City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Environmental Planning Commission  
Wednesday, November 1, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500  
Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041  
This meeting was conducted with a virtual component.  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Yin called the meeting of the Environmental Planning Commission to order at 7:01 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
8 - 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  
Present  
3.  
4.  
MINUTES APPROVAL - NONE.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:02 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 7:03 p.m.  
5.  
STUDY SESSION  
5.1 TDM Ordinance Vision and Goals  
Principal Planner, Diana Pancholi and Transportation Planner, Ben Pacho gave an oral staff presentation  
and responded to questions from the Environmental Planning Commission.  
Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:17 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 7:18 p.m.  
The EPC deliberated on this item.  
Public Works Director, Dawn Cameron provided a statement of facts and responded to questions from the  
EPC.  
Chair Yin concluded the study session at 7:56 p.m.  
6.  
PUBLIC HEARING  
6.1 Request for Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code  
Senior Planner, Krisha Penollar and Assistant Community Development Director, Lindsay Hagan gave an  
oral staff presentation and responded to questions from the Environmental Planning Commission.  
Chair Yin opened the floor at 8:45 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to  
speak on this item.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR;  
• Salim Damerdji  
SPEAKING VIRTUALLY  
• Leona Pearce  
Public testimony concluded at 8:51 p.m.  
The EPC deliberated on this item.  
MOTION - M/S - Cranston/ Gutierrez - That the Environmental Planning Commission recommend the City  
Council Request for Amendments to Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code  
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  
7.  
NEW BUSINESS  
7.1 Proposed Environmental Planning Commission Meeting Dates for  
2024  
Chair Yin introduced the item for discussion.  
Principal Planner, Diana Pancholi responded to questions from the EPC.  
The EPC deliberated on this item.  
MOTION - M/S - Cranston/Heymeyer - To approve the EPC Public Meeting Calendar for 2024.  
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  
8.  
COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Principal Planner, Diana Pancholi announced the cancellation of the EPC meeting scheduled for  
November 15, 2023. The next EPC meeting will be held on December 6, 2023.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Yin adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Diana Pancholi  
Principal Planner  
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  
viewed at City Hall, 500 Castro Street, the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor and at the Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin  
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 California Relay  
System at 711, TDD 650-967-0158 or 800-735-2929.  
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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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For inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy, please contact the City's Section 504 Coordinator at laurel.james@mountainview.gov or  
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complete accuracy nor used as a verbatim transcript.  
ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION:  
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Commission. Please identify the Agenda item number in the subject line of your email. Requests to show an audio or video presentation  
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Anyone wishing to address the Commission in person must complete a yellow speaker card indicating the name you would like to be called b  
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 Governmen  
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.