M01-13-2015
Town Council Meeting 02/03/15
Item # 1a
MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL/PARKING AUTHORITY MEETING
JANUARY 13, 2015
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special Meeting on Tuesday,
January 13, 2015.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Marcia Jensen, Vice Mayor Barbara Spector, Council Member Steve
Leonardis, Council Member Rob Rennie, Council Member Marico Sayoc.
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Jensen led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
John Shepardson
- Commented on whether the Town should switch from the Police Department to the
County Sheriff for police services.
Natalie Ladd
- Commented on the speed limit and unsafe conditions for pedestrians on Blossom
Hill Road between Los Gatos Blvd. and Roberts Road.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Conditional Use Permit Application U-12-002 and Environmental Impact Report
EIR-13-001. Project location: 300 Marchmont Drive. Property Owner: Hillbrook
School. Applicant/Appellant: Mark Silver. Appellant: Patricia Elliot (and others).
Consider an appeal of a Planning Commission decision approving a Conditional
Use Permit modification to increase school enrollment and modify operations of
an existing private school (Hillbrook School) on property zoned HR-1. APNS 532-
10-001 and 532-11-011.
Jennifer Savage, Senior Planner; Robert Schultz, Town Attorney; and Lisa Petersen,
Town Engineer, presented the staff report.
Opened Public Comment at 7:35 p.m.
Chuck Hammers, Chair of the Hillbrook School Board, appellant
- Spoke on the 880 maximum traffic count.
Patti Elliot, Representative for Elliot et al appellants
- Spoke against the expansion of Hillbrook School.
Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Cathleen Sullivan, Nelson/Hygaard Consulting Services
- Spoke on the average versus maximum traffic cap.
Kristina Nakagawa
- Spoke in favor of the 880 average traffic count.
Steve Beritzholf
- Spoke on the traffic impacts.
Charlie Leeming
- Spoke in favor of the 880 average traffic count.
Sharon Elder
- Spoke against the student increase and the traffic impacts.
Robyn Blum
- Spoke on traffic caps versus averaging, and opening the access at Ann Arbor.
Karen Anderson
- Spoke in favor of the 880 traffic average.
Doug Kernan
- Spoke in favor of an average or combination of methods for the traffic count.
Sally Edsall
- Spoke in favor of the student increase and the 880 traffic average.
Karen Meckstroth
- Spoke in favor of an 880 average.
Lee Quintana
- Commented on the opening of the Ann Arbor gate.
Ali Khani
- Commented that there are no community benefits with increased enrollment at
Hillbrook School.
Jill Fordyce
- Spoke on the definition of third party usage and requested it be clarified.
Ella Klaerner
- Commented on the benefits of taking the bus to Hillbrook School.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Melinda DiNapoli
- Commented on traffic and the benefits of the school’s traffic reduction efforts.
Kirsten Dyrden
- Commented on the traffic and expansion of the school.
Jan Komtebedde
- Spoke in favor of the 880 traffic average and expansion of students.
Michele Regan
- Commented on the summer use of the school.
Heather Dal Cielo
- Commented on summer and third party usage.
Mark Silver, Head of Hillbrook School
- Commented on rebuilding trust with the neighborhood.
Mike Wood
- Commented on traffic and increased enrollment in Los Gatos public schools.
Margaret Randazzo, Hillbrook CFO
- Commented on the timing restrictions by the Planning Commission for maintenance
and staff arrival in the morning.
Kim Vrijen
- Spoke in favor of the traffic maximum.
Greg Blum
- Proposed a solution for traffic mitigation.
Barbara Dodson
- Spoke against the student increase and traffic averaging.
Mark Jamieson
- Spoke against traffic averaging and an increase in students.
Bill Wagner
- Spoke in favor of the 880 traffic cap.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Maria Ristow
- Encouraged denial of the additional students and requested clarifications to the
CUP; set student enrollment cap to 315, and monitor and enforce by requiring
reporting of the student enrollment each year; set a traffic level cap, not an average
with monitoring and enforcement; prohibit third party usage of the campus, and
monitor and enforce this; require reporting of the number of employees by requiring
job titles and names; and remove prohibition of the Ann Arbor gate.
Janhavi Gudal
- Urged rejection of the application and the EIR.
Brian Gally
- Commented in favor of the 880 traffic average.
Debora Wagner
- Commented against the average daily trips.
Pat Markman
- Commented against the student expansion.
Susan Piper
- Commented against averaging traffic counts.
Oliver Wang
- Commented against the student expansion.
Jaime Gomez, Jr.
- Did not come forward
LuAnn Flechsie
- Encouraged the Council to listen to the neighbors affected by Hillbrook.
Michael Shea
- Spoke in favor of traffic averaging.
Recess called at 9:28 p.m.
Reconvened at 9:40 p.m.
Kathleen Willey
- Commented on the pedestrian safety on the streets with no sidewalks, encouraged
denial of the student increase, and recommended a maximum traffic count.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
John Shepardson
- Commented against the student increase.
Jennifer Thornton
- Did not speak.
Joe Connolly
- Did not speak.
Mark French
- Did not come forward.
Jamie Mayeda
- Commented on concerns with increased traffic.
Emad Tawfilis
- Did not come forward.
Jeff Loughridge
- Commented on the opening of the Ann Arbor gate.
Don Dodson
- Commented on the 880 traffic cap.
Tom Driscoll
- Commented on the opening of Ann Arbor gate.
Nicholle Carbolic
- Did not come forward.
Nancy Yu
- Did not speak.
Melanie Piziali
- Commented on neighborhood meetings to address concerns and the 880 traffic
average.
Brigid Moreton
- Commented that the student increase violates General Plan policies.
Tara Moseley
- Commented in favor of the traffic cap.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Cecil Anison
- Did not come forward.
KiranKhanna
- Commented in support of the 880 traffic average.
Tom Archer
- Commented in support of the student increase and the 880 average.
John Vigliecca
- Commented on average daily trip data.
Esther Puterbaugh
- Commented against the increase of students and the summer program.
Jak Van Nada
- Commented on his calculations of daily car trips and carpooling.
Reuel Warkov
- Commented on traffic impacts, carpooling, and use of the property.
Dave DeMaria, Representative for the Ann Arbor/Wollin Wy/Shannon Neighborhoods
- Commented on the condition of keeping the Ann Arbor emergency access gate
closed.
Jeff Lawson, Attorney for the Ann Arbor/Wollin Way Neighborhood Association
- Commented on opening the Ann Arbor gate.
Dennis McEvoy
- Commented in support of the 880 traffic average.
Cindy Vindasius
- Commented on restoring trust, enforcing the CUP before granting changes, and
establishing a traffic cap.
Burr Nissen
- Commented against traffic averaging.
Patrick Munnerlyn
- Commented in support of the school.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Sandy Decker
- Urged the Council to reject Hilbrook's application and begin administrative
proceedings to clarify the meaning and intent of the current CUP.
Gretchen Moore
- Commented against traffic averaging.
Helen Bell
- Commented in support of the 880 traffic average.
Kim O’Keefe Beck
- Did not speak.
Tom Edsall
- Commented on averaging car trips and transparency in data.
Dan Shaw
- Commented that the Planning Commission did not use the TIRE Index properly.
Ellen Dempsey
- Commented in support of traffic averaging and no new cars.
Michael Mulcahy
- Commented in support of traffic averaging.
David Makarechian
- Commented in support of the 880 traffic average.
Reilly Sweetland
- Commented in support of a system that emphasizes a simple metric that can be
easily verified by both sides.
Eric Fox
- Commented in support of the 880 traffic average.
Mark French
- Commented on the nexus and disproportionality of the proposed penalties.
Closed Public Comment at 11:10 p.m.
Council discussed the matter.
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MOTION: MotionVice Mayor Barbara Spector
by to continue the matter to
Seconded
a date certain of February 17, 2015. by Council Member
.
Steve Leonardis
VOTE: Motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at
Attest:
_____________________________________
/s/ Shelley Neis, Clerk Administrator
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