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Home My WebLink About01-06-09 Draft Minutes ��'� MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION '�- , . TUESDAY — JANUARY 6, 2009 * * * * * ,r ,r * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ,r ,r * * * ,r * * * * * * * ,r * * *�q��e'* * * * ,r * * ,r * ,r * * * * �� . I. CALL TO ORDER �� ,��,�,� �`�;� Chairperson Tanner called the meeting t�order at 6 ��r�n. II. ROLL CALL : ��. �� Members Present: Van Tanner, ��ir �;��,�� Sonia Campbe��c�a_, air Russ Campbell � Mari�chrn idt �� Members Absent: Con��r Limon� : _ �. � Staff Pre s ylaian, I�r��r of Cornr�u�ity Development � �� ob Har�,�ves, Deputy City Attorney � ��.�� enee Sc��der, Associate Planner �`.�; E �� pencer Krti��t, Landscape Manager �� r� ��nr��.Administrative Secretary 4 � � ..�\�... � �-£ �� \ n � ..�.� \�`�� III. �� I�E�� O EGIANCE �y `�= � �� >��\ � �� ,, �� Commis � r R � bell led in the pledge of allegiance. � �� \ �, � IV. '�� , APPROVAL�\ MINI�TES ��,��. ;�� ,� � est fo��sideration of the December 2, 2008 meeting minutes. � � � � ,Y��'' Action: ` ,� �� It was rt�oved by Commissioner R. Campbell, seconded by Commissioner S. Campbell, approving the December 2, 2008 meeting minutes. Motion carried 4-0. V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION None. VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6, 2009 None. VI1. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Case No. CUP 06-15 / PP 06-18 — CANDLEWOOD SUITES HOTEL, Applicant Request for approval of a one-year tir�t� .extension for the Candlewood Suites Hotel. �, Action: It was moved by Commissioner S. C�r�r�bell, second� by Commissioner R. Campbell, approving the Consent ��itlar by minute mc�t��. Motion carried �� 4-0 (Commissioner Limont was al��''i�). � e� ��. VII1. PUBLIC HEARINGS Anyone who challeng�,��ny hearing ma,�r in court may be limited to raising only those issues he, �t� c��..someone ��&e raised at the public hearing described herein, or ir�� :;'�ritten� ��esponc��rtc� delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior t�, `�he publ��aring. �3�; �� t.. � A. C � � 09-26��t�:` b8-189�' '�iE LNING DESERT, Applicant tinued�;� Decer��r 2, 2008) �� ' , quest f � roval of a� i+�guest by the Living Desert, located �'; 90 e, ft�r a Conditional Use Permit per ��.�;�� Mu ��Code�� ; 25.38 and for a Precise Plan � � � �°' � , ��° en t. The request would revise the original Living �� '� rt �- to construct, (in four phases), new zoological �� , ex� s an � ew entry complex as follows: Phase 1: African �� hon, �eerka� �ock h rax enclosures, Phase 2: crocodile, ,�� Y "�� torto� ` �� loveb�rd, serval enclosures, Phase 3: future entry �� comp. ��events building, Phase 4: future hyena and rhinoceros >�� m '� enc� � � es. � �_: �� x Chai ��` n Tanner indicated that the public hearing was still open and asked f r the staff report. Ms. Schrader explained that the applicants were not able to view their calendars until after the December 2 meeting and realized they would not be able to attend tonight's meeting. As all of them also looked at the different comments made by the public at that time, they realized that it would be best to postpone it and respectfully requested a continuance to the February 17, 2009 Planning Commission meeting. She also noted that no additional comments had been received from the public since the last 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6. 2009 meeting. A very thorough staff report addressing the comments would be available for the February 17 meeting. Chairperson Tanner noted that the applicant wasn't present and asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR of or in OPPOSITION to the proposed project. There was no one. Leaving the public he ring oqen, Chairperson Tanner asked for a motion. <�� Action: �� ' It was moved by Commissioner R. Cam �� ,��"��" y ded b Commissioner Schmidt, continuing Case Nos. PP 0 - MIS '°°�� 189 to February 17, 2009. Motion carried 4-0 (Commissio � 'mont was a ,t). � q . IX. MISCELLANEOUS s�` �`'�. � .�. ��, � � None. � ,:.;EF �;�s; ��,, X. COMMITTEE MEETII� ,,;, DATES 'rE� � � ` ;3�,>�. A. ART IN PUBLIC�„ A�� £ ��; \\ Comrn�ss�' ner S. , pb �f �E he discussion items from their la��rr�e� \,�, � ,�E �� .��a ,;: B. LANDSCAP��OMMI v � �tc��i�. �� , � � {� � '�PRO.��G"� AREA 4 COMMITTEE � � �` � �Co��issio�i��_R. Campbefl advised that there had been no meeting sinc�;�e last �'�nning Commission meeting. � �, "E _ �,, PAR1��& RECREATION ��,�. ,,;' ,� �G�t�t�erson Tanner reported on their discussion items. XI. COMMENTS Ms. Aylaian stated that there were no public hearing items scheduled for January 20, so staff did not anticipate holding that meeting. And at this point staff hadn't identified any public hearing issues for the February 3 meeting; however, there was stifl time to advertise if something did arise and that meeting would not be canceled yet, but she wanted to let them know. 3 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6� 2009 The second item she wished to report on was just an advisory that on the 22"a of January at 2:00 p.m. the City Council would be holding a study session on bike lanes and how they fit in the transportation program for the city. They would be revisiting some of the concepts in the General Plan and talking about how to balance the interests of the motor vehicles and traffic throughout the city, level of service at the various int rsections and on streets against the need to provide bike lanes a = Iternative means of transportation for those wishing to avoid use car. So they would be putting together an informational report an - g for some dialogue and feedback from the City. Because it is a st�, ` ,� no decisions would be made, but it is a topic that touches n -` veral � s of interest to the Planning Commission and they wer. \ ome to atf= , 'f they chose. The meeting would be January 22 at �;.,° .m. in the ACR ointed out that they were going to use one il ` ive example and th \` uld be Cook Street. Cook Street was plann`��'„�; be wide From a tra �; andpoint it needs to be widened, but widenin� ; uld, ` in loss of bike I�nes and this project would exemplify the tension� �' �x etween various interests and it served to illustrate w ,,,ey would be ing at in other parts of the city as � �� we build out. , �� , �� ; � � ��* ��€„ �� Commissioner S. Camp notec� is Th y at 2:00 p.m. they were � � ,E meeting with the�ity Cou� Ms cu� ed that it was a Joint Study Session ��Counc =. � `'Wes i� ` roject. �� XII. ADJE��NMENT � , F. �� .;. . It was ��rrt�ed b�� mr�,l �^i�ner � � Campbell, seconded by Commissioner ��iidt, ��ur�iiiing the rri��tin��'by minute motion. Motion carried 4-0. The `'� �r�t was'at��caurned at 6:09 p.m. �� . � �� u �� '�� " �� LAURI AYLAIAN, Secretary �� \\. ATTEST: �� . � ��. �� . VAN TANNER, Chair Palm Desert Planning Commission /tm 4