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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0106 ����� MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION ., . TUESDAY - JANUARY 6, 2009 * .. * * * * * * .. * * * * * * . * , * * ,. ., .. * * * . .. * ,. * * * .. * * . * . * * . * * * * * * * * * * * „ * * * I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Tanner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Members Present: Van Tanner, Chair Sonia Campbell, Vice Chair Russ Campbell Mari Schmidt Members Absent: Connor Limont Staff Present: Lauri Aylaian, Director of Communiry Development Bob Hargreaves, Deputy City Attorney Renee Schrader, Associate Planner Spencer Knight, Landscape Manager Tonya Monroe, Administrative Secretary III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner R. Campbell led in the pledge of allegiance. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Request for consideration of the December 2, 2008 meeting minutes. Action: It was moved 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 None. MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6� 2009 VII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Case No. CUP 06-15 / PP 06-18 — CANDLEWOOD SUITES HOTEL, Applicant Request for approval of a one-year time extension for the Candlewood Suites Hotel. Action: It was moved by Commissioner S. Campbell, seconded by Commissioner R. Campbell, approving the Consent Calendar by minute motion. Motion carried 4-0 (Commissioner Limont was absent). 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 Nos. PP 09-263/MISC OS-189 —THE LIVING DESERT, Applicant (Continued from December 2, 2008) Request for approval of a request by the Living Desert, located at 47900 Portola Avenue, for a Conditional Use Permit per Municipal Code Section 25.38 and for a Precise Plan Amendment. The request would revise the original Living Desert plan to construct, (in four phases), new zoological exhibits and a new entry complex as follows: Phase 1: African lion, meerkat, rock hyrax enclosures, Phase 2: crocodile, tortoise, lovebird, serval enclosures, Phase 3: future entry comp/ex/events building, Phase 4: future hyena and rhinoceros enclosures. Chairperson Tanner indicated that the public hearing was still open and asked for 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 tonighYs 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 meeting. A very thorough staff report addressing the comments would be available for the February 17 meeting. 2 MINUTES PALM DESERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6. 2009 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 hearing o�en, Chairperson Tanner asked for a motion. Action: It was moved by Commissioner R. Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Schmidt, continuing Case Nos. PP 09-263/MISC 08-189 to February 17, 2009. Motion carried 4-0 (Commissioner Limont was absent). IX. MISCELLANEOUS None. X. COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Commissioner S. Campbell reviewed the discussion items from their last meeting. B. LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE None. C. PROJECT AREA 4 COMMITTEE Commissioner R. Campbell advised that there had been no meeting since the last Planning Commission meeting. D. PARKS & RECREATION Chairperson 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 still time to advertise if something did arise and that meeting would not be canceled yet, but she wanted to let them know. The second item she wished to report on was just an advisory that on the 22nd of January at 2:00 p.m. the City Council would be holding a study 3 MINUTES ERT PLANNING COMMISSION JANUARY 6. 2009 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 intersections and on streets against the need to provide bike lanes and alternative means of transportation for those wishing to avoid use of a car. So they would be putting together an informational report and asking for some dialogue and feedback from the City. Because it is a study session, no decisions would be made, but it is a topic that touches on several issues of interest to the Planning Commission and they were welcome to attend if they chose. The meeting would be January 22 at 2:00 p.m. in the ACR. She pointed out that they were going to use one illustrative example and that would be Cook Street. Cook Street was planned to be widened. From a traffic standpoint it needs to be widened, but widening it could resuft in loss of bike lanes and this project would exempl'rfy the tension we have between various interests and it served to illustrate what they would be looking at in other parts of the city as we build out. Commissioner S. Campbell noted that this Thursday at 2:00 p.m. they were meeting with the City Council. Ms. Aylaian concurred that it was a Joint Study Session with the Ciry Council for the Westfield project. XII. ADJOURNMENT ... It was moved by Commissioner R. Campbell, seconded by Commissioner Schmidt, adjourning the meeting by minute motion. Motion carried 4-0. The meeting was adjourned at 6:09 p.m. �.,� _.. .. - -__ _ ._��;__��� —LAURI AYLAIAN, Sec ry ATTEST: � � � G?��,.`J VAN G. TANNER, Chair Palm Desert Planning Commission /tm ... 4