Planning Commission on 2026-05-20 6:00 PM - May 20, 2026

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How does the meeting open and what procedural steps start the Planning Commission?

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 1:29

Chair, we are ready to start the meeting when you are.

Eric Crutchlow 1:38

All set.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 1:40

Oh, okay. Thank you.

Eric Crutchlow 1:51

All right. I now call to order the Planning Commission meeting of May 20th, 2026. We'll start with the Pledge of Allegiance and Statement of Values, so please stand.

Commissioner Wang / Boza / Saleem (ambiguous) - Unknown 2:05

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Eric Crutchlow 2:17

Please remain standing while we read the Statement of Values.

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 2:22

Thank you, Chair. Statement of values. As we gather, we humbly seek blessings upon this meeting. May we act with strength, courage, and will to perform our obligations and duties to our people with justice to all. Let us seek wisdom so that we may act in the best interest of our people, our neighbors, and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.

Eric Crutchlow 2:54

Roll call, please.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 2:56

Sure. Commissioner Botnagar has notified us he should be here shortly, in about five minutes. Commissioner Biagini?

Nancy Biagini 3:03

Here.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 3:06

Commissioner Chiaracuru? Here. Commissioner Wang?

Commissioner Wang / Boza / Saleem (ambiguous) - Unknown 3:09

Here.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 3:09

Commissioner Boza?

Commissioner Wang / Boza / Saleem (ambiguous) - Unknown 3:10

Present.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 3:11

Commissioner Saleem?

Commissioner Wang / Boza / Saleem (ambiguous) - Unknown 3:12

Here.

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 3:12

Chair Crutchlow? Here. Very good. Thank you.

Eric Crutchlow 3:23

Let's go with the Declaration of Commission Procedures.

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 3:29

Yes, Chair. Public hearings are conducted by the Chair in accordance with the following procedures. The Chair of the Commission directs all activity during the hearings. All comments shall be addressed to the Commission. Any item on this agenda may be continued to subsequent hearing. Applicants will be allotted up to 10 minutes to present and justify proposals. following staff presentation of the item. Other speakers will be given up to two minutes. The applicant is allotted up to five minutes for rebuttal or comments. No additional comments will be accepted upon the close of public hearing, although the Commission reserves the right to direct questions to any speaker on any matter. Special procedures and time limits may be applied to any items as prescribed by the Chair.

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 4:16

Appeal of Commission actions must be filed in writing within seven calendar days.

Eric Crutchlow 4:23

Copies of the current agenda and staff report for each of the items on the agenda are available from the planning division office on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting and available online. Continuances and exceptions. This part of the meeting allows for applicants, members of the public, or other interested parties to request an item be one, continued without hearing, two, withdrawn, three, taken out of order. Are there any requests from applicants, the public, or the commission for continuance or exception for any item on tonight's agenda? Online?

Leslie / Staff (Director of Community Development) - Unknown 4:59

No, we do not have any hands raised online.

Eric Crutchlow 5:02

All right. Thank you very much. So we do have one less than we should, but they'll be here in a few minutes, so I'm not going to go over the fact that we have less than a full commission until we have to actually vote. Consent calendar. There are two items on the consent calendar today. Secretary Chirikuru, would you please read the procedure for the consent?

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 5:25

Yes. Good.

Eric Crutchlow 5:28

I'll let it be noted that Commissioner Bundegaard showed up at 6.07.

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 5:35

Thank you. Thank you, Chair. Calling out to the two consent calendar items for approval. The procedure for the consent calendar is as follows. Consent calendar items may be enacted, approved, or adopted by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If any member of the Planning Commission staff the applicant or a member of the public wishes to comment on a consent calendar item or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda please make your request now items listed on the consent calendar with associated file numbers do constitute public hearing items 1a planning commission meeting minutes of april 8 2026 1B, review of the proposed fiscal year 26-27 and fiscal year 27-28 biennial capital improvement program budget for conformity with the City of Santa Clara 2010-2035 general plan.

Secretary Chirikuru (Commission Secretary) 6:40

Thank you.

Eric Crutchlow 6:44

Is there anybody, any members of the public that would like to briefly address the commission on any item not on the agenda?