* 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. IS [00:00:01] IT OKAY? SEVEN. SOMEWHERE. GOOD [CALL TO ORDER] EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IT'S NOW CALLED TO ORDER FOR MAY 12TH, 2026. UM, WE'LL NOW TAKE A MOMENT OF FOR SILENT PRAYER OR MEDITATION, UM, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UH, WITH COMMISSIONER LEWIS. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEARTS. READY TO BEGIN? 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. VICE CHAIR LOUIS. EXCUSE ME. IT'S COOL. . WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. UH, ARTURO WILL CALL ROLE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ENG HERE. COMMISSIONER REYES. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS HERE. VICE CHAIR LEWIS. HERE, CHAIR, VICE HERE. THANK YOU. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE [APPROVAL OF MINUTES] THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 28TH, 2026. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? OKAY, THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED AS PRESENTED ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. UM, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? NOBODY'S HERE. OKAY. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE NO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING, PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, SO WE'LL MOVE [2. PLANNING COMMISSION REORGANIZATION] ON TO NON-HEARING ITEMS. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS THE REORGANIZATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, UM, PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO DASH SEVEN ONE OF CITY OF WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ELECTS CHAIR, AND A VICE CHAIR FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS EACH TO SERVE A ONE YEAR TERM. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF CHAIR. OKAY. WELL, I WILL NOMINATE, UM, VICE CHAIR, UH, LEWIS. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO, UM, ROLL CALL, UH, FOR THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER ANG AYE. COMMISSIONER REYES. ABSENT. COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS AYE. VICE CHAIR LEWIS. AYE. CHAIR RA AYE. MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONER LEWIS IS NOW APPOINTED CHAIR FOR THE UPCOMING TERM. OKAY. WELL, IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS, UM, A PLEASURE TO BE THE CHAIR AND TO LEAD. UM, ACTUALLY WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE. WE HAVE VERY DIVERSE OPINIONS AND, AND, BUT EVENTUALLY WE DO GET THE JOB DONE. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO PASS THIS SCAFFOLD ON TO , UH, CHAIR LEWIS, DO YOU WANNA THANK YOU. NOW, MUSICAL CHAIRS. I, I DON'T KNOW, DO WE DO, DO WE NEED TO? YOU DON'T NEED TO. NOW WHEN WE COME BACK, WE CAN . OH, SOUNDS GOOD. UM, I'LL, I'LL JUST SAY AGAIN, UM, SECOND TIME BEING THE, THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UM, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, UH, FUN AND TRYING TO SORT OF HERD CATS. UP, UP HERE IS, UH, IS, IS ALWAYS, UH, UH, ALWAYS FUN, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S OPINION IS HEARD, AND THAT'S WHAT I ENDEAVOR TO DO, UH, THIS TIME AROUND. MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS, UH, EVERYBODY GETS THEIR SAY AND THEN ULTIMATELY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE COME TO A VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. RIGHT. UM, SO AGAIN, UM, I, I, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE, UH, THAT YOU PUT THIS CONFIDENCE IN ME TO, TO MOVE FORWARD AS THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMISSION AND, UH, AND AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ALL AGAIN. UH, SO, UH, MOVING FORWARD, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, UH, I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH NOMINATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF VICE CHAIR. UM, AND, UH, UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY OTHER NOMINATION, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS TO BE THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALRIGHT. UM, ANY OTHER MOTIONS? SEEING NONE. UM, ARTURO, WILL YOU, UH, POLL THE COMMISSION? UH, COMMISSIONER ING AYE. COMMISSIONER REYES, ABSENT, UH, COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS [00:05:01] AYE. UH, CHAIR LEWIS. AYE. COMMISSIONER BERA AYE. MOTION CARRIES 4 0 1. COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS IS NOW THE VICE CHAIR FOR THE UPCOMING TERM. UH, NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE APPOINTMENT OF DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, PURSUANT TO SECTION 26 DASH 2 77 AND 26 DASH 2 78 OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN REVIEW CONSISTS OF TWO PLANNING COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIR WITH ONE ALTERNATE MEMBER WHO MAY SERVE IN THE ABSENCE OF A REGULAR MEMBER. THE PURPOSE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, PRESERVE ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, PROMOTE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT, AND ENCOURAGE HARMONIOUS DESIGN COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT TWO COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE ON THE DESIGN, UH, THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN REVIEW WITH ONE, UH, ALTERNATE MEMBER. UM, IS ANYONE INTERESTED IN SERVING OR CONTINUING TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY? OKAY. COMMISSIONER HANG AND AND COMMISSIONER VARA. UM, SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. UH, SO FOR THE RECORD, I WILL APPOINT, UH, COMMISSIONER VARA AND COMMISSIONER HANG, UH, TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR DESIGN REVIEW. UM, MR. CASTELLANOS, YOU WANNA SERVE AS ALL YEAH, I'LL BE THE, IF, IF, UM, ONE OF THEM CANNOT ATTEND. YES. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. AND, UH, AND THEN I WILL, UH, UM, APPOINT, UH, COMMISSIONER CASTELLANOS AS THE, OR EXCUSE ME, VICE CHAIR CASTANOS AS THE, UH, ALTERNATE MEMBER, UM, UNLESS CANCELED THE SUBCOMMITTEE HOLDS REGULAR HEARINGS, UH, SCHEDULED, UM, EVERY SECOND AND F AND FOURTH TUESDAY AT 6:30 PM MEETINGS ARE HELD AT CITY HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE PLANNING DIVISION CONFERENCE ROOM. UM, BEFORE FINALIZING THE APPOINTMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST, UH, DO ONE FINAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO SERVE ON DESIGN REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE. EVERYBODY? YES. EVERYBODY GOOD WITH THAT? YES. COMMISSIONER HANG. YES. OKAY. JUST MAKING SURE. OKAY. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON. UM, TO COMMISSIONER REPORTS COMMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OR OFFER COMMENTS ON? NO. SEEING NONE. MOVING ON TO COMMUNITY [COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S REPORT] DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS REPORT. ARTURO, DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO REPORT FOR US? JUST A, A REMINDER THAT ON MONDAY, MAY 25TH, WE WILL HAVE THE, UM, COMMUNITY MEMORIAL DAY LUNCHEON AT THE WEST COVINA CIVIC CENTER AT 1 4 4 WEST GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH. ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, WE'LL HAVE, UH, WEST COVINA FIRST ELECTRIC BOBA FESTIVAL AND NIGHT MARKET FROM 4:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AT THE WEST COVINA CIVIC CENTER, ALSO AT 1 4 4 4 WEST GARVEY AVENUE SOUTH. UM, I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION, UH, FOR THE COMMISSION TO ATTEND THE CITY OF WEST COVINA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AND NIGHT MARKET. THE COMMUNITY EVENT SERIES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAYS FROM JUNE 17TH THROUGH JULY 29TH WITH, UH, CONCERTS SCHEDULED, UM, WITH NO CONCERTS SCHEDULED ON JULY 1ST. UH, THE EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM 6:00 PM TO 9:00 PM AT THE WEST SYLVANIA CITY HALL CIVIC CENTER. UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND ENJOY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, LOCAL VENDORS AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER SERIES. AND THAT IS ALL TO REPORT. SOUNDS GOOD. UM, ANY, UH, CITY COUNCIL, UH, ACTION ITEMS TO REPORT, UH, NO CITY COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS TO REPORT. ALRIGHT, HAVING, UH, NO FURTHER BUSINESS, UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:08 PM IT'S A RECORD. GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE. GOOD. * 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.