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City of San José, California
Planning Commission meeting, February 22, 2023.
This public meeting will be conducted via Zoom Webinar. For information on public participation via Zoom, please refer to the linked meeting agenda below.
Agenda: https://sanjose.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1083668&GUID=0A604EFF-FEDF-42F4-9C32-58211CEB0237
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Planning
Commission
meeting
this
meeting
is
being
held
via
web
meeting
due
to
covid
members
of
the
public
May
participate
by
following
the
instructions
listed
on
the
agenda,
you
may
also
View
and
listen
to
the
meeting
on
TV
City
website
and
YouTube
following
roll
call
during
summer
hearing
procedures
we'll
review
how
the
public
May
provide
comment
during
today's
session
roll
call.
Commissioner
lardinois.
B
Garcia
here,
commissioner
arnelas
wise
here,
commissioner
Rosario
here,
commissioner
young
Europe,
excellent,
the
summary
of
hearing
procedures.
The
procedure
for
this
hearing
is
as
follows.
After
the
staff
report,
applicants
and
appellants
may
make
a
five-minute
presentation.
City
staff
will
call
out
the
names
of
the
public
who
identify
the
items
they
want
to
speak
on.
You
may
identify
Yourself
by
the
raised
hand,
feature
in
the
web
meeting
or
click
star
9
on
your
phone,
as
your
name
is
called
City
staff.
Who
Am,
you
you
and
each
speaker
will
have
up
to
two
minutes.
B
Speaker
is
using
a
translator,
will
have
double
the
time
after
public
testimony.
The
applicant
and
appellant
may
make
closing
remarks
for
an
additional
five
minutes.
Planning
Commissioners
may
ask
questions
of
speakers.
Staff
will
meet
the
speaker
to
respond
to
the
commissioner.
Public
hearing
will
then
be
closed
and
Planning
Commission
will
take
action
on
the
item.
If
you
challenge
these
land
use
decisions
in
court,
you
may
be
limited
to
raising
only
those
issues
you
or
someone
else
raised
at
the
public
hearing
or
in
written
correspondence
delivered
to
the
city
at
or
prior
to
the
public
hearing.
B
The
planning
commission's
actions
on
rezonings
pre-zonings,
General
plan
amendments
and
code
amendments
is
advisory
to
the
city
council.
The
city
council
will
hold
public
hearings
on
these
items.
Section
10.120.400
of
the
municipal
code
provides
the
procedures
for
legal
protests
to
the
city
council
on
rezonings
and
pre-zonings.
The
planning
kitchen
missions,
action
on
conditional
use
permits
is
appealable
to
the
city
council
in
accordance
with
section
20.100.220
of
the
municipal
code,
so
we
will
now
call
to
order
and
remind
planning,
Commissioners
and
the
public
to
follow
our
code
of
conduct
at
meetings.
B
This
includes
commenting
on
the
specific
agenda
item
only
and
addressing
the
full
body.
Speakers
will
not
engage
in
the
conversation
with
the
commissioner
staff.
All
participants
are
expected
to
refrain
from
abusive
language.
Failure
to
comply
would
result
in
being
removed
from
the
meeting
so
now
the
meeting
of
this
Planning
Commission
will
now
come
to
order
and
our
first
item
up
is
our
public
comment,
and
this
is
for
individuals
that
wish
to
make
a
comment
for
items
that
are
not
on
the
agenda
but
related
to
municipal
government
staff.
Do
we
have
any
speakers.
A
B
E
B
Outstanding,
all
right,
I,
don't
see
much
of
a
debate
on
this
topic,
so
I'll
just
call
the
roll
commissioner
lardon
law.
Yes,
commissioner
barossio.
Yes,
commissioner
Cantrell.
Yes,
commissioner
Garcia.
Yes,
commissioner,
Nellis
wise.
Yes,
commissioner
Rosario.
Yes,
commissioner
young,
yes,
myself,
yes,
and
we
will
display
the
vote
and
then
move
on
to
item
five
public
hearing
which
will
be
item
a
HP,
2101
and
sp21044
historic
preservation
permit
to
allow
the
demolition
of
the
majority
of
the
roof,
blah
blah
blah
I'll.
Let
staff
do
that.
Actually,
foreign.
F
F
It
consists
of
the
removal
of
the
majority
of
the
roof
and
interior
of
the
existing
Realty
building,
which
is
a
city
landmark
building
and
the
retention
and
integration
of
the
street
facing
facade
and
a
portion
of
the
existing
roof.
So
above
the
existing
building,
the
applicant
would
construct
a
22-story,
240
foot,
high
mixed-use
senior
housing
tower
that
consists
of
220
residential
units
about
18
000
square
feet
of
commercial
space,
and
that
would
be
configured
in
four
commercial
condos.
F
One
important
note
is
that
this
project
is
considered
in,
in
addition
to
a
historic
preservation
permit
which
allows
the
work
to
be
done
to
this
Historic
Landmark
and
just
for
a
little
bit
of
context.
This
project
was
heard
at
the
historic
landmarks
Commission
on
February
1st
and
the
hlc
rejected
the
staff
recommendation
under
the
economic
hardship
finding
and
instead
recommended
approval
to
the
city
council.
Finding
that
the
project
would
not
be
detrimental
to
the
city
landmark
just
as
a
little
bit
more
of
a
planning
background.
F
This
project
has
a
general
plan
designation
of
downtown
and
is
located
in
the
downtown
primary
commercial
zoning
District
that
supports
mixed-use
housing,
commercial
uses
in
terms
of
the
project
review.
So
it
was
reviewed
with
consistency
for
the
general
plan,
major
strategies
and
polish
policies
regarding
Focus
to
growth,
as
well
as
strengthening
downtown
the
mixing
of
uses,
reduced
parking
creation
of
new
housing
and
preservation
and
Rehabilitation
of
historic
landmarks.
With
the
note
that
Mira
Blanco,
the
siqua
project
manager
will
get
into
a
little
later.
F
One
of
the
primary
issues
of
this
project
is
that
there
is
a
significant
unavoidable
impact
to
the
Historic
Landmark,
so
we'll
get
into
that
a
little
bit
later.
But
just
with
that
understanding,
the
project
is
also
consistent
with
the
requirements
under
the
state
density
bonus
law.
So,
as
the
project
provides
at
least
14
percent
of
the
units
for
low-income
households
that
are
earning
up
to
60
percent
of
the
area
median
income.
This
project
is
eligible
for
a
26
density
bonus
over
the
allowable
density
for
downtown.
G
The
city
prepared
a
draft
supplemental
environmental
impact
report,
otherwise
known
as
a
draft
seir
to
the
downtown
strategy.
2040
feir,
the
notice
of
preparation
for
the
seir
was
circulated
from
July
28
2021
to
August
27
2021.
As
Alec
mentioned,
a
joint
community
and
environmental
scoping
meeting
took
place
on
August
9th
2021
via
Zoom
conference.
G
The
draft
seir
also
found
that
the
project
would
result
in
a
significant
unavoidable
impact
to
cultural
resources
to
the
due
to
the
Project's
partial
demolition
of
a
city
landmark.
That's
the
Realty
building
at
19,
North,
2nd
Street.
The
project
would
cause
a
substantial
adverse
change
in
the
historic
significance
of
the
designated
City
landmark
and
mitigation
measures
adopted
for
the
project
would
not
be
able
to
reduce
the
impacts
to
a
less
than
significant
level.
G
So
if
the
city
council
were
to
approve
the
project
as
proposed
in
compliance
with
SQL
guidelines,
section
15093,
a
statement
of
overriding
considerations
would
also
need
to
be
adopted
which
identifies
the
benefits
of
the
project
that
outweigh
the
significant
and
unavoidable
cultural
Inland
use
impact.
The
statement
of
overriding
considerations
is
outlined
in
the
staff
report,
as
well
as
the
sequa
eir
resolution.
G
So
during
the
45-day
circulation
period
of
the
draft,
seir
staff
received
five
comments.
Comments
included
concerns
related
to
cultural
resources,
non-compliance
with
the
Secretary
of
the
Interior
standards
and
the
resulting
significant
impact
to
a
historic
resource
under
sequa
non-compliance
with
General
plan
policies
related
to
the
preservation
of
historic
Resources
non-compliance
with
the
historic
preservation,
ordinance
and
cumulative
impacts
to
Historic
resources
due
to
concurrent
projects
in
downtown.
G
The
city
responded
to
all
comments
received
on
the
draft
seir
and
Incorporated
them
into
the
First
Amendment
to
the
draft
seir.
The
First
Amendment
to
the
draft
seir
was
posted
to
the
city's
environmental
review
page
on
February
10
2023,
with
the
determination
that
no
further
analysis
or
recirculation
of
the
seir
is
necessary.
F
I'll
just
go
through
the
recommendation:
real
quick
for
the
record,
so
just
staff
recommends
the
Planning
Commission
recommend
the
city
council,
adopt
the
resolution
certifying
the
eir,
adopt
the
resolution,
adopt
the
resolution
approving
the
special
use
permit
and
consider
the
staff
recommendation
regarding
the
historic
preservation
permit,
and
that
is
all
thank
you.
Thank.
H
Evening
Mr
chair
members
of
the
commission,
I'm
Kurt,
Anderson
principal
Anderson,
architects,
where
we
start
I
I
I've
got
to
tell.
There
was
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
back
and
forth
with
with
my
staff
and
my
consultants
and
with
the
with
the
city,
staff
and
staff.
Just
did
a
fabulous
job,
Alec
Myra
everybody
through
the
whole
process,
Dana
Peake,
everybody
really
sisters
through
the
process.
It
really
gave
some
great
input
on
how
we
could
really
get
this
to
the
point.
It
was
greatly
appreciated.
H
We've
been
working
on
this
project
a
long
time.
It's
gone
through
several
design
reiterations,
and
what
now
is
a
further
commission
is
what
the
Historic
Landmark
Commission
voted
to
approve
earlier
earlier
this
month.
So
we
were
from
the
commission
the
historical
landmark
commission
I'm
saying
sometime
in
the
fall
last
year,
and
then
we
came
back.
We
made
some
changes.
We
got
back
in
front
of
them
again
in
January.
H
H
H
So
this
is,
this
is
obviously
the
existing
building.
This
is
the
facade.
This
is
the
second
floor
plan.
This
is
the
first
floor
plan,
so
what
we're
actually
doing
is
we
are
saving
we're
saving
the
the
perimeter
walls
receiving
all
the
majority
of
the
first
four,
including
entering
the
stairs,
all
the
facade
and
we're
going
to
build
a
structure
inside
the
existing
walls.
This
this
portion
here
will
be
demolished
because
of
the
that's
where
the
basically
Tower
is
going
to
go
in
all
over
underground.
H
We
need
to
support
the
building
on
the
Upper
Floor
again
we're
saving
the
perimeter
walls.
This
area
is
going
to
go
because
now,
what
we're
doing
is
we're
extending
this
commercial
space
towards
the
rear
of
the
building
to
increase
the
commercial?
Far
that's
required
receive
it
all,
upstairs
the
ceilings
all
these
demiseables.
These
will
go
away,
but
the
basic
majority
of
this
structure
is
going
to
say
so.
H
We're
not
tearing
down
this
building
down
to
to
save
it
on
wall,
like
this
awesome,
like
you
would
say
where
you
say,
they'll
receive
a
major
portion
of
this
building,
so
we
actually
had
I
took
a
tour
of
the
Commissioners
through
the
building
at
the
latter
part
of
January
and
explain
it
to
them,
so
they
had
a
much
better
grasp
of
what
the
project
was
and
I.
Believe.
H
That's
why
we
were
they
gave
us
their
their
endorsement,
so
this
is,
like
I,
said
we're
saying
the
version
of
that
building
now
I'm
gonna
assume
that
everybody's
seen
this
these
drawings
that
we've
got
here
so
this
is
this
is
the
proposed
building.
This
is
the
this.
Is
the
existing
facade
here
we're
stepping
the
building
back
19
feet
and
we
continue
to
Stepping
as
we
go
further
back,
creating
these
Corners
details
that
really
accentuate
verticality
of
this
building
and
really
respecting
the
architecture
and
historical
significance
of
the
structure.
H
Now
part
of
our
commitment
to
the
city
is
that
we
are
going
to
restore
that
that
facade.
So
it's
got
a
lot
of
damage
to
it.
We're
going
to
keep
everything
the
fenestration,
the
doors,
the
windows,
the
side
of
everything
is
going
to
we're
going
to
put
that
back
to
its
original,
its
original
condition.
H
B
Thank
you
Kurt.
You
will
have
additional
time
after
public
comment
and
I
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
people
that
are
attending
tonight's
meeting,
so
as
I
mentioned
at
the
beginning,
public
comment
is
up
to
two
minutes,
however,
for
tonight
it'll
be
one
minute
for
pro
con.
Whatever
your
view
is
on
the
particular
agenda
item.
So
at
this
point,
I'll
ask
staff:
are
there
any
hands
raised
on
this
item?
B
J
Hi,
can
you
hear
me
yes,
awesome
good
evening
planning
Commissioners
I
want
to
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
this
evening.
My
name
is
Renee
Baez
and
I'm,
a
field
representative
for
Carpenters
Local
405
here
in
San
Jose,
the
19
North,
2nd
Street
development
before
you
this
evening,
has
the
potential
to
put
a
lot
of
folks
to
work
over
the
course
of
its
build
out
having
local
representation
on
this
project
will
provide
opportunity
for
women,
minorities
and
at-risk
youth
to
have
a
pathway
into
the
construction
industry.
J
We
are
currently
engaged
in
conversation
with
the
roygbiv
on
this
development
and
are
looking
forward
to
a
partnership
that
brings
this
project
to
life.
With
that
said,
projects
like
19,
North,
2nd
Street,
have
the
ability
to
change
lives
for
those
right
here
in
this
community
Through
the
use
of
apprenticeships,
our
local
Workforce
will
get
the
training
necessary
to
be
successful
in
the
construction
industry
and
with
that
success
comes
stability,
health
care
and
livable.
Wages
are
two
factors
that
also
bring
stability.
K
Thank
you
chair
and
Commissioners
I.
Just
as
a
general
comment,
it
would
be
great
to
hear
from
the
property
owner
on
these
projects
the
read
on
that
particular
Property
Owners.
She
definitely
has
a
heart
for
affordable
housing,
which
leads
me
to
my
second
point,
which
is
it's
really
good
to
see,
affordable,
housing
being
brought
forward
as
a
part
of
a
project
like
this.
It
so
often
doesn't
happen
relative
to
historic
places,
so
kudos
to
the
developer.
For
that
I
am
concerned
that
this
is,
of
course
a
2001
City
Landmark,
it
was
purchased.
K
You
know
well
after
that
date,
and
you
know
is:
is
this
a
site
where
this
project
actually
is
going
to
work,
given
all
the
conditions
that
are
requested?
We
also
are
interested
in
the
variances
that
seem
to
affect
functionality,
and
we
look
to
the
Planning
Commission
to
hopefully
address
project
questions
of
this
regard.
Thank
you.
B
H
The
people
that
have
been
living
in
this
building
can
have
direct
access
to
to
mass
transit
goes
along
what
we're
trying
to
do
downtown,
intensify
and
get
to
use
it
and
really
meet
the
housing
requirements
the
state
has
put
on
the
city
and
we're
excited
about
it,
so
I'm,
hoping
that
the
kitchen
commission
Embraces
our
vision
and
approves
it.
So
we
can
go
to
council
and
we
can
continue
on
this
project.
L
Yes,
thank
you
chair.
First
of
all,
thank
you,
Mr
Anderson,
for
the
positive
comments
about
our
staff.
That's
really
appreciated.
They
work
very,
very
hard
under
limited
Staffing
conditions,
so
appreciate
hearing
that
I
have
two
brief
questions.
One
is
for
staff.
The
vote
that
the
historical
landmarks
commission
took
to
change
the
criteria
for
approval.
Does
that
have
any
practical
effect
that
we
should
consider.
M
Young,
this
is
Robert
Manford
deputy
director
for
planning.
It
really
doesn't
what
the
historical
landmark
commission
did
was
to
reject
the
findings
under
the
hardship,
because
the
information
was
not
convincing
enough,
but
since
they
are
well
versed
in
historic
preservation,
they
created
a
path
forward
for
this
project
by
recommending
changes
to
the
project
description,
which
essentially
goes
further
to
preserve
certain
character,
defining
features
of
the
existing
structure.
L
N
Good
evening,
commissioner,
Dana
pink
historic
preservation,
officer,
Secretary
of
the
Interior
standards
for
the
treatment
of
historic
properties,
are
10
General
standards
and
guidelines
that
are
used
across
the
country
to
evaluate
proposed
work
on
historic
buildings.
They
have
to
do
with
primarily
keeping
retaining
and
rehabilitating
the
character,
defining
features
of
a
building
and
how
a
project
is
going
to
impact
a
building.
L
Okay,
great
thank
you
and
just
I
did
visit
the
site.
Yesterday,
I
I,
the
facade
is
beautiful,
I
think
that's
a
wonderful
project.
I
actually
didn't
realize
until
I
read
the
full
staff
report,
how
much
of
the
building
is
going
to
be
retained,
which
is
wonderful
and
any
anything
that
could
provide
housing,
particularly
affordable,
housing
downtown
is,
is
terrific.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
O
H
H
H
Q
H
We're
calling
it
active
seniors,
which
is
55,
plus,
okay,
okay,
that's
kind
of
the
new
term.
Now
for
people
that
I
mean
all
of
us
that
are
they're
older
than
50s.
We
all
still
think
we're
50,
so
55
plus
is
appropriate,
but
it's
not
restricted
to
65
or
70.
It's
55
plus,
which
gives
us
a
broader
demographic
reach.
Q
Okay,
no
I'm
glad
I'm
glad
it's
it's
affordable
housing.
This
is,
you
know
what
we
need
and
what
we
want
and
what
we'd
like
to
see.
Of
course,
I
have
some
concerns
with
the
fact
that
there
will
not
be
any
parking
for
all
those
all
those
people,
because,
based
on
what
I
read
in
the
staff
report,
it
looks
like
there's
because
it's
affordable
housing,
then
it
it's
all
no
parking
is
requiring.
Is
that
correct.
F
Q
I
mean
I
wish
I
would
have
seen
like
on
the
roof,
even
like
the
tile
that
that's
used
for
the
floor,
maybe
turned
into
you
know
different
patterns
to
play
games
like
chess
or
something
sorry,
that's
my
little
one
and
so
yeah
I
get
I.
Guess
those
were
some
of
my
biggest
concerns
was
you
know.
I
would
have
really
liked
to
see
and
I
I
don't
know
what
staff
the
city
has
in
regards
of
design
review.
Q
When
we
got
a
project,
this
big
in
scale
you
got
to
think
about,
you
know
the
quality
of
life
for
some
of
these
folks
that
are
living
in
in
a
building
like
this,
to
create
a
little
bit
more
design
review
guidelines
that
may
be
include
a
little
bit
more
open
space
or
Recreation
on
site,
especially
if
it's
senior,
maybe
even
like
you
know,
just
just
I,
don't
know.
Is
there
a
community
room
that
I
missed
in
in
the
in
the
plans.
F
So
for
downtown,
unfortunately,
no
we
don't
have
any
private
open
space
requirements,
common
open
space
as
well
and
frankly,
I'll
say
more
more
and
more
recently
for
particularly
for
affordable
housing
projects.
Applicants
are
are
able
to
wave
that
away,
particularly
if
they
could
prove
that
it
you
know,
requires
additional
cost
to
construct.
F
Q
Q
Luckily
now
we
have
like
ubereats
or
we
got
all
these
different
things
to
to
deliver,
but
they
all
cost
money,
and
if
these
are
low
income,
folks
I'm
not
sure
if
they
could
pay
to
have
like
a
delivery
service,
all
the
time
or
every
day
you
know,
is
there
any
like
VTA
buses
or
shuttles
for
them
to
even
get
to
the
BART
station?
I
guess
this!
This
is
just
some
stuff
that
I
think
you
know
we.
We
need
to
take
a
look
at
when
we
have
the
opportunity
here
when
these
projects
come
up.
Q
You
know
as
as
San
Jose
is
growing
up
and
not
out
that
we
have
the
opportunity
to
make
it
great
I,
I,
I,
I,
love
the
way
you're
using
and
preserving
the
historical
I
think
that's
great.
If
somehow
you
could
make
you
know
some
small
adjustments
to
create
a
little
bit
more
recreational
space
on
site.
I
would
like
to
see
that
another
thing
that
somebody
else
brought
up
that
I
think
is
really
important,
is
small
business
displacement.
Q
I
did
see
the
photos
and
it
looked
like
there
was
different
occupancy
there
of
different
business,
small
business
owners,
so
maybe
working
you
know
giving
them
some
sort
of
referral
so
that
they
could
somehow
be
referred
to
another
space
downtown
and
preserve
those
businesses
that
that's
what
I
like,
but
overall
I,
think
it's
a
great
project
and
I'm
happy
and
proud
of
all
the
staff
and
everyone
involved
to
come
to
this
point.
So
congratulations.
B
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Knowles
wise
just
wrapping
that
up
staff
did
staff
have
any
response
to
parking
accessibility
to
Transit
I
know
we.
The
city
recently
is
eliminated
parking
requirements
altogether,
based
on
the
state
law.
So
I
don't
know
if
just
what
the
latest
and
greatest
is
for
this
project
or
any
others.
F
You
know
this
project
actually
is
under
the
the
current
zoning
code,
not
the
newly
adopted
one
just
yet,
but
again
using
the
state
density
bonus
law
because
it
is
so
close
to
Transit
it's
actually
directly
in
front
of
the
VTA.
Stop
it.
You
know
they
can
waive
their
parking
requirements
that
way:
okay,
yeah!
Let.
H
Me
throw
in
there
there
is
a
parking
garage,
probably
within
I
must
say,
200
feet
from
the
front
of
our
building
to
the
access
to
the
garages
on
Third
Street.
What
do
that?
What
you
go
right
down
that
walk
with
it's
just
to
the
north
of
building
across
the
street
from
us,
it's
a
wide,
walkway
I!
Think
it's
like
15
feet
or
more!
You
walk
right
there
and
get
right
in
that
parking
garage.
So
it's
a
I
mean
a
two
minute
walk
at
Max
to
get
through
that
garage,
yeah.
F
Maybe
one
more
thing
I
could
add
to
that
is
I.
Guess
one
of
the
benefits
of
being
in
downtown
in
the
downtown
zoning
district
is
that
you
know
shared
parking
arrangements
are
actually
just
permitted
by
right,
and
so
you
know
normally
outside
of
downtown
you'd,
have
to
go
through
the
whole
special
use.
Permit
process
have
a
signed
agreement.
In
this
case
you
know
Mr
Anderson
or
is
his
owner.
Could
you
know
enter
into
agreement
with
a
with
an
off-site
parking
structure
if,
if
needed,
without
our
involvement,.
R
Right:
okay,
yeah.
Thank
you
for
your
presentation.
The
building
looks
quite
remarkable
actually
and
that
keeping
a
facade
is
definitely
a
strong
point.
I'm
curious,
though,
how
many
proposed
units
will
be
in
this
building
220.
and
of
those
220?
Are
they
all
affordable
or
is
it
a
percentage
100
percent.
H
R
R
None
at
all,
okay,
but
it's
you
know,
that's
that's
concerning
I'll,
be
quite
honest
with
you,
but
that's
that's
your
development
plan
and,
if
you're
willing
to
take
that
risk.
That's
that's
up
to
you
all
right,
but
my
my
principal
concern
is
the
businesses
that
are
in
place
there,
especially
a
restaurant
and
losing
a
restaurant,
is
quite
expensive
to
replace
so
I'd
like
to
know
and
that
there
is
some
accommodation
being
made
or
something's
going
to
happen
to
help
this
restaurant
relocate
because
building
a
commercial
kitchen
is
no
small
task.
R
H
Sure
I'm
not
privy
to
those
discussions
between
the
the
owner
and
the
tenants
I
do
know
that
the
the
so,
like
you
said,
they're
very
minimal,
they're
working
on
something
I,
don't
know
if
they're
going
to
move
out
and
come
back,
but
there
has
been
no
resistance
from
the
tenants
about
this
project
they're.
Actually,
from
what
I
understand
you'd
like
to
come
back
in
because
hey
I've
got
220
units
above
me,
that's
going
to
create
business
for
my
for.
R
S
R
R
B
R
There
are
no
options
that
don't
require,
probably
some
spit
out
for
kitchen
and
going
through
a
long
process,
but
you
know
if
there's
some
support
for
that
tenant.
I
think
that's
the
best
path
forward,
but
you
know
leaving
an
existing
business
in
the
Lurch
and
looking
at
our
tax
base
being
primarily
from
small
business.
That
means
that
again,
once
again,
the
city
loses
its
tax
space.
B
B
B
T
T
Think
I've
seen
this
more
than
once
right
and
it's
I
think
severely
detrimental
to
folks
health
I
think
there's
no
medicine
that
works
as
well
as
putting
people
in
houses,
so
I
think
whatever
we
can
do
is
commission
to
encourage
affordable
housing,
particularly
for
seniors
we
should
take.
So
that's
all
I
have.
O
So,
just
one
more
thing
to
say
on
this
discussion
about
the
current
tenants,
San
Jose
Spotlight,
published
an
article
I
believe
today
about
this
project,
and
it
noted
two
things:
one
that
the
developer
says:
they're
going
to
provide
relocation,
assistance
to
the
tenants
and
then
also
that
the
owner
of
Angelo's
has
expressed
they're
concerned
about
the
challenge
of
finding
a
new
space
when
this.
If
this
project
goes
through,
that
being
said,
as
also
discussed
already,
the
city
doesn't
mandate
any
kind
of
relocation
for
commercial
tenants.
O
So
I
just
want
to
say
this
is
important
and
I.
I
really
hope
that
the
you
know
developer
and
the
Tenant
can
find
something
that
works
so
that
that
business
can
continue
to
operate
both
during
and
after
this
Construction,
but
for
the
project
overall.
I,
really
like
what
I'm
seeing
here,
I
we've
had
a.
O
This
fits
a
lot
of
housing
onto
a
pretty
small
property
and
it's
a
100,
affordable
housing
project
which
you
know
when
those
come
through.
It's
always
a
great
opportunity
to
you
know
serve
residents
for
our
city,
who
are
most
at
risk,
so
I
want
to
go
ahead
and
make
a
motion
to
approve
the
staff
recommendation.
Second,.
B
R
B
B
A
F
Evening
again,
Commissioners
for
the
record
Alex
Atienza,
Planning,
Development,
review
team.
So
the
project
for
you
is
a
rezoning,
conventional
rezoning
and
a
special
use
permit.
The
project
is
located
in
the
Evergreen
area
of
San
Jose,
located
at
the
northeast
corner
of
Norwood
Avenue
and
Ruby
Avenue.
F
This
project
consists
of
two
applications,
so
conventional
rezoning
to
rezone
the
site
from
the
R15
zoning
District
to
the
pqp
public,
quasi
public
zoning
District.
The
second
part
of
this
project
is
a
special
use
permit
to
allow
the
removal
of
21
trees,
20
of
which
are
ordinance
size.
One
non-ordinate
size
with
75
replacement
trees
to
allow
the
construction
of
an
approximately
thirteen
thousand
nine
hundred
and
two
square
foot
private
Gathering
facility,
and
with
that
they
would
provide
a
alternative
parking
arrangement
in
the
form
of
valet
parking
foreign
context.
F
The
site
has
a
general
plan,
land
use
designation
of
a
residential
neighborhood
and
is
located
in
the
R15
zoning
District.
Currently,
with
the
note
that
the
residential
neighborhood
designation
specifically
notes
that
private
Gathering
facilities
that
are
compatible
with
the
surrounding
residential
neighborhood
are
supported.
F
The
project
was
reviewed
because
for
consistency
with
the
commercial
design
guidelines,
this
project
was
submitted
in
2020
prior
to
the
adoption
of
the
existing
city-wide
design
standards.
So
it's
subject
to
those
original
commercial
design
guidelines
with
regards
to
outreach.
This
project
actually
went
through
two
Community
meetings,
so
the
first
was
on
August
19
2020,
and
then
we
had
held
a
second
joint
eir,
scoping
and
community
meeting
on
June,
2nd
2021.
F
Approximately
30
public
comments
were
received
on
the
draft
environmental
impact
report.
Many
of
those
comments
included
concerns
related
to
noise
during
construction
operation,
traffic
and
parking,
as
well
as
the
neighborhood
compatibility
and
to
the
First
Amendment
to
the
eir,
which
includes
the
response
to
comments
was
posted
on
the
city's
website
on
February,
9,
2023
and
based
on
those
comments
received.
No
recirculation
of
eir
was
deems
necessary.
F
U
F
F
W
B
W
W
W
W
W
That's
certainly
the
case
with
the
current
Temple
to
address
this
web
form
a
professionally
governed
Foundation.
The
foundation
has
sufficient
resources
to
complete
Temple
construction
and
its
operation.
We
have
also
assembled
an
outstanding
team
of
Architects
designers
and
construction
experts
and
the
necessary
legal
and
financial
professionals
needed
to
ensure
a
successful
project.
V
Thank
you
very
much.
Lena
and
I'll
continue
the
presentation
and
share
with
you
all
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
neighbor
engagement
work
that
we've
done
going
back
as
far
as
the
fall
of
2018
up
through
2021
we've
been
able
to
engage
with
Neighbors
in
a
variety
of
ways.
Both
large
meetings,
small
coffees
pizza,
dinners
phone
calls
a
lot
of
ways
in
which
we
were
able
to
learn
from
the
neighbors.
What
they're
interested
in
seeing
from
the
temple,
what
they're
concerned
about
and
and
how
they
feel
about
the
the
process.
V
We're
also
invested
and
committed
to
the
transparency
of
our
work.
So
every
time
we
had
a
additional
documents
submitted,
drawings
and
such
to
the
city,
we
placed
these
in
a
Dropbox
and
made
them
available
right
away
to
the
neighbors.
But
the
most
important
thing
we
want
to
talk
about
is
the
results
of
that
neighbor
engagement
and
the
result
of
what
we
heard
from
the
neighbors
and
the
changes
that
we
were
able
to
make
and
in
fact,
we
think
that
we
have
a
better
project
because
of
that
work.
V
First
of
all,
from
a
physical
standpoint,
we
dramatically
reduced
the
footprint
of
the
temple
buildings
and
parking.
We
started
with
an
underground
parking
garage
proposed
that
the
neighbors
didn't
want
in
the
neighborhood,
so
we
removed
that
redesigned
the
entire
site.
We
found
ways
to
use
dual
purpose
for
some
of
the
spaces
above
ground
and
we
further
reduced
the
size
of
the
buildings.
This
graphic
shows
just
very
generally,
where
we
took
the
project
over
time
on
the
left.
B
B
D
X
You
hear
me:
yes,
we
can
Raymondo
yeah.
This
is
Raymundo
Espinoza,
let's
see
well,
thank
you
for
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
First
of
all,
my
name
is
Raymundo
Espinosa
and
I'm,
the
CEO
of
Gardner
health
services
and
tonight
to
speak
in
strong
support
of
the
proposed
Cambodian
Buddhist
temple
in
in
Council
District
8..
By
the
way
of
background
Gardener
Health
Services
provides
medical
and
Mental
Health
Services
to
over
42
000
individuals
in
the
area
we've
been
serving
the
needs
of
San
Jose
families.
X
For
the
last
55
years
since,
in
late
September
of
last
year,
NPR's
invisibilia
podcast
published
the
therapy
Ghostbusters
a
story
about
a
Cambodian
community
in
the
Gardner
Health
Services
work
to
heal
the
intergenerational
trauma,
based
because
of
the
Cambodian
Community
is
tight-knit.
Our
story
reached
the
applicant
of
this
project
and
we
quickly
connected
lamb
and
Leslie
Gardino
shared
the
proposed
plans.
My
my
team
were,
and
I
were
thrilled
that
that
a
temple
is
offering
space
for
healing.
X
I
Y
You
there,
yes,
thank
you
very
much
for
having
us
I
want
to
let
you
know
that
my
residence
is
Right
parallel
to
where
the
proposed
Temple
is
going
in.
My
wife
and
I
are
opposed
to
the
temple
for
some
of
these
following
reasons
number
one.
Of
course,
our
quality
of
life
will
be
negatively
effective
I
believe
that
there
would
be
an
increase
in
traffic
increase
in
parking
issues.
I
think
the
size
of
the
project
is
too
large
for
the
size
of
a
lot.
I
really
won't
meet.
Y
Y
Basically
I
think
that's
it
everything
you
know
from
yes
issue
of
noise.
Everything
echoes
in
this
area,
so
I
think
there'd
be
a
lot
of
noise
way
more
than
what
they're,
anticipating
and
also
understand,
there's
a
designated
smoking
area
and
the
wind
blows
west
to
east.
So
that
would
be
all
in
our
yard.
So
thank
you.
Z
Hi
good
evening,
everybody
thank
you
Planning
Commission.
Thank
you
good
to
be
part
of
the
of
this
discussion.
I'm
a
neighbor
I
live
in
the
Evergreen
area.
I
am
about
I'm
within
a
mile
within
a
mile
radius
of
where
I
live.
I
have
a
church,
I
have
an
Islamic
Center
and
we
also
have
a
gurudwara
a
sick
place
of
worship.
So,
given
the
diversity
in
the
in
the
neighborhood
that
I
live,
that
I
have
raised
three
children,
I
don't
see
any
issue.
D
AA
You,
my
name
is
Janet.
A
new
Temple
cannot
come
at
the
expense
of
others.
I
oppose
the
project.
We
must
take
special
care
in
the
design
of
institutional
buildings.
There
are
operations
to
avoid
overwhelming
neighbor
nearby
development,
Visual
and
actual
building
scale
and
math
should
be
relatively
small
and
small
scale.
Residential
neighborhoods.
This
project,
as
design,
does
not
meet
that
Criterion.
Pqp
further
intensifies
the
situation
allowing
buildings
towering
15
to
30
foot
over
nearby
residents.
AA
Intensifying
the
operations
create
extra
noise
traffic
safety
issues,
operations
from
6
a.m,
till
midnight
will
ruin
the
peaceful
neighbor
Hood
outdoor
activities
with
amplification
would
create
a
nuisance.
Please
reject
or
add
conditions
to
reduce
adverse
operational
impacts
to
protect
the
neighborhood
I
sent
an
email
off
to
Commissioners
yesterday,
with
several
conditions
and
I
appreciate
the
time.
Thank
you
so
much.
AB
AB
AB
The
noise
of
the
activities,
especially
since
the
write-up
against
the
backyards
of
some
of
my
neighbors
recognizing
that
there's
smoking
drinking
Amplified
gatherings,
Outdoors
just
right
over
the
fence
from
the
neighbors
feels
that
it's
not
in
character
with
the
community
and
the
area.
I
I
do
support
them
having
a
temple
just
night
right
next
to
the
neighbors.
That's
all.
Thank
you
very
much
for
my
time.
AB
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
chair
member
of
commission.
Thank
you
for
definition
to
speak
and
thank
your
staff
for
the
hard
work
is
a
former
planning.
Commissioners
I
truly
understand
the
difficult
decision
you
have
to
make
sometimes
many
projects
that
come
before
you
are
decline,
not
because
they
are
not
good
projects,
but
they
are
declined
because
they
are
just
wrong
for
the
location,
the
neighborhood
or
they
just
simply
the
wrong
use
for
the
intended
blend.
Use
designation,
I
mean
this
rezoning
and
special
use.
AC
Permit
is
one
of
those
it's
just
wrong
in
every
way
possible
for
this
tiny
piece
of
land.
The
entire
area
is
residential
neighborhood.
If
you
draw
2
000
square
feet,
which
is
between
Norwood
and
Thule,
that's
a
scenario
of
300
288
acre
it's
nothing
but
homes
and
homes
and
homes,
and
so
you
know
this
is
a
project
that
can
be
impacting
all
the
neighborhood
I
would
ask
you
to
vote
against
it.
AD
Yes?
Yes,
thank
you
for
giving
me
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
shekhar.
Krishnan
I
have
lived
in
this
neighborhood
for
23
years
and,
while
I
have
actually
seen
the
the
Gurdwara
and
the
Islamic,
Center
and
other
places
of
worship
come
up,
there's
a
significant
difference
in
the
way
they
have
been
constructed
offset
from
residential
areas
to
provide
enough
parking
and
facilities
for
there
were
shippers.
This
particular
plan
does
not
fall
under
that
category,
and
it
also
this
project
does
not
meet
a
number
of
the
general
plan
policies.
AD
Looking
at
the
diagrams
and
the
the
plants
that
are
presented,
it
is
obvious
that
it
does
not
fit
into
the
character
of
the
neighborhood,
while
I
would
very
much
like
for
the
Khmer
Community
to
have
the
case
of
worship.
This
is
just
not
the
right
place
for
it.
So
I
am
speaking
in
opposition
to
this
project
and
I
wish
them
luck
in
finding
a
different
piece
of
real
estate.
To
thank.
AE
AE
There
sorry,
my
name
is
Michael
gabler
I'm,
the
president
of
the
Norwood
neighborhood
association,
the
area
right
adjacent
to
this
proposed
area.
I
am
in
opposition
to
the
the
building
of
this
and
I'm
I'm,
asking
this
the
commission
to
decline.
This
project
I've
said
from
the
very
beginning.
This
is
the
right
project
in
the
wrong
location.
AE
It
really
is
a
square
peg
and
a
round
hole
so
earlier
on,
it
was
said
that
you
know
they
were
comparing
the
footprint
of
the
of
the
proposed
property
to
the
same
footprint
of
five
homes,
comparing
those
same
put:
those
Footprints
of
five
homes
and
the
residents
of
five
homes
to
the
Gathering
space
of
of
that
amount
of
pro
of
that
amount
of
real
estate
is
not
it's
not
even
a
valid
comparison.
Also,
this
property
surrounds
a
home
on
three
sides,
so
there's
a
home.
AE
D
AF
B
AG
Evening,
chairman
Maribel
Montanez,
here
with
Gardner
health
services
and
a
former
planning
commissioner
I'm
speaking
tonight
as
a
resident
of
San
Jose,
who
understands
the
planning
process,
I
support
the
proposed
Temple
first
off.
Let
me
say
that
the
temple
Foundation
has
done
more
community
outreach
than
I've
seen
with
projects
significantly
larger
as
thoughtful
neighbors.
The
applicant
has
reached
out
to
the
neighborhood,
responded
to
concerns
and
redesigned
the
entire
project
to
meet
the
suggestions
and
demands
of
their
neighbors.
AG
While
earning
the
staff
recommendation
before
you,
a
full
eir
has
been
reviewed
and
the
project
meets
or
exceeds
San
Jose's
requirements.
The
temple
is
important
to
Gardner.
We
treat
Cambodian
genocide
survivors
over
the
past
25
years.
Our
therapists
have
learned
that
to
the
Cambodian
Community
a
temple
is
our
trusted.
Community
Gathering
space,
this
Temple
helps
create
a
site
that
is
a
safe
space
for
worship
and
healing
where
providing
housing
to
eight
months.
Thank
you
in
advance
for
supporting
a
meritorious
project
and
for
voting
to
approve
this
staff
recommendations.
Thank.
B
D
D
AI
Yes,
I
have
nothing
against
the
I'm,
a
resident
of
Pleasant
Knoll
by
the
way
I
have
nothing
against
the
wac
mayor,
come
with
teachers
from
Community,
but
approval
of
this
project,
as
proposed,
will
radically
change
the
character
of
this
residential
neighborhood
I
sympathize
with
the
residents,
but
no
I
don't
live
directly
in
the
path
of
the
development,
but
I
do
live
in
a
neighborhood
nearby
that
could
suffer
the
same
types
of
changes.
I
fear
that
this
project
could
well
be
setting
a
precedent.
AI
AK
Hi,
yes,
thank
you
so
much
for
giving
us
this
opportunity.
I
support
the
proposed,
Temple
and
I
hope
you
will
too
I'm
the
president
of
the
international
Buddhist
Association
of
America,
and
we
have
many
Buddhist
temples,
Across,
America
and
some
obviously
in
residential
areas,
and
it
brings
so
much
peace.
Despite
the
you
know,
the
comments
about
noise.
AK
Many
of
you
may
know
that
Buddhist
monks
really
practice
with
peace
and
their
attention
to
mindfulness
is
actually
a
great
offering
to
the
community.
It's
a
place
where
people
can
de-stress
of
anything
and
a
great
source
of
healing,
so
I
hope
that
you
will
all
consider
that
this
will
be
a
great
benefit
to
the
community,
to
householders,
to
the
city,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
for
your
time
and
your
consideration.
Thank.
AL
AH
Ahead,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
we
can
oh
good
evening.
My
name
is
Paula
Lam
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
the
time
and
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
voicing
my
support
for
this
project.
This
proposed
Tempo
will
serve
as
both
the
Beacon
of
Hope
and
a
source
of
revitalization
for
a
community
that
has
been
torn
and
decimated
by
both
war
and
genocide.
AH
D
D
AM
AM
It
is
clear
that
the
project
doesn't
conform
to
San
Jose
General
plan
as
it's
not
compatible
with
the
surrounding
neighborhood
in
terms
of
size,
design
uses
and
it
also
degraded
by
Resident
well-being
and
safety
by
creating
unmanageable
crowd,
size,
Stadium,
lower
level
noise
and
traffic
hazard.
In
addition,
major
Court
violation
happened
at
the
present
Temple
at
66.
AM
Sunset
Court
showed
that
applicant
and
Temple
leaders
don't
have
good
governance
in
their
organization
as
well
as
good
faith,
thus
any
Arrangement
they
promised
to
the
city
as
a
condition
for
an
approval
such
as
noise
compliance
measure,
crowd,
control
and
parking
extension
should
be
dealt
at.
Big
Time.
B
AN
AN
I
sense
have
been
to
other
religious
festivals
like
Purim,
Diwali,
Holi,
ID
and
I
I
I
I'm,
in
support,
because
I
I
think
this
would
be
a
great
inclusive
inviting
environment
for
for
everyone
to
come,
share
and
learn.
My
my
mother-in-law
learned
how
to
speak,
Cambodian
or
re
Cambodian
there.
My
kids
could
come
and
learn
about
traditional
Cambodian
dance,
and
we
speak
about
inclusion,
then
so
I
hope
we
practice
that
and
include
include
inclusion
did
be
shared
and
it
should
be
experienced
for
it
to
be
great.
D
AO
Hi,
my
name
is
murli
I'm,
a
fence
line
neighbor
of
the
proposed
project.
My
family
and
I
would
request
you
to
deny
the
project
as
it
is
not
compatible
to
this
parcel
of
land.
There
are
multiple
sites
in
the
just
two
mile
radius,
that
would
that
are
not
landlocked
and
would
be
much
more
compatible
for
a
site
for
a
project
of
this
Grand
scale.
AO
It
does
not
confirm
with
the
2040
GP,
because
it
is
a
infill
project,
and
this
does
not.
This
does
not
confirm
to
to
the
neighborhood
character,
density
or
or
pattern.
The
previously
at
home
project
was
denied
because
of
the
intensity.
Now
staff
recommending
this
project,
which
has
a
total
covered
capacity
of
845
people
and
an
additional
1408
people
capacity
in
the
courtyards.
These
are
not
my
numbers.
AO
AL
Hey,
yes,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
hi,
yes,
good
evening,
everyone
good
evening,
members
of
the
planning,
Community
commission,
my
name
is
Ty
tatch
and
I
just
want
to
voice
my
support
for
the
proposed
Temple
I
believe
we'll
provide
my
community,
the
Cambodian
Community
the
opportunity
and
means
to
connect
with
our
cultural
identity,
a
source
of
support,
specifically
for
the
elders
and
I
think
it
will
serve
as
a
source
of
cultural
diversity
and
enrichment,
not
just
for
the
Cambodian
Community,
but
also
for
the
local
surrounding
Community.
AL
So
in
closing,
I
just
hope
that
you
will
support
the
project.
Your
support
specifically,
will
affirm
to
me
personally
I
think
to
the
community
community
as
well
that
the
city
of
San
Jose,
my
city,
supports
and
welcomes
the
Cambodian
Community
with
open
arms
I.
Thank
you
for
your
consideration
and
time.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AP
AP
The
only
thing
I
want
to
add
is
that
I
have
I
supported
the
secret
kohara
Temple
back
then
in
2011,
and
there's
no
and
I
still
want
to
support
the
temple
today,
because
I
know
that
the
Cambodian
Temple
will
be
a
good
neighbor,
just
like
how
the
seek
has
been.
We
use
their
basketball
court
me
and
my
son
would
go
there
and
they've
made
us
feel
welcome
and
every
summer
where
they
have
a
parade.
AP
AG
AR
Thank
you,
hi
I'm,
Trey
I'm,
in
support
of
this
project,
because
I
know
it
will
better
the
Cambodian
Community,
my
community,
which
is
in
need
of
a
proper
Temple
who
just
stumbles
in
the
US
I
find
are
few
and
far
between
and
often
improvised
from
someone's
home
Buddhists
need
representation
in
terms
of
Sacred
Space,
and
this
proposed
Temple
is
long
overdue.
This
Temple,
which
has
been
the
worst
for
many
years,
now,
has
been
planned
and
changed
your
community
input
and
will
bring
good
to
so
many.
AR
AS
Good
evening,
good
evening,
all
planning
Commissioners,
my
name-
is
Jesse
Singh
I've
been
a
long
time
resident
of
Evergreen
I
wholly
hardly
support
this
project
I
think
it's
a
wonderful
project,
along
with
all
the
other
religious
worship
places
in
our
neighborhood.
Here,
Lord
of
our
churches,
temples
all
our
nearby
houses
either
they
touch
their
backyards
or
their
very
close
presence.
AS
AJ
AJ
Their
neighbors
are
giving
them
hard
time
and
so
be
born
to
promote
the
place
of
worship,
and
this
will
be
a
wonderful
place
and
when
they
have
anything
they
can
get
together
and
they
are
law-abiding
people
and
peaceful
people
and
I
I
request
humbly
to
all
the
commissioner
to
support
this
project.
Please.
P
P
People
to
practice
the
meditation
inside
meditations
that
brings
the
internal
peace
to
individuals
and
to
the
world
and
to
the
communities,
and
we
want
to
see
all
the
community
and
the
community
that
they
grow
up
with
the
speaking
female
language,
and
we
want
to
perform
with
this
activities
like
to
give
their
ordination
to
the
young
to
the
youth
for
the
short
terms
like
last
year.
We
also
did
the
same
thing
for
the
Youth
to
come
to
the
temple
and
become
a
Buddhism
about
this
novice.
AU
AV
AV
Only
the
members
can
provide
food
for
the
months
daily
because
they
don't
able
to
feed
themselves
or
cook
for
themselves
only
for
the
seniors
when
they
have
time
they're
going
and
and
daily
to
to
to
help
the
the
monks
so
on
all
the
the
rest
of
the
members.
They
only
go
there.
The
special
events,
so
the
location
is
perfect
for
our
seniors.
Who
cannot
drive
that
far
so
I?
Thank
you
for
Commissioners
for
your
time,
opportunity
and
support.
Thank
you.
AW
AW
I
strongly
support
this
Temple
because
being
a
first
generation
daughter
of
refugee
I
realized
that
my
dad's
generation
has
many
deep
blasting
scars
from
the
Vietnam
War
and
his
decision
to
relocate
his
entire
family
to
the
US
was
one
of
the
most
scariest
and
bravest
decisions.
He
made
I've
been
an
active
member
of
the
kamakram
community
here
in
San
Jose
for
about
five
years
now
and
I
have
my
father
to
think
I
finally
found
a
community
that
I
truly
fit
in
in
this
community
is
a
safe
space
for
me
to
express
my
gram
identity.
AW
AX
Good
evening
Commissioners,
my
name
is
Moni
knob,
a
Cambodian
American
I
support
the
proposed
Temple
and
I
hope
you
will
too,
as
a
refugee
from
Cambodia.
This
new
Temple
will
serve
as
a
place
of
sanctuary
for
my
family
friends
and
I,
truly
a
place
where
we
can
connect
and
belong
as
a
practitioner
or
Buddhism
myself.
It
is
also
a
piece,
a
place
for
us
as
Cambodian
American,
to
continue
to
learn
and
practice
Buddhism,
while
helping
us
to
preserve
Our,
Heritage
and
culture
and
heal
our
community.
AX
At
the
same
time,
this
beautiful
Temple
will
be
one
of
a
kind,
unlike
any
other
temples
in
the
United
States
of
America.
It
is
so
important
that
a
temple
like
this
is
built
in
San
Jose,
because
this
city
has
always
been
a
great
role
model
for
our
nation
when
it
comes
to
diversity
and
inclusion.
In
my
opinion,
this
proposed
Temple
is
the
exact
definition
of
diversity.
AX
AY
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Sophie
and
I
strongly
support
this
Temple
I
am
22
years
old
and
as
someone
who
was
just
for
who
was
born
in
Kombat
and
later
came
to
San
Jose,
it
was
challenging
to
adjust
to
a
new
environment
when
I
first
arrived
here,
I
felt
alone
and
disconnected
from
my
roots,
but
thankfully
I
found
the
temple.
The
temple
became
my
home
away
from
home.
It
gave
me
a
sense
of
belonging
allowed
and
allowed
me
to
connect
with
my
fellow
community
members.
AY
It
provided
me
a
space
to
practice
our
traditions
and
to
honor
our
cultural
heritage
through
the
temple,
I
found
a
sense
of
purpose
and
renewed
connection
to
my
identity
and
a
second
family.
By
supporting
our
Temple,
we
are
investing
not
only
in
ourselves
but
also
in
the
com
in
our
community.
Our
Temple
serves
as
a
hub
for
cultural
and
educational
programs,
events
and
services
that
bring
us
all
together
and
Foster
understanding
and
unity
for
culture
and
religion.
AY
AZ
Yes,
we
hear
you.
Oh
thank
you
very
much
hello.
Everyone.
My
name
is
I,
have
been
living
in
San
Jose,
since
December
of
1986.
I'm
strongly
support
this
Temple
Project
for
28
and
a
half
years.
I
was
a
communication
worker
of
America
union
worker
as
a
technician,
telecommunication
manager
that
focus
on
installing
cable
and
project
management.
Now
I
am
receiving
full
disability
benefits
due
to
my
hurt
knee
because
it
is
hard
to
travel
far
from
home.
AZ
BA
Growing
up
at
my
temple,
I
had
a
place
to
learn
my
language,
history
and
culture
that
many
others
lost.
I
had
a
support
system
that
helped
me
navigate
the
American
culture
and
school
system.
When
my
parents
didn't
know
how
helping
me
and
my
siblings
becoming
college
graduates
to
Immigrant
parents,
I
feel
like
the
my
Chrome
Community
deserves
the
very
same
opportunity,
no
matter
where
it's
at,
but
this
is
their.
This
is
their
home
and
they
deserve
every
opportunity
for
it.
E
Hello,
yes,
no
can
you
hear
me
Mr,
commissioner?
Yes
yeah,
my
name
is
Maura
good
evening
to
everybody:
I'm,
not
the
San
Jose
resident
for
a
couple
decades.
I
strongly
support
the
proposed
of
Temple
and
up
to
Ruby
too,
it's
very
important
for
our
background
to
help
on
temple
in
San
Jose
in
Bear
play
to
do
our
traditional
our
religion
and
to
make
it
a
lie
in
the
freedom
country
special
like
qsa
and
I
hope.
The
commissioner
will
support
our
proposal.
Thank
you.
BB
You
know
this
is
zoned
as
a
r
wood
R8
and
typically
there
would
be
about
about
16
or
so
houses
in
a
normal
development
here
and
and
I
understand
that
there's
going
to
be
up
to
60
plus
cars
in
this
very
confined
area
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
you
can
actually
mitigate
the
dangers
of
the
traffic
concerns
in
this
area.
I
know
in
that
intersection
of
Norwood
and
and
Ruby
there's
been
a
number
of
accidents.
BB
I've
been
witnessing
a
few
of
those
myself
and
I,
don't
see
how
the
city
can
actually
allow
this
density
of
cars
to
be
allowed
in
this
small
area
here
I
do
understand
the
importance
of
a
place
of
worship,
but
I.
Don't
think
that
this
is
quite
the
right
place
to
do
it.
There
are
other
places
in
San
Jose.
That
would
be
much
better
from
a
traffic
standpoint.
S
Yeah
this
is
I'm
calling
in
support
of
the
project.
You
know.
Staff
has
already
approved
this
project
after
looking
at
some
plan
to
cut
some
of
the
size
to
accommodate
some
of
the
concerns
that
the
neighbors
had
already
and
we
cannot
throw
a
community
out
from
Evergreen
saying,
okay,
you
go
and
build
somewhere
else,
no
they're
part
of
our
community
here,
and
they
have
the
same
right
to
Worship
in
this
community,
as
others
do
with
the
diversity
that
we
have.
S
We
need
to
have
a
Buddhist
temple
in
in
the
Evergreen
area.
You
know,
there's
a
community
themselves
had
gone
through
all
these
oppositions
long
time
ago,
but
now
the
secret
daughter
is
an
asset
to
the
community
here
in
Evergreen
and
I.
Think
the
Buddhist
temple
will
be
another
asset
that
we
add
to
the
community
so
I'm
in
support
of
this
project.
Please
approve
thank.
BC
Right
good
evening,
my
name
is
on
hang
I
am
a
Khmer
American
student
at
Evergreen,
Valley,
High,
School
I,
live
in
proximity
to
the
temple
and
have
lived
in
San
Jose.
My
whole
life
I
support
this
Temple,
because
I
have
seen
firsthand
how
the
Kamai
Community
is
limited
in
its
safe
spaces
that
allow
us
to
learn
about
our
culture.
We
are
refugees
of
war.
The
destruction
by
the
Kamai
Rouge
resulted
in
a
generation
of
survivors,
reluctant
or
unable
to
pass
practices,
Customs
or
beliefs
onto
their
children.
My
family
especially
are
victims
of
this.
BC
I
can't
even
begin
to
explain
how
hard
it
is
to
grow
up
unable
to
converse
with
your
own
grandparents
because
of
language
barriers.
How
hard
it
is
to
not
have
any
friends
that
look
like
you
eat
the
same
food
or
share
your
Customs
I
support
this
Temple,
because
having
access
to
a
community
that
unabashedly
supports
you
and
allows
you
to
learn
about
your
culture
is
something
everyone
is
entitled
to.
My
people
shouldn't
have
to
struggle
so
much
before
finally,
finding
these
communities.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
your
time
and
consideration
community.
D
AM
BD
Hello
good
evening,
my
name
is
Adrian,
lamb
and
I'm
here
today
to
express
my
support
for
post
temple
in
our
community.
For
me,
the
temple
is
not
just
a
building
but
a
place
of
great
significance.
It
represents
a
spiritual
home
where
individuals
can
find
peace,
comfort
and
Solace
amidst
the
chaos
of
everyday
life.
As
someone
who
has
always
been
deeply
connected
to
my
faith,
the
temple
holds
a
special
place
in
my
heart.
I
support
for
the
temple
goes
beyond
my
personal
beliefs.
It
is
also
vital
to
my
family,
community
and
friends.
BD
I've
seen
the
temple
bring
people
together
from
all
walks
of
life,
there's
a
place
where
we
can
celebrate
our
culture
on
our
traditions
and
cultivate
a
sense
of
belonging.
The
proposed
Temple
is
not
only
a
physical
structure,
but
is
a
powerful
representation
of
the
values
and
beliefs
that
bind
our
community
together.
I
hope
you
all
will
support
the
creation
of
a
space
that
will
inspire
hope
and
healing
and
I
will
serve
as
a
testament
to
our
shared
values
and
aspirations.
Thank
you
for
your
time,
commissioners.
I
BE
Yes,
hello
for
the
commissioner
for
today's
my
name
is
and
I'm
a
Buddhist
long
living
in
San
Jose
for
three
years
ago,
and
I
would
like
to
support
to
the
proposed
of
the
Buddhist
temple
for
many
reasons.
First
of
all,
this
Buddhist
temple
is
the
main
factors
for
development
for
the
Kamaya
community.
BE
BH
Hello,
yes,
do
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
I
would
say:
I
live
in
San
Jose
I
really
want
to
support
to
help
the
temple,
because
the
temple
is
a
place
where
you
know
we
can
do
in
Good
Deed.
You
know
we
can
do
good
deeds
such
as
Charity,
morality
and
practice
meditation,
and
also
it's
a
place
to
educate
the
people
to
do
good
things
for
their
life
to
maintain.
But
this
tradition
and
our
cultures,
especially
Temple,
is
a
place
where
people
can
be
instilled
in
virtue
and
to
become
a
good
citizen
in
society.
BH
AQ
D
A
BG
So
hello,
Commissioners
I'm,
based
in
San
Jose
I,
live
about
15
minutes
away
from
our
local
temple.
So
Buddha
simple
is
our
pillar
of
our
religion
back
at
our
home
country,
in
places
like
Cambodia
and
Vietnam
I
video
call
my
family
Vietnam,
all
the
time
so
I
know
they
still
freaking
their
local
temples
were
very
loyal
to
our
religions.
So
it's
really
nice
to
bring
that
pillar
with
us
here
in
San
Jose
me
and
my
family
are
first
generation
Cambodian
Americans.
BG
As
soon
as
we
found
a
nice
community
of
kawaii
people
who
share
the
same
faith,
we
were
so
elated
I,
anticipate
that
other
Kawaii
Vietnamese
families
in
the
neighborhood
will
come
to
relate
to
that
very
much
having
this
connection
with
other
Kamai
Vietnamese
families
means
a
lot
to
us,
because
temples
provide
the
only
Community
working,
properly
worship
our
religion.
So
as
someone
who's
Kamai
I
support
the
proposed
Temple
and
I
hope
everyone
here
will
too.
Thank
you
to
everyone
here
for
your
time
and
consideration.
BI
Hi,
my
name
is
good
evening.
My
name
is
silken
timel
and
I've
resided
in
San
Jose.
All
my
life
I
support.
The
proposed
Temple
and
I
really
do
hope
that
you
will
too
at
a
young
age.
Is
human
nature
to
avoid
sticking
out
and
being
connected
from
I
felt
isolated
growing
up.
This
led
to
me
being
pushing
away
who
I
really
was
and
trying
to
fit
in
by
avoiding
my
identity,
but
my
temple
gave
me
the
sense
of
belonging,
I
yearn
for
even
at
16.
BI
My
temple
has
always
been
such
a
pivotal
part
in
my
life,
the
inclusive
community,
the
beautiful
arts,
the
delicious
food
I
fear
that
later
on,
the
macron
culture
will
become
more
Obsolete
and
less
noticed.
I
really
do
believe
that
this
Temple
can
help
preserve
our
beautiful
culture
and
so
that
the
Next
Generation
my
generation
will
not
forget
where
we
came
from
and
how
grateful
we
are
to
become.
BI
D
D
BJ
Hi,
can
you
hear
me?
Yes,
okay,
thank
you
hi.
My
name
is
plin
I've
been
a
resident
of
San
Jose
since
1998
and
I
just
want
to
voice
my
support
for
this
Temple.
My
daughter
is
11
and
it
would
be
nice
to
go
to
a
place
where
she
can
learn
her
culture,
because
I
I
mean
growing
up.
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
for
myself,
but
it
would
be
a
great.
BK
Fellow
Americans
I'm
so
fully
now
and
I
support
the
building
of
what
kamayakan
pajikum
in
San
Jose
as
the
daughter
of
Cambodian
refugees.
We
came
here
to
create
a
better
future
for
our
family
being
brought
up
as
a
Cambodian
American
with
Buddhist
values.
I
believe
that
compassion,
altruism
and
accepting
our
own
impermanence
unites
us
as
humans.
BK
A
temple
is
where
one
goes
for
healing
meditation
and
peace
without
distractions,
of
the
daily
stresses
of
life,
our
country's
forefathers,
Built
America
on
the
core
values
of
religious
freedom
and
abundance
of
opportunity
and
the
Liberty
to
live
in
a
Multicultural
Society
prior
to
the
concept
of
zoning
laws
and
neighborhood
Aesthetics.
Honorable
Commissioners
I
urge
you
to
support
this
project
in
carrying
on
your
legacy
in
building
a
San
Jose
that
is
diverse,
vibrant
and
has
a
culture
of
acceptance.
Let
this
Temple
be
your
legacy
that
you
leave
behind
for
future
Generations.
Thank
you.
BL
Do
you
hear
me?
Yes,
thank
you
for
giving
this
opportunity
to
me.
I'm
I'm
here
I'm
strongly
to
support
the
microm
Temple,
because
you
know
the
temples
play
very
important
rules
in
Buddhist
communities.
It
is
a
place
to
learn
about
the
language,
cultures
and
tradition.
Not
only
Cambodian
communities,
but
also
the
the
other
community
can
come
to
learn
about
it.
You
know
because
Buddhism
teaches
about
loving
kindness,
compassion
and
also
think
about
the
morality,
so,
if
I
strongly
urge
all
of
you
to
prove
this
projects
to
life,
thank
you.
BM
BN
As
you've
heard,
the
Cambodian
people
suffered
a
horrific
genocide
in
the
1970s
many
Cambodian
refugees
fled
their
home
country
and
have
made
San
Jose
their
new
home
Health
Trust.
We
strive
for
everyone
in
Silicon
Valley
to
be
as
healthy
as
possible.
The
proposed
Temple
would
be
a
beautiful,
respected
site
to
support
local
Cambodian
residents
with
their
health
and
well-being,
providing
Community
cohesion,
especially
for
the
elders
who
suffered
unspeakable
trauma
in
their
home
country.
We
ask
for
your
I
vote
tonight
and
thank
you
for
your
consideration.
Thank.
D
C
Uh-Huh,
yes,
good
evening,
my
name
is
Tia
tan.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
contribute
expressing
opinion
to
the
proposed
Temple.
Yes,
I
and
my
family
fully
support
to
the
proposed
Temple
and
I
hope.
Everyone
will
do
that
too.
As
a
member
of
the
Buddhist
community,
I
and
family,
in
generally,
we
daily
lies,
are
closely
connect
with
the
Buddhist
temple
and
the
temple
is
also
an
important
cultural
part
of
our
memory.
We
hope
that
the
proposed
Temple
is
received
majority
support
and
we
can
have
the
place
to
study
here
and
practice.
C
BO
I'm
sorry
I'm
here,
can
you
hear
me
now?
Yes,
okay,
great,
so
thanks
so
much
for
allowing
us
all
to
to
share
our
voices
here.
It's
it's
very
apparent
from
listening
to
all
the
others.
Talking
that
the
Khmer
crime
group
desperately
needs
a
temple
and
at
least
from
from
the
reports
that
I've
read
that
there's
there's
a
number
of
families
somewhere
between
five
and
seven
hundred
families
that
are
members
of
this
group.
BP
Can
you
hear
me
yes,
okay,
hello
good
evening,
this
is
Peter
and
I'm.
Speaking
for
my
father,
I
live
in
San,
Jose
and
I'm.
A
current
student
at
San,
Jose,
State
I,
strongly
support
this
project.
I
believe
that
creating
this
new
space
will
bring
out
the
most
for
our
Traditions
as
I
would
say.
No
a
novice
monk
before,
along
with
my
little
brother,
I
personally,
think
that
I
will
potentially
expand
our
culture
and
our
warships,
along
with
the
hopes
to
reach
out
to
people
to
acknowledge
our
identity.
BP
I
BQ
My
name
is
Deanna
K
and
I
strongly
support
the
construction
of
this
Temple
I'm
17
years
old
and
I
actively
attend
a
Cambodian
Buddhist
temple
in
San
Jose
throughout
the
years
of
attending.
The
comicron
community
has
always
welcomed
me
with
open
arms.
These
kind
of
P
these
kind
people
have
always
greeted
me
and
made
me
feel
like
I
had
a
second
home,
even
though
I'm
not
Cambodian,
going
to
this
Temple
every
weekend
has
not
only
helped
me
observe
their
beautiful
Heritage
and
values,
but
it
has
allowed
me
to
create
long-lasting
relationships
with
numbers.
BQ
This
Temple
opened
my
eyes
to
the
unique
Cambodian
culture
and
the
construction
of
this
new
Temple
will
allow
people
of
comic
Chrome
Community
to
not
only
attend
for
religious
cause
but
enter
new
states
of
connection
and
form
Unity
within
Micron
people
and
allow
others
just
like
me
to
come
together
and
maintain
to
my
Chrome
culture.
I,
look
forward
to
your
approval
of
our
requests.
Thank
you
for
your
time
and
consideration.
D
AQ
Good
evening
folks,
my
name
is
hung
or
Philip
Dutch
I
currently
live
in
San
Jose
I've
lived
here.
All
my
life
and
I
currently
reside
about
10
minutes
away
from
this
site.
I'm
in
full
support
of
the
Temple
and
I
went
to
painter
Elementary,
Shepherd
Middle
and
Independence
High
School
growing
up
on
the
east
side.
You
know
we
didn't
really
have
many
community
centers
or
places
where
we
were
able
to
go
for
support
and
because
of
this
lack
of
support.
I
saw
a
lot
of
my
fellow
commotion.
AQ
Friends
turned
to
a
life
of
like
gangs
and
drugs
as
a
relatively
new
father
to
a
16
month.
Daughter
I
believe
that
our
community
needs
this
Temple
and,
as
there's
still
not
many
places
for
kids
to
go
for
support
I'm
in
I'm
in
like
support
for
this
Temple,
because
it
would
be
a
safe
place
for
the
Cambodian
community
and
for
all
the
folks
surrounding.
Hopefully
you
know
it
would
help
deter
future
Cambodian
generations
and
other
kids
from
going
into
a
life
of
gangs
and
crime
and
become
productive
citizens
of
this
community.
BR
BS
My
name
is
Linda
and,
as
you
know,
we
as
a
family
are
all
in
Evergreen
my
son,
my
dad,
my
husband
myself.
This
is
a
very
quiet
neighborhood,
it's
a
very
diverse
neighborhood
and
we
respect
everybody's
beliefs
and
religions.
However,
you're
it's
important
to
have
your
religion,
but
it's
not
on
that
site,
because
it's
so
tiny
and
it
is
in
the
residential
area-
and
we
do
not
want
a
65-foot
towering
over
that
corner.
It's
it's
a
bad
enough
quarter
to
maneuver
as
it
is.
We
have
high
school
kids
who
are
unexperienced
drivers.
BS
BT
Hi,
my
name
is
Richard
Dutch,
my
family
and
I
I've
been
a
resident
of
San
Jose
for
over
four
decades
I'm
here
in
support
of
the
new
Temple
plan.
I
believe
this
Temple
would
benefit
the
community
more
than
harm.
If
any,
for
a
city
that
value
diversity,
this
Temple
will
reflect
khmeric
culture
and
khmera
people.
It
will
showcase
beautiful
Khmer
architecture
and
Landscaping.
As
for
a
parking
concern,
there
will
be
an
on-ground
parking
lot
that
will
accommodate
all
attendees
concern
about
high
traffic.
BT
D
B
BU
All
right,
good
evening
to
you
all
my
name
is
Holly.
Lamb,
I
am
19
years
old
and
I
currently
live
in
San
Jose
California
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
wholeheartedly
support
this
proposed
Temple.
My
reasoning
for
that
is
because
well,
I
grew
up
going
to
a
temple
and
the
rest
of
my
family
did
as
well.
So,
of
course,
the
this
would
really
mean
a
lot
to
us.
BU
Being
able
to
interact
with
my
community
makes
me
realize
that
there
are
many
more
of
us
out
there,
even
though
I
know
that
there
is
not
a
whole
lot.
It
also
makes
me
realize
how
beautiful
and
precious
my
culture
is
so
Commissioners
I
hope
that
you
will
approve
of
this
project.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time
and
consideration.
BV
Hello,
can
you
guys
hear
me?
Yes,
hi
everyone?
My
name
is
Sophia
tyke
I'm
16.
I
strongly
support
this
proposed
Temple.
This
Temple
has
my
support
because
it
is
a
sacred
place
where
my
Chrome
Community,
including
myself
and
my
family,
can
preserve
the
culture
and
language
growing
up.
I,
never
had
any
Chrome
friends
and
never
noticed
the
importance
and
beauty
of
my
culture.
I've
been
going
to
the
temple
my
whole
life,
but
my
younger
self
thought
was
just
some
dull
place
in
2019
I
decided
to
do
robom,
which
is
traditional,
Cambodian
dancing.
BV
This
has
brought
me
to
come
to
the
temple.
More
often,
I
was
a
very
introvert
person
so
doing
the
bomb
and
going
to
the
temple
more
Has,
Changed
Me
I've
met
I've
met
a
lot
of
my
Chrome
people
and
has
made
me
opened
up
more.
The
temple
has
encouragingly
brought
together
community
and
hold
together
many
bonds,
so
adding
another
one
will
create
new
connections.
Thank
you
and
I
hope
you
will
support
our
shared
visions
and
morals.
I
BW
Hi
good
good
evening,
can
you
hear
me
yes
hi?
My
name
is,
and
I
just
would
like
to
share
my
perspective
in
supporting
the
project
after
relocating
back
to
California
from
New
Jersey
for
the
last
five
years,
I
have
been
warmed.
Welcome
by
the
com
by
the
leaderships
of
the
khmerican
children
temple
in
San
Jose.
However,
as
Lena
Lam
has
mentioned
earlier,
this
Temple
is
currently
very
small
for
our
Buddhist
members
to
practice
our
religion
and
to
continuously
engage
our
commands
closer
to
their
roots
and
culture.
BW
Again,
I
am
in
full
support
of
this
project
in
order
to
provide
appropriate,
safe
and
peaceful
community
center
to
seniors
youths
and
more
younger
generations
to
come.
Buddhist
temples
are
globally
known
as
the
peaceful
and
mindfulness
centers
to
and
should
not
cause
any
safety
risk
or
concern
to
the
neighborhoods.
Thank.
BX
BX
The
temple
is
not
just
a
place
of
worship,
but
also
an
educational,
cultural
and
social
Center
for
Cambodian
families
and
members.
How
many
people's
Temple
bills
will
accommodate
the
growing
community
and
maintain
its
function
as
a
place
to
worship,
learn
and
socialize?
In
short,
this
proposed
Temple
can
provide
both
the
Buddhists
and
neighboring
communities
with
many
available
services.
Please
consider
your
support
for
our
proposed
Temple.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
U
U
I'm
one
of
my
crowns
and
I
been
living
in
Evergreen
area
for
the
last
30
something
years
and
I.
Think,
commissioner,
please
reconsiderate
of
our
Temple.
It's
very
important
Temple
need
to
be
around
the
neighborhood,
because
obviously
the
singers
and
also
families
are
living
around
it
need
to
have
a
community
activities
support
the
monks.
The
place
where
the
temples
are
is
is
normally
supposed
to
be.
The
mindfulness
Place,
where
we
need
to
be
is
to
practice
the.
B
D
BY
Live
in
2720,
Ruby
Avenue
at
the
middle
of
the
temple
I
just
agree
to
build
a
temple
in
this
area,
because
I
would
like
to
invite
you
to
go
to
the
job
site
to
see
before
you
approve
a
project.
If
you
think
it's
your
hand
at
the
middle
of
the
temple,
how
do
you
think
you
can
annoy
the
traffic
and
a
lot
of
accident
on
the
Ruby
and
Norwood,
even
the
people
dead
by
the
accident
by
the
road?
BY
CA
Hi,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
I
appreciate
the
stories
about
the
religion
and
how
it
brings
the
Cambodian
people
together.
However,
isn't
this
decision
based
on
facts
I
strongly
oppose
this
temple
in
this
location,
because
it's
surrounded
by
single-family
homes
on
three
sides?
There's
one
home
in
the
middle
of
the
personal
and
I
also
have
concerns
about
the
traffic
safety,
as
my
kids
would
cross
the
two
adjacent
streets,
Norwood
and
Ruby,
to
go
to
their
grandma's
house
and
also
to
the
park.
The
temple
is
not
appropriate
for
the
parcel.
Thank
you.
CB
Hello,
my
name
is
Kathy
I'm
born
and
raised
in
San,
Jose
and
I
strongly
support
the
proposal
of
the
new
Temple
I'm,
a
member
of
the
microgram,
Temple
Community
and
a
member
of
the
youth
command
sends
a
baby
to
being
nearly
21
years.
Old
I've
came
to
this
Temple
merely
every
week
of
my
whole
life.
It's
a
huge
part
of
my
identity
and
helps
become
who
I
am
today
being
a
part
of
this
community
has
made
such
a
huge
impact
to
me
and
my
family.
CB
Not
only
are
we
gathering
with
the
community
who
is
just
like
us,
we
are
also
practicing
our
religion,
our
culture
and
pain,
our
respects
to
the
Buddha
and
the
temple
as
being
a
part
of
the
Youth
of
Clinica
Patrick,
and
now
the
director
of
the
Khmer
classical
dance
we
hold
out
the
temple,
we
believe
in
learning
the
history
and
traditions
of
our
culture
so
that
we
can
educate
current
generations
and
future
Generations.
Thank
you.
CC
I
want
to
remind
the
Commissioners
that
the
decision
that
you're
making
tonight
is
a
discretionary
system
decision,
and
also
you
don't
necessarily
have
the
full
public
record.
My
comments
tonight
or
my
own
I
want
to
let
the
commission
know
that
in
a
city
document
pre-15-117
for
the
prior
property
owner
staff,
wrote
staff
would
not
support
a
rezoning
of
this
property
to
r18
or
another,
more
intent.
Zoning
District
as
it
would
not
conform
to
the
profailing
neighborhood
pattern.
I
see
I've
run
out
of
time.
There's
much
more
information.
AZ
AT
Evening
my
name
is
Hong
Lee
I,
proud
of
myself
to
support
a
new
Temple,
Kamaya,
Temple,
actually
and
a
member,
and
actually
a
board
member
of
the
66
Sunset
C
1997..
It's
almost
20
years
and
I
bring
all
a
good
thing
to
all
the
kids
to
indicate
how
to
respect
all
people.
I
do
respect
our
culture
and
how
to
respect
our
community
Realm.
AT
Since
we
moved
to
the
6th
season
cap,
there
is
Neighbors
Bad
Neighbor.
Now
we
build
very
clean,
clean
people
and
people
can
join.
I
saw
all
the
kids
in
the
neighbor
play
basketball
there,
but
now
we
need
a
new
Temple.
You
know
more
space
for
our
kids,
our
culture
to
teach
them
how
to
understand
our
culture
to
be
alive.
D
CD
Okay,
good
evening,
my
name
is
buddhismo
I'm
very
strong,
strongly
to
support
my
computer,
home,
Temple
and
I
hope
you
took.
The
temple
is
the
center
of
the
religious
and
the
cultural
activities
and
the
play
to
practice,
morality
and
virtual
foreign
Community.
The
temple
is
not
only
a
place
to
practice,
spiritual
belief,
but
also
a
gender
of
the
community
cultural
activity.
That's,
why
is
the
very
important
for
our
community?
Thank
you
very
much.
CE
Hi
good
evening,
I
wanted
to
provide
my
support
and
share
wholeheartedly
the
benefits
of
having
the
temple
I
understand
the
concerns
of
the
neighborhood.
However,
I
think
over
time
they
will
see
that
the
Khmer
people
expand
from
much
more
than
a
nuisance.
They
would
bring
cultural
diversity.
San
Jose
has
been
a
beacon
of
start.
CE
This
community
has
been
ethnically
challenged
and
I
believe
wholeheartedly.
The
temple
will
stand
as
a
place
of
pride,
a
place
where
children
learn
their
culture.
Their
family
gatherings
would
have
a
place
that
that
stands
for
much
more
than
just
the
temple.
It's
it's
a
place
where
children
learn.
My
children
have
learned
over
the
last
20
years.
I
have
understood
this
culture
to
be
very
diverse,
very
kind
and
I
think
the
concerns
that
the
neighborhood
have
would
benefit
from
having
a
culture.
That's
rich
diversity
and
I.
Look
forward
to
yeah.
CA
AT
CF
D
CG
Good
evening
my
name
is
Tyson
and
I'm.
A
and
I
am
a
resident
of
San
Jose
I
supported
the
the
proposed
of
the
temple
plan.
I
have
lived
in
San
Jose
for
almost
40
years,
and
I
have
seen
the
city
flourish
into
American
Pie
growing
up
in
the
80s
I
had
an
identity,
crisis
and
I
didn't
know
much
about
my
Cambodian
roots
and
Heritage
until
my
mid-20s
having
two
kids
at
the
age
of
10
and
11
of
mixed
race.
I
do
not
want
this
to
happen
to
them
or
any
other
person.
CG
CG
A
CH
First
of
all,
since
someone
brought
up
the
other
temple
on
Sunset
Court,
we
want
to
make
it
very
clear
that
that
Temple
is
not
owned
and
operated
by
the
foundation
that
is
proposing
this
Temple
here
on
Ruby
and
the
temp.
We
agree
that
that
existing
Temple
is
totally
inadequate
for
religious
purposes.
It
is
a
converted
single
family
home
on
a
dead-end
street,
with
limited
parking
and
not
enough
building
space
for
worship,
Community,
Gathering
or
the
monks
to
live.
CH
As
has
been
mentioned
earlier,
we've
had
significant
Community
engagement
in
addition
to
the
city-led
community
meetings
that
staff
mentioned
the
project
had
additional
Community
meetings,
as
well
as
lots
of
one-on-one
interaction
with
community
members,
Neighbors
The,
District,
8,
Round
Table,
and
many
of
the
members
who
spoke
tonight
at
the
this
hearing
attended
those
meetings
and
we
have
taken
that
input
and
made
changes
to
the
project
we
removed
the
underground
parking
garage
that
the
neighbors
didn't
like.
We
reduced
the
building
square
footage
on
the
site
by
24
percent.
CH
CH
So
the
general
plan
anticipates
that
Community
gathering
places
would
occur
in
residential
neighborhoods
and
because
you
all
are
very
familiar
with
San
Jose.
There
are
many
many
places
of
worship
in
single-family
neighborhoods
in
districts
throughout
our
city,
including
in
Evergreen,
and
just
some
of
those
examples
here
is
the
Vietnamese
temple
on
White
Road,
and
you
can
see
it
is
fully
surrounded
on
all
sides
by
single-family
homes.
CH
Places
of
worship
are
located
in
neighborhoods
because
those
are
the
people
that
they
serve.
Most
places
of
worship
are
neighborhood
and
Community
focused
and
they
belong
in
neighborhoods,
where
the
people
are.
So.
To
summarize,
this
Temple,
as
you
have
heard,
is
really
important
to
the
Cambodian
American
community
in
San
Jose,
to
preserve
their
cultural
traditions
and
pass
them
on
to
Future
generations,
and
also
to
make
the
broader
Community
aware
of
their
culture.
CH
The
temple
Foundation
has
engaged
in
extensive
CUNY
Outreach
for
more
than
four
years
to
bring
this
project
forward
to
you
today,
the
foundation
is,
as
a
legal
non-profit
is,
is
committed
to
professional
governance
of
the
temple
property
and
its
professional
operation
and
maintenance.
Over
time,
as
staff
has
indicated,
the
temple
meets
All
City
requirements
in
terms
of
zoning
requirements
and
design
guidelines
and
thus
recommends
approval,
and,
as
we
just
summarized,
places
of
worship
belong
in
neighborhoods
because
they
serve
neighbors
and
community
members
in
the
area.
CH
CI
CH
I'll,
let
I'll
let
staff
also
respond,
as
you
said,
but
the
condition
of
the
condition
of
the
permit
sets
a
maximum
number
of
people
at
300
on
the
site
period
indoors
Outdoors
as
the
maximum,
and
the
reality
is
that
that
will
only
happen
a
few
times
a
year
during
special
religious
holidays
and
special
events,
the
typical
operation
in
weekdays.
You
may
have
15
to
20
worshipers
at
one
time
during
weekdays
on
weekends.
You
would
typically
have
you
know
approximately
50
to
60
worshipers
at
one
time
at
the
facility.
I
CI
In
regards
to
it
was
it
was.
It
was
a
comment
that
that
I
guess
was
two
prong.
One
was
about
300
and
the
other
one
was
about
the
2018
recommendation
that
did
not
support
the
rezoning.
So,
like
my
question
is:
what's
what's
changed
and
I'm
and
I'm
trying
to
extract
that
from
the
response,
but
I'm
not
I'm,
not
clear,.
F
F
I
think
this
is
from
the
secret
response
to
comments.
I
mean
I
can
just
speak
to
prelims.
You
know
they're
they're,
informal
applications,
they're,
not
actually
a
formal
submittal.
So
you
know
we
can
only
go
off
of
what
the
applicant
formally
submits
and
based
on
that
you
know,
300
was
the
number
right.
CH
M
B
L
L
Great,
thank
you
so,
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
all
the
folks
who
emailed
us
and
came
out
tonight.
We
really
value
your
input.
We
hear
you
both
those
of
you
who
have
concerns
about
the
project
and
those
of
you
that
support
the
project
and
I'd
like
to
especially
commend
all
the
young
people
that
came
out
tonight.
That's
really
awesome
actually
warms
my
heart
that
we
have
folks
that
really
care
about
our
community
I,
full
disclosure
I
visited
the
site.
L
So
I
wanted
to
just
share
some
observations
with
my
fellow
commissioners
of
what
what
I
found
when
I
went
out
there.
First
of
all,
this
is
a
very
large
site.
It's
almost
two
acres,
so
there
have
been
some
characterizations
that
this
is
a
tiny
site.
It's
not
really
cracked.
It's
almost
the
size
of
two
football
fields,
so
Ruby
Ruby
Drive,
is
a
very
large
street.
It's
75
feet
wide.
It
has
Elaine
in
each
Direction.
Has
a
center
turn
lane
and
enhanced
bike
Lanes,
it's
a
35
mile,
an
hour
Street.
L
So
it's
an
arterial
street.
It's
by
no
means
a.
You
know:
a
quiet,
neighborhood,
Street,
Norwood
Drive
is
40
feet
wide
with
two
lanes
and
two
bike.
Lanes,
let's
see
so
the
temple
building
is
located
near
the
corner
of
Ruby
and
Norwood,
so
in
other
words,
the
the
developer
has
placed
the
temple
at
really
the
optimal
location.
As
far
as
not
you
know,
interfering
with
the
neighbors
it's
way
out
on
the
corner,
I
observe
very
little
traffic
on
either
Ruby
or
Norwood
I.
Was
there
around
noon?
I'm
sure
there's
more.
L
You
know
as
school
lets
out
and
such,
but
it's
there's
certainly
not
a
lot
of
traffic
out
there
and
it's
a
four-way
stop
pretty
typical.
Throughout
the
city,
the
neighbors
that
are
going
to
be
most
impacted
live
on
a
cul-de-sac
called
Sweet,
Leaf
Court,
it's
you
know
directly
on
the
I.
Guess
would
be
the
east
side
of
the
property.
There's
eight
houses
where
to
join
the
site
and
those
houses
are
very
large
two-story
houses,
at
least
2
000
to
3
000
square
feet
and
they
have
a
roof
height
of
35
feet.
L
So
the
characterization
that
this
Temple
would
Loom
over
the
houses.
I,
don't
believe,
is
accurate.
I
think
the
top
of
the
temple
is
43
feet.
I
know
there's
a
steeple
on
it.
That's
pretty
typical
of
a
place
of
worship,
but
the
houses
are
35
feet
high
on
the
court
there
and
the
temple
is
going
to
be
at
43.
So.
B
L
L
CJ
Hi,
yes,
this
is
Angie
Dan
white
with
the
Department
of
Public
Works.
That
is
the
case
that
Improvement
well
originally
actually
there's
supposed
to
be
a
signal
there,
a
traffic
signal,
but
as
you
as
you
recall,
too,
from
being
out
on
the
site
and
from
our
traffic
analysis,
a
signal
is
not
warranted
out
there
just
because
the
volumes
are
so
low.
But
there
are
a
number
of
speeding
concerns
out
there.
L
L
F
Yeah
sure
I
can
answer
that.
So
on
the
draft
special
use
permit
resolution,
there
is
a
condition
number
six
for
any
used
permits.
They'll
usually
be
this
Condition.
It's
called
youth
use
authorization
and
it
specifically
references
the
operations
plan
in
terms
of
recourse
violating
that
code
enforcement
is
the
is
the
route
to
go
anytime.
There's
a
violation.
In
terms
of
you
know:
hours
of
operation,
noise,
things
like
that.
R
Hi
thanks
everyone
for
for
coming
and
sharing
your
thoughts
and
perspective,
and
you
know
I
when
I
do
this
I
I'd
love
to
hear
from
the
community
and
I
just
wanted
to
assure
you
that
I
I
listened
to
all
songs.
I
heard
you
all
clearly,
I
do
have
a
few
questions
if
we
could
bring
up
this
slide
presentation
slide
six
from
the
the
Temple
or
Foundation.
B
R
V
Oh
for
the
vast
majority
of
of
uses,
this
parking
lot
will
be
sufficient
for
the
number
of
people
anticipated,
but
in
the
occasions
where
we
have
a
larger
event,
we
have
arrangements
with
both
nearby
Islamic
Center
and
with
nearby
schools
to
use
and
reserve
a
parking
space
and
bring
people
to
that
lot.
Okay,.
V
CK
Or
Andrew
yeah,
if
I,
if
I
may
Amelia
here
with
the
architecture
team,
so
the
parking
lot
includes
67
parking
spaces
and
that
that
is
inclusive
of
15
ballet
parking
spaces.
So,
as
Jennifer
mentioned
during
most
of
the
daily
activities
and
smaller
events,
the
the
parking
lot
will
fully
accommodate
the
the
number
of
attendees.
CK
In
some
of
those
slightly
larger
events,
we
would
be
able
to
employ
a
valet
parking
system
where
we
utilize
those
15
additional
spaces
that
that
can
kind
of
be
squeezed
into
that
parking
lot.
If,
if
there
are
larger
events,
where
we're
getting
closer
to
that
maximum
capacity
of
300,
that's
that's.
When
that
strategy
gets
employed,
that
Jennifer
mentioned
about
working
with
nearby
schools
in
the
nearby
Temple
to
employ
off-site
parking.
R
Okay,
okay
and
the
I
know
I
know
where
we're
moving
trees
here
and
we're
planting
nutrients
and
I
know
that
you
know
that's
a
part
of
the
ordinance
I'm
curious
I,
just
I,
don't
want
to
assume
I
assume,
there's
some
irrigation
for
these
trees,
because
new
trees,
new
tree
planting,
doesn't
necessarily
mean
tree
survival.
What's
the
plan
to
make
sure
these
nutrients
survive.
V
R
CK
I'll
try
to
describe
it
based
off
of
your
photo
there
so
to
the
sort
of
the
lower
left
to
the
left
of
the
temple,
where
it
says:
Gardens,
peacefulness,
it's
just
above
the
D
and
the
E
and
Gardens
and
and
that
little
kind
of
purple
tree
area.
I,
don't
know
if
you'd
want
to
move
your
cursor
there
Jennifer,
but
yeah
I'm.
CK
So
the
reason,
the
reason
that
we
actually
proposed
the
smoking
area
initially
was
because
the
idea
was
that
if
we
didn't
designate
a
smoking
area,
then
we
have
no
control.
We
have
no
governance
over
who
smokes
on
the
sidewalk
on
the
public
right-of-ways,
and
so
by
designating
an
area
that's
safe
for
people
to
do
so
on
the
site.
We
could
better
control
where
those
activities
may
happen
and
encourage
them
to
happen
further
away
from
the
nearby
residences.
R
CK
V
B
R
CH
R
Okay,
all
right
all
right
that
answers.
My
question,
I.
Think
one
final
question:
there's
concern
about
traffic
during
periods
where
there
is
a
lot
there
there
are
a
lot
of
people
at
the
temple
is:
is
it
possible
that
crossing
guards
could
be
present
or
some
other
kind
of
support
for
people
in
the
community
getting
through
that
traffic?
V
Yeah
I
think
that's
the
first
time
that
anybody
has
suggested
that,
but
absolutely
we're
interested
in
having
safe
and
organized
and
and
orderly
events
I
believe
that
the
traffic
assessment
for
even
the
large
events
did
not
indicate
the
need
for
something
like
that.
But
we
can.
We
can
take
it
back
and
look
at
it.
R
B
CL
Thank
you,
chair,
I'd,
like
to
I'm
in
the
delegate
situation
of
being
the
planning
commissioner
from
District
8
and
having
to
balance
the
you
know
the
overwhelming
support
that
I
heard
the
people
called
in
about
wanting
a
temple
like
this
in
this
area
and
trying
to
convince
myself
that
it
fits
the
neighborhood
and
I
just
don't
see
how
it
does
fit
the
neighborhood.
My
concern,
my
concerns
are
that
the
numbers
of
attendance
are
are
modest
to
put
it
lightly.
CL
CL
I
could
tell
you
that,
yes,
on
that
corner,
there
are
no
sidewalks,
but
there's
also
no
parking
at
all
allowed
on
Ruby,
so
that
whole
stretch
of
Ruby
there's
no
street
parking
at
all.
You
can't
park
on
Ruby
the
intersection
that
is
down
the
street
on
Tully
and
Ruby
was
a
very
functional
intersection
and
then
those
cones
got
put
in
that
made
it
less
functional,
so
I'm
glad
to
hear
that
a
consideration
would
be
to
put
a
roundabout,
but
but
that's
really
not
the
issue.
CL
CL
All
of
the
other
ones
are
multiple
Lanes
Norwood
is
a
single
Lane
Ruby's
single
Lane,
it's
wide,
but
it's
a
single
Lane
and
there's
just
there's
the
high
school
at
the
next
corner
and
and
there's
there's
just
really
there's
a
reason
that
people
bought
their
homes
in
that
neighborhood
10
miles
from
downtown
from
City
Hall.
It's
because
that's
what
they
expected
and
and
I
just
don't
see
how
this
conforms
to
the
neighborhood
it
in
any
way
shape
or
form.
CL
CL
I
think
the
the
proposed
parking
arrangement
with
the
schools
is
optimistic
at
best.
I
have
concerns
about
the
mention
of
alcohol.
At
these
at
certain
functions
at
the
larger
functions,
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
any
Community
Center
in
that
area
that
allows
alcohol
for
a
couple
miles.
So
it's
just
it
just
doesn't
fit
the
characteristics
of
the
neighborhood
and
and
and
unfortunately,
I
can't
support
it.
CL
Curious
I
don't
know
if
it'll
make
a
difference.
I
just
am
curious
as
to
why
this
they
chose
this
spot
for
that
for
this,
for
this
project,
because
I
think
that
I
think
it
was
on
the
market
for
less
than
from
listing
to
close
of
escrow
is
about
45
days,
which
is
super
fast
for
a
property
like
this
I'm
I'm
not
curious
to
what
was
the
motivation
to
to
put
it
there,
but
but
they
certainly
have
their
motivation,
so
I'm,
not
questioning
it.
Q
Okay,
I
I
I,
on
the
other
hand,
disagree
with
that.
I
I
respect
your
your
opinions,
you
know
that's
it's
Ash
Wednesday
today
I
went
to
church
in
my
neighborhood
and
it's
surrounded
by
residents
and,
given
that
this
project
will
be
making
significant
much
needed
traffic
improvements
and
pedestrian
walkways
I
think
that's
a
great
benefit
overall
to
the
community,
doing
the
roundabout.
That's
that
that's
a
huge
public
benefit
and
traffic
coming
for
the
area,
much
needed,
sidewalks.
There
I
know
that.
Q
There's
a
lot
of
areas
on
the
east
side
that
don't
have
sidewalks,
so
this
project
would
be
putting
those
sidewalks
in
a
lot
of
places
of
of
religious
institutes.
Typically
have
a
Community
Hall
people
get
married.
They
have
weddings
there.
That
often
include
wine
of
that
sort.
I
recall
some
wineries
in
South
County
that
have
parking
agreements
for
overflow
with
neighboring
schools
that
that
function.
Q
Q
Q
You
know,
maybe
even
police
officers
to
help
navigate
that
traffic,
or
even
some
volunteers,
from
the
congregation
that
we're
like,
yellow
vests.
That
really
tell
people
where
to
go
really
manage
that
traffic
I
I
would
highly
encourage
that,
and
so
I
mean.
The
only
other
thing
is,
is
really
creating
a
parking
agreement
for
overflow
with
either
the
high
school.
Q
The
Evergreen,
Valley,
high,
school
or
I
know
that
they
they
mentioned
that
they
were
in
Communications
with
another
organization
and
and
I
believe
that,
because
they
did
so
much
Outreach
at
the
beginning,
and
the
project
has
more
if
there's
already
been
a
lot
of
concession
here,
so
I
appreciate
that
so
that
that's
that's
what
I
have
to
say.
Thank
you
and
I
also
appreciate
everyone
coming
out
to
speak.
Q
M
O
M
O
Yeah
so
I,
just
first
off
I
want
to
Echo
what
commissioner
Cantrell
said
earlier.
We've
received
and
immense
amount
of
public
interest
in
this
project,
both
for
and
against
and
as
always,
I
really
appreciate,
hearing
all
perspectives
on
a
project
and
want
to
thank
everyone,
who's
either
written
us
a
letter
or
gotten
Community
meetings
or
come
to
this
meeting
to
speak.
Thank
you.
O
F
Sure
so
for
religious
assemblies
is
private
Gathering
facilities.
Really
the
parking
is
limited
to
the
parking
requirement.
Under
this
current
zoning
code.
No
right
the
newly
adopted
one
is
limited
to
the
actual
square
footage
dedicated
to
assembly
space,
so
you'll
find
that
in
any
church
in
the
city,
any
type
of
private
Gathering
facility.
So
in
this
case,
66
spaces
are
required.
67
are
provided
and
and
I
mean
that's
encompasses,
say,
events,
things
like
that,
because
I
know
that's
factored
into
it
but
yeah.
O
Thank
you,
Alec
yeah,
and
so
when
it
comes
to
parking,
I
mean
this
project
is
in
compliance
with
the
Contemporary
requirements
and
also
just
as
a
reminder
on
this
commission,
we
voted
to
recommend
abolishing
parking
minimums
entirely.
So
I
think
you
know
that's
a
statement
that
you
know
our
approach
to
parking
in
the
city
now
is
we're
going
to
leave
it
up
to
individual
land
users
to
decide
what
they
need
and
it
when
it
comes
to
parking
and
so
I.
O
O
It's
it's
part
of
having
human
having
humans
occupy
a
space,
so
I,
don't
think
that's
a
concern
to
me,
and
also
just
you
know
in
general
I've
been
thinking
about
you
know
this
isn't
really
a
land
use
part
of
it,
but
I
just
want
to
say
something.
I've
been
thinking
about
during
this
meeting.
Listening
to
all
the
input
again,
both
for
and
against
the
project,
there
are
a
lot
of
established
churches
and
religious
communities
in
our
city,
I
mean
it's
a
city
of
almost
a
million
people.
O
So
that's,
of
course
that's
the
case,
but
San
Jose
is
also
a
pretty
old
city.
It's
older
than
the
United
States,
and
a
lot
of
our
religious
facilities
have
been
here
for
quite
a
long
time
longer
than
anyone
on
this
call
has
been
alive
and
I.
Think
you
need
to
think
about
like
that
status
quo
bias
there
of
like
this
is
a
proposed
religious
facility
for
a
community
that
is
much
more
recently
established
itself
in
our
city
and
I.
O
A
CH
That's
correct:
we,
the
original
plan,
had
a
larger
underground
parking
garage
thinking
that
the
neighborhood
would
like
that,
because
we'd
have
more
parking
and
it
would
not
be
visible
and,
surprisingly
to
us,
the
neighbors
said
they
didn't
like
it.
So
we
agreed
to
get
rid
of
the
underground
garage
and
create
the
surface
parking
lot.
CM
CL
CL
A
lot
of
Commissioners
are
or
a
few
Commissioners
are,
are
you
know
accepting
of
it,
which
we
should
be?
That's
why
we
live
in
San
Jose
and
that's
why
we
live
in
California
right,
we're,
we're
tolerant.
We
we
celebrate
diversity
and
that's
a
absolute
it's.
It
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
religion
or
the
diversity
it
has
everything
to
do
with
the
the
land
use.
B
L
A
couple
of
the
residents
said
something
on
the
order
of
it
would
change
the
nature
of
the
neighborhood
or
it
would
not
be
compatible
with
the
site
and
echoing
what
two
other
Commissioners
have
said,
the
city
of
San
Jose
has
many
many
places
of
worship
embedded
in
residential
neighborhoods
throughout
the
city
and,
if
anything,
I
feel
they
enhance
the
neighborhood
because
they're
typically,
you
know
very
attractive,
they're
well
maintained,
there's
folks
going
to
worship.
That's
that's
a
pretty
peaceful
activity
in
regards
to
traffic.
L
If
you
look
at
the
traffic
analysis
daytime
they're,
only
anticipating
67
daily
trips,
that's
a
very
small
number
I
mean
I
have
an
elementary
school
around
the
corner.
For
me
that
has
to
generate
you
know,
300
trips
a
day
and
you
know,
are
there
inconveniences
occasionally
from
people
dropping
their
kids
off
sure?
But
it's
not
a
big
deal.
It's
usually
for
a
small
amount
of
time,
and
it's
really
nice
having
a
school
nearby.
Just
like
it's
nice
to
have
a
place
to
worship
nearby.
L
As
far
as
this
sound
goes,
you
know
again:
I
go
back
to
the
to
the
operations
plan
specifically
and
anticipated
noises.
51.
Maximum
allowable
is
53.
it's
right
in
here
and
in
regards
to
Amplified
sound.
It
says
the
project
will
conform
to
all
local
noise
performance
standards.
In
the
municipal
code,
all
efforts
will
be
made
to
limit
the
amount
of
noise
emanating
from
the
site.
L
Part
of
living
in
a
city
is,
we
do
have
noise
I
mean
like
I,
said:
I
have
an
elementary
school
I,
get
to
hear
all
their
daily
announcements,
and
you
know
it's
not
a
big
deal.
I
I
live
a
couple
blocks
from
Butcher
Park
and
folks
have
music
out
there
and
it
it's
kind
of
part
of
living
in
a
city.
So
you
chose
that
and
just
the
last.
The
last
thing
I
want
to
say
is
that
you
know
change
is
hard
and
I
understand
that
and
anytime
there's
a
big
change
in
your
neighborhood.
L
L
Because
they
want
to
be
good,
neighbors,
they're,
good
people,
and
not
only
that
they're
aware
that
if
they
don't
follow
what
they've
agreed
to
do
they're
a
very
high
profile
project,
there's
going
to
be,
you
know,
complaints
given
to
the
Council
Office
et
cetera,
et
cetera.
So
you
know
I
I,
guess
the
last
thing
I'll
say
is
I.
Think
it's
important
as
people
that
we
assume
good
intent
right.
So
the
intent
of
these
folks
is
to
be
good
neighbors
to
follow
the
rules
and
I.
O
R
So
you
know
we
we're
making
these
planning
decisions
because
they
are
decisions
about
planning,
not
necessarily
about
faith,
the
practice
or
any
other
element,
but
in
this
case
it's
hard
to
ignore,
because
you
hear
a
community
that
wants
so
much
to
be
accepted
to
support
their
beliefs
and
raise
their
families.
Like
everyone
else,
I've
heard
a
couple
of
times,
would
you?
How
would
you
feel
if
it
was
your
neighborhood?
R
R
I,
I
really
hope
that
you
give
an
opportunity
for
this
expression
in
your
community,
an
expression
of
love
and
peace
and
its
absolute
root
and
try
to
be
a
part
and
try
to
invite
this
into
your
Humanity
with
your
hearts.
Give
it
an
opportunity
I'm
going
to
vote
Yes
for
this,
because
I
think
not
only
is
the
land
use
appropriate.
B
Okay,
any
other
comments
see
no
more
their
hands
raised.
I
I
wanted
to
comment
that
I
feel
that
you
know
a
lot
has
changed
in
state
law
and
what
cities
can
do
in
regards
to
housing.
So
if
this
application
was
withdrawn
and
a
pure
play
residential
development
was
put
forward,
the
density
would
be
significantly
higher
and
different
than
the
existing
neighborhood.
So
I
think
that
would
be
out
of
character
as
well,
and
that
would
have
its
own
own
problems.
I
would
imagine
for
the
nearby
residents
I
hear
commissioner
Garcia's
comment
about.
B
You
know
people
chose
it
when
they
buy
a
house
next
to
an
existing
use
and
they
do
the
trade-off
of
how
things
work
in
their
Community.
But
I
can
also
tell
you
that,
as
someone
who
personally
responded
to
lots
of
people
as
concerns
about
things
that
I'm
I'm
taking
this
vote,
not
thinking
that
it
everything
will
be
100
perfect
because
it
is
a
change
from
an
empty
lot
to
something
else.
So
never
be
there'll,
be
some
level
of
potential
friction,
and
but
that's
just
the
nature
of
these
types
of
uses.
B
I
I
can
think
of
so
many
churches.
In
my
neighborhood
that
essentially
have
almost
no
parking
at
all
and
when
people
go
to
those
Church
sites
that
they
are
essentially
parking
in
the
residential
neighborhood
again
those
people
that
bought
the
house
knew
that
going
in
that
that
was
there,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
you
know,
the
friction
is
sometimes
there,
but
overall
it
works,
and
so
inevitably
I
think
this
group,
this
Foundation,
has
done
a
lot
of
Outreach.
They've
also
have
the
you
know.
B
The
the
conditions
of
the
special
use
permit
are
quite
detailed.
So,
with
that
said,
I'll
I'll
be
supporting
the
motion
as
well,
but
I
appreciate
everyone
who
came
out
on
either
side
I
think
as
most
Commissioners
mentioned,
we
take
all
input
in
seriously
and
then
render
a
decision,
and
you
can
hear
us
talk
in
real
time
about
those
how
we're
contemplating
things.
So
with
that.
If
there's
no
other
comments
we'll
go
to
the
role
commissioner
lardinois.
M
B
Thank
you.
Nothing
under
Item,
B
item
C,
nothing
there
other
than
I
believe
we
are
going
to
be
in
person
for
the
first
meeting
in
March.
Is
that
correct?
That's
correct,
council
chambers,
Kansas
Chambers,
okay,
all
Commissioners
remember
to
bring
in
your
parking
ticket
from
the
garage.
You
can
have
it
validated
at
the
machine,
so
you
don't
have
to
run
around
and
then
anything
on
the
public
record.