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CC Exhibit 05-05-15 Oral Communications cc s/,l- s From:Paul Brophy<pauldbmphy@yahoo.com> Date:October 27,2014 at 6:22:40 PM PDT To:Gilbert Wong<gwong@cupertino.org>,Barry Chang<bchang@cupertino.org>,Mark Santoro <msautoro@cVertmo.org>,Orrin Mahoney<on4honey@cupertino.org>,Rod Sinks <rsinks@cupertino.org> Cc:Aarti Shrivastava<aartis@cuperdm.org>,Gary Chao<garyc@cupertino.org>,Wimnie Lee <winnieleedds@yahoo.com>,Alan Takahashi<alantcup@gmail.com>,Don Sun<bock.sun@gmaU.com>, Margaret Gong<margiegong@icloud.com> Subject:General Plan Amendment ander consideration Reply.-To:Paul Brophy<pauldbrophy@yahoo.com> Dear Mayor Wong and Council members, During the almost seven years that l have been privileged to serve on our Planning Commission, I have always taken the position that I-should not lobby Council.members on matters that have come before us. The minutes of our meetings and the votes taken should stand by-themselves for you to consider when making up your minds on planning and land use items. However, n, e. ce `a=possible C eral Plan Amendment iricrease:in=all ab ait_frna�a �'--=ar:-n rY a o t a long to 0-0I -life in U a iInrand die use=my views-a a at=vartance-vuitia`the piannmg-Deparl`ment s recot`i�mendations, n'�.n '-�" y. ergot s _ngl elieu �rto"alrld�tional!iWWZe:'s ace_above that epi_- eGener _!an 50 ��� i P^� edL:If you believe that is to rea stnctive, 19 wo Id urge ou no-a increase a amount of allowable io ce space beyond that in Alternative A, which would provide an additional 500,000 sq.ft,for a total of 1,040,000 sq.ft. Alternative A is the compromise amount that was supported by three Commission members(Winnie Lee,Don Sun,and myself),as compared tothe staff recommendation of 2,540,000 sq.ft. The E1R for the Housing Element/General Plan Amendment points out that the city already has an excess of jobs above our residential labor force. This Is before the Apple 2 campus opens with an additional 14,000 jobs. The Apple 2 EIR was clear in saying that the traffic to be generated by that project would have significant and unavoidable impact upon traffic congestion, despite the tens of millions of dollars that Apple has committed to spending on mitigation measures.The Apple campus was unanimously and enthusiastically approved by both Planning Commission and City Council because we recognized that the benefits for our community from supporting the company's growth outweighed the adverse impacts. It needs to be remembered,though,that we have not yet experienced the increased traffic and congestion from that project. Also there will be an additional 1500 to 2000 employees who will be commuting to the office component of Main Street plus the second office building that will be placed on the IHOP site,immediately adjacent to Cupertino(I am using 4 employees/1000 sq.ft. for this and future calculations). Unhappiness in our community over traffic congestion will only grow just from the projects already in the pipeline. Under our existing General Plan,an additional 540,000 sq,ft. is still available,which would house 2000 employees above all that. If the Altsmative A option is approved,we will need to support over 4000 additional employees. And if the Planning Department's "Balanced Plan"preferred alternative of over 2.5 Million additional square feet of allowable office space is approved,the EIR's proposed"mitigation"measures will not begin to address the nightmare traffic conditions on Stevens Creek Blvd,De Anza Blvd.,as well as secondary roads such as McClellan,Stelling, Wolfe and Tantau as drivers desperately look for alternatives to gridlocked arterial streets caused by the addition of over 10,000 more employees working here. In a city with lots of vacant land In which to expand both office and residential development,an increase such as that proposed by the Planning Department might well make sense. However, i -Iy`b'0flt Yes,there are some sites that were developed 30,40,or more years i d P' ago that could be redeveloped at higher densities. However,given that we have limited ability to add residential units(and great concern In the community about the impact of the few units we can add upon school enrollment and increased congestion),allowing substantially more office space means that we will take a city that is already unbalanced as to the relationship between jobs and housing and make it much more so. �e b errrr-rnistal ,�A tt ft�r adding toy-.ounts of addifeonai office space en our. en MIle!Ian is 6Vo agamsf s staanable�developmen Itis a vote thaf gn s against the __G les FAW321arid'SB�37 as em toes co utin to Cupertino will have to live in distant A p p y: 9 Pe towns,since the nearby municipalities are also approving large scale office projects without the willingness or ability to approve offsetting homes. Most of all, it will degrade the quality of life in our community that is already stressed by traffic congestion and will be more so just from existing development underway. I would like to end by saying that while I strongly disagree with staff recommendations on this General Plan change that I have treated only with-personal and professionai respect by Planning Department staff,,just as I have been during my entire tenure on the Planning Commission. It has been a pleasure to work with them and occasionally,for us to disagree over various matters before us. The arguments made in favor of permitting far more intensive development than is currently permitted has been echoed by planners and elected officials in many other communities in the Santa Clara Valley and.the Peninsula. I belleve.that-they are.alrnost all=wrong.. I know that they are wrong in the case of Cupertino. Sincerely, Paul Brophy CC To: Cupertino City Council From: Lisa Guinn Subject: Summary of my Remarks and Requests Thank you for allowing me to speak Here are the key points from my presentation: • Although we lost the street tree in front of our home,we strongly support Cupertino's reforstation program. • I ask that Public Works implement significant policy changes to keep homeowners involved and informed about street trees. • In particular, I would like to be notified in writing via US mail: o When a tree is found to be ill or needs to be removed o When a tree is scheduled for removal o When a tree is scheduled for planting • Except in cases of a hazard to the public, I think that two weeks' notice - or even a months' notice -is reasonable to ask, considering the importance of the trees to our homes and neighborhoods. • I believe that increased communication will bring better cooperation and appreciation for the street tree program. (y L Progress on 2007-2014 Regional Housing Need Allocation as of 3/27/15 Very Low Low Moderate Market Total Rate Cupertino 11% 14% 24% 172% 63% Sunnyvale 41% 56% 152% 95% 86% Santa Clara 30% 9% 16% 148% 78% (City) County aggregate 26% 27% 21% 120% 65% Source: Bay Area Progress in Meeting 2007-2014 Regional Housing Need Allocation(RHNA)as of 3/27/15 http://www.abag.ca.gov/files/RHNAProgress2OO7 2014_032715.pdf Cc 5-- -[ s May 6, 2015 To: Cupertino City Council From: Cathy Helgerson—CAP—Citizens Against Pollution Regarding: Lehigh Southwest Cement and Quarry This letter is to request that the City of Cupertino write a letter to the United States District Court Northern District of California San Jose Division about the settlement agreement between the United States of America and people of the State of California by and through the California Regional Water Quality Control Board,San Francisco Bay Region(Plaintiffs)v. Lehigh Southwest Cement Company and Hanson Permanente Cement, Incorporated (Defendants)Case: 15-cv-01896-BLF. This is a citizen's request that the proposed settlement agreement amount shall be increased because of the amount of pollution and destruction that has been taking place for the last 80 years and counting. Lehigh cannot atone for the damage that they have done to the Silicon Valley,San Francisco Bay, Permanente Creek,Stevens Creek,Stevens Creek Reservoir,the wells,aquifers and the Pacific Ocean. This pollution has contaminated our ground water and is a major threat to all life forms and this crime should not go unpunished. The damage done to the aquatic life is the only reason given for this settlement this should not be the only reason Lehigh has contributed to the pollution and contamination to the human and animal life here and no one has even understood or tried to include this fact into the complaints. I am a citizen who has been made ill due to the air,water and soil pollution from the Lehigh Southwest Cement and Quarry and the Steven Creek Quarry and have continue to suffer along with my family and other over the years. Money it seems is the only cure for the crimes committed and I believe this to be a very sad situation because our lives and the quality of life is threatened and money will not change things.The Lehigh Southwest Cement and Quarry settlement ruling is very short from any real cleanup and the only way to clean up this mess is to first close them down and second turn the property into a Super Fund Site that will take possibly decades to clean up. The treat of Lehigh needing to mine a new pit is real and we should not overlook this possibility waiting for them to start the wheel turning on this new pit will be to late we must act now, I am not in favor of any new mining pit and I have made myself clear on this matter it is time for the City of Cupertino to look at this real possibility and work to stop such a disaster. The letter to the court may or may not make any difference but I am here to testify to the court whenever necessary about the pollution and the violations from the Lehigh Southwest Cement and Quarry as a victim of the crimes committed. How much money is enough well there are 7 million people living in the Bay Area and all of them have been suffering I suppose there should be enough to compensate somehow in some way.There should be no further pollution but the only way to stop that is to close the polluters down once and for all. C C May 5 Oral Communication Xiaowen Wang Philosophy • How could limited land support the population and economics growth? Develop and support the implementation of improved land management UN Agenda 21 practices which deal comprehensively with potentially competing land requirements for agriculture, industry, transport, urban development, green spaces, preserves and other vital needs; Cities and towns are places for people to live, but they are much more than that. They are places for people to also go to school, shop, work, and play. The neighborhoods that make up the cities and towns vary in character, size, and Plan Ba Area mix of activities that are offered. Bay PDAs and PCAs are an integral part of the regional Plan Bay Area, an integrated land use and transportation plan, tackling pressing issues such as accommodating population growth while keeping the region affordable for all our residents, preserving open spaces, protecting our environment, accommodating transportation needs, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. implementation : Urbanization � M\ a �"t` \ ����G�,a, •G��1�@'. ��\V\x\\a\ChV\�i e ���\p\aaC aha \�< G �\\'�� \\�\,\��V� e \�, ��bh,�\°G\�\ M ore housing p e r acre 15 \ G \ Free up land for More worker per acre w" eI-Au ore schools o vGay � a a ALL v v-;a Drive to work, school, shopping Walk to work, school, shopping Necessary Conditions • Critical mass in the eco system • Enough people live, work, study, shop and entertain inside the system • Variety of work and retail opportunities to satisfy people's daily need bs"I Modern style andeffortless ffartless sagahist�cat� r?are r it,r Bn3aaf:, a� istxv s 4 s° r s2Ncdltilajz�,n- i;t to ;. °. p�x,. rr,,c. QA a< a.i,.,sc>Duo,C i36 new e ands in+ urtai�ca for rent that arm perfer i for^aek!a° e CS e ,, °. ,, � asr3 €.i �rlss r a"+r( sr.a.st srs zt - -: §rt�ni cond€s ter rent.and tc�sntts�rrr Pear rntW fully Appointed k^stt s"L c4s a, ;; t�iaTt ; .�,..A e tops,��ri,�rean styte c binetr}+harder ood style tC�aa�i ung, in-home��re�shers&dryers,and much rr�flre.. aik out round the clock in our stag sof the art fitness cei�ti r.E'arraper c ur het at tear het park father„awith fr�cnds rpt cur iirr plmce trauncde ��ittt r�s�rt-inspired i�rnnenitles,the i��p�srtrrn�ties arr r; eF y endless,f 1cs nc a' r crrta urrenent! Staaiya �i� n"tSdiate ase to rrar. ipty�+�r ' itican�ler lalrpfa�s tl nada`trrelrbl intrrrt�carral.dnlrng 0 l nt sh p irr �rccr t�rrn,an8e�arn arat, tturp,and acre.A iai, %vinnir schools, calf upadrrra c d o able;t�is 'lk nd rrde�a ike �rary her ,rs r tt a� �ng'toxa. �:... .. tai 3, P ^t!"dl G�d9„r3 3 1 t3 hq 1C47i�C�, ?t 1h6d ivith c t: ,ityfo, �1�t E9,��H&e5��tVt ,i �{�b�Vn t,.,,p on� 5� ?��f4r.rdi�� � Whe .re • How many of workers around Vallco would live within working distance? • Currently 1 out of 5 people work in"Cupertino live in Cupertino and. 87% of workers live in Santa Clara county. • Apple II, Main St. and proposed Vallco add up to 5.6 million sf. office and can host about 24, 000 workers and Apple II alone has 14,200 workers. • Nineteen hundred, Hampton and Main Street add up to 1226 housing units including 600 units yet to be built at Hampton. • How many retail space do we have around? • In vicinity there are around 1 million sf. retail including Main Street, Rose Bowl, Cupertino Village and proposed Vallco. • Can public services support this eco system? • School over capacity • Fire, police, water, sewer, etc. • Traffic and environment Where should we start ? ' Conduct an independent study of how to build a sustainable eco rFa system around the whole Vallco area. Y{E Is Apple 11 Main Street and �� 3{s fesr7 f;r ws ld^n. existing offices enough employment source for critical s= mass? zZ Is massive transit a necessary basics for such system? *�� wean �r"ry ro rder�r,,, � ��� How many housing and retail is needed to keep enough people inside the area? • is service What is the cost on pu er b rvC�fN N(k'i n - r,r�atlf°� ,�Fsa� � to sustain such setup? d&roret pp ti v r&r t7.+ ?n a nas o h etl��mt , � iy7"a sF !t^§eatr Feaaeo 4 t Refer-ences • Market Study: httg :/Iwww. cuQertinogUa. oroLfilesZ maria ed Document 392 P MarketStudy. r)df Tale 7: Commute Flaw (a) Employed Persons Place of work Number Percenta2ee Santa Clara County 21,330 _ 87.2% San Jose 5,265 21,5' Cupertino 5,060 20.7` Sunnyvale 2,805 11.5% Santa Clara 21660 10.9` ; Mountain View 3.,645 6,7 Pala Alta 1,390 5.7% Milpitas 555 2.310 Campbell 365 1.5% Los,Altos 360 1,5% Other Cities 490 2.0% Unincorporated 735 3.0 .All Other Locations , 31,120 Total 24,450 100.0' References , • Apple II : https://s3.amazonaws.com/apple-campus2- project/Project_Description_Submittal 6. pdf • Main Street: http://www.cupertino.ora/index. aspx? page= 1127 • http ://webcache. gooqleusercontent.com/search? a =cache:2F_L2XgVyGsJ :www. cupertino.orq/Modules/ ShowDocument.aspx%3Fdocumentid %3D393+&Cd =3&hl =en&ct=clnk&Ql = us • http ://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=776 C) CUPECITY RTINO GENERAL PLAN 2000 2020 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Allocating Development Potential The (-;f)f_J1111U111t1; RIM ic-LUOR Of t1e , 1CVel._)pMv1( ikilkity shi,uld be con Land U,-L- Ektrieni and. Fal!ure 2-P dvsLr&eJ 1 troll-A4ctKat the overi[0 It seal sP trurture ct c_" uVerumi ; Tlwre v;j finitewounr tit The pa�etitsecli,)n flew develk4mnt ilk fl-w I un tike V Lire beff xc A thv ()L�*, &SirLA Lram. descrihey how I Ah_citAd (I-affit levels CXCL, e wi W, forM" of Full"build.k7tit1tilix t1d he 1A I g The Lp re of keel. an 4INT01t 01JR1 The uncommitt I leveloi .............. hJ ONTIen#,t 11 ii,Ulfnmezwl, offo-e and r"Ist rh;11 'ill 11"A tut"=111111 iC_ r!-,(.N?t fUur, C41M�vj:.ti�jwni wv.f,and N L.lIt�_,LxtL ';.?rt a cast!-[ e. Civi ITL , allocato Balancing Land Uses developy')ent P�,'+MALA. b, private dvelop, L4Vvftjvw hmorically Ivis t1wre jk+> , wet nu Kiwd ar, Lhe cciffitnut-utv I-en-efits tejfj tlim oei.n!7' FIL4MA WOUld Pr,"wisz"The rejwu=ucKma- p ved m,m; "d by aJpaL`0 �Litr�ll will be anocar'A .=nt�Icttws, lvt-are N-Dotl,ll cvn4_lquejwes chat incluLk hi!+ mr, (e necc-*arto emu,&ni the Cttes ecj_,, G-1.VS1l"Ntt'Y Di-.vlLc)PNm.N-i2-17 Table l-A, Development Alfocathm. commesdarEsq.ft3 Office[sq.fp Hctel(roarms) Rimidemlaltft 2010 BUM Wid6at 2010 Baht Buildaut 2010 Bin"it Bulminn 2010& ft BuEldout Neighborhood M"d-jaa l rs.i 1? tti �;J:�;•: Ij 1,l i; 45r:,2 I0 Fairy curt 3 7 C? _-ht , Commesrclal Cutters sIILLrrdrl-,.;C:ay IATJ a3 1,47?,,,113 ilol;it i'I,eti1 1_77 't,? yitf vAlul Far.S.,nth l i137 j 9 1,902,546 'JK6,0; H16,0i 150 7-`_4 47 1 71.1 Oahe, Ai-ax :#`I,Z4 P5,41 i- i 3 :50,614 _ 6 MY) Employment Centers 111LAUU0 t,€4•d. t,D-7 t i •i, V J 64.144 79.01 L 'I Lr)0 27-; l,i}'il?,?2i 124 X7=1 iifi nit• 'v'dkl-:iFSc•1-N,rth I y,14 113,147 7,L+51,qio 3^0,6?6 ili li 55= SSI A&+P.trtd - 428,64; 1,M—A., u4 C1Qhtc.gtL`a 1CO �ye:C Fcapl,vt r 63;3;05 i C&fwide _':l''r_.A = 4.4 3:3 9.x7 ��_9 J±}g) �,- �t,iLtS I,l;i 1 "'' 31,144 3,2 Q4 #iItw•cacpmzr:; allin Ax.F 3earl t,ir:ltr(ATy..1rei :.rc stct Lit`rhr ViIIz:v 1'2& South smd.0-irq C-r_nzu:ut,.urw Rinchr Rinconala.;and 11ak fi'Jltey Ficli r, ne,L;+fiurh,xi&have si_ll-•tcrhan,C1111!-and twi', &tat contribute iv tbair disrina lcLa cr.e.r an_ stcv-V archatev tural stytes., while ethers- hive aCCll[tXtlrral SCyL,&rj5ity err 5treex bGUnd- chu6en G;i ri°,Lain a zmngle-stoq ifppeAsance G.f arms. These and all nei,:�hboThxuzds must fe unique -,lrchitecteual tea.turt-- rLmning far planned carefully t;r be.sure that resid-enits five nek&bo.6---od> shciuld consider rroxirmity safely and comfort.A.I$,.tk.0 theT have access and crrnnections to nec essiiry sen ices,altd t0 sl'ioprinff and secreatiun and that their setttnu Design standards fOr pri.Vatc pr41gl4L�rty po.; citV of i • general plan amendment p "� ., to COMMUNITY-WIDEWORKSHOP • October Settings and Opportunities Report Major Opportunities • Ensure tha� any changes to the General Plan Llo not a verse y affect CuPertino's quality of life or Pu tc services, including sc oohs ■ Explore creating a community benefits incentives program tied to new development ■ Analyze alternatives for increasing economic opportunities and diversifying the local economy • Improve multi-modal circulation, including transit, pedestrian paths and bike lanes ■ Address State-mandated housing requirements in a manner that works best for the community Q3: • Cupertino • 33.3% Affordable housing IS3x MIN IN I 1 r 22x ttsa f Traffic 13.16 r 1731 Controlling growth usx 29% Education 33•. i Crime sx I City's economic health u•; 02014 i Environmental health ti ■2012 GA% ■2010 Protection of open space ❑2003 2% 0% 2VI 40 Pape 24 Note.ReaPonaes silt Mer Man 3 Percent m Wm have.wt been choned above.For mote detX*,refer brie epee repot m APPend+a C. October 2014 Support for Revitalization ofthe Vallco Shopping The residents.rere next asked to indicate whether they would support a revitalization of the Vailco Shopping District In response.total support was 86.7 percent(`Strongly support"67.7 percent."Somewhat support'19 0 percent).Total opposition+:as only 8.3 percent,and 5 0 percent said they either d!d not know or had no answer for this question Strongly Somewhat oppose OK-NA oppose 3.0% 5.0% Somewhat support 19.0% Strongly support 3T.r�. Theresidents A ere next asked to give their primary reason for choosing to live in Cupertino,in the current survey results,"School system"again topped the list of responses by a large margin.with 39.4 percent mentions This r as a small,but statistically Insignificant Increase from 2012. Following this,13 6 percent of the residents cited"Friends or family here."while the response-Job.'garnered 11.4 percent mentions.These responses were followed by"Quality of life'at 9 9 percent'Grey-,up here'at 6.4 percent"Affordable housing-at 6.2 percent.and'Enjoyllike the city'at 5.7 percent. Clearly,`School system"is a driving factor that has attracted residents to Cupertino.The results for 2014 overall are fairly consistent with the 2012 survey results,The chart illustrating these results is shown on the next page. !2: Reason for • in Cupertino G�Ca9i 1xE5tAf2CtI, (Contir„ 50% ati 47% 451% -*-School system 30%. -111-Job +-frlandslfamily here t Grew up here l +s-Enjoyrdke the City 20x -*-Affordable housing i-Qual of life ,35. 1 13% .r•, ,a.ss � tox 3 10+. 10X 13, 9. 0% r. 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 'N lfoa Rebponses rYlr Mvr Nan 3 psnwt AOtntlofu twve�t been charted aEove ram ftWb rWW b Ne P 7?0 bpa+e repot In Appentltce C Ors3+er 'ra PEAK DEMOCRACY _—c. 500 r `Nhw are your views about the draft Community Benefits Program, and about building planes? Summary t)I.Which of ih� following belt de.Crcbes you (soled ail that apply) percent Coon rr.....rldcnt of •.�ertlr.7 9 i.2a 257 t wo:k/;[u17:n�•xRtir�o �{ !d.f: % 3r11 ttrr^!Cnt'i rfJv�%r:pr l ey, Q2 Which bulieir,3 plana do you prefer For the sovtt!side of Home:—.toad Road,be t+re+n Linnet Lane and Swallow Drive? iia sszwtnu da�.y»xu Percent Ccrn: ' u.a�xvi me tt—of the utx—. I don•[ur:e.-.r�+,d efie.rre::rp, l i tax I rycicr not tG]n5M'�lFc'lU!; O*, � a at Zn Y�ich building plane do y-u arefe,f-, -I e north side of Ste-ens Creek Boulevard L-•Uttw n Permeter Road and Tantau Avenues Percent Gwnt t aotev d 1!Lnnld;n7 W,tnr )1 Cf 9T I brc(er a 1 5 bund ng ptary `A)(11, 152), t don't,a,G:•rta:,d tt,cu t— I(:refer not[c an1-1 civ_ St Q4 Do you ha-.e addidona,thoughts,td•as or comm.encs about building planes alcng Cupertino's major streets? --.d 5+ -Aipp.d 27E building ..... ....... n w Job$ to P" 3461 Pw r ITEM 1 `f�f�: t7� I"Ih1i'�t F!R t"►FlV�R,ZI PI AN Ah1FtdC)h:1F � �� !► t3�:1�:3� �'t��:45:31 day Cit, Council l��o�rember 9f�, �.0�4 Index Q �har� � l�e�v.nit�ad t , I s 4• L f A llw ix- mid rise off!ce E vv- A, ter l � 3 Y � y .Y f•rKr,,ya." mid rise mixed-use office I!elaj pue pluapisat asn-pamw asu y iy/piiu �z I► a ti 1 }}o)�ei�uapisa�asu y6iL{/p!w 1N m; �,S�* $• '�� T'. r spy) t+ �'' i r 60 ft 5 stories 145 ft 11-13 stories 145 ft ..... .:..:....... 11-13 stories 75 ft 145 ft 7 stories 11-13 stories 7' 6-7 stories 460 ft 75 ft 85 ft 1314 stories 6-7 stories 8 stories 75 f1tL6-7 stories 110 ft 10 stories # of stories varies based on ceiling height �. X21 COMMUNITY-WIDE . • Ociober ,a i' Major Opportunities • Ensure that any changes to the General Plan do not Y it of life or ppu is services! incf—inc sc o0 no's uall • Explore creating a community benefits incentives program tied to new development • Analyze alternatives for increasing economic opportunities and diversifying the local economy ■ Improve multi-modal circulation, including transit, pedestrian paths and bike lanes • Address State-mandated housing requirements in a manner that works best for the community s 1 IL k ;j.l 1 :M r . i Collins Elementary-> 12 Portable Classrooms m , t t _ x � k. Garden , 4 5 Portable Classrooms cv ^� •.� --�Y 111;1 �__� I '�-� �, ....... v � @w Hyde Middle School- 12 Portable Classrooms . w P• rid - Address the school impact first - Address the traffic impact second - Only then consider changing the General Plan We owe it to our children � � slslir c cap APPLE CAUTIONS LIANG-FANG CHAO MAY 5, 2015 Specific Plan from Developer lbdsdes General Plan Current Broket Amendilent PrOCOSII proGess Neighborhood Outreach Community Input Revised Project Plan General Plan , Amendment Apple Cautions "The City May Have Unintentionally Limited its Discretion to Address Project- level Concerns After Adopting Higher Density Limits in the GPA. " California law provides that the density of a proposed project complying with the applicable general plan, zoning and development policies cannot be reduced. (GOV. CODE SEC. 65589.51!]] There is a streamlined CEQA review for residential projects that are consistent4 with the general plan. . .. (PUB. RES. CODE SEC. 21083.3.1 A Apple Cautions "The City Should Set Forth in the GPA the Key Issues that Need to Be Taken into Account. . . . , Since Deferring this Step May Unduly Bind the City in the Future. " Apple Points Out "We also have concerns about the impact buildings of this height will have on view corridors, sunlight and emission of light and glare." For privacy and security, "we respectively request that the updated general plan maintain longstanding height limit of 60 feet for the hamptons site, for all structures located within 50 feet of the parcel line abutting apple campus 2 or pruneridge." ------------ s ,s Apple Points Out "The proposed height increase elimination of setbacks for the threatens the security of apple campus 2." "We also request that setbacks, transitions, landscaping, or other mitigations be imposed." "The only way to remedy the issue is to limit heights and impose setbacks, transitions, landscaping or other mitigations, and require special findings that security and privacy . . . will not be compromised." b E i Residents and Neighborhoods Have the Same Concerns. But We Are Not Given a Chance to Comment on Projects in Our Own Neighborhood'. Apple Cautions "The City Should Set Forth in the GPA the Key Issues that Need to Be Taken into Account. . . . , Since Deferring this Step May Unduly Bind the City in the Future. " Ed no General Plan Current Broken Amendment Process PrOcess Specific Plan from Developer Neighborhood Outreach Community Input Revised Project Plan �< General Plan Amendment GPA Should Be v � 3 Project Specific . Neighborhood Should Be Informed and - - Provide Input. W t: �,� `� GENERAL PLAN 2020-2040 Do Not Circumvent The Process Using Amendment Require EIR Report that Reflects the Actual Impact. 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