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Home My WebLink About10/01.2020 Planning Commission - Regular Meeting AgendaSelect Language Powered by Translate SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA Thursday, October 1, 2020 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL 7351 ROSANNA STREET, GILROY, CA 95020 Commissioners: Manny Bhandal manny.bhandal@cityofgilroy.org Stefanie Elle stefanie.elle@cityofgilroy.org Joan Lewis joan.lewis@cityofgilroy.org Annedore Kushner annedore.kushner@cityofgilroy.org Adriana Leongardt adriana.leongardt@cityofgilroy.org Kelly Ramirez kelly.ramirez@cityofgilroy.org Michelle Montez michelle.montez@cityofgilroy.org Staff Liaison: Sharon Goei, Community Development Director | sharon.goei@cityofgilroy.org Written comments can be submitted by email to planningdivision@cityofgilroy.org Please note that written comments will not be read out loud, but will be part of the written record. Comments by the public will be taken on any agenda item before action is taken by the Planning Commission. Persons speaking on any matter are asked to state 11/6/24, 9:32 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1653 1/5 their name and address for the record. Public testimony is subject to reasonable regulations, including but not limited to time restrictions on particular issues and for each individual speaker. A minimum of 12 copies of materials should be provided to the Clerk for distribution to the Commission and Staff. Public comments are limited to no more than three-minutes, at the Chair ’s discretion. Comments on any agenda item may be emailed to the Planning Division at planningdivision@cityofgilroy.org or mailed to the City of Gilroy, Community Development Department at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. Comments received by the Planning Division by 1:00pm on the day of a Planning Commission meeting will be distributed to the Planning Commissioners prior to or at the meeting and are available for public inspection at the Planning Division counter at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street. Any correspondence received will be incorporated into the meeting record. Items received after the 1:00pm deadline will be provided to the Planning Commission as soon as practicable. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), the City will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0491. A sound enhancement system is available in the City Council Chambers. If you challenge any planning or land use decision made at this meeting in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing held at this meeting, or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Please take notice that the time within which to seek judicial review of any final administrative determination reached at this meeting is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. Persons who wish to speak on matters set for Public Hearing will be heard when the presiding officer calls for comments from those persons who are in support of or in opposition thereto. After persons have spoken, the hearing is closed and brought to the Planning Commission level for discussion and action. There is no further comment permitted from the audience unless requested by the Planning Commission. A Closed Session may be called during this meeting pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)(1) if a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the City on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City. 11/6/24, 9:32 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1653 2/5 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204 or by email at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection with the agenda packet in the lobby of Administration at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna Street during normal business hours. These materials are also available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. REPORT ON POSTING THE AGENDA AND ROLL CALL III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Three-minute time limit). This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the Planning Commission on matters not on the agenda. The law does not permit the Planning Commission action or extended discussion of any item not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Planning Commission action is requested, the Planning Commission may place the matter on a future agenda. All statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing. PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR RELATED PROJECT APPLICATIONS WILL BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY AND ACTION WILL BE TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY. COMPANION PROJECTS UNDER NEW BUSINESS WILL BE TAKEN UP FOR ACTION PRIOR TO, OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RELATED PUBLIC HEARING. THIS REQUIRES DEVIATION IN THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AS NOTED WITHIN THE AGENDA. IV. CONSENT AGENDA 1. August 20, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. 2040 General Plan update which represents the community’s view of its future and expresses the community’s development goals and is a comprehensive update of the City’s 2020 General Plan. The General Plan is comprised of nine (9) elements, or chapters, that address issues of particular local concern including land use, transportation, economic prosperity, housing, public facilities and services, parks and recreation, natural and cultural resources, potential hazards, and environmental justice. The General Plan contains the goals and polices upon which the City will base its land use decisions. The General Plan 11/6/24, 9:32 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1653 3/5 2040 also incorporates the requirements of the Gilroy Urban Growth Boundary, approved by the voters in 2016. 1. Staff Report: Cindy McCormick, Senior Planner 2. Open Public Hearing 3. Close Public Hearing 4. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications 5. Possible Action: Motion to adopt a Resolution (Roll Call Vote): 1) Recommending the City Council Certify that the Environmental Impact Report for a comprehensive replacement of the city's General Plan is adequate and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); 2) Recommending the City Council Adopt the new Gilroy 2040 General Plan, as amended to include additional Mobility Element policies, to replace, in its entirety, the city's current Gilroy 2020 General Plan; and 3) Recommending the City Council Adopt the CEQA findings of fact, the statement of overriding considerations with respect to certain significant adverse environmental impacts identified in the EIR, and the Mitigation Monitoring Program. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. 2021 Schedule of Regular and Special Planning Commission Meetings 1. Staff Report: Karen Garner, Community Development Director 2. Public Comment 3. Possible Action: Approval of the 2021 schedule of Regular and Special Planning Commission Meetings. VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS A. September 14, 2020 Planning Division Current Project Log VIII. PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IX. REPORTS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS Chair Tom Fischer - General Plan Advisory Committee Vice Chair Casey Estorga - Street Naming and High Speed Rail Authority Commissioner John Doyle - Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Commissioner Fabian Morales-Medina - Historic Heritage Committee 11/6/24, 9:32 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1653 4/5 Commissioner Peter Fleming - Gilroy Downtown Business Association and South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee Commissioner Sam Kim - General Plan Advisory Committee Commissioner Reid Lerner X. PLANNING DIVISION REPORT XI. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY REPORT XII ADJOURNMENT h N M i f N b 2020 6 30 P M 11/6/24, 9:32 AM Meeting https://gilroy.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=1653 5/5