The Redwood City Planning Commission met on May 16, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers and via Zoom. Commissioners present: Alvarez, Chu, Espinoza (via teleconference under AB 2449), Lazarus, Vice Chair Crnogorac, and Chair Hunter. Commissioner Koch was absent. Staff provided presentations on three agenda items: a hotel project continuation, a townhouse development recommendation, and a study session on state housing laws. The meeting adjourned at 9:45 PM.
In the order in which they are listed on the agenda. Before we get started, I wanted to briefly go over the public comment procedures for the meeting for those who may be joining us for the first time. Public comments on the approval of minutes, consent items, matters of commission interest and items not on the agenda will be taken during item number three on this evening's agenda. Comments on other agenda items will be taken only when that item is called. In-person speakers will be called first, followed by virtual attendees. If you are here uh in person, please fill out a speaker's card, which is at the back of the council chambers and bring it to the staff. Uh Christina over there. Um for those joining virtually, you may use the raise hand feature on Zoom to speak. And if you're joining uh by phone, you may raise your hand by dialing star nine, and then when you're called upon, dial star six to unmute. Um ple please only raise your hand at the time that the agenda item uh on which you are speaking is called. Each speaker is allotted three minutes. Um for in-person speakers, there will be a light on the podium to know to uh let you know how much time is left. Um and thank you for your attention and consideration during this process. And we will now proceed with the roll call. Commissioner Alvarez. Here Commissioner Chu here. Commissioner Espinoza. Um we'll discuss that in the next item, I think. Um Commissioner Lazarus. Here. Vice Chair Sonagoratz. Here. And Chair Hunter. Here. Commissioner Koch is absent. And so for the purposes of this tonight meeting, um, I'm Sue Xline. I'm the staff liaison to the Commission. And the other staff in attendance this evening are Joshua, our consultants, community development and transportation director, Curtis Banks, consultant principal planner, Jennifer Byers, Assistant City Attorney, and Christina Mateo, Administrative Secretary and Meeting Host. Thank you. Um item number two on the agenda is AB 2449 notifications and considerations, meeting participation by teleconference. Um I'll ask our staff liaison if there's any notification if any notifications or requests for virtual meeting participation have been received from any members of the commission. Yes, Chair Hunter, uh Commissioner Espinoza. All right, thank you. Um just for everyone, this is for everyone's um benefit. This is the first time that we have uh gone through this procedure under this uh state law. So we are going to try to follow the um uh go go by the book here and the procedures that have been uh been uh prescribed for us. So um Commissioner Espinoza, would you please address the Commission? Thank you, Mr. Chair and my fellow uh colleagues on the planning commissioning and staff. Uh I am requesting that I attend the meeting virtually based on uh family emergency and I believe you are also um can you confirm that you'll have audio and video on throughout the meeting? And I do want to confirm, yes. I think you for saying that that I'll have audio and video throughout the meeting, and I have no individuals over the age of 18 present everyone. All right, thank you. Um Ms. Exline, uh I think you have some comments to make. I do, thank you. So there are at least four or a quorum of the other commissioners are present in the council chambers. Commissioner Espinoza has not exceeded the annual limits. So that's just cause of no more than two times a year. AB 2449 is no more than three months of 20 percent of regular meetings.