HomeMy WebLinkAbout032315 PC MINUTESCALLED TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 23, 2015
COUNCIL CHAMBER
22 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
5:30 P.M.
COMMISSIONERS Present:
JAMES R. GARTNER, Chairman
SEAN H. MILL, Vice Chairman
ERIC ALDERETE
BRUCE T. BAUER
ALEXANDER NALLE
LYNNETTE VERINO
COMMISSIONERS Absent:
PHIL BACERRA
STAFF Present:
VINCE FREGOSO, Interim Executive Director
VERNY CARVAJAL, Acting Planning Manager
RYAN HODGE, Assistant City Attorney
KAREN GERARDO, Commission Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Gartner
A. PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non - agenda items (None)
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Approve the Consent Calendar item per staff's recommendation.
Items removed for separate action or modified are highlighted. Separate actions show the actual vote. Items
without votes are adopted as part of the consent motion.
MOTION: Nalle SECOND: Verino
VOTE: AYES:
Alderete, Bauer, Gartner, Mill, Nalle, Verino (6)
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
Bacerra (1)
B. MINUTES
MOTION: Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 9, 2015.
* * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * *
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 1 March 23, 2015
BUSINESS CALENDAR
COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATION DISCLOSURE (REGARDING AGENDIZED
PROJECTS):
(No disclosures made.)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 2015 -01 AND SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 2015-
02 (Applicant: Ki Ryu/Legado at the Met, LLC)
Legal notice published in the Orange County Reporter on March 10, 2015 and
notices mailed March 11, 2015.
A project overview was provided by Verny Carvajal, Acting Planning Manager and
fielded questions from the Commission regarding: guest parking, park in -lieu fee,
inclusionary housing fee calculation, and drought- resistant landscaping. Chairman
Gartner opened the public hearing. The applicant fielded questions from the
commission regarding project timeline and in -lieu fees. There were no other
speakers and the hearing was closed.
MOTION: Recommend that the City Council:
1. Direct the City Manager to authorize the assignment and amendment of
Development Agreement No. 2012 -01 (DA No. 2015 -01) for The Met
development project to Legado at The Met, LLC, development entity for
Legado Companies with such non - substantive changes as may be
approved by the City Manager and City Attorney.
2. Adopt a resolution approving Site Plan Review No. 2015 -02 as conditioned.
3. Approve and adopt an addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation Monitoring Program, Environmental Review No. 2011 -46
MOTION: Alderete SECOND: Mill
VOTE: AYES:
Alderete, Bauer, Gartner, Mill, Nalle, Verino (6)
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
None (0)
* * END OF BUSINESS CALENDAR * * *
ABSENCES
2. EXCUSED ABSENCES
MOTION: Excuse of the absence of Commissioner Bacerra.
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 2 March 23, 2015
MOTION: Nalle SECOND: Alderete
VOTE: AYES:
Alderete, Bauer, Gartner, Mill, Nalle, Verino (6)
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
None (0)
ABSENT:
Bacerra (1)
COMMENTS
3. STAFF COMMENTS (None)
4. PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS
Commissioner Verino
• Appreciated meeting with Vince Fregoso, Verny Carvajal, William McGovern and
Ken Gominsky for an overview of project updates.
Vice Chair Mill
• Appreciated the outcome at the last City Council meeting and the direction that
the Downtown is taking, as well as the great dialogue had by those present.
Commissioner Bauer
• Discussed the project plans that the Commission receives and its associated
cost. The topic of receiving the plans electronically will be brought back to the
Commission for further discussion.
Chair Gartner
• Thanked Commissioner Alderete for filling the position of chairman for the past
six years.
ADJOURNED
6:09 P.M. - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled
for Monday, April 13, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 22
Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
Karen Gerardo
Commission Secretary
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 3 March 23, 2015