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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
6:00 PM REGULAR MEETING TELECONFERENCE
Broadcasted via Webinar
Based on the threat of COVID-19 as reflected in the Proclamations of Emergency issued by both the
Governor of the State of California, the San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Director and the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as well as the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 issued on March
17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of
San Luis Obispo will be holding all public meetings via teleconference. There will be no physical
location for the Public to view the meeting. Below are instructions on how to view the meeting remotely
and how to leave public comment.
Additionally, members of the Planning Commission (PC) are allowed to attend the meeting via
teleconference and participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present.
Using the most rapid means of communication available at this time, members of the public are
encouraged to participate in PC meetings in the following ways:
1. Remote Viewing - Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can view:
• Televised live on Charter Cable Channel 20
• View a livestream of the meeting on the City’s YouTube channel: http://youtube.slo.city
• View the Webinar (recommended for the best viewing quality):
➢ Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6062971406956438031
➢ Webinar ID: 635-887-019
➢ Telephone Attendee: (415) 655-0060; Audio Access Code: 298-344-096
2. Public Comment - The PC will still be accepting public comment for items within their purview.
Public comment can be submitted in the following ways:
• Mail or Email Public Comment
➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of meeting - Can be submitted via email to
advisorybodies@slocity.org or U.S. Mail to City Clerk at: 990 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA
93401
➢ Emails sent after 3:00 PM – Can be submitted via email to advisorybodies@slocity.org and
will be archived/distributed to members of the Advisory Body the day after the meeting.
Emails will not be read aloud during the meeting
• Verbal Public Comment
➢ Received by 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting - Call (805) 781-7164; state and spell your
name, the agenda item number and leave your comment. The verbal comments must be limited
to 3 minutes. All voicemails will be forwarded to Advisory Body Members and saved as
Agenda Correspondence. Voicemails will not be played during the meeting.
➢ During the meeting – Members of the public who wish to provide public comment can join
the webinar (instructions above). Once you have joined the webinar, please put your name
and Item # in the questions box. Your mic will be unmuted once Public Comment is called for
the Item and you will have 3 minutes to speak.
Planning Commission Agenda for August 12, 2020 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Hemalata Dandekar
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Michael Hopkins, Steve Kahn, Nicholas Quincey, Michelle
Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice-Chair Robert Jorgensen, and Chair Hemalata
Dandekar
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of July 22, 2020.
PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, people may address the Commission about items not on
the agenda. Comments are limited to three minutes per person. Items raised at this time are
generally referred to staff and, if action by the Commission is necessary, may be scheduled for a
future meeting.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Note: Any court challenge to the action taken on public hearing items on this agenda may be
limited to considering only those issues raised at the public hearing or in written correspondence
delivered to the City of San Luis Obispo at, or prior to, the public hearing. If you wish to speak,
please give your name and address for the record. Please limit your comments to three minutes;
consultant and project presentations limited to six minutes.
2. Review of the Froom Ranch Specific Plan project, which includes a Specific Plan, General
Plan Amendment/Pre-zoning, Vesting Tentative Tract Map, Annexation, and related actions
that would allow for development of the 109.7-acre Froom Ranch Specific Plan area. The Draft
Specific Plan includes a mix of land uses, including a Life Plan Community with 404 units of
independent and assisted senior housing units (known as Villaggio), up to 174 multi -family
residential units, approximately 100,000 square feet of commercial/retail, open space (over
60% of the Specific Plan area), and a 3.6-acre public trailhead park that would incorporate four
relocated historic structures within the Froom Ranch Dairy Complex. A Final Environmental
Impact Report is proposed for certification; Specific Plan Area 3; Project Address: 12165
and 12393 Los Osos Valley Road; Case #: SPEC-0143-2017, SBDV-0955-2017, GENP-
0737-2019, ANNX-0335-2020, EID-0738-2019; Specific Plan Area 3; JM Development
Group, Inc., owner/applicant. (Emily Creel – 180 minutes)
Recommendation: Take public testimony and provide input to City staff on the Froom Ranch
Specific Plan, Final EIR, and related entitlements, and subject to the Commission’s input,
recommend to the City Council that they take the following actions as identified in the attached
Resolution (Attachment 1): (1) certify the Final EIR, adopt CEQA Findings and the Statement
of Overriding Considerations, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan; (2)
approve the Froom Ranch Specific Plan based on findings that the project is consistent with
the General Plan; (3) approve related project entitlements, including General Plan Amendment,
Vesting Tentative Tract Map, pre-zoning, and initiation of annexation.
Planning Commission Agenda for August 12, 2020 Page 3
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
3. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Special Meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Thursday, August
13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., via webinar. Th e purpose of the Special Meeting is to continue review
of the Froom Ranch Specific Plan .
The next Regular Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 2 6,
2020, at 6:00 p.m., via teleconference.
APPEALS
Any decision of the Planning Commission is final unless appealed to City Council within 10 days of
the action (Recommendations to City Council cannot be appealed since they are not a final action).
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Commission may file an appeal with the City Clerk. Appeal
forms are available at the Community Development Department office, City Clerk’s office, or on the
City’s website (www.slocity.org). The appropriate appeal fee must accompany the appeal
documentation.
LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired--please see the Clerk
The City of San Luis Obispo wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public.
Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with
disabilities. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order
to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100
at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (805)
781-7410.
Planning Commission regular meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 20. Agenda related
writings or documents provided to the Planning Commission are available for public inspection
on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/advisory-bodies. Meeting video
recordings can be found on the City’s website: http://www.slocity.org/government/department-
directory/city-clerk/on-demand-meeting-videos