Uh we're going to uh approve the agenda, then we'll have brief announcements, and then we'll open it up to public comment.

Move to approve the agenda.

Second.

All right, all in favor.

Aye.

Okay.

Next we'll turn to staff for brief announcements and then commissioners.

We don't have any brief announcements tonight, madam.

Commissioners, any brief announcements?

Last meeting when we were talking about um College Park specifically, I mentioned a book that I had brought up once before, and I have it with me this evening so we can get that on the record and in our notes.

Um it is called a field guide to American Houses, and it's Virginia Savage and McAllister.

It's used by architects, uh docents, historic uh that do historic tours of uh historic homes.

Um it's a great reference, um, just so we have something uh to utilize uh when the conversation comes up in regards to our historic homes here in town.

Thank you.

I have one.

Uh it's not necessarily brief.

Um we've been receiving some documentation recently about uh ploughing that has occurred at the site that was proposed for the village farms development.

It seems to be fairly well documented through photographs and in-person observations that were done.

And what's concerning about this is that the plowing has included the 47 acres, evidently, of wetlands that were scheduled to be set aside in a habitat preserve if the village farms development had in fact been approved.

Um my concern about that is that this document, the biological resource assessment that was done for the village farms project, which comprised appendix D of the EIR, clearly identifies those wetlands as what's called waters of the United States.

In other words, they're recognized by the Army Corps of Engineers, which has jurisdiction over the Federal Clean Water Act.

Uh I did make an inquiry with staff about this as to whether or not any of the official government agencies had been informed.

I was informed by Sherry that in fact the state fishing game has been informed.

My concern is that doesn't go far enough because as I said, it's the federal Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Uh Fish and Wildlife Service that have jurisdiction over these wetlands and the vernal pool species.

Um there's really not much a city can do because this territory is in the county.

So I have not had time to do it yet, but I intend to pursue this with the county to see if they're going to investigate it.

Um all of my resources at uh Army Corps of Engineers and U.S.

uh fish and wildlife service are somewhat old.

I think all those people are retired and the res staff resources at those agencies are somewhat slim, but um I do find this very concerning that an area that's been identified just as recently as earlier this year in an EIR is now being plowed up.

Um we've all received emails about it.

And maybe at the next meeting, if I have some further answers, I'll bring those back to the commission.

Thanks.

Any other commissioners with announcements?

Uh September 30th at 2 p.m.

I'm gonna welcome Ariel Bauerbaum, who's a professor of planning from the East Coast, and she studies the impacts of school closures on land use.

So there'll be uh an event on campus at 2 p.m.

for folks who are interested in learning more about what school closures here in Davis might mean for community values, uh land use, property values.

Uh she is a national expert, so we're lucky to have her in town.

And then first week in October, the California American Planning Association conference is holding its its annual conference in LA, and there are sessions online for those who are interested.

And I hope this is a conference one day that we can all attend together, maybe with planning staff.

It's a really great conference.

It's coming to Sacramento next year, so it'll be right next door.

Lots of really interesting sessions, including one on uh how to deal with contentious politics as you're trying to make policy.

Um with that, let me turn it over to Madam Mayor.

Do you have any comments?

I I don't, thank you.

And I I apologize in advance that I have to step out in a bit and to go to another meeting and step back in.

So it's not because I'm not interested in what you're doing, just so you know.

All right, wonderful.

With that, we're gonna open it up for public comment, and you will receive three minutes on the clock, so please welcome you to planning commission.

Good evening, Planning Commission Commission members.

I'm Kathy Howard Crow, I'm a third generation resident of College Park.

I'm also a member of the steering committee for the College Park Neighborhood Association, and I'm speaking on behalf of the College Park Neighborhood Association at the request of the History Committee.

And we have some members here.

So the College Park Neighborhood Association is a city organized city sanctioned association that represents the entire uh college park neighborhood of 48 homes.

Thank you for your service to the community.

And to the planning commission, we understand that you are volunteers and appreciate the commitment to the community.

We are also working as volunteers for the community, and with me tonight again are members of the College Park Neighborhood Association History Committee.

This is a small representation of the community members involved, as we have several committees and dozens of members.

That letter, along with the relevant city ordinance, along with the unadept uh unadopted design guidelines was sent to you last week.