Of August is four o'clock.

Um Erica, could you please do a roll call for us and let folks know how to get in touch online?

Sure.

Today we have Chair Bluth.

Vice Chair Silva.

Here.

Commissioner Brassfield.

Commissioner Dawson.

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Here.

I can go ahead and oh, I'd like to announce that Commissioner Latasa will be absent.

And our staff members present today.

We have our planning manager Levi Hill.

Principal Planner Fernando Roveri, Principal Planner Christy Sabdo, Senior Associate Planner Chris Schmidt, Senior Associate Planner Matthew Buggert, and myself recording secretary Erica Brera.

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Thank you, Erica.

Okay, we'll start with the um consent agenda.

Um three items.

Um we'll have to do them individually.

So why don't we just start with the first one?

First, uh sorry, first we'll need to just check with the public if any member of the public has a comment on the consent uh agenda or if anyone member of the public would like to pull an item from consent.

Um anybody in the audience like to uh make a comment on the consent agenda or pull an item.

Seeing none.

Anybody online, Erica?

Uh there are no hands raised online.

Okay, then let's um we can just do them individually.

Um we'll start with the first one.

Consider 2076 North Fremont Street architectural review permit.

ARP two five zero one three four for structural repairs of existing hotel.

Um great, thank you.

Um I don't think we need a presentation for it.

It was pretty clear on the um packet.

Um I'm just gonna uh for the record let uh uh note that commissioner Silva has recused himself in this item and left the room.

Okay.

Um do we want to just uh do a vote on that item well move to approve.

Move to approve okay.

We have a bad item.

Okay, you're gonna second Mike.

You want to second that one?

Okay, great.

So we have a motion and a second.

Erica, could you do a roll call for that, please?

Sure.

Chair Bluth.

Aye.

Commissioner Brassfield, yes.

Commissioner Dawson?

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Yes.

Okay, that motion carries.

Okay, can we um get Peter back?

Thank you.

Oh, no worries.

Okay, moving on.

We have the um two other items on the agenda.

It's gonna be the minutes.

Um, why don't we just start with June 15th and see if we have enough votes on that one?

June 10th.

June 10th.

Um, to um um approve that item.

Um who's gonna refuse three?

Uh yeah, as presented.

Yeah.

Second.

Okay.

Um, can we do a roll call on that?

Sure.

Chair Bluth.

Yes.

Vice Chair Silva?

Yes.

Commissioner Brassfield.

I think I'll stay on that one.

I was calling I was not here.

Okay.

Commissioner Dawson?

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Yes.

Okay, those minutes are approved.

Great.

Um, moving on to July 22nd.

Ums.

Okay.

Um, why don't we uh move ahead on that one too?

Um we have a motion and okay, second second.

So we have a motion and a second.

Could you do a roll call on that one too, please?

Sure.

Chair Bluth?

Yes.

Vice Chair Silva.

Abstain.

Okay.

Commissioner Brassfield?

Yes.

Commissioner Dawson?

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Yes.

Great.

Those minutes have been approved as well.

Great.

All right.

We've wrapped up the consent agenda.

Back for the last time.

Okay, we'll come get you.

Um so um anybody in chambers have any comments on items that are not on the agenda.

Um, Erica, anybody online?

Sorry, excuse me.

Um I currently see no hands raised online.

Oh, great.

All right, let's move on to um the first item considered garden um road.

Um Lisa Permit applicant um LP25.

Um 0013 for a day care general use and variance apple uh application VA 25.

Um, five for reduced front and side yard setbacks.

Um do a staff presentation for that.

Sure.

So in the interest of being efficient with everyone's time, uh so the as you probably saw we did receive a public comment on this item uh from the applicant.

The applicant is requesting continuance to a date certain, which would be our uh August 26th meeting.

Um so uh what I suggest that we do is we check in the chambers and then online if anyone from the public is attending the meeting to hear that item.

And then if they're not, we can forego the staff presentation for this meeting um if the commission's inclined to continue the item.

Um so at this time, if we can just check in the chambers, seeing nobody.

Anyone in the chamber have any interest in this item?

This is item number five on the agenda.

Well, I will as far as making the request would no further right.

Anyone online, Erica?

There are a few attendees online, however, there are no hands raised.

Okay, let's pull back.

Um, I think continuing sounds like a great idea.

Um do we have a motion for that?

And I just want to read into the record that Commissioner Silva has once again recused himself on this item and has left the room.

Okay.

Do we have a motion?

Okay.

Um second.

Second.

So we have a motion and a second.

Can we do a roll call on that, please, Erica?

Sure.

Chair Blue.

Yes.

Uh Vice Chair Silva has recused himself.

Commissioner Brassfield?

Yes.

Commissioner Dawson?

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Yes.

Great.

That much.

All right.

Thank you very much.

Sure.

We'll look forward to hearing it in a week or two weeks.

Thanks.

Okay, can we go get um Peter?

Leave Chris has grabbed.

Oh, great.

Item number six.

Yep.

Welcome back.

That was quick.

Yes.

No, we made quick work of it.

Um, let's see.

So next item on the on public appearance number six is confirm annual um appointments for chair and vice chair.

Um I think we do we have a presentation for that?

Just uh normal recap and question.

Of course.

It's this talks about SQL.

Was it sequence sort of tossed recently?

Not tossed.

There was more carve-outs in the state law as far as what uh projects are exempt from CEQA and additional uh exemptions, but uh the law itself is still certainly in effect.

So we are still required to make CEQA determinations on this discretionary decisions.

Okay.

So in the packet, it looked like um Peter's gonna be chair and Terry would be vice chair.

Terry's not here, but can we still vote for um having him as vice chair, even though he's not around to to say no?

Subject to him.

Yeah, uh is there a Shanghai law?

Happened to me.

So I was doing it to somebody else.

Exactly.

Um, so uh Terry is not.

This has been uh published in in multiple agenda packets, Terry's not voiced or Commissioner Litas has not voiced any opposition to taking the position of vice chair.

Um and so I think we're comfortable with moving forward um with that appointment.

Uh but yeah, just to recap as included in the agenda report is that time of the year for our annual rotation of chair and vice chair, and as you noted, chair bluuth.

Uh next in line would be uh Commissioner Silva to serve as chair and Commissioner Latasa as vice chair.

Outstanding.

Um well, you ready to change places?

Let's do it.

All right.

Well, I think that's enough.

Um, should we just do a vote on it?

I don't think it's a motion item.

So you can make a motion to just confirm the appointments.

Yes, I make a motion to confirm the appointment of Peter Silva as chairman and Terry Latassa as vice chair.

Okay, do we have a second?

And there's the reigning short timeline.

Yeah.

I vote yes.

Yay.

All right.

There we go.

Um go ahead and take a vote on that for the minutes.

Yeah, so we have a motion and a second.

Erica, could you please do a roll call for that?

Chair Blue, yes.

Vice Chair Silva.

Yes.

Commissioner Brassfield?

Yes.

Commissioner Dawson.

Yes.

And Commissioner Freeman.

Yes.

Okay, that's approved.

Yay.

Now hypothetically, if I had voted no.

Well, there would be a majority, right?

So I would still be chair, even if I personally voted no.

I believe there is some language in the uh in the guidelines that you can decline, and then we would have to then go through cycle through until we get someone that would it wasn't that it wasn't declining, it was just simply voting no.

Yeah, we may have to consult with legal counsel to do that answer.

Sure.

Well, would be the difference.

Yeah.

All right.

Well, on that wonderful note.

Um, so anybody um have any comments to make general comments?

Yes, I have one comment.

Um I'm sure you all know the HPC is seeing property at 581 Scott Street again on Thursday.

And the likelihood, perhaps, is that we'll come back to the planning commission either for approval or on appeal.

So I think it would be helpful if this time we have the minutes available of their discussion.

More complicated than I thought it was.

Um not sure why, but I think that would be very helpful to have the minutes along with uh whoever is gonna be here for either the presentation or the appeal.

We're happy to do that.

Uh as a reminder, uh, as you are all aware when you review the minutes for this commission.

We we have moved to um recording action minutes, so they're not as detailed as they as they perhaps were at points in the past.

Uh, but we will certainly provide those minutes at the packet.

And then of course, uh, just like these meetings, our HBC meetings are uh recorded and are viewable online if you want to get really into the details.

Uh that's that's possible as well.

But yeah, thank you for that comment.

Sandy, can you remind me which application this was?

This is the white historic Hellum House on the corner of uh Scott and Mark, and it'll put a large addition onto it that was not the same as the old roof.

Now they're getting the tobacco shop and the garage and a tiny addition to a roof deck.

And attorneys and neighbors in complaints.

Yeah.

Didn't we um vote on that previously?

And yes, there was a uh approval for the expansion.

They've gone over that, I'm assuming.

Well that or there's a the tobacco shop and the garage and then a small, the very tiny uh part of the roof to put a deck on.

Was that a Mills Act project?

Yeah.

Originally it was, and it was approved.

Any other comments?

I do.

Uh we all saw that their state of California changed SQA a little bit.

Do we have a presentation of what those changes are for the next meeting?

Um not sure if we'll be able to pull it together before the next meeting, but sure, happy to do a recap if uh and whatever.

Yeah, absolutely.

It's a pain.

We deal with it.

But it'll be nice to know what the changes are.

Absolutely.

Mike?

No.

Um Levi, any wisdom for us on the future.

I don't know about wisdom for the future, but uh, I do have a planning office update for you.

Um so uh as noted in the agenda report, we did have a first reading for our SB9 ordinance, which uh proposed amendments to chapters 33 and 38 of the uh Monterey City Code.

Uh and that did pass first reading, so that will go to second reading at the next council meeting and become effective 30 days from that date.

Um and then also noted as items in the tentatively scheduled for the next meeting.

Uh, we do have a potential application at 611 Lighthouse Avenue, and then of course the item that was continued from tonight, which was continued to the next uh next meeting.

And that's all we have.

Great.

Well, thank you.

I'll close this meeting of the planning commission at 4 15.

Thank you.