1 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:26,520 Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the Planning Commission meeting of 2 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:30,320 August 26, 2026 to order at 6:01 p.m. If we could please have roll call. 3 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:32,959 » Yes, Commissioner Santos. >> Present. 4 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:35,400 » Vice Chairperson Ortiz. >> Here. 5 00:02:33,959 --> 00:02:37,520 » Commissioner France. >> Present. 6 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:43,520 » And just for the record, Commissioners Slater and Scarboro-Aguilar absent. 7 00:02:40,640 --> 00:02:45,320 » Thank you very much. Commissioner Santos, can you lead us in 8 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,120 the pledge? >> Yes, ma'am. 9 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,120 » Thank you. 10 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:16,000 Thank you. Um, okay, we'll have a minute for 11 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:19,680 information from staff, Brian. >> Yes, thank you, Chairwoman and to the 12 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:25,440 Commission. I just wanted to advise the Commission this evening that the item 13 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:30,320 6.3, that's the Lincoln Apartments project, we are going to remove that 14 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:36,519 from the agenda tonight. We're going to bring that back on September 9th, 2026. 15 00:03:33,959 --> 00:03:42,440 So, that is the very next meeting. Staff is working with the applicant to go over 16 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:47,720 some sequel review, and we will bring it right back. But, as far as tonight, we 17 00:03:44,519 --> 00:03:52,600 won't come to item 6.3. We will not open up the hearing. It's been formally 18 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:57,000 withdrawn from the or asking you to formally withdraw from the agenda 19 00:03:54,240 --> 00:04:01,080 tonight. If someone wants to speak, they could do it during the the public 20 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:04,600 comment for items not on the agenda. And that would be my recommendation to you. 21 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:07,000 » Thank you. Do we need a motion to withdraw it from the agenda? 22 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:13,880 » No. Um may I just add also to ensure that um 23 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,880 if anyone has public comments on this item, um 24 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:22,040 they can make them during um general public 25 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:25,240 comment like Brian said, um but to ensure that their comments are 26 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:29,600 considered as part of the administrative record pertaining to item 27 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:34,040 uh 6.3, um we ask that those public comments are 28 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,840 provided again um when the item returns to the 29 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:39,360 commission. Or they or they can submit it in 30 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,520 writing. >> Thank you. 31 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,400 Okay. Um with that little housekeeping item 32 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:48,760 done, let's move on to public comment. I'll go ahead and open the public 33 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:52,640 comment. Is there anyone here who would like to speak on items that are not on 34 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:54,480 the agenda? Anyone online? 35 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,720 » I have no requests. >> Nope. Okay, seeing none, we'll go ahead 36 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:03,040 and close the public comment. And we'll move on to item 4.1 uh the 37 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,200 minutes. Do I have corrections or a motion? 38 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,508 » I believe we may need to continue the minutes um 39 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,120 since >> [snorts] 40 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:14,400 » cuz not everybody's here. >> Okay, we will continue the item to our 41 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:18,960 next meeting. And we'll go ahead and move on to item 42 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:25,919 number five, a staff presentation from our internship intern. Thank you. 43 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:30,280 » Hello everyone. Um good evening. Chairperson Franz and commissioners, my 44 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:33,840 name is Jennifer Escobar and I want to share a little bit about my experience 45 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:38,640 as a housing intern here at the Community Development Department for our 46 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,640 City of Indio. 47 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:52,000 So, a little bit about my background. I am a student Arizona State University. 48 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:57,240 I'm earning my bachelor's and master's in urban planning. It is a concurrent 49 00:05:54,400 --> 00:06:00,880 program. So this spring I'll be earning my bachelor's and the year after will be 50 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:04,640 my master's. A little bit of what my internship 51 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:10,360 focused on was housing policy, developmental review, planning research, 52 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:15,600 and earning municipal experience. A little bit about myself as well is that 53 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:20,320 I also work at Starbucks and I did that throughout the duration of this 54 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:25,000 internship as well. I'm earning the tuition benefit there. So that's been 55 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:27,919 really great. I also commute from Moreno Valley. So that's what that little 56 00:06:26,280 --> 00:06:31,840 picture is at the end. That's our M mountain. And so that's about an hour 57 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:34,720 and I've been managing that for the summer as well. 58 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:44,600 So I worked in the housing and neighborhood services division. One of 59 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:49,000 the biggest things that I took away from that was that I learned that it's not 60 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:54,080 just about producing as many units as possible, but it's also about looking 61 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:59,560 for funding sources, understanding state requirements, and local policies, 62 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:03,400 as well as developmental regulations, community needs, and how that all comes 63 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:06,560 together so that we can benefit our community. 64 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:12,200 Seeing those different pieces come together gave me a much better 65 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:15,880 understanding of the role a city plays in housing needs. 66 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:25,200 So a little bit about the projects that I was working on during my time here was 67 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:29,560 focusing on ADU program research. I also looked into creating a density bonus 68 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:35,480 application. Um along all side of that, I also 69 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:39,320 reviewed planning policy and development review. 70 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:45,320 For the ADU program, I researched how the other jurisdictions might have their 71 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:50,560 approaches to pre-approved plans and how Indio could potentially involve those as 72 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:55,760 well and create our own program. I also helped create the density bonus 73 00:07:53,280 --> 00:08:00,480 application. So, that meant that I was researching state requirements and 74 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:05,400 helping organize information into a format that could be more accessible to 75 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:10,200 the public and to our staff. Alongside those larger projects, I had 76 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:14,680 opportunities to participate in development and planning research. 77 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:19,520 These experiences helped me understand how planning concepts and regulations 78 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:25,240 move from research and policy, but how we can implement those programs into 79 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,240 Indio as well. 80 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:32,440 So, one of the most important aspects of the internship was understanding how the 81 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:38,840 work that I did supported the city's broader strategic priorities. My work 82 00:08:35,719 --> 00:08:44,039 mostly directly connected with economic opportunity and organizational 83 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:48,160 excellence through housing initiatives and funding 84 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:53,440 research, I was able to see how planning can support economic opportunity by 85 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:59,760 helping expand housing options and identifying resources that can support 86 00:08:55,960 --> 00:09:05,040 development. My work also contributed to organizational excellence through 87 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:08,960 ordinances and policy research and collaboration across different 88 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:12,360 departments in our community development. 89 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:16,800 What stood out to me was that even though the research may seem small 90 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:21,240 behind the scenes or um 91 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:25,560 that it can ultimately support larger city goals when it comes to helping make 92 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:28,360 policies clearer and easier to implement. 93 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:37,560 So, what I learned from the internship was when 94 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:43,120 housing policy is connected to most aspects of what the community needs. I 95 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:49,400 also learned that planning requires a lot of collaboration. Housing decisions 96 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:55,400 involve planners, building inspectors, management applicants, and developers. 97 00:09:52,600 --> 00:10:00,720 Most importantly, I learned about the process of research to policy and to 98 00:09:58,680 --> 00:10:04,800 implementation. It's one thing to understand a planning concept when I was 99 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:09,480 in the classroom, but seeing how that concept becomes an ordinance or an 100 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:15,440 application, a or a developmental project, it gave me 101 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:19,760 a clear understanding of municipal planning. Overall, I think this 102 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:24,320 experience gave me a much clearer path towards understanding the type of 103 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:27,160 planner that I would like to be alike. 104 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:35,000 And so, I do have a moment for questions, um but real quick, I did also 105 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:40,000 want to take a moment to express gratitude, especially towards David, for 106 00:10:37,680 --> 00:10:43,960 taking me under his wing, and for trying to instill as much as his knowledge into 107 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:47,600 me as possible, and to the rest of the team as well. Um I had a really good 108 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:54,080 experience. Everything was very positive, and I appreciated having a 109 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:59,280 really educated team. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Do we have any questions? 110 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:04,360 » No, I I I just want to say thank you and congrats on your um 111 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:07,960 going to ASU for your uh degree, your bachelor's and master's, and thank you 112 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:11,640 for choosing NDO for your internship. So, I really I thank you for that. 113 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:19,680 » I just want to say thank you for all your work, and then I also went to ASU, 114 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:23,240 so let's go Sun Devils. >> So, thank you so much. Um I hope I'm 115 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:26,200 glad you had a good experience, and we hope that when you're done with your 116 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:30,400 degree, that you'll come back. We always need new new fresh ideas and new people 117 00:11:28,839 --> 00:11:33,440 to to take on the challenges that are coming. So, good luck. 118 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:37,760 » I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Thank you. 119 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:44,160 Okay, we'll go ahead and move on to public hearing item, item 6.1. 120 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:50,480 We're going to discuss discretionary and conditional use permit for a 7 Brew. We 121 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:55,680 can please have a staff report. >> Yes, you can. Good afternoon, good 122 00:11:52,640 --> 00:12:01,320 evening commissioners. I will be doing a quick presentation over the 7 Brew 123 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:07,400 project. It's case file number plan PRD 26 124 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:11,720 0027 and plan CUP 26 0011. 125 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:15,440 This project is located off of Highway 111. Um 126 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:21,400 uh Oh my goodness. 127 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:25,120 Um near Jefferson. Yes, thank you. Um right near the city border with the city 128 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:28,920 of La Quinta. Um the project includes the development 129 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:34,880 of one drive-thru restaurant totaling 910 square feet with walk-up pedestrian 130 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:38,560 takeout. Um this project includes the review of architecture, pedestrian 131 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:41,280 circulation, landscaping, and signage, as well as a conditional use permit to 132 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:45,960 allow a drive-thru as a limited land use. 133 00:12:43,839 --> 00:12:50,200 Um in the Highway 111 specific plan a conditional use permit is required for 134 00:12:47,839 --> 00:12:55,400 all drive-thrus and it is considered a limited land use which 135 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:59,360 for drive-thrus it is does require city council approval rather than planning 136 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:03,360 commission. So, your decision will be a recommendation to the city council 137 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:06,160 should you move [clears throat] forward with the 138 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:11,480 project. I've also included a project elevations 139 00:13:08,839 --> 00:13:14,400 on the dais. You have a color materials board 140 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:21,839 near the bottom of the building. That's the black 141 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:25,760 black onyx black concrete tile. Above that is the hardy plank. It's a light 142 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:31,000 gray color. There's going to be blue metal coping um 143 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:37,600 along the top of the building um as well as some um accents on the um 144 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:44,800 trash enclosure roof. Uh and then the light gray coping is near the windows. 145 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:48,440 Um, I also included the site plan um 146 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:53,240 Uh it includes two drive-thru lanes and a circulation lane for access to 147 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:57,560 parking. Um the trash enclosure is on the southeast portion of the site. Um 148 00:13:55,640 --> 00:14:01,640 there is pedestrian connectivity from Highway 111 to the walk-up window as 149 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:07,760 well. I also included the landscape plan. Um 150 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:13,240 I do want to also add that we added two conditions of approval specifically 151 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:17,320 conditions number 24 and 25 um for the installation of palm trees fronting 152 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:21,800 Highway 111 as well as a condition of approval number 25 for the installation 153 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:26,840 of shade trees along pedestrian pathways. 154 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:32,960 Um so um well there is more landscaping included as 155 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:37,600 part of the conditions of approval. The application also in includes a 156 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:42,000 request to deviate from the Highway 111 specific plan for signage. Specifically, 157 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:46,600 it increased in it includes a request to increase the 158 00:14:43,839 --> 00:14:51,760 maximum height of signs from 30 in to 6 ft for graphical wall signs and then 159 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:56,320 increasing the number of signs for one per street frontage to one per building 160 00:14:53,760 --> 00:15:01,280 facade. Um the proposed project is consistent 161 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:05,280 with the um Indian General Plan 2040, the Highway 111 162 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:09,560 Corridor Specific Plan, and the Unified Development Codes um subject to Planning 163 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:14,280 Commission recommendation of approval and conditions of approval. Um 164 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:19,839 the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15332 for 165 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:24,360 infill development of the California Environmental Quality Act. Um with the 166 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:28,640 application of conditions of approval, the project is recommended for approval, 167 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:33,800 um, and the conditions are binding and must be adhered to. Um, so, the staff 168 00:15:31,640 --> 00:15:39,080 recommendation tonight is to approve, uh, resolution number 2147 and 2148 for 169 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:42,760 the Seven Brew drive-thru, um, and recommend the city council approve the 170 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:47,760 planning review discretionary application and the conditional use 171 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:53,520 permit, um, and find the project exempt from CEQA, um, pursuant to section 15332 172 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:56,440 for infill development. Um, and I'm open to questions and the 173 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:59,120 applicant is here as well, or the applicant's representative is here as 174 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:02,520 well for any questions as well. >> Thank you, Luke. Any questions of Luke 175 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:06,440 at this time? So, I have a couple. Um, 176 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:10,760 I know that we have to, you know, approve all drive-thrus. Can you pull up 177 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:16,400 the image of like the like what is around that area? I think there's a lot 178 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:19,040 of open space still, right? >> Yes. 179 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:27,480 Yeah, uh, I don't have a more zoomed-in version, um, but north of the project 180 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:32,200 site there's, um, big box retail stores including Home 181 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:36,480 Depot. Um, to the south of the project site, it's, um, similar. It's an EOS 182 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:40,560 Fitness. Um, and then to the west of the project 183 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:44,600 site, it's another drive-thru restaurant, but that's in the city of La 184 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:49,720 Quinta. To the east of the project site, it is a, um, a vacant parcel. 185 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:53,240 » Okay. So, there's not another drive-thru restaurant close by, right? It's not 186 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:57,000 like we're not getting a whole bunch of drive-thru spots in one area. This seems 187 00:16:55,120 --> 00:17:00,760 to be very open still. >> Yes, so in the city of Indio there are 188 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:04,439 no other drive-thrus in this planning area. It's, uh, considered to be 189 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:08,360 planning area one of the Highway 111 specific plan and there have been no 190 00:17:06,120 --> 00:17:11,520 other limited land uses approved since the adoption. 191 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:13,720 » Okay. That was my my biggest concern. The other question I had was about the 192 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:17,319 signage. >> Mhm. 193 00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:22,680 » It seems like going from 6 in or what was it? 30-in to 6-ft. It's more 194 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:27,280 than double and we've kind of been real careful with our signage 195 00:17:25,199 --> 00:17:29,840 on purpose, right? We're trying to keep a certain feel and look for the city. 196 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:35,360 So, is there anything in the area that is 197 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:40,320 even close to this size of signage or is this really going to stand out compared 198 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:46,360 to everything that's around that area? >> Um I don't have the size of the signage 199 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:50,840 um for the existing Eos Fitness, um but that was approved before the adoption of 200 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:56,280 the Highway 111 Specific Plan under the MUSP 300 um and it is rather large 201 00:17:53,880 --> 00:18:00,320 signage. I just don't have the number of the height. 202 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:03,920 » Okay. So, maybe Brian, is this anything that we should be super I mean, it's a 203 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:07,960 small building first of all. It's only 910 204 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:12,760 sq ft. It's literally just going to be drive-thru, which drive-thru coffee is 205 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:18,120 great. Don't get me wrong, but um I want to make sure that the the size of 206 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:22,400 the signs isn't going to be really large and not 207 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:26,962 not fit the look that we're trying to do with the Highway 111 Specific Plan. 208 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:28,920 » Yeah, that's a good question, Chair. So, [clears throat] we have been working 209 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:32,480 with the applicant including the assistant planner. 210 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:36,840 Um at one point the monument sign that they were proposing was way too large 211 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:41,560 and we told them because of your proximity to Highway 111 212 00:18:39,120 --> 00:18:46,720 being so close that a a monument of that size um is usually not built and would 213 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:50,920 not be appropriate for this location. So, it's a little bit of a balancing 214 00:18:48,120 --> 00:18:55,840 act. Um they significantly reduced the size of the monument, but what they do 215 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:58,960 have is a larger um wall sign. 216 00:18:57,120 --> 00:19:02,520 Um I agree, it is a little large, so that's why it's before the Planning 217 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:05,800 Commission tonight. If you would like to reduce that, you can make that 218 00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:10,480 recommendation and that'll go to the City Council. They'll have the final 219 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:15,560 decision on that size. Um I agree, It wall sign is quite large uh 220 00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:19,560 for the size of the building. I'm leak looking at EOS Fitness right 221 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:24,680 now and it's a very large sign, but that's a very large building as well. 222 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:28,680 So, it's up to you um on how you'd like to proceed and if you 223 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:32,160 want to make a recommendation, I'm sure the applicant who's here tonight can 224 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:36,440 give you a little more background on why that sign that wall sign is so large. Um 225 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:39,960 that might help to give some more context to what they're proposing. 226 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:43,600 » Would you be able to tell me this I mean I don't know if if Dutch Bros is about 227 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:48,000 the same size their building, you know, the one that we put on Jefferson. 228 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:51,680 Um how big are their signs? Cuz that's also a smaller building. Can And maybe 229 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:54,800 you can maybe get that information when we have the 230 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:59,360 applicant speak cuz I'd like to be able to compare it to something comparable, 231 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:03,440 right? It's hard to imagine 30 in 6 ft. 232 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:06,680 » I'll go ahead and pull it up on the Google Maps, but I'm probably not going 233 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,520 to be able to find the square footage, but um in the meantime we can hear what 234 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:13,120 the applicant wants to >> And we have the Dutch Bros on 111. 235 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,480 That's the one I actually meant, not the one on Jefferson. 236 00:20:14,383 --> 00:20:18,560 » [laughter] >> So, all right. We'll go ahead then. Any 237 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:22,600 questions of staff? Okay, go ahead. >> I do have a question for staff. Um 238 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:26,720 Thank you, Luke, for you know, for your work and for presenting this item. Um I 239 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:30,120 do have a question about traffic. Um I know exactly where that specific 240 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:34,600 location is going to be cuz I go to EOS every day at 6:00 a.m. 241 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:39,400 Um and then I feel that have you have we looked into the traffic flow? Because to 242 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:43,880 go into that specific location, you either have to make if you're going on 243 00:20:41,360 --> 00:20:49,960 Highway 111 going to towards La Quinta, you either you're going to make a U at 244 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:54,240 Costco Drive or make a left on uh on Jefferson and then go cut through the 245 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:58,640 gas station. So, have we have we looked into like is the traffic the cars going 246 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:01,520 to overflow into 111 or how is the going to 247 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:06,920 traffic situation is going to work out? >> That's a good question. So, um 248 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:11,560 the city's traffic engineer did review um this site plan and and this is not 249 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:15,560 the first iteration of the plan. There was a alternate version 250 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:19,440 during the pre-application conference that had the drive-through lane a little 251 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:25,160 bit longer, but the drive-through was between the 252 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:29,880 property line and the building. So this is kind of an updated version to 253 00:21:28,360 --> 00:21:32,920 more closely align with the goal of Highway 111. 254 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:38,400 There hasn't been any conditions of approval for traffic mitigation beyond 255 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:41,640 that from the from the city engineer the traffic 256 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:44,640 engineer and 257 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:49,120 the previous development when EOS went in, 258 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:51,960 it was a much larger building. It was I can't remember if it was more retail 259 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:57,400 or offices, but it was a bigger building. So that was also analyzed when 260 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:59,880 the previous development went in. >> Thank you. 261 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:08,240 And just for clarification, the entrance will be on the south side, not the north 262 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:12,560 side where 111 is correct? >> Correct. Yes. 263 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:15,760 » So hypothetically speaking, the traffic flow will flow into the park the 264 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,640 commercial parking lot. >> Correct. Yes. 265 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:22,040 » Thank you. And I am looking at the Dutch Bros. 266 00:22:21,455 --> 00:22:25,320 » [clears throat] >> wall sign 267 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:30,600 on Highway 111. It is pretty small. 268 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:35,840 I would say I'm going to estimate that to be 269 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:40,520 maybe anywhere from 24 to 36 inches high. 270 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:46,040 So it's substantially smaller. So again, maybe the applicant can explain 271 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:49,520 if this is a similar format that they use on other stores or is it something 272 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:53,960 that is different for for Indio? 273 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,600 » Okay. Thank you. All right, we'll go ahead and open the 274 00:22:55,120 --> 00:23:02,000 public hearing and we invite the applicant to come up and present. 275 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,000 Thank you. 276 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:12,520 » Good evening. Um Madam Chairperson, members of the commission, my name is 277 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:16,960 Cayman Wong. I'm here on behalf of the applicant. Um 278 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:20,160 my address is 4340 East Indian School Road in Phoenix. 279 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:25,120 Um we've been working with staff um for the 280 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:28,040 last, I want to say, 6 months on this, and it's been 281 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:32,120 it's been very fruitful, and we've really enjoyed doing it um and getting 282 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:37,640 this project, and we're excited to be part of the community. So, I'm here to 283 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:40,880 answer any questions that you may have. >> Thank you. 284 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,960 Um I guess the big question is the sign, right? It's It's bigger than 285 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,360 » Yeah, it's not used to it. It's a little different to you. 286 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:49,240 » little bigger. >> It's a little bigger, and I think the 287 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:52,760 reason being it is part of the brand. Um this brand is part of out of Arkansas, 288 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:56,360 and um this will be one of the first in 289 00:23:55,080 --> 00:24:01,720 California. Um and it is not specific to Indio. This 290 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:05,520 is their brand. Um the reason why it is a little bit 291 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:11,040 bigger is they have something at the rooftop there, so it is 20 ft tall, this 292 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:15,040 building, um approximately, give or take a few inches. Um 293 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:19,360 but you can see that top curve piece there. They call that the muffin top. 294 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:24,080 Um don't know why they call that. It kind of 295 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:28,280 um but the front of the building is um not this elevation, but the one actually 296 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:36,920 facing um it'll actually be facing east um is 297 00:24:33,360 --> 00:24:41,720 where that big muffin top is, and it is proportionate to that side of the 298 00:24:39,120 --> 00:24:46,680 building. So, that's kind of why it is given that. Now, the building signage 299 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:51,200 on, which will be north, which will be facing Highway 111, is substantially 300 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:55,240 smaller. Um and that'll be the one that um you 301 00:24:53,200 --> 00:25:00,520 can kind of see the outline there. Um so, the big one that you're you're 302 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:05,080 referring to is actually facing north, which is facing the gas station. 303 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,080 Yeah. 304 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:10,120 » And that's your standard size of the sign 305 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:16,440 » for the corporation itself. >> Correct. And initially um, they are 306 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:19,280 internally lit, but uh, Highway 111 has um, 307 00:25:17,120 --> 00:25:22,400 the corridor plan has um, restrictions on that and so we're going to comply 308 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:27,320 with that and um, 309 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:27,320 and make it I think externally lit. 310 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:34,720 » Okay. >> I am looking at also a few other signs 311 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:38,760 along Highway [clears throat] 111. I'm looking at Burger King just because it 312 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:41,880 came up and it's round just like this proposed sign. 313 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:45,480 Um, it's smaller. I don't know the exact 314 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:49,000 dimensions, but it's definitely smaller. So um, 315 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,840 you know, it's something to take into consideration. 316 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:56,120 » Okay. Any other questions? 317 00:25:58,120 --> 00:26:05,440 » In regards to the size, I understand the the 318 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:09,560 proximity to what the rest of the franchise the corporation or the 319 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:13,840 corporate stores are prox- about the same size. 320 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:19,840 This being close to I understand that we have the 111 corridor specific 321 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:25,040 plans on how what developers should abide by. 322 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:30,160 Do we have any indication because it is border La Quinta of what their 323 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:36,520 potential signage sizing are as well? 324 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:39,880 » No, I we did not review the city of La Quinta's signage standards as part of 325 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:42,600 the review um, 326 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,840 to kind of compare it to this. 327 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:56,240 » Okay. I'll I'll I'll reserve my uh, my opinion regarding the the signage 328 00:26:54,000 --> 00:27:00,240 during uh deliberation. >> Okay. So So, this is your first um 329 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,120 California? >> Yeah. 330 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:04,720 » of Googled you guys and it feels like you're in Arizona, Tucson, something 331 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,200 like that. >> Uh Tucson, not not in Phoenix yet. We're 332 00:27:07,360 --> 00:27:15,360 um but uh yeah, we are working on another 333 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:19,440 one in the city of Coachella. And uh we have approval on that one already in 334 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:22,880 permits right now. So, hopefully this one gets done quicker and 335 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:25,560 opens sooner. But um yeah, those are the two that we're working on right now in 336 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,160 this area. >> All right, perfect. 337 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:31,440 I think it'll be a nice addition. I think we just need to kind of talk about 338 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:35,400 the sign cuz we work really hard on what we want Highway 111 to look like. So, 339 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,280 » understand. Yeah. If you have any other questions, let me know. 340 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,840 » Perfect. Thank you. >> You're welcome. 341 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,440 » Do we have um anyone else wanting to speak on this item? 342 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,840 » I have no requests. >> Should I leave it open in case we want 343 00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:48,400 to ask him another question? Or not? 344 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:55,960 Madam Attorney, can we leave the public um just open? 345 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:57,760 » Can we leave it open in case we have another question for him? 346 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,200 » Um >> Or just close it and then reopen it if I 347 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:06,360 want to. >> Um I apologize. Um you were asking 348 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:09,280 whether to close the public hearing now and 349 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,680 continue to and deliberate. >> Right. 350 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:13,480 » Um >> Or can we leave it open? That way if we 351 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,280 have a question for him, we can just have him come up. 352 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:18,240 » Let's do that. >> Okay. So, we're going to leave it open 353 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:23,720 in case there's questions um of the applicant. All right. Um 354 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:28,320 Does staff have any other info on the signage for us that you'd like to share? 355 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:31,320 » We're reviewing the city of La Quinta's signage standards right now. 356 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,800 » Cool. All right. We'll wait a minute then. 357 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:36,774 » Yeah, I thought I could measure what the Burger King sign was because it's round 358 00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:39,760 and >> [clears throat] 359 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:41,760 » faces uh Highway 111, but uh looks like the Google Map isn't allowed me to do 360 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,080 that. >> want to make sure I clear Is Is it the 361 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:48,840 round sign that we're talking about or the longer sign that we're talking 362 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:51,800 about? Cuz I'm I'm starting to get confused as to which which sign is the 363 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:54,960 bigger one. >> It appears that based off of the 364 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:59,520 illustration that's on our screen right now that the seven 365 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:06,280 Brew shows 3 ft in height and 366 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:08,840 I'll look about 10 ft in length, roughly. 367 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:14,080 » Is it the >> Well, it's just the circular 368 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:20,920 other one I think it's it's on the screen. I can't 369 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:25,720 see the exact height of it. But I think it was closer to compliance. 370 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,960 » Okay, so it's so it's the circle. It's the seal. 371 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,800 » circle, yes. >> are on the two sides, the east and the 372 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:33,040 west. >> Okay, are we good? 373 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:37,400 » Uh just for clarification, sorry. I got a little confused. So, which is the size 374 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:40,840 for the monument that they asked that is going to be on which one is it? Is it 375 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:44,840 the seal or is it the other one? >> So, it for the size specifically it's 376 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:49,320 for the um for the seal on the building mounted 377 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:56,720 signs. In the staff report there was a mention to a 8 by 17 monument sign, but 378 00:29:53,160 --> 00:30:02,040 last minute we had a revised set of um um of monument signs that were submitted 379 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:04,320 which are I have on the screen. They they comply with the Highway 111 380 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,640 specific plan. >> Got it. 381 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:11,160 » So, the only question is those two on the east and west side of the building. 382 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:17,160 Then the seal, the circle. Okay. All right. 383 00:30:12,880 --> 00:30:17,160 Okay, do we have any other questions or 384 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:24,840 » No questions, but I'll wait for the uh city's uh review of 385 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,840 the La Quinta. 386 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,400 » Okay. 387 00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:36,960 » It it may take a minute. It's a 151 page document. Um so 388 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,680 » Do you want to take Do you want to take a Do you want to take a 5-minute break 389 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:43,000 and then we'll just see if that's enough time? 390 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:49,086 » Let me just ask a quick question. So, um obviously it's like in La Quinta's code 391 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:52,280 and not India's code. Are you trying to >> [clears throat] 392 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:53,920 » match cuz uh directly across the street is a Starbucks. 393 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:56,880 » Right. >> Which is kind of interesting. 394 00:30:55,520 --> 00:31:01,560 So, are [clears throat] you trying to match maybe what Starbucks does or what 395 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:05,360 is your intent? Cuz our codes are going to be very different. 396 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:09,120 » want it to be super bigger than anything else in the surrounding area. Do you see 397 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:13,680 what I mean? So, if if start I don't know how big Starbucks sign is normally. 398 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:17,880 But >> So, we we could look um 399 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:23,280 on the map we could look at Starbucks as well. Their round one. 400 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:28,680 Um unfortunately, we cannot uh do measuring on this type of map that I'm 401 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:30,960 at right now. But um we'll take a look at that. 402 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:34,200 » Okay. All right, let's let's take a 5-minute. 403 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:37,680 Do you want to do that? All right, let's take 5 minutes and let 404 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:40,320 staff do a little reconnaissance. Okay, we'll be back. 405 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:36,919 » Mhm. 406 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:42,200 » All right, we'll go ahead and call the Planning Commission back in session and 407 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,760 staff. >> Okay, 408 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:49,680 even though we continue to look at the city of La Quinta's code, we we 409 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:53,720 typically want to be our own kind of guiding um 410 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:56,680 we we guide the direction as opposed to another city. Not that that's bad 411 00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:01,960 because I think that they're doing great things in in La Quinta. So, um after 412 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:08,000 talking to the applicant, um if we could put that slide up again 413 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:11,680 of the the sign that's the large one um on the muffin top as they call it. 414 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:19,320 I think we can make a compromise and a kind of balance this little better and 415 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:23,960 then the applicant can come up and and and talk about it as soon as we get that 416 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,960 up. 417 00:36:24,120 --> 00:36:26,360 Okay. 418 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:34,275 So, essentially we'll just use the very top right-hand corner, so that's the 419 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:35,920 large one. >> [snorts] 420 00:36:34,520 --> 00:36:38,920 » So, when you [clears throat] look at that sign, even though I'm not a 421 00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:42,320 designer, I have been reviewing signs for a very long time. So, if you look at 422 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:47,440 the right and the left of that sign, you have uh big spaces, big gaps. But, the 423 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:53,040 top of the sign and the bottom sign, there really isn't an equalized balance 424 00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:57,480 there. So, um what the applicant uh discussed this afternoon in the break is 425 00:36:55,120 --> 00:37:03,080 if you could um uh allow a gap of about 12 in on the top 426 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:07,680 and 12 in on the bottom, so a total of 24 in. What that sign's going to do is 427 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:13,880 it is going to shrink. They'll redesign it um so that it will be um 428 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:20,480 pursuant to those reduced dimensions, allowing um a gap at at the top of 12 in 429 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:23,640 and a gap on the bottom of 12 in. Um um and maybe we can kind of introduce that 430 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:27,840 and see if the applicant would like to speak about that uh adjustment. If if 431 00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:30,600 the commission would like to consider that. 432 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:33,720 » Thank you. I I do like that. Are you guys good with the that recommendation? 433 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:37,680 » Yeah, I'm good with that. And just going based off of the illustrations that are 434 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:40,680 on our screen, it looks like the top uh without including the roof portion, 7 ft 435 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:46,800 6 in. So, that would equate to 90 in. So, 436 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:50,680 looking at 5 and 1/2 ft signage, so. >> Okay. 437 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:54,240 All right. Um does the applicant have any comments on that or are you 438 00:37:57,480 --> 00:38:03,000 » Yeah, it it probably would be a little bit less than that because of that just 439 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:04,920 we have to make it symmetrical. >> Yeah. 440 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:09,600 » Um but yeah, we we're okay with that compromise and and we can work with 441 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:11,160 staff on amending the the exhibits. 442 00:38:10,640 --> 00:38:13,680 » Perfect. >> Yeah. 443 00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:18,160 » Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in the public? 444 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:21,200 No. We'll go ahead and close the public hearing. 445 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:24,040 And do we Do we any more deliberation or do we have a motion? 446 00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:32,886 » I'll make a motion to approve. >> With the motion back on the screen. 447 00:38:30,866 --> 00:38:32,886 » [laughter] 448 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:44,400 » All right, I'll make a motion to approve um the resolution number 2147 and 2148 449 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:49,720 with the modification of the signage to be 12 in 450 00:38:47,720 --> 00:38:54,640 uh gap from the top and bottom and for the applicant to work with staff for the 451 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,640 appropriate sizing. 452 00:38:56,200 --> 00:38:59,400 » I'll second that motion. 453 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:07,400 » Did we have any other modifications that we needed? 454 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:17,440 Okay, thank you. We have a first and a second. If we can have a roll call vote, 455 00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:17,440 please. 456 00:39:17,560 --> 00:39:19,800 Okay. 457 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:27,080 Me, sorry. 458 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:33,160 All right, thank you very much. Looking forward to having you in our city. 459 00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:33,160 Thank you. 460 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:39,880 Okay, we'll go ahead and move on to item 6.2, 461 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:43,160 review and recommendations regarding amendments to the Indian 462 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:47,320 Municipal Code. If we could have a presentation from 463 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,320 staff, please. 464 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:55,160 » Good evening, Chairperson Franz, Commissioners. 465 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:59,040 This David Razo, senior analyst with the Community Development Department. 466 00:39:57,360 --> 00:40:02,720 This evening, we are requesting the Planning Commission review and 467 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:06,720 recommendations to the City Council regarding amendments to the Indian 468 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:11,080 Municipal Code repealing the existing density bonus regulations. 469 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:14,720 Uh updating current regulations with the 470 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:18,200 Unified Development Code and adding chapter 3.07. 471 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:22,800 Uh updating to local density bonus law 472 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:26,720 while allowing or my apologies uh 473 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:35,920 staying current with the state density bonus and is including an ordinance um 474 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:35,920 tied to our pro-housing designation. 475 00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:48,240 I'd also like to acknowledge we have our consultant uh on via Zoom. 476 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:52,040 Erica Cash with Dudek uh a little bit of background on Erica. 477 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:55,960 She was the uh 478 00:40:54,000 --> 00:41:00,360 forefront for our sixth cycle housing element. Uh she also drafted our 479 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:05,960 pro-housing designation and more recently uh is drafting the 480 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:10,360 current ordinance. She will provide a presentation for 481 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:10,360 Planning Commission. 482 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:23,880 » And I can't see the screen. So do Am I sharing my presentation? 483 00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:29,640 » Yes. >> Perfect. Thank you. All right, we'll get 484 00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:33,320 started. Good evening, Chair and Commissioners. So as David said, my 485 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:37,320 name's Erica Cash. I'm a senior project manager with the consulting firm Dudek. 486 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:40,920 Um tonight I'll be presenting the proposed updates to the city's density 487 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:44,560 bonus ordinance and the incentive program that's being proposed within 488 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:49,080 that ordinance. Uh and we've been working really closely with city staff 489 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:52,120 on all these updates. So just as a quick uh 490 00:41:50,920 --> 00:41:55,920 kind of overview of state law requirements. So under the state density 491 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:59,120 bonus law, cities are required to adopt a local density bonus ordinance, which 492 00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:02,960 we have today. The ordinance covers the requirements 493 00:42:00,520 --> 00:42:05,800 dictated in state law, and so we we pretty much follow the letter of the 494 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:09,600 law. They include establishing eligibility criteria for density bonus 495 00:42:07,920 --> 00:42:14,640 projects consistent with government code. Um this includes for very low, 496 00:42:12,320 --> 00:42:18,320 low, moderate income senior housing, and student housing projects. 497 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:23,040 Um, as well as specifying the density bonus amounts available based on the 498 00:42:20,080 --> 00:42:27,440 percentage of affordability level and the qualifying units. Um, identifying 499 00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:31,840 the incentives and concessions available to, of course, only eligible projects, 500 00:42:30,120 --> 00:42:35,000 and the process for requesting and approving those. 501 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:39,040 Providing a procedure for granting waivers or reductions, and um, just to 502 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:42,280 specify those are reductions of development standards. 503 00:42:40,680 --> 00:42:46,520 And they only apply when standards would physically preclude construction of the 504 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:51,720 project at the permitted densities. Um, so, qualifying density bonus projects. 505 00:42:50,080 --> 00:42:55,840 Also, we had to establish parking reduction standards, and to elaborate, 506 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:59,360 those are also just consistent with state law. 507 00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:02,800 Um, we didn't go above and beyond uh, for the parking reduction standards. 508 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:05,040 It's just what's in state law. And then I'll 509 00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:09,280 finally including application procedures, submittal requirements, and 510 00:43:07,320 --> 00:43:12,240 review timelines for the density bonus requests, and again, those were 511 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,400 consistent with state law. So, I've said it a few times, but just 512 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:18,720 to reiterate, these are all consistent with state law and what the city has 513 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:23,880 already been doing for density bonus projects by implementing what's current 514 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:27,640 in density bonus law. So, uh, quick overview of the proposed 515 00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:30,680 amendments. So, the proposed amendments, apart from incorporating the 516 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:35,160 requirements of state law, will relocate the city's density bonus regulations 517 00:43:32,440 --> 00:43:38,520 from title 15 to title 17. They'll encourage mixed-use housing 518 00:43:36,320 --> 00:43:41,160 developments, and lastly, will support the city's pro-housing designation 519 00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:45,240 goals. Um, this will include the incentive 520 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:48,640 program, which I'll go over shortly. And just as a recap of how we got here, the 521 00:43:47,360 --> 00:43:53,960 city was awarded the official pro-housing designation last year in 522 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:57,400 2025. The proposed amendments today add an incentive program into the density 523 00:43:55,960 --> 00:44:02,160 bonus ordinance, which provides additional density bonus opportunities. 524 00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:06,080 The incentive program is required as part of the city's approved pro-housing 525 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:10,520 designation application. As a recap, this was authorized by City Council when 526 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:15,600 they approved a resolution authorizing city staff to submit the pro-housing 527 00:44:12,680 --> 00:44:20,920 application, which included the pro pro Sorry, which included the proposed 528 00:44:17,080 --> 00:44:20,920 density bonus incentive program. 529 00:44:21,400 --> 00:44:27,080 So, under current state density bonus law, housing developments are eligible 530 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:31,720 for a density bonus when they meet or exceed the eligibility requirements, 531 00:44:29,240 --> 00:44:34,440 which are now included in your updated ordinance. 532 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:37,400 And they're just consistent with state law. 533 00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:41,320 So, what this table is showing is a summarized version of something you may 534 00:44:39,120 --> 00:44:45,680 have seen many times before. It's just the minimum and maximum percentages of 535 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:50,120 affordable units and the corresponding minimum and maximum density bonus 536 00:44:47,760 --> 00:44:53,520 granted to a project under existing state bonus law. 537 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:59,760 So, just looking at this table as a quick example, if a project sets aside 538 00:44:55,680 --> 00:45:05,640 15% of units, so 15% of units right here, to be very low-income units, then 539 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:09,560 it would qualify for the maximum 50% 50% density bonus, assuming it meets all the 540 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:13,400 eligibility requirements. Um there are also bonuses I quickly 541 00:45:11,880 --> 00:45:17,800 mentioned before that are not shown on the table. Uh one is for affordable 542 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:23,200 housing developments which provide 100% of units set aside for lower income. 543 00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:28,040 They are eligible for an 80% density bonus as well as bonuses provided for 544 00:45:25,880 --> 00:45:32,040 lower-income student housing or senior housing, which I'm sure we're all 545 00:45:29,360 --> 00:45:32,040 familiar with. 546 00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:38,560 So, sticking to current state density bonus though, in addition to the state 547 00:45:36,640 --> 00:45:42,880 density bonus that I showed on the table on the last slide, current state law 548 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:46,480 also already provides for opportunities for an additional bonus. 549 00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:50,880 So, that would be in addition to what was shown on the last slide. 550 00:45:48,760 --> 00:45:55,680 Um this is specifically just for very low and moderate-income units. So, in 551 00:45:53,640 --> 00:46:00,280 other words, once a project exceeds the max percent of affordable units shown in 552 00:45:57,720 --> 00:46:04,720 the table on the previous slide, then the housing projects are eligible 553 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:09,000 for an additional density bonus as shown on this screen. So, the percent of units 554 00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:11,680 you see in the first column here, percent of units, 555 00:46:10,760 --> 00:46:16,120 um they would be in addition to the percent 556 00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:20,240 of units provided on the last slide, and likewise in columns number two and 557 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:24,880 three, these would be the density additional 558 00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:30,000 density bonuses that they would be entitled to receive, and these would be 559 00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:33,760 added to those in the last slide. So, the base density bonus from the last 560 00:46:31,720 --> 00:46:38,040 slide, I'm going to call them base density bonuses just to sim- 561 00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:42,360 differentiate, but the base density bonus from the last slide are just added 562 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:47,000 to these additional density bonuses shown on this slide. Um but I'll show 563 00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:52,080 you an example in a few slides. Just I'm very visual, so I color-coded it so we 564 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:55,680 can all be on the same page. But right now, I want to show you how 565 00:46:53,760 --> 00:46:59,640 the incentive the local incentive I've mentioned plays into this. 566 00:46:57,520 --> 00:47:04,360 So, this is the same exact table shown on the last slide except for some added 567 00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:07,800 blank rows and columns. When we looked at the state's current additional 568 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:12,280 density bonus with the city, we saw that there were some missing opportunities. 569 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:18,000 Primarily, the state does not offer any opportunities where you see the blank 570 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:18,000 rows or this blank column. 571 00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:30,600 So, here you see the blank row and columns filled in for 1 to 4% of 572 00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:36,840 additional units provided for additional So, 1 to 4% of additional units provided 573 00:47:33,520 --> 00:47:42,160 as affordable units or low-income density bonuses, which are not currently 574 00:47:39,480 --> 00:47:46,600 provided under state law, which are shown within the red boxes. 575 00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:51,840 And then just to reiterate, everything in the table outside of the red row or a 576 00:47:49,240 --> 00:47:56,400 red boxes in the rows and columns are still covered under the state's current 577 00:47:53,840 --> 00:48:00,360 additional density bonus regulations. So, the local incentive program is just 578 00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:06,040 proposing to add what's in the new rows and columns in red. Everything else is 579 00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:06,040 already in state law. 580 00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:15,520 So, here is an example. So, we can think of a project with 100 units. Right? So, 581 00:48:13,560 --> 00:48:20,400 here let's say they propose to restrict 34% of the housing development units as 582 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:25,080 low-income units. So, in other words, 34 units. 583 00:48:22,760 --> 00:48:32,160 This project could qualify them for a 65% density bonus. 584 00:48:27,880 --> 00:48:37,320 So, 100 + 65 = 165 units. So, below I broke it down to kind of 585 00:48:34,720 --> 00:48:41,200 show how we got there. So, in this example, I've shown what I mentioned as 586 00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:47,000 the base affordable units before and the base density bonus is red. So, you'll 587 00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:50,800 see the base is 24% of low-income units. And the that corresponds to the 50% 588 00:48:49,320 --> 00:48:54,120 density bonus. And then in the blue, I've shown the 589 00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:58,240 additional density bonus and the additional units. 590 00:48:56,080 --> 00:49:03,840 So, that's how we got the 24 plus the 10, the 34% low-income units that this 591 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:08,920 project example would provide. And that's why they got 592 00:49:06,040 --> 00:49:12,880 the 65 total density bonus granted. In this case, it's because they maxed out 593 00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:17,240 the base density bonus, which would give them the 50% density bonus. 594 00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:22,760 However, under the local incentive program that we're proposing, they 595 00:49:19,560 --> 00:49:28,480 theoretically added an additional 15%. Or sorry, they had the additional 10%, 596 00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:32,720 which granted them the 15% additional bonus. 597 00:49:30,120 --> 00:49:37,120 So, here is the same example just shown in a slightly different way. 598 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:41,440 So, here again we see where the 24% of affordable units come in this example. 599 00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:45,480 Right? So, this is just the base under current law. 600 00:49:42,960 --> 00:49:50,040 This qualifies them they max out the base percentage. So, they get, you know, 601 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:54,840 if they're of course eligible, let's say, they get the 50% density bonus 602 00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:58,240 granted. And then here we see where the 603 00:49:56,120 --> 00:50:01,560 additional 10% of affordable units comes. So, let's say again, the same 604 00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:07,000 examples before, they provide the additional 10% of affordable units as 605 00:50:04,360 --> 00:50:12,880 low-income, they would then qualify for the additional 15% density bonus. So, 50 606 00:50:10,080 --> 00:50:18,040 + 15, that's where how they're getting to that 65% density bonus for a total of 607 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:23,000 165 units. Um just to put it into perspective as 608 00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:30,240 another quick example, if they were to restrict just 25% of same project, 100 609 00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:35,520 units, say let's say they restrict just 25% of the units 610 00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:43,720 to very low-income, so they max out at the 15 Oops, sorry. The 15% right here. 611 00:50:40,320 --> 00:50:48,640 They would also get 50%. However, under existing state law, 612 00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:53,840 if they then provided the extra 10%, they'd get an extra 38.75. 613 00:50:51,640 --> 00:51:00,520 Meaning that same project, if they instead restrict 25% as very low-income, 614 00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:06,160 they qualify for 88.75% density bonus. So, more than 23% more 615 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:10,320 than what the local incentive program would provide. So, 616 00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:14,240 we're definitely not exceeding the density bonuses already provided under 617 00:51:12,240 --> 00:51:18,400 state law today with the local program. We're just covering a small gap that we 618 00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:24,760 identified that's existing in state law in order to promote really the goal 619 00:51:20,520 --> 00:51:24,760 would be to promote low-income housing. 620 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:30,440 So, just as a quick summary, benefits and compliance associated with the 621 00:51:28,480 --> 00:51:33,560 proposed amendments, of course, ensuring compliance with California state density 622 00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:37,200 bonus law requirements, which is a requirement, expanding opportunities for 623 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:40,480 affordable housing throughout the community, 624 00:51:38,520 --> 00:51:44,480 providing development incentives that are directly tied to the production of 625 00:51:42,400 --> 00:51:47,320 affordable housing units, supporting future residential 626 00:51:45,920 --> 00:51:51,480 developments and helping increase the local housing supply and implementing 627 00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:55,360 the city's required pro-housing incentive program commitment. 628 00:51:55,400 --> 00:52:00,520 So, next step, today is of course the first step in which you're reviewing the 629 00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:04,520 proposed ordinance updates and providing your recommendations. And then steps two 630 00:52:02,640 --> 00:52:09,280 and three would be to go to city council for consideration on November 4th and 631 00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:12,880 lastly approval and adoption of the updated density bonus ordinance. 632 00:52:15,320 --> 00:52:21,040 And I'm sure there's questions. So, that's it for my presentation. David, if 633 00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:24,840 you want to I'll stop sharing my screen and I'll stay on for to answer any 634 00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:27,720 questions that the that there may be today. 635 00:52:28,440 --> 00:52:34,720 » Okay, thank you very much. Do we have questions of staff at this time? 636 00:52:32,600 --> 00:52:39,160 » Uh just a quick is there any other city in the state of California that has a 637 00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:43,560 similar ordinance already in place? >> Yeah, so there are in the Coachella 638 00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:46,440 Valley. So, just for some context, the pro-housing 639 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:50,720 does it the I and I assume you mean the incentive specifically. Uh 640 00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:54,240 India was the only city in the Coachella was the only city to receive the 641 00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:59,240 pro-housing designation. I think it was the third in Riverside. So, it's not 642 00:52:56,840 --> 00:53:02,680 super abundant in your region. But in the state, there are there's the 643 00:53:00,840 --> 00:53:06,680 city of San Diego, city of San Jose, Sacramento. So, some of the larger 644 00:53:04,520 --> 00:53:10,000 cities do have they've had for quite some time incentive programs tied to 645 00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:12,920 their density bonus that go above and beyond state law. 646 00:53:15,040 --> 00:53:17,720 » Perfect, thank you. 647 00:53:18,160 --> 00:53:24,120 » Okay, I do have a couple of questions. Um 648 00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:29,520 when we can take a project from 100 units to 188 units based on one of the 649 00:53:28,040 --> 00:53:34,240 examples that you did, that that's a significant um increase, right? In the 650 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:38,280 number of people, in the number of cars, in the number of everything. 651 00:53:36,840 --> 00:53:41,320 As we're going through and evaluating these projects because we're not going 652 00:53:39,680 --> 00:53:44,600 to be able to say no, right? This is part of this that we're going to be able 653 00:53:43,120 --> 00:53:48,920 to say this is what we want built cuz we need the housing. So, great. How are we 654 00:53:46,720 --> 00:53:54,240 going to handle impacts on traffic, water, sewer, school, police, fire, and 655 00:53:51,520 --> 00:54:00,040 other public services in the area? Because to have a project 656 00:53:56,640 --> 00:54:04,240 go from 100 units to 188 is going to be a significant a bigger impact. So, is 657 00:54:02,760 --> 00:54:07,160 there going to be a moment in time when these projects come before us where all 658 00:54:05,920 --> 00:54:13,000 of that will still be taken into consideration, or is it just going to be 659 00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:16,080 allowed to be built without looking any further? 660 00:54:14,360 --> 00:54:20,360 » So, let me go ahead and just respond real quickly and then our consultant can 661 00:54:17,480 --> 00:54:25,720 kind of add to the to the response. So, um there still is CEQA review of these 662 00:54:23,520 --> 00:54:29,040 projects. So, some of them may be exempt, so I definitely don't want to 663 00:54:27,480 --> 00:54:34,720 say that some of these projects wouldn't be exempt, but they are still subject to 664 00:54:32,160 --> 00:54:38,960 uh to CEQA. So, uh those are some of the things that we look at. We look at, you 665 00:54:36,680 --> 00:54:43,000 know, parking, we look at traffic, we look at a variety of topics that CEQA 666 00:54:41,040 --> 00:54:46,640 requires us to do. But, that being said, um some of these 667 00:54:45,120 --> 00:54:49,960 projects that come in, especially if they're low-income affordable housing 668 00:54:48,160 --> 00:54:54,680 projects, they are going to ask for incentives incentives or waivers, and 669 00:54:52,880 --> 00:54:58,800 some of that might be, for example, for parking. 670 00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:03,640 And they're entitled to do that. Um so, we don't want to uh 671 00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:07,560 paint a false narrative that some of these projects are going to come in with 672 00:55:06,040 --> 00:55:13,120 some of those development standards that they're going to request a waiver or 673 00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:17,840 um um other things to reduce those development standards. So, um maybe our 674 00:55:15,800 --> 00:55:22,200 consultant Erica can expand on that, but, you know, we're still going to be 675 00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:25,440 looking at all those those areas of the project. And some of the things we may 676 00:55:24,120 --> 00:55:31,560 not be able to address because they're part of concessions or um 677 00:55:28,400 --> 00:55:35,280 things like that, waivers. >> Brian, thank you. I think you you 678 00:55:33,560 --> 00:55:40,720 covered it. Um you know, that example I gave, that of 679 00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:44,840 the 188, that's already offered under existing state law. 680 00:55:42,560 --> 00:55:48,360 Um, I think that one was established I don't know. It's been a while since I 681 00:55:46,560 --> 00:55:52,920 looked at when every It keeps changing so rapidly. Um, but to ease your mind a 682 00:55:50,840 --> 00:55:52,920 bit, 683 00:55:53,080 --> 00:55:57,600 you density bonus projects aren't exempt 684 00:55:55,560 --> 00:56:00,600 from CEQA automatically. Of course, there are exceptions 685 00:55:59,080 --> 00:56:04,760 exceptions to that. You know, there's infill projects, etc. 686 00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:08,640 But all the projects that you've seen coming through the city, nothing it 687 00:56:06,640 --> 00:56:11,960 wouldn't the CEQA process wouldn't look different than it does today. 688 00:56:12,680 --> 00:56:18,960 » Plus, it seems like everything we're doing is following the state guidelines 689 00:56:16,440 --> 00:56:22,640 except for that extra bonus that we talked about, right? And then I also if 690 00:56:20,960 --> 00:56:25,800 want to make sure I read properly that we are 691 00:56:23,800 --> 00:56:31,600 matching the state requirements for parking. We are not making those any um 692 00:56:29,800 --> 00:56:36,240 lighter, I guess, for lack of a better word cuz I do worry about parking. So, 693 00:56:33,720 --> 00:56:39,120 we are just following state guidelines on that, correct? 694 00:56:37,360 --> 00:56:43,680 » That's correct. We are using the exact parking ratios from state law. We are 695 00:56:40,960 --> 00:56:46,920 not exceeding or expanding on those at all. 696 00:56:44,520 --> 00:56:51,760 And we are the local incentive program does not exceed density bonuses provided 697 00:56:49,240 --> 00:56:55,480 under state law currently. >> Okay. Thank you. 698 00:56:53,600 --> 00:56:59,280 Any other questions? >> Yes, I just have a question. Um, 699 00:56:57,640 --> 00:57:03,200 if we were to approve today, uh, what would you guys would bring it to city 700 00:57:00,400 --> 00:57:05,960 council on November 4th cuz uh, there's like a timeline that you guys have to 701 00:57:04,280 --> 00:57:11,040 follow. I'm just curious. >> Yeah, I can real quickly and I know um, 702 00:57:08,800 --> 00:57:16,920 David Razo has been working with us on this uh, particular timeline. So, we're 703 00:57:14,160 --> 00:57:19,520 trying to bring back an ADU ordinance to as well. 704 00:57:18,160 --> 00:57:24,000 So, we're hoping to [clears throat] bring that back next month. So, we have 705 00:57:21,960 --> 00:57:28,880 the density bonus tonight. Uh, next month we're going to bring the 706 00:57:25,960 --> 00:57:32,640 updated ADU ordinance which is also one of those items we need to address as 707 00:57:30,560 --> 00:57:36,800 part of the pro-housing designation that we received. So, if you bundle those two 708 00:57:34,920 --> 00:57:41,200 together, we want to bring both of those to the city council. By that time, based 709 00:57:39,240 --> 00:57:45,680 on deadlines for staff reports and postings and things like that, 710 00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:50,520 publications, now we're into November. So, that's the goal is to 711 00:57:47,800 --> 00:57:55,360 bring both ordinances and our consultant has been helping us to to get these two 712 00:57:52,560 --> 00:57:59,040 fruition to the council in in November. I think the first meeting, Erica, is 713 00:57:56,760 --> 00:58:01,440 what you mentioned. >> Yes. 714 00:58:01,365 --> 00:58:03,880 » [snorts] >> Thank you. 715 00:58:14,600 --> 00:58:20,000 » Um so, we'll go ahead and open the public hearing. I'm at this time seeing 716 00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:22,320 no one in the audience. Is there anyone online that would like to speak on this 717 00:58:21,840 --> 00:58:24,880 item? >> I have no requests. 718 00:58:23,640 --> 00:58:28,120 » Okay, seeing none, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. 719 00:58:26,440 --> 00:58:32,880 And do I have a motion or any more questions or deliberation? 720 00:58:30,760 --> 00:58:37,080 » If nobody has any other questions, I'll make a motion to accept the 721 00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:40,480 recommendation and push it on to the city council. 722 00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:45,600 » I'll second that motion. >> Okay, we have a first and a second to 723 00:58:42,640 --> 00:58:48,640 recommend approval to city council. You can vote on your screens. 724 00:58:51,120 --> 00:58:56,720 Okay, motion carries. Thank you. 725 00:58:54,840 --> 00:59:00,840 Okay, um since item 6.3 has been pulled, we'll go 726 00:58:59,080 --> 00:59:04,800 ahead and move on to item number seven, commissioner comments. Does anybody have 727 00:59:02,480 --> 00:59:07,920 anything? I have one. 728 00:59:06,440 --> 00:59:11,480 I'm ready for fall. Um if this heat would just back up a 729 00:59:10,080 --> 00:59:15,520 little bit, I would be a little bit happier. Um other than that, I'm really 730 00:59:13,840 --> 00:59:18,000 excited to see all these changes and all these ordinances coming through to the 731 00:59:16,600 --> 00:59:21,440 city. I think it will help us with future development. And I hope to 732 00:59:20,080 --> 00:59:27,080 continue to see the growth that we've seen for the last few years. And thank 733 00:59:24,280 --> 00:59:27,080 you to staff. 734 00:59:27,520 --> 00:59:32,320 Nothing else? Director's reports. 735 00:59:33,480 --> 00:59:40,240 » I wanted to have three items of one of involves David Razo because David Razo, 736 00:59:38,320 --> 00:59:44,240 our management analyst, was working with our intern and I think she did an 737 00:59:42,160 --> 00:59:50,560 excellent job tonight. We're very happy to work with her, very proud of all the 738 00:59:47,160 --> 00:59:54,640 efforts that she made in the department. Um, so I was asking HR a little bit 739 00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:59,800 about our internship program because it was very successful. We had a total of 740 00:59:57,160 --> 01:00:03,120 23 interns. It's the highest that we've had. Last 741 01:00:01,400 --> 01:00:08,240 year was 17 and uh, the year before four and then two. 742 01:00:05,080 --> 01:00:11,680 So we've really ramped up um, those students coming in and getting the 743 01:00:10,200 --> 01:00:17,960 experience uh, for this round of internships, over 744 01:00:14,840 --> 01:00:22,000 5,500 hours of mentoring, teaching and delegating tasks and caring for our 745 01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:25,960 interns. I personally, because his office is across the street from across 746 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:31,840 the street, across the way uh, from me, David Razo spent countless meetings and 747 01:00:29,080 --> 01:00:35,240 countless hours working with the intern and that's really kind of one of those 748 01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:40,040 things where it's a pay it forward. You see them go on and and get a job one day 749 01:00:38,200 --> 01:00:44,120 and maybe like we mentioned, you mentioned that they might come back and 750 01:00:41,480 --> 01:00:49,520 be a city employee one day. So we're very happy um, that that has worked out 751 01:00:46,560 --> 01:00:54,720 really well. We work with other um, institutions like College of the Desert, 752 01:00:51,920 --> 01:00:59,840 etc. So we're very happy um, then I asked about how many are coming back and 753 01:00:57,120 --> 01:01:03,640 becoming city employees. Our HR director said in the past four years we've had 754 01:01:01,600 --> 01:01:09,880 seven interns that have been hired as city of Indio employees. So I thought 755 01:01:06,440 --> 01:01:13,760 that was really encouraging and um, I love to see that cuz I think at one 756 01:01:11,640 --> 01:01:17,520 point a lot of us were interns. I know I was, two times. 757 01:01:15,840 --> 01:01:21,480 So the [clears throat] other uh, couple items is the highway one 111 corridor 758 01:01:19,920 --> 01:01:25,960 specific plan. About a week ago I gave a presentation 759 01:01:23,560 --> 01:01:30,280 to the Community Services Commission because the council wanted um to bring 760 01:01:28,360 --> 01:01:33,800 that plan back to both the Community Services Commission and the Planning 761 01:01:31,800 --> 01:01:37,680 Commission. So, next month, I'll do a similar, but slightly different because 762 01:01:35,800 --> 01:01:41,200 the Planning Commission looks at um different topics and different areas of 763 01:01:39,640 --> 01:01:45,920 the plan than the Community Services Commission. So, the goal would be to to 764 01:01:43,640 --> 01:01:50,800 do that presentation, get your input, bring it to the council, and then we'll 765 01:01:48,080 --> 01:01:55,080 be looking for um a consultant to help us make amendments to that plan. It it 766 01:01:53,200 --> 01:01:58,400 it's about time. It's been about 5 years since the adoption. 767 01:01:56,680 --> 01:02:01,160 And so, um there's definitely some tweaks and some things that we want to 768 01:02:00,240 --> 01:02:05,560 do. And then lastly, some upcoming items the 769 01:02:03,480 --> 01:02:08,520 council brought up last week some items that they would also like us to come and 770 01:02:07,280 --> 01:02:12,720 do presentations in front of the Planning Commission. 771 01:02:09,880 --> 01:02:15,680 So, it'll be a a team effort. Uh some of the items that were discussed were 772 01:02:14,320 --> 01:02:20,760 cannabis. You know, there were some I guess you 773 01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:24,320 could say complaints about fees and also some of the 774 01:02:22,400 --> 01:02:29,000 allowed regulations on cannabis. So, we'll we'll bring back uh a presentation 775 01:02:26,560 --> 01:02:33,640 to you as well on cannabis and get your input before bring it to council and 776 01:02:30,680 --> 01:02:39,000 then they'll direct us if they um I see some code amendments coming up. Um and 777 01:02:37,080 --> 01:02:44,120 then also um a hot topic was massage and tattoo in 778 01:02:42,080 --> 01:02:48,680 our UDC, which serves as our zoning code, there are additional restrictions 779 01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:53,120 for those types of uses. Some of them can't be very close to residential uses. 780 01:02:50,920 --> 01:02:57,240 Some of them can't be close to uh businesses that serve alcohol. So, 781 01:02:54,880 --> 01:03:02,840 there's a host of things. So, we're going to kind of summarize and do a 782 01:02:59,880 --> 01:03:07,000 presentation on um massage and some of the other areas of the zoning code that 783 01:03:05,000 --> 01:03:11,040 have additional restrictions that are layered on to the existing um 784 01:03:09,840 --> 01:03:14,560 requirements and development regulations. 785 01:03:12,520 --> 01:03:19,320 So, other than that, let this conclude the director's report. 786 01:03:17,680 --> 01:03:22,960 » Thank you very much. Um then we'll go ahead and adjourn to 787 01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:26,520 our next planning commissioner meeting scheduled for September 9th, 2021.