[10:13] Everyone, welcome to tonight's Planning
and Transportation Commission regular
[10:18] meeting. It's April 20th, 2026
and um tonight
[10:26] there there have been no teleconference
requests per AB2449.
[10:32] We have uh one commissioner who is
absent and excused and my guess is
[10:38] another commissioner will arrive because
of the rain very shortly is my guess.
[10:43] Um so go on to agenda item three. Please
join me in the pledge of allegiance.
[10:51] I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
[10:56] republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[11:02] justice for all.
[clears throat]
[11:14] » Item four is tonight's roll call. Hi
Rush. Good. Good evening.
[11:17] » Hi, good evening.
>> Chair Clemens
[11:20] » here.
>> Commissioner Anand
[11:23] » here.
>> Commissioner Cany
[11:24] » here.
>> Commissioner Bundy is excused and
[11:28] Commissioner Tapias is absent.
[11:33] » Thank you. Item 5A on tonight's agenda
is the approval of minutes from the
[11:38] April 6th, 2026 Planning and
Transportation Commission meeting. Um,
[11:43] do either of my colleagues have any
desired edits or comments to discuss?
[11:48] No. Okay, then we need an a motion to
approve.
[11:52] » I move to approve the minutes.
>> Thank you. In a second.
[11:55] » I second that.
>> Check Clemens.
[11:57] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Alen,
[11:59] » yes.
>> Commissioner Canesty,
[12:01] » yes.
>> Commissioner Bundy is excused and
[12:04] Commissioner Tapias is absent.
Thank you.
[12:08] Now we are on to item six, which is
public comment. Public comment is
[12:13] limited to items that are not on
tonight's agenda. The commission may
[12:17] briefly respond to statements made or
questions posed as allowed by the Brown
[12:21] Act, Government Code section 54954.2.
However, our general policy is to refer
[12:27] items to staff for attention or to have
a matter placed on a future commission
[12:32] agenda for a more comprehensive action
or report. Um, on the screen are
[12:38] instructions for making public comment.
If anyone would like to make a public
[12:41] comment and they're in chambers, please
go ahead and fill out a slip, a speaker
[12:46] slip, and then we can hand it to staff
over here. Um, and then we'll take
[12:52] people in person first and then we'll go
to those who are on Zoom. If you're on
[12:58] Zoom or would like to join, the meeting
number is 88635467439.
[13:06] Thank you. And you can also just call in
on your phone. The phone number is 1
[13:11] 1669-900-9128.
[13:16] Um, and then you enter the meeting ID
number. If you're in person, uh, if
[13:20] you're on Zoom, sorry, you can raise
your hand. You click on reactions and
[13:24] then raise your hand. And if you're on
the phone, you can raise your hand by
[13:28] pressing star 9.
So, first, is there anyone in chambers
[13:32] who would like to make a comment on
something not on tonight's agenda?
[13:39] Okay,
seeing none, I will turn it over to uh
[13:44] those who are on Zoom. Uh Lynette, do we
have any hands raised to make a general
[13:49] public comment this evening?
>> There are none. Okay,
[13:55] we'll just wait a few more seconds to
see if anyone changes their mind, would
[13:59] like to tell us something that they
believe in or something happening in the
[14:03] community. You're welcome to make a
public comment.
[14:09] Any hands raised, Lynette?
>> There are none.
[14:13] » Okay, then I need a motion to close
public comment.
[14:16] » I move to close public comment.
>> Thank you. In a second.
[14:19] » I second. Chair Clemens,
>> yes.
[14:22] » Commissioner Alan,
>> yes.
[14:23] » Commissioner Canesty,
>> yes.
[14:25] » Vice Chair Bundy is excused and
Commissioner Tapias is absent.
[14:30] » Thank you.
>> So, we are on item 7A on the agenda.
[14:35] It's our action item tonight. It's new
business. The topic is 9:30 and 940
[14:41] Commercial Street. This is a request for
a design review, a protected tree
[14:46] removal permit, dirt hall and grading
certificate, a transportation demand
[14:50] management plan. There should be a
management in there, I think. Adoption
[14:55] of a resolution certifying a final
initial study and a mitigated negative
[14:59] declaration and dedication of an of an 8
footwide public pathway easement for a
[15:06] new automotive repair and storage
building. This is a APN number 046161
[15:13] 030.
Um, good evening. And first we have a
[15:17] staff presentation.
[15:21] » No, not yet.
>> Okay,
[15:24] » there you go. Thank [clears throat] you.
Welcome.
[15:27] » Thank you.
>> Um, good evening commissioners. My name
[15:31] is Laura Richstone, senior planner with
uh current planning and I will be
[15:35] providing an overview of the proposed
new uh automotive repair and storage
[15:40] facility at 9:30 and 940 industri uh
industrial commercial.
[15:46] Tonight from the applicant side, we have
Miming and Matt Kovville um with the
[15:51] architects Perkins and Will and we have
Harvey Coup who's representing the
[15:55] owner.
The agenda tonight will start with a
[15:59] staff presentation followed by a few
words from the applicant, questions and
[16:04] comments from the commission and
conclude with a formal action by the
[16:08] commission.
[16:12] I will not read this again.
Uh the project is located on the east
[16:18] side of the city along Commercial
Street. The project site highlighted or
[16:23] outlined um in pink is across from the
recently approved Alexandria development
[16:28] project um and down the street from the
approved SBO project as well.
[16:36] Jumping into a larger context, the
project site highlighted in yellow is
[16:42] within a half mile of the San Carlos Cal
Train Station and about a thousand feet
[16:47] uh away from the greater East Side
residential neighborhood to the north.
[16:54] The property is 1.69 acres in size,
zoned heavy industrial, and located in
[17:00] the city's east side innovation district
vision plan area. The pro uh the
[17:05] proposed facility would be roughly
43,000 square ft and 30 feet tall to
[17:11] include one story plus a mezzanine level
and robust on-site landscaping.
[17:19] As an overview, the requested
entitlements for the project include a
[17:24] design review for the overall design of
the building, a protected tree removal
[17:30] for eight protected trees, a dirt hall
and grading certificate to allow
[17:34] approximately 19,000 cubic yards of
grading to meet base flood elevation, a
[17:40] transportation demand management plan to
reduce trips to the project by 20%.
[17:45] in the adoption of a resolution to
certify a final initial study and
[17:50] mitigate a negative declaration stating
that the project will result in no
[17:54] significant or cumulative adverse
impacts.
[17:58] And although not an entitlement, the
project also includes the dedication of
[18:02] an 8- foot wide public access easement
along the eastern property line to meet
[18:07] the intent of the east side innovation
district vision plan, which we will
[18:12] discuss on later slides. The Planning
and Transportation Commission would be
[18:16] the final approval approval body for
this project unless appealed to city
[18:19] council.
The proposed 48,370
[18:26] ft automotive repair and storage
facility is intended to maintain and
[18:30] service a fleet of corporate gasoline
light duty vehicles. The vehicles uh the
[18:37] facility includes four lift bays and six
additional service bays intended for
[18:42] repair, maintenance, cleaning, smog,
certification, and detailing. Parts and
[18:48] material storage would be located on the
mezzanine level and vehicle storage for
[18:53] up to 30 cars would be on the main
level. The facility would operate during
[18:57] regular business hours Monday through
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p p.m. and
[19:01] would employ 6 to eight employees.
[19:06] The proposed building is situated
towards the rear and left side of the
[19:10] parcel. A large 47 foot front yard
setback is proposed to accommodate
[19:15] robust landscaping and an above ground
transformer, emergency generator,
[19:21] uh service yard and metal security
fence.
[19:25] The site also features two gated
driveways. The west or orange driveway
[19:30] uh provides access to the transformer
and generator while the main driveway
[19:34] highlighted in red provides vehicle
entry to the building and the larger
[19:38] site as a whole. Adjacent to the main
driveway and surface parking lot, the uh
[19:45] an 8 foot wide public access easement
highlighted here in purple is provided
[19:49] along the site's eastern property line.
>> [snorts]
[19:54] » The property is located in the east side
innovation district vision plan area of
[19:58] the city. The vision plan was approved
in 2021 and acts as a flexible framework
[20:05] to guide development to meet the larger
goals of transforming this area of the
[20:09] city into a more dynamic and sustainable
district.
[20:14] One of the main goals of the vision
vision plan is to provide and to achieve
[20:19] greater multimodal access within this
area. and to the Cal Train station
[20:24] through the implementation of the
discovery path
[20:28] through using the former railspur
easements within this district and
[20:32] through midblock north south
connections. The pathway is meant to
[20:36] provide both circulation and landscaping
elements to increase the walkability of
[20:41] the area.
Segments of the discovery path have
[20:44] already been dedicated through the SBO
and Alexandria development projects.
[20:52] The applicant has proposed to provide an
8- foot wide easement along their
[20:56] eastern right property line. This would
provide connection to the old spur line
[21:01] and anticipated discovery path at the
rear of the property. A matching 8 foot
[21:06] wide easement would be provided by the
adjacent property when it undergoes
[21:10] redevelopment in the future.
The intent is to equitably provide a
[21:16] portion of the pathway on the project
site. At this time,
[21:19] the resultant 16 foot wide pathway would
provide adequate width for shared
[21:24] pedestrian and bicycle travel and thus
meet the intent of the vision plan.
[21:30] Several conditions are attached to the
applicant's offer of dedication. These
[21:34] include that the city can only accept
the dedication area after the city has
[21:39] secured the necessary easements from the
other properties along the discovery
[21:43] path um between Industrial Road and
Branson Road such that this portion
[21:49] would connect to somewhere
um and that the offer of dedication is
[21:54] valid for 27 and a half years that if
the city council does not formally
[21:59] accept the easement within that time,
the offer expires and the land would
[22:03] revert back to the property owner
unencumbered.
[22:09] The other conditions uh of the easement
are related to the maintenance and
[22:13] construction of the pathway such that
construction of the pathway would be
[22:17] conducted by the owner. In addition, the
easement area and pathway would remain
[22:22] closed to the public until a continuous
pathway is constructed from Branson to
[22:26] industrial per the agreement.
Prior to formal acceptance of the
[22:31] easement, the property owner would be
responsible for maintenance of the
[22:36] easement area. Maintenance
responsibility would shift to the city
[22:40] after pathway construction and formal
acceptance of the easement has occurred.
[22:48] Shifting into the entitlements portion
of the agenda, design review is required
[22:53] for all new commercial structures within
the city. The scope of design review
[22:58] involves the review of the project's
overall site, design, and architecture.
[23:03] The proposed structure features a modern
industrial aesthetic with clean lines, a
[23:08] glazed mezzanine pop-up roof, and a mix
of dark and light gray metal uh panels
[23:14] with vertical fins that break up the
building's massing and add visual
[23:18] interest.
The entry of the building pictured in
[23:21] the bottom right is highlighted by a
deep overhang with contrasting siding.
[23:27] The proposal also includes a metal
perimeter fence along the front of the
[23:32] building. The fence features a staggered
design and employs metal siding that
[23:37] echoes the main building's material and
design language to further break up the
[23:41] massing and reduce the bulk of the
development.
[23:45] The proposed color and materials are
pictured here.
[23:49] And you can see the different metal
panels and vertical fins.
[23:57] Pictured here is the front elevation of
the structure as viewed if standing on
[24:01] Commercial Street. The secondary
driveway to the generator and
[24:05] transformer is located on the left and
the main driveway to the site and the
[24:10] proposed 8ft easement highlighted in
pink is located along the right.
[24:18] Here is the rear of the structure which
is located along the old spur line.
[24:22] [snorts]
[24:24] This is the right side which features
the entry base to the structure and the
[24:29] public easement for the discovery path
along the fence line.
[24:35] And here is the left side of the
structure.
[24:40] The project complies with the heavy
industrial district development
[24:43] standards, the city's landscape and and
the city's landscaping and parking
[24:47] requirements as outlined in the table to
the right and is an allowed use in the
[24:52] district.
[24:56] Entry to the project site has been
designed in accordance to the pending
[25:00] reconfiguration of Commercial Street
that was approved as part of the
[25:04] Alexandria development. The redesign
will eliminate all on street parking on
[25:09] along Commercial Street and introduce a
new new turning lane into the Alexandria
[25:14] site and a new bicycle lane along the
south side of Commercial Street.
[25:19] The effect of the reconfiguration
reduces maneuvering space for large
[25:24] vehicles into and out of the site. So to
compensate and to ensure that vehicles
[25:29] can safely enter and exit the site
without taking wide turns and
[25:33] encroaching into other travel lanes, the
applicant has proposed a larger 66 foot
[25:39] wide driveway apron to the main
driveway.
[25:43] Both planning and public works support
the larger curb cut to maintain public
[25:48] safety.
Additional conditions of approval have
[25:51] also been added to incorporate
pedestrian level design features to
[25:56] maintain or to minimize, I should say,
potential pedestrian vehicle conflicts
[26:00] at that driveway entrance.
Regarding parking, the property falls
[26:06] within the scope of AB 2097,
which exempts the development from
[26:10] minimum parking standards. Um, however,
the applicant has voluntarily proposed
[26:14] six on-site um, parking spaces within
their surface lot as well as two loading
[26:20] spaces at the rear.
[26:25] [snorts] To accommodate the proposed
development, eight protected trees are
[26:28] requested for removal. These trees range
from 8 to 24 in in diameter and include
[26:36] a mixture of Canary Island pines, liquid
amber, and tea trees.
[26:40] Seven trees are on site and one tree is
a street tree in the ride ofway.
[26:46] The applicant has proposed to plant 26
replacement trees where seven or I
[26:50] should say eight are required on site
within the front yard setback and along
[26:54] the main driveway. The applicant has
also proposed to plant six six street
[27:00] trees uh in the rideway where otherwise
nine are required due to sight
[27:05] constraints. The city arborist has the
ability to reduce the number of desired
[27:10] or required street trees and has
recommended the reduced number be
[27:15] permitted to accommodate a wider
driveway apron and ensure safe turning
[27:19] into and out of the site.
Just pause for a second.
[27:27] The project is located um within an area
of the city that's prone to flooding to
[27:32] flooding and has a FEMA designated base
flood elevation of 12 ft above sea
[27:37] level.
All new structures are required to be
[27:41] built above the base flood elevation.
The grade of the existing site ranges
[27:46] ranges from 9 to 11 1/2 ft and would
require approximately 19,000 cubic yards
[27:52] of grading to raise the building pad
above the BFE.
[27:57] As the proposed grading exceeds 1,000
cubic yards, approval from the planning
[28:02] and transportation commission is
required.
[28:05] The hall routes for uh the trucks for uh
moving the grading would be um highway
[28:12] 101 to Holly exit um and then turn onto
industrial road then onto commercial and
[28:18] then to the project site. Trucks would
depart in the reverse.
[28:23] staff is supportive of granting this uh
permit as the proposed grading will not
[28:29] adversely affect the drainage or lateral
supports of others properties is
[28:34] consistent with the municipal code and
general plan and will not be detrimental
[28:39] to the public health safety or welfare.
[snorts]
[28:44] The project also requires a TDM
transportation and demand management
[28:48] plan which requires 20% trip reduction
by utilizing various trip reduction
[28:54] measures. The applicant is proposing the
measures listed here to reach the trip
[29:00] reduction target for their site. The TDM
plan has been reviewed by public works
[29:05] and found to be compliant with city
standards
[29:09] to ensure trip reduction goals are
achieved. TDM plans and the results are
[29:13] also monitored by the applicant and
submitted to the city annually for
[29:18] review.
[29:21] [snorts] Regarding potential
environmental impacts, an initial study
[29:24] and mitigated negative declaration was
prepared for this project by the city's
[29:29] consultant CSG. The document was posted
for public review late last year and no
[29:34] comments were received.
Based on the ISM and D, the project
[29:39] would not cause significant adverse or
cumulative impacts. In addition, the
[29:44] recommended mitigation measures have
been incorporated into the project's
[29:47] conditions of approval.
[29:51] The city mailed a public notice to all
property owners within a 300t radius of
[29:56] the property on April 7th for this
project. The same public notice was also
[30:02] published in the Daily Journal on April
9th. A physical public notice was also
[30:08] placed on site on April 9th, at least 10
days before this meeting.
[30:13] A notice was also sent to each residents
fronting the dirt route along Industrial
[30:18] Road on April 7th as required by the
dirt hall and grading certificate.
[30:24] Should the commission decide to move
forward, here is the motion before you.
[30:29] Uh, thank you. This concludes my
presentation and I believe the applicant
[30:33] might have a few words.
Thank you, Laura. [clears throat]
[30:38] Um, is it Harvey for the representatives
or the representative of the owner,
[30:43] please?
[30:47] Um, good evening, commissioners. Thank
you so much for your time. My name is
[30:50] Harvey Coup. I represent the owners of
9:30 and 940 Commercial. Um, we are
[30:55] pleased to share our proposal of office
and fleet repair at the vacant 930
[31:00] commercial uh, street site here in St.
Carlos. In the tradition of light
[31:05] industrial use in the east side uh
innovation district, we are proposing a
[31:09] facility to check and maintain a
smallcale corporate fleet. It will be
[31:14] staffed by four to six mechanics once
fully operational and the site will
[31:20] feature 10 service bays, uh space for
equipment, uh tools, parts, uh storage,
[31:25] as well as supporting office space. We
expect no more than 10 cars driving to
[31:30] the site each month.
Um,
[31:34] I also have to say we're very grateful
to the planning department for all their
[31:38] support and input over the last year.
Um, we really look forward to
[31:43] contributing to the neighborhood um
through extensive streetscape. Um,
[31:47] improving bike and pedestrian safety.
Um, we are going to be installing new
[31:52] sidewalks. Um, we are uh adding street
trees and layered landscaping. We will
[31:58] also be adding street lighting and
undergrounding overhead utilities. As
[32:03] mentioned by Laura, we will also be
dedicating a portion of our site to the
[32:07] discovery path, which will hopefully
increase neighborhood pedestrian and
[32:12] bicycle connectivity as contemplated by
the east side innovation plan. Thank you
[32:16] for your consideration and for this
opportunity to present our project to
[32:20] you this evening.
>> Thank you, Harvey.
[32:26] Um well, first is there anything else
that you'd like to present or No. Okay.
[32:32] Thank you for all all for being here. Um
with that, why don't we go to
[32:37] commissioner questions and then we'll go
to the public.
[32:43] You go back to the
order. There we go. Um yeah,
[32:49] commissioner questions followed by
questions from or comments from the
[32:52] public and then we'll have discussion
and action here. So um with that uh
[32:58] Commissioner Anad, would you like to
start?
[33:00] » Yes. Uh thank you for the very detailed
presentation. Laura, I have two
[33:05] questions. Um first one was regarding um
the EV charging stations when I assume
[33:13] or I understood that no EV charging
stations are allowed indoors because of
[33:18] some fire code. Is that the case?
>> Yes and no. So the applicant had
[33:24] indicated that they do not have EV fleet
vehicles and that they were not
[33:28] installing EV charging within the vehic
within the building. if they were to
[33:33] install it within the building, it would
trip different in other fire codes. Um,
[33:37] but they are required to do EV in the
required parking or the provided parking
[33:43] on the surface parking lot per the
building code.
[33:47] » Okay. Um because we we have a citywide
climate action plan which we want to
[33:53] honor and going forward the EV vehicles
are only going to increase not reduce.
[33:59] So that said, what if 10 years or even 5
years down the line it is an all
[34:04] electric carpeted fleet? Then what
happens? Is there a plan to upgrade like
[34:10] to undertake like a massive project?
What happens then?
[34:13] » I will defer to the applicant.
>> Yeah, sure. As discussed to Laura, we
[34:18] have no sort of plans for uh the EV um
for any EV fleet. However, uh I fully
[34:27] expect that should that change, we would
have to go for another application cycle
[34:32] because the fire codes are all different
and um so that would be I think a
[34:38] separate event later down the line.
>> Okay, thank you. And my second question
[34:43] is more for the city I think because
it's right next door to our massive
[34:48] Alexandria project and um also the 101
101 and Holly intersection which will be
[34:54] used by both the projects
I assume the building will happen
[34:58] concurrently. So how do the two projects
talk to each other when let's say the
[35:03] trucks are they happen to be coming
together and like how much nuisance how
[35:08] much road blockages will be coordinated
like how do the projects talk to each
[35:13] other in that case?
>> Um I really the applicant might have to
[35:17] come up and and talk about that but I
personally see this happening slightly
[35:22] before Alexandria if only because this
applicant seems very motivated to build.
[35:28] Alexandria has a larger develop or a
longer development timeline 10 15 years.
[35:33] Um so when they start with phase one is
is a little more uh longer. We think two
[35:41] to five years. So we don't exactly know.
I anticipate that this project would
[35:45] happen before the re um configuration of
uh commercial street in phase one of
[35:50] Alexandria. I would just like to caution
the city like if for whatever reason if
[35:56] it just so happens that both the
projects end up starting at the same
[35:59] time or happening at the same time there
should be some mechanisms put in place
[36:02] for them to talk to each other just so
the to minimize the disruption for the
[36:06] neighboring community and businesses.
>> Yeah through the chair if I may add um
[36:10] to your point commissioner anand usually
when uh development happens parallelly
[36:15] there are a lot of checks and balances
at the building permit stage. So we do
[36:19] have um requirements of a staging plan
for construction equipment and uh there
[36:24] are notices that go out both from the
building division and public works. So
[36:28] there is a lot of coordination that
happens um within uh the city and then
[36:34] uh there is also information posted on
site on the city's website and outside
[36:39] uh at the um you know at the bulletin
board about um any public um notices
[36:47] that are going out. So there is a lot of
coordination that happens but yes we
[36:51] will keep that in mind um if if these
projects go out concurrently.
[36:57] » Thank you. Thank you. That'll be
>> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner
[37:01] Kennasty.
>> Yes. Um, okay. So, I have three kind of
[37:06] general areas of question. First is the
discovery path. Um, can you clarify how
[37:12] the discovery path would be
realistically implemented over over time
[37:17] given that it it really depends on kind
of construction and development of um
[37:23] other adjacent properties?
>> Yeah. um discovery that's kind of um
[37:29] typical of these type of pathways. They
happen incrementally as projects
[37:33] redevelop. So um uh it's kind of
assembling a puzzle piece. So we'll get
[37:39] all of the dedications and then the idea
is once that has all occurred, we would
[37:45] then um have it built out somewhat at
the same time um and then opened
[37:51] somewhat at the same time. But it's a
long time horizon
[37:54] » because it takes a while for these
larger uh uh parcels to redevelop.
[37:59] » Right. Okay. And and what probability do
you think I mean you do you anticipate
[38:06] any issues with that? I mean you have 27
and a half years. I don't think that's
[38:09] going to be a problem but just curious
on what kind of planning time time
[38:14] horizon you have for this. Um
I am personally I think it will uh
[38:20] happen because we also concurrently not
part of the agenda are uh doing the east
[38:26] side um the northeast area excuse me
specific plan and I think that once that
[38:32] is approved hopefully later this year it
will spark um potential redevelopment in
[38:37] and around that area as well and we're
already seeing that turnover with
[38:41] Alexandria Sabrad the 777 so it's
happening Um, and I think it will happen
[38:48] within that time frame.
>> Okay. Is there anything in the project's
[38:52] design like utilities grading or layout
that could limit the city's ability to
[38:57] complete the uh connection in the future
from what you've seen so far?
[39:02] » Uh, not no.
>> Okay, fair enough. And then I saw that
[39:08] the applicant
presented an offer of dedication. I
[39:12] guess that's record that would be
recorded in the county recorder. Um are
[39:17] are they they ones that file that or who
files that?
[39:20] » So what happens is um once all of the
conditions in the offer are met. Yeah.
[39:25] » We have all of the um easements and some
other bits and pieces. Then staff would
[39:31] take the offer to city council. City
council would formally say and accept
[39:36] the offer and say yes we will accept it.
and then it is recorded um with the
[39:42] assessor's office.
>> Okay. So the city records it then.
[39:45] » Yes.
>> Okay. Um secondary area is the trees. So
[39:51] uh
it looks like from what I've seen eight
[39:56] are being removed and 26 replaced and
then six street trees. Nine were
[40:02] required but you do have an ability to
reduce that. So al ultimately it looks
[40:05] like there's a lot more trees going to
be uh afterwards than there was in the
[40:10] beginning. Correct. Okay, that's that
sounds pretty good. Um
[40:16] and then the third area um really is the
land use itself. So the long-term vision
[40:25] of the quarter, you know, how does it
how does this fit into the long-term
[40:28] vision of the east side innovation
district? I mean, you know, it's like
[40:33] biochem, you know, those types of light
industrial. This um how does this fit in
[40:39] to that?
>> I think it well, it does fit in. It it
[40:43] is an allowed use in the district. The
district uh envisions
[40:47] um everything from auto to biochem and
in between. So, it is supposed to be
[40:54] industrial and um life sciences.
>> Yeah. No, I agree. I don't I don't think
[41:00] there's any issue there. I just wanted
to hear it. Okay. Um that's all the
[41:04] questions I have.
>> Thank you. I had a couple of questions
[41:09] as well. Um
this is in the airport land use
[41:14] commission.
Uh what's the priority area or um
[41:19] perview? Are there any further approvals
needed as long as this building is built
[41:24] below the height uh minimum? Is there
anything else that Alec needs to
[41:29] approve?
>> Uh, no. There is um, uh, a notification
[41:33] that will have to be recorded on the
property, letting this property owner
[41:37] and those in the future um, giving them
awareness that they are in this area.
[41:41] Okay. But there's no specific approval
from the airport land use commission.
[41:46] » Okay.
[41:50] Um, the packet said that there are two
bike racks with four bikes at the
[41:55] southeast corner. Does that mean two
racks with four each or two racks of two
[42:01] each? Are there four spaces for bikes or
eight?
[42:05] » I believe four.
>> Four total.
[42:10] » Okay. Being that this is very close to
the train station. Did the owner not
[42:15] think that there'd be anything more
demanded by I guess there only do you
[42:20] expect the people on site really only to
be the four to six mechanics not members
[42:24] of the public visiting or not picking up
yeah please Harvey is there
[42:30] » it is the mechanics who will be on site
>> and because they're corporate owned
[42:34] fleets it's not the individuals will be
coming to pick up their cars being
[42:38] repaired okay
all right
[42:42] I had a general question
[clears throat]
[42:47] about the the emergency
uh generator.
[42:53] » I saw on the packet that generators, you
know, create energy uh throw off a lot
[42:59] of noise and can throw off emissions as
well in the air. Um, and so I saw that
[43:05] the packet addressed the noise and that
it would have to pass standards as we um
[43:11] license or certify that they're able to
um to install. Um, what about air
[43:17] emissions from the generator?
>> From my understanding, large generators
[43:22] like this need a permit from the Bay
Area Air Quality District and they that
[43:27] district verifies what the emissions
are. Okay. I don't know much more about
[43:32] that process, but they need that permit
before they can install.
[43:35] » Okay.
>> Um and then um I get and then I don't
[43:38] know much from there. Do you have any
insight?
[43:41] » Well, we will need
>> Yeah.
[43:43] » to get the the back met approval.
>> Yeah. So that the air quality management
[43:47] district is really the one who takes
ownership of making sure that those um
[43:52] generators follow our standards,
>> right? And um the placement of the
[43:58] generator on the building um it looks
like the small driveway is there and
[44:03] parking only for repair vehicles for the
generator right there. Um how close is
[44:08] that to the sidewalk and could anyone
walking down the sidewalk have kind of a
[44:13] negative effect from the um from the
generators?
[44:16] » I don't remember how close it is. I It's
over 15 feet away, maybe over 20 um from
[44:23] the sidewalk. Um,
>> I know it's screened. Is that screened
[44:28] from the sidewalks view?
>> Yes. The the fence goes right before it
[44:35] and there'll also be landscaping as
well.
[44:39] » Okay.
>> So, you don't anticipate people who are
[44:44] like a disincentive for anyone to walk
in case the generators are on?
[44:47] » My understanding is the generator is for
emergency purposes only. So, it will
[44:51] only be running during those times.
There will have to be um some annual or
[44:57] monthly running to make sure that it is
uh up to shape,
[45:01] » but um
>> uh we can
[45:05] ask the applicant if they'd be willing
to do that during weekends or during
[45:09] certain times if that is something that
the commission is open wanting to do.
[45:16] » Yeah, that let's let's talk about that
when we make our comments. Thank you for
[45:20] that. Um the other maybe this is a
comment but the other maybe it's a
[45:26] question I'm not sure. So this view the
south elevation um the row the small row
[45:32] of
is that a row of windows behind the
[45:36] trees?
>> Yes.
[45:38] » Okay. And can you show the other
elevations again?
[45:42] This this elevation has no articulation,
has no windows, has no features that
[45:49] um that make it a you know friendly kind
of neighbor to anyone walking. So this
[45:55] is the rail this is facing the rail
spur.
[45:58] » Yes.
>> Okay. Is there a reason that this facade
[46:01] was is so impermeable impenetrable?
[snorts] I'll ask the design team.
[46:08] [laughter]
[46:11] Um
>> this is something we talked about in
[46:14] detail with the planning
>> department. So with Al and Lisa and
[46:19] Laura uh multiple meetings we iterated.
So this is actually something that has
[46:24] evolved from what was truly plain. We've
added a lot of variation of scale. What
[46:30] you may not be reading is that the
volume on the left has these dimensional
[46:33] ribs versus the volume right there's
actually a a recess in that gray panel.
[46:39] » Okay. We're trying to get the fencing to
relate to that as well. So the change in
[46:43] scale to break that up. That was one of
their original comments.
[46:47] » We think that we met a good common
ground through the development of the
[46:52] the progress there.
>> Did you consider any more recessed areas
[46:55] like the gray like one or two others?
>> So it relates to the program within and
[47:01] so it it's basically where the car
storage is kept. There are cars backed
[47:05] up. not something we really want windows
to highlight.
[47:08] » Right.
>> The recess is related to an exit door.
[47:12] And so there's a programmatic reason for
where that is.
[47:15] » I'm just saying it provides welcome
relief to the otherwise
[47:21] yeah
from this view unreieved facade. Um I
[47:26] find this very imposing and would not
really want to walk next to it. I
[47:29] understand your point about the ribs on
the whatever side this is to the left,
[47:34] right? That the there are ribs kind of
articulating out from the building and
[47:38] that section, right?
>> Correct.
[47:40] » Okay. But staff got comfortable with
this design.
[47:46] » Yeah. Through uh through the chair, if I
may. Uh yes we did discuss this and um
[47:51] the overall idea was uh the design is
compatible with the underlying land use
[47:56] which is industrial and it does fit in
with the industrial district design look
[48:00] and feel including the materials. So
this has evolved a lot uh from what we
[48:05] had seen uh previously and we believe
the recess given through the light gray
[48:11] and the dark gray followed by the glass
on the top it's a very um improved
[48:17] design from the initial um design that
we had seen. So staff was comfortable
[48:22] with this design given the underlying
zoning district which is industrial.
[48:27] » And remind me of the height of the dark
brown facade.
[48:35] » 24 ft to
>> so two stories.
[48:38] » Yes.
>> To the glass.
[48:40] » The glass is at 30 and then the dark
paneling is at 24.
[48:45] » Okay.
All right. Thanks. I had um I think just
[48:48] one more question which is the discovery
path. Um we got an easement of 8 feet on
[48:54] this side and we'll have another 8ft
easement for the neighboring property
[48:59] for a total of 16. The vision plan had a
44 foot width
[49:05] » designed um understanding that this 8
foot is compatible with another site
[49:11] that we have already given permission to
do uh a narrower. Yes.
[49:17] » Right. Which site was that again?
>> Um so the
[49:21] Alexandria had a modified industri uh
discovery path. Um and the whole um
[49:27] point of the vision plan, it's not a
specific plan, it's a vision plan. So
[49:31] it's more visionary.
>> So it really just provides a framework
[49:34] and a and a guide of how to do things
and not set standards. So the 44 ft was
[49:40] the highest and best. what happens um
through actual site conditions and
[49:44] working with the applicant is is what we
see today.
[49:48] » Okay. And um just kind of for the
record, what would a 22 foot easement
[49:53] have done to the project feasibility
[49:58] » I can uh I think
>> maybe the owner comment. Yeah.
[50:02] » Yes. So just for the record that was the
you know that would have challenged the
[50:06] programming. So you know as a result of
a very long discussion that's where we
[50:12] settled
>> right. Okay. Thank you. Uh no other
[50:15] questions. Thanks so much.
So now we'll go on to comments from the
[50:21] public. Um first we'll take comments
here in chambers and then after we do
[50:26] that we'll go to comments on Zoom. We
are on item is it 7A. Uh this is 9:30
[50:34] and 940 Commercial Street. If you'd like
to make a public comment, if you're
[50:38] here, please fill out a form. We're
still taking them if you'd like. And if
[50:43] you're on Zoom, the meeting number is
88635467439.
[50:49] Or you can just call on the phone, call
1669-900-9128.
[50:55] If you're on Zoom regular, you click you
raise your hand by clicking on reactions
[50:59] and then raise hand. If you're on the
phone, you can press star 9 to raise
[51:04] your hand virtually.
Okay. So, I'm going to go through these
[51:08] in the order that I received them. Um,
first, Alejandro Martinez, followed by
[51:14] Victor Deator and Armando Mario.
Welcome. You have two minutes.
[51:22] » Thank you.
>> Good evening, board members and everyone
[51:24] in the attendees. As mentioned, my name
is Alejandro Martinez and I'm here with
[51:27] the labors union. I'm here on behalf of
the 4,800
[51:32] hardworking Luna Local 261 members who
live in the area. As a member and
[51:36] advocate, I'm here to express my strong
support for this project. This project
[51:41] represents an equitable investment in
our community by creating significant
[51:44] construction opportunities that pay
livable wages with benefits, health care
[51:49] for our entire families, and pensions
for when we retire. Thousands of members
[51:55] and their families live and work in San
Madel and will directly benefit from the
[51:59] construction phase. The developer has
been a proven partner to be advocate
[52:04] hardworking class members
of our community with livable wages and
[52:09] benefits. This commitment is essential
as such jobs and critical addressing the
[52:14] challenges our members face enhancing
the overall economic vitality of our
[52:18] community. This project will facilitate
recruitment from training for new
[52:22] apprentices from all areas of walk walks
of life. Through our apprentichip
[52:28] program, we actively welcome individuals
from underserved communities, including
[52:33] single mothers, veterans returning from
service, and those returning from
[52:36] incarceration.
This represents meaningful steps towards
[52:40] building the diverse workforce rooted
for equity and opportunity. We're
[52:44] excited about the benefits of this
project extending the far beyond
[52:48] construction phase. We wholeheartedly
support the project and hope as well.
[52:54] Please approve this project and promises
deliver invaluable opportunities for our
[52:58] members and broader community. Thank you
for your time. Have a good evening.
[53:03] » Thank you so much.
Next, Victor Delator followed by Armando
[53:09] Morio and then Eduardo Palano. Victor,
welcome.
[53:14] My name is Victor Delator. I've been a
member of uh Launa since 1994
[53:19] and I'm here in full support of the
project uh the 930 com commercial street
[53:24] project in partnership with the XL and
and the developers. A little bit about
[53:28] myself, I've been a a member of Luna
since um since I was 18 years old. Um I
[53:34] I had to go and and and do construction.
Um I I come from a single mother uh with
[53:41] four kids and I we needed to to provide
um I Luna has provided me with the
[53:47] skills that I needed to to continue uh
my career. Unfortunately, I became a um
[53:53] single father of four um myself and I
have to continue to uh provide and this
[53:59] projects like the ones with XL um will
benefit me and my families like mine
[54:07] that are are um they're just trying to
put food over over our kids, you know,
[54:12] over our our house. Um having health
care, that's very important. um this
[54:19] provides that and you know one trip to
the hospital can lead you to um you know
[54:24] to uh being homeless. So it's it's
essential for for us to have uh local
[54:30] projects like this that will benefit
local people and and we don't have to
[54:33] travel. You know gas prices are um
rising and and it's essential for us to
[54:39] be able to get to work. Um, I know the
the city of S. Carlos, um, the logo says
[54:44] this the city of a good living and and I
believe I I believe it is and uh these
[54:49] projects um do matter to local people. I
want to thank you for your time and um I
[54:55] I mean I I I hope you um pass this
approve this uh project. Thank you. I
[55:01] know it's hard to stand here in public,
but it's harder to come home and tell my
[55:05] kids that I don't have a job. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[55:12] Okay, Armando Morio followed by Eduardo
Palano and Scott Rathjen.
[55:19] » Good evening, Madame Chair and fellow uh
commissioners and everyone here in
[55:23] attendance. Again, my name is Armando
Murio. I'm a field representative for
[55:27] Carpenters Local 217, which covers the
San Mateo County and uh we represent uh
[55:33] just over 2,000 working carpenter
members, brothers and sisters. And uh my
[55:39] message is uh very uh clear and
straightforward you know with regard to
[55:44] this project. You know it's obviously um
you know rooted in a industrious area
[55:49] you know well suited for the type of
business that the uh developer is going
[55:53] to conduct. Um, you know, and once
again, uh, partnering up with a
[55:58] responsible contractor such as Excel
Construction, uh, is going to afford
[56:03] many of our working brothers and sisters
the opportunity to earn a livable wage,
[56:08] uh, support their families. Uh, they
will also extend affordable health care
[56:12] to our members so that we can continue
to stay healthy and productive in
[56:16] addition to supporting our state
certified apprenticeship programs which
[56:20] will lead to career paths in the future
for our members. So once again, you
[56:24] know, it's a win-win situation. Our
community will also benefit from uh this
[56:29] development in the future as well. So uh
we strongly urge you to encourage and
[56:34] move this project forward. Thank you
very much.
[56:37] » Thank you so much,
[56:40] Eduardo Palano, followed by Scott
Rathen.
[56:49] » Welcome.
Um, good evening planning commission
[56:52] chairs and fellow board members. My name
is Eduardo Polano and I'm proud member
[56:58] local 60 driver and lathers. Um, proud
to be a seven um per driver
[57:06] apprentichip. I have eight years living
in San Carlos. I I love this community.
[57:12] That's why I come today to speak in
favor of this project because it is will
[57:17] allow apprentice like me to continue
working in our city and avoid the
[57:24] legendly community being stuck being
stuck in traffic and away from our
[57:30] families after hours. It is due respon
resp responsibility companies like XL's
[57:36] construction to continue to give us
opportunity to make a lively wage in the
[57:44] city where we live so that we can
continue to drive here also. But as
[57:52] supporting state certificates,
apprentices programs like ours health
[57:58] insurance and ours craft and careers
will continue growing.
[58:04] The benefits of this project are too
many to mention in this short period um
[58:09] of time. Give to the hardworking men's
and woman's show as myself and our plus
[58:18] for the community.
That is why we that's why we stand here
[58:24] to support this project and urgent to
you to both in favor of it. Thank you
[58:30] for your time.
>> Thank you so much.
[58:37] And we have Scott Wrathen. That's the
last speaker card I have. If anyone else
[58:41] would like to speak, feel free to fill
out a card. Welcome.
[58:45] » Good evening, council. Um um commission
I am Scott Rathton from right here
[58:52] Belmont. I'm a proud member of the 217
uh local um here in San County. We uh we
[59:01] always enjoy work that is in our county.
We always love to be working really
[59:06] close to home. Um, and you guys
approving this project is just um would
[59:13] help a lot of our members that are local
right here to stay local every day when
[59:19] we go to work. So, we really appreciate
you guys uh approving this project.
[59:23] Thank you.
>> Thank you so much.
[59:29] » Please
[59:32] just Well, either way. Yes. Thank you.
>> I guess I [laughter]
[59:38] » Thank you so much.
>> To you,
[59:41] » Walter.
>> I am Walter Oriana.
[59:43] » Oriana. Thank you.
>> Yes. Good afternoon, members of the
[59:45] Planning and Transportation Commission.
My name is again Walter Oriana. I am a
[59:52] BIS the business agent in San Francisco
and San Monteo counties. I represent
[59:57] plasters and cement masons local 300
with about three 3000 3100 members in
[1:00:03] our area and about 5600
members on the Northern California
[1:00:08] District Council.
I I add my support into everything that
[1:00:14] has been said about uh our families
going to work with the opportunity to
[1:00:20] uh get health insurance for our
families. Apprentices can go to work and
[1:00:24] learn the trades. uh in in not just with
the cement finishers but also carpenters
[1:00:28] that are present here, laborers and
anybody else all the trades out there.
[1:00:33] Um I I I support this project and on
behalf of all these members that I
[1:00:39] represent
um
[1:00:42] Excel Construction is the prime uh here
and I really again I u support this
[1:00:51] project. I I know that this is uh uh
it'll it'll accommodate a future public
[1:00:57] u pathway as it been said before and uh
again I I firmly firmly uh support the
[1:01:05] project. Thank you very much for your
time.
[1:01:08] » Thank you for being here.
>> Great. Anyone else present in chambers
[1:01:14] like to make a comment?
Okay. Um so we'll turn over to Zoom.
[1:01:20] Lynette, do we have any hands raised to
comment on 930 and 940 Commercial
[1:01:25] Street?
>> Yes, we do. We have Harvey.
[1:01:29] » Great. Harvey, welcome. Thanks for
coming.
[1:01:32] » You have two minutes.
>> Good evening. My name is Harvey McCaran
[1:01:38] and I'm a representative of the North
Coast States Carpenters Union comprising
[1:01:43] 57,000 hardworking members throughout
Northern California and the states of
[1:01:47] Oregon and Washington. This also
includes many members who live in or
[1:01:51] work within the vicinity of the proposed
project. I want to firstly thank the
[1:01:56] city for tonight's presentation and all
the work done to move this project for
[1:02:00] forward. I want to comment also in
strong support of this project moving
[1:02:04] forward in its construction phase. It
will create solid employment
[1:02:09] opportunities for the local community
including living wage healthcare pension
[1:02:13] and apprenticeship requirements for the
construction workforce. I trust that the
[1:02:17] city understands the benefit this
represents for the local workforce and
[1:02:21] our union looks forward to seeing the
city support these opportunities by
[1:02:25] moving forward tonight with the
realization of this project. Thank you
[1:02:28] very much.
>> Thank you. Hardy
[1:02:32] Lynette, do we have another hand raised?
>> There are no more.
[1:02:36] » Okay, we'll give that another few
seconds in case anyone changes their
[1:02:41] mind online and would like to make a
public comment. You can raise your hand
[1:02:45] by clicking on reactions and then the
raise hand icon.
[1:02:53] Lynette, any hands raised?
>> There are none.
[1:02:56] » Okay. Thank you. Then I think we need a
motion to close public comment.
[1:03:03] » I move to close public comments.
>> Thank you.
[1:03:05] » I second that.
>> Great. Chair Clemens.
[1:03:09] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Anen,
[1:03:10] » yes.
>> Commissioner Canest,
[1:03:12] » yes. And we've just been notified that
Commissioner Tapias um is unwell. So,
[1:03:18] Commissioner Bundy and Commissioner
Tapias um are excused.
[1:03:22] » Yes. Thank you.
>> Wonderful. First, I want to thank
[1:03:26] everyone who showed up and shared um
their thoughts about the project and um
[1:03:32] it was good to learn more about the
intended general contractor and and the
[1:03:36] um and the assets that they would bring
and the benefits to the to the
[1:03:41] community. So, thank you for that input.
We appreciate it.
[1:03:45] [clears throat]
Okay, on to discussion uh by the
[1:03:49] commissioners. Um, Commissioner Kenny,
would you like to start?
[1:03:52] » Sure. Yes. So, appreciate all the
information and comments. Um,
[1:03:58] particularly from uh the construction
people. I I really I believe that it
[1:04:04] would open up a lot of jobs in the San
Carlos area. Um the one the one trade
[1:04:11] that I didn't see uh was auto mechanic
and I happened to be a that was early in
[1:04:18] my career I did that and I think it's an
important uh once the job gets done
[1:04:23] they'll you'll be employing um auto
mechanics in that that building I
[1:04:27] assume. So it's another good thing I
think for the community.
[1:04:31] You know, from what I've seen, I think
the project is code compliant and it
[1:04:36] it's generally well supported. So, I
think Laura, I think you did a good job
[1:04:39] on that. SEK was not an issue that's
cleared. Uh, we didn't see any public
[1:04:45] comments or agency comments and it as we
talked about, I think it fits the zoning
[1:04:51] for heavy industrial. The automotive
repair is is definitely allowed. Um,
[1:04:56] interesting the chair's comment about
the facade, but I think it kind of looks
[1:05:01] cool myself, so I don't have a problem
with it. But, um, overall I'm approve I
[1:05:05] I uh approve the project to move
forward.
[1:05:10] » Thank you, Commissioner Commissioner
Anand. Thank you, Chair. Um, so I'll
[1:05:16] talk about two aspects here. The first
one is um this this there's this new
[1:05:21] business that is in line with the modern
design aesthetic. So, I'm always excited
[1:05:26] to see new buildings come up that align
with the modern vision. Um, it also
[1:05:31] aligns with our east side development
plan as determined by the staff and as
[1:05:36] as proven by the report. Um, any new
business makes our city of good living
[1:05:42] um even better because it creates new
jobs. It brings in more economy uh for
[1:05:47] the city. Um
the second aspect is the community
[1:05:52] benefit obviously. Thank you for
everybody who made their comments. Uh
[1:05:56] which clearly showed that any any new
business is not just a business. There's
[1:06:00] a lot of um there's a lot of um labor
that goes into making it which means
[1:06:06] carpenters, masonry, people who work
with cement, concrete, transportation,
[1:06:10] truck drivers. There's just so much
happening. And I I'm particularly
[1:06:15] excited about um the the the project uh
involving local folks, people from
[1:06:23] Sonteo County, which is incredibly
valuable and sets a good example for
[1:06:28] future businesses who are looking to set
up shop in San Carlos to encourage them
[1:06:33] to hire local as well. Um the the two
things that I would uh reiterate would
[1:06:39] be one coordination in case because
considering there's a lot of development
[1:06:43] happening on our eastern side. So the
city being u more proactive which I'm
[1:06:48] sure it will but just putting putting it
down for the record to stagger any
[1:06:52] construction timeline or heavy or any
heavy trucks coming in and out staging
[1:06:56] areas just all that if the projects talk
to each other to minimize disruption in
[1:07:00] the local community. And I also concur
with the chair's comment about the
[1:07:05] generator noise that if if it can be
managed to minimize disruption to um the
[1:07:11] local pedestrians and the and or even
the bicyclists in the area. Uh overall
[1:07:17] um uh all the best and I'm in support of
the project.
[1:07:22] » Thank you. I'm also in support of the
project. It's very clear this fits the
[1:07:26] vision plan. Um I appreciate the
easement for the public discovery path
[1:07:32] um accommodating bikes and I think this
is a good example of the fact that every
[1:07:37] kind of business can do a transportation
demand management plan and is capable of
[1:07:42] offering things that even you know a
small number of employees may take
[1:07:46] advantage of and I really appreciate
that. Um the the large number of
[1:07:52] replacement trees far over what is
required is very much appreciated. And
[1:07:57] um I concurred with staff that the wider
um driveway to avoid awkward turns into
[1:08:03] opposing traffic completely worth it to
um to limit the number of street trees
[1:08:08] that safety's first especially when
there's so many other trees on site. Um,
[1:08:13] I also really appreciate the the street
lighting additions and also
[1:08:17] undergrounding utilities which will make
this area better. Um, we appreciate the
[1:08:22] investment in this area. And um, I
wanted to say that um, despite my
[1:08:28] questions about the facade, I actually
really like the materials um, on the
[1:08:32] building. I think they're very
attractive and very in keeping with the
[1:08:35] vision of the east side. Um, and I guess
I wanted to also say I'm very heartened
[1:08:42] to hear that we're using um a a general
contractor with so many relationships um
[1:08:48] with the trades and that offer good
benefits. I think that's wonderful if
[1:08:52] that's at all possible on projects and
I'm so glad to hear that it is possible
[1:08:57] on this project. So, um, with all of
those things, I guess I echo, um, uh,
[1:09:02] Commissioner Anan's, um, suggestion to
just test the generators at times where
[1:09:07] we would minimize the amount of people
affected on the sidewalks. We would
[1:09:11] appreciate that. And with that, um, I
will take a motion to approve.
[1:09:17] Someone like to make a motion.
[clears throat]
[1:09:22] » Yeah.
>> Great. Thank you.
[1:09:23] » All right. I move that the planning and
transportation commission grant approval
[1:09:27] for a design review, protected tree
removal permit, dirt hall and grading
[1:09:31] certificate, transportation demand
management plan, and adopt a resolution
[1:09:36] to certify the initial study and
mitigated negative declaration to
[1:09:40] construct a new automotive repair
building and a dedication of a 8- foot
[1:09:45] wide public pathway easement at 930 and
940 Commercial Street, APN046-161-
[1:09:54] 030 for the reasons incorporated in the
staff report and subject to the
[1:09:59] conditions of the attached code
compliance certificate.
[1:10:02] » Great. And I'd like to second that.
>> Commissioner,
[1:10:08] sorry. Chair Clemens.
>> Yes. Thanks.
[1:10:10] » Commissioner,
>> yes.
[1:10:12] » Commissioner Tapias and Commissioner
Bundy are excused. And Commissioner
[1:10:17] Cany,
>> yes.
[1:10:20] » Great. That passes. Congratulations.
Thank you all again.
[1:10:26] [applause]
Thank you.
[1:10:31] » Excellent. Um, we did want to note that
the planning transportation commission's
[1:10:35] action will be final unless it is
appealed to the city council within 10
[1:10:39] days of the date of this action.
Therefore, the deadline to file an
[1:10:42] appeal is 5:00 PM on Thursday, April
30th, 2026.
[1:10:50] » Thank you all.
[1:10:54] Thank you. Oh, thank you. Appreciate it.
>> We're on to item eight, reports,
[1:11:01] correspondence, and general information.
Um item 8A, a report on recent city
[1:11:08] council actions.
I have one
[1:11:14] uh this past city council meeting on
April 13th uh the 707
[1:11:19] M Street project which is the senior
housing the second reading of that
[1:11:23] project was approved by council. Uh the
PD amendment will be effective 30 days
[1:11:28] after which is uh on May 13th. Uh after
that the applicant will be able to pull
[1:11:33] the building permit and start uh their
formal review process for the building
[1:11:38] permit. Great.
>> Thank you.
[1:11:42] Item 8B, Planning and Transportation
Commission comments or reports.
[1:11:48] I did want to make note that um in our
mail that we got notice of a session
[1:11:53] being hosted by 21 elements and somebody
else
[1:11:59] » together on inclusionary housing,
>> which looks fascinating and if I was not
[1:12:04] at a work event that night in the North
Bay, I would definitely be going. Um any
[1:12:08] more details richer that you remember?
>> Yes, I was actually going to announce
[1:12:11] that under D but since we are on that uh
that um training is scheduled for April
[1:12:17] 29th um which is on inclusionary housing
specifically catered towards planning
[1:12:22] commissioners. There will be dinner
starting at 5:30 and then the uh
[1:12:27] training will commence from 6 through
7:30 and it's in Berlingame community
[1:12:32] center. Wonderful. Thank you. And was it
just 21 elements hosting or it's
[1:12:37] somebody else too?
>> It's 21 elements but now they call
[1:12:40] themselves community collaborative
CPC community and planning.
[1:12:44] » CPC staffs the 21 elements. Yes.
Community planning collaborative. It's a
[1:12:49] planning firm.
>> Okay.
[1:12:50] » Um that staffs the 21 elements group.
>> Yeah.
[1:12:54] » Yeah. Oh and it was um
it was oh shoot I forget. It's something
[1:13:00] like live San Monteo County or it's an
initiative around helping people
[1:13:06] understand housing issues and other
development issues in Sonteo County.
[1:13:10] » Right. They also staff that. [laughter]
Thank you for that, Rich. Um item C, any
[1:13:16] correspondence?
>> None from staff.
[1:13:19] » Okay, thanks. And um D, planning staff
comments, reports, and any updates on
[1:13:24] current projects?
>> Yes, I have one. Uh this is related to
[1:13:27] the northeast area specific plan. The
final draft was published on April 15th
[1:13:33] which is available online now. Um if
anybody is interested they can go up to
[1:13:38] the uh the website dedicated for the
northeast area specific plan [snorts]
[1:13:43] and uh review the review the plan which
looks really great. Uh it was prepared
[1:13:47] by Perkins and Will
and um a lot of advanced planning staff
[1:13:53] worked on it. So it's it's looking good
at this point. Um the Northeast Asia
[1:13:58] specific plan will be before commission
soon. Uh the date is not yet decided but
[1:14:03] it will be uh soon either in May or
June. Okay.
[1:14:07] » And that's it from staff.
>> So it would behoove us to start reading
[1:14:11] it sounds like
[1:14:15] thank you for that. Um for the next
couple of meetings, do you anticipate
[1:14:19] items coming and the meetings being held
in? do not have any particular
[1:14:23] development projects scheduled as of
now. But, uh, it's the only big item
[1:14:27] that we are seeing is the northeast area
specific plan.
[1:14:30] » Okay. And so, um, do we anticipate both
meetings being held in May?
[1:14:35] » Yes.
>> Okay. All right. Thank you.
[1:14:40] » Great.
And with that, I think we're adjourned.
[1:14:44] Thank you for being here, Racha. Thank
you, Greg.