Los Gatos City Council
February 4, 2025

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DAVE HOVLAN: Good evening. The redesign of Los
Gatos Meadows has been inspired by the variegated nature of the nature and the live oaks on the property.

The materials are metal siding, precast concrete,
and stone cladding over a fire-resistant concrete
structure. The materials colors are generally organic and darker in nature than the existing buildings, which are beige and white roofs, with the intent to blend more into the hillside.

The proposed design creates a village feel with
eight villa buildings and a total of 187 units. The villas are tucked into the hillside with a continuous underground base that contains adequate parking, services, and
community space. The villas rise from that base three
stories in the front and up to six stories in the rear near the hillside.

It's an unusual and challenging site steeply
sloped across the building pad of almost 90’ with the
preserved oak woodland at the top. Also, a fairly secluded location accessed by Wood Road, which is well vegetated.

As the Planning Commission suggested, we have
gone back and looked at expanding the building development area. Those options destroyed the existing tree cover,

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brought us closer to neighbors, and created access and
extensive retaining walls and compromised fire safety.

We strongly believe that retaining the existing
development pad is critical. With regard to visual impacts, there are multiple and competing perspectives and views. We have worked hard over the past years to address Town and neighbor concerns while creating a financially sustainable project.

We have reduced the height of Villas B and C by
one floor and stepped Villa A back at the front where it is most visible from Main Street. We determined since the last meeting that raising Villas F and G would unduly impact residents on Wood Road. It's important to note that our proposed tallest six-story villa is below the elevation of Wood Road behind our site.

In summary, we have shifted and tucked more of
the development into the hillside, including linking Villas D and E and F and G, and we have tried to be good listeners to the neighbors, balancing their concerns while creating a financially sustainable and vital community in Los Gatos.

Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Sir, before you sit
down, or perhaps Mr. Rockwood. Are you still speaking? I

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didn’t mean to interrupt. One more minute and three
seconds.

MARY McMULLIN: Thank you. Good evening, I’m Mary
McMullin, Chief Advancement Officer for Front Porch.

I just want to convince you more than ever that
Front Porch is a strong community neighbor. We are involved for the long run and for broader community benefit.

We continue to invest in Los Gatos. In addition
to this site in question, we have purchased 142 South Santa Cruz Avenue for additional programs that benefit the entire town. To address social isolation, a program free of charge called Well Connected; and housing security, another
program free of charge called Home Match.

Tonight, we are here to discuss our plan for a
new community. The current plan that we’re talking about tonight is the minimum scale that we need to make it work financially. On balance, this rebuild will be a significant contribution to the Town, a valuable asset to the
community, and we see it as the best use of the property and request your swift action. We are ready to move
forward.

CHAIR RASPE: Before the Applicant sits down, one
or all three of you, Commissioners, any questions for the Applicant? Commissioner Hanssen.

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COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I wanted to key in on
something that you or one of the speakers had mentioned; I think it was the second.

I think one of the objections that we had in
previous hearings—and I was at all of them—was the height.

The tallest building is still at 97’, and there are two questions in here.

The other thing is with the video rendering there
were some neighbors that weighed in and said it’s really hard to assess this, and I noticed that there were some people that had commented on the last application that
didn’t, so because there are no story poles they might not know that this is out there, so maybe you could just
reiterate.

These taller buildings, I saw the pictures of
before and after in the Staff Report from the front view, but the back view, there aren’t going to be neighbors
behind seeing the building in their view line because you put it right up against the hill where the trees are, is that correct? Maybe you could explain. There is more than one building that was over 90’ right?
DAVE HOVLAN: Yes, on the back of the site, and
as you just stated, we’re only about 25’ higher than the hill behind us, so we’re kind of scooping out the backside

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of the hill, and two stories of those six-story buildings are actually built into the ground, so there are no units or windows on the back side of that. And as I said, Wood Road is actually above the highest building that we have at the back of our site.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Because of the slope,
because of the property?
DAVE HOVLAN: Because of the slope, yes.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Okay. So, the things that
we were seeing the last time where people were looking out their window—I guess we’ll hear public testimony—and seeing things grow, that’s not going to happen because of the way you reoriented the buildings?
DAVE HOVLAN: The renderings that our team has
prepared, and as Frank has said, I’ve been meeting with numerous neighbors to go through exactly views from their living rooms, their porches, and so those are the
renderings I believe you’re referring to; I’m not aware of other renderings other than the ones our team has provided.

FRANK ROCKWOOD: We have our visualization
consultant available to comment on this and share visuals if you like; he’s available online.

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COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Let’s hear from the
public, and then if it doesn’t come up then we’ll ask
again.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioner Barnett.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Perhaps the architect can
address this question. On the plans the elevation from the ground floor to the first floor is 17’, and I was wondering if there is a reason that couldn’t be lowered?
DAVE HOVLAN: That is our garage level, so it’s
both our garage and our distribution system for all our mechanical and plumbing system, because everything has to come down, and then in the ceiling of that garage is where we distribute everything horizontally.

We also have some fairly extensive deep concrete
beams, because we’re a concrete structure above that, not wood frame, so we’re carrying a much heavier load coming down onto that podium base.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: From a practical,
architectural, and structural perspective, that can’t be reduced to below 17’?
DAVE HOVLAN: At this point, that’s our position.

We will obviously work extensively to do anything we can in the future but based on our engineering work and everything that we have at this point, which is still early and

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preliminary, we don’t believe that we can reduce it below that.

I should also clarify, because on top of that
podium is also two courtyards, so we have weatherproofing, and we’ve got soil that we’re holding up for trees and
landscape as well.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Can you tell me the height
of the garage from someone who is standing on the garage floor to the ceiling?
DAVE HOVLAN: There probably won’t be a finished
ceiling, but there will be pipes running through, so our expectation is that we would have about 9’ to about 9.5’ clear, but it will vary in different parts of the garage.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: I see. Fair enough. Thank
you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioners, any other
questions for the Applicant? I had just a couple, and
whoever is most appropriate can respond.

First, and I think the architect addressed this
in his comments. The building envelope, we had requested as perhaps an alternative and as a means to reducing overall building height, was spreading out into the site a little bit more, and I think you indicated that that was less
feasible, or infeasible, but I just wanted to explore that

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a little bit more. I understand you’re trying to preserve as much of the green space as you can, but how infeasible is it to spread the building envelope?
DAVE HOVLAN: I was hoping we could pull out the
site plan that has the fire truck access loop, because it’s the most current.

CHAIR RASPE: If that’s helpful, yes.

DAVE HOVLAN: While that’s being prepared, you
know it’s an irregular shaped site. I’m going to use the top of the drawing to be north, although it’s not exactly north, but as you can see the fire truck access loop is the red line that goes all the way around, so if you look to project west, we are nestled very close to Wood Road. As a matter of fact, we have a mix of retaining walls and
grading in there, so there is really no place to develop to the west. As a matter of fact, that would push us into more of the view corridor as you come up Wood Road.

If you look to project south on the drawing you
can see, again, the fire truck access. That road also has a retaining wall; it’s roughly in the same position as the existing Fairwall Drive, but not exactly, but we’ve widened it to be a full fire truck access.

If you look to the project east, one of the
requirements was to have a continuous fire truck loop

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around the site, so what is done to the east part of the site is to get the grading to get that firetruck, if you can imagine that, up 80’ and around to loop up with the upper drive. I have filled out the full development pad. We did look to the south of the fire truck road in that little wedge, but between the setback and the driveway it varies from about 25’ to maybe about 60’, but it’s 30’ down—if you know that site, it drops like in a 2:1 slope—and we did study it but we could not get fire truck access around the buildings. We would have 30’ high retaining walls. If you think of those cottages that are roughly in that position, they’re up on 20’ and 25’ stilts, so it kind of gives you a feel for what would happen in there.

Then the other thing was to actually build it
we’d have to take all the trees down, and the easement to be able to get all the grading in, we’d probably be looking at a grading easement.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for that very thorough
answer, and I have just a couple more questions then.

In response to Commissioner Hanssen’s questions,
you discussed the reconfiguration of Villa A, pushing some of the massing to the back, and I think your comment was to help with some of the view corridors, which I will agree with you; I think that is our biggest issue in this

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development. Does that move help the residents on Wood Road more? Does it help the view from downtown Los Gatos more? Whose views was that move intended to protect?
DAVE HOVLAN: The feathering and pushing back of
Villa A were in response to the views from Main Street, and so we have lowered it so that we’re about 11’ higher than the front of the existing building that’s there.

CHAIR RASPE: Very good. Just one generalized
question, and I’m going to have to ask you to trust me on some numbers here. My understanding is that based on the original development there were approximately 205 units in the complex, and your current proposal seeks about 211
overall of the very different varieties.

DAVE HOVLAN: I believe there were 184 plus.

There were 222 units prior when you include the care units.

CHAIR RASPE: Right. In any event, they’re within
distance of each other, a little over 200 units in each development.

The original project was on a gross square
footage basis, a little over 150,000 square feet, and the new project as I see it is a little over 438,000 square feet, so roughly three times the size. What I’m curious about is where is the extra square footage going if we have almost similar numbers of unit? I guess it either has to go

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to common areas, or we’re using much larger units, or some combination of the two.

DAVE HOVLAN: In fact, it’s probably both, but it
is principally in the independent living units. When this was originally conceived in the last sixties and built in the early seventies the standards for senior living were very, very different than people’s expectations now of
having a full independent living unit, accessible
bathrooms, full kitchen, all the amenities that older
adults want.

CHAIR RASPE: I think the Staff Report indicates
that the average unit size of your proposal is about 1,400 square feet. Does that sound right?
DAVE HOVLAN: Yes, that is approximately correct.

CHAIR RASPE: I tried to do some research to
figure out what is the custom or norm for luxury senior housing specifications, and honestly, I got more answers than I can possibly use. I’m looking for your insight, from you for the operator. What is the custom and norm for oneand two-bedrooms in what we call the luxury senior market? DAVE HOVLAN: Several part answer on this. It
depends on the market. It depends on where we are in the country, and what people’s expectations are about size and unit. We’ve also seen with the retirement of the baby

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boomers and the next generation of expectations that people don’t want just a one-bedroom unit anymore; they want two bedrooms. They want a place to have a study, a workspace, a guest room, however they may use that bonus room. So, what we have seen is that the average size of units over the last two decades has continued to grow, and I would say that the average—again, this is different places in the country—probably range anywhere from about 1,300 to 1,500 square feet is the average size unit.

But a difference that skews that percentage is
how many one-bedroom apartments versus two-bedroom
apartments, and we had more significant one-bedroom dens in two-bedroom units here, because of the market expectation of what people in Los Gatos want.

CHAIR RASPE: Very good. I’m sorry, one final
question. Commissioner Barnett asked you about the parking garage floor-to-ceiling heights. In the living spaces what is your floor plate height?
DAVE HOVLAN: It’s an 11.5’ floor-to-floor in
several of the buildings and 11” in the others, so we’re hoping to have a 10’ or 9.5’ finished ceiling, but again, until we get into the detail in the structure and the
beams, there’s still a little work there.

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CHAIR RASPE: I appreciate it. I appreciate your
willingness to answer my technical questions on the fly.

Thank you so much. Commissioner Burnett.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Yes, thank you. And thank
you, I think your design is really beautiful; I think it’s very pleasing.

I did want to ask, the proposed photo going down
Main Street there, the color of the building, is that what you’re intending that to be?
DAVE HOVLAN: Yes. I think as you’ve seen in the
renderings there, they’re more muted tones.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Yes.

DAVE HOVLAN: Their natural color is greens,
blues, browns, no beige, no light green, no white roofs. We definitely want this to nestle into the hills, and really as much as we can make it just disappear into the tree
setting in the hillside.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Yes, that’s a very, very
important feature. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I noticed in the Staff
Report and from the last time we saw this, because you have the stat from the original Meadows versus the current
proposal, but I’m talking the last time we saw this, either

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the study session or the time before, I’m not sure when we actually had a hearing.

It says here the revised submittal also includes
changes in the number of units and unit types, (inaudible) the independent living units would increase from 174 to 187 through elimination of the penthouse units and the
redistribution of the one- to two-bedroom units.

My question is since the height was an issue, why
does the number of additional units go up? If there were an opportunity to reduce height by not increasing the units, why are there more units just because of eliminating the penthouse units?
DAVE HOVLAN: I think there are several answers
to that.

One is as the project has evolved so has the
financial feasibility, and I think that has been part of guiding the sort of look at this.

The other issue that was guiding it was that what
we look at is the usable and rentable square footage that the people are living in regardless of the common areas that don’t produce revenue. So, when we took 2,000 square foot units and made them 1,400 or 1,500, what we had is a square footage that we still needed the revenue from that

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square footage, but it generated more units because we made them smaller.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Okay.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioners, any other
questions for the Applicants? You’ll have an opportunity at the end to speak again. We’ll now address members of the public in the chambers first and in no particular order.

Rob Stump, if you would like to approach the
podium, state your name, and you have three minutes.

ROB STUMP: Thanks for the opportunity to address
you this evening about the proposed senior living community at 110 Wood Road. My name is Rob Stump, a resident of Los Gatos, 17617 Foster road
Since 2019 I’ve been working with the Town of Los
Gatos on wildfire preparation and prevention. In 2020 I was appointed the chair of an ad hoc Wildfire Committee that was authorized by the Town Council. I’ve become known as a public safety advocate with an emphasis on wildfire
prevention. I’m known by many of the Town’s Staff and
Councilmembers. I’ve worked with the Police Department and the Fire Department. I’ve developed relationships with them over that period of time and a level of expertise on the topic of wildfire. Tonight, I’m limiting my comments to wildfire mitigation measures.

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I was asked to meet with the developer of this
project on two occasions over the past couple of years.

Why? To discuss this project and to get my input on their efforts to make this senior community wildfire resistant.

Here are my comments.

First, building construction. You’ve already
heard what’s going to be going into the building
construction, wood being replaced by concrete and steel.

This will be fire resistant. The building materials are far superior to the ones that were used when this project was originally developed. This is a critical element should fire blow into the development.

Second, tree removal and forest management. One
hundred and ninety-two trees will be removed, trees with tall canopies and too close to structures; and frankly, some trees, being flammable, will be removed for fire
safety and public safety in general. The landscape plan for the new development calls for more trees to be planted than what will be removed. The species of the trees obviously will be different, including the height of the lower
canopy. They will be a better choice for the development in the Wildfire Urban Interface.

There are five acres of open spaces you’ve been
talking about primarily forested with oaks and other native

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trees. I strongly encourage this community to aggressively manage this forest, and what do I mean by that? Keep the forest floor clear, remove weeds, and limb-up the trees.

Third, defensible space. Due to the design of
this development, it’s going to sound strange, gang, but it may serve as a fire break to South Santa Cruz Avenue and some of the residences on Broadway. With the new building standards, the reduced number of tall trees, some of which I’ve said are flammable, and the access road around the entire development, fire services will not only have
defensible space around the development, but they will also have access to fight a fire before it proceeds into
neighborhoods or the downtown.

I believe the developer has taken appropriate
steps to limit potential impacts due to wildfire for this development, and they’ve provided additional protection for the neighbors. I look forward to this development being developed. We do need more senior housing and options in Los Gatos. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you, Mr. Stump. Before you
sit down, sir, any questions? Vice Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Thank you for your comments
tonight and all your work you’ve done to protect the
community. My question is whether you’ve looked at some of

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the trees that are proposed to be planted, and how you feel about some of the landscaping?
ROB STUMP: The only question I’ve really asked
is are they going to be on the list of trees and plantings that fall into the fire-resistant category? Nothing is
completely resistant of fire, but not eucalyptus trees and these other things that would fall into the category of flammable, so I’ve asked that specific question, being more like ornamentals like crepe myrtles, things that are
flowering trees, things that will have limited canopy, so that by definition you’re not going to get fire way up in a canopy that’s literally as high as some of the buildings that are out there.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay, thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Any other questions? I
just have one, sir. I think you probably heard my question to the architect on whether the building envelope could be expanded, and one of his responses was that would impede ingress and egress of fire vehicles, and I was wondering if you had any thoughts on that?
ROB STUMP: The road to build may become more
complicated, I think is one of the things they’re saying, if they would move up the hill. It could be incredibly
expensive, more challenging, greater numbers of retaining

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walls, but I can tell you in talking to Fire, they are
thrilled with this plan that they have a complete loop
around the development, and again, when you look at that and the map that was up there, I’ll say that it’s obviously more west than north, but that is what is actually going to provide defensible space as well and allow the Fire
Department…
If you can believe it, they may not really be
fighting a fire at the development, they may be fighting a fire up the hill and trying to keep it from coming to the development, coming down into the neighborhood, so I don’t have a great answer for you there. I think that may be more of an issue of expanding that road and what it would
require to expand that road farther up the hillside.

CHAIR RASPE: I appreciate your honesty, as well
as your other thoughts on the matter. Thank you so much.

ROB STUMP: Thank you very much.

CHAIR RASPE: No further questions then. Our next
speaker, Julie Southern. Ms. Southern, if you would
approach the podium and state your name for the record, please, and you’ll have three minutes
JULIE SOUTHERN: Hello, I’m Julie Southern. I’m
at 135 Wood Road in Los Gatos; I’ve been on Wood Road for 37 years. I sent my letter in; I believe I’m in your

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packet. I just want to touch on four points that I have in my letter.

I first want to thank the Meadows for being such
good neighbors in the past, as well as with all hope in the future.

One of the four points that I wanted to point out
in my letter was the impact on the view from my property.

When we came through, I believe it was this last April when the story poles went up, it showed a lot of attention from the Town and got a lot of input. I’ve been involved in
2016-2018 since I moved to the road in 1987.

They were concerned about the bulk. They were
asked to redistribute. They redistributed; they moved it to the back, which is literally right in front of my house. So those buildings, which I believe are Buildings F and A, instead of being three or four stories, they’re now five and six stories, and that’s from my second story deck. From my front door I feel that I’m going to be looking at a
wall. I know that the architect did mention that all the stories are going to be below Wood Road, but Wood Road is like that (indicates a 45-degree angle) in front of my
house, so it may be way over to the side.

Second point is the preservation of the trees. I
understand the fire danger. I had a house on Wood Road that

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did burn down, and while they were evacuating the Meadows at the time they let my house burn, so I am all for
anything. That circular road, I think it’s wonderful, and that they’ve kept Farwell Road open for emergency vehicles and potential Wood Road resident access in an emergency.

But the preservation and enhancement of the screening trees would be great, at least so that there is mitigation of as much of the bulk from our vantage point.

Third is the proper handling of harmful chemicals
and materials. In our neighborhood meeting last week they said it was the responsibility of the builder. I know that that was brought out in the newspaper a couple of months ago. I just want to reiterate that we’re going to be living on that road for the four years that they’re going to be demolishing it and rebuilding it and I just want to make sure of whatever mitigation they can do for that.

Fourth point is traffic management during
construction. Coming off Wood Road today with the half
dozen or dozen residents that are there now is really bad, and so you guys all know the challenges of Wood Road as it is today.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments.

Before you sit, Commissioners may have comments. Vice Chair Thomas.

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VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Thank you for coming and
sharing with us tonight, and for being patient over the years, and working with the Applicant.

For your point four, your concern is traffic
during construction specifically.

JULIE SOUTHERN: Yes. When the Meadows was there,
they were always carting residents up and down the hill, so they did as much mitigation of traffic at that time, but as Los Gatos is growing and Los Gatos High is getting bigger and more populated, we’re seeing a lot more traffic coming in from the mountains, and from 7:00 to 7:45 it’s just
stopped. When I come down, I either have to leave before 7:00 or I have to leave after 8:00.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay, thank you.

JULIE SOUTHERN: Does that make sense?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes, I was just confirming
that it was construction, not after the project is there.

It’s mainly during construction.

JULIE SOUTHERN: The construction is going to be
challenging, because we’re going to be limited, because they’re going to be taking hundreds of trucks.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Thank you. We talked
extensively about it the last time we heard this. Okay, thank you.

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CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I wanted to follow-up on
your question about the view. In the Staff Report the
Applicant submitted a list of all the people they talked to, and your name was in there, and they didn’t have a
rundown of what the outcome of the discussion was, it was just a list of what people they talked to and what dates.

My question for you is this: One of the biggest
issues that we had the last time we saw this was about the height, and that it’s a much higher height that we have pretty much anywhere in Los Gatos. What has been the
response now that they’ve done this reallocation of the height and you’ve, I’m sure, told them that this is
impacting you, what kind of response did you get from them? JULIE SOUTHERN: Generally polite, that it’s a
fiscal decision, and I said, “Would you be open to reducing the units?” Pretty much no because of the fiscal nature of it. “Could you redistribute Buildings A and F, that are five and six stories, back down to four-story and
redistribute it back out to the front, which is where
people from the Town commented about it being bulky? The comment from one of the individuals on the meeting was, “We would love that, but I don’t think the Town would like
that.” Is it the general people from the Town that are

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going to be upset about having that third story back up to four stories, or is it going to be three or four residents whose view is blocked?
COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Thank you for your candid
comments on that. That’s something we’ll need to talk
about.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Any other questions for
this speaker? Commissioner Barnett.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Can you describe for me
the traffic as you experienced it prior to the demolition or the vacation of the Meadows? There were cars for
residents as well, as I understand, transportation that was provided by the Meadows.

JULIE SOUTHERN: Right. It’s not so much the
traffic on Wood Road; it’s getting from Wood Road onto
Santa Cruz Avenue. It’s very difficult for me to turn left onto Santa Cruz between 7:00-7:45 on a school day, for
example.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: We’ve had a discussion
about that.

JULIE SOUTHERN: I won’t even talk about beach
traffic. I’ve parked at the bottom of a hill many times and walked up just because you can’t get… But that’s the beach traffic discussion.

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COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Okay, I appreciate that.

JULIE SOUTHERN: But since they closed there has
been another home built up above, another couple of people moved up above, so there is more traffic. The home that is just above us has had a lot of traffic in the last three years it’s been being built; a lot of traffic. We’re
anticipating traffic, we know that it’s going to be there, but (inaudible) understand.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Any other questions,
Commissioners? No. Thank you so much. You may be seated.

Next, we have a comment card from Clair Southern. Ms.

Southern, if you would approach the podium, state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

CLAIR SOUTHERN: Hi, I’m Clair. Thank you for the
opportunity to speak.

I grew up on Wood Road. I watched my home burn
down when I was a child. I also have lived on Wood Road as an adult, and with regard to the Meadows, there are three things that I want to reiterate.

First is mass. It’s a large building and the ask
has been for it to reduce height.

Secondly is visualizations matter. As we noted
with story poles the last time this came around, they’re very useful for people to understand the mass and the

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impact before something is built, before decisions are
made. In lieu of that we have visualizations, which have been of varying quality, and varying versions have shown different types of use from the neighbors’ view, but also from downtown. I think they are little bit misleading.

Third is safety, and that is regarding traffic
but also fire. Yes, it’s not just about is a house built of wood or cement, it’s about can you get down from what is called a secluded location with one road with lots of
residents and children living above. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you so much, and before you
sit, any questions, Commissioners? No. Thank you, again, for your comments. We appreciate it. Next is Tom Picrow.

Tom, if you would approach the podium, state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

TOM PICROW: My name is Tom Picrow. I am
president of the Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive Foundation, and I’d like to report that as they
mentioned in the information provided that our Los Gatos Thrives Executive Committee and members have met with the developer, both Front Porch and Rockwell Properties,
several times, and we’ve discussed, as mentioned, these amenities for the community, such as at 142 South Santa Cruz Avenue providing our property site there which could

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be used for community events, for community meetings, and we think that is very fine; and also their proposal to
bring Home Match into our community, which is something that we have advocated and very much hoped would happen in this community for developing things for older adults to thrive. That’s with my hat as the foundation president.

On a personal note, from my otherwise
perspective, I’d like to say that I think it’s an excellent development that I hope can happen. Our seniors need places to live, seniors of all economic levels, and as you get older you need to size down and you need assistance in
living that’s important.

I think you probably know the population is
increasing. For the last decade the percentage of seniors in Los Gatos has nearly doubled; it will be within a year or two. That population, many of whom have lived here their entire life, and would like to age in place in Los Gatos, the town they love, would really appreciate the
opportunities to do that, and this adds to that mix of
different properties we can have in town for seniors.

So, I think this is worthy of consideration as
culture thinking about your older adults, as we all reach that age at some point and your parents or your siblings, so I would encourage you. Personally, I support the project

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and I think it would be very good for Los Gatos and for the work we’re trying to do for older adults to thrive in our community. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments, and
before you have a seat, Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Thank you for your
comments, and I’m glad that we have the Los Gatos Thrives Foundation; I didn’t know about it until I read the Staff Report.

You’re probably aware since you lived in Los
Gatos for a long time, that we have any number of Builder’s Remedy proposals in many different places throughout town going up six or seven stories, and this is something that is completely unfamiliar for everyone in town; we just
don’t have those kinds of heights here.

My question for you is since you’re representing
the foundation and the feelings of other seniors, does the importance of having the additional senior units outweigh going six stories and 97’, which is pretty unprecedented here?
TOM PICROW: Our foundation’s perspective, I
think would be fair to say, is that if I think about living in a residential house and having a seven-story apartment building next door to me on the other side of the fence, or

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I think about a village of senior living which is selfcontained and beautiful and nicely managed, that there is no consideration. If I think about building a community center for all our people in Los Gatos, or I think about a five-story apartment building right on a major
thoroughfare, I think there is no difference. I favor those villages and the community center.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: So, you think the location
helps to mitigate?
TOM PICROW: I mean, we have limited space in Los
Gatos, so where could you find a place that would maybe be more acceptable? I’m not sure.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Or it’s not going to be
next to a one-story house?
TOM PICROW: Yes, for example.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Okay, thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Are there any other
questions, Commissioners? Thank you, sir. You may sit down.

Our next speaker, Teri Hope. Ms. Hope, if you’ll approach the podium, state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

TERI HOPE: Good evening, I’m Teri Hope; I live
at 223 Casitas in Los Gatos.

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As a lifelong resident of Los Gatos, a downtown
business owner, and I’m also a board member of the Los
Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive, the Los Gatos Meadows rebuild project is of utmost importance to me
personally and, I think, to the community at large. I’m asking the Planning Commission tonight to please recommend that the Council approve the rebuild proposal.

As I understand it, the project is within the
original footprint of the old campus, nestled into the
hillside, and in keeping with our small-town charm that our citizens really value.

It’s important to note the project addresses
several key issues that are also important to Los Gatons:
housing, supporting older adults in our community, and
wildfire safety. This project will revitalize this
dilapidated campus site, addresses the housing shortage for seniors wanting to remain in our town, as well as
addressing the social integration needs of older adults by creating a sustainable community where seniors can flourish in a safe an enriching environment.

The Front Porch communities is a nonprofit
sponsor of this project. They have a good track record of having provided exemplary care to seniors over a half of a century. The approval of this project will enable many of

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our seniors, probably including myself, to remain in the community close to our family and friends.

As it stands, the shuttered facility does not
benefit the community, it’s a fire hazard, and the planning process for rebuilding has gone on for many years now, so I would encourage you to help move this project along now.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments.

Commissioners, any questions for this speaker? Seeing none, thank you. Our next speaker, Andy Ghofrani. Mr. Ghofrani, if you would approach the podium and please state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

ANDY GHOFRANI: Hello, I’m Andy Ghofrani; I live
at 121 Wood Road, directly behind the Meadows.

By the previous presentations that I’ve seen from
the Meadows, I am the most impacted neighbor visually.

Although in this new proposal that we’ve seen they’ve
reduced the height of the front buildings, the additional height in the back added about one or two stories in front of me, which cut off half my view. I don’t have a front yard, I have a large deck in front of my house, which is essentially our front yard. We bought the property for that unobstructed view, so we are really impacted.

I am not against construction; I’m in the
construction business for 40 years myself. I support

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construction in general but want to find a way that it’s the least impactful to us as the most impacted neighbor, so we’re asking to maybe rebalance in such a way so that it’s not… Although the view is nice from the downtown, but it is right in front of us, a similar issue with Julie Southern.

So that’s one ask.

The second is traffic during construction. As
mentioned, and I’ve talked to Frank Rockwood about that, truck traffic during construction, and I’ve run numbers, we will be looking at about 24,000 trucks in and out of that site in the nine-month excavation that they will have.

Imagine a truck every minute-and-a-half, coming or going, and this is going to stop all the traffic at Santa Cruz Avenue.

Thank you for listening, and it is a serious
concern.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Before you sit down,
Commissioners, any questions? Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Thank you for your
thorough comments. My question for you is this: The current proposal where they’ve redistributed versus the last
proposal, I wanted to see was the last proposal better for you, or not, or were they both bad?

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ANDY GHOFRANI: I would say the last proposal we
saw the story poles, and it was really impactful to what we saw.

This time we saw a rendering, a visualization
that the architect made, and it is different, but again, it’s not the story poles. It’s you can’t see it from there.

I am about 11’ higher than the top roof, standing up.

Sitting down, it’s kind of level. A lot of the view will be cut. This is the elevation of my front deck.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: What I’m getting out of
this is that it doesn’t really matter how they redistribute the buildings to your view?
ANDY GHOFRANI: I would say if they redistributed
the back to the front, yes, it will. It will be less
impactful obviously; it’s kind of level. The same thing we have is another one or two stories instead of four stories.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: So, if the trade-up was to
move some of the height forward, and people would see more from downtown, but it would make your situation better? ANDY GHOFRANI: Yes.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Okay, that’s very good to
know. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Any other questions,
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speaker, Grant Sedgewick. Mr. Sedgewick, if you’ll approach the podium, state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

GRANT SEDGWICK: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and
Members of the Commission. Grant Sedgwick; I’m a resident of Los Gatos.

I’m a real estate developer with about 50 years’
experience, so I’m also a senior. I’ve lived in Los Gatos for 29 years and I did spend seven years as a consultant to one of the leading developers and operators of continuing care retirement communities in the whole country, actually the whole world, and so I have a couple of factual things to share with you, because I am completely objective; I’m not involved in this project in any way.

First, about the scale. This question about the
size of the units and whether they’re too luxurious or
extravagantly large, you’ve heard evidence from the
developer’s architect that that is about typical now, and I want to confirm that that’s exactly right. Fourteen-hundred square foot is about right in California; I don’t know much about the industry outside California.

It’s interesting that when this project was
originally designed, I don’t have the exact number, but I believe the independent living units were about 800 square

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feet, so what is being represented is something like 75% larger. In that same period of 50 years median size of a single-family home in California grew 83%, so it’s
lifestyle, as it was properly answered when that question occurred earlier.

To meet the market, and there is a huge demand in
the market and it is growing, you have to offer a product that is desirable. This project at 187 units, if I’ve got it right; I’m surprised that it is fiscally feasible,
because my experience over seven years as a consultant to someone else in the industry was that 250 or 275
independent living units was absolutely the minimum to be fiscally feasible, to be financially feasible. Perhaps
because it is a nonprofit sponsor, perhaps because they’ve owned the land a long time, they can somehow make this work with so few units, but some of these communities are 500 units in size. I’m not saying that that’s what this should be, I’m just saying that if you’re hearing that there are challenges to the financial feasibility, they are
absolutely accurate; I’m sure they are.

Seniors should have the opportunities to grow old
in the town they love, and you’ve heard that from a couple of other speakers and it’s important, but there are
compromises that you’re going to have to weigh between

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visibility from Main Street and visibility from the
immediate neighbors, but they can’t make this project any smaller. The fact that it has got no surface parking, it’s doubled the amount of parking per unit and still conserves 75% open space is terrific.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments.

Commissioners, any questions? Commissioner Barnett.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Thank you. Based on your
long experience, do you have an opinion regarding the
general plate height of units in this type of a community? GRANT SEDGWICK: Nine-and-a-half feet finished
ceiling would be a minimum to do a proper… I think that’s the architect’s answer: 9.5’ to 10’ will be the goal, but he hadn’t designed the final details. By the way, this is a great architecture firm.

And by the way, if I may add into that answer,
the fact that this building may be partially visible from other parts of the Town isn’t terrible and it’s not a sin.

If we have to have six stories, this is a great place to have it as long as it’s great architecture, and I know
you’ll insist on that. But this is a site where if there was ever a site…
I brought before this Commission—probably none of
you remember—seventeen years ago a project much bigger than

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this on the site of the Los Gatos Lodge, and believe me, we fought about the height and my client had to walk away, because they couldn’t accommodate, even on that site, the kind of project that the market demands, the economics of kinds of (inaudible).

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Thank you very much for
your answer; that’s helpful.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you so much. Any other
questions, Commissioners? No. Thank you very much. That is the sum total of yellow cards I have, but before going to Zoom, is there anybody in chambers who wishes to speak in public? Seeing none, on Zoom, Mr. Paulson, I know we have at least one caller.

DIRECTOR PAULSON: Yes, thank you. Matthew, you
can unmute yourself. If you will state your name for the record, and you’ll have three minutes.

MATTHEW SOUTHERN: My name is Matthew Southern;
I’m a 35-year resident of 123 Wood Road, and I’m here to express my concerns with the development at 110 Wood Road due to the potential habitat destruction and the impact it may have on the very animals our town is named after.

I’m not sure if you know much about the history
of Los Gatos’ name, but in 1839, ten years before
California got its statehood, Los Gatos was named “La

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Rinconada de Los Gatos,” "The Corner of the Cats”, by
brothers Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta.

While today Los Gatos retains its name, its
namesake, the wildcats that surround us in the Santa Cruz Mountains, are considered at risk through threats from
habitat loss and urban development.

While I certainly support the Meadows and
everything they do—I was a volunteer there during high
school—I believe that the tripling of the floor plan of the current structure would significantly infringe upon the habitat of these majestic wildcats that our town borrows its name from. Considering the potential habitat loss to our Town’s earliest residents—the wildcats, not me, a 35- year resident—the proposed increase in the size of the
structure located in a mountain lion habitat—please see the image that I have included below—in addition to Los Gatos’ heritage, I implore the Los Gatos Planning Commission to limit the size of this development.

I believe that considering the nature of our
town, six stories in the foothills of the Santa Cruz
Mountains will significantly infringe upon the environment of, again, the namesake of our town, these majestic
wildcats.

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Outside of that on the fire front, I do want to
address that. While my main focus tonight is the mountain lions of the Santa Cruz Mountains, on the fire front I do believe something hasn’t been addressed tonight.

While there are decent mitigation efforts on the
trees and whatnot, the reason that Clair Southern and my house burned down when we were children was because 200 residents of the Meadows had to be evacuated from a fastmoving brush fire that started at The Cats restaurant. My worry is that increasing that floor plan by triple, might be five units, might be another seven units of people that are in the last, later stages of their life, more
supportive, but that means that the Los Gatos Fire
Department is working on evacuating people and not actually working on a fire like when that fire swept through in
1997.

Outside of that I do want to resurface the
problem about fires, because that is a significant issue, not just for us. I realize that the Meadows might seem like a firebreak, but 200 residents acting as a firebreak,
especially when they are slow-moving, is not ideal.

CHAIR RASPE: Mr. Southern, your time as elapsed.

Thank you for your comments, but before we disconnect,
Commissioners, any questions for the speaker? Seeing none,

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thank you. Good evening and thank you for your comments.

Mr. Paulson, any other callers on Zoom?
DIRECTOR PAULSON: Thank you, Chair. I don’t see
any other hands on Zoom.

CHAIR RASPE: Having no more public comments, I
will invite the Applicant then to reapproach the podium.

You’ll have three minutes to make any closing comments, and I would encourage you then to respond to any questions or open issues that you think have been flagged by either this commission or the public.

SEAN KELLEY: Good evening, my name is Sean
Kelly; I’m the CEO of Front Porch.

The first thing I want to do is thank you all. As
Commissioners, this takes a little bit of time tonight and a lot of time over many years.

And I want to thank the Staff. The earnestness
and completeness have been the kind of engagement that we hope for in the work that we do, and certainly in the work that leads towards development.

I also want to thank the people in the community,
because it is not our intention to build a community that is not part of a bigger thing. We invite people to come to Front Porch, come to Los Gatos, to be a part of something larger, larger than themselves, a place that they can join

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and have an impact on. And you don’t get to have a
community unless you take the time to build it, and we’ve taken a lot of time, and I’m grateful for it.

I would submit, listening in, that the project
that we have now is a whole bunch better, not just better than what it was in 1967, but better than what it was when we brought it to you in the first place, and that does not happen without active listening and without a commitment to trying to make the world a little bit better for people like all of us that are getting older every day, if we’re lucky.

It is often said our best work happens when we’re
doing development, when we are building community before the shovels hit the ground, and I feel strongly that as painful as it can be to recognize that not every single need can be met, or every single accommodation or opinion can reach agreement with what it is that we ultimately hope to do, discussion doesn’t end.

So, as much as I enjoy the commitment to building
community, which I feel we are doing and won’t stop, I also recognize that there is a fencing encircling an old set of buildings up on the hill that is pretty conspicuous, and it feels like it gets more conspicuous as each day goes by as we start to become more available in the community itself.

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People ask us, “What’s going on? When are you moving? When can I come? What’s next? How long will it be?”
It is my sincere hope that after tonight we can
move ahead with your support, and in the spirit what got us to this spot in the first place, which is to continue to listen and to continue to dialogue until we can put a
shovel in the ground, so that our answer to that question “When?” can be soon.

So, I’m grateful and hopeful and here for
questions and comments; I promised my colleagues to stay away from the details, but available, nonetheless. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you, sir. Before you sit
down, Commissioners, any questions? Commissioner Burnett.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Yes, and thank you, again.

I wanted to ask about the parking. I notice you’re going to have 120 fulltime employees. Is that correct? Yes. So,
you’re saying you’re providing 214 parking places. Does that take into consideration your fulltime employees, or how does that work in the mix? Thank you.

DAVE HOVLAN: We carefully looked, because we
know that the staff are largely going to be parking onsite, and that has been an issue with the neighborhood, parking on Wood Road and on Fairwell, so that has been looked at,

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and also a projection of how many cars people that are
going to live there will bring, and so that is why we have the number that we have provided, which is in excess of what is actually required by the zoning.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Okay, thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I have a question for you
about the people that live on Wood Road. If there were the ability to reconfigure where the height was so that it
would have the least impact on the people that live on Wood Road, is there one where it would be almost no impact, or could you make it better by trading it off for the more height from downtown?
DAVE HOVLAN: Could we go to Slide #9 if it’s
possible, because I did want to make sure that we elected not to increase the height of F and G, and because of the input from the Wood Road residents we did not increase, so that’s part of the original proposal. Next slide.

Here you can see the arrangement; you’ve probably
seen it in all the documents. F and G are the most in the visual corridor, as you can see Wood Road climbing up on the drawing north, and where we have tucked the mass with E and A, at the back of those, is below our part of the site, which is where the oak forest is. So, we have tried to

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shift it away from the Wood Road residents, and as I said, we’re below the elevation of Wood Road at that point with F and G, and even when we get higher with Wood Road, it’s above our highest building in A.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: So, what you’re saying is
that when the actual buildings are built that it won’t
obstruct their view?
DAVE HOVLAN: Well, as I said earlier, view has
many different perspectives. Is it long view? Because there was a comment earlier about raising the front buildings.

Well, if we raise the front buildings then that takes the view corridor down looking down into the Town. I think we tried to make the best compromise by moving it where it’s sort of nestled where the hillside already exists and is already obstructing view.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: Let me ask a different
way. For those people that live on Wood Road—and I hear what you’re saying that there are different aspects even from their view—since you reconfigured things between the last time and this time, what do you feel is the least
impact to those people? Because the other aspect was people that are going through downtown and they’re looking up and they’re seeing buildings, but if you look up from any one of our view corridors—we have a View Ordinance for the

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hillsides and you can go on their viewing platforms—if you get on Los Gatos Boulevard you can see all kinds of houses in the hills and we ask that they blend in as much as
possible, and you guys are doing that.

My question is I don’t consider that as big of an
issue for people looking up, but for the people that are already above you on Wood Road looking down, what is the best thing for them to have the least impact?
DAVE HOVLAN: For those residents it is possible
shifting some of the mass back to Buildings B and C, and I think all our visualizations—and we do have our
visualization guide available—is that we’re below them.

We’re not a wall in front of their homes; our highest
building is below their first floor.

I know there was some misunderstanding earlier
about the buildings stepping up the hill the way they do now, but we’re building off a plinth, and the three and six stories goes from that same base elevation.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: So, you’re saying that the
top of a 97’ building, and they’re going to be up here? DAVE HOVLAN: They’re above us. But to the point
of view, what we were hoping for was to make sure that
nobody’s long view was obstructed, to the mountains, to the skyline, but if somebody wanted to see down to Santa Cruz

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Avenue and downtown, between the hillside and the trees I think it’s already obstructed.

CHAIR RASPE: Commissioner Hanssen, does that
answer your question? Vice Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Would your view consultant or
someone be able to show us some of these visuals?
DAVE HOVLAN: Yes.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Would he be able to provide
some of that? Or, I don't know, I guess maybe not. I don’t think so. He can’t share his screen.

CHAIR RASPE: But would an oral report from the
visual consultant be of assistance at least to hear from him?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay. I trust you, but maybe
it would be helpful to hear the visual consultant describe the…
DAVE HOVLAN: The process that we went through.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes, and like from the homes
above on Wood Road. Thank you.

DIRECTOR PAULSON: So, Jonathan, you can unmute
yourself.

JONATHAN ARNOLD: Hi, greetings everyone.

Jonathan Arnold from Arnold Imaging. I’ll see if I can
share my screen. Am I allowed to do that?

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CHAIR RASPE: I think we determined that
technology does not exist on our end, so if you could do your best to give us maybe a one-minute kind of
presentation or thoughts?
JONATHAN ARNOLD: Sure.

CHAIR RASPE: Hopefully you’ve been listening in.

JONATHAN ARNOLD: Yes, yes.

CHAIR RASPE: And then we may have a couple of
follow-up questions, so go ahead and proceed.

JONATHAN ARNOLD: Great. So, I think the question
of datum is important. The plinth, if you will, where all these buildings, whether they are 3 stories or 6 stories, starts at 505’. The height of Wood Road, or let’s say one of the neighbor’s properties, is at 606’; that is their ground floor, or their land in front of their property, so that’s approximately 100’ above where the buildings start.

The top of the buildings in the proposed project are 585’.

If you are standing on the second floor of being at Wood Road, your eye height is at 622’, which is 37’ higher than the tallest building being proposed.

One way to think about this is if you’re at a
concert, and it’s a well-designed amphitheater, you can see the stage and you can see the backdrop, and you can see everything that is out in front of you. If you look

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directly down you may see the back of someone’s head. Not unlike people that may be up above, people on Wood Road would look down and see the back of a two-story building; in this case one is exposed above the fire lane and is
approximately two stories.

In my opinion, what the architect has done is
quite brilliant. It’s sculpted the building into the hill, kind of like in a theater how you keep the seats low in the front so that the view is opened up as much as possible. My assessment is that if H and B and C are raised, I think for everyone on Wood Road and up above the view would either be the same because of the way the geometry works, that you’d have the same amount clipped, or even worse, because the height would be extended out farther and more into peoples’ view corridor.

That’s about a minute, and I’d be open to answer
any questions you might have.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for that. Commissioners,
questions for the consultant? Vice Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: I do have a follow-up. Thank
you for that description. I realize your job is
visualizations, and now we’re asking you to talk it
through, so I really appreciate that.

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You had mentioned some of the height stuff. Do
you know the current building heights? Can you just compare that at all for us visually?
JONATHAN ARNOLD: I don’t have the current
building heights.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay, that’s fine.

JONATHAN ARNOLD: My assignment, I apologize.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: That’s okay. Okay, thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: (Inaudible).

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes. I mean, I know, I just
was hoping that he would be able to describe it with the new floor.

CHAIR RASPE: Can you tell us what slide you
were… Slide #25, Sean.

DAVE HOVLAN: Is that still working?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes.

DAVE HOVLAN: We are 35.5’ higher than the
building that sits under the footprint of A, and as I said earlier, one thing that’s different about this development is we’re working off similar datum. This building that’s only two stories is stepped up and is already higher.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes. So, it will be 35.5’
higher than that?

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DAVE HOVLAN: The existing building that’s there.

Is that the answer you were looking for?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes, thank you.

DAVE HOVLAN: And then it’s 23, 20.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay, thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Any other questions for
either the architect or the visual consultant? None. In sum, then, I think we’ll close now the public portion of this matter, and now I invite discussion from my
Commissioners. Questions, comments, thoughts, and/or a
motion.

Before we begin, I’ll just confirm with Staff,
what we’re looking for tonight, I believe, is not an
approval but recommendation to Town Council, and then
recommendation with respect to both the PD and the EIR, is that correct?
SEAN MULLIN: Thank you for that question. That
is correct, and if you look on page 9 of 10 of your Staff Report that is summarized in the steps that need to be made to move it forward with a recommendation.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you, and just one follow-up.

I think from my research from our last discussion the
Commission agreed we should treat these two in tandem, that is, it wouldn’t be prudent necessarily to approve one, or

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recommend approval of one without the other, is that
correct? They should work together.

SEAN MULLIN: That reflects the last
recommendation that you made to Council. You recommended denial of the PD and noted that it wasn’t appropriate to take any affirmative action on the final EIR since it was based on a project that you couldn’t support at the time.

CHAIR RASPE: Very good. Thank you. All right,
Commissioners, with that background in mind, I’m open to your comments. Vice Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Before we move into some of
our discussion, can Staff just summarize why story poles weren’t put up this time, please? Thank you, Mr. Mullin.

SEAN MULLIN: Yes, thank you for that question. I
pulled the Staff Report from the Applicant’s June exception request from the Council which provides a good summary and I can just enter it into the record.

The existing Story Pole Policy was recently
updated on and adopted by the Council on April 16th of this year. The updated policy requires installation of story poles and netting for new, nonresidential primary
structures; however, the policy provides an exemption for buildings that are over 55’ tall, requiring these projects

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to provide alternate or video renderings prepared by the Town’s consultant.

The current project, it was (inaudible) of these
types of projects would qualify for this exemption with buildings ranging at the time well above 55’. The exception request involved with this particular project was because they were allowed to do the visual renderings by right
under the policy. The exception request was to allow them to have the video renderings developed by their consultant, which Council ultimately approved. The justification for that was that they had already been prepared as part of their outreach to the community.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay, thank you for that
summary.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. That’s a good question,
and actually I think I know where you’re headed. This is a project which I think would benefit greatly from the use of story poles. Not that we didn’t (inaudible) robust public comment, but even greater last time, and I think in large measure it was the result of the story poles. So, I think on a going forward basis we’ll have to evaluate how the new policy works. That being said, Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I just wanted to make a
couple of comments. I do appreciate the value that this

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project will bring to the Town. I mean, clearly even though we’ve had a couple of other senior developments—one is
getting ready to open fairly soon, I believe, on Blossom Hill—when we started this process years ago there was a two- or three-year waiting list at the Terraces, so this is definitely a thing that our community needs.

If you look at this from the big picture
perspective, there was already a senior living community there, so this is going to take it to the next level and it will be a huge improvement over what was there before.

As we’ve gone through this process there were
some things that really needed to change, and I do feel like the Applicant has made some of those changes. Probably the one thing that is still outstanding is just that there really is no way to architect this thing due to fire safety and some other considerations, and the financial
considerations as well, so that it’s going to be smaller and less tall buildings.

Then the question of the view comes in, and if
I’m thinking about it from the overall Town’s benefit, I would probably prefer that we actually raise the heights so that there is more impact when you’re looking from
downtown, because we already have so many things that
you’re looking at from downtown, seeing buildings anyway,

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than to hurt those people on Wood Road that have been there for 30+ years or longer.

I think I heard that what’s on the table right
now is the best thing for view of the available
alternatives. So, that being said, I feel that overall, it seems like a pretty good project and well designed.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments.

Commissioners? Yes, Commissioner Barnett.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: Question for Staff. There
were concerns mentioned about the traffic control during construction, and the environmental effect on animals, and if my memory is correct, those are addressed in the EIR, is that correct?
SEAN MULLIN: Thank you for that question. The
EIR looked at traffic, looked at the emissions and traffic impacts as a result of construction, includes some
mitigation measures for that, and additionally toward
sensitive species in the area. The Town also includes
requirements potentially for traffic control through study of the Architecture and Site Application if the project takes the next step. We do have Staff from the Parks and Public Works Department that may be able to add more detail if you wish.

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COMMISSIONER BARNETT: That’s very helpful, thank
you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioners? Vice
Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Just going off those last
questions, if Staff could just answer a few generic
questions about when an Architecture and Site Application comes through—if it does, but typically when they do—things like these traffic mitigation measures, that residents
living on Wood Road are typically included in the Condition of Approval?
SEAN MULLIN: Thank you. Any traffic mitigation
specifically to emissions are going to be included in the MMRP that is attached to the EIR. So, if this PD moves
forward and the EIR is adopted, then those mitigation
measures will become, if you will, performance standards or Conditions of Approval that will carry through the
Architecture and Site Application and forward.

If there are specific non-environmental
construction traffic mitigation needs that are determined during the Architecture and Site review that are not
included as performance measures in any way, then those could be added and studied during the Architecture and Site Application.

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VICE CHAIR THOMAS: So, for example, getting in
and off Santa Cruz Avenue during high traffic times, things like that, that would be typically looked at and included at that point?
SEAN MULLIN: It certainly could have. There are
a number of conditions.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Yes.

SEAN MULLIN: It’s been a bit since I’ve read
them. If it’s not included that’s something that can be discussed and included if deemed necessary.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay. Thank you.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Commissioner, any other
questions or comments? Commissioner Barnett.

COMMISSIONER BARNETT: I have a number of
observations, if you will.

Although it’s difficult to accept a large project
like this that will have visual impacts, both from downtown and to certain neighbors, I think the application
substantially meets prior recommendations of the Conceptual Development Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission, and the Town Council.

I appreciate the efforts to reduce the visual
impact by moving the building mass back toward the
hillside, and reduction of grading related to parking. I

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think the mix of the unit types and sizes is very much
improved. I think the proposal would contribute
significantly to the Town’s senior housing needs and
provide opportunities for full and enjoyable lives of
seniors. It (inaudible) provides for the protection of
wildlife and tribal resources as well as other requirements of the EIR. The preservation of the open space is
appreciated. Development would add significantly to the local economy, and material choices substantially improved the appearance of the property from downtown.

I also note that the proposed 166 conditions
address a wide gamut of potential concerns for the Town and its citizen, so I would support the project.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you for those comments.

Commissioners Burnett.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Thank you. I just want a
clarification on a previous item. We could not take views into consideration for the project, and yet we are talking about taking views in consideration on this project. Is there a difference? I ask the Chairman.

CHAIR RASPE: I remain confused. Oh, yes. So, my
understanding—and I’ll ask Town Counsel to correct me if I’m wrong—the notion of light or view easements essentially means that a private property owner doesn’t have a right to

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a specific view or a specific amount of sunshine on their property. That is, some towns codify that, other towns do not; Los Gatos does not. This is different in that what we’re talking about is a view from a public area as opposed to a private area for the most part.

Granted, on Wood Road we are speaking about their
private views, and so they don’t have a vested right in those views, but we can take into consideration views as a general matter. Correct, Town Counsel?
ATTORNEY WHELAN: Yes, and I think there might be
another nuance to, I think, the fact that this is in the Hillside Specific Plan. I think there is discussion in the Specific Plan of preserving views.

CHAIR RASPE: Very good. Thank you for that
comment.

COMMISSIONER BURNETT: Thank you for that
clarification.

CHAIR RASPE: I have a couple of comments as
well.

First of all, I want to thank the Applicant.

They’ve worked very diligently. I think they’ve listened to Town Council, the Planning Commission, certainly the
neighbors, and made some good changes. I think the project

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is much improves since we first saw it some time ago; it even predates me. I think they have made process.

I think the unit size mix has been much improved,
both removing the penthouses and reducing the overall size.

In a perfect world I think we would enjoy smaller units, which would be more affordable, but in our prior
discussions we learned that really doesn’t work
financially. The grading plan works. The parking I think is improved, and as we heard tonight, the fire plan is much improved and would help that community. I think it goes without saying that this town, like most towns in
California, can use much improved senior housing stock.

All that being said, I think there are a couple
of areas I would have loved to have done better, or maybe there is still a little bit of work to do.

For instance, the height; I understand that’s the
issue, and I think I agree with Commissioner Hanssen in that I wouldn’t want to sacrifice our friends on Wood Road and push the project into their views to save downtown view corridors, if there would be a way—and maybe what it means is going back slightly to the prior iteration—to protect our Wood Road neighbors and their corridors at least a
little bit while maintaining the financial viability of the project.

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The second would be making sure that construction
is managed in an appropriate fashion for Wood Road and for all our neighbors.

With those two conditions I think I would support
us recommending an approval to Town Council of the PD and the EIR. Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I just had a question. You
kind of got into it a little bit on the traffic management.

What we’re being asked to do is to recommend approval on the PD application as well as the EIR, and then there will later be an Architecture and Site coming?
DIRECTOR PAULSON: Thank you for the question.

Yes, that’s correct, and in the current draft PD there are performance standards for construction vehicle parking, traffic control plan, Caltrans approval of traffic control plans, construction traffic control, advanced notification, so all that stuff is currently covered in the draft
performance standards for the ordinance.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: So, there wouldn’t be an
additional consideration at that point. I talked about it a little bit, but when I looked at the volume of grading that would be involved in the 14,000 trips, it’s a lot. I saw it happen with one house in my neighborhood, and literally for three weeks, all day long for nine hours, truck, truck,

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truck. This will be very difficult during that process, but there are performance standards that will help them that are currently in the PD?
DIRECTOR PAULSON: That’s correct, and as Mr.

Mullin mentioned, there are also probably mitigation
measures that also become performance standards specific to the construction impacts, which are the short-term impacts of construction from an environmental perspective.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Vice Chair Thomas.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Thank you for bringing that
up, Commissioner Hanssen. Last time we asked a lot of
questions about that regarding the Environmental Impact Report, and I know that hasn’t changed, but I just want to reiterate that the Commission was very concerned about
those expectations and that part of it, so thank you.

I would like to echo my fellow commissioners’
comments, especially with regard to some of the firesafe materials that will be used in this development, because I think that’s something that’s just really important to a lot of people in town, and very admirable.

With that, shall I make a motion?
CHAIR RASPE: Yes. Last time, if memory serves,
we made a motion with specific recommendations to Council vis-a-vis our thoughts on additional issues, so if the

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motion is going to be our approval I will ask that you just include, for instance, the reconfiguration to protect the Wood Road neighbors, and anything else, Commissioners?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: I am happy to do that. Well,
I’m happy to still go forward with the motion, but I don't know if we’re all in agreement with how the reconfiguring should be, so I’ll just explain from my perspective.

Listening to the visualization expert, and from
my understanding of angles and views, moving that forward is still going to impact the residents of Wood Road, and it’s actually going to be farther out in front of them and taller, so I’m not sure that moving that will actually
satisfy as many people, and I believe that’s kind of what Commissioner Hanssen was feeling too, but I’m happy to
listen to what my fellow commissioners also have to think about that.

CHAIR RASPE: Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: What I heard from the view
consultant was that the proposal that’s on the table
tonight is the best for the people on Wood Road.

CHAIR RASPE: Commissioners, is that your
understanding as well?
COMMISSIONER BARNETT: It is my understanding,
but I wanted to suggest a possible suggestion for the Town

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Council, and that is to further consider with the project architect and developer the possibility of reducing the 17’ ground level to first floor level to possibly help the Wood Road neighbors.

CHAIR RASPE: How about then maybe what we’ll do
is avoid specifics. We indicate an approval of the project with a mind towards any actions that can be taken to
protect Wood Road. Is that a fair motion?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: In general, overall height?
CHAIR RASPE: Overall height and placing of
height? Is that acceptable?
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Okay. I also would just add
before I make that motion, last time we asked many
questions about the plate height, and in a lot of our
paperwork it seems like it’s a lot, but then we were
reminded that because this is a multi-story, multi-unit situation there is a lot of HVAC situation that has to go on in between the two plates, so that’s what brings it down to the 9.5’ actual ceiling height, which I appreciated that last time, and I know that we did not discuss that tonight as much, or much in depth for the public.

With that being said, I will move to recommend an
approval the of Planned Development for demolition of a senior living community on property zoned R:PD at 110 Wood

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I can make the required findings included in
Exhibit 4. I can also make the findings required by CEQA, including Exhibit 5, including certifying the Final
Environmental Impact Report in Exhibit 2, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program also in Exhibit 2, and I can also make the recommendation to adopt the
Planned Development Ordinance in Exhibit 16, and approve the proposed project. Did I cover everything?
CHAIR RASPE: And with the added notation of…
VICE CHAIR THOMAS: If possible, reducing overall
height, specifically to meet everyone’s needs.

CHAIR RASPE: Very good. Is there a second?
Commissioner Hanssen.

COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I’ll second, but do we
need to specifically say we’re also recommending
certification of the Environmental Impact Report? You said all the other things.

VICE CHAIR THOMAS: Oh, yes. Including the EIR
and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the CEQA Checklist.

CHAIR RASPE: Motion so amended. Second?
COMMISSIONER HANSSEN: I will second.

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CHAIR RASPE: Thank you. Discussion? By a show of
hands, Commissioners, all those in favor? The motion passes unanimously.

Mr. Mullin, since this is a recommendation, I
assume there are no appeal rights.

SEAN MULLIN: That’s correct.

CHAIR RASPE: Thank you very much. Thank you,
all.
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36 Southwood Drive | Orinda, California | 94563
www.RockwoodPacific.com
December 30, 2024
Mayor Matthew Hudes
Town of Los Gatos
110 E. Main St.

Los Gatos, CA 95030
RE: Rebuild of Los Gatos Meadows
Letter of Response to Planning Commission’s Comments
Dear Mayor Hudes:

Thank you for the opportunity to submit our proposal to rebuild Los Gatos Meadows, a Front Porch community (the “project”) to the Town Council for review and consideration.

Along with our application materials, this letter includes our response to the recent Planning Commission Public Hearing held on November 13, 2024. We are elated with the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation for project approval and look forward to the opportunity to discuss our project with you in further detail.

The Meadows fulfilled the need for senior housing in Los Gatos for almost 50 years. Our project proposal offers an opportunity to rebuild a beautiful, treasured asset to this Town in a manner that addresses the unique site conditions while improving the quality of the built environment. We are eager to extend the historical legacy of first-class residential living and compassionate, high-quality care and services to the broader Los Gatos community.

Our project application, together with the corresponding Letter of Justification submitted April 30, 2024, provides comprehensive details related to all aspects of our submittal. These details include our extensive and on-going commitment to community outreach and engagement with our neighbors, stakeholders and seniors in the community; the reinitiation of our formal planning process following Town Council action in April 2022; and the additional community benefit opportunities we envision by leveraging Front Porch’s existing programs and capabilities to provide services to seniors in the broader community.

Our full proposal, letter of justification and visualizations are available for your review on the Town’s web site: (https://www.losgatosca.gov/2393/W).

This letter provides you and the Council Members with a detailed response to the comments expressed by members of the public and Planning Commissioners during the November 13th Planning Commission meeting. Specifically, this response letter addresses the conditions added to the Motion to Approve the project and therein, unanimously supported by the Planning Commission. Our request for approval of a Planned Development Overlay permit for the Los Gatos Meadows project site remains unchanged as we are ATTACHMENT 9

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confident that our project as submitted would make a significant and beneficial contribution to the Town.

While we have not modified our Project Application, we have taken thoughtful and deliberate efforts to provide the Town Council with an alternative building configuration that shifts the building height in a manner that minimizes visual impacts to our Wood Road neighbors. This alternative specifically addresses the Planning Commissioners’ request to determine if it is possible to redistribute the overall height of the project to meet everyone’s needs without sacrificing the neighboring properties on Wood Road while additionally maintaining the integrity of the Project Application and staying strictly within the parameters of the Town’s EIR.

Redistribution of Height– Alternate Design
We believe that our proposal as-is (the “Current Proposal”) achieves an appropriate balance between the numerous applicable factors involved. However, as illustrated herein, we have designed an alternative (the “Alternate Design” – a design iteration previously reviewed by Town Planning staff) that reduces the height impact on our Wood Road neighbors by reallocating some of the height of Villa A to Villa B. In our estimation, our Wood Road neighbors are particularly sensitive to the front elevation of Villa A. The redistribution of height is attained by eliminating the 6th floor on Villa A (loss of 8 units) and raising the height of Villa B by one floor (an increase of 6 units), resulting in a cumulative loss of 2 units (refer to Appendix C for details on the change in units by villa/by floor/by type). The Alternate Design is intended to mitigate the view impacts to several homeowners on Wood Road without materially increasing view impacts from other key viewpoints. Further, the Alternate Design falls within the parameters of the environmental impacts reviewed under the Final EIR and Modified CEQA Checklist, and thus requires no further environmental analysis or review. We believe the Alternate Design is responsive to the intent of the direction from the Planning Commission.

Prior to the currently scheduled Town Council hearing date of February 4, 2025, we intend to provide high resolution photo simulations illustrating (i) existing conditions, (ii) visualization of the Proposed Project, and (iii) visualization of the Alternate Design.

While Front Porch’s preference is that the Town consider and approve the Current Proposal, they would be receptive to having approval of the project contingent on making refinements to the project as reflected in the Alternate Design.

As a final note, please recall that the Town’s Consulting Architect Report (May 8, 2020) and the Final EIR concluded, respectively, that no changes to the proposed building design are warranted and that the impacts to the visual character of the project site associated with the proposed project would be less than significant (Impact 5-3).

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Community Benefit
Our Justification Letter addresses community benefits related to human services, town integration, improved on-site circulation, enhanced fire safety, enhanced emergency access, improved vehicle and bicycle safety, reduction of vehicle trips, improved energy efficiency and healthy environment improvements (see Page 7 of the Justification Letter).

In addition to these benefits, we are seeking opportunities to leverage our existing capabilities to provide services for seniors in the broader community. Front Porch has recently purchased 142 S. Santa Cruz Avenue and although this property is separate and apart from the Los Gatos Meadows project, Front Porch is contemplating utilizing this property as a hub of wellness, education, and engagement services for seniors in Los Gatos and beyond.

As noted during the Planning Commission Public Hearing on November 13, 2024, potential services may include expansion and/or support of existing Front Porch community services programs such as Home Match, Creative Spark, Well Connected, Social Call (see https://frontporch.net/connect/ for additional details), along with technology pilots and research through the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing (see https://fpciw.org/ for additional details). Furthermore, we also intend to explore new offerings such as care navigation support, virtual healthcare, health and nutrition education, home technology demonstration and support, and home modification support. As we stated in our Justification Letter, we anticipate a highly synergistic relationship between the two properties, enabling us to expand and enhance the community benefits associated with our stand-alone Project.

Finally, we are continuing our conversations with the Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive to further leverage, utilize and/or integrate the services offered at 142 S. Santa Cruz Avenue with the Foundation’s efforts to create a multi-generational Community Center. While it will clearly take time to determine the appropriate programming for this building, the intent is to offer services consistent with the current applicable land use restrictions for the property, and with many of the goals of the Senior Services Roadmap adopted by the Town Council.

Our current project team began our journey to rebuild Los Gatos Meadows five years ago and along the way we have had the opportunity to communicate with numerous neighbors, business leaders, and community leaders. (Updated summary of our community engagement activities is included as Appendix E and F herein).

We are confident that the project will be a tremendous asset to the Town of Los Gatos and are eager to maintain the forward momentum we have achieved this past year. To that end, we ask for your support for approval so that we can at long last bring this project to full fruition. We look forward to continuing to work with you and the Town Council to provide the residents of Los Gatos with a markedly improved and safer Los Gatos Meadows.

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Respectfully,
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Francesco J. Rockwood
Rockwood Pacific Inc. (Applicant)
On behalf of Front Porch Communities and Services (Owner) Attachments
Appendix A – Plan View | Proposed Project
Appendix B – Plan View | Alternate Design
Appendix C – Unit Counts by Villa/Floor | Proposed Project v. Alternate Design Appendix D – FAQ (as of December, 2024)
Appendix E – Community Meetings Log
Appendix F – Communications Log

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APPENDIX C – UNIT COUNTS by VILLA by FLOOR |
CURRENT PROPOSAL (left table) v. ALTERNATE DESIGN (right table)

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Bldg A Bldg B Bldg C Bldg D/E Bldg F/G Bldg H Totals Bldg A Bldg B Bldg C Bldg D/E Bldg F/G Bldg H Totals Floor Floor
Terrace 1 Bed 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 Terrace 1 Bed 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 1 Bed W/ Den 0 2 2 2 3 2 11 1 Bed W/ Den 0 2 2 2 3 2 11 2 Bed 0 1 2 3 3 1 10 2 Bed 0 1 2 3 3 1 10
2 Bed w/ Den 0 1 1 2 1 1 6 2 Bed w/ Den 0 1 1 2 1 1 6
Second 1 Bed 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Second 1 Bed 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
1 Bed W/ Den 6 3 3 2 2 3 19 1 Bed W/ Den 6 3 3 2 2 3 19 2 Bed 3 1 2 3 3 1 13 2 Bed 3 1 2 3 3 1 13
2 Bed w/ Den 2 1 1 4 4 1 13 2 Bed w/ Den 2 1 1 4 4 1 13 Third 1 Bed 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Third 1 Bed 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
1 Bed W/ Den 6 2 3 2 2 1 16 1 Bed W/ Den 6 2 3 2 2 1 16 2 Bed 3 3 2 3 3 2 16 2 Bed 3 3 2 3 3 2 16
2 Bed w/ Den 2 0 1 4 4 2 13 2 Bed w/ Den 2 0 1 4 4 2 13 Fourth 1 Bed 1 0 0 0 1 Fourth 1 Bed 1 1 0 0 0 2
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Totals 50 18 23 42 37 17 187 Totals 42 24 23 42 37 17 185 Total units by type Total units by type
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APPENDIX D – FAQ (as of December 2024)

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Rebuild of Los Gatos Meadows
Frequently Asked Questions
December 2024
Overview:

Front Porch Communities and Services, a non-profit provider of housing and services for older adults, submitted a proposal in January 2020 to rebuild Los Gatos Meadows, a senior living community that closed due to safety reasons in 2019. The proposed project offers independent living and innovative care on a safe and modern campus, aligned with the Town of Los Gatos’ long-term vision and informed by extensive community engagement.

The answers to these frequently asked questions are the product of thoughtful and transparent discussions with community leaders, neighbors, and Town leaders that fit into the following categories:
• Background
• Proposal summary and status
• Project timeline and information
• Construction impact
• Circulation, traffic and parking impact
• More information
Complete information also is available on the Los Gatos Meadows website at https://frontporch.net/community/los-gatos-meadows/. To learn more about Front Porch, visit https://frontporch.net/.

Background:

Q1: What is Los Gatos Meadows?
A1: Los Gatos Meadows is a proposed senior living community designed to provide housing and care for older people. The proposal includes sustainable, accessible and state-of-the-art features that align with the Town of Los Gatos’ long-term vision and is informed by extensive community engagement. The project will replace the current facility at 110 Wood Road that was built in the 1970s and closed in 2019 for safety concerns.

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Q2: Who owns the Los Gatos Meadows property?
A2: Los Gatos Meadows is owned and maintained by Front Porch Communities and Services, a non-profit provider of housing and services, primarily for older adults, headquartered in Glendale, California. Los Gatos Meadows previously was owned and operated by Covia, another California-based non-profit provider of senior housing and services. Covia merged with Front Porch in 2021.

Q3: Why is Los Gatos Meadows not currently operating as a senior community? A3: Los Gatos Meadows was closed in 2019 after a rigorous facilities assessment by Covia concluded that the 48-year-old was a safety risk to its residents and employees.

Los Gatos Meadows worked closely with residents and their families, employees, neighbors, and the Town of Los Gatos to ensure a thoughtful and smooth closing on Sept. 30, 2019.

Proposal Summary and Status:

Q4: What is being proposed?
A4: Front Porch, a non-profit provider of housing and services, is proposing to rebuild Los Gatos Meadows as a Life Plan community for older adults that offers independent living and innovative care on a safe and modern campus informed by extensive community engagement. It includes sustainable, accessible, and state-of-the-art features that align with the Town of Los Gatos’ long-term vision.

Q5: What is a Life Plan community?
A5: A Life Plan community, which also is known as a Continuing Care Retirement Community, or CCRC, is a model of senior living that provides people with degrees of support as they age, depending on their needs. Life Plan communities are not assisted living or medical care-based facilities. Residents in Life Plan communities join while they are able to live independently to enjoy a new home and opportunities for a purposeful life where care and services are available as needed.

Q6: Who will own and operate the proposed community?
A6: Front Porch intends to continue to operate the proposed community and to retain full control of the property.

Q7: Is Front Porch a non-profit entity?
A7: Yes, Front Porch is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Front Porch provides quality, accessible and affordable housing and aging services to approximately 7,500 residents in 18 senior living and 32 affordable housing communities, primarily in California.

Q8: Who is managing the proposed project?
A8: Front Porch is overseeing the proposed project and has assembled a project team of professional services firms to assist them in designing, permitting and executing the rebuild project: Rockwood Pacific Inc. (development management services); Perkins Eastman (site planning and architecture); Kimley-Horn (planning and civil engineering); and W.E. O’Neil (construction).

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Q9: How did Los Gatos Meadows engage the community through the design process?
A9: The Front Porch project team organized and participated in more than 15 public forums and more than 75 meetings with community members, local businesses, neighbors, community groups and other stakeholders to gather public input to shape the project designs.

Q10: What is happening currently to the buildings and grounds? A10: Since the Los Gatos Meadows facility closed on Sept. 30, 2019, Front Porch has provided on-site property management and security, ensuring the campus remains safe from fire, trespassing, vandalism, and illegal dumping. Ongoing maintenance has been provided as needed. Front Porch installed a fence around the main campus perimeter and has posted no trespassing signs. We do not anticipate demolishing the existing facilities until we have been granted land use approval to rebuild the community.

Q11: Is there asbestos on the current campus and how will it be mitigated? A11: Asbestos, which was a common material in buildings constructed before 1979, can cause potentially harmful effects if it is not properly remediated and removed. Although there is currently asbestos on the current campus, the presence of asbestos is not inherently dangerous unless it is disturbed. Front Porch has multiple policies and procedures in place to ensure all construction and renovation projects that could involve disturbance of materials follow strict testing and remediation protocols.

Q12: What is the current status of the proposal?
A12: The proposal was reviewed Nov. 13, 2024 by the Los Gatos Planning Commission, which unanimously voted to recommend approval of the project and referred the proposal, with some recommendations, to the Los Gatos Town Council. At present, we expect the Town Council to formally review the proposal at their February 4, 2025 hearing. The initial application was submitted to the Town of Los Gatos Planning Division on Jan. 22, 2020. The project application and all related documents, including the Draft Environmental Impact Report, are available on the Town of Los Gatos website (www.losgatos.com) and at https://www.losgatosca.gov/2393/W (listed as “110 Wood Road”).

Project Timeline and Information:

Q13: When is the next public hearing?
A13: We expect the project to be reviewed by the Los Gatos Town Council at their February 4, 2025 hearing. The Town Council hearing related to this project will be open to the public and, when available, meeting details will be posted on the Town of Los Gatos website (https://www.losgatosca.gov/).

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Q14: What is the timeline for construction and opening of Los Gatos Meadows if the project proposal is approved by the Town?
A14: Preparation of construction documents and permit approvals are likely to take at least another 18 months following the Town’s approval. Construction is not expected to start earlier than 2026 and is anticipated to take approximately two and a half years. Los Gatos Meadows could reopen in 2028, at the earliest.

Q15: What are the attributes of the current entitlement? A15: The Town of Los Gatos approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for the development of the current Los Gatos Meadows community in the late 1960s. The existing CUP granted approval for 184 independent living units and 38 nursing care units (total 222) to be supported by 111 parking spaces.

Q16: Is the property subject to Los Gatos Hillside Development Standards & Guidelines?
A16: No, however the current iteration of the plan includes several attributes consistent with these standards and guidelines including an increase in open space, the elimination of cantilevered buildings, and the expectation to utilize natural materials with muted tones that will blend in well with the surrounding environment.

Q17: What are the design goals of the proposed project? A17: The following design goals were established early during the planning process and continue to be maintained:
• No increase to the total number of apartments and care units and no increase in the staff count
• No increase to the development pad footprint
• To provide larger apartments and more amenities in alignment with the local market
• To be sensitive to visual impacts
• To address the parking problem
• To substantially improve fire safety
• To establish best practices for sustainability
• To restrict the auto exit onto Broadway
• To improve integration with the Town of Los Gatos
• To contribute to the quality of the built environment.

Q18: How many units are proposed in the design?
A18: The current proposal includes 187 independent living units and up to 24 supporting care units (211 total).

Q19: How does the proposed building footprint compare to the existing footprint associated with current improvements on the property?
A19: The proposed development pad is slightly smaller than the existing facility yet does not materially differ.

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Q20: How did Front Porch illustrate the potential visual impact on the community?
Q20: Front Porch developed numerous exhibits, installed story poles and engaged Arnold Imaging (https://arnoldimaging.com/) to assist the community and decision makers in better understanding the expected visual impacts of the proposed project.

Arnold Imaging was engaged prior to the Town selecting a visualization consultant, and we requested an exception to the Town’s applicable policy to utilize Arnold Imaging in lieu of the Town’s not-yet-identified visualization consultant. On June 18, 2024, the Town granted this request. A video summary of this analysis can be found at the project information website (https://frontporch.net/community/los-gatos-meadows/).

Q21: How does the proposed design address visual impacts on the surrounding community?
A21: The proposed design utilizes natural materials with muted tones that will blend in well with the surrounding environment. The substantial change in topography from the front to the rear of the property mitigates the visual impact of buildings located in the rear of the property.

Q22: How will the project improve parking from what it had been previously? A22: Underground parking will be sufficient for residents and employees, reducing the need for street parking and improving the landscape and view.

Q23: How does the proposal impact trees on the property? A23: The proposal includes a plan to add more trees to the landscape, bringing color and shade to the property. It incorporates a variety of species, many of them native to the area, which fit with the oak woodlands. Some trees and shrubs have been removed, mostly for fire prevention. Some additional trees would be removed during the construction process, but the overall plan preserves the oak woodland nature of the property and emphasizes the natural landscape.

Q24: How does this project improve fire safety?
A24: The proposed project substantially improves access for emergency vehicles, creates efficient evacuation routes and implements contemporary fire safety standards to ensure safety from fires. Installation and maintenance of vegetation, including trees, is a substantial focus in addressing wildfire safety.

Q25: Will the project meet green building standards?
A25: Yes, the proposed Los Gatos Meadows will meet or exceed the California Green Building Standards Code, incorporating recycling, ample natural light, energy and water efficiency, and other environmentally sound practices.

Q26: What will be the color of the building rooftops?
A26: We plan to select a lighter roof color as part of our sustainability efforts, although the new roofs will not be white like the roofs of the current buildings. Roof color and other design attributes are expected to be addressed in a future phase of the project.

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Q27: Will the project include solar panels?
A27: Solar panels are one option under consideration. The use, placement and configuration of solar panels, as applicable, are expected to be addressed during the architectural and site application review process.

Q28: Will the project result in the undergrounding of PG&E lines? A28: The proposal does not address undergrounding of power lines. At an appropriate time, the project team intends to inquire with PG&E regarding the undergrounding of power lines and will plan to coordinate with interested neighbors on this matter.

Q29: How will the proposal support the broader community? A29: The proposal includes resources for residents easily to access downtown businesses, community events and programs. Front Porch acquired the property at 142 S. Santa Cruz Ave. to use for construction oversight and/or marketing as well as a resource that supports the broader community. Front Porch is discussing opportunities with the Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive and plans to launch a home sharing program called Home Match (https://frontporch.net/live/home-match/) in Los Gatos, though a start date has not yet been determined. Front Porch currently offers Home Match in San Francisco, Marin and the East Bay.

Q30: Will the project affect water pressure?
A30: No, the project is not expected to affect water pressure in the area. San Jose Water Company performed a hydraulic analysis and confirmed that water pressure is suitable for the project.

Q31: Will the project include below-market-rate units?
A31: No. The prior Town attorney confirmed that Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) are explicitly exempt by state law from local government requirements to restrict rent and income of CCRC residents. Both the State of California and Front Porch, which owns and operates affordable communities throughout California, have a clear interest in expanding the affordable housing supply, but they also recognize that CCRCs materially differ from traditional housing communities.

Although the construction of affordable housing units is not part of the project, Front Porch is proposing to expand Home Match, its home sharing program, providing an innovative alternative solution that can support people with middle or lower incomes in Los Gatos.

Construction Impact:

Q32: How long will construction last?
A32: Following the Town’s approval of the project, preparation of construction documents and permit approvals are likely to take at least another 18 months, after which construction is expected to take approximately two and a half years.

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Q33: During what hours would construction occur?
A33: In accordance with Town policy, all construction activities would be limited to the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. No construction is allowed on Sundays or holidays.

Q34: What is the expected traffic impact related to construction off-haul of dirt? A34: The project team will do everything possible to mitigate impact to traffic during the estimated four months that off-haul will take place. In accordance with the current draft of Conditions of Approval, hauling of soil shall not occur during the morning and evening peak periods (between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and hauling shall be subject to a traffic control plan acceptable to the Town. A combination of double bottoms, end dumps, and super dump trucks are expected to be utilized for this task.

For outbound trips, trucks are expected to turn right onto S. Santa Cruz Avenue and head south on CA-17 and, as appropriate, turn around on Bear Creek Road. For inbound trips, trucks are expected to approach the site from the CA-17 exit onto S.

Santa Cruz Avenue.

Q35: Does the contractor expect to utilize tower cranes? A35: Yes. The project team expects that the project will require two tower cranes during construction. The cranes are expected to be in place for approximately one year.

Circulation, Traffic and Parking Impact:

Q36: What are the project plans for Farwell Lane?
A36: The proposal plans for Farwell Lane to be rebuilt and widened (some portions would be widened from 12 feet to 26 feet). The current plan contemplates restricting use of Farwell Lane to pedestrians, bikes, an autonomous vehicle shuttle system, emergency access and extraordinary deliveries. The Santa Clara County Fire Department intends to utilize Farwell Lane as the primary access point to the property in the event of a fire. Though Farwell Lane is a private road, Front Porch intends to improve and operate it in a manner that would permit accessible use of this route by our neighbors in the event of an emergency.

Q37: Will the project include sidewalk improvements on Wood Road? A37: Yes. The current draft Conditions of Approval requires the installation of a sidewalk connecting the project to the intersection of Wood Road and S. Santa Cruz Avenue and construction of the necessary retaining wall(s), potential pedestrian crosswalk and associated ADA ramps, allowing connections to the existing sidewalk on the south side of Wood Road.

Q38: How will the proposed community affect traffic and parking in downtown Los Gatos?
A38: The current plan includes the integration of one or more electric autonomous vehicles (similar in size to a golf cart) to be used along Farwell Lane to enable a safe, convenient, and alternative means of transport for residents between Los Gatos

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Meadows and Los Gatos retail, entertainment, and civil services, reducing traffic and parking demand. The autonomous vehicles are not expected to leave the Los Gatos Meadows property.

Q39: After the project is completed, what is the expected impact on traffic? A39: The project is expected to result in a modest increase in the number of trips on Wood Road due to the change in the use of Farwell Lane, although we anticipate that the improvements to the parking conditions at Los Gatos Meadows will mean that overall, there is less traffic than the community previously generated. The project further mitigates its traffic impact by utilizing electric autonomous shuttles to connect residents to downtown without impacting parking demand.

More information:

Q40: How do I get updates and more information?
A40: The Los Gatos Meadows website https://frontporch.net/community/los-gatosmeadows/ contains updated information and a comprehensive and easy-to-use FAQ document.

If you have questions or would like to be added to our mailing list, send your name, mailing address and email address to Susan Rockwood ([email protected]).

Please note that we do not have information about pricing and services. However, if you are interested in receiving this information when it is available, let us know.

Q41: How can I see planning and proposal documents?
A41: The project application and all related documents, including the Draft Environmental Impact Report, are available on the Town of Los Gatos website (www.losgatos.com) and at https://www.losgatosca.gov/2393/W (listed as “110 Wood Road”).

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Appendix E
Listing of Meetings with Neighbors and Community
Type of Meeting Date Time Location Attendee Notes from Meeting Outcome Neighborhood Meeting 1 03/08/18 7:30-9PM Los Gatos Meadows Maria Ristow, Irving & Evelyn Mitsunaga, Robert Mullan(Toll House)
General introduction of intent to rebuild Los
Gatos Meadows.

Kicked-off neighborhood
communications plan
Neighborhood Meeting 2 04/18/18 7-8PM Los Gatos Meadows Julie Ritter Southern, Maria Ristow, Claire Leclair, Cathy Colgan
General introduction of intent to rebuild Los
Gatos Meadows; similar material to first
meeting.

Kicked-off neighborhood
communications plan
Neighborhood Meeting 3 05/03/18 7-8PM Los Gatos Meadows Karen Kurtz, Linda Iversen, Sue Fairley Attendees interested in architecture and supplemental transportation options.

Design team elevated analysis of
supplemental transportation
alternatives
Neighborhood Meeting 4 05/20/18 3-4PM Los Gatos Meadows John and Jean Richardson, Stanford Stickney and 3 other family members
Questions related to timeline, storm
drainage, and fire risk.

Resolved current storm drain issue
and initiated planning to mitigate
fire risk through brush removal
Focus Groups
(3 Sessions)
10/2/2018 -
10/3/2018
Varies Toll House 36 older adults participated in 3 sessions.

Participants were drawn from the local
area. Participants were promised
confidentiality.

Sensitive to how various attributes or
requirements may drive cost, supplemental
transportation system very important,
limited enthusiasm for LEED certification but
recycling and energy efficiency important,
limited enthusiasm for facilitating nonresidents/non-guests on campus, preference for larger, more spacious units,
recommendation to minimize long corridors,
preference for multiple dining venues and
ample on-site amenities such as fitness
center, walking trails, access to town, casual
dining, library, coffee shop, and access to onsite support care.

Design team made applicable
refinements to concept plan
Neighborhood Meeting 5 12/06/18 7-8PM Los Gatos Meadows Julie Ritter Southern, Matt and Marlena Hood and friend, Mike Wasserman
Question about timing, policy related to
relocation of existing residents, impact on
visibility to neighbors above, use of solar
panels and roof color, impacts on traffic
(with specific concerns about summer
traffic), site security during closure, parking,
noise impacts and construction parking.

Requested advance notifications of all
construction work that could affect access.

Some residents on Wood Road would prefer
that Farwell Lane continue to support regular
vehicle traffic. A video summary of the
meeting was posted at:
https://vimeo.com/278024461.

Feedback informed further
refinement to concept plan. With
regard to Wood Road traffic
impacts, design team is prioritizing
minimizing errant trips up Wood
Road past the main entrance, and
more importantly, further
prioritizing the supplemental
transportation system to convert
more trips to autonomous vehicle,
pedestrian or bike trips. Also,
currently planning to include solar
panels.

Neighborhood Meeting 6 10/10/19 7-8PM Toll House Julie Ritter Southern, Maria Ristow, Jamie Garcia & Friend, Irving & Evelyn
Mitsunaga
Questions about Wood Road traffic,
availability of Wood Road for evacuation,
potential impact of project on housing
element, and recommendation to deploy
goats to further reduce fire risk. Request for
copy of facts and figures table.

Confirmed that project not
expected to affect housing
element. Planning to deploy goats
on property this spring; planning to
make commitment to make Wood
Road available for evacuation
during emergencies.

Neighborhood Meeting 7 03/05/20 7-8PM Los Gatos United
Methodist Church
None General heightened sensitivity due to COVID19 may have been a factor in suppressing turnout.

Produced and circulated video
update; available at Covia/Los
Gatos Meadows website
https://covia.org/los-gatosmeadows/
Neighborhood Meeting 8 12/03/20 7-8PM Zoom Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Fred Lester, Matt Wood, Zane Rowe, Gary/Jamie Garcia,
Claire Leclair, Evelyn/Irving Mitsunaga,
Robert Macartney, Matthew Bigge
Green roof (Fred), Solar (Julie), incline
elevator (Fred), security current through
construction (Matt), views from 135 Wood
and story pole modification request (Julie),
visualization from 100 Wood Rd (Matt),
Condo v. CCRC (Julie), fire evacuation
(Matt), parking for construction (Fred),
construction traffic (Matt).

Provided advance notice of intent
to seek modification to Town's Story
Pole Policy
Public Hearing - Story Pole
Exception Request
01/19/21 7-9PM Zoom Meeting Town Council and Town Staff (in advance of meeting, staff received
letters from Clare Southern, Matthew
Southern and Mark Rigoli (via Council
Member Maria Ristow)
No public comments; council members
discussed merits and concerns regarding
proposal.

Consideration for request for fewer
poles continued to future council
meeting (subsequently withdrew
modification request)
12/30/2024:10:48 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix E
Listing of Meetings with Neighbors and Community
Type of Meeting Date Time Location Attendee Notes from Meeting Outcome NOP Meeting 02/25/21 7-7:15PM Zoom Meeting Presenters: Joel Paulson, Jocelyn Shoopman, Sean Mullin, Terri Wissler
Adam (EMC Planning).

Public Attendees: Matt Hood
Matt Hood inquired about availability of
video recording of the NOP meeting.

Neighborhood Meeting 9 08/09/21 7-8PM Zoom Meeting Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Chris Ichien
Comments and questions related to: clarify
visual impacts (during and after
construction), number of expected truck
trips, construction hours, placement of
parking, project schedule, emergency
circulation and clarification of employee
break area.

Updated FAQ's in response to
questions.

City Council Public Hearing -
Story Pole Exception Request
10/19/21 7-10PM Zoom Meeting Town Council and Town Staff (in advance of meeting, staff received
letters from Julie Southern, Esther Grant
and Andrew Ghofrani)
Frank Rockwood and Mark Falgout stepped
through request. No public comments;
council members discussed merits and
concerns regarding proposal as well as
addressed policy in general.

Request was granted to use flags
versus netting with condition of
using 2 rows of flags.

Neighborhood Meeting 10 01/10/22 7-8PM Zoom Meeting Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Chris Ichien,
Victor Ceron, Laura WorthingtonForbes; Attendees: Gillian and Mike Verga, Julie Ritter Southern, Clare
Southern, Matt Southern, Cathy
Colgan, Maria Ristow, Andrew Ghofrani,
Michael and Kimberley Wasserman,
Omari and Kavita Bouknight, Cindy Slain
Comments and questions related to:
massing, visualizations (from specific
neighbors on Wood Road and Tate & Main
Street), Farwell Lane use for pedestrians,
construction hours and traffic route, access
to vineyard above Los Gatos Meadows, solar
panels, undergrounding, PG&E lines, TV
antennae tower, color of roof and buildings.

Project team to follow up with
neighbors re: distribution of massing
and additional details on building
heights
Planning Commission 01/12/22 7-11PM Zoom Meeting Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Chris Ichien,
Victor Ceron, Laura WorthingtonForbes; Planning Commission and Town Staff (in advance of meeting, staff
received letters from Ester Grant,
Andrew Ghofrani, Niki OmadI, Julie
Southern and Clare Southern)
Planning Commission primarily focused on
massing and height, unit mix/positioning, off
haul, trees and affordable housing/BMR.

Project was not recommended by
Planning Commission; project team
requested to go on to Town Council
and developed options to be
responsive to Planning Commission's
concerns.

Neighborhood Meeting 11 /
Town Hall
03/22/22 7-8PM Zoom Meeting Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Chris Ichien,
Mary McMullin, Laura WorthingtonForbes; Attendees: Gillian and Mike Verga, Julie Ritter Southern, Clare
Southern, Matt Hood, Cathy Colgan,
Maria and Warren Ristow, Andrew and
Fereshteh Ghofrani, Lee Fagot, Don
Spare, Tom Rizol, Tom Picraux, Jean
Ebrahimoun, Claire Wilson
Comments and questions related to the
options proposed in response to Planning
Commission's comments, and question from
neighbor re: visualizations. We also ran a poll
for support and had the following neighbors
say they wanted to support the project:

Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga, Gillian and
Mike Verga, Julie Ritter Southern, and Matt
Hood.

Updated FAQ's in response to
questions, and project team
followed up with neighbor re:
private view visualizations;
considering using Farwell Lane for
service vehicles.

Town Council Meeting 04/07/22 7-11:30PM Zoom Meeting Town Councilmembers Hudes, Sayoc, Renni and Badame were present,
councilmember Ristow abstained; town
staff from planning and the attorney
was present: Chris Ichien presented and
Frank Rockwood answered question;
Catherine Somers and Fred Lester spoke
in support
Questions and concerns were raised about
height and massing and process.

Project was remanded back to
Planning Commission with
comments from Town Council
Neighborhood Meeting 12 10/24/23 7:00PM 142 S. Santa Cruz Ave. Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin; Other Project
Team Attendees: Victor Ceron, Alex
Gerasimov, Susan Rockwood;
Attendees: Gillian Verga, Julie Ritter
Southern, Marlena Hood, Cathy Colgan,
Andrew Ghofrani, Fred Lester, Tom
Picraux and wife, Richard Kelso, Brett
Krasniewicz
Questions re: pedestrian traffic on
Broadway, sufficiency of on-site parking, offhaul volume, # of stories, # of tower cranes and autonomous vehicles.

Updated FAQ's.

Planning Commission 10/25/23 7:00PM Town Chambers Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin; Commissioners:

Jeffrey Barnett, Kathryn Janoff, Steve
Raspe, Melanie Hanssen, Susan Burnett;
staff: Joel Paulson, Jennifer Armer
Confirming of need for service. Continuing
concerns re: max building height, unit mix
and visual impacts. Recommended meeting
with CHHSC.

Scheduled follow-up meeting with
CHHSC and the Foundation for
Older Adults to Thrive Executive
Committee.
12/30/2024:10:48 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix E
Listing of Meetings with Neighbors and Community
Type of Meeting Date Time Location Attendee Notes from Meeting Outcome CHHSC 11/30/23 5:00 PM Town Chambers Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin; Other Project
Team Attendees: Laura WorthingtonForbes, Albert Villalta, Susan Rockwood; CHHSC Commission/staff: Jeff Blum,
Eleanor Yick, Dick Conrad, Mary
Badame, Lincoln Withrow, Ryan Baker
Home Match, Well Connected, classroom
space and transportation would be valued
services to the Los Gatos senior community.

Flagged concern re: fire evacuation.

Coordinating with Front Porch senior
management re: continued
exploration of community services
offerings.

Los Gatos Foundation for Older
Adults To Thrive
12/04/23 1:00 PM Los Gatos Library Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin, Laura
Worthington-Forbes; Foundation
Executive Committee: Sandy Decker,
Tom Picraux, Matthew Hudes; Alan
Feinberg
Building new community center is high
priority. While 142 S. Santa Cruz Ave. is not
candidate for new community center (too
small), it could be an ancillary location for
community service offerings.

Coordinating with Front Porch senior
management re: continued
exploration of community services
offerings.

Los Gatos Foundation for Older
Adults To Thrive
03/12/24 2:00 PM 142 S. Santa Cruz Ave. Project Team Participants: Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary
McMullin, Laura Worthington-Forbes |
Foundation Members: Tom PIcraux,
Foundation President, Matthew Hudes,
Vice-Mayor of LG and Foundation VP,
Tim Lundell, Treasurer, Teri Hope,
Committee Member, Alan Feinberg,
Community Center Committee Chair,
Eleanor Yick, Community Health & Sr.

Srvc Comm. Chair and Initiatives &
Publicity Committee Member, Skip
Brewster, Community Center
Committee Member, Ryan Rosenberg,
Committee Member, Tylor Taylor,
SASCC Exec. Dir. and Advisor to
Foundation, Jeff Blum, Committee
Member
Project team provided update re: status of
rebuild application and overview of FP
community services offerings with particular
focus on HomeMatch. Foundation
members generally interested in potential
offerings that would support the broader
community (i.e. availability of space in 142
S. Santa Cruz for programming,
HomeMatch).

Tom provided follow-up letter and
listing of West Valley Service
Providers. Scheduled follow-up
meeting with Foundation Executive
Committee
Los Gatos Foundation for Older
Adults To Thrive
05/23/24 12:15 PM Los Gatos Library Project Team Participants: Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura
Worthington-Forbes, Tracy Powell,
Luke Barnes Moore | Foundation
Executive Committee Members: Tom
PIcraux, Matthew Hudes, Sandy
Decker
Project team provided update re: status of
rebuild application and provided a deeper
dive discussion of FP community services
offerings with particular focus on
HomeMatch.

FP to launch analysis of adding
HomeMatch offering with
expectation that some
HomeMatch personnel would be
based in upstairs office spaces at
142 S. Santa Cruz
Town Council Meeting 6/18/2024 7-9PM Town Chambers Project Team Participant: Frank Rockwood; Town Councilmembers
Hudes, Renni, Badame and Moore were
present, councilmember Ristow
abstained; town staff from planning and
the attorney was present
Frank Rockwood presented and answered
questions as to why the FP visualization should
be accepted in lieu of waiting for town to hire
their expert; councilmembers discussed
issues like cost and timing and process of
notifying neighbors; Stanford Stickney spoke
in general support but stated concern about
visualization sufficiently showing what
buildings look like.

Exemption request (to accept
Arnold Imaging rather than use
Town's to-be-selected consultant)
unanimously approved
Los Gatos Foundation for Older
Adults To Thrive
10/14/24 5-7 PM In-Person Project Team Representatives: Mary McMullin
Improved understanding of desired needs of
seniors in the community.

Continued refinement of
community benefit offering.

Neighbor Meeting 13 11/06/24 7PM Zoom Webinar Project Team Participant: Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura
Darling, Chris Ichien, Victor Ceron, Pete
Hillan, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Mark
Falgout, David Gates, David Hoglund,
Soo Im, Jonathan Arnold;
Neighborhood Participants: Andy
Ghofrani, Bernd Neudecker, Brian
Kiernan, Evelyn Mitsunaga, Julie Ritter,
Lee Burghardt, Matt Hood, Dawn Philips
Project team provided recap re: project
status. Questions/comments re: to
elimination of incline elevator, Farwell Lane
access, visualizations, hazardous materials
removal, handrail on Farwell Lane, permit
status, and numerous questions clarifying
building heights.

Updated FAQ's; follow-up mtg. w/
neighbors on Wood Road re:
visualization
12/30/2024:10:48 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix E
Listing of Meetings with Neighbors and Community
Type of Meeting Date Time Location Attendee Notes from Meeting Outcome Planning Commission 11/13/24 7PM In-Person Presenters: Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, David Hoglund, Sean Kelly;
other team members: Chris Ichien,
Laura Darling, Laura WorthingtonForbes, Mark Falgout, Arch Pelley, Jonathan Arnold, Victor Ceron, David
Gates; Commissioners: Jeffrey Barnett,
Steve Raspe, Melanie Hanssen, Susan
Burnett, Emily Thomas; staff: Joel
Paulson, Sean Mullin
View massing placement in lieu of Wood Road
neighbors vs public view; mitigate
construction nuisance.

Unanimous recommendation for
approval from the 5 commissioners
with direction to continue to review
opportunities to mitigate view and
construction nuisance impacts.
12/30/2024:10:48 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 10/23/2017 Meeting with Town Attorney and Planning Town In-Person Meeting Laurel Prevetti, Joel Paulson, Robert Schultz Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Barbara Schussman
2/7/2018 Meeting with Fire Department Town In-Person Meeting Fardean Amadhani, Tracy Staiger Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout 2/27/2018 Open House 1 Invitation Neighbors Letter [Sent to neighborhood distribution list] Letter from Kevin Gerber 3/8/2018 Tour with Town Staff Town Tour Laurel Prevetti, Joel Paulson Frank Rockwood, Kevin Gerber, Chris Ichien, Eric Morley
3/8/2018 Open House 1 meeting Neighbors In-Person Meeting Maria Ristow, Irving & Evelyn Mitsunaga, Robert Mullan (Toll House)
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Eric Morley, Kevin
Gerber, Ron Schaefer
3/8/2018 Resident Council 1 Meeting Residents In-Person Meeting [Los Gatos Meadows residents] Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Eric Morley, Kevin Gerber, Ron Schaefer
4/2/2018 Open House 2 Invitation Neighbors Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien 4/8/2018 Open House 2 Next Door Posting by Ristow Neighbors NextDoor 4/13/2018 Meeting with Toll House Hotel Organizations In-Person Meeting Jason Bogan, Robert Mullan Frank Rockwood 4/18/2018 Open House 2 meeting Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Maria Ristow, Claire LeClair, Cathy Colgan
Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Eric
Morley
4/18/2018 Resident Council 2 Meeting Residents In-Person Meeting [Los Gatos Meadows residents] Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Eric Morley
4/23/2018 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Barbara Spector Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Eric Morley
4/23/2018 Meeting with Town Attorney Town In-Person Meeting Robert Schultz, Joel Paulson Bill Tobin, Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Barbara Schussman
4/24/2018 Open House 3 & 4 Invitation Neighbors Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 4/30/2018 Meeting with Toll House Organizations In-Person Meeting Jason Bogan Frank Rockwood 4/30/2018 Meeting with Town Official Town In-Person Meeting Monica Renn Frank Rockwood 4/30/2018 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Marico Sayoc Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Diana Jamison, Eric Morley
5/1/2018 Open House 3 Next Door Posting by Ristow Neighbors NextDoor 5/3/2018 Meeting with Toll House business Organizations In-Person Meeting Fred Lester, Dave Lazzarini (at the beginning) Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley 5/3/2018 Open House 3 meeting Neighbors In-Person Meeting Kurtz, Fairey, Iversen (and Mike Vrevich resident) David Gates, Chris Ichien, Ron Schaefer, F Rockwood, Mark Falgout, E Morley
5/3/2018 Resident Council 3 Meeting Residents In-Person Meeting [Los Gatos Meadows residents] David Gates, Chris Ichien, Ron Schaefer, Frank Rockwood
5/3/2018 Meeting with Fire Town In-Person Meeting Fardean Amadhani, Tracy Staiger Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Eric Morley 5/3/2018 Meeting with Planning Town In-Person Meeting Joel Paulson Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout 5/4/2018 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Rob Rennie Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Kevin Gerber, Eric Morley
5/3/2018 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Marcia Jensen Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Eric Morley
5/4/2018 Meeting with Public Works Town In-Person Meeting Jessy Pu, Lisa Pedersen Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Eric Morley 5/4/2018 Tour with Mayor Town Tour Rob Rennie Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood, Kevin Gerber, Eric Morley
5/10/2018 Open House 4 Invitation Neighbors/Organization Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 5/17/2018 Emailed Director of Chamber of
Commerce
Organizations Email Joe Pirzynski Email from Frank Rockwood 5/20/2018 Open House 4 meeting Neighbors In-Person Meeting John and Jean Richardson, Stanford Stickney and 3 other family members
David Gates, Chris Ichien, Bill Tobin, F Rockwood,
Mark Falgout
5/22/2018 Emailed Julie Ritter Southern Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Email from Frank Rockwood 6/4/2018 Emailed Los Gatos Roasting Company Organizations Email Teri Hope Email from Frank Rockwood 6/4/2018 Emailed McCarthy Ranch Organizations Email Joey McCarthy Email from Frank Rockwood 6/4/2018 Emailed Time Out Clothing Organizations Email Ginger Rowe Email from Frank Rockwood 6/10/2018 Emailed Julie Ritter Southern Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Email from Frank Rockwood 6/11/2018 Emailed Time Out Clothing Organizations Email Ginger Rowe Email from Frank Rockwood 6/15/2018 Meeting with Los Gatos Roasting Company Organizations In-Person Meeting Teri Hope Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/15/2018 Meeting with McCarthy Ranch Organizations In-Person Meeting Joey McCarthy Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/15/2018 Stopped Rural Supply Hardware Organizations In-Person Meeting Ken Nelson Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/15/2018 Stopped by Cucina Bambina Organizations In-Person Meeting Met with receptionist (Izzy) Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/15/2018 Stopped by The Spa - Los Gatos Organizations In-Person Meeting Met with receptionist Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/25/2018 Meeting with Time Out Clothing Organizations In-Person Meeting Ginger Rowe Frank and Susan Rockwood 6/25/2018 Meeting to review views of neighbor Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood and Chris Ichien 6/26/2018 Call with Town Not City Representative Organizations Call Rod Teague Frank Rockwood 6/27/2018 Emailed UMC and Live Oak Organizations Email Jennifer Murdock, Trudy Burling Email from Frank Rockwood 7/13/2018 Meeting with Chamber Organizations In-Person Meeting Joe Pirzynski Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 7/13/2018 Meeting with The Spa - Los Gatos Organizations In-Person Meeting Patti Rice Frank Rockwood 7/17/2018 Open House 5 & 6 Invitation and Open
House 4 Video Link
Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 7/18/2018 NextDoor Posting about video Neighbors/OrganizationNextDoor 7/19/2018 Meeting with Live Oak and LGUMC Organizations In-Person Meeting Jennifer Murdock, Trudy Burling, Kathy Mlinarich Frank Rockwood and Laura Worthington-Forbes 7/20/2018 Emailed neighbor who reached out Neighbors Email James Holtz Email from Frank Rockwood 7/23/2018 Emailed meeting invitation Organizations Email Ron Tate Email from Frank Rockwood 7/23/2018 Emailed meeting invitation Organizations Email Shelly Blanchard Email from Frank Rockwood 7/24/2018 Call with Shelly Blanchard Organizations Call Shelly Blanchard/Cucina Bambina Frank Rockwood 7/24/2018 Meeting with Fred Lester Organizations In-Person Meeting Fred Lester Frank Rockwood 7/24/2018 Meeting with Jason Bogan Organizations In-Person Meeting Jason Bogan Frank Rockwood 7/30/2018 Email from Maria Ristow Neighbors Email Maria Ristow Email from Frank Rockwood 8/1/2018 Email from Joe Pirzynski Organizations Email Joe Pirzynski Email from Frank Rockwood 8/28/2018 Announcement re: rescheduling Open
House 5 & 6 and commencement of focus
groups
Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 8/30/2018 James Holtz emailed re: focus group Neighbors Email James Holtz Email from Frank Rockwood 9/25/2018 Survey mailed to people in Town and
vicinity
Neighbors/Vicinity Letter [Sent to neighborhood distribution list + mailing list for vicinity] Brook Adams 10/2/2018;
10/3/2018
Focus Groups Neighbors/Vicinity In-Person Meeting 3 focus groups of about 12 each Brook Adams 10/29/2018 Meeting with Town Staff Town In-Person Meeting Laurel Prevetti, Joel Paulson, Robert Schultz Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien, Barbara Schussman
11/9/2018 Open House 5 Invitation Neighbors Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 12/6/2018 Open House 5 Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Southern, Matt and Marlena Hood and friend, Mike Wasserman
D Gates, C Ichien, A Pelley, F Rockwood, M Falgout, E
Morley, M McMullin, L Darling
12/6/2018 Resident Council #5 Meeting Residents In-Person Meeting [Los Gatos Meadows residents] D Gates, C Ichien, A Pelley, F Rockwood, M Falgout, E Morley, K Gerber, M McMullin, L Darling
12/7/2018 Public Works Meeting Town In-Person Meeting Jessy Pu, Lisa Pedersen Frank Rockwood, Susan Rockwood, Mark Falgout 12/11/2018 Meeting with Town Staff Town In-Person Meeting Laurel Prevetti, Joel Paulson Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien, Mark Falgout
12/11/2018 Meeting w/Town Not City Organizations In-Person Meeting Rod Teague Frank and Susan Rockwood, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien 12/12/2018 Meeting with Council Member Marico
Sayoc
Town In-Person Meeting Marico Sayoc Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien 12/12/2018 Meeting with Council Member Steve
Leonardis
Town In-Person Meeting Steve Leonardis Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien 12/12/2018 Meeting with Chamber Organizations In-Person Meeting Joe Pirzynski, Catherine Somers Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Chris Ichien 12/13/2018 Meeting with Toll House Organizations In-Person Meeting Jason Bogan Frank and Susan Rockwood, Victor Ceron 12/13/2018 Meeting with Council Member Rob Rennie Town In-Person Meeting Rob Rennie Frank Rockwood, Eric Morley, Kiran Kaur 12/14/2018 Meeting with Council Member Barbara
Spector
Town In-Person Meeting Barbara Spector Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin 12/18/2018 Emailed link to Open House 5 Video Town/Org/Neighbors Email [sent to email distribution list] Frank Rockwood 1/29/2019 Meeting with Council Member Marcia
Jensen
Town In-Person Meeting Marcia Jensen Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Chris Ichien 2/19/2019 Emails from Maria Ristow and Matt Hood Neighbors Email Maria Ristow, Matt Hood Frank Rockwood 2/21/2019 Phone Conversation with Rod Teague Organizations Call Rod Teague Frank Rockwood 2/22/2019 Emails with Fred Lester re: Oak Trees Organizations Email Fred Lester Frank Rockwood 3/15/2019 Meeting with Caroline and Marc Philippe Neighbors In-Person Meeting Caroline and Marc Philippe Frank Rockwood, Victor Ceron 3/15/2019 Meeting with Julie Ritter Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood, Victor Ceron 5/15/2019 Julie Ritter Emailed re: project status Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Email from Frank Rockwood 7/8/2019 Email with Caroline Phillippe re:

ADU/vineyard
Neighbors Email Caroline and Marc Philippe Frank Rockwood 7/25/2019 Meeting with Toll House Hotel Organizations In-Person Meeting Jason Bogan Frank Rockwood 8/5/2019 Conversation with John Richardson re:
status
Neighbors Call John Richardson Frank Rockwood
8/15/2019 Meeting with Joel Paulson and Laurel
Prevetti
Town In-Person Meeting Joel Paulson, Laurel Prevetti Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, David Gates, Chris Ichien
8/15/2019 Meeting with Catherine Somers from
Chamber
Organizations In-Person Meeting Catherine Somers Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 8/15/2019;
8/17/2019
Open House 6 Invitation and FAQ's Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 9/24/2019 Meeting with Toll House Hotel Organizations In-Person Meeting Abel Veloz Frank Rockwood, Victor Ceron 9/24/2019 Meeting with Fred Lester Organizations In-Person Meeting Fred Lester and his wife Frank Rockwood, Victor Ceron 9/24/2019 Meeting with Senior Commission Town In-Person Meeting Arn Andrews, Commission Members Frank and Susan Rockwood 10/1/2019 Meeting with Julio Hernandez, SDA Church Town In-Person Meeting Julio Hernandez, SDA Church Victor Ceron 10/10/2019 Open House 6 at Toll House Hotel Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Jaime Garcia & friend, Irving & Evelyn Mitsunaga, Maria Ristow
F Rockwood, M Falgout, D Gates, C Ichien, V Ceron, V
Troncosco, P Hillan
12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 10/14/2019 Response re: OH 6 Questions re: schedule
and security and goats
Neighbors Email Maria Ristow, Julie Ritter Southern, Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga, Jaime Garcia
Frank Rockwood
10/25/2019 Email Intro to New Neighbor Neighbors Email Zane Rowe (bought Phillipe property) Frank Rockwood 12/18/2019 Meeting with Town Town In-Person Meeting Joel Paulson, Sally Zarnowitz, Jocelyn Shoopman Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, David Hance
2/6/2020 Site Visit with Town Staff Town In-Person Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman, Sally Zarnowitz, Mike Weisz, Robert Gray, Corvell Sparks
Frank Rockwood, Victor Ceron, Chris Ichien, Vincent
Troncoso
2/11/2020 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Broadway
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern NA
2/12/2020 Technical Review Town In-Person Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman, Sally Zarnowitz, Bob Gray, Tracy Staiger Frank Rockwood, Arch Pelley, Mark Falgout, Kimmy Chen
2/13/2020 Open House 7 Invitation and FAQ's Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 3/5/2020 Open House 7 at Los Gatos United
Methodist Church
Neighbors In-Person Meeting None Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Victor Ceron, Mark Falgout, David Gates
3/6/2020;
3/10/2020
Maria Ristow inquired re: Open House 7;
response addressed possible alternatives to
in-person meetings; communicated that
Covia is targeting distribution of video
summary in May; appreciative of goats
Neighbors Email Maria Ristow Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 4/2/2020 John Richardson inquired re: status; resent
February FAQ; communicated that Covia
is targeting distribution of video summary
Neighbors Email John Richardson Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 4/14/2020;
4/16/2020
Julie Ritter Southern inquired re: status;
complained re: unsightly trash bin;
appreciative of goats; responded that
Covia is targeting distribution of video
summary; committed to removal of
unsightly trash bin
Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 5/31/2020 Sent link to summary video to neighbors;
updated Covia website with link to
summary video
Neighbors Email [Sent to neighborhood] Frank Rockwood
6/3/2020 Meeting with Town Staff Town Video Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman Frank Rockwood, Arch Pelley, Melissa Destout 6/3/2020 Meeting with Fire Department Town Video Meeting Tracy Staiger, Kathy Baker Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Matt Lissak 6/7/2020 Zane Rowe acknowledged receipt of May
31st email; interested in meeting in person
when things return to normal
Neighbors Email Zane Rowe Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 6/10/2020 Meeting with Town Staff re: Land Use
CEQA Path
Town Video Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman, Sally Zarnowitz, Joel Paulson, Robert Schultz
Frank Rockwood, Barbara Schussman, Laura
Worthington-Forbes
6/11/2020 Julie Ritter Southern forwarded link to
video to Justin Draa and Brend
Neudecker; requested consideration of
another in-person presentation
Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 6/12/2020 Meeting with Town Staff re: Story Pole
Visualization
Town Video Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman, Sally Zarnowitz, Joel Paulson Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Melissa Destout
6/29/2020 Maria Ristow inquired re: status general
and tagged trees behind 65 Broadway;
tagged trees related to trimming project
Neighbors Email Maria Ristow Emails to/from Frank Rockwood 6/29/2020 Margaret Bielski called about trees at 19
Clifton that appear to be marked for
removal; understands that there is a
proposal to add two units
Neighbors Call Margaret Bielski Call to/from Frank Rockwood 11/17/2020 Open House 8 Invitation Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 12/2/2020 Meeting with Council Member-Elect Maria
Ristow
Town Video Meeting Maria Ristow Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Laura WorthingtonForbes 12/3/2020 Open House 8 Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Fred Lester, Matt Wood, Zane Rowe, Gary/Jamie Garcia, Claire LeClair, Evelyn/Irving Mitsunaga, Robert Macartney, Matthew Bigge
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, David Gates, Victor
Ceron, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Mark Falgout,
Laura Darling
12/3/2020 Meeting with Council Member Marico
Sayoc
Town Video Meeting Marico Sayoc Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Laura WorthingtonForbes 12/4/2020 Meeting with Jocelyn Shoopman Town Video Meeting Jocelyn Shoopman Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Laura WorthingtonForbes 12/9/2020 Meeting with Council Member Rob Rennie Town Video Meeting Rob Rennie Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Worthington Forbes
1/11/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles and Fire Evacuation
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Matthew Southern N/A
12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 1/12/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Clare Southern N/A
1/12/2021 Meeting with Council Member Matthew
Hudes
Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Laura WorthingtonForbes 1/12/2021 Meeting with Council Member Mary
Badame
Town Video Meeting Mary Badame Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Laura WorthingtonForbes 1/15/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles and Farwell Lane
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Mark Regoli N/A
1/19/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles and View
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern N/A
1/19/2021 Town Council Hearing re: Story Pole Town/Neighbors Video Meeting Matthew Hudes, Mary Badame, Jocelyn Shoopman, Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Maria Ristow (recused)
Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Laura
Worthington-Forbes
2/1/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Bernd Neudecker N/A
2/1/2021 Meeting with Julie Ritter Southern and
Andrew Ghofrani
Neighbors In-Person Meeting Julie Ritter Southern (123/135 Wood Rd) and Andrew Ghofrani ( 121 Wood Rd)
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, David Gates
2/2/2021 Julie Ritter Southern conveyed that Bernd
Neudecker would be sending letter to
staff
Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern (123/135 Wood Rd) and Berne Neudecker (109 Wood Rd)
Emails to/from Frank Rockwood
2/8/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

View and Building Height
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Andrew Ghofrani N/A
2/8/2021 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 2/11/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern N/A
2/22/2021 Letter recap of meeting with Arn Andrews
regarding Ad Hoc Wildfire Committee;
Jocelyn Scoopman directed project team
to incorporate contents of letter in
updated Justification Letter
Town Email Arn Andrews Laura Worthington Forbes
2/25/2021 NOP Meeting Neighbor/Town Video Meeting Presenters: Joel Paulson, Jocelyn Shoopman, Sean Mullin, Terri Wissler Adam (EMC Planning).

Public Attendees: Matt Hood
Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes
3/14/2021 Neighbor reached out about people
cutting plants on property
Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 3/18/2021 Owner of business located at the corner of
Wood Rd and S. Santa Cruz Ave reached
out about construction start and length -
concern of holistic tenant
Neighbor/Town Email Shayna Orr, Exec Asst for Owner of business located at the corner of Wood Rd and S. Santa Cruz Ave
Frank Rockwood
4/22/2021 Letter to Neighbor re: Visualizations Neighbor Letter Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood 4/28/2021 Emailed Visualizations from Ghofrani
Property
Neighbor Email Andrew Ghofrani, Julie Ritter Frank Rockwood 5/3/2021 Email to Neighbor re: project status and
tree
Neighbor Email John Richardson Frank Rockwood
5/12/2021 Communication with Neighbor about
Trees - to be taken down 5/15/21
Neighbor Email John Richardson Alex Gerasimov
5/15/2021 Communication with Town Council
Member Who Reached Out For Update
Town Email Maria Ristow Frank Rockwood
5/17/2021 Communication with Neighbor about Tree
Taken Down - Neighbor Said Looked
Great
Neighbor Email John Richardson Alex Gerasimov
5/24/2021 Communication with Neighbor re:

Visualizations from House
Neighbor Email Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood
6/5/2021 Neighbor Reached Out Regarding Annual
Clearing of Brush by 50 Clifton Ave.

Neighbor Email Michael Walton Alex Gerasimov
6/14/2021 Communicate with Neighbor re: Request
for Project Update
Neighbor Email Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood
6/14/2021 Communication with Neighbor re:

Upcoming DEIR Meeting 6/23/21
Neighbor Email Julie Ritter Southern and Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood 7/6/2021 Communication with Neighbor re:

Upcoming Open House - Checking on Aug
9 Date
Neighbor Email Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood
7/9/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Septic Tank - DEIR
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Peter Estes N/A
7/11/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Views - DEIR
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Andrew Ghofrani N/A
7/11/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re: on
Wood Road - DEIR
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern N/A
7/12/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re: on
Wood Road - DEIR
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Justin Draa N/A
12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 7/20/2021 Open House 9 Invitation Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 7/21/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Evacuation
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Matthew Southern N/A
8/9/2021 Open House 9 Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Larry Lenheart, Evelyn/Irving Mitsunaga, Andrew Ghofrani, Matt Hood
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, David Gates, Mark
Falgout, Laura-Worthington-Forbes, Alex Gerasimov,
Victor Ceron, Mary McMullin
8/10/2021 Sent Link to Recording of Open House 9 To
All Registered Neighbors, Whether They
Attended Or Not
Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern, Larry Lenheart, Evelyn/Irving Mitsunaga, Andrew Ghofrani, Matt Hood, Cathy Colgan,
Karen Kurz, Zane Rowe, Fred Lester, James Farwell
Susan Rockwood
8/19/2021 Neighbor Reached Out Regarding RV
Parked on Clifton
Neighbor Email Cathy Colgan Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 8/26/2021 Neighbor Reached Out RE: Property
Transfer
Neighbor Email Fred Lester Frank Rockwood
10/11/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern N/A
10/12/2021 Communication with Neighbors re:

Upcoming Oct. 19 Public Meeting
Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 10/18/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Andrew Ghofrani N/A
10/18/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Esther Grant N/A
10/19/2021 Town Council Hearing re: Story Pole Neighbor/Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes, Mary Badame, Joel Paulson, Sean Mullins Rob Rennie, Marico Sayoc, Maria Ristow (recused)
Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, Chris Ichien, Laura
Worthington-Forbes (Ashley Snodgrass from California
Story Poles was on the call but had to leave before the project was discussed).
11/16/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Story Poles
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Ritter Southern N/A
12/1/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Andrew Ghofrani N/A
12/16/2021 Open House 10 Invitation Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 12/23/2021 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Todd Johnson N/A
1/1/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Mike Kennedy N/A
1/5/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Chad and Laura Kutting N/A 1/7/2022 Email to Neighbor re: Visualizations Neighbor Email Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood 1/10/2022 Open House 10 Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Clare Southern, Matt Southern, Andrew Ghofrani, Maria Ristow, Cindy Slain, Mike and Kim
Wasserman, Gillian and Mike Verga, Omar and Kavita
Bouknight, Cathy Colgan
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, David Gates, Mark
Falgout, Laura-Worthington-Forbes, Victor Ceron,
David Gates
1/11/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Esther Grant N/A
1/11/2022 Communication re: Visualization and
Massing
Neighbor Video Meeting Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood, David Gates 1/12/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Niki Omadi N/A
1/12/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Julie Southern N/A
1/12/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Clare Southern N/A
1/12/2022 Planning Commission Meeting Neighbor/Town Video Meeting Planning Commission and Town Staff (in advance of meeting, staff received letters from Ester Grant, Andrew Ghofrani, Niki OmadI, Julie Southern and Clare Southern)
Frank Rockwood, Mark Falgout, David Gates, Chris
Ichien, Victor Ceron, Laura Worthington-Forbes
1/28/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor/Town Letter_to_Town Claudia Galbo N/A
2/1/2022 Communication with Neighbors Re:

Questions Including Off Haul, Traffic,
Farwell Lane, etc.

Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Clare Southern, Matt Southern, Andrew Ghofrani, Sean Lucq
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Victor Ceron, Mark
Falgout, David Gates
2/6/2022 Communication with Neighbor Re:

Massing and Height and Next Open House
Neighbor Email Mike Wasserman Frank Rockwood
2/14/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Visual Impacts
Neighbor Letter_to_Town Morgan Slain N/A
2/28/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Meeting
Town Email Marico Sayoc Chris Ichien
12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 2/28/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Meeting
Town Email Matthew Hudes Chris Ichien
2/28/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Meeting
Town Email Rob Rennie Chris Ichien
2/28/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Meeting
Town Email Mary Badame Chris Ichien
2/28/2022 Letter to Town Manager re: Trespassing at
LGM
Town Email Laurel Prevetti Chris Ichien
3/3/2022 Email from Fire RE: Tour LGM re:

Trespassing Issues
Town Email Eric Collins Chris Ichien
3/4/2022 Communication with Neighbor/Town
Council Member re: Update
Neighbor Email Maria Ristow Chris Ichien
3/10/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Updated Response Letter
Town Email Rob Rennie Chris Ichien
3/10/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Updated Response Letter
Town Email Marico Sayoc Chris Ichien
3/10/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Updated Response Letter and Meeting
Town Email Mary Badame Chris Ichien
3/10/2022 Letter to Town Council Member re:

Updated Response Letter and Meeting
Town Email Matthew Hudes Chris Ichien
3/11/2022 Open House 11/Town Hall Invitation Neighbors/Organization Letter/Email [Sent to neighborhood & local businesses distribution list] Letter from Chris Ichien; email from Frank Rockwood 3/11/2022 Email to Neighbor re: Van Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan Alex Gerasimov 3/14/2022 Meeting with Chamber of Commerce Organizations Video Meeting Catherine Somers Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 3/21/2022 Email from Neighbor re: View Neighbors Email Don Spare Frank Rockwood 3/22/2022 Open House 11 / Town Hall Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern, Clare Southern, Andrew Ghofrani, Maria Ristow, Gillian and Mike Verga, Cathy Colgan, Don Spare, Matt Hood, Tom Rizol, Jean Ebrahimoun, Claire
Wilson, Tom Picraux, Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga, Lee
Fagot
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, David Gates, Mark
Falgout, Laura-Worthington-Forbes, Victor Ceron,
David Gates, Alex Gerasimov, Mary McMullin, Pete
Hillen, Jason Galisatus, Emma Grenier Selvig
3/23/2022 Letter from Neighbor re: Lights Shining Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan Alex Gerasimov 3/23/2022 Letter from LGM to Neighbor re: Lights
Shining
Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan Alex Gerasimov
3/16/2022 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Maria Ristow Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Chris Ichien
3/24/2022 Tour with Council Member Town Tour Mary Badame Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Chris Ichien, Victor Ceron
3/28/2022 Letter to Clifton Apt Neighbors re:

Concerns
Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan, Don Spare Frank Rockwood
3/28/2022 Letter from LGM to Neighbor re: Lights
Shining
Neighbors Email Cathy Colgan Alex Gerasimov
3/28/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Support For Project
Neighbor Letter_to_Town Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga N/A 3/29/2022 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Rob Rennie Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Chris Ichien
3/29/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Support For Project
Neighbor Letter_to_Town Laverne Nolan N/A
3/30/2022 Letter from Neighbor to Town Staff re:

Support For Project
Neighbor Letter_to_Town Gillain Verga N/A
3/30/2022 Meeting with neighbor re: visualizations Neighbors Video Meeting Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood, David Gates 3/30/2022 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Marico Sayoc Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Chris Ichien
3/31/2022 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes, Chris Ichien
4/5/2022 Town Council Hearing Town Video Meeting Hudes, Badame, Rennie, Sayoc, Ristow (abstained), town planning staff and town attorney
Chris Ichien, Frank Rockwood (rest of team ready to
answer questions as needed)
4/5/2022 Letter with Questions from Neighbor Neighbor Letter_to_Town Dawn Philips, Board of SDA Church N/A 4/6/2022 Thank You to Neighbor Who Spoke In
Support At The Town Council Meeting
Neighbor Email Catherine Somers Frank Rockwood
4/6/2022 Thank You to Neighbor Who Spoke In
Support At The Town Council Meeting
Neighbor Email Fred Lester Frank Rockwood
4/6/2022 Communication with Neighbor with
Questions
Neighbor Email Dawn Philips, Board of SDA Church Frank Rockwood 6/20/2022 Meeting to discuss “4290” fire
requirements re: access roads and
availability of Farwell Lane for fire access.

Neighbor Call Omari and Kavita Bouknight Frank Rockwood 8/9/2022 Meeting with Council Member Town Call Maria Ristow Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 11/10/2022 Email from Justin Draa re: crime at LGM Neighbor Email Justin Draa Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 11/11/2022 Follow up Email re: crime at LGM; request
for update re: LGM status
Neighbor Email Julie Southern Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 11/11/2022 Intro email from new neighbor at 50
Clifton; offer to keep eye out for crime
Neighbor Email Brett Krasniewicz Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 11/28/2022 Letter re: Neighborhood Watch Set up Neighbor Email Justin Draa Alex Gerasimov 12/5/2022 Letter from Neighbors re: Support Neighbor Email Irving and Evelyn Mitsunaga Frank Rockwood 12/19/2022 Letter from Neighbor re: Chain Sawing Neighbor Email Julie Southern Frank Rockwood 1/27/2023 Tour with Council Member Town In Person Meeting Rob Moore Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 2/7/2023 Letter from Neighbor re: Trees Being
Taken Down
Neighbor Email Julie Southern Frank Rockwood, Alex Gerasimov 2/21/2023 Sent Email Notifying Neighbors of
Updated FAQs
Neighbor Email Julie Southern, Clare Southern, Matthew Southern, Andrew Ghofrani; Sean Mullin, Justin Draa, Bernd Neudecker
Frank Rockwood
3/24/2023 Tour with Council Member Town In Person Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 8/23/2023 Meeting with Town Staff Town In Person Meeting Sean Mullin Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes 10/24/2023 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 10/24/2023 Open House 12 Neighbors In Person Meeting Gillian Verga, Julie Ritter Southern, Marlena Hood, Cathy Colgan, Andrew Ghofrani, Fred Lester, Tom Picraux and
wife, Richard Kelso, Brett Krasniewicz
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin, Victor
Ceron, Alex Gerasimov, Susan Rockwood
10/25/2023 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 10/25/2023 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Maria Ristow Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien 10/25/2023 Planning Commission Meeting Town In Person Meeting Commissioners: Jeffrey Barnett, Kathryn Janoff, Steve Raspe, Melanie Hanssen, Susan Burnett; staff: Joel Paulson, Jennifer Armer
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin
10/31/2023 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Rob Moore Frank Rockwood 11/6/2023 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Rob Rennie Frank Rockwood 11/15/2023 Call with Neighbor Re: Drones for
Visualization
Neighbors Call Matt Southern Frank Rockwood
11/16/2023 Notification of FAQ Posting Neighbors Email Sent to 43 neighbors Susan Rockwood 11/16/2023 Notification of FAQ Posting Interest List Email Sent to 55 people on Interest List Susan Rockwood 11/30/2023 CHHSC Town In Person Meeting CHHSC Commission/staff: Jeff Blum, Eleanor Yick, Dick Conrad, Mary Badame, Lincoln Withrow, Ryan Baker
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin, Laura
Worthington-Forbes, Albert Villalta, Susan Rockwood
12/4/2023 Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults To
Thrive
Town In Person Meeting Foundation Executive Committee: Sandy Decker, Tom Picraux, Matthew Hudes; Alan Feinberg
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin, Laura
Worthington-Forbes
12/11/2023 Visualization Visit with Neighbors Neighbors In Person Meeting Julie and Matt Southern Frank and Susan Rockwood 1/29/2024 Visualization Visit with Neighbors Neighbors In Person Meeting Julie and Matt Southern Frank Rockwood, Jonathan Arnold 1/30/2024 Meeting with Council Member Town Video Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Laura Worthington-Forbes 3/12/2024 Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults To
Thrive
Town In Person Meeting Foundation Members: Tom PIcraux, Foundation President, Matthew Hudes, Vice-Mayor of LG and Foundation VP, Tim
Lundell, Treasurer
Teri Hope, Committee Member, Alan Feinberg, Community
Center Committee Chair, Eleanor Yick, Community Health & Sr. Srvc Comm. Chair and Initiatives & Publicity Committee Member, Skip Brewster, Community Center Committee
Member, Ryan Rosenberg, Committee Member, Tylor
Taylor, SASCC Exec. Dir. and Advisor to Foundation, Jeff Blum, Committee Member
Frank Rockwood, Chris Ichien, Mary McMullin, Laura
Worthington-Forbes
5/23/2024 Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults To
Thrive
Town In Person Meeting Foundation Executive Committee Members: Tom PIcraux, Matthew Hudes, Sandy Decker
Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Worthington
Forbes, Tracy Powell, Luke Barnes Moore
5/28/2024 Visualization Visit with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Julie and Matt Southern Frank Rockwood 7/12/2024 Visualization Visit with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Julie and Matt Southern Frank Rockwood 8/6/2024 Visualization Email with Neighbors Neighbors Email Julie and Matt and Clare Southern 9/23/2024 Meeting with Council Member Town In Person Meeting Rob Moore Frank Rockwood 9/23/2024 Meeting with Council Member Town In Person Meeting Mary Badame Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Worthington Forbes
9/23/2024 Meeting with Council Member Town In Person Meeting Matthew Hudes Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Worthington Forbes
9/23/2024 Meeting with Chamber of Commerce Town In Person Meeting Jennifer Lin Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Worthington Forbes
9/24/2025 Visualization Email with Neighbors Neighbors Email Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood 9/24/2025 Visualization Email with Neighbors Neighbors Email Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood 9/24/2024 Communication re: Fire safety issues for
57 Broadway and 110 Wood Road
Neighbors Email Dawn Philips Frank Rockwood
10/30/2024 Meeting with Former Fire Official Town Video Meeting Rob Stump Frank Rockwood, David Gates, Laura WorthingtonForbes 10/31/2024 Visualization Meeting with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood, David Gates, Jonathan Arnold 11/1/2024 Visualization Meeting with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood, David Gates, Mary McMullin 12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

Appendix F
Listing of Communications
DATE DESCRIPTION CONSTITUENCY COMM_TYPE INDIVIDUALS FRONT PORCH_TEAM_REPRESENTATIVES 11/6/2024 Neighbor Meeting 13 Neighbors Video Meeting Andy Ghofrani, Bernd Neudecker, Brian Kiernan, Evelyn Mitsunaga, Julie Ritter, Lee Burghardt, Matt Hood, Dawn Philips
Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Laura Darling,
Chris Ichien, Victor Ceron, Pete Hillan, Laura
Worthington-Forbes, Mark Falgout, David Gates,
David Hoglund, Soo Im, Jonathan Arnold
11/7/2024 Visualization Meeting with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Andrew Ghofrani Frank Rockwood, David Gates, Jonathan Arnold 11/7/2024 Visualization Meeting with Neighbors Neighbors Video Meeting Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood, David Gates, Jonathan Arnold 11/13/2024 General Status Update Town In Person Rob Rennie Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, Chris Ichien, Sean Kelly, Laura Worthington-Forbes
11/13/2024 Planning Commission Meeting Town In Person Meeting Commissioners: Jeffrey Barnett, Steve Raspe, Melanie Hanssen, Susan Burnett, Emily Thomas; staff: Joel Paulson, Sean Mullin
Frank Rockwood, Mary McMullin, David Hoglund,
Sean Kelly, Chris Ichien, Laura Darling, Laura
Worthington-Forbes, Mark Falgout, Arch Pelley,
Jonathan Arnold, Victor Ceron, David Gates
12/11/2024 Visualization Update Neighbors Email Andrew Ghofrani; Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood; Chris Ichien; Jonathan Arnold 12/23/2024 Visualization Update Neighbors Email Andrew Ghofrani; Julie Ritter Southern Frank Rockwood; Chris Ichien; Jonathan Arnold 12/ 30/ 2024:10:59 AM

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Matthew Southern < >
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:39 PM
To: Sean Mullin <[email protected]>
Cc: Clare Southern < >; Julie Southern >;
[email protected]; Andrew Ghofrani >
Subject: Re: Letter for the Meadows build council meeting 13 Nov 2024 [EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello Sean -
As a resident of Wood Road, I would like to add my concerns to the project file.

In addition, I would like to read the attached statement to the attendees at the meeting if possible.

Please let me know if that is possible. I believe the statement should be under a minute.

Thank you very much,
Matthew Southern
ATTACHMENT 10

ITEM NO. 9.

Dear Los Gatos Planning Commission,
I am writing to you to express my concerns with the proposed development of 110 Wood Road due to the potential habitat destruction and impact it may have on the very animals our town is named after.

Originally named El Pueblo de Los Gatos (the town of the cats), the town was renamed in 1839 (10 years before United States statehood) to La Rinconada de Los Gatos - “the corner of the cats” - by brothers José Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta.

Today, Los Gatos retains its name, yet its namesake is considered "at risk" due to threats from habitat loss and urban development.

The proposed development at 110 Wood Road - suggested to be increased in size by Front Porch - will significantly infringe upon the habitat of the majestic wildcats that our town borrows its name from.

Considering the potential habitat loss to some of our town’s earliest residents (the wildcats), the proposed increase in size of the structure (located on a mountain lion habitat - please see attached image of a juvenile mountain lion on Wood Road in May 2022), in addition to Los Gatos’s heritage; I implore the Los Gatos Planning Commission to not only limit the size of the proposed development, but to reduce or do away with it all together.

Thank you,
Matthew Southern
35 year resident

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Julie Southern >
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:26 AM
To: Frank Rockwood >; ; Christopher Ichien
>
Cc: Matthew Southern < >; C So < >; Andrew
Ghofrani < >; Sean Mullin <[email protected]>
Subject: The Meadows and Wood Road residents - next steps [EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello Frank, David Chris, and the rest of the team from last night.

Congratulations on the approval to move your project forward.

With the approval, the commission recommended you “address the residence height issues”, even approving redistributing the units to other parts of the campus.

A first step of that is to provide visualizations suggested in the Nov 6 neighbor meeting last week:
1) from my front door, with no trees (below is the one he did real time in the meeting froom my roof),
2) the same vantage points but with both villa F & A (back of) at 4 stories & 5 stories, 3) similar requests for Andy’s view (He provided views from his upper and lower decks looking at Villa "A" but the commission either did not see them or ignored them).

I was concerned that the updated visualizations were not viewed by the Commission last night.

And the verbal description was clearly confusing to members of the panel.

When can we expect these by?
I look forward to your reply.

Thank you
Julie

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Irving MITSUNAGA < >
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 12:59 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>; Council <[email protected]> Cc: Clerk <[email protected]>; Town Manager <[email protected]> Subject: Meadows Re-build
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Los Gatos Planning and Town Council:

I am unable to attend the Feb 4 Town Council meeting as I will be traveling that day. I am writing, yet again, to support the Meadows Re-build project and to ask you to approve the rebuild on Wood Road. As a Broadway neighbor I have attended most of the project's 13 meetings to keep the community informed, and I feel the project has done their best to address the concerns of neighbors, especially those on Wood Road and the community along Tait Avenue.

As I recall, when my late husband and I first attended the informational meetings, the completion date was expected to be in 2025; my husband and I wanted to move there. Well, here we are in 2025, and they are still working on getting permits. I still want to move there.

This is a definite housing need for the town, and I hope you can approve the project so it can proceed. Thank you for all you do.

Evelyn Mitsunaga
Los Gatos.

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Jeff Black >
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2025 8:40 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Approval of Los Gatos Meadows Project
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Dear Town Council Members,
I’m writing to ask you to approve the proposed re-build of Los Gatos Meadows. The proposed project addresses three key issues that are important to me and to Los Gatos: housing, supporting older adults in our community, and wildfire safety.

This project revitalizes a dilapidated campus site and addresses the current housing and social integration needs of older adults in our community by creating a sustainable community where older adults can flourish.

The non-profit sponsor of this project has provided exemplary care to Los Gatos residents for over a half-century and this approval of their project will enable them to remain in our community, providing support to both residents of the rebuilt community as well as supporting older adults throughout Los Gatos.

A particularly critical attribute of the proposed project is the major improvement in fire safety. The rebuild proposal will replace a mostly wooden structure and compromised circulation with non-combustible buildings with greatly enhanced circulation attributes. This will vitally improve fire safety and emergency evacuation to properties well beyond the limits of the project.

The shuttered facility does not benefit the Town or neighborhood. The planning process for rebuilding has gone on long enough. I support moving this project forward now.

Jeffrey S Black

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Cgibbons < >
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 5:44 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Cc: Susan Rockwood < >
Subject: Los Gatos Meadows
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Sent from my iPhone
Dear Council Members,
Many residents at Rinconada Hills, Los Gatos, have been inquiring about the status of the highly anticipated new Los Gatos Meadows. It is time to have this project move forward! I ,for one, am 79 years old and looking forward to taking advantage of the wonderful independent living and Life Care opportunity!! Please “green light,” this Project at your February meeting!!
Sincerely,
Catherine Gibbons (Rivard)

ITEM NO. 9.

From: Julie Southern >
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 6:04 PM
To: Planning <[email protected]>; Sean Mullin <[email protected]> Cc: Andrew Ghofrani < >
Subject: Los Gatos Meadows - Feb 4, 2025 meeting
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Hello Sean , Town Council and Planning Commision at Los Gatos, As a 40 year resident of Wood Road in Los Gatos, I want to comment on the Meadows rebuild (aka Front Porch) for the Feb 4 meeting.

When the story poles went up for a 4 story structure, I was not upset. I have lived with the Meadows community, see their value, and have always supported them – participating in almost all their town halls. We have invited them to our homes to take pictures; we provided a drone video for their use.

When Front Porch came back with a visual rendering of a multiple 5 and 6 story campus to accommodate town requests of bulk at the front of the campus, it was disappointing to me and several other Wood residents, considering our cooperation over these last 6 years. This arrangement not only blocks residents’ views but also sets a precedent for tall buildings on that end of town where there is no parking, traffic challenges with cars coming off and going onto Highway 17, beach traffic, etc, etc.

I understand from Front Porch they will be submitting the multi 6 story recommendation but will be providing a 5 story alternative (specifically to A & F). Though this is a compromise, it is still setting a height precedent at that end of town and obstructing Wood Road residents’ views.

I would like them to return to a 4 story overall plan. Bulk is unavoidable – why set a precedent for 5 and 6 story buildings downtown (ie the post office imminent redevelopment). Los Gatos is a town, not a city. Put the 5 & 6 story buildings where there is less impact to downtown precedent, residents and traffic.

Thank you
Julie Southern

ITEM NO. 9.

From: John Richardson >
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 11:00 AM
To: Planning <[email protected]>
Subject: Meadows construction support letter
[EXTERNAL SENDER]
Attached you will find our letter of support for the Meadows construction.

John Richardson
Dear Town Council Members,

I’m writing to ask you to approve the proposed re-build of Los Gatos Meadows. The proposed project addresses three key issues that are important to me and to Los Gatos: housing, supporting older adults in our community, and wildfire safety.

This project revitalizes a dilapidated campus site and addresses the current housing and social integration needs of older adults in our community by creating a sustainable community where older adults can flourish.

The non-profit sponsor of this project has provided exemplary care to Los Gatos residents for over a half-century and this approval of their project will enable them to remain in our community, providing support to both residents of the rebuilt community as well as supporting older adults throughout Los Gatos.

A particularly critical attribute of the proposed project is the major improvement in fire safety. The rebuild proposal will replace a mostly wooden structure and compromised circulation with noncombustible buildings with greatly enhanced circulation attributes. This will vitally improve fire safety and emergency evacuation to properties well beyond the limits of the project.

The shuttered facility does not benefit the Town or neighborhood. The planning process for rebuilding has gone on long enough. I support moving this project forward now.

We are very much in support of this project and we share a property line with meadows. We are happy to see the emphasis on fire prevention built into the new project.

Sincerely,
Jean and John Richardson

ITEM NO. 9.