HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-2017 - PC MINPlanning Commission
Meeting of May 1, 2017
City Council Chambers, Civic Center
1243 National City Boulevard
National City , CA 91950
Item no. 1
May 15, 2017
These minutes have been abbreviated. Video recordings of the full
proceedings are on file and available to the public.
Agenda Items
The meeting was called to order by Chair Garcia at 6:01 p .m.
Roll Call
Commissioners Present: Garcia , Baca , Yamane, Sendt, Flores, Dela
Paz, Quintero
Commissioners Absent: None.
Staff Also Present: Deputy City Manager B rad Ra ulston, Senior
Assistant City Attorney Nicole Pedone, Principal Planner Martin Reeder,
Principal Planner Ray Pe
Pledge of Allegiance Presented by Commissioner Baca .
1. Approval of Minutes from the Meeting ot April 17 , 2017.
Motion by Baca, second by Yamane to approve the Minutes for
the Meeting of April17, 2017.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Garcia, Baca, Yamane, Sendt, Flores, Quintero
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Abstain: Dela Paz
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
2. Approval of the Agenda for the Meeting of May 1 , 2017.
Motion by Baca, second by Yamane to approve the Agenda for
the Meeting of May 1, 2017.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Garcia, Baca, Yamane, Sendt, Flores, DeJa Paz,
Quintero
Abstain: None.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATION: None.
PRESENTATIONS: None .
CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
OTHER BUSINESS:
3. Request to Initiate a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change
for properties located at East 16th Street and "M" Avenue to change
the zoning from RS-2 to RM-1. (Case File No.: 2017-04 GPA, ZC)
Presented by Principal Planner Martin Reeder.
Applicant: Ralph Gonzalez of SMS Engineering has read ,
understands, and agrees with the staff report.
Public Speakers: Chris Carson representing the National School
District was neutral on the item and read into the record
correspondence addressed to the applicant from the National
School District regarding the request to accept 30 feet of
contiguous vacated land.
Motion by Dela Paz, second by Yamane to approve a Request to
Initiate a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for
properties located at East 16th Street and "M" Avenue to change the
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zoning from RS-2 to RM-1 (Case File No.: 2017-04 GPA, ZC) and
potentially include the full street vacation if appropriate.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Garcia, Baca, Yamane, Sendt, Flores, Dela Paz,
Quintero
Abstain: None.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
4. Review of the proposed vacation of a portion of undeveloped "M"
Avenue between East 16th Street and East 14111 Street for
conformance with the General Plan. (Case File No.: 2017-04 SC)
Presented by Principal Planner Martin Reeder.
Commissioner Dela Paz asked National School District
representative Chris Carson if the district would like the applicant
to take the entire street vacation. In response, Mr. Carson advised
that the National School District would be interested in the land If
it did not include the ravine . He further stated that additional
information was requested by the applicant and has yet to be
received.
Motion by DelaPaz, second by Yamane to continue the item to a
future meeting to allow staff time to determine the impacts of the
street vacation on the National School District as well as aiiow time
to the applicant to address the concerns of the National School
District.
Motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: Garcia, Baca, Yamane, Sendt, Flores, Dela Paz ,
Quintero
Abstain: None.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
5. Resolution 201 7-12 taking action on a review of the proposed
vacation of a portion of undeveloped "M" Avenue between East 16th
Street and East 14th Street for conformance with the General Plan.
(Case File No.: 2017-04 SC)
No vote initiated . Item was continued to a future meeting .
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STAFF REPORTS:
Senior Assistant City Attorney: Announced that the new City Attorney
Angil Morris-Jones wou ld possibly attend the next Planning Commission
meeting. Ms. Pedone welcomed Commissioner Quintero.
Brad Raulston, Deputy City Manager: None.
Principal Planners: Welcomed new Planning Commissioner Gonzalo Quintero.
COMMISSIONER REPORTS:
Flores: None.
Quintero: None.
Sendt: None.
Yamane: Thanked staff for supplying various planning related documents on a
USB drive.
Baca: Advised that he would be absent for the meeting of May 15, 2017.
Garcia: Requested that the Comm issioners review the planning related
documents provided on the USB drive.
Dela Paz: None.
ADJOURNMENT by Chair Garcia at 6:59 p.m . to t
May 15, 2017 at 6 :00 pm .
The forego ing minutes were approved at the Regular Meeting of