ERC 08-16-2012 Community Development Department
Cupertino,CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE HELD ON August 16,2012
Committee Members: Aarti Shrivastava
Timm Borden
Marty Miller
Interim City Manager, Amy Chan
Barry Chang (arrived at 9:45)
Committee Members absent: None
Staff present: Aki Honda-Snelling
Staff absent: none
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:June 7, 2012
ACTION: Approval of minutes from June 7, 2012
MOTION: Aarti Shrivastava
SECOND: Amy Chan
ABSTAIN: none
VOTE: 4-0
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on issues that are not already included in the regular
Order of Business)
NEW ITEMS:
1. Application No.: M-2012-03 (EA-2012-05), ASA-2012-10,TM-2012-04
Applicant: Kevin Dare (500 Forbes, LLC)
Location: 3 vacant lots on Stevens Creek Blvd between Wolfe Rd and Tantau Ave
Modification to the previously-approved Master Use Permit (U-2008-01 and M-2011-09),
Architectural and Site approval (ASA-2011-24) and Tentative Map (TM-2011-04) for a mixed-use
project consisting of retail, hotel, office and residential development, including consideration of
removal of the age-restriction on the market-rate residential units and modifications to the parking
garage, retail and the tentative map.
This is a second addendum to the Environmental Impact Report. The first addendum was
approved on March 23,2012. The Environmental Impact Report was originally approved on
January 20, 2009. This addendum is to address changes in the design from what was approved at
the May 15, 2012 City Council meeting. These proposed changes include:
o Switching the 143 Senior Housing units to 120 live/work loft-style units
o Minor reduction of the park space for a 20' wide landscape buffer on the west side
o Minor reduction the retail building footprints
o Modification of the parking spaces in the parking garage and a reduction of the garage
massing
These changes do not pose any new environmental impacts.
❑ Traffic
o Reduction of parking spaces from 2176 to 1984 for the new loft-style apartments
o This reduction still meets the shared and un-shared parking requirements, but does not
meet the City's Parking Ordinance requirement of 2009 spaces
o Trip generation is expected to be less than what was approved with the EIR and the first
addendum
o Peak trip times are also projected to be less than what was approved with the EIR and
first addendum
o Service Level impacts are reduced for the Bollinger/Lawrence Expressway intersection
❑ Landscaping
o The park size was reduced, but the open space calculation now includes the landscape
buffer so the numbers are the same
o The green space, landscape buffer and trees will help provide separation but easy access
between the adjoining properties
o Sidewalks should be incorporated into the design to allow for better foot traffic between
the adjoining properties
❑ Additional Discussion
o These modifications were made in response to the Council's request to build out the
entire site at the same time
o Architectural design changes were made to accommodate the wishes of the future
tenants along the Stevens Creek frontage
o Final Architectural Designs will be approved by the Design Review Committee
ACTION: Recommendation for approval of EA-2012-05 for a Second Addendum of the Final Certified
Environmental Impact Report
MOTION: Barry Chang
SECOND: Timm Borden
NOES: none
VOTE: 5-0
OLD BUSINESS
None
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Ebben
Administrative Clerk
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