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CITY OF SARATOGA
Memorandum
To: Mayor Emily Lo & Members of the Saratoga City Council
From: Crystal Bothelio, Deputy City Manager
Date: August 16, 2017
Subject: 3.3. Village Policy Update Process – Phase II Recommendations – Written
Communications
Following the publication of the agenda packet for the August 17, 2017 City Council Meeting, the City
received the attached written communications for agenda item 3.3 Village Policy Update Process –
Phase II Recommendations.
ANDREW L. FABER
RALPH J.SWANSON
PEGGY L.SPRINGGAY
JOSEPH E.DWORAK
SAMUEL L.FARB
JAMES P.CASHMAN
STEVEN J.CASAD
NANCY J.JOHNSON
JEROLD A.REITON
JONATHAN D.WOLF
KATHLEEN K.SIPLE
KEVIN F. KELLEY
MARK MAKIEWICZ
RETIRED
SANFORD A. BERLINER
SAMUEL J.COHEN
HUGH L.ISOLA
JEFFREY S.KAUFMAN
JOLIE HOUSTON
BRIAN L.SKETLER
JOHN F.DOMINGUE
HARRY A.LOPEZ
CHARLES W.VOLPE
MICHAEL VIOLANTI
CHRISTINE H.LONG
AARON M. VALENTI
CHRISTIAN E.PICONE
SUSAN E.BISHOP
SANDRA G.SEPULVEDA
MICHAEL B.IJAMS
ROBERT W. HUMPHREYS
LINDA A.GALLON
ROBERT L.CHORTEK
BERLINER
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THOMAS P.MURPHY
EILEEN P.KENNEDY
LAURA PALAZZOLO
KIMBERLY G.FLORES
DAWN C.SWEAH
MICHAEL J.CHENG
GHAZALEH MODARRESI
TYLER A.SHEWEY
H.SHINNY LIU
OF COUNSEL
STEVEN L.HALLGRIMSON
FRANK R.UBHAUS
ERIC WONG
BEAU C.CORREIA
LAWRENCE LIN
JOHN WHISMAN JR.
DAVID A. BELLUMORI
STEPHEN C.SCORDELIS
HARRY B. GILL
MICHAEL C.BRANSON
JUSTIN D. PRUEITT
ANTHONY DeJAGER
NANCY L. BRANDT
RICHARD E. NOSKY.JR.
LESLIEKALIM McHUGH
VIA EMAIL AND U,S.MAIL
Mayor Emily Lo and
Members of the City Council
City of Saratoga
13777 Fruitdale Ave.
Saratoga,CA 95070
Re: Saratoga Village Design Guidelines revisions
Dear Mayor Loand Membersof the City Council:
Weare writing thisletteronbehalfofthe Frank Burrell,Trustee ofthe Frank L.Burrell 1937
Trust.TheTrustisthe ownerof the propertycommonlyknownasthe SaratogaVillageShopping
Center ("Shopping Center"),which comprises four parcels (APN 517-09-014,517-09-015,517-09-
046and 517-09-047)on BigBasin Way.Thepurposeofthisletteristo provide comments onthe
proposed revisions tothe Village Design Guidelines ("Guidelines")as you consider their approval.
Our client forwarded comments to the City of Saratoga ("City") Planning Commission for
consideration atthe Planning Commission Hearing onJune 13,2017.A copy ofthis letter is attached
for your information.As explained inthe letter,Mr.Burrell is concerned that some ofthe revised
Guidelines single-out his property from the other properties in the Saratoga Village as an
"opportunity site"for which specific Guidelines are recommended,or mandated.In addition,oneof
the Guidelines would place an undue hardship on the potential redevelopment of is property.
Itisour understanding thatthePlanning Commission considered some ofthe recommended
revisions that were included inhis letter, and that following the Planning Commission meeting,Mr.
Kirk Heinrichs forwarded the revised Guidelines language to Mr. Burrell, which are attached to the
August 16,2017 City Council staff report.Itisalsoour understanding thata second "opportunity
site" was added to the Guidelines; however, it is not required to have a public gathering space.
Further,for the Shopping Center,the staffand Planning Commission are still recommending the
following language:
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