* 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] STUFF. AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS AT THE ETI, WHICH IS WHERE I USED TO WORK FOR TRI COMMISSIONERS, ARE WE READY? ARE YOU GUYS READY? YES, SIR. WE READY WITH THE CLERKS? THANK YOU. WE READY FOR STAFF? THANK YOU. ANOTHER PERSON WITH A YELLOW HOODIE. IS THAT A COINCIDENCE? GOOD EVENING. [CALL TO ORDER] WELCOME. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR OCTOBER 17TH, 2024. UH, FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER WARE IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THAT ITEM? NO. NONE NOTED. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, COULD WE HAVE THE ROLL [ROLL CALL] CALL PLEASE? COMMISSIONER CASTILLO PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CLEMSON? HERE. COMMISSIONER LAGA HERE. VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE. SORRY. PRESENT CHAIR LEWIS. HERE WE HAVE COURT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. WOULD YOU LEAD US IN [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? WELL, EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER LA FARGO. UH, IT'S NOW THE TIME FOR SWEARING IN OF WITNESSES. IF YOU PLAN ON GIVING ANY TESTIMONY THIS EVENING, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT THE EVIDENCE THAT 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. OUR FIRST REGULAR [1. 24-55353 Recommendation to receive and file Director’s Report.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] AGENDA ITEM IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. DO I HAVE A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR TEMPLAN AND COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. I'LL TURN OVER STAFF FOR THE REPORT. YES. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. UM, WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, UH, TONIGHT. UM, SO I WILL MAKE THIS BRIEF, BUT I DID WANNA UPDATE THE COMMISSION THAT, UM, LAST MONTH THE, UM, CITY COUNCIL'S GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED, UH, THREE NEW PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WHO, UM, ARE BEING CONSIDERED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, THIS COMING TUESDAY. AND SO, UM, UH, ASSUMING THOSE ARE CONFIRMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THOSE, UM, POTENTIAL MEMBERS ARE ERIC ROMERO, NICK SANTOS, AND GRISEL DE SUAREZ. AND SO WE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE, UM, ONCE THAT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN, BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE. AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DIRECTOR'S REPORT. WELL, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CELEBRATING AFTER THE MEETING THIS EVENING. UM, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? COMMIT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NOPE. I'LL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. NOW IS THE TIME TO DO SO. SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK IF WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS. IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL. IF WE COULD HAVE A VOTE PLEASE TO, UH, RECEIVE AND FILE THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS [2. 24-55354 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, October 3, 2024.       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2024. IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THE ITEM. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN AND COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. I'VE GOT A FIRST AND A SECOND COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED TO YOU? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THE MINUTES FROM OUR OCTOBER 3RD MEETING, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO. IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, PLEASE USE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. THEN I'LL BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IF NOT, MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO OUR FIRST REGULAR ITEM OF BUSINESS THIS EVENING. IF THE CLERK COULD READ THAT ITEM FOR US PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS [3. 24-55356 Recommendation to accept Exemption SE-24-153, finding the proposed project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15192 and 15195 of the CEQA Guidelines; Approve Site Plan Review (SPR24-038); and Adopt the proposed findings and conditions of approval related thereto, for a project consisting of the construction of a new seven (7) story multi-family residential building consisting of 96 micro dwelling units (12 of which are very-low income level affordable units) in a building with 17 vehicular parking spaces in an at-grade parking garage, 47 bicycle parking spaces, 3,993-square-feet of common indoor amenity spaces, 4,155- square-feet of common outdoor area, and 1,500-square-feet of private open space area located at 421 East 4th Street in the Downtown Plan (PD-30) Planned Development District. (District 1)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT EXEMPTION SE 2 4 1 53. FINDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 1 9 2 AND 1 5 1 9 5 OF THE CQA GUIDELINES, APPROVE SITE PLAN, REVIEW AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED THERETO FOR A PROJECT CONSISTING OF THE [00:05:01] CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SEVEN STORY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSISTING OF 96 MICRO DWELLING UNITS IN A BUILDING WITH 17 VEHICULAR PARKING SPACES IN AN AT GRADE PARKING GARAGE. 47 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES, 3,993 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON INDOOR AMENITY SPACE, 4,155 SQUARE FEET OF COMMON OUTDOOR AREA AND 1,500 SQUARE FEET OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACE AREA LOCATED AT 4 2 1 EAST FOURTH STREET IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. DISTRICT ONE. THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. BEFORE WE CALL A MOTION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS TO HEAR THIS ITEM, I WILL HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF AS I HAVE A PROPERTY THAT'S NEIGHBORING THE PROJECT SITE. SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND OVER THE MEETING TO OUR VICE CHAIR. TEMPLIN. THANK YOU CHAIR LEWIS. OH, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN AND A SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. IT HAD BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND, UH, BY VICE CHAIR TEMPLIN AND, UH, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. IS THERE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT? I BELIEVE WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT ON THE ITEM. VICE CHAIR. I WAS GONNA GET THE PUBLIC FIRST, BUT THAT'S OKAY. OUT OF ORDER. THANK YOU. YES. UH, WE HAVE, UH, PROJECT PLANNER GLEN GIA WITH THE, UH, STAFF, UH, PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. OH, OKAY. OH, GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE, UM, VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS ITEM, UM, THREE ASIDE. PLAN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED 96 UNIT MICRO UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATED AT 4 21 EAST, UH, FOURTH STREET. THE APPLICATION NUMBER IS 24 0 4 DASH 11 SPR 24 DASH ZERO THREE A. TODAY'S DATE IS OCTOBER 17TH, 2024. AND MY NAME IS GLEN JOB PROJECT PLANNER. I'LL BE PRESENTING THE PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY. OH, OKAY. UH, THE PROJECT SIZE LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA COMPRISING THREE CONTIGUOUS PLUS TOTALING 11,625 SQUARE FEET, APPROXIMATELY 0.27 ACRE. THE LOTS ARE UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP A LOT MERGER IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE PER SEC, PER CONDITION. NUMBER 16 IN THE ATTACHMENT J OF THE STAFF REPORT, THE PROPERTY IS ZONE PD 30 WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AREA AND HAS THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OF DT DOWNTOWN. CURRENTLY, THE SITE IS UTILIZED AS A SURFACE PARKING LOT, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED FROM EAST FOURTH STREET VIA COURT, EXISTING ALLEYWAY. THE SURROUNDING AREAS CATEGORIZED BY A MIX OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. UH, SORRY. SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. UH, THE SLIDES PRESENTS PHOTOS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS, PROVIDING THE COMMISSION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE VISUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTACTS AS ILLUSTRATED THE PROJECT SITE. CURRENTLY, THEY SURFACE PARKING LOT IS SITUATED IN A DEVELOPED AREA WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. UM, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SEVEN STORY, APPROXIMATELY 85 FOOT TALL, MID-RISE, MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE'S A TYPO ON PAGE FOUR OF THE STAFF REPORT. THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING, UM, SHOULD BE 85 FEET TALL INSTEAD OF 80 FEET. UM, THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF 96, UM, MICRO UNITS WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 63,179 SQUARE FEET. OF THIS UNIT'S 12 WILL BE DESIGNATED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT. THE PROJECT OFFERS FIVE DIFFERENT FLOOR PLAN LAID OUTS, WHICH WILL BE, UH, PRESENTED IN A MORE DETAILED MANNER LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION. THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF PRIVATE AND SHARED OPEN, UH, SPACES, INCLUDING BALCONIES, A COURTYARD, OUTDOOR DECKS, FITNESS ROOMS, AND OTHER AMENITIES TO COMPLY WITH THE RELEVANT OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS TO ENHANCE THE, AND TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS RESIDENTS. AS THE COMMISSION CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THE ELEVATION DRAWING [00:10:01] ILLUSTRATE THE SCALE AND CHARACTERS OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING. THE TOP LEFT IMAGE SPECIFICALLY SHOWS THE CAN DELIVER BALCONIES, WHICH WILL EXTEND OVER THE PROPERTY LINE AND ENCROACHING TO THE PEDESTRIAN RIGHT OF WAY ALONG EAST FOURTH STREET TO PROVIDE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE FOR SOME OF THE UNITS. THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS BALCONY PROJECTION, SO ALONG EAST FOURTH STREET. IN ADDITION TO SERVING FUNCTIONAL PURPOSES, THIS BALCONY CAN ALSO ENHANCE THE BUILDING'S ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BY ADDING ARTICULATION TO THE FRONT FACADE AS CONDITIONED. THE, UM, APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO, UH, OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED IN A MODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE USING QUALITY EXTERIOR MATERIALS THAT COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE PROJECT INCORPORATES A RANGE OF ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS BALCONIES, PROTRUSIONS, AND VARIED COLOR AND MATERIAL PALETTES TO CREATE DYNAMIC AND VISUALLY ENGAGED FACADE. THIS, UM, FEATURE THIS FEATURES, UM, NOT ONLY ADD AESTHETIC INTEREST, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO BREAK UP THE BUILDING'S MASS, REDUCING THE PERCEIVED BULK AND ENSURING THE, UH, STRUCTURE THAT, UM, INTEGRATE HARMONIOUSLY WITH THE SURROUNDING URBAN FABRIC. THE DUFFEL DESIGN, UM, OF THE ARCHITECTURAL ARTICULATION AND MATERIAL CONTRAST ENHANCES BOTH THE BUILDING'S DESIGN QUALITY AS COMPATIBILITY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S BUILT ENVIRONMENT. BEFORE WE DELVE INTO, UH, BEFORE WE DELVE INTO, UH, DETAIL LAYOUT OF EACH FLOOR, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF, UH, FIVE DIFFERENT FLOOR PLANS PROPOSED FOR, UH, THE BUILDING. STARTING WITH, UH, STUDIO A ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE UNIT MEASURES 340 SQUARE FEET. NEXT WE HAVE, UM, STUDIO D ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE 402 SQUARE FEET AND INCLUDES THE PRIVATE BALCONY KNEE. THIS IS A VARIATION, UM, OF STUDIO, A FLOOR PLAN FEATURING A, UM, ADDITIONAL LOFT SPACE MADE POSSIBLE BY UTILIZING THE MEZZANINE FLOOR ABOVE THE SEVENTH FLOOR, THE LOFT, UM, AS A UNIQUE FLEXIBLE LIVING SPACE OFFERING, UM, MORE VERTICAL SPACE AND CREATING SENSE OF OPENNESS WITHIN THE UNIT. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE STUDIO C, WHICH IS, UH, 5 31 SQUARE FEET. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE STUDIO B, A MORE COMPACT UNIT AT 344 SQUARE FEET. THIS SLIDE PRESENT THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE GROUND, UM, LEVEL, WHICH INCLUDES A VARIETY OF COMMON AREAS SUCH AS OFFICES, A LUNCH, A MAIL ROOM, A MECHANICAL ROOM, AND THE ELEVATOR LOBBY. IN TERMS OF PARKING, NO PARKING MINIMUM IS REQUIRED PER ASSEMBLY BILL 2097, WHICH PREVENTS PUBLIC AGENCIES FROM IMPOSING MINIMUM, UM, VEHICLE PARKING REQUIREMENT ON DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP. THE PLANT PROVIDES A TOTAL OF 47 BICYCLE PARKING SPACES AND 17 VEHICLE PARKING SPACES, INCLUDING SEVEN STANDARD SPACES, SEVEN COMPACT SPACES, 180 DA ACCESSIBLE SPACE, AND TWO EV CHARGING SPACES. VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE PARKING GARAGE IS VIA, UM, EAST FOURTH STREET THROUGH AN EXISTING ALLEYWAY FRONTEND COURT. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS PROPOSED AND CONDITIONED, THE ALLEYWAY WILL BE WIDENED BY TWO FEET, BRINGING ITS TOTAL TWO TOTAL WIDTH TO 18 FEET THROUGH A REQUIRED DEDICATION ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. THE SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT FEATURES A COMBINATION OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND COMMON AREAS, INCLUDING A COURTYARD FITNESS STUDIO AND A TRASH ROOM, UH, FOR CONVENIENCE, UH, TRASH DISPOSAL. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE LAID OUT FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS ARE IDENTICAL, PRIMARILY CONSISTING OF A MIX OF VARIOUS FLOOR PLANS. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THE LAID OUT OF, UM, THE FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOOR DIFFER, UM, SLIGHTLY FRONT THE LOWER FLOORS AS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE RED CIRCLE NOTCH AREA ON THE WEST ELEVATION. THIS AREA HAS BEEN FILLED WITH AN ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT OPTIMIZING THE AVAILABLE SPACE ON THE RIGHT. SORRY, UH, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE, UM, SEVEN FOUR FEATURES BOTH RESIDENTIAL UNIT AND SHARED COMMON AREAS, INCLUDING CLUBHOUSE AND AMENITY DECK. THIS AMENITIES PROVIDES RESIDENTS, RESIDENTS WITH COMMUNAL SPACE FOR RELAXATION AND SOCIALIZATION. [00:15:05] THIS PROJECT MEETS THE OUTDOOR OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT BY OFFERING VARIOUS COMMUNITY AMENITIES, INCLUDING A COURTYARD AND OUTDOOR DECKS, UH, SHOWN ON THE SCREEN THE COURTYARD ON LEVEL TWO FEATURE SEATING AREAS AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING. THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATE THE DECK AND OUTDOOR SPACE ON LEVEL SEVEN, WHICH OFFERS A RANGE OF AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS. THE SPACE INCLUDES SEATING, AREAS OF FIRE PIT, A BARBECUE COUNTER, A DINING AREA, AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING, CREATING FUNCTIONAL AND ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR SOCIAL GATHERING. THE MESSAGING FLOOR ALSO PROVIDES OUTDOOR AMENITIES, INCLUDING A SOUND DECK, SEATING AREA, A FIRE PIT, AND A VEGETABLE PLANNING AREA. THIS PROJECT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS SQA, AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL INFIELD SQA EXEMPTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 1 5 1 9 2 AND 1 5 1 9 5. IT COMPLIED WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, TITLE 20 ONES MICRO UNIT PROJECT STANDARDS, THE PD 30 DOWNTOWN PLAN, AND THE LAND USE ELEMENT. FURTHER, THE PROJECT CONFORMS TO THE I EXCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE PROPOSED, UH, BY PROPOSING 12 AFFORDABLE UNITS, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MANDATORY PERCENTAGE OF 11%. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ARE ATTACHED TO STAFF REPORT AS THE ATTACHMENT J AND STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME PROPOSED CONDITIONS FOR THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, FROM THE SITE PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE, SUCH AS LOG MERGER REQUIREMENT, INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES, UM, MURAL INSTALLATION, DECORATIVE PAVING IN THE ALLEYWAY, AND MAKING THE BUILDING ALL ELECTRIC EXCEPT FOR GAS WATER HEATER BOILER. PLEASE NOTE THAT, UM, CONDITION 18 REGARDING THE DECORATIVE PAVING HAS BEEN REVISED FOR CLARITY PRIOR TO THIS MEETING AND, UM, AND UPDATED CONDITIONS. APPROVAL WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION PRIOR TO THIS MEETING, AND ADDITIONALLY, STAFF, UH, HAS PROPOSED CONDITIONS RELATED TO, UH, INCLUSIONARY HOUSING COMPLIANCE WITH THE LONG BEACH CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, UH, COMPLIANCE WITH THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND LAND USE ELEMENT MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND, UH, OTHER STANDARD CONDITIONS. A FULL LIST OF THIS CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND IN ATTACHMENT J OF THE STAFF REPORT. THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE PROJECT SUBJECT TO FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GLENN. AND I JUST WANNA ADD THAT THE REVISED CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY STAFF, UM, AS MENTIONED WERE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSIONERS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO COPIES HERE AT THE FRONT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. UM, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF? UM, OKAY. COMMISSIONER CASTILLO. THANK YOU. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO, UH, UNDERSTAND AND, UH, MORE SO IF YOU CAN SHARE FROM A CLARITY PERSPECTIVE OR REITERATE, UM, IS, I KNOW THERE ARE CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND, UH, THE PARKING AND THE ABSENCE OF PARKING. CAN YOU ELABORATE AS TO, UM, THE CITY'S, UM, OPTIONS IN REGARDS TO THAT AND OR RESTRICTIONS ON THAT? AND THEN, UM, ALSO RELATED TO THAT, IN TERMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION AND MODALITIES FOR, FOR THE RESIDENTS, UM, I WAS CURIOUS IF, UH, THE, THE STALLS THAT ARE FOR BIKES, I DIDN'T SEE IT REFERENCED HERE, BUT MAYBE I MISSED IT, IF THERE WAS GONNA BE ACCESS FOR, UH, ELECTRIC, UH, BIKES FOR CHARGING THE CHARGING STATIONS OR CHARGING OPTIONS WITHIN THE BIKE, UM, STORAGE AREA. UH, COMMISSIONER, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR QUESTION, UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED CONVENIENTLY, UH, IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF, UM, CITY OF LONG BEACH AND IS A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM, UH, MAJOR TRANSIT STOPS. AND NOW FOR THIS, UH, PARKING. SO, UH, UH, IN REGARDS TO PARKING, UM, THE RESIDENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO USE LIKE NEARBY TRANSIT SYSTEMS. AND ALSO THERE, AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE ARE, UH, BIKE PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE ON THE GROUND LEVEL. AND NOW AS FOR LIKE, UH, CAPACITY FOR, UM, ELECTRICAL BIKE PARKING, WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION ACCORDING TO THE PLANT SETS AND OTHER MATERIALS WE HAVE RECEIVED. BUT, UH, THAT QUESTION, WE MAY BE ABLE TO DE DEFER TO THE APPLICANT IF THE APPLICANT, UH, MR. DEREK BURNHAM IS PRESENT. YES. AND JUST TO, UM, EXPAND, UH, THANKS GLEN. SO, UM, AS MENTIONED, THIS PROJECT IS QUITE PROXIMATE [00:20:01] TO THE METRO A LINE AND UNDER STATE LAW THAT'S DIVINE DEFINED AS A MAJOR TRANSIT STOP. SO OUR ABILITY TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF PARKING SPACES IS PRECLUDED BY STATE LAW, WHICH SAYS, UM, THAT WE CANNOT REQUIRE A MINIMUM. AND SO, UM, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING MORE THAN ZERO, SO AT 17 SPACES AS WELL AS 47 BICYCLE SPACES. UM, AND SO THE IDEA IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MULTIMODAL TRANSIT, AND THAT'S WHY, UM, THE, THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED IN A WAY TO, UM, TRY TO PROMOTE THAT SORT OF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, THE ENHANCED BICYCLE PARKING, UM, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO TENANTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY, UH, TAKE, UH, USAGE OF THE TRANSIT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT MAY BE, UM, INSTEAD OF THE STAFF, IT MIGHT BE THE APPLICANTS, BUT, UM, 47, I IMAGINE THOSE ARE SECURE BIKE PARKING PLACES. IS THERE ANY WAY, IF THERE'S, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ROOM TO HAVE IT IN THE APARTMENT, UM, IS THERE A WAY TO EXPAND THAT? BECAUSE IF MORE PEOPLE HAVE BICYCLES, WHICH, WHICH WE HOPE THEY DO, UH, IS THERE A WAY TO PROVIDE FOR THAT? YEAH, I THINK THE APPLICANT CAN BETTER ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY, HAVING BEEN IN SOME OF THESE UNITS IN LA AND AROUND THE WORLD, EVEN IN A SMALL SPACE, YOU CAN SOMETIMES STORE A BIKE. YOU DO HOOKS ON THE CEILING AND THE BIKE DOESN'T TAKE UP, UM, LIVING SPACE ON THE FLOOR. SO THERE ARE CREATIVE WAYS TO DO IT, BUT I THINK THE APPLICANT COULD BETTER TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, THEIR CURRENT THINKING AND WHAT YOU'RE APPROVING IS, IS THE DESIGN. BUT THERE'S SOME FINE LEVEL DETAILS THAT ALWAYS DON'T GET WORKED OUT UNTIL PLAN CHECKS. SO I'M SURE THEY'LL TELL YOU WHERE THEIR, THEIR CURRENT THINKING IS. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU COULD ALSO TELL ME, UM, I READ IN THE CONDITIONS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY GARDENING AND I WASN'T SURE WHERE THAT WAS OKAY. FOR COMMITTEE GARDENING. SO, UH, COMMISSIONER, I WILL NEED TO, UH, LOOK FOR THAT CONDITION. UM, JUST, OH, IT'S ON THE PANTS. OKAY. YEAH, IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO, UM, THE VEGETABLE PLANTERS, UH, ON THE ZAINE LEVEL, SO IF, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO? IS IT, IS IT GOING TO BE ONLY VEGETABLES OR CAN SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, PUT LIKE LITTLE SUNFLOWERS OR SOMETHING? YEAH, ACCORDING TO THE PLANTS, THAT THAT'S THE ONLY, UH, COMMUNAL SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO PLANT VEGETABLES OR, UH, IT CAN BE FLOWERS, SO IT'S ON THE FLOOR. SO THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO DO THEIR OWN PLANNING BY THE FIRE. THANK YOU. THAT, UM, AND ONE OTHER QUESTION. STAFF, UH, THE LOT MERGER, IS THAT ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE, UM, RECOMME ACTIONS OR IS THAT HAVE TO BE BROUGHT UP? UH, YEAH. OH, I WOULD DEFER THAT QUESTION TO, UM, THE PLANNING MANAGER. YEAH. SO IT'S, UM, IT'S LISTED AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, SO THAT HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO FINALIZE THE PROJECT. MM-HMM, WITH OUR REFORMS TO SUBDIVISION, THAT'S A MORE MINISTERIAL ACTION NOW, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE COMING BEFORE THE COMMISSION. SO JUST, UM, APPROVING AS PRESENTED BY STAFF COVERS IT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. OKIE DOKIE. SO, UH, MOVING ON. UM, WOULD THE APPLICANTS LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE ISSUES IF THEY'RE, I SEE THEY ARE PRESENT. YES. HI, I AM DEREK BURN. I'M ONE OF THE PROJECT OWNERS. UM, AND HOW YOU DO, SIR? I'M, I'M, I'M WELL HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, THAT, THAT YOU HAVE. I, I THINK YOU ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT BIKE PARKING AND WHETHER THERE'S A OPPORTUNITY, OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THAT. THERE, THERE POTENTIALLY IS. I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT MINDFUL OF MAKING SURE WE HAVE SPACE FOR ALL OF THE BUILDING FUNCTIONS FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND I THINK IF THERE'S SURPLUS ROOM, WE, WE, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT HOW TO PROGRAM THAT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO OVER PROMISE HERE. AND SO IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD MORE, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WE CAN FIT THE NUMBER THAT, THAT WE'VE SHOWN YOU, I GUESS. I APPRECIATE THAT, SIR. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ADDRESS? UH, NO, JUST THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE BRINGING THIS FORWARD. YOU KNOW, WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT SITE FOR THE, UH, MICRO UNIT PROJECT. UH, JUST BA BASED ON THAT, THAT THAT LOCATION IN THE EAST VILLAGE. UH, I, I DO WANNA THANK STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS. WE, WE, WE HAD A PLANNER CHANGE MID MIDWAY, AND SO KIND OF PI PICKING UP FROM THAT IS HARD. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EFFORTS ON THAT. WE, WE WERE, YOU KNOW, CH CHANGING WORDING UP, UP, UP TO THE LAST MINUTE. SO I, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, WORK OF STAFF AS WE MOVE THESE THINGS FORWARD. SO, WELL, IT'S A GOOD LOOKING BUILDING. YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT. WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND, AND EAGER TO EARN YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT. UM, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. THANK YOU. UM, SO [00:25:01] I DO HAVE A QUESTION. PARKING WAS MENTIONED, YES. AND, UH, UH, THERE WERE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS TALKING ABOUT PARKING. UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE'RE ABLE TO EXCEED, EVEN THOUGH YOU WEREN'T REQUIRED TO THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT I THINK YOU WEREN'T SUBJECT TO, BUT YOU'RE ABLE TO, UH, EXCEED WHAT WE ARE ASKING SUBSEQUENTLY, UM, FOR, FOR LATER BUILDINGS. I MEAN, UM, IS BECAUSE THE PARKING IS SO LOW, UM, UM, THIS ONE I BELIEVE WAS SUBJECT TO THE FULL 11% INCLUSIONARY, AND I THINK WE JUST ROUNDED UP. WELL, OKAY. YEAH. SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT YOU ARE ABLE TO EXCEED THAT BECAUSE OF, SO DO YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD'VE, WOULD THIS PROJECT HAVE BEEN VIABLE IF YOU'D BEEN SUBJECT TO THE WHOLE 96 PARKING SPACES? UH, DO YOU KNOW, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD'VE FIT 96 ON THIS SITE. SO NO, IF, IF, IF, IF IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE STANDARD IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, THE UNIT YIELD WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH LESS. AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD BE MOVING FORWARD WITH, WITH A PROJECT. SO, UM, THE, THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO PARKING MAKES, UH, MAKES THE PROJECT A LOT MORE VIABLE. AND THE PARK, THE FACT THAT PARKING'S NOT DRIVING OUR UNIT YIELD AND OUR, OUR, OUR BILLING DESIGN IS, IS CERTAINLY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. UH, COULD YOU, SIR, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. NOT COMMISSIONER, LITTLE PREMATURE. UH, COULD YOU SPEAK TO, UM, MY QUESTION EARLIER AROUND THE ELECTRIFIED BIKING OR CHARGING OPTIONS? IS THAT, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S BEING CONSIDERED? UM, 'CAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY POPULAR MODE OF TRANSPORTATION NOW, IS, UM, YEAH, IT, IT CERTAINLY IS. UM, IT, IT'S NOT CONTEMPLATED CURRENTLY. UM, WE, WE, WE AREN'T SURE WHAT SORT OF ELECTRICAL LOAD WILL, WILL NEED TO, TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THAT. UM, TYPICALLY WE'VE SEEN THAT TENANTS WILL TAKE THE BATTERY OFF THE BIKE AND CHARGE IT IN THEIR HOME. AND THAT, THAT, THAT'S A LITTLE MORE SECURE WAY OF DOING THAT. SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR BASELINE ASSUMPTION. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT, BUT WE JUST HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF NOT, UH, UM, HA HA HA HAVING A LARGER ELEC ELECTRICAL LOAD THAN OUR TRANSFORMER SPACE CAN HANDLE AND THAT, AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT, UH, SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE UNDER CONSIDERATION, I THINK. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL TAKE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO, UH, SPEAK, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP TO THE, UH, MICROPHONE AND, UH, IDENTIFY YOURSELF? AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS, UH, RAY LAWSON AND I'M WITH THE, UH, WESTERN STATES CARPENTERS. UH, ONCE AGAIN, WE, WE COME UP HERE, UH, ON, WE SPEAK ON UPCOMING PROJECTS, UM, PROJECTS THAT WE DO, THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE HAVE OVER 4,000 MEMBERS RIGHT HERE IN THE SOUTH BAY, AND OVER SEVEN OF OUR 700 OF OUR MEMBERS LIVE RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH. UM, THIS PROJECT, UH, YEAH, IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL AND THE, THE DESIGN AND THE DRAWINGS AND EVERYTHING, BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE ASK THAT YOU AS A PLANNING COMMISSION, I'M JUST READING THROUGH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND IT HAS EVERYTHING IN THERE FOR A TRA, TRASH DISPOSAL, ROAD WIDENING, ALL THESE ARE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, BUT WE NEVER THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT BILL THESE PROJECTS. AND WE, AS THE CARPENTER UNION ARE THE PEOPLE THAT BUILD THESE PROJECTS. WE DO THE WORK THAT'S NECESSARY TO BUILD THESE PROJECTS. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE JUST ASK THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDER LOCAL HIRES. UM, WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH THAT ARE LOOKING FOR WORK, THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A CAREER AND A TRADE TO GET INTO. AND THIS PROJECT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT THAT HAPPENS AND A LIVABLE WAGE, UM, INFLATION AND, UH, COMPANIES MOVING OUTTA CALIFORNIA CONTINUOUSLY. UH, THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP PEOPLE RIGHT HERE WORKING AND GIVE THEM A LIVABLE WAGE WHEN I SAY THAT THE PREVAILING WAGE, SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH, AND ALSO AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. SO ONCE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE DO GET HIRED, THEY'RE ABLE TO GET RAISES AND TO GET THE TRAINING AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO GO INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS AND ALSO HEALTH CARE, BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING THIS PROJECT FOR THE THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, BECAUSE PEOPLE GET HURT AND THEY WILL NEED HEALTHCARE WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING THIS PROJECT. SO I JUST WOULD LIKE FOR THE PLAN COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THAT. UM, WE WORKED WITH, UM, DOUG HARBERT'S OFFICE, THE LONG BEACH PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. UH, THEY'VE RECEIVED A GRANT TO START PROSECUTING FOR WAGE THEFT, TAX FRAUD, UM, IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, WHICH IS A PROBLEM IN LONG BEACH, RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH, THAT IT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE IN LONG BEACH. AND WE JUST ASK THAT THE DEVELOPER HIRE A RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR SO THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO ENSURE THAT ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPEN THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME OUT. THANK YOU, MR. LARSON. [00:30:01] ANYONE ELSE? HI, MY NAME IS, UH, DMITRI. I'M A RESIDENT OF LONG BEACH. UM, SO IN 2020, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AND, UH, TO CITY COUNCIL A HOUSING INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENT, WHICH WE SAW HERE IN THE PRESENTATION. AND THIS IS AIMED AT IMPROVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RIGHT BACK IN 2020, THAT SUGGESTION WAS 25%, VERY LOW, 25% LOW, 50% MODERATE RIGHT, FOR 12% OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN IN 2021, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT, UH, POLICY, BUT NOT THAT POLICY PARTICULARLY, IT WENT WITH THE CURRENT POLICY, WHICH IS 10 PLUS UNITS IN DOWNTOWN ED, UH, DESIGNATED AS PD 30. THOSE, UH, UNITS WOULD HAVE TO HAVE, UH, 11% OF THOSE UNITS WOULD HAVE TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT LOW INCOME, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW IN 2024 AS A PART OF 2022, THE HOUSING ELEMENT, UM, UPDATE THE CITY COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE INCLUSIONARY REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE IN 2024. THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. SO NOW IN 2024, THE CITY STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED, UM, A DATA-DRIVEN EQUITY APPROACH, UH, WHICH TIES INCLUSIONARY AFFORDABILITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS TO OPPORTUNITY AREAS AND EXPANDS THE POLICY TO THE ENTIRE CITY INSTEAD OF JUST DOWNTOWN. SO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS BUILDING WOULD FALL UNDER, UH, UH, LOW RESOURCES IN HIGH SEGREGATION, MEANING THAT THE UNITS BUILT AT THIS WOULD HAVE TO MEET THE INCLUSIONARY, UH, LEVEL OF 19%. AND THOSE 19% WOULD HAVE TO, THOSE 19% OF THE UNITS WOULD HAVE TO BE AT THE MODERATE INCOME LEVEL. AND SO THE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR AS OF 2024 WOULD BE A HUNDRED SEVENTEEN, EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT I AM SAYING OR WHAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT ARE PROPOSED POLICIES. HOWEVER, THE POLICY THAT WAS BACKED, ADOPTED BACK IN 2021, THAT MOVED US FROM NO PARTICULAR RULE TO THE 11% MINIMUM. RIGHT? WE DID SEE A TOTAL OF 2012 UNITS THAT HAD BEEN FORMED, BUT ONLY, UH, 168 OF THOSE UNITS ENDED UP BEING LOW INCOME, WHICH IS ABOUT 8%. THE REASON THAT HAPPENED IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ENTITLEMENTS THAT HAPPENED TO THOSE BUILDINGS THAT WERE, UH, MADE HAPPENED AFTER, OR RIGHT BEFORE THAT POLICY WENT INTO EFFECT. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO, TO, YOU KNOW, SEEMINGLY STRATEGICALLY DODGE HAVING TO ADD ON SOME OF THESE UNITS. SO THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS OBVIOUSLY INTERESTED IN, UH, UH, EXPANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BOTH THE COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE. ALL THIS INFORMATION I'VE GATHERED HERE TODAY WAS WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER KUNTZ, WHICH I BELIEVE SITS ON THE PLAYING, UH, COMMITTEE COMMISSION. OKAY, SO, SORRY, SORRY, WRONG GUY THERE. UM, . BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FIRM DEVELOPMENT, THEY HAVE MADE THE ALAMITOS, THEY'VE MADE THE PACIFIC, THEY'VE MADE THE LONDON. I LIVE IN THE LINCOLN. THANK YOU. PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR COMMENT. I'M SORRY. COULD YOU SUMMARIZE THE YES, I'LL SUMMARIZE IT QUICKLY. THE POINT THAT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD INVEST IN PROJECTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR LONG-TERM GOALS. THIS PROJECT IS BASED OFF OF A RULE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE, AND I THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE MORE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING RIGHT NOW, THEY DOING THE 12 UNITS. THAT'S GREAT AND ALL, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN THE HALL? PLEASE COME UP TO THE MIC, SIR, IDENTIFY YOURSELF. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. UH, HELLO. MY NAME IS WILLIAM FRANKENFIELD. I'M IN THE 9 0 8 0 7 ZIP CODE IN HERE IN LONG BEACH. I'M JUST A LOCAL RESIDENT, BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK AND SAY THAT I SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. UM, I THINK IT ALIGNS WITH BOTH OUR STATE AND OUR CITY'S GOALS OF BUILDING MORE HOUSING IN, UH, IN AN AREA THAT'S WELL SERVED BY MASS TRANSIT. UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT IT INCLUDES BICYCLE PARKING AS A REGULAR CYCLIST HERE. LIKE IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT THAT RESIDENTS HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO PROPERLY STORE THEIR BIKE. UM, I THINK THAT THE DENSITY IS VERY APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA TOO. UM, SO I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT AND I HOPE THAT THE COMMISSION, UH, PROVES THIS PROJECT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 'CAUSE AS SOON AS WE GET, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION STARTED, THE SOONER RESIDENTS, UM, CAN, YOU KNOW, MOVE IN AND, UM, LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, I LOVE. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR. [00:35:02] SEEING NO ONE ELSE COMING UP, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE LINE, PLEASE? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY, AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME, OR DIAL STAR NINE. NOW THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. OKIE DOKIE. SO, UH, MOVING ALONG HERE, COMM CHURCH, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, MR. COMMISSIONER LAFARGE? YEAH, NO, JUST IN REFERENCE TO, UH, MR. LAWSON'S ASK, THANK YOU, RAY, FOR COMING DOWN. UM, WHAT JURISDICTION DO WE AS A PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE WORKFORCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION UNDER THE APPROVAL? UH, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. SO NONE, BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. I MEAN, I THINK WE ALL, UH, HAVE A SIMILAR GOAL AND WE WANT, UM, A TRAINED AND SKILLED WORKFORCE AND, AND LABOR PIECE, UM, ON THE WORK SITE. SO, BUT THE ROLE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TO LOOK AT THE LAND USE MATTERS AND WHAT WE IN THE, IN THE CITY FIND IN, UM, TITLE 21 OF OUR MUNICIPAL CODE. UM, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE, THE ISSUES THAT MR. LAWSON AND OTHER MEMBERS OF, UM, ORGANIZED LABOR, UM, HAVE RAISED. SO I WANT TO POINT OUT, SEPARATE FROM THIS COMMISSION, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL JUST ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE, UM, THAT WE WORKED WITH THE CARPENTERS AND OTHERS ON, UM, RELATED TO WAGE THEFT. AND THIS PROJECT WILL BE, UM, SUBJECTED TO ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THEIR SUBCONTRACTORS AND THE, UH, ANY OUTSTANDING LABOR VIOLATIONS OF NOT JUST THE PRIME, BUT ANY SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE JOB, UM, THAT HELPS THE PROSECUTOR AND OTHERS TO HOLD THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR LABOR PRACTICES. SO WE, THE CITY ARE TRYING TO, UM, ADDRESS OUR, OUR SHARED GOALS WE HAVE WITH THE CARPENTERS. BUT AS TO THE WORK OF THIS COMMISSION, UM, IT'S REALLY LIMITED TO THE LAND USE ISSUES AND, UM, PHYSICAL ISSUES OF THE DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE, UM, LABOR CONTRACTING CONDITIONS OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU, CHRISTOPHER. AND YOU KNOW, RAY DEVELOPERS RIGHT THERE SUGGEST YOU GUYS INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FARGO. COMMISSIONER CL DO YOU HAVE, YEAH, I HAVE A MORE OF A COMMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE, THE, THE QUESTION I ASKED ABOUT, WOULD THIS PROJECT BE FEASIBLE IF WE HAD EVEN ONE PARKING SPACE PER UNIT AND THE DEVELOPER CAME BACK AND SAID IT WOULD NOT. UM, AND I THINK THAT THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WAY THAT OUR PARKING MANDATES HELP TO PREVENT HOUSING FROM BEING BUILT. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I I, I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE MANDATED AFFORDABLE PROJECT, UH, UH, UNITS THAT WE HAVE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THEM. AND I THINK THIS SPEAKS TO YOUR POINT THERE, UH, THAT, THAT THESE WILL BE NATURALLY AFFORDABLE UNITS. THEY'RE GONNA BE LOWER COST. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THIS IS ABLE TO BE, UH, TO HAPPEN IS BECAUSE THE STATE REQUIRED US TO NOT ENFORCE OUR PARKING MANDATES. SO I'M JUST MENTIONING THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, AS WE ARE APPROVING THESE PROJECTS, WE KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT, UH, HOW OFTEN PARKING BECOMES A BARRIER TO ADDING HOMES FOR PEOPLE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. ANYBODY ELSE? UM, I DID HAVE ONE, UH, QUESTION. UM, OUR, UM, YOUNG RESIDENT WHO BROUGHT UP THE, UH, 19%, UH, WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF, UH, INCOME, UM, DIRECTOR, IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT. YEAH, SO AS THE SPEAKER MENTIONED, THAT'S A PROPOSAL. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, IS GONNA APPROVE. FIRST WE HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE THAT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3RD. UM, WE GOT A VERY NICELY, UM, WRITTEN LETTER FROM SEVERAL ADVOCACY GROUPS, UM, YESTERDAY SAYING THAT THEY THINK OUR PROPOSAL IS GARBAGE. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY RAISED FAIR POINTS, RIGHT? SO IT MIGHT, EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION. I DON'T THINK WE CAN APPLY A YET TO BE APPROVED POLICY AGAINST A PROJECT THAT FILED, UM, A YEAR AGO AND IS NOW HERE IN FRONT OF US FOR APPROVAL. SO I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM [00:40:01] THE, THE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, BUT JUST PROCEDURALLY, WE NEED TO APPLY WHATEVER LAWS ARE ON THE BOOKS TODAY, UM, AND WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO CREATE THE BEST POLICY WE CAN. AND WE EXPECT TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU IN DECEMBER FOR, UH, THOSE UPDATES. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR COMMISSIONERS. UH, WITH NO MORE DISCUSSION. MAY WE HAVE THE VOTE PLEASE? UH, CITY CLERK, MADAM CLERK, IS THERE, HAVE SOMETHING? I'M DOING MY OWN. YEAH. , I'M SPINNING. YEAH, BUT IT WAS EXCITING TO LEARN YOU COULD PARK YOUR BICYCLE ON THE CEILING. I WILL BRING YOU PICTURES NEXT TIME. YEAH, I CAN TAKE A VOICE VOTE FROM YOU BY SURE. IT'LL BE A YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I, SO WE ARE NOW ON BACK TO OUR CHAIR, LEWIS. THANK YOU. YOU DID ALL THE HARD WORK THIS EVENING. I THINK THAT ACTUALLY CONCLUDES OUR REGULAR, UH, BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING. WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SORRY, WE HAVE ONE MORE, ONE MORE ITEM CHAIR HERE. YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT OFF DUTY YET. NUMBER FOUR. NOPE. WAIT A SECOND. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION [4. 24-55358 Recommendation to conduct a study session on the observance of National Community Planning Month. (Citywide)       Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ] TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO THIS WAS A RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY SESSION ON OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH CITYWIDE. WE HAVE A FIRST FROM COMMISSIONER CASTILLO AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CLEMSON. IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION? THERE IS. THANK YOU CHAIR. AND I'M BETWEEN ALL OF US AND PIZZA, SO I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF. BUT, UM, TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH, UH, WHICH IS, UM, DEDICATED BY THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. UM, AND I HAVE A LOT TO CELEBRATE, BUT THE WRONG PRESENTATION. SO GIMME JUST HALF A SECOND. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA COVER WHILE WE'RE SWITCHING THE POWERPOINT UP. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER FROM LAST FALL THAT WE CAME TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE HAD JUST RENAMED OUR DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE MAKING ALL THESE BIG CHANGES AND A LOT OF HUGE PROGRESS HAS HAPPENED. SO I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU, UM, SOME OF THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS AND THEN WE CAN GO CELEBRATE, UH, WITH SOME FOOD. SO, OKAY. ARE WE WAITING FOR A PRESENTATION FROM YES, THEY'RE LOADING IT, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I CAN, I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU. SO, UM, BASICALLY I THINK YOU'RE ALL AWARE THAT HERE IN THE PLANNING BUREAU WE'RE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A THRIVING, INCLUSIVE, AND RESILIENT CITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND STRATEGIC LAND USE PLANNING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT, PROMOTE EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. UM, AND IN RECENT YEARS, OUR BUREAU HAS WORKED ON ADDING ON, UM, SIGNIFICANT CAPACITY TO ADDRESS LOCAL CHALLENGES RELATED TO HOUSING CLIMATE AND ADDRESSING HISTORICAL INEQUITIES. AND SO WE WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO CELEBRATE THAT. UM, WHEN THE SLIDES COME UP, YOU'LL SEE A BUNCH OF NUMBERS THAT TELL YOU THAT WE'VE BEEN BUSY. SO THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, UH, FOR US, UH, JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. AND DURING THAT TIME, WE, UM, PROCESSED ABOUT 500 ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS, 670 HISTORIC PRESERVATION CASES, AND ASSISTED OVER 17,000 CUSTOMERS AT THE PERMIT CENTER. AND THAT'S BETWEEN, UM, A STAFF OF BETWEEN, UM, IN THE HIGH TWENTIES AND LOW FORTIES, DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR. LAST YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, WE DID A LOT OF HIRING AS WELL. WE'RE ALSO STILL, UM, CELEBRATING A RECORD YEAR RELATED TO HOUSING ENTITLEMENTS. UM, AS WE'VE SEEN THAT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND IN 2023 ALONE, WE ENTITLED ABOUT 3000 HOUSING UNITS, INCLUDING, UM, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS PER CAPITA IN THE STATE. UM, WHILE WORKING TO ADDRESS MANY FAIR HOUSING ISSUES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO FAIR HOUSING. YOU'LL REMEMBER JUST LAST MONTH THAT, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED SIGNIFICANT REZONING FOR AREAS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH LONG BEACH THROUGH OUR ZONE IN EFFORT. AND WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO REZONE THE ENTIRE CITY WITH AN EQUITY LENS LOOKING AT HOW DO WE BETTER SERVE RELATED TO HOUSING AND CLIMATE HERE IN OUR CITY. UM, I ALSO WANT TO, UM, REALLY CENTER HOW MUCH OF OUR WORK AROUND REZONING RELATES TO HOW WE ENGAGE FOR AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS HERE COLLECTIVELY BECAUSE, UM, MUCH OF THE WORK WE'VE [00:45:01] BEEN DOING IS TO, UM, REALLY, UH, CHANGE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CO-DESIGN AND CO IMPLEMENT, UM, THE PLANNING PROCESS WITH US AND REALLY CONTINUE TO, UM, INCREASE THEIR AGENCY TO BE PART OF AND TO ULTIMATELY, UM, INFLUENCE AND DRIVE THE PLANNING PROCESS. UM, 'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT WILL LEAD TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND A MORE SUSTAINABLE, UM, EQUITABLE AND COMMUNITY. SO MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE REALLY COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. HERE WE'LL SHOW YOU A FEW FUN FACTS THAT I SLIPPED THROUGH, LIKE OUR STATISTICS, ALL THE HOUSING THAT, UM, PRODUCTION THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED SOME OF OUR RECENT PROJECTS X. SO I WAS JUST SAYING THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MORE PROGRESSIVE WAYS, INCLUDING WITH MORE VIRTUAL AND, UM, COMMUNITY CENTERED WAYS OF REACHING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND MAKING IT EASY TO GET INVOLVED AND TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW PLANNING WORKS SO THAT YOU CAN, UM, GET INVOLVED WITH ANY GIVEN PROCESS WHILE WORKING TO RECTIFY HISTORICAL INEQUITIES RELATED TO, UM, SEGREGATION AND FAIR HOUSING AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WHILE UPDATING IMPORTANT PLANS HERE, INCLUDING OUR DOWNTOWN PLAN AND DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN, CONTINUING OUR ZONE IN INITIATIVE, PROMOTING MORE HOUSING IN OUR HIGH RESOURCE AREAS WHERE WE'VE MADE HUGE PROGRESS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND UPDATING OUR OPEN SPACE ELEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS, WHICH THAT'S A PROCESS. WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED AND WE'LL COME TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT SOON. WE'RE ALSO CHANGING THE WAY WE DO HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS WE THINK ABOUT WHO'S HISTORY ARE WE PRESERVING. YOU DON'T SEE EVERY HISTORIC PRESERVATION CASE WE WORK ON, BUT WE ARE UPDATING OUR CITYWIDE HISTORIC CONTEXT STATEMENT, RETHINKING WHAT A HISTORIC RESOURCE REALLY IS AND WHOSE HISTORY HAS BEEN PRESERVED AND HOW TO BETTER UPLIFT AND CENTER THE HISTORIES OF, UM, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HERE IN LONG BEACH. UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES UNDERWAY, AS WELL AS WORK TO OVERHAUL OUR WEBSITE AND DO OTHER THINGS TO PROVIDE BETTER, UM, MULTILINGUAL, UM, EFFORTS. WE'VE CONTINUED TO FURTHER OUR REACH BY CULTIVATING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, UM, CREATING MORE VIRTUAL VIDEOS AND WAYS OF REACHING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. YOU MIGHT SEE OUR SIGNS AROUND VARIOUS COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN USE A QR CODE TO GIVE FEEDBACK. UM, AND THEN FINALLY WANNA CELEBRATE A COUPLE OF THE AWARDS WE'VE GOTTEN THIS PAST YEAR, INCLUDING RECOGNITION FROM A PA LOS ANGELES CHAPTER FOR OUR VICTORY AND SANTA CRUZ PARK DESIGN GUIDELINES, AS WELL AS BEING DESIGNATED AS THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE YEAR FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND RECOGNITION OF ALL THESE ACHIEVEMENTS I JUST DESCRIBED. WE ALSO RECEIVED THE COVETED PRO-HOUSING CITY RECOGNITION FROM THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT THE STATE, WHICH IS BOTH A RECOGNITION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP US BUILD MORE HOUSING HERE IN LONG BEACH. SO FINALLY, WE INVITE ALL OF YOU TO STAY CONNECTED TO ALL OF THIS WORK. HERE'S HOW YOU CAN FIND US ON OUR WEBSITE THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, AND I WANNA MAKE A SPECIAL PLUG AGAIN, ONE MORE TIME FOR THOSE THAT WANNA HELP US THINK BIG ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN SHORELINE. SO THAT'S EVERYTHING SOUTH OF OCEAN BOULEVARD. OUR VIRTUAL CHARETTE IS UP AND AVAILABLE THROUGH NOVEMBER 1ST. UH, THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE WAS REALLY CREATED IN 50 YEARS, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NEXT 50 YEARS, HOW DO WE COMPLETELY TRANSFORM THIS AREA, UM, AND BUILD UPON THE ASSETS WHILE ALSO THINKING ABOUT, UM, WHAT, UH, 50 YEARS FROM NOW COULD LOOK LIKE IN THE FACE OF SEA LEVEL RISE AND CHANGES TO OUR ECONOMY AND HOW TO MAKE, UM, AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THAT REALLY BENEFITS, UM, OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. SO AT THAT, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HERE WHO ARE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT THIS WORK. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR COMING OUT TODAY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE ONLINE AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH US IN HOW WE PLAN FOR AND WITH OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LONG BEACH. IT REALLY IS AN AMAZING CITY AND I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE WORK WE DO. AND THEN A LAST AND SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR STAFF WHO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN, WHO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, HARD AT WORK. SO THANKS SO MUCH AND HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE LOBBY TO CELEBRATE WITH SOME PIZZA. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. ALISON. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WE'VE CHANGED THE NAME TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND YOU HAVE CERTAINLY AS YOUR PRESENTATION SHOWS, UH, YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE STAFF HAVE DEFINITELY LIVED UP TO THAT, UH, VERY HIGH BAR OF BEING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND NOT JUST, UH, NOT JUST, UH, ANY ONE SECTION OF THAT COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATION THAT WE JUST SAW OR HEARD? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER CLEMSON, I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAFF ON ALL THE AWARDS THAT YOU LISTED OUT THERE. I DO THINK THEY'RE ALL WELL DESERVED AND IT IS A REAL POINT OF PRIDE TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT WE'RE FROM LONG BEACH AND BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU FOLKS ARE DOING OUT THERE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. UH, WITH THAT I WILL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY [00:50:01] PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HEARD THIS EVENING. SEEING NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS? IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR THIS ITEM, I THINK WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? HELLO. IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF. YES, MY NAME IS, UH, JOHN KENDRICK AND I LIVE IN, UH, THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND ONE THING THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN OR ANY IMPROVEMENT ON IN THE, OVER THE LAST 12 OR 15 YEARS IS EVERY TIME WE PUT UP A NEW BUILDING, OUR PARKING GETS WORSE. CAN I ASK YOU TO DO ME ONE FAVOR? CAN YOU HOLD YOUR COMMENT FOR JUST ONE SECOND? I'M GONNA CLOSE THIS ITEM, WHICH WAS REALLY A PRESENTATION THAT WE DID, AND THEN I'M GONNA OPEN UP COMMENTS ON THINGS THAT WEREN'T ON THE AGENDA AND THAT WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME FOR YOU TO ADDRESS US ON THAT ITEM. SO JUST GIMME ONE SECOND. THANK YOU. UH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT THEN ON THE, UH, PRESENTATION, THE STUDY SESSION AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? IF NOT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE ON THAT ITEM PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND ALISON, I THINK YOU HAD MENTIONED YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOU'RE WELCOME TO JOIN US AFTER THE MEETING FOR A CELEBRATION IN THE LOBBY WITH PIZZA AND SOME, UH, CONGENIAL TIME TOGETHER. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC [PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.] COMMENT ON ANY NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THINGS THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO SO. AND SORRY, I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR THREE MINUTES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KEEP GOING BIGGER AND TALLER, BUT ONE THING THAT'S NEVER ADDRESSED IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NO PARKING. WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND I GO FOR WALKS AT FOUR OR FIVE IN THE MORNING, WE GOT CARS, PARKING IN THE BIKE LANES, PARKING IN THE CROSSWALKS, AND SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE SIDEWALKS. NOW THE AVERAGE FAMILY TODAY HAS TWO TO THREE CARS, BUT WE STILL ONLY GIVE THEM ONLY ONE PARKING SPOT IN THESE BUILDINGS THAT WE PUTTING UP. SO IF WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF THE FUTURE, WHY ARE WE STILL DEALING WITH THINGS FROM 10 TO 15 YEARS AGO AND ONLY GETTING WORSE? AND NOW WE'RE SEEING THE SAME PROBLEM SPREADING OUT, NOT JUST IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT IN OTHER AREAS. AND I'VE TALKED TO PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND THEY SAID SOME, SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THEY HAVE GAVE OUT PARKING TICKETS OVER 900 OR A THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOWHERE TO PARK. AND THIS IS NOT JUST AN OPINION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY. AND I'VE GONE HERE AND I'VE SEEN TWO OTHER MAYORS WHERE THIS CONVERSATION HAS CALMED UP IN THE PAST. AND HERE WE ARE NOW, STILL, IT'S ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. SO IF WE'RE TRYING TO FIX OUR HOUSING PROBLEMS, SHOULDN'T WE BE FIXING OUR PARKING PROBLEMS TOO? 'CAUSE IT'S GETTING WORSE AND IT'S PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. HOW DO PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, OR BLIND OR SENIORS GOING TO CROSS ACROSS WALK IF A CAR IS SITTING THERE PARKED THERE AT NIGHT OR DAYTIME? SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU HAVE SOME FREE TIME, AND YOU CAN GET UP EARLY IN THE MORNING, DRIVE AROUND AND LOOK AT IT LIKE I HAVE, I'VE TOOK PICTURES OF IT AND I'VE COME TO CITY COUNCIL AND IT'S ONLY GETTING WORSE. SO THE NEXT TIME WE PUMP A NEW BUILDING, WE SHOULD HAVE A ASK THEM HOW ARE THEY GONNA ADDRESS THE PARKING ISSUE? BECAUSE NOT ONE BUILDING HAS THE SPACE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN THIS EVENING AND SHARING YOUR COMMENTS WITH US. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS. IF YOU'RE JOINING US VIRTUALLY AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME. SEEING NONE, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. COMMISSIONERS, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? [ANNOUNCEMENTS] I'D LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY, IF I MIGHT, UM, TO THANK COMMISSIONER LA FARGO FOR ALL OF HIS SERVICE. [00:55:01] UM, NORMALLY THIS IS ALREADY A PRETTY HEADY COMMITMENT OF EIGHT YEARS AND I THINK, UH, COMMISSIONER LAFARGE HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT. UH, WE MAY TRY AND GET HIM BACK FOR ONE OR TWO MORE MEETINGS, BUT IN CASE WE DON'T, I WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMBARRASS HIM A LITTLE BIT AND TELL HIM HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE HIM. WE'VE APPRECIATED HIS PARTICIPATION AND HIS EXPERIENCE AND COMMENTS THAT HE SHARED WITH US AND WITH THE PUBLIC. AND, UH, TO JUST GIVE HIM A VERY HEARTFELT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE TIME HE SERVED HERE ON THE COMMISSION. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING, UH, THE MEETINGS MOVING WHEN YOU CAN. , UH, JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO ALL THE TIME. UH, PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW HARD YOU GUYS WORK TO JUST KEEP EVERYTHING GOING. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. UH, AND, AND SO I'LL CONTINUE, UH, WITH THE CHAIR STARTED JUST TO EMBARRASS YOU 'CAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU DIDN'T WANT. UH, BUT YEAH, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU ON THIS COMMISSION. UH, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING FRIENDSHIP AFTER THIS AS WELL. SO GOOD LUCK. YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A VERY INTERESTING, UM, POSITION YOU COME ON HERE AND YOU, YOU'RE AMAZED AT HOW MUCH THAT YOU HAVE TO LEARN WHEN YOU FIRST START. THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT PARTS TO THIS, UM, JOB AND, AND THE STAFF IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS OFTEN HAD 4, 6, 8 YEARS OF EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. AND WE COME UP HERE AND, AND WITH VERY LITTLE, UH, TRAINING BEFOREHAND OR EXPECTED TO, TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THIS FUNCTION. AND IT'S REALLY BY PEOPLE LIKE JOSH AND THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME WATCHING THAT KNOWLEDGE PASS TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMMISSIONERS THAT THIS, THAT THIS COMMISSION WORKS. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU JOSH. AND WITH THAT, UH, NOW THAT WE'VE THOROUGHLY EMBARRASSED HIM, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE [ADJOURNMENT] MEETING AND WELCOME YOU ALL TO JOIN US IN THE LOBBY. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN TALK, NOW YOU CAN TALK. * 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.