* 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. SO I'LL SAY TO EVERYONE, [00:00:01] GOOD EVENING, THIS IS THERE AN EXPERIENCED CHAIRMAN OF THE HARBOR CITY [ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631] PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WELCOME TO THE FIRST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF 2021, WHICH WE ALL TRUST WILL BE BETTER THAN 2020. SO IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER AND DASH TWO, FIVE DASH TWO ZERO GUIDANCE FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON GATHERINGS AND IN AN EFFORT TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AND TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA OPERA PLANNING COMMISSION IS BEING CONDUCTED VIA TELECONFERENCE. THE PLAN OF COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF ARE CALLING IN REMOTELY AND REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CAN BE DONE AS FOLLOWS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAS LOGGED IN THROUGH ZOOM NOTE THAT YOU ARE MUTED AND YOUR CAMERA IS TURNED OFF. BUT IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT, PORTIONS OF THE AGENDA, USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION, OR IF DIALING IN BY PHONE PRESS STAR NINE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME INDICATED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHARED DURING THE MEETING, AND YOU WILL BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE. PLEASE KNOW THAT THE SPEAKERS MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES EACH AND THAT THE TOTAL TIME PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS 30 MINUTES. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED BY EMAIL TO PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL ONE WORD@LAHABRACAALLONETERM.GOV. SO AT THIS TIME I WILL CALL A MEETING OFFICIALLY TO ORDER, AND I WILL ASK COMMISSIONER POWELL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SORRY TO INTERRUPT JERRY, THAT YOU'RE MUTED. I'M SORRY. 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. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL. THIS IS COMMISSION SECRETARY CARMEN, CALLING ROLL COMMISSIONER PAL HERE. COMMISSIONER AMMONIA HERE. COMMISSIONER BERNIER. THAT'S AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. AM I CORRECT ANDREW? YES, IT IS. OKAY, HERE, HERE. THANK YOU. CARMEN COMMENT. YOU'LL BE RECEIVED AT BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF STANDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE, GET BRIEF NON REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS THAT IS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA TONIGHT FOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE FIVE, FOUR DOT THREE SEVEN. SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING. AND AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, IF ANYONE ON THE LINE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME, USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION OR DIALING IN BY PHONE PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED. AND AS A REMINDER, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NOT HOLDING PUBLIC HEARING ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO VERONICA AT YOUR CONVENIENCE, LET ME KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYBODY HOLDING FOR THAT PURPOSE. GOOD EVENING. I DO NOT SEE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS HER COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, VERONICA. WE WILL NOT CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS AND CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION REMOVAL OF AN ITEM, THE ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED IN ORDER ALONE FOR ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. SO BEFORE THE COMMISSION WE HAVE AT THIS TIME, THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE, ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE, UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AND COMMISSIONER MUNEZ? NO. NO, NO. DARREN, THANK YOU. AND I DO NOT, AGAIN. I THINK THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR SOLELY CONSISTS OF, UH, UH, THE MINUTES. IS THAT CORRECT, ANDREW? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. JUST THE MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 23RD, 2020 AND DECEMBER 14TH, 2020. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WHO WISHES TO HAVE AN ITEM REMOVED, USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION, OR IF DIALING IN BY PHONE PRESS STAR NINE. NOW, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION TO REMOVE ITEM AND WAIT TO BE ANNOUNCED, UM, AND LET ME KNOW VERONICA WHEN YOU CAN. NO, THERE'S NO ONE ON HOLD. WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS STAGE. THIS IS VICE CHAIR MANLEY. UH, MAKE A MOTION [00:05:01] TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A SECOND? JERRY CAN FORGIVE ME, PLEASE. GO AHEAD. MANNY. FORGIVE ME. FORGIVE ME. FORGIVE ME. THE MUNOZ WAS THE SECOND. YES. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER. UH, MANLY. WAIT, I'M SORRY. VICE CHAIRMAN LEE. AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MUNOZ, PLEASE CALL ROLL. THIS IS COMMISSIONER SECRETARY CARMEN CALLING ROLL BY CEREMONY. YES. YES. FINISHING A FILE. YES. YES. THANK YOU. CARMEN WILL NOW MOVE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING. PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS. THE CHAIR WILL ANNOUNCE THE HEARING AND THE STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM. THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED FIRST. AND THEN THE COMMISSIONER WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION. REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR AFTER ALL HIS BOOK AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION AND TAKE ACTION AS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE. IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE WAIT TO BE PROMPTED. AND WHEN CALLED, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BY SLOWLY SPELLING OUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. SO TONIGHT THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TWO ZERO DASH ONE THREE TO ESTABLISH THE RESTAURANT. AND THAT IS RUBY REDS, BARBECUE, AS WELL AS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TWO ZERO DASH ONE FOUR FOR AN ABC TYPE 41 ON SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE AT 1-841-WESTERN RURAL HIGHWAY, SUITE BEEF. AND MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES. CHURN IS THERE IN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING, COMMISSIONER PLANNING, COMMISSION MANAGER, HO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE PRESENTED BY ASSOCIATE PLANNER. DAVID LOPEZ. THANK YOU, DAVID. HI, GOOD EVENING. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A TO ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT, WHICH IS RUBY REDS, BARBECUE WITH A TYPE 41 ON SALE BEER AND WINE. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN TO GET THE POWERPOINT ON HERE. OKAY, THERE WE GO. SO THE SUBJECT TENANT SUITE IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE LAHABRA MARKETPLACE, UM, IT'S PROPOSED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE FORMER PIZZA REV SUITE, UH, PIZZA REV CEASE OPERATION IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE PROPERTY OWNER DID FILE A TIME EXTENSION TO KEEP THE CUP FOR THE RESTAURANT AND THE CUP FOR Y'ALL CALL SALES ACTIVE. UM, BUT IT ENDED UP EXPIRING IN 2019 DUE TO NON-USE THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THEORY, ENTITLE THE SUITE TO ALLOW FOR THE RESTAURANT WHERE WITH BEER AND WINE SALES, THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES THE OPERATION OF A BARBECUE STYLE RESTAURANT. THAT'LL PROVIDE PREMIUM QUALITY, BARBECUE WITH A TYPE 41 ON SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE FOR ONSITE CONSUMPTION. UH, THE RESTAURANT WILL OPERATE FROM 10:00 AM TO 10:00 PM DAILY WITH 15 EMPLOYEES. THE PLAN INCLUDES A TENANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE 2,236 SQUARE FOOT SUITE. THAT INCLUDES A 584 SQUARE FOOT OUTDOOR SEATING AREA OR PATIO AREA, UH, LOCATED ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF THE BUILDING. UM, THE IS ALSO REQUESTING TO PLACE A LIFE SIZE BULL STATUE WITHIN THE GATED OR THE ENCLOSED OUTDOOR SEATING AREA. IT'S SHOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE BUILDING. IT'S GOING TO HAVE A WOOD BACKGROUND, UM, TO ACT AS A PHOTOGRAPH OPPORTUNITY FOR RESTAURANT GUESTS. MOVING ON THE, UH, PREVIOUS RESTAURANT OPERATOR PIZZA REV DID OPERATE WITH A TIGHT 41 BEER AND WINE LICENSE. UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN SIX IS TRACK 13.01 THAT WILL ASK FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN ON SALE LICENSES BEFORE A LEVEL OF UNDUE CONCENTRATION IS REACHED. AND THIS IS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. UM, THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN ACTIVE LICENSES, FIVE ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE SUBJECT CENTER. THE REQUESTED CP WILL MAKE IT THE EIGHTH ON-SELL LICENSE PROVIDING FOR A LEVEL OF UNDUE CONCENTRATION. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL, ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL WITH DATA TO SUPPORT A FINDING OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY BEFORE THE TYPE 41 [00:10:01] LICENSE CAN BE ISSUED. UM, THIS IS THE SAME PROCESS THAT THE FORMER OPERATOR HAD TO GO THROUGH. UM, FOR PIZZA REV, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE SAME CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON OTHER RESTAURANTS OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY. AND, UH, ITEM TO NOTE IS THAT THE SUITE IS LOCATED WITHIN A 30 FOOT, OR IT'S LOCATED NEAR A 30 FOOT WIDE PERMANENT EASEMENT RIGHT AWAY OWNED BY THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR MWD, UH, IT'S LOCATED NEAR THE SUITES, UM, NORTHWESTERLY BUILDING CORNER. UM, AND WD HAS REQUESTED THAT ANY IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED NEAR THE EASEMENT BE DESIGNED TO BE REMOVABLE SHOULD AND WD NEED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THAT EASEMENT. UM, UH, CONDITION HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THE RESTAURANTS DUP TO COMPLY WITH, UH, THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT'S REQUIREMENTS. UM, FINALLY, THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED AN ADDENDUM TO THE APPROVED PARKING STUDY, UH, FOR THE CENTER AND IT CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT ONSITE PARKING TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF THE RESTAURANT. UM, ALL THE REQUIRED FINDINGS CAN BE MADE IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. IT IS THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVE CONDITIONS PERMIT 20 DASH 13 AND CONDITIONING'S PERMIT 20 DASH 14. THIS CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DAVID, UH, AT THIS TIME LAST, IF COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF, COMMISSIONER MILLENNIALS, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, NANA, JUST ONE QUESTION, DAVID, CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR ME, UM, THE SEVEN VERSUS THE EIGHT, UH, ABC LICENSES ON THAT? YES. UM, SO THE CENSUS TRACK, THE TEAM 0.01 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL, THEY AUTHORIZE A TOTAL OF SEVEN ONSET LICENSES WITHIN THAT TRACK. UM, THERE'S CURRENTLY SEVEN IN THAT TRACK. HOWEVER, THE REQUESTS THAT CEP, UH, ON TODAY'S AGENDA WE'LL MAKE IT THE EIGHT ON SALE LICENSE AND THAT MAKES AN UNDUE CONCENTRATION. UM, WHEN THAT OCCURS, THE APPLICANT IS RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE ABC OR THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL WITH FINDINGS TO SUPPORT THE GRANTING OF THAT EIGHT LICENSE. UM, WHAT I NOTED IS THE FORMER OPERATOR PIZZA REV WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WHERE THEY WERE THE EIGHTH LICENSE AS WELL, AND THEY WERE ALSO GRANTED THE, UM, LICENSE AT THAT TIME. SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS NOW. GOT IT. OKAY. THANKS, DAVID. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, JASON. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. OUT OF CURIOSITY, DAVID, IS RUBY RED, A FRANCHISE OR A CHAIN OR INDEPENDENTLY OWNED? YEAH, WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE RESTAURANT OPERATOR ONLINE, SO YOU CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE INSIGHT, UH, AS A CONCEPT. THAT'S FINE. WE'LL DO THAT THEN. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION, OR IF DIALING IN PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VERONICA, WHEN YOU CAN, UH, LET ME KNOW WHO'S HOLDING AND IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER EMAILS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD, NO EMAILS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD. AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. OH, HAVING HEARD THAT THE OWNER WAS EARLY ON THE LINE, LET'S GIVE IT ANOTHER 10 SECONDS AND SEE A SPEAKER. IF YOU'RE OUT THERE AND YOU'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE AHEAD. SO I'M HERE. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO RAISE MY HAND. OH, THERE YOU GO. OKAY. GOOD. IS THIS MR. BELCONNEN? THIS IS STEVE WILLIAMSON, STEVE WILLIAMSON. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PLEASE. GO AHEAD. SO THIS IS THE, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVER, UH, RUBY REDS, BARBECUE IN UNITED STATES. UH, SO LAHABRA WILL BE, UH, OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION. UH, I'M A LOCAL RESIDENT AS WELL. AND, UH, I'VE BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 30 YEARS AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. AND I OWN OTHER CONCEPTS THAT YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH. LIKE ROBEKS JUICE, UH, ANTIONNE SOFT PRETZELS, CINNABON. AND, UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY MY, UH, MY FAVORITE CONCEPT. THIS IS OUR ESTABLISHMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THREE CORPORATE STORES. AND AT THAT TIME WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE WHETHER WE ALLOW PEOPLE TO FRANCHISES THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES OR NOT. SO THIS IS REALLY A CRAFT MEAT, BARBECUE, LIKE YOU WOULD GET IF YOU FLEW TO TEXAS, UH, AND [00:15:01] ADD BARBECUE THERE. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN CRAVING TO HAVE LOCALLY THAT DOES NOT EXIST. SO LAHABRA IS GOING TO BE THE FLAGSHIP LOCATION. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. UH, DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO ASK MR. WILLIAMSON A QUESTION? UH, COMMISSIONER AMMONIA OFFS, NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. NO QUESTION. VICE-CHAIR MANLEY. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. WILLIAMSON, AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND INSIGHT. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. IS THERE ANY, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE, UH, ON HOLD TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT? OKAY. NO ONE ELSE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION, OR IF DIALING IN STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED, UH, ANYBODY POP UP VERONICA OR NO, I DON'T SEE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT AND OFFER ANY COMMENTS, MR. MUNOZ, NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, MANLEY. UM, NO COMMENTS AND IF YOU'RE OKAY, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION. IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, PLEASE DO I WILL. STANDBY. STANDBY. ONE SECOND. UM, THIS IS VICE-CHAIR MANLEY. I'M A EMOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 DASH 13 TO ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT AT 1841 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE B AS PER THE APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS IN SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER? I'LL SECOND. IT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY VICE-CHAIR MANLY AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MUNEZ. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL? YEAH, THIS IS TO BE A SECRETARY CALLING ROLE. YES, YES, YES, YES. THIS MOTION HAS STOPPED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO BE MADE WITH SOMEONE LIKE TO JUMP ON THAT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MUNEZ. THIS IS COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. I MAKE MOTION APPROVING RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 DASH 14 OR AN ABC TYPE 41 ON SALE BEER AND WINE LICENSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RESTAURANT AT 1841 WEST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY, SUITE B AS PER APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? THIS IS VICE CHAIR MANLEY. I SECOND, THE MOTION MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MUNOZ AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR MANLEY. MAYBE WE PLEASE CALL ROLL. THIS IS COMMISSIONER SECRETARY CRIME AND CALLING VOLTS. COMMISSIONER ONE. YES, YES, YES, YES. YES. THIS MOTION HAS PASSED AND FORWARDED WILL BE CONFINED ON 10 AND WORKING DAYS AND APPEALED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD LUCK TO RUBY REDS. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TWO ZERO DASH ONE SEVEN TO ESTABLISH AN ALLIED HEALTH SCHOOL THAT WILL PROVIDE A NURSING ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM, A LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR CPR, PLS HCLS AND NC LEX PREPARATION COURSES AT SIX 18 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD. MAY WE PLEASE HAVE A REPORT? YES. MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, HO UH, THE STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE PRESENTED BY SENIOR PLANNER. CHRIS SCHAFFER. YOU HE'D BE EVERYBODY. LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN WITH YOU AT THIS TIME. ALRIGHTY. UM, ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE MY SCREEN? YES. OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. THE APPLICANT BP TO LOSS LLT IS REQUESTING TO OPERATE A MEDICAL SCHOOL WITHIN AN EXISTING SUITE AT SIX 18 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD. [00:20:08] I'M HAVING TROUBLE SEEING WHAT I'M DOING HERE. ALL RIGHT. OH, EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU SEE ME FOR A SECOND? PAUSE YOU. HERE WE GO. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALRIGHTY. HERE WE GO. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF WHITTIER BOULEVARD. JUST EAT THE CHEST AND STREET. THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED WITH A 6,951 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL BUILDING THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1984. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, WHICH IS SITUATED ALONG THE SOUTH HALF OF THE PROPERTY AND A PARKING LOT OCCUPYING THE NORTH HALF OF THE SITE. AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION, THAT PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITE, WHICH INCLUDES RE STRIKING, RESTRICTING THE PARKING LOT. ADDING ADA RAMPS, ADDING LANDSCAPING. THIS IS ALL WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE. THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY DIVIDED INTO SIX SUITES, WHICH ARE OCCUPIED BY THE DENTIST'S OFFICE, BARBERSHOP HAIR SALON AND NAIL SALON SUBJECT BUSINESS WILL OCCUPY THE WESTERN SUITE, WHICH HAS NINE, 960 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE. THE SCHOOL SPECIALIZES IN MEDICAL INSTRUCTION IN A SMALL CLASS SETTING. THAT INCLUDES CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT, ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT AND PREPARATION FOR THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. LICENSURE EXAMINATION OF HOURS OF OPERATION ARE BETWEEN 7:00 AM AND 10:00 PM DAILY, AND WILL BE RUN BY TWO EMPLOYEES. CLASS SIZE WILL BE LIMITED TO NINE STUDENTS PER CLASS SESSION, AND STUDENTS MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER BASED OFF SOUTH ANALYSIS TO PROPOSE TO YOU USE AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOCATION AND WILL MAKE IT A GOOD FIT WITH THE ADJACENT USES STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, CHRIS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. SO WE WILL SHOW NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT. PLEASE USE THE RAISE YOUR HAND OPTION OR OF DIALING PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED AND IRONIC WHEN YOU CAN LET ME KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYBODY. THERE'S NO ONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. OKAY. AND I TAKE IT THAT HE HE'S NOBODY IN OPPOSITION EITHER. SO IF THAT IS THE CASE, WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I'LL NOW CALL ON COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS THE PROJECT COMMISSIONER. MUNOS NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR MISSING YOUR CALL. NO QUESTION. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR, MANLEY. NO QUESTIONS. AND I HAVE NO QUESTIONS. SO IS THERE A MOTION? SURE. PAL WITH YOUR APPROVAL, PLEASE DO. I WOULD MOVE A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF THE HOMBRE APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 DASH ONE SEVEN TO ESTABLISH AN ALLIED HEALTH SCHOOL THAT WILL PROVIDE NURSING ASSISTANT A TRAINING PROGRAM IN A LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR CPR BLS, A C LS AND IN C L E X PREPARATION COURSES AT SIX 18 EAST WHITTIER BOULEVARD, AS PER THE APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU, SECOND. THIS IS VICE CHAIR, MANLEY. I SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER POWELL AND SECONDED BY VICE-CHAIR MANLY. MAY WE PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL? YES, YES. [00:25:01] YES. SHARON IS YES. PASSION HAS PASSED AND THE ACTUAL BECOME FINE ON SUNDAYS AND THIS WOULD APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND GOOD LUCK TO THEM. THE THIRD AND THE FINAL KIND OF TONIGHT IS CONSIDERATION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TWO ZERO DASH ONE ZERO TO ESTABLISH A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT FIVE, THREE SIX WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE AND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, TWO ZERO DASH ZERO ONE. MAYBE PLEASE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. YES. UH, TURN HIS AREA AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, ANDREW HALL DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING WILL BE PRESENTED BY SENIOR PLANNER, CHRIS SCHAFFER. THANK YOU AND CONDITIONERS. UM, JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, YOU WERE FORWARDED THREE EMAILS EARLIER TODAY FROM, UH, UH, FOLKS AT WORK COMMENTING ON A PROJECT. UM, JUST A REMINDER THAT THEY WERE SENT OUT. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, I'M GOING TO NOW SHARE MY SCREEN AND START THE PRESENTATION. ALRIGHTY. SO GOOD EVENING. THE APPLICANT, JACOB WHO'S A CALLER IS REQUESTING TO OPERATE A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS WITHIN AN EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT FIVE 36 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE IN THE M ONE LIGHT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON SOUTH SIDE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE TO THE WEST OF WALNUT STREET. THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES THE ACCESS TO THE CITY ARTIST LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST OF THE SITE, WHICH IS VISIBLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. OKAY. THE SUBJECT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 6,070 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE AND PROVED WHAT A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LIGHTNESS BUILDING PRIOR TO THE CURRENT OWNER PURCHASING THE PROPERTY IN DECEMBER OF 2019, THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN USED FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES. OKAY. THE PROPOSED CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS WILL BE LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE BUILDING. THE BUSINESS WILL OCCUPY 2,825 SQUARE FEET SPACE, WHICH WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 400 SQUARE FEET OF STORAGE AREA, A 260 SQUARE FOOT RECEPTION AREA, AND THE 128 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE SPACE AND VEHICLE DOOR LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE BUILDING WILL ALLOW DELIVERY VEHICLES TO ENTER THE BUILDING, THE OPERATION, THE BUSINESS CONSISTING OF PURCHASING CANNABIS PRODUCTS FROM GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS AND WAREHOUSING THE PRODUCTS UNTIL THEY ARE PURCHASED AND THEN DELIVER TO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT OUTSIDE THE CITY FACILITY WILL BE STAFFED WITH NINE INDIVIDUALS. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS EVERY DAY AND FROM 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION SIX EIGHT FIVE SIX FIVE EIGHT SIX FOUR THROUGH SIX FIVE EIGHT, SIX, NINE 25 ALLOWS CITIES TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS WITH DEVELOPERS, WHICH LAYS OUT DEAL POINTS AND COMMITS THE DEVELOPER OR BUSINESS OWNER TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. THE INITIAL PERIOD FOR THIS DA OR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS FOR FOUR YEARS. HOWEVER, IT MAY BE EXTENDED FOUR TIMES FOR FIVE YEARS. EACH TIME THE BUSINESS OWNER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE MONETARY COMPENSATION, WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS PAYMENTS BY DEVELOPER FOR C SERVICES ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THE BUSINESS OPERATORS SHALL PAY THE CITY 3.75% ON ALL GROSS RECEIPTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE BUSINESS FROM THAT QUARTER MEASURED W WHICH WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER BY LOCAL LOADERS, THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE. HOWEVER, THAT WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUSINESS OWNERS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL PAYMENT TO THE LOCAL CHARITY WITHIN LAHABRA, AS WELL AS PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS IN THE FORM OF FOUR EMPLOYEES PROVIDING 24 HOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE ANNUAL MONETARY, UM, FOR COMMUNITY BENEFITS IS AS PER THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE. SO THE FIRST YEAR THEY'RE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A $10,000 ON EACH IN THE SECOND YEAR WAS A $20,000 DONATION. AND THE THIRD YEAR AND THEREAFTER WOULD BE 30,000 ANNUALLY. THERE'S YOUR DEF W WILL NOT ACCEPT THIS CHARITABLE SERVICE REQUIREMENT [00:30:05] PROPOSED TO YOU HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE LOCATION CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WITHIN THE RESOLUTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDES ADEQUATE CHECKS AND BALANCES FOR THE BUSINESS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING HIGH GRADE SECURITY SYSTEMS, SECURITY PLANS, BACKUP POWER, ARMED SECURITY WHEN, UH, THE PRODUCT IS PRESENT AND THAT NO OUTSIDE SIGNAGE OR IDENTIFICATION OF THE OPERATION BE, UM, PLACED ON THE BUILDING AT ANY TIME. UM, AS A REMINDER, YOU PER A FORWARDED EMAIL RESPONSES TO THE PROJECT FROM, UH, KATHERINE CLARK, BONNIE FRY, TODD THOMAS RIDE TOG, UM, WHICH WE'RE WRITING THIS PROJECT AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES AND WILL BE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME THAT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE CONDITIONS, PERMIT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRIS, ANY QUESTIONS, UH, REGARDING TRAFFIC, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S A DISTRIBUTION CENTER, BUT, UM, WHAT TYPE OF TRUCKS, UM, IS IT MAYBE BE MORE CENTRALIZED OR IS IT GOING TO BE SMALLER, INDEPENDENT TRUCKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING AND LIKE THE TRAFFIC AS FAR AS DELIVERIES? UM, THE BIN, SO UTILIZE A SMALL BAN, WHICH WILL BE UNMARKED. UM, THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY IDENTIFICATION ON THE VAN AND WHEN THEY, UM, PICK UP THE PRODUCT, THEY WILL ACTUALLY DRIVE THE GATEWAY INTO THE BUILDING AND CLOSE THE DOOR BEHIND THE VEHICLE SO THAT NOBODY CAN GET TO THE VEHICLE. SO IT'S CONSIDERED, WHAT'S CALLED A SALLY PORT AND, UM, ONCE THEY DELIVERIES REQUESTED THEM, THEY WILL LOAD THE VAN AND THEN DRIVE IT OFF TO THE, UM, THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, WHEREVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THE OPERATION BASICALLY WORKS. AND THAT'S THEIR VAN, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT LIKE A THIRD PARTY. THAT'S GOING TO COME AND PICK UP PRODUCT. OKAY. RIGHT THERE, IT'S THEIR BAN. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO USE THEIR OWN VEHICLES. ARE THEY, ARE THEY HAVE ANYTHING LIKE WHERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD COME PICK IT UP? LIKE IF A RETAILER IS SAYING, HEY, I NEED THE PRODUCT TODAY. LET ME GO PICK IT UP. OR IS IT, IS THAT PROHIBITED? UM, THAT'S PROHIBITED. WE, UM, SO THIS IS THE THIRD OPERATION IN THE CITY. UM, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEGOTIATED THESE PROJECTS AND THEY'RE REQUIRED TO USE THEIR OWN VEHICLES. UM, YEAH, SO WE, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE THIRD ONE THAT WE'VE REVIEWED. OKAY. YEAH. JUST MAKING SURE. CAUSE I DID SEE THE LETTERS AND I KNOW TRAFFIC WAS AN ISSUE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS CONTROLLED AND MITIGATED LIVING THAT WAY. GREAT. THAT'S IT FOR ME ON QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE, UH, COMMISSION, UH, JUST AS A CLARIFICATION, IT'S UH, MY UNDERSTANDING AS WE HAVE PRE-APPROVED OR WE HAVE APPROVED THE PRIOR ESTABLISHMENTS, THERE'S NO RETAIL SALES WHATSOEVER. THERE'S NO, UH, SALES TO TAKE PLACE WHERE A PRODUCT IS GIVEN TO OR FURNISHED TO SOMEONE THAT WOULD WALK UP. IT IS A COMPLETELY SECURE FACILITY WITHOUT ANY SIGNAGE. UH, THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR GRAFFITI TO INDICATE THIS IS A MARIJUANA SALE. UM, AND THE PRODUCT IS STRICTLY, UH, FROM A WHOLESALE TO A RETAIL SALE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. UH, EXCUSE ME, OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LA BARBARA. IS THAT CORRECT? UH, MR. SCHAFFER? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. UM, AND THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH WHAT WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY DONE WITH THE OTHER APPLICANTS WHO ARE FUNCTIONING NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. I DO WANT TO ADD THOUGH, AS YOU RECALL, THE MEASURE W WAS APPROVED, WHICH WILL ALLOW NON STOREFRONT RETAIL. SO IN THE FUTURE, SHOULD WE HAVE ANY APPLICANTS FOR THAT, THEN THOSE WOULD BE LOCATED IN CITY OF LA HARBOR. HOWEVER, THOSE ARE LIMITED TO THOSE CERTAIN LIMITED AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. UM, MAINLY DM ONE ZONES. UM, SO WE WILL HAVE DELIVERIES IN TOWN, BUT THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET. IT'S STILL GOING TO BE GOING TO COMMISSION AND COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. RIGHT. BUT, BUT THAT IS NOT, UH, I'M, I'M SORT OF FAMILIAR WITH FISHER W AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, UM, THAT IS NOT TO MAKE ANY ONE OF THESE FACILITIES, [00:35:01] A RETAIL STOREFRONT OPERATION. IT SPEAKS W SPOKE DIRECTLY TO THE DELIVERY OF SALES OF THE PRODUCT WITHIN THE CITY THAT IS ALREADY GOING ON NOW, AS, AS WE KNOW, IT'S, IT'S JUST GOING FROM AN COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, INTO THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA. UH, SO THAT'S WHAT THAT MEASURE SPOKE TO. THIS DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY SPEAK TO ANY KIND OF WALK UP STOREFRONT SALES OPERATIONS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, THERE IS A MANDATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROVISION FOR SECURITY TO BE PROVIDED WHILE PRODUCT IS PRESENT AT THE SITE. AS I READ THE DOCUMENTS PRESENTED TO ME, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. ANYTIME THERE'S PRODUCT ON THE SITE, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR AN ARMED GUARD TO BE PRESENT. RIGHT. ALL OF THESE STAFF FOR THAT BUSINESS HAVE TO BE VETTED BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST, BEFORE THEY CAN ACTUALLY WORK ON THE SITE. SO THERE'S THERE, THERE'S A PRETTY IN-DEPTH REVIEW THAT'S CONDUCTED. RIGHT, RIGHT. I I'VE, I'VE READ THAT, UH, REVIEW OF IT. AND, UH, THANK YOU, CHRIS. I APPRECIATE YOUR VERY THOROUGH PRESENTATION OF THIS, UH, OF THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, I YIELD BACK MY TIME. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, UM, FOR YOU CHRIS, UM, NINE, NINE STAFF, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE NUMBER, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. AND HOURS FROM 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM. ANY INDICATION ON HOW MANY VEHICLES THEY WOULD HAVE THAT THEY'D BE USING FOR DELIVERY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH? UM, I BELIEVE IT'S THE VEHICLES, BUT I I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO THE ADVOCATE. UM, WHO'S WHO IS ON THE CALL. UH, I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THEY, IF THEY HAD KIND OF AN EXPECTATION OF WHAT THEY WOULD, UM, BE UTILIZING FOR THAT. UM, AND ALONG THOSE LINES, WOULD THOSE DELIVERIES AND TAKEOFFS, IF YOU WILL ONLY BE HAPPENING DURING OPERATION HOURS AND IF THEY'RE HAPPENING DURING OPERATION HOURS, UM, ARE THEY HAPPENING AT, AT ANY POINT DURING THOSE HOURS? IS THAT KIND OF HOW THE BUSINESS WOULD BE OPERATING? YES, SIR. THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A LIMITATION. THEY CAN ONLY CONDUCT THAT BUSINESS DURING THOSE HOURS. UM, OBVIOUSLY IF THEY'RE SWEARING PRODUCT OVERNIGHT, THE SECURITY GUARD HAS TO BE PRESENT INSIDE THE BUILDING, BUT TO, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE OTHER OPERATIONS THAT THE PACKAGING, THE MOVEMENT OF THE GOODS AND WHATNOT CAN ONLY BE CONDUCTED DURING THOSE SPECIFIC HOURS. OKAY. AND ARE YOU AWARE OF, UM, ANY ISSUES OR, OR MAYBE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE'LL HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD IN RELATION TO THE TWO OTHER BUSINESSES LIKE THIS ONE IN THE CITY SINCE THEY'VE BEEN APPROVED AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE BOTH UP AND RUNNING NOW, RIGHT? YES, SIR. UM, NO, THERE'S, THERE'VE BEEN NO, UM, CULTURAL SERVICE FOR THOSE TWO. AND OUR PD IS ACTUALLY VERY PROACTIVE ON DOING SCHEDULED AND UNSCHEDULED CHECKS AND THESE BUSINESSES. UM, SO PLANNING THE PD WORK HAND IN HAND ON THESE BUSINESSES, UM, SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE DO OUR CHECKS AND OUR BACKGROUND REVIEWS OF THE PERSONNEL. SO TODAY WE'VE HAD NO CALLS FOR SERVICE OF THE TWO LOCATIONS. THANKS SO MUCH, CHRIS. I APPRECIATE THAT, UH, CHAIR, I AM OUT OF QUESTIONS. AND IF THE APPLICANT WAS ABLE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT AS TO THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES THEY MIGHT ANTICIPATE USING, I WOULD APPRECIATE TO KNOW THAT. ALL RIGHT, GOOD. ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED BY ALL YOU GUYS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND OPTION NOW. OR IF YOU'RE DIALING, PRESS STAR NINE NOW AND WAIT TO BE RECOGNIZED AND VERONICA, JUST LET US KNOW. I DO SEE THAT THE APPLICANT IS ON AND THEY'VE UNNEEDED. I'M ASSUMING THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO THE CONDITION. NO, I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WAS THERE A QUESTION FOR ME? NO, SIR. DO YOU, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING. IF YOU'D LIKE IT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S UP TO YOU. OH, GOOD. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OPERATING HIS BUSINESSES AGAIN. THANKS FOR THE CHANCE. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S GREAT. LET'S JUST GET YOUR NAME REAL QUICK. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SAYING THAT FOR THE RECORD. [00:40:01] SPELL OUT THAT LAST NAME. MY NAME IS JACOB P R O Z H I K L E. OKAY. VERY GOOD. UH, COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU WANT TO ASK MR. UZI KATA AND FORGIVE ME IF I BUTCHERED THAT? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MUNOZ, NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTIONS. UH, I JUST, ME, I WAS GOING TO GET TO THE I'LL DEFER EVERYTHING TO MY COLLEAGUE. YES. SO, UH, JASON, GO AHEAD. YEAH. IF THE APPLICANT IS THERE AND CAN HEAR ME, UM, WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HEARING A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLES THAT YOU'D BE USING FOR YOUR BUSINESS, UM, AND HOW MANY VEHICLES THERE MAY BE, UM, ONSITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF YOU COULD ENLIGHTEN US. UM, IN REGARDS TO THAT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GONNA START WITH TWO, TWO VEHICLES TO BEGIN WITH. MOST LIKELY IT'S GONNA BE A TRANSIT. UM, SO IT'S LIKE A CARGO VAN AND THERE'S A THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE INSIDE THE, INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE TO STORE THREE, THREE VEHICLES SAFELY SECURELY. SO IT DEPENDS ON VOLUME. WHEN YOU GET THE VOLUME STARTS GETTING BIGGER, WE MIGHT NEED TO ADD MORE VEHICLES. DO YOU BELIEVE IF, IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN AND BE A GOOD PROBLEM FOR YOUR BUSINESS? EXACTLY. UM, IF YOU GREW BEYOND THREE VEHICLES, IS THERE OTHER PLACES ON THE PROPERTY WHERE THOSE COULD BE PARKED OR WOULD THOSE BE PARKED, UM, ON THE STREET? IT'S A LITTLE LIMITED TO SPACE THERE. SO PROBABLY YOU CAN HAVE AN EXTRA THREE THREES OUTSIDE. WE CAN PARK A LITTLE, THERE'S A LITTLE PARKING SECTION ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY. SO YOU COULD HOLD UP TO SIX VEHICLES THAT YOU THINK, UM, ON-SITE WITHOUT KIND OF TAKING UP PARKING CAPACITY ON THE STREET. IS THAT CORRECT? YOU'D PROBABLY DO FIVE. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONER POWELL HAS ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT, BUT I'M, I'M, I'M GOOD SO FAR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR. ANYTHING COMMISSIONER POWER. YOU OKAY. I YIELD MY TIME BACK. OKAY, GOOD. UH, THANK YOU, MR. I KNOW I'M GOING TO SAY THIS WRONG OR SOMETHING CLOSE TO THAT, BUT THANK YOU SIR. VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT AND ANSWERING HER QUESTIONS. I KIND OF NEED TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE, VERONICA HOLDING, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR BEFORE CLOSING THAT AND MOVING ON TO OPPOSITION THERE'S ANYBODY, AS FAR AS YOU CAN TELL WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, SOMEBODY IS RAISING THEIR HAND, WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? UM, I CAN UNMUTE THEM AND, UH, FOR THEM TO MEET THEMSELVES. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL FIND WE'LL FIND OUT THEN. OKAY. SPEAKER, SPEAKER, BEAR IN MIND IF YOU'RE LISTENING TO THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO SO, PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOURSELF NOW. UM, IT'S THE PHONE NUMBER THAT SHOWS UP A (714) 651-1104. I HAVE A MUTE. YOU PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END AND PLEASE SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME BEFORE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION. HELLO, MY NAME IS ANITA ROME, A N I T A R O H M. I WAS JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION. YOU SAID 8:00 AM TO 9:00 PM, BUT HOW MANY DAYS PER WEEK? WELL, MS. ROB, WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT THE FORUM OR THE VENUE FOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. IT'S REALLY, WE HAVE TO BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED HERE IN, IN, IN THE PURPOSE OF THE HEARING. AND THAT IS FOR YOU TO SPEAK, UH, EITHER IN FAVOR OR WHEN WE CLOSE THAT PORTION TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. UH, BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT STAFF WOULD BE COMPLETELY HAPPY TO GET BACK TO YOU AND TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, BUT WE JUST CAN'T DO THE BACK AND FORTH AT THIS POINT. SO IF YOU HAVE A POINT TO MAKE THAT SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, PLEASE DO. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO WAIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, THAT'S FINE TOO. IT'S YOUR CHOICE? NO, I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. ROME, AND, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. UH WE'LL I'M SURE WE CAN WORK THAT OUT SOME WAY. CAN'T WE? ANDREW OR CHRIS? YES. UH, WE CAN REACH OUT TO A SPEAKER AND GET THAT INFORMATION. CHRIS, IF YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION HANDY, NOW WE CAN, UH, THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE US TO ANSWER THAT WE CAN ANSWER THAT. IT DOES SEEM LIKE ONE REAL QUICK, EASY ANSWER. SO WE CAN, WE CAN DEPART FROM PROTOCOL FOR THIS IF WE CAN DO IT QUICKLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR [00:45:01] CALLING IN. UH, ANYBODY ELSE, RONICA. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO OTHER PEOPLE WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SO WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CALL ON COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. WAIT, I'M SORRY. SOMEBODY JUST RAISED THEIR HAND. I THINK WE SKIPPED OVER IN OPPOSITION. OKAY. WELL NOW, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE HOLDING WHATSOEVER. SO BY IMPLICATION, NOBODY WAS THERE. BUT IF WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY NOW WHO'S THERE. WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF. OKAY. IT'S THE PHONE NUMBER THAT APPEARS IS (310) 741-0084. I HAVE A NEEDY. PLEASE SEND, MUTE YOURSELF ON YOUR END. PLEASE SPELL YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME BEFORE ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION. AND IF YOU'RE CALLING IN TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, PRESS STAR SIX. OKAY. MY NAME IS THOMAS , T H O M A S TAG F R E I T A G I'M. YEAH, THE, UH, PROPERTY THAT I'M, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH MY, MY SIBLINGS AND I OWN SIX, SIX 11 ON WALNUT, WHICH ISN'T TOO FAR FROM THE, THE PLACE OF INTEREST. AND SO I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT YOU HAVE AN ARMED GUARD THAT STANDS, UH, AS A, AS A NEED FOR, FOR THIS KIND OF BUSINESS. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT INDICATES THAT THERE'S AN ELEVATED RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MY TENANTS THAT ARE IN THAT BUILDING. CAUSE I, I DON'T REALLY THINK THAT THE BUSINESS THAT'S NORMALLY GOT GONE ON THERE IT'S SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES AN ARMED GUARD TO PROTECT. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. THE OTHER THING THAT I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT IS THE CANNABIS BUSINESS IS A CASH BUSINESS. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CASH IN THAT, IN THAT PLACE WHERE THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS. I MEAN, THEY HAVE TO BUY THE MATERIAL AND THEN THEY HAVE TO SELL THE MATERIAL. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF CASH AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS AND, AND SANTA ANA THEY'VE, THEY'VE HAD ROBBERIES ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, TRANSPORTING THE CASH AND HAD BEEN ROBBED. AND IT'S BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY IF I REMEMBER, RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT 125,000. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR, UH, SOME SOCIAL, SOME PUBLIC, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY AS YOU. AND I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE SAFETY OF MY TENANTS. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, MR. FIRETAG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT INPUT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. UH, THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER MUNOS UH, NO COMMENT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PAUL. OKAY. NO COMMENT, BUT I'M PREPARED TO MOVE THE MATTER WHEN YOU GET READY. THANK YOU. UH, VICE-CHAIR MANLY. UM, YEAH, I'M PREPARED TO DO SO AS WELL. UH, IF YOU'RE RIGHT THERE. YEAH, AND I HAVE NO, I HAVE NO COMMENTS TO MAKE ON MY OWN. SO JARED WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. THAT'D BE GREAT. THIS IS COMMISSIONER POWELL. I'D MOVE A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 20 DASH 10 TO ESTABLISH A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT FIVE 36 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE AS PER THE APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU, JERRY. MR. VICE CHAIR. THIS IS VICE CHAIR MAMMARY. I WOULD SECOND THE MOTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION. HASN'T BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER PAUL AND SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR. MANLEY, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL, CORRECT? YES. THIS IS COMMISSION SECRETARY CARMEN CALLING ROLL COMMISSIONER PAL. YES, YES, YES, YES. BESIDE HIM HAS PASSED AND THIS SECTION WILL BECOME FINE ON 10 WORKING DAYS. AND THIS APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. AND MAY WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE DA? OKAY. UH, MADAM MR. CHAIR, UH, POWELL WILL, UH, DO THAT WITH YOUR APPROVAL. YES, PLEASE. UH, I WOULD MOVE A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HOMBRE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, [00:50:01] 20 DASH OH ONE FOR A CANNABIS DISTRIBUTION OPERATION WITHIN AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL BUILDING AT FIVE 36 WEST MOUNTAIN VIEW AVENUE AS PER THE APPROVED PLAN, MAKING THE APPROPRIATE FINDINGS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. WE'VE GOT A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER PAUL AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER. GIVE, MAY WE PLEASE CALL ROLL? THIS IS COMMISSION SECRETARY KLEINMAN CALLING BOTH COMMISSIONER PALS. YES. WELL, YES, YES, YES, YES. PASSED AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, CARMEN. DO WE HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, ANDREW? UH, NO CONSIDERATION ITEMS THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM STAFF? YES. UH, WANTED TO, UH, SHARE WITH A COMMISSION, UH, THE SAD NEWS OF THE PASSING OF COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSIONER, UH, ANDREA , UH, SHE PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 29TH, UH, AS A RESULT OF, UH, COMPLICATIONS FROM CANCER. SHE WAS A SIX TIME CANCER SURVIVOR, UH, WOULD LIKE THE COMMISSION, UH, TO CLOSE IN, UH, COMMISSIONER, TRUE HEALS MEMORY TONIGHT. THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YOUR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER COLE. NO COMMENT. AND THANK YOU ANDREW FOR THAT INFORMATION. YES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MUNOZ. NO COMMENT, NO COMMENTS CHAIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND SO, BUT BEFORE I ACTUALLY ADJOURNED, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE WILL BE ADJOURNING IN THE MEMORY OF COMMISSIONER, ANDREA TRUJILLO. UH, AND ALSO I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF, UH, MR. TOMMY LASORDA. IT WAS A, WAS A FIXTURE IN THIS LOCAL AREA AND, UH, FREQUENTED OUR CARING COMMUNITY QUITE OFTEN AND BEFRIENDED MANY OF OUR, OUR STAFF AND, UH, RESIDENTS. SO, UH, THAT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 2021. I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY ONCE AGAIN, A HAPPY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK TONIGHT. AND WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. * 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.