* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:05] GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER FOR FEBRUARY 15TH, 2024. MADAM CLERK, COULD WE PLEASE HAVE THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. EDMOND? HERE. HERE. COMMISSIONER LAGA. HERE. COMMISSIONER. WHERE? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. WHERE? HERE. VICE CHAIR TEMPLE IS HERE. THANK YOU. AND CHAIR LEWIS. HERE WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU. AND I HAD COMMISSIONER WARE AS ABSENT, CORRECT? YES. GREAT. YES. COMMISSIONER WARE AS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THAT DEEP LOW VOICE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WELL, EVERYBODY PLEASE TRY OVER YOUR HEART READY ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND AS DO REPUBLIC FOR RICHES STANCE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. IT'S NOW TIME FOR SWEARING IN OF THE WITNESSES. IF YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ANY TESTIMONY THIS EVENING, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU SHALL GIVE IN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SHALL BE THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT THIS EVENING? COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SO MAKE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER TEMPLATE. AND A SECOND THAT, SO THAT'S A QUICK REMINDER. I KNOW WE'RE IN A NEW SETTING, BUT JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MICD UP ON OUR MOTIONS AND SECONDS 'CAUSE WE ARE MAKING A RECORDING FOR THE WEBSITE. UM, JANE TEMPLIN, I MAKE THAT MOTION AND I'LL GIVE YOU THAT SECOND FAR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. SEE IF WE COULD HAVE THE STAFF, THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE. YES. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE, A REMINDER THAT, UH, THE CITY'S, UM, DECLARATION OF, OF EMERGENCY AGAINST THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS IS SET TO EXPIRE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON FEBRUARY 29TH. SO WE ARE TAKING SOME OF THOSE LESSONS LEARNED. YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM LAST MONTH IN OUR PRESENTATION ON THE OMNIBUS CODE OF, UH, BATCH OF MINOR CODE AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING FORWARD. WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE LESSONS LEARNED AS WELL AS OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND WE'LL BE BACK TO YOU WITH MORE ON THAT SOON. ALSO, UM, AT THE, ON THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH, WE WILL BE RELEASING DRAFT ZONES, UH, FOR THE ZONE IN CITY CORE PROJECT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. UM, AND THAT ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ZONES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE U PLAN REZONING IN NORTH LONG BEACH WILL BE, UM, UNDER THAT REVIEW FROM MARCH TO APRIL AND THEN COMING BEFORE THIS BODY, UM, ONCE WE RECEIVE PUBLIC INPUT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES. AND THEN FINALLY, I WANTED TO SHARE THAT AT OUR NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. IN ADDITION TO A REGULAR, REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING, WE WILL HEAR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING, UM, THEIR MOBILITY PROGRAM. THIS CAME UP, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IN RELATION TO OUR REVIEW OF, UM, SOME HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER THE SOUTHEAST AREA SPECIFIC PLAN OR CSIP, BUT IT ALSO PRECIPITATED A, AN INTEREST IN HAVING A CITYWIDE UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE MOBILITY PROGRAMS. SO WE'LL GET TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM ON THAT NEXT TIME WE MEET. UM, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY DIRECTOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO. NO. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SEEING NONE. COMMISSIONERS, IF WE COULD HAVE A VOTE PLEASE TO, UH, RECEIVE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND? YES. COMMISSIONER VARGA? YES. VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN. YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. UH, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT, UH, ACTION ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FROM OUR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1ST MEETING. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO, MOVE. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN. A SECOND. SECOND. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. THANK YOU. COMMERS, ANY, UM, CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MEETINGS AS MEETING MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED TO US? NO. ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO MAKE COMMENT ON THE MEETING MINUTES? NO. THANK YOU. IF WE HAVE THE VOTE, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND? YES. COMMISSIONER LAGA? YES. VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE? YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. ITEM THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, [00:05:01] CE 23 DASH 1 54 AND APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO ALLOW ONSITE SALES OF BEER AND WINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT WITHIN AN EXISTING 2,189 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE LOCATED IN THE APPEALABLE AREA OF THE COASTAL ZONE AT 180 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD, NUMBER ONE 70 WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AND A SECOND, SECOND. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN. THANK YOU. IS THERE A STAFF REPORT? YES. UM, BRADLEY BOUNDS PROJECT PLANNER WILL PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. ROONEY'S. MOST HONORABLE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU IS A-C-U-P-A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO ALLOW ON SALE BEER AND WINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT AT 180 EAST OCEAN BOULEVARD. SUITE ONE 70. ZONING FOR THIS PROPERTY IS PD SIX DOWNTOWN SHORELINE. UM, AS SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, THE PROJECT IS IN THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREA OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT HAS A 1989 GENERAL PLANNED LAND USE DESIGNATION OF MIXED USE, WHICH ENCOURAGES A WIDE ARRAY OF VISITORS SERVING USES, RANGING FROM HOTELS, THE CONVENTION CENTER TO RESTAURANTS, ALL WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING VISITORS AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO THE COAST. THE EXISTING CONDITIONS INCLUDE A MULTI-STORY OFFICE BUILDING WITH GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE PROJECT IS ADJACENT TO VICTORY PARK AT THE BREAKERS HOTEL, THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND OTHER, UH, COMMERCIAL USES AS WELL. THE PROPOSAL HERE IS TO ALLOW FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES, BEER, AND WINE FOR A RESTAURANT WITH OUTDOOR DINING, UM, WHEN THE, THE RESTAURANT USE IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT. HOWEVER, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ALCOHOL SALES WHEN THERE IS A BAR COUNTERTOP. PRESENT PARKING FOR THIS USE IS 15 SPACES. HOWEVER, PD SIX DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE ADDITIONAL PARKING TO BE CREATED FOR THIS SUB AREA. THEY PROVIDED FLOOR PLANS WHERE, WHERE THE SPACES WILL BE ALLOCATED ON SITE. SINCE THE CUP IS A DISCRETIONARY PERMIT, A LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT IS REQUIRED. AND HERE'S THE SITE PLAN. UM, THE NORTH IS, UH, SHOWS THE FRONT SIDE OF IT IN THE OUTDOOR DINING, AND THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN. UM, THE ESTABLISHMENT IS TO BE OPEN FROM 10:00 AM TO 9:00 PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. UM, FOOD IS MADE TO ORDER, UM, AND THE MENU HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PROVIDED IN THE PLANS. UM, STAFFING IS EXPECTED TO BE THREE TO SIX EMPLOYEES, UM, BUT IT'S SUBJECT TO OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND, UM, BEER AND WINE SERVICE INSIDE AND OUT ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO. WE HAVE PROVIDED CONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE USE IS COMPATIBLE AS POSSIBLE WITH THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS A B, C, UH, TRAINING THAT'S MANDATORY FOR STAFF. UM, SECURITY CAMERAS INSIDE AND FACING THE PATIO AND SIGNAGE AND ALSO A GATE TO, UM, IS PROPOSED TO ENCLOSE THE OUTDOOR DINING SPACE. SO HERE ARE THE POLICE STATS FOR THE AREA. UM, THE CENSUS TRACT IS OVER CONCENTRATED AND CONSIDERED HIGH CRIME. UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS CENSUS TRACT COVERS THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN SHORELINE AREAS IN WHICH WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT USES RESTAURANTS WITH ALCOHOL SALES AND, UM, THAT, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE VISITORS AND PROVIDE PLACES TO GO FOR RESIDENTS. SO IN ORDER FOR AN ALCOHOL SALES, UH, USED TO BE PERMITTED FINDINGS HAVE TO BE MADE. UM, THERE ARE FINDINGS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE FOR ALCOHOL SALES, SUCH AS, UH, NOT BEING IN A HIGH CRIME REPORTING DISTRICT WITH OVER CONCENTRATION AND NOT BEING WITHIN 500 FEET OF A PUBLIC PARK PLANNING COMMISSION. UM, HAS THE ABILITY TO WAIVE THESE FINDINGS IF THE USE IS DEEMED AS ACCEPTABLE. UM, TO ENSURE THE USE WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE HAVE PROVIDED CONDITIONS FOR MANDATORY STAFF TRAINING, UM, REGARDING A BC PROTOCOL, LIGHTING AND SECURITY CRIME REQUIREMENTS. UM, SIGNAGE TO DISCOURAGE LOITERING AND A GATE TO SERVE AS A BARRIER TO PREVENT SPILLOVER OF THE RESTAURANT ACTIVITIES ONTO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. BECAUSE THIS ALSO INCLUDES A-L-C-D-P, THERE'S OTHER FINDINGS THAT NEED TO BE MADE. UM, THE LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FINDINGS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, UM, THAT THE PROJECT WILL NOT OBSTRUCT RECREATION AND VISITOR SERVING USES TO THE COASTAL ZONE. UM, AND THAT IT DOES NOT, UM, THAT THIS PROJECT DOESN'T INCLUDE A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY USE. AND, UH, ALL ONSITE CONSTRUCTION HAS TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL WATER [00:10:01] QUALITY PERMITS. UM, OUR NORMAL PROCESS AND OUR CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ENSURE THAT THESE ARE, THAT THESE ARE PUT TOGETHER. UM, AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE LCDB FINDINGS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT. REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT, THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 3 0 1 EXISTING FACILITIES OF THE SQL GUIDELINES. AND LASTLY, UM, WE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND LOCAL COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS TO ALLOW ONSITE SERVICE OF BEER AND WINE FOR A TYPE 41 ON SALE BEER AND WINE EATING PLACE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RESTAURANT WITH AN EXISTING 2,189 SQUARE FOOT TENANT SPACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. AND BEFORE WE ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE, UH, FOR THE RECORD, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMMISSIONER CASTILLO HAS JOINED US DURING THE PRESENTATION? THANK YOU. CHAIR LEWIS. THANK YOU COMMERS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF ON THEIR PRESENTATION? IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT AND DO THEY HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD TO STAFF'S PRESENTATION? UM, YOU'RE PRESENT. UH, I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD JUST TO KNOW, LET THE RECORD, UH, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THE APPLICANT HAD NOTHING TO ADD TO STAFF'S PRESENTATION. UH, AND WITH THAT, I WILL, UH, OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE, I WILL BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? IF I CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM THE STAFF SIDE, UM, IF THERE WOULD BE A, A CLARIFYING, UH, A CLARIFICATION TO THE MOTION THAT IT INCLUDES THE FINDINGS, ADOPTION OF THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS INCLUDED, INCLUDED AS PART OF THE STAFF REPORT, THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. OKAY. WHEN WE MAKE THE, I THINK WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND OUT THERE. ARE YOU, I ACCEPT YOU ACCEPT THE, UH, THE, THE AMENDMENTS ADDITION OF LANGUAGE TO THE MOTION? YES. AND OUR SECOND AS WELL. OKAY. LET THE RECORD SHOW SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND, NO ADDITIONAL, UH, COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION. SO I'LL CLOSE THAT. AND MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO? YES. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ EDMOND? YES. COMMISSIONER LAGA? YES. VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN. YES. CHAIR LEWIS? YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UH, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE FINISHED WITH OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS AND WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANY NON AGENDA, UH, ITEMS, ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON AGENDAS ITEMS. SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. I'LL BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR I'M GONNA MAKE ONE, ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE STAFF SIDE. UM, THE RENOVATIONS AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ARE STILL ONGOING, SO OUR MARCH 7TH MEETING WILL BE HERE ONE LAST TIME AT LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE. PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, ANYTHING? NO. NO. COMMISSIONER TEMPLE. I USED TO GO TO THIS CAMPUS AND I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THIS PART. I GET LOST EACH TIME. . NO WORRIES. COMMISSIONER TEMPLIN. ALL GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I JUST, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DID THIS WHEN I WASN'T HERE AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE A BLACK HISTORY MONTH. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? NOPE. COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WITH THAT I WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.