ERC 01-18-2018 Community Development Department
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 777-3308
APPROVED MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE HELD ON January 18, 2018
Committee Members: David Brandt
Barry Chang
David Fung
Piu Ghosh
Chad Mosley
Committee Members absent: Aarti Shrivastava
Timm Borden
Don Sun
Staff present: Catarina Kidd, Senior Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
November 14,2017
The approval of the minutes of the November 14,2017 was postponed to the next meeting for a
lack of quorum
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
(Reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on issues that are not already
included in the regular Order of Business)
None
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Application No.(s): EA-2017-01,DP-2017-01,ASA-217-03
Applicant: Mary Elizabeth O'Connor
(Rancho San Antonio Retirement Housing Corp)
Location: 23500 Cristo Rey Drive APN#342-54-999
Consider the draft Environmental Impact Report for The Forum at Rancho San Antonio, a
continuing care retirement community that currently exists on a 51.5-acre. The proposed project
includes renovations and additions to the existing facilities as well as new buildings resulting in
25 new independent living villas, 10 new beds and 45,000 square feet of renovations and
additions to the skilled nursing facility, 10,500 square feet of renovations to the assisted living
facility, 26 new beds in a 39,000-square-foot new memory care building, and 27,000 square feet
of renovations and additions to the commons facilities (dining, fitness and multi-purpose
room). In total, the proposed project includes 39,755 square feet of renovation, 43,017 square
feet of new additions, and 95,336 square feet of new buildings.
❑ Air Quality/Traffic
o Less than significant impacts were reported
o No access points to the site are changing, so there will be no changes to the access
ability for Emergency Vehicles
❑ Additional Discussion
o The Forum Community had completed an Initial Study for a Negative Declaration,
but decided that they wanted the higher level review of a full Environmental Impact
Report
o The Forum has been a nonprofit retirement/assisted living community for 26 years.
They have endeavored to reach out to all their neighbors and their members through
many community meetings. They have incorporated their comments and concerns
into a thoughtful and successful project.
o Five members of the Forum Community addressed the Committee. They spoke in
support of the proposed project. The buildings are in need of upgrades and the
medical/healthcare section of the Community needs expanded to be able to continue
to provide an excellent living environment for its residents.
ACTION: Recommendation for approval of an Environmental Impact Report for EA-2017-01
MOTION:David Fung
SECOND:David Brandt
NOES: none
VOTE: 5-0-0
OLD BUSINESS
None
Respectfully submitted,
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Beth Ebben
Administrative Assistant