REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Written Petition submitted by Amrit S. Kulkarni requesting the City Council hear appeals regarding permit and environmental process determinations regarding three Use Permit Applications for Bloom Fuel Cell Power System projects filed for 2960 Corvin Drive, 2970/3000 Corvin Drive, and 2200 Mission College Boulevard
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
Council Policy 030 - Adding an Item on the Agenda (Attachment 1) sets forth the procedure for written petitions. Any member of the public may submit a written request raising any issue or item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Per the policy, the written request will be submitted on the agenda, in the form substantially provided by the requestor, without any staff analysis, including fiscal review, legal review and policy review. If a majority of the City Council supports further study of the request, then a full staff analysis shall be prepared within thirty (30) days, unless otherwise directed by the City Council.
The City Clerk's Office received three Written Petitions for Council consideration from legal counsel for Bloom Energy, Mr. Amrit S. Kulkarni, each dated April 27, 2021 (Attachments 2-4) requesting the City Council hear appeals of "the City's April 1, 2021 letter" regarding Bloom's three Use Permit applications filed for 2960 Corvin Drive, 2970/3000 Corvin Drive, and 2200 Mission College Boulevard.
DISCUSSION
The appeals concern three use permit applications filed by Bloom Energy to install natural gas fuel cells at 2960 Corvin Drive, 2970/3000 Corvin Drive, and 2200 Mission College Boulevard. On April 25, 2019 and October 17, 2019, Bloom Energy applied for building permits to install fuel cells at two of the three locations listed above. On several occasions between February 2020 and May 2020, the City informed Bloom that it would be unable to grant the requested building permits, because conditiona...
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