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Environmental Design and Protection Committee
Meeting Minutes
Date: March 8, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.
Location: by Zoom Video Conference
1.Call to Order and Roll Call – At 5:48 pm
a.Members Present: Vijay Shaw, Peter Brown, Carol Gottlieb, Hajime Murakami, Elizabeth
Loinaz
b.Council Liaison: Kavita Tankha
c.Guests Present: Grace Tsang, Sofia Mangalam, Peter Pirnejad
2.Presentations from the Floor
a.March 24 – Sofia: housing element update meeting
b.March 30 – Committees roundtable with Mayor Tyson, Peter will represent
c.April 24 – Earth Day, Elizabeth will represent (bring landscaping guide copies)
d.May 7 – Pathways, Peter will represent (bring landscaping guide copies)
e.June 5 – Town Picnic, Carol will represent (bring landscaping guide copies)
3.Future Committee Dates of Interest & Assignments
a.EDPC Committee: April 12, 2022 @ 5:45 p.m.
b.City Council: March 17, 2022, 6:00 pm
c.Planning Commission: April 7, 2022
d.Field Trips: Friday mornings, Carol to coordinate
e.Fast Track/Site Development Meetings: Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am
4.Old Business
a.Water Conservation/Native Plant Garden
Elizabeth: site visit on Feb 18. Research under way.
b.Goals and Priorities for 2022 – No update
c.Wildlife Corridors – Kit/OSC secured funds to hire consultant. Peter will attend next
meeting on Thursday at 10 am. Subcommittee with OSC formed.
d.Tree Protection – Subcommittee with OSC formed.
e.Heritage Trees in Byrne Preserve – On City Council agenda for March 17.
5.New Business
a.February 8, 2022 Minutes approval – Carol moved, Vijay seconded.
Yeas: Vijay, Peter, Carol, Haj, Elizabeth. Absent: Buvana, Nos: none
b.Review of joint EDPC/OSC meeting - OSC and EDPC will jointly handle wildlife corridor
and tree ordinance.
6.Review of Field Trip Reports
a.February 11, 2022
26626 Westwind Way
b.February 18, 2022
26880 Ortega Drive
c.February 25, 2022
14221 Miranda Rd
27431 Deer Springs Way
13051 La Paloma Road
7.Review of Site Development and Fast Tracks
a.February 15, 2022
26626 Westwind Way: Height Increase - APPROVED
b.February 22, 2022
12930 La Cresta Drive: Landscape Screening - APPROVED
c.March 1, 2022
25959 Alicante Lane: New residence, etc. - APPROVED
8.Planning Commission Meeting Report – March 3, 2022
9.City Council Meeting Report – February 17, 2022
10.Adjournment – At 7:45 pm