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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 02/06/12
ITEM NO:
CONSENT
DATE: January 30, 2012
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: GREG LARSON, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PD -10 - 004; PROJECT LOCATION: 16213 LOS
GATOS BOULEVARD. PROPERTY OWNER/APPLICANT: SANTA CLARA
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
REQUEST TO ADD THE NAME "GRANT BISHOP LANE" TO THE
TOWN'S OFFICIAL STREET NAMING LIST.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the request to add the name "Grant Bishop Lane" to the Town's official street naming
list.
DICUS S ION
The seller of the property at 16213 Los Gatos Boulevard, Margaret Bishop, has requested that
the new private street be named for her late husband, Grant Bishop. In honor of this request, the
applicant is proposing to naive the private street "Grant Bishop Lane," and has submitted a
request to have the naive added to the Town's official street naming list. Council Resolution
1982 -175 allows for the addition of names to the list if the proposed name has historical or
significant reference to the Town.
The applicant has provided details of Mr. Bishop's contributions to the community (see
Attaclunent 1). Mr. Bishop was a respected businessman and was active in business and
community organizations, including the Los Gatos Rotary and Lions Club. He was one of the
founders of Eastfield Ming Quong, and founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day
Saints on Rose Avenue. Mr. Bishop left the property to his wife Margaret when he passed away
in 2005.
The street that is proposed to be named for Mr. Bishop will be a new private roadway that will be
constructed with the project. Traditionally, naming or renaming of public streets is held to a
higher standard than private streets.
PREPARED BY : Wendie R. Rooney, Director of Community Development
Reviewed by: 1 �) Assistant Town Manager Town Attorney Finance
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MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
SUBJECT: 16213 Los Gatos Boulevard /PD -10 -004, ND -10 -002
January 31, 2012
FISCAL IMPACT
None
ATTACHMENTS
1. Letter from applicant (one page), received January 17, 2012
Distribution
cc: Mark Robson, Santa Clara Development, 2185 The Alameda, Suite 150, San Jose, CA 95126
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January 17, 2012
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
TOWN OF LOS €'3 /kTos
PLANNING DIVISION
This letter is to request that the Town approves the name, "Grant Bishop Lane ", in recognition of Mr.
Grant Bishop, for the private street within the new residential development at 16213 Los Gatos Blvd. Mr.
Grant Bishop was an area resident and former property owner of this site. As the owner of several car
dealerships in Los Gatos and the surrounding area, he was a "pioneer" in Santa Clara County's retail
automobile industry. As automobile dealerships have historically had a significant influence in the
economy, development, and character of the Town of Los Gatos, it is fitting that one of its early leaders
be recognized in this manner. It is also appropriate to name the street after Mr. Bishop due to his many
contributions to the community, his historical connection with the property, and his life -long love of the
area.
Mr. Bishop attended Santa Clara University and the Santa Clara University School of Law and served in
World War II as a distinguished naval aviator. Following the war, he did not practice law, but instead,
focused his interpersonal skills, analytic abilities, and entrepreneurial drive in the business of automobile
sales and opened his first car dealership in Morgan Hill. He later moved to Los Gatos and opened Grant
Bishop Chevrolet on North Santa Cruz Avenue. Later, he became involved in other dealerships with his
longtime friend and business partner, Ted Stevens. He went on to establish the first dealership on Los
Gatos Blvd., which in later years attracted other dealers to "the Boulevard."
Mr. Bishop's history with the 16213 Los Gatos Blvd, site is as follows: The first car dealership on the site,
Dodge, was established by another owner in the late 1960's. Ted Stevens later purchased the property
including the dealership and auto repair shop. Eventually, Mr. Bishop took ownership of the site
following a property trade with Mr. Stevens and consolidated the main parcel with the adjoining parcel
(containing the existing southern parking lot areas) to comprise the current 1.9 acres. The last dealership
to operate on the site was South Bay Honda.
Mr. Bishop was a well- respected businessman in the community. He was active in many business and
community organizations, including the Rotary and Lions Club. He supported numerous charitable
organizations and was an original founder of Ming Quong in Los Gatos, which later merged to become
Eastfield Ming Quong. He also was a founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints on Rose
Ave. He enjoyed golf and was an active member of the La Rinconada Country Club. According to his
wife, Margaret, he loved to sing and play the saxophone. He also loved to travel, and in 1963, was a
member of the first delegation of United States business executives to be guests of the U.S.S.R.
Mr. Bishop always considered Los Gatos- Monte Sereno to be his home. He loved the area and felt it was
the best place on Earth to live. He passed away in 2005, leaving the property to his wife, Margaret
Bishop. I know that it would be greatly appreciated by Margaret and the family to have the private street
named "Grant Bishop Lane" in his memory.
Sincerely,
ROB N HOMES
Mark Robson
President
2185 THE ALAMEDA, SUITE 150, SAN JOSE, CA 95126
phone 408.345.1767 fox408.345.1 768 web www.robsonhomes.com ATA -�# r
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