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Vice chair proposes three potential ad hoc subcommittees for future Planning Commission agendas
Summary
Vice Chair Kasal Schurant proposed three topics — San Jose Water/utility review, public education on fire severity zones, and traffic-safety technology — to be added to the Planning Commission’s future-agenda list; Commissioner Scharf seconded the request to place them on the future-agenda list for staff and chair review.
During the Oct. 14 Cupertino Planning Commission meeting, Vice Chair Kasal Schurant proposed three topics for possible future ad hoc subcommittees and asked that them be placed on the commission’s future-agenda list for later consideration.
The proposed topics were: (1) a utilities subcommittee focused on San Jose Water (including fee comparisons and recent plans), (2) a public education subcommittee addressing upgrades and outreach for residents in high fire severity zones, and (3) a traffic-safety technology subcommittee to review best practices in traffic management and related technology. Vice Chair Kasal Schurant later specified San Jose Water when asked to pick one utility focus for the initial item.
Commissioner Scharf seconded the proposal to add the three topics to the future-agenda list; the chair explained that adding an item to the future-agenda list requires two commissioners and that staff and the chair would later coordinate whether the item is appropriate to move forward given Brown Act and staff resource considerations. The chair invited the vice chair to provide a more detailed description of the proposed items to staff and the chair to facilitate staff review.
Staff and legal counsel reminded commissioners that ad hoc subcommittees must have a narrow, defined scope and limited duration; staff also emphasized that items placed on the future-agenda list are reviewed by the chair and staff and may be refined before they appear on a regular meeting agenda. The chair advised that even if items are added to the future-agenda list, placement on an official meeting agenda depends on staff, legal clearance and scheduling.
Commissioners discussed jurisdictional limits, noting that the Planning Commission should prioritize items squarely within its purview to increase the likelihood of an item returning on an agenda. No formal appointment to any of these proposed subcommittees was made during the meeting; the action taken was to place the proposals on the future-agenda list for possible future consideration.
