Kitty Moore - 3-10-2018 10-25 p.m. - NOP WebForm CommentsCase ID#: 25114
Case Detail page: https://clients.comcate.com/reps/caseDetail.php?ag=27&id=997117
Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Lanser, Bryan
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/11/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences): I would like to see a detailed traffic management and
parking plan broken in to four parts:
1. Traffic impact and flow to and from the complex for the OFFICE TENANTS.
2. Traffic impact and flow to and from the complex for the RESIDENTS.
3. Traffic impact and flow to and from the complex for the VISITORS.
4. Comprehensive parking plan for the 10,000 office workers ((approximately 6,000 vehicles)
residents (number of residences X 2) and retail tenants (number of shops X 5, assuming average
number of store employees of 5, which is likely too few).
The traffic plan needs to be based on an average work day, showing traffic densities and flows on an
hour -by -hour basis. With 2 million square feet of office space, there will be 10,000 people coming to
the office building every day according to CPSE and CoreNet Global office space density statistics.
According to Public Enterprise Economics and Transport Problems, a properly designed Freeway can
accommodate 2000 vehicles per hour per lane can be accommodated, and with a very optimistic
estimate of 1.67 passengers per vehicle, Freeway 280 can accommodate 3,333 people per hour.
With three usable lanes in and around the Wolfe Road exit, that means that a maximum of 9,999
people can be transported on the freeway at any given time PER HOUR, assuming no breakdowns or
traffic delays.
My concern is that with 10,000 working at The Hills, another 13,000 working at the Apple Donut, plus
surrounding community companies and commuters, there is no way that the current freeway
system appears to be able to accommodate the demands imposed by this project at peak commute
times. And this concern is without considering any customers who visit The Hills, any employees
who work at the shops, and any residents who live there.
I personally feel that the only way this project should be allowed to be approved as currently
proposed is to put it to a public vote. The fact is that the community around this facility will be
drastically impacted by its approval, and I believe that there will be severe, permanent traffic impact
that will NOT be ameliorated by simply adding a few more silver busses to the Apple commute
routes.
I look forward to seeing the results of your studies and shared with the greater Cupertino residents
whose lives will be impacted by this very large project.
I would like to see a similar study done for The Oaks, which aggravates an already over -burdened
freeway interchange between 85 and Stevens Creek Blvd.
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Case ID#: 25121
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Tung,
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/14/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
To whom it may concern,
I have lived in Cupertino for 15 years and my house is located right next to Vallco shopping mall by
the "wall". The proposal of The Hills at Vallco, building a 7 -story or even 9 -story
commercial/residential building in our residential neighborhood, really bother and upset me and my
neighbors.
I seriously worry about the negative impact on the privacy, traffic, air /light pollution and living
quality that me/my family and my neighbor will experience if The Hills project continues. I firmly
oppose The Hills at Vallco project and truly hope Cupertino and my neighborhood can remain a
desirable place/city with living qualty to live for many generation.
Please try to understand and respect our wills and support our decision in opposing The Hills at
Vallco.
Thank you for spending time to read this email.
Best,
J. Tung
Case ID#: 25123
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Alicea, Louie
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/14/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
To: City of Cupertino Planning Dept.
My family have been long time residents of Cupertino since 1984.
We do not want to add 7 story buildings with family homes at the Vallco site. We want our privacy.
We do not want the wall opened for public access to our neighborhood.
Our schools are maxed out already.
Vehicle traffic has become very congested in Cupertino the past few years, and this is going to
become overwhelming when the new Apple complex is completed.
Public Safety is unable to keep up with controlling frequent speeders and violations throughout the
city. Drivers are constantly running Red Lights/Stop Signs on a regular basis.
Bicycle riders from Apple do not obey the laws and guidelines when riding through the
neighborhoods already.
We don't see a plan for Senior living, which needs to be addressed.
We hope you can come up with a plan that we can all live with. We are tired of hearing the
construction that has been going on in that area for over 10 years.
By the way, We are still waiting for our street on Merritt Drive to be finally repaired and paved.
Regards, Louie Alicea
Case ID#: 25124
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Anonymous
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/14/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
We are residents of the Portal Neighborhood and we are not supporting a 7 or 9 -story building and
800+ residential units that can impact the privacy and over -crowding of the area.
Case ID#: 25125
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Hampe, Carl
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
We live on the second street over from Vallco shopping center on Denison Avenue, and we're very
concerned about the impacts that the proposed Sand Hill development plan might have on our
quality of life here. We have been residents here since 1989, and have seen the negative impact that
recent development projects in Cupertino have had on our local environment. We have lost most of
the confidence that we had in our city government due to it's partiality to supporting greedy
developers over the needs and rights of its citizens.
The recent negative impact consists of slowed traffic on the streets we most frequently use,
strains on our school system's ability to serve our children's needs, increased air pollution from
additional traffic, and increased crime of all kinds in our city. And this has all happened during a time
when economics has made it more difficult for our city and county service providers to deal with the
additional growth.
We haven't yet seen the impact's that Apple's new complex will have to our immediate area, and yet
the city council is trying to push through a perverted Vallco "revitalization" project right next to the
Apple complex without sufficient community input that will entirely change the nature of our
neighborhood.
We are primarily concerned about the following potential impacts of Sand Hill's plan for the
development of the Vallco property:
1. Additional traffic congestion in our area 2. Additional air and noise pollution 3. Additional crime 4.
Loss of privacy due to our proximity to proposed tall buildings 5. Reduced availability of close -by
shopping 6. Reduced effectiveness of our schools
One other particular concern that we have is that with all of the additional people moving through
this part of the city that there will be pressure on the city to open up additional thoroughfares
coming right through our neighborhood to reduce traffic flow on Stevens Creek Blvd. This would
greatly increase our local traffic congestion, air and noise pollution, and crime. We ask the council to
ensure that this will not be done.
We feel less safe and happy than we did when we first moved here. We watch our neighbors move
out of Cupertino because of the expected impacts. We used to think that this was one of the best
communities in the Bay Area, but we now see it becoming more and more like the less desirable
places. We feel that our quality of life in this community is becoming worse by the day.
We hope that you will listen to our plea for a more sane and safe plan for Cupertino city
development.
Sincerely,
Carl and Sharon Hampe
Case ID#: 25126
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Chessen, Debi
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
Please study:
At what angle these homes can see the moon coming up before The Hills at Vallco is built?
At what angle these homes can see the moon coming up after The Hill is built?
How much of the ridge line would be blocked by The Hills?
As the Sun comes up each morning, how much shorter the gardens of these single-family homes
would be exposed to morning sunshine?
Since the very tall commercial building will be as close to the single-family homes as the next door
neighbor, the invasion of privacy on these single family homes should be studied.
Please study:
The range of sight of any visitor on the rooftop park during day time into the direction of single-
family homes.
The range of sight of any visitor on the rooftop park during night time into the direction of single-
family homes.
The range of sight of any maintenance worker on the rooftop park during day time into the direction
of single-family homes.
The range of sight of any maintenance worker on the rooftop park during night time into the
direction of single-family homes.
The range of sight of any visitor of the 7 -story commercial building during day time into the direction
of single-family homes.
The range of sight of any visitor of the 7 -story commercial building during night time into the
direction of single-family homes.
The range of sight of any maintenance worker, such as window cleaner, of the 7 -story commercial
building during day time into the direction of single-family homes.
The range of sight of any maintenance worker, such as window cleaner, of the 7 -story commercial
building during night time into the direction of single-family homes.
As the commercial building might be lighted at night all night long as many other commercial
buildings do for security reasons, please study:
the impact of light pollution from the commercial buildings on single-family homes at night.
the impact of light pollution from the additional street lights installed The Hills.
the impact of the ability to observe stars from the gardens of single-family homes at night.
Also, during the construction of The Hills at Vallco, the following should be studied:
the privacy of the single-family homes within visible range by construction workers.
noise levels of construction equipment or digging equipment for underground garage.
pollution from dust of digging or construction materials.
Thank you.
Page 13 of the Architecture Drawing: https://s3.amazonaws.com/the-hills-at-vallco/Architecture-
Drawings.pdf
Slice view 5: (below section is the leftmost side of Slice view 5) The Vallco building (Building 6) will be
as far as the house of their nextdoor neighbor.
And it will be as tall as 90 feet, gradually increasing from 65 feet.
With 10-12 feet per floor, that's about 5 to 7 stories tall.
Toilets flushed per unit of housing office/vs/retail only toilets needed.
No sun for neighboring houses and privacy issues noise levels for neighborhood impact on trees - I
think they are not being taken care of air pollution buffer trees may be taken out and then habitat is
disturbed this developer has let trees die before Impact on a new school for traffic, noise, traffic on
an already used street for existing school. Not enough green space for kids to play and exercise.
Infastructure of our city and how it will be affected.
Please study wisely and leave us our quality of life.
Case ID#: 25129
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Warren, Lisa
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
3 page attachment is being submitted with comments to be added to the Scoping of EIR for Vallco
(The Hills at)
Case ID#: 25130
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Warren, Lisa
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
EIR must study any and all required EIR criteria as they relate to any off-site development that is the
subject of the June 9, 2015 Sand Hill Properties Company'Letter of Intent' written to, and signed by,
Cupertino Union School District Superintendent and CUSD Board of Education President (CUSD
signatures dated June 16, 2015). If the intent is truly there, then any related development is part of
the application for The Hills at Vallco, and must be considered part of the project that is being
studied in the Vallco Specific Plan Area, regardless of location.
Case ID#: 25132
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Shim, Cari
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(-0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
800 apartments and another Collins like elementary school on the backside does not make any
sense! The traffic onto and around portal will be ridiculous. All this influx needs notjust one school,
but another middle and high school. Making apartments will create the issue we have now where
we cannot seem to fund the Yosemite trips that they have been able to do until the last couple of
years. People need ownership not cheaper rentals without appropriate taxes to maintain the quality
of Cupertino. we cannot become another sunnyvale and san jose!
Case ID#: 25133
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Yee, Staci
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/15/2015(-0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
We hope that the following will be reviewed during the EIR:
1) Traffic congestion around the new school (Nan Allan site), esp. during drop-off and pick-up
times. Residents already feel the traffic on Merritt and Blaney is an issue.
2) Danger to students walking from The Hills to the new school site, due to a busy street
(Stevens Creek) being the only transit option, and assuming there's no penetration of the sound
wall. Please note that our understanding is that the sound wall is remaining intact, which is critical
for our neighborhood.
3) Impact on school revenue vs. student enrollment from The Hills. In other words, why are all
800 rental units considered one parcel? Thus, the property owner will only pay one parcel tax per
year, vs. 800 parcel taxes. This is an overburden to the rest of the Cupertino residents.
4) Noise, light, and privacy impact to the neighborhood residents. For example, from the green
roof, can existing residents' windows/doors be seen?
5) What is the danger of falling from any point of the green roof? In other words, what
fencing/wall around the green roof will prevent suicide attempts or accidents?
Case ID#: 25136
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Anonymous
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/16/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
Dear CUSD board members,
I am greatly concerned about the rumors that I keep hearing about the possibility of a new school
being built near me and the possibility of the wall between Vallco and our home being allowed to be
taken down.
First of all, the huge amount of traffic for Collins School is on both Portal Ave. and Blaney Ave. It is
horrible and dangerous on both of these streets both in the morning and in the afternoon. We also
have a tremendous amount of traffic from Lawson Middle School to contend with. If you add
another school and more students, the traffic will become even more dangerous than it already is.
The new school should be built where the 200 new students will be living --not added to the
confusion and danger that already surround us.
Also, I am sure you are aware of the fact that before Vallco was built, there was a covenant letter
given to the City of Cupertino promising that the wall would never be allowed to taken down. There
is good reason for this. If the wall comes down, the traffic in our neighterborhood will become
outrageous with cars driving back and forth. And, more importantly, of course, this will make it even
more dangerous for our children and adults to walk to and from Collins School and Lawson School.
I know that Cupertino could really benefit from adding a new school. But, please, don'tjust think of
the money aspect. Please think only of the safety of our children!!
Case ID#: 25139
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Topic>Subtopic: The Hills at Vallco>Public Comments
Case Location:
Action that triggered this email: Case created
Customer: Anonymous
Owner: Geoff Bradley
Date case was created (Days outstanding): 11/16/2015(0)
Your role on this case: Primary Owner
Customer request (only first sentences):
I'm concerned about air quality during the demolition of the existing mall including possible
asbestos in the existing buildings