104 University Ave - Desk Item and Exhibit 9PREPARED BY: AZHAR KHAN
Assistant Planner
Reviewed by: Planning Manager and Community Development Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6874
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT
MEETING DATE: 07/26/2017
ITEM NO: 3
DESK ITEM
DATE: JULY 26, 2017
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION U-17-005. PROJECT LOCATION:
104 UNIVERSITY AVENUE. PROPERTY OWNER: GLORIA MILLEN.
APPLICANT: URBAN REMEDY, INC.
REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A FORMULA RETAIL BUSINESS (URBAN
REMEDY) ON PROPERTY ZONED C-2:LHP. APN 529-02-012.
DEEMED COMPLETE: JUNE 16, 2017
FINAL DATE TO TAKE ACTION: DECEMBER 16, 2017
REMARKS:
Exhibit 9 includes additional public comments received between 11:01 a.m., July 21, 2017 and
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2017.
EXHIBITS:
Previously received with July 26, 2017 Staff Report:
1.Location Map
2.Required Findings (two pages)
3.Recommended Conditions of Approval (four pages)
4.Business Description/Letter of Justification, received June 16, 2017 (17 pages)
5.Formula Retail Map
6.Local resident support, received June 16, 2017 (two pages)
7.Public Comment received by 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, 2017
8.Development Plan, received June 16, 2017 (one page)
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Received with this Desk Item:
9.Public Comment received between 11:01 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2017 and 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Azhar Khan
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Hi Azhar,
Katelin Slifer <katelin@juicecolg .com >
Monday, July 24 , 2017 2:29 PM
Azhar Khan
Town Counc il Meeting 7 /26 -Urban Remedy
I sent my previous email a few weeks back and it bounced back, hoping this email makes it directly to you.
Thank you for all of the work you do in our community, it is greatly appreciated!
I am a local business owner in town and was given your information by Monica Renn. I am contacting you
directly regarding the Council Meeting on 7 /26, specifically in regards to Urban Remedy.
I wanted to reach out to you prior to the Council meeting to share my concerns in regards to another formula
retail company moving into our small/local community. I have been operating my business here in Los Gatos
for the last two years and my success has been driven directly because of the other local businesses supporting
me and our community being very "local-centric", including town officials. Because our community has been
focused on supporting it's home grown businesses, we have thrived .
With Pressed Juicery (very large corporate chain) already moving in downtown and now the potential of an
additional formula retailer, I am concerned that the general message and community support of local business
will be overlooked and pushed in a different direction.
Some of our biggest local supporters and advocates include: Teri Hope (Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company),
Kevin Youkilis (Loma Brewing Co.), Mike Williams (Southern Kitchen), Macey Kalin (The Dailey Method
LG), Steve Angelo (Purple Onion Cafe), and Alex Hult (Hults Restaurant), to name a few.
I have statements from a few of the contacts listed above and will send them in a follow up email or they will
email you directly. We all share the same concern in striving to keep our community as lo cally focused as
possible. Each of us have built our companies on this platform and are continually grateful for the small town
support we continue to receive.
I hope you take this email and other business owners' comments into consideration as you go into the council
meeting this Wednesday. Please let me know if you have any questions for me.
All the best,
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My name is Macey Kalin and I was born and raised right here in Los Gatos. I
currently Jive here with my husband and 3 children. As you probably know, this
town has changed tremendously in the last 10+ years ... there have been some
amazing additions and developments that truly contribute to the charm of our
community, but there have also been some that negatively impact our town.
The lure of Los Gatos is a small hometown feel that it exudes. With the additions of
corporate businesses coming into town, it takes away from what I feel my town
stands for ... not to mention the pressure it puts on the already strained traffic &
parking situations. I understand Urban Remedy is yet another corporate company
attempting to become a part of Los Gatos. I would love to see more organic growth
in our town and more support towards our truly LOCAL businesses.
Sincerely,
Macey Kalin
RECEIVED
JUL 262017
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
PLANNING DIVISION