1 00:05:37,810 --> 00:05:48,110 Good morning. As the clerk, I will call this meeting to order pro tem due to chair Baggett and vice chair Gray being absent. 2 00:05:48,390 --> 00:05:55,470 We will need to elect a temporary chair for this meeting. I will now ask for public comment on this temporary election. 3 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:02,700 Seeing none, I will turn it over to the commissioners to elect a temporary chair. 4 00:06:04,490 --> 00:06:12,710 Good morning. I elect Denny as the temporary pro tem or chairperson. 5 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:16,800 I'll 6 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:26,740 second. I will now call for the vote. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. All opposed. The 7 00:06:26,740 --> 00:06:30,520 vote has been passed with three in favor with commissioners Baggett and Gray 8 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:31,560 excused. 9 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,340 Good morning. So you've already called this order so we're good to go 10 00:07:14,340 --> 00:07:20,300 there so it looks like we will start with the pledge if I can get Lance to lead 11 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:21,020 us in the pledge please. 12 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:37,400 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 13 00:07:42,660 --> 00:07:48,380 Okay at this time of the meeting we will allow for any public comment for any items 14 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:51,520 that are not on the agenda. If there's anyone here that would wish to speak on something 15 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:57,780 that's not on today's agenda. Do we have anybody on the line that wants? Do you guys know? 16 00:07:58,460 --> 00:07:58,860 No. 17 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:00,080 No. 18 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,980 Okay. Seeing that there's none, then we will move on to the approval of the minutes from 19 00:08:04,980 --> 00:08:09,680 the June 26th meeting. Do you guys have any additions or corrections to those meeting 20 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:10,200 minutes? 21 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:11,680 No, Mr. Chairman. 22 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:14,120 Can we get a motion to approve those, please? 23 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,420 Will you ask for a public call? 24 00:08:16,380 --> 00:08:17,300 Oh, that's new. 25 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:24,340 we do that. Is there any public comment on the minutes from June 26th? Okay, seeing 26 00:08:24,340 --> 00:08:25,440 none, I'll look for a motion. 27 00:08:31,860 --> 00:08:34,270 I make the motion that we approve the minutes of 28 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,320 March 20, 2026. 29 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:47,220 I'm a month behind. There we go. Nope, May 8. 30 00:08:54,220 --> 00:08:57,880 Okay, I'll try to do this again. I'll 31 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:02,520 make the motion that we approve the minutes for our June 26, 2026 meeting. 32 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:04,920 Can I get a second, please? 33 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:06,080 I second it. 34 00:09:06,780 --> 00:09:07,360 All in favor? 35 00:09:08,060 --> 00:09:08,560 Aye. 36 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:09,420 Any opposed? 37 00:09:10,500 --> 00:09:11,540 Motion carries unanimously. 38 00:09:14,340 --> 00:09:20,160 Okay, our first item on the agenda and only item on the agenda today will be the development 39 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:25,220 code update for Title 16, subdivision ordinance, and I believe our Director Greg is going 40 00:09:25,220 --> 00:09:25,760 to speak on that. 41 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:30,600 Thank you, Madam Chairperson and members of the Commission and thank you for your time 42 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:31,800 addressing this matter today. 43 00:09:32,540 --> 00:09:36,720 Today before you, we had intended to bring the first section of the development code 44 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:43,800 update to the Commission for your recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to adopt at this 45 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:51,060 point in time due to some absences and scheduled vacations and a technical matter after a 46 00:09:51,060 --> 00:09:56,120 conference with the county surveyor, we're asking that the item be continued to the September 47 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:06,360 18th agenda for a description of our approach and methodology to the separation of the development 48 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:11,580 code and the necessary changes that were made and to address the CEQA compliance for 49 00:10:11,580 --> 00:10:12,000 the item. 50 00:10:12,420 --> 00:10:16,620 So at this time, what we're asking from the Commission is your continuance of the 51 00:10:16,620 --> 00:10:20,960 item to the September 18th at the regularly scheduled meeting of 9 o'clock. 52 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:27,720 Okay. Yeah, I know we were all told that you know something got lost in 53 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:31,860 transition and I know a lot of this was worked on at previous meetings and some 54 00:10:31,860 --> 00:10:37,480 of those concerns and comments and items that we had wanted addressed in that 55 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,200 section hadn't got folded into this so as long as we can go back and capture 56 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,280 those that'd be great as well. We're willing to meet with all of the 57 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,600 commissioners actually on your concerns on the matter if you'd like to 58 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:53,620 meet independently. Okay, great. Thank you. Do we need public comment on this? 59 00:10:55,100 --> 00:11:00,780 Yes. Okay, do we have anybody in the public wishing to speak on this? If you 60 00:11:00,780 --> 00:11:03,040 do, go ahead and come up and state your name, turn on the mic and write your 61 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:03,520 name down, please. 62 00:11:05,820 --> 00:11:10,780 Kim Melton. In the extension, and I'm a little gray in 63 00:11:10,780 --> 00:11:16,420 this area, but my history goes back a long way and something that we've 64 00:11:16,420 --> 00:11:23,360 done used to do and in conjunction with the extension of the public hearing, is it possible 65 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:33,880 to make that slash workshop? Because as you remember, Danny, three minutes to cover sections 66 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:42,440 of this thing or whatever is decided here is absolutely ludicrous to address any issue. 67 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:47,320 I couldn't address probably one or two pages of my list in five minutes. 68 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:53,160 And also, a workshop portion of it allows a two-way communication. 69 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:58,440 It's still public, hearing people still, and you still can regulate how long, if somebody 70 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:59,980 gets off on a tangent or something. 71 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:11,720 But if you have it as a slash workshop, it gives you more open latitude to have a 72 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:16,080 two-way conversation because as you well know last year when I was up there were a 73 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,180 lot of questions I made comments that people had a lot of questions on I was 74 00:12:20,180 --> 00:12:27,780 able to explain it and that would be my request if that is a possibility. Thank 75 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:32,960 you. Okay so that is something I need to check with Council and everybody on 76 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:39,040 as far as when it is brought back up on the 18th if the document we 77 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:45,220 receive in advance is appears to be missing some things that we felt we 78 00:12:45,220 --> 00:12:48,900 thought were in there from previous meetings. Will we be able to revise this 79 00:12:48,900 --> 00:12:52,200 at that time or how would we address that? 80 00:12:54,260 --> 00:12:56,440 Again we're very staff is 81 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,960 absolutely willing to meet with individual commissioners to go over the 82 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,660 document in question. Happy to do that we can explain what changes are. The 83 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:11,340 The continuation in what we're seeking from the Commission is your recommendation to the 84 00:13:11,340 --> 00:13:12,200 Board for adoption. 85 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:19,580 So between the 18th and now, again, we're willing to meet with every one of them and 86 00:13:21,060 --> 00:13:24,920 explain our methodology on this, and then we would give an explanation of our approach 87 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:26,480 and methodology to the Commission. 88 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:29,660 The only thing we would be seeking on the 18th would be your recommendation. 89 00:13:32,410 --> 00:13:32,870 Thank you. 90 00:13:39,870 --> 00:13:40,250 Sorry. 91 00:13:40,250 --> 00:13:41,910 All right, then I will close the public portion. 92 00:13:43,210 --> 00:13:45,530 Commissioners, do you have any comments on this? 93 00:13:46,630 --> 00:13:50,950 Go over that with questions that I have, or are we going to table that? 94 00:13:51,050 --> 00:13:51,550 Yes, okay. 95 00:13:53,410 --> 00:13:54,910 Thank you, Madam Chair. 96 00:13:55,910 --> 00:14:01,710 Through you, I have a question for the staff regarding the CEQA section 15378B5, 97 00:14:02,590 --> 00:14:08,790 which is referenced in the recommendations and justification section of page 7 of 98 00:14:08,790 --> 00:14:11,270 the staff report on our report that we have. 99 00:14:13,570 --> 00:14:15,830 Could the staff clarify the basis 100 00:14:15,830 --> 00:14:21,450 for determination specifically? And my question, sir, is does this ordinance 101 00:14:21,450 --> 00:14:26,250 update include any changes to actual land use of development standards? 102 00:14:31,690 --> 00:14:31,690 For 103 00:14:31,690 --> 00:14:39,150 or other development requirements or is this update limited strictly to the 104 00:14:39,150 --> 00:14:44,570 administrative and organizational changes such as reorganizing existing code 105 00:14:44,570 --> 00:14:51,370 sections and corrected outdated references. I'd appreciate it if the 106 00:14:51,370 --> 00:14:58,390 staff could walk us all through this distinction since it's 107 00:14:58,390 --> 00:14:59,850 the basis of this. 108 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,260 Local exemption being requested today. 109 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:11,480 Thank you. Madam Chairman, is there any? Okay, thank you. That's an excellent question. And 110 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:17,640 it's primarily the reason that we've separated or segregated what was referred to as the development 111 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:26,580 code back into Title 16 and Title 17, which is zoning and or development standards. As 112 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:32,120 As Commissioner Wardle had pointed out, we had identified a section of the CEQA guidelines 113 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:38,620 15378B5, which allows for administrative changes and updates. 114 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:45,380 In this particular case, Title 16 is primarily a regulatory instrument on the administration 115 00:15:45,380 --> 00:15:47,720 of the Subdivision Map Act by local government. 116 00:15:48,810 --> 00:15:53,780 That's what Title 16 does for us, and it is in fact exactly what Commissioner Wardle 117 00:15:53,780 --> 00:16:01,760 had suggested an update to the code to identify both statutory and regulatory changes to the 118 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:07,600 way we administrate that act. So in this particular case, anything that would affect density, 119 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:13,720 development standards, any of those things that would be found in Title 17, we have segregated 120 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:20,060 for this purpose so that would allow us to move forward with Title 16 under that administrative 121 00:16:20,060 --> 00:16:27,340 section of CEQA identifying this would not be, in fact, a project per se as identified under CEQA 122 00:16:27,660 --> 00:16:34,320 and would allow for further environmental evaluation on a project by project basis. So your question, 123 00:16:34,580 --> 00:16:39,380 it was in fact a question, but your question was also kind of an answer and it was perfectly stated. 124 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:40,740 That's exactly what we're doing. 125 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:43,660 Okay. 126 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:44,360 Thank you. 127 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,240 Any other questions or comments? 128 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:53,780 The only comment I have is that I can't see having a public hearing as a workshop. 129 00:16:54,980 --> 00:16:59,300 So I think we just need to stick with the public hearing and do what we're supposed to do 130 00:16:59,300 --> 00:17:01,680 at the public hearing is my comment on that. 131 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,560 Any other questions, comments? 132 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:09,760 No matter. 133 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:17,980 If not, then I would look for a motion to table this and move it to the 918 agenda as requested by staff. 134 00:17:17,980 --> 00:17:18,840 I 135 00:17:22,450 --> 00:17:26,510 make the motion, we table this and move it to our September 18th meeting and 136 00:17:27,330 --> 00:17:28,630 leave the rest up to staff. 137 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:39,660 I second that. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Motion carries 138 00:17:39,660 --> 00:17:40,120 unanimously. 139 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,400 Our next item would be if there is any Commissioner reports. 140 00:17:50,810 --> 00:17:51,290 Okay 141 00:17:51,290 --> 00:17:56,270 seeing none. Mr. Thompson, do you have a report for us? I have no report, 142 00:17:59,310 --> 00:18:00,290 no 143 00:18:00,290 --> 00:18:01,730 future agenda items. 144 00:18:04,180 --> 00:18:08,420 Okay, seeing none, we'll be adjourning this meeting at 912. 145 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:10,640 Thank you for everybody that showed up.