Planning Commission Meeting Update

November 12, 2009                 Wednesday                             7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

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

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:  Agenda was accepted as presented. 

MINUTES:  Minutes of October 28, 2009, were approved as amended.

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

PUBLIC HEARINGS: 

1.   City-Wide.  GPA 120-08:  Review of the Housing Element Update Public Hearing Draft and Environmental Review; City of San Luis Obispo – Community Development Department, applicant.  (Kim Murry and Jeff Hook)

Community Development Department staff members Jeff Hook and Kim Murry provided the presentation summarizing key sections of the draft Housing Element and associated Negative Declaration.  Staff recommended the Planning Commission provide direction and adopt the Resolution recommending the City Council approve the draft Housing Element and associated Negative Declaration. 

Five members of the public provided testimony, primarily expressing concern about one of twelve sites listed for further evaluation for residential development potential.

The Commission reviewed the draft Housing Element in detail and provided direction to clarify language, to add one additional program, and to request that staff provide a progress report of program implementation in July 2010 and January 2011.

On a motion by Vice-Chair Multari, seconded by Commissioner Boswell, the Planning Commission voted 6:0 (Commissioner Draze absent) to adopt the Resolution recommending the City Council adopt amendments to the Housing Element of the General Plan and determine that the proposed amendments will not create a substantial environmental effect under the California Environmental Quality Act. 

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION: 

2.        Staff 

a.  Agenda Forecast – Kim Murry provided an agenda forecast for the December 10^th Planning Commission meeting. 

3.        Commission – Commissioner Meyer indicated he had recently met with the Housing Authority staff to review their concept for a development of single-room occupancy housing and was very excited by the creativity and cost-effectiveness of the proposal. 

ADJOURNMENT – The meeting adjourned at 10:15 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.