Good evening, everyone.

Welcome to the Development Review Commission.

Today is May 12th, 2026.

I am Andrew Johnson.

The development review commission is created to hold public meetings and hearings to provide analysis and recommendations to the city council regarding general land use policies and applications where the commission has recommendatory power and to render final decisions on specified applications where the commission has final decision making power.

The development review commission recognizes that the creation of a desirable environment throughout the city for residents, businesses, and industry is a prime requisite for the interdependence of land values, aesthetics, and good site planning by promoting a harmonious, safe, attractive, and compatible development that is therefore considered to be in the best interest of public health, safety, and general welfare.

Any person agreed by a final decision of the development review commission may file an appeal to the city council within 14 calendar days after the development review commission has rendered its decision.

Development review commission recommendations to the city council are not final decisions.

Tonight with us on the commission, we have to my far right, Commissioner Robert Miller, Vice Chair Michelle Schwartz, to my far left, Commissioner Joe Forte, Commissioner Linda Spears, and Commissioner Barbara Lloyd.

Tonight with us from the city staff, we have Jeff Tamolevich, Ryan Levake, Michelle Adalki, Karen Stoball, Robert Mansilio, Lucas Jensen, Joanna Berry, and Jason Wolfe.

If anyone here tonight is wishing to speak on an item, please fill out one of these cards and bring it up to the front here, and we can hear your comments, and you'll be given up to three minutes to speak, and staff will be monitoring for that time.

Want to make a note tonight for those of us watching on uh uh channel 11 that uh our teams is not available right now, so the way to watch us and interact online is not available, but you can still watch us on channel 11.

All right, tonight during our study session, we did go through and uh develop a consent agenda, and I will review that.

But first, I'd like to get a motion on items two A and two B, which are our development review commission study session and regular meeting minutes from April 28th, 2026.

Could I get a motion for those?

Please.

Commissioner Spears?

Move to approve the um minutes from the meetings on uh April 28th.

Okay, so there is a motion for approval on those study session and regular meeting minutes.

Is there a second?

Second.

Seconded by Commissioner Lloyd.

All those in favor, please raise your hand.

Okay, and those pass unanimously.

All right, um, so because of uh a recusal, we are going to have two consent agendas, and I will read through the first one right now.

Um, on the first consent agenda, we have item four A, which is request use permit to exceed 125% of the minimum required vehicle parking for a new 4,035 square foot bank with drive-through for Mountain America Credit Union located at 1220 West Elliott Road.

Was there anyone uh from the public wishing to speak on that item tonight?

Okay, that will stay on our consent agenda.

Um, the next item on our consent agenda is item four B, which is request a use permit to allow two required parking spaces within the front yard setback for the Tempe Carport office located at 1336 West 13th place.

Was there anyone from the public wishing to speak on that item tonight?

Okay.

The next item on the consent agenda is request a use permit to allow aquamation, water cremation in the GID zoning district for aqua crossings located at 1818 West 14th.

Sorry, 1818 West 4th Street.

Was anyone in the audience or in the from the public wishing to speak on that item?

All right.

And the last item on our first consent agenda is item 4D, which is request a use permit to allow a bar slash tavern in the CSS zoning district for Little Quail, located at 764 West Broadway Road.

Was anyone from the public wishing to speak on that item tonight?

Okay.

So that is our first consent agenda, and I would like a motion for the first consent agenda.

Commissioner Miller.

Move to approve the consent agenda as read.

Okay, is there a second?

Second.

Seconded by Commissioner Forte.

All those in favor, please raise your hand.

Okay, and our first consent agenda passes unanimously.

All right.

On the next consent agenda, item 6A, request a zoning and development code text amendment for TOD parking update for changes to part five, chapter six, transportation overlay district consisting of reductions in the overlay parking requirements.

Was anyone from the audience wishing to speak on that item tonight?

Okay.

So I would like to entertain a motion for item, sorry, for our second consent agenda consisting of item 6A.

Commissioner Spears?

I move for the uh approval of the consent agenda, it's red.

Okay, that's moved by Commissioner Spears.

Is there a second?

Second, seconded by Commissioner Miller.

All those in favor, please raise your hand.

Okay, and any abstaining?

Okay.

So that passes um, let's see, five in approval and one abstent abstention by Commissioner Lloyd.

All right, um, let's see, and now the last item on our agenda is item 5A, which is request a planned area development overlay to establish development standards for the existing MU4 zoning district for Tempe Oasis, consisting of the reuse of an existing hotel to multifamily use with 142 units, including commercial located at 1635 North Scottsdale Road.

Was the applicant here tonight on this case?

Okay, the applicant is here, and Mr.

Chairman, we also have an applicant online, but again, we have the issues with teams, but I just wanted to let you know that she anticipated being able to speak.

Okay, so um one of the applicants is not able to um is not available to speak on this item tonight because of a technical issue with our team's um connection tonight.

So with that understanding, I think that we would like to um entertain a continuance on this item to our next agenda.

Uh sorry, not our next agenda to our next meeting, which would be June 9th, 2026.

Um, sorry?

I was just wondering if he was ordered in the property owner is here in the audience, but not the applicant for clarification.

Thank you.

Um, so that is what we would propose.

Um, is there any?

Is there any objection from um, I'd like to invite the applicant, the property owner.

He's not the applicant.

He's not the applicant, so he is the property owner, but he is not the actual applicant.

Okay.

So sorry, we've caused a little bit of confusion tonight because of our technical difficulties and not being able to have the applicant here this evening to represent their project.

We are pausing for just a moment.

Okay.

So I think there's agreement from someone representing the owner, or sorry, representing the applicant tonight.

Who is the property owner, but not the actual applicant of the correct, yes.

So there is no disagreement on that for a continuance.

So with that, I would like to entertain a motion for the continuance of this item.

Commissioner Spears?

Um I move for the continuance to June 9th for item five A for PL two six zero zero three two for the uh to allow the applicant to be able to be present to present their case.

Okay, so a motion for um continuance from Commissioner Spears.

Is there a second?

Second.

Secured by Commissioner Forte.

All those in favor, please raise your hand.

Okay, and that uh motion passes unanimously.

Okay, so with that, I'd like to move on to item seven A, Commission member announcements.

Are there any announcements, major or small tonight?

Or in the middle.

No?

Okay, any city staff announcements?

No, Mr.

Chairman, thank you.

Okay.

Um I would like to note that our next scheduled meeting date is June 9th, 2026.

And this meeting is adjourned.

Thank you.