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Planning Commission
Special Meeting Minutes
for February 7, 2008
Note Location Change*
Commission Members
| Joseph Contreraz | Darrel Woo, Vice Chair | John Boyd |
| Joseph Yee, AIA, Chair | Jodi Samuels | Barry Wasserman |
| Michael Notestine | D.E. "Red" Banes | Chris Givens |
City Staff
David Kwong, Planning Manager
Sabina Gilbert, Senior Deputy City Attorney
*Riverview Plaza Building
600 I Street, 1st Floor- SHRA Hearing Room
February 7, 2008- 5:30 P.M.
The City Planning Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and maintain the General Plan; to make recommendations to the City Council on amendments to the General Plan and the City’s zoning code and on zoning changes; to act upon applications for tentative subdivision maps, special permits and variances; and to make environmental determinations associated with these actions.
Notice to the Public
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called. Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.
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Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Planning Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call - All present except Commissioners Boyd and Samuels
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
None.
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Committee. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.
- P04-261 Westfield Downtown Plaza (Noticed on 01/11/08, Continued from 1/24/08))
Location: Various parcels bounded by J & L Streets and 4th & 7th Streets, District 1
Recommendation: Receive and Provide Direction – Item A: Review and Comment of a major modification to the existing one million square foot downtown plaza shopping center on 11.6± acres in the Central Business District, Special Planning District (C-3-SPD) zone.
Contact: Michael York, Associate Planner, 808-8239; Stacia Cosgrove,
Senior Planner, (916) 808-7110
Action: Fred Springer, Jack Drepenbrodi, Susan Bush, Luree Stetson from the public spoke. Received and provided direction.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
None.
Questions, Ideas and Announcements of Commission Members
None.