Dear Mayor Mueller, Mayor Pro Tem Taylor, & Councilmembers Carlton, Combs, and Nash, Thank you for your public service to the City of Menlo Park and in the region. Please find attached a letter of concern from the Silicon Valley Leadership Group regarding the proposed citywide moratorium on non-residential development and density increases of floor-area-ratio (FAR) for non-residential projects, and limiting the amount of housing development in District 1 and density increases of FAR. By way of background, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group was founded in 1978 by David Packard, Co-Founder of Hewlett Packard. Today, the Leadership Group is driven by more than 330 CEOs/Senior Executives to proactively tackle issues to improve our communities and strengthen our economy, with a focus on education, energy, the environment, health care, housing, tax policy, tech & innovation policy, and transportation. Thank you for your consideration of our letter. Sincerely, Nathan *Nathan Ho* *Senior Director, Housing & Community Development * Silicon Valley Leadership Group (408) 501-7859 office nho_at_(domainremoved) application/pdf attachment: SV_Leadership_Group_Letter__Menlo_Park_Dev_Moratorium_06_2019.pdf
