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ACTION MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
SARATOGA PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. – CIVIC THEATER/COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT
13777 FRUITVALE AVENUE
ROLL CALL
PRESENT Commissioners Leonard Almalech, Wendy Chang, Kookie Fitzsimmons,
Pragati Grover, Dede Smullen, Chair Mary-Lynne Bernald
ABSENT Commissioner Tina Walia (excused)
ALSO PRESENT James Lindsay, Community Development Director
Michael Fossati, Planner
ELECTION OF CHAIR
GROVER/ALMALECH NOMINATED COMMISSIONER BERNALD AS PLANNING
COMMISSION CHAIR. MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, CHANG,
FITZSIMMONS, GROVER, SMULLEN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: WALIA. ABSTAIN:
NONE.
ALMALECH/SMULLEN NOMINATED COMMISSIONER GROVER AS PLANNING
COMMISSION VICE CHAIR. MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD,
CHANG, FITZSIMMONS, GROVER, SMULLEN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: WALIA.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COMMISSION & PUBLIC
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approve Action Minutes from the Regular Planning Commission Meeting of March 26, 2014.
Action:
ALMALECH/GROVER MOVED TO APPROVE THE MARCH 26, 2014 MINUTES.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, GROVER, SMULLEN. NOES:
NONE. ABSENT: WALIA. ABSTAIN: CHANG, FITZSIMMONS.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. APPLICATION PDR14-0004 - 12383 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road (383-53-019); Cortel
LLC/ Sprint– The applicant is requesting to replace three existing panel antennas with
three new panel antennas and three Radio Remove Units (RRU’s) on an existing
monopole 72’ above grade on an approximately 146’ tall PG&E lattice tower. The
purpose of the project is to upgrade the project site from the current 3G technology to 4G
so as to provide increased capacity and data speeds. There is no proposed increase in
height to the existing tower or size of the antennas to accommodate this project. Staff
Contact: Michael Fossati (408) 868-1212.
Action:
ALMALECH/GROVER MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-011
APPROVING THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: ALMALECH, BERNALD, CHANG, FITZSIMMONS,
GROVER, SMULLEN. NOES: NONE. ABSENT: WALIA. ABSTAIN: NONE.
DIRECTOR/COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
ADJOURNMENT