& G|o ll ctepth to waE,t zorE) is a bw
lytng a,€,a so crose la tlp wabr table thd tan towalp/me, tlL132 Cue&a da l-os Galos ,lat€
sump pumps installad w&r their gto.rN levol @ncrete slaDs whfuh are or a 1.5 M high
pafuDbr founddtion- 7t,is area e)(pgrieoccs w#t lewls a, inc.rres !€,lovr gmund letal in wel
rerto,ds when their wmps operate- bk yista lrrrago ,b at a high risk to elevated goud vater
Ieuers as portbns of B* Visb Vlbga lie h a O-1O feet lE/fut grwd b w8l,er zone as doe.t a
rorti<m of the PD's pto,Plrty, a[ of whldr is rqprwrred h aE HR as beirg in the lGx) bdow
qa nd lo water zotB.
ENGEO Response to Cornrn€fit 3D
Please see our Esponse to Ahedo Way Citizens 6tc- Gomrnent 2C as wetl as @issler
Engin€ering Commsnt 3.
@mment3E
We note that the loca{an ot futW 83, shc[/tn below fmm fhe E/R, /bs on tho Glo foet depth
to water zdre on the map aDorc. E UGEO .lid nd fud,icate the wadil der,dt, notting that the
lorirq @ilapsed when remwitg tllo hollm augpr. We frnd this cl.miol.ts sincc tp putposo d the
tollott auger was to exlrad tre co,E htsr,lf'oxn the auger ihf,f: a corrqpse of lhe W walls
wo.tld have had no impact dt lt'€ @c art fit€/rela,E, tllf w-ildr depth tflould hdve bo€.n fdhd-
lllhen we mnE,cled EilGEO wdfi qrrodbns, ,lrey ,Efused lb oonfim anythrc.
ENGEO Response b Comment 3E
Pleasa s€€ ou r€sponse to Alborto Way Cilizens *. Commert 2E-
SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY DIRECTION - ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT
Buchalter Nemer
.|{)1-,409 Alborto Way, Los Gabs
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
Buchalter Nemer
401-409 Alberto Way, Lc Gatos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.000.000
Afil 19,2017
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Water lewls u,Bre mea$rred at tle sits at the cornpldion of ddlling, dter the a.Xgers u/er€
extracted and beftre he boring vra baclfrll€d. Cavlrp of the borahole at depth during his time
rrculd have made obtainlrlg a deptr b groundrata measurerrentextrsndy unreliabE. We also
note that continuous, intact oores are nd obtahed utpn utilizirp the ]pllow stern drillirg
rnehod. Rattpr, 1&inch{ong sarnfles ara offiined at discreb intrarvals lhat are specified in the
field by the engineer dun:ng drilling.
Comment3F
Tlle PD is lkely b cause foundalbn movemqt q qorqrn ftese Beila Visfa s./vrp pumps'
cqpaalrbs
ENGEO Resoonse to Corrnent 3F
Please see our resporuF to Alberto Way Citians etc. Comments lE, lG, lH, 2E, and 3A as
wellas Geissler Engineedng Cornrsrts2, and 3-
@mment 3G
As further antdonce of tfie drcuglrt @oovery: tfia Sanfa Clan Plain rrafer vwll deph has rsen
fiom 45 fo 85lb,et shce te Summq d 2015-..
ENGEO Resmrpe to Cqnment 3G
Please ree our r€sporure b Alberto Way Citizena dc Comrnert 11 and 2C.
@fftment 3H
Ihe sbrm dninage slcfarn infiwtcfilln PD k My atcaprfry...
ENGEO Resoonse to Cqnment3H
Please s6e our resporise b Geissls Engineerirg @rnment 2.
LAS CASITAS
RepresenEtirc of Las Casitas $funittd corrnenB regading the impad of the propced
development on sun0undirg dedopments. Or rssponses b the gpolodc/gtebctrnicd
commenB from Las Cesitas m cilor:
@nnpnt2A
As indicafrd by an in@ffideift etrprt (see @i:$er hyfrolqy reryt in aftadmsrt) Las
Gasifas HOA should erpect'
. Fottndation/fleb aackirtg afl *tilW b l-as Casfra fuutndlatons drc to plclrp# 2 firy
unhgaund garagn.o The eslfumted setfrerrp rt is t4torafiich.. Geissfer exop,c/s thts will rpisl.tlt h ctac*d foudalbns/daDs af Las Casilas.o Geisslerexpecb lf*s nr?lcansprpes rD Dt ?Sat Las Casitas.
A*ed fomdartionsffiebs adlq er$prpes nd cause un+sxima,fed and unmtligaM frnancial
imBct fo Las Castas. We ask Wu b REJECT he E R Oased on the fmdings in the Geissler
hydtology repoft.
SUBJECT TO AT'TORNEY DIRECTION - ATTORNtr WORK PROOUCT
Bucfialter Nenror
401-409 Albeno Way, Lo6 C?atos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPOI.ISE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.0@.000
April ls,2017
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Rerbroncos b Ger:ssror r€porti
Pagg 3 Wote: 'ilp @firunsd ffi of... (i) subgade sorils g,brect to
liqueE,cdur.. -nt*as fns srb tmssttattle fu llt prgrp,*d udagroud (and undetulabr)
garage.'
Pqe 3 qwte: Grissler hds lfie ofin*n tat illntulr,liort of the 2 tury underyround
parking...srrd, caue...fo.rndd*m s6tt errFnt and ci,ad<ed shDs at nearby houses
r'h...Las Casilas.'
fuge 7 Wde:'50 @ frun exat din...?8 *rdt of sod sn0sidero.'
ENGEO Rosmnse to Cornment 2A
Please see our responses t, Geissier Engineedng Cornments 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, and g.
@mnent2C
A&it/o,nal reaens why HR is flatred:
. WaEr ,a e for E R lrEs ,rro.slrr€d dutiry *y@r drought in l,lowmbr 2014.. Slncc I'lowmber 2011, ,fe Santa Ck,ft Waf€,t bsls sl}ov that lhe ude@rcund waler
table has risen Dy *i lbet aDovc MSL..o Wder rutffis througt Ber€ l/Ista are so stong t lat surrP ptntps had lo De installbd
durirrg pftiect @n$rtim h sevsd h*sas.
ENGEO Resoorrse to Comment 2C
While rrve did porfom our exploration dlriru a drulght pedod, the gmundwater usod for desi$l
is the mapped hbbric high ground,uabr 610, and not the signifrcanuy dooper grcundwabr
observed in 2015. Please 6e olr lasponsas b Alberto Way Citizans c*c. Comrnenb 11, 2C,
3C, 3D as $Ell as Geissler Engireerhg Comtnont 3.
BELLA VISTA VILLAGE
R€pesentatives of geila Msta Mllage submilted csnmenB r€galtling the imgact of the
propo€ad dqraloprnent m slrroJrding d6re@meds. Olr ftrsponses to tft€
goologidgeobdrnical corrnenE fom Bella Msla are as h0ow:
@mrwilA
Tl7pexis,ingp/€,n:o Reqrics an erd9,tc€,d Fr*td of tine fq redory,ro{n d aN fuw gaund co,,s#tr,iln
ydrich uilit pW @tN caus6 sftrdrrd darragp Io adJhosrd prqpedes.
ENGEO Resmnse to Cornment A
Pl€ase s€€ our respons€ b Gittissler Eqgineering Comments 2.
NEIGHBORS OF A|.aERTO WAY
SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY OlRECTlotl - ATToRNEY WoRK PRODUoT
Representatives of Neigltors of Alberb Way submitbd comner s I€gsrding tho impact of the
proposod d€\rslopmont on surrcr.rnding dsv€bprnents- Our Esponsas to th€
goologic/geoteclmical corn nont8 from Neighbors d Alberb Way se as Hloy:
Buchaher Nemer
401-409 Alb€rto Way, Loe Gstos
SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUELIC OOMMENTS
12't75.000.000
Apdl 19,2017
Page 18
@mment2:
TIj€ clrafr EIR section on Geobgy and Soi(s (wdfz- App,endh GJ,hfls t addtss the i,1,pad d frre
blowgradc wat3r ffite gar8go on ,€ighDo,tfing properlres, ds required in tlp General Plan
pfrcy (SAF 1.11). Mo/?,ouw, sio€ measu/€,tn€,tts wer€ laro, <luring the ENGEO d,Jdy, tl?F-
water table ,ras risen sunificaw &to to lte recE,d dtotght racDwty- Any excavation vrc.u&,
rquil€ wholesale detra&/rimq" fi*iN tE oonsfi,otioa pr,Erfi €,tu",np,ly disruptiw for us. We
uE ct,lcemed about negatlve enbc{s of tfe Uf}derytwnd gsfa,ge on our Nopoiies duriw aN
rost constudion and, llweforc, vE want dl flie 4)1-4,09 AD,e{to Way Ptujed W*ire to remain
above grcund.
lf you havo any qu€alixrs
u5.
lhe srtents d this letbr. pl6as€ do mt
Sincarely
ENGEO lncorporiat€d
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ENGEO Roseons€ to @mmsnt 2
Please see our respor66 b G€lssl€r ErEin€€rhg Conrm€nts 2, 3, and 6.
CLOSING
W6 strlvod to porfum our proftsdonal saNbas ln accordsnce w'th g€nerally accoptod
gEdechnicd €nglnearing princidos and pradices orredy employed in lhe aGa.
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LIST OF SELECTED REFERENCES
1. AMEC; Pe€r Review - Geobchnbal Exploratim Repod; 4Ol Ahorto Way. Los Gatos,
Galibmia: November4,2015. AtrlEC Roiect No. m8,{4S1960.
2. ENGEO: Gotechnical expltrati,q rl{}l Aberto Way. Los Gatos, Calibmia: July 17, 20'15
(Revbed August 13, 2015). ENGEO Ploied No. 12175.000.000.
3. ENGEO; Response to AMEC Foster Wheeler Peer Revisw CommenB; 401 Alberto Way,
Los Gabs, Calibmia: Jarx.rary 11, 2016. ENGEO Pni€ct No. 12175.mO.000.
4. ffisler Engineering; Hyrlrobgy Repoft 4f-1@ Aberm Way, Los Gatos, California,
95034 dabd Match Y,nfi.
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May 2,2417
Mr. Randy Lamb
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535 Middlefield Road,$tite 190
Menlo Pailq GA 94025
SubJecf: Fesponse ta Trdfrc Gonrmerts sn l0l-l()!) Nbcrlo Way Tralftf,,c St d1l
Dear Mr. Lamb,
Hexagon Transportafnn Consuhnts, lnc. cornpleted a Traffic lmpact Analysis (IlA)for thepropd office derae@ment pn{ect located at 401409 Alberto Way in Los Gate, Californh. The
original TI/A did not ktenliff any spnilaant impacts. The ptnject analyzed in the TIA utas 93,fl)0
s.f. of offie derrebpment. The project size f6 sirrce been reduced to 83,000 s.f. Becausa the
proiec't size is less tlun originallyanatyzd, the TIA is corsidered to be consenmtir,ts. Sine rp
significant impacts uerc Hentifred in the TIA the omenty proposed proied would also not
generate s(lnificant impacts. Tle public has provtded commsnts on the Draft El& Final ElR, as
wellas the rcvisd site San. This bfter provides Hercagon's respnses to the moat recent prblic
ommenB.l-lexagon peviotrslyprcpared a rcsponse-tecomments IettBr, dated AprilS, 2O17, that
raspon&d to a prcvbus set of ruHb ornmanb. llany of th€ comments in the most recent lettens
are repeats and arc demted as snrch.
Comment#1:
Corfinant Resfripins Alberto Way will not rcduoe onqestion. (New m.mment)
Cormenk Rlebh & Los Gatos (Pg 33-34)
lhtryn R*ponse: Grnenty, vehkles leaving Albsrto Way and tumtng l[ht onto
uuestbound Lc Gate-Sarabga Rod can often bppas the vahlctes wailing b go tfruugh
orfum left. l-lormter, when a vehide st4s in fte rniddle of the tavel lane, dght-fum
vefiides do not hava frte space to byps fte stopped whichs. The proposed rcstiptng
rwnH d€dicaba right-tum hne to en$tre right-trning vohidec can always byr-pass ttn
thmgh and lefttlming uehides and trn. T?E I1A, as ana[@ per Town rcquirernmts
and WA guilelines, did not klentify signiftcant inblse&n impac{s. Hourever, the stsiped
right fum lane uronld reduce queuing and delay on Alberto Way.
4 i.lo*h Sesond 3trcrtj Suita 4ff!. laa losc, Callfornir 95tta . phone 4ff.971.6100, fax 4S3.971.61OI . *rrrysr.haxtans.com
Z\ Mr.RandyLamb
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GommentlHl:
Gomnrnt Trio rcduc'tion orooram is voluntarv and orobably unrsalistic. (New cornment)
Commenter Pueblo de Los Gatos (Pg 3:!-34)
Hexagon Responso: The Town of Los Gatos does not havs any adopted and active
policies regarding Transportation Demand Managsnent (TDM) plans. We understand that
th€ prcriect applicant has \oluntarily ofrer€d to provkl,e employeos with commute options.
The TIA anatyzed proiect impacfs wilhout accounlirE fior th6 potential tip reduciion that
couH occur due to TDM moasures. The TlA, per Town requirements and vTA guidelines,
did not identify significanl intorsection impacts. The Town has requir€d that TDM b€
implem€nt€d as a condition of prcject appro\El.
Comrnent*3:
Gofirrnont: Traffc has increas€d in the oast 6 months. Need new hafnc analvsis (Reoeat
comment)
Commontor: Basham
llexagon Rospons.: Hemgnn conduct€d new traffic counts at all fivs sttdy intersec{bns
in Ociober 2016. wtlile sdlools ur€re in sessbn. As shown on Table 1, there u€rs minimal
lluciuations in traffic'rrolumes betwe€n the 2015 counts used for the study and the 2016
oounb. The only int€rs€dbn that had relatively larger fluctuations was th€ Santa Cnu
Avenue and Los Gato+Saratoga Road intersectirn, but the 2016 \rolumes w6ne lorer than
the 2015 volumes used in the TIA and the EIR and so this flucluation do€s mt ctnnge any
of the conctusions rcgarding the poj€cf,s treffc impacts as reported in the TIA and the
EIR.
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Gommant *4:
Cmunen* Revisd oroiectfails to addmss VTAfundlno ol inbrchange imorowqent.
(Newcornmentl
Commnten ft.eblo de Los Gatos (ro 8), Los Gatos Commons (Pg 8), Fqrler
Hex4otr Re*pe: WA tns rpt mleaed i6 design plans br the iderilifred intemtunge
impavwnent. The projectTlA assumesworst case condilions without the intercharge
improvements in place. To the extent VTA prcceeds with fuhre improrrements to the
intenfiarge, VTA would take into consideration the aquisition of any addifional right-of-
way needd b oomphte ib htercharqe rcroct.
Cnrnrnent #5:
Comment Revised proiect fails to address trafic on Hwv I and Alberto Vllqy will bemme
sewrely cona6td. (Reoeat cornmont)
Commenter R eHo & Los Gatos (ro 16), Los Gatos Commons (Pg 6)
llaogon Rasponse: l-lemgon conducied additionalfield obssrvations dudng &e AM
(7:30 - 8:30) and PM (5:fi1 - 6:00) pedt hors at the intersec{on of Alberb Way ard Los
Gabs'Sarabgn Road. thring fioAM peak hour, Hexagon obserwd congmtion abng
eastbourd Los Gatos.Saabga Road beturren 7:50 AM and 8:20 AM, durhg frre p€ak
schooldrop-otrperiod. hle todovnstueam corgetion in the astbound direction at Lm
Gabs Boulevard and Lc Gatos.Saratoga Road, the easbound qrcueatlhe AlborbWay
intersection @uen0ye*ended to the location of the SR 17 ovorpas$. Vehldes
sometimes r€quired two to lhree sigrnl qpes to dear the Alberto Way inbrwtion. This
Ergestion is causd byftedback qrnues created at the Los Gatos Bodevard ard
Kennedy Rffid interscton and atthe Los Gatos Boulevard and Los Gabo€aratogn
Road intersecffm. TIE{B wae no fumred ffic qerational lssuEe b€fure 7;50 All and
aftw 8:20 AM. As requird by Toum pollcy and VTA TIA guidelines, intersection dehy and
LO$ repesen8an averagehaffccondition duritg the peak hour. lS corqestion was
ohervd durirg the PM peak hour-Thefiald obervations therefore suptthe
assumptiors ueed for the TIA in accordance with Tonn pollcy and VTA TIA guidelires-
ln addition, it slrcuH he rtoEd that the observed congestion during the AIr peak horr is in
the €aslbound though nrcvement on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road at Alberb Way. Prrfric*ffi umukl dd only to the eastbqrnd bft.ttrm morcment trndng into flberto Way. The
Fojt c[ wwkl blqthen the eastbourd l*-tum pod<et to 250 feet and r,vodd allow rc]ridas
to tum sutof $e easthund qu€ue arlier, thereby improving operatbns compared to
existing endilirns.
fI Mr. Randy Larnb
l,Ilay 2, ZJ17
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Comrrent #G:
Comment Per Caltans. oroiect will add tios greater thaul% capacitv ard mitiqation ig
required. EIR is inadequate. (Reoeat cornment)
Commenbn Pueblo de Los Gatm (Pg 16), Los Gatos Commons (Pg 4)
ltcxagon Response: According to VTA TIA fteeway impact criteria, tn'hich is requirad to
be folloned per Town policy. "a project is sard to impact a freeway xgment detetmined to
haw been at tOS F undel.- ttre wftho,n prcjec{ analysrs scenanb ffthe numbq af rrcw tip
adided by the p@ is more than or'rc pertrrnt d the freeway capacitl/ .
The TIA acknowledges that the project would add trips equal to 1 .1 8% of capacity to
sorrftbound SR 17 between Lark Anenue and Los Gatos-Saratoga Road during the AM
peak trour. Hourever, as discussd in the TlA, this freeway segment cunently operates at
LOS D during fte AM peak hour. The ddition of 52 project trips would not change ffte
lewl of servhe on this freeway segment. Amording to WA impact criteria, proiecf tsips
added to a freenay segment operating at LOS D would not create a significantfteeuay
impacf
Comment f7:
Cornment Proiect will increase traffic on Hwv 9. NB traffic on Hwv 17 exitino East Los
Gatos willadd to tnaffic,delavs. (Reoeat commeE!)
Cmmenten Sprandel, Kemp, Los Gatos Commons (Pg 4)
Fbxagon Response: Pbase see above response to comment #5.
Comment ffi:
Gornment The qlne infiont of the oroiec{ is a sioht oroblem for\€hid€s. (Reoeat
commentl
Gommenbn Rteblo de Los Gaios (Pg 42)
Itexryon Respome: l-bxagon does rpt believe that the cur\re on Alberto Way creates a
sQht distance probt€m fur whMs barmling on Alberto Way, but il does limit sight
distance at ttre existing and proposed site driveurays. Thefefore, Hexagon rccommends
ttrat on*freet parting be eliminated along the project frcntagp. Wih the inpbmentation of
the remnrmendatilrn, the sright distane at lhe proiect driveuays twtld be adequate with
the odsting roadway cunne.
f 'l Mr. Randy Lamb
J{tay 2,2417
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Comrnentffi:
Commant Traffg conoestion wlll imoact Albq$o Way and LG in a %-mile radius. lrleed
reasonable inoress/eqress on Alberto Wav. (Reoeat comment)
&mmer{er: Pueblo de Los Gatos (Pg 16), Onrell, McGowan, Kemp, Bolh Vista Mllage
(Ps 3)
llexqon Respose: Traft impads were analyred per Town policy ard WA TIA
gutlelines. TtE TIA found that he project would not generate spnificant haffc imp#.
Comment #IS:
Cqrmeat Revised proiect fails to strahhten Albe(q for safetv and on-stwt oilkirq.
(Reoeqt cornmentl
Commenten Pueblo de Los Gatos (Pg 15)
Hoqon Rarynse: The proiect poposes to eliminate on-str€et parking along the
building ftontag€ on sou$rbound Alberto Way to address the sight distarm isue. Tlwe is
no need to shaighten Alberto Way.
Comment #'11:
Comrnanft Fire deoarUnent facilities will be affected bv traffic 0.lew mmnent)
Gomrnanbr: Rreblo de Los Gatos (Pg 35-37)
ttmgon Rcporse: Trafrc impacG rrere analyzed per Town pohcy and VTA Tl,A
guidelins. The TIA tourd that the proiect urould rnt generate signifieant hafiic impacts.
Th.Is, €mergsrcy response limes uraff not h fficted. The rciect pmposes minor
widaning of ldberto Way b provide a bike lane. Ore or two fire hydrants upuld ne€d to be
rekccatecl bad( korn the curb.
Comrnent#12:
Comrpnt The TIA urder-estimaled EipJpneration and trio gensnation ssrsitivitv ras rpt
analzed. (Reoeat omment)
Commantrer Ircbb de Los Galos (Pg 38, 40), Los Gatos Commons (ru 3)
rlengon Reoponee: This is a nepeated oomment. Hexagon previotrsly respmded to thb
comment in our response ktter dated April 5, 2017 (see aftacfrnent).
7't Mr.Randyl-amb
May2,2o17
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Gommenten Los Galos Commons (Pg 4)
Her(agfi Resporco: Conslrudion details are not knovvn at thb time. Prbr to construction,
the aonbactor will prcpare and submit a detailed constudirn phn br Tou,n appoval. The
corstudircn plan will indiete the dap and times of consbuc{ion, where workers will park,
the number and tlpes of trud<s that will access the site, whether lhe st€ot or sUsralk will
bo atrect€d, ard other deEils. The Town will require that adequato acooss for all
hansportation modes be maintained during construction.
Comment#f 3:
Gommenh The TIA did not consider traffic from 475-{&5 Aiberto Wav oroiect (}'lar
comment)
llex{on Responco: The 47$485 Alberto Way proiect had not submlt€d a planning
application at the time the faffic stndy was conduct€d and was thus not lisled on the
Pending Projec* list provirled by Town staff. Ttle 47$'485 Alberto Way g{eci will need to
prapare its o,n envi.onmental ana[rsis, including a bafiic study, and will need to indude
the 4(E Alberto Way offce es a pending prcject.
Comment*14:
Conrment Traffc fee calcuhtion uses 700 additional trios which urderstatqs the fee that
would be paid bv tenants €mplovinq 735 peopla. (New comment)
Gmrmenbr Rrcblo de Los Gatos (Pg 39)
l{engon Respome: Tho ffic impac{ fee calcuhtion is based on tfie Gtmat€d net
increase in daily tripe. The calcrrlston of daily tdps is explain€d in the TIA- lt is based on
net building size, not €rnploymenl The impad fee calculation is presented in the TIA for
infomafronal pupces only. The buiHing size has srnce decreased. Th€ frial faffic impaci
fee will be calcuhted by Town staff as patt of the Condilions of Approval.
Cornmen? #15:
Comrnent The onriect could ootentiallv incr€aso hazards due to desion featur€s for bikes.
oedestrbns. and transit durino construclion and demolition. (Nex comrn€nt)
Gormenbr Pueblo de Lc Gab (Pg 40)
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Cornment#f 6:
Comment MM Tl and T2 cannot be imolemented as orooosed. Wden Alberto to l2-foot
lane width. (Ngr comment)
Commenbr: Preblo de Los Gatos (Pg 41)
Hengon Recponse: The reSriping of Alberto Waywas designed wih inputs from Tovn
sW. 10-foot larres are adequate for lour volume sheets and are prerralent h the Bay Area.
The American Association of State Highway and Transportatim Officiab (AASHTO)'s A
tulr;y on Geonlertic DesUn of HfiThways and Sfieets, fi edmm indicabs lhat local
streets may be designed ndh lane widtrs betrrveen I and 12 frot.
Gomment #17:
Gqrnment Ellminatinq eiqht oarkino spacos causes a neu, and una@eotiable
eJlironmental imoact on 420 and 4a5 Alberto War residents and visitors. (Reoeat
comment)
Cunmenten Puebb de Loe Gatc (ro 41)
ller4on Recponce: The elimination of the on-street parting ahrq southbound Alberto
Wayftontirg the proi:ct site (5 spaces) b recomrnerded to increase sight dbtance ard to
creab rmm for a right tum lane. The elimination of the on-sfrreet parking along nortrbound
Alberto Wayfronting the Lc Gatos lnn (3 spaces) is recornmended abo b create space
turttp rpht tum hne. No on-sheet paking fionting the rcsidenthl nephbofrood b
ptoposed to be eliminated. lt should be notd that dimlnalinn of on*trget parklng b not an
impact urder CEQA.
Comment #18:
Gomment: The revised prolect drivewav and oarkinq-areas are insirfficbnt for buses and
deliverv trucks. (New pmment)
Conunenter Pueblo de Le Gatos (Pg 41, 42), Bella Vista M[age
nsngpn Recponse: The revised site flan b adequate for bus and Eudr access and
ciruhtion. Bus€s and trucks would not need to enter the garage.
Comment It19:
Gornnent Prcliect oarkim should not orrerflou to sfueet oarkim on Alberto Wav. (Reoeat
comment)
Comrnentar: Bella Vrsta Wlage (5)
Hexagon Reponse: The projec{ proposes parknE in acordancewith rown
requirements-
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Comment#20:
Commem: Revis€d oroiect oaraoe is bloc*ed while trash and recvElino as pkdGd uo.
bacldnq up traffic on Alberto & Hwy-g or in the oroiecl's oaraqe while thoy are oresent.
(Neu, comment)
Commenter Puablo de Los Gatos (42)
Haxsgon Response: Garbage trucks are e)p€cted to temporarily park just sottth of the
drirreway wtrile the trash bins ate pushed over to the t ucks for bash piti< up. Gabage
trucks uouH not block ress to the garage, and are not expected to be on-sito for rnore
than a minute.
Commant#1:
cornmont No consruction olan can or€vent compl€t€ shutdotrl of Alberto wav for
extended pe (New comment)
Commotrton Pueblo de los Gafos (42)
]letragoo Reaponso: Please see rcsponso to Commont 15.
Commentfi!?:
orooertv. (l,lerv aomm€nt)
Gqnmenien Rleblo do Loo @too (42)
H,.xagfi Respons.: Please s€e response to Comment 15.
Co:nmentf23:
Commont As a Mixed-Use de\6bDm€nt. the oroiect uould ognerate hbh bvq.ls of
continuors haffic trat aie not dbdosed in the DEIR or FEIR (Reoeat comment)
Gommealec Rlebbde Los Gabe (4il)
ilexagon Reeporuc: Trre proiect propoees only office bnd use and b not a mixed-use
derrelopment Peak{rour tip generation ls estimated in accordance wiEr Torn policy and
WA guidelines and wrified with local (Loe Gabs) data (s€e attacfurEnt).
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Comment #24:
Conrment FEIR missino Mltioation T-,1: Wkien l'lwv-9 bvonE lanq.alono the entire lenolh
of the orooosed dewlooment on Flwv.9 to allow safe rioht tums from Alberto Wav. (Nerv
co.mlnent)
Gomrents Rrcblo de LG Gabs (€)
Heragpn Response: Higluay 9 alrmdy has tuo lane alorg fie proleciltrontage. Therc
is no need forfrrfirwitening.
Comment #25:
Comnent FEIR missino Miliration T{: Wklen l'lwv-9 bv one lane eacfi direction betrreen
the tlrry-17 ovqoass and [re 2 tane seclions on both sides to ena.bb the EB left fum
ooget into Alberto to be exbrded enqnh to prercnt AM oridlock. (New.comment)
Commenter: Pueblo de Los Gatos (4'4)
Hexagon Response: There is no demonstated need to widsr Highway 9 over Highu€y
17. Ths projecilu*ould be rcquird to bngthen the easbound left-tum pod<et on Los
Gatoo-Saratoge Road tumng :rilo Alborto Way b 250 feet bry. The lenghened bft-tum
pocket vrould contain tre elgded 95F percentile queue bngtt under proiect conditirns.
Comrnent f26:
Gorunent FEIR missino MiUoathn T€: Redue orciec{ fodrint bv erurch to enabla the
widenino.gf l-trrv-9 bv orp larre each dircctbn between the Ffrrnr17 ovemass and the 2
lane sec{ions gn both sides- (Neur cornment}
Commenter Pueblo de Los Gatos (45)
Hexagon Response: Please see response to Comments 24 &25.
Comment{fl7t
Gomrnent: tlo tio oeneralirrc orcieci sho.rH be aooroved beiore Los Galos Boulevard is
wfttened. (Neil{ gomment)
Commenbn Pt ebb de Lc Gatos (26)
Hexryon Reporse: Tte TIA arntyzed intersecibns on Los Gatos Boulevard. No
significant proied impacts were identified along Lc Gatos htlerrard.
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Comment#28:
Comment lf water is us€d to contol oarticulates durim corEbudbn. the tnrcks exitino
the site will leaw with caked-on mud on their tirBs. whir$ will be d€oosfted ln Alb€rto Wav
and l-lwv-9. (Nar comment)
Commenter: Rrcblo de Los Gatos (,[il)
Hcxagon Rsspome: Please soe rgsponse to Comment 15.
Comment#29:
Comment: Durino construction. the road beds of Alberto Way and Hwv-g will be
destoved or seriouslv damaoed bv the fullv loaded concrete trucks which ur€ioh uo to 80
tons. (New comment)
Cornmontefi Pueblo d€ Los Gatos (43)
Itexagon Responso: The Town will rcquire the pojrrct to repair/overlay the pavement
iollowing construdbn.
Commentf,l0:
Comment MM T-2 calh for a construction contact with Los Galos. hoyo\rer, there is no
mitioation for the construction contract with Caltrans. (Neur comment)
Cofirmer en Pueblo de Los Gatos (4il)
Hexagon Response: The proled will be requird to obtain an encroacfunent p€rmit ftom
Callrans for any work in the Stab rightd-uray. Galbans will sst the tenns of the
construciion.
Comrnentfrl'l:
Comrnent l{€ed b addrBs truck traffic imoacts du€ to beach traffic. ConsEuction haffic
imoacb to oedeslrians. (l'lew comment)
Heragon Rasponso: Please see response to Comment'i5.
Gommenten Basham, iilcDonald, Foder
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lf you haw any questbns, phas€ do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
HEXAGON TRAI{SFOf,TATIOT{ CONSULTANTS, INC.
Gary K. Black
President
Attachment Roqporrs€ fD Tratrrc @nmentson 40110{) NbettoWayTraffic Study, preBared by
Hexagon Transportation Consuthnb, dated Aprll 5,2017.
Attachment A
Hexagon Response to Comment Letter, April 5,2017
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L.J Ilrmaan TntttrDo[TATIg]t (ottsttLIt]tT!, lil(.
April5,2017
Mr. Randy lsrnb
Lamb Parhers
535 Middlefield Road, stib 190
Menlo Park, CA 94$25
Su{ec* Rssponse toTafrc Gonrments on lAl4NAMo WayTmffic St ry
Dear Mr. Lamb,
Hatagon Transportetqr Consu[hnts, lrrc. comfleted a Traffic lmpac'tAnalysis (T[A)fortim
proposed offire devebpment prcfrrd located at 40'1.d09 Alberto Way in Los Gatos, Califomia.
During the August 10t and 24h Plannirg Cornmission hearings, the Planning Commissioners and
the public plovided omments on the fina! Tl,A dated August 2,2A1A. This letter provides
Hexagon's recponss to the Commbsioners and public cqnments.
Responee to Planning Commissioner Cornments
?rip Generation
The Plannirg Cunmisr asked about tte sotrce of fip gnneration estimates and was inbrested
to hear whether trends in office ernplolre density might rerder the nationwide ITE estimates
inaccuratefor Los Gabs ard/orSiilicon Valley. Conrmissioners stabd hering anecdotal stsies
about Silicst Valley anployus fiIirtg buildirgs witt mse ppte than in tle Fst Helcagon lns
heard suc*r stories, hJt wE are not anare of any puHislred sttdies d anflope densitim ln ffi
buildings or any otherHrnbal ffi prepared by ffic ergineers &at lend support to sucft
anedotal informatfrm.
Traffic engineers com$ete tip genaration sfudkn by countirg vehides in ard out of drlvwuays at
peak times and omprlrq the ounts to the office building sbe in square feet. Sores of such
studies are {grElated to deye@ a mafrrernatft:al relatiorship hturcen the buiHirq size and the
tip generatbn. lt has been Hengon's obs€natbn tfiatthe numberof employees in a building is
rarcly krmm so th:s information b not used as a maasu€ilrent. Also, srhi!€ an enployw oeilEts
might be determined (ttn numberof erndoyas msigned buodc in the buildlng), the ac{ual
number of employec rcrldng on any given day b typically difiicult to determine, Moreotrer, tle
mode of hansprtation in and out dfte site (e.9., numberol vehicles versus pdestians) may be
unknown for any girten day.
The ITE data reveal ftatmere b a rrerysmrq oonelation bets€en the size of an ofEce building, in
square feel and the number of tips genenated. Trip genaatfurn research is publlshed by te
lnstitute of Tnansportalirn Engineers (lTE) in the Trip Generation Manual. Perthe Town and VTA
guldelln* ffiA guiddlrm: htbJ/www.vtra.oro/crnpnia{uidelines, Toum of Los Gatos guidelines:
httg:/lwunr.loscatosca.qovlDoqrrrcntCenterl/kM857). propc{ trip genera{on estirnates sttould
use eithertip rates pffished bythe lnstitute of Transportation Engineers (lTE) or rates
developed ftom lml data. The proiecfi TIA used ITE rates in accordance with the Town of Loe
Gatos guidelines.
it North Scprd Strcet, SuiEtm, Sanrrsf, C.liforair 35113. phonsit08.s71.6100. fax 48&971-Ct02. www.hertrans-corn
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For an ofiice proiect of 92,0fi) s.f., ITE's fitted curve equation calculates trip generation rates of
1 .94 and 1.96 trips per 1,(X)0 s.f. during the AM and PM peak hours, respectively. Hexagon also
conducted tip generation ounb atthree oristing office buildings in Los Gatos in 2016. The
resuhing nates lvere fuund to be 1.32 and 1.63 ilips per 1,000 s.f. during the AM and PM peak
hours, respectively (see Tabb 1). This indlcates that office buildings in Los Gatos generate trips
about at the same rate es, or bss than, other office buildings included in the ITE Trip Genenation
manual.
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The Plannirp Conrmissim also asked about tip goneration comparisons to the Nemix campus. At
the time of this letter, the new l$ffiix oampus at Albdght Way is not fully constucted or fully
occupied, and it uvouH be difficult to detennine the fip generation rates until the proiect is
completed and omrpied. Tho oiginal lrleflix campus at 100 Winctrester Circle is still fully
occupied. Hexagon conduc{ed tip gonerratbn cormB at 1C[)-150 Winchester Cirde (}.letflix and
Roku buildings) in Febnnry 2A17-The r€sultirg nates were found to ba 1.9 and 1.83 ttips per
1,000 s.f. durirp the AM ard PM pek irorrs, respec{ively (see Table 2). The trip nates counted at
the Neffiix offffi are almost identical b tre ITE rate, wtrich were used in the Alberto Way haffic
study.
Thus, the munted rates in Los Gabs were lmr than the ITE rates used in the taffic stttdy. The
rates used to estimate the pntject bip generation fur 401-409 Alberto Way are the trip rates
calculated mirq lTEs fitted curue equation.
Another questbn was how m office tip gerenation rates have changed over the years. The
current rrcrsion of the manual is dated 2fJ12- hbxagon consults the ITE manuals dating to 1997.
During that I$year tilne span, UE offiae tip generation rates have not changed.
Trip generalion sunels urcre mrduffi in lilarrfi 2016.
Aeragre tTE tip rabs frrgenerd ofim buildiry based on lTEb Inp *neralian,9th &litton fur land use ode 710.
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Tabls 2
100-160 U{Incft6r Gir Trlp Gencrdon Cpurfr
Overall Traffic Gonditions
The TIA stdied five s[nalized inbseclions, two of nrtricfi are Congestion Management Prognam
(CMP) intersecilions. The haffic analysis at te trio CMP intersections used the CMP database
per \/TA guklelines. Rcsulb sfiow that all inHsmtions operate at LOS D or betbr under all
ccenarios, u,tra,ch is corsider€d'aeptable'byTwn and WAstandards. The analysis stpumd
tnt the ptded vuould not cause a degradation of LOS frun base ondih'ons and would genelab
an insignificant intersedbn impaci perTown LOS cdtefu.
During frra Ai, peak hour, wesbound Los Gatos€aratoge Road eteedences mngestion rnainly
because of the lane drcp frorn trrc to one lane wnst of Santa Guz Anenue. Resullirlg qualee do
not exter6 to Aberto Way. During the peak l$minute scfnol drop-otr period, eastbound Los
Gatos-Saratoga Road abo elgsbnm corqesf,bn betusen Los Gabs Boubvard and Alberb
Way, but queues rardy extend nrehnrd pffit Alberto Way. hoiect ffic mainly rculd flort in tle
counter-commute direction on easlbound Lc Gatos€tratoga Road and would not add to the
congestion on uestbourd Los Gatos-Saratoga Rod. Prqed trffic on eastbound Los Gabs-
Saratoga Road vuurlcl tum l€ft into Alberto Wayand wouH not add to the eastbound queue on Los
Gatos-Saratoga Rd at Los Gatos Boulevad.
The propced pnfeduoub lengtnn the lefrtlm pod<eton eastbound Loo Gatos'Sarabga Road
tumirg into Alberto tlYay ftorn 15) feet to 250 f€st. As lndbated ln the baffic studlr, the 95S
peroentile queue at ttrc easlbound left-furn podret on Loe Gatos-Sanatoga Road tuming into
Alberto Way rculd be 2(n feet wifit the additbn of projecl ffic. The lengthened tum-pockd
uouH acconrmodate fte 95r' perentile quilo with tho aditinn of popd tnaffic and allour proied
t affic to tum out of the eastbound throtgh lane earlier. The proposed proiect unrld abo re+tipe
southhund Alberto llVay at the intsrssction b improne vehkrrlar flow and rcduce queuing on
Alberto Way. ln additirn, the prc!rcturculd imtall signal inbrconnect between the Alberto Way
intersec*krn and the Los Gatos Blul interseclion to improve rtehicularfuw alorg Lc€atos
Saratoga Road. Th6a lnprovernerG (wtrldt were not reoded as mitigatbn for the proiect less-
than-sQnlficant baffic impacts), yurld themseh€s not rmult ln any nenr slgntflcant secondary
hafftc impacG.
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Pedestrlans and Eikea at the Hlgtn*ay 17 lnterchange
The Planning Commissirn elpressed concem about th€ comfort and safety of pedestrbns that
uould walk friom the site to dovntcnvn tos Gatos. They *ere particularly concemed about the
crossmlk across the Hfu]nray 17 northbound on{amp. Commissioners asked whether an
enhancsd crc$valk with flashing beacon could be added here.
The project voluntarily proposes to r€buik the sidewalk konting the pmject sito along w€stbound
Los Gatos-Saratoga Road to create a detached sideuralk that compli$ with the Town's Complete
Streets Program. The detached sftlaralk nould provide additional separalion b€twe€n vehide
and pedesbians. Subied to Calbars approval, the project also could install flashirg beacons at
lhe cfosswalK as requested by th€ Phnning Commission which was consist€nt with Caltrans'
suggesticn in its comment letter dated June 13, 2016.
The project voluntarily propees to widen westbound Los Gatos-Saratoga Road b€tween Alberto
Way and the Highway 17 northbound oc.ramp, whk* tvoukl provide room for the instatbtbn of a
future bike lane on westbound Los Gatos-Saratoga Road.
CompleG Streeis lmprovements on Alberto Way
Commissioners ask€d for tre Town's compht€ sfreets improvements on Alb€rto Way. 'Compbte
Streets" refers to the accommodation of all hav€l modes. Alberto Way already has sidet ralks. The
proj€ct proposss to rBbuld the sirewalk along its frontage in order to provide a detached
sidewalk. which minimizes pedesfian exposure to haffic and enhances pedestrian safety. The
detactred siderilalk urould improre pedestrian comfort by moving pedestrians farther frorn traffc.
Alberto Way cunendy hds b (e lanes. At a community meeting for ths proposed project
neighbors e)eress€d interest in installing bike lanes along Alberto Way. ln response to the
Commissbners' rcquest fur complete strcels imprcvements and ne[hbor interests. the proposed
prcfect roluntarily propces to wiCen Alberto Way along lhe proposed project fmntage ard install
a bik€ lane on southbound Alberb Way appoximately 210 feet long. ln addifon, th€re crrnenfly b
no safe place fur bikes wlstriqg to tum left ftorn Alberto Way to eastbound Loe Gatos€araoga
Road to poaition temsd\res. Ihe goposed prcj€ct voluntarily proposes the instalhtion of a bake
box at the intersec{ion.
The proposed t*ryde improvements along Alberto Way and the proposed str€ot rvidening along
Los Gato+Saratoga Rod ftonting the p.ojed site are all in conformarrce with the Town'g
ornplete suoots imFowrncnts.
Parking on Alberto Way
CommissioneE ryerB conGmed about the removal of parking on Abeno Way. Eight on-street
parking spaces are proposed to be r€mo\red as part of the ploiec:t five on the prc,ject side of the
st€€t and thr€e on lh€ opposite side of lhe steet. The five spaces on the projeci silo of the steet
would be removed to pmvide roorn for a striped right tum lane at the Alberto Way/Los Gabs.
Saratoga Road intersedion and to provide adequate sight distarrce at the south€fii drirrsmy.
Under exbting conditioils there b a drivayay at that location, and its sight distancs b resticted
because of the on-st€et parldng. Rernoving he on-str€€t parking at that location as part of the
prcjeci lwuH provkle improved sight distanca. Some residents in the noighbortrood aequest€d
that these spaoes be removed to incr€ase sight dbtance.
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At a community medrB br the popo€od pttri€cl, nelghbor8 olgrsssod concom about visiulity
and about ffiorny fumitg dght at lhe eignal forn Alberb Way to tc GatoeSarabga Road.
Urder curoflt oondillom cas tumirB right ftoflr Alberb Way on to Loe Gatos€aratoga Red
must wait for a grcen light if therc is a car in ftront waitirB to fum left. The projeci wlunlarily
propose b rcetipe ADerto Way wtridr uould provide on€ outbound hft-tum (and though) hrc
and one dedhaled dght tum lane. Cars uor.{d then be abb to tum rlg}il on a rcd light whicfi souE
improve vefiicular flour and reduce queuirg ahg Alberto Way.
With he prcposed devdopment lhe southedy driveuaay b proposed b be phoed at approximately
20 frst to,n tle inbis*tion. Wih the prop@d d6dice0on and wkbnlng, addilbnal right fum
hne and Hke hne, the on-sbeet pa*ing along th6 pni€ci ftontaga wouH have to be modlll€d or
rcrnoved. The distan@ betrcen the two propGed proi€c{ d.ivanra}6 b approximately 100 f€€t
Thb segment of lfflfuot roaduay b within the alea of centedine transition from one lane to luro
hn€6 in lhe southbourd dit€ction. WiEl tho barGition ard b improrc visibility, it is racommended
paddng be rBeficted betlsen the h,o ddveways.
llexagon sEd'red tho use d the on+tueet pakhg spces and found that they rvere alrnoct futly
utilized at r$ht bllt mt dllil€ th6 day. lt appe]s that the spaces are beiry used by patons d the
Grill 57 msoaurant Accoding b Torm stfr, lhe restaurant has suffdent parkirB spaoes oncite b
moot the Toxnr Equire Ents.
Speed on Highwry9
Commhdoners rel€ concomed about tlo spood d tmfrc fayollng urosbound on l-os Gab6.
Saratoga Rod, doi,r$Il toward the Highway 17 mrthbound on-Emp under erdslhg condilirrs.
Speed mrcuremilts ar that portirn of Ls Gatos-Sarabga Road are not available. Hmever,
field obserwtions indi:aia that under exhtirp onditirxs motorists wistring to go norfit on Higlilay
17 and se[B a g]een lbht at Albsb Way aIe rushing down the hill. Uotorists ale able to deafi
see fte sigml at Alberb Way forn Uro bp of tp hall. Heugon dld not ob6erF any r6hidoE
running lhrorlgh a ]€d tqht at AlberbWay.
As a spe€d confol measure to address efsting taffc speeds, a 6peed feedbad( sign could bo
added hamray bet*een Lo€ Gab6 Boule\rard and Albsto Way. From ths e)&Ung stop bar
bcation, ft b diffiorlt br mobrftts to see up the hlll on toa Gatc€erabga Road. They must
proeed ui[r caulirn fomad to see enoJgh b nnke a dght tum on rcd. To addrcos the exl*iB
cordilions, lhe Town could conside. movirp fF slop bar m Alberto Way fartlrer out to impone
vftlibility.
Response to Public Comments
Mr. Bob Buile submitted a co.nment lrtter regading the baffic study onducfed by Hexagon
Transpoftafnn ConsultantB, lnc. Mr. Burks rabed many of the same lssu6 he pranftnrsly raised
pfior to lhe August 1O ard August 24fr Plaming Commission meetnge. Belof, ere Hexigdr,s
rosponsee to the main issues raised by Mr. Bufte.
Trip Genenation
Pbase see abow respons€ to tho sam€ @.nm€nt raised by the Plannlng Commisskrn.
Mr. Randy Lamb
April 5, 2017
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lntgrsoc8on Traffi c Counts
lrilersectbn tafic counts rere colleded in 2015 wtrib sdrools rrore in seseion at all ftrc strdy
inlersections during th€ AM peak hour, and at thrce intersecfions (Alberto Way and Los Gabe-
Sara@a Rd, Los Gabs Boule\ard and l-m Gabo-Saratoga Road, and Los Gato6 Boub\rad
and Kennedy Road/Caldrrell Avenue) durirp the PM p€ak hour. The intersections on Los Gatos-
Saratoga Road at Univesity Avenue and at Sarb Cruz Awnue are des{Tnated Congestion
Managem€nt Prcgram (CMP) inbmec{ions by VTA and are rcquired to LEe counb in the CMP
database.
lntersection counb ucre all counted at the intersections as vehicles ad\ranco past the stop bars.
On roaduray segments where int€rsedion counts ane collected at both ends of the segrnents ard
there are minimal mkl-segment driveways, the total inbound rolumes derived fiom the intsrseclion
counts at on€ end of the segfilent are very similar to the total inbound volumes deri\red from the
intersection ounts at the other erd of the segment (see Table 3).
Table 3
Existing lnte?ascfion Volume Chects
Hexagon cordncied neur ffic counts at all fve sfudy intersec'tions in fuber 2016, ufiib
scfioob uj€fe in session. As strown on Table 4, thers were minimal fluc{uations in traffc volunes
betwoen the 2015 counts used for lhe sMy and the newly collec*ed 2016 counts. The only
interceciion that had rehtively hryer fluctuatons was the Santa Cruz Avenue and Los Gabs-
Saratoga R@d inteGeciion, brn the 2016 volumes uere lower than ths 2015 \rolumes used in the
sfudy and so this fluctuation does not cfrange any of the conclusions regarding the projecfs rrafrc
impac{s.
Table 4
lntsrsacdon Volume Gomparteon
Los Gabs€arabga Rd EB Alll SerbP vury
Los Gatcss*.bga Rd ttB Al Los G.bo
PII Bfr,d
421
851
gae
&m
841
854
963
t?5
17
3
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5
2%
0%
tt6
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Los Gabs
Btd
Itorb
Wry
Peak
Ho{rr
E[sring volumo
Locatlon VolumE
Exitin! VolumB Oit ctlnce
LoeEtion Volumo Vohmt .,lot Bttsring
AT/l
PM
fl
ffi
Alt
PM
nil
PI,
AI/l
PM
Santa CruzAG & Lo6 G6bs€arebg€ Rd
UnbrsryA. a Lor Grb...Sllbgtr Rd
Aborb trJayt Loc Gabs€aregE Rd
L6 Gnlo. aMl & LoE G.b.€.obgg Rd
Los G8b6 Bhd & Kenn€dy Rd,Cddrrell AE
3154
3291
12r
3102
1976
1863
24f,,4
23st
1771
1860
2ffi2
2939
zgn
3176
1910
1m2
23E0
24fi
1669
't 913
-2V
-352
-101
74
{6
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n4
117
-102
53
{96
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-3t64
3t6
0%
.396
5S
6%
3%
Peak
llour 20tS Counl 2015 Counl Votuma ./.od 2015 Coonl
D ffe.encelntersection Vo{ume
Intarsection
S€gfiient
7-! Mr. Randylamb
Apdl 5,2017
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. l,lorlhbound SR 17 on-ramp fiorn umslbourd SR 9r Soutrbound SR 17 on-ramp tom ur€stbound SR I. irlorhbornd SR 17 o,lf-ramp to eastbound SR I. Sonthbound SR 17 off-ramp to eas6ornd SR I
Thero ar6 eight rampo at the SR 17SR I inb.ctange. The four ramps ilentified above wprs
studied because lhe primi is epeded b gierErate tramc on ttl€66 ramps. The rsneining four
namps at this intercharBe u,ere not studied becausa thry do not provlde acooss to the pqled sfte
and are nd o<pected b rBcsiye pd€ct generated faffc.
Freeway ramp wlums typically are obtaind fiom Calbans. These rolumes are usad for the
purpose of oorductirg lteeuay ramp analysb. Since none of the study ramp reI€ rnetercd at the
tme of lh6 sfudy, lhe lamp \olumos rere r.eed to conduct a volume#capadty analysis to
determine lhe ramps ability to accommodate the hafiic demand. The baffic strdy determined that
wilh the ptftct fatrc, al ramps rculd conlhuo to op€rate witr suffcftrnt capacity.
Addltonel peak{ourtearay ramp oounF urer€ condud ln O6ber 2)16, wtrib scfiools Er6
in session. These coLrnts urss shorn to be olgnlllcantty torer than lhe counts tlemgon
peviously mceired from Catbans (see Tabb 5). The n6w counb indhate that the ramp amlysb
done in the pnject TIA was consenrative ln that it was based on higher rolume. Ttreoe new
@unE shfl conundu h the volryre along Lc @bsS*atog6 R@d, whicfi was a concem in
Mr. Burfte'g anatyth. As shown ln TaHe 6, a[ rampe would continus to op€rate uith suffchrt
capacity wih the addilirn of prcj€d batrc.
During field obsenralims, Flexagon obseircd lhat only lhe southbornd off-ramp ftom Highmy 17
onto wosibound l-oe Gfre-Saratoga Road oleerbncod congestion dudrg the At{ poak holr. Tho
congostion b due b downsbaam morgirE on f,Bslborrrd Los Gatoa-Saratog8 Road *€6t of Santa
Gruz ArEnue. The prfect would not add hatrc to this ramp. Oth€r ramps operabd $rdl during
both the AM and PM p€k hours.
Freeway Ramp Analysis
The haffc strdy anahrzed iour ramF at Ur6 SR l7lSR 9 interchar€e. The sMied ramps are
lbted bdow
f -t Mr. Randy Lamb
April5,2017
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SttdyFreeuny Rmrp Gount Comperlson
NBon-ramp from [tt/B Los Gabs-Sara@a Rd
NB
ol>nmptun tiB Loe @br$ar*gn Rd
ofrramp b EB Los Gabs-Sarabgs Rd
€f,krnp b EB Lot Geba-Sarabgn Rd
1 153
1017
't04
379
379
125
1103
758
A[4
PM
Ail
PM
AII4
PM
flri
PM
502
409
720
172
217
126
*3P,
st7
451
$08
t6
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-162
1
-671
121
TSle 6
Rarp nnal1lsis with ilew Counts
All of this data frrthor confirms the TIA conclusions and the anal)rsis contained in the Final ElR.
lf you have any questk)ns, please do not hesitate to call.
Sincerely,
HEXAGON TRA}ISFORTATK)N CONSULTATTITS, tNC
Gary K. Black
President
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Hengon rarnp wlumes were obEhed tronr tube oounb conducbd in Ocbber 2016.
dated A.rgr.lst2013.
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EXITIBIT 4
LARGC
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ToWhom it Mayconcern,
l, ilart Camathao have been a*ed to Glmment oo the hfdrolo3y report praPared oo the 31$ March by
Peter Ge[shr. consuhitg ettsineer. Ptease understand, I am not ao engineer, soll expert or:n arthitect
and my comments are based on iI6 years of my erperlerre in concrcte coottruction. All thote VearS
spent has been wlth @nstructioo of underglound sub-tenain parkirg structures and partlry garages.
My opinions rre obtained from practtal experhnces of worklng with tlre bltow&tg compa:ths, W3lket
Cotrete, daho DeFReV Concrete, Ray\trtlhon Concfote, Raitch Concrete and taqo GorlcrBte- Ihe hst
3l yea;s, I lrare been wltn hrto concret lnc rt rhe PreSdent ilorthem Cllfunle. HrytrE taid that, my
comments are not to be interpreted as Largo concrete'r oplnions or reports.
1116 have done prqiects in tos Gatos as untl rs m.nF proiectr ln the Sou$ 8ay wifi conditins simihr to
thi: proiect. All ttlese stn ctures harre been des*fred to eccommcdate viablllty of moement assoeirted
stth the expanse cf soil forrd h ihe bry rrea, specitically tns Gatsr The proiects wc f.ace u,o*ed on in
ttre past l.srrc aimilar conditbrs and hcllde co.Eilruction methodt strh as dewaterin& ghcrirE
ercarratiom asrd are nelt to adlrcent structures. To my knowledgg these $nEtLres and manY others
with sirnilar oondittrns harrc not faihd. lf those structurer had faiM, I wouH hare been no$fisd either
riirectf orthror4lr t]r constritction community. Also to my knowledge none ftcse ttn ctrres ]#et€
repaired to any dqrae inclrxlirq mlrror $ructuritl tradting, which b nctmal aad defi:ritely oot.oY
stn ctur.l failures- Thts rgport tr nrl1'odnbn 6 one sUed to the degrue ttut it loses ifs oedl*ky
ahogether. tt's not fair to th€ prrblic to sr$lect them to this tlpe of fcar mongerlng. To say the least, tHs
is ae unsrrbstentiat8d regort thatwila ahrm peoph without reascn- lf thit refort E acknode{sd
and conced to. it sin havc r:a6etiuc affect qn iuturc proiects ln thls towo. Tte new pa*hg struct{€
p.,oposed ior the town rney bc in tsopardy.
godern mgineen utiiize frrite ehrnent software that performs thournds of itgrAiom ts .rt'odel the
rnat foundatbns then detsrnine the mat thbknesE and reirrforclrq required to absotb the mo$emeats
without damage. ln additiolu the waterFooffng systems lacorporated into beh*-Erde suuetures ate
€Lstic eno€h and resi&ent eno€h to absorb these mowments srlthout hi[nS. We trrve bullt
numerour sm,rctures throt4hout l{orthem Cafifornir that arc bebrr the water-tabh and hale
perma.lect ffi te rPvoofrg.
Sttdbs ad reporB stould be girren iU due wherewr requrred buf it's abo necessary b understand thtt
tle ergineers and ooatractors who desfun and buiH these structures are qua&fied and profichnt enoutlt
to ercctne the prqiects without danqp to ttrc people or property.
Corporate Hradquarters: f4l Walnut Anenue. First Fltxu o Tu*in, CA 92780 t fil4i 731-3600 ' fax (714) 731-18{m
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EXHIBIT 3
NIay 9,2011 Supplemental Response Letter
(with Attachment)
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Ms Jcnnifer Arm
Town oflos Gatos
Q6mrmrniSr Devebpmcnt Departrent
I l0 E. IUain Strcct
LosGatos,CA 95031
Phonc: ({131 3s44gl2
EDEit inm@llosgptosca-gov
Rc: Phming Comissim Public Hearing of May 10, 2017 - Suppbmcntal Rcsponscs
lol4(DAlbcrtoYay
Archftectrlre and Sitc Application S-15-056
Condftional Usc Pomit Application U-15{XD
APN 529-23-018
Buchater regcsffi LP Acquisitiou' thc dct clopcr of tb projcst bcatod d 401-409
Albato Way in Ias fua I bavc rcviercd lhc May 5, 201? Toum of las Gatos StafrReport
(thc 'nf8y f Statrncporfl rWsdlng the Architccturc and Sirc Ap,plication $15{56,
Conditioml Use Pcrmit Aplication U-IS-flD, md Envirodal Iryact Rrport EIR-I Gq)l
for thc 4Ol-4(D Albcrto Woy Pnoject (lte 'hojecf) on bebalf of my clienl The May 5- Staff
Report inchdcs conrmcnt kiters received after distrr:butlm oftte staffreport addeodum br tlr
onfoaty ec,hcrnrkd Agif 12" 2017, meting (Bhibft 42t). Most of tbe coffi ue thc s@
conrmed ttat thc correncoEs submittcd in August 2016 md h Mrch 2017. lte purpose of
thb lctter, however, is to rcspond to ootffi ftom thc frlbwing commenters rcgprding tle
techical ilocuasnts that ttc hoject tem mMtcd oo April24,2Ol7:.
Prrovenchcr & Flat! LLP (?rovmher & Fhtf) m behalf of the Albcrto Way
Ncighbors: Los fus C.ornnnos, hebb dc Ios Gatos, Irs Casihs ud Bclla Vists
Vilhge eAlbcrto f,iay Neighbus) for the rryconing Phnning Comissim GtiDg
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Ms. Jcmifer Armr
May9,2Ol7
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on May lQ 2017 for the rl0l-(D Alberto Way Project ircluding tbe Hydrobggr
Report for l()l-{09 Albcrto 'lMay Addendum .A ' dated lday 4, 2017 prcparcd by Ih.
Gcissler ('Gcisslcr Addcrdm);o Los Grlos Commons Corrrmittee on Alberto Way projcct (tommons); andr Alberto Way CitizcDs
All of tte bttcrs continue to raise the same basic comrcnts about tho hoject This htter
rcsponds b the htest cornments from the commcntcrs regarding tb projcct tcamis rrsponses
conc€rniDg:
o alleged grourdwater and scismic impacs due b the subsurfrcc parking grage;. tsb gcnerdion nretlrodology "'rd correspoudiug traffic imprcts;o the bss of on-str,ee parkiag spoces;r the request for a rew rcsilentbl ahemative ; andr the request thnt tbe EIR be reciflIated.
Gmundrnter end Sdrntc l4rctr
None ofthe commem bttcrs included in thc lrfay 56 StatrReport codain my rw
comrents or 8rly in6r@tirn indicrting that thc lhoi:ct wouH harc a rw significrd iryoct.
Wbcn aa agcry pmpacs an EIR (ikc thc Town of Ios Gatos prcpred th 4()l-,1{D Atberto
Way EIR hcre), the issrc is rviether subshfial cvidce srryorts thc ag@y's corchrbos, oot
ufrcthcr ottcrs might disagrec with thosc conchrsions (sce e.g., Nonh bast Riyrz * Alttore v.
Iefoin f,fioricipl ltrdq Dist Bd- {Diruotr,216 CsLApp.46 6t4,624 e0.t3)). tn North
Co6t Rivrlr, Allioa,zu lilttn l&oricipal ltrdq DisL Bd of Direcan,216 CaLApp.4t 614
(2013), tie court rpheld tte geologic/seismic malysis of an EIR as beiag adequate because the
EIR md nporting rccord inchded dctaibd inbroation on geologfo conditirns in tbe arca and
considcrcd thc poteothl for scimic haaards inchrding grourd sbaking ard liqucfrction Nothing
morc was rcquird" Id. d.635- ln oltcr words, just bccausc tbe cooocntcrs disagrcc with the
conclusion oftbc EIR md associated techical amlyscs, it does not mn that thc EIR aod ib
associatcd techical studlx se im&uatc.
That is tb sam casc here- ED.IGEO conducted m erCcosive Gcotccinical Evatratim
rhnt was poer reybwEd by the Town oflos Gatos, aod it was uscd by ttc Town's EIR corsulht
to sryport 6e malpis oomained in tbc Tom's EIR ENGEO theo rcspomded to all of Dr.
Gcissler's oornmems in the March 3f , 2017 Techical Report (see the LF Acquisitions' April
246 Lscr). ENGEO atso ad&essert th. Gcissler's latest-coments reAcctcdh tt" C"fu*iet
Addcdrm and the Prrovercher t ettq in m addendum to its Techic.al Memrmfrm dated May
8,2017 CENGEO Add€odun1. ftc nroderrntal commcnt from Dr- Gcfuslcr md othcr
co'rmcders b that thcy believc constructiou of a parking garage will reorft in hydrologi:-rchted
BN 286{1,*95v2
Buchalter
Ms. Jenniftr Armr
Mry9,2O17
Page 3
iry8cts to $norrnrting propertics As we stded prcviously in our April 24t srbmittal packago
and as finthcr crylaincd in thc ENGEO Ad&rytm, the hoixt has t"kcn inio comi{cration th
need for an rypropri*e hilling formdation, grrage desip, grouodwatcr purying md othcr
rreasltrEs to ensr-e ttat ttc nnacrgrouod porking garagE wouE rot cause cradod foundatbrs or
other similar irryacts to tb neighbors' propcrtbs. As you hw, undergotel pe*ing galagEs
are built in Ios Gatos and in other locatiom in the Bay Area. This garage is no different. Thug
all of the issrcs Dr. Geissler ooatinucs to raisc were aheady addrcsse4 and thcre arc tto rew
sigtrificd iryocB tiggering thc nccd for firttcr analysis or a ohmge in the pojoct m rtpbcc
the pa*ing garagc wfth suEce pating.
Trip Generefion Mcltodologr and Tnffc lmpactr
None of thc coomt bttcrs iocludcd in tbe ivlay 56 StsfrReport offiin any new
coEm€,ots rEArdiDg the adoquacy of thc trrfic aoalysis. In sunmry, tb comcntcrs' pd@ry
objections to tte tsaffic aulysis continue to bc:
o tht the ITE mnud and standard methodolory br calculating trfus my
ud3r€sfimate proift tofEc, prti:utarly becausc tbe average dale of the studitx is 37
years oll;. dhere is too mrcht!ffcudcr Gf,i$itrg conditions mdtraffic conditionswillwoncn
with thc additlm of projrxt traffic, so th Town shouE basc t's dcterminatlm that
tte prolxt wouts tave significant traffic i4acts m tte 'haximum magnitude" of
the pro!*t mmc impacts using worst case assurytions; and
. tlre pm.iect rcmvrs 8-12 on-strcet parking spaces so the residents' guests will no
bngcr have aoyufrcrc to Part
CEQA requfues that an EIR include adoquate informtion o mtre infrrmed decisbm
are made about a prolrt CEQA firrther roquiles that the had agency cvalurtc uftcther or not I
proposed po|:ct will resut in a significant avironmental iqnc basod on srbstrntial evkkncc-
Under Pgblic Resourccs Code Sectirm 210822(c), substaotirl evilenee includes ficts" rcasomble
assurytbm prcdicsted r4oa frrts, md e,lpcrt opinbn supported by ficts. ,qrgumcm,
speculatinn, unsubstamiafiod opinbr arc mt srbstotial evilcme. The snbststi8l evidem,
standard ofrevicw ryplies o disagrecrrns conccming the rcttodolory used br studyirg an
iryacq d tbc reliability or accuracy of thc data upon whi:h the EIR relied- Erm when
cornrne €rs suggcst that diftrcnt conchrsiom shouu be reac'hed, or differcnt rctho& of
gathering md coryiling statbtics couH haw bcen use{ that does not constitute substantial
cvidcmc. Tb bguc is not vrtciter other ffiods might havc been uso( *but wtcthcr the agcy
rcliod on cvidcncc that a rcasmable nind might accept as suficicnt to sryput thc coachrsbn
readred in the EIR" Nort C;aasl Riven Alliore v. Llarin lufuricipal Vatet Dlst. Bd Of
Diraars,2l6 Cal3pp.46 614 615 (2013).
BN 286,11,195Y2
Buchalter
Morcover, 'CEQA does not rcquirc lead agcncies 'to cogage in spcarlatim in order torn l),?€ a wost case sccoario-- (iYordr Cmst Riven Alliore v. Moia Ltwtictpal Yats Dist. Bd-
OfDirectors,2l6 CaLApp.4h 614, 635 (2013), quotiag ivrya Citbensfor Hotux Ganentmenr v.Nry @wry Bd Of &ryttbors,gl Cat App. 4b 342,373 (2001)). When an agrncypr€parEs
an EI\ tlrc issuc is whethcr srbstartial cvidence supports the agency's corclusbDs, not whetbcr
oth6s might disag€e with those conclusions (.lvorilr hast Riven alliore v. Lrarin hfunicipl
Wdcr Disr. Bd. Of Diraton,2t6 CaLApp.46 614, 624 (2013).
- With rcspcct to the Alberto Sray Project, Haragon first prcpmd the zl0l4{D Alberto
ffay Traffic Iryact Amlysis in accordam with tbe Town's and thc Valley Traosportation
fucncy (WA)'s rubs for how rafEc studies are pcrbrd in Sants Clrra Colffiy. Hexagon
used the ITE tsf generatbn mmral to calculatc ItoFct-gencratcd tips in accordmce with tlre
Town's gridelines. Cotrary to the cornmenters' comnr€nts that thc rnnnrrel ig bescd on studies
thd arp an avcmge of 37 pars ok! tbe ITE mnral provites 37-years' worth of data in order to
substami*e thc rylicable t[ gcncratim rates for verious types of laod uses Thc Hcxagon
amtysis used the ITE trip gcncratim data to cakulate the trafrc generated by th Pno!rct, aod
thn prcparcd a Tntrc Impact Analysis bascd on thc standard mcthodology. Thc Hcxagon
Trafrc I4act Analysis undenrent the Towa's review bcforc it was used in thc EIR Tte Town
cirurlated thc Hexagon Trafrc Iryact Anatysis and the EIR for rcvkw by VTA md Caltrans, as
well Hexagon frlbwcd thc st""dmd methodobg apprcved by the Town, and thc Town
conorrcd with the firulings of tbe analysis.
Hexagou even wcnt a step frther m validate its amlysis" Following thc August 2016
plenning Comissim mcctings, Horagon collected trip gencration data br four ofrcc buildings
in t os Gatos b veri$ tte trb gcocration data used for tbc trafEc analysis so that it would reflect
cooditions in Las Gabs. Thc €qirical data collected 6r ttc ofrce building in Ios Gatos
valilatcd the dara usd in tte ,Ol-409 Albcrto Way Traffic lryact Amlysis as summrized in
thc Hengon Trip Gcnemtim Memrandum deted April 6,2017 . Theq Hexagou prtparcd a
finther rcsponse includod itr the Applicatr's April 24r' Supplemental Responses Memorrndm
addressing ttc sarc corrnents submitted by thc commcrs rcgarding tbc traffc impact
aodysle All of lhis information provides substaotial evirtercc ttat cootains &cS and oecrt
opinbre based on frcts dmnsEating thrt thc 401-{09 Alberto Way Traffic Iryac* Analysis
corylicd with the Tom's p,roccdrrrs br conducting trafic amlyscs, 8nd s{r,ports ttc
coochrsions rhet thc Proirt iryacts wi[ bc mitigded o a less.thoo-sipificmt levcl.
R€gadhg ftc losc ofon-,street @iD& my client has oftrcd to the neighbors time aod
rglin ttsrt rEphccoctrt parting spaces within thc surhc€ pmking uea can be mde available for
nca6y resitlenS to usc after borrs whca ttc eryloyees hara bft for the day. My client b
yilling to vorrt with thc Town to ficilitat on site parking oprportunities for thc righbors
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Buchalter
Public Rcsourccs Codc Scdba 2106l.l dcfincs 'Tcasiblc" as 'capablc ofbciog
acco4lisbcd b tr ssss6sgfot nunner within a rcasonrble pcrbd oftinc, teking ido account
cconomic, enviromcffiL socid and techohgial fictors" Amng the fictors ttat my be
takeir inro amum vften ad&using tbc easibility of on sih rltcrnatives re sitc sdtability,
ecooomic viabilf, anailability of infrastructurrq geoeiral plrn coreistency, othcr phos or
rcgubtory timitatims, aod jurisdictioml bonndries. No om ofthcse fictors cstablishcs a frrod
lirnit on thc scope ofrcasonablc ahcrnativcs uodcr CEQA" 14 Cot C.odc Rcgr. Scction
15126.(0G); Cltizas of G'dctaYalleyv. BooddSrpenBmr,52 Cal3d 553,565 (1990).
Eoonomh infeasibility Du$ bc $ryportd by eviderce and malFis showing ttot it caomt
rcasonably be irylemntod, besed on a reasonably prudcot *mdard" Kings Can rry F@t , Barw
v. City $Hadord,22l CaL App. 3d 692, 737 (1990).
Thc rslriscd Proixt at 83,fl)0 squarc ftet wift thc subsurficc parting gragc is ftasfrb,
as c.:plained in my cticnt's April 24t Supphmcntat Raporscs. As LF Acquisitbns indicated on
numcrous ocpasions, onc of tb kcy projcct objcctivcs is to hriH a Class A offioc building in tho
Los Gatos rsr*et. Specific frctors that arc critbal to tbe dercbprent of a Chss A officc
building to accommdatc tbis market sector inchde:
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ftus, all of tbo trasc commeats that the comrcnters cotrtinue to raisc wcre sheady
addressod in thc EIR, tbc techicol aoalyscs aod thc prior rcsponscs to oom, irclrding our
April 24t Srrylemcatal Rcsponses, and tbere are no new significant iryactr tlgggdng thc trEGd
for further malysis or a c@e in the project O address thc Proftct's trafrc iryets.
Ner Rrdilentiel Altemetlve
Onc commc cr hs sggcsted th.t my clieil bas not c\l8hrated a re8lnDablc rugc of
aheroitiv€s tbat wouE sigpifmtly reducc or avoid the Proixt's impacts or erplaincd why th
other altcmdives wcrc rcjected in ligbt of tho'un cknowledgcf impacts raised by the
comenE, irytying that tbc wller office hrilding surrormded by surhcc parking in lieu of a
suhsurhcc parking garage sbould be errahratcd as an altemative to the Projecl Anothcr
cott'-crr suggestcd tbat a rcsidcntial alternati'lc for an active adult commuoity bc cvduated-
Rcgding thc EIR's amlysis of altermtirrcs, tbc EIR svahnted thoe alEnatives to the
Proposed Proirt. An altcrnatirre site locatbn a[ernative was consilercd but rci$ed because
the rcason for thc Project b to rcdevebp the Project sitq and no otbcr suitable sitcs wcrc
availablc in thc vicinity ofttc Project sitc that could accorylish |t6t same barb pro]:ct ptrposc
as explained in Scctbn 63 ofthe [haft EIR Thc applicant's frther r€visiotrs b tk PFoFc-t
reflectcd in the rcvisod Proixt were dcsigecd b rduce the sizc oftb Prols b 83,0fl) square
feet to respond to thc Planning Cormrisshn's dircction Aom August 2016. frc rwiscd Prolrt
at 83,000 square ftet b grcater tbnn the 74260 squarc foot Reduced Scale Alteoativc ircludcd
in the Draft EIR and less -t--' thc 92,800 squarc foot Foject cvalustod in the EIR
Buchalter
Mi Jcmiftr ArrE
Ma.y9,2Ol7
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Regarding a smaller office building surrormded by surfice parking, by cofrast, the
hilding dsvelopcr wouE be unable to pmvile secured parking 6r its tenaats, or acoommodate
the tpes of building amenities aod fcatures that are included in a Class A office building in
response to market demands.
Regrrding a scobr resltential comnnrnity alternativc, my clieot mt rith Town advisory
officials early in the process b discuss a resitential proi:ct for the sitc, and was adviscd that
rcsikdial uses wouH Dot be pemittod on the property frr the frlbwiug rcasor:
resilenrial usc is not a permitted or oonditionally permittcd usc itr this zoniog distri:t,
aod thus wouE require a gencral plan anrendmcnt aod rezoning in ordcr to change tbe
land use on the site;
a resllential prolxt would iryact schools by adding mrc kids to thc Town thrt
would lcad to ftrther cmwding in the schools and resut in the ncod to add mrc
classrooms and teachers. (Admittedly, an active a&rlt commrnity wouH not bave the
saae iryact on schools).
Additboally, given thc site's proximity to Highf,ay 9 8Dd Highway 17, a rcsilential
sommunity on thc propcrty wouH be elgoscd to ebvated noise md air quality inpacts due to
eiposurc to vehiculu-generatcd noisc and air pollrtant cmissions" Scnior citizens rc consllcrcd
seDsitive rcc€,ptors and may be oposed b potcntid respiratory issues duc to thc proximity to the
frceway. Also, ifthc corefrs are corccrned about the potential e:qosure to inundation duc to
dnm frilure at t cnihan Dam then that oonccrn would be cxaccrtotcd by bcatiag mre resilEms
in the area as co4acd to the proposed Prolrt which vouH resut in oposurc of an office
building that is mt occrpid on a full-timc basis. Moreovcr, resllcdirl us€G wouH gcrcrst€
rypmximatcly 9 to l0 daily tips per unit dcpcnding on the t5pc of dwelling uait, thcreby
a
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r Cbss A tec,h cqDpany uscm r€quirc hrge botprinb of 35,0fi) squre feet pcr floor
and abovc as &monstratcd by the rcccnt approval of tb Netflix canpus.r Rccruitin& hirins and retcdion of erybyees is extrcmely compctitive in Silicon
Valtey and large frcilitics with many amcnities arc tb 6r1*e 6f high tcch
eryloyment op,ponunitlx for the forcsceable firture.o Chss A tec.h uscrs need a minimum building(s) size for thc amnitics thcy oftr their
erryloyccs to povide thc scrvices and fully absorb thc cosc (ie., fitncss roonrs, bike
storage, cafetsriq or" si& common spaces and lrge confercme ficiliti"s).. Employee hcafth and wellbeing requires access to natural Iigt* as a priority and is
frcilitated by lrge glass lines ard skylight E€as cfiere possible.o Semred parkiqg is a Class A space advantage for a coryany by locatiog t€oant
pa*ingunacrgoU.
Som commenters rcquc*cd tht thc Town rccirailm ttc Draft EIRdrb rct'
informtim ttat tbey havc submittcd that allcgcs thc rwisctl Prrolct wouE rsut in new
sipificant geologic and hydrohgic iryrcts rvtc,n thc larcst mmd of colrrnffi raisc tte same
issucs as the earlier comts opposing tbc Prroirct.
The mdificatbns irhdd in the Eviccd Proirct ac easiblc aud rtptscot mimr
revisions and clrificatbns to the o\ENall proirt that will mt add significatr rv infurmtion to
the Toum of t oa Gabs ,l0l409 Abcrto Way Draft and Fiml Envimnmemal lryoct R€pott
@IR). A.s wc satcd in orn Apil 246 SuppfrcaU nespom' rcciruulatim oftb EIR is not
requirea Ucausc the proposcd mdificatbm iritl firrther bsscn iryacts that tic Toum pe'vbusly
buDd to bc hse than signifcam. Furtbcr tb changcs imorpcdod ido thc Plojar muH not
iwolvc a ro sipificad caviromcntal iryact, r suMid iulasc in thc rcwrity of a prhr
environnertel inpact, or a ftarible mitigrtirm msrc or atc(Btive that LP Aoqbitbos
dcclinctl to sdopt ad that will clearly lcsscn rny pmirt iryoEts" No informioo povi&d in
the latest round of cor,'marb indicates that tb Draft EIR vE had€quate or corhrsory or tbat
the public *rs depirrcd of a meaningful oppotrmity to rcvfory md cor'rtmt on ttc EIR-
CorccqrEotty, thc Pmjcct EIRoorylics withCEQA aodtleTovm is mtrcqrfudtorccLsuhrc
thc EIR bccausc tbcre re no ncw signifrat iryacts nor is thrc a nrbsffiirl iucasc in thc
scverity ofttc iryacB prcvbusly cnaludcd in the EIR.
Buchalter
Ms. Jcooiftr Armcr
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cxaccrlntiag tramc coditlms &ring the pcak pcrbd comrte tours For ltcsc rcasor,
athougb a rcslLnthlpojca muH be corydible withthc srnouoding rcsidcrc' a rtsjde,ntial
atcrnative wouE Dot rct mst of thc basfo: ptojcct objectirrcs 6r thc hojcct rs rct frrth on
page 2-2 oftte EI\ aod it wuld mt $bstaDtia[y rcdrcc a elininate the potcdhl iryacts tht
the coMcrs clpress co*crn about
Rcclrculation of thc Draft EIR
Coaclusion
Finally, we apologia br aay confirsbn creatcd by our respooses that imnectty
attributodorenrs to tbYlong gmup. We not thc cffi raised by o@crs such as
Lorctta Fowbr, Los Gaoe C,omns, who questioncd thc rnlidity of our rcsponcs bccausc ttc
Project team incorrcctty atrih*ed the comnt to thc wroag neighboftood groq in orn Apnl
246 submissirn- Nonctbclcss, our rcsponse to thc corrmont ootrirues to apply tquding the
substmivc bsuc (e.g., constructirm iryacts to surounding poperticq iqact to views ofthc
Sam Cntz Moutain$ ctc.), and we mtc rhrt ttc mspotrsG is qdated to thc r#cst that a
diftrrm homowacrs group wouU be a&ctcd as indicatcd by ttc corrmcnE Additbmlly, we
notc thc @rern raiscd by somc of the comters that a partfuulr dcmgr@b goup, such as
Scnior C1tizcns, wouE be iryacted by thc Prolct because Sarbr Citizcns Esilc in the
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neighboftood- we also are cognizant of the Town's Gereral plan policics tbat mouragc thc
presenratbn of tte small town character oflos Gatos.
Buchalter
Ms. Jennifer Arrer
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Sinccreln
BUCHAI,l|ER
A Professbnal Corporation
Alicid Ssgrd
. Our April 246 rcsporee c,:pl"inod that CEQA roquircs an cvaluation of a projcct's
pfunical effects on the environocng but because it docs not rcquirc that socioeconoidc effects
bc cyaluatcd in ar EIR, m EIR is mt resufud to evalulte potemirt iryacts on a partlrrlan
demographfo grorp. we understul that the Town will considcr as part of its dehteratbns
regarditrg the merits of tbe Proirct ntcthcr or oot the pnolrct coqlies with the G€ncral plan
Dolicies, end 9661 errafuatioa may scrvc as tbe vchick fur the Town's comideratim of cftcts on
the neighbors rcsirling in thc Project vicinity.
_ -W9 .qp*.iate pur omileratirm of our rcsponses and bok forward 16 1fos ptrnning
Commission's considcration of the Alberto Way project on Wedncsday.
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By
AG:cj
cc (via emil): Raody I^rnrb
Sharc Aters
GaryBlffk
DaoMitchell
DanKiby
GrcgoryC\bbon, CEG, pE
JanctKaq CE, CEG
Rob€rtH. Bocchq CEG
Buchalter
Ms. Jerdftr Arffi
lvby9,?.017
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ATTACIIMENT
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GEOTECHNICAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
WATER RESOURCES
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
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May 8,2017
Ms. Aicia Guena
Bucfialter Nerner
55 Se@nd Sreet Suite 17fi)
San Frarrcisco, CA 94105
Subiect 401,{09 Alberto Way
Los Gatos, Calibmia
SECOUD SUPPLET{EUTAL RESPOi'ISE TO PUBUC COMiIEi'tTs
DearMs. Guena:
At your reques[ wE prepa]cd lhis second srpplenrntal response letter b public comrnents foryor projtlct at 401-409 Alberto l/Vay in Los Gabs, Calibrnia. Spedficallyr re are responding b
comments preeented in lhefullowing letters:
S€lect commenG noted in a letter prepared by Prorrencher & Flatt, LLP on bohalf of Alberto
Way Neighbors, Los Gatos Commons, Pueblo de Los Gatos, Las Casitas and Belh Msta
Mllage (Reference 8).
Commenb mted in an addendum to the hydrology report(Refurence 6) prepared by Geissler
Engineering (ReErence 7).
Comments relaEd to ENGEO on a letbrtilled Alhrto Way Citizem Rehtttal to Lamb Parhers
April 19, 2017 Gomments on the Expert Peter Geissbr & Bob Burke Reports on 405 (aka 401-
409) Alhrto Way (ReErence 9).
We previously preparcd a dasigrrlevel geotecfinical repoil br the proied (Refierene 3), whidt
was peer revieuuBd by AMEC Foster Wheeler (AItlEC, ReErence 1). orrr response letter to fire
AIITEC peer review ornments (ReErence 4) unas ac@pbd by the Torn of Los Gatm. We
subsequenty prepareO a supplemental response to comment letter (ReErenoe 5), wtricfr was
also peer leviilsd by AIIEC (Refurene 2). As stated in ReErene 2, AMEC concuned wtth our
supd€mental response letter to lhe public oomments and affinrpd the feasibllity of the sut$rct
prqiectfiom a geologic and gpotecfinical standpoint
QUALIHCANONS OF EIIGEO'S GEOTECHNICAL ENGIhIEERS
orr desigrrbvel geoEchnical rryl, rsporrse to per revienr letter, and suppbmental resporse
letbrtrere all signed and stamped by a Califomia regisErad Geotecfrnical Ergineer. ln Califumh,
e:gerts pnactidng in geobchnical engineefirg obtain additpnal lioensure b€yond lhe proftssinnal
civil ergineerirg regisfuatilm. A rcgbterod Gootecftnical Englneer (GE) b a proftsslonal vuho
demonshates a minimum of buryears of qrraliffing soib experience beyorrd rrhat is required fur
licensure as a cMl engineer. Moreover, a GE rpeds to be reoommonded by at bast foi.rr
professbnal engineers and passc an additional emmination on geotecfinical prcblems befure
beoming regisEred.
SUB.'ECT TO ATTORT.IEY DIRECTION - ATTORNEY I'I'ORK PRODUCT
(XXD San Snado Awrue, St& 150 " San Jce, CA 95119 . (408) 574-{900 . Fax (888) 279.2@8
I'rlYW.engeo.corn
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Project No.
12175.m0.m0
Bucfnlter Nemer
40r.409 Alberto Way, Los G&
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ENGEO R€Goonse to Comrnent 2
As descnibed in Refelences 3 through 5, we identifreci that site soils at sdod depths may be
potentially lhuetrabh during a s€ismic 6vent O.rr design team acknowledged llrc pobnthl tisk of
lQueiactirn and applbd sound englrrerirE b mitgab the eocieEd eftcis. The site*pedfic
bundation d€slgn pararrEbrs provided in our gieotechnical report (Rebrence 3) aI€ intondod b
mitigate liquefactionirduced set[ement (differenlial and toEl) by spanning o\rer in€gularities at
foundation subgrade if liquehdion occurs. Ehsigning foundation elements to tolerate anticipated
settlem€nt is a common pradioe in the Bay Ar€a.
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devrafelling rs false. Seasond f,trJtuatk rB in tlro dedh d gtoundvnter caA cautr tottrlddbn
*frefirelr/ Ui not difrwenlbl foundation setttunent. By co,nbasd, consffud*n delrratethg lrlducrs
difurenlial fanndal*n se{rE rrenL Cracked slahs a/e assocrafod with tlitrsential foundat*vt
settlement not unitorm settetrcnt.
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A GE is recognLed by the Califumla Board br ProGssimal Enginees. lartd Sunreyos anl
Geohgists as a proiessional rrilro dernoristEE$ a hlgher lerd of knorledge and iudgement der
a Profussbnal CM! Engirreor on gpolechrical srbjects. We ar€ confident tH our goobchnial
engineers spporting tlle 401 -{09 Albarto Way pnriect are knowledgeabb on thc standard of care
in geotec*rnical engineerirg within Galibmh.
Ploeso ncilo that ENGEO8 conctusaon8 ard rEommendetions on the propd derreloprncnt at
401-409 Alberto Way u,se pe€r revieriled by Mr. Robert wright and Mr. chrktopher coutr.
Mr. Wdght ar16 Mr. Coutu e1! trvo h'tghly rcputabh Cerlilied Engineering G€ologbt (CEG) and
Geoednial Ergineer (GE) wi6r AMEC *.tro haw worted on and revierred tnany lalgo prtlh
proiecs in lhe Bay &ss irdudirB the Tom of Le Gatos'
PRO\TET{CHER & FI.ATT, lIP COMMENTS
Provencfier & Flat, LLP Fwided the folloriry comm€nts in their leter dabd May 4' 2017
(Refurene 8). Our Esponses to eacfi of Prurcnctrer & Flat, LLPS comments aro as fullorB:
hmrrcil1
ttte gout d fu to g}'o{fiidilets,r elevsil*n potidf,,s unsafa a'drtrne' l,|erB6ra tt,E @s
indas naw not [oeenl W x;t<tpwtedged and adequate n*figation hes nd tun ryoros€,tl'
ENGEO Resmnse b Comrnent 1ffi, bebw grade stucfrtrgs belour the gmund n abr table are
rcrnindy comtucbd in lhe San Francisco Bay area uslrg proven engil|eedrB contols and
onsfuhon bctrneges. Th6e stuchu€s irdudo hospitab, pollco stetiotts, hEB bdtnobgy
campu$ and tssidential s0ucUt€s, vYhere msab corditiom rclabd to shtEgmundtrrabr levd
havi not b€sn repoftd. lt is our opinbn that Gonstruciing the below grade bvels as cunenty
planned b basible hom a geotedinical staidpoint.
@nunent?
Itpre ls rp Wi/a 6asrs for fi6 craim tiat tie dla lb nof vscqptr&/e b lquebofron in fia ev€,7d d
*otr8 MW drc b a nesrby etn//arydo and tieercfqe lfe P4Mb inpacis llp;w t d tut
funy fu@ aN &urrte l,zltdgalion lns not b*n ry*d.
Bucfialter Nemer
.()1{09 Alberto Way, Los C'8tos
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
12175.000.000
May 8, 2017
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ENGEO Response b Commont 3
Fluciualions In grurndwabr mlmh the efiects of wrthal sbean changee in soil. As sfiabd in our
comment, vedical steos incaeco firay r€sult in compressioh of soft days or loooe sandy/gravelty
deposits. We vYant b point out that site soils have alrcady eperierrced wrtical stass cfiange due
to goundwabr lov€l drop ln lhe past, Soil that have ergerlenced h[her vedcal stess ln the past
will demonstrab lorver comp.Eslon pobntal. Moleover, site solls @nsbt of m€dium dense b
dense dayey gravcls. wtricfr harre low b wry low compGssiHlity potental to bogin wih. Bas€d
on these raasom, th€ nsk of sesement (both btal and dtftrontial) ln the vidnlty of the paioct
site due b conbolled and temporary dGratoring is low.
conmentl
El{_GEob aady$s ot/rce/fl, ilrt ffiy rlmpacfs As inconecf, ENGE} ud an otNM mq Md,N1. The mqe F*er,t 2N)2 map sr,ows t,af t,,e pmposod dawlopnont is locadad winn trcFafi Rupfirc Haztd Zolc aN the LQueta&n Zone.
ENGEO Responso to Cornmont 4
htb'rq unclear m the map that Geissler is r*rerrcing but we believe the rebrencod 2m2 is alher
the Selsrnic HazadZorc Map for the Los Gabs Quadrangle (Califomia Geologic Survey, ZD2),
whicfi def*rs liquefiactbn and earlhquake lnduced landslide zon6s or lhe Santa Clara County
Fault Ruptre Hazard Zme Maps (AD2). The Setsmic Hazad ZorE Map (CGS, 2002) irs
dascussed in our previous report The Santa Clara County Fault Mape Zone, wtri*r includes a
maiority of fautts idenlilied by lhe Unibd sabs Gootogic suruey withtn santa clara county, ls
alsodisdtssed ln orr prwiors report lt is important to urderstand that not all mapped faults pose
a risk of ground ruptur€. when ewluating the ftk of gmund rupture due to faultirg, the stardad
of care in the engineedng indusfry rgbr3 to acfirs faults identified under the Strb of Calibrnia's
Alquistfiiob (AP) Act AP rcguhtory fault zonee indude fault baces that are acdve and well
defined to creste the potential fur suilace fault rupturr. Faults lhet are wi0rin AP rcgulabry fault
zones, also lcxrurn as active fault zones, havo had identifiablc surface rupture dudng the
Holoene age (defined by the CGS as the hst 1 1,Ofl) years). Aciive faults (rcgulabry fault zone)
pose a high geologic dsk to development
Many of the faults strourn on lhe Santa Clara County Fault Rupfu.e Ha-ard Zone Map are not
considercd aciive under the State of Galifomia criteria describ€d abo,e, induding the Santa Clara
Cointy Fault Rupfure bne mted ln Comment 4. County Fault Harad lraps ara proviJed br the
goneral pubfic b keep them abr€ast of potefltial geologic hazards wilhin the County. Because ol
its failum b idenliff age of map@ faults, the County Fault Rupture Ho-ard Zone Mapo are not
used to assess whether an adiw fault travers€s a groiec't site and poses rupturs hazards.
The Alquistfiiolo Act is standard, well knorvn and widely adopted by the geotecfinical
erglneering indusfy; hwev€r, the AlquistPrbb act may not b€ easily understood by the general
public or a Cavil Enganoer not familhr wih local geotechnical standards or pradices.
The most recent Calibm'ta Gedogic Survey Alquist Prbb zone map for ths Los Gabs
QuadrarBle (dated 1991) can be tuund at the fullfling website:
htlo:rrrEps.consoNadon.ca.oovrcorrlnfiomatlonwarchousc/indexhtml?map=reoulrto
N'IIEDA
The project site is nd located in a StaE of California Fault Rupture Hazard Zone.
SUBJECT TO AfiORNEY DIRECTION -ATTORNEY V\DRK PRODUCT
Bucfialt€r Ne.ner
lol-t00 Abailo Way, Lo6 Gab6
SECOND SUPPIEMENTA RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
Phase nole llrat ENGEO perbmed a ttrrorBh revlcw of frult maps ln our p@ect gcotcfinhal
report (R*rence 3), prepored under tlre grldane and apon lslon of a Callbrnb Engino.&E
eeobgist (CEG). tn orr geobchnlcal ]eport wc discrrssod the above mentorEd SantB Clta
Co.rnty Fault Ruptuie }lazad Zone Map, tho Tovn of tos GabG fault ruptuo lnzard zone trEp,
fault lineamoff and cosdsrnic debrmation maps, vadous reglotul geologh rnps br the arca and
aodal phobgraphs. Moreovtr, nrc levieured ettrdies perbrmcd ater the 19@ loma Pfuh
eailtrqual€ that'dehfi looatom of cooelsmh dgrhnnaton tn lho To{t l of los @be m a resuft oil
sy,mpitretc teutt mo\remeil along th6 Berocal aM MonE Msb Stslnon fadts. Besed on our
tliolough rwiew of multple hult mapo and strdies, it is our oflnion tlnt the pelbilt. of gound
ruptu1pl as a result of fault rb\rement at ltn subject site ls lor. This findirg was revieuued and
deerned acceptable by AMEC, whlcfi indudod rwkxv by a CEG-
Plsase nob that wlc agiE that the sits is lmted ln a lhr.phcdon zono as dofin€d by bofi t|e
stab and tle cornty. Houorrsr, both state and county liquefacton maps deady sfiate lhat a
gorEssioml ergin*i or prcGssional g€dogH should be rcfdned b furlher evaluate ule haad
iewl of lhrrtaction. tris is because the ridr of liquehcfion b dependent on many faciors gd
ontv a pmtssional knodedgEaue with lhrciaction amlysb can oraluab- lhe efiecls of
thrietdm anO associatEd setdement Many stnrctures withh mapPod lQueftc{ion zones in lhe
Bey ArE are sucessfirlly dct€lopod or mfrofitbd based on rBults of lhus{adion analysb
perfumed by prtrsslornb
fururwts
or,6 u mwrta fuid,6d*n sF/ilenmt, a n7p,t dfi fout7ddiptt amot be uniMy sttp,otlpd by
suDgra& ofls su@cf fo linrelbdfui in tt|p event of *ong d|flklng due b a rl€ut,y-o€ffiqiF/(G
unlCss Ae mat fuirAamn ax€eds ,r'i, ,rftfurass. Subse+prd strucfurd cracfts af,ow massip
lnf,uxofg,o{,,ffir.
ENGEO Reeoonse b Gomment 5
We esiimab dlftrcntbt ssilort€nts to be m lhe order of t6 lncfi as a r*utt of liquefacfion. We
abo recommended that the hrndation be dcsbned b wilhsiland an edgE cantlever distance d 6
ftet and an inbrior span dstanoo of 15 ftd b sPan localiad lnoguladte.
A ]€glsrlerad proEssioml StLtctJral Engineei (SE) on our dosbn t€em witl comider lhe abo,g
cribfu in the ioundalion dcslgn and detemiE the apprcpdaE thid<ness of the mat fourdstbn-
@mnelilG
Permlalira amlyeb was Dosed on Ue pefuirrnrlro d a l'tootttkt< guage # fuor strQ@ Io
liqtteffir h dE we,d d *oru shakiog fue to e n6E,fi agfique//.a, rtnd, vtot,l/d abv flD
infrux d Wotffily 50 g&ne pcr ntmfu hto iln utedorgwd gqc. Tlfc arcuil d ffi
leel@ge @nd b anffi by Ao rrse offie Prqlecfs p@ wmp Wmls af, is ina<tqttu
b enanatlr plrUic's safu{y.
ENGEO RmnssbComrmnto
Pl€es€ eoe our lrsponsa b @mmant 5 abo,e. Wo do mt anfrcapeb sewlE crad(ng of lhe
buildirp fui.rndaton aa a r€sult of lhuoiacdon provided our recommended gEobcfinical dcbn
cribda arc llrcorporabd lnb lhe sfoirctural design. An apprcpiato bundalion lhid<ness wlll be
selected by Op proiect str.lcfural engineer.
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Tlre pniniry of an unfugwd g*age in an a&a f,af b suq,bct fo the inundat*m of,bodgatars
in tl?8 etE,t of an up$eam dam fallwe llapresents un rocess€ry aN uftea$nabterirsk lo ,reartr
ard safBty.
ENGEO Resoonse to Comment 7
Pleose see our response to Comment 8 below and our prior response In Reftrcnce 5.
@nmentS
Lenlhsfilnl Dam is lffi adja@nt to ttlo Fault Rupture Hazard zone. sto4r sfialoiag in ,rreeaffiquake Fault Rupttm Hazad Zone is lil<dy to cause flp ea.ilrcn dam A Al. fie mtZ
Ialar'Geofuntocfr rcrort fuslird t*e hb a@unt the &s prcrtnily irfrer;n Luihanfn] hm
and fe--Eartt qua*e Fault Rupfure Huad 7ptre. Therrto,e, ENGEO,s unfutruled rcW.'. upn
lhe findlrys and oondusbns offlp 2ol2 Tqral@opentdt Leniham[n]rEporl rppreserrts a failue
to co,tply with the s,.anffi of csire of ttlE engineedng prorbssbr,.
ENGEO Resmnse to Comment I
!s grql"in{ !n our rcsponse to Comrn€nt 4 abow, the fault lpzarrt evaluatirn made by
Mr. Goissler falls below industry standads. The USGS Quatemary Fault and Fold Database listi
the Lexingbn Fault Zone, rr,hich b haurcd on tle santa chra county maps on the east of the
dam. as a Quatemary Fault, meaning ft is hc e$ibite<t displacement in rurghiy the hst 1.6 millionyeae. This iault b not consld€Gd adive by our cunent lndusfy standard.
fiE 2o12 Tera/GGoPentech report rvhich Indilates a very low likelihood of failurc during the
Maximum consHercd Earthquake (McE). is badcd wih 6xt nshre elebmtion ard detail€d
engineering analyses. The repod lndacates thal the Division of saEty of &nrs (IrsoD), whichpeftrm€d their ourn independent analyses and ]sview€d the r€ftr€ncsd report conduAed lhat
rrc seisrnic rernedial measures wel€ neoassary.
we consiler tte 2012 Tena/GeoPentecfi Eport hlghly mliable, panio.rhdy becar.rso it uras
pr€pared by leputabb and elgerbnced geobcttnical ergineering firms and was further reviq r€d
by a higher authodty s@aliz€d in certificatbn and r€guhtng dams wlthln the stab.
Conurcntg
E rGEO s{at$, '... the a n*ud*n of a suDsurface garag wN nd dnnMy inpdP-
neoessarfly inre,des groundwata fuw; the flat of gmutfiiater k diver/hd aloud ilb
undqground pafihlg garage. Ihere is an rincreased lerrel of groudwatel on the upseeam s*ie of
tll€ undergwd Ning g@e and a decreased lerel of gwnMer m ftre downstream sda
ot the mdagound N*ing gaage, whbr, ,aads b cracked slaDs in ne@hbqing bufiCrhg[s. ?7rA
is an tu di"El i@ fit€/t mus, b analBecl by tlrc ElR.
ENGEO Resoonse b Comment 9
We disagrBe wih tle likelihood of the negstive Impacts b srrounding Eoperties implid by
Geissler Engineering. Please see our response to comments in Refercne 5.
@fiiment 10
A 121n*t fhfok daD fut is t@ fletd e to sonn over. areas of so# snbsdence cau*d by
lkrcfadion aN to weak to pravfit crack@. ln mlnoaabla. struabrs in San &an -crsco r,rfiere
Irqrlbcfion causes soC sl6sdanoa, 4&in$ thid< mat slabs are prrysed. lf the @ of dab of the
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undugrowd garage is rocafed betow the grwndwatsr. then the lnf,ux of grouradwatar lfito te
cllae;tald wfugroud pad<tng *udua, watar if.rods the damaged and suhmergecl undergrwad
gxage l€Eding to tnalth atd afety impads
ENGEO Resoonse to Comment 10
Pl€ass see qr rwponse b Commontr 5 and 6 above. We do rct antcipab sevEr€ craddrE of
the bultdlrfg fumdst:on as a ;6ult of lhuehc{on provlded qlr eoommsnded gcobdtnical dcCgn
ctiteri6 arc incotpora$d hb the stuctural <tesign. An app;o$ate fourdation ||1ido1ess will bo
selected by the poject stttcfiral erEineer.
We are unable b comrn€nt on the thbkness of mat slabs in San Frandsco 6 noted in tho
comment wihout undeEtandlng ttleir site condition, deeQn olbria and perbrmnce gtErdard.
GEISSLER Ei{GINEEHilG REBiJTT.qL COiIMSI{TS
Geissler Eruhe€rirE provided the following rcbuttal comments on peg€s 16 thot4gh 23 of thCr
Addondum ;e' Hya.logy Raport dated May 4,2017 (Re6rence 7). Our l6sponsos to eadt of
G€isder Eluheedng's rehrtd comments are as follms:
@d* Emineer*na Re6{1d,/ @nn,€,,t I
@t to the Fa,lt Ruptue ,lazild z@g strotg-sfiaking in tie
EagrqudaFauttRt$na H;zildbrp isl6yto6g,ugEtt effifion damtoffi-TllE 2O12 Tana
/ Gienitldrlcia rerazt does not take inito aalttrt the dow pnxintty befinan l-era,illc,m Dam atf,
fle Earttl{/,d<e
'Faun RqDnrc Ha,ad zote. Theaforc, E {GEO',s unbnt7,d€d rdkncf upott tl7E
nndfirys aid eondusbni of fr,o m12 T&a / GeoPentech nryt rcp"/96/n s a ,bflirE to @ttw
vrttr tlp daldad of cale ol tlte engineadng pto,tessiot ,
ENGEO Resoonse b Gelssler Enoineerim Rebuttal Comment 1
Fbase see our osponse b Comments 4 and I b Prcvenctrer & Fl6tt, LLP abo\re.
Geider fupineqino Rebuttul Conment 2
ENGEO htl€y/t/e,tily rus*rade tlre reador Wo thinking that seasond lluctralirns in growffier
mimb Urc efreds of constucaoa detfrateing. That ls nol tnr,- Seasonal lluc{uatlbns in te @h
of gmundvater can caus6 foundation selllement but not ditrwential foundat*n *frement. By
contrasf, construcfrbn dewateting induces ditrerential foundation settlement. Cracked s/aos ate
assocrletrad trlrillr ditrercntial toundation setilelment not unitotm #tenren/;
ENGEO Rosoons€ b Gdssler Enoineerino Rebuttal Comment 2
Please see our response b Comment 3 to Provencher & Flatt, LLP above.
Gaissler Enaineedm R&tM commeat 3
Tne q/W*d unfuqowd gerage is Wt wide and dee4.; of oourse it s,iafr divqt the fuu d
su6surface seepage. 7he dnlarsbn of suDsurlboe soepage is am{ete; all d the st 0su/Aoe
seepagle is dilerlod arud ta lmpermea e *ucturc.
E rGEO std€s, '... the ons{rucbon of a sl;Dsurtarr gatage wdl nd dla,na[iatly imorlcle
gtour(,fla/€r l,ow.' GeAssbr Engi,ipslri/,rg a**tUU po{iots od ,,lat ttIE @nsln c,k,[7. ot a
snbsnrfae garege neoassarfly imrydes gu,,,,dwater fo/v; the flow d grow&taw is diww
arcund the undeqrcund pking gango. There is an inqeased level of gtoundtrater on tllc
upsfeam sfule of the underyround pa*lng g ago and a declree,sed level of ganndsntar on the
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bn r*@m sfu of the urulagrcud Wkk g gamge. Ihlis ls an eoon*arc Issua ralis lfiaa a
fo fre'ne&DDtrs. l.lowevq, ttis problem poses no sa,bfy rrsk ro tE puilic.
ENGEO Resmnse b Gebsler Enoineerlno Rebuttal Comment 3
Please see our response b Commont I b Prorcncfier & Fhfl" LLp.
@t qEmtnaqino R&uttal @mmentl
Architec,wd eawrhgE datw I lrarcfi N17 qecity a 12-ind a nade slaD firr lie gorage daD
ItognotanS-indrrrrcksrab. Geisd*Engheafuqtaldstheopinknthatal2ind/-thic*d*mr
is lbo nerbre {o qpa, over araas ofsofl srbsidenoe caused by liquef8r,im aN tooweakto pownt
crur*ing- tn wnpah srtualbns in san &aacisco wtw; nfuaacam oauses ot sDsrdence,
Gabshr ergfrreefihg ryecmes &e cunfi&ton d a 4ttitd, t ** mat dab. A t r&ft sraD a,tbrdsgoliidfrn qgarhsf difrarcntial futdafw, *ltb,rrorrt ad u*kfutg h saihnatedsandyand oitty sorils
in the event of fuW saisraic sfrakirg.
Provided he tW ot d* ot tl?€ u,dery{oud guage ts fuated a,p,tte ttn grwrM*, frc c,ad&q
dthe mdag;oud pking *uda.fie is pdnarily an ecrntonfu pttDten. Crrlfzrdwisr,, fffrtetp ot
dab of the mfugrcu,d gEagle is rocared bdow the gunditater il7En the inflw of grounAnbr
into lhe qac*ed uderg,ould octking *tdweisa matter of puilb *Hy lrc*tusr-watw Ms
the da/[f,aged aN suOwged mergound g*age-
ENGEO Resmnse to Geissler Enoineedno Rebuttal Comment 3
Please see otr response to C.ofiianent 5 b Povencfpr & Flatt, LLp.
Geisdq Ennineqfin Rebutbl Connent I
EI{GEO is irmrecf Decaus EAIGEO usp,d an outdatad map da6 1991 . Tt e rrwo twtt 2Un
nap $lonrs thd the pWerd dewlqned is l@atd wihin tlrrc Fault Ruphna Haad Zqe aN
the LfilJ€,fact*n Zare.
ENGEO Resoonse b Geissler Enoineerim Rehrtbl Comment 8
Please see our response to Comment 4 to Provencher & Flatt, LLP.
ALBERTO WAY CITIZEilS REBUTTAL CO[IiiEi{TS
Cilizen R*Udal @nnE/ntl
lzeqpecin o of he n12 TenuGeotunte& rcWil,... Bdh its yinary a,rd ermeryellry ryiiltuay
sur/bces failed rn n17, ild a ls,ge ev8riuatiof, ensud.
ENGEO Resoonse to Citizen Rebuttal Gommenl 1
Pleme see our response to Comrnents 4 ard 8 b ftovencher & Fhtt LLP above regarding fault
rupfure hazard.
As stated in our Response to Geissler Engineedng Comment 'l in RefeEnce 5, it is the
responsitility of the Santa Clara Water Distdct to perbrm surveilhnce, inspedions and
maintenance b reduce the dsk of <lam fallurc and owrtopplrg. liloIeover, SOtlrD colhborates
with local public ag€nci€s such as the Town of Los Gatos b povide wamirBs and emergency
respoNc. The citizon ]€buttal rnentioned the Oroville's Dam e recent spillway failuo. This rcent
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CfrEenfiduilalcp,nme,il3ffi Owdnfrrp,nt aN ananning pr,nr,:llgAt nfiere *s lha as
dnfur@ twds fron ufiil d ow pWemd6^- 0B nert nair thottght t€m,sy (*ttd8,, to tP
a*rui vX* yw rc@i,, ilq ttte futO'nta doryni wtrput dam,"es b *,'asflda"oas'
ENGEO Reamnsa b Cilian Robutbl ComrEnt 3
IEponso b Gebdcr Enginsttg Cornmctt 3'
Groundnabrflow tDIn t16 l-oo GabG hllls b lhe vldnlty of lhe db b a Eglonal frg1v, whi{$ doet
mt ondab b higflr iow gradient in the vlcinity of the eita Thb is because grcundwater head
difierene b€ttffit the lc Gabs hills b the sito ls dtfiibuted over a long dbtance in an
unconfi,Ed €nvionment, rcsulling in a rdaft oly stablo gradult amund tre stE. We anti4rsb
ttlo grcunduater hvel b siaHlia amund llp basement i.e. m dgnlficant flow difrrenca ltort
op&nosnOs otthe sib, afbrbmpofialy@r6tucdon dowebtlry rrrefis a13 dooutisdoned.
Oithg//t Fb0tffil@r7,f,rattu1&8ffi Dero&gneaf is sftuafcd u Nt a Faufr Plryhrc l',awd zooe,
stirc,y'tn in f,e*... vb hila u*y utlrc,flfite Envinnn7p,tffi Impads ad E@,r//n Rsks fiat
hatn nd W, f,tly ofiscbsed.
ENGEO R.Gporlse b Citbt Robutbl Comments 'l & I
anO A to Provodrer & Flat' LLP abow. Our
geotecfinlcd engineoe ald ertified cngina;irp goologist bllou,Ed the proftcsion'a strndrd of
care to conre up-witr the ocduslon that tp ptojod ttito ls nd bcabd wi0tln a State of Cditude
Fault Rnptrre Ha,rrd Zone. We need to st€se tut no adhre faults are map@ wittln the gr{q*
site.
inddent demonsbated erocdy irow nramlrgs and rcsponsc! aI€ imPLmofibd when publlc eailbry
may be ornpornb€d dl.le b pobnlia! damrsdhirayfalluro.
Cllizen M.frd Commerrt 2ffi in tie forres exerbd on tlr suonndiry sucftrres ... it tilitr
werls & ,bors nifl be oine setilhg is lncroadrlgly pomuncrld trd[, bngth.
ENGEO Resoonse to Citizen Rebutlrl Cornment 2
Please s€e orrr rEponse b Comment 3 b Provencfier & FbU. LLP above. Il,te to qP dense
nature of sib soib and previous str€ss hisilory, the risk of s€t0€tnent (both total and differcntial)
due to contolled and temporary d€Mrat€ring is lort.
Citizen Rebrfral Catnmglrl IIffi of evldenoo tM un pre *nt @t to watar t 8 fr,rril discotaed
through alrodler set of Dortrgs... (@t frure ftuln W 11 to 1C)... ogintm tttrr# hato dangd
te prlu HR a ndusion, rcquirtng eaftquake mlligat*n by @n*t/E,iry seuaral mucfi srnarer
buildings, drt wffio,rt ffiir gound pa*W.
ENGEO Resmrtso b Calizen RehJttal Comtnont 1l
Histodc plDbgraphs and bgographic map revian is perfomed and prcsented ln our geotecfinlcal
]€port TIE dtizen reblrttBl lstter pr€sented a detailed r€seardl ln histotic phobgraphic ard maps-
Howwer. the possnted lnbrmation hcks rBllabb sc6!e and magling aoqracy b idenliff the
Planned Dar€lopment limlts ln relation to the hbbric Los Gfts Geek cfiannel. For example, the
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re+bolcd area on Page 17 rqresents Ure she of sk mqlor city blocks, which s[niftcanty
de\rtsbs from lte elze of the Phnn€d Derieloprnent
We acknorledged that the Los Gabs Creek has been rcrcubd ln lhe pest as stabd ln our
odgiml response; horrever, re did not ohen e the Los @bs cl€ek to have formerly localed
witfn the limi,b of the Phnned Derrclopment nvhen we utilize geo-refurenced mape ana nisorr
phobs. We beliew our original response to Comment 1 1 adeqGtdy explalns orr condusion lhat
undoq,rmented fll within the site due b the past l€Iouting of Los @te crook does not pose a
geobcfinlcal hazard to the projec{. lf undocunrented fflls are encountercd dudng grading, trey will
be remorcd and eplaced as engineered fill as dscribed ln our repo*
CL0ttlt'lc
we sthed to perfurm our professional soMces ln accordance with generally accepbd
geot€cfinical engineering principles and prac{ices cur€n{y empb@ in the area.
contonts of this letter, phase do not hesitab to contac{
Sincerely
ENGEO lncorporated
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Calibmb; November 4. 201 5. AMEC PloFd No. 00414e1960.
2. AIIEC FGbr Whoobc Geotechnical Peer Review; 401409 Albetu Way, Los Gabo'
Callbmb; April 28,2017. AMEC Plottctt'lo. 084491900.
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(Revised August 13, 2015). ENGEO Prqfirc't No. 12175-(m.m0.
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