HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3a. 09-06-2023 PC Draft Minutes - Special Meeting
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Planning Commission Minutes
September 6, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo
Planning
Commissioners
Present:
Commissioner Dave Houghton, Commissioner Bob Jorgensen,
Commissioner Steve Kahn, Commissioner Eric Tolle, Vice Chair
Justin Cooley, Chair Juan Munoz-Morris (arrived at 6:18 p.m.)
Planning
Commissioners
Absent:
Commissioner Lindsay Ringer
City Staff Present: Community Development Director Timmi Tway, Deputy
Community Development Director Tyler Corey, Assistant City
Attorney Markie Kersten, Deputy City Clerk Megan Wilbanks
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1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission was called to
order on September 6, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, by Vice Chair Cooley.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ONLY
*As there was only one Public Hearing item on this agenda, 1700 Palm Street
(DIR-0378-2023), public comment was accepted after the staff presentation.
3. CONSENT
3.a CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - JULY 12, 2023 PLANNING
COMMISSION MINUTES
Motion By Commissioner Houghton
Second By Commissioner Kahn
To approve the Planning Commission Minutes of July 12, 2023.
Ayes (4): Commissioner Houghton, Commissioner Jorgensen,
Commissioner Kahn, and Vice Chair Cooley
Abstained (1): Commissioner Tolle
Absent (2): Commissioner Ringer, and Chair Munoz-Morris
CARRIED (4 to 0)
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4. PUBLIC HEARING
Chair Munoz-Morris joined the meeting at 6:18 p.m.
4.a 1700 PALM STREET (DIR-0378-2023) REVIEW OF AN INTERIM SAFE
PARKING LOCATION AS PART OF THE ROTATING OVERNIGHT SAFE
PARKING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A
PORTION OF PALM STREET ADJACENT TO THE SLO VETERAN’S HALL
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo (CAPSLO) has
withdrawn their application for the 1700 Palm Street location. Therefore,
there is no application for use of Palm Street as an interim Safe Parking
location under consideration by the Planning Commission and no action
was taken by the Planning Commission.
Homeless Response Manager Daisy Wiberg and Housing Coordinator
Kyle Bell provided an overview of the rotating safe parking program and
responded to Commission inquiries.
Vice Chair Cooley opened the Public Hearing
Public Comments:
Zach Moody
Steve Jarrett
Gilbert Rojo
Mark Adams
Lynn Hamilton
Roger Larson
Volonakis
Anne Wyatt
Tom Nulman
Filon R.
Myles Couch
Jack Lahey
Kathie Walker
--End of Public Comment--
Vice Chair Cooley closed the Public Hearing
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Planning Commissioners provided the following feedback on the Rotating
Overnight Safe Parking Program:
Recommend increasing the funding for the Rotating Overnight Safe
Parking Program; allocating $60,000 annually may not sufficiently
cover the costs for this type of program to be successful.
Consider assigning City staff as supplemental support for the
program administrator to conduct "drive-by" site visits throughout
the operating hours (7pm - 7am).
The Planning Commission recognizes that applications of this type
are typically reviewed by the Community Development Director with
minimal public outreach or need for a public hearing. However, it
was requested that the next application for this specific purpose be
reviewed by the Planning Commission, with increased outreach
such as expanding the radius for postcard notification to residents
located beyond 300-feet, when appropriate, of the proposed site
and solicit feedback from the neighborhood as early as possible in
the process.
5. COMMENT AND DISCUSSION
5.a STAFF UPDATES AND AGENDA FORECAST
Deputy Community Development Director Tyler Corey provided the
following update of upcoming projects:
The September 13th Planning Commission Meeting will be canceled.
Currently, staff does not have any items scheduled for the
September 27th Planning Commission meeting, but that is subject
to change. If the meeting is canceled, a notice will be published one
week in advance of the meeting date.
Tentatively scheduled for the October 11th Planning Commission
Meeting, is review of an ordinance to address changes to state
housing law.
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6. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m. The next Regular Meeting of the
Planning Commission is scheduled for September 27, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. The Regular
Meeting on September 13, 2023 will be cancelled.
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APPROVED BY PLANNING COMMISSION: XX/XX/2023
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