Planning Commission Meeting Update

October 14, 2009                   Wednesday                             7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

ROLL CALL:      Commissioners Michael Boswell, Michael Draze, Eric Meyer, Airlin Singewald, Mary Whittlesey, Vice-Chairperson Michael Multari, and Chairperson Charles Stevenson

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:   Agenda was accepted as presented. 

MINUTES:  Minutes of September 23, 2009, were approved as amended.   

PUBLIC COMMENT:  There were no comments made by the public. 

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.     City-Wide.  GPI 71-09:  General Plan Implementation-Climate Action Plan Process & Outreach Plan; City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Dept., applicant.  (Kim Murry)

Kim Murry summarized the Council’s direction to prepare a Climate Action Plan and introduced Adrienne Greve, the Cal Poly Professor leading the class that is collaborating with the City in development of the plan. Adrienne Greve provided background of other class professional projects and introduced Leeanne Singleton, a class member who then presented the phasing and outreach efforts associated with the Cal Poly Climate Team’s approach to development of the plan.  The Planning Commissioners asked questions, provided input regarding the importance of outreach efforts to engage the community in the process, and thanked the students for their work and presentation.  No action by the Commission was required. 

2.     City-Wide.  GPA 120-08:  Housing Element Update Progress Report; City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development Dept., applicant.  (Kim Murry)

Senior Planner Jeff Hook summarized the nature of the comments from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in response to their review of the City’s draft Housing Element.  Mr. Hook described how staff was responding to HCD input and indicated where response required new proposed programs.  Deputy Director Kim Murry provided information regarding the public outreach efforts that have been made and summarized the input received from interested participants.  Ms. Murry further described changes being proposed in response to public input.    

Joan Harper, resident of Laguna Lake Mobile Estates and representative of the Golden State Mobile Home Owners League, explained that mobile home parks and units have particular challenges in financing and maintenance and that, initially, she and other residents requested a separate, single-purpose Mobile Home Park Zoning designation for the existing mobile home parks.  She indicated she was satisfied that an overlay zone would meet their immediate needs.

No other members of the public spoke.  Commissioners expressed a desire to see staff work with HCD to obtain recognition of the recently-completed Cal Poly apartments within the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation performance.  Commissioners were supportive of the proposal to consider an overlay zone for the mobile home parks.  No action by the Commission was required.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

3.            Staff 

a.    Agenda Forecast – Kim Murry provided a forecast of the October 28^th Planning Commission hearing, alerted the Commission to the Advisory Body training on October 15^th and informed the Commission that an appeal had been filed for the Commission’s denial of a project at the Shell Station at Santa Rosa and Monterey Streets.  The appeal will be heard by the Council on November 3, 2009.

4.            Commission – No comments were made by the Commission. 

ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development, 919 Palm Street, during normal business hours.