City of Mountain View

Minutes

Environmental Planning Commission

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

7:00 PM

Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500

Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Yin called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission to order at 7:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

8 -

Present

Commissioner Chris Clark, Commissioner Bill Cranston, Commissioner Jose Gutierrez,

Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer, Commissioner Alex Nunez, Commissioner Alex Nunez, Vice

Chair Hank Dempsey and Chair Joyce Yin

MINUTES APPROVAL - NONE.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC

Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:01 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to speak

on this item.

No members of the public wished to speak.

Public testimony concluded at 7:01 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING

5.1

Firearms Regulation Ordinance Zoning Text Amendment

Assistant City Attorney Fazely gave an oral staff presentation and answered questions from the commission.

Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:12 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to

speak on this item.

No one wished to speak on the item.

Public testimony concluded at 7:12 p.m.

MOTION - M/S - Clark/Cranston - That the Environmental Planning Commission recommend that the City

Council:

Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Mountain VIew Amending Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the Mountain View City

Code to add Firearms and Ammunition Retailing as a Prohibited Home Occupation Use (Exhibit 1 to the

EPC Staff Report).

The motion passed by the following vote:

Yes:

6 -

Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Hehmeyer, Commissioner Nunez,

Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin

No:

1 - Commissioner Gutierrez

NEW BUSINESS

6.1 EPC Work Plan

Principal Planner Pancholi gave an oral staff presentation and answered questions from the commission.

Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:27 p.m. for public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to

speak on this item.

No one wished to speak on the item.

Public testimony concluded at 7:28 p.m.

MOTION - M/S - Clark/Heymeyer - That the Environmental Planning Commission submit the FY 2023-24

Work Plan to the City Council for approval.

The motion passed by the following vote:

Yes:

7 -

Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Gutierrez, Commissioner

Hehmeyer, Commissioner Nunez, Vice Chair Dempsey and Chair Yin

COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE

REPORTS

Commissioner Guiterrez made a clarifying announcement that earlier in the meeting his mic was not working

properly and to state for the record that he voted NO on item 5.1.

Principal Planner Pancholi made the following announcements;

Gave an update on the Parks and Recreation departments strategic plan announcing four community

meetings that will be held in person and virtually on 08/21/2023 and 08/22/2023 and invited all commission

members to attend.

Announced that the Annual Celebration of Service will be held on September 19, 2023 at the

Community Center.

Gave an update on the Transit Center Master Plan stating there is a dedicated webpage with updated

information regarding the progress of the master plan.

Announced that the September 6, 2023 EPC meeting is canceled.

Pancholi then answered clarifying questions from commission members Cranston and Guiterrez.

Commissioner Heymeyer announced that the application process is closed for the open vacancy for

the Environmental Planning Commission.

ADJOURNMENT

Chair Yin adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.