ERC 10-01-2015 Community Development Department
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTEE HELD ON October 1,2015
Committee Members: David Stillman
Aarti Shrivastava
Winnie Lee
Committee Members absent: Timm Borden
David Brandt
Barry Chang
Staff present: Piu Ghosh
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
June 25,2015
The minutes of June 25,2015 were approved as written
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on issues that are not already included in the regular
Order of Business)
None
POSTPONMENTS/REMOVAL FROM CALENDAR
None
NEW ITEMS:
1. Application No.(s) GPA-2015-01, Z-2015-01 (EA-2013-03)
Applicant: City of Cupertino
Location: Citywide and 10950 N Blaney Ave
The General Plan Amendment addresses proposed policy, text and figure edits pertaining to citywide
issues, and include updates, corrections, clarifications, and re-organization throughout the document(The
proposed amendments to the Community Vision 2040 are to text, policies and figures. The changes
include,but are not limited to, changes in the following Chapters: Introduction,Planning Areas, Land Use
and Community Design (including language change to the Oaks Gateway Node, South De Anza Special
Area), Mobility, Environmental Resources and Sustainability, Health and Safety, Infrastructure,
Recreation, Parks and Community Services, and Technical Appendices, including but not limited to Land
Use Definitions, and Community Noise Fundamentals. These changes may include, but are not limited to,
land use, transportation, environmental and waste management , community services, infrastructure,
parks and open space and community benefits goals, policies, strategies,figures, and appendices);
The Addendum addresses changing the land use designation of one property from Industrial/Residential
to Industrial/Commercial/Residential and the Addendum also addresses changing the zoning designation
from Light Industrial with special development conditions (ML-fa) to Planned Development with Light
Industrial and General Commercial uses (P(ML,CG)).
o Additional Discussion
o The proposed changes to the General Plan text do not pose any new physical
environmental impacts, nor change the status of any of the items studied in the
Environmental Impact Report
o The rezoning of the one parcel and change of its land use designation will not have any
new physical environmental impacts, nor change the status of any of the items studied
in the Environmental Impact Report
o The findings do not warrant that a new Environmental Impact Report be conducted
ACTION: Recommendation for approval of an Addendum to the General Plan Amendment,
Housing Element Update, and Associated Rezoning Project Environmental Impact Report(EIR)
(SCH No.2014032007)
MOTION: David Stillman
SECOND: Aarti Shrivastava
NOES:
VOTE: 3-0
OLD BUSINESS
None
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Ebben
Administrative Clerk