City of Sunnyvale
Planning Commission
APPROVED
SUMMARY
MINUTES
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City of Sunnyvale Planning Commission APPROVED |
A regular meeting of the Sunnyvale Planning Commission was held on July 22, 2002, at 8:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, with Chair Simons presiding.
Members Present: Chair Simons; Comms. Babcock, Chu, Moylan, Satterlee and Swegles
Members Absent: Comm. Lee
Staff Present: Trudi Ryan Planning Officer; Joan Borger, Senior Assistant City Attorney; Fred Bell, Principal Planner; Tanya Higgins, Assistant Planner, and Alice Gamboa, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING:
Approval of Minutes
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Comm. Babcock made a motion to approve the minutes of June 24, 2002. Comm. Moylan seconded. |
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Motion carried 4-2 with Comms. Satterlee and Swegles abstaining and Comm. Lee absent. |
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Comm. Satterlee made a motion to approve the minutes of July 8, 2002 with modifications. Comm. Swegles seconded. |
Comm. Satterlee commented that her motion was not to have a vice chair but for the chair to assign a commissioner on a rotating basis. The Commission agreed and staff noted.
Furthermore, Comm. Satterlee commented that she preferred not to have a distinction between formal vs informal landscaping but rather support a variety of landscaping designs. Staff noted and would make necessary corrections.
Comm. Swegles opined that the summary minutes regarding the nomination of the vice chair, the "lack of second" comment could be removed. Staff concurred.
Comm. Chu commented that the amendments to the minutes of Item 2002-0297 should clearly state that "he" refers to "Comm. Moylan" and not Comm. Chu. Staff so noted.
Comm. Chu further commented that on page 3 of 3, third paragraph on Item #2002-0312, that "he did not clarify the motion" but rather "he asked for clarification." Staff so noted.
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Motion carried 4-2 with Comms. Babcock and Moylan abstaining and Comm. Lee absent. |
Report on Council Meeting
Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer, reported that on July 16, 2002, City Council considered the Industrial to Residential Zoning Study Issue in the US-101 & Route 237 Area. She noted that staff forwarded the Commission's recommendation along with a slight modification for staff's recommendation noting that the General Plan amendment allows medium and high density residential and up to 140,000 square feet commercial, the rezoning north of Tasman Drive to R-4/PD and retaining the zoning south of Tasman as ITR/R-3. She added that Council directed staff to work with retailers to encourage commercial development, identify commercial sites and linkages to the residential area and prepare a potential study issue paper to examine the possible development of the 2.16 acre city-owned property.
Planning Officer’s Report
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Citizens To Be Heard
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Public Hearing
Chair Simons noted that Comm. Lee recommended nominating Comm. Babcock for Vice Chair. Chair Simons agreed with Comm. Lee's recommendation and nominated Comm. Babcock.
Comm. Moylan stated that there are criteria that could be used for a Vice Chair nomination - 1) most qualified, 2) most senior who has not yet served as chair or vice chair, and 3) an opportunity to serve before completion of term. He expressed that it was a difficult election then. He commented that Comm. Satterlee meets all three criteria, therefore, nominated Comm. Satterlee as Vice Chair.
Chair Simons called for the vote on the first nominee, Comm. Babcock.
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There were four ayes - Chair Simons, Comms. Babcock, Chu and Swegles |
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Chair Simons declared Comm. Babcock as Vice Chair. |
Ms. Ryan noted that the Commission could follow a procedure similar to the City Council consideration of Boards & Commissions by voting on all nominees. Chair Simons decided to consider the initial voting result with the majority votes for ayes and confirmed the initial vice chair declaration.
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By consensus, the Commission agreed to defer the selection of seats to the next meeting. |
Note: At 8:20 p.m., Comm. Satterlee left the Council Chambers and did not participate in the remainder of the meeting.
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Comm. Moylan made a motion on Item #2002-0500 to approve the Design Review subject to the Conditions of Approval as recommended by staff. Comm. Chu seconded. Motion carried 5-0 with Comms. Lee and Satterlee absent. |
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Vice Chair Babcock made a motion on Item #2002-0425 to approve the Special Development Permit subject to the Conditions of Approval with additional Condition of Approval #5 that the applicant continue to work with staff for best possible parking layout. Comm. Swegles seconded. Motion carried 4-1 with Chair Simons dissenting and Comms. Lee and Satterlee absent. |
Oral Communications
Comm. Swegles commented that a citizen mentioned that the agenda and staff reports were not available to the public last Friday but on Monday, the day of the hearing. Staff responded that the agenda and reports are available on Fridays before the public hearing at the Reference Section of the Library and also at the City's web-site. Staff will follow-up.
Staff Communications
Ms. Ryan reminded the Commission that she will be on vacation and will not be attending the next public hearing. Principal Planners Fred Bell and Gerri Caruso will be there to support the Commission.
She further reminded the Commission about the special meetings scheduled regarding the downtown projects including a scoping meeting on the EIR and public forums in September. Further, she asked the Commission to tentatively reserve September 5 for a joint session with Housing and Human Services Commission.
Chair Simons asked staff to clarify the notice for a potential joint study session with the City Council scheduled on Wednesday, July 24, 2002. Ms. Ryan responded that there is no joint study session with the City Council and will find out more about the notice.
Adjournment
With no further business, the Commission meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Submitted by:
Trudi Ryan
Planning Officer