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TIME, THE MEETING WILL PLEASE[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
COME TO ORDER.WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, JUSTICE.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLE CHAIR ROJAS.
HERE, LET THE RECORDS SHOW THAT COMMISSIONER MANLEY HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY, MEANING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT 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 NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A.
SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? SEEING NONE, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED, ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR, FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR ALONE TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.
FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE AND TWO.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED.
DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? NO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO REMOVE AN ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE WILL HEAR FROM THE FIRST SPEAKER.
WAIT, I CAN I MAKE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER MACHA AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ZURICH.
PLEASE EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM 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 COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
AFTER ALL HAVE SPOKEN, THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTION IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTERN.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU WILL FIND THE SPEAKER CARDS ON THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS NUMBER ONE.
DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION 23 DASH ZERO TWO.
TO AMEND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98 DASH SEVEN ONE FOR THE OPERATION OF A WATER DISPENSING KIOSK OR OUTDOOR VENDING MACHINE AT 1 5 8 1 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES, PLEASE.
UH, SO MICHAEL O'TOOLE, I'M THE ASSISTANT PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF LAHABRA.
I'LL BE PRESENTING TONIGHT'S STAFF REPORT, UM, FOR THE MODIFICATION.
UH, THE MODIFICATION FOR THE WATER DISPENSING KIOSK.
UH, THE KIOSK IS CURRENTLY LOCATED, UH, IN THE LAHABRA GATEWAY SHOPPING CENTER, WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHITTIER BOULEVARD AND HACIENDA ROAD.
IT IS CURRENTLY EXISTING IN THE PARKING LOT.
THE KIOSK OCCUPIES TWO SPACES WITHIN THE PARKING LOT.
THE CURRENT KIOSK, UH, THE CURRENT KIOSK
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IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.UM, THAT IS THE OLD DESIGN FOR THE WATERMILL EXPRESS.
UH, THE WATERMILL EXPRESS HAS OPERATED THE KIOSK SINCE ITS ORIGINAL APPROVAL IN 1998.
THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US IS TO UPGRADE AND REPLACE THE EXISTING KIOSK.
UM, ALONG WITH REPLACING THE EXISTING KIOSK, UH, THERE'LL BE CONDUCTING SOME SITE IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, SO THERE'S GONNA BE IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY TO THE KIOSK WITH A RAMP AND A NEW PAD.
UH, THEY'LL BE REPLACING NEW PLANTERS AND THEY'LL BE ADDING BOLLARDS, UM, AND AS WELL AS IMPROVED LIGHTING.
UM, THE KIOSK WILL STILL OCCUPY THE SAME TWO PARKING SPACES THAT IT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES.
IT'S NOT EXPANDING IN THAT WAY.
THE, THE KIOSK ITSELF IS LARGER, BUT, UH, THE SPACE IN THE PARKING LOT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
UM, WATERMILL EXPRESS'S CURRENT DESIGN LANGUAGE.
UH, THE APPLICANT HAS, UH, PROPOSED TO PAINT THE STRUCTURE TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CENTER.
THOSE AREN'T NECESSARILY WATERMILL EXPRESSES, UM, GO-TO COLORS, UM, BUT THEY'RE TO MATCH THE CENTER.
UM, THEY'RE ALSO ADDING, UM, ICE FENDING, UH, WHICH THE CURRENT KIOSK DOES NOT HAVE.
UM, STAFF HAS PROVIDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ADD TO THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UM, IN WHICH INVOLVE SCREENING.
THERE IS A CONDENSER FOR THE ICE FENDING ON THE NEW KIOSK, AND THEY'RE HAVING PERFORATED SCREENING ALONG THE TOP PERIMETER, UH, TO SCREEN THAT AS WELL AS COMPLYING WITH THE CITY'S SIGN CODE.
THE NEW CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL WILL REPLACE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL ON THE ORIGINAL, UH, RESOLUTION.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, MICHAEL.
AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COMMISSIONER ZURICH.
I JUST WANNA TELL YOU THAT I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU'RE MAKING IT MORE ACCESSIBLE.
I MEAN, THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS, WHAT'S IT, 25 YEARS, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE.
UM, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE WILL HEAR FIRST FROM THE APPLICANT IF THEY WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, FOLLOWED BY ANYONE ELSE IN THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD TO THE PODIUM NOW AND ADDRESS THE COMMISSION IF THEY ARE PRESENT AND WOULD LIKE TO NOT, THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, SEEING THAT THERE'S NOBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE ON AND CLOSE.
UM, UNLESS WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING MODIFICATION 2302 TO AMEND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 98 71 FOR THE OPERATION OF A WATER DISPENSING KIOSK LOCATED AT 1 5 8 1 WEST WHITTIER BOULEVARD.
NUMBER ONE A, AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1 5 3 0 2 B, CLASS TWO, REPLACEMENT OR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL ACT GUIDELINES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO AND THIS WILL BECOME FINAL IN 10 WORKING DAYS UNLESS IT'S APPEALED TO CITY COUNCIL.
CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM.
PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING.
TIME IN COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S CONSIDERATION ITEM IS NUMBER ONE, NOMINATION TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF THE HARE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AD HOC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? ANY REPORT? I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION PLEASE.
UH, SONYA LOUIE, PLANNING MANAGER.
AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ALREADY AWARE, THE CITY WILL SOON BE CELEBRATING ITS 100TH BIRTHDAY.
AND TO PREPARE FOR THIS MOMENTOUS EVENT, CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A FORMATION OF A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AD HOC COMMITTEE.
IT'S ANTICIPATED THE COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF SERVICE GROUPS AND
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ORGANIZATIONS.AND IT'S ANTICIPATED THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO SMALLER SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WILL BE TASKED WITH EVERYTHING FROM BRANDING AND PUBLICITY TO SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING, NEW EVENTS, DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, ENHANCED SPECIAL EVENTS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ASSISTING THE CITYWIDE ART PROJECT AND IMAGES OF AMERICA BOOK PRODUCTION STAFF IS REQUESTING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION NOMINATE ONE MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE CITY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CHAIR INVITE A MOTION TO NOMINATE SOMEONE AND THEN REQUEST A SECOND SO THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S SECRETARY CAN TALLY THE VOTE.
UH, STAFF INTENDS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S NOMINATION AS SOON AS TOMORROW.
AND ITS STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING THE NOMINATIONS MUST BE SECURED BY OCTOBER 10TH, AFTER WHICH IT'S ANTICIPATED.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL THEN REACH OUT TO THE COMMITTEE TO BEGIN EVENT PREPARATIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? UM, I HAVE A COMMENT.
WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THE PAST IN THE COMMISSION, AND YOU GUYS CAN TAKE IT OR, OR NOT DO IT, UM, WE'VE, UH, NOMINATED THE CHAIR THAT'S GOING OUT.
SO THAT WOULD BE YOU, ESTHER, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE IT AND YOU GET EVERYBODY'S.
'CAUSE THIS'LL BE FOR THE NEXT YEAR AFTER.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA START MEETINGS RIGHT AWAY.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE COUNCIL MEETING.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA START TILL NEXT YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SURE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MYSELF AT THIS POINT.
I, I AM, UM, WILLING TO TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON AS PART TO REPRESENT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH JUST, UM, BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, I FEEL THAT I HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION TO SO MANY DIFFERENT, UM, ORGANIZATIONS AND, UM, MAYBE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD.
SO I, I JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THAT'S JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I AM INTERESTED IN THAT POSITION.
WELL, I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE HER.
I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MSS OR COMMISSIONER SEGE, BUT, ALRIGHT.
SO SHALL THAT SERVE AS MY MOTION, OR SHALL I MAKE IT MORE FORMAL? UM, I, I'LL, I WANNA MAKE SOME COMMENTS.
UM, SO THANK YOU, UM, TO ALL OF YOU AND I APPRECIATE, UM, HOW IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST, AND ALTHOUGH THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT TIME, UM, I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO FULFILL THAT ROLE.
UM, SO I DO THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT THE VICE CHAIR, UM, GET NOMINATED.
UM, SO THAT'S COMMISSIONER ZURICH, SO THAT'S VERY APPROPRIATE, VERY TIMELY.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION
UM, SO DO WE HAVE TO VOTE OR JUST THE FACT THAT, DO I JUST HAVE TO NOMINATE OR AM I GOOD OR WE GOOD? YOU KNOW, NO FORMAL MOTION.
I JUST THOUGHT IT'D BE EASIER TO MAKE A MOTION.
WELL, UM, NO, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE US PROUD
UM, SO I GUESS THAT IT'S OFFICIALLY, WE WILL, UM, NOMINATE COMMISSIONER ZURICH TO REPRESENT THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AD HOC PLANNING COMMITTEE.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE? ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, 2023.