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Environmental Design and Protection Committee
Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
Date: June 9, 2020 at 5:45 p.m.
Location: by Zoom Video Conference
Before speaking, please identify yourself by name and where you reside.
Note: All votes shall be made by roll call and individual votes will be stated in the minutes
Committee Members: Peter Brown (chair), Nancy Couperus, Carol Gottlieb, Wai Lee Wong, Buvana
Dayanandan, Vijay Chawla, Hajime Murakami
Associate Members: Neela Shukla, Kjell Karlsson
Council Liaison: Michelle Wu
1)Call to Order and Roll Call
2)Presentations from the Floor
a)Review Kit’s email on native planting requirements
b)Problems with sound walls
3)Future Committee Dates of Interest & Assignments
a)EDPC Committee: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 @ 5:45 p.m. – Zach invited
b)City Council: June 18, 2020, 6:00pm
c)Planning Commission: July 2, 2020?
d)Field Trips: June 12 (E Sunset), June 19, June 26, July 3, July 10
e)Fast Track/Site Development Meetings: June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14 – please attend
especially if you were on the site visit
4)Old Business
a)Tree Ordinance – Jeremy and Zach will come at next meeting to discuss.
b)Fast Track Guide – In hands of planning commission.
c)Outdoor Lighting Ordinance – Haj solicited input. Haj will circulate document for further input.
d)Fence Ordinance – Zach requesting fence ordinance approval with City Council. This will then
allow planning staff to work on it.
e)Old Minutes
f)Underground Utility Project: fire, earthquake, road hazard; fiber cable; beautification – No
update. Council allocated money for research.
g)Heritage Tree designation for Pat Ley's Junipers – Unclear if being taken to City Council.
h)ADU ordinance – Not yet adopted.
i)Committee Membership – Discussion on how to recruit new members. Michelle solicited
feedback.
i)Motion – Carol: Associate members appointments are approved at committee level, not city
council level. Yeas: Peter, Carol, Haj, Buvana, Nancy, Vijay. Nays: none.
5)New Business
i)May 12, 2020 Minutes Approval. Motion approved. Yeas: Peter, Carol, Haj, Buvana, Nancy,
Vijay. Nays: none.
j)Maintenance of the Site Records spreadsheet; other tech needs. Vijay/Carol to do a one time
update to spreadsheet. Buvana will maintain going forward.
6)Review of Field Trip Reports – Extensive review of last couple weeks of field trips. Members : Please
update EDPC field trip folder in DropBox with your reports.
7)Review of Fast Tracks Meetings - skipped
8)Planning Commission Meeting Report - skipped
9)City Council Meeting Report - skipped
10)Adjournment