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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Minutes 02/14/2017Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 City of Petaluma, CA City Council Chambers le; 14 ;' City Hall, 11 English Street Petaluma, CA 94952 Telephone 707/778 -4301 / Fax 707/778 -4498 i E -Mail cdd @ci.petaluma.ca.us Web Page http: / /www.ci.petaluma.ca.us Planning Commission Minutes Tuesday, February 14, 2017 — 07:00 PM Regular Meeting DRAFT MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Gomez The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. 2. ROLL CALL Page 1 PRESENT: Diana Gomez, Gina Benedetti - Petnic, Bill Wolpert, Jennifer Pierre, Richard Marzo, and Chris Albertson. ABSENT: Jocelyn Yeh Lin. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT The Commission will hear public comments only on matters over which it has jurisdiction. There will be no Committee /Commission discussion or action. The Chair will allot no more than three minutes to any individual. If more than three persons wish to speak, their time will be allotted so that the total amount of time allocated to this agenda item will be 15 minutes. Chair Gomez 4. COMMISSION COMMENT A. Council Liaison —Chris Albertson Council member Albertson reported that the City Council met on Monday February 6th where there was a swearing in of Ken Savano as the new police chief. Chief Savano made a public statement about the police department's role dealing with people's immigration status. There was a large group of at least 100 people representing "Don't Let It Happen Here ", a group concerned about the Federal Immigration situation. This topic was added to the February 27th Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 2 agenda in order to discuss the City's position on immigration. There was discussion about the DaVinci coffee cart located on Petaluma Blvd. North in front of Mr. Magoo's Restaurant. The property owners have given notice for the coffee cart business to vacate the property by February 15th. Council discussed various options as well as the zoning and General Plan issues. This project will be coming to the Planning Commission at a future date. There was also a discussion pertaining to Fire Chief Thompson's additional duties of running the Rancho Adobe Fire District. On February 13th, there was a City Council Workshop to discuss the mid- year budget adjustments and water and sewer rates. B. Pedestrian and Bicycle Committee — Richard Marzo Commissioner Marzo reported that at the last PBAC meeting there was discussion of the Short Term Bicycle Pedestrian Projects. Since the meeting, there have been some emails from the Committee liaison, Curt Bates, from a member of the Sonoma County Transportation Authority showing a map of alignment of frontage roads and final bike lane configuration for "The Narrows ". He also mentioned a Caltrans report called the Bicycle Regional Bay Area Plan. Caltrans was conducting a survey to gather information to help shape the bicycle network in the region. C. Tree Advisory Committee — Gina Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Benedetti Petnic reported that the Tree Advisory Committee has not met since the last Planning Commission meeting. D. Other Committee Comment 5. STAFF COMMENT A. Planning Manager's Report Deputy Planning Manager, Kevin Colin, reported on the upcoming projects on the planning calendar. At the February 28th Planning Commission meeting, the DaVinci coffee cart project and the Riverfront - Northbank SPAR project will be on the agenda. At the March 6th City Council meeting, planning items on the agenda will be the 360 Church and Holly Heights Subdivision projects. At the March 14th Planning Commission meeting, items on the agenda include the Riverfront Marriot project returning for additional review as well as a wireless telecommunications project. Commissioner Pierre Mr. Colin Commissioner Gomez Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 3 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of Planning Commission Meeting of Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Draft minutes 1/24/17 Chair Gomez The minutes were approved without changes. 7. OLD BUSINESS N/A 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Petaluma Citywide Creeks Maintenance Manual— Recommendation to City Council Initial study and Mitigate Negative Declaration for Maintenance Manual for the ongoing management and maintenance of creeks citywide to establish the framework for ongoing flood protection and the management of creeks to ensure protection of the natural environment and preserve water quality, while meeting flood flow capacity needs. Project Location: Citywide Creeks Staff: Olivia Ervin, Senior Environmental Planner Kent Carothers, Operations Manager Petaluma Creeks Staff Report Attachment A - Draft Resolution Attachment B - Citywide Creeks Maintenance Manual Attachment C - Petaluma Creeks IS /MND Docs Received After Agenda Distribution Kent Carothers, Public Works Operations Manager Olivia Ervin, Environmental Planner Council member Albertson Ms. Ervin Mr. Colin Council member Albertson Commissioner Pierre Chair Gomez Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 4 Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Pierre Ms. Ervin Chair Gomez Ms. Ervin Mr. Carothers Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Chair Gomez Dan Hubacker, teacher and director for the United Anglers program, stated that he was involved with the spawner reports that are referenced in the Maintenance Manual. He is concerned about the idea of a blanketed approach and believes that situations are not the same every year. With Adobe Creek alone, there have been dramatic changes which are different each year. His group has an annual report with important information that could be shared and he believes his group could be a valuable resource. Chair Gomez Commissioner Wolpert Chair Gomez Commissioner Wolpert Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Marzo Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Marzo Ms. Ervin Commissioner Marzo Chair Gomez Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 5 Commissioner Pierre Ms. Ervin Commissioner Pierre Ms. Ervin Commissioner Pierre Ms. Ervin Commissioner Pierre Ms. Ervin Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Marzo Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Mr. Caruthers Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Mr. Caruthers Chair Gomez Council member Albertson Mr. Caruthers Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 6 Council member Albertson Mr. Caruthers Ms. Ervin Chair Gomez Ms. Ervin Chair Gomez Commissioner Wolpert Ms. Ervin Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Ms. Ervin Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Chair Gomez Council member Albertson Commissioner Pierre Chair Gomez Commissioner Pierre Chair Gomez Commissioner Pierre Council member Albertson Chair Gomez Commissioner Pierre Commissioner Marzo Chair Gomez Commissioner Benedetti - Petnic Commissioner Wolpert Chair Gomez Motion: Approve recommendation that the City Council adopt a Mitigate Negative Declaration for the Citywide Creeks Maintenance Project made by Chris Albertson, seconded by Bill Wolpert. Vote: Motion carried 6 - 0. Yes: Diana Gomez, Gina Benedetti - Petnic, Bill Wolpert, Jennifer Pierre, Richard Marzo, and Chris Albertson. Absent: Jocelyn Yeh Lin. Chair Gomez Planning Commission Meeting of February 14, 2017 Page 7 9. ADJOURN Next Meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The meeting was adjourned at 8:14 PM.