Okay, good, we're live.

Uh good evening, everyone.

Uh, welcome to uh the City of Belmont's Planning Commission meeting for Tuesday, October 7th, 2025.

I will start as usual with um instructions on how to participate and how to comment.

Um can participate uh by watching us on Comcast Cable Channel 27.

Uh this meeting is also streamed live uh via the city's website at Belmont.gov.

And of course um one can participate using uh the Zoom application um and following this the instructions listed in the agenda, a public comment.

Um uh one can either comment uh in person in chambers.

Uh and if you're gonna do so, I'd ask that you submit a speaker slip to our clerk, and then you can come to the lecture and you'll have three minutes to comment.

Um, or uh one can comment uh virtually using the raised hand feature uh over Zoom, and again, the instructions for doing so are included in the agenda.

And uh having given those instructions, let's have a roll call.

Good evening, roll call.

Um Commissioner Adam Kavich, here.

Kramer.

Here.

Chair Coolidge?

Here.

Majeski here.

Twig.

And Jadala here.

Great.

Everyone is here and accounted for.

Uh item two is our Pledge of Allegiance.

Ask everyone to please stand.

Uh, flag is here.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republic, which is one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all.

Uh turning to item three, which is our community forum.

Uh, this portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address this body on any matter not on the agenda.

Um, uh the period for public comment at this point is limited uh again to three minutes per speaker.

So we'll see if there's anyone in chambers who'd like to submit any public comment uh for item three.

Um no public speaker slips for this item.

Looks like we do have two raised hands on Zoom.

Great.

Let's turn to those comments, please.

Okay.

Um let's see.

First up is at Google Pixel Nine.

Uh, go ahead whenever you're ready, you'll have three minutes.

If you could go ahead and unmute yourself.

Yes, we can hear you.

Hi, my name is Garkey Parik, and recently we got an email from the Silicon Valley Inn um owners that they want to construct a hotel, their five-story hotel, and we literally live next door to that.

And I had some concerns about that, and I did write to the planning uh commission about it, and I'm willing to meet in person.

Unfortunately, I'm not at home right now.

I'm at someone's home, and I can't talk too much, but I would like to know more about it before I uh say anything more.

Is the proposal already with the planning commission?

I'm not aware of it.

And if someone can answer that question for me, that would help.

Um so to address your question, uh staff can meet with you to talk about the proposal for the subject property.

The city is also underway with some zoning code amendments along that stretch of El Community.

But we'd be happy to schedule a meeting with you.

Uh if you'd like, you could send an email to me.

My name is Carlos Demello.

I'm the community development director, and you could send it to C Demello at Belmont.gov, and I'd be happy to arrange that meeting with you.

Okay, that would be great.

I would like to meet in person, and that will help me understand things a little better.

Great.

Excellent.

Thank you.

Thank you.