Attachment 8From: Lee Quintana [mailto:leeandpaul@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 10:46 AM
To: Shelley Neis
Cc: Rob Rennie; Steven Leonardis; Marcia Jensen; Marico Sayoc; BSpector
Subject: Agenda Item # Town Council Meeting 4/17/18
Date: 4/16/2018
Town Council Agenda: April 17, 2018 Agenda Item #10 Zoning Code Amendments
From: Lee Quintana
Mayor Rob Rennie and Council Members,
I have been on vacation since shortly after the March 28th Planning Commission. I am returning
the evening of April 17th. It is unlikely that I will return in time to attend the Council Meeting
that night, however, I ask that you considering the following comments before taking action on
this item.
The staff reports for the Planned Development Study Committee’s eight meetings included
attachments provided by staff, correspondence from committee members, and the verbatim
minutes from the previous meeting of the Committee. These are all available on the Town’s
website (http://www.losgatosca.gov/13/Agendas-Minutes).
While rereading the Staff Reports and verbatim minutes of the Planning Commission hearings I
realized that neither the Staff Reports nor the verbatim minutes of the Study Committees
meetings were provided to the Planning Commission as Attachments to the Staff Reports, nor
have they been provided as attachments to the Town Council Staff Report. It also appears the
Planning Commission was not aware these items were available on the Town’s website.
Reading the verbatim minutes of the Study Committee may cure even the worst case of
insomnia, however, they do provide insight into the committees decision making process and
provide background information on questions asked by Commissioners regarding the proposed
draft amendments to the PD Ordinance, the CUP Table of Uses as well the Committee referred
to as the “parking lot” or “other important items”. It was my understanding minutes for the
committee were verbatim rather than action minutes in order to capture discussion and decision
making process behind the Committees final draft recommendations on amendments to the PD
Ordinance and the CUP Table of Uses as well as the items in the “parking lot” and that they
would be forwarded to the Planning Commission and the Town Council.
Thank you for your consideration,
Lee Quintana
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