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Home My WebLink About02 PC Minutes 4-12-11ITEM #2 MINUTES REGULAR MEETING TUSTIN PLANNING COMMISSION APRIL 12, 2011 7:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER Given INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Chair Kozak Sworn in by Mayor 1. SEATING OF COMMISSIONERS KOZAK AND MOORE Amante Chair: 2. PLANNING COMMISSION REORGANIZATION: Thompson Chair Pro Tem: RECOMMENDATION: Puckett That the Planning Commission follow the procedures contained in the staff report to elect a Chairperson and Chairperson Pro Tem. Motion: It was moved by Kozak, to select Chair Pro Tem Thompson as Chairperson, seconded by Puckett. Motion carried 3-1. Moore dissented. Motion: It was moved by Chair Thompson to select Commissioner Puckett as Chair Pro Tem, seconded by Kozak. Motion carried 4-0. ROLL CALL: Present: Chair Thompson Chair Pro Tem Puckett Commissioners Kozak and Moore Staff present Elizabeth Binsack, Community Development Director James Eggart, City Attorney Dana Ogdon, Assistant Community Development Director Justina Willkom, Principal Planner Amy Thomas, Senior Planner Ryan Swiontek, Associate Planner Erica Rabe, City Clerk Services Specialist Eloise Harris, Recording Secretary PUBLIC CONCERNS: Harold Katzman, Tustin Imperial Townhomes Homeowners Association, expressed his appreciation to staff and the Planning Commission regarding the parking lot issues at Tustin Imperial; and, Minutes -Planning Commission April 12, 2011 -Page 1 stated there will be aground-breaking ceremony for which invitations will be going out to the Commission and staff. CONSENT CALENDAR Approved 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -MARCH 22, 2011, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. Motion: It was moved by Puckett, seconded by Kozak, to approve the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 4-0. None PUBLIC HEARINGS: Adopted 4. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2011-06, A REQUEST TO Resolution No. AMEND THE MASTER SIGN PLAN FOR THE TUSTIN AUTO 4171 CENTER WHICH WOULD ALLOW AN INCREASE IN SIGN AREA AND MONUMENT SIGN HEIGHT WHICH DEVIATES FROM THE TUSTIN CITY SIGN CODE. THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE TUSTIN AUTO CENTER IN THE PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 4171 approving Conditional Use Permit 2011-06. The Public Hearing opened at 7:16 p.m. Chair Thompson invited the applicant to the lectern. Glenn Kashima, representing Tustin Toyota, stated background facts about the Tustin Auto Center and thanked staff for their work on this application. The Public Hearing closed at 7:20 p.m. General discussion ensued. Motion: It was moved by Puckett, seconded by Kozak, to adopt Resolution No. 4171, with the modifications presented by staff. Motion carried 3-1. Moore dissented. None REGULAR BUSINESS 5. STAFF CONCERNS REPORT OF ACTIONS TAKEN AT THE APRIL 5, 2011, CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Minutes -Planning Commission April 12, 2011 -Page 2 The Director offered congratulations to the new Chairperson and Chair Pro Tem. The Director stated as follows: • the City Council held first reading of the Pacific Center East Specific Plan amendment; the second reading will take place at the next Council meeting, and Ordinance 1391 will take effect 30 days from that date; and, per the Planning Commission's recommendation, the City Council received and filed the 2011 MCAS Tustin Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); this report will no longer be required on an annual basis, but only when there are significant items to report. COMMISSION CONCERNS Moore . Offered congratulations to Chair Thompson and Chair Pro Tem Puckett; • Stated he attended the Quiet Zone presentation, which was very impressive; thanked staff and past and present City Council members who worked to make this happen; • Thanked the City Council for their support in reappointing him to the Planning Commission; he hopes to serve them well for the next two years. Puckett Offered his congratulations to Commissioners Kozak and Moore on their reappointments and to Ken Eckman who will be attending the next meeting; congratulated the new Chair and thanked the members for choosing him as Chair Pro Tem; • Reminded everyone that the Easter Egg Hunt, which is sponsored by the City Parks and Recreation Department and the Tustin Community Foundation, takes place Saturday, April 23; • Noted he attended the Quiet Zone presentation at Red Hill Avenue and the railroad tracks; this was quite an event; it is great to have the trains go by without whistles making so much noise; • Stated that Dick Shu and Tustin Acura will be celebrating their 25~' anniversary next month; what a boon the Auto Center has been to the City; he was around for the ground-breaking and all the anniversaries, and it will be wonderful to be there for the 25tH; congratulations to Dick Shu on reaching this milestone; • Wished everyone a Happy Easter. Kozak • Welcomed Erica Rabe to the meeting and thanked her for serving as the Recording Secretary's "wing person" this evening; • Offered congratulations to the Chair and Chair Pro Tem and to Commissioner Moore on his reappointment; Minutes -Planning Commission April 12, 2011 -Page 3 Kozak continued . Stated he would see everyone at the Easter Egg Hunt; • Reminded everyone the Yard Sale takes place this Saturday at the Senior Center which benefits the Senior Center Fund and other nonprofits; • Added that he would like to make an adjournment request when appropriate. Thompson Added his congratulations and thanks; he looks forward to being a part of another great Commission; • Noted that he also attended the Quiet Zone presentation on March 24; during the event, it seemed surreal to have a train pass by without any blasting of the horn; • Attended the OCTA Board meeting on March 28 where they were commemorating the closeout of the M-1 sales tax; it a very nice event; congratulations to everyone involved; • Stated he looks forward to the Easter Egg Hunt; • Offered congratulations to the new shop in Old Town, I Dream of France, which held a grand opening on April 7; • Indicated that March 30 marked the end of the drought that was declared in June 2008; • Reminded everyone that the Tustin Preservation Conservancy Sin Annual Awards dinner will be held Monday, April 25; the Tustin Community Foundation volunteer event is scheduled for May 4 at the Wilcox Manor; • Asked staff for a future update on the informational packet that the Planning Commission received this evening regarding the "Neighborhoods of Tustin Town Center - A New Beginning Work Plan"; • Deferred to Commissioner Kozak. Kozak Asked that the meeting be adjourned in honor of his mother-in-law, Lois A. Grenner, who passed away April 7; Lois was a loving mother to Commissioner Kozak's wife, Cathy, and to her brother, Bill, and grandmother to her grandchildren. 7:37 p.m. ADJOURNMENT: The next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at 300 Centennial Way. In Memory of Lois A. Grenner Minutes -Planning Commission April 12, 2011 -Page 4