MinutesDRAFT Town Council Meeting 09/01/16
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MINUTES OF THE TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
AUGUST 11, 2016
The Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos conducted a Special Meeting on Tuesday,
August 11, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Barbara Spector, Vice Mayor Marico Sayoc, Council Member Marcia
Jensen, Council Member Steve Leonardis, Council Member Rob Rennie.
Absent: None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Spector led the Pledge of Allegiance. The audience was invited to participate.
VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no verbal communications.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Architecture and Site Application S-13-090 and Vesting Tentative Map Application
M-13-014. Property Location: Southerly Portion of The North 40 Specific Plan Area,
Lark Avenue to South of Noddin Avenue. Applicant: Grosvenor USA Limited.
Property Owners: Yuki Farms, ETPH LP, Grosvenor USA Limited, Summerhill N40
LLC, Elizabeth K. Dodson, and William Hirschman. Consider a request for the
construction of a new multi-use, multi-story development consisting of 320
residential units, which includes 50 affordable senior units; approximately 66,800
square feet of commercial floor area, which includes a market hall; on-site and off-
site improvements; and a Vesting Tentative Map. APNS: 424 -07-024 through 027,
031 through 037, 070, 083 through 086, 090, and 100.
CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 9, 2016 - The Town Council opened and closed the
Verbal Public Comment for this item at the August 9, 2016 Special Meeting of the
Town Council.
Don Capobres and Wendi Baker, applicants
- Addressed comments by speakers from August 9 and questions from Council.
Recess at 9:19 p.m.
Reconvened at 9:35 p.m.
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Public Hearing Item #1 – continued
Council discussed the matter and directed staff to provide further information on the
following:
1. Is additional environmental review required because the City of San Jose is
evaluating potential new development (e.g., Samaritan Medical Center) after the
completion of the North 40 Environmental Impact Report (EIR)?
2. Actual traffic counts are different than the calculations in the EIR. This should
require additional environmental review.
3. Please respond to Angelia Doerner’s comments in her e-mail.
4. Provide information regarding the Terraces of Los Gatos.
5. Provide the survey information referenced by Mr. Gemignani.
6. Can the affordable units be age restricted?
7. What stormwater standards apply?
8. Why is there 2 to 5 feet of fill throughout the project (the speaker had an image
which depicted fill on all but the southernmost portion of the development site)?
9. Does the fill reduce building cost?
10. Are there hazardous materials or archaeological elements on site that the fill will
cover or cause to be exposed?
11. Is truck traffic from imported fill part of the EIR analysis?
12. How many truckloads of import or export are anticipated?
13. How does the fill affect the overall height of the project? Does that increase the
net building height?
14. Did Council request Samaritan project in the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) as
additional data?
15. Does the additional information from the new Samaritan project justify a new TIA
for the North 40?
16. What is the value of off-site traffic improvements?
17. Are there conflicts between landscaping and stormwater improvements?
18. Does staff plan to attend the Samaritan Medical Center community public
meeting?
19. Are we requiring widening of Los Gatos Boulevard (east side of Los Gatos
Boulevard)?
20. Do we have the funds to widen Los Gatos Boulevard north of Lark Avenue?
21. Can we require additional open space?
22. How can the Town influence its future Regional Housing Needs Allocation
(RHNA) number?
23. Is there a mandate to put housing on the North 40?
MOTION: Motion by Council Member Rob Rennie to continue the item to
August 16, 2016. Seconded by Vice Mayor Marico Sayoc.
VOTE: Motion passed 4/1. Mayor Barbara Spector voting no.
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 11:21 p.m.
Attest:
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Shelley Neis, Clerk Administrator