REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Moffett Park Specific Plan Update Work Plan and Guiding Principles
Project Planner:
Michelle King, 408-730-7463, mking@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTION
The Planning Commission considered this item on March 11, 2019. The report to the Planning Commission is Attachment 1 and minutes are Attachment 8. The Planning Commission voted 5-0 (Howe absent; Rheaume recused) to approve the work plan with modifications. The recommended modifications and staff comments follow.
1. Conduct outreach with the Valley Transportation Authority Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (VTA-BPAC) and the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission. The routes, including the Moffett Park to downtown route, should be reviewed in detail.
Staff comment: The draft work plan includes the Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC). VTA-BPAC referral has been added to the work plan.
2. Review the impacts of the VTA light rail prioritization.
Staff comment: Staff confirms that VTA prioritization should be included in the TIA and has been added to the work plan
3. Work to facilitate the most direct pedestrian route to the Mary Avenue Overcrossing.
Staff comment: Pedestrian amenities, including access to any existing and future planned facilities will be evaluated. There is no need to add any text to the work plan to assure this step is included.
4. Study and report the effects of the plan on public safety and water services and develop a long-term plan if water restrictions are implemented.
Staff comment: These items were already included in the draft work plan.
One member of the public spoke on this item requesting that City staff work with VTA-BPAC and to work to include affordable housing in the Specific Plan update.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and D...
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