HomeMy WebLinkAbout0220 MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY - FEBRUARY 20, 2001
7:00 P.M. - ADMINISTRATION CONFERENCE ROOM
� 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE
* ,� * � � �. ,� .� � � .� �. � * � � � .� �. .� * � � �. .� � * � .� � .� .� * * * �. .� � � � * .� �
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Lopez called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Commissioner Tschopp led in the pledge of allegiance.
III. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Jim Lopez, Chairperson
Cindy Finerty, Vice Chairperson
Sonia Campbell
Sabby Jonathan
Dave Tschopp
,,,�, Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Phil Drell, Director of Community Development
Bob Hargreaves, City Attorney
Steve Smith, Planning Manager
Martin Alvarez, Associate Planner
Mark Greenwood, Engineering Manager
Tonya Monroe, Administrative Secretary
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Consideration of the February 6, 2001 meeting minutes.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the February 6, 2001 minutes as submitted. Motion carried 5-0.
V. SUMMARY OF COUNCIL ACTION
M�. Drell indicated that there were no pertinent items at the February 8, 2001
City Council meeting. He noted that the ABD regional park site plan would be
�"' back before City Council Thursday with a revised 10,000 square foot minimum
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
.�r�
lot plan. Right now it was only a conceptual design and a development
agreement. Commissioner Jonathan asked if it would come back befo�e
Planning Commission. Mr. Drell said no, because it was of a lesser intensity
then what the Planning Commission already approved. It was noted that the
park lost about three acres.
VI. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Case No. PMW 00-30 - CLK, INC., Applicant
Request for approval of a parcel map waiver to merge lots
located on the San Pablo Avenue between San Gorgonio Way
and Catalina Way, APN's 627-141-002-9, 627-141-016-2, 627-
141-017-3. .�.r�
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the Consent Calendar by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
Anyone who challenges any hearing matter in court may be limited to raising
only those issues he, she or someone else raised at the public hearing
described herein, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning
Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
A. Case No. CUP 00-01 - JOHN CRAIG, Applicant
Request for approval of a conditional use permit to allow the
operation of a seasonal strawberry stand located within the
Desert Dunes Plaza at 40-205 Washington Street.
..r
2
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�..
Mr. Alvarez explained that in March of 1998 Planning Commission approved
an outdoor strawberry stand at the Desert Dunes Shopping Center within a
vacant pad at that center. The vacant pad was recently sold and the applicant
was not able to secure a new lease. At this time the applicant was requesting
a new conditional use permit to relocate the strawberry stand within that same
center but at the south end of the Desert Dunes Shopping Center. Mr. Alvarez
indicated there was a site plan showing the location which was included in
commission packets. The proposed location would be within a row of 10
parking spaces that front on Harris Lane. The stand would occupy two parking
spaces. Staff was recommending that the applicant use three to provide a
little more room for pedestrians and stand operation. The strawberry stand
operation would be similar to the previous one which basically operated from
10:00 a.m. to dusk and the strawberry season was typically March through
May. The stand would be eight feet deep, 18 feet wide and 1 1 feet high. Mr.
Alvarez said he visited the site and determined that the center could
accommodate the loss of three spaces at this end of the shopping center.
Staff recommended that the Planning Commission give credit to the applicant
to use six spaces available along Harris Lane. This would be sufficient to
provide parking spaces for the stand and would eliminate any additional traffic
�"" within the parking lot of the center. Based on the site visits, staff concluded
the stand would be compatible and would not compromise the ability of the
adjacent businesses to operate. Staff recommended that the commission
grant approval for a one-year period to allow evaluation of long-term
compatibility. For purposes of CEQA, Mr. Alvarez indicated that the proposal
was a Class 3 categorical exemption and no further documentation was
necessary. Mr. Alvarez recommended adoption of the draft resolution, subject
to the attached conditions.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if staff received any complaints or if staff was
aware of any problems from the past use. Mr. Alvarez said no. Commissioner
Jonathan asked if the stand would be oriented toward the interior of the
parking lot. Mr. Alvarez said it would be oriented toward Harris Lane.
Customers could access the stand from Harris Lane by parking along the
street. The front of the stand woutd face Harris Lane and the back of the
stand would face the parking lot. Mr. Drell commented that they were the
best strawberries in the Coachella Valley.
Commissioner Campbell asked if customers would be standing in the
landscape area. Mr. Alvarez concurred, but said that the stand would sit in the
�..
3
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�
a
�
,
�
middle of the three spaces which would leave room for customers to stand in
front on the pavement. Mr. Drell said there would be room to get around with
the third open parking space. Commissioner Campbell asked if this was the
same stand as last year. Mr. Alvarez concurred.
Chairperson Lopez o�ened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. JOHN CRAIG, 29706 Avenida Del Real in Sun City, California, said
that Mr. Alvarez did a good job explaining his request. He used to have
a temporary brick sidewalk by his stand and he was planning to put that
in front of this one so that people could stand on it and have access to
the stand through the grass area. He could put some stepping stones
in the grass so that it would be safer and nicer looking. When the
season was over, he would fix it back up to its original condition. He
also thanked Mr. Drell for his compliment on the strawberries.
Chairperson Lopez asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was closed. '
Chairperson Lopez asked for commission comments or action. �
Commissioner Finerty stated that she thoroughly enjoyed the strawberries last
year and was in favor of the project at this location. She moved for approval.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissioner Campbell,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Finerty, seconded by Commissione� Campbell,
adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2042, approving CUP 00-01 ,
subject to conditions. Motion carried 5-0.
B. Case Nos. GPA 00-07, C/Z 00-10, and PP 00-23 - LAKESIDE
PROPERTIES, Applicant
Request for approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact, General Plan Amendment and Change of
Zone from Service Industrial (SI) to General Commercial (C-1) and ;
�
�
4
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�...
a Precise Plan of Design for a 27,1 16 square foot mixed use
commercial complex located on 2.35 acres at the southwest
corner of Cook Street and Green Lane (northl.
Mr. Smith pointed out that plans were on display. He said that the landscape/
site plan was a little confusing in that Green Way runs along the north/south
along the east side of the property and Green Lane runs along the north side
of the property that intersects with 42nd Avenue on the west side of Cook
Street. He said that the site is about 2.35 acres, is currently zo�ed Service
Industrial and the applicant was seeking an amendment to Commercial zoning.
Staff felt the general plan amendment and change of zone were warranted
given the location on an arterial street in the middle of an industrial area. He
also felt that the commercial aspect would provide a service to both the
employees to the area as well as the passersby on Cook Street, a designated
arterial street. The precise plan would provide access from the street to the
north and access at the southerly limit onto Green Way on the east side.
There were also a couple of driveway connections immediately on the east
side which would provide access to loading docks on the rear of the buildings.
The front retail portion would face west to Cook Street and the proposed
�"` deli/market would be at the north end. Architecture and landscaping were
recommended for approval by the Architectural Review Commission on
� January 23, 2001 . There would not be any access from Cook Street.
Landscaping would continue the theme set by the city with the reconstruction
of Cook Street. He said that the Transportation Engineer advised that the
project would not impact levels on Cook Street. Staff recommended approval
of the application and a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact was
prepared.
Commissioner Jonathan said that the street names were confusing and asked
if staff considered changing Green Way to 42nd. Mr. Greenwood said there
was a lot of discussion when the street was named. He believed it was Green
Way, not Green Lane. Commissioner Jonathan noted that some names change
when they curve around like Sheryl turns into Melanie which turns into Merle.
Mr. Greenwood said there was some consideration about naming it 42nd, but
it wasn't because Green Way is a private street. Naming it 42nd would imply
that it was a public street. Commissioner Jonathan noted that in the staff
report Mr. Smith indicated that any future request for a restaurant use would
have to go through the CUP process. He asked if Mr. Smith knew if the
applicant was contemplating a restaurant use because if the project is
Y�r..
5
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
successful, fitting in the additional parking required for a restaurant might be
difficult. Mr. Smith said he was unaware of any proposal for a restaurant.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if ARC was satisfied with the single, long
structure. He asked if there was any discussion about breaking that up into
a couple of buildings. Mr. Smith said yes. He pointed to two sets of plans
which showed that the plans had changed considerably between the project's
first and second appearance at ARC. Commissioner Jonathan asked if there
had been discussion in terms of grouping it into a series of three buildings
instead of one on the !eft and a long one on the right and breaking up the long
building. Mr. Smith said that ARC felt there was enough break in the building
with the movement of the roof elevation as well as the in and out movement
of the facade.
Chairperson Lopez noted that there was a memorandum from Senior Deputy
Conley and asked if his comments were incorporated. Mr. Smith said that
Senior Deputy Conley was questioning the location of the access and staff
indicated that the Transportation Engineer didn't have a concern with it.
Chairperson Lopez asked for clarification regarding the entrance and loading �
area. Mr. Smith said that he was requesting that the loading area be signed. �
That was no problem and could be accomplished. The street numbering
requirements would be handled through the Building Department.
Chairperson Lopez o ened the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. RICK BLOMGREN, Axcess Architects at 18652 Florida Street in
Huntington Beach, stated that he was the agent for the property owner.
He explained that their primary use would be the market. The
remainder of the project would be interior improvements such as interior
furnishings, tile, and things like that which would be an accent to the
industrial area. They weren't looking at any additional food uses at this
time. The movement in that area was for interior type uses. During the
ARC meetings, one of his concerns was that they would have tenants
that would be 1,500 to 6,000-7,000 feet. Keeping the building in a
rectangular footprint gave them flexibility for their tenants. The arcade
on the outside ranged from eight feet to 11 feet deep with different
increments of massing. It would look like multiple buildings but the
main core would be rectangular in shape. They tried to solve both of
those problems at the same time. They had a chance to look at the
6
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�
staff report. Regarding zoning, he asked for clarification regarding PC-2
and C-1 and if the uses were similar and if it was based on the lot size.
Mr. Smith said that was correct. It was based on the fact that they didn't
meet the minimum for the PC-2 zone.
Mr. Blomgren noted that another question that was raised in the staff
report was the driveway at the southeast corner of the project. He said
it jogged slightfy to the side. The reason they did that was because
when the old Green Way was abandoned there was a gigantic catch
space in that location. If they could work something out from a traffic
standpoint that would allow them to jog there, it would save them a lot
in terms of construction costs. When they got into plan check, they
would discuss this further with the city.
Commissioner Jonathan asked if Jensen's was a firm tenant.
Mr. Blomgren said they were very close. It was just a matter of getting
their entitlements in place.
+...
Commissioner Jonathan asked if it wasn't Jensen's, if that was the type of
user they envisioned for the end building.
Mr. Blomgren said yes.
Chairperson Lopez asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was closed.
Chairperson Lopez asked for commission comments or action.
Commissioner Campbell stated that she was on Cook Street often and felt that
it would be a very good development in that location. She was in favor and
moved for approval.
Commissioner Finerty concurred and seconded the motion. She felt that the
addition of a market/deli in that location would be a great convenience for the
area.
�
7
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
Commissioner Tschopp stated that he also concurred. A market/deli of that
size would be a good addition to the area and the building would be compatible
with the existing structures.
Chairperson Lopez concurred and called for the vote.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2043, recommending to City
Council approval of GPA 00-07, C/Z 00-10 and PP 00-23, subject to
conditions. Motion carried 5-0.
Mr. Drell requested that the following two public hearing items be considered
simultaneously. Commission concurred.
C. Case Nos. GPA 00-01, C/Z 00-02 and TT 29713 - IRONWOOD �
COUNTRY CLUB, Applicant
Request for a recommendation to City Council of approval of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact, general
plan amendment and prezoning to facilitate future annexation to
the city of Palm Desert for 156.01 acres located in the east half
of Section 5, T6S R6E (the area south of Ironwood Country
Club►. Said property to be designated very low density
residential (1-3 dwelling units per acre) and open space in the
General Plan and prezoned PR-2 and O.S. (open space). The
application also includes a tentative tract map to create 20
residential lots ranging in size from 22,778 square feet to 35,830
square feet to be located on the future extension of Canyon View
Drive.
D. Case No. TT 29912 - IRONWOOD COUNTRY CLUB, Applicant
Request for recommendation to the City Council of approval of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact and tentative
tract map to create 32 single family lots ranging in size from 15,081
8
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�..
square feet to 23,001 square feet and a 96.47 acre recreation lot on
the PR-7 D zoned property located in the east half of Section 32 T5S
R6E being east of Canyon View Drive and north and south of Irontree
Drive extended.
Mr. Smith indicated that the tract maps were on display. He explained that
Tract Map 29912 was located generally east of the existing clubhouse facility
and Tract Map 29713 was at the south of the end of Canyon View. The area
east of the clubhouse facility was currently in the city and was currently zoned
planned residential and the lotting as proposed complied with the provisions
of the ordinance and staff recommended approval of the map subject to
conditions. He noted that in the draft resolution that was attached to that
report, staff wanted to remove some of the material including, "Whereas, the
applicant consulted with Fish and Wildlife Service and Fish and Game; and
Whereas, the applicant consulted with the Boyd Deep Canyon Research
Center; and Whereas, the applicant has agreed to compensate for loss of
bighorn habitat at a 2:1 ratio." As well, the word "mitigated" should be
removed. He stated that "mitigated" didn't apply to Map 29912, but only to
Map 29713, the area southerly of the existing city limit. Mr. Smith pointed
''�"' out the location of the city boundary on the display map. He said the area was
currently in the county of Riverside. The applicant wished to annex the
property. Steps involved in annexation included prezoning and general
planning the area. He noted that it came before the commission about a year
ago and it was sent to City Council without a map. By the time it reached
Council, the issue of loss of bighorn sheep habitat had arisen. Over the past
year the applicant had been working to resolve that environmental issue and
in the meantime prepared the map which would create the 20 residential lots.
As well, the map would create another recreation lot and then the area south
of the dike would be the last lot which would be an open space lot. He
indicated that both maps have a proposed condition included in them relative
to the city requesting an easement for trail purposes for a possible future trail
that the city was looking at developing which would link from Palm Desert to
La Quinta. That condition was imposed on both maps. The lots proposed
were in excess of 20,000 square feet. They all backed onto the golf course
and would provide use of the golf course. Staff proposed conditions and
development standards basically at the minimums created in the city. It was
very likely that the homeowner's association would establish CC&Rs in excess
of what staff was proposing. He asked for any questions.
�
9
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�
Commissioner Jonathan asked about the location of the trail. Mr. Drell
indicated that there was a canyon in this location that would drop a person
into the south end of La Quinta. The problem right now was that it was a
lambing area. If at some time the general sheep population invigorated itself
enough that they could allow a little more intrusion into that area, that's when
it would be used.
Commissioner Campbell noted that in their letter the United States Department
of Interior said that with the 41 .9 acres, the remaining 59.7 acres still needed
to be identified. She asked if that was still true or if it had been resolved. Mr.
Smith said that the letter was dated in December and he knew that the
applicant had been working with them on it. Mr. Drell said that they have
tentatively identified 91 acres of equivalent land and they had to come up with
eight or nine more acres.
Chairperson Lopez o ep ned the public hearing and asked the applicant to
address the commission.
MR. RONALD DAHL, 73099 Ajo Lane in Palm Desert stated that he was ;
a member of Ironwood Country Club and a member of the Ironwood ,�.�
Country Club Land Development Committee that has been pursuing this
for the last year. He said that he wanted to make one quick correction
to the agenda. The second plan, TT 29912, referred to the request for
a Mitigated Negative Declaration and that wasn't accurate. They spoke
to Mr. Smith earlier this afternoon but it was too late to correct the
agenda and make the various clerical changes. He said that he had a
number of those that he really needed to go through. Most of them
related to the fact that they were considering both of these tract maps
together and the mitigation factors got tangled up between the two
maps. Initially, he wa�ted to bring up the fact that there was a vote
held by the members of Ironwood and a letter was sent to the city
dated February 16 indicating that 63.2% of all members eligible to vote
for Ironwood Country Club voted in favor of them pursuing these
tentative maps. Of the actual votes cast, over 95% voted in favor.
Under their bylaws, they were only required to have a simple majority.
With regard to the first map, TT 29713 which would be the one
requiring a Negative Declaration and a Mitigated Negative Declaration,
there were a number of things they had questions aboui in the staff
report. They found no conditions of approval they disagreed with and
10 `�
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�
all the comments he had were more of a clerical nature because of the
problem of dealing with two maps at the same time. One was a
Mitigated Negative Declaration and the other was not. On page four of
the conditions of approval, they only had one comment on the in-lieu
park dedication requirements and they wanted to see the language in
the resolution that stated that it applied to the open space lot or Lot 22
of Tract No. 29713.
Mr. Drell explained that the trai! easement had nothing to do with the open
space or the bighorn sheep aspect. It was a dedication in lieu of park fees.
The park fees would apply to both maps.
Mr. Dahl said they didn't question that. What they wanted to do was
make sure it was dedicated into what was now called Lot 22 on the
second map, 29713.
Mr. Drell said that the applicant could designate it any where they wanted and
it was ultimately as they determined. The city's goal was to get from one side
of the valley to another. Where it would be located was the applicant's
'� choice.
Mr. Dahl said that was okay and that they assumed they would be able
to make the offer when they brought in the final map.
Mr. Drell said that was correct. It was their free choice of where it would go.
Mr. Dahl said they didn't have anything further on Map 29713. He
thought the staff repo�t was acceptable. He indicated that there was
one word on the staff report on page 5 that used the word "mitigation"
that he hoped would be struck out. Anywhere it said Mitigated
Negative Declaration on the 29912 report he felt should be corrected.
On the staff report for TT 29912, page one of the staff report had the
same problem with regard to the Negative Declaration. He saw that on
page five for CEQA the term "Mitigated Negative Declaration" was left
out in 29713. He just requested as a blanket item that for tentative
map TT 29912, that all references to the negative environmental impact
be omitted. Other than that, they didn't have any other problems with
the conditions of approval and requested that the commission accept
the recommendation of approval from staff on both plans.
�
11
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
,9
�
�
Chairperson Lopez noted that there were a lot of changes and without going
through a long continuance, he asked if this could be done. Mr. Drell said that
there was no need to change anything in the staff reports. The staff reports
were informational. The only thing that needed to be changed in the resolution
was removing the mitigation language from TT 29912 and keeping it in TT
29713. That was the only change.
Mr. Dahl concurred and felt that could all be done at the staff level.
Chairperson Lopez asked if anyone wished to speak in FAVOR or OPPOSITION
to the proposal. There was no one and the public hearing was closed. He
requested commission comments and/or action.
Commissioner Jonathan felt that the applicant had done a great job. Obviously
they had done their homework with the residents as well since there was a
95% approval rating. He saw no problem with the requests and was prepared
to move for approval.
Commissioner Finerty concurred and seconded the motion. �
�
Commissioner Campbell also concurred. She said that she lived there three
years and felt they woutd do a first class job.
Chairperson Lopez stated that he would also concur. Having lived in the
desert for over 20 years and watching the whole valley grow, he felt the
Ironwood area has always been one of the shining places in the desert.
Commissioner Tschopp informed commission that he would be abstaining from
voting and discussion because the bank he worked at had a financial interest
in the property.
Chairperson Lopez called for a vote.
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 4-0-1
(Commissioner Tschopp abstainedl.
;
12
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�...
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2044, recommending to City
Council approval of GPA 00-01 , C/Z 00-02 and adopting Planning Commission
Resolution No. 2045 recommending to City Council approval of TT 29713,
subject to conditions. Motion carried 4-0-1 (Commissioner Tschopp
abstained).
Action:
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
approving the findings as presented by staff. Motion carried 4-0-1
(Commissioner Tschopp abstained).
It was moved by Commissioner Jonathan, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
adopting Planning Commission Resolution No. 2046, recommending to City
Council approval of TT 29912, subject to conditions and changes noted by
staff. Motion carried 4-0-1 (Commissioner Tschopp abstained).
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
�
None.
X. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE LIAISONS
Appointment of an Art in Public Places Representative, a Civic Center
Steering Committee Representative, Appointment of a Desert Willow
Committee Representative, Appointment of a Landscape Committee
Representative, Appointment of a Project Area 4 Committee
Representative, Appointment of a Representative to the Palm
Desert/Rancho Mirage Monterey Avenue Corridor Planning Work Group,
and Appointment of a Zoning Ordinance Review Committee
Representative.
Mr. Drell said there had been some conversations regarding this and basically
repeating what he said last time was that the City Council went through a
process of discussing and arguing on the members of the committee and for
whatever reason they chose to make all these decisions themselves and took
it upon themselves to not leave it up to the committees to pick their own
ir..
13
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
a
4
�
,
�
representatives. For all the committees, whether it was Parks and Recreation
or Public Safety, they took it upon themselves to pick their own person.
Chairperson Lopez asked if it was fair to assume that it wasn't just the
Planning Commission, but all the committees. Mr. Drell said it was all the
committees. He first carried the message to all of them. He said it was
probably his mistake. He assumed that the committees would have the ability
to pick their own representative. But that wasn't what the Council was
thinking and they decided they wanted to make those selections themselves.
They then argued about them and specifically argued that there couldn't be
three planning commissioners on the committee. Commissioner Jonathan
asked if it was just for the General Plan Committee. Mr. Drell said yes, it was
just for that committee. Commissioner Jonathan asked if that was the case,
why there was an exception. He asked if that was addressed. Mr. Drell said
he thought that it was because the Council had a strong interest in this
committee. Commissioner Jonathan thanked Mr. Drell for getting that
information.
Commissioner Jonathan noted that the Planning Commission selected these
various committees and they didn't have representation on the Parks and �
Recreation Commission. He asked if they needed to. Commissioner Campbell ,.�
stated that they met quite often. Mr. Drell thought the Council might have to
make that determination. Mr. Drell noted that anyone could go and observe.
Commissioner Jonathan said he was talking about in an official capacity,
whether it was voting or not. Just as the Planning Commission liaison. He
suggested that the Mr. Drell mention it to Council. Commissioner Campbell
noted that they didn't have any voting power on these committees.
Commissioner Jonathan explained that they were trying to get onto
committees that had impacts on planning and development in the city and
Parks and Recreation was fairly active. He would find the time to make those
and seriously didn't know if the Council wanted think about it and suggested
Mr. Drell talk to them and let the Planning Commission know. Mr. Drell noted
that the Council had a representative on that committee. Chairperson Lopez
asked if there were any other committees they should have representation on.
Commissioner Campbell brought up the Architectural Review Commission. Mr.
Drell said that issues irnpacting development came to the Planning Commission
eventually. He indicated that Architectural Commission agendas were usually '
full. Commissioner Jonathan stated that he felt ihe Planning Commission
should remain independent from the Architectural Commission. Commissioner
Jonathan said that if staff or Council didn't feel it was necessary for the
14
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�..
Planning Commission to be represented at Park and Recreation that was fine.
Mr. Drell said ultimately those items impacting development came to the
Planning Commission eventually. It was up to the Planning Commission. He
could make the request. Commissioner Campbell felt the request should be
made. Mr. Drell agreed.
Action:
Moved by Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Jonathan, by
minute motion appointing Commissioner Campbell as the Art in Public Places,
appointing Commissioner Tschopp as the Civic Center Steering Committee
representative, appointing Commissioner Finerty as the Desert Willow
Committee representative, appointing Commissioner Finerty as the Landscape
Committee representative, appointing Commissioner Finerty as the Project
Area 4 Committee representative, appointing Commissioner Jonathan as the
Palm Desert/Rancho Mirage Monterey Avenue Corridor Planning Work Group
representative, and appointing Commissioner Campbell as the ZORC
representative. Motion carried 5-0.
` XI. COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES
A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES - (No meeting)
B. CIVIC CENTER STEERING COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
C. DESERT WILLOW COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
D. LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
E. PROJECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
F. PALM DESERT/RANCHO MIRAGE MONTEREY AVENUE CORRIDOR
PLANNING WORK GROUP - 1No meeting)
G. ZONING ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE - (No meeting)
X11. COMMENTS
None.
�..
15
MINUTES
PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 20, 2001
�
�
�
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
It was moved Commissioner Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Finerty,
adjourning the meeting by minute motion. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting
was adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
� ` � u� --- --
PHI IP DRELL,•SecFe ary
1
T:
JIM �'EZ, Chai er
Pal esert Plannin ommission
/tm �
�
�
�
16 �