To: City Council
From: Ande Flower, Principal Planner; Kylie Pope, Associate Planner, EMC Planning Group Date: August 29, 2022
Re: Sites Inventory Analysis Review- Public Comments
SUMMARY
This memorandum describes public comments submitted to the website survey tool for individual recommended sites and comments submitted to the Housing Simulator (Balancing Act).
ACTION REQUEST
Consider using this memo and attachment as a guide for reviewing sites to include with the Sites Inventory for the 6th Cycle Housing Element update.
BACKGROUND
The sites inventory analysis is the first step in the Housing Element update process because it will help us understand what kind of environmental review may be necessary. The numbering system is now alphabetized to comply with the Planning Commission’s request to review sites from east to west across the city.
DISCUSSION
The attached list of comments is summarized with a two-page cover sheet in the order that the sites will be discussed during the Monday, August 31 Council meeting. A support quotient was used to analyze the more than 1,000 unique comments shared by the public. The conservative formula for the support quotient was found by dividing the number of comments that were self-proclaimed as positive support (“Happy” that this site is included) by the total number of comments received. The total number of comments includes neutral proclamations and undetermined additional comments that were submitted through the Balancing Act mapping housing simulator. There was not an option to declare a preferential response to site inclusion within the mapping tool. Three priorities for Council consideration were discovered through the process of tabulating public comments:
Priority 1: Sites that received less than 40% favorable response.
Priority 2: Sites that received between 40% and 50% favorability.
Priority 3: Tier 2 sites with favorability levels between 46% and 86%.
Table 1: Priority 1 List of Sites with Lower Favorability Scores Public Comments
Website
BA
Map ID
Tier
Owner
Name of Area
# of units
Happy
Neutral
Unhappy
Additional
Total
Support Quotient
A-26a
1 Yes
North Vallco Park
323
6 1
9 3
19 32%
D-11a
1 Yes
South Blaney
65 29
5 47
6 87
33%
K-6c
1 Yes
Jollyman
0 7
1 7
3 18
39%
K-6d
1 Yes
21 6
0 7
3 16
38%
M-7a
1 Yes
Monta Vista North
73 22
5 89
3 119
18%
N-13a
1 Yes
Bubb Road
23 11
4 12
4 31
35%
Total:
505
290
33%
Average
The lower favorability coincided with volume of submitted comments. This was particularly true for sites D11a (10787 & 10891 S Blaney Ave) and M7a (multiple sites at Linda Vista Dr, AKA the Evulich site). Planning for a deeper discussion about these potential housing sites, the number of units and density possible, and potential trade-offs that would be necessary if these sites were to be removed from the list would likely benefit the public interest.
Table 2: Priority 1 List of Sites with Less than 50% Favorability Scores Public Comments
Website
BA
Map ID
Tier
Owner
Name of Area
# of units
Happy
Neutral
Unhappy
Additional
Total
Support Quotient
B-24a
1 Yes
Vallco Shopping District
257
19 3
19 1
42 45%
E-18c
2 Yes
Heart of the City (East)
134
6 1
4 2
13 46%
I-14a
1 Yes
Heart of the City (West) (was 3a)
22 11
4 8
3 26
42%
L-8a
2 Monta Vista South
8 10
3 10
2 25
40%
Total:
421
106
43%
Average
It is important to consider including Tier 2 sites with the CEQA analysis to continue to enable flexibility of site selection through the drafting of the final Housing Element update. There are also opportunities to add these units if some of the Tier 1 sites are subtracted or diminished from the total housing unit number.
Table 3: Priority 3 List of Tier 2 Sites
Public Comments
Website
BA
Map ID
Tier
Owner
Name of Area
# of units
Happy
Neutral
Unhappy
Additional
Total
Support Quotient
E-18c
2 Yes
Heart of the City (East)
Total = 194 possible
134
6 1
4 2
13 46%
E-18d
2 Yes
60 6
0 3
2 11
55%
F-16a
2 Heart of the City (Central)
Total = 79 units possible
23 5
1 3
1 10
50%
F-16b
2 Yes
24 8
0 2
1 11
73%
F-16c
2 Yes
32 8
1 1
1 11
73%
G-15a
2 Yes
Heart of the City (Crossroads)
Total = 474 units possible
55 14
2 1
3 20
70%
G-15b
2 Yes
16 13
0 1
3 17
76%
G-15c
2 25
9 1
0 4
14 64%
G-15d
2 314
8 0
2 3
13 62%
G-15e
2 24
7 1
0 3
11 64%
G-15f
2 28
6 0
1 7
86%
G-15g
2 14
7 0
1 3
11 64%
J-23c
2 Yes
South De Anza
Total = 86 units possible
8 8
2 0
3 13
62%
J-23e
2 9
7 2
0 4
13 54%
J-23f
2 69
8 1
0 4
13 62%
L-8d
2 Monta Vista South
1 8
1 1
2 12
67%
M-7b
2 Monta Vista North
1 15
3 10
2 30
50%
834
230
58%
Average
PROPERTY OWNER INTEREST
Property owner interest is a new consideration for HCD’s analysis of the final site selection. Understanding this new aspect of the process, we invited property owners of sites that are not located in geohazard zones that also meet HCD’s generalized property size qualification, between 0.5 acre – 10 acres, to consider whether they have an interest in becoming a potential Housing Element site. Letters were sent out to all such property owners. This form as also been available to the public, announced at Public Meetings and on the Engage Cupertino Housing website: https://forms.gle/F7td3SE9bXLjyAPW9. Opportunities exist for those with properties that are smaller than the generalized size, particularly if there is a willingness for consolidation among neighboring properties. To date, we have received 59 owner-interest forms, and this information has been integrated with the revised Sites Inventory List.
More than one-third of all Tier 1 and Tier 2 sites include property owner interest. Of these, we’ve received Property Owner Interest submittals for 22% of Tier 1 sites, and for 40% of all Tier 2 sites. This information has been included with the tables provided in the attached Cover Sheet for the public comments.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A: Cover Sheet and Full List of All Public Comments Received for this Sites Inventory Review EMC Planning Group