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From YouTube: OCT 26, 2022 | Planning Commission
Description
City of San José, California
Planning Commission meeting, October 26, 2022.
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=1007231&GUID=66B7A046-8225-4AB1-8F0F-81B5760A861C
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This
meeting
is
held
via
web
meeting
due
to
the
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
live
stream,
cable,
TV,
the
city
website
and
YouTube
following
roll
call.
During
summary
of
hearing
procedure,
we
will
review
how
the
public
May
provide
comment
during
today's
session.
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C
And
yes,
yes,
outstanding,
commissioner
and
then
I
think,
commissioner,
yes,
yes,
indeed,
and
then
I
think
commissioner
Garcia
might
be
tardy.
So
moving
on
to
the
summary
of
hearing
procedures,
the
procedure
for
this
hearing
is
as
follow.
After
the
staff
report,
applicants
and
appellants
may
make
a
five-minute
presentation.
C
City
staff
will
call
out
the
names
of
the
public
who
identify
the
items
they
want
to
speak
on.
You
may
identify
yourself
using
the
raised
hand,
feature
if
you're
on
the
web
meeting
or
click
star
nine
on
your
phone
or
you
may
call
408-535-3505
or
email
planning,
support
staff
at
San
jose.gov
and
identify
your
name
number
and
the
item
you
would
like
to
speak
on,
as
your
name
is
called
City
staff
will
unmute
you
to
speak
after
we
confirm
your
audio
is
working.
Your
lighted
time
will
begin.
Each
speaker
will
have
up
to
two
minutes.
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C
Well
actually,
well,
then,
let
me
just
finish
where
I
left
off
and
then
we'll
do.
The
Chinese
interpretation
does
that
sound
all
right?
Okay,
okay,
great
all
right
so
after
the
public
testimony
the
applicant
and
the
Parliament
made
closing
remarks
for
an
additional
five
minutes.
Planning
Commissioners
may
ask
questions
of
the
speakers
response
to
commissioner
questions
will
not
reduce
the
speaker's
time
allowance
staff
will
unmute
the
speaker
to
respond
to
the
commissioner.
The
public
hearing
will
then
be
closed
and
the
Planning
Commission
will
take
action
on
the
item.
C
The
Planning
Commission
May
request
staff
to
respond
to
the
public
testimony
ask
staff
questions
and
discuss
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
this
public
hearing
or
in
written
correspondence
delivered
to
the
city
at
or
prior
to
the
public
hearing.
The
planning
commission's
actions
on
rezoning's
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
20.120.400.
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The
municipal
code
provides
the
procedures
for
legal
protests
to
the
city
council
on
rezonings
and
pre-zone.
So
planning
commission's
actions
on
conditional
use
permits
is
appealable
to
the
city
council
on
accordance
with
section
20.100.220
of
the
municipal
code.
So
then
I
will
pause
and
I'll
start
again
on
item
number
one.
So
go
ahead.
F
C
The
Planning
Commission
members
and
members
of
the
public
to
follow
our
code
of
conduct
a
meeting.
This
includes
commenting
on
the
specific
agenda
item
only
and
addressing
the
full
body.
Public
speakers
will
not
engage
in
a
conversation
with
the
Commissioners
or
staff.
All
members
of
the
Planning
Commission
staff
and
the
public
are
expected
to
refrain
with
from
abusive
language,
repeated
failure
to
comply
with
the
code
of
conduct
which
will
disturb,
disrupt
or
impede
the
oral
Economist
meeting.
May
result
in
removal
from
the
meeting
this
meeting.
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J
Yes,
can
you
hear
me
yeah
yeah,
oh
Paul,
something
from
a
horseshoe.
Let
me
give
you
some
statistics
from
2016
till
this
particular
quarter.
This
last
quarter,
95
to
115
of
market
rate
housing
goals,
have
been
met,
every
single
one
of
those
quarters
in
that
time
period
at
the
same
time,
in
the
same
time,
period
2016
until
this
last
quarter,
the
threshold
of
25
percent
of
Eli,
vli
and
everything
else
has
never
broken.
J
25
percent,
never
okay,
and
so
this
commission
needs
to
start
accepting
and
assuming
some
responsibility
for
the
amount
of
market
rate
housing
proposals
that
are
going
through
your
desk
I.
Don't
want
to
hear
oh
well,
we're
just
a
commission.
All
we
do
is
give
recommendations
the
council,
no,
no,
no,
that's
not
gonna
work,
no
more!
Why?
J
Because
you
know
you
know
very
well
that
there
is
a
symbiotic
relationship
between
this
Planning
Commission
developers
and
the
council,
people
in
economic
and
cultural
development,
people
in
housing
there's
all
of
these
relationships
that
are
built,
and
so
it's
not
just
one
person.
It's
not
just
one
commission
and
it's
not
just
hey,
they
could
do
whatever
they
want.
We
just
make
recommendations
uh-uh
when
you
have
95
to
150
of
those
housing
bills
being
met
and
only
25.
Not
it
stems
from
here.
It's
this
commission.
This
commission
has
to
start
assuming
some
responsibility
for
that.
J
Okay,
because
there's
what
you're
doing
is
you
were
literally
squeezing
out
you're,
creating
poverty
in
the
city
through
this
Planning
Commission?
Okay,
because
it
is
your
decisions
that
the
council
uses
and
they
just
rubber
stample
boom
boom
boom
boom
rubber
step
everything
because
it
starts
here.
Okay,
so
you
need
to
start
assuming
some
responsibility
for
the
poverty
that's
being
created
in
the
city,
because
it's
created
because
of
the
market
rate
housing
and
yesterday
was
an
example.
They
gave
nine
million
dollars
man
to
to
that
escape
project
down
there
at
on
Reed
Street,
9
million.
D
D
These
high-rise,
Apartments
and
basically
our
our
base
are,
are
displacing
us
and
we're
one
of
them
and
we're
seeing
that
many
of
the
of
the
neighborhoods,
especially
in
the
Washington
Gardner
area,
are
being
displaced
and
there's
no
alternative
that
I,
see
from
the
city
or
from
you
all
to
be
able
to.
You
know,
protect
those
Neighbors
from
moving
out
the
school.
Just
the
school.
The
Washington
school
has
lost
already
100
children
because
of
the
displacement.
D
So
what
we're
seeing
is
that
you
all
are
giving
funds
to
these
developers
to
to
build
high-rises
for
people
that
are
paying
High,
rents
and
you're
kicking
us
out.
That's
what
we're
seeing
right
now
and
the
Centra
Salon
is
also
in
that
category,
where
they're
going
to
displace
us
and
and
we
have
a
function
in
our
community
to
serve
our
community
and
what
we
are
are
out
out
in
the
cold.
D
C
So
we'll
close
the
public,
we'll
close
the
public
comment
item
two
I
do
want
to
note
to
the
last
speaker.
The
city
does
not
provide
money
to
Developers
for
housing
it.
It
only
does
so
if
the
development
is
a
low
income,
deed,
restricted
housing
project.
That
is
the
only
scenario
where
the
city
provides
funding
and
to
the
first
Speaker
I
need
to
correct
the
misinformation.
C
This
is
an
advisory
body.
We
have
absolutely
no
purview
into
the
prioritization
of
applications
that
are
submitted
or
processed
applications
that
are
submitted
and
then
processed
by
the
city
are
done
so
by
private
entities
based
on
what
the
city
has
shared
with
the
public
through
its
General
plan,
through
its
goals
and
aspirations
for
the
city
when
any
given
block
or
parcel
comes
forward,
is
up
to
a
private
action
and
not
the
city.
Okay.
Moving
on,
we
don't
have
any
deferrals.
Our
consent.
C
C
L
Can
you
see
the
screen?
I
mean
okay
thanks
so
good
evening,
chair
I'm
planning
Commissioners.
My
name
is
Angela
Wong
I'm,
the
project
manager
with
planning
building
and
code
enforcement
for
item
5A
file.
Number
h20-0
V8
before
you
this
evening
is
a
site
development
permit
to
allow
the
development
of
a
30-story
mixed-use
tower
over
the
0.75
Acre
Site,
located
at
the
South
corner
of
South,
7th
Street
and
East
Central
Street.
L
The
project
includes
the
demolition
of
the
existing
vacant,
Hotel
restaurant
building
and
the
three
accessories
buildings
instructions
on
site,
the
removal
of
one
organized
tree
and
one
non-ordinary
size
tree
for
the
construction
of
a
30-story,
approximately
600
and
6
000
square
foot.
Next
year's
building,
including
743
530
square
feet
of
room
for
commercial
space
and
540
residential
units
and
four
levels
of
below
grade
parking.
L
The
project
also
includes
extended
construction
hours
from
7
AM
to
10
pm
Monday
to
Saturday
over
the
entire
construction
period,
which
is
approximately
33
months.
The
existing
volatile
restaurant
building
on
site.
So
you
can
see
the
photo
here
is
listed
on
the
historic
resource
inventory
as
a
structure
of
Mary
and
is
eligible
as
a
candidate
City
Landmark,
because
it
is
one
of
the
only
extant
examples
of
a
googie
style
building
in
Downtown
San
Jose.
L
The
environmental
project
manager
will
briefly
talk
about
this
shortly,
we'll
go
to
the
next
slide.
So,
as
shown
on
the
map,
the
project
site
is
designated
downtown
and
is
within
the
downtown
primary
commercial
zoning.
District
I'm,
going
to
talk
very
briefly
about
the
one
of
the
key
Design
Concepts.
L
L
The
project
is
also
consistent
with
the
applicable
city
council
policies.
The
project
conforms
with
the
development
standards
for
the
downtown
primary
commercial
zoning
industry
and
the
project
design
is
also
consistent
with
the
downtown
design
guidelines
and
standards,
with
four
exception
requests
due
to
the
unique
size
situation.
As
discussed
in
the
staff
report,
the
city
of
San
Jose,
as
the
lead
Agency
for
the
project,
prepare
a
supplemental
environmental
impact
report.
So
now
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
the
environmental
project
manager,
Cara
Hawkins.
To
briefly
talk
about
the
environmental
review
project.
M
M
Around
the
same
time
as
when
we
hold
the
scoping
meeting
on
September
9th
2021,
just
to
get
verbal
confirmation
or
verbal
input
from
community
members
and
organizations,
this
was
held
virtually
over
Zoom
and
then
from
April
29th
to
June.
14Th
2022
is
when
we
publicly
circulated
that
draft
eir
so
that
the
community
members
had
a
chance
to
review
the
analysis
and
provide
comments
on
our
close
to
complete
analysis.
M
Three
comment:
letters
were
received
during
that
time,
which
I
will
speak
about
later
on
in
the
presentation
and
then
the
first
amendment
was
publicly
posted
online
on
October
14th
2022
and
the
First
Amendment
responds
to
all
of
the
public
comments
that
we
received,
and
it
also
contains
text
edits
to
the
draft
eir.
If
we
wanted
to
clarify
anything
or
change
any
of
the
information
minor
information,
all
parties
that
commented
on
the
eir
were
notified
via
email
and
newsflash.
M
Next
slide,
please
Angela,
so
the
eir
did
identify
a
few
significant
and
unavoidable
impacts
that
would
occur
as
a
result
of
this
project
if
it
were
to
be
approved
and
constructed,
the
eir
found
that
it
would
result
in
significant
and
unavoidable
impacts
to
air
quality,
specifically
in
regard
to
significant
cancer
risk
to
nearby
sensitive
receptors
during
project
construction,
as
well
as
to
cultural
resources
from
Demolition
of
the
eligible
candidate,
City
Landmark
that
Angela
previously
discussed.
This
was
also
a
cumulative
impact
to
cultural
resources
from
the
demolition
of
that
eligible
structure.
M
M
Other
resource
sections,
including
air
quality,
biological
resources,
cultural
resources,
hazards
and
hazardous
materials
and
noise
and
vibration
did
have
identified
impacts.
However,
those
were
able
to
be
mitigated
to
less
than
significant
with
the
inclusion
of
certain
conditions
and
measures
that
the
applicant
would
be
required
to
implement
when
the
project
moves
forward.
M
M
The
second
is
the
reduced
development
alternative,
which
would
eliminate
the
below
ground
parking
currently
proposed
for
the
purpose
of
reducing
emissions.
This
parking
would
be
included
in
some
of
the
first
ground
floor
levels
of
the
project,
which
would
reduce
the
number
of
residential
units
proposed.
M
Third,
alternative
that
was
proposed
during
the
seir
process
was
a
preservation
alternative
to
preservation
of
the
historic
resource
on
site.
This
would
keep
the
eligible
Landmark
structure
and
build
the
residential
on
the
remainder
of
the
site,
and
then
the
final
alternative
that
was
analyzed
was
a
reduced
density
in
preservation,
alternative,
which
is
basically
a
hybrid
of
all
of
the
other
Alternatives,
which
would
retain
the
eligible
Landmark
structure,
eliminate
the
below
ground
parking
and
construct
approximately
500
residential
units.
M
This
this
last
reduced
density
and
preservation.
Alternative
was
identified
as
the
environmentally
Superior
option,
because
it
would
reduce
all
of
the
significant
and
unavoidable
impacts
that
I
discussed
previously,
and
it
would
meet
the
majority
of
the
project
objectives
next
slide,
please
and
then.
Finally,
as
previously
mentioned,
the
city
received
three
written
comment:
letters
during
the
public
circulation
period
comments
were
submitted
by
three
agencies,
which
were
the
Santa
Clara
Valley
Transportation
Authority
VTA
Valley
Water,
and
the
Bay
Area
Air
Quality
Management
District
referred
to
as
Bachmann.
L
Thank
you
cara,
so,
as
discussed
in
the
staff
report,
projects
consistent
with
the
general
plan,
zoning
code,
development
standards,
the
council
policies
and
the
downtown
design
guidelines
there
are
four
step
recommends
that
the
Planning
Commission
recommends
city
council
to
certify
the
to
adopt
a
resolution
certifying
the
seir
in
a
double
resolution
approving
this
site
development
permit.
This
concludes
steps
presentation.
C
C
M
C
K
O
Chairman
this
is
Pat
Kelly
planning,
building
code
enforcement,
Angela
supervisor.
Yes,
the
project
is
required
to
provide
a
certain
amount
of
affordable
housing,
I
believe
it's
20
percent
in
through
a
combination
of
on-site
or
in-lu
fees
and
the
in-loof
fee.
I
don't
have
the
exact
numbers
in
front
of
me,
but
they're
allowed
to
do
a
combination
of
either
on-site
or
in-lu
payment
for
projects
and
that
the
final
combination
is
determined
prior
to
issuance
of
building
permit
great
through
an
affordable
housing
compliance
plan.
Great.
K
I
Then,
commissioner,
yeah
Robert
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
most
in
most
instances,
planning
staff
wouldn't
know
because
the
developer
will
still
be
in
negotiation
with
housing
department.
So
the
developer
or
the
applicants
themselves
will
be
able
to
say
where
they
are
in
the
negotiation
and
what
they
really
intend
to
do.
Whether
they
want
to
pay
the
in
lieu
or
meet
all
the
other
requirements
for
on-site
or
off-site.
C
Q
R
S
C
R
Well,
first,
thank
you
to
the
commission
for
allowing
us
to
bring
this
project
forward.
We're
really
excited
about
it.
This
is
a
a
great
collaboration
on
the
design
side
from
Steinberg
heart
who's,
a
prominent
local
architect
and
James
Chang,
who
is
a
Vancouver
Canada
based
architect
that
we've
done
a
number
of
projects
with
over
the
previous
decades.
R
You
know
this
is
one
of
of
a
handful
of
projects
we've
been
bringing
forward
and
we're
really
excited
about
Downtown,
San,
Jose
and
and
the
possibilities
you
know
before
we
get
to
this
I
do
want
to
point
out
in
the
coming
future,
we'll
be
bringing
forward
another
project
that
is
going
to
be
working
with
the
state
and
city
on
how
we
can
address
Supportive
Housing,
affordable
housing
and
market
rate
really
close
to
this
site.
So
with
that,
I'd
like
to
turn
it
over
to
Ernie
to
present
the
project.
T
H
T
Yes,
good
evening,
everybody,
commissioner
oliveirio
and
fellow
Commissioners,
my
name
is
Ernie
Imani,
as
Andrew
mentioned
principal
with
Steinberg
Architects
I'm
personally
excited
to
be
here
tonight.
I've
been
practicing
here
for
45
years
and
it's
great
to
see
what's
happening
in
the
downtown.
This
project,
I
think,
is
also
a
great
addition
to
that.
T
The
we
have
been
working
with
West
Bank
they're
doing
many
projects,
as
you
know,
in
the
downtown
kind
of
raising
the
level
throughout
the
city.
They've
had
a
long
history
of
dealing
with
Heritage
within
the
cities
that
they've
developed
and
we've
kind
of
Applied,
some
of
that
to
the
boat,
Town,
restoration.
T
This
project
represents
both
past
and
the
Future
IT
honors
I
think
the
history
of
our
Valley
and
the
agriculture
Heritage
that
we've
had
it'll
rebuild
this
local
restaurant,
which
came
in
the
60s
as
a
very
distinctive
architectural
style,
but
it
also
embodied,
as
we
went
through
the
public
meetings.
Many
memories
citizens
here
either
that
lived
in
the
downtown
or
were
students
at
San,
Jose,
State
University
in
the
future.
I
think
the
orchard
will
bring
nature
to
every
unit,
will
be
one
of
the
most
energy
efficient.
T
T
I
believe
this
will
send
a
new
Benchmark
for
both
quality
and
performance.
In
that
regard,
the
project,
as
mentioned
by
staff,
is
comprised
of
540
units.
30
stories
parking
is
provided
at
194
cars.
The
project
is
located
on
the
corner
of
second
and
San
Salvador,
really
in
the
heart
of
the
sofa
District
ground
floor.
Amenities
will
include
the
restaurant
space,
which
was
mentioned.
An
urban
Courtyard
I
was
seating,
a
West
Bank
branded
bicycle
gloveless,
repair
services
and
member
lounge
and
residential
co-working
spaces.
T
Oh
I'm,
sorry
be
from
the
East,
and
it's
really
the
backdrop
of
balconies
and
Landscaping
that
you
kind
of
see
with
the
restaurant
in
the
courtyard
and
the
foreground.
There's
the
articulation
of
the
top
of
the
building.
So
the
building
has
a
top
which
really
draws
its
inspiration
from
The
Boat,
Town
Restaurant
on
the
corner.
T
It's
a
rendering
from
the
north,
from
the
San
Salvador,
side
and
kind
of
at
the
street
level.
We
have
finishes
of
glass
and
stone
and
warm
kind
of
golden
anodized
frames
which
were
kind
of
drawn
from
the
existing
building
kind
of
a
view
from
South
along
Second,
Street
kind
of
gives
you
a
feel
of.
You
know
that
facade
probably
most
importantly,
the.
T
C
L
D
J
Yes
from
the
Horseshoe
and
to
my
Chinese
brothers
and
sisters
listening
what
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
that
that
restaurant
I
don't
care
if
that
gets
torn
down,
because
that
restaurant
used
to
be
a
sambos.
Okay,
I,
don't
know
if
you
know
about
what
sambos
represented,
but
that
was
a
blackface
character.
J
J
Secondly,
I
haven't
mentioned
how
many
parking
spaces
all
weird
want
to
go
green.
We
want
the
city
to
go.
Oh
just
no,
no
vehicles,
no
vehicles,
no
vehicles,
you've
got
all
kinds
of
parking
in
this
space
Oh
you
were
going
to
load
the
area
with
pollution.
Okay,
that's
number
two
number
three
is
that
a
market
rate
housing
is
120
above
the
median
household
income.
J
Once
this
place
is
built,
the
median
household
income
in
this
area
is
going
to
be
over
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars-
that's
120
percent
of
the
household
income,
one
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
what
kind
of
people
are
going
to
be
living
there?
Why
don't
you
give
the
prices
of
what
those
condos
are
going
to
cost
and
to
what
commissioner
I
appreciate
the
question
commissioner
catch
up?
J
Let
me
tell
you
what
happened
yesterday
when
they
built
escape
the
the
Escape
when
they
approved
State
they,
the
city
gave
nine
million
dollars
tax
break
the
inner
fees
that
were
charged
to
the
developer
were
per
unit
130
000.
So
not
only
did
they
make
out
like
Bandits
by
by
giving
the
nine
million
dollar
tax
break,
but
they
only
paid
a
hundred
and
thirty
thousand
dollars
for
each
in
new
unit
that
they
bought
back
and
they're
gonna
profit
off
of
that
as
well.
J
U
U
Thank
you,
my
name's
Michelle
Mashburn
I'm,
a
resident
of
downtown
San,
Jose
I'm,
actually
here
for
another
item,
but
this
item
caught
my
attention
as
well
with
the
modified
plan.
My
question
is
regarding
the
Ada
housing
that
is
getting
put
into
this
building,
because
currently
we
have
one
in
four
disabled
people
in
our
society
in
American
society,
and
it's
likely
going
to
be
more
than
that.
When
people
talk
about
the
bottom
floor,
Apartments
getting
reduced,
that
means
the
accessible
housing
is
going
to
be
reduced.
U
You
know,
affordable
housing
is
another
issue
on
a
commission
that
is
predominantly
male.
I
tend
to
wonder
some
about
the
equity
variables
that
are
getting
poured
into
this
because
I
don't
necessarily
see
in
this
meeting
structure
those
Equity
variables
around
racism,
sexism,
classism
and,
of
course,
ableism.
Thank
you,
I'll
seed.
My
time
thank.
V
Thank
you
Commissioners.
This
is
Mike
sadaker
in
the
preservation,
Action
Council.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
just
start
by
restating
something
that
has
already
been
stated
that
this
is
in
fact
an
eligible
error.
Candidates,
City
Landmark.
It
is
a
very
unique
style.
I
think
it
was
said
that
there's
not
many
examples.
I,
don't
think
there
is
any
other
example
of
this
kind.
This
Guru
style
a
building
in
San
Jose.
That
I
am
aware
of,
certainly
not
in
downtown.
V
We
would,
of
course,
prefer
that
you
know
an
original
candidate
Landmark
would
not
be
demolished,
but
we
do
feel
that
the
inclusion
of
original
elements,
Design,
Elements
and
specific
elements
of
the
original
restaurant
could
be
good
with
great
sensitivity
to
what
one
of
the
public
speakers
mentioned
about
the
heritage
of
this
building.
It
was
something
else
before
it
was
boat,
town
and
culturally
I
hope
in
the
future
that
anybody
that
goes
to
that
door
at
any
time
of
day
will
be
welcomed.
V
The
the
main
function
of
the
restaurant
before
it
was
boat
town
was
a
24
hour,
dining
establishment,
and
we
hope,
certainly
that
that
is
the
vision
of
the
developer.
In
this
case,
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
the
reduced
density
option
was
a
loss
of
40
units,
which
does
not
seem
catastrophic
in
exchange
for
the
preservation
of
the
historic,
the
candidate
landmark
and
buff
Crown
parking
in
any
event
pack
is
in
support
of
this
project
as
design.
Thank
you
thank.
W
Good
evening
my
name
is
Ryan
Globus
I'm,
a
resident
of
San
Jose
just
outside
downtown
near
the
Alameda
and
I
just
wanted
to
call
in
to
say
this
is
a
really
exciting
project.
I
know
a
lot
of
small
businesses
in
the
downtown
area
are
struggling
with
the
post-pandemic
normalcy
and
fewer
people
working
in
the
office.
This
is
a
great
way
to
get
them
more
customers
and
add
more
livelihood
and
more
foot
traffic
to
make
downtown
more
fun
and
feel
more
comfortable.
W
I
know
that
you
know
my
my
mother
uses
a
wheelchair
and
I've
lived
in
many
different
places
and
by
far
the
most
accessible
place
was
a
multi-story
building
built
in
2010,
which
had
elevators
and
step
free
access
and
so
I'm
sure
this
building,
if
it
follows
normal,
Ada
law
will
have
all
of
those
things
and
will
be
a
far
more
accessible
than
most
of
the
existing
housing
stock.
So
please
approve
this
project.
Thank
you.
T
No
I
I
think
I
just
want
to
thank
everybody.
You
know
this
wouldn't
have
happened
without
our
client
I
think
we
have
a
whole
team.
You
know
that
contributed
our
partner,
James
Chang
as
a
design
architect,
and
thank
you,
the
staff
who
we've
been
working
with
a
few
years
on
this
and
that
this
is
a
great
evening
for
us
to
be
able
to
present
this
for
for
the
community.
Thank.
C
N
Thank
you.
Chair
got
a
couple
questions
Chuck
I'll,
let
you
have
the
one
about
conclusionary
housing,
but
so
I'm
curious.
It's
interesting
to
me
that
the
this
project
essentially
includes
a
recreation.
A
recreation
of
the
restaurant
that's
being
demolished
was
that
to
satisfy
a
legal
requirement
or
was
that
just
a
voluntary
design
decision.
R
N
Yeah,
thank
you
for
clarifying
that,
and
you
know,
generally,
the
Aesthetics
of
a
project
aren't
a
primary
concern
with
how
this
commission
votes,
but
I
want
to
say,
I,
do
appreciate
that
incorporation
and
building
something
that's
not
another
Blue
Glass
Tower,
as
is
very
common
in
modern
developments,
then
I
also
wanted
to
ask
staff
or
about
3
P.M.
Today
we
received
a
letter
from
a
group
opposing
the
project
on
eir
grounds,
I'm
just
curious.
M
N
I'm,
so
sorry
you're
right
I
was
reviewing
it
excuse
me
we'll
talk
about
that
later,
yeah,
sorry
about
that.
Okay,
I,
just
want
to
wrap
up
my
comments
with
I
appreciate
that
there's
three
bedroom
units
in
this
development
I
know
it's
very
common.
For
you
know:
dense
apartment
development
to
only
include
up
to
two
bedrooms
and
having
three
bedroom
units,
creates
more
opportunities
for
families
to
live
in
a
project
like
this.
So
thank
you
for
incorporating
that.
R
L
K
I
understand
I
want
to
know
what
what
they
actually
think.
Oh,
the
outro
yeah
I
I
I,
know
that
you
know
there
are
ways
different
ways
they
can
go
and
all
those
have
an
impact
to
the
projects.
That's
why
they
are
making
these
choices
I'd
like
to
know
where
they
are
on
those
choices,
so
that
we
can
make
a
decision
based
on
what
this
project
will
actually
look,
like.
That's
all
sure,.
C
H
T
R
Yeah
to
to
answer
your
question,
which
is
about
the
the
amenity
space
I,
understand
so
there's
two
different
areas
where
we're
addressing
it.
One
is
in
the
lobby
and
within
a
mezzanine
of
the
lobby,
where
we're
going
to
be
offering
a
lounge
space
and
a
workspace
for
people
to
work
from
you
know
not
to
get
outside
of
their
unit
and
actually
join
the
community
in
in
the
residence.
The
second
area
is
on
the
rooftop,
where
we'll
have
different
meeting
spaces,
Fitness
spaces,
and
things
like
that.
C
H
R
L
C
X
X
It's
it's
putting
something
where
there's
a
vacant
vacant
building
now
in
a
couple
storage
units
and
it's
adding
500
residential
units
where
there
are
none
today
right,
so
whether
they're,
affordable
or
not.
It's
going
to
impact
the
supply,
which
is
a
benefit
to
everybody.
So
I
like
the
project
and
if,
if
you
accept
emotions
I'd
like
to
make
one,
is.
C
Y
Perfect.
Thank
you
good
evening.
Everyone
I
have
questions.
A
lot
of
good
vocabulary
has
has
has
has
been
brought
up.
I
think
and
I
just
need
some
clarity,
so
staff
one
of
the
questions
I
have
is
about
what
qualifies
as
mixed.
I
know
it
is
a
mix
of
commercial
residential,
but
the
way
that
I
see
it
here
is
that
over
about
600
000
would
be
residential
and
7
000
a
little
over
just
one
percent
would
be
commercial.
H
Y
I
noticed
that
there
were
agencies
and
not
individual
people,
does
a
city
staff.
Is
there
some
sort
of
policy
or
just
some
sort
of
I?
Don't
know
like?
Is
there
something
internal?
Where
there's
not
a
lot
of
individual
public
comment,
especially
for
a
30-story
building
coming
out
of
the
neighborhood?
Is
there?
Is
there
something?
Is
there
some
sort
of
action
taken
to
try
to
solicit
more
feedback.
M
Hi,
this
is
Cara
Hawkins
with
the
city's
environmental
review
team,
so
typically
for
our
eir
processes
or
even
initial
studies.
Basically,
whenever
we're
going
to
release
a
document
for
public
comment,
we
have
our
standard
procedures
that
we
follow
to
get
that
document
out.
That
includes
sending
to
everyone
on
our
listserv,
which
includes
agencies,
different
jurisdictions,
Union
groups,
specific
individuals
that
have
been
asked
to
be
on
that
list.
M
Additionally,
this
was
noticed
through
the
newspapers,
so
anyone
that
reads
the
Mercury,
News
or
post
record
would
have
been
able
to
see
this
project
so
the
the
short
answer
or
I
guess.
The
long
answer
to
your
question
is
that
we
did
follow
just
our
standard
protocols.
If
we
don't
receive
a
a
lot,
a
large
outpouring
of
comments-
and
we
have
followed
all
those
procedures-
typically
there's
not
much
more
else.
M
C
I
Y
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
I'm,
pretty
aware
of
the
process
and
and
do
not
doubt
that
the
Outreach
was
done,
considering
considering
the
size
of
of
the
building
with
with
its
surroundings,
I
just
kind
of
felt.
Perhaps
a
private
citizen
would
have
said
something
Pro
for
against
I,
don't
know
just
just
some
sort
of
feedback,
but
thank
you
for
laying
out
all
the
procedures
and
all
the
processes.
Thank
you.
Z
Z
I
did
want
to
know
if
you
were
doing
any
off-site
in
improvements,
as
VTA
said
that
they
wanted
the
bus
to
be
improved.
The
bus
stop
obviously
with
the
brand
new
building
there.
I
would
hope
that
you'd
want
to
improve
the
bus
station
right
in
front
of
the
building
to
make
make
it
attractive.
So
have
you
done
that?
Or
do
you
know
if
you
want
to
do
that?.
C
T
Citywide
bike
Lanes
to
Second
Street,
as
well
as
a
new
bus,
stop
at
that
location,
there's
currently
one
there
as
well
already
and
then
on
San
Salvador
we're
doing
some
improvements,
also
in
the
right
of
way
relative
to
turn
and
and
radius
of
the.
So
all
the
new
sidewalks
and
everything
adjacent
to
the
property
will
be
done.
Z
T
Yep
yeah
we've,
so
it's
a
project
in
itself.
We
have
worked
with
the
city
on
the
plant
types,
because
I
think
everybody
wants
to
be
sure
that
they
don't
blow
off
the
building
or
anything
like
that.
But
and
we
have
gone
through
the
whole.
You
know
OSHA
protocol
about
how
to
maintain
them
after
the
fact
that
the
access
system
and
the
owners
of
the
property
will
be
maintaining
the
Landscaping.
So
it's
not
going
to
be
left
to
the
residents
so
yeah.
It's
intended
to
be
green.
T
T
Z
Yeah
I
think
that
would
be
great
Andrew.
I
would
also
highly
suggest
that
you
build
some
affordable
units
on
site
just
because
San
Jose
State
is
so
close
by,
and
that
would
be
a
great
benefit
to
students
and
faculty
at
San
Jose
State.
That
would
need
affordable
housing
in
Walking
vicinity
to
where
they
work
so
I
I
would
highly
recommend
that
and
think
it
would
be
a
great
idea
and
you'd
get
some
really
good
tenants
that
could
benefit
from
that.
Z
M
Hi,
this
is
care
Hawkins,
environmental
review
team.
Yes
correct.
The
majority
of
that
increased
risk
is
directly
related
to
The
increased
construction
time
period
that
it
will
take
to
do
the
underground
garage
excavation
typically
for
projects
like
this
Whenever.
There
is
a
significant
amount
of
excavation
or
below
ground
construction
activities
required.
We
do
tend
to
see
increased
air
quality
impacts
such
as
this.
Z
Z
M
M
So
all
other
aspects
of
air
quality
were
able
to
be
mitigated
with
things
such
as
reducing
the
amount
of
idling
required
or
allowed
on
site
from
the
construction
vehicles
to
five
minutes
or
less
making
sure
that
the
sites
are
properly
watered
down
to
prevent
that
dust
from
rising
during
the
day
and
getting
into
people's
lungs.
Additionally,
things
like
requiring
certain
tiers
of
engines
to
be
used
that
way.
The
diesel
exhaust
that
is
coming
out
of
those
engines
isn't
as
harmful,
as
you
know,
just
the
the
cheapest
excavator
that
you
can
rent
from
wherever.
M
So
we
do
have
pretty
strict
mitigation
measures
required
for
this
project.
Unfortunately,
for
the
toxic
air,
contaminants
in
particular
are
the
only
things
that
those
mitigation
measures
are
not
able
to
to
address
fully
so
I
hope
that
answered
your
question.
If
not,
but
yes,
we
do
have
a
variety
of
mitigation
measures
to
specifically
for
the
residents
that
live
in
the
area,
as
well
as
the
construction
Personnel.
On
site.
Z
M
Didn't
they
didn't
have
exact
mitigation
measures
that
they
wanted
included?
They
had
recommendations
for
maybe
additional
things
that
we
could
look
into,
but
nothing
specific
was
pointed
towards.
We,
as
the
city
rely
on
our
technical
subconsultants
to
do
that
analysis
because
we
are
not
technical
experts
and
the
technical
experts
reported
back
that
there
was
nothing
else
that
was
feasible.
That
could
be
implemented
to
reduce
that
further.
The
only
thing
that
could
reduce
that
is
to
get
rid
of
the
extended
construction
period.
That
was
a
direct
result
of
the
underground
excavation.
Z
C
M
G
L
R
We
we
actually
have
a
a
Bicycle
Club
at
the
ground
floor.
Where
not
only
can
you
park
your
bike
and
leave
it
and
have
a
station
for
fixing
your
bike.
We're
also
going
to
be
stocking
it
with
bikes
that
can
be
borrowed
both
mechanical
and
electric
bikes,
and
so
all
of
that
is
to
promote
biking
in
lieu
of
driving
your
car.
So
there's
going
to
be
a
a
big
push
towards
biking
to
work
or
biking
to
the
restaurant
or
bar
wherever
you
go,
but
it's
not
in
the
unit
itself.
R
C
C
N
Sure
so
I
just
want
to
revisit
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
conversation.
So,
just
to
reiterate
from
before
I'm
aware
that
you
know
it's
a
requirement
to
get
a
certificate
of
occupancy,
if
a
project
doesn't
comply
with
the
ordinance,
they
can't
rent
out
the
units,
but
I
just
wanted
to
ask
I
know
that
you
know,
because
of
that
projects
aren't
required
to
determine
how
they're
going
to
comply
until
then,
but
I'm
just
curious
to
hear
what
ideally
do
you
want
to
do?
R
You
know
we
we
do
it.
We
do
have
a
combination
throughout
everything
we
do
in
in
some
of
our
other
markets
like
in
Seattle,
for
example,
we
have
300,
affordable
housing
units
under
construction
right
now.
What
I
can
tell
you
and
I
don't
want
to
talk
about
a
future
project,
but
you
should
see
something
in
the
coming
months
that
now
you
start
to
understand
our
kind
of
vision
for
this
neighborhood
in
not
only
addressing
affordable
housing,
but
Supportive
Housing
as
well,
and
so
I.
R
N
R
Yeah,
it
is
a
I
can't
give
you
something.
Concrete
is
what
I
is
kind
of
the
extent.
What
I
can
say
is
we're
looking
at
a
host
of
different
options
and
I
wish
I
could
give
you
something
concrete,
but
I
can't,
but
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
is
affordable.
Housing
is
something
we're
very
supportive
of,
and
we
build
actively.
R
Because
it
has
to
do
with
another
project
that
we're
working
on
which,
which
involves
you,
know,
State
and
and
state
discussion,
so
I
don't
want
to
get
too
much
into
it,
but
we're
looking
at
at
different
options.
I
I
know
that's
not
a
great
answer
to
give
and
I
I
hate
giving
it,
but
there's
not
much
more
I
can
give.
N
C
Thanks,
commissioner,
hey
Andrew
applicant
in
general,
a
developer,
that's
building
housing
does
who
whoever
gives
them
the
financing?
That's
willing
to
loan
the
money,
whether
it's
a
pension
fund
or
a
bank?
Do
the
terms
of
that
funding
determine
whether
or
not
units
are
built
on
site
or
they
choose
to
pay
the
inclusionary
fee.
R
You
know
there
may
be
some
that
require
it.
Everybody
you
know
has
their
the
the
all
the
lenders
in
general
have
different
requirements
of
what
they're
looking
for
some
may
say.
If
it's
an
opportunity,
if
you
can,
you
have
to
do
it,
others
look
at
sustainability.
You
know
you
can't
kind
of
take
the
Pension
funds.
Every
pension
fund
does
their
own
thing
and
every
lender,
especially
on
Wall
Street,
are
looking
at
different
things.
So
what
I
can
tell
you
is
there's
like
50
different
things.
R
You
have
to
weigh
in
all
of
these
projects
to
get
them
finalized
and
under
construction,
and-
and
you
know
there
is
a
lot
of
support
and,
as
everyone
knows,
there's
a
big
push
to
address
affordable
housing,
especially
in
California.
So
if
there
were
the
lender
here
it
would.
It
would
be
easier
to
to
answer
that,
but
there
isn't
like
a
a
general
rule
of
thumb,
great
just
because
they're
all
so
different.
K
K
B
K
Understand
where
you're
coming
from
I
understand
the
business
concerns
and
problems,
but
I
I
for
one-
and
this
is
only
me
I-
don't
believe
that
all
housing
is
good.
Housing
I
think
some
housing
raises
the
cost
of
housing
for
people
who
are
unhoused
or
under
house
and
I
think
this
might
be
that
type
of
project.
So
without
any
indication
of
what
you
are
planning
or
may
do,
it
is
really
hard
to
formulate.
A
R
Yeah
look,
I,
I,
certainly
understand
what
you're
saying,
and
you
know
it's
it's
collectively
the
problem
of
our
time.
Right
like
this
is
this
is
the
thing
where,
where
it's
a
generational
problem
that
we're
all
tackling
and
it's
not
an
easy
solution,
as
we
can
all
see,
if
it
were,
we
would
have
addressed
it
a
long
time
ago.
You
know
what
what
I
can
answer
on
this
project
and
is
we
will
comply
with
the
policy
for
San
Jose?
R
What
I
can
tell
you
is
what
you
will
be
seeing
in
the
coming
months
from
us
and
I
know
this
isn't.
A
great
answer
you
want
to
hear
related
to
this
project
will
be
something
we
hope
helps
to
to
show
a
model
on
how
we
can
generationally
move
the
needle
and
a
a
different
model
and
approach
of
how
we
can
not
only
address
affordable
housing
but
Supportive
Housing
as
well.
Z
I
I
just
wanted
to
talk
about
just
safety
in
the
downtown
core
at
night
and
would
request
maybe
some
extra
lighting
on
the
ground
floor.
Just
for
you
know,
women
coming
in
and
out
at
night
from
the
building
so
and
maybe
security
guards,
or
you
know
something
of
that
nature
for
the
residents
and
then
another
thing
with
the
fact
that
the
workers
are
going
to
be
working
till
10.,
I
know
in
that
area.
Z
There's
a
lot
of
events
and
I,
don't
know
where
the
construction
workers
and
other
people
are
going
to
park
at
the
same
time.
For
all
this,
these
different
events
that
are
scheduled
in
that
area
and
sometimes
when
they
close
Second
Street
and
they
have
some
street
festivals
and
whatnot.
So
there
may
need
to
be
some
coordination
just
want
to
make
you
aware
that
of
that?
Okay,
thanks
great.
Y
O
C
O
Y
O
Y
28
689,
okay,
perfect.
Thank
you
I,
appreciate
that
your
your
quick
research,
so
I
guess
I
guess
if,
if
we
ever
want
to
be
in
a
space
where
projects
all
projects
that
come
before
the
commission
for
for
a
recommendation
and
advisory
to
the
council,
if
we
ever
wanted
to
come
with
a
commitment
of
what
direction
they're
going
to
go
in
in
terms
of
affordable
housing
and
if
they're
going
to
pay
the
fee
or
not
the
fee
or
hybrid,
it
would
have
to
be
an
ordinance
change.
That's.
Y
C
C
C
C
Y
K
A
H
AC
AC
Okay
and
then
so
I'll
just
start
again.
The
project
consists
of
a
site
development
permit
age
21-026
to
allow
the
construction
of
an
approximately
75,
000,
285
square
foot,
poor
and
six
story,
retail
and
office
building
with
an
off-site
parking
Arrangement.
The
partial
demolition
of
City
landmark
building
at
142
to
150,
East,
Santa,
Clara
Street
and
the
demolition
of
two
buildings
within
the
proposed
building
footprint
at
130
to
134
East
Santa,
Clara,
Street
and
17
South
4th
Street
on
an
approximately
0.34
gross
Acre
Site.
AC
The
site
has
a
general
plan.
Land
use
designation
of
downtown,
which
supports
high
intensity
development,
supporting
Transit
ridership
on
VTA
and
Bart.
The
project
site
is
within
DC,
downtown
primary
commercial
zoning
district
office.
Retail
and
off-site
parking
are
allowed
users
within
the
zoning
District.
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AD
Thank
you
Arena
good
evening
planning
Commissioners.
My
name
is
Shannon
Hill
and
I'm
the
environmental
project
manager
for
the
suzakumix
Youth
project
as
a
lead
agency,
the
city
of
San
Jose
prepared
a
supplemental
environment,
environmental
impact
report
seir
for
short,
so
that's
how
I'll
be
referring
to
it
for
the
rest
of
this
presentation-
and
this
is
a
supplemental
eir
to
the
downtown
strategy,
2040
eir
in
the
com,
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
of
sequa,
the
draft
sdir
was
circulated
for
45
days
from
June
27
2022
to
August
11
2022.
F
AD
The
significant
and
unavoidable
impacts
were
also
identified
for
land
use
and
planning
in
the
draft
sdir,
because
the
project
would
not
comply
with
General
plan
policies
related
to
Historic.
Preservation
such
as
those
for
preservation
of
City
landmarks
and
the
project
project
as
proposed
is
inconsistent
with
the
2003
historic
district
guidelines
and
Secretary
of
the
Interior
standards
for
rehabilitation
as
they
relate
to
designated
the
designated
City
Landmark
at
142
to
150
Santa
Clara
Street
during
the
45-day
public
review
and
comment
period,
staff
received
five
written
comment.
AD
Subpage
more
details
to
the
points
raised
in
the
comment
letters
received
during
public
circulation
can
be
reviewed
in
the
First
Amendment
to
the
to
the
seir
as
part
of
the
SDI
seir
process
for
SQL.
Compliance
for
project
Alternatives
were
identified
to
the
proposed
project,
including
a
location
alternative
which
was
considered
but
rejected
the
no
project,
no
development
alternative,
which
is
a
requirement
for
all
required
alternative
for
all
projects
requiring
an
eir
preservation
alternative
one
for
relocation
of
142.
AD
The
Planning
Commission
recommends
to
city
council
to
approve
the
purpose
project.
The
city
council
must
adopt
a
statement
of
overriding
considerations
with
finding
findings
of
the
specific
economic,
legal,
social,
technical,
technological
or
other
benefits,
including
region-wide
or
Statewide.
Environmental
benefits
of
the
proposed
project
outweigh
the
unavoidable
adverse
environmental
effects.
If
the
environmentally
Superior
alternative
is
not
chosen,
none
of
the
comments
received
identified
any
substantive
inadequacies
in
the
draft.
The
draft
seir
or
new,
previously
unidentified
significant
impacts.
That
would
require
recirculation,
and
that
concludes
this
portion
of
the
presentation.
AC
Thank
you,
Shannon.
The
project
has
discussed
the
project,
as
discussed
before
is
consistent
with
the
general
plan,
zoning
code
and
applicable
city
council
policies.
Therefore,
staff
recommends
that
the
Planning
Commission
recommend
to
city
council
to
certify
the
seir
to
adopt
the
resolutions
and
approve
the
site
development
permit
and
the
historic
preservation
permits.
This
concludes
staff
presentation.
The
project
applicants
are
Ted
McMahon
from
Bayview
development
and
Steve
Stanton
from
rmw
Architects,
please
promote
them
and
they
can
provide
further
information
on
the
project.
Thank
you.
AE
AE
AE
AE
You
three
concepts:
I
would
like
to
put
forward
for
you.
One
I
believe
this
project
will
help
Revitalize
a
block.
That's
had
some
challenges
over
the
last
two
decades.
It's
a
balanced
concept,
which
brings
economic
viability
with
a
degree
of
preservation
that
we
believe
strikes
the
right
balance.
It
is
sustainable
over
the
long
term,
which
I
will
touch
on
momentarily.
AE
AE
This
particular
part
of
downtown
has
had
issues
both
that
are
more
violent
and
more
drug-related.
You
know
reference
the
previous
slide,
there's
some
fairly
significant
change
coming
to
this
neighborhood
and
I.
Think
most
of
it's
going
to
be
positive.
This
this
corner
already
has
two
of
the
tallest
buildings
that
exist
in
Downtown
San
Jose.
AE
Presently
we
are
hoping
this
is
going
to
be
bring
more
vitality
and
more
activation,
and
our
project
is
comparatively
modest,
with
the
other
projects
that
are
going
that
are
exist,
including
City,
Hall
and
Miro
and
Echo
icon,
which
you'll
see
our
corner
is
where
that
orange
block
is
we
look
nationally
and
internationally
for
examples
of
good
combinations
of
historic
and
new
that
brought
revitalization
neighborhoods?
This
happened
to
be
our
favorite.
AE
Hopefully,
you
know
folks
will
take
a
look
at
the
thoughtful
design
that
will
hopefully
Drive
employment
and
economic
Redevelopment
in
this
area,
taking
into
account
that
we
tried
to
be
modest
to
be
respectful
of
the
historic
neighborhood
and
then
the
cross
nominated
Timber
has
high
embodied
carbon
and
we
are
going
to
be
under
the
reach
code,
I'm
going
to
leave
the
rest
of
it
to
Steve
Stenton.
Thank
you.
Can.
C
AG
Mixed-Use
project
includes
office
space
on
the
upper
floors,
restaurant
retail
space
plan
for
the
ground
floor
with
the
ground
floor,
space
supporting
activation
and
and
pedestrian
experience
at
the
street
level
along
Santa,
Clara
and
they're
also
activated
roof,
Terrace
lounges
on
top
of
the
building
that
Overlook
Santa,
Clara
and
4th
Street,
and
then,
with
the
importance
of
the
existing
two-story
Historic
Landmark
brick.
Building
on
this
corner
site.
AG
The
project
proposes
to
maintain
the
historic
facades
along
4th
Street
Santa
Clara
Street,
including
the
repair
Rehabilitation
of
these
facades,
which
will
be
done
in
a
manner
consistent
with
the
secretary
of
interior
standards
for
rehabilitation,
and
these
standards
also
require
that
the
new
construction
be
compatible
but
differentiated
from
the
historic
elements
being
retained.
And
so
we've
been
sensitive
to
this
requirement
and
the
materiality
of
the
new
proposed.
AG
So
the
site
sits
at
the
East
End
of
the
stork
district
and
is
situated
within
an
area
that
includes
several
existing
and
proposed
high-rise
buildings.
Next
slide,
please
here's
a
shot
we've
seen
before,
but
it's
the
existing
street
with
our
site
on
the
far
left
and
Clarion
on
the
far
right,
and
then
this
is
the
proposed
new
project
and
it
maintains
the
low
rise
scale
of
the
block
and
holds
the
corner
at
this
end
of
the
historic
district.
AG
Next
slide,
please
so
a
mass
Timber
is
very
sustainable
material
and
we
felt
it
was
a
perfect
fit
for
this
building.
So
using
mass
Timber
is
part
of
reflection,
not
the
existing
structure
of
the
building
that
will
be
removed,
but
also
is
important
to
the
carbon
story
where
we
look
to
reduce
carbon
emissions
in
our
buildings
and
in
addition,
it's
a
beautiful
material
that
we
tend.
AG
You
know
that
we
intend
to
expose
as
an
architectural
feature
in
the
finished
building
design
next
slide
and
then
finally,
here's
a
shot
looking
down,
Santa
Clara
towards
City
Hall,
which
gives
a
good
overall
of
both
the
four
and
six
story.
Portions
of
the
building.
Next
slide,
I
think
that's.
It
can
sit
here.
C
J
Your
liable,
when
you,
when
those
when
those
dozers
go
into
the
ground,
you're,
going
to
dig
up
some
Native
Americans.
That's
that's
exactly
what's
gonna
happen
and
that's
exactly
what
they
fear,
because
they
know
it's
in
that
area.
Okay,
that
happened
with
the
Holiday
Inn
way
back
in
the
days
long
before
you
guys
were
around
that's
number
one
number
two.
You
got
a
lot
of
nerve
leading
with
crime.
J
Okay,
you're,
not
a
sociologist
man,
if
you
want
to,
if
you
want
to
be
a
sociologist
instructor,
go
go
to
a
college
or
something
like
that,
but
don't
come
to
my
city
and
trying
to
lead
with
crime.
Unless
you
want
to
deal
with
the
sociological
perspectives
and
the
sociological
conditions
that
contribute
to
crime.
J
J
Secondly,
is
that
what
I'd
like
to
talk
about
is
as
a
point
of
order
chair
when
Commissioners
are
speaking,
I
need
to
hear
from
them
fully
and
let
them
complete
their
sentences
and
let
them
tell
you
that
they're
done
what
you've
been
doing
throughout
this
meeting
is
bullying
people.
You
have
been
interrupting
the
Commissioners
when
they're
speaking
and
the
Commissioners
are
representations
of
the
community
and
I'm
the
community.
I,
don't
sit
here,
I'm,
not
sitting
here.
J
Looking
for
your
clarifications,
I
come
to
this
meeting
so
that
I
can
hear
from
the
different
Commissioners
and
the
different
perspectives
and
I'm
you're
preventing
that
process
by
your
interruptions,
because
on
two
occasions,
Cantrell
Ambrosio
are
trying
to
speak
and
they're
trying
to
articulate
their
positions
as
Commissioners,
because
they
got
the
four
and
what
you're
doing
is
you're
interrupting
now
I'm
trying
to
say
this
as
politely
as
I
can
and
I'm,
not
a
very
polite
person.
I'm
very
blunt,
very
direct
I,
don't
have
time
for
niceties.
I,
don't
have
time
for
that.
J
People
are
dying
on
the
street.
People
are
dying
as
a
result
of
this
crime
that
homeboy
wanted
to
point
out.
Okay,
so
all
of
this
all
of
this
construction
and
everything
that's
going
on
has
a
sociological
impact.
Why
don't
you
start
articulating
that
and
its
impact
on
these
values
on
the
impact
on?
Not
only
that
the
impact
on
the
historical
significance
of
these
buildings,
because
when
you
take
out
a
roof,
you've
you've
ruined
the
Integrity
of
its
historical
value,
foreign.
C
A
S
W
Good
evening
Commissioners,
my
name
is
Ryan
Globus
I
live
in
San,
Jose
I'm,
also
on
the
VTA
citizens
advisory
committee,
but
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
just
myself
and
I
just
wanted
to
commend
the
project.
I
think
recently,
there's
a
lot
of
focus
on
adding
housing
near
Transit,
but
not
enough
focus
on
adding
offices
and
Retail
and
destinations
near
Transit
as
well.
So
it's
exciting
to
see
this
project
in
a
very
Transit
rich
neighborhood.
W
H
V
Thank
you
Commissioners.
Let
me
just
start
this
is
my
exotic
preservation.
Action
Council
we've
commented
on
this
project
from
the
very
beginning.
Let
me
just
start
by
saying
these
words
slow.
This
is
a
city
landmark
building
within
a
downtown
Commercial
National
Historic
District
that
we
are
going
to
demolish.
V
These
are
buildings
that
we're
going
to
demolish
that
apparently
have
that
these
honorary
titles
provide
no
protection
from
we've
met
the
developers
and
we
do
consider
their
design
to
be
good.
It
is
compatible
and
differentiated
from
the
facade
that
they
will
leave
behind.
It
is
not
consistent
with
the
street
wall
between
third
and
fourth,
but
I.
Think
I
just
would
like
to
emphasize
this.
The
term
is
used
quite
flippantly,
significant
and,
most
importantly,
unavoidable
pack
would
like
to
suggest
that
no
demolition
is
unavoidable.
V
Do
we
need
high-end
commercial
office
space
when
much
of
it
is
not
accounted
for
and
much
of
it
that's
been
entitled
has
not
been
built.
The
question
I
have
is
the
theory
that
a
building
will
fix.
Crime
is
well
I'm,
not
sure
that
that's
really
something
that
we
could
count
on
this
building.
This
project
eliminated
affordable
housing
in
what
was
a
true
mixed-use
building
beforehand.
The
restaurant
that
was
down
below
is
out.
V
The
tenants
that
lived
upstairs
that
served
best
are
out
re-energizing
revitalizing
a
neighborhood
takes
people
that
live
there,
not
people
that
are
pulling
down
250
000
a
year,
but
people
that
are
serving
us
I
would
ask
that
the
commission
consider
the
gravity
of
allowing
this
with
the
cumulative
impact
of
all
the
other
projects
that
are
scheduled
to
happen
both
within
this
District,
the
Saint,
James,
historic
district
and
other
areas
of
San
Jose.
This
is
a
project
that,
in
all
due
respect
to
the
developers,
it's
a
beautiful
design.
It
should
not
demolish
a
historic
building.
AA
D
C
D
C
AE
Let's
see,
thank
you
for
all
the
comments
and
the
feedback
appreciated
we're.
Certainly
we've
had
various
discussions
with
pack
SJ
I'm,
aware
of
Mr
sodergren's
opinion
of
the
final
outcome.
I
understand
he
comes
to
this
opinion.
You
know
from
a
very
genuine
place
and
I
appreciate
that
I
think
I
would
counter
with
at
some
point
extreme
preservation
impedes
vitality
and
revitalization.
In
some
cases,
we
are
hoping
that
if
we
are
successful
to
revitalize
this
corner,
it
hopefully
raises
the
chances
of
viability
from
some
other.
AE
AE
AG
No
I,
just
I,
guess
want
to
reiterate.
You
know
the
importance.
I
think
that
this
project
will
bring.
You
know
to
this
community
to
this
neighborhood.
I
really
do
think
that
you
know
there
is
a
an
opportunity
for
re,
re-energizing
and
revitalizing
and
I
think
this
is
a
great
opportunity
for
that.
I'll
leave
it
at
that.
N
N
I
N
Right,
okay,
yeah,
I,
understood
and
I
know
that
you
know
when
it
comes
to
scheduling,
there's
only
so
much
you
can
do
just
was
curious
about
that,
because
about
a
month
ago
we
had
a
project
that
also
had
a
historic
preservation
question
and
having
the
commission's
feedback
available
to
us
was
valuable
and
I
also
just
want
to
say
I
appreciate
that
the
design
of
this
project
includes
or
rather
preserves
the
facades
of
the
existing
buildings.
I.
Think,
that's
really.
N
N
K
I
K
Okay,
so
it's
unfortunate
that
we
don't
get
to
hear
that,
but
I
I
get
the
process
and
I
I
don't
want
to
pile
on,
but
you
know
I
I
take
the
bus,
the
BTA
through
this
neighborhood,
and
this
building
would
certainly
be
a
welcome
sight
in
this
community
on
my
bus
trip
on
working.
What
on
the
way
to
work
in
the
morning?
Z
Z
AC
Z
AH
Basically,
the
project
needs
to
conform
to
the
adopted
standards
and
guidelines
under
the
historic
preservation
ordinance
and
to
meet
the
spirit
and
purpose
of
the
ordinance
staff.
Findings
are
that
it
does
not
meet
the
standards
and
guidelines,
which
is
why
there's
a
significant
impact,
that's
disclosed
in
the
environmental
impact
report.
AH
The
start
preservation
ordinance
has
a
provision,
hardship
of
which
they
historic
landmarks.
Commission
will
also
be
considering
structural
and
I'm
sure
that
the
applicant
can
comment
further
on
this,
but
structural
and
economic
hardship
is,
is
what
is
being
requested
and
the
commission
will
be
opining
on
whether
they
believe
there's
sufficient
evidence
to
make
that
finding.
If
a
hardship
is
proved,
then
the
historic
preservation
permit
can
be
issued.
AH
AH
Z
Okay,
thank
you.
Dan
I
appreciate
that
just
on
some
of
the
design,
I
also
wanted
to
know
a
little
bit
about.
You
know
the
glass
that's
being
put
on
on
the
structure
on
the
corner,
just
the
glare
from
you
know.
If
those
windows
were
like
glare
resistant
or
you
know
so,
the
the
glass
doesn't
glare
onto
the
street.
AG
Yeah
yeah
happy
to
answer
it
Sylvia,
so
so
yeah
the
glass
is,
is
specifically
not
going
to
be.
We
don't
want
to
go
with
any
reflective
type
of
class
and
so
that
salt
solves
and
helps
support
a
number
of
things,
one
of
which
I
think
is
your
point.
You
know
of
reflectivity,
and
so
I
know
it's
a
short
and
simple
answer,
but
yeah
we're
intending
to
provide
a
glass.
That's
that's
not
reflective.
It
has
a
very
low
low
level
of
reflectivity.
Z
AG
Yeah
so
I
know
what
timely
question
for
a
5.1
here
just
the
day
before
so
so
the
the
intent
is.
You
know
that
the
building
is
going
to
fall
under
the
new
code,
so
that'll
be
cycled
through
after
the
first
this
year
and
so
it'll
be
compliant
to
all
structural
and
you
know,
code
compliant
requirements
and
as
a
part
of
that,
the
facade
itself.
So
these
two
faces
of
the
building
that
are
going
to
remain
are
going
to
be
integrated
into
that
structural
system.
AG
G
T
C
Understand
any
other
questions,
commissioner
Rosario,
no
one,
one
quick
question
for
applicant
and
staff,
or
maybe
even
historic
person
from
the
city
from
what
I
understand
the
facade,
the
brick
structure
of
the
two-story
building
from
the
public
View.
All
of
that
will
be
maintained,
however,
during
the
construction,
interior
walls
or
back
walls
may
be
removed.
Is
that
correct.
C
Y
Perfect,
thank
you.
So
I
I
appreciate
my
fellow
Commissioners
bringing
up
and
and
public
comment
their
thoughts
on
on
how
the
applicant,
LED
and
I
do
appreciate
and
I
know
your
name
Mr
McCannon,
your
your
revisiting
of
of
of
of
that
I
appreciate
that
it
is
it
is.
It
is
tricky
right.
The
theories
involved
in
architecture
right,
I,
think
I
think
what
I
hear
the
applicants
say
is
is:
is
a
broken
glass
Theory
right?
Y
Y
Y
And
in
the
rendering
I
think
I
think
I'll
be
able
to
to
better
articulate
the
question,
but
is
it?
Is
it
the
parts
not
a
long
Fourth
Street,
but
the
one
on
Santa
Clara
is
that
the
building
that
possibly
could
get
taken
out
because
I
see
in
the
rendering
that,
on
top
of
the
corner
property,
it
looks
like
that's
going
to
get
something
on
top
of
it,
but
tucked
into
Santa
Clara
Street
like
on
the
other
side
of
the
building,
that's
not
going
to
get
touched.
AE
AE
I'm
sorry
I,
so
I
apologize
I
had
let
me
I,
don't
know
if
I
can
share
again,
so
I'll
try
to
explain
it
verbally.
So
you
are
correct,
it
does
wrap
so
where
it
is
currently
130,
East,
Santa,
Clara,
Street
and
two
stories
would
become
four
stories
and
the
building
would
go
around
the
one
in
the
middle
I
apologize
if
I'm
not
getting
at
your
question
does.
C
Y
Perfect,
so
so
that
building
so
on
the
right
right
there,
like
that
tall
building
where
the
cursor
is
going
up
and
down,
is
that
it's
kind
of
hard
to
tell
with
the
trees
in
the
way.
But
is
that
also
intended
to
go
on
top
of
the
existing
building?
Or
is
that
structure
going
to
be
new
from
from
ground
up.
Y
So
is
that
is
that
sort
of
what
the
historical
conflict
or
the
historical
question
is?
Is
that
that
building,
along
with
what
may
happen
with
with
with
with
the
with
the
brick
building,
but
is
that
more
of
the
historical
challenges
that
are
being
that
are
being
raised
at
that
building
will
be
demolished
and
built
up
again.
AE
AC
AC
C
AE
So
I
believe
Steve
Stanton
flagged
that
in
the
Secretary
of
the
Interior
standards,
one
of
the
methods
to
comply
again,
I'm,
not
necessarily
the
best
person
to
answer.
But
I'll,
give
you
my
layperson's
understanding.
One
of
the
one
of
the
ways
that
the
Secretary
of
interior
standard
allows
you
to
comply
is
to
create
a
High
Contrast
Design
to
allow
the
historic
to
stand
out
and
allow
the
historic
to
to
sort
of
Pop
relative
to
the
other.
AE
C
Yeah
that
reminds
me
that
I
think
it's
the
bundestag
in
Berlin,
where
you
have
a
building,
that's
much
much
older
than
what
we
have
here
and
then
a
modern
glass
architecture
on
the
top.
So
I
I
get
the
contrast
right,
because
you're
not
trying
to
you
know,
add
on
add
on
square
footage
to
make
it
look
the
same.
You're,
actually
calling
it
straight
out
that
this
is
an
Adaptive
reuse
and
adding
something
different
to
it.
So
just
wanted
to
understand
that
commissioner
ornelis
wise.
Z
AH
C
AI
AH
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
implications
were.
I'm,
not
I,
didn't
administer
that
project,
but
you
know,
essentially,
when
we
have
a
designated
City
landmark
and
a
historic
preservation
permit
is
required.
We
have
to
analyze
the
project
for
conformance
with
the
adopted
standards
and
guidelines,
and
so
essentially,
saving
two
facades
is
is
not
preserving
the
building
or
adapted
adaptively
reusing
the
building.
Certainly
there
are
programs
like
in
San
Francisco,
where
you
know
you
can
retain
a
facade
generally.
AH
C
Thank
you.
I
just
was
familiar
with
Plant
51,
which
is
across
from
the
Whole
Foods
on
the
Alameda,
which
the
city
subsidized
back
when
we
had
a
Redevelopment
agency
and
they
kept
the
facades
and
brick
as
the
development
was
built
in
the
interior
and,
above
it
so
I
think
that's
somewhat
in
the
ballpark
of
at
least
what's
being
addressed
here.
So,
commissioner,.
Z
AH
If
that's
not
going
to
respond,
I
believe
that
the
Consultants
page
in
dermple
did
do
a
walk
through
and
Analysis
of
the
inside
and
I
as
I
recall.
There
have
been
quite
a
few
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong
applicant,
there
have
been
quite
a
few
alterations,
so
I
don't
believe
there
there's
very
little.
If
any
is
integrity
to
the
interior.
X
X
X
C
Okay,
then
I
guess
we'll
do
a
roll
call
vote
I'm
going
to
be
voting
against
the
motion.
I
think
providing
an
opportunity
for
this
type
of
reuse
in
a
land
constrained
downtown
is
very
interesting.
We
won't
always
have
vacant
parcels
and
there
may
be
opportunities
to
add
on,
but
don't
do
it
in
a
respectful
way
and
and
I
think
respectful
is
to
the
general
populace.
C
AF
So
I'm
just
to
address
I
think
what
the
historical
concern
was.
So
from
my
understanding
to
your
point
share,
there
were
any
significant
historical
value
or
isn't
any
historical
value
internally,
based
on
the
changes
that
were
made
so
I'm,
not
sure
why
the
historical
piece
is
the
sword,
we
would
die
on
in
order
to
reject
this
project
and
I'm,
also
in
favor
of
it,
giving
the
impact
it
would
have
on
that
corner
in
our
city,
but
I'm
just
I'm
not
Square
on
why
anyone
would
would
reject
this
based
on
a
historical
perspective,.
C
Yeah
I'm,
not
for
me
it's
you
know,
commissioner
I
I
think
sometimes
when
you
look
at
architecture,
you
go
wow
that
is
really
an
attractive
building
and,
and
that
may
not
be
a
reason
to
approve
anything,
but
at
least
when
it's
backed
up
by
a
staff
recommendation
to
approve
it.
I
feel
better
about
my
personal
opinion,
but
on
the
other
topic,
I
can't
speak
on.
AF
C
N
N
Thank
you
for
clarifying
that
and
I
I
touched
on
this.
My
comments
earlier
I
do
wish
that
we
had
the
feedback
of
the
historic
landmarks
commission
already
available,
but
they're
an
advisory
body,
and
so
are
we
I
mean
if
it
was
a
project.
Where
say
we
were
hearing
an
appeal,
and
this
was
going
to
be
the
final
vote
on
Project,
maybe
I'd,
say
yeah,
let's
wait
and
get
that
input,
but
I
think
I
feel
comfortable
voting
on
this
project
to
approve
it
or
to
recommend
approval
of
it.
N
I
Yes,
Mr
chair
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
and
also
follow
up
with
what
commissioner
lardino
said,
the
Historic
Landmark
commission.
Their
preview
is
the
historic
preservation
component
of
this
entire
project
and
also
the
process,
so
whatever
their
recommendation
is,
will
be
included
in
what
today's
recommendation
will
be
from
this
panel.
So
just
in
the
same
way
that
when
a
project
goes
through
the
SQL
process-
and
there
is
a
significance
on
avoidable
impact,
there
is
a
path
for
approval
based
on
statement
of
a
variety
considerations.
I
There
is
also
a
provision,
as
Dana
indicated
in
our
historic
preservation
permit
process
where,
even
though
a
project
may
have
impacts
on
historic
resources,
it
could
be
approved
based
on
certain
requirements,
and
this
applicant
has
met
that
in
terms
of
the
hardship
provision.
So
everything
that
is
said
here
and
the
votes
will
be
included
in
what
the
hlc
also
provides
or
comments,
and
it
goes
to
city
council
and
they
will
have
to
vote
on
the
entirety
of
the
project,
but
not
only
one
company.
I
They
will
balance
the
benefits
of
the
project
with
it's
impacts
to
Historic
resources,
in
addition
to
any
other
environmental
impacts
and
as
it
stands,
the
eir
also
identifies
historic
impacts
as
one
of
the
unavoidable,
significant
impacts,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
in
perspective.
For
the
panel
for
the
commission.
C
O
You
Robert,
perhaps
for
some
additional
perspective
that
staff
may
not
have
brought
through
initially.
That
we
may
could
have
emphasized
more
too
is
that
the
general
plan
has
policies
that
sometimes
cannot
all
bees
be
achieved,
but
at
the
same
time,
this
project
is
in
an
employment
overlay
district
for
downtown,
given
its
location.
O
C
Hey
Patrick,
so
are
you
saying
then
like
when
you're
looking
at
American,
Planning,
Association
or
other
professional
planners
that
densification
of
a
downtown
around
Transit?
If
you're,
you
know
don't
have
land,
then
the
only
place
to
do
it
is
to
go
denser
and
that
might
be
on
a
building.
That's
significantly
older.
C
O
For
whatever
reason,
if
it's
structural
upgrades
that
have
to
take
place
that
are
going
to
end
up
altering
the
characteristics
of
the
building
anyway,
to
take
away
significance
and
that's
what
the
engineering
report
kind
of
talks
about
would
occur
with
this
project
to
make
it
a
viable
project.
Financially,
then
there
is
that
you
know
way
of
having
a
hardship
finding
so
to
enable
the
the
commission
and
the
city
council
to
balance
goals
of
the
general
plan.
Okay,.
C
Thank
you
any
other
comments
from
commissioners.
Otherwise,
I'll
do
a
roll
call
vote.
Commissioner,
lardon
law
and
just
hang
on
a
sec
just
understand.
The
motion
on
the
table
is
to
deny
the
project
so
or
actually
opposing
staff
positions.
So,
commissioner
lardinois,
so
it's
a
no
vote.
Yes,
commissioner
alawalia!
No
commissioner
barrosio.
Yes,
commissioner,
Cantrell.
K
C
C
D
G
C
G
C
C
Z
This
is
this
is
a
tricky
one,
however,
for
me,
because
I
know
that
there's
going
to
be
a
requirement
of
the
historical
preservation
permit,
so
additional
analysis
will
be
done
as
part
of
this
and
because
of
the
interior
of
the
building
appears
not
to
have
has
been
modified,
such
that
it
doesn't
have
historical
significance
such
so,
so
that
that's
why
I
I'm
in
favor
now
of
the
project?
Okay,.
H
AF
C
AF
C
Z
C
C
C
C
K
AB
AB
AB
The
product
consists
of
the
following
components.
So
it's
a
special
use
permit
to
demolish
all
existing
buildings
on
site.
It's
approximately
22
000
square
feet
for
the
construction
of
two
high-rise
buildings.
So
the
icon
is
the
24
story.
Office
building
consists
of
about
525,
000
square
feet
of
office,
space
and
8
500
square
feet
of
ground
floor
retail
space
with
up
to
10
commercial
condominiums.
That
will
be
located
roughly
where
the
Chevron
exists
today
at
the
corner
of
Santa
Clara
and
fourth.
The
second
component
is
the
echo
which
is
a
27-story
residential
tower.
AB
AB
Thank
you
just
to
give
you
a
little
background.
So
this
is
site
is
the
entire
site
is
located
within
the
downtown
General
plan
designation
and
the
downtown
primary
commercial
designation,
similar
to
what
Rena
had
mentioned
previously
on
the
Seussical
project,
so
we're
looking
at
a
project
looking
at
conformance
with
the
envisioned
San
Jose
2040
General
plan,
specifically
in
this
case
we're
looking
at
consistency
with
applicable
goals
and
policies
for
land
use
and
development
in
downtown
and
again,
this
project
site
is
in
the
downtown
employment
overlay
District.
AB
The
product
is
consistent,
consistent
with
the
applicable
development
standards,
parking
requirements
and
tree
removal
mitigation
requirements
of
the
municipal
code,
and
the
project
is
also
consistent
with
the
downtown
design
guidelines
and
standards,
with
the
exception
of
the
two
design
exception
requests
made
by
the
applicant
as
listed
in
the
staff
report,
and
then
lastly,
staff
followed
city
council
policy
6-30
for
public
Outreach.
This
project
was
heard
at
the
historic
landmarks
commission
meeting
for
early
referral
back
in
October
of
2021.
We
also
held
a
joint
eir
scoping
and
community
meeting
in
October
of
2012.
AB
Excuse
me
in
October
of
2021,
so
around
this
time.
Last
year,
additionally,
on-site
signs
are
posted
on
the
project.
Frontage
notices
of
this
hearing
and
the
app
government
city
council
hearing
were
mailed
at
a
radius
of
1
000
feet.
We
also
provided
notices
in
Mandarin
as
the
adjacent
Town
Park
Towers
site
has
a
significant
Mandarin
speaking
population,
so
next
I'm
just
going
to
pass
it
off
to
Shannon
Hill
again
for
the
discussion
of
the
sequel
portion
of
the
project.
AD
Thank
you
Alex
good
evening
Commissioners.
My
name
is
Shannon
Hill
I'm,
the
environmental
project
manager
for
the
icon
economics,
youth
project,
as
the
lead
agency
of
the
city
of
San
Jose,
prepared
a
supplemental
environmental
impact
report
to
the
downtown
strategy,
2040
eir,
in
compliance
with
the
requirement
of
sequa
and
the
Secret
guidelines.
The
draft
sdir
was
circulated
for
45
days
from
June
17
2022
August
1st
2022.
AD
Surface
treatment
such
as
fenestration,
is
detailing
and
Landscaping
guidelines
at
the
St
James
Square
historic
district
guidelines.
As
a
result,
the
proposed
Northern
Tower
would
impact
the
design
feeling
and
Association
of
the
St
James
Square
City
Landmark
district
and
impaired.
The
overall
historic
Integrity
of
the
district
by
introducing
incompatible
info
was
the
overall
determination.
AD
Significant
and
unavoidable
impact
are
also
identified
for
land
use
and
planning
in
the
draft
seir,
because
the
proposed
Northern
Tower
would
not
comply
with
General
pen
policies
adopted
for
the
purpose
of
avoiding
or
mitigating
impacts
to
Historic
resources
and
significant
unavoidable
Sweden
Shadow
impacts
on
Saint
James
Park,
which
is
defined
as
a
10
or
more
increase
in
shading
of
the
park.
During
the
45-day
public
review
and
comment
period,
staff
received
six
written
comment:
letters
on
the
environmental
document.
AD
AD
AD
AD
C
AD
But
that's:
okay,
no
problem
so
yeah
we
received
the
letter
today:
12
26
p.m,
from
Adam,
Bradwell,
Joseph
and
cardosa.
The
supplementary
letter
reiterated
the
concerns
raised
during
public
circulation
of
the
seir,
namely
that
the
sdir
fails
to
adequately
analyze
and
mitigate
the
Project's
significant
environmental
impacts
and
the
city
lacks
substantial
evidence
to
make
the
requisite
findings
to
make
the
project
approvals.
F
AD
The
commenter
acknowledged
that
the
final
seir
includes
responses
to
their
comments
and
makes
a
Visions
to
the
draft
sdir
aiming
to
address
some
of
the
issues
that
were
previously
raised,
including
a
condition
of
approval
requiring
enrollment
in
San
Jose,
clean
energy,
total
green
program,
which
provides
100
renewable
energy
and
changing
the
project
to
no
longer
propose
natural
gas
usage.
Although
a
limited
exemption
to
the
reach
code
allows
natural
gas
in
the
proposed
retail
and
restaurant
space
through
the
end
of
the
year.
AD
Regarding
the
comment
related
to
cumulative
health
risks
through
emissions
of
toxic
air
contaminants,
the
Project's
annual
particular
matter
2.5
PM
2.5
for
short
concentration,
would
be
below
the
Bay
Area
Air
Quality,
Management,
District
Bachmann.
For
short,
the
single
Source
threshold
and
the
required
mitigation
would
further
reduce
the
project
level.
Annual
PM
2.5
concentration
to
well
below
the
single
Source
threshold.
AD
As
discussed
in
the
First
Amendment.
The
Bachman
SQL
guidelines
states
that
in
instances
where
pre-existing
cumulative
health
risk
impact
exists,
which
is
the
case
for
the
proposed
project,
the
Project's
individual
contribution
to
that
cumulative
impact
should
be
analyzed
and
if
project
health
risks
would
be
reduced
to
below
the
single
Source
thresholds,
with
best
available
mitigation
measures
or
control
measures,
the
Project's
contribution
to
pre-existing
cumulative
impacts
would
not
be
cumulatively
considerable.
AD
This
approach
was
confirmed
by
Bachman
in
coordination
meetings
with
the
city
following
the
public
comment
period.
In
addition,
although
not
required,
the
applicant
has
agreed
to
incorporate
additional
measures
recommended
by
bachnids
that
are
recommendations
and
not
currently
included
in
the
backlit
Secret
guidelines
as
best
available
control
measures,
including
providing
portable
air
filtration
units
to
nearby
land
uses
during
construction.
AD
The
threshold
summarized
and
general
plan
policy
ec-1.2
for
operational
noise,
we're
used
in
combination
with
the
city's
construction,
noise
threshold,
EC
1.7,
again
as
a
conservative
estimate
of
significant
construction
noise.
Even
though
a
substantial,
substantial
noise
generating
generating
activities
as
defined
in
general
Penn
policy
ec-1.7
may
not
occur
for
12
months
months
or
more.
It's
speculative.
At
this
point,
but
to
be
conservative,
the
assumption
is
that
it
would
continue
for
more
than
12
months.
So
the
preparation
of
a
noise
Logistics
plan-
excuse
me
in
compliance
with
policy.
AD
The
new
issue
raised
since
public
circulation
states
that
the
proposed
project
would
conflict
with
state
and
local
policies
requiring
generation
of
affordable
housing
by
failing
to
include
affordable
housing
units
for
reference.
Economic
impacts
are
not
analyzed
under
sequence.
However,
to
address
this
comment.
As
for
All
City
projects
that
include
residential
development,
the
project
is
conditioned
to
comply
with
the
city's
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
and
those
certificate
of
occupancy
would
be
issued
until
all
requirements
of
the
inclusionary
housing
ordinance
and
the
applicant's
affordable
housing
agreement
are
met.
AD
So
that
concludes
responses
to
the
today's
comment.
As
part
of
the
eir
process.
Six
project
Alternatives
were
also
identified
to
the
proposed
project,
including
a
location
alternative,
the
no
project,
no
development,
alternative
required
for
all
projects
requiring
an
eir
reduced
type
of
northern
and
southern
Powers,
alternative
reduced
height
of
Northern
power
to
70,
feet
and
20,
foot
setback,
alternatives,
reduced
height
of
Northern
Tower
to
160
and
135
the
alternative
and
a
20-foot
setback
of
the
northern
Tower
alternative.
AD
Beyond
the
no
project,
no
development,
Alternatives,
the
reduced
height
of
the
northern
Tower
to
70
feet
with
a
20-foot
setback.
Alternative
would
be
the
environmentally
Superior
Superior
alternative,
because
setback
size,
scale,
proportion
and
massing
of
this
alternative
would
be
compatible
with
the
St
James
Square
City
Landmark
district
and
features
such
as
fenestration
and
Architectural
features
could
be
refined
to
achieve
maximum
conformance
with
the
standards
and
guidelines.
AD
Should
the
Planning
Commission
recommend
the
city
council
to
approve
the
proposed
project.
The
city
council
must
adopt
a
statement
of
overriding
considerations
with
findings
that
the
specific
economic,
legal,
social,
technical,
technological
or
other
benefits,
including
region-wide
or
Statewide
environmental
benefits
of
a
proposed
project
outweigh
the
unavoidable
adverse
environmental
effects.
If
an
environmentally
Superior
alternative
is
not
chosen,
the
comments
received
do
not
identify
any
substantive
inadequacies
in
the
supplemental,
eir
or
new,
previously
unidentified
significant
impacts.
That
would
require
recirculation,
and
that
concludes
this
portion
of
the
presentation.
Thank
you.
AB
C
AB
AJ
C
C
C
But
I'm
sorry,
but
suffice
it
to
say
staff
if,
if
a
member
of
the
public,
there
is
interpretation
going
on,
but
we've
we've
seen
that
before,
but
they're
interpreting
everything
like
staff
comments,
commissioner
Council
comments:
everything
right:
yes,
okay,
great
so
you're
you're
good
to
go
for
five
minutes.
Wonderful.
AJ
Thank
you,
hello.
My
name
is
Peter
solar
I'm,
representing
Urban
Catalyst.
Tonight
we
have
Russ
Sherman
from
wrns.
Also
we
have
Paul
ring
and
allisonuna
from
Urban
cattle
in
case
other
questions
come
up
and
then
we
have
a
number
of
environmental
consultants
if
any
questions
come
up
regarding
SQL
I
first
want
to
thank
the
planning,
Commissioners
and
chairman,
as
well
as
the
planning
staff.
For
all
your
help
to
get
us
to
Where
We
Are
Tonight
Urban
catalyst
is
a
local
developer
that
focuses
only
on
downtown
San
Jose.
AJ
They
are
they've
built
in
San
Jose
for
the
last
20
years
and
it
built
quite
a
bit
of
market
rate
and
affordable
housing
and
the
built
approximately
two
two
thousand
units
of
affordable
housing
in
downtown
San
Jose,
the
reason
so
here's
the
site
again.
It's
Fourth
Street,
East,
Santa
Clara
on
East
St
John,
it's
a
two
Acre
Site.
AJ
Obviously,
the
reason
why
we
like
the
site
is
it's
downtown
high
density
located
on
East,
Santa
Clara
across
from
city
hall
right
on
on
the
future
Bart
line,
you
know
distance
from
from
VTA
Light
Rail.
This
is
a
TOD
project
that
is,
that
is,
division
and
got
you
know
and
and
priorities
of
the
general
plan
of
San
Jose's
downtown's
General
plan
the
project
as
it
stands
right
now,
the
existing
uses
are
a
tattoo
shop,
a
vacant
church
and
a
Chevron
station.
These
are
all
non-contributing
properties.
AJ
I
just
wanted
to
point
that
out.
The
the
project
that
we're
talking
about
today
is
a
mixed-use
development
called
icon.
Echo,
the
icon
part
is
the
office
part
which
includes
525,
000
square
feet
of
office,
space
with
up
to
8,
000
square
feet
of
retail,
and
the
echo
part
is
the
residential
portion
which
includes
415
residential
units.
AJ
The
the
architect
attempted
to
work
within
the
San
Jose
design
guidelines,
the
historic
design
guidelines,
as
well
as
working
within
the
neighbor,
the
understanding,
the
neighborhood
buildings
and
talking
to
the
community,
and
so
we
we
tried
to
break
up
the
massing
by
adding
these
double
High
lanterns.
Stepping
back
the
building
with
with
with
an
exterior
stair,
have
outdoor
space.
Here
we
have
office
cassettes
that
line
the
parking,
so
you
can't
see
the
parking
garage
and
then
we
have
a
two-story
lobby
area.
AJ
As
well
as
the
retail
that
that
fronts,
Santa
Clara
here
is
the
blown
up
version
of
Icon,
as
you
can
see,
we
have
this
clock
tower
here.
We
have
a
step
back
from
the
alliance,
historic
building,
as
well
as
a
retail
sliver
and
a
two-story
Lobby.
This
is
to
kind
of
replicate
of
what's
Happening
across
the
street,
from
the
from
an
historic
standpoint.
AJ
On
the
echo
side.
This
is
again.
This
is
the
residential
piece
we
broke
up
the
building
into
two
two
separate
buildings.
We
also
have
a
roof
deck
that
overlooks
the
the
St
James
Park.
We
have
a
lanai.
That's
that
basically
steps
back
the
building
here
to
break
up
the
the
the
the
base
and
the
top
of
the
building,
and
we
have
a
woven
facade
that
mirrors
some
of
the
historic
elements
and
was
actually
a
recommendation
from
hlc.
AJ
AJ
The
project
in
comes
with
a
lot
of
community
benefits,
obviously
being
on
BART
and
being
a
TOD
project,
is
one
we
have
approximately
30
3600
new
residents
and
work
and
workers
to
come
to
the
downtown
core
area,
we're
proposing
20
million
dollars
in
Combined
fees
for
affordable
housing.
We
have
five
million
dollars
for
Park
fees,
which
we'd
like
to
allocate
to
the
Levitt
Pavilion,
which
is
located
in
St
James
Park.
We
have
1.5
million
going
to
local
schools
and
5
million
in
construction
taxes
and
10
million
dollars
in
property
taxes.
AJ
We
currently
are
paying
450
000
in
property
taxes.
In
addition,
our
neighbor
Town
Park
Towers
will
get
a
10
million
dollars,
investment,
which
includes
a
turnkey,
TurnKey,
Courtyard,
upgraded
utilities
and
secured
lighted
parking,
we're
also
proposing
to
invest
seven
million
dollars
worth
of
Street
and
sidewalk
improvements,
which
we
can
talk
about
later.
This
is
the
courtyard
that
we're
we're
developing
for
the
Town
Park
Towers
facility,
as
you
can
see,
we're
stepping
back
the
courtyard
and
we
increased
it
on
our
property
by
we
increased
our
Courtyard
by
80
percent.
AJ
We
also
program
their
Courtyard
with
a
seated
area.
This
is
for
game
tables,
this
is
Tai
Chi
and
then
this
is
dining
and
then
there's
a
nurse,
a
gardening
area.
We
did
a
tremendous
amount
of
community
outreach.
These
are
all
the
people
that
we
talked
to
and
then
the
asterisks
are
the
people
that
actually
gave
support
letters
and
we
got
12
support
letters,
obviously
having
community
outreach
and
community
community
input
with
the
neighbors
makes
the
project
better
and
we
are.
AJ
C
B
Z
A
E
AK
San
Jose
needs
more
trained
construction
workers
to
meet
demand
for
new
housing,
take
industry,
expansion
and
major
public
infrastructure
projects
that
are
in
the
pipeline,
promoting
apprenticeship
programs.
Participation
also
will
help
ensure
workers
that
build
new
housing
in
San
Jose
can
afford
housing
on
their
own.
Investing
in
skill
and
train
Workforce
repair
opportunities
for
young
people
and
residents
in
our
community
to
learn
a
trade,
so
they
can
afford
to
stay
in
the
region
and
raise
their
families
here
and
with
that
retain
economic
benefit
here
in
San
Jose.
J
Also
perform
a
horseshoe.
One
of
the
things
I'd
like
to
point
out
is
that
the
rate
of
inflation
for
these
construction
workers
is
kind
of
far
outweigh
anything
that
they
earn.
They
don't
know
that
yet,
though,
they're
just
completely
unaware
of
that,
but
the
rate
of
the
inflation
of
the
buildings
that
they're
helping
to
build
is
actually
their
own
confidence
they're,
actually
digging
their
own
Graves.
They
don't
even
know
it.
J
The
the
one
of
the
other
things
that
I'd
like
to
point
out
is
that
this
unavoidable
issues,
Eric
Hayden,
has
done
a
lot
of
construction
there
in
downtown.
It's
already
obvious
that
him
and
billable
owned
downtown
downtown
belongs
to
them.
I'm,
already
fully
fully
aware
of
that.
Okay,
but
it's
my
role
as
a
community
member
as
a
lifelong
Chicano
here
in
the
city,
to
ensure
that
I
do
not
make
it
easy,
did
I
make
it
as
difficult
as
possible,
because
I
don't
care
how
many
billions
of
dollars
they
invest
in
downtown.
J
AL
Good
evening
my
name
is
Nate
LeBlanc
I'm,
the
business
development
manager
for
the
San
Jose
downtown
Association
here
representing
the
association
and
our
2000
member
businesses,
icon
Echo
is
vital
to
our
vision
for
an
urbanizing
downtown.
Our
downtown
design
commission
reviewed
the
project
and
found
that
it
exceeded
many
of
our
criteria
in
several
different
areas.
Downtown
needs
more
of
everything.
Jobs,
residents,
retail
and
pushing
this
project
forward
is
a
great
way
to
accomplish
some
of
those
goals
in
one
Fell
Swoop.
E
AM
Yes,
thank
you
and
good
evening,
Commissioners
and
staff.
My
name
is
Tony
Miranda
and
I'm.
The
current
board
chair
for
the
San
Jose
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
I
also
chair
the
housing
and
land
use
policy
committee.
Our
committee
is
made
up
of
design
construction
and
real
estate
professionals,
as
well
as
a
diverse
group
of
local,
small,
medium
and
large
corporate
businesses.
AM
In
addition
to
educational
institutions,
the
icon,
Echo
mixed
use
project
was
presented
to
our
committee
seeking
our
support
after
the
presentation,
our
committee
discussed
the
project
in
some
detail
and
ultimately
moved
to
unanimationally
recommend
that
our
board
of
directors
take
a
formal
position
of
support
which
we
have
by
a
letter
to
the
city,
primarily
because
a
it
fits
within
the
general
plan.
This
project
is
ideal:
smart
planning,
with
a
residential
building
supporting
the
additional
workers
that
the
office
building
will
bring.
AM
It
creates
a
way
for
Less
cars
and
yet
more
people
to
work
live
play
in
our
downtown.
It
is
the
right
site
for
the
project
of
this
magnitude
and
the
type
providing
housing
economic
boost
to
the
area
and
see
it
addresses
badly
needed
housing
near
downtown
San
Jose.
With
a
significant
number
of
multi-family
resident,
you
know
residential
units,
while
also
providing
valuable
new
space.
We
strongly
recommend
you
approve
this.
Thank
you.
C
AN
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Dominic
Toriano
I'm,
a
member
of
the
Silicon
Valley
residence
for
responsible,
develop
it
I'm
here
representing
the
dozens
of
residents
who
are
Silicon
Valley
resident
members
who
live
in
San,
Jose
and
Santa
Clara
County.
The
project
does
not
help
the
city
meet
its
affordable
housing
goals.
The
Regional
Housing
need
allocation
is
a
state
mandated
process
to
identify
the
total
number
of
housing
units
by
affordability,
level
that
each
city
and
county
must
provide.
AN
The
city's
annual
progress
report
shows
that
San
Jose
is
ahead
of
scheduling
and
delivering
market
rate
housing,
but
is
behind
schedule
in
delivering
all
other
income
levels
of
affordable
housing,
extremely
low,
very
low
low
and
moderate
income.
The
city
has
19
425,
affordable
units
left
to
build
in
2015
to
2023
period
by
only
offering
market
rate
housing.
The
project
is
inconsistent
with
state
law.
Thank
you.
P
Good
evening
Vince
Rocha
representing
the
Silicon
Valley
leadership
group,
we
have
endorsed
this
project
because
it
meets
the
needs
and
goals
that
leaders
have
envisioned
for
Downtown
San
Jose.
For
decades
it
brings
jobs,
housing,
vibrancy
and
interesting
architecture
to
the
downtown.
In
a
way
that
fits
within
our
Transit
oriented
development
plans
for
the
area,
not
only
will
it
invigorate
the
downtown,
but
by
being
located
near
Transit,
it
will
ensure
high
ridership
and
remove
cars
from
our
roads.
P
AO
Next,
oh
sorry,
good
evening,
Commissioners,
my
name
is
Ali
saberman
I'm
here
as
a
San
Jose
resident
and
on
behalf
of
housing,
Action
Coalition,
who
has
endorsed
this
project.
This
is
a
great
infill
project.
Mixed
use,
adding
over
400
new
homes
as
well
as
jobs
near
a
future
BART
station,
will
maximize
the
vision
for
Transit
oriented
development.
The
city
is
looking
to
achieve
it's
critical.
We
build
housing
of
all
income
levels
and
housing
on
a
largely
empty
lot
is
better
than
no
housing,
but
also
when
we
don't
build
enough
market
rate
housing.
AO
It
means
that
wealthier
renters
will
move
into
older
apartment
complexes
intended
for
low-income
communities.
That
means
in
turn,
we
won't
have
enough
affordable
housing
for
middle
and
lower
income
residents
who
will
be
forced
to
move
elsewhere.
This
project
also
follows
the
general
plan.
It
reduces
environmental
harm
such
as
such
as
VMT,
which
far
outweighs
any
air
quality
concerns
from
construction.
It
also
adds
needed
new
homes
using
prevailing
wage
labor,
and
as
such,
there
is
no
reason
you
should
delay
this
project.
Please
move
forward
the
staff
recommendation.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
AI
Thank
you,
Steve
borkenhagen,
here
long
time,
resident
and
worker
business
owner
and
now
non-profit,
executive
director,
downtown
I
think
this
is
exactly
the
kind
of
project
that
many
of
us
have
been
working
for
our
entire
lives.
So
I
strongly
encourage
the
Planning
Commission
to
recommend,
follow
staff's
recommendation
to
the
city
council
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
AA
Hi,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Luis
morante
I'm,
the
vice
president
of
public
policy
for
the
Bay
Area
Council.
We
represent
about
300
of
the
Bay's
largest
businesses
and
are
here
in
strong
support
of
this
proposal.
Surprise
many
speakers
have
already
mentioned
our
region
is
in
perhaps
its
most
dire
housing
shortage
of
its
history.
We
need
this
housing.
AA
Just
the
other
day,
the
state
released
an
update
on
our
admissions
portfolio,
finding
once
again
that
Transportation
emissions
remain
our
region
and
our
state's
largest
contributor
to
greenhouse
gases
or
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
Projects
like
these
are
critical
for
reducing
those
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
creating
a
more
sustainable
and
affordable
future
for
folks
in
our
region.
I
hope
you'll
support
the
project
tonight.
AP
AP
V
Yes,
Mike's
autograph
preservation,
Action
Council,
while
not
inherently
opposed.
We
are
again
considering
demolition
of
two
turn
of
the
century
and
one
mid-century
place
of
worship
in
a
historic
district.
The
district
was
formed
as
a
tribute
to
its
history
as
a
park,
surrounded
by
primarily
places
of
worship
and
as
a
complement
to
the
commercial
historic
district.
We
are
going
to
ignore
the
standards
they're
designed
to
protect
the
Integrity
of
a
historic
district,
so
the
impacts
that
are
called
significant
but
unavoidable
are
once
again
I
believe
avoidable.
V
Instead
of
looking
at
the
boundaries
of
the
district
to
see
if
the
boundaries
are
drawn
correctly,
the
standards
for
Heights
and
massings
and
that
the
standards
of
heights
and
massing
aren't
deed,
appropriate
we're
using
a
financial
hardship
exception
to
go
forward.
This
is
not
good.
Visibility
of
the
Tommy
Smith
and
John
Carlos
mural
on
the
alliance
building
should
also
be
maintained.
V
U
Hi
everybody.
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Michelle
Mashburn
as
an
immunocompromised
disabled
resident
that
lives
in
Town,
Park,
Towers
next
door
to
this
development.
This
project
does
impact
my
health
safety
piece
and
Welfare.
Additionally,
I
recently
had
an
ADA
accommodation
request
refused
largely
in
part
due
to
this
project.
U
I
also
want
the
commission
to
look
at
who's
represented
in
the
Outreach
that
Urban
Catalyst
has
done,
because
you'll
see
mostly
corporations
and,
what's
missing
on
that
page,
is
the
residents
of
Town
Park
Towers.
What's
also
missing
in
this
meeting
is
that
your
interpretation
channel
is
currently
the
Chinese
Mandarin
interpretation
is
happening
in
the
English
Channel
and
not
in
the
actual
Chinese
channel,
so
you're
actually
not
facilitating
the
engagement
of
those
residents
from
this
building.
U
This
building
I
moved
in
here
in
2007,
and
it's
been
a
lovely
place
where
everybody
was
engaging
and
happy
and
everything
else
until
Miro
Towers
went
up,
and
at
that
point
we
started
to
see
residents
very
dissatisfied
very
depressed
and
very
underwhelmed.
I
would
like
staff
to
reach
out
to
me
to
file
a
complaint
about
the
way
this
hearing
was
conducted
because
I
found
it
oppressive
on
many
levels
and
I
appreciate
foreign.
W
Good
evening
Commissioners,
my
name
is
Ryan
Globus
I'm,
a
resident
of
San,
Jose
and
I'm,
calling
in
to
support
this
project
for
many
of
the
reasons
that
were
stated
previously
about
housing,
the
housing
crisis
and
the
environmental
benefits
of
the
new
housing
and
I
just
wanted
to
say,
I
think
it's
poetic
that
such
a
Transit
Rich
area.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
demolish
a
gas
station
and
replace
it
with
housing
and
offices.
Thank.
Q
Hi,
my
name
is
Catherine
Hedges
and
I'm,
a
tenant
at
Donner
Lofts,
which
is
on
the
other
side
of
Forestry
from
the
project
site.
No
one
has
ever
reached
out
to
me
with
any
kind
of
outrage
about
this
project.
I
received
the
city
postcards
I,
received
email
today
from
housing,
Action
Coalition
asking
me
to
call
and
support
it,
and
they
do
not
say
that
there
isn't
affordable
housing
in
the
building.
Even
if
this
is
condos,
they
could
have
missing
middle
type,
opportunities
for
middle-income
families
to
buy
condos.
Q
If
it's
not
going
to
be
the
type
of
building
where
they
could
incorporate.
Low-Income
housing
and
I
share
a
lot
of
Michelle's
concerns
about
the
problems.
Construction,
primarily
the
Euro
Towers
developers
were
not
following
procedures
and
it
greatly
impacted
people.
My
building
was
shaking
and
I
couldn't
sleep
and
after,
like
five
in
the
morning,.
S
C
AJ
Great,
thank
you.
So
I'm
gonna
try
to
respond
a
couple
comments
that
I
can
there
was
a
there
was
a
comment
regarding
the
north
from
NorCal
Carpenters,
so
the
project
regarding
union
labor
and
just
so
everyone's
aware,
the
project
is
both.
Buildings
are
type
one
construction,
which
means
they're
built
out
of
concrete
and
steel,
and
these
these
trades
that
typically
build
build
with
concrete
and
and
steel.
AJ
That's
going
to
be
it's
going
to
be
part
of
the
project
that
will
be
out
outside
of
the
main
Courtyard
area
so
that
people
can
enjoy
the
courtyard
I
also
have
a
a
slide
that
I'd
like
to
show
on
the
on
the
historic.
So
if
I
could
do
that-
and
it's
telling
me
I
can't
share
but
I
like
to
you
know
to
show
the
to
show
the
historic
information
from
the
hlc
meeting
that
we
had
and
we
could
get
into
that
too.
AJ
AJ
You
know
we
really
do
think
this
is
a
this
is
this
is
a
TOD
project
with
office
right
next
door
to
residential,
and
we
envision,
you
know
a
user,
that's
gonna,
go
to
work
and
walk
to
walk
home
and
vice
versa,
and
you
know
we
really
think
that
having
the
the
Transportation
with
the
Barton
VTA
is
just
so
essential
for
the
area,
so
we
really
are
excited
about
this
project.
Well,
that's!
That's
all
I
have
right
now.
Thank
you.
C
AJ
C
AJ
There's
quite
a
few
too
all
right,
so
here's
the
hlc
presentation,
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
the
boundary
that
that
that
impacted,
you
know
so
to
show
or
that
we
were
in
the
hlc,
is
just
to
give
everybody
a
sense.
The
the
the
the
gold
is
the
hlc
boundary
for
the
St
James
historic
district
and,
as
you
can
see,
a
small
portion
of
our
site
is
in
that
area
is
in
this
district
and
it's
interesting
enough.
Some
of
the
requirements
for
the
district
are
that
you
have
to
be
one.
AJ
You
have
to
be
right
on
the
park
and,
as
you
can
see,
we're
one
lot
off
the
park
which
is
interesting
and
we
never
really
understood
why
we
were
actually
in
the
district
and
and
we
we
asked
staff
and
we
looked
into
it.
But
we
we
didn't
really
know
why
we
were
in
the
district.
But
you
can
see
everything
in
blue
is
not
contributing
structures,
and
so
the
red
structures
are
contributing.
AJ
So
there
was
a
lot
of
attempt
that
was
made
to
try
to
do
that.
You
can
see
the
Eagles
Lodge
in
the
in
in
the
Echo
North
elevation
and
and
then
the
lot
the
sight
lines,
and
so
these
types
of
of
contextual
relationships
were
part
of
the
original
hlc
early
referral
and
we
had
it.
We
had
a
meeting
with
them
about
a
year
ago,
I.
AJ
AI
G
Generally
understood
by
listening
to
the
their
commission
meeting,
which
I
think
happened
earlier
this
month
and
also
just
if
possible,
I
could
make
a
recommendation
to
staff.
You
could
add
a
channel
for
the
historic
landmarks
Commission
on
the
YouTube
on
San
Jose's,
YouTube
page.
That
would
be
excellent,
so.
AJ
So
so
we
have
so
similar
to
the
last
applicant
we're
continuing
to
work
with
the
housing
department.
We
are
we're
farther
along,
so
we're
we're
proposing
to
pay
over
20
million
dollars
over
the
life
of
the
project
through
through
feasts
and
Texas,
and
then
you
know.
In
addition,
obviously
I
did
mention
earlier
that
the
urban
callous
folks
are
probably
some
of
the
largest
affordable
developers
in
Downtown
San
Jose.
Some
of
the
founders
are
and
affordable
housing's.
You
know
very
important.
AJ
We,
we
are
very
aware
of
the
need
of
affordable
housing
in
San,
Jose
California,
pretty
much
the
rest
of
the
country,
so
you
know
we're
we're
we're
very
mindful
of
that,
and
in
fact
our
project
will
have
various
different
types
of
unit
types
to
appeal
to
different
users.
So
we
have
Studios,
we
have
one
bedroom,
so
we
have
two
bedrooms
and
they're
all
different
sizes
within
studio
sizes
and
one
bedrooms
and
two
bedrooms.
AJ
AM
C
C
C
Y
Thank
you.
Yes,
thank
you
thank
you
to
to
everyone
who's
spoken
and
especially
to
the
applicant
Mr
solar.
Thank
you
for
for
being
upfront
and
transparent
with
with
your
presentation,
especially
your
early
commitment
to
the
type
of
contribution
that
that
the
project
will
have
on
on
our
affordable
housing.
Y
What's
going
to
happen
to
it,
I
don't
know
if,
in
the
project,
there's
going
to
be
a
glass
wall,
two
stories
high,
so
we
can
still
see
it
or
is
that
just
going
to
be
blocked
and-
and
if
so
is
there?
Is
there
an
idea
to
move
it,
maintain
it
bring
it
in?
Obviously,
that's
a
big
project
right
to
like
carve
out
a
side
of
a
wall,
and
you
know
bring
it
inside
or
to
bring
in
a
new
art
installation
if,
unfortunately,
that
is
what's
going
to
happen
is
for
the
applicant.
AJ
Yeah
so
I
can
answer
the
mural
question.
I'll
I'll
start
with
so,
unfortunately,
the
building
because
of
it'll,
actually
have
a
we.
We
have
a
fire
stairwell
there,
so
we
we
actually
will
block
the
mural
and
we
we
can't
put
like
a
glass.
We
can't
put
like
a
glass
wall
to
see
through
it
it
just
it
it.
Wouldn't
it
wouldn't
work
because
of
various
fire
codes
and
different
things
like
that,
but
we
have
had
it.
We've
had
several
conversations
with
the
artist
representative
and
we
have.
AJ
So
my
understanding,
if,
if
we
do
you
know
when
we're
Excavating,
we're
gonna
we're
gonna
be
going
down
one
level
of
below
grade
parking,
so
we
will
excavate
the
the
site
and
if
we
in
in
the
the
conditions
of
approval,
there's
a
whole
process
that
you
have
to
go
through.
If
you,
if
you
hit,
you
know
it
those
types
of
those
types
of
remains
and
obviously
other
types
of
remains
as
well.
AJ
AN
AM
AN
AD
C
Z
Z
Z
Z
AJ
Sure
so
along
us
along,
you
know,
obviously
a
couple
things
one,
you
know
again:
you're
going
to
have
3
600
potential.
You
know
workers
and
residents
from
the
project
that
will
be.
You
know
coming
and
going
from
the
project
which
will
help
with
eyes
on
the
street
and
from
a
safety
perspective.
That
would
be
a
positive
I
would
assume
and
then
the
other.
AJ
So
the
projects
the
projects
will
be,
you
know
the
the
buildings
will
be
secure.
Obviously,
we'll
have
we'll
have
door
access
security
and
also
we'll
have
cameras
on
the
inside
of
the
buildings
as
well
as
the
outside
that
are,
that
will
be
monitored.
The
buildings
will
both
be
professionally
managed
by
by
third
party
groups,
and
those
groups
have
have
security.
They
have
concierge
services
that
monitor
the
the
the
cameras
and,
and
they
all
have
communication
devices
to
chat.
Z
Z
Z
But
you
know
on-site
would
be
nice,
you
know.
Sometimes
a
parent
wants
to
you
know
not
have
the
child
on
a
device
and
wants
them
to
have
something
interactive
on
site.
I
mean
I've,
seen
a
lot
of
really
good
projects.
I
think
they're,
fantastic
I'd,
really
like
you
to
really
think
of
children.
Also
I
mean
they're
part
of
our
population,
the
elderly,
next
door.
There
was
some
concerns
or
questions
about
shadowing
where,
where
is
that
shadowing
really
occurring
that
10
shadowing?
Z
AD
AJ
One
point
I
just
wanted
to
mention.
In
addition,
obviously
we
we
increased
that
Courtyard
area
for
the
Tom
Park
Tower
Folks
by
80.
We
also
step
back
the
office
building
quite
a
bit
so
that
we
can
allow
more
sun
to
get
into
the
courtyard,
because
you
could
imagine
you're.
Building
this
Courtyard
and
you're
in
you
know
there'd
be
concerns
that
there
wouldn't
be
any
any
sun
in
there.
So
we
actually
stepped
the
building
back
to
allow
for
more
sun
in
that
area
in
the
courtyard
so
that
they
can.
AN
E
Y
C
K
C
D
C
I
I
With
the
amendment
to
the
building
reach
coordinates
yesterday
there
was,
there
were
two
items
or
three
items:
the
uncodified
Ordnance
extended
land
use
and
historic
preservation
permits
for
additional
two
years
that
came
from
this
commission
was
approved
and
the
special
use
permit
and
tentative
map
for
a
project
site
located
at
1065,
South
Winchester
Boulevard
also
came
from
this
commission
was
approved
and
then
the
Third
Amendment
to
the
development
agreement
with
Jackson
Taylor
Partners
LLC
in
the
Japan
Town,
which
also
came
through
this
commission,
also
approved.
So
all
three
were
approved
great
for
Council
report.
I
C
C
C
K
I
I
I
know
that
this
is.
There
are
a
couple
of
hiccups
here
today
that
you
know
there
there's
an
order
that
I
think
I've
been
become
accustomed
to
where
there's
vetting
done
by
his
historical
commission,
and
things
like
that
before.
That
would
be
helpful
if
we
could
make
sure
that
we're
scheduling
these
things
so
that
we
can
really
have
full
information
available
to
us
before
we
make
decisions,
it
would
be
extremely
helpful.
Okay,.