Ms.

Montoya, do we want to go ahead and start since we do have a quorum?

Yes, that's exactly what I was about to say.

We do have a quorum, so staff is ready whenever you are.

Okay.

So with that, I will go ahead and call this meeting of the February 24th, 2022 meeting of the Planning Commission to order.

So due to the provisions of the governor's executive orders N-25-20 and N-29-20, which suspends certain requirements of the Brown Act and the order of the health officer of the County of Sonoma to shelter in place to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

The planning commissioners will be conducting today's meeting in a virtual setting using Zoom webinar.

Commissioners and staff are participating from remote locations and are practicing appropriate social distancing.

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Members of the public wishing to speak during item number four public comment or during our public hearing item tonight will be able to do so by raising their hand and will be given the ability to address the commission.

So with that, um uh could you take roll.

Commissioner Charles Carter.

No, you don't have to vote on that.

Go ahead and take it.

Oh, let the record reflect that all commissioners are present except Commissioner O'Krepke and Commissioner Holton.

Thank you very much.

And uh Commissioner O'Krepke will be um absent this whole meeting.

So with that, we'll go to item three public comments.

Uh I'll go ahead and open the public comment period for any item not included in the meeting's agenda.

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Chair weeks after public comment period.

Can we go back to item number two?

We can finish the first.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Uh yes, we will.

Thank you for keeping me on my toes.

I appreciate it.

So are there any public comments?

None at this time.

Okay.

So with that, I will close the public comment.

Um, and then go back to item two, approval of minutes.

Um, we have one set of minutes from January 27th, 2022.

Um, were there any changes, corrections to those minutes?

Okay.

Seeing none, I think those will stand as approved.

So with that, I will get back on order and um go on to planning commissioners' report.

And I'll read, I'll start off with our statement of purpose.

The planning commission is charged with carrying out the California planning and zoning laws in the city of Santa Rosa.

Duties include implementing of plans, ordinances, and policies relating to land use matters, assisting in writing and implementing the general plan and area plans, holding public hearings, and acting on proposed changes to the zoning code, zoning map, general plan, tentative subdivision maps, and undertaking special planning studies as needed.

Um, so we'll go ahead to 4.2, which is um subdivision and waterway committee.

Uh Commissioner Carter, have you had a waterways committee?

Uh we did have a meeting this morning, and we had a single item uh which involved uh comments by the waterways advisory committee on a proposal from the Hyatt to make some landscaping and fence changes at that site, uh which has a history, a long history in the design and utilization side.

Uh we provided comments that will be summarized by staff and passed on to the zoning administrator who will uh make the final approval on the proposal.

Thank you.

Um, and then uh commission, then we'll move on to 4.3 commissioner reports.

Um, I do want to mention that I'll be reappointing Commissioner Carter to the waterways advisory committee for another term, and thank you very much for serving on that.

Um is there anybody?

Uh would anybody else like to make any comments or no?

Um, I will also mention that we had a mayor's lunch um this was two weeks ago.

And uh there was there was discussion um actually about the Hyatt uh at that time because I believe you had seen it at one time before.

Um and then there was also discussion about um uh from the water department about some of the issues that they're going to be bringing back to the council.

So Commissioner Sisco, you were there as chair of the charter review.

Do you have anything you want to add to that?

Uh no.