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Agenda
PLANNING COMMISSION
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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):
➢ URL: https://slocity-org.zoom.us/j/99977050566?pwd=UDBvbUc5dGFlNm1DSWk1WXQrMWROdz09
➢ Telephone Attendee: +1 (669) 900-6833
➢ Webinar ID: 999 7705 0566; Passcode: 444375
Note: The City utilizes Zoom Webinar for remote meetings. All attendees will enter the meeting
muted. An Attendee tutorial is available on YouTube; please test your audio settings.
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 – Join the webinar (instructions above). Once public comment for the item
you would like to speak on is called, please raise your virtual hand, your name will be called, and
your microphone will be unmuted. If you have questions, contact the office of the City Clerk at
cityclerk@slocity.org or (805) 781-7100.
Planning Commission Agenda for May 26, 2021 Page 2
CALL TO ORDER: Chair Robert Jorgensen
ROLL CALL : Commissioners Hemalata Dandekar, Michael Hopkins, Steve Kahn,
Michelle Shoresman, Mike Wulkan, Vice Chair Nicholas Quincey, and
Chair Robert Jorgensen
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES
1. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of April 28, 2021.
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 h earing. 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 a Tentative Tract Map (Tract 3157) to create 23 residential lots on an existing 4.98-
acre site within the Low-Density Residential (R-1) zone. Project includes the extension of
Stanford Drive, which will connect to an extension of Cuesta Drive. An Initial Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration is proposed (CEQA); Project Address: 500 Westmont. Case
#: SBDV-0169-2020 & EID-0170-2020; Alice Jo Meinhold Survivors Trust/Andrew G.
Meinhold, owner/applicant. (Kyle Van Leeuwen – 90 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve Tentative
Tract Map (TTM) No. 3157 and adopt the associated Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration.
3. Review of the City’s Public Draft Parks + Recreation Blueprint for the Future: 2021 -2041
(Parks and Recreation Plan and General Plan Element Update) that will supersede the 2001
Parks and Recreation Master Plan and General Plan Element. An Initial Study/Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) is recommended for the project; Project Address: Citywide; Case #: GENP-1942-
2018 & EID-0150-2021; Zone: Citywide; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant.
(Shawna Scott – 45 minutes)
Recommendation: Adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the Draft
Parks + Recreation Blueprint for the Future: 2021-2041 (Parks and Recreation Plan and
General Plan Element Update) and adopt the associated Initial Study/Negative Declaration.
Planning Commission Agenda for May 26, 2021 Page 3
COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
4. Staff Updates & Agenda Forecast
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
June 9 , 2021, 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