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OKAY.[Call to Order]
ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:04 PM PACIFIC TIME.WE WILL NOW TAKE A MOMENT FOR SILENT PRAYER OR MEDIATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PINGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY ACTING CITY ATTORNEY ROSEMARY, PLEASE PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
UH, JOANNE, CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL? SURE.
COMMISSIONER VICE CHAIR WILLIAMS. PRESENT.
CHAIR GUTIERREZ HERE THAT THE RECORDS SHOW ALL FIVE COMMISSIONERS ARE PRESENT.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WE HAVE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? OKAY, SCENE, NONE.
UH, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED AS SUBMITTED.
[ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
ON TO ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND WE'LL FIRST GO TO ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.UH, AND THAT WILL BE, UH, AL FLORES.
I'M DOING AN INTERVIEW FOR, UH, SCHOOL.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING, UH, LIKE WHAT DOES THE PLANNING COMMISSION DO? LIKE HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN IT TO SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO? UM, AND LIKE, WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, USUALLY IT'S NOT AN INTERACTIVE PROCESS, BUT WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS HAVE OUR PLANNING MANAGER, JOANNE, WRITE DOWN YOUR QUESTIONS.
AND AFTER THE MEETING, IF, IF YOU COULD STAY, THEN SHE'S GONNA GET BACK TO YOU.
IF NOT, THEN GIVE HER YOUR EMAIL AND SHE'LL MAKE SURE SHE ANSWERS EACH OF THOSE, EACH OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
BUT GO AHEAD, SAY, TELL US YOUR QUESTION, YOUR QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, UM, THE FIRST ONE.
AND THEN, UM, WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR SOMEONE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN TO ANY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS? UM, AND LIKE, WHAT EXPECTATIONS SHOULD SOMEONE LIKE ME THAT HASN'T BEEN, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME COMING HERE.
UH, SHOULD HAVE, UM, IS IT, ARE THE QUESTIONS? YEAH.
AND, UH, JOANNE, DID YOU GET ALL THOSE? YES.
AND SO GIVE HER A CALL TOMORROW IF YOU CAN STAY LATE AND, UH, SHE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU ALL THOSE ANSWERS.
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THE INTERVIEW ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
IT'S A VERY INTERACTIVE PROCESS.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
AND THEN NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UH, THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE CAS CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FROM THE PENNY COMMISSION FORWARDING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 22 DASH ZERO NINE TO SALES OF BEER AND WINE FOR
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OFFSITE CONSUMPTION WITHIN A SERVICE STATION ACCESSORY CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED AT 1209 EAST SUNSET AVENUE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION.AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AFTER THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, I HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT THE SITE AND SPEND TIME OBSERVING THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS AT THIS LOCATION.
I NO LONGER HAVE ANY SECURITY OR SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER BEING ABLE TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE LOCATION THAT REQUIRE CCTV SYSTEM AND THE, AND KNOWING THAT THERE'S GONNA BE FLOCK, A FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS THAT WILL BE, UH, DIRECTLY LINKED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, WILL HELP OUR RESCUE AND POLICE OFFICERS, UH, OBVIOUSLY CATCH PEOPLE WHO ARE BREAKING THE LAW AND, AND COMMITTING MAJOR CRIMES.
SO I'M ASKING THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, TO RECONSIDER THE CUP WHEN ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERS WHO VOTED TO FORWARD THE C-U-C-U-P TO THE CITY COUNCIL, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONSIDERATION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND IT.
AND SO, UM, UM, JOANNE, CAN YOU DO A ROLL CALL ON THE, ON THE MOTION? COMMISSIONER LEWIS? AYE.
UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL RECONSIDER THE ITEM.
[3. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-09]
NOW MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.AND SO BASED UPON THAT MOTION, UH, THE FIRST ITEM IS THE CONDITION, WHICH IS, IS, THAT IS BASED UPON THAT MOTION.
THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE THAT, SO IT'LL BE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO NINE CATEGORIAL EXEMPTION BY APPLICANT VALERIA SALA, LOCATED AT 1209 SOUTH SUNSET AVENUE IN WEST COVINA.
THE REQUEST IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CUP TO ALLOW FOR THE OFFSITE SALE OF BEER AND WINE, A TYPE 20 A B, C LICENSE WITHIN AN EXISTING 2,482 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE AT A SERVICE STATION KNOWN AS CHEVRON EXTRA MILE, LOCATED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AND AS IN NANCY, C AS IN CHARLIE ZONE.
UH, JOANNE, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT, ASSOCIATE PLANNER MARI MARIA MURDO WILL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT.
AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2309.
THE ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED AS IT WAS JUST MOTION TO BE RECONSIDERED.
THE PROJECT WAS LAST PRESENTED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON JANUARY 23RD, 2024.
THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BEING REQUESTED IS TO ALLOW FOR THE OFF SALE OF BEER AND WINE WITHIN THE EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE.
HERE WE HAVE A PHOTO OF THE EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE, EXTRA MILE, A SITE PLAN FOR REFERENCE OF WHERE THE CONVENIENCE STORE IS LOCATED.
AND JUST TO RECAP, THE LOCATION OF THE BEER AND WINE WOULD BE THREE, UH, REACH AND COOLERS AND A BULK BEER SALE AREA DISPLAY.
HERE ARE SOME REFERENCE PHOTOS.
THE OVERALL OPERATION IS A SERVICE STATION WITH THAT ACCESSORY CONVENIENCE STORE AND AN ACCESSORY CAR WASH.
THERE ARE 10 EMPLOYEES, SEVEN FULL-TIME, AND THREE PART-TIME.
AND THEY ARE OPEN 24 HOURS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
UM, THE ALCOHOL SALES WOULD BE LIMITED BETWEEN 6:00 AM TO 2:00 AM THE CENSUS TRACKS WHERE THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED IS NOT AN AREA OF UNDUE CONCENTRATION.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY ZERO ALCOHOL LICENSE WITHIN THE SUBJECT CENSUS TRACT, WHICH DOES ALLOW FOR THREE OVERALL.
AND IT IS PRIMARILY LOCATED NEAR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
SINCE THE PROJECT WAS, UM, BROUGHT BACK, IT WAS NOTICED.
UM, AGAIN, UM, BOTH TO THOSE WITHIN 300 FOOT OF THE SUBJECT SITE AND IN OUR NEWSPAPER AS WELL.
UM, PLANNING STUFF DOES RECOMMEND ADOPTING RESOLUTION TWO FOUR DASH 604 1 APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2309.
WE'RE NOW, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF REPORT.
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NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
THE FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM THOSE IN FAVOR AND THEN THOSE OPPOSED, THE APPLICANT WILL SPEAK FIRST AND I BELIEVE, UH, SODI IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CA.
GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN OF COMMISSIONER, UH, COMMISSIONER, CITY STAFF AND CITY ATTORNEY.
I AM THE OWNER OF, UH, THE, UH, AGENDA ITEM 1 23 0 9.
UH, I'VE BEEN OPERATING AND OWNING THAT SITE FROM 32 SOME YEARS, AND, UH, IT'S LIKE LOST TIME.
SO I, I BEEN SERVICING THE COMMUNITY FOR 33 YEARS AND WE COMPLY WITH ALL LAWS.
WE HAVE NO CURRENT, YOU KNOW, VIOLATION OF THE CITY OR ANY OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
UH, WE WERE NEVER VIOLATED ANY LAW.
SO SAME WITH THIS SELLING BEER AND WINE.
UH, WE'LL OPERATE WITH, UH, WITH RESTRICTED LAW WE HAVE ON THE HAND AND ALL THE RESTRICTION THAT CITY HAS ALREADY PUT ON THE CUP FLOCK CAMERA, STORE SIZE, DESIGNATED BEER AREA, UH, NO ADVERTISING ON THE PUMPS, UM, TO HAVE A, HAVE A PROPER EMPLOYEE'S, UH, PROPER, UH, CAMERA SYSTEM BESIDE THE, UH, FLOCK CAMERA, CCG TV, UH, THEN, UH, OPERATING WITHIN THE ALLOWED BY A, B, C BY THE CITY.
SO WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE AGAIN TO US, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO SERIOUSLY IF I CAN GET THIS APPROVAL.
AND, UM, LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SIGNS PROPERLY, UH, SIGN WILL BE PLACED.
THE SIGNS ARE REQUIRED THAT BILL BE PLACED.
I CAN HAND IT TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER YOU PASSED ON.
JOHN, CAN I HAND IT TO THEM? OKAY.
YOU GIVE IT TO JOHN THIS TIME.
THESE SIGNS ARE, UH, REQUIRED BY LAW AND THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE SIZE AS THEY'RE REQUIRED BY STATE ON THE BUILDING, UH, OUTSIDE THE BUILDING.
AND SOME SIGNS ARE, UH, ON THE COOLER DOOR, EACH DOOR THAT YOU HAVE A BEER AND WINE BEING PLACED, AREA OF THE BEER AND WINE, IF YOU HAVE OPEN AREA, THEN SOME SIGNS BY THE REGISTER AND ALSO THE ID SCAN SIGN AND WE'LL BE SCANNING THE ID OF, UH, AGE, UH, OF AT 30 OR UNDER, SOMETIME IT'S 35, I THINK.
I FORGOT WHAT THE STATE REQUIRE.
YOU CAN ASK ID UP TO 35 OR EVEN 40 YEARS.
SO, AND WE'LL BE, UH, ELECTRONICALLY SCANNING THOSE ID MAKING SURE THE AGE IS, UH, PROPERLY VERIFIED FOR EACH, UH, PARTICIPANT OF PURCHASING THE ALCOHOL.
SO, UH, HAVING SAID ALL THAT, SO YOU KNOW, AGAIN, MY SITE, YOU KNOW, IS WITHIN COMPLIANCE FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP OUR SITE IN COMPLIANCE.
UH, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE CHILDREN BEING AROUND AS SCHOOL OFF TIME.
WE'LL HAVE EXTRA, YOU KNOW, HELP EXTRA EMPLOYEE WATCH THE FLOOR AREA WHILE THE CHILDREN ARE THERE IN THE SCHOOL, UH, GETTING OUTTA SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY COME TO THE STORE.
SO WE WILL CONSIDER THAT HIGHLY, YOU KNOW, PROPERLY KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM THOSE, YOU KNOW, IF KID WANTS TO LOOK AT IT, WE WILL PREVENT ALL THAT, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM.
DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT? OH, GREAT.
YEAH, I SAW THE EXAMPLE YOU GAVE.
AND I, AND I THINK, UH, YOU ALSO WERE SAYING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE PUTTING ON THE REFRIGERATOR'S 21 AND OVER, RIGHT? YEAH.
EACH OF THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR HAS, UH, TWO OR THREE OF THOSE SIGNS GOES ON
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THE DOOR RIGHT BY THE DOOR HANDLE WHERE EVERYBODY OR I VIEW AT THE DOOR.SO, AND SOME OF 'EM ARE OUTSIDE ENTRANCE DOOR, SOME OF THE SIGN GOES AND, UH, SOME SIGNS ARE REQUIRED ON THE BUILDING, LIKE A NO OPEN CONTAINER, UH, THE AGE REQUIREMENT AND EVEN THE SUM OF THE CONSUMER, THEY WILL HELP TO PURCHASE BEER FOR OTHER IS A BIG SIGN AND A FINE, UH, STATED ON THOSE SIGNS WILL GO ON THE BUILDING.
AND, UH, NO QUE NO NO OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO.
OKAY, WE HAVE, UH, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MARIO SRO.
SORRY IF I'M NOT PRONOUNCING YOUR NAME RIGHT.
SO MEMBERS OF THE WEST COVINA PLANNING COMMISSION, I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OFFSITE SALE OF BEER AND WINE TYPE 20 WITHIN THE CONVENIENCE STORE AT THE SERVICE STATION.
THIS PROPOSAL CHAMPIONED BY LONGSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN WEST COVINA, HOLDS IMMENSE POTENTIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
GRANTING THIS PERMIT ALIGNS SEAMLESSLY WITH EVOLVING CONSUMER PREFERENCES, PROVIDING RESIDENCE WITH A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND CONVENIENT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.
MOREOVER, ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF DEDICATED ENTREPRENEURS WHO HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL TO OUR CITY'S FABRIC FOR YEARS.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROVEN, LONGSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS BRING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND COMMITMENT TO THE TABLE.
THEIR TRACK RECORD NOT ONLY ATTEST TO THEIR BUSINESS ACUMEN, BUT ALSO REFLECTS A GENUINE INVESTMENT IN THE PROSPERITY OF WEST COVINA.
APPROVING THIS PERMIT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SUPPORTING THE RETAIL ENDEAVOR, IT'S ABOUT SUSTAINING THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY BOLSTERING ESTABLISHED ENTREPRENEURS.
I URGE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE POSITIVE IMPACT THIS PERMIT WOULD HAVE ON BOTH THE APPLICANT AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
IT HARMONIZES WITH OUR CITY'S GROWTH, CATERS TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF RESIDENTS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY THAT MAKES WEST COVINA THRIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UM, WE'RE NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.
I WILL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION.
VICE CHAIR WILLIAMS. UM, YES, I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY.
SO AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT ANY ONE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM HAS BEEN, UM, CONSIDERED IN A PUBLIC HEARING AND A DECISION RENDERED THAT ANY ONE OF US COULD SAY THE NEXT DAY GO IN AND SPEAK TO STAFF AND ASK TO HAVE AN ITEM BROUGHT BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND RECONSIDERED ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT ANY ACTIONS THAT ARE, UM, DONE BY THIS COMMISSION MAY BE AT A LATER TIME IF DESIRED RECONSIDERED OR RESCINDED OR AMENDED AND THAT IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PROCEDURE? SO, UM, AS THIS PLANNING COMMISSION HAS DONE TODAY, UM, BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AN ITEM THAT WAS DONE BEFORE, UM, THE PROCESS IS THERE TO BE FLEXIBLE AND TO ADAPT AND FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO HAVE THE, THE FREEDOM TO CHANGE ITS MIND IF DESIRED MM-HMM,
SO TO BRING A MOTION FORWARD AND TO RECONSIDER AS LONG AS THE, UH, DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THE NOTICES AND PUBLICATIONS HAVE BEEN MET, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.
SO IT IS PROPER FOR IT TO PROCEED TODAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER ERO? UH, YES.
SO AFTER, WELL IN THE LAST MEETING, I BELIEVE JERRY FROM CITY STAFF HAD MENTIONED THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD NOW IN COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING CALLS AND, UM, COMMUNITY PROBLEMS WITHIN BUSINESSES AND WHATNOT.
BUT SO I SPOKE WITH JOANNE, UH, PLANNING MANAGER AND SHE ASSURED ME THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE IN PLACE THE PROPER PROCEDURES TO, UM, MONITOR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HAVE PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE GETTING THIS PERMIT.
COMMISSIONER, HANG, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS CURRENTLY.
SO, UH, WE, I'LL CLOSE COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
LEMME GET THE FU THE FU WORDING.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL
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USE PERMIT NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO NINE CATEGORY EXEMPTION, THE LO FOR THE LOCATION LOCATED AT 12 0 9 SOUTH SUNSET AVENUE.UH, REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS TO UP TO ALLOW FOR THE OFFSITE SALE OF BEER WINE AT TYPE 20 WITHIN AN EXISTING 2,482 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE AS A SER AT A SERVICE STATION KNOWN AS CHEVRON EXTRA MILE LOCATED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COVER SHOW ZONE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND IT.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HANG.
UM, JOANNE, CAN YOU DO ROLL CALL AND I MEAN, CAN YOU FIRST VERIFY THE MOTION AND DO ROLL CALL? OKAY.
THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE, UM, SEC MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER GUTIERREZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HANG A RELU RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 6 1 41, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 NUMBER 23 DASH NINE.
AND SO, UM, THIS ACTION IS FINAL UNLESS APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 10 DAYS.
THE APPEAL MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN 10 DAYS.
AND AGAIN, UH, THIS IS A, THIS IS GREAT.
IT CREATES A TAXATION, IT CREATES REVENUE THAT HELPS FUND OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ENSURING THAT OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, ITS OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT WHERE ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE FEWEST CITIES LEFT IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY THAT HAS ITS OWN FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, AND THAT'S GREAT AND, AND TO KNOW THAT, SO, OKAY, WE'LL MOVE
[4. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 23-11]
ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.THE NEXT ITEM IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 23 DASH 11 CATEGORY EXEMPTION BY APPLICANT MOHI KAMI FOR THE LOCATION LOCATED AT 2 4 6 NORTH CITRUS STREET IN WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
THE REQUEST IS THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUPE TO ALLOW FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE TYPE 20 WITH AN EXISTING 2,787 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE AT A SERVICE STATION KNOWN AS MOBILE MART LOCATED IN THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL RC ZONE.
UH, JOANNE WILL BE DOING THE STAFF REPORT.
THE STAFF REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED BY MARIA MACHADO.
THIS IS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2311 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 4 6 NORTH SUTURE STREET.
THE CUP BEING REQUESTED IS TO ALLOW FOR THE OFF SALE OF BRN WINE WITHIN AN EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE AT A SERVICE STATION.
THE OVERALL LOT IS POINT 60 ACRES.
THE BUILDING ITSELF FOR THE CONVENIENCE STORE IS 2,787 SQUARE FEET.
THE PROPERTY IS ZONED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND IT'S LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF EAST WORKMAN AVENUE IN NORTH HIT STREET.
AND IT IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL USES.
AND THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE MOBILE MART.
THIS BREAD BOX HERE HIGHLIGHTS THE CONVENIENCE STORE IN COMPARISON TO THE OVERALL LOT.
THERE WILL BE FOUR REACH-IN COOLERS THAT WOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE UM, SALE OF BEER AND WINE.
THE SECOND RECTANGLE TOWARDS THE BACK IS A STORAGE AREA THAT WOULD BE FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY.
HERE IS THE COOLER DISPLAY, UH, FOR REFERENCE OF WHERE THOSE FOUR COOLERS WOULD BE LOCATED.
THE OVERALL OPERATION IS A SERVICE STATION WITHIN ACCESSORY CONVENIENCE STORE AND AN ACCESSORY CAR WASH.
THEY HAVE, UM, DIFFERENT SHIFTS.
FIVE EMPLOYEES WORK SEVEN 30 TO SIX 30, AND THERE'S TWO EMPLOYEES ON SITE DURING 6:30 PM TO 7:30 AM AND THE OVERALL BUSINESS HOURS ARE 24 7.
UM, THE ALCOHOL SALES WOULD BE LIMITED BETWEEN 6:00 AM TO 2:00 AM AS REQUIRED BY A BC.
THE CENSUS TRACT THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT IS LOCATED IN AN AREA OF UNDUE CONCENTRATION.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY FIVE OFF ALCOHOL LICENSES ISSUED WITHIN THE SUBJECT CENSUS TRACT, WHICH CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR THREE.
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FIVE THAT ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED BELONG TO BEVMO, WALMART, TARGET, SPROUTS, AND JUG AND JER.THE UM, DEPARTMENT OF A BC CAN ISSUE AN ALCOHOL LICENSE IF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE OR NECESSITY IS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODY.
THE PROPOSED USE IS WITHIN THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE, WHICH IS ALLOCATED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
OUR GENERAL PLAN DOES ENCOURAGE DIVERSITY USES WITHIN THIS ZONE, INCLUDING USES SUCH AS GROCERY STORES, MARKETS, SPECIAL SPECIALTY STORES, RESTAURANTS AND GASOLINE, STATE GASOLINE STATIONS, AS LONG AS IT PROVIDES ADEQUATE PHYSICAL AND SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
PLANNING STAFF DOES RECOMMEND ADOPTING RESOLUTION 24 DASH 6 1 4 4 APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2311.
UM, I DO HAVE THE APPLICANT HEARING IS REPRESENTATIVE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL.
YEAH, I'LL, UH, GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.
WE'LL NOW CALL UP THE APPLICANT.
UH, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
WHAT'S GOING? HELLO, COMMISSIONER.
I'VE BEEN SERVING, UH, CITY OF ESCO SINCE 1980.
I STARTED FROM, UH, WHEN THE SERVICES STATION WAS ALL MECHANIC.
NOW I CHANGE IT TO CONVENIENT THE STORE AND UM, CAR WASH.
AND, UM, THANK YOU ALL GUYS FOR PUTTING EFFORT.
WE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP OUR CUSTOMER.
THE MAIN REASON WE ARE DOING THAT BECAUSE OF CUSTOMER CONVENIENCE AND UM, AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND INTRODUCE MYSELF.
WE GO WITH THE WHATEVER THE CITY'S REQUIREMENT IS AND, UH, WE DON'T HAVE NO NEGATIVE, UM, ACTIVITY IN OUR SIDE ALWAYS WITH GOOD FAITH AND TRY TO HELP THE PEOPLE AND CONSUMER.
THANK YOU ALL IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTION.
DOES THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
UM, ARE YOU WILLING TO DO THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER APPLICANT, WHICH IS PUT THE SIGNAGE ON THE REFRIGERATOR THAT SAYS 21 AND OVER WHATEVER THE LAW REQUIRES? WE GO FOR IT.
KNOW AFTER THAT ALL THE SIGN IS GONNA BE WHATEVER THE A, B, C GONNA REQUIRE.
JUST A SIMPLE STICKER THAT SAYS 21 AND OVER.
OKAY, WE'RE NOW, UH, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THE FIRST WE'RE HERE FOR THOSE IN FAVOR AND THEN THOSE OPPOSED THE APPLICANT.
AND SO OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS KEN KING.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSIONS FOR THIS HEARING AND THE STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
AND THIS IS, THEY GAVE US THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.
UH, I'M THE REP, UH, WE'RE THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ENTITLEMENT, UH, MK DESIGN FOR MR. KINI.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL, ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE, BUT ALSO I'M ALSO A RESIDENT WEST COVINA AND I LIVE ACTUALLY ABOUT MILE, MILE TO MILE AND A HALF FROM THE SITE.
AND BEFORE HE EVEN WAS MY CLIENT, I'VE BEEN USING THOSE SERVICES FOR 20 YEARS OVER THERE.
I KNOW I GOT TO KNOW THE OWNER, HIS FORMER PARTNER, WHICH I REALLY LIKED A LOT, UM, WAS HIS COUSIN WHO PASSED AWAY.
BUT I KNOW THE WAY THEY RAN THEIR BUSINESS AND HOW THEY TAKE CARE OF AND HOW THEY SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
SO I'M HERE TO ALSO GIVE THEM SUPPORT FOR IT.
UH, EVEN MY HOUSE, UH, I WON'T BUY THAT PRODUCT, BUT I USE THAT STATION A LOT.
THEY HAVE MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS AND IT'S VERY PROFESSIONAL.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MARIO ZARO.
YOU TELL US HERE THE CORRECT WAY TO SAY IT.
UM, SINCE THERE'S NO MORE SPEAKER CARDS AND, UH, IN FAVOR, CLO AND AND OR OPPOSED,
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WE'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION.I WILL NOW OPEN COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND CALL ON EACH MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION FOR COMMENTS, THEN SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.
UH, COMMISSIONER LEWIS, I JUST HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, BASED UPON THE FACT THAT, UH, THIS, THIS LOCATION WOULD BE IN AN AREA OF UNDUE CONCENTRATION, UH, FOR OFFSITE, UH, ALCOHOL LICENSES, SO LONG AS OUR CITY, UM, GIVES, UH, APPROVAL OF THIS, UH, WILL THERE BE ANY ISSUES IN OBTAINING AN A BC LICENSE FOR THE APPLICANT? NO.
A BC WOULD ASK, UM, THE CITY TO PROVIDE A, A LETTER OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.
AND WE WILL, IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVES THE ITEM TONIGHT, THEN STAFF WILL PROVIDE A, B, C, A LETTER OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY.
UH, VICE CHAIR WILLIAMS. I HAVE NO COMMENT.
COMMISSIONER BERA? NO QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'RE NOW, UM, IS THERE A, WE'RE NOW CLOSED COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND IS THERE A MOTION OR A SECOND? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 23 DASH 11 WITH CATEGORY EXEMPTION FOR THE LOCATION LOCATED AT 2 4 6 NORTH CITRUS STREET, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP TO ALLOW FOR THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE AT TYPE 20 WITHIN THE EXISTING 2,787 SQUARE FOOT CONVENIENCE STORE AT A SERVICE STATION KNOWN AS MOBILE MART LOCATED IN THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS.
UH, JOANNE, CAN YOU VERIFY THE MOTION AND, UM, DO ROLL CALL? THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THE RESOLUTION NUMBER IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 6 1 4 4.
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 23 DASH 11.
THIS ACTION IS FINAL UNLESS APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 10 DAYS.
THE APPEAL MUST BE IN WRITING AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN 10 DAYS.
AND AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED BUSINESS AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, IT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT, UH, OUR CITY COULD COLLECT TAX IN THE PROCESS AND MAKE SURE AND, AND HELP FUND OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND, AND ANOTHER GREAT THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT, IT'S GONNA ALLOW FOR FLOCK CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED IN AN AREA THAT SEES A LOT OF, UM, SOMETIMES CRIMES, UH, ROBBERIES OR, OR SMALL DEATH WITHIN TARGET AND THE SHOPPING CENTERS THERE.
SO YOU'RE GONNA PLAY A BIG ROLE IN PROTECTING OUR CITY, SO THANK YOU.
[5. ZONE CHANGE NO. 23-02]
NOW MOVE ON TO A ZONE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO TWO.THE GENERAL, UH, EXEMPTION FOR CITYWIDE.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE CITY.
COUNCIL'S RECENT APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE THE ZONE CHANGE WILL ELIMINATE THE MIXED USE OVERLAY AND CHANGE ALL OUR PROPERTIES CURRENTLY.
ZONE OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL, REGIONAL, COMMERCIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE COMMERCIAL TO BE ZONE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL MIX USE OPMU, THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL MIX USE RMU, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL MIX, USE NMU AND SERVICE COMMERCIAL MIX USE SMU.
IN ADDITION, SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES ARE BEING REZONED TO AN EQUIVALENT ZONING DESIGNATION DUE TO DEVELOPMENT CODES.
ELIMINATION OF THE PLAN INDUSTRIAL IP PUBLIC BUILDING PB MEDIUM COMMERCIAL C TWO, AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL C3 ZONES AND EITHER BE MADE CONSISTENT TO ITS CURRENT USE AND OR GENERAL PLAN DEC DESTINATION.
UH, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT? JOAN,
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I'LL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT.I'LL GO AHEAD AND AGAIN, THE PLANNING COMMISSION INITIALLY REVIEWED THE ZONING MAP RELATED TO THE ZONE CHANGE ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2023, AND WAS RECOMMENDED AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE.
HOWEVER, ON JANUARY 16TH, 2024, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE CITY COUNCIL WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPDATES OF THE ZONING MAP WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT A, AT A LATER DATE.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES BEING REINTRODUCED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MORE DETAILED RESOLUTION BECAUSE AT THAT, WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY SCHEDULED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THAT COUNCIL ATTOR, THE CITY ATTORNEYS FELT THAT THE RESOLUTION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PASSED WAS NOT DETAILED ENOUGH.
SO THIS, THIS ITEM WILL REMEDY THAT SITUATION.
THE, OH, SORRY, YOU'RE NOT DONE
UM, THE, THE ZONE CHANGE ENTAILS, UM, SEVERAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE, THE EXISTING MEDIUM COMMERCIAL C TWO AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL C3 WILL BE ELIMINATED AND CHANGED IN ALL PROPERTIES.
WITH THAT CURRENT ZONING WILL BE CHANGED TO EITHER NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE OR SERVICE MIXED USE DEPENDING ON THE USE.
UM, WE, OUR CITY, CITY CONSULTANTS AND, AND CITY STAFF HAD MADE SURE THAT THE ALLOWED USE WITHIN, WITHIN THESE PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL ZONES IS EX, UM, IS EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE NEW ZONING.
ANOTHER ITEM IS ELIMINATING THE PUBLIC BUILDING AND PLANNED INDUSTRIAL ZONE, AND THAT WILL BE CHANGED TO EITHER NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE OR OPEN SPACE.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO OVER EACH OF THOSE PROPERTIES, UM, LATER ON DURING THE PRESENTATION NOW.
AND OVERALL, UH, THE CITY WILL BE CHAIN, UM, ELIMINATING THE MIXED USE OVERLAY ZONE AND CHANGING THOSE PARTICULAR ZONES TO ITS BASE ZONING.
SO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WOULD BE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE SERVICE.
COMMERCIAL WOULD BE SERVICE MIX, MIXED USE.
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL WOULD BE REGIONAL MIXED USE AND OFFICE PROFESSIONAL.
THE CITY'S OFFICE PROFESSIONAL AREA IS CURRENTLY NOT IN THE MIXED USE OVER LAY ZONE, SO THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED WITHIN, UM, WOULD ALLOW FOR MIXED USE, WHICH WOULD BE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL MIXED USE.
UM, THE, THESE ARE THE PROPERTIES WHERE THE I IP PLAN INDUSTRIAL, UM, AND PUBLIC BUILDING ZONES WILL BE CHANGED.
UM, THE FIRST THREE PROPERTIES WERE MENTIONED AT THE LAST NOVEMBER, FIRST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH WAS THE NORTHWEST COLLEGE PROPERTIES.
THEY ARE GOING TO BE CHANGED INTO ZONING THAT'S GONNA BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PORTION OF NORTH NORTHWEST COLLEGE ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT, WHICH IS NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
AND STAFF DID CONTACT NORTHWEST COLLEGE TO MAKE SURE IF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE OKAY WITH THAT AND THEY, THEY WERE OKAY WITH IT, MAINLY GIVEN THAT THAT THEIR CURRENT ZONING WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR THE, THE COLLEGE OR FOR THEM TO MAKE ANY, ANY CHANGES TO THE, THE EXISTING USE SINCE IT IS LEGAL NONCONFORMING.
UM, ANOTHER CHANGE WOULD BE FIRE STATION NUMBER.
UM, NUMBER THREE, UM, IT'S CURRENTLY ZONE PUBLIC BUILDING.
IT'LL BE CHANGED TO OPEN SPACE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT TO THE ZONING FOR THE OTHER STATION.
FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO, UM, FIRE STATION ONE I BELIEVE IS IN THE DOWNTOWN PLAN, UM, CODE.
UM, THE OTHER FIRE STATIONS ARE IN PCD ONE, SO THAT IS NOT GONNA BE IMPACTED.
IT'S JUST THAT FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE.
IT'S CURRENTLY SOME PUBLIC BUILDING WHICH WILL, WHICH ITS ZONING WILL BE ELIMINATED AND CHANGED TO OPEN SPACE AND VALLEY.
THERE'S A STRIP, A LANDSCAPING STRIP ALONG VALLEY AND MORGAN FIELD, UM, AND IT'S PICTURED ON THE PROJECTOR.
UM, IT'S SEPARATES THE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE FROM FROM THE BUSY STREET OF VALLEY BOULEVARD AND IT SERVES AS A LANDSCAPING B BUFFER.
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ZONED PUBLIC BUILDING, SO IT'S GONNA BE ZONED AS OPEN SPACE SINCE IT IS CURRENTLY OPEN SPACE.UM, AND ANOTHER PART OF IT IS THERE ARE CER, THERE ARE SER UM, A FEW PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE CURRENTLY SPLIT ZONED.
AND THIS ZONE CHANGE WILL REMEDY THAT SITUATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE HONDA DEALERSHIP, UM, IS A PORTION OF IT IS ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
SO, UM, IT'S THE TRIANGULAR SLIVER AND THE, WHILE THE REST OF THE ZONE IS SERVICE COMMERCIAL, SINCE SERVICE COMMERCIAL IS NOW, WOULD NOW BE, UM, SERVICE MIX USE AS PART OF THE ZONE CHANGE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WILL BE INCORPORATED WITH THE SERVICE MIX'S TOW THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE PROPERTY.
AND SIMILAR SPLIT ZONE SITUATION IS ENCOUNTERED ON A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX ON 10 15 WEST GARVEY AVENUE.
A PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT OF THE MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEX IS ZONED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND THE SPLITS, IT'S CURRENTLY SPLIT ON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN MULTIFAMILY 20.
SO THE WHOLE ENTIRE SITE IS GONNA BE MULTIFAMILY 20 AS PART OF THIS ZONING CODE CHANGE.
IN ANOTHER SITUATION WITH EIGHT 20 NORTH PHILLIPS, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED OFFICE PROFESSIONAL AND A PORTION OF IS MULTIFAMILY 20.
AND THE, IT'S, THE PROPOSED ZONING WOULD BE MULTIFAMILY 20 SO THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE LARGER PIECE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE CURRENT USE IS ALLOWED IN THE MULTIFAMILY ZONE.
SIMILAR THING WITH 5 27 SOUTH BELINDA AVENUE, UM, WHICH IS A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY.
A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS ZONED OFFICE PROFESSIONAL.
UM, HERE IS AN THE OVERALL ZONING MAP.
SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, UM, ALL, ALL THE COMMERCIAL ZONES MIX, UM, OFFICE PROFESSIONAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, COMMERCIAL, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL SERVICE COMMERCIAL WOULD BE THEIR BASE ZONING PLUS MIXED USE.
SO OFFICE PROFESSIONAL, MIXED USE, NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE, REGIONAL MIXED USE AND SERVICE MIXED USE.
UM, THE, UM, AUTO PLAZA OVERLAY ZONE AND ANIMAL KEEPING OVERLAY ZONE.
THE DOWNTOWN PLAN IN CODE AREA IN THE HILLSIDE OVERLAY ZONES WILL NOT CHANGE.
UM, THOSE ARE THE ONLY ZONING DESIGNATION IN ADDITION TO THE ITEMS. AND THE OTHER LIST OF PROPERTIES THAT, THAT ARE ON ATTACHED TO RESOLUTION ARE GOING TO BE CHANGED WITH THIS PLANNING STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 6 1 4 6 RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 23 2.
IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER.
UM, WHAT, WHAT WAS, WHAT WAS, WHAT DID THE LP AND THE M THE NMU MEAN AGAIN FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IP PLANT INDUSTRIAL AND NNMU IS NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
THAT WASN'T A THING THAT WE, THAT WAS ON THERE BEFORE, RIGHT ABOUT THE, IT IT WAS ON, IT WAS ON THERE.
REMEMBER THAT WAS, IT WAS SOMETHING ON THERE THAT WE LEFT.
IT WAS LEFT ALONE AFTER ALL OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES THERE OR WAS THAT A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE? IT'S THE SAME COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
WASN'T IT DESIGNATED AS A SCHOOL ZONE OR SOMETHING? IT WAS, IT WAS A, A PORTION OF IT.
UM, THAT'S ACROSS THE, THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM IT.
UM, IT INCLUDED THESE THREE PROPERTIES PLUS ONE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
WHAT WAS IT DESIGNATED AS? UM, IT WAS NEIGHBORHOOD, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, COMMERCIAL.
UH, AND THEN IT'S GONNA BE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
UH, COMMISSIONER, OPEN UP CHAIR IF I MAY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST IS ON, UM, IT'S AN, IT'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX
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ON SUNSET.UM, INITIALLY OUR CONSULTANT HAD THOUGHT THAT THAT, UM, THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY, UM, IS SPLIT ZONED, BUT I LOOKED INTO ALL OUR RECORDS AND, AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS A GEOGRAPHICAL ERROR WHEN, WHEN THE DIGITAL MAP WAS INFORMATION FOR THE DIGITAL MAP WAS GETTING TRANSFERRED SO THAT I, UM, STAFF WISHES TO ELIMINATE THAT FROM THE RESOLUTION.
DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OKAY.
ACTUALLY I DO HAVE ONE JOANNE.
UM, FOR THE C TWO AND C3 ZONING, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO? THE C TWO, I MEAN C TWO C3 ZONING VERSUS SMU, WHICH WE'RE CHANGING TO THE, THE C TWO, UH, THE C TWO AND C3 ZONING.
UM, OR, UH, CC TWO IS MEDIUM COMMERCIAL AND C3 IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL.
UM, C THE C TWO AND C3 ZONING, UM, IS, IS LARGELY SIMILAR TO THE SERVICE, UH, MIXED USE AND ALSO THE, UH, REGIONAL MIXED USE ZONES.
UM, IN ALLOW, IN ALLOWABLE USES.
IT UM, ALLOWS FOR, UM, A MORE INTEN INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL USE, UM, IN COMPARISON TO, TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
UM, THE, THE LIST OF USES IN, IN THE LAND USE MATRIX IS SIMILAR, UM, TO C TWO AND C3 FOR THE SERVICE COMMERCIAL ARRANGE, UM, SERVICE MIXED USE AND REGIONAL MIXED USE ZONES.
SO THAT, UM, WHAT WE DID IS WE, WE MADE, WE LOOKED AT THE USES, UM, FOR EACH OF THE SITE, UH, AND THE SURROUNDING USES FOR EACH OF THE SITES.
AND WE, WE MATCHED THEM WITH THE SURROUNDING USES.
THAT'S A, THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINED WHICH ZONES THAT THEY WILL BE IN.
I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE ARE, IF WE ARE CHANGING THE ZONING CODE, DOES THAT MEAN I GUESS THERE'S CERTAIN BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA NO LONGER CAN BE DONE OVER THERE FOR THE C TWO AND C3 ZONING? UM, MOST, MOST OF THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE C3 AND CC TWO AND C3 ZONES ARE ALSO ALLOWED IN THE SERVICE MIX.
C ZONES, I GUESS MOST IS NOT ALL.
AND I, I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THESE, UM, THESE LAND ACTUALLY HAVE OWNERS AND DO WE NOTIFY THEM WHEN WE CHANGE CODES LIKE THAT? YES.
AND WE ALSO TAKE THE USES AWAY FROM THEM.
AND WE ALSO MADE SURE THAT, THAT THE EXISTING USES ON THE SITE, UM, IS ALLOWED ON, UM, IS GONNA BE ALLOWED IN THE NEW ZONING.
BASICALLY THEY CAN CONTINUE THE USE UNTIL SOMEONE ELSE COMES ALONG AND THEY CAN'T DO A CERTAIN ITEMS FOR THE C TWO AND C3.
UM, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THEIR USE AND MAKE CHANGES TO MAKE ADDITIONS TO THEIR USE BECAUSE THOSE USES ARE ALLOWED IN, IN THE SERVICE SERVICE MIXED USE ZONES.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE C TWO AND C3 ZONES ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE SERVICE MIXED USE ZONES.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY IDENTICAL, BUT IT COVERS IDENTICAL COMBINES BOTH FOUR, INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO SEPARATE THINGS, IT COMBINES IT INTO A TWO COM, IT COMBINES IT, THE MEANING OF BOTH INTO ONE IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS THAT THE C TWO AND C3 ZONING WOULD BECOME SMU AND ALSO WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? NMU? YES.
SERVICE MIXED USE OR NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
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JOANNE, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.UM, SO BY CHANGING ANY OF THESE, UM, ANY OF THESE USE DESIGNATIONS, ARE WE TURNING ANY PARCEL INTO A NON-CONFORMING, UM, INTO A NON-CONFORMING USE? NO.
AND, UM, IF I MAY, I'LL, I'D ALSO CLARIFY THAT CURRENTLY, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE IS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR A SECOND READING FOR THE JANUARY 20, I'M SORRY, THE, UH, FEBRUARY 20TH, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES A DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE DURING THE SECOND RATING, UH, THE, THE CODE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE SERVICE, UH, MEDIUM COMMERCIAL C TWO AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL C3 ZONES AND ALSO THE PUBLIC BUILDING AND PUB PLANNED INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ZONES.
SO THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE FORMALIZING THAT IN THE, THE, UM, ZONING MAP.
SO I HAVE A BAD HYPOTHETICAL FOR YOU.
IF FOR WHATEVER REASON THIS DIDN'T PASS, IS THERE SOME SORT OF SAVINGS CLAUSE LANGUAGE IN THE, UM, IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT ALLOWS FOR C TWO AND C3 AND AND OTHER PREVIOUS ZONE DESIGNATIONS, UH, TO, UH, TO BE GOVERNED PRESUMPTIVELY UNDER THE PRESUMPTIVELY NEW DESIGNATIONS? OR IS THIS SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S BASICALLY A GIANT BLACK HOLE? THERE IS, THERE ISN'T ANYTHING IN, IN THE CODE, UM, IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT WOULD, UM, REDDE RED RE-DESIGNATE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR C TWO C3 PUBLIC BUILDING AND PLANT INSTITUTIONAL ZONES.
SO EFFECTIVELY IF THIS DOESN'T, IF THIS DOESN'T MOVE OVER TO COUNCIL, THEN ALL OF THE PRIOR OUTDATED, UM, ZONING, UH, DESIGNATIONS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY APPLICABLE STANDARDS TO THEM, CORRECT? CORRECT.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? I GUESS LIKE, IF WE WERE TO MOVE DOWN TO CATEGORY FOUR, AND THESE ARE PARCEL LOTS AND BASICALLY WE'RE CHANGING FROM RESIDENTIAL R ONE TO OS, WHICH IS OPEN SPACE, I BELIEVE.
NOW I'M JUST TRYING TO PICTURE BECAUSE THAT, THAT SEEMS TO BE, I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THOSE LAND OR STRIPS OF LAND CAN'T EVEN BE BUILT.
THOSE, THOSE ARE PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE CITY.
UM, THE LAST THREE DIGITS ARE 900 CODES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY THAT'S BASICALLY, UM, OPEN SPACE CURRENTLY.
IS PARKS CONSIDERED OPEN SPACE TOO? YES.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT, TECHNICALLY A PUBLIC BUILDING CAN ALWAYS BE SHUT DOWN.
LIKE THEY, THEY DID A LOT, LIKE A LOT OF THE COURT, THE COURTS THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY AT ONE POINT.
BUT A OPEN SPACE I, I PERSONALLY BELIEVE IS A MORE PROTECTIVE, A PROTECTIVE WORDING IN THERE BECAUSE FOR YOU TO GET RID OF AN OPEN SPACE SUCH AS, UH, JUST AS JUST AN EXAMPLE, LIKE A PUBLIC PARK, WHICH IS CONSIDERED AN OPEN SPACE AS WELL, THAT'S A MORE STRONGER TERM, I BELIEVE TO USE.
AND OBVIOUSLY TO PROTECT A, A FEATURE FIREHOUSE FROM GOING FROM A FIREHOUSE THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.
AND MAYBE THE CITY ATTORNEY COULD, UM, ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON OPEN SPACE IN GENERAL.
ISN'T OPEN SPACES MORE WHEN THE CITIES MAKE DECISIONS ON REZONING OPEN SPACES OR EVEN LIKE CLOSING DOWN A, UH, PARK, WHICH IT'S HARDLY DONE.
ISN'T THAT A MORE, UM, I GUESS HOW YOU SAY, UM, TOUCHY SUBJECT IN, IN ITS MAKING RIGHT IS PRIORITIZING PRESERVE, PRESERVING THAT SPACE RATHER THAN BUILDING FOR, I MEAN IT'S ARGUABLE THAT IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT.
SO IT'S, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT USE OF THAT AND PROTECTING THAT USE VERSUS CERTAIN PARCELS ARE MEANT TO BE DEVELOPED A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSIVELY.
AND THIS IS DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE TO BE LEFT IN AS MUCH OF AN OPEN CONDITION AS POSSIBLE.
SO THAT'S THE INTEREST THAT IS BEING PROTECTED.
SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT INTERESTS THAT ARE PROTECTED BY THESE TYPES OF CATEGORIES? YES.
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YEAH.ANY MORE QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION? NO, I'M JUST HAPPY WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GET A LESSON ON THE SURPLUS LAND ACT.
I'M GONNA MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 6 1 4 6 RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 23 DASH TWO AND ADOPT ORDINANCE AND AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REQUIRED REZONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE.
I THINK I JUST NEED TO OPEN THE PUB PUB.
I JUST NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING REAL FAST.
SO, UM, THERE'S PUBLIC HEARING.
YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE HERE, BUT
UM, SO BEFORE WE GO TO THAT MOTION, UH, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND SINCE THERE'S NO SPEAKER CARDS REGARDING THE SUBJECT MATTER
AND, AND THEN, UH, SINCE THERE IS A MOTION, IF COMMISSIONER LEWIS WANTS TO REPEAT HIS MOTION, I WILL REPEAT MY MOTION.
MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO FOUR DASH 6 1 4 6 RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 23 DASH OH TWO AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REQUIRED REZONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE.
OKAY, WE HAVE A, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LEWIS AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WILLIAMS. UH, JOANNE, CAN YOU, UH, CLARIFY THE MOTION AND DO ROLL CALL? THE MOTION IS FOR RE, UM, CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 DASH 6 1 46, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA.
RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 23 DASH ZERO TWO AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE FOR THE REQUIRED REZONING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE.
THE FI THIS IS THE FINAL ACTION ON THIS MATTER AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE.
THIS IS THE FINAL ACTION ON THIS MATTER AND WILL TAKE PLACE AT A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE DATE TO BE DETERMINED.
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ON TO NON-HEARING ITEMS, ART AND PUBLIC PLACES.NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE LOCATIONS LOCATED AT 1611 THROUGH 1623 WEST SAN BERNARDINO ROAD IN WEST VENA, CALIFORNIA.
TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE HEARING NON, WE HAVE ONE NON-HEARING ITEM, UH, JOANNE, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT.
I WILL BE PRESENTING THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.
UM, ON, ON JANUARY 28TH, 2020, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED PRECISE PLAN NUMBER 19 0 2, WHICH APPROVED FOR, UH, 105,645 SQUARE FOOT 24 UNIT TWO STORY INDUSTRIAL CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, THE SITE IS ZONED M1, THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT IS 11,927,000.
AND BASED ON THAT IN THE DEVELOPMENT, THE REQUIRED ARTS AND PUBLIC PLACES CONTRIBUTION OR IT WOULD BE VALUED AT 1% OF THE VALUATION THE APPLICANT IS REC IS PROPOSING TO LOCATE THE ARTWORK IN FRONT OF BUILDING ONE, WHICH IS THE AREA THAT'S CIRCLED.
UM, THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BUILDING IN THE, IN THE FRONT OF THE SITE IS ON THE PROJECTOR, AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO LOCATE A BRONZE SCULPTURE, UM, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS BUILDING AND WITHIN THE EXISTING LANDSCAPED AREA ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, HERE'S A DEPICTION OF THE BRONZE SCULPTURE.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT'S BUDGET, THE IN INSTALL INSTALLATION, THE DESIGN INSTALLATION, UM, IN THE BRONZE CULTURE ITSELF WOULD BE VALUED AT 119,270, WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE 1% OF THE PROJECT VALUATION.
THE BRONZE SCULPTURE WILL DEPICT
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A FAMILY COMPRISING OF PARENTS AND SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN WALKING HAPPILY, HOLDING HANDS FOR SAFETY.UM, ONE CHILD IS CARRYING A BOOK AND ANOTHER CHILD IS CARRYING A BOOK BACK.
ACCORDING TO THE APPLICANT, THE DESIGN WAS SELECTED MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE SITE'S LOCATION, UM, ACROSS THE STREET FROM MANITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND, AND THE SITE BEING TO THE WEST, UM, OF AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN, IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WHERE, WHERE, UM, SCHOOL, SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, UM, THAT ATTEND MANZANITA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIVE.
SO THEY'RE CONSTANTLY WALKING IN FRONT OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, IF YOU HA IF THE PLANNING CONTRIBUTION HAS ANY QUESTIONS, UM, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE THE, THE CONCEPT OR DESIGN OF THE BRONZE SCULPTURE.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS MR. DON COOK.
UM, DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CITY STAFF CINA? WE'RE NOW CALLED THE APPLICANT MR. COOK.
UM, FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK JOANNE AND, AND JERRY FOR ALL THEIR HELP.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT AND TAKING ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
WE HAVE A BUILDING RIGHT NEXT TO THIS BUILDING.
IT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR IN THAT BUILDING.
UM, WE DID A BASICALLY A 20 BY 20 PILE PICTURE OF ACTUALLY THE WAY THE MOUNTAINS LOOK TODAY.
SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS AND SOME ORANGE TREES.
AND, UM, WE ALSO HAD A FOUNTAIN UNTIL AZUA WATER SAID NO MORE FOUNTAINS AND NO MORE WATER.
AND THEN, UM, SOME HOMELESS PEOPLE TOOK OVER THE FOUNTAIN TORE EVERYTHING OUT.
AND SO WE THOUGHT THIS TIME WE'D TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND, UH, AFTER JOANNE TOLD US WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO, WE NEEDED SOME ART.
AND WE HAD, WE WENT BACK, AND THIS IS GONNA SOUND REALLY CORNY, BUT WE SAW KIDS AND FAMILIES WALKING ACROSS THE STREET, HAND IN HAND TO SCHOOL.
AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WHY DON'T WE DO SOMETHING THAT SHOWS THE KIDS ACROSS THE STREET WALKING TO SCHOOL.
SO AS JOANNE, UH, POINTED OUT, AND, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR FOLDER, UM, THE TWO BOYS, UM, THE BOY, ONE BOY HAS A BACKPACK, ONE BOY HAS A, UM, HIS BOOKS UNDER HIS ARM.
THE GIRLS AREN'T CARRYING ANY BOOKS BECAUSE THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK THE DAY BEFORE AND DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE ANYTHING HOME,
UM, BUT THE BOYS, THEY DIDN'T.
AND SO THEY HAD TO HAVE THEIR SCHOOL BOOKS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE SAW A LOT IS WITH THESE FAMILIES THAT ARE WALKING TO SCHOOL, QUITE OFTEN THERE'S ONE OF THE CHILDREN THAT ISN'T WALKING, THEY'RE IN A STROLLER, OR THE PARENTS ARE CARRYING IN THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUNGER.
AND SO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO IN OUR FIRST ONE WAS CONNECT WITH THE MOUNTAINS AND THE HISTORY OF THE CITY WITH ITS ORANGES.
OKAY? THIS TIME WE'RE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH THE CHILDREN THAT ARE ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, ONE OF THE BIG ADVANTAGES OF BRONZE IS IT IS MAINTENANCE FREE.
ONCE THIS THING IS DONE, IT'S DONE.
IT DOESN'T RUST, IT DOESN'T DO ANY OF THE THINGS THERE.
THERE'S NO MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.
HOWEVER, THERE IS AN ASSOCIATION WHICH WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, THE ARTWORK INTO PERPETUITY.
SO IT DOESN'T JUST GO THERE AND END.
UM, IT'S NOT NEARLY AS TECHNICAL AS A LOT OF THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE TONIGHT.
UH, IT'S KIND OF HOW DO YOU FEEL? UM, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UH, AND IT, AND YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THERE'S ANOTHER FAMILY BUSINESS IN NEW YORK, WHICH IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, DO UP THE MOLDS AND POUR THE BRONZE AND BRING IT OUT HERE AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IT TOGETHER.
AND, AND THE TRUTH IS, THIS PROCESS TO MAKE THESE STATUES IS GONNA TAKE FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GO OFF THE SHELF AND SAY, YEAH, I WANT ONE OF THOSE AND I WANT ONE OF THOSE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE CUSTOM MADE FOR THIS SITE, FOR THIS ART IN THIS CITY.
SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTION, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE AN EARLY NIGHT TONIGHT.
I, I I WILL TELL YOU, UM, THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME I EVER APPEAR BEFORE THE WEST COVINA PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE ONLY THIS INTENDED, I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE 2005 FROM TIME TO TIME.
AND YOU KNOW, WITH THE PROJECT NEXT DOOR, THIS ONE, I THINK THE LAST TIME MY SON DID IT, NOW HE'S IN FLORIDA.
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SAME THING, BUT HE IS IN FLORIDA.UM, IT'S SUBJECT TO A QUESTION THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I GOT.
IT'S, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ART THAT YOU HAVE AND I KNOW, I KNOW THE MCINTYRE SQUARE HAS SOME OF THOSE.
ANDY GAVE ME THE NAME OF THESE PEOPLE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, WHAT, WHAT'S AS, AS, UM, JERRY AND I TALKED TODAY, WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS IS THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL PROJECT.
IT'S WAREHOUSES, IT'S IN THAT, BUT WHAT THE STAFF HAS DONE AND WHAT THE CITY CODE HAS DONE IS THEY'VE TAKEN SOMETHING THAT IS INDUSTRIAL AND WAREHOUSE.
AND I JOKINGLY SAY THIS AS I'M PLANTING THEM, BUT WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PLANTS HERE.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE AN ARBORETUM.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS ART OUT FRONT.
SO THE BUILDINGS ARE COOL, THEY'RE NICE, UM, AND THEY HAVE ALL THESE ANCILLARY THINGS, UH, THAT ARE THERE.
AND IT'S, IT ALMOST LIKE THE WAREHOUSES DISAPPEAR.
AND WHEN YOU GO DOWN THE STREET, YOU SEE THE ARCH, YOU SEE THE LANDSCAPING AND THE TREES.
AND I SAID, GEE, I WONDER WHAT THAT WAS.
UM, DOES ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEN I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PROPOSED ART IN PUBLIC PLACES.
NUMBER 24 DASH ZERO ONE FOR THE BUILDINGS LOCATED AT 1611 THROUGH 1623 WEST SAN BERNARDINO ROAD IN WEST VENA, CALIFORNIA.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
THERE'S A MOTION BY MYSELF AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
BE, UH, JOANNE, CAN YOU VERIFY THE MOTION AND UH, DO ROLL CALL.
THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT OF THE BRONZE SCULPTURE.
[COMMISSION REPORTS/COMMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS]
MOVE ON TO COMMISSION REPORTS AND COMMENTS OR MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. WOULD ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO REPORT OR COMMENT ON AN ITEM? IF NOT, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA, WAS THAT ITEM WE'RE GONNA STILL BRING YOU? I THINK WHAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS IN GENERAL, THE, THE LAST REQUEST AT THE LAST MEETING.DO YOU RECALL THAT WE, UM, WE HAD A FULL AGENDA TO, UM, FOR THIS MEETING? YEAH.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SO, BUT, SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE IT.
WE DID ANIZE IT FOR THIS MEETING.
UM, BUT WE ARE GONNA BE IZING IT FOR THE, THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH.
[7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
MOVE ON TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS REPORT.UH, JOANNE, DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO REPORT ON ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH? THE SPRING THE CITY WILL HAVE THE SPRING FESTIVAL.
IT WILL BE HELD FROM 11:00 AM TO 10:00 PM AND ON SUNDAY, MARCH 10TH FROM 12:00 PM UNTIL 8:00 PM AT OLD TOWN GLENDORA AVENUE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD, 2024 FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM UM, IT'S GONNA BE OUR EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA.
UM, AT CORTES PARK, THE A, UM, THE ADDRESS AT CORTES PARK IS 2 4 4 1 EAST CON CORTES AVENUE.
AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE IT AT DEL NORTE PARK, WHICH IS 1500 WEST ROLAND AVENUE.
RSVP IS NOT GONNA BE REQUIRED FOR EITHER OF THOSE EVENTS.
AND THERE'S THEIR, UM, UM, ANY CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS TO REPORT ON BEHALF OF PAULINA? UM, NOT AT THIS TIME.
THIS, THE PAST CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE LAST MEETING.
SINCE THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO CONSIDER, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8:13 PM PACIFIC TIME.