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All right, folks. Thanks for joining us.
Uh 6:00, go ahead and call this meeting

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to order. Can we get a roll call?

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» Commissioner Global
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» Commissioner Jamu absent. Commissioner
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» present.
>> Commissioner Perez

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» here.
>> Chairperson Cond

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» here. Uh can you join me in the pledge
of allegiance?

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All right. Citizens communication. While
the series planning commission uh

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welcomes and encourages participation in
planning commission meetings, adopted

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rules allow no more than 5 minutes for
expression of non-aggenda items. Matters

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under the jurisdiction of the planning
commission and not on the posted agenda

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may be addressed but by by the general
public. However, California law

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prohibits the planning commission from
taking action on any matter which is not

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on the posted agenda unless it is
determined to be an emergency by the

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planning commission. Citizens are
entitled to address the planning

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commission on any agenda item subject to
the fiveminute provision. Is there

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anyone tonight that would like to make
public comment on an item not on the

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agenda?
Seeing none, anybody on Zoom?

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» No hands raised on Zoom. Okay, go ahead
and close citizens communication. Moving

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on. Conflict of interest. Is there
anyone on the planning commission that

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would like to declare a conflict of
interest? Seeing none. Moving on to the

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consent calendar. All matters listed on
the consent calendar considered routine

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in nature and will be enacted upon by a
single motion unless it is otherwise

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requested by a commissioner or the
public for special consideration.

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Otherwise, the recommendation of staff
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call vote. Is there anyone on the
commission that would like to pull an

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item uh for further discussion?
>> Um staff would uh like to request that

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we move item Excuse me.
So, item six.

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Item six um from public hearing to um
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We need a a motion in a second.
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reasoning for that?

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» Tom, do you want to
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no need for a public hearing on that. Uh
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the agenda.
>> Okay. And action can still be taken on

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that item. Correct.
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» Okay. Um, I'll go ahead and motion to
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business to unfinished business.
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» I got a first and a second. Got a roll
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» Commissioner Global.
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» Commissioner Jamu.
>> Commissioner Morales.

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» Hi,
>> Commissioner Perez.

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Chairperson Cond.
>> Hi. Okay. Anybody from the public that

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would like an item from consent pulled?

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Seeing none, I'll bring it back to
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items 1 through 4

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» with the um the green sheet for the
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» Yeah, with the corrected green sheet on
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» I'll second that. Okay, we got a first
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Commissioner Global.
>> Hi.

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» Commissioner Morales.
>> Hi.

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» Commissioner Perez.
Chairperson Cond.

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» Hi.
>> All right. Um, moving on to public

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hearing item number five. Turn it over
to staff. I believe Miss George.

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All right. Good evening, chair and
commissioners. Tonight's item is a

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request for approval of a second 10-year
extension for conditional use permit

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number 0635, which would allow the
continued operation of an existing

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wireless communications facility, which
is a cell tower located at 1331 Angie

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Avenue. This request does not involve
any expansion, modifications, or

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operational changes to the existing
facility and is solely intended to allow

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the facility to continue operating for
an additional 10-year term.

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So, the reason that it's coming back for
commission action to renew the lease or

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the the term of its operation is because
there was a condition in the original

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use permit that it would be good for 10
years and um subject to renewal every 10

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years.

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Next slide. Thank you. So, as mentioned,
the applicant is requesting an approval

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of a 10-year extension of the
conditional use permit.

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The request is limited to extending the
expiration date of the permit and does

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not include any modifications to the
approved tower, equipment, site layout,

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or operations. So, if approved, the
permit would remain effective through

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September 19th, 2036. The current
expiration is September 19th, so of

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2026. So the extension would go start on
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Next slide.
Existing project site. The project site

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is located at 1331 Angie Avenue. It's
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also within your staff report. It is
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of the city. The site consists of
approximately 1 acre and is already

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developed with the wireless
communications facility and all of the

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associated equipment. The surrounding
area is predominantly industrial and the

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facility has operated at this location
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So, a little bit of history. Conditional
use permit number 0635 was originally

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approved by the planning commissioner in
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The approval authorized construction and
operation of an 82 foot 4-inch monopole

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wireless communications facility. And
then in 2016, the planning commission

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approved a 10-year extension of the
permit, extending its expiration date

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through September 19th, 2026.
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second extension for the facility.

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So for land use and zoning, the property
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designation. When the original permit
was approved in 2006, the planning

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commission determined the facility was
consistent with the general plan and

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compatible with surrounding land uses.
Because no changes are proposed to the

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facility or its operation, staff finds
that the project remains consistent with

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the city's general plan.
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The project site is located within the
industrial park zoning district and is

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governed by the Mitchell Road corridor
specific plan. The planning commission

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previously determined that the facility
was compatible with the purposes of the

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district when approving the permit in
2006 and reaffirmed those findings

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during the 2016 extension. Again,
because no modifications are proposed,

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staff finds that the facility does
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designation and the specific plan.

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The facility remains operational and is
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approval. Staff is not aware of any code
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concerns, or compliance issues
associated with the facility. The

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applicant is requesting only the ability
to continue operating the existing

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approved use for an additional 10 years.

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Staff did evaluate the request in light
of existing conditions on the site and

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the surrounding area. Again, since the
facility has operated for approximately

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20 years without issue and no changes
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staff finds that the site remains
adequate to support the use and that

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continued operation of the facility will
not adversely affect surrounding

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properties or public health, safety or
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For the environmental review, staff
evaluated the request pursuant to SQUA

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and determined that the project does
remain categorically exempt under SQA

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guidelines section 15301 existing
facilities. The request authorizes only

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continued operation and does not involve
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intensification of the approved use.

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Staff recommends that the planning
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categorically exempt pursuant to SQA
guidelines and adopt a resolution

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approving a second 10-year extension of
the conditional use permit 0635

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which again would ex extend the current
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There's the carryover condition that at
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commission if it were to be re-extended
again. And that concludes staff's

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presentation. I'm available for any
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also on the line for any questions.
>> All right. Thanks, Mr. George. Uh the

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public hearing is now open. Uh does the
applicant have anything to say on this

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uh item?
>> Um this is Jacob Hamilton. I'm

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representing the applicant SBA. I don't
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exactly like what the project is. And
I'll be here for questions if you need

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it.
Okay, thank you. Um, go ahead and open

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this up for public comment. Anybody uh
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public comment on this item.

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Seeing none, uh, anybody on Zoom or
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» and no emails for this item and no hands
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» Okay, go ahead and close uh the public
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commission for further discussion.
Any questions of staff or the applicant?

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I guess my only question the 10-year um
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how it kind of started. Is that the
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» Yeah, it was just built into the
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» Okay. All right. Well, I'll go ahead and
make a motion to approve.

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» Go ahead and second. Got a first and a
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» Commissioner Global. Hi,
>> Commissioner Morales.

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» Hi,
>> Commissioner Perez.

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» Hi,
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» I
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» All right, moving on to unfinished
business will be item number six.

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» I'll be presenting this item tonight. Is
the audio okay?

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» Yep, we hear you. Good. Sounds good. So,
I wanted to acknowledge that there has

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been some irregularity in the procedure
here for this recommendation. So, that's

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mainly what I'll be reporting on
tonight. Um, during the last city

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council meeting, this item was actually
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as a moratorum recognizing that this is
something the planning commission had

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been considering. uh the city council
had consensus not to continue pursuing

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the item and they declined to provide
authorization for further staff time

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related to this item. So that left staff
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staff report uh which was drafted prior
to that meeting. Um so we don't have

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much in the way of substantative updates
for you on this uh or you know any

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further metrics but we did want to give
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discuss it and uh it was agendaized as
an action. So you may make the

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recommendation however that's not going
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an agenda item. So that's sort of the
background here. I'm happy to talk about

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the moratorum and the state law
surrounding that if you have questions

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on it, but I'll let you guys go ahead
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Okay. Uh go ahead and start I guess with
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out to the public. Um
any commissioners have any initial

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thoughts?

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Yeah, I have a thought on this that
we need to pay attention more to what

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the citizens are asking for and take
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any findings that we make. And I think
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to listen to the citizens of this city
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some of these emails that we got today,
uh, majority of them do not want to see

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any more gas stations and,
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Thanks, Commissioner. Um, I'll go ahead
and start. I just kind of for the record

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and for the public of how we got to
where we are today. Um, I put together

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just a brief timeline. So on May 4th of
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Jimu uh for a discussion on a moratorium
for car washes that came back to us on

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May 18th, 2026. The planning commission
gave consensus for the moratorum to move

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forward as an agenda item. I added fuel
stations to that recommendation. Um then

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on June 15th, the item was brought back
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Um and staff stated they needed more
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which was given. And then on July 13th,
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this item was taken to the city council
for discussion on whether to spend staff

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time to assemble a staff report and
further research. The council gave

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consensus 3 to2 not to give staff more
time on this item. So, uh I guess my

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initial question for you, Mr. City
attorney, um why was this item taken to

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city council if the planning commission
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item?
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think it really comes down to sort of uh
the authorization for staff resources,

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right? Um, I think you know the city uh
manager saw that staff was going to be

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spending quite a bit of time on this and
wanted to make sure that it's something

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that was uh productive for the for the
city and uh wanted to get um direction

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from the city council on whether or not
they wanted to entertain this as a

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possibility and they decided that they
didn't and they didn't want to spend any

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more money on it. So I think that's what
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» Okay. So then my next question is why
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» It was uh this was staff report had been
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added on the uh the procedural history
there and and you know in an effort to

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respect the commissioners and the
request for an agenda item. I I thought

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it was necessary to bring this back to
you as a discussion and as an

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opportunity. Um, you know, I I it wasn't
necessarily required, but just as an as

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an effort to to discuss it once one last
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on it.
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And I appreciate it being brought back.
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um we do have a municipal code and a
process for the planning commission to

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that we have the authority to make
recommendations

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to the city council pursuant to section
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of the municipal code. Is that correct?
>> That's correct. And and it doesn't

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provide for much in the way of procedure
for that but it does provide you with

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the off authority. So, um, in an effort
to to respect that authority and to, uh,

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to let you guys, uh, discuss it and if
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we got here.
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It's not going anywhere is what you're
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council, but there's, you know, a a
staff report on this item, a moratorum,

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is is fairly extensive and requires
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you're going to be changing uh permitted
land uses. Uh so you really want to have

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uh some legal research and legal time
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that was going to be a larger um a
larger project for staff.

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» Okay. So, if there's action on this
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to the city council then?
>> It it'll be a likely a report from the

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city attorney uh saying that you guys
made the recommendation, but in light of

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uh council's previous consensus, we
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Well, it seems like um
there there was some sort of mistake of

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why this was taken to the city council
before we had the opportunity to

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actually vote on the item. It it makes
zero sense to me why that was done. Um

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if it was done out of spite to disrupt
this whole process. Um but it it's very

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unfortunate that that happened. Um so I
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and uh, I guess moving to a a question.
I'm sure something else will come up,

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Tom, but moving on to uh, I know one
member of the council relied on, you

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know, not moving forward with this
discussion um, in fear that it would

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impact Maverick. Will a temporary
moratorum impact that approved

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development?
>> Uh, that's an ongoing litigation. I

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can't discuss that on the record.
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he may not now.
>> So on the Mono Williams any previous

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approved projects
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this would mtorium is only for new
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» Thank you. So the answer is no. It would
not impact Maverick. Um okay. Any other

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questions from commission
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Okay, we'll go ahead and open the public
hearing now. Is there anybody in the

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audience that would like to speak on
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Okay. I don't want to see it go back to
the city council. They've already stated

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their opinion whether it matters or not.
It's going to cost more money to have it

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investigated. And this is what I refer
to as the city nickel and diamond us to

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death. We cannot afford these stupid
little things. This should have never

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went to the city council first. It did.
It's done. They have stated their

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opinion. You're not going to change the
m the mayor's mind. He's a little

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hypocrite to start with.
I just the answer is no. No gas station

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is going to try to come here that
doesn't think they're going to make

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money. They're going to do their due
diligence to see whether we want them or

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not. And that's at the time when you say
yes or no. But to take this back to the

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city council to spend any more money on
it is foolish. That's my opinion. Thank

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you.
>> Anybody else for public?

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» Can you please um state your name for
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» I'm sure as hell you all know by now,
but it's Shirley Rogers, Series,

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California.
>> We know he's Shirley. All right. Anybody

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else for public comment?

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» I would just like to say that I agree
with what she said. If we're going to

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bring any more businesses into into
series, it should be sit down dinner

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places and no more chicken places, no
more gas stations. But what Shirley said

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is correct. And my name is Barbara
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Thank you, Barbara. Anybody else for
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» My name is uh Jorgeero. Um,
my question to to to whoever made that

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mistake, why continue with something
that was a mistake? Two mistakes, don't

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make it right. Continue to make the same
mistake over and over. And it's not just

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with this situation. It's with different
situations that have happened in the

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city that a mistake is done and it
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Um,
the Maverick gas station, a lot of

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people understand that it's a different
type of gas station is going to make

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those diesel trucks stop in series
instead of driving by and just going

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either to Ripen or to Livingston
depending what direction they're

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traveling. But any other gas stations in
town, we have a nice store right there

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on Whitmore and Mitchell that it's been
empty than Bacon because

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another gas station went across the
street more modern and you call it

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whatever you want to call it, but run
out of out of business the other gas

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stations. Um, so what's going to happen
in a few years? We're gonna have other

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gas stations around town that are going
to be out of business looking bad. The

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same thing with the car wash. There is a
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There's one on Whitmore, a new one on
Whitmore. There's another one on

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Whitmore at Mitchell, the Quick Quack
Hatch Road. So, we have access to car

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washes all around town. Why more car
washes instead of focusing on trying to

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bring other businesses that
are going to attract people just like

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that diesel truck stop
is going to attract people to stop in

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series. focus on bringing businesses
that are going to attract people from

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out of town instead of just filling out
the empty lots with gas stations that

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again we don't have to drive more than a
mile to find a gas station. If it was a

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electric vehicle charging a station,
100% in favor of that because that's the

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direction that the u the world is going.
But just having gas stations just to

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have them, it's just uh it makes no
sense. It makes no sense to to continue

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with that those projects that are just
going to fill out the land and later on

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just going to be vacant. Thank you.
Anybody else for uh public comment?

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» Okay. Uh moving on to Zoom.
Anybody on Zoom?

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No hands raised on Zoom, but we did
receive a few emails I can read into

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record.
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this is for Nick Maynard, series
resident. Please read this comment into

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the public record for agenda item six.
Chair cond and members of the planning

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commission. I am writing in support of
the planning commission referring a

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temporary moratorum on new car wash and
fueling station entitlements to the city

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council. Series currently has 17 fuel
stations with three more already

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approved. If the approved car wash
projects are completed, our city will

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have seven full-ervice car washes and
three self-service car washes serving

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approximately 49,000 residents. Those
numbers should be enough to justify

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taking a temporary pause and evaluating
whether continuing to approve more of

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the same uses is in the best long-term
interest of series. A moratorum

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would not close any existing business or
permanently prohibit future development.

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It would simply give the city time to
study market saturation, traffic

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impacts, water and infrastructure
demands, environmental concerns,

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employment opportunities, and the
opportunity cost of using limited

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commercial property for additional gas
stations and car washes. Series needs

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economic diversity.
We should be working to attract

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businesses that create quality jobs,
generate meaningful economic activity,

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provide services residents are currently
leaving town to obtain and strengthen

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the city's long-term tax base. Approving
another gas station or car wash may be

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the easiest development decision, but
that does not necessarily make it the

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best decision for the community. I
disagree with staff's recommendation

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that the planning commission take no
action simply because the city council

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did not previously reach a consensus.
The planning commission has the

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authority and responsibility to make
recommendations concerning development

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within the city. The council should
receive a formal recommendation and be

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required to consider the issue publicly.
I ask the planning commission to

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recommend that the city council adopt a
temporary moratorum while the city

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evaluates its zoning and development
policies. At minimum, if the legal

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findings for an urgency moratorum cannot
be established, the commission should

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recommend stronger entitlement
requirements or zoning standards for

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future car washes and fueling stations.
series residents deserve a thoughtful

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economic development strategy, not an
endless repetition of the same limited

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uses. Thank you.

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» Good morning, Series planning committee.
I fill series does not need any more gas

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stations or car washes. We have too many
already. Please, let's commit to

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focusing on bringing quality businesses
here. Be more selective and think

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longevity. This is super important so we
do not end up with new businesses that

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don't last. Thank you for your time and
consideration. Jyn Turnbo, city of Siri

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resident since 1973.

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Chair condant and members of the
planning commission, I am writing in

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support of the planning commission's
efforts to evaluate whether Siri should

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adopt
a excuse me adopt a temporary moratorum

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on new car wash and fueling station
entitlements while the city studies

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potential updates to its land use
regulations.

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I encourage the commission to continue
exercising its authority to make

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recommendations to the city council
despite the council's initial lack of

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consensus on July 14th. The planning
commission serves as the city's advisory

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planning body and its responsibility is
to evaluate long-term land use policy

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based on planning principles and
evidence even when those recommendations

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may not initially align with the
council's position. The staff report

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demonstrates that series already has a
significantly higher concentration

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of these uses than population-based
averages. The report identifies 10 total

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car washes,
seven fullervice car washes, and three

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self-service car washes if all approved
projects are constructed, serving a

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population of approximately 49,000
residents.

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It further notes that the city currently
averages approximately one car wash for

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every 4,900 residents, while national
estimates are approximately two

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commercial car washes per 10,000
residents. Likewise, series currently

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contains 17 fuel stations with three
more approved for a total of 20 possible

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fueling stations, resulting in
approximately one fueling station for

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every 2900 residents.
The report concludes that these

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concentrations exceed statewide
population-based averages while

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acknowledging that Highway 99 and
regional traffic may justify somewhat

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higher demand. At the same time, the
report also recognizes that the existing

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concentration may indicate the city is
approaching market saturation and that

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current data alone cannot determine
whether continued expansion reflects

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sustainable demand or an over supply.
These statistics should not be dismissed

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simply because series experiences
commuter and pass through traffic. The

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presence of highway 99 is not by itself
evidence that unlimited expansion

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remains consistent with sound planning
policy. The purpose of a temporary

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moratorum is not to permanently prohibit
these businesses, but rather to allow

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the city sufficient time to determine
whether additional development supports

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the general plan,
economic development goals,

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infrastructure capacity, and the
long-term character of the city's

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commercial corridors.
As noted by the city attorney,

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California law already provides the city
council with the legal authority to

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adopt such a temporary pause. The
planning commission's role is not to

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adopt the ordinance itself, but to
recommend action and assist in

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developing the legislative record and
supporting findings for the council's

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consideration.
I respectfully encourage the commission

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to continue moving this discussion
forward by adopting a formal

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recommendation to the city council
supported by specific planning findings.

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Those findings could include concerns
regarding traffic circulation,

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infrastructure demand, environmental
impacts associated with water

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consumption, and underground fuel
storage, preservation of commercially

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valuable intersections, and the city's
long-term economic development

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objectives. These are all recognized
planning considerations that California

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cities routinely evaluate when
regulating land uses. If the city

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council remains unwilling to pursue a
temporary moratorum, I encourage the

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commission to recommend alternative
regulatory measures that would

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accomplish many of the same planning
objectives. These include initiating

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amendments to title 18 of the m
municipal code to require conditional

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use permits for future fueling stations
and express car washes. Establishing

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minimum spacing requirements between
similar uses. Creating corridor specific

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development standards along Highway 99,
Hatch Road, and Mitchell Road.

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Adopting overlay districts for high-v
value commercial intersections.

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implementing enhanced design and
landscape standards, requiring

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additional findings related to economic
development and land use compatibility,

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or developing performance standards that
better integrate these uses into the

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city's long-term planning goals. The
planning commission has already

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recognized.

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Dear members of the series planning
commission, I am writing as a concerned

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resident to respectfully ask the
planning commission to consider the

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long-term needs of our community as new
development projects are reviewed and

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approved. Many residents have noticed
the continued growth of car washes and

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gas stations throughout series. While
these businesses certainly serve a

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purpose, it feels as though our city has
become saturated with them. I encourage

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the commission to consider whether
future commercial development could

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better reflect the needs and interests
of the families who call Series home.

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One of the greatest needs, particularly
in District 2, is for more activities

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and recreational opportunities for
children and families.

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Our community would greatly benefit from
attractions such as indoor play center,

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family entertainment venue, youth
creation facilities, sports complexes,

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educational activity centers, or other
businesses that provide safe and

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engaging places for children and teens.
As our city continues to grow, I hope we

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can prioritize developments that improve
quality of life, encourage families to

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stay and spend time locally, and provide
positive spaces for young people.

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Investing in familyfriendly amenities
would help make series a more vibrant

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and connected community while supporting
local economic growth. Thank you for

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your time, your service to our city, and
your consideration of this perspective.

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I appreciate the work the planning
commission does to help shape the future

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of series and I hope these concerns will
be taken into account as future projects

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are considered. Sincerely, Christina
Dilla series president.

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» Hey Stephanie, for the record, the last
comment, what was the the name on that

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one? I don't know if you said
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» Okay.

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Good evening, Series Planning
Commission. My name is Courtney Man and

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I am a fourth generation series resident
raising the fifth generation of my

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family here. I am extremely
disappointed that we are once again

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discussing the outcome of the council's
decision regarding the gas station and

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car wash moratorum. I strongly oppose
adding more gas stations and car washes

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to our small city. To be candid, I am
deeply disappointed in those of you who

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voted in favor of approving another car
wash on Hatch Road. We were appointed,

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you were appointed to represent the
people of Series and to help shape a

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community where families want to live,
work, and invest in their future.

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Instead, many residents are left with
the impression that public opinion

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carries little weight when it conflicts
with predetermined agendas. The message

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being sent is that what the community
wants is secondary to what is most

429
00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:23,359
convenient for developers rather than
what is best for the people who already

430
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:27,599
call home.
My family remains in series because of

431
00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:31,839
our deep roots and the support system we
have here. We are fortunate to have

432
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:37,440
family members who help care for our
children while we work. If that support

433
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:42,640
did not exist, I am not sure we would
still choose to live here. I know many

434
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:49,839
other families who are who share similar
concerns about the direction of our city

435
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:54,240
is heading. Excuse me. For two years, I
served on the series Unified School

436
00:37:51,599 --> 00:37:59,200
District Advisory Council, where I saw
firsthand that enrollment has been

437
00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:03,680
declining. An entire elementary school
was built with the expectation that a

438
00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:07,599
proposed housing development would fill
it with students. That development never

439
00:38:06,079 --> 00:38:12,320
materialized.
And today, the campus is being used for

440
00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:17,119
inschool suspension, overflow from
Central Valley High School, and adult

441
00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:22,400
education programs. While those programs
serve important purposes, the school was

442
00:38:19,359 --> 00:38:27,440
not built for those uses and rep it
represents a costly example of planning

443
00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:32,000
based on projected growth that never
occurred. Series needs to stop planning

444
00:38:29,839 --> 00:38:36,560
for growth that has not yet happened. We
cannot continue making long-term

445
00:38:34,320 --> 00:38:41,760
decisions based on assumptions instead
of current realities. I believe there

446
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:45,760
are legitimate concerns that deserve
careful consideration. Traffic

447
00:38:44,079 --> 00:38:50,720
congestion
throughout our city, particularly along

448
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:55,839
corridors like Hatch Road, continues to
worsen. Every additional gas station and

449
00:38:53,599 --> 00:39:01,680
drive-through car wash, generates more
traffic, more vehicle trips, longer

450
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:06,800
lines, more turning movements, and
greater congestion on roads that are

451
00:39:03,920 --> 00:39:12,079
already heavily traveled.
These impacts affect the daily lives and

452
00:39:10,079 --> 00:39:18,000
safety of the residents who already live
here. There are also environmental

453
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:23,520
concerns for a city our size. Series
already has a remarkably high number of

454
00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:28,880
car washes. These businesses require
significant water use, generate waste

455
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:33,280
water,
increase vehicle emissions from cars,

456
00:39:31,359 --> 00:39:38,160
idling in cues, and contribute
additional noise and traffic. Before

457
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:42,079
approving even more of these facilities,
the city should ask whether our

458
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:46,480
community is truly underserved or
whether we are whether we have already

459
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:51,040
exceeded what our current population
reasonably needs.

460
00:39:49,119 --> 00:39:55,280
We also have a clear example of how
these types of properties

461
00:39:53,440 --> 00:40:00,720
can become long-term public safety
concerns. The former TripleR gas station

462
00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:04,800
now sits abandoned and has become a
location associated with home

463
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:09,760
homelessness and other public safety
issues. While no one can predict the

464
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:14,640
future of every business, this property
demonstrates that vacant fuel stations

465
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:18,800
can become liabilities for surrounding
neighborhoods when they are no longer

466
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:22,880
economically viable. Approving
additional gas stations without

467
00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:28,079
considering long-term demand increases
the possibility of creating more vacant

468
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:33,200
commercial properties that ultimately
become burdens on the community. These

469
00:40:30,720 --> 00:40:37,040
are not hypothetical concerns. They are
current conditions affecting the health,

470
00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:40,960
safety, and welfare of our student, our
residents. Today,

471
00:40:39,119 --> 00:40:45,920
I ask that you carefully consider the
long-term vision for seriesir. We have

472
00:40:43,760 --> 00:40:51,040
an opportunity to build a community that
reflects the values and desires of its

473
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:55,440
residents instead of repeating the same
development patterns. As someone whose

474
00:40:53,119 --> 00:41:00,880
family has called series home for five
generations, I want to be proud of the

475
00:40:57,920 --> 00:41:05,200
direction our city is taking. Tonight, I
ask you to consider not just what can be

476
00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:09,440
built, but what should be built. I ask
you to weigh the evidence before you,

477
00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:16,359
listen to the residents you represent,
and make decisions that prioritize the

478
00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:16,359
long-term health, safety, and welfare.

479
00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:36,800
Please read this comment into the public
record. As a citizen of series, I

480
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:41,359
strongly disagree with adding more gas
stations and car washes. As a community,

481
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:45,440
we need more housing and more code
enforcement. Our city has abandoned

482
00:41:43,599 --> 00:41:50,160
buildings and gas stations that are
already making our community a very

483
00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:56,960
unattractive place to live and visit. As
a resident, I don't invite family to

484
00:41:54,079 --> 00:42:01,760
area due to the poor looking quality and
feel of this city. The city has gone

485
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:06,640
downhill with homeless
and abandoned buildings since we

486
00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:10,720
purchased our home. If the city wants to
keep residents, the council should

487
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:16,760
listen and respect what the citizens
need and desire. Respectfully, Melanie

488
00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,760
Casses.

489
00:42:23,359 --> 00:42:29,520
Good evening. My name is Angie Riley. I
am writing this email to express my

490
00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:34,240
thoughts on building more gas stations
and car washes in our small city of

491
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:39,200
Series. As I drove to work this morning
between Morgan Road and the freeway

492
00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:44,319
entrance, the five gas stations in the
short distance only were servicing one

493
00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:50,079
patron each. I don't feel that our city
needs to add any more to the 20 that

494
00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:55,359
currently exists. We are not in shortage
of either of these service stations and

495
00:42:52,560 --> 00:43:00,960
our city deserves more options than gas
and a clean car. As a longtime resident

496
00:42:58,319 --> 00:43:06,240
of seriesir, I do not agree that our
city should build our build more gas

497
00:43:03,839 --> 00:43:10,200
stations or car washes. Thank you for
your time, Angie Riley.

498
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:17,520
Celeste.
>> Okay. Um I'm going to double check in

499
00:43:15,839 --> 00:43:21,440
the public. Anybody else that would like
to make public comment? Shirley, I

500
00:43:20,079 --> 00:43:24,240
apologize. You already had your five
minutes.

501
00:43:22,319 --> 00:43:27,200
» I didn't use up my whole five minutes,
so bear

502
00:43:25,520 --> 00:43:34,800
» with me.
>> My problem is again the money.

503
00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:38,160
» You know, you have the ability to okay
or not okay when something comes up

504
00:43:37,359 --> 00:43:44,560
before you.
>> Three minutes is good. But to spend any

505
00:43:40,319 --> 00:43:51,760
more money to investigate this, to send
it to a city council that you already

506
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:56,079
know is going to say no, would be a
waste of money. These people that are

507
00:43:54,400 --> 00:44:00,800
saying they don't want any more gas
stations. When I moved here 51 years

508
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:08,440
ago, there was a bar and a church on
every corner. These things solve their

509
00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:08,440
self. Thank you.

510
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:12,319
All righty. Uh, yeah. Did you have
public comment?

511
00:44:11,119 --> 00:44:14,960
» Yeah. Come on up.
>> Sorry, it's my first time here. How many

512
00:44:14,079 --> 00:44:17,520
minutes do I have?
>> You have five minutes.

513
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:23,839
» Five minutes. Okay. I'm not a resident
here in series. However, I live nearby

514
00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:28,880
and uh I'm actually appalled that you
guys have something like this. It's

515
00:44:26,160 --> 00:44:34,880
really communist because, you know,
private businesses in our country really

516
00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:41,280
should be driven by demand as well as
capital. When the government comes in

517
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:48,160
and proposes we're going to have a
moratorum, a moratorum is not transient.

518
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:54,160
It is not temporary. Once your policy
passes, it is permanent. What does that

519
00:44:50,880 --> 00:45:01,280
mean? That means if any of existing
stations or car washes, you know, um

520
00:44:58,560 --> 00:45:06,960
should either go out of business because
the owners age out or that, you know,

521
00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:12,800
nobody wants to buy it or cannot buy it
if your policy passes. You literally

522
00:45:09,280 --> 00:45:18,720
tells people you cannot do it. You
cannot do it. You cannot do it because

523
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:23,760
you're the government. Let me ask you
this. Are you American?

524
00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:29,839
for crying out loud. I am so shocked. I
was born in Taiwan and I cannot believe

525
00:45:27,119 --> 00:45:34,720
how rapidly California is losing to
communism. You may not realize it

526
00:45:32,240 --> 00:45:40,000
because I come in here, I see you guys.
You guys look like normal Americans. I'm

527
00:45:37,119 --> 00:45:44,960
sure you don't mean to have this policy
so that your uh you know nice city can

528
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:51,680
become communist. But that's how
communist is so scary because it first

529
00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:58,160
infiltrate us. um disguised as something
that is noble. Well, because you know,

530
00:45:55,200 --> 00:46:04,079
gas station, it's gonna pollute the air.
It's whatever.

531
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:10,240
Those are just excuses. Because if you
think about science, why do we have

532
00:46:07,119 --> 00:46:17,599
trees? You know, trees cannot exist
without carbon dioxide. We humans

533
00:46:13,839 --> 00:46:23,040
breathe in oxygen to live. Trees need
carbon dioxide to live. That was God's

534
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:28,960
design. So that when we breathe out
carbon dioxide, the tree naturally

535
00:46:26,000 --> 00:46:35,520
filters the carbon dioxide and give us
back oxygen. That's what trees do. So

536
00:46:33,119 --> 00:46:42,240
for those so-called scientists, I want
to ask them, what are they thinking? If

537
00:46:38,800 --> 00:46:46,800
for real, God forbid, that they truly
get rid of every single particle of

538
00:46:44,800 --> 00:46:50,960
carbon dioxide, you know what's going to
happen to us? we will also die because

539
00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:56,480
that would also mean that we will no
longer have oxygen for crying out loud.

540
00:46:53,920 --> 00:47:02,079
Please, you guys are good people. I can
tell from your faces. Do not let

541
00:47:00,480 --> 00:47:08,240
deception
lead you lead us to the path of

542
00:47:06,319 --> 00:47:13,200
communism.
There is no point of no there is point

543
00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:18,960
of no return because I also uh share
with you I have a property in the Bay

544
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:25,599
Area Contracasta County they have built
so many affordable housing it's coming

545
00:47:22,000 --> 00:47:30,480
here in the next 5 years you may not be
these nice faces sitting up there that's

546
00:47:28,319 --> 00:47:34,240
what I experienced
truly I was blessed by God that I have a

547
00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:41,280
property here which I bought 20 years
ago so that I am like a refugee right

548
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:48,319
Now in these in this you know nice
county trying to dodge communism there.

549
00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:56,079
Communism is like tsunami. It is coming
like this wave that is devouring all of

550
00:47:51,119 --> 00:48:00,560
us. Please use science. Use the good
founding principles of our founding

551
00:47:58,240 --> 00:48:06,240
fathers. You know we all have
inalienable rights. What does that mean?

552
00:48:03,359 --> 00:48:11,839
Everybody should have their right to
exercise their brain to decide how they

553
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:16,880
want to invest their money if they feel
that they can make money having gas

554
00:48:14,160 --> 00:48:22,559
stations or car washes. Why can't they
have the the opportunity or the right to

555
00:48:19,599 --> 00:48:27,359
do it? And with all respect, you guys
are all nice people. But you sitting

556
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:32,480
there, you are the government. So let me
respectfully ask you,

557
00:48:30,000 --> 00:48:39,520
what right do you have to take away our
right to exercise our freedom to pursue

558
00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:43,040
happiness and prosperity and liberty?
Thank you.

559
00:48:41,839 --> 00:48:48,319
» Thank you for your comments. Anybody
else for public comment?

560
00:48:45,359 --> 00:48:55,680
Mr. Warren,
can we get the uh camera turned on to

561
00:48:52,000 --> 00:49:00,640
the public there? Thank you.
Uh, good evening council. John Warren,

562
00:48:57,920 --> 00:49:03,520
resident, city of Siri. I was
considering whether to speak this

563
00:49:02,079 --> 00:49:09,760
evening. The matter is very
controversial. I know some cities close

564
00:49:06,960 --> 00:49:16,160
by or neighboring cities are considering
this same situation about the large

565
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:22,400
number of certain types of businesses in
our community. But I do think growth has

566
00:49:19,359 --> 00:49:26,960
to be monitored. We have a general plan
in the city and zoning that kind of

567
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:32,400
dictates where certain businesses,
whether it's a a chicken business or a

568
00:49:29,680 --> 00:49:38,160
car wash business or a gas station,
where they can be located. And maybe

569
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:45,359
it's time series does step back and take
a look at their zoning and take a look

570
00:49:40,559 --> 00:49:52,480
at uh how the design of the city we want
to see move going forward. Um maybe gas

571
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:59,200
stations don't need to be in some of the
locations where they're allowed now. Um

572
00:49:55,680 --> 00:50:04,720
and u if you take a look I hear the
comments about the

573
00:50:01,760 --> 00:50:10,079
District 2 businesses and things over
there. Um there's quite a few gas

574
00:50:07,760 --> 00:50:14,000
stations there and and we border on
Crows Landing Road. I don't know when

575
00:50:11,760 --> 00:50:19,920
the last time any of you folks went down
Crows Landing or Yoseite Boulevard.

576
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:24,880
There's about 9,000 gas stations over in
those locations and they're what a mile

577
00:50:22,319 --> 00:50:28,880
away from us if we drive down Whitmore
or we drive down Hatch Road. There's a

578
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:35,440
lot of other businesses over there.
There's certain types but u our sphere

579
00:50:32,319 --> 00:50:41,839
of influence reaches out and u and
encompasses a lot more than 20 gas

580
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:47,440
stations that we have. Um so it's
something to consider. Um I think taking

581
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:52,079
a step back maybe a short moratorum.
There's some time frames on moratorum

582
00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:57,040
and they should be closely adhered to.
So taking a look at that u might be the

583
00:50:55,119 --> 00:51:00,480
thing that our city should do. Thank
you.

584
00:50:58,160 --> 00:51:05,359
» Thank you Mr. Warren. Anybody else for
public comment? I see one hand raised on

585
00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:10,599
Zoom.
>> Yes, we have Brandy Meyer. Y

586
00:51:11,760 --> 00:51:18,400
» can you hear me? Okay.
>> Yep, we can hear you.

587
00:51:15,520 --> 00:51:21,920
» Okay. Um, I don't know what the answer
is to this, but I just wanted to put in

588
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:25,920
my two cents. Um, I own several
businesses here in Syria. I've been a

589
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:30,400
resident for 30 plus years.
I'm not sure moratorum, but I do know

590
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:35,440
when I read through it, it said
temporary. It's a temporary moratorium

591
00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:40,160
as of now. What I would like to see is
more of a variety of businesses coming

592
00:51:37,119 --> 00:51:44,960
to series. I would love to see maybe a
bakery, an antique shop, another ice

593
00:51:42,559 --> 00:51:51,119
cream shop. We need more for our
families here in series. And from what I

594
00:51:48,720 --> 00:51:56,880
understand, we have over 25 or over 20
plus gas stations.

595
00:51:53,760 --> 00:52:00,720
So, I wouldn't want to encourage gas
stations

596
00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:05,040
or those types of businesses, but I do
think we need to I don't know, maybe an

597
00:52:02,559 --> 00:52:09,200
ad hoc committee put together to go out
and find other businesses or other

598
00:52:06,800 --> 00:52:12,960
investors who can bring in a variety of
businesses.

599
00:52:11,359 --> 00:52:19,920
I would never want to discourage a
business to come to seriesiries, but

600
00:52:17,520 --> 00:52:24,240
I think the answer at this point is that
we need to find a variety of other

601
00:52:22,079 --> 00:52:28,720
businesses that can bring in tax
dollars.

602
00:52:25,920 --> 00:52:33,880
So, that's about all I have to say and
uh good luck to you guys because I know

603
00:52:30,160 --> 00:52:33,880
this is going to be a tough decision.

604
00:52:34,319 --> 00:52:41,119
» All right. Thanks, Brandon. All right.
Final call for public comment.

605
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:46,079
Okay. Seeing none, we'll go ahead and
close the public comment portion and

606
00:52:42,880 --> 00:52:51,920
bring it back to the commission. Um I
guess I Tom, just a few more questions.

607
00:52:48,319 --> 00:53:01,520
Um I just I pulled up the city council
agenda from um July 13th. Um and it and

608
00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:06,960
I was at that meeting uh as well. Um the
discussion was about staff time to do

609
00:53:04,400 --> 00:53:11,119
further research. Is that correct? And
Julian, you can chime in if if you would

610
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:11,119
like.

611
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:17,920
I'll let Julian answer that. I I wasn't
at that city council meeting.

612
00:53:15,920 --> 00:53:22,800
» Yes, that is correct. It was more for
financial reasons,

613
00:53:19,599 --> 00:53:27,520
» but specifically for to do further
research on this topic. Correct.

614
00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:32,720
» And for the record, there were three
members who said on the dis should go

615
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:36,760
back to the planning commission for
further direction. Is that correct?

616
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:45,760
I would have to check the minutes from
that. Um,

617
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:49,760
recla was a three
two vote. It

618
00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:54,480
» was a 3-2 vote. However,
>> yeah, go ahead, Tom. I just reviewed um

619
00:53:52,160 --> 00:54:01,440
the uh video before this and it was a
3-2 vote not to um add any additional

620
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:05,760
staff time to the uh to the this item
and it was it did not explicitly include

621
00:54:03,760 --> 00:54:09,920
any referral back to the planning
commission is my understanding.

622
00:54:08,319 --> 00:54:15,040
» Okay. Well, I would encourage you to go
back and listen to the discussion. Um

623
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:18,559
there were two the two who voted in
favor

624
00:54:16,720 --> 00:54:21,920
that vote is on the record but council
council member for district 2 stated

625
00:54:20,400 --> 00:54:28,079
this should go back to the planning
commission. That's the first thing she

626
00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:34,400
said. So um I guess with that in mind
it's now back to us.

627
00:54:31,760 --> 00:54:39,520
The again this whole process is just so
backwards. But um we make a

628
00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:44,319
recommendation tonight and it's not
going back to them as an action agenda

629
00:54:42,559 --> 00:54:50,480
item.
>> I I do not believe that it would be

630
00:54:46,480 --> 00:54:56,720
agendaized as a action item. You know, a
moratorium like this would require um uh

631
00:54:53,680 --> 00:55:01,520
the ordinance itself uh public notice
public noticing an extensive staff

632
00:54:58,960 --> 00:55:06,720
report. Uh so those would all need to be
prepared. uh at the at the maximum it

633
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:13,440
would go back as a discussion item but I
think due to uh the consensus provided

634
00:55:10,720 --> 00:55:17,440
uh the council declined to entertain
that so it would just be reported to the

635
00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:23,119
council as a recommendation by the
planning commission the council doesn't

636
00:55:19,200 --> 00:55:26,400
have any obligation to agendaize such a
recommendation although that is

637
00:55:24,480 --> 00:55:31,520
typically what does happen
>> okay but when this went back without our

638
00:55:28,559 --> 00:55:37,599
knowledge it was not an action item to
consider this. It was it was to consider

639
00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:42,000
staff time. Do you do you understand
where I'm trying to differentiate this?

640
00:55:40,079 --> 00:55:47,680
» Yes, I do. And so
>> those are two different things. If we

641
00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:52,799
take this back, it's an actual item as
far as this process goes that we have

642
00:55:49,280 --> 00:55:58,079
the authority to do this. It goes back
for their con official in consideration.

643
00:55:56,559 --> 00:56:06,000
rather when this went to the city
council uh on July 13th, it was we want

644
00:56:02,079 --> 00:56:09,920
your opinion on staff time to do further
research. Those are two different

645
00:56:08,079 --> 00:56:14,559
different things.
>> I I think one is intrinsic to the other

646
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:19,520
in that you need staff time in order to
prepare something like that for the

647
00:56:16,400 --> 00:56:23,920
council. Um so I I would say that that
that's how they are connected. Uh I

648
00:56:21,599 --> 00:56:29,680
don't know as though the city city staff
can prepare any further on this given

649
00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:33,160
the direction of the city council.
>> Okay. Um,

650
00:56:33,359 --> 00:56:42,480
has a process like this ever happened
before to where the planning commission

651
00:56:39,119 --> 00:56:47,839
um goes about the process pursuant to
the municipal code

652
00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:56,240
gives consensus waiting for it to be
agendaized and an item without any um uh

653
00:56:53,440 --> 00:56:59,440
notice just goes to the city council
without

654
00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:02,640
you know just going outside of the
process. that the municipal code has set

655
00:57:01,119 --> 00:57:09,119
up. Has that ever happened to your
knowledge before?

656
00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:13,280
» Um to my knowledge, uh no, that has
never happened. Uh the city manager has

657
00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:17,200
the authority to bring any item to the
city council. And so I I think that's

658
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:22,319
where he used his authority to say,
"Look at we need some direction on on if

659
00:57:20,799 --> 00:57:26,559
you want us to move forward with this
despite the lack of planning

660
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:30,880
commission's recommendation." And so and
that's how we got to uh the current

661
00:57:29,040 --> 00:57:37,599
procedural history. I you know what I
acknowledge it's irregular and um it's

662
00:57:34,480 --> 00:57:46,280
difficult but uh that's the current
situation and the planning commission

663
00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:46,280
authority is fairly narrow here.

664
00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:53,520
» Okay. Well, I I am requesting the city
manager be at our next meeting to

665
00:57:51,119 --> 00:57:59,280
explain why this process was done
backwards and why the item was taken to

666
00:57:55,520 --> 00:58:03,359
the city council um and basically
sabotage basically this whole process.

667
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:07,520
So, it's very
>> Yep. I will add that I believe that

668
00:58:05,119 --> 00:58:12,400
there might have been an additional
referral item from a city council member

669
00:58:10,480 --> 00:58:16,960
that was sort of in the sphere of this
and so it might have been in um an

670
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:21,200
effort to address both of these items
together. I think they were doing sort

671
00:58:19,119 --> 00:58:26,880
of a referral
oriented meeting previously. not 100%

672
00:58:24,160 --> 00:58:32,880
sure on that, but I do know that um a
council member had referenced your your

673
00:58:29,280 --> 00:58:36,160
discussion and had wanted to um consider
something. I I don't know if it was

674
00:58:34,160 --> 00:58:41,280
exactly the same, but consider something
that was associated with it. And those

675
00:58:38,000 --> 00:58:46,000
two things combined might have prompted
uh the uh the procedure.

676
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:50,480
» Okay. Why I would like the city manager
to give some sort of report perhaps at

677
00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:55,599
our next meeting to explain this because
it's it's disheartening to it

678
00:58:52,640 --> 00:58:59,760
discourages the planning commission for
making recommendations pursuant to the

679
00:58:57,920 --> 00:59:05,599
municipal code that we have power to do
so. So if we tonight in our referral

680
00:59:03,200 --> 00:59:08,960
section or new business ma matters
initiated by the planning commission if

681
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:14,240
somebody makes a recommendation how do
we not know it's going to turn into a

682
00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:18,319
debacle like this? It's um again it's
just disheartening to see. Um okay.

683
00:59:17,359 --> 00:59:21,920
Yeah, go ahead.
>> I mean I at the end of the day the

684
00:59:20,640 --> 00:59:25,760
recommendation was put in front of the
city council and and I I get that you

685
00:59:23,680 --> 00:59:31,200
guys didn't flush it out completely.
>> With all due respect, it was not the

686
00:59:27,839 --> 00:59:34,319
recommendation. It was to staff time.
That's what the discussion was about. I

687
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:38,640
was at the meeting. It was not the
official

688
00:59:35,920 --> 00:59:42,880
temporary moratorum. That discussion may
have turned to that and that's the

689
00:59:40,319 --> 00:59:47,760
council's will. However, the the
discussion was about staff time. So, it

690
00:59:45,680 --> 00:59:50,960
it has turned this process into just
just a circus.

691
00:59:49,359 --> 00:59:54,240
» Well, I I think you do need to
understand at some point that the the

692
00:59:52,960 --> 00:59:59,680
planning commission doesn't have the
authority to uh you know uh have

693
00:59:57,359 --> 01:00:06,079
specific staff time allocated to their
requests within reason of course but

694
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:11,359
» I understand that it's ultimately again
I want to follow the process we it

695
01:00:09,359 --> 01:00:16,240
starts here. We make the recommendation.
We give consensus. It's agendaized. We

696
01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:20,559
vote on it and then it's taken to the
city council.

697
01:00:18,480 --> 01:00:24,799
We gave consensus and it was taken to
the city council without an agenda item

698
01:00:22,880 --> 01:00:28,160
to where we had a public hearing where
people could show up and give their

699
01:00:26,160 --> 01:00:32,480
thoughts. The public, you know, was
honestly the the loser in this because

700
01:00:30,319 --> 01:00:37,119
they didn't get to participate. And now
they're here tonight giving their

701
01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:40,720
opinion. We had eight email, seven
emails, members of the public, and we're

702
01:00:39,359 --> 01:00:46,799
going to take action, but it's going
nowhere. It It's embarrassing.

703
01:00:44,640 --> 01:00:53,200
So, I know you got no response. It's
okay. It's just my comments. Um, okay. I

704
01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:59,280
have more uh discussion on this, so I
want to refer to the item

705
01:00:55,920 --> 01:01:04,640
of the staff report. Um, so the map
identifies 17 fuel fueling stations

706
01:01:01,839 --> 01:01:10,400
within the city of series and the map
identifies three fueling stations under

707
01:01:06,960 --> 01:01:14,319
development or or in progress.
Um,

708
01:01:11,920 --> 01:01:19,839
however, the map does not include
fueling stations on Joyce Avenue, Circle

709
01:01:17,599 --> 01:01:27,040
K76.
It does not include George's Gas 76 on

710
01:01:24,079 --> 01:01:33,520
Central Avenue. It does not include SC
Fuels on 237 East Whitmore A and it does

711
01:01:31,200 --> 01:01:38,720
not include the abandoned TripleR on
Whitmore and Mitchell.

712
01:01:36,480 --> 01:01:44,839
Um the map also does not include a
rumored gas station in front of Walmart.

713
01:01:41,839 --> 01:01:44,839
Um

714
01:01:44,880 --> 01:01:54,000
so with that um in mind, we have a
flawed staff report based on the

715
01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:57,520
numbers. Um, but I have a couple
different scenarios that I'm just going

716
01:01:55,440 --> 01:02:01,760
to submit to the the record and then the
members here and people on Zoom. So,

717
01:01:59,920 --> 01:02:08,160
going off of the data presented in the
staff report, 17 fueling stations and

718
01:02:04,480 --> 01:02:16,720
three in development, we have 4.08
fueling station per 10,000 resident.

719
01:02:12,960 --> 01:02:23,440
The state average um
is 2.65 65 gas stations per 10,000

720
01:02:20,400 --> 01:02:29,520
resident. So with that, we're almost
double.

721
01:02:25,040 --> 01:02:36,079
And uh Modesto, their average is 3.62
gas stations per 10,000 resident.

722
01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:41,920
We're 4.08
under 17 fueling stations and three in

723
01:02:38,880 --> 01:02:46,160
development. So, if we add the four gas
stations that were not included in the

724
01:02:43,680 --> 01:02:51,760
staff report, that number jumps up to
4.9

725
01:02:48,160 --> 01:02:57,680
fueling stations per 10,000 resident. So
again, the state average 2.6

726
01:02:54,799 --> 01:03:01,839
and accurate fueling stations is 24 in
our city and that's 4.9 per 10,000

727
01:03:00,319 --> 01:03:09,280
residents.
Um, to give perspective, um,

728
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:14,319
let's see here. Um, again, Modesto 3.6
six. Their population is over 200,000

729
01:03:12,640 --> 01:03:20,640
people.
And Tracy has an average of 2.6 as well.

730
01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:25,359
Their population is over 100,000 people.
Um,

731
01:03:22,319 --> 01:03:31,359
and we have 49,000 people in our city
and we have

732
01:03:28,480 --> 01:03:39,200
we have 4.9 fueling stations per 10,000
person. It's the numbers are there. Um,

733
01:03:35,039 --> 01:03:42,960
and it's again just very um discouraging
to see that this, you know, we see all

734
01:03:41,359 --> 01:03:47,200
the social media comments we heard
tonight. A lot of people are in favor of

735
01:03:44,720 --> 01:03:52,799
this. We have too many gas stations in
our city and and car washes. There's

736
01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:57,760
limited data on that. City of Mantika is
in the process of of doing a similar

737
01:03:55,359 --> 01:04:04,480
temporary moratorum
um and and series is failing. So, in in

738
01:04:02,160 --> 01:04:08,079
this topic, um, so those are those are
my comments. I'm going to I know I spoke

739
01:04:06,880 --> 01:04:11,359
a lot tonight, but I'm going to open it
up to my other commissioners for

740
01:04:09,599 --> 01:04:15,839
questions.
>> Uh, yeah, Tom, I have a question. Um my

741
01:04:13,599 --> 01:04:22,079
understanding is that the moratorum was
discussed as possibly opening up the

742
01:04:18,319 --> 01:04:28,079
city to litigation by um developers
hoping to develop a gas station or car

743
01:04:24,160 --> 01:04:34,160
wash having the correct permits and then
given any sort of kind of um response

744
01:04:31,440 --> 01:04:38,480
from the planning commission um would
possibly

745
01:04:35,760 --> 01:04:41,920
um open us up for litigation. Is is that
something that's true or is that more

746
01:04:40,400 --> 01:04:45,760
speculation?
Well, I I wouldn't say it would be from

747
01:04:44,240 --> 01:04:49,200
necessarily
um

748
01:04:47,440 --> 01:04:53,760
particular project applicants, but they
would rather attack the validity of the

749
01:04:50,799 --> 01:04:57,520
moratorium as a whole, right? Um you
have to you have to find some concrete

750
01:04:55,440 --> 01:05:03,359
you have to make some concrete findings
about um health, safety, welfare to um

751
01:05:01,839 --> 01:05:08,000
ensure that the moratorium is
permissible under state law. And so

752
01:05:05,760 --> 01:05:12,720
that's a broad category. That's a broad
area and the city has broad police power

753
01:05:10,640 --> 01:05:17,920
to regulate those things but we really
need to come from a position uh of

754
01:05:15,920 --> 01:05:24,400
conformance with with that state law in
order to um pass a moratorium similar to

755
01:05:21,520 --> 01:05:30,880
this. Uh whereas
the um the effects on the community are

756
01:05:27,760 --> 01:05:34,559
less uh apparent for gas stations and
car washes than they might be for

757
01:05:32,160 --> 01:05:38,160
another type of use. say like you see a
lot of the data centers going through

758
01:05:36,640 --> 01:05:46,480
moratorium right now. That's a little
bit of a you know more visible um uh

759
01:05:43,680 --> 01:05:49,760
challenge to the community. So something
like this you just really want to make

760
01:05:47,839 --> 01:05:55,440
sure that you're in conformance with the
say law before passing it.

761
01:05:52,720 --> 01:05:59,440
» Okay, that's helpful. Thank you. Um
yeah, I just wanted to say that um I

762
01:05:57,760 --> 01:06:03,760
it's really nice to get this feedback,
the emails and having people come to the

763
01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:09,359
meeting. this this feedback helps us get
the data that that allows us to do this

764
01:06:06,079 --> 01:06:14,720
kind of work. Um so I I appreciate that.
Uh I I do think a little bit of uh the

765
01:06:13,280 --> 01:06:22,079
process has been lost in this
discussion. um very much so the

766
01:06:17,839 --> 01:06:27,200
moratorum is is a legal category and u
similar to what Tom said I think like

767
01:06:24,079 --> 01:06:31,520
that threshold to develop a moratorum
hadn't really been met in terms of the

768
01:06:29,280 --> 01:06:35,520
research and the staff time and also of
course there's the idea of of paying

769
01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:41,839
staffers to do more work to research
this so economic development is not a

770
01:06:38,480 --> 01:06:48,880
one-man show um we are not um the only
uh folks involved in this so Um, I

771
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:54,240
understand kind of the frustration with
having just these new projects in

772
01:06:51,599 --> 01:06:59,280
development, but I think, um, I voted
against it because I thought, uh, one,

773
01:06:57,680 --> 01:07:03,039
it would it would open us up to
litigation, and two, we were denying

774
01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:09,760
shovel ready projects that had already
been approved by um, our various

775
01:07:06,640 --> 01:07:14,880
departments. Um, so I just wanted to
kind of discuss more of the nuance. Um,

776
01:07:12,480 --> 01:07:20,000
the the anger and the expression is is
necessary and helpful. Um, but I'm

777
01:07:17,599 --> 01:07:24,559
wondering if we can do something like
similar to a moratorum that isn't quite

778
01:07:22,319 --> 01:07:31,039
at that legal threshold, more like
suggested guidelines for future uh fuel

779
01:07:27,839 --> 01:07:35,680
and car wash stations that have a hiring
kind of requirement for serious

780
01:07:32,799 --> 01:07:40,400
residents or maybe 50% of their pumps
have to be EV chargers. Is that

781
01:07:37,920 --> 01:07:46,799
something that can kind of get around
the inability to develop a moratorum or

782
01:07:42,640 --> 01:07:51,760
is that um a suggestion that maybe is a
little bit too um farreaching for this

783
01:07:50,160 --> 01:07:58,559
platform?
I don't know if staff wants to jump in.

784
01:07:55,520 --> 01:08:04,160
» So, so a big portion of the um moratorum
is to provide time for the city to study

785
01:08:01,760 --> 01:08:08,000
its land use and to propose future
regulations for those types of uses. So

786
01:08:06,480 --> 01:08:12,319
I think your suggestion makes a lot of
sense in that uh you won't be imposing

787
01:08:10,880 --> 01:08:16,480
the moratorum but you'll still be
thinking about the studying and

788
01:08:13,599 --> 01:08:21,839
evaluating the land uses which is which
is a component of what you're typically

789
01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:26,480
doing during that moratorum period.
>> Okay. Um I don't know if that's like a

790
01:08:24,400 --> 01:08:29,120
motion we can do. Sorry chair I'll defer
to you.

791
01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:34,000
» Uh yeah I think we'll see if anybody
else has any comments. When when we

792
01:08:31,920 --> 01:08:38,600
discussed this item, the initial time
the consensus was 5-0. Correct.

793
01:08:43,279 --> 01:08:49,719
Okay. I was just curious. Dor Dory said
she voted no. I thought it was it was

794
01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:49,719
unanimous.

795
01:08:52,400 --> 01:08:59,080
I was just curious. Okay.
Bob, you got any comments?

796
01:08:59,120 --> 01:09:05,600
Francisco?
Um, no. I mean,

797
01:09:03,920 --> 01:09:09,679
as we sit here reading and going through
all these emails, I I think the people

798
01:09:08,000 --> 01:09:12,679
have spoken.
So

799
01:09:26,560 --> 01:09:34,239
this item doesn't require any action to
be taken or you can you can make a

800
01:09:31,040 --> 01:09:39,239
motion. Um uh anything that will be done
will be done by the minutes. There's no

801
01:09:35,679 --> 01:09:39,239
associated resolution.

802
01:09:40,080 --> 01:09:46,239
Yeah, I'm trying to figure making sure I
got all my points across.

803
01:09:44,239 --> 01:09:52,880
Can Tom, did you put together a staff
report or did did Julian?

804
01:09:48,560 --> 01:09:56,800
» I added the uh the background and the um
the legal components of it.

805
01:09:55,280 --> 01:10:00,840
» Okay. So,
>> who added the gas stations?

806
01:10:00,880 --> 01:10:05,840
» Are you referring to the map?
>> Yes. Yes, sir.

807
01:10:03,199 --> 01:10:09,120
» The map I did. Okay. All the yellow dots
are the current gas stations that we

808
01:10:07,600 --> 01:10:13,360
have.
The green dots, the lightly green dots

809
01:10:11,199 --> 01:10:19,520
are the ones that have been re have been
approved by commission.

810
01:10:17,040 --> 01:10:25,120
Okay. Can can we confirm on the record
that Circle K76 is not on that map on

811
01:10:22,400 --> 01:10:31,040
Joyce A
which is by the 711 headed towards the

812
01:10:29,199 --> 01:10:35,280
99
has Jamba Juice attached to it.

813
01:10:36,400 --> 01:10:40,560
Oh, I've Heen.
>> He burned in. Yes.

814
01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:45,280
» Oh, the one that's supposed to be to the
left of the two dots there. Okay.

815
01:10:43,600 --> 01:10:48,400
» So, confirming that one is not on the
map.

816
01:10:46,159 --> 01:10:52,239
» There's Chevron. There's the 76. That is
not on there.

817
01:10:48,960 --> 01:10:56,520
» Okay. And confirming George's Gas 76 on
Central A is not on that map.

818
01:11:04,640 --> 01:11:10,800
I stand correct. You stand yes. It is
not on here.

819
01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:14,880
» SC Fuels on East Whitmore is not on that
map as well. And Triple R on Whitmore is

820
01:11:14,239 --> 01:11:18,719
not on that map.
>> Triple R is not because it's not a gas

821
01:11:16,719 --> 01:11:21,840
station that's in service. So it's an
abandoned gas station.

822
01:11:19,920 --> 01:11:30,320
» It is a gas station though, right?
>> But it's not an operated gas station. So

823
01:11:24,159 --> 01:11:34,640
the site is it's a dead site. So due to
circumstances that are beyond our

824
01:11:31,840 --> 01:11:38,000
control, that is a dead sight. Um so it
it's not a gas station. It was at one

825
01:11:36,640 --> 01:11:42,400
time a gas station, but it's not an
active gas station, so it is not on

826
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:44,719
here. Um what was the other one that you
said?

827
01:11:42,719 --> 01:11:51,679
» Um SC Fuels. Um
>> one in front of Rockefeller.

828
01:11:49,360 --> 01:11:55,159
» No, it headed towards Crows Landing. I
don't believe that's Rockefeller.

829
01:11:55,440 --> 01:12:00,640
It would be past flyers if you're headed
toward down

830
01:11:58,800 --> 01:12:02,960
» on the right hand side. That is a county
gas station. That is not in the city of

831
01:12:02,239 --> 01:12:07,360
Series.
>> Okay. It It's in It's in our city

832
01:12:05,440 --> 01:12:09,760
limits. I mean, it's in district two.
>> It's not in our district.

833
01:12:08,719 --> 01:12:13,159
» No.
>> In front of Gallow.

834
01:12:14,239 --> 01:12:20,080
» No, not at Well, yeah, I believe that is
Gallow across the street. Yes.

835
01:12:18,239 --> 01:12:24,560
» Yes. So, that is county.
>> Okay.

836
01:12:22,239 --> 01:12:30,400
So, we're missing
you two I I believe three with triple R

837
01:12:27,280 --> 01:12:32,640
but two gas stations off of that list.
Okay,

838
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:39,199
» thank you.
>> Yep. Thank you. Um so again I I'm going

839
01:12:35,600 --> 01:12:43,199
to revert back to we we are way over the
state average and local average. Um

840
01:12:41,520 --> 01:12:49,760
Modesto
has 3.62,

841
01:12:45,360 --> 01:12:55,840
Tracy has 2.6, Stockton has 2.9.
And these are cities with populations

842
01:12:51,920 --> 01:13:01,520
well well uh more than more than ours.
Um and it's it's oversaturation of of

843
01:12:59,199 --> 01:13:07,679
gas stations and and there should be
more studies done on car washes as well.

844
01:13:04,800 --> 01:13:14,000
But I'm going to make a motion. Um I
would like to separate these two items.

845
01:13:10,719 --> 01:13:20,480
Um and I'm again however staff decides
to take it back to city council. It is

846
01:13:15,520 --> 01:13:25,360
what it is. this process has been um
whatever the right term for it is. But

847
01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:28,880
um I'm going to make a motion to
recommend to the Siri City Council to

848
01:13:26,880 --> 01:13:34,239
put a temporary moratorium on fueling
stations in the city of series for one

849
01:13:31,360 --> 01:13:38,159
year revisiting the moratorum after one
calendar year passes due to the

850
01:13:36,239 --> 01:13:43,520
inconsistencies with the general plan
oversaturation data and local state

851
01:13:40,800 --> 01:13:47,760
averages while changing the findings to
those stated.

852
01:13:45,520 --> 01:13:53,360
Just to jump in there, I apologize. They
can only implement a 45day moratorum,

853
01:13:50,320 --> 01:13:59,920
but then it would have to be extended.
>> I will change it to 45 days to do that.

854
01:13:58,320 --> 01:14:04,600
» I'll go ahead and second that.
>> We got a first and a second. Can we get

855
01:14:01,280 --> 01:14:04,600
a roll call?

856
01:14:08,719 --> 01:14:14,159
» Commissioner Global.
>> Hi,

857
01:14:11,440 --> 01:14:16,640
» Commissioner Morales. Hi,
>> Commissioner Perez.

858
01:14:15,440 --> 01:14:20,000
» Nay.
>> Chairperson Condid.

859
01:14:17,920 --> 01:14:27,040
» Hi.
>> Okay. Motion passes. Um 31.

860
01:14:25,199 --> 01:14:30,719
» Okay. And second, I will make a motion
to recommend to the Siri city council to

861
01:14:28,719 --> 01:14:35,040
put a temporary moratorium on car washes
in the city of series for 45 days

862
01:14:32,880 --> 01:14:40,239
revisiting the moratorium after those 45
days passes due to the inconsistencies

863
01:14:37,520 --> 01:14:46,239
of the general plan, oversaturation,
public concern, and data. while changing

864
01:14:42,640 --> 01:14:51,560
the findings to those stated.
>> Second that first and a second. Can we

865
01:14:48,159 --> 01:14:51,560
go to roll call?

866
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:56,360
» That was Global that second.
>> Yeah.

867
01:14:53,360 --> 01:14:56,360
» I

868
01:14:56,800 --> 01:15:01,040
» uh Commissioner Goel
>> I

869
01:14:59,679 --> 01:15:04,239
» Commissioner Morales
>> I

870
01:15:01,679 --> 01:15:07,440
» Commissioner Perez.
>> Chairperson Condit.

871
01:15:05,600 --> 01:15:13,360
» I
motion passes 3 to one with one absent.

872
01:15:11,199 --> 01:15:17,040
Okay, moving on. Unfinished business,
none. New business, none. Ma matters

873
01:15:15,520 --> 01:15:21,760
initiated by planning commission and
staff. I would like the city manager at

874
01:15:19,360 --> 01:15:29,520
our next um planning commission meeting
to discuss um the municipal code section

875
01:15:28,000 --> 01:15:34,560
2.05.040F
040F

876
01:15:31,440 --> 01:15:40,480
and a um explanation for why this
process on item six was uh turned out

877
01:15:37,840 --> 01:15:47,360
the way it did
and reports. Anybody have any reports?

878
01:15:44,719 --> 01:15:54,000
Seeing none, we'll go ahead and adjourn
to our next meeting on Yeah, I have to

879
01:15:51,120 --> 01:15:59,840
adjourn this though. adjourn to August
3rd, 2026 at 6 p.m. and we are going to

880
01:15:57,760 --> 01:16:05,920
convene to the series downtown
revitalization area board um right now.

881
01:16:03,120 --> 01:16:10,840
So go ahead and adjourn this one.
Yeah, we'll go and take a 5m minute

882
01:16:07,840 --> 01:16:10,840
break.

883
01:20:08,719 --> 01:20:16,760
All righty, folks. We're going to get
started here. I'm going to call this uh

884
01:20:11,679 --> 01:20:16,760
meeting to order and we get a roll call.

885
01:20:18,960 --> 01:20:22,920
» Let's see. Commissioner Global.

886
01:20:23,199 --> 01:20:29,199
Commissioner Morales
>> present.

887
01:20:26,640 --> 01:20:33,040
» Commissioner Jamu absent. Commissioner
Perez.

888
01:20:30,880 --> 01:20:37,360
Chairperson cond.
Conflict of interest. Anybody having a

889
01:20:35,040 --> 01:20:40,880
conflict of interest? No. Consent
calendar. All matters list on the

890
01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:45,360
consent calendar considered routine in
nature uh and will be enacted by a

891
01:20:43,440 --> 01:20:48,800
single motion unless otherwise requested
by an individual commissioner or the

892
01:20:47,199 --> 01:20:52,880
public for special consideration.
Otherwise, the recommendation of staff

893
01:20:50,400 --> 01:20:59,880
will be to accept accepted and act upon
by roll call vote. I'm going to turn it

894
01:20:55,440 --> 01:20:59,880
over to Mr. Giri here.

895
01:21:04,239 --> 01:21:11,280
So, good evening, planning commission
chair.

896
01:21:08,719 --> 01:21:16,400
Uh this evening, um I'll give you a
little history on the downtown

897
01:21:13,040 --> 01:21:20,960
revitalization board for the new uh
planning commissioners. So, the series

898
01:21:18,719 --> 01:21:28,640
downtown revitalization area was
established um pursuant to the parking

899
01:21:24,480 --> 01:21:35,440
and business improvement area of 1979
and adopted an ordinance in 1988

900
01:21:32,640 --> 01:21:40,000
uh by the Siri City Council um for the
purpose of the district was to provide a

901
01:21:37,679 --> 01:21:43,360
funding mechanism through business
assessments to support activities

902
01:21:41,679 --> 01:21:49,199
improvements that would enhance and
promote the downtown area. In 1995, the

903
01:21:46,719 --> 01:21:53,840
city council adopted an ordinance which
expanded the flexibility of how

904
01:21:51,040 --> 01:21:58,880
assessments could be utilized for
programs and projects specifically for

905
01:21:56,719 --> 01:22:02,719
the downtown
area.

906
01:22:00,560 --> 01:22:07,440
The state law requires that the city
council establish an advisory board for

907
01:22:04,719 --> 01:22:11,120
the district. The advisory board is
responsible for making recommendations

908
01:22:09,120 --> 01:22:15,840
to the city council regarding
expenditures of assessments revenues and

909
01:22:14,159 --> 01:22:21,040
may also provide recommendations
concerning the method and basis of

910
01:22:17,600 --> 01:22:25,120
leving assessments within the district.
When initially established, the advisory

911
01:22:22,800 --> 01:22:30,159
board was compri comprised of business
owners located within the boundaries of

912
01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:36,960
the downtown revitalization area. So
that boundary is from

913
01:22:33,920 --> 01:22:42,239
El Camino north to Magnolia. The
business is just north of Magnolia

914
01:22:40,159 --> 01:22:49,679
um to
the

915
01:22:44,639 --> 01:22:54,880
east side um of six uh all the way east
to sixth street. um only those

916
01:22:52,639 --> 01:23:00,400
businesses to
the west and then all the way from Al

917
01:22:57,199 --> 01:23:05,760
Camino to Magnolia where it meets on the
intersection by Polar Street.

918
01:23:03,440 --> 01:23:10,719
U to ensure continued administr uh the
boundaries over time participation by

919
01:23:08,320 --> 01:23:14,480
business owners had declined um
resulting in reoccurring difficulties in

920
01:23:12,880 --> 01:23:19,920
maintaining a quorum necessary to
conduct official business.

921
01:23:17,040 --> 01:23:26,159
So in 1998
the planning commission was appointed as

922
01:23:22,480 --> 01:23:30,239
the advisory uh board and the planning
commission has contain continued to

923
01:23:28,400 --> 01:23:33,920
fulfill this role since that time
providing recommendations to city

924
01:23:32,400 --> 01:23:41,440
council regarding the downtown
revitalization. So this evening um we're

925
01:23:37,679 --> 01:23:45,679
here one um
first, second, third and fourth quarter

926
01:23:43,120 --> 01:23:53,080
are presented. These should be coming to
you quarterly um due to staff um

927
01:23:54,239 --> 01:24:00,880
we had an overturn in the finance
department and then in our department.

928
01:23:59,120 --> 01:24:05,840
So we apologize for them coming to you
all at one time, but normally they would

929
01:24:02,639 --> 01:24:13,600
come um after each quarter to present to
you a report um and also to indicate the

930
01:24:10,080 --> 01:24:19,199
expenses and what assessments were
collected during those quarters.

931
01:24:16,639 --> 01:24:25,520
So the last two years unfortunately the
city council has

932
01:24:21,600 --> 01:24:29,360
uh voted not to levy the assessments.
So, as you can see on the quarter

933
01:24:27,280 --> 01:24:35,840
reports, there's zero assessments that
were uh collected, but we did have a

934
01:24:32,639 --> 01:24:41,600
significant um expenditures that we had
to pay out through in this account. So,

935
01:24:38,719 --> 01:24:48,560
tonight um to we're just asking for the
advisory board to approve the quarterly

936
01:24:44,320 --> 01:24:56,880
reports and then also to approve the
annual report for the 2627 year. in that

937
01:24:53,840 --> 01:25:03,840
report. Basically, it's the improvements
and activities to be proposed is to

938
01:24:59,760 --> 01:25:08,800
continue with um if granted the
assessments to come in and then

939
01:25:06,000 --> 01:25:13,440
utilizing that funding that's in this
set aside separate account. It's a

940
01:25:11,120 --> 01:25:20,239
standalone budget account for the
downtown businesses uh to utilize that

941
01:25:16,320 --> 01:25:24,320
to pay for the lighting. Um
the landscaping contract has been

942
01:25:21,840 --> 01:25:30,560
cancelled due to there is there was no
funding into that account. Um to improve

943
01:25:27,920 --> 01:25:37,600
uh they I think they want to do like way
science to help um kind of emphasize the

944
01:25:35,280 --> 01:25:42,560
downtown businesses and stuff. So that
is just a placeholder. So part of it is

945
01:25:39,840 --> 01:25:49,040
we have to present to the advisory board
any ex expenditures that we this

946
01:25:46,560 --> 01:25:54,480
um
bid would like to expend during the

947
01:25:51,520 --> 01:26:04,679
year. Um so basically we have
placeholders. So as you can see on the

948
01:25:59,520 --> 01:26:04,679
it's uh the attachment sorry

949
01:26:11,600 --> 01:26:21,199
It's exhibit D, which is the proposed um
budget for 2627.

950
01:26:18,000 --> 01:26:27,520
The projected revenue we anticipate to
collect approximately $7,000 from

951
01:26:24,239 --> 01:26:34,080
businesses. The expend expenditures for
this year is roughly 2,750.

952
01:26:31,679 --> 01:26:39,040
that it will include electricity where
the downtown lighting. Um we put

953
01:26:37,440 --> 01:26:42,320
advertisement in there. This is just if
there was like a major event that they

954
01:26:40,560 --> 01:26:47,120
wanted to hold and the businesses wanted
to advertise it, they would be allowed

955
01:26:44,800 --> 01:26:52,080
to pull from this funding to do large
advertisement outside of what like the

956
01:26:49,679 --> 01:26:55,440
city or any other would do. And then
contract services, it was discussed that

957
01:26:54,080 --> 01:27:00,159
they wanted to do like Christmas
lighting on the trees downtown during

958
01:26:58,000 --> 01:27:04,320
Christmas time. So, we had to put a
placeholder in there for approximately

959
01:27:02,239 --> 01:27:08,239
$1,000. Not sure if that's what it was
going to cost, but these are just

960
01:27:05,840 --> 01:27:12,960
placeholders in there. As you can see,
wayfinding signs, downtown incentive

961
01:27:10,239 --> 01:27:19,840
programs, and FCOD
um renovation, those are just on holding

962
01:27:15,920 --> 01:27:25,840
back in 20, I believe 17. Um they were
approved as expenditures.

963
01:27:22,480 --> 01:27:30,639
Um the funding has we've had a lot of
funding in there, but over time it has

964
01:27:28,080 --> 01:27:36,639
deplened. The last two years it really
deplenished because there was no

965
01:27:32,400 --> 01:27:42,639
assessment. And so we're asking for the
the board to approve the the

966
01:27:39,199 --> 01:27:47,120
expenditures, approve the yearly report,
and then this would then go to city

967
01:27:44,719 --> 01:27:51,840
council for approval and then for them
to set a public hearing 30 days from the

968
01:27:50,239 --> 01:27:57,920
approval.
um to vote on the levy assessment. And

969
01:27:55,520 --> 01:28:03,920
the levy assessment then the businesses
would be notified

970
01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:09,679
um by mail or the public hearing to come
in either oppose or agree with the the

971
01:28:07,120 --> 01:28:16,159
assessment at the time. or the council
could wish to not collect the assessment

972
01:28:12,159 --> 01:28:21,840
and then um
either vote to disband the bid or

973
01:28:19,520 --> 01:28:28,159
continue the assessment until the
funding is replenished. Um right now

974
01:28:24,639 --> 01:28:35,960
we're looking at going into 2027 with
approximately a little bit over $2,000

975
01:28:32,320 --> 01:28:35,960
um in that account.

976
01:28:40,000 --> 01:28:45,199
Okay,
>> that's it.

977
01:28:40,880 --> 01:28:48,960
» Okay. Any any questions of uh of Julian?
>> Yeah, I've got a couple questions for

978
01:28:46,880 --> 01:28:55,560
you, Julian.
On exhibit A, you're showing

979
01:28:52,000 --> 01:28:55,560
all four quarters.

980
01:28:56,400 --> 01:28:59,400
um

981
01:29:00,000 --> 01:29:08,960
with what I can't figure out is you're
showing an ending cash balance of

982
01:29:06,639 --> 01:29:14,080
20,127.
So yes, and I do apologize because

983
01:29:10,480 --> 01:29:20,719
that's when the quarter report was
created at the end of

984
01:29:18,480 --> 01:29:26,719
where's the end of June, but we still
had outstanding invoices from the Grover

985
01:29:24,320 --> 01:29:30,320
landscaping that had not been processed
yet.

986
01:29:28,480 --> 01:29:37,679
So if you look at the bottom contract
services, Grover was 1820 per month. So,

987
01:29:34,080 --> 01:29:41,600
we were we still needed um
their invoices to come in and get

988
01:29:39,280 --> 01:29:45,040
cleared.
>> So, you're saying that ending cash

989
01:29:43,199 --> 01:29:46,800
balance is 2,000?
>> Yes.

990
01:29:45,679 --> 01:29:52,719
» Okay.
>> Has that been updated on online or

991
01:29:50,320 --> 01:29:57,120
» that has that was just on the budget. If
you look at the exhibit D, it just says

992
01:29:55,040 --> 01:30:00,120
approximately balance rollover is
231159.

993
01:30:00,159 --> 01:30:09,600
» Okay. because you're showing contract
services of 36.40 a month that were

994
01:30:07,280 --> 01:30:17,800
subtracted.
So why is there another Grover

995
01:30:14,800 --> 01:30:17,800
invoices?

996
01:30:19,920 --> 01:30:27,280
You put it in there. Hang on.
You're showing that we paid for over

997
01:30:24,880 --> 01:30:30,679
$14,560
for the year.

998
01:30:31,920 --> 01:30:41,760
So, Grover's account should be 21,840
for 12 months.

999
01:30:38,239 --> 01:30:46,960
So, if you look at year to date, 14,560.
And I apologize if it didn't get I think

1000
01:30:44,400 --> 01:30:52,159
it didn't get calculated correctly. So,
I do apologize and we can make that

1001
01:30:48,560 --> 01:30:57,840
correction and bring it back.
So, does Grover come weekly or

1002
01:30:55,679 --> 01:31:02,400
» So, Grover would come once a week on
Fridays, but they no longer will come as

1003
01:31:00,239 --> 01:31:05,040
effective June 30th. They're no longer
contracted with the city.

1004
01:31:03,840 --> 01:31:06,560
» So, they were coming once a week
basically.

1005
01:31:05,360 --> 01:31:13,440
» They were coming once a week. Yes.
>> Okay. Mhm.

1006
01:31:09,679 --> 01:31:18,520
» And who is doing that service now?
>> That service will fall back on the city

1007
01:31:15,280 --> 01:31:18,520
of Syri.

1008
01:31:19,920 --> 01:31:25,360
» Okay. Well, I'll go ahead and open it up
to the public. Any members of the public

1009
01:31:23,600 --> 01:31:28,360
that would like to uh speak on this
item,

1010
01:31:29,440 --> 01:31:38,239
Mr. Warren?
>> Wait. Um, have we voted on the Is this

1011
01:31:35,120 --> 01:31:41,040
for the consent item still or the annual
report?

1012
01:31:39,360 --> 01:31:45,199
» I think we're still on the consent.
>> Okay. Just

1013
01:31:42,639 --> 01:31:49,840
» that can be open up to the public or
>> I think we skipped over the consent. So,

1014
01:31:47,760 --> 01:31:53,840
can we vote on the consent, please?
>> Hold on one second, Mr. Warren. I'll go

1015
01:31:51,360 --> 01:31:58,520
ahead and motion to approve item uh
seven and then we'll take it to the

1016
01:31:55,280 --> 01:31:58,520
public hearing.

1017
01:31:59,280 --> 01:32:05,679
» I'll second that.
>> Okay, we got a first and second on

1018
01:32:02,159 --> 01:32:07,840
consent. We get a roll call.
>> Commissioner Global

1019
01:32:06,880 --> 01:32:10,159
» I.
>> Commissioner Morales,

1020
01:32:09,440 --> 01:32:12,320
» I.
>> Commissioner Perez,

1021
01:32:11,360 --> 01:32:15,280
» hi.
>> Chairperson Condan.

1022
01:32:13,840 --> 01:32:19,960
» Hi.
Okay, now we will open the public

1023
01:32:16,960 --> 01:32:19,960
hearing.

1024
01:32:20,880 --> 01:32:29,520
» Good evening, commissioners. John
Warren, city of Siri. I remember there

1025
01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:33,760
was some discussion on the assessment
and

1026
01:32:31,199 --> 01:32:40,719
the cost of doing business, landscaping
and the lighting and stuff previously.

1027
01:32:37,440 --> 01:32:47,000
And there was some question as to if
there was a mechanism in place to

1028
01:32:43,199 --> 01:32:47,000
collect the

1029
01:32:47,520 --> 01:32:59,520
money that the that the levies or the uh
city would charge the revitalization

1030
01:32:56,400 --> 01:33:04,880
board would approve for who's going to
collect the uh the dollars and what

1031
01:33:02,400 --> 01:33:10,560
account it would go into.
And has that been resolved as to whether

1032
01:33:07,840 --> 01:33:16,320
the business downtown actually have to
pay these levies

1033
01:33:13,600 --> 01:33:22,560
and who collects them and what mechanism
is in place to make those collections.

1034
01:33:20,080 --> 01:33:27,440
» We will have staff answer that. That
would be my question that I remember

1035
01:33:24,400 --> 01:33:32,560
that from before that there was no
mechanism to collect the revenues of the

1036
01:33:30,080 --> 01:33:37,199
that were going into the fund and that
some of the businesses down there are

1037
01:33:34,080 --> 01:33:43,520
not paying basically their fair share
which makes it hard on the ones that are

1038
01:33:39,679 --> 01:33:50,000
and also whether the city can afford to
hire uh or

1039
01:33:47,120 --> 01:33:56,080
have a outside agency come in and take
care of the uh landscaping. being

1040
01:33:52,800 --> 01:33:59,920
reverses the city staff.
>> Thank you.

1041
01:33:58,400 --> 01:34:04,120
Any other members of the public that
would like to comment on this item?

1042
01:34:04,480 --> 01:34:13,440
» Yep. Yep. Come on up. State your name.
>> I am Freedom by God above America. Um by

1043
01:34:11,760 --> 01:34:17,040
Brown Act. I don't need to tell you my
name. Okay.

1044
01:34:14,080 --> 01:34:23,760
» So, I'm using a fictitious name. Um,
since I'm here, um, I just want to share

1045
01:34:20,480 --> 01:34:27,600
with you that if I were ever going to
want to come to seriesir and I did a

1046
01:34:25,520 --> 01:34:32,639
little bit of a research on your city,
you are a very young city. The average

1047
01:34:30,239 --> 01:34:39,440
age of your community is about 30ome
years old. So, um there's a lot of um

1048
01:34:35,920 --> 01:34:46,239
activities that perhaps uh you can
provide for the families to come because

1049
01:34:42,800 --> 01:34:51,920
uh once you revital lies your downtown,
you still want people to come, right? So

1050
01:34:48,800 --> 01:34:57,440
I think uh like what you were talking
about and by the way I really respect

1051
01:34:53,760 --> 01:35:04,400
and admire uh that you pointed out uh at
the previous meeting that the order of

1052
01:35:00,880 --> 01:35:11,360
that particular um agendaized item was
done in a backwards way. So I feel that

1053
01:35:08,880 --> 01:35:15,600
uh this topic also when you want to
revitalize and I was hoping to hear your

1054
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:22,320
objectives
um perhaps those need to be pinpointed

1055
01:35:18,400 --> 01:35:27,280
first and then um you know it's easier
then for the public to be able to

1056
01:35:24,480 --> 01:35:30,960
participate because then we know oh they
have revitalized certain things and then

1057
01:35:29,120 --> 01:35:36,639
we can come and spend money and that's
how you are able to get more of tax

1058
01:35:34,400 --> 01:35:43,600
dollars because we spend money and that
therefore uh the revitalization is not

1059
01:35:39,840 --> 01:35:47,600
just a point in time but it will be uh
perpetual. Thank you.

1060
01:35:45,360 --> 01:35:54,280
» Thank you. Anybody else for public
comment?

1061
01:35:50,320 --> 01:35:54,280
» All right. Anybody on Zoom?

1062
01:35:54,480 --> 01:36:00,000
» No hands raised.
>> Okay. Bring it go ahead and close the

1063
01:35:57,920 --> 01:36:05,040
public uh hearing process and bring it
back to the commission for action.

1064
01:36:02,960 --> 01:36:10,840
Um Julian, can we answer Mr. Warren's
question as far as is there something

1065
01:36:06,800 --> 01:36:10,840
set up to collect the levy.

1066
01:36:11,760 --> 01:36:21,040
» So we are looking at utilizing
um HDL who does the quarterly mil tax.

1067
01:36:19,280 --> 01:36:27,520
So it would be linked to their quarterly
mil tax to ensure that the businesses

1068
01:36:24,480 --> 01:36:32,320
are submitting their quarterly
assessments.

1069
01:36:29,600 --> 01:36:36,880
um where before our third party
collector was not doing their due

1070
01:36:35,120 --> 01:36:42,320
diligence. So we would do have something
in place.

1071
01:36:39,280 --> 01:36:45,320
» Okay. Any other questions of uh the
commission?

1072
01:36:48,480 --> 01:36:53,600
An action is required. Correct. This
goes back to the city council.

1073
01:36:51,600 --> 01:36:59,520
» That is correct. is just to accept the
annual plan and then for it to go to

1074
01:36:56,000 --> 01:37:04,800
city council for approval for the annual
uh report and then for them to set a

1075
01:37:01,679 --> 01:37:10,880
public hearing 30 days from that for a
levy assessment

1076
01:37:07,600 --> 01:37:19,480
which will be uh a public hearing noted
and each business will have a letter

1077
01:37:14,080 --> 01:37:19,480
sent to them for that public hearing.

1078
01:37:21,119 --> 01:37:25,400
I'll go ahead and make a motion to
approve.

1079
01:37:25,600 --> 01:37:31,880
» Go ahead and second.
>> Okay, we got a first and a second. Can

1080
01:37:28,400 --> 01:37:31,880
we get a roll call?

1081
01:37:33,119 --> 01:37:36,880
» Commissioner Global
>> I.

1082
01:37:35,360 --> 01:37:38,800
» Commissioner Morales.
>> I.

1083
01:37:37,520 --> 01:37:40,639
» Commissioner Perez.
>> I.

1084
01:37:39,520 --> 01:37:46,400
» Chairperson Condent.
>> Hi.

1085
01:37:41,840 --> 01:37:51,040
» Motion passes 4 Z with one absent.
>> Okay. New business none. And we will

1086
01:37:48,800 --> 01:37:54,239
adjourn the series downtown
revitalization area