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PLANNING <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />City <br />c—'-'' <br />DE <br />CITY PLANNING COMMISSION <br />MINUTES <br />THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019, 9:00 A.M. <br />ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL <br />3900 MAIN STREET <br />KRRP <br />I <br />B <br />YROE <br />OUA <br />E <br />T <br />S <br />B <br />K <br />R <br />2 -JJ Lf) <br />A <br />LOEA <br />E <br />N <br />R <br />s <br />O <br />U <br />W <br />T <br />N <br />I <br />S <br />S <br />E <br />N <br />C <br />W <br />Z <br />K <br />C <br />W <br />CITY OF <br />VERS I <br />9". Arts &Innovation <br />WARDS <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />6 <br />7 <br />3 <br />3 <br />Roll Call: <br />Present <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Chair Rossouw called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. with all members, <br />except Commissioner Roberts. <br />M <br />Staff Present: M. Kopaskie-Brown, P. Brenes, K. Smith, C. Assadzadeh, <br />V. Hernandez, N. Slim, F. AndradeIII <br />The Pledge of Allegiance was given to the flag. <br />PLANNING/ZONING MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE <br />Rich Gardner, Mary Jo Vis, Julie Battaglia, and Janice Schuler addressed <br />the Commission regarding the Mercy House / St. Michaels proposed <br />project. They expressed their concerns with regard to an increase in <br />traffic, homeless, too many units for small area, and currently the property <br />is in disrepair. Also, a vacant lot was purchased along Hawthorne next <br />to Mercy house and they were concerned with what could be developed <br />there. <br />Commissioner Mill inquired if staff could follow-up with Code Enforcement <br />regarding the current upkeep of the property as it is a gateway into the <br />neighborhood. A copy of a petition in opposition provided to the City <br />Council on August, 2019, was submitted to the Planning Commission. <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />PLANNING CASE P19-0461 <br />— STREET VACATION CONSISTING OFA <br />SEGMENT OF DIANA AVENUE <br />AND EMILY COURT BETWEEN <br />WILMA COURT AND ADAMS STREET, WARD 5 <br />Proposal by Steve Smith of California Baptist University (CBU) to <br />consider a Street Vacation to vacate approximately 2.83 -acres of public <br />streets consisting of a segment of Diana Avenue, approximately 2,250 <br />feet in length and 50 feet in width, and Emily Court, approximately 130 <br />feet in length and 60 feet in width, located between Wilma Court and <br />Adams Street. Candice Assadzadeh, Senior Planner, presented the staff <br />report. She stated that after the publishing of the staff report, five letters <br />were received, one in support and four in opposition, copies have been <br />distributed. The letters in opposition expressed concerns regarding <br />gifting Diana Avenue to CBU and continued access to State Route 91. <br />She clarified that Diana Avenue is intended to be sold at fair market value <br />and will be subject to an appraisal and will not be gifted to CBU. She <br />noted that Diana Avenue is classified as a local street in the General Plan <br />which provides access to property directly abutting the public right of way. <br />APPROVED Planning Commission Minutes — November 14, 2019 <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />