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MINUTES
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2021
SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING - STUDY SESSION
At 6:00 p.m., the City Council and Planning Commission held a Housing Element Update Study
Session via teleconferencing through Zoom.
The agenda for this meeting was properly posted on December 9, 2021.
AGENDA ITEM:
1. City Council & Planning Commission Study Session on the Housing Element Update
Debbie Pedro, Community Development Director, presented the staff report.
Mayor Walia invited public comment on the item.
The following individuals spoke on this item:Mojy, Jeffrey Schwartz, Sharon McElhone, Devang
Shah, Ali Moein, Reshma Hyder, Bill Mullen, Anne Wilson, Coleen, Ken, Sandy Reed, Brooks,
David Gremer, Arthur Lee, Mei and George, Leslie Overhulse, Daniel Rhoads, Margery Tonna,
Carly Sturm, Melissa Chen, Scott Connelly, TsingBardin, David Anderson, ‘angelalee’, Mary Pat,
Mona Kaur, Bhavana, Glenda Aune, Terry Snowden, Nancy Lietzke, Sheth, Nina, Kathy Esmaeili,
Hanna Mazur, Chuck, Alli Capek, Deepa Lyengar, Dave House, Gabi, Mary Ann Welch, “14087”
Mayor Walia requested a recess and reconvened the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
The City Council agreed to hold a special meeting on January 10, 2022to discuss Housing Element
opportunity sites, programs, and policies.
The City Council agreed to increase the minimum density of the Prospect & Lawrence Expressway
area opportunity sites from 60 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) to 80 du/ac, and to remove a total of
four sites in the Saratoga Sunnyvale & Pierce and Saratoga & Cox areas and add two sites in the
Allendale and Quito areas to the opportunity sites list.
BERNALD/FITZSIMMONS MOVED TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A CITYWIDE
MAILER ANNOUNCING THE JANUARY 10 SPECIAL MEETING AND INCLUDE THE
OPPORTUNITY SITES UNDER CONSIDERATION AS DISCUSSED DURING THIS
MEETING AND MINIMUM ZONING UNITS PER SITE.
Mayor Walia requested a friendly amendment that the pros/cons list from the PowerPoint shared
at this meeting be included in the packet for the future special meeting on the Housing Element.
BERNALD/FITZSIMMONS MOVED TO PREPARE A CITYWIDE MAILER
ANNOUNCING THE JANUARY 10 SPECIAL MEETING AND INCLUDE THE
OPPORTUNITY SITES UNDER CONSIDERATION AS DISCUSSED DURING THIS
MEETING AND MINIMUM ZONING UNITS PER SITE, AND DIRECTED STAFF TO
INCLUDE THE PROS/CONS OF EACH SITE IN THE AGENDA PACKET.MOTION
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PASSED BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES: BERNALD, KUMAR, ZHAO, FITZSIMMONS,
WALIA: NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
ADJOURNMENT
BERNALD/ZHAO MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 12:28 A.M.MOTION
PASSED BY VERBAL ROLL CALL. AYES: BERNALD, KUMAR, ZHAO, FITZSIMMONS,
WALIA: NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
Mayor Walia adjourned the meeting at 12:26 a.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Britt Avrit, MMC, City Clerk
City of Saratoga