PC 3-25-2025 MinutesPlanning Commission March 25, 2025
MINUTES
CUPERTINO PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
At 6:45 p.m. Chair Santosh Rao called the Special Planning Commission meeting to order and
led the Pledge of Allegiance in the Cupertino Community Hall Council Chamber, 10350 Torre
Avenue and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Santosh Rao, Vice Chair Tracy Kosolcharoen, and Commissioners David Fung,
Seema Lindskog, and Steven Scharf.
PLANNING COMMISSION TRAINING
1. Subject: Planning Commission Training
Recommended Action: Conduct Planning Commission Training
Assistant Director of Community Development Connolly introduced the
speakers: David Early, one of the founders of Placeworks, and Barbara
Kautz with Goldfarb & Lipman.
The speakers gave a presentation and provided training.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments on the presentation,
which staff and the presenters responded to.
Commissioners continued asking questions and making comments on the
presentation, which staff and presenters responded to.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Pamela Hershey, Bill Hershey, Stuart Chessen, Peggy Griffin, and Yoon Choi spoke on
behalf of the North Portal neighborhood. The presentation covered the Petition for
Preserving the Sound Wall on Auburn Dr. It included the statistics of the population that
participated in the petition, background on the Sound Wall and the impact of Wolfe Road
Housing and the Rise on Cupertino and their neighborhood. It was emphasized that though
their group was not opposed to the projects, they were concerned with traffic and safety,
existing alternative connectivity options, parking and overflow issues, preserving
neighborhood character, security and privacy, and preserving the covenant designed to
mitigate noise and traffic impacts. They requested the city reject any proposal to open the
sound wall, to seek alternative solutions, and for the city to provide documentation of the
covenant for preserving the sound wall.
Planning Commission March 25, 2025
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:55 p.m., Chair Rao adjourned the Special Planning Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
/s/ Lindsay Nelson
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant