16 Desk Item - 25 N. Santa Cruz AvenueSQW N pp
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
January 17, 2006,
MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: 1/17/2006
ITEM NO. 16
DESK ITEM #2
DEBRA J. FIGONE, TOWN MANAGER
CONSIDER.AN APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION
DENYING A FORMULA RETAIL STORE (AMERICAN APPAREL) ON
PROPERTY ZONED C-2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT U-06-006 APN
510-44-034. PROPERTY LOCATION: 25 N. SANTA CRUZ AVENUE
PROPERTY. OWNER: SANTA CRUZ REAL,. LLC
APPLICANT/APPELLANT: TACEE WEBB
Attached is an additional letter from the Chamber of Commerce which was submitted after the
first desk item was prepared..
Attachment: 1/17/06 letter from Chamber of Commerce
PREPARED BY: DEBRA J. FIGONE
Town Manager
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Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Clerk Administrator
Finance Community Development Revised: 1/17/06 5:12 pm
Reformatted: 5/30/02
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349 N. Santa Cruz Avenue Town of Los Gatos JAN 1 6 O a
Los Gatos, CA 95030 110 E. Main Street
Ph 408.354.9300 Los Gatos, CA 95031
Fax 408.399.1594 iAAR &TO
www.losgatoschamber.com
Board of Directors Dear Mayor and Council Members,
Patti Rice-President
The Spa-Los Gatos The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce is concerned with the change in the landscape in
Dan Doore- Immediate past the downtown corridor. As one travels from Main Street down N. Santa Cruz Avenue to-
President wards Highway 9, we are facing "store closing" and "property for lease" signs as well as
Bay Area Pain & Wellness
Center empty storefronts that have sprung up seemingly overnight. The number of vacancies,
Bob Bortfeld now over 12, has grown at an alarming rate.
Vintages
Susan Combs-Bauer Although we know that downtown Los Gatos is still a desirable place to do business, the
BauerCombs & Associates
Mollie Drake high cost of doing business has made it more andmore difficult to sustain our independent
Los Gatos Meadows merchants. We must work together to attract businesses that will be able to flourish in our
Brenda Hammond
Restaurant James Randall Town, but we must also be realistic as to what types of business is a typical Los Gatos
Gary Honts retailer. Times change, shopping trends change, the economy changes, es, and we must,
Community Hospital PPm9 Y 9
of Los Gatos while maintaining the charm and character of Los Gatos, be able to attract visitors and
Phil Johnson
Infogain shoppers to our downtown. Without tenants in our properties, we lose the shine on our
D. Michael Kane "gem of the foothills".
The Kane Group
Kevin Kelly
Charles Schwab As current and future applications for new formula retail businesses wishing to do busi-
Blaine Kingsbury, D.C.
Community Chiropractic ness in Los Gatos come forward, we all need to remember that although we don't want our
Janice McCabe downtown to become a mall, we also don't want to become a ghost town either. Customer
Janice McCabe Interiors
William Seligmann foot traffic is a critical element in the health of any shopping district and the right mix of
Law Offices of national chain stores spread throughout our entire downtown will help to increase the foot
William R. Seligmann
Pam Snowden-Abella traffic to our independent retailers.
Heritage Bank of Commerce
Susan Stevens
Hotel Los Gatos By working together to fill our many vacant spaces, we not only show that we are open for
Greg Stowers
Stowers Associates Architects business but that we are alive, healthy and aligned with the times.
Marie Tallman
Opera House Banquet Facility
LOS GAT®S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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C I R C L E
Platinum Sponsor
Community Hospital
of Los Gatos
Gold Sponsors
The Spa-Los Gatos
Los Gatos Meadows
Greg Stowers
Bronze Sponsor
Stowers Associates Architects Inc.
Hotel Los Gatos & Spa
VP Legislative Affairs
The Los Gatos Chamber of
Commerce
Speaking for Business
Listening to the Community