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From:Jong, Nancy
To:Gian Martire; City Clerk
Cc:nkosla@tollbrothers.com; rconnolly@tollbrothers.com; Guerra, Alicia C.
Subject:Revised Idlewild Project - 10065-10075 East Estates Drive (Application No(s): DP-2024-004, ASA-2024-008, TM-
2024-005, & U-2025-004) [IMAN-BUCHALTER.FID2641494]
Date:Friday, December 12, 2025 8:52:46 AM
Attachments:12_15 Letter to Gian Martire_ Senior Planner_ City of Cupertino(106992073.1)(106994722.1).pdf
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Good morning:
On behalf of Alicia Guerra, the attached updated letter is being submitted to Mr.
Martire for City Council Meeting Agenda Item No. 10, Idlewild Project. Please see
that the letter is distributed to the City Council members in advance of Tuesday
evening’s City Council meeting.
Thank you,
Nancy Jong
Assistant to Alicia Guerra
Buchalter
Nancy Jong
Legal Assistant to Jay Paxton, Thomas Sherwood and Bukola Mabadeje.
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December 15, 2025
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Gian Martire
Senior Planner
Re: Revised Idlewild Project - 10065-10075 East Estates Drive (Application No(s):
DP-2024-004, ASA-2024-008, TM-2024-005, & U-2025-004)
Dear Gian:
Buchalter, APC, (“Buchalter”) represents, Toll Brothers, Inc. (“Toll Brothers”) as land
use counsel regarding the entitlement process for its project to develop 55 townhomes and 10
accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and associated infrastructure (the “Project”) on the property
located on the 2.72-acre Idlewild Shopping Center site at 10065-10075 East Estates Drive (APNs
369-06-002, -003, -004) (the “Property”) in the City of Cupertino (the “City”). Toll Brothers is
the developer of the Project and Idlewild Center, TIC is the Property owner.
On December 4, 2025, I submitted a letter, on behalf of Toll Brothers, responding to
comments raised at the November 12th Planning Commission public hearing regarding the
Project approvals. The purpose of this letter is to provide further updated clarifications to the
response I submitted on December 4th.
As I noted in my letter, at the Planning Commission meeting, the Planning Commission
and members of the public raised concerns regarding the status of environmental contamination
associated with the former dry cleaner that operated on the Property. As a further clarification to
my December 4th letter, the dry cleaner operated between the 1960s and 2010.
Additionally, commenters noted that information available from the Santa Clara County
Department of Environmental Health (SCDEH) and GeoTracker indicated that the SCDEH is
overseeing the cleanup of the Property and a soil vapor extraction system (SVE) operated on the
Gian Martire
December 15, 2025
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Property to remediate elevated levels of tetrachloroethylene (PCE). My December 4th letter
indicated that the SVE was turned off earlier this year to monitor the groundwater to determine if
PCE remains in the groundwater.
ENGEO has provided further clarifying information confirming that the SVE was turned
off earlier this year to monitor soil gas conditions for rebound and determined whether SVE has
achieved cleanup goals or whether additional SVE operation may be necessary” (there has been
no groundwater monitoring at the site). This information does not change the conclusion in my
letter and provides further information demonstrating that the prior contamination has been
subject to remediation.
We appreciate your consideration of the information contained in my December 4th letter
as supplement by this letter. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this matter
and we look forward to the City Council’s deliberations concerning the Project at the December
16th meeting.
Best,
BUCHALTER
A Professional Corporation
Alicia Guerra
AG:nj
cc: City Clerk
Nick Kosla
Rob Connolly