PC Minutes-2016-04-12A. ORGANIZATION:
1. CALL TO ORDER:
MINUTES
APRIL 12, 2016
PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
The Vice Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL:
Commissioners Present: Vice Chair Rob Williams
Thomas Nelson
Ted Shown
Mark Speros
Lennie DeCaro
Stephen Rice
Commissioners Absent: Tim Neely (Excused absence)
Staff Present: Joel Rojas, Development Services Director
Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development Services Director
David Contreras, Senior Planner
Elizabeth Hull, Deputy City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE :
The Commissioner Williams led the Pledge of Allegiance .
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the
minutes' reader, but were not necessarily heard in that order.
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None .
C. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by
one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and will
be considered separately.
PC Action Minute s 2 Ap r il12, 20 16
1. Draft March 8, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes. Continued to
Apri126, 2016 Planning Commission meeting (due to lack of
quorum).
2. Draft March 22, 2016 Planning Commission Minutes. Continiued
to April 26, 2016 Planning Commission meeting (due to lack of
quorum).
D. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Reorganization of the Planning Commission: Selection of Chairman, Vice
Chairman, and Appointment of Commissioner(s) to serve on the Design
Review Committee (Project Manager: Sergio Klotz, Assistant Development
Services Director). Planning Commission made the following selections and
appointments for the upcoming 2016-2017 term:
Mark Speros was selected as Chair .
Adopt io n of Motion
Commissioner DeCaro nominated Commissioner Speros. Commissioner
Nelson nominated Commissioner Shown, Commissioner Shown declined the
nomination. Commissioner DeCaro made the motion, seconded
Commissioner Williams to close nominations. The motion to select
Commission Speros as Chair passed by a 6-0 vote.
AYES: Commissioners DeCaro, Nelson, Rice, Speros, Shown and
Williams.
NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
Thomas Nelson was selected as Vice-Chair .
Adoption of Motion
Commissioner Rice nominated Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner DeCaro. Chair Speros made the motion, seconded
Commissioner Williams to close nominations. The motion to select
Commissioner Nelson as Vice Chair passed by a 6-0 vote.
AYES: Commissioners DeCaro, Nelson, Rice , Shown, Speros and
Williams.
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NOES : None
ABSTAIN: None
Rob Williams was appointed as regular member to the Design Review
Committee.
Tim Neely was appointed as alternate member to the Design Review
Committee.
Adoption of Motion
Commissioner Nelson made a motion, seconded by Chair Speros to appoint
Rob Williams as regular member and Commissioner Speros as the alternate
member to the Design Review Committee. Commissioner Williams made a
motion, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to appoint Commissioner Neely
as the alternate member to the Design Review Committee . The motion to
appoint Commissioner Williams and Commissioner Neely passed by a 6-0
vote .
AYES: Commissioners DeCaro, Nelson, Rice, Shown, Speros and
Williams.
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
2 . Introduction to Architectural Control (AC) 15-035; Mission Inn San Juan
Capistrano, review of conceptual development plans for the proposed
Mission Inn San Juan Capistrano located at 26891 Ortega Highway
(Assessor Parcel Numbers 124-170-12, 14, 15, & 16)(Applicant: Dan Friess,
Mission Commercial Properties, lnc.)(Project Manager: David Contreras,
Senior Planner).
David Contreras made the staff presentation and responded to questions .
Dan Friess, Property Owner/Applicant -provided presentation and
responded to questions.
Jake Griffith, Applicant-provided presentation and responded to questions .
Adoptio n of Motion
No action was needed by the Commission on this item, an introduction of the
development project.
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F. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
G. INFORMATION ITEM:
None .
H. COMMISSION/STAFF DISCUSSION:
I. ADJOURNMENT:
At 7:47 p.m., there being no further business, the Acting Chair adjourned to
Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Approved on April 26, 2016.
Serg~nt Development Services Director
Planning Commission Secretary