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Design Review Commission Meeting - March 5, 2025

City Council — Wednesday, March 5, 2025
BodyWalnut Creek, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, March 5, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:12

Okay.

0:13

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 5th Design Review Committee meeting.

0:17

Um can we start with a welcome and roll call, please?

0:21

We sure can.

0:22

Uh let's this thing on.

0:24

It is.

0:24

Commissioner Riley.

0:26

Here.

0:27

Commissioner Basing.

0:28

Here.

0:29

Vice Chair Newsom.

0:31

Present.

0:32

Chair Case.

0:33

Here.

0:34

Okay, as we all know, we are we are a commit commission of four at the moment, so we have a quorum.

0:41

Fantastic.

0:42

So with that, we'll move to our first item.

0:44

It is the election of chair and vice chair.

0:48

So I would love to hear from the group if there are any nominations.

0:56

Well, I can nominate my ideas and you guys can second them.

1:01

Um I would love to nominate Commissioner Newsom for chair.

1:06

I second that.

1:08

Okay.

1:09

And then I would love to nominate one at a time.

1:13

Okay.

1:17

And who did the second?

1:23

Okay.

1:24

And we'll do a we'll do a call on that.

1:28

All right.

1:29

Chair Case.

1:30

Yes.

1:31

Commissioner Riley.

1:32

Yes.

1:33

Commissioner Basting.

1:34

Yes.

1:34

Vice Chair Newsom.

1:36

Yes.

1:36

Okay.

1:37

We have uh motion passes.

1:40

Vice Chair Newsom is now the chair.

1:43

So now it would be the chair would call for a motion on or a rec or a uh nomination for a vice chair.

1:54

I call for nomination for the vice chair.

1:56

I have recommendation that uh Commissioner Basing's a nominate her for vice chair.

2:05

I can second that.

2:07

Okay.

2:09

We can do a roll call.

2:10

I was looking for eye contact and endorsement.

2:12

I think I got it.

2:14

Like, are you in?

2:15

He just passed me.

2:18

All right, let's do a little chair swapping.

2:21

Well, let's uh let's let's do a let's do a vote on that.

2:24

Um that's the commit commissioner.

2:25

Commissioner Riley.

2:26

Yes.

2:27

Commissioner Basing.

2:28

Yes.

2:29

Commissioner Case.

2:30

Yes.

2:31

Chair Newsom.

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Summary of Proceedings

Design Review Commission Meeting - March 5, 2025

The Design Review Commission met on March 5, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the Council Chamber. With a quorum of four commissioners present, the meeting opened with elections for chair and vice chair, followed by a consent calendar item and a public hearing on a master sign program for 1904 Olympic Boulevard. All votes were unanimous (4-0).

Consent Calendar

  • Meeting Minutes (July 17, 2024): Adopted unanimously by roll call vote (4-0). No discussion or removal from consent.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made on items not on the agenda.

Discussion Items

  • Election of Chair: Commissioner Riley nominated Commissioner Newsom for Chair; seconded and passed 4-0. Philip Newsom became Chair.
  • Election of Vice Chair: Chair Newsom called for nominations; Commissioner Case nominated Commissioner Basting for Vice Chair; seconded and passed 4-0. Commissioner Basting became Vice Chair.
  • Public Hearing – 1904 Olympic Blvd. Master Sign Program (Y24-087): Staff planner Chip Griffin presented the request for a new Master Sign Program (MSP) for an existing three-story commercial office building at 1904 Olympic Boulevard. The proposal includes up to six ground-level tenant wall signs (non-illuminated, maximum letter height 16 inches, logos up to 20 inches, sign area just over 12 square feet) and three addressing number awning signs. The building recently had its address unified. The existing MSP for the adjacent building (1910 Olympic Blvd) only permits signs on awning valances. The project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). No questions from commissioners; the sign subcommittee had offered flexibility which the applicant declined. Commissioner Riley moved to approve the CEQA exemption and adopt the resolution approving the MSP subject to standard conditions; seconded and passed 4-0.
  • Commission Considerations: Commissioners volunteered for the sign subcommittee. Commissioner Riley volunteered again (having served twice before); a second commissioner (likely Commissioner Case) also volunteered. No other considerations were discussed.
  • Commission Member and Staff Reports: None.

Key Outcomes

  • Chair and Vice Chair elected: Philip Newsom as Chair, Commissioner Basting as Vice Chair.
  • Consent Calendar approved: Meeting minutes of July 17, 2024 adopted (4-0).
  • 1904 Olympic Blvd. Master Sign Program approved: Unanimous vote (4-0) to adopt the resolution including CEQA exemption, authorizing six tenant wall signs and three addressing signs as proposed.
  • Sign Subcommittee volunteers: Two commissioners (Riley and another) volunteered for the upcoming subcommittee assignments.
  • Next regular meeting: Scheduled for March 19, 2025, 6:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. Welcome to the Wednesday, March 5th Design Review Committee meeting. Um can we start with a welcome and roll call, please? We sure can. Uh let's this thing on. It is. Commissioner Riley. Here. Commissioner Basing. Here. Vice Chair Newsom. Present. Chair Case. Here. Okay, as we all know, we are we are a commit commission of four at the moment, so we have a quorum. Fantastic. So with that, we'll move to our first item. It is the election of chair and vice chair. So I would love to hear from the group if there are any nominations. Well, I can nominate my ideas and you guys can second them. Um I would love to nominate Commissioner Newsom for chair. I second that. Okay. And then I would love to nominate one at a time. Okay. And who did the second? Okay. And we'll do a we'll do a call on that. All right. Chair Case. Yes. Commissioner Riley. Yes. Commissioner Basting. Yes. Vice Chair Newsom. Yes. Okay. We have uh motion passes. Vice Chair Newsom is now the chair. So now it would be the chair would call for a motion on or a rec or a uh nomination for a vice chair. I call for nomination for the vice chair. I have recommendation that uh Commissioner Basing's a nominate her for vice chair. I can second that. Okay. We can do a roll call. I was looking for eye contact and endorsement. I think I got it. Like, are you in? He just passed me.

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