PC 12-08-2020 CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
CITY OF CUPERTINO
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
APPROVED MINUTES, December 8, 2020
At 6:45pm Vice Chair Wang called to order the regular Planning Commission meeting. This
was a teleconference meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: Vice Chair R Wang, Commissioners David Fung, Vikram Saxena, Alan Takahashi
Absent: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
1. Subject: Draft Minutes of November 10, 2020.
Recommended Action: Approve or modify the Draft Minutes of November 10, 2020
Modifications were suggested to the Draft Minutes of November 10, 2020. Approval was
postponed to the next Planning Commission meeting.
POSTPONEMENTS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Feng Ye—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
Peter Chu—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
Rajul Pandit—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
Tianheng—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
Vera—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
SatheeshMadhathil — would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from
residences
Sujatha Prasad—would like to have 5G small cell towers placed at least 100' from residences
Lisa Warren—said that there should be stricter guidelines for 5G small cell towers
Jennifer Griffin—spoke about the potential issues with proposed housing bill legislation
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
Emails were received regarding item #2
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STUDY SESSION: I
2. Subject:Presentation on the transition from Level of Service(LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled
(VMT) for determination of transportation impacts under CEQA(California Environmental
Quality Act), a change required by Senate Bill (SB) 743.
Recommended Action: Receive presentation from Staff and provide feedback on selection
of a preferred VMT threshold, in addition to the preferred metric, or method of measuring
VMT.
Chris Corrao,Senior Transit and Transportation Planner in the City's Public Works Department
and Teresa Whinery,Transportation Planner with Fehr and Peers Traffic Consulting, reviewed
the Staff Report and gave a presentation on the methodology to transition from Level of Service
(LOS) to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) to the Planning Commissioners. They were asked
clarifying questions, which they answered.
Vice Chair Wang opened the public comment period and the following individual(s) spoke:
Jennifer Griffin
Peggy Griffin
- - Vice-Chair Wang-closed the public comm ent-period— --
The Commissioners discussed the four proposed methods for developing and setting
thresholds to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions to become compliant with the Statewide
reduction targets. After much discussion, the Commissioners requested that Staff incorporate
additional data points into the threshold calculations. Staff will bring a Draft Ordinance to the
Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council.
PUBLIC HEARING: None
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OLD BUSINESS:
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3. Subject: General Plan Annual Review for the year 2020
Recommended Action: That the Planning Commission provide input into the General Plan
Annual Report for the City Council
Moved by Vice Chair Wang and seconded Com. Takahashi to postpone this item to the next
Planning Commission meeting. The motion carried 4-0-0.
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: None
REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION: None
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 pm. to the next regular Planning Commission meeting on
December 22, 2020 at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted:
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Beth Ebben, Deputy Board Clerk