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109-H. CC Meeting Minutes dated 1/4/11.pdfJanuary 4, 2011 Cupertino City Council Attachment RECESS — Prior to the Council recess. City Manager David Knapp introduced Terry Calderone, Cupertino's former Police Chief who had recently retired, and also introduced the city's new Police Chief Carl Neusel. Captain Neusel said that it was an honor to be selected for the position and expressed his commitment to providing the highest level of law enforcement in Cupertino. The Council was in recess from 9:40 to 9:53 p.m. 10. Subject: Appeal of the Director's decision allowing a parking pad to be located at a duplex located at 967 Miller Avenue Description: Application: D1R-2010-30; Appellant: Erwin Wolf; Applicant: Linda Shen - Jung (GLSAA, LLC); Location: 965-967 Miller Avenue; APN: 369-19-052; Application Summary: Appeal of a Director's Minor Modification decision to allow paving in the front yard of an existing duplex for the purpose of a parking stall at 965-967 Miller Avenue Senior Planner Colin Jung reviewed the staff report. Speakers representing the appellant, Erwin Wolf, were Michael and Cheryl Wolf. Michael Wolf expressed safety concerns for elderly tenants because visibility could be an issue if additional parking were added. He stated that there has been ample parking for 30 years. He also suggested that the property appearance could be compromised and impact marketability. Cheryl Wolf said there could be safety issues for emergency vehicles responding to an emergency with a vehicle extended to the sidewalk. The appellants said there was room for two or three cars on the street and that things are o.k. the way they are. The applicants Gordon Jung and Linda Shen -Jung said they submitted the application based on a request of their tenants (a husband, wife, and their son) who were having difficulty finding parking in their neighborhood. Mr. Jung said that everyone has passed a driver's test and exercises caution by stopping at the sidewalk before going into the street. He did not see a driving safety issue and requested that the application be approved. The public hearing was closed at 10:25 p.m. Action: Mahoney moved and Wang seconded to deny the appeal of the Director's decision with the following conditions. The motion carried unanimously. The parking area shall be revised to incorporate the 41" pedestrian path immediately north, increasing the parking pad depth from 17 feet to approximately 20 feet; The corner of the existing planting area immediately north of the proposed parking pad shall be rounded -off to further enhance the vehicle movement No parked cars shall extend over any portion of the sidewalk, except as may be necessary to enter or leave the property. 11. Subject: Application for modification of an existing mixed -use development (M-2010-08) located at 19501-19507 Stevens Creek Boulevard (Metropolitan) Recommended Action: Consider a Modification (M-2010-08) to the Use Permit for the Metropolitan mixed -use development in