City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Environmental Planning Commission  
Wednesday, May 3, 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 7:00 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present  
Commissioner Chris Clark, Commissioner Bill Cranston, Commissioner Jose Gutierrez,  
Commissioner Preeti Hehmeyer, Commissioner Alex Nunez, Vice Chair Hank Dempsey and  
Chair Joyce Yin  
3.  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Chair Yin introduced the item for discussion.  
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 wishes to speak.  
Public testimony concluded at 7:01 p.m.  
MOTION - MS - Cranston/ Dempsey - That the Environmental Planning Commission approve the minutes of  
April 19, 2023.  
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  
4.  
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 this item.  
No members of the public wished to speak.  
Public testimony concluded at 7:03 p.m.  
5.  
PUBLIC HEARING  
5.1 Google North Bayshore Master Plan  
Principal Planner Pancholi gave an oral staff report.  
Applicant Michael Tymoff for Google, Inc. gave an oral presentation.  
Principal Planner Pancholi and applicant Michael Tymoff answered questions from the commission.  
Chair Yin opened the floor at 7:36 p.m. to public testimony, asking if anyone from the public wished to speak  
on this item.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR:  
• Cliff Chambers, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning  
• Rebecca Procompton, Local Union 405  
• Juan Venegas, NorCal Carpenters  
• Doug Chesstiro, NorCal Carpenters  
• Ayinde Rudolph, Superintendent Whisman School District  
• Shani Kleinhaus, Santa Clara Audobon Society and Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club  
• (Virtual) Matthew Reed, Silicon Valley at Home  
• (Virtual) Phillip Cosby, St. Athanasius Catholic Church Mountain View  
• (Virtual) Bruce England, Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning, Green Spaces Mountain View  
• (Virtual) Edie Keating  
MOTION - M/S - Clark/Dempsey - That the Environmental Planning Commission:  
1. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View  
Certifying the North Bayshore Master Plan Subsequent Environmental Impact Report, Adopting California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings Related to Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and  
Alternatives, and Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a Mitigation  
Monitoring and Reporting Program (Exhibit 1 to the EPC Staff Report).  
2. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View  
Approving a Master Plan to Construct Up to 7,000 Residential Units, 3.11 Million Square Feet of Office  
(including 1.3 Million Square Feet of Bonus Floor Area as Net New Office), Approximately 14.8 Acres of  
Dedicated Public Park Land, Approximately 11.3 Acres of Privately Owned, Publicly Accessible Open  
Space, 233,990 Square Feet of Ground-Floor Retail, 55,000 Square Feet of Community Space, an Optional  
Private District Utilities System, and District Parking Garages all on an Approximately 153-Acre Site  
Generally Located North of U.S. 101 Bounded by Charleston Road to the North, Stevens Creek to the East,  
Space Park Way to the South, and Huff Avenue to the West, on Portions of the Gateway Master Plan Area  
Located at the Northwest Corner of Shoreline Boulevard and the U.S. 101 Northbound On-Ramp, and Six  
Parcels Between San Antonio Road and Marine Way in the P(39) (North Bayshore) Precise Plan, and on a  
Portion of the Shoreline Amphitheatre Parcel North of Amphitheatre Parkway, Outside the North Bayshore  
Precise Plan Area (Exhibit 2 to the EPC Staff Report).  
3. Recommend the City Council adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View  
Approving a Vesting Tentative Map to Create 58 New Parcels, Including 27 Parcels for Residential Buildings  
with up to 7,000 Residential Condominium Units, 360 Commercial Condominium Units, and 526 Vertical  
Subdivision Lots in a 153-Acre Master Plan Area Generally Located North of U.S. 101 Bounded by  
Charleston Road to the North, Stevens Creek to the East, Space Park Way to the South, and Huff Avenue  
to the West, on Portions of the Gateway Master Plan Area Located at the Northwest Corner of Shoreline  
Boulevard and the U.S. 101 Northbound On-Ramp, and Six Parcels Between San Antonio Road and Marine  
Way in the P(39) (North Bayshore) Precise Plan, and on a Portion of the Shoreline Amphitheatre Parcel  
North of Amphitheatre Parkway, Outside the North Bayshore Precise Plan Area (Exhibit 3 to the EPC Staff  
Report).  
4. Recommend that staff assess and provide, if feasible, the value of the 5% inclusionary units for  
consideration by the Council.  
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  
6.  
COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson announced the following:  
The next EPC meeting will include an overview of the development review process, CEQA and a retreat-style  
conversation regarding the role of the EPC.  
Recent Council meetings provided direction on the 2023-2025 work plan, discussion regarding the  
Gatekeeper process, and review of the Castro Street Pedestrian Mall update.  
Upcoming Council items that the EPC may be interested in include the Displacement Response Strategy,  
189 N. Bernardo Avenue project and a North Bayshore Bonus FAR allocation at 1808 N. Shoreline.  
Commissioner Hehmeyer asked a clarifying question regarding the EPC meeting schedule, answered by  
Advanced Planning Manager Eric Anderson.  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Yin adjourned the meeting at 10:48 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
Eric Anderson  
Advanced Planning Manager  
Approved on 10/04/2023