Like to call tonight's meeting to order.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

And to require as we begin our meeting this evening, I'll take a moment to acknowledge that we do have a quorum of planning commissioners present with eight of nine in attendance.

Commissioner Breen was unable to attend this evening.

I want to thank everyone in the chamber and everyone online for attending this meetings this evening's meetings.

Planning commission meetings are an important part of the process for interpreting and applying the city's comprehensive plan and unified development ordinance.

It's important that our meetings are conducted with dignity and respect.

That applies to every person in attendance.

We strive to provide an atmosphere where the ideas and opinions of all participants are held in the highest regard.

Finally, the actions on the issues we discuss are ultimately under the responsibility of the city council.

As a planning commission, we're here to help the council as our elected representatives to be fully informed to make the best choices for our city.

By statute, the planning commission strives not to engage with any party on the issues on our agenda prior to this meeting.

Should that interaction take place as a result of a business relationship or other extended interaction, which we refer to as ex parte communication, commissioners will report that interaction when we reach that item in the agenda.

For those of you who are new to attending a planning commission, I cover that every meeting.

But we have a lot going on tonight, and I'll talk through the process as we go so everybody has a full understanding when we get to that item in the agenda.

I do want to make a couple of notes on some misinformation that I came across and just to make aware.

Your commission members here are not elected individuals.

Okay.

We were all appointed by either mayor bacon or mayor Copeland.

Um they serve here on a voluntary basis.

And we are here to help the city council to make our final decisions.

To reemphasize what I said, it will be the city council that makes the final decision.

Whether we pass or deny the application here, it still goes to the city council and they have the final say.

And they can do the opposite of what we do if they want.

There's no scenario where this issue comes to a close tonight.

Um it will move on to the city council uh regardless of the outcome of this evening's activities.

Um we are per purely just the venue for the public hearing for everybody to come and state their position.

Um I state it in a respectful manner manner, and when we get to that item in the agenda, I'll expand on that just a little bit more.

Before that, now we'll move on to the consent agenda.

Uh this evening we have five items on our consent agenda.

The consent items are listed, considered routine by the planning commission and may be approved in one motion.

There is no public hearing held for consent items.

And there will be no discussion unless there's something that a commissioner requests that it be pulled from the consent agenda and considered separately.

Commissioners, do we have anything that uh falls under that category that you'd like to have additional information from staff?

If not, I'll call for a motion on the remaining items.

Mr.

Chair, I move to approve the consent agenda.

Thank you, Commissioner Silling.

Do I have a second?

Second.

Thank you, Commissioner Chapman.

All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed, nay.

That most motion passes eight to zero.

Now we'll move on to the regular business, and tonight we do have one scheduled public hearing.

Before we uh begin, I would like to take uh make a few statements about the special use permit application process.

The case will be presented by staff, and after the staff's presentation and recommendation, we'll begin calling individuals up that have signed up to speak.

I want to thank everyone who is attending this evening.

This case is obviously garnered a lot of interest uh and we appreciate participation of everyone.

Um we understand that the uh comments and feedback that the public has submitted to the SISTI city and people on this dais have spent time reading all of them.

And uh are aware of the issues and concerns uh that were expressed.

When we get to the point of the public hearing, tonight we're interested in hearing new information.

Um if you are submitted a letter or email, it's not necessary to get up and speak and tell us the same things that were in your email.

Those things are already part of the record, and they'll be fully shared with the city council as well.

Um I'll go into more details on that, but before we move to that, we can move on with our staff presentation.

All right, Commissioners Kim Hollingsworth, planning and development manager.

And as was introduced, this is a special use permit request before you this evening for the Starfish Project Foundation.

The three-acre property is located southwest of 135th Street and Brome Drive, as depicted on this aerial.

The property was zoned to the CP1 district in 1979 as part of a 360-acre area south of 135th Street that contained multiple zoning districts.