City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Environmental Planning Commission  
Wednesday, August 21, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers, 500 Castro St., Mountain  
View, CA 94041  
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Dempsey called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission to order at 7:05 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present  
Commissioner Chris Clark, Commissioner Bill Cranston, Commissioner Paul Donahue, Vice  
Chair Alex Nunez, Commissioner Joyce Yin and Vice Chair Hank Dempsey  
1 - Chair Jose Gutierrez  
Absent  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Chair Dempsey introduced the item for discussion.  
Chair Dempsey opened the floor at 7:06 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to  
speak on the item.  
No members of the public wished to speak.  
Public Testimony concluded at 7:07 p.m.  
MOTION - M/S - Clark/Cranston - That the Environmental Planning Commission approve the minutes of  
October 4, 2023 and November 1, 2023, with minor clerical changes.  
5 -  
Yes:  
Yes:  
Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Vice Chair Nunez, Commissioner Yin and Vice  
Chair Dempsey  
5 -  
Commissioner Clark, Commissioner Cranston, Vice Chair Nunez, Commissioner Yin and Vice  
Chair Dempsey  
1 - Commissioner Donahue  
Abstain:  
Abstain:  
1 - Commissioner Donahue  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Chair Dempsey opened the floor at 7:08 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to  
speak on anything not on the agenda.  
No members of the public wished to speak.  
Public testimony concluded at 7:09 p.m.  
5.  
PUBLIC HEARING  
5.1  
Minor Downtown Precise Plan Amendments  
Commissioner Clark recused himself because of conflict of interest due to his ownership of real property  
within the proximity of the project location.  
Economic Development Strategist Amanda Rotella and Acting Advanced Planning Manager Diana Pancholi  
gave an oral staff presentation and responded to questions from the Environmental Planning Commission.  
Chair Dempsey opened the floor at 7:29 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to  
speak on this item.  
SPEAKING VIRTUALLY  
•
Junaid Qurashi  
Public testimony concluded at 7:32 p.m.  
The EPC deliberated on this item.  
MOTION - M/S - Cranston/Nunez - That the Environmental Planning Commission:  
1. Rescind the Environmental Planning Commissions recommendation on item 5.1 Minor Downtown Precise  
Plan Updates made at the June 26, 2024, meeting; and  
2. Recommend the CIty Council adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View  
amending the Downtown Precise Plan to update Land Use Table for areas D, E, H, I and J, to be read in title  
only, further reading waived (Exhibit 1 to the Staff Report).  
Yes:  
5 -  
Commissioner Cranston, Commissioner Donahue, Vice Chair Nunez, Commissioner Yin and  
Vice Chair Dempsey  
Recused:  
1 - Commissioner Clark  
6.  
COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Commissioner Nunez announced that he met with Advanced Planning Manager, Eric Anderson and met his  
baby, Kai. Commissioner Nunez stated that he looks forward to his return.  
Acting Advanced Planning Manager Diana Pancholi announced a reminder to the Commission of the EPC's  
celebration of Service Awards which will be held on Monday, September 30, 2024 at Michael's restaurant  
located at the Shoreline Golf Links.  
Acting Advanced Planning Manager Diana Pancholi announced that there will be outreach efforts made for  
the Moffett Boulevard Precise Plan by hosting Visioning Workshops. The first workshop will be held on  
August 28, 2024 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Rengstorff Community Center located at 201 Rengstorff Avenue.  
Outreach efforts will also be made at the local Farmer's Market on the weekends.  
Acting Advanced Planning Manager Diana Pancholi announced that the EPC meeting scheduled for  
September 4, 2024 has been cancelled and answered a question posed by Commissioner Cranston.  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Dempsey adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Diana Pancholi  
Acting Advanced Planning Manager  
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:  
The agenda, reports, and any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Planning Commission regarding any item  
on this agenda are posted at https://mountainview.legistar.com under the meeting details for the date of this meeting. The agenda may also  
be viewed at City Hall, 500 Castro Street, the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor and at the Mountain View Library, 585 Frankli  
Street, beginning at 4:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, prior to Wednesday Environmental Planning Commission meetings.  
Printed copies of the agenda, reports, and any writings or documents already provided to a majority of the Commission regarding any item  
on this agenda may be requested at the Community Development Department during normal business hours.  
The Environmental Planning Commission may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus those interested in an  
item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting.  
It is the policy of the Environmental Planning Commission that all evening meetings of the Commission, including Study Sessions, be  
adjourned no later than 10:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up  
by the Commission after 10:00 p.m. unless the Commission has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears  
that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Commission may take up and act upon the more  
pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned  
regular meeting unless the Commission directs otherwise.  
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Planning Board  
Clerk at (650) 903-6306 or by email at epc@mountainview.gov 48 hours prior to the meeting so the City can make reasonable  
arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)). If you have a hearing or speech disability, please use the  
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gender, gender expression or identity, or any other State or Federal protected class in any of its policies, procedures or practices. This  
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complete accuracy nor used as a verbatim transcript.  
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION:  
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Planning Commission. Please identify the Agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Requests to show an audio or video  
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meeting date.  
Anyone wishing to address the Commission in person must complete a yellow speaker card indicating the name you would like to be  
called by when it is your turn to speak and the item number on which you wish to speak. Please complete one yellow speaker card for each  
item on which you wish to speak. Virtual and in-person speakers will be called in order as determined by the Chair or their designee.  
An individual speaker shall have up to three minutes to address the Commission. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on  
nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per  
speaker unless there is an objection from the Commission by majority vote.  
If requested in advance of the public input portion of the agenda item to the Chair or dais staff, a speaker who represents five or more  
members of the public in attendance who complete cards but elect not to speak may have up to 10 minutes to address the Commission, if  
the Chair determines that such extension will reduce the total number of speakers who planned to speak.  
An applicant and/or appellant for a zone change, precise plan or quasi-judicial hearing shall have up to 10 minutes to address the  
Commission and, with the consent of the Commission, two minutes of rebuttal at the conclusion of all public speakers.  
The presiding officer may remove or cause the removal of any individual(s) for disrupting a meeting in accordance with California  
Government Code section 54957.95, as may be amended from time to time. In accordance with California Government Code section  
54957.9, as may be amended from time to time, the Commission may order a meeting room cleared and continue in session in the event a  
meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting impossible, and order  
cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are disrupting the meeting.  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public  
who utilizes a translator.