Jan 28, 2025 - 06:30 PM

>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 1.3, WHICH IS THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL PRESENTATION. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR. NO? SOMEONE ELSE? CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS O'LEARY, AND I'M THE STAFF ADVISER FOR THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISER COUNCIL. TODAY WE'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE ADVISER DOES, AND PAST YEAR. HERE IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL DOES. THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS A COUNCIL OF YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS HELP PLAN AND ATTEND EVENTS ANY CITY FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ADVISE THE CITY OF OAKLEY ON TO OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY. WE MEET ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM AUGUST TO MAY THE RECREATION CENTER FROM 5:00 TO 6:00. THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL FOCUSES ON ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUTH IN WAYS THAT INFLUENCE THEM USING THE DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS. THEY ASSETS ARE VALUES, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT YOU NEED TO DEVELOP AND GROW TO BE CARING, RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF A COMMUNITY. >> ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF ALL OUR CURRENT OYAK MEMBERS AND THOSE WHO CURRENTLY HOLD POSITIONS. OUR MEMBERS ARE RANGING FROM 6th TO 12th GRADE AND RESIDE IN THE OF OAKLEY. TO BECOME A MEMBER, STUDENTS ARE URGED TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION, AND AN INTERVIEW THE ADVISER IS SCHEDULED >> SINCE 2017, THE OAKLEY YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL HAS HOSTED THE COMMUNITY TALENT SHOW WHERE PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES ARE SKILLS. CONSISTING OF CITY OF OAKLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS OF OAKLEY SCHOOLS TO AWARD PARTICIPANTS AT THE END OF THE IN 2024, WE HELD THE EVENT ON MARCH 9th AND HAD A SHOW THAT CONSISTED OF 13 LOCAL ACTS RANGING IN PERFORMANCES OF SINGING, DANCING, AND A FLUTE EACH YEAR, OYAC LOOKS TO HOST A CLEANUP DAY AT AN OAKLEY PARK. LAST YEAR IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FRIENDS OF MARSH CREEK AND THE CONTRA COSTA RESOURCE WE HOSTED A CLEANUP ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2024, AT OAKLEY'S CREEKSIDE PARK. DURING THIS EVENT, WE HAD 92 VOLUNTEERS AND COLLECTED OVER 200 POUNDS OF TRASH AND RECYCLING DURING OUR TWO-HOUR EVENT. >> THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OYAC HAS ALSO ASSISTED AT CITY OF OAKLEY EVENTS. [ INAUDIBLE -- LOW VOLUME ] FOR OCTOBERFEST, WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED A CONTEST FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW. MEMBERS'S PARTICIPATE IN THE OAKLEY HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING. TWO NEW EVENTS WE HAVE HAD INCLUDE THE MEMORIAL DAY AND VETERANS DAY CEREMONIES. BOTH OF THESE EVENTS, WE HAVE BRAINSTORMED AND CREATED AN OYAC- ISSUED STATEMENT HONORING THESE HOLIDAYS AND ALSO HAVE A CHANCE FOR EACH CEREMONY. >> WE ALSO AIM TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2024, OUR COUNCIL HAD A DONATION DRIVE FOR THE FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO KAHNTY. DONATIONS COULD BE MADE FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE PASSED OUR INITIAL GOAL OF $250 BY RAISING $500 THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND ENDING IT LIVE AT OUR ANNUAL OAKLEY'S ON OUR FINAL SLIDE, WE HAVE A LIST OF OUR SPRING, 2025 FEBRUARY 5th, MEETING. FEBRUARY 5th, OAKLEY'S GOT TALENT AUDITIONS. FEBRUARY 6 th, OAKLEY'S GOT TALENT AUDITIONS. FEBRUARY 27 th, OAKLEY'S GOT TALENT DRESS REHEARSAL. MARCH 1st, OAKLEY'S GOT TALENT. MARCH 5th, A MEETING. APRIL 1st , SCIENCE WEEK OYAC DAY. APRIL 2nd, MEETING. APRIL 12th, DAY OF SERVICE. MAY 7th, MEETING. MAY 24th, MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY. YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND LETTING US PRESENT OUR COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, NOW >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIAMS? >> I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS YOU ALL ALL THE EVENTS, BUT ARE YOU FINDING THAT MORE YOUTH ARE WANTING TO BECOME INVOLVED OR IS IT KIND OF STAGNANT? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WE DID HAVE A DECLINE IN OUR MEMBERS WHO WERE INTERESTED OR POTENTIAL MEMBERS. HOWEVER, I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE DID HIT OUR 21-MEMBER MAXIMUM THIS PAST YEAR. >> GREAT. >> I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU GUYS HAVE A DAY OF SERVICE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE OAKLEY'S GOT TALENT. I WAS A JUDGE LAST YEAR, AND IT HARDEST THINGS I HAVE DONE. I THINK IT'S GREAT WHAT YOU GUYS APPRECIATE IT. AND I BELIEVE THEY WOULD LIKE TO >> YES, PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONTO ITEM 2 WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC COMMENT BE HEARD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A CARD, PLEASE COMPLETE A BLUE LOBBY AND SUBMIT IT TO THE CITY CLERK. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK IS THREE THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR'S SEAT. WHEN ONE MINUTE REMAINS, IT WILL BE A REMINDER TO COMPLETE YOUR COMMENTS BEFORE THE TIME EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM MY APPLAUSE, CHEERING, BOOING, OR OTHER OUTBURSTS SO EVERYONE MAY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD. PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS AT THIS TIME. SO WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE ONTO ITEM 3 WHICH IS COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS. AS A REMINDER, COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ALSO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK REGULATED BY THE TIMER. MAKE A COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE WILL GO INTO ITEM 4 WHICH IS OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. I DO HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER CARD ON ITEM 4.5. THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED? >> 4.1. >> I'LL MOVE THE REMAINDER. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND FOR THE REMAINDER MINUS 4. 1 AND 4.5. ALL IN FAVOR? >> All: AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, 4.1. >> SAME OBJECTION I HAVE HAD. I VOTE NO. >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF 4.1. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> NO. >> PASSES 4-1 WITH COUNCILMEMBER THE NO VOTE. 4.5, I HAVE CINDY KAUFMAN. THIS IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTYWIDE BICYCLE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEWING AND PRIORITIZING TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE 3. IS CINDY HERE? >> EXCUSE MY HANDWRITING. IT'S GRADY KAUFMAN. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR MISREADING IT. >> NO PROBLEM. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET MY NAME WRONG, BUT I WANTED TO, LIKE, TOUCH ON HOW BICYCLES WILL BE ABLE TO BE INTEGRATED TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS DRIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A LOT OF -- NOT A LOT OF BICYCLE LANES ON OUR ROADS ALONG WITH NOT A LOT OF EVENTS OR CLUBS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE BICYCLES. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY USE THEM OR BE WITH PEOPLE THAT CAN BE -- THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THOSE. ALONG WITH THAT, I ALSO THINK --I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IN YOUR POWER TO DO THIS, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SET UP BICYCLE SHOPS OR SOMETHING OF THE LIKE, WILL BE A HUGE DUTY TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO I JUST THINK MORE COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THE BICYCLE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH ING PEOPLE TO GET BICYCLES WILL NOT ONLY BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER, BUT ALSO REDUCE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ALL THE OTHER GOOD STUFF ABOUT BIKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS, DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? >> YEAH. I WAS GOING TO PULL THIS. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD PUT THIS OUT INSTEAD OF JUST USING THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE. I BELIEVE SEAT'S GOING TO BE OPEN, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OAKLEY HAS A VOICE HERE. SO IS IT AN OPTION? IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS AN OPTION TO HAVE OUR OWN SEAT ON THIS. IS THAT AN OPTION? CAN WE PUT IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE AN ADVISORY MEMBER TO THIS? >> SO THERE ARE FIVE SEATS. I WOULD SAY I BELIEVE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, FIVE SEATS ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. VEY CONDITION --VACANCIES, ONE BEING THE DISTRICT FOLLOWING. I WAS ABLE TO GO ONLINE, AND I LIKE TO DO IS REACH OUT TO SPECIFICALLY IN DISTRICT 3 AND ASK THEM IF THEY'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THAT BECAUSE WE COULD THEN SHARE THAT INFORMATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMEONE TO APPLY. >> OKAY, PERFECT. SO WILL APPROVING THIS ITEM THOUGH, LIKE, I KNOW THAT WORK'S TO HAPPEN, BUT WILL APPROVING THIS ITEM SORT OF TAKE US OUT OF THE OPTION FOR THAT? >> I --APPROVING THIS ITEM WOULD SET THE COUNTYWIDE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE FOR THE MTC REQUIREMENT. IF THE CITY WANTS TO TOUCH ON THIS, THEY CAN DO THAT. OKAY, PERFECT. I WANTED SOME CLARITY AROUND THAT BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE AN OAKLEY RESIDENT TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THAT. >> SO HAVING OUR OWN, THAT WOULD BE A COST OF US. STAFF TIME AND ALL OF THAT. THIS ALLOWS US TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM, POTENTIALLY HAVING A SEAT IF WE CAN GET SOMEONE APPOINTED THROUGH THE COUNTY'S APPOINTMENT, BUT THIS COUSIN GET US MOVING FORWARD WITH BEING ABLE TO GET THIS WORK DONE THAT WAS MOVING FORWARD. >> CORRECT. IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF MTC FOR THE ITEM AS APPROVED IN 4.5. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> A MOVE OF APPROVAL FOR 4.5. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONTO ITEM 5. 1, WHICH IS A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT FOR CAR WASH HIGHWAY BUFFERS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR. AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. AS STREET DEVELOPMENT COLLECTOR, WITH THE PRESENTATION HERE. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A REZONING APPLICATION FOR A TEXT AMENDMENT. ITEM NUMBER IS PROJECT NUMBER RZ-0224, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE. WE WILL GO OVER THAT HERE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS WAS BORN OUT OF CITY-INITIATED REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A REZONE, AND IT HAD TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER LAST YEAR. WE BROUGHT THE ORDINANCE FORWARD TWO PORTIONS OR TWO PARTS OF THE EXISTING ZONING CODE. ONE WAS FOR WINERIES, TASTING ROOMS, AND PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND THE OTHER PORTION WAS THE ONE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THE COUNCIL MOVED FORWARD THAT NIGHT, AND ENDED UP ULTIMATELY ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE FOR THE WINERIES, TASTING ROOMS, AND PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT ADOPT THIS PORTION HERE, AND FOR AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING CAR WASH ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR CAR WASHES TO BE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF EACH OTHER IF THEY ARE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP OR ONRAMP. HERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CORRECTIONS. I JUST NEED --I MADE A MISTAKE I REPLACED THE LETTER C WITH B ON ACCIDENT. THIS SLIDE IS JUST DO TO MAKE THESE CLERICAL CORRECTIONS. SO CURRENTLY THE CITY OF OAKLEY HAS AN ORDINANCE THAT HELPS OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AND STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR CAR ORDINANCE, THERE IS A LANGUAGE IN THERE TO HELP PREVENT SATURATION OF CARWASHES IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY. ONE OF THOSE IS THAT IF A CARWASH IS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF CAR WASH, THE SECOND ONE MAY NOT BE PROPOSED TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR EXISTING IN THE CITY, AND THE SECTION OF THE TEXT ON THE LEFT THERE IS TAKEN DIRECTLY OF THE CODE AND THE LANGUAGE AND HOW IT'S STATED. THERE IS A CURRENT ORDINANCE FOR GAS STATIONS, AND A SIMILAR AREA MUNICIPAL CODE THAT HAS A SIMILAR SORT OF THRESHOLD, BUT IT'S 500 FEET INSTEAD OF AND THAT'S THE 500 FEET IS BASICALLY THEY'RE EXEMPT FROM THAT IF IT'S WITHIN 1,000 FEET HIGHWAY OFF OR AN RAMP. SO LAST YEAR IN MAY, THIS PROJECT ALONG WITH THE OTHER ONE THAT I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING, THE OTHER PORTION OF THE CODE WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ALL ORDINANCES. WERE RECEIVED JULY 9th, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD HELD THEIR MEETING WHERE THEY ADOPTED OR INTRODUCED AN ORDINANCE FOR THE WINERY SECTION. THAT IT ULTIMATELY WAS ADOPTED AS 10-24. ON AUGUST 13, 2024, COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS SUPPORTED BY MEADOWS HENDERSON ASKED STAFF TO BRING THE CARWASH PORTION OF THIS BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION, AND TONIGHT. THE SECTION HERE IS IS TAKEN DIRECTLY OUT OF THE NIS MUNICIPAL CODE. EVERYTHING YOU SEE IS PROOF IN OF YOU, AND PROPOSED TONIGHT IS TO ADD THE UNDERLYING TEXT WHICH STATES AN EXCEPTION TO THE 1,000- FOOT BUFFER MAY BE CONSIDERED IF A CARWASH IS LOCATED WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A HIGHWAY ON/OFF RAMP, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICABLE SDGS-DECISION-MAKING BODY. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS SORT OF APPLICATION WOULD REQUIRE A PERMIT WHICH WOULD GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION TO THE COUNCIL. STAFF HAS LOOKED AT THE CITY. OF COURSE, THERE'S THREE PLACES I GUESS THAT ARE WITHIN ONRAMP OR OFF RAMPS, AND THAT'S WILBUR, MAIN STREET, AND LAUREL. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO WHERE THIS COULD HAPPEN IS AT MAIN STREET, BRIDGEHEAD, AND ROLLING ROAD. THERE IS SOME LAND NEAR LAUREL, CLOSEST ONRAMP IS LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ANNIOTT, AND IT TOUCHES THE CHURCH PROPERTY BARELY. THE NEXT ONE IS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET AS WELL. SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW THIS WOULD APPLY TO THAT AREA OF TOWN. SO IT'S STAFF'S BELIEF THE ONLY PLACE WE WOULD SEE AN IMPACT FROM THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWING THIS TO WHERE CARWASHES COULD REALLY BE CLOSER THAN 1,000 FEET IS BRIDGEHEAD, AND MAIN, AND THIS AREA WHICH IS MAINLY COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED VERY CLOSE TO THE FREEWAY, AND FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE WERE TO BE A PLACE WHERE MULTIPLE CARWASHES OR OTHER MEANS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR OTHERWISE VACANT COMMERCIAL BUFFERS EXIST, THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE AREA. AND THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE EVEN CONSIDERING THIS AND WHAT'S CURRENTLY ADOPTED, IS THESE AREAS ARE AREAS FOR YEARS THAT HAVE STRUGGLED TO DEVELOP AND THERE HAS BEEN INTEREST IN SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES, AND WE KNOW THE TYPES OF INTEREST THAT COMES SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP SPUR DEVELOPMENT AREA WHERE SOME DEVELOPMENT IS MUCH NEEDED, WE FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE ONE THING TO ASSIST AND HOPEFULLY BRING ABOUT OTHER COMMERCIAL USES AS WELL. WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. SORRY. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS. IT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA, BUT OTHERWISE, THAT CONCLUDES THE STAFF'S PRESENTATION. THE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED, AND IT WOULD COME BACK TO YOU AT A --PROBABLY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR ADOPTION IF YOU WERE TO DO THAT. >> DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO? YOUR BUTTON'S NOT WORKING. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> MY BUTTON IS STILL STICKY. DO WE HAVE ANY -- AND OBVIOUSLY IT WOULDN'T BE US, BUT I'M ASSUMING IF SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE THIS, DO THEY HAVE DATA ABOUT ARE PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY JUST TO GET A CARWASH AT A STAND-ALONE CARWASH PLACE? DID THEY PROVIDE? STUDIES OR ANYTHING THAT SHOWS PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR? NO. >> WE HAVE NOTHING LIKE THAT. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. SO AS FAR AS THE LOCATION OFF OF LAUREL, RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CHURCH THERE, BUT WITH THIS, THE CHURCH DECIDED TO GO AWAY TO A CARWASH RIGHT THERE. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THIS --LAUREL BEING MORE RESIDENTIAL THAN THIS AREA BEING MORE COMMERCIAL, IS THERE ANY WAY TO WORD IT WITH THAT THOUSAND FEET, AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH RESIDENTIAL SO WE'RE NOT GETTING STUCK WITH HAVING IT IN TWO LOCATIONS? JUST TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT. >> POSSIBLY. I WILL SAY THAT --I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY HOW THE ORDINANCE IS WORDED AND WHAT IT WOULD ALLOW. IF THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT WERE TO NOT BE ADOPTED, A CARWASH COULD PROBABLY PROPOSE TO BE AT THAT LOCATION ANYWAYS. SO I'M NOT SURE IT'S WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF ANOTHER CARWASH. I JUST MEANT, LIKE -- I MISSPOKE, MULTIPLE CARWASHES. >> AT THE CHURCH LOCATION? YEAH. SO WITH THIS, IT'S CLOSE. IT'S VERY CLOSE. WE DID ROUGH MEASUREMENTS FROM THE ONRAMP TO THAT PARCEL AND I MEAN IT'S, LIKE --JUST ROUGH MEASUREMENTS, IT'S RIGHT THERE. >> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO FIGURE OUT PROTECTION FOR THE FUTURE, AND I GET THE ONE -- ANYWAYS, I'LL GET INTO THAT IN DELIBERATION, BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO I AM GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME. IF THERE'S ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? YES. >> SORRY. >> SORRY. WILLIAMS IS FIRST. >> I'M SORRY. I MISSED THIS. CALLED MY NAME, AND -- >> I SAID COUNCILMEMBER HER NAME IS LIT UP FIRST. I THINK YOU JUST MISHEARD ME. I OBVIOUSLY WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING THIS ZONING THING. ANYBODY WHO REMEMBERS THE ELECTIONS OF 2020, WE WERE DEFINITELY GETTING A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM RESIDENTS REGARDING FAST FOOD STORAGE UNITS, CARWASH, ALL OF THAT STUFF, SO TO ME, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO BUILD THIS IN, AND PERSONALLY I FEEL LIKE IF WE'RE DILUTING WHAT THE RESIDENTS ASKED FOR, EVEN IF IT'S JUST AT THIS ONE CORNER, IT'S NOT REALLY TRUE TO WHAT I WAS VOTED IN FOR, AND I JUST DON'T --I MEAN, I'M SOMEBODY WHO DRIVES THE FREEWAY A LOT, AND THERE'S NEVER, EVER BEEN ONE TIME IN MY ENTIRE LIFE TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY TO GO GET A CAR WASH. I MAY DO IT IF I'M GETTING GAS. IF THIS WAS A GAS STATION WITH A CARWASH, POTENTIALLY I COULD SEE THAT ARGUMENT, BUT I'M NOT PULLING OFF THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY SOMEPLACE TO GO GET A CAR WASH AND WE ONLY HAVE SO MUCH COMMERCIAL, AND I AM VERY SORRY ABOUT A T DEVELOPERS HAVING A EVERYTHING'S BEING DEVELOPED. WE HAVE TO BE PATIENT. YOU CAN'T TAKE AWAY THE CARWASH ONCE IT'S THERE, AND I REALLY FEEL WE CAN'T JUST DILUTE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THIS ON A PIECEMEAL BASIS BECAUSE SOMEBODY COMES TO US WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPTION. I JUST FELL LIKE WE'RE DILUTING WHAT THE RESIDENTS ASKED FOR. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S MUCH OUTSIDE OF A REPORT THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, THE BEHAVIOR OF PEOPLE IS TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO GO GET A CARWASH. I DON'T SEE THE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIS. >> COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. MY CONCERN ON THIS IS --WELL, IT CAME OUT IN THE STAFF REPORT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE, AND I CAN SAY VERY CLEARLY THAT THE PEOPLE IN OAKLEY DO NOT FAVOR CARWASHES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PERIOD. THAT'S JUST --WHATEVER WE MAY THINK, BUT HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CARWASHES AGAIN. THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS SERVES OUR COMMUNITY. IF THERE IS SOMETHING WHERE A CARWASH WAS 900 --SOMEBODY WANTS TO BUILD A CARWASH, AND IT'S 950 FEET, I BELIEVE MS. ELIZABETH CAN CONFIRM IT, BUT CAN ASK FOR ZONING. THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND ASK FOR A ZONING BARRIER SO THEY CAN BE 950 FEET INSTEAD OF 1,000, BUT LIKE THE IDEA OF JUST KEEPING THE WAY IT IS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT, BUT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER CARWASH GOING UP TO --ON SELLERS AND EAST CYPRESS WITH THE SERVICE STATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE PUBLIC IS TO TRACK THERE. IT'S JUST --LEAVE IT AS IT IS, AND IF SOMEBODY REALLY THINKS IT'S GOING TO BRING IN A LOT OF TAX REVENUE AND REALLY ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY, THEY CAN COME BACK HERE AND ASK FOR A SOERNING COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> TO ADDRESS THE LAUREL CHURCH SITE, THERE'S REALLY NOT RESIDENTIAL AROUND THERE. THERE REALLY NEVER WILL BE. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT'S A WAYS AWAY TO THE NORTH. I THINK MAIN AND ROLY BRIDGEHEAD IS A GREAT PLACE TO PUT CARWASHES. THERE IS A DEMAND AND OUR CITIZENS MAY GET ON SOESHTD AND ATHEY SAY THEY DON'T LIKE IT, BUT THAT'S A SELECT FEW, BUT THEY'LL USE IT, AND THEY'RE --THEY'RE TO APPLY --THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD SOMEWHERE, AND IF YOU CAN PUT THE DEMAND UP THERE, ON MAIN AND NEROLY, IT DOESN'T AFFECT RESIDENTIAL. IT'S AWAY FROM OUR HOMES. IT'S IN OUR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA. TO ME IT'S A PERFECT PLACE TO HAVE A CARWASH. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET RESIDENTIAL COMPLAINTS. SO I'M FOR IT THERE. >> VICE MAYOR HENDERSON? >> AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION THERE, I MEAN, WE HAVE THREE CORNERS COMPLETE IN ONE CORNER NOT, AND GETTING THAT DEVELOPED SO WHEN YOU COME INTO THE CITY OFF OF 160 AND SEE THAT INTERSECTION CLEAN AND HAVING BUSINESSES THERE FOR PEOPLE TO STOP AT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, WELL, I AM --I'M TORN ON THIS ONE. I SEE IT TWO WAYS. I WANT TO SEE ALL FOUR CORNERS DEVELOPED DOWN THERE, AND BUSINESSES THAT THINK THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED HERE ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME HERE, AND TLER NOT GOING TO COME HERE IF THEY DON'T THINK THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE ZONING ORDINANCE, THE BUFFER ZONES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE RESIDENTS WERE HEARING US. WE'RE GOING TO GET GRIEF ABOUT THAT CARWASH ON CYPRESS, AND APPROVED A LONG TIME AGO. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, SOMEBODY'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MOST LIKELY WILL ONLY AFFECT THIS ONE AREA, AND IF I COULD HAVE A GUARANTEE ON THAT, I WOULD FEEL A LOT BETTER. I WAS THE ONE WITH THE SNARKY COMMENT THAT SAID PEOPLE DON'T GET CARS, AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I HAVE BEEN READING AND REALLY THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS, AND I THINK THAT IF THEY SEE A VALUE HERE, WE NEED TO, SEE THAT THIS VALUE, MY ONE QUESTION IS, HAD YOU GONE BACK WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY HAPPENED, THIS BUFFER THAT WE DID, WOULD YOU HAVE SUGGESTED THE 1,000- FOOT FOR CARWASHES AS YOU DID FOR GAS STATIONS ORIGINALLY OR HAS IT JUST COME UP NOW THAT THIS INTERSECTION IS HINDERED? >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN PROVIDE AN HONEST ANSWER TO THAT I THINK THINGS CHANGE, YOU KNOW. WE COME TO YOU WITH IDEAS OR THE COUNCIL GIVES US IDEAS TO BRING BACK, AND WE DO OUR BEST TO CREATE ORDINANCE THAT WORKS WITH THE CITY, AND THEN EURIC SOMETIMES REALITY KICKS IN OR MAYBE WE WRITE THE PERFECT ORDINANCE. IT'S NOT ALWAYS PERFECT. SO THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN WE DO BRING LANGUAGE BACK AND ASK TO YOU RECONSIDER. I'LL JUST PRESENT THIS IDEA TO YOU SINCE YOU SEEM TORN. IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVE MAYBE TWO NONFAVOR AND TWO IN FAVOR. WOULD IT BE WORTH STAFF GOING BACK AND LOOKING -- DIGGING IN VERY CLOSELY TO THE LAUREL LOCATION AND FINDING OUT THE DISTANCE? IF YOU WANT TO EXCLUDE THAT AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXEMPTION, WE COULD BRING SOMETHING BACK WITH A MORE SPECIFIC OFFER? >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DISTANCE IS AT LAUREL? IT DEPENDS ON WHERE WE MEASURE, AND LIKE I SAID, BY DIDN'T GET DOWN TO THE FOOT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT A ROUGH MEASUREMENT FROM THE ONRAMP TO THE CORNER OF THE CHURCH PROPERTY IS, LIKE, 990 TO 1,010 FEET, SO WE WOULD NEED TO DIG IN. THE SAME FROM THE CORNER OF THE CHURCH PROPERTY TO THE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY WHERE THE VINEYARD IS THAT IS THE SECOND PHASE. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, UNLESS A CARWASH WERE TO GO RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF THAT, WHICH AGAIN, WOULD HAVE TO COME FORWARD AND COULDN'T BE THAT CLOSE TO THE OTHER ONE BECAUSE IT'S NOT WITHIN THE BUFFER. SO IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 FEET AWAY FROM THE ARKO CARWASH, THE CURRENT SUPERCLEAN. HOWEVER AS THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP, IF THAT CHURCH SITE WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN 1,000 FEET, POTENTIALLY IT COULD BE NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUFFER AREA. >> IF I COULD TOO JUST JUMP IN, ONE OPTION TOO, IF WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT LAUREL SPECIFICALLY, IS WE COULD JUST MAKE THIS EXCEPTION ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEROLY MAIN BRIDGEHEAD SECTION TO ONLY ALLOW FOR THAT AT THAT ONE CORNER, AND IT WOULD PROCLUDE THIS EXCEPTION BEING MADE ANYWHERE ELSE, AND IT THE DEFINITIVE THAT'S ONLY ALLOWED HERE. >> I THINK THAT RESIDENTS DON'T LIKE GAS STATIONS, CARWASHES, STORAGE UNITS, AND FAST FOOD. I KNOW I RAN ON -- ON THAT, BUT THERE ARE PLACES WITHIN THE CITY THAT IT MAKES SENSE, AND SO IF YOU CAN TAKE THE LAUREL SITE OUT OF IT FOR ME, IT WOULD BE AN EASIER SPOT. GOT MORE, MR. MEADOWS? YOU NEVER UNCLICKED YOUR BUTTON. >> I RECLICKED IT. >> I RECLICKED MINE TOO. >> OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? CAN WE TAKE THIS OUT TONIGHT? IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN DO TONIGHT? >> I BELIEVE YOU COULD WITH THE MOTION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MY ONE LAST THING, MY ONE LAST PLEA THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE FOR EVERYBODY IS SO WE'RE MAKING AN EXCEPTION HERE BECAUSE IT'S JUST OFF THE FREEWAY. WHAT'S THE NEXT EXCEPTION? WHAT'S THE NEXT EXCEPTION? WHAT'S THE NEXT EXCEPTION? JUST BECAUSE WE GET AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE ALL KNOW I WANT BUSINESSES. I WANT COMMERCIAL, BUT I ALSO WANT TO LISTEN TO WHAT MY RESIDENTS WANT. SO WHEN WE GET THAT NEXT REQUEST, WE'VE ALREADY IT HERE. IT'S NOT THE SAME ONE, RIGHT? I REALIZE THIS ONLY IMPACTS THESE COUPLE OF INTERSECTIONS. I'M JUST SAYING WHEN SOMEBODY BRINGS AN ATTRACTIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THING, BUT THE RESIDENTS HAVE SAID, I MEAN, WE COULD USE THAT SAME LOGIC. PEOPLE WILL GO TO IT IF WE HAD A STRIP CLUB HERE, PEOPLE WOULD GO TO IT. BUT THAT'S NOT THE TYPE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT WE AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SAID WE WANT, CORRECT? SO I THINK WE CAN'T --THAT'S A FAULTY LOGIC, AND I'M JUST --IT'S JUST MY ONE LAST PLEA THAT TO PUT OUT THERE AS WE'REDY WE'RE DILUTING THIS, THAT WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? >> COUNCILMEMBER MED DOSE. >> HAS THE DEVELOPER TAKEN DOWN THE PROPERTY YET? >> NO, NO. IT'S CONTINGENT ON A PROJECT BEING SUBMITTED AND APPROVED. THAT WOULD THEN TRIGGER AN SO THAT SITE'S GOT SOME LIMITATIONS ON IT ALSO? SIZE, PREVIOUS USES? >> YEAH. IT'S A CONSTRAINED SITE. I THINK THERE IS INTEREST IN THE SITE WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC USERS, AND I WOULD CHARACTERIZE IT AS THE USERS ARE SPENDING REAL MONEY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE SITE IS VIABLE FOR THE USES. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR I WOULD ENTERTAIN A >> I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ZONING TEST AMENDMENTS FOR CARWASHES AND HIGHWAY BUFFERS PERTAINING ONLY TO MAIN, NEROLY, AND BRIDGEHEAD ROAD. >> SECOND. AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. >> OPPOSED? >> NO, NO. >> PASSES, 3-2. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONTO OUR REGULAR CALENDAR. ITEM 6.1, INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT -- APPOINT TWO APPLICANTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 2027. . THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, COME ON BACK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PULL THIS STAFF REPORT UP QUICKLY. OKAY. SO TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT THE GETS TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES FOR THE TWO SEATS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT OPENING UP NEXT MONTH. ON FEBRUARY 28, 2025, TWO OF THE FIVE SEATS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL EXPIRE. CURRENTLY THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A MANNER THAT WOULD CREATE STAGGERING TERMS WHERE TWO OF THE SEATS STAGGER THE OTHER THREE SEATS SO THAT THEY'RE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS APART, AND STAFF HAS A PLAN FOR THAT. SOMETHING WAS BROUGHT TO YOU LATE LAST YEAR BY THE CITY CLERK TIME. WE CAN GO OVER THAT. THIS -- WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT MOVING FORWARD, AND WHAT IS BEING ASKED TONIGHT IS THAT THE COUNCIL INTERVIEW THESE CANDIDATES BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AND AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN CHOOSE TWO OF THEM TO FILL THOSE SEATS, AND THEN IN OCTOBER, WE WOULD COME BACK -- OH. AND THE SEATS TONIGHT WE WOULD ASK THEY BE FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS, NOT THE FULL FOUR- YEAR TERMS AND THEN IN OCTOBER OF THIS KWLEER WHEN THE OTHER THREE SEATS COME UP, THOSE WOULD BE FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS. THEN THESE TWO SEATS COME UP IN FEBRUARY, 2027, AND THOSE WOULD GO TO FOUR- YEAR TERMS AND THAT WOULD THEN CREATE THE FOUR-YEAR STAGGER OR APPROXIMATE STAGGER. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHETHER COUNCIL WILL WANT IN OCTOBER, WILL THEY'LL WANT TO DO FOUR-YEAR TERMS OR WANT TO GET EVERYTHING ON TRACK IN FEBRUARY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN EXPRESS IN OCTOBER WHEN THE TIME COMES AROUND. SO I KNOW WE HAVE SIX --SIX FOLKS. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM IF ALL SIX SHOWED TONIGHT. I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT, BUT THE SIX THAT ARE IN YOUR STAFF REPORT AND A RANDOM ORDER WAS CHOSEN FOR THESE APPLICANTS AND THEY INCLUDE CHRISTINA, CARRIE, ORTEGA, PIERRE, PASCAL IWA. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE READY TO BRING IN OUR FIRST CANDIDATE. >> WIF TO SEND THEM OUT OF THE ROOM. >> WE WILL ASK ALL BUT THE FIRST CANDIDATE, CHRISTINA PEN IN A LANGLEY PLEASE FOLLOW JERRY. >> THEY DON'T HAVE THE QUESTIONS, SO -- >> I'M --IT'S JUST -- THE QUESTION I HAVE, I HAVE THE THREE DIFFERENT QUESTIONS HERE TO ASK. I'VE ASKED THAT BEFORE. I'VE ASKED THE QUESTIONS BEFORE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. >> HI. >> HI. >> I AM GOING TO START OFF WITH A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AS WELL, BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> OKAY. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. SO WHY I WANTED TO APPLY IS I JUST WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. LIKE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW OUR RESIDENTS AND JUST BE MORE INVOLVED WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE ALWAYS GIVEN BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I AM A GIRL SCOUT LEADER. BEEN INVOLVED WITH OUR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS. I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I LOVE TO BE INVOLVED AND I LIKE TO STAY TO GET INVOLVED AND LEARN MORE ABOUT OAKLEY AND HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE IT THE BEST CITY FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE. >> WE SAID IT THREE DIFFERENT SENTENCES, AND ANSWER ACCORDINGLY. >> OKAY. >> THE REST OF YOUR CONVENIENCE. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE YEARS? SEE OAKLEY IN TEN YEARS? AND WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN 15 YEARS? >> OKAY. IN FIVE YEARS, I HOPE YOU DON'T HAVE MORE CARWASHES OR FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. I'M WITH ANISSA AND GEORGE. I, YOU KNOW, I HEAR THE RESIDENTS AND I THINK EVERYBODY CAN AGREE THAT WE DON'T WANT MORE OF THOSE BUSINESSES HERE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT BUILDS TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THAT'S NOT WHY WE CAME TO OAKLEY. I KNOW WHEN I FIRST MOVED OUT HERE, I CHOSE OAKLEY BECAUSE I SAW THAT IT WAS A GREAT SMALL UP. I GREW UP IN A SMALL BORDER TOWN IN TEXAS, AND IT WAS, LIKE, THE SAME VIBE AS OAKLEY. SO I WANTED THAT FOR MY CHILD. I WANTED THAT FOR MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR THE CITY. SO I HOPE IN FIVE YEARS THAT WE JUST CONTINUE TO GROW AND JUST BUILD MORE IN THE ALL BUSINESSES WITH MORE MOM AND POP KNOW, CRAFT STORES AND MORE THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO DO. IN TEN YEARS, I WOULD REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOME OF THE WINERIES TO BE, LIKE, A WINERY WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SIT DOWN, HAVE A GLASS OF WINE AFTER WORK, CERTAIN TIP SERENDIPITY IS A GREAT PLACE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MANAGER LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK FIVE YEARS IS PROBABLY DOABLE, BUT MAYBE TEN, AND THEN IN 15, OH. THAT'S A LONG TIME FROM NOW. I THINK JUST MORE THE SAME. I DON'T WANT OAKLEY TO BE A BIG CITY. I THINK A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS COME TO OAKLEY FOR THE SMALLTOWN FEEL, AND SO I EVENTUALLY -- I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE THAT 55-ACRE PARK BEING BUILT IN 15 YEARS. I LIVE DOWN ON CYPRESS IN EMERSON RANCH, AND WE WERE SPOKEN TO THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING IN, YOU KNOW, THE FIVE, TEN-YEAR MARK AND HERE I AM NINE YEARS IN OAKLEY, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THAT 55-ACRE PARK. SO I'M HOPING THAT THAT IS IN THE FUTURE WITH THE POTENTIAL GRANTS. OH, AND THAT WONDERFUL LIBRARY TO BE BUILT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME ALSO. >> ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR A PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO HAVE? >> I THINK THE WORD PLANNING. SO I THINK, LIKE, BEING ABLE TO PLAN AND WORK AS A TEAM WITH THE OTHER PLANNING COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE THE BEST ASSET AND TOOL THAT I CAN HELP BRING. I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS AND TO LISTEN TO OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS, AND TO COME UP WITH, LIKE, SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT THAT WE CAN ALL, LIKE, AGREE ON, AND SO I THINK DEFINITELY JUST, LIKE, PLANNING AND WORKING TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYONE TO BE HAPPY AND DEFINITELY LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS. >> CRISTINA, IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLE BEING AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> MY ROLE BEING JUST GETTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLANNING OF IT. I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING NEW HERE IN OAKLEY THAT WE HAVE HAD A PLANNING COMMISSION, SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M SUPER FAMILIAR WITH, BUT I'M A, YOU KNOW, I'M A FAST LEARNER, AND THERE'S A LOT OF ROLES THAT I'VE LEARNED, AND I'VE SUCCEEDED IN. SO I'M REALLY HOPING TO JUST FEET WET AND JUST PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND, YOU KNOW, TALK TO THEM AND SEE WHAT ARE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE WELL AND ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON, AND JUST WORKING WITH THEM AND HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM OF, LIKE, >> GOOD EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO ATTEND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS? THEY'RE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:30. >> NO, I DO NOT. I'M VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY HUSBAND WORKS FROM HOME NOW, AND MY DAUGHTER IS NOW A TEENAGER. SO SHE'S MOSTLY INDEPENDENT. SHE IS A COMPETITIVE GYMNAST, BUT SHE DOES PRACTICE ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS, AND SHE NORMALLY HAS COMPETITIONS ON THE WEEKENDS. I DO -- I DO MEETINGS FOR GIRL SCOUTS, BUT I DO THOSE AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE GIRLS FROM 4:TO 5:30. SO I CAN GET A QUICK BITE TO EAT AND THEN I CAN COME OVER HERE. >> HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? >> I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN SIGH SEE MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH LESS BIG, LIKE, GROCERY STORE --OR BIG GROCERY STORES AND, LIKE, CARWASHES AND STORAGE UNITS, AND GAS STATIONS. WE DON'T NEED THOSE. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SMALLER GROCERY STORES. I THINK I HEARD THAT ON LAUREL, A CHIPOTLE, SO THINK A STARBUCKS AS WELL IS WHAT THE RUMOR IS. SO THOSE ARE OKAY, AND I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE OKAY WITH THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES, BUT WE JUST REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE AND I KNOW WHEN I SPEAK, I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF RESIDENTS BECAUSE I TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND I FEEL LIKE WHAT I FEEL IS WHAT OTHER PEOPLE FEEL. WE JUST WANT TO SEE, LIKE, MORE RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT TYPES AND NOT JUST FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS GAS STATIONS. SO I'M REALLY HOPING IN THE FUTURE THAT OAKLEY CAN CONTINUE BUT AT A SLOW PACE, AND ALSO OUR HOUSING SITUATION IS TOO FAST BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW ARE JUST JAM-PACKED WITH STUDENTS. SO WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER THAT WHEN WE'RE APPROVING NEW FOR RESIDENTS BECAUSE IT'S AFFECTING OUR SCHOOLS WHICH THEN AFFECTS OUR CHILDREN, WHICH THEN AFFECTS OUR HOMES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW. THANKS. DO I STAY OR -- >> YOU CAN STAY. HELLO. SO WE HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS FOR UP. WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU -- >> I WELCOME THEM. >> LET US KNOW WHO YOU ARE, AND THEN WE WILL START WITH THE QUESTIONS. DON'T MESS UP ANYONE'S NAMES, I'LL ASK YOU TO SAY YOURS. >> KERRY HARVEY. >> ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST QUESTION. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? MY TIME SPENT WL OAKLEY LEADERSHIP CADEMY HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING. AND ESPECIALLY COMING UP WITH THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF CEQA WILL BE IMPORTANT TO BE AGILE, TO COMPLIANCE CHANGES BECAUSE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THEM. WE WANT TO BE PREPARED, AND I THINK I CAN BRING THAT. >> I HAVE A FAVOR. CAN YOU MOVE THE MIC A LITTLE BIT CLOSER? >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> NO. JUST SPEAK INTO IT CLOSER TO YOU. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> OF COURSE. >> THIS QUESTION IS IN THREE PARTS. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN TEN YEARS? AND WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IN FIVE YEARS, I SEE THAT WE'RE LOT MORE SUCCESS WITH FEMA, AND WE'LL HAVE ESTABLISHED WHERE WE ARE WITH CEQA CHANGES RIGHT NOW. THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE CHANGED, BUT STABILITY. WE'RE A CONTINUITY CITY, A SAFETY CITY, AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD ONTO THAT, BUT CONTINUE TO GROW --GROW THE TO HAVE A LOT MORE TAX SPACE TO WORK WITH. HOPEFULLY WE MIGHT EVEN BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SOME OF THAT. GET SOME MORE OF OUR TAX SPACE, AND YOU NEVER KNOW, AND IN 15 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE -- I WOULD ESTIMATE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABOUT 70,000 PEOPLE, PROBABLY, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE NEEDS, BUT I FEEL THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO FULFILL THEM PRETTY SOLIDLY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. >> ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR A >> OH. THE ABILITY TO HAVE AN OVERVIEW THE SITUATION, AND ALSO TO CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY'S REQUESTS AND NEEDS. SOMETIMES A REQUEST ISN'T WHAT YOU REALLY NEED. YOU HAVE TO REALLY ANALYZE IT, AND LOOK AT WHAT YOUR OUTCOME IS. FIRST PRINCIPLE OF THINKING IS HELPS YOU TO DO THAT. WHAT DO WE NEED? HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THAT? WITHOUT ANY REAL EMOTION ATTACHED TO IT, AND THEN BRING CARING ABOUT OUR CITY, AND OTHER THINGS. SO --I'M SORRY. DID I ANSWER THAT FULLY? >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLE BEING AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> I'M LOOKINGED FOR UNITY, CONTINUITY, ACCURACY, AND FIRST PRINCIPLE THINKING AGAIN. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A LOGICAL AND REAL OUTPUT AND A METHOD FOR DOING THAT. I THINK THAT WE NEED OUR CONTINUITY STATE, BUT BE ABLE TO BE AGILE BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING FOR COMPLIANCE AND FUNDING. WE HAVE TO BE READY FOR BOTH, FOR CEQA. >> GOOD EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT WOULD IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY ATTEND COMMISSIONER MEETINGS? PLANNING COMMISSIONER MEETINGS WHICH ARE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAYS AT 6:30. >> I WON'T HAVE ANY CONFLICTS. I'M SELF-DIRECTED. >> ALL RIGHT. HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? >> IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. I HAVE BEEN IN HERE FOR EAST CYPRESS, AND OBVIOUSLY I'VE SEEN A GREAT DEAL OF DEVELOPMENT SINCE THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF IT SEEMS TO OCCUR. IT HAS BEEN --I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE VERY POSITIVE. I LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE GETTING HOMES AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING FOR US. I --I HAVE A VERY STRONG CONCERN FOR OUR EVACUATION I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IMPROVE. IF I CAN BE INSTRUMENTAL IN >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> YOU CAN STAY IN HERE, OR NOT. CAN YOU LET US KNOW YOUR NAME? WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR UP. WE'LL START. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME --WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? WHAT MAKES YOU WANT TO BE A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> WHAT OR WHY? >> WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO WANT TO BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS IS BEING ABLE TO BE AN ADVOCATE BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITIES, THE CITY, THE STAFF, THE LEADERS, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME VALUE FROM -- AND PULL FROM MY EXPERIENCES THAT I HAVE HAD BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND COMMUNITY-BASED. I KNOW THAT I CAN BE A VALUE-ADDED TEAM MEMBER HERE AND I CAN CERTAINLY GIVE MORE EXPERIENCES AND EXAMPLES OF WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE. >> THANK YOU. THIS QUESTION WE ASK IN THREE DIFFERENT PARTS. RESPOND PLEASE. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE YEARS? WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN TEN YEARS? AND WHERE DO YOU SEE AKLEY IN >> FIVE, TEN, AND 15? FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, I WOULD DEFINITELY LOVE THE SEE MORE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HERE. I THINK THAT'S BEEN A RUNNING STORY SINCE MY TIME HERE. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM LOS ANGELES, AND I MOVED HERE ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO. SO SEEING THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO SEE. SO IN FIVE YEARS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE BUSINESSES, OBVIOUSLY TO CONTINUE TO BRING MORE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT FOR FOLKS TO NOT DRIVE TOO FAR AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES IS KEY FOR A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY. IN TEN YEARS, I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO SEE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURE AS WELL, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL ARE ALSO TAKING A LOOK AT THE WINE OPPORTUNITIES, THE AGRICULTURAL PIECES, WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE IN A VARIETY OF GENERATIONS TO COME. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AND 15 YEARS, WE HOPE WE HAVE MORE FAMILIES, MORE YOUNGER FAMILIES THAT WILL COME OUT HERE, AND REALLY SEE AS A PLACE NOT ONLY FOR THEIR CHILDREN, BUT FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO EXCEED, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE SCHOOLS, OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM TO HAVE BIG NUMBERS IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SUCCEED IN ACADEMICS. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR A PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO HAVE? ANALYTICAL DRIVEN. I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, ANALYZE DATA, TO REALLY BE ABLE TO DIGEST IT, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, HAVE A NEUTRAL APPROACH, NOT BIASED. MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE REALLY IN IT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE CITY SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE KEY STILL SETS THAT I ALSO HAVE BASED ON MY CAREER EXPERIENCES. >> IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOU'RE ROLE BEING AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> WHATEVER THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS PLUS MORE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO AGAIN, BRING SOME VALUE, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? I AM DEFINITELY DIVERSE WHEN IT COMES TO MY CAREER. SO IDENTIFY 'VE WORKED BOTH AT NESTLE AND AT TESLA WHERE I'VE BEEN A DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION BUSINESS PARTNER AND A HR CONSULTANT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN CHICAGO. SO BEING ABLE TO DRIVE AND PULL FROM THOSE EXPERIENCES HELPS ME TO REALLY BE, AGAIN, ANALYTICAL, TO PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH MORE OF A NONBIASED APPROACH IN SOME OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU ALL MAKE. I AM A BIG ADVOCATE -- COMMUNITY ACTIVELY WITH MY COMMUNITY. EXCUSE ME, WHICH I THINK ALSO IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE WITH A PLANNING COMMISSIONER. I'VE DONE A LOT OF WONDERFUL THINGS AT EMERSON RANCH. I'VE DONE NATIONAL OUTS FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS. WE HAVE HAD ATTENDANCE FOR 20 TO 70 PEOPLE, AND I THINK THAT MAKES ME A GREAT CANDIDATE AS WELL AMONGST MANY OTHER THINGS THAT I'VE DONE HERE. >> GOOD EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY ATTEND MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAYS AT 6:30 P.M.? >> NOT AT THIS TIME UNLESS ONE OF MY BABIES IS SICK. >> ALL RIGHT. HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN >> DON'T TAKE THIS PERSONALLY BESIDES THE CARWASH PIECE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK YOU ALL ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB. WE OBVIOUSLY SELECT OUR COUNCILMEMBERS BASED ON WHAT YOU ARE ALSO ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT EVEN THE CITY CAN OFFER FOR OUR FAMILIES. MOST OF THE TIME, WE GRAVITATE TOWARDS BRENTWOOD BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY-BASED LOCAL BUSINESSES, SO THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF IT IS HAPPENING, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT. OBVIOUSLY THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOMES HAS BEEN WONDERFUL IN A WAY, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING MORE FAMILIES TO COME HERE AND AGAIN, MORE INVESTMENT INTO OUR CITY, AND HAS ALSO BEEN A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, BUT AGAIN, FAMILIES THAT ARE HERE? >> ALL RIGHT. WE'LL FINISH UP THE INTERVIEWS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE. >> GOOD EVENING. I'LL HAVE YOU START OFF BY GIVING US YOUR NAME, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. >> MY NAME IS JCONRB. ORTEGA. >> GREAT. FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO WANT TO BECOME A PLANNING >> SO I SEEK THIS POSITION BECAUSE I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, THE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWTH OUR HOME OFFERS, AND AFTER RECENTLY ATTENDING THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE GREEN EMPOWERMENT ZONE, I LEARNED HOW OUR CITY CAN BE PROPERLY CULTIVATE FOR THE RIGHT OUR AUFRS, AND AS A NEW RESIDENT OF OAKLEY, I DRAW MY EXPERIENCE FROM THE CITY PLANNING, AND OF COURSE, MY LOVE FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS QUESTION WILL BE IN THREE DIFFERENT PARTS. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE YEARS? IN TEN YEARS? 15 YEARS? IN FIVE YEARS --EXCUSE ME. IN FIVE YEARS, I SEE THE CITY OF ECKLY BEING ONE-TENTH OF WHAT SAN FRANCISCO CURRENTLY IS. IN TEN YEARS, I SEE OAKLEY IN ONE-FOURTH OF WHAT SAN FRANCISCO IS, AND THEN IN 20 YEARS, I HOPE TO SEE OAKLEY EVENTUALLY BECOME BIG ENOUGH TO BECOME ITS OWN COUNTY. >> THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR >> THIS IS ONE OF I MY FAVORITE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE MY TIME IN HELPING CERTAIN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE CITY CITY COUNCILMEMBERS IN THE CITY OF AND SACRAMENTO, AND THAT BIGGEST ISSUE IS COMMUNICATION. AS WE'VE SEEN THIS EVENING, WHERE WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DISAGREEMENTS ON A CARWASH, AND OF COURSE, OWE RESIDENTS ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON HOW THIS CITY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, MY EXPERIENCE IS REMEDYING THOSE ISSUES BETWEEN WHAT THE RESIDENTS WANT AND WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDES. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IN RECENT TIME IS THAT THE CITY COUNCILS OF DIFFERENT CITIES AND ALSO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BECOME PARALYZED WITH BUILDING ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN OF REZ DENTE DENS, AND OF COURSE, OUT OF THE CONFUSION OF RESIDENTS WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND EXACTLY PROJECT IS, WHAT THE DETAILS ARE, AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS WILL BE, SO MUCH GETS TRANSLATED THAT IS INCORRECT. IN FACT, THERE IS AN EXAMPLE THAT WE FACED IN 2023 IF I MAY. THERE WAS A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT BEING CONSIDERED IN NOB HILL AND THE PROJECT WAS VERY CONTENTIOUS, AND IT WASN'T BECAUSE IT WAS A TYPE OF HOUSING OR MARKET RATE, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BUILDING WAS TALL ENOUGH TO CAST A SHADOW OVER A SCHOOL PLAY YARD, AND THE RESIDENT THERE CLAIMED AND I QUOTE, THESE ARE HIS WORDS. THIS LOOMING SHADOW WILL HAMPER A CHILD'S GROWTH AND IN TURN, RETARDATION LONG-TERM. NOW TO ANY COMMON SENSE PERSON, WE ALL GO THROUGH SHADOWS. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM WHATSOEVER, BUT BECAUSE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE REFUSED TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY OF WHAT EXACTLY THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS TALKING ABOUT, REFERENCING TO, A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WAS ABLE TO FIGHT AND KILL THIS PROJECT ON THE SOLE BASIS OF THE RESIDENT WHO CLAIMED THAT IT WOULD CAUSE LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES FOR CHILDREN. SO THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING IS MOVING FORWARD. MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY RESIDENTS ARE ON BOARD AND UNDERSTANDING THE PROJECT IN FULL. >> IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLE BEING AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, I SEE MY ROLE AS TO BE A TOOL IN THE MACHINE OF ENSURING OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, BUT ALSO THAT WE MAY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR PROMISES IN THE GREEN EMPOWERMENT ZONE THAT WE HAVE PUT FORWARD IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, OF COURSE, THE TEN-YEAR PLANS THAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE IN THE YEARS TO COME. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT WOULD IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY ATTEND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS AT 6:30 P.M.? >> NO, AND THE --IF ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME PERSONALLY KNOWS THAT I TRAVEL BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO, OAKLEY, SACRAMENTO, LOS ANGELES, ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AND IN DECEMBER OF 2024 IN THE ANTICIPATION OF AND HOPEFULLY BEING APPROVED FOR THE CLIMATE COMMISSION, HAVE MADE MY SCHEDULE TO BE AVAILABLE TO BE PRESENT EVERY MEETING AND ALSO MAKE TIME TO BE HERE AT CITY >> HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? >> SO AFTER GOING OVER THE VIGOROUS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OAKLEY IN THE YEARS 2022 AND 2027 BEYOND, IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR CITY BUDGET AND WHAT WE HAVE HEARD --WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS IN MY INVESTIGATIONS AND POLLING OF EACH DISTRICT, MY QUALIFICATIONS HAVE NOTIFIED THAT -- AT LEAST TO ME PERSONALLY, THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE THE SAME ISSUES THAT PARALYZES BIG CITIES LIKE ABROAD WHEN IT COMES TO ING ISSUES ON ONCOMING PROJECTS. WHAT I HOPE TO DO IS REMEDY THOSE ISSUES. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE AND FINISH UP WITH OUR INTERVIEWS. >> GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO ASK TO YOU STATE NAME AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. >> MY NAME IS PIERRE GOUDIE. >> WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> I HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 15- PLUS YEARS. I HAVE A GROWING FAMILY, AND I WATCHING THE CITY GROW. SO --AND I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF FOR NOT APPLYING WHEN YOU GUYS FIRST OPENED UP THE COMMISSION. SO THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND GET INVOLVED, BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. MY DAUGHTER [ INAUDIBLE-LOW VOLUME ] I WANT TO SHOW THEM THAT WE CAN GROW AND GET THIS, AND BUILD AN ECONOMICAL, VIABLE CITY. >> THANK YOU. >> THIS QUESTION WILL BE IN THREE PARTS. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE YEARS? WHERE SEE OAKLEY IN TEN YEARS? WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN 15 YEARS? >> OKAY. SO OAKLEY TO ME, IS VERY COMMUNITY-ORIENTED. IT'S A SMALL COMMUNITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO A LOT OF GROWTH. YOU HAVE GOT THE AMAZON AND UPS OVER HERE WHICH HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO BRING IN A LOT OF INCOME FOR, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK LOCALLY, TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO --JUST GROWING THE COMMUNITY A LOT STRONGER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO HAVING AN AMAZON ON ITS OWN JUST BRINGS A LOT OF ATTENTION CAN ACTUALLY ATTRACT A LOT OF BIG BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COME THROUGH HERE. SO I CAN SEE AS LONG AS WE'RE SMART AND YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS ETHICALLY, YOU CAN SEE OAKLEY STILL BEING A NICE TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY IN FIVE YEARS WITH MINIMAL GROWTH, BUT NOT, LIKE, SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GOING TO BLOW UP. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU BLOW UP TOO FAST AND YOU'RE NOT GOING BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT. SO FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE GROWTH GOING ON. I LOVE SEEING THE COMMUNITY. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SEE A LOT OF VINEYARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT DISAPPEAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, AS TIME GOES ON, PEOPLE MOVE ON, AND BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OAKLEY AND I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IN THE SENSE OF, LIKE, HOW BRENTWOOD IS, A LITTLE MORE GROWTH OUT. THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF ATTRACTION ON THE -- ON RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES LIKE THAT. THEY GOT A COSTCO THROUGH THERE. SO SOMETHING THAT'S, YOU KNOW, VIABLE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE CAN ALL LIKE AND ENJOY, AND IN 15 YEARS, THERE'S SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE HERE. SO THAT'S KIND OF A DIFFICULT QUESTION FOR ME BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I LIKE THE TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, BUT I WANT TO SEE OAKLEY GROW AND I WANT TO SEE US BE A COMMUNITY THAT CAN BE VIABLE AND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO COMMUTE TWO HOURS, THREE HOURS AWAY JUST TO MAKE A LIVING. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR A PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO HAVE? ETHICS. YOU HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES. AS I STATED EARLIER, WITH THE CARWASH. WINS WIN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE ETHICS AND YOU'RE FOLLOWING WHAT THE PLAN SAYS. >> IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLE BEING AS PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> IF I WAS A --MY ROLE WOULD BE TO CREATE AND HELP DEVELOP AN ECONOMICAL, VIABLE COMMUNITY THAT HELPS THE RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESSES, AND AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEAN COMMUNITY. >> THANK YOU. >> DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT WOULD IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY ATTEND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS ARE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAYS AT 6:30 P.M.? >> NO. >> HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? >> I SEE IT IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, AND I HAVE BEEN WATCHING DOWN HERE ON MAIN STREET, THE GROWTH ON THE --ON THE SIDES AND IN PLANNING. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING A LOT OF THE PLANNING, LIKE, RECENTLY. SAFEWAY ON THE WORLD, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG BOOST COMMUNITY, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING THAT COULD GO DOWN OFF OF CYPRESS WHERE THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE IN SOMERSET, THEY PROBABLY DON'T LIKE DRIVING TEN MILES AWAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR INTERVIEWS. YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE. >> THANK YOU. >> HI. GOOD EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO START BY HAVING YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND EACH OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> I'M PASCHAL IWUH. >> THANK YOU. WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO WANT TO BECOME A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> IT'S MORE TO DO WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE. I JUST MOVED INTO OAKLEY SIX MONTHS AGO. BEFORE THEN, WE LIVED IN EMMERVILLE. SO I'M COMING TO YOU, YOU KNOW, HAVING A LOT OF -- WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS. SOY ACTUALLY WANTED TO GET TO KNOW ALL THE CITY AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY WORKS. SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN A PROJECT MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION. AND I HAVE BEEN MANAGING PROJECTS FOR THE LAST 16, 17 YEARS. SO I DO --I WORK AS A CONSULTANT, A PERSONAL CONSUL TALENT WITH FIRM TECHS. SO I DO UNDERSTAND WHAT A DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECT IS, HELP PLANNING ON THE ZONE REVIEW, SO THINK HOPEFULLY THAT MY EXPERIENCE BETWEEN 17 TO PRIVATE SECTOR, I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP BEING, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND GIVE A LITTLE BACK TO THE CITY OF OAKLEY. ALSO, I WAS THE COMMISSIONER FOR ALAMEDA COUNTYCOUNTY THREE TO FOUR YEARS, AND I LEARNED A LOT OF STUFF ON THE COMMISSION. IN ADDITION, I WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IN EMORIVILLE, THE CITY. SO I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXPERIENCE TO OFFER, BUT IN ADDITION, I THINK IT'S MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IS AN INTEREST OF HOW, YOU KNOW, I ALSO JUST APPLIED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE THAT JUST CAME OUT. IT PHYSICALLY SHOWS HOW MUCH I'M IN KNOWING THE CITY, UNDERSTANDING THE WORKINGS OF THE CITY, AND GETTING TO WORK SGLG THE NEXT QUESTION WE ASK IN THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS. WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN FIVE YEARS? WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN TEN YEARS? WHERE DO YOU SEE OAKLEY IN 15 YEARS? >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, FULLER. IF I TELL YOU THAT I KNOW, I WOULD BE LYING TO YOU. I DON'T HAVE THE DATA TO SAY I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE IN FIVE YEARS, TEN BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS OAKLEY IS A GROWING CITY. VERY COST EFFICIENT. MY SON'S SCHOOL AT THE PARK. I WOULD SEE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTAL WINNING, ESPECIALLY MOVING INTO OAKLEY. I SEE A LOT OF POPULATION GROWTH IN THE INNER CITY. I SEE A LOT OF BUSINESSES COMING IN, YOU KNOW, INTO THE CITY. SO AND WHAT IT IS, I'M NOT A BUSINESSMAN. I'M AN ENGINEER. ONE THING THAT I PROBABLY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE WOULD BE RESPECT TO THE --I'M SURE THERE'S A TEN-YEAR PLAN IN THE CITY, AND I WOULD BE TAKING A THAT, BUT I KNOW THERE IS, BUT I'M NOT SURE THERE IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, IF I TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, I WOULD BE ABLE TO CHECK, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE CITY FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS OR 15 YEARS, BUT I WOULDN'T HYPOTHETICALLY STATE NOW THIS IS THE CITY IS. WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT IT'S GROWING AND IT'S GOING TO GROW, YOU KNOW, AS TIME GOES BY. >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE >> I THINK THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER BASICALLY MAKES RECOMMENDATION, YOU KNOW, TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO I THINK THE ABILITY TO LISTEN, TO BE PATIENT, AND TO ON PROGRAMS THAT COME TO REVIEW, YOU KNOW. IT'S FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE DETAILS, THAT'S WHAT I DO AS AN ENGINEER, AND AS A PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE LAST 15, YEARS. I LOOK AT THE DETAILS OF THE PLAN, WHETHER IT'S A PERMIT OR DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN OR TO LOOK AT THE DEVELOPMENTAL, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IN CALIFORNIA, THE DEVELOPMENTAL ACT, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT IT AND BE ABLE TO MAKE THE COMMISSIONING AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I THINK IT'S ABOUT LISTENING AND BEING PATIENT, BEING ABLE TO MAKE SUDDEN DECISIONS, IF YOUR VIEWPOINTS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. YOU SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION YOU THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD GO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A FIVE-MEMBER COMMISSION. SO, YOU KNOW, MAJORITY CARRIES THE VOTE, BUT ABILITY TO LISTEN, TO PAY ATTENTION, ATTENTION TO DETAILS, WHICH I'VE DONE ALL THROUGH MY CAREER. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS A VERY GOOD SKILL FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU. >> IF YOU ARE APPOINTED, WHAT DO YOU SEE YOUR ROLE BEING AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER? >> THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO BE ANOTHER MEMBER, I THINK. I'M NEW. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO LEARN THE ROPES FROM THE EXISTING COMMISSIONERS, BUT ONE THING THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE CITY TO TRY TO STUDY AS MUCH AS I CAN WITH RESPECT TO HOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION WORKS, THE ISSUES IN THE CITY, HOW THE CITY COUNCIL WORKS, AND BEING IN THE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO WORK FOR THE REST OF MY CORE COMMISSIONER AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM MY OWN OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MOVE FROM POINT A TO POINT I'M GOING TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO BE LEARNING FROM THEM AT FIRST, YOU KNOW, GOING TO SEE HOW I CAN LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SORT OF LEARNING AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM TO MAKE --BUT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY, AND THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, MAKING THE DECISION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION ONLY MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU KNOW, DEPENDS ON WHAT THEY CAN SEE. LIKE I SAID, I HAVE BEEN MAKING THE PROJECT IN THE LAST THE CAPITAL PROJECTS, NOT JUST WHERE THEY COME, BUT ALSO LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA, NIGERIA. I THINK IF IT COMES TO THAT, I THINK I HAVE THE TRAINING AND THE SKILL TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. DO YOU HAVE ANY SCHEDULING CONFLICTS THAT WOULD IMPACT YOUR TO CONSISTENTLY ATTEND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:30? NO, I DO NOT. I LOOKED AT THAT WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHEDULE. I WORK FROM HOME. I DO GO TO MY OFFICE, BUT PROBABLY ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS HAVE MEETINGS. I HAVE MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL BY 4:00, AND I FINISH WORK BY 5:30. I PLAY TENNIS ON MONDAYS, AND WEDNESDAYS. SO YEAH. SO I DO HAVE TIME FOR IT, AND IF THERE'S A NEED FOR US TO HAVE AN ROOM MEETING. >> HOW DO YOU SEE THE DIRECTION THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HEADED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH? >> YEAH. I THINK -- THANK YOU, MAYOR. LIKE I MENTIONED, MY WIFE AND I DECIDED TO MOVE TO OAKLEY, AND WE DID LOOK AT VIGOROUS PROPERTIES IN BRENTWOOD AND OAKLEY AS WELL AS OTHER PLACES. THAT'S WHERE I DISCOVERED THIS. BUT WHAT WE CAME INTO OAKLEY WAS MORE LIKE A HOME. SO IT FELT VERY WELCOMING. THE CITY LIKE I SAID, IS GROWING. OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF AVENUE FOR IT TO GROW IN TERMS OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, PROGRESS ENTERPRISES, AND THE PARKS ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL. VERY BEAUTIFUL PARKS. MY CHILDREN LOVE TO GO TO THE PARKS. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTE MY OWN QUARTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE A SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM --YOU HAVE A SHEET. OKAY. >> WE DO NOT. >> SO MAYBE YOU CAN USE A PIECE OF SCRATCH PAPER J WE HAVE . >> WE HAVE. SHEETS WE TAKE NOTES ON. >> THE IDEA WOULD BE TO DO A RANKING OF THE CANDIDATE AS YOU SEE FIT. WE COULD DISCUSS --WHAT WAS IT? I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE TOP THREE. THANK YOU, JOSH. THE TOP THREE FROM ALL OF YOUFR LISTS AND WE'LL GIVE THOSE TO THE CITY CLERK. SHE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND SEE IF ANY TWO POP OUT AS THE TOP CANDIDATES. GO OVER THAT AGAIN? >> YEAH. >> SORRY. >> A LITTLE LOUDER, PLEASE. >> A LITTLE LOUDER. SURE. IF YOU COULD JOT DOWN YOUR TOP THREE IN ORDER OF HOW YOU SEE THEM RANKED, ONE BEING THE TOP CANDIDATE, TWO BEING THE SECOND, AND THREE BEING THE THIRD, WE'LL COLLECT THOSE, GIVE THEM TO THE CITY CLERK. SHE WILL LOOK THOSE OVER. KIM WILL LOOK THOSE OVER AND SEE IF HOW YOU RANK THOSE, ANY TWO CANDIDATES COME OUT ON TOP. IN OTHER WORDS, IF ANY TWO CANDIDATES HAVE A TOP AVERAGE RANKING ABOVE THE OTHER -- THE OTHERS. >> THANK YOU. >> I NEED SCRATCH PAPER. >> WE NEED SOME. >> HOW MANY MINUTES? >> HOW MANY MINUTES? AS MANY AS YOU NEED. >> WHAT? >> THREE. THREE CANDIDATES. >> HOW MANY --HOW MUCH TIME DO TO -- >> UP TO THE MAYOR. >> AT LEAST TEN. >> OKAY. SO YOU NEED --YOU WANT -- >> LET'S START WITH THIS. >> SO --MY GOODNESS. SO WE JUST WANT TO --BASED ON WANT TO REVIEW THE NOTES YOU TOOK, AND WE JUST NEED TO KNOW YOUR NUMBER ONE PICK, YOUR NUMBER TWO PICK, AND YOUR NUMBER THREE PICK IN ORDER OF THE WAY YOU FELT THEY DID. SO IF YOU THINK YOU NEED TEN MINUTES, I WOULD LOOK TO JOSH TO SAY, SHOULD WE TAKE A BREAK? THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TIME. >> I WOULD CALL FOR AT LEAST A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK, AND THEN WE CAN RESUME AFTER YOU ALL HAVE DONE THIS. >> PERFECT. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK. NEED ANY MORE TIME, WE'LL DETERMINE THAT THEN, AND THEN WE WILL BE BACK IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR PATIENCE, AND FOR -- PERFECTLY ORGANIZED. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING FLEXIBLE. I BELIEVE THE CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY HAVE TALLIED THE VOTES. >> IF WE COULD JUST HAVE AN THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON IT. I DIDN'T OPEN THAT UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE BY OFFER THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, BELIEVE SOME OF THE COUNCIL WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING. BEFORE WE PULL THAT OUT. BEFORE WE MENTION WHO -- THE RESULTS, IF WE COULD HAVE JUST A I HAVE NO SPEAKER CARDS, BUT I WANT IT ON THE RECORD THAT I ASKED, AND IF THERE WERE ANY COUNCIL -- I HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT AND APPLYING. I THINK THAT THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE WANTING TO GET INVOLVED AND DO THINGS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE BETTER AS A COMMUNITY WE WILL BE. SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE JUST EVERYONE COMING OUT AND WANTING TO COMMIT YOUR TIME TO THIS REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME. APPLY FOR ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE. WE HAVE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED. NOT THAT MANY SPOTS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TO PLEASE DON'T LET THAT DISCOURAGE YOU. PLEASE. WE JUST REALLY NEED LOCAL INVOLVEMENT, AND I REALLY TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS. I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE THE STILL FAIRLY NEW AND WE REALLY WANTING TO PARTICIPATE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR FOUR YEARS SITTING UP HERE AND I'VE SEEN MANY CANDIDATES COME FORWARD. THIS IS THE GROUP THAT IS EXCEPTIONAL. EVERY INDIVIDUAL WAS WELL PREPARED, ARTICULATE, HAD THE DIRECTION, HAD A