HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/24/2018 PC MinutesMINUTES OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
APRIL 24, 2018
CALL TO ORDER:
CDD/Gubman called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. in the City Hall Windmill Room,
21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: CDD/Gubman led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Naila Barlas, Frank Farago, Jennifer
"Fred" Mahlke, Ken Mok, and Raymond Wolfe
Also present: Greg Gubman, Community Development Director;
Grace Lee, Senior Planner; and Stella Marquez, Administrative Coordinator.
2. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE FOR PLANNING COMMISSIONERS -
Administered by Greg Gubman, Community Development Director.
3. REORGANIZATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION:
3.1 Selection of Chairperson
C/Wolfe nominated C/Mok to serve as Chairperson of the Planning
Commission. C/Mahlke seconded the nomination. There were no other
nominations offered. C/Mok was unanimously elected to serve as
Chairperson of the Planning Commission by the following Roll Call vote:
C/Barlas
Yes
C/Farago
Yes
C/Mahlke
Yes
C/Mok
Yes
C/Wolfe
Yes
3.2 Selection of Vice Chairperson
C/Mahlke nominated C/Barlas to serve as Vice Chairperson of the Planning
Commission. C/Farago seconded the nomination. There were no other
nominations offered. C/Barlas was elected to serve as Vice Chairperson of
the Planning Commission by the following Roll Call vote:
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C/Barlas
Abstain
C/Farago
Yes
C/Mahlke
Yes
Chair/Mok
Yes
C/Wolfe
Yes
4. MATTERS FROM THE AUDIENCE/PUBLIC COMMENTS: None Offered
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: As Presented
CONSENT CALENDAR:
6.1 Minutes of the Reaular Meeting: February 13, 2018:
6.2
C/Wolfe moved, C/Farago seconded, to approve Consent Calendar Items
6.1 and 6.2 as submitted. Motion carried by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
7. OLD BUSINESS:
8. NEW BUSINESS:
a
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
COMMISSIONERS:
None
None
PUBLIC HEARING(S): None
Farago, Mahlke, Wolfe,
VC/Barlas, Chair/ Mok
None
None
10. PLANNING COMMISSION COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
C/Wolfe congratulated Chair/Mok on his appointment.
VC/Barlas congratulated Chair/Mok and said it came as a surprise to her to be
nominated and elected to serve as Vice Chairperson. She abstained from voting
because she was thinking C/Farago would be voted Vice Chairperson and she
was in shock. She thanked her colleagues for their confidence in her which she
greatly appreciates.
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Chair/Mok said that a few things have happened in the City since the last Planning
Commission meeting in February. There was the State of the City address on
March 28, 2018, which was great and it was nice to see everyone there. The City
Birthday Party was great and it was nice to see everyone there. He was able to
make it to the Ross Grand Opening on both mornings to see the anxious residents
ready to shop at 7:30-8:00 in the morning. As far as he knows the store is thriving
and everyone is waiting for The Habit to open. McDonald's reopened about a week
ago and he has heard it looks great and everyone is ordering from the kiosk and
taking advantage of the coupons.
11. STAFF COMMENTS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
11.1 Project Status Report.
CDD/Gubman congratulated Chair/Mok and VC/Barlas on their
appointments for the upcoming year. There is no meeting scheduled for
May 8th and after that the next meeting will be May 22nd and the agenda is
to have the Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2018-19 which,
under state law, the Commission is obligated to make a finding of whether
or not the CIP is in conformance with the City's current General Plan.
Tonight the Commission adopted the Joint GPAC Meeting Minutes of the
Planning Commission and City Council from January 30th. Last Thursday
the GPAC met to discuss the key guiding policies for the four land use
change areas which will be added to the General Plan Land Use Element,
which was the first in a series of four meetings with the next meetings to
follow, in the months of June, July and August to begin crafting the guiding
planning principles for the new General Plan. The four new land use areas
are 1) the new Town Center at the Ross/Sprouts/Smart& Final corridor;
2) the Transit -Oriented Mixed Use district within ''Y2 miles more or less, from
the Metrolink Station; 3) the Neighborhood Mixed -Use district, the
northernmost commercial corridor along Diamond Bar Boulevard at
Highland Valley proceeding south to Sunset Crossing Road; and
4) Community Core Overlay which was based on direction provided by the
joint body of the Planning Commission and City Council to designate the
portion of the golf course south of Grand Avenue to facilitate future
commercial development should Los Angeles County elect to close or
relocate operations of the golf course to the north side. This designation
also preserves the northern portion of the golf course for either golf or for a
public park use to essentially remain a public amenity.
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The June GPAC meeting will be preceded by a public scoping meeting to
solicit public input prior to commencing the General Plan Environmental
Impact Report (EIR). Staff will also begin preparing a Climate Action Plan,
which is a long-range plan to drastically reduce the City's greenhouse gas
emissions. The EIR will cover both the General Plan and the Climate Action
Plan. After the summer series of meetings there will be a long meeting
break while staff continues to work on the EIR and General Plan document.
Public hearings for the certification of the EIR and adoption of the General
Plan Update will likely commence in early 2019.
12. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS:
As posted in the Agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: With no further business before the Planning Commission,
Chair/Mok adjourned the regular meeting at 7:20 p.m.
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved this 22nd day of May, 2018.
Attest:
Respectfully Submitted,
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Greg Gubman
Community Development Director
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