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SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, SITTING AT 6 O'CLOCK, I CALL THE MEETING, CALL THE MAY 20… SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): 2026 CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ORDER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER GILBERT? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER HUTCHINSON? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER JACKSON? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON? HERE. CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON? HERE. AND VICE CHAIR MANNING IS ABSENT WITH NOTIFICATION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CORRECT. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): FOR TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, ITEM NUMBER 3, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON TO PLEASE LEAD US ON THAT TONIGHT. COUNCIL: I MEAN, WITH A SLITOR FLIGHT. COUNCIL: OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN THAT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ITEM NUMBER 4, AGENDA MODIFICATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SEEING NONE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5, PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CITIZENS MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHEN THE ITEM IS CONSIDERED. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK MAY REQUEST TO SPEAK BY RAISING YOUR HAND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE, OR DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CARDS. WOULD ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THERE WERE NO HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES. SO I JUST WANT TO DO A LITTLE, CAVEAT HERE. THERE'S A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT IN THE AGENDA, SO THIS WOULD BE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF WE HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, AND TRADITIONALLY IT WAS ASKING ABOUT ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, SO THAT… IT'S NOT TITLED THAT ANYMORE, BUT THIS IS WHERE THAT WOULD GO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO SHARE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY INFORMATION ITEMS TO SHARE? I'LL START IT. COUNCIL: IS IT? COUNCIL: MR. CHAIRMAN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY. NONE FOR ME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): FOR ME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND NONE FOR ME, AS WELL. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ITEM NUMBER 7, CONSENT. ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BUSINESS AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A REQUEST TO REMOVE A SPECIFIC ITEM FOR SEPARATE ACTION IS RECEIVED. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY ITEMS REMOVED WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE ONE ITEM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): APPROVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SECOND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SORRY, CHAIR DONSON, BEFORE WE TAKE THAT MOTION, MAY YOU ASK IF THE PUBLIC… IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE? YES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YES, BEFORE I TAKE THE MOTION, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM, AND THERE'S NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. OKAY, IT'S ALL ENTERTAINMENT. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND I WILL SECOND AGAIN. THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ROLL CALL. OR, WE'LL DO VOICE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YOU'LL DO A VOICE CALL? YEAH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ABSTENTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT, SO… I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM ARE AYES. WE HAVE… FIVE OF US HERE TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, 5… 0… 0… ONE. ONE. COUNCIL: PERFECT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 8, PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO, ITEM 8A, CONSIDERATION OF A DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): STILL BUILDING MEASURING 100 FEET BY 135 FEET TO BE USED AS A STORAGE HANGAR AT THE LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT, KNOWN AS LINCOLN SKYWAYS HANGAR. AND, MR. MEL PABOLANIS, PABOLINUS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): PLANNING MANAGER WILL GIVE THE STAFF REPORT TONIGHT. SO, PLEASE, MEL. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MEL PAVILIONZ, PLANNING MANAGER. JUST A BRIEF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF THE… SUMMARIZING SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): KINDA GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE WITH MY POWERPOINT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITH MY, ON THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SINGING, SINGING! SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SO THIS IS A SIMPLE, PROJECT, UNDER A DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A, HANGAR WITHIN THE CITY OF LINCOLN AIRPORT. IT'S ABOUT 13,500 SQUARE FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITHIN THE AIRPORT THAT THE CITY AND, THE CITY OPERATES AND OWNS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROJECT IS VPM RENTALS, REPRESENTED BY BYRON MAYNARD. HE'S IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY. NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THUS FAR. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF OR THE APPLICANT, LET ME KNOW AFTER MY PRESENTATION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT'S JUST, BRIEF, OVERVIEW. THE AIRPORT IS RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE PROJECT IS RIGHT WHERE THE TIP OF THE YELLOW FLAG IS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITHIN THE AIRPORT, CITY, LINCOLN AIRPORT. IT'S SUBJECT TO THE AIRPORT IS, REGULATED UNDER THE LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT MASH PLAN. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): PROPERTY ITSELF EXTENDS… IT'S KIND OF RECTANGULAR. THERE'S ANOTHER EXHIBIT IN THE, STAFF REPORT. IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): DOWN ABOUT RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT'S ABOUT THREE AND A HALF ACRES TOTAL IN SIZE. THE PORTION WHERE THE, THE BUILDING WILL BE, WILL BE RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT'S, THE PROPERTY ITSELF, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE AREA, IS A ZONED INDUSTRIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT. BOTH LAND USE SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ZONING DESIGNATION. AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT'S SURROUNDED BY EXISTING SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BUILDINGS, HANGAR BUILDINGS, AND OTHER USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE AIRPORT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SOME PHOTOS TO THE SIDE. THIS IS ALONG FLATLINE DRIVE, LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING WEST, THIS IS THE PROPERTY RIGHT HERE, THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE BUILT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SOUTH, LOOKING SOUTH, LOOKING EAST, SHOULD I SAY, OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, THE PROPERTY, THIS IS ALONG THE, THE… ALONG THE AIRPORT, AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING SOUTHEAST OF THE PROPERTY, AGAIN, THE PROP IS RIGHT THERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY IS THAT… THAT'S A PROPERTY, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE BUILT UPON. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN TOTAL, THE PROJECT WOULD, ENCOMPASS ABOUT LESS THAN AN ACRE OF IMPACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THAT CONSISTS OF THE BUILDING PAD, WHICH IS WHERE THE BUILDING'S GONNA BE, WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THAT BLUE AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE IS CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING SERVICES, SUCH AS SEWER, WATER, FIRE, WATER LINES, DRAINAGE WILL BE ALONG HERE, WILL ALL BE EXTENDED. SO, IN TOTAL, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS PART OF THE.97-ACRE IMPACTED AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'S ALSO A STAGING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING THE HANGAR, RIGHT THERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): FLATLINE DRIVE WILL BE THE MAIN ACCESS OFF OF HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HERE'S ANOTHER SITE… ANOTHER SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS OF THE PROPERTY IN, IN… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN GREEN, WHICH IS THE LEASE AREA THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE LEASING FROM THE CITY. AND THAT LEASE AREA IS ABOUT 200 FEET BY 150 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE ACTUAL BUILDING WOULD BE 135 BY 100 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HERE'S A FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING. IT'S 135 FEET BY 100 FEET. IT'LL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO HANGARS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BY A FIREWALL RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SO EACH AREA'S GONNA BE ABOUT 67 FEET BY 100 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND AGAIN, IT'LL BE SERVED BY WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, POWER. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE BUILDING WILL BE ABOUT 32 FOOT TALL, MAXIMUM HEIGHT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ABOUT 22 FEET TALL TO THE EAVES. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT'LL MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE RENDERING OF THE BUILDING. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'LL BE TWO… THIS IS FACING THE WEST, AND THERE'LL BE TWO ROLL-UP DOORS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ON THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AGAIN, IT'S A SIMPLE PROJECT, ANALYZED BY, BY STAFF FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS THE, THE LINCOLN AIRPORT, MASTER PLAN, OR LRAMP, REQUIREMENTS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD COMMITTEE, BOARD REVIEWED THE PROJECT BACK ON… BACK ON THE 25TH OF NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO YOUR… YOUR COMMISSION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'S A SQL COMPONENT TO THIS, SO WE DO… SINCE THERE WAS AN EIR THAT WAS ADOPTED FOR THE, FOR THE MASTER PLAN, THERE WAS… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ADOPTED BACK IN… OR CERTIFIED BACK IN 2008. SO, SIMILAR TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT… THAT CAME AFTER THAT, BACK, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO, WAS… THERE WAS… THERE WERE SOME, BUILDINGS THAT WAS… THAT WAS BUILT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THIS ONE IS. WE DID AN ADDENDUM TO THAT EIR, AND THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR DOCUMENT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND FOR NEPA, GIVEN THAT THERE'S AN AIRPORT COMPONENT TO THIS, AND WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN THIS CASE, UNDER NEPA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT COMPLIES WITH, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): FOR A CATEGORY CALLED EXCLUSION. SIMILAR TO EXEMPTION, BUT UNDER NEPA, IT'S CALLED EXCLUSION, SO… AND THAT'S ALSO ATTACHED TO YOUR, TO YOUR STAFF REPORT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THAT SAID, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO, THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED ADDENDUM TO THE EIR FOR THIS PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AS WELL AS DEEMING THE PROJECT TO QUALIFY FOR A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION PURSUANT TO NEPA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION PLN25-0025 FOR THE PROPOSED LINCOLN SKYWAYS HANGAR. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BASED ON THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL APPLIED TO THE PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FOR MYSELF, LET ME KNOW AS WELL. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, MEL. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE, PLEASE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WELL, COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN FOR THE PUBLIC'S EDIFICATION WHAT NEPA STANDS FOR? SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): I DON'T LIKE ACRONYMS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT STANDS… YEAH, IT STANDS FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. THANK YOU. IT'S, THE EQUIVALENT TO THAT IN CALIFORNIA IS THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BYE. GO AHEAD. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): MEL, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE… BACK IN 2008 WAS, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OF THE PURPOSE OF THE, MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): A REVIEW OF THE AIRPORT AREA WAS SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF EXERCISE SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): WHAT WENT WRONG. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, AT LEAST THIS ONE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE, I THINK WAS, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT WAS AN EDSU PROJECT. IT DOES REQUIRE A DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS STILL. IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. IT'S PRETTY LOW-KEY, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY IS TASKED AS THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW THAT, AND AS LONG AS IT MATCHES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LRAMP, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT… IT'S BASICALLY, IT'S ANOTHER PRACTICE OF CHECKLIST, BUT THERE IS A DISCRETIONARY COMPONENT TO THIS, WHICH IS THE DESIGN REVIEW. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): APPLICATION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HMM. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, IT'S A PREPAB STEEL BUILDING. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): ON, CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, I'M AN ARDENT CONSERVATIONIST, BUT THIS… THIS IS CARRYING IT A BIT FAR. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): OKAY, ANYWAY, IT'S DONE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, BEFORE I OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY, HAD ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE OR SPEAK TO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION ON THIS. WE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE'RE OUT OF SPACE. OUR BUSINESS IS OUT OF SPACE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND WE'RE ATTRACTING AIRCRAFT FROM… ALL THE WESTERN STATES TO COME TO… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): LINCOLN TO HAVE THEIR AIRCRAFT SERVICED. SO, THE BIG… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): THING THAT DIFFERENTIATES US FROM ANY OTHER AIRPORT IS THAT AT LINCOLN AIRPORT, YOU CAN GET. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): TAIL TO SPINNER, RESTORATION OF AN AIRCRAFT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): SO, WE CAN DO AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE, HEAVY AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WHATEVER THAT AIRCRAFT NEEDS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WE DO BELLY-IN JOBS, WE DO… WING REPAIRS… WE DO FABRICATIONS, MODIFICATIONS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): FULL-ON MAINTENANCE ON, ON THE, ON THE POWER PLANT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): PROPELLER UPGRADES. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): PANEL… PANEL CHANGES. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT HERE'S THE THING. NOT ONLY CAN WE DO THAT IN OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP, WE HAVE A FULL UPHOLSTERY SHOP THAT CAN DO THE WHOLE INTERIOR, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A PAINT SHOP NEXT TO US, AND WE HAVE AN AVIONICS SHOP. SO LITERALLY, YOU CAN TAKE AN AIRCRAFT AND ROLL IT FROM HANGAR TO HANGAR. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND GET IT RESTORED, RATHER THAN, AT MOST EVERY OTHER AIRPORT, YOU HAVE TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): SO, ONE AIRPORT MAY HAVE AN AVIONICS SHOP, OR THEY MAY HAVE A MAINTENANCE SHOP, OR THEY MAY HAVE A PAINT SHOP, BUT THEN, IF YOU NEED SOMETHING ELSE DONE, YOU GOTTA FLY TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. OR EVERY TIME YOU HAVE TO MOVE THAT AIRPLANE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE TO GET IT FLIGHT-WORTHY. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND THAT SLOWS THE PROJECT WAY DOWN. SO, WE'RE GETTING BUSINESS FROM SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): IN FACT, MOST OF MY BUSINESS COMES FROM OUT OF TOWN. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT I NEED MORE SPACE. WE'RE DOING AIRCRAFT SALES AS WELL. WE'RE DOING AIRCRAFT RENTALS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND EVERY… I'VE GOT EVERY HANGAR STUFFED. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND THEN THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO LEAVE IT ON THE RAMP. WELL, SOME CUSTOMERS DON'T WANT THEIR MILLION-DOLLAR, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AIRCRAFT SITTING ON THE RAMP, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER. LIKE, JUST THIS LAST… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WEEKEND. THE WINDS, UNBELIEVABLE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND I DON'T… I DON'T SLEEP WELL WHEN IT BLOWS THAT HARD, BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT SOME… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OR A CUSTOMER'S AIRPLANE GETTING DAMAGED. AND WE'VE HAD IT HAPPEN. WE'VE HAD OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT, WE'VE HAD DUMPSTERS ROLL INTO AIRCRAFT FROM THE WIND. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WE'VE HAD AIRCRAFT, THAT THE TAIL HOOKS ON THE AIRCRAFT RIPPED OUT BECAUSE THEY START FLYING ON THE CHAINS IN THE HEAVY WINDS, AND THEN IT, SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BANGS THE AIRCRAFT UP, SO… THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO EVOLVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND IF YOU HEAR MY VOICE, IT'S BECAUSE ALL THAT WIND, I WAS OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT ALL WEEKEND MONITORING THINGS, AND I WAS SUCKING IN ALL THAT DUST, ALL THAT POLLEN. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO IT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM MAY REQUEST TO SPEAK BY RAISING THEIR HAND WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE, OR ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON, I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS BEFORE THE MEETING. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): AND I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF NONE… CHAIR, I'LL, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): SECOND THE MOTION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SO, WE ARE SAYING THAT, COMMISSIONER GILBERT, THAT YOU MOTIONED TO, AS STATED, YOU MOVE ADOPT AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY, SO THAT'S TWO PARTS IN THERE. IT'S GONNA BE ALL IN ONE VOTE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): AND WHOSE SECOND, I'M SORRY? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): JERRY JOHNSON. JOHNSON, OKAY. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER GILBERT? YES. COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON? YES. COMMISSIONER HUTCHINSON? YES. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. AND CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON? YES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO THE MOTION PASSES, 5001. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CONGRATULATIONS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO NUMBER… ITEM NUMBER 9, GENERAL BUSINESS, 9A, OPEN SPACE DISCUSSION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, SEAN SCULLY. PLEASE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): HELLO, GOOD EVENING, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WAS GONNA GET UP AND ACTUALLY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON BYRON'S PROJECT, BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT'S PROBABLY INAPPROPRIATE. BUT, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THAT. THAT'S, AND I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT IT'S SORT OF SILLY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): TO HAVE A DESIGN REVIEW ON A METAL BUILDING ON AN AIRPORT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK THAT WAY BACK IN THE FIRST LEASE THAT I DID OUT THERE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I REMEMBER MEL SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO GO TO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PROCESS SEEMS TO INDICATE IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW. THERE'S NO CARVE-OUT FOR IT, AND I REMEMBER WE, DEBATED THAT A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN, ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? I SUPPOSE IF THEY WERE GOING TO PUT UP A PINK BUILDING WITH WEIRD SIGNS, YOU GUYS WOULD PROBABLY SAY NO, SO… ANYWHO, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OPEN SPACE TONIGHT. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ALLOWING ME TO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT THIS. SO, TO GIVE A TEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, THEN I'LL GET INTO THE MEAT, AND REALLY, IT'S JUST TO RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): NOW OR IN THE FUTURE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, DURING A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL SORT OF OUTLINES SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO TRY TO TACKLE OVER A YEAR TO TWO-YEAR PERIOD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ASIDE FROM A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHER MATTERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS, FROM SOME OF OUR NEWER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, WAS TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN, THE POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN, AND THEN WHAT THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK WE'LL GET TO THIS AS PART OF THE NORMAL DISCUSSION TONIGHT, BUT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT, PRE… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SUN CITY LINCOLN HILLS AND POST-SUN CITY LINCOLN HILLS IS VERY DIFFERENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): DIFFERENT MODELS, DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CERTAINLY DIFFERENT PRICING THESE DAYS. AND SO THE PROJECTS THAT PEOPLE LIKE MICHAELA AND MEL AND THE TEAM ARE WORKING ON… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): LOOK DIFFERENT, FEEL DIFFERENT, ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE IN THOSE DAYS, AND… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, THE COUNCIL KIND OF HAD THIS BROAD THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, HOW WE DECIDE TO APPLY OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND MAYBE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE NUANCED AS IT RELATES TO WHAT THINGS MAY LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IS WHEN I WAS HIRED HERE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACE AS A CONCEPT HAD ITS OWN SORT OF LORE CREATED AROUND IT IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF ELECTEDS TOLD ME WHEN I WAS HIRED IS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW WE HAVE AN OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE A 40% OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PRETTY GREAT, WE HAVE THAT, AND… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEMI-UNIQUE IN THAT SENSE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL, TOO. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THE DRIVING FORCES OF THE GENERAL PLAN BACK IN 2000… EARLY… MID-2000S AND THEN COMPLETED IN 2008, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): HAD RIGHT, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN WHAT LINCOLN HAS BECOME AESTHETICALLY TODAY, IS, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): A… A… WHAT I KIND OF LIKE TO CALL A DE-URBANIZATION OF… OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE SENSE THAT… WHAT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IS IF YOU DRIVE UP 65 AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SOUTH PLACER, YOU DRIVE THROUGH ROSEVILLE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ON 65. AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, AND YOU'RE IN ROCKLAND. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND IT'S REALLY JUST AN INVISIBLE LINE THAT HAPPENS. AND THEN, ONCE YOU PASS, LIKE, THE UC DAVIS, BUILDING. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE FEELING CHANGES REAL QUICK, AND THAT SPACE IN BETWEEN THERE AND ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL. COUNCIL: AND THEN… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): NORTH OF THERE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): HAS A DIFFERENT AESTHETIC FEELING, TO ME, COMPLETELY, THAN EVERYWHERE TO THE SOUTH. AND, IT IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY HAS COME TO DEFINE WHAT LINCOLN FEELS AND OUR VIBE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH, AND EVEN SOUTH OF THAT. AND SO IT'S A… IT HAS BEEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE QUESTION IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE ARE NOW IN A VERY DIFFERENT WORLD, BECAUSE SOMETHING EXISTS TODAY THAT DID NOT EXIST AT THAT TIME, WHICH IS THE PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH HAS CHANGED THE NATURE OF OPEN SPACE AND HOW WE PLAN FOR THAT AND ACQUIRE IT, SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THAT'S, COMPARED TO OUR GENERAL PLAN, A RELATIVELY RECENT, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CREATION. SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON IT, CONSULTED WITH A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT WORK HERE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE TO APPLY IT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, FOUND A FEW LITTLE INTERESTING TIDBITS. THE FIRST IS, IS THAT WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S A MISNOMER. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE A POLICY IN THE GENERAL PLAN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT STATES, AND I'M GONNA READ IT HERE, THAT, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE, CITY SHALL ESTABLISH A MITIGATION FEE FOR HABITAT PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE VILLAGE AREAS. THE INCLUSION OF 40% OPEN SPACE COULD, NOT SHALL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PROVIDE ADEQUATE MITIGATION FOR HABITAT. THERE ARE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL PLAN THAT SPEAK MORE GENERALLY TO OPEN SPACE, AND WHERE IT MAKES SENSE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS IT RELATES TO HARD AND FAST RULES, IT WAS CLEAR THAT SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AT LEAST THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE GENERAL PLAN KIND OF FORESAW THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF HABITAT IN LINCOLN BECAUSE OF OUR TOPOGRAPHY AND THE WAY THAT THE COMMUNITY IS SET UP. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT WOULD REQUIRE MITIGATION, AND SO WE REALLY SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SETTING ASIDE ENOUGH SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OF OUR PROJECTS TO MITIGATE THOSE AREAS, WHICH IS REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, REALLY ANYWAY, UNDER A VARIETY OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, NONETHELESS, IT HAS BECOME A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT THE STAFF, USE WHEN THEY'RE EITHER WORKING ON FULL MASTER VILLAGE PLANS, OR EVEN SOME INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR THAT ACREAGE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THEN, MORE RECENTLY, THE DISCUSSION HAS SORT OF SHIFTED INTO I GUESS TO QUOTE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I THINK I'M SORT OF QUOTING ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT ALL OPEN SPACE IS NOT CREATED EQUAL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, THE BEST EXAMPLE OF REALLY AMAZING OPEN SPACE THAT'S ACTUALLY OF VALUE AND AN AMENITY TO THE COMMUNITY IS, OF COURSE, SUN CITY LINCOLN HILLS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THAT PROJECT SORT OF REQUIRED IT, IN A WAY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO IT MADE SENSE. AND THEY KIND OF GOT BOTH THINGS. THEY HAD TO DO IT, BUT THEY ALSO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): MADE IT SO THAT IT WAS A TREMENDOUS VALUE TO THE NATURE OF THAT PROJECT. AND, AS PROJECTS HAVE COME FORWARD SINCE THAT TIME, SOME ARE ON FLATLAND, SOME ARE FAR WEST, SOME ARE FAR EAST, SOME ARE NOWHERE NEAR ANY KIND OF NATURAL WATERWAY SYSTEM. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE'VE NOTICED THAT, THE APPLICATION OF OPEN SPACE HAS BECOME, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SUPER DIVERSE, AND, NOT ALWAYS A VALUE ADD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE OTHER THING THAT'S OCCURRED, AND THIS IS LESS OF A PLANNING ISSUE AND MORE OF A ME PROBLEM, IS THAT OPEN SPACE IS REALLY EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND INCREASINGLY SO. AND SO, THE… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE CONVERSATION KIND OF MORPHED INTO, HEY, MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WHETHER WHAT THE SORT OF ROUGH LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR GUIDING DOCUMENTS IS ENOUGH, OR WHETHER THERE'S SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN KIND OF CREATE ADDITIONAL SUBSEQUENT POLICY DOCUMENTS TO GUIDE PEOPLE LIKE SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OUR PLANNERS AS THEY'RE APPLYING THOSE STANDARDS, TO PROJECTS. COUNCIL: IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO HAVE SOMETHING WRITTEN DOWN WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING WITH, WITH, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): DEVELOPERS. SO, I THINK WHAT WOULD BE EASIEST JUST TO START IS, FOR THOSE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND FOREVER, TO SHOW YOU KIND OF AN OPEN SPACE MAP THAT WE'VE CREATED OF WHAT WE… THIS ISN'T DEFINITIVE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LINCOLN'S ALWAYS GROWING, BUT THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD REPRESENTATION OF SORT OF WHAT WE HAVE TODAY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE… SO WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN, AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE MAP THERE THAT THEY TAKE ALL DIFFERENT FORMS. MANY OF THEM RUN ALONG NATURAL, LOGICAL SYSTEMS OF CREEK SYSTEMS AND WATERWAYS. SOME OF THEM ARE IN SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AREAS THAT ARE NATURAL LOW-LYING SPOTS THAT CATCH STORM RUNOFF, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ON SLOPES AND HILLS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE OTHER COMPONENT, AS I MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO, THAT'S CHANGED A LITTLE BIT, IS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY NOW HAS A DIFFERENT TOOL TO ADDRESS SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SPECIES HABITAT PRESERVATION AND MITIGATION, AND THAT'S THROUGH THE PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. SO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WHAT WE FIND, AND THERE'S A FEW FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY HERE TONIGHT THAT I'M SURE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THIS, IS THAT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE ADVANTAGE TO USING THE PCCP FOR MOST DEVELOPERS IS THAT THEY CAN GO THROUGH AN ALTERNATE PROCESS TO RECEIVE WHAT'S CALLED A 404 PERMIT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WHICH USED TO HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND SOMETIMES THOSE PROCESSES, MANY TIMES THOSE PROCESSES TOOK YEARS, AND MANY YEARS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): LOTS OF MONEY, AND THERE WASN'T A DEFINITIVE TIMELINE FOR WHEN IT WAS GOING TO GET DONE. AND IF YOU TALK TO PHIL OR TONY OR ANYONE OUT THERE THAT DOES A LOT OF WORK IN LINCOLN, ONE THING THAT DRIVES DEVELOPMENT CRAZY IS A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN A TIMELINE OF WHEN SOMETHING'S GONNA GET DONE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, PLACER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF LINCOLN, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): COME UP WITH THIS PRETTY COOL CONCEPT OF CREATING AN ALTERNATE PATH. THEY RECEIVE APPROVALS FROM THOSE REGULATORY BODIES TO ACT SORT OF AS THEIR AGENT, ESSENTIALLY, IN REVIEWING THOSE REQUESTS, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUS MANNER, BECAUSE IT'S MANAGED LOCALLY HERE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I COULD GO INTO A LOT MORE DETAIL ABOUT THAT, BUT I THINK WE CAN KIND OF JUST LEAVE THAT FOR NOW. BUT WHAT THAT'S DONE IS THAT IT'S GIVEN DEVELOPERS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FIND WAYS TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS, AND IT MAY NOT BE MET IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AS A JURISDICTION. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM PLAN, IT IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): RELATED TO LINCOLN, BUT IT'S ABOUT PRESERVATION OF HABITAT AND SPACE OUTSIDE OF LINCOLN AS WELL. IN FACT, MOST OF THE PRESERVATION THAT SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PCCP HAS DONE AT THIS… ALMOST ALL OF IT HAS BEEN DONE OUTSIDE OF… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OUR CITY LIMITS, WHICH WAS BY DESIGN, RIGHT? WE WANTED… THE IDEA WAS WE… THIS AREA WHERE OUR GENERAL PLAN ENCOMPASSES IS WHERE WE INTEND TO DEVELOP. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PRESERVATION SHOULD OCCUR THERE, OUTSIDE OF THAT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND YOU SEE THAT MODEL WITH CENTRAL VALLEY FARMLAND TRUST. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND A VARIETY OF OTHER SIMILAR KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT EXIST AROUND THE STATE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, ABOUT, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, A MONTH AGO, THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A WORKSHOP AND HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT OPEN SPACE GENERALLY, AND THEN WE HAD THIS MORE BROAD CONVERSATION ABOUT SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THERE'S SOME GOOD INCENTIVE TO WANT TO SEE OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION AND OPEN SPACE DEDICATION OCCURRING WITHIN LINCOLN AND PART OF PROJECTS, BECAUSE IT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): HAS BECOME DEFINITIVE ON SOME LEVEL OF WHAT OUR DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE IN MANY CASES. SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN REALLY WELL APPLIED, OTHER TIMES NOT SO MUCH. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): GENERALLY, THE DISCUSSION WENT AS FOLLOWS, AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF LEAVE IT FOR YOU WITH QUESTIONS AND ANY KIND OF THOUGHTS YOU MAY HAVE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE COUNCIL'S FEELINGS ABOUT IT WERE THAT, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE WANT, OF COURSE, THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WILL HAVE PCP AS AN OPTION. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): BUT… WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ADVANTAGES IN FINDING WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CAREFUL, THOUGHTFUL, AND AMENITIZED, TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACE WITHIN LINCOLN PROJECTS SO THAT WE GET THE BENEFIT OF THOSE… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACES. AND IF YOU JUST GIVE ME ONE MOMENT, I HAVE NOTES THAT THEY HAD A COUPLE OF IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE… HAVE ME RESEARCHING AT THE MOMENT, AND I WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THOSE WITH YOU. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, IN SOME CASES, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE… DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT, YOU MAY HAVE OPEN SPACE THAT'S SORT OF CORDONED INTO ONE AREA OF A DEVELOPMENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PERHAPS IT'S FLAT. PERHAPS IT'S REALLY JUST GRASSLAND THAT HAS SOME SENSITIVE SPECIES IN THERE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, AND SO WHAT YOU END UP HAVING IS A SUBDIVISION WITH A PIECE OF… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): VACANT LAND THAT MAY LOOK NICE SOME TYPES OF… SOME TIMES OF THE YEAR, BUT THAT'S REALLY ALL IT IS, IS LAND. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHER ONES, LIKE IN SUN CITY, LINCOLN HILLS, THERE'S A LOT OF 12 BRIDGES EXAMPLES OF THIS, WHERE YOU HAVE OPEN SPACE INTERSPERSED WITH DEVELOPMENT TRAILS THAT RUN THROUGH THOSE, AND THEY BECOME SUPER AMENITIES TO, TO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): TO THE COMMUNITY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, SO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DISCUSSED REALLY, I THINK, KIND OF STRIKE MOST OF US, WOULD STRIKE MOST OF US AS KIND OF COMMON SENSE, BUT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE IDEA WAS… THE 40% NUMBER THAT IS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL PLAN WAS A… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): BELLWETHER TO SAY, HEY, THIS… YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO MITIGATE LOTS OF STUFF BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF SENSITIVE HABITAT HERE. 40% IS PROBABLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WELL, THE QUESTION IS, IN CERTAIN PROJECTS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DEVELOP AND INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THEIR PLANS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SHOULD WE GET HUNG UP ON THE EXACT PERCENTAGE AMOUNT, OR SHOULD WE BE HUNG UP ON THE NATURE AND QUALITY OF THE ACTUAL OPEN SPACE AREA? SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, SOME OF THE TERMS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IS WHETHER THERE'S WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT TO APPLY OPEN SPACE WITHIN OUR PROJECTS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): IN WAYS THAT WE THINK ARE COOL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OR A NOVEL. AND, WHAT DOES THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GET AS AN INCENTIVE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN? SO, I'M JUST GONNA GO DOWN THE LIST. NOT ALL OF THESE ARE APPLICABLE, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A FULL VIEW. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): GREENBELTS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PASEO'S ACTIVE USE OPEN SPACE, SO REALLY TRYING TO ACTIVE… NOT ALL OF OUR OPEN SPACE HAS, HAS, TRADITIONALLY HAD TRAIL AVAILABILITY, BUT IT SHOULD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): COMMUNITY AMENITIES ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN SPACE, AND WE'VE TALKED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY A LOT ABOUT THIS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT EXTRACTING MONEY FOR DEVELOPERS TO DO SOME SORT OF GRAND THING ALONG OPEN SPACE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIMPLE STUFF. PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE PICNICS, PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO SIT AND CONTEMPLATE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): TRADING, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACE FOR OTHER TYPES OF COOL COMMUNITY AMENITIES THAT MAY BE OPEN SPACE RELATED, BUT MAY NOT BE. SMALLER STANDARDS VERSUS BIGGER PROJECTS, SO, IT'S EASY TO APPLY THESE IN MASSIVE MASTER PLANS. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR STAFF TO APPLY SOME OF THESE STANDARDS WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL 50-UNIT PROJECT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CONNECT… MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HEAR THIS A LOT AT PLANNING COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE I DO WATCH, PERIODICALLY, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OPEN SPACE AREAS IN BETWEEN PROJECTS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE DEAD ENDS THAT MAKE NO SENSE, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO… TO TRAILWALKERS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND NATURE FOLKS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ON THE INCENTIVE SIDE, YOU KNOW, EXPLORING WHETHER… WHAT THE… WHAT'S THE INCENTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE? WELL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PERHAPS IF THE AMOUNT THAT THEY'RE SETTING ASIDE IS REDUCED ON SOME SORT OF SMALL INCREMENTAL BASIS, YOU CAN OPEN UP ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF DEVELOPMENT TO THEIR PROJECT, DENSITY CHANGES… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WORKFORCE HOUSING KIND OF THINGS, STUFF THAT KIND OF GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE VARIETY IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS POLICY ENDS UP AT THE END OF THE DAY, BUT MY THOUGHT IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE IRONCLAD, BUT WHAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL, I THINK, FOR ME AT LEAST, WOULD BE TO HAVE SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT, GIVE AN OPINION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TALKING SIMPLE, ONE SHEET OF SOME, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): DESIRES THAT COULD BE TRADED FOR THINGS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WANTS, SO THAT WE CAN LEVEL UP THE NEXT ROUND OF OPEN SPACE. MY CONCERN… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): FROM MY SEAT, IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE ALTERNATIVES LIKE THE PCCP, WHICH IS A REALLY SUPER IMPORTANT TOOL, YOU MAY RUN THE RISK THAT OUTSIDE OF JUST CERTAIN RAVINE AREAS, DEVELOPERS CHOOSE TO JUST TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE TO ADDRESS OPEN SPACE OR MITIGATION, VERSUS DOING SOME OF THAT HERE, WHICH I THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE TO THAT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT IT, BUT I'M REALLY HERE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR SERIES OF THOUGHTS, AND THEY'RE ALL WELCOME, AND CERTAINLY NO JUDGMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, BUT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A MUCH LONGER PRESENTATION, BUT I THINK YOU ALL KIND OF GET IT. YOU SEE THIS SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, MONTH IN AND MONTH OUT AS YOU SEE PROJECTS COME ALONG. COUNCIL: SO I'M MORE INTERESTED IN YOUR PERSPECTIVE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS, TOPIC TO US. YEAH, AS YOU MENTIONED. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE TALK ABOUT THIS OFTEN, ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SO IT'S GREAT THIS IS BEING BROUGHT UP. JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IS PUBLIC COMMENT, WELCOMED, OR I GUESS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE DISCUSSION? THERE'S NO, LIKE, FORMALITY WITH IT? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): PUBLIC COMMENT ON INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OH YEAH, EXCELLENT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WELL, I GUESS I'LL START UP HERE. DOES ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I THINK YOU SAID IT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD. WHEN YOU COME INTO LINCOLN, LINCOLN FEELS DIFFERENT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS KEPT THIS IN MIND, IS THAT WE WANT THAT OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'M AFRAID THAT IF WE GO DOWN THE PCPP ROUTE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACE IS GOING TO BE IN PLACER COUNTY, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HERE IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): SO, I, I, I'M… I ALMOST FEEL LIKE THE 40% SHOULD BE MANDATORY. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT, AND I'M SURE THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY BACK IN 2008, WHEN GOING THROUGH THE GENERAL PLAN, THERE WAS PROBABLY A LOT OF CONSTERNATION ABOUT THAT. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): BUT… SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): THIS IS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE, IS THEY MOVE HERE BECAUSE OF THE OPEN SPACE, BECAUSE IT LOOKS AND FEELS DIFFERENT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS URBAN, BUT IT'S RURAL AT THE SAME TIME. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): AND SO, I JUST… THIS PCPP, IT SCREAMS PLACER COUNTY, IT DOES NOT SCREAM LINCOLN. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): I THINK IT… I THINK IT'S STILL, OUR 40% MAKES LINCOLN'S SMALL TOWN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 8 (COUNCIL): I CAN ALSO APPRECIATE THE OPEN SOURCE. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): SPACE ISSUE. I LIVE IN LINCOLN HILLS, AND YES, OUR OPEN SPACE SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): IS GORGEOUS, A GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS AMENITY. HOWEVER. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): IT'S BEEN 27 YEARS, AND THE OPEN SPACE, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OF 27 YEARS AGO IS NOT THE ONE TODAY. AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BECAUSE WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT, IN OUR OWN… IN OUR OWN AREA. SO IT'S A CONUNDRUM. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): DEFINITELY AN AWFUL LOT OF INFORMATION TO CHEW ON. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): I HAVE TO AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, TIM. I'D HATE TO SEE THE PCCP TAKE OVER, AND SUDDENLY WE BECOME MUCH MORE OF A CEMENT AREA. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): BUT I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO COMPROMISE AND MITIGATION AS TO WHAT'S GOING TO WORK BEST FOR OUR CITY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER GILBERT? SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): NOPE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'M GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WITH YOU, BECAUSE MY PERSPECTIVE ON THIS IS QUITE DIFFERENT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BUDDY WHO'S LOOKING AT… COUNCIL: VERY MUCH ABOUT LINCOLN, BECAUSE I LIVE HERE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I CHOSE TO MOVE HERE AT 20. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I CAME FROM A COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVED FOR 31 YEARS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY IN AMERICA. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IN FACT, THERE WERE 8 OF THEM WHEN MINE WAS STARTED. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): CALLED FOSTER CITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE OTHER 7 ALL WENT BANKRUPT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE'RE THEN… RESCUED BY SOMEONE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES TODAY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): ULSTER CITY, HAD A UNIQUE SETUP, AND I'M GONNA SHARE INFORMATION WITH YOU. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE HAD A 5-MEMBER CITY COUNCIL, AND A 5-MEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR MOST OF THE TIME THAT WE WERE ADOPTING THE LONG-TERM PLANS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WAS MADE UP OF 4 ARCHITECTS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): EVERYWHERE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL, ALL UP TO PEOPLE WORKING FOR VERY LARGE ARCHITECTURAL. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND A WOMAN WHO WAS AN URBAN PLANNER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE HAD IT GOOD. WE HAD PEOPLE WITH PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): TO HELP PLAN OUT THE CITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL THERE FOR A COUPLE TERMS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IT'S A BEDROOM COMMUNITY. EVENTUALLY, WE GOT IN, A LOT OF COMMERCIAL. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): ESA'S WORLD HEADQUARTERS AND 4 TALL BUILDINGS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): A 26-STORY BUILDING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, TALLEST BUILDING AT THE TIME, BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BUT WE PUT ALL OF THAT ON ONE SIDE OF THE MAIN DRAG. COUNCIL: MC. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WAS IN THERE, AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS, AND WE LIVED ON THIS SIDE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WITHIN THE AREA WHERE WE LIVED, WE HAD A LAGOON SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT WAS THE WATER RUNOFF SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): FOR WHAT HAD BEEN A FARM AT ONE TIME. WE BUILT A BIG FEDERAL STANDARDS LEVY SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THEY'VE SPENT ABOUT $25 MILLION REDOING IT A COUPLE TIMES SINCE I LEFT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IN THAT AREA, WE BUILT A PROJECT ALL THE ISLANDS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND IT HAD THE HIGHEST DENSITY OF ANYTHING EVER BUILT IN THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): 2-AND 3-STORY CONDOMINIUM HOMES. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): GARAGE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): LIVING AND… WHATEVER, ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE DAY IT WENT OPENED UP ON THE MARKET. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WITH THE HIGHEST DENSITY IN FOSTER CITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IT SOLD OUT, THE FIRST ISLAND. THERE WERE 3 LITTLE ISLANDS THAT THEY BUILT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND BECAUSE IT WAS PLANNED BY A VERY VERY… WELL KNOWN. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND WITH A GREAT REPUTATION, FIRM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU DIDN'T FEEL LIKE YOU WERE… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IN AN AREA WHERE IT HAD THE HIGHEST DENSITY. IN FACT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THEY DID THINGS BACK IN THOSE DAYS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BY PUTTING GARAGE DOOR OPENERS IN EVERY UNIT. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): GOING THROUGH THE COST OF IT, EVEN THOUGH MOST HOMES DIDN'T HAVE IT, TO GET THE CARS OFF THE STREET. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO THAT YOU WOULD GET THE FEEL SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): OF OPEN SPACE, AND THEY DID A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS I WON'T BORE YOU WITH. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BUT THEY CREATED A PROJECT WHERE THOSE HOMES SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, IN A $60,000 COMMUNITY, WE'RE ALL QUICKLY UP TO $80,000, AND NOW THAT THE AVERAGE HOME IN THAT COMMUNITY IS $2 MILLION. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THEY'RE WELL ABOVE THE $2 MILLION, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE MOST DENSE THING IN THE AREA. SO, WHEN I CAME TO LINCOLN, AND I… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): EVENTUALLY, AFTER SERVING ON THE BOARD IN LINCOLN HILLS, I RAN FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I READ 40% OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): BOY, THAT SEEMS… THAT SEEMS VERY HIGH, BUT THAT'S… THAT'S THE WAY THEY WANT TO DO IT, SO THAT'S… THAT'S THE PROGRAM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND THEN AS I STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT, HERE I LIVED IN SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): FOSTER CITY, WHICH DIDN'T HAVE IT, BUT IT HAD A LAGOON SYSTEM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND SO IT WAS FORCED ON THEM TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL THAT OPEN SPACE, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD TAKE… IF YOU HAD A HOME ON THE WATER. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU COULD HAVE A BOAT? SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU COULD SAIL, NO MOTORS ALLOWED, BUT YOU COULD SAIL AROUND THE COMMUNITY, YOU COULD SAIL TO THE SAFEWAY, YOU COULD SAIL TO THE RESTAURANT. VERY UNIQUE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND NOW… I'VE LISTENED TO WHAT YOU SHARED WITH US THIS EVENING. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I'M VERY, VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF US EXPLORING THIS BECAUSE I THINK… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THE FACT THAT WE'RE STUCK AT 40% DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GETTING THE BEST DEAL FOR US. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): OR FOR THE DEVELOPERS, OR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO MOVE TO THIS COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE. SO I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT IT, AND SEE IF THERE AREN'T SOME… SOME THINGS… SOME IDEAS AND SOME CONCEPTS SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): THAT CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE THAT FEEL. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): PROBABLY A LOT LESS LAND. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): NOT BEING USED. AND THE OTHER THING I NEED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): A LOT OF YOU KNOW I WAS AN EXECUTIVE IN A VERY LARGE BANKING FIRM. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND I HAD LENDING LIMITS, SO I KNOW A LOT ABOUT COMMERCIAL LOANS AND REAL ESTATE LOANS, ETC. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND, SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'M SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT IT'S SO DIFFICULT FOR A YOUNG COUPLE TODAY TO OPEN UP LIVING IN A HOME WHICH THEY OWN. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): I'D LOVE TO SEE US DO, AS A SOCIETY, DO THE THINGS WE NEED. OF COURSE, INTEREST RATES NEED TO COME DOWN, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOME, I… ONE OF MY HOMES, I PAID 6% FOR, WHICH IS WHAT THE MARKET IS TODAY. I ALSO BOUGHT ONE AT 3%. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, I FIGURED OUT A WAY AT 6%, BUT THE COST OF THE HOME… SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WAS NOT THAT HIGH THAT I COULDN'T AFFORD THE PAYMENTS, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT MOVED IN. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO I THINK, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): IF WE COULD DO SOME KIND OF CREATIVE THINGS WITH OPEN SPACE, THAT WOULD ALLOW A LITTLE BETTER DENSITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WHICH, IN TURN, WOULD LOWER THE PRICE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE MIGHT FIND ANOTHER 10 OR 15 OR 20% OF THE POPULATION SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): TO BUY HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THIS COMMUNITY IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR SUCCESS. WE CAN'T STOP. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): OKAY? WE NEED THE NEXT 50, 60,000 PEOPLE, WHATEVER, THAT ARE GONNA, SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): LIVE US HERE… LIVE HERE AS OUR NEIGHBORS. SO, THAT'S A LONG, LONG STORY, BUT IT COVERS 45 YEARS OF BEING IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND… AND I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS WITH… WITH AN OPEN MIND. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): AND HOPE THAT SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE IDEAS THAT MAKE US ALL HERE ON THE COUNCIL AND IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION SAY, YES, THIS IS THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): SO, I CHARGE YOU WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING SURE THAT WE TURN OVER EVERY LEAF AND WE COME UP WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE PLAN FOR OUR TOWN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S MY LIST. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANKS, COMMISSIONER GILBERT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YEAH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): ONE TO START WITH, SEAN, BACK IN, THE DAY, WHEN THE SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): GENERAL PLAN WAS BEING PUT TOGETHER. THERE WAS NOT A CONVERSATION THAT I RECALL, ANYWAY. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): ABOUT COULDS AND SHOULDS, AS OPPOSED TO MUSTS AND HAVE-TOS. I THINK IT WAS TAKEN FOR GRANTED. IT WAS JUST A POLITE, POLITE CONVERSATION. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): THAT YOU SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE 40% OPEN SPACE, BUT… IN EVERYBODY'S MIND, IT WASN'T… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): A, AN OPTION. IT WAS… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): CERTAINLY, IN THEIR MINDS, A REQUIREMENT. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): ANOTHER THOUGHT THAT I HAD WAS. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): THAT, THAT 40% GREW IN LARGE PART BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THE DELL WEBB COMMUNITY AND HOW ATTRACTIVE THAT WAS, THAT WAS FACING EVERYBODY AS, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE GENERAL PLAN PROCESS. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND, IT… IT WASN'T BY ACCIDENT, THE, SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): LINCOLN HILLS DID NOT LOOK LIKE LINCOLN HILLS DOES NOW, AND MUCH OF THAT OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, GREG MCKENZIE AND HIS CREW SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): CREATED IT, MODIFIED IT, IMPROVED UPON IT, AND, THEY, THEY DID THAT, SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): KNOWING THAT THERE WOULD BE A FINANCIAL RETURN. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND… AND THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND SO, WHILE YOU SAY THAT THERE IS A LACK OF QUALITY… WELL, I DON'T KNOW, YOU DIDN'T SAY A LACK OF QUALITY, OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): BUT, THEY'RE… THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN SPACE OUT THERE THAT ISN'T ON ITS… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): FACE TERRIBLY ATTRACTIVE, BUT COULD BE MADE SO. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND THE DEVELOPERS GET A… VERY REASONABLE RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT WHEN THEY DO THAT, I THINK. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): SO THAT'S KIND OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU WERE RIGHT TO, BRING UP THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS. I THINK THERE'S A TREMENDOUS VALUE TO THAT. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND THAT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED, AS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT OPEN SPACE, AND, SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): AND WE CAN'T FORGET THAT OPEN SPACE INCLUDES PARKS AND, YOU KNOW, LOW-INCOME, HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): NEEDS… PARKS ADJACENT TO THEM. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): HAVING AN OPEN SPACE NECESSARILY, BUT PARKS ARE, SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): VALUABLE TO, OTHER DEVELOPMENTS OTHER THAN, HIGHER… MIDDLE-INCOME HOUSING. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): I GUESS I'D LEAVE IT THERE. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): OH, YEAH. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE A CHALLENGE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YEAH, I SHARE A LOT OF, SENTIMENTS, I'LL… I'LL KIND OF SAY A FEW COMMENTS, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ANY… ANYONE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WANTS TO… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME UP AND SHARE SOME THOUGHTS ON OPEN SPACE? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): PART OF THE DISCUSSION, PLEASE COME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, AND… PLEASE. COUNCIL: OH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE'RE ON NOW. YEP. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, AND YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUE. SPEAKER 7 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONERS PHIL RODRIGUEZ WITH THE LEWIS GROUP OF COMPANY. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WE ARE THE DEVELOPER OF… LIBERTY AT LINCOLN. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): ALSO KNOWN AS THE VILLAGE 7 SPECIFIC PLAN. IT'S WELL UNDERWAY. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU AS MUCH HISTORY AS PETER JUST GAVE, SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME, BUT THE HISTORY BEHIND OUR CREATION SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): OF 40% OPEN SPACE WITHIN THAT SPECIFIC PLAN WAS THE, YOU KNOW, THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE GUIDANCE FROM THE CITY OF LINCOLN AT THE TIME, AND THE FORMATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN, AND WHERE WE'RE TRACKING THAT ALONG, AND HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH THAT? SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WELL, ONE WAY WE DID THAT IS WE PRESERVED A LOT OF NATURAL OPEN SPACE THAT HAD WETLAND AND SPECIES HABITAT, AND THE PURPOSE FOR THAT SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WAS TO MINIMIZE THE EXPENSE WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): TO, OFFSET THE IMPACTS TO THOSE HABITAT AREAS. WHAT THAT MEANS IS YOU HAVE TO GO… SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): PRESERVE LAND ELSEWHERE, YOU HAVE TO GO BUY BANK CREDITS, AND IT GETS VERY COSTLY. SO THE IDEA WAS, HOW DO WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A NATURAL AMENITY THAT EXISTS TODAY. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WHICH WAS INGRAM SLOUGH RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY. HOW DO WE EXPAND IT? SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): UTILIZATION OF THE EXISTING 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN. WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD IN A FLOODPLAIN. HOW DO WE… HOW DO WE… HOW DO WE BACK OUR WAY INTO 40% OPEN SPACE? AND COUNTING FOR PARKS AND LINEAR PARKWAYS THAT CONNECT, NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE CORRIDORS AND THE TRAILS. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND SO THAT'S HOW WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT, BUT WHAT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU IS IT TOOK US… SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): FOR THE MOST PART, 15 YEARS TO GET OUR PERMITS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE STILL SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): REQUIRED US TO HAVE OFF-SITE MITIGATION AND PRESERVATION. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WHICH MEAN WE HAD TO GO FIND LAND ELSEWHERE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): THANKFULLY, THE CITY OF LINCOLN STEPPED UP, AND WE PURCHASED THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FROM THE CITY IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. IT'S LITTERED WITH WETLANDS, IN THE SAME WATERSHED. IT MADE SENSE. WE CONVINCED THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. WELL, THAT CAME AT A COST. IT WASN'T FREE, WE HAD TO APPRAISE THAT, AND THERE WAS A COST TO DO THAT, AND THE ENTIRE PROJECT WAS BORN ON THAT. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): SO IF YOU TAKE… IF YOU TAKE THAT ACREAGE, THAT OFF-SITE, DIRECTLY ADJACENT PRESERVE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND YOU ADD IT TO THE 40% OPEN SPACE THAT'S IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN, WE GET TO… WE'RE NEARLY 50% OPEN SPACE. YEAH, IT'S OUTSIDE THE SPECIFIC PLAN. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND TODAY, MOVING FORWARD WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE PROJECT, AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S A PCCP, AND WE'RE TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXPEDITED PERMITTING ASPECT OF THAT. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PCCP, SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WE DON'T WANT THIS PRESERVED, WE DON'T WANT THIS… WE CALL THEM PRESERVES, THEY CALL THEM… SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): NOT OF HIGH-VALUE WETLANDS. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND SO… AND THEY'RE ISOLATED IN A LOT OF PLACES. SO THE IDEA WOULD BE IS WE'D GO PLAY THE GAME WITH THE PCCP, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXPEDITED PERMITTING, BUT IN THAT. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): CREATE A DESIGN NETWORK WHERE WE'RE MANUFACTURING TRAIL CORRIDORS. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): THAT YOU WOULDN'T… IF WE WERE JUST TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE THAT CONNECTIVITY. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): THANKFULLY, IN THE, IN THE, THE MEAT, THE BASIC, SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): 515 ACRES OF THE 700-ACRE SPECIFIC PLAN. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE CREEK CORRIDOR. WELL, THERE'S NO CREEK CORRIDOR IN OTHER PARTS, THERE'S AUBURN RAVINE TO THE NORTH, WE CAN PUT A TRAIL CORRIDOR ALONG THAT, BUT WE NEEDED, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO CREATE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT. SO THOSE ARE THE LITTLE ELEMENTS WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, AND SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): WHAT I'LL… WHAT I'LL RECOMMEND, WHAT I'LL SUGGEST, IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO 40% OPEN SPACE, USE IT AS A GUIDE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): BUT CREATE A SERIES OF PRINCIPLES. WHAT IS YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND LAY THAT IN FRONT OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO ENABLE THAT TO OCCUR, TO GET WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, WHICH IS THAT CONNECTIVITY, THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE FEEL. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): AND THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, TOO, IS TO MINIMIZE WHAT TODAY WE HAVE ARE OPEN SPACE AREAS THAT ARE FIRE HAZARDS. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE… IT'S A BIG BALANCING ACT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME IDEAS TOSSED ABOUT TO YOU. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND I PROMISED I WOULDN'T TALK AS LONG AS PETER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): NO WORRIES. SPEAKER 9 (COUNCIL): OUR TIMER IS PRETTY QUIET THIS EVENING, BUT THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OVER 3 MINUTES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING WITH 3 MINUTES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ON, PUBLIC COMMENTS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): TONY, PLEASE. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): THANKS, PHIL. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN. TONY FRAZIER WITH FRAZIER DESIGN GROUP. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): THIS IS AN INTERESTING TOPIC, AND I HAVE A HISTORY PRE-GENERAL PLAN. SPEAKER 10 (COUNCIL): DEL WEBB ERA, SO WE, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED IN THE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): DESIGN OF THE TRENCHES, ALL THE WAY TO RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AND REALLY, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE STARTED LINCOLN HILLS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): I DON'T THINK ANYBODY TOLD ME WHAT TO DO WITH OPEN SPACE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): THE CITY, PLANNER, DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, EVEN THE OWNERS, THEY DIDN'T COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, CARVE THIS, DO THIS, DO THAT. WE WORKED WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY, WE WORKED WITH WHAT'S NATURAL. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD HERE, SO WE HAVE TO COMPROMISE HERE. SO WE LET THE DESIGN DRIVE ITSELF. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): TO CREATE A, YOU KNOW, A GOOD COMMUNITY. LAKES WERE NOT THERE. I CREATED LAKES. I CREATED OPPORTUNITY. PEOPLE DRIVE AND SAY, THIS IS A NICE, LOWER GOLF COURSE, BUT IT WAS A HILL BEFORE, SO WHAT YOU APPRECIATE TODAY WASN'T EXACTLY THE SAME THING. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): BUT WE MADE IT THIS WAY. AND NOBODY TOLD US. IT WAS BASICALLY END RESULTS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): TAKE IT TO ANOTHER EXTREME, IF WE TAKE SUDB, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WANT TO CREATE OPEN SPACE AND OPPORTUNITY, THEN YOU LOSE YOUR COMMERCIAL. YOU CAN'T DO THAT IN THAT AREA. WE HAVE AREAS WITHIN, LIKE, VILLAGE 1, YOU HAVE LANDOWNERS, LIKE EPIC AREA. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): ABOUT 70% OF THAT LAND BECAME OPEN SPACE. IT WASN'T DICTATED BY CITY, IT WAS DICTATED BY URBAN RAVINE. WE COULDN'T DEVELOP THAT AREA. SO, BY SAYING IT HAS TO BE, IT SHALL BE. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): ETC. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TAKE ANY LANDS THAT YOU WANT TO DO 40% OPUS WITH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE DEVELOPMENT THAT YOU WANT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): BUT YOU WANT TO ALLOW CREATIVITY. WHEN WE DID LINKY CROSSING, IT HAD A DITCH GOING FROM EAST TO WEST, THAT'S ALL IT WAS. AND EVEN WE HAD A PROOF ENDING MAP WHEN SUNCAL BOUGHT IT, AND WE HAD EPISODIC CHANNELS GOING THROUGH. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): WE LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, I DON'T LIKE THE DESIGN. WE WANT TO CREATE LAKES, WE WANT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, BUT ALSO WORKED WITH A CITY THAT WE DIDN'T LOSE, LAND TO DEVELOP. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO WE WERE ABLE TO DENSIFY SOME AREAS, BUT THEN WE ISOLATED BIGGER AREAS TO CREATE MORE OPEN SPACE. AND NOW PEOPLE FIGHT ABOUT US, THINKING THIS IS A WETLAND, WE WANT TO PRESERVE IT. IT WASN'T WETLAND, WE CREATED IT. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): SO, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT, REALLY, WE HAVE TO ALLOW CREATIVITY, ALLOW THE PROJECT KIND OF DRIVE USING THE NATURAL, WE ALWAYS SAY, OPPORTUNITIES, CONSTRAINTS. SO YOU LOOK AT… AND ALSO COST-BENEFIT, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE SAY PCCP, SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): WE NEED TO REMEMBER, TOO, THAT THE LAND YOU'RE DEVELOPING ON, NOT JUST OPEN SPACE, YOU'RE PAYING FEE FOR BUILDING ON THE LAND THAT DOESN'T HAVE WETLANDS. SO YOU'RE PAYING A FEE FOR EVERYTHING. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, YOU'RE PAYING FEE FOR THE WETLANDS, AND THEN YOU'RE CREATING THE HABITAT. SO THE FEE, FEE, FEE. SO. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, I WISH WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ALL OF THAT, PROBABLY WOULD BE MORE MONEY FOR OTHER THINGS AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE NEED TO LET THE SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): CREATIVITY, AND REALLY THE END RESULT OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE, BE THE DRIVING FACTOR MORE THAN, IS IT 40% AND 70%? AS I SAID, SOME LAND MAY END UP MOSTLY OPEN SPACE, BECAUSE YOU CANNOT CHANGE IT WITH THE TOPOGRAPHY OR THE CREEK. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): BUT SOME OTHER LAND TO BE VALUABLE FOR MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE 60, 40, OR 70, 30, 70-20, DOESN'T MATTER. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU NEED CONNECTIVITY TRAILS, WHICH ARE ANOTHER PROBLEM, BECAUSE WE CREATE OPEN SPACE, BUT WE CANNOT PUT TRAILS IN THEM, BECAUSE WE'RE FORBID BY AGENCIES. SO, IF WE CAN HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY, WE CAN HAVE BETTER TRAILS GOING THROUGH THE OPEN SPACE AS WELL, INSTEAD OF BEING NEXT TO THE ROADS. SPEAKER 11 (COUNCIL): BUT, AGAIN, IT'S WORKING WITH A PLANNER, WORKING WITH A PROJECT THAT'S KIND OF CREATING MAKING SENSE PROJECTS, AND THEN OPEN SPACE THAT YOU CAN BE PROUD OF, WITHOUT THINKING IT'S 40, IS IT 60S, 70S, SO… I APPRECIATE IT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, TONY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A COMMENT? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY THOUGHTS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): HOW ABOUT, ONLINE? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THERE ARE NO. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I GUESS, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES ON THIS? SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): NO, I, I DIDN'T EXPECT… EXPECT THAT EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO COME WITH TECHNICAL SUGGESTIONS, THAT WILL SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THESE FOLKS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): BUT WHAT I'M INTENDING ON DOING IS… I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF TEST THE WATERS A MINUTE, AND, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS WE'LL PUT PEN TO PAPER, AND LIKE I SAID. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK YOU KIND OF HEARD, WE WANT THE CREATIVE PEOPLE TO BE CREATIVE, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S USEFUL TO HAVE SPEAKE

MINUTES CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting May 20, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Eric Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL – Commissioners present: Gilbert, Hutchinson, Jackson, E.Johnson, J.Johnson. Commissioner Manning was absent with notification. Various Staff and Public were also in attendance in person. Note: One (1) Commissioner position is vacant 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Commissioner Jerry Johnson. 4. AGENDA MODIFICATION – None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION – None. 6. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES – None. 7. CONSENT – 7.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2026 Regular Planning Commission Meeting (Eugenie Guadron) Motioned (Offered by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner Hutchinson to approve the April 15, 2026 meeting minutes. Unanimously Approved by voice call vote with no opposition (5-0-0-1). 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 8.A Consideration of a Design Review application for the construction and operation of a new steel building measuring 100 feet x 135 feet to be used as a storage hangar at the Lincoln Regional Airport know as Lincoln Skyways Hanger 1. Adopt the proposed Addendum to the certified 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse (SCH) # 2007062027) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162. Additionally, the project qualifies for a Categorical Exclusion determination in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). No additional environmental analysis is necessary. 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Design Review application for Lincoln Skyways Hangar (PLN25-00025) with project specific and typical conditions of approval. Rommel Pabalinas, Planning Manager, presented to the Commission, including the PowerPoint presentation, made a part of these minutes by mention thereof. The Commission discussed the project with Manager Pabalinas and Byron Maynard (applicant) responding to questions and comments. Chair E.Johnson opened and closed the public hearing with no comments at 6:17 P.M. Motioned (Offered by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner J.Johnson to Adopt the proposed Addendum to the certified 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Design Review application for Lincoln Skyways Hangar with project specific and typical conditions of approval. Approved by the following roll call vote: Gilbert - Aye, J.Johnson – Aye, Hutchinson – Aye, Jackson – Aye and E.Johnson – Aye (5-0-0-1).

PC 05/20/26 Minutes 9. GENERAL BUSINESS – 9.A Open Space Discussion Sean Scully, City Manager, provided information to the Commission and discussion took place. No action was taken. 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM STAFF/ DIRECTOR REPORTS. 10. A. Besides the Planning Entitlement Tracker included in the agenda, Community Development Director Nita Wracker briefly commented on an update to the Master Fee Schedule which will be brought to City Council for approval at the next City Council meeting. Community Development are continuing to remain a full cost recovery department. 11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS – There were none. Joshua Varinsky, White Brenner – representative as City Attorney introduced himself. 12. ADJOURNMENT – Chair E.Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:07 P.M. Submitted by: Eugenie Guadron, Planning Commission Secretary

8.A. Lincoln Skyways Hangar

Lincoln Skyways Hangar Building (PLN25-00025) Agenda Item 8A /Planning Commission/May 20, 2026/Mel Pabalinas, Planning Manager

Project Summary • Design Review Permit • Construction and operation of a 13,500 square feet metal hangar building • Within Lincoln Regional Airport (owned and operated by City of Lincoln) • Applicant: BPM Rentals (c/o Byron Maynard)

Project Location Map- Lincoln Regional Airport Project Site - Project site is within the City of Lincoln Regional Airport - Subject to the Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan (LRAMP)

Detailed Project Location Map- Lincoln Regional Airport - Located on a portion of 3.5-acre parcel - Industrial-Planned Development land use and zoning designations - Surrounded by properties with existing hangar buildings and supporting airport improvements

Project Site Photos

Project Details- Project Area - Project Area: 0.97 acre would be impacted • Includes: Building Pad, Connection to existing utility service lines, Drainage, Staging area for construction -Access off Flightline Drive -Lease area (green outline): 200 feet x 150 feet - Hangar Building area (blue outline: 135 feet x 100 feet)

Project Details- Hangar Building - Hangar Building area 135 feet x 100 feet - Divided into to (2) hangar spaces; each space approximately 67 feet x 100 feet - Served by public utilities (water, sewer, drainage)

Project Details- Hangar Building - Maximum building height: 32 feet - Match exterior of existing hangar buildings Building Rendering

Analysis • Project is consistent with applicable: −General Plan policies −Zoning Ordinance development standards −Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan (LRAMP) requirements • Reviewed and recommended for approval by City of Lincoln Design Review Board (November 25, 2025) • Environmental Conformance Determination −CEQA: Addendum to LRAMP EIR prepared −NEPA: Project qualifies for Categorical Exclusion

Recommendations • That the Planning Commission: 1) Adopt the proposed Addendum to the 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan EIR pursuant to CEQA and deem the project to qualify for Categorical Exclusion pursuant NEPA 2) Adopt Resolution approving Design Review application (PLN25-00025) for the proposed Lincoln Skyways Hangar subject to conditions of approval

End of Presentation

9.A. Open Space

6 5 East Ave 1st St Ea st Joi ner P kw y McBean Park Dr L a k e s ide Dr Venture Dr I n g ra m Pk w y 7th St Fo othi lls Blv d N Twe l ve B ridges Dr F e r r a r i Ran c h R d S tone r id g e B lvd C a led o n C i r D e l W e b b Blvd S pr i n g V a l l e y Pk w y J o i ner Pk w y L i n c oln Blv d Nicolaus Rd O St Sun C i ty Bl v d Industrial Ave 9th St H S t 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 12 13 5 9 11 10 1 Miles Disclaimer: This map is provided as a guide to City facilities and routes within the City of Lincoln, and is not intended as a guarantee or warranty of the safety, condition, suitability or fitness of the facilities and routes shown on the map. Conditions of road, bikeway, points of interest and park facilities are subject to changes which can render them unusable or unsafe at any time. Any person using these facilities and routes is responsible to determine its suitability and whether the user’s skill level is appropriate for the facility or route. Legend Preserves Etiquette Open space preserves are located throughout the City of Lincoln and provide homes for many plants and animals. Preserves are unique in that they have native plant communities that have taken a long time to adapt and become established. These plant communities help grow and maintain the animal populations which include mallards, red-winged hawks, frogs, jackrabbits, and beavers. • All dogs must be on a leash while in public spaces; including open space preserve areas. • While in preserve areas, pedestrians, pets, and bicyclist should stay on designated trails. • Do not pick flowers or other vegetation from open space preserves. For more information visit https:// www.lincolnca.gov/parks- recreation-and-activities/ parks-fields-and-trails/ trails-and-open-spaces/. Art and Culture School Post Office Fire Station Police Station Library City Facility Open Space Preserve

PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 20, 2026 CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 20, 2026 Peter Gilbert Michele Hutchinson Tim Jackson Eric Johnson, Chair Jerry Johnson Tony Manning, Vice Chair AS A COURTESY, PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 3rd Floor 600 Sixth Street Lincoln, CA 95648 OR VIRTUAL Meeting can be viewed on the City's YouTube Channel (accessed on the City's website) or WAVE Channel 18 and attended virtually via Zoom. Please join the Zoom Webinar from your computer, tablet or smartphone. You may participate in live public comment through this platform. Registration URL copy and paste this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ZYwZYxjQQa7mmALR2w-ag. You can also dial in using your phone - US: +1 (669) 900-6833 and use *9 to raise your hand to speak. Webinar ID: 882 5285 9306 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION *All speakers' time will be limited to three (3) minutes, unless extended by the Chairperson. All comments or questions should be addressed to the Chairperson and in most cases, the Commission is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, but may engage in brief discussion, provide direction to City staff, or schedule items for future meetings. 6. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES 7. CONSENT 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. GENERAL BUSINESS 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM STAFF/DIRECTOR REPORTS CITY OF LINCOLN STAFF - Nita Wracker, Comm. Dev. Director Doug White, City Attorney Rommel Pabalinas, Comm. Dev. Planning Manager SP Mann, Senior Engineer Efren Sanchez, Senior Planner Mikaela Noble, Associate Planner Thomas Cruickshank, Associate Planner Eugenie Guadron, PC Secretary 7.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2026 Regular Planning Commission Meeting (Eugenie Guadron) 8.A Consideration of a Design Review application for the construction and operation of a new steel building measuring 100 feet x 135 feet to be used as a storage hangar at the Lincoln Regional Airport know as Lincoln Skyways Hanger (R. Pabalinas) 1. Adopt the proposed Addendum to the certified 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse (SCH) # 2007062027) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162. Additionally, the project qualifies for a Categorical Exclusion determination in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). No additional environmental analysis is necessary. 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Design Review application for Lincoln Skyways Hangar (PLN25-00025) with project specific and typical conditions of approval. 9.A Open Space Discussion (Sean Scully) 10.A Planning Entitlement Tracker Discussion (Nita Wracker) 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400

11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS 12. ADJOURNMENT CITIZENS ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Citizens may address the Planning Commission on any item on the agenda when the item is considered. Citizens wishing to speak may request recognition from the presiding officer by raising his or her hand and stepping to the podium when requested to do so. An opportunity will be provided for citizens wishing to speak on non-agenda items to similarly request recognition and address the Planning Commission. Three-minute time limits may be placed on citizen comments. APPEALS If you wish to appeal a decision of the Planning Commission, you must have participated in the Planning Commission review of the item by submitting written testimony or oral testimony at the public hearing. The appeal is limited to those issues raised at the Planning Commission meeting. APPEAL PERIOD There is a 10-day appeal period for most Planning Commission decisions. Appeals can be made by any interested party upon payment of the appropriate fee and submittal of the appeal request to the Lincoln City Clerk or the Planning Department, 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln. WRITTEN MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO THE RECORD Any citizen wishing to introduce written material into the record at the hearing on any item is requested to provide a copy of the written material to the Planning Department prior to the hearing date, so that the material may be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the hearing. 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400

NOTE: Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council/Redevelopment Successor Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office at 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln, CA during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Lincoln's website at https://www.lincolnca.gov/ subject to staff's availability to post the documents before the meeting. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the City will provide special assistance for disabled members of the public. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available. If you have a disability and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (916) 434-2490. As a courtesy, please make every effort to inform the Clerk of your needs at least 24 hours prior to the meeting so the City may make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, California Government Code Section 65009 and/or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (including any action regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. Levine Act Provisions -- The Levine Act requires a party (or the party's agent(s)) to a proceeding before the City of Lincoln that involves any action or consideration to their contract, license, permit, or other entitlement for use, to disclose any campaign contribution made to City elected or appointed officer totaling more than $500 within the 12 months before the City decision. This includes contributions to Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners and members of other City boards and commissions. 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400

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PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 20, 2026 CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 20, 2026 Peter Gilbert Michele Hutchinson Tim Jackson Eric Johnson, Chair Jerry Johnson Tony Manning, Vice Chair AS A COURTESY, PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE MEETING PLANNING COMMISSION 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 3rd Floor 600 Sixth Street Lincoln, CA 95648 OR VIRTUAL Meeting can be viewed on the City's YouTube Channel (accessed on the City's website) or WAVE Channel 18 and attended virtually via Zoom. Please join the Zoom Webinar from your computer, tablet or smartphone. You may participate in live public comment through this platform. Registration URL copy and paste this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ZYwZYxjQQa7mmALR2w-ag. You can also dial in using your phone - US: +1 (669) 900-6833 and use *9 to raise your hand to speak. Webinar ID: 882 5285 9306 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400 1

1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION *All speakers' time will be limited to three (3) minutes, unless extended by the Chairperson. All comments or questions should be addressed to the Chairperson and in most cases, the Commission is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, but may engage in brief discussion, provide direction to City staff, or schedule items for future meetings. 6. INFORMATION ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES 7. CONSENT 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. GENERAL BUSINESS 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM STAFF/DIRECTOR REPORTS CITY OF LINCOLN STAFF - Nita Wracker, Comm. Dev. Director Doug White, City Attorney Rommel Pabalinas, Comm. Dev. Planning Manager SP Mann, Senior Engineer Efren Sanchez, Senior Planner Mikaela Noble, Associate Planner Thomas Cruickshank, Associate Planner Eugenie Guadron, PC Secretary 7.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2026 Regular Planning Commission Meeting (Eugenie Guadron) 8.A Consideration of a Design Review application for the construction and operation of a new steel building measuring 100 feet x 135 feet to be used as a storage hangar at the Lincoln Regional Airport know as Lincoln Skyways Hanger (R. Pabalinas) 1. Adopt the proposed Addendum to the certified 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse (SCH) # 2007062027) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162. Additionally, the project qualifies for a Categorical Exclusion determination in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). No additional environmental analysis is necessary. 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Design Review application for Lincoln Skyways Hangar (PLN25-00025) with project specific and typical conditions of approval. 9.A Open Space Discussion (Sean Scully) 10.A Planning Entitlement Tracker Discussion (Nita Wracker) 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400 2

11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS 12. ADJOURNMENT CITIZENS ADDRESSING THE COMMISSION Citizens may address the Planning Commission on any item on the agenda when the item is considered. Citizens wishing to speak may request recognition from the presiding officer by raising his or her hand and stepping to the podium when requested to do so. An opportunity will be provided for citizens wishing to speak on non-agenda items to similarly request recognition and address the Planning Commission. Three-minute time limits may be placed on citizen comments. APPEALS If you wish to appeal a decision of the Planning Commission, you must have participated in the Planning Commission review of the item by submitting written testimony or oral testimony at the public hearing. The appeal is limited to those issues raised at the Planning Commission meeting. APPEAL PERIOD There is a 10-day appeal period for most Planning Commission decisions. Appeals can be made by any interested party upon payment of the appropriate fee and submittal of the appeal request to the Lincoln City Clerk or the Planning Department, 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln. WRITTEN MATERIAL INTRODUCED INTO THE RECORD Any citizen wishing to introduce written material into the record at the hearing on any item is requested to provide a copy of the written material to the Planning Department prior to the hearing date, so that the material may be distributed to the Planning Commission prior to the hearing. 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400 3

NOTE: Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council/Redevelopment Successor Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's office at 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln, CA during normal business hours. Such documents are also available on the City of Lincoln's website at https://www.lincolnca.gov/ subject to staff's availability to post the documents before the meeting. In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, the City will provide special assistance for disabled members of the public. The meeting room is wheelchair accessible and disabled parking is available. If you have a disability and need a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (916) 434-2490. As a courtesy, please make every effort to inform the Clerk of your needs at least 24 hours prior to the meeting so the City may make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, California Government Code Section 65009 and/or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (including any action regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. Levine Act Provisions -- The Levine Act requires a party (or the party's agent(s)) to a proceeding before the City of Lincoln that involves any action or consideration to their contract, license, permit, or other entitlement for use, to disclose any campaign contribution made to City elected or appointed officer totaling more than $500 within the 12 months before the City decision. This includes contributions to Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners and members of other City boards and commissions. 600 Sixth Street ◆ Lincoln, CA 95648 ◆ www.lincolnca.gov ◆ 916-434-2400 4

SUBJECT: Approval of Meeting Minutes of April 15, 2026 Regular Planning Commission Meeting (Eugenie Guadron) SUBMITTED BY: Eugenie Guadron DEPARTMENT: Community Development DATE: May 20, 2026 Item Number 7.A ATTACHMENTS: 7.A. Draft Meeting Minutes 04.15.2026.pdf STAFF REPORT 5

MINUTES - DRAFT CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting April 15, 2026 1. CALL TO ORDER –Chair Eric Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL – Commissioners present: Gilbert, Hutchinson, Jackson, E.Johnson, J.Johnson, Manning. Various Staff and Public were also in attendance in person. Note: One (1) Commissioner position is vacant 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Commissioner Jackson. 4. AGENDA MODIFICATION – None. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION – None. 6. DISCLOSURE OF EXPARTE COMMUNICATION – None. 7. CONSENT – 7.A Approval of Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2026 Regular Planning Commission Meeting. (Eugenie Guadron) Motioned (Offered by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner J.Johnson to approve the March 18, 2026 meeting minutes. Unanimously Approved by voice call vote with no opposition (6-0-0-0). 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS – 8.A Chevron at Joiner Parkway - Adopt a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Type 21 Full Liquor application and determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (Efren Sanchez) STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, consider the information contained in the staff report, and testimony of the public, and take the following action: 1. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Conditional Use Permit for alcohol sales (Type 21 – Off-Sale General), and determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) within an existing building located at 151 Joiner Parkway in Lincoln (PLN25-00032) with project specific and typical conditions of approval (Attachment 1). Efren Sanchez, Senior Planner, presented to the Commission, including the PowerPoint presentation, made a part of these minutes by mention thereof. The Commission discussed the project with Mr. Sanchez, responding that the school district was notified of the project and there were no comments received from them, and alcohol sales require a Conditional Use Permit. Chair E.Johnson opened the public hearing at 6:12 P.M. The following provided public comment: Nick,Sandhu, Chevron business owner Kevin Siddle, Lincoln resident 6

PC 04/15/26 Minutes - DRAFT Chair E.Johnson closed the public hearing at 6:15 P.M. Motioned (Offered by Commissioner J.Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Hutchinson to determine that no additional environmental analysis, pursuant to CEQA, is required and to adopt a resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for Type 21 Full Liquor application and determination of Public Convenience or Necessity within an existing building located at 151 Joiner Parkway, Lincoln, CA. Approved by the following roll call vote: J.Johnson – Aye, Hutchinson – Aye, Gilbert - Aye, Jackson – Aye, Manning – Aye and E.Johnson – Aye (6-0-0-0). 8.B Starbucks and Circle K at First Street and Joiner Parkway (Thomas Cruickshank) Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, consider the information contained in the staff report, and testimony of the public, and take the following actions: 1. Adopt a Resolution Determining the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332 – Infill Development Projects and is substantially consistent with the Joiner Ranch Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (SCH NO 1983041102) 2. Adopt a Resolution Recommending City Council Approve the Joiner Parkway and First Street Commercial Tentative Parcel Map. The tentative parcel map would subdivide the 2-acre parcel into a total of two commercial parcels; 3. Adopt a Resolution Approving the Specific Development Plan/Development Permit (Master Plan) for the proposed Starbucks and Circle K Commercial Project in conformance with the design and development standards of the Joiner Ranch General Development Plan; 4. Adopt a Resolution Making a Determination of Findings of Consistency with the General Plan for Summary Vacation of Public Landscape Easement along the frontage of Joiner Parkway and First Street; 5. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Alcohol Sales and/or Consumption Consistent with Lincoln Municipal Code (LMC) Section 18.22.030 for Parcel 1 (Circle K); 6. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Automobile Drive-through consistent with LMC 18.22.030 for Parcel 2 (Starbucks); 7. Adopt a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow development on a commercial property with a nonconforming parcel size consistent with the Joiner Ranch General Development Plan for Parcel 2 (Starbucks). Thomas Cruickshank, Associate Planner, presented to the Commission, including the PowerPoint presentation made a part of these minutes by mention thereof. The Commission discussed with Mr. Cruickshank, Community Development Director Nita Wracker, and applicant Callie Huff responding to questions and comments. Chair E.Johnson opened the public hearing at 6:35 P.M. The following provided public comment: Kevin Siddle, Lincoln resident Nick,Sandhu, Chevron business owner Chair E.Johnson closed the public hearing at 6:41 P.M. The Commission further discussed the project with Director Wracker responding to questions and comments. Motioned (Offered by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner Hutchinson to Adopt resolutions #1 through #7, excluding resolution #6 under this Item 8B. Approved by the following roll call vote: Gilbert - Aye, Hutchinson – Aye, Jackson – Aye, J.Johnson – Aye, Manning – Aye, and E.Johnson – Aye (6-0-0-0) 7

PC 04/15/26 Minutes - DRAFT Motioned (Offered by Commissioner Gilbert, seconded by Commissioner Jackson to Adopt a Resolution Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Automobile Drive-through consistent with LMC 18.22.030 for Parcel 2 (Starbucks). Approved by the following roll call vote: Gilbert - Aye, Jackson – Aye, Hutchinson – Aye, J.Johnson – Aye, Manning – Noe, and E.Johnson – Aye (5-1-0-0) 9. GENERAL BUSINESS – None. 10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM STAFF/ DIRECTOR REPORTS. Director Wracker was open to comments or questions to the Planning Entitlement Tracker – There were none. Director Wracker also stated with changes in staff, there will be changes to the agenda and some modifications to the procedural way that we run these meetings to align with Council meetings. 11. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS – Commissioner Gilbert appreciates fellow Commissioners’ comments and commented that competition is much more valuable to the marketplace. Commissioner Hutchinson concurs with Commissioner Gilbert’s comment and appreciates Vice Chair Manning’s comments regarding the marketplace. Commissioner Jackson thanked staff for two wonderful presentations. Vice Chair Manning appreciated all the help from staff. Chair E. Johnson echoes appreciation to staff, looking forward to the little procedural modifications that might come forward, and the competition and free market. Chair E,Johnson welcomed the new businesses to Lincoln. 12. ADJOURNMENT – Chair E.Johnson adjourned the meeting at 6:51 P.M. Submitted by: Eugenie Guadron, Planning Commission Secretary 8

8.A. Chevron at Joiner Pkwy 9

Chevron at Joiner Parkway Item 8A / Planning Commission / April 15, 2026 / Efren Sanchez, Senior Planner 10

Background / Introduction • November 6, 2025 → CUP/PCN Application Submitted • Upgrade Type 20 (Off-Sale Beer and Wine) → Type 21 License (Off-Sale General) Beer, Wine, and Distilled Spirits. 11

• On-site and off-site sale of alcohol −Allowed via CUP in Commercial zones • 6 active alcohol licenses within a one-mile radius • The project site is located approximately 0.5 miles from the nearest place of worship, 0.24 miles from the nearest park, and 0.14 miles from the nearest school. • Police Chief feedback: No chronic police concerns at this location. Analysis 12

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• Planning Commission must find the use, with conditions, will not be detrimental to nearby residents, businesses, property, or the general welfare of the City. • Staff reviewed surrounding land uses and found the request compatible with the commercial character of the area. • Project is consistent with the General Plan, including Economic Development Policy ED-2.3 supporting business expansion. • Off-sale alcohol sales are common in commercial districts and similar to other nearby licensed establishments. • The site is eligible in the NC/BP zone with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. • Nearest Type 21 license is the Chevron at 2330 Nicolaus Road, about 0.92 miles away. • With conditions, staff found no significant health, safety, or welfare impacts; Police Chief reported no chronic concerns and no objection. • Flood hazard findings do not apply because the site is not located in a flood hazard zone. Findings 14

• CEQA Exemption: −Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) −Existing 2,700 SF Chevron Convenience store −Exempt because it meets the criteria that characterize it as existing development Environmental Review 15

1. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and, 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Conditional Use Permit for alcohol sales (Type 21 – Off-Sale General), and determination of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) within an existing building located at 151 Joiner Parkway in Lincoln (PLN25-00032) with project specific and typical conditions of approval (Attachment 1). Recommendation 16

8.B. Starbucks and Circle K 17

Starbucks Circle K Commercial Project Item 8B / Planning Commission / April 15, 2026 / Thomas Cruickshank, Associate Planner 18

Location – Regional and Site • 2-acre vacant lot at the southeast corner of First St and Joiner Parkway (Assessor’s Parcel Number 021-321-089) • Located within the approved Joiner Ranch General Development Plan Area 19

Requested Entitlements • Tentative Parcel Map • Specific Development Plan/Development Permit • Vacation of Existing Public Landscape Easements • Conditional Use Permits 20

Tentative Parcel Map 21

Specific Development Plan / Development Permit • Design Review Board November 20, 2025 • Recommended for approval to Planning Commission 22

Project Details – Site and Landscape Plan • 3,974 sf Circle K fuel station • 2,338 sf Starbucks 23

Project Details –Sign Program Building Signage Monument Signs 24

Project Details – Vacation of Easements • Existing public landscape easements along First Street and Joiner Parkway 25

Conditional Use Permits 1. Drive-Thru Facilities − In accordance with LMC Section 18.22.030-26 and Findings under LMC Section 18.56.020 2. Alcohol Sales and/or Consumption − Required consistent with LMC Section 18.22.030.(21) for the proposed fuel station on Parcel 1 3. Development on a nonconforming parcel (less than 1 acre) − Required for the proposed 0.94-acre parcel 2, consistent with the Joiner Ranch General Development Plan. 26

• Project is consistent with: −City of Lincoln General Plan −Joiner Ranch General Development Plan (GDP) −LMC Title 17 (Subdivisions) −LMC Title 18 (Zoning) • California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) −Section 15332 – Infill Development Findings 27

1. Adopt a resolution determining the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15332 – Infill Development 2. Adopt a resolution recommending City Council approve the Tentative Parcel Map 3. Adopt a resolution approving the Specific Development Plan/Development Permit (Design Review) 4. Adopt a Resolution making a determination of Findings of Consistency with the General Plan for summary vacation of public landscape easement 5. Adopt a Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for alcohol sales and/or consumption 6. Adopt a Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for automobile drive-throughs 7. Adopt a Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for development on a nonconforming parcel less than one acre in size Recommendation 28

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SUBJECT: Consideration of a Design Review application for the construction and operation of a new steel building measuring 100 feet x 135 feet to be used as a storage hangar at the Lincoln Regional Airport know as Lincoln Skyways Hanger (R. Pabalinas) SUBMITTED BY: Rommel Pabalinas DEPARTMENT: Community Development DATE: May 20, 2026 Item Number 8.A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommend the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing, consider the information contained in the staff report, and testimony of the public, and take the following actions: 1. Adopt the proposed Addendum to the certified 2008 Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse (SCH) # 2007062027) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162. Additionally, the project qualifies for a Categorical Exclusion determination in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). No additional environmental analysis is necessary. 2. Adopt a Resolution approving the Design Review application for Lincoln Skyways Hangar (PLN25-00025) with project specific and typical conditions of approval. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION: The proposed building, which consists of two (2) individual hangars, is located on a vacant portion of 3.50-acre property along Flightline Drive identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 021-590-016. (PLN25-00025) Applicant: BPM Rentals, LLC / Property Owner: City of Lincoln). The proposed hangar building is located within the Lincoln Regional Airport (aka Karl Harder Field), a 725-acre airport that serves the general aviation requirements of the air trade area generally consisting of the City of Lincoln, the southwestern portion of Placer County, and a significant portion of the northern part of Sacramento County (Attachments 1 to 3). The airport, which is owned and operated by the City of Lincoln, includes one 100-foot by 6,001-foot runway with a parallel taxiway and five cross taxiways. The existing aircraft parking apron at the airport is approximately 321,000 square feet (SF) and has 165 aircraft parking positions. Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan STAFF REPORT 30

In May 2007, City Council adopted the Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan (LRAMP). The master plan addresses ongoing airport operations and identified long-range plans for construction of a 1,000-foot northerly runway extension of the existing runway, which would make the runway 7,001 feet long, allowing for a broader range of jets to utilize the Airport. The long-range plan also calls for the construction of a 3,350-foot parallel, secondary runway on the east side of the primary runway. Construction of an airport control tower, development of an arrival/departure building and a jet center hanger building were also identified as potential facilities for the LRAMP. The LRAMP includes an Airport Layout Plan (ALP) which depicts a drawing of existing facilities and planned improvements; however, the LRAMP and ALP primarily regulate on-airport concerns. The adoption of the plan includes certification of the Lincoln Regional Airport Master Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR)[1]. In June 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the current ALP, which was an update to the 2007 ALP. The updated 2020 ALP shows a larger runway protection zone (RPZ) for Runway 33, increasing from 14 acres to 49 acres. The larger RPZ exceeds the FAA’s standards for existing conditions but is appropriately-sized for future runway conditions. Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan The airport is also regulated by the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) which ensures that development surrounding the airport is compatible with the airport and its operations. The 2021 ALUCP reflects the larger Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) for both existing and future conditions consistent with the FAA-approved 2020 ALP. The 2020 ALP reflects future avigation easement acquisitions for the areas underlying the existing and future RPZs. Federal Aviation Administration The City of Lincoln, as an Airport Sponsor, is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep the ALP current, reflecting current conditions, growth and expandability of the facility. An Airport Layout Plan drawing set provides the Airport Sponsor with recommended airport development in the short term (0 to 5 years), midterm (6 to 10 years) and long term (11 to 20 years). The ALP for Lincoln Regional Airport will guide the City of Lincoln in its development of the airport. The 2020 ALP did not undergo CEQA review to assess the development components of the proposed infrastructure, and as such, the project is tiering off the original 2008 certified LRAMP EIR (SCH # 2007062027) with a CEQA Addendum, as referenced in the Environmental Review section of this staff report. Overall, the 2020 ALP, L

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SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, SITTING AT 6 O'CLOCK, I CALL THE MEETING, CALL THE MAY 20… SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): 2026 CITY OF LINCOLN PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ORDER. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER GILBERT? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER HUTCHINSON? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER JACKSON? HERE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON? HERE. CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON? HERE. AND VICE CHAIR MANNING IS ABSENT WITH NOTIFICATION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CORRECT. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE A QUORUM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): FOR TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, ITEM NUMBER 3, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE'LL HAVE COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON TO PLEASE LEAD US ON THAT TONIGHT. COUNCIL: I MEAN, WITH A SLITOR FLIGHT. COUNCIL: OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU FOR LEADING US IN THAT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ITEM NUMBER 4, AGENDA MODIFICATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY AGENDA MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SEEING NONE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5, PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CITIZENS MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA WHEN THE ITEM IS CONSIDERED. CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK MAY REQUEST TO SPEAK BY RAISING YOUR HAND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE, OR DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CARDS. WOULD ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THERE WERE NO HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6, INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND DISCLOSURES. SO I JUST WANT TO DO A LITTLE, CAVEAT HERE. THERE'S A LITTLE ADJUSTMENT IN THE AGENDA, SO THIS WOULD BE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF WE HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL ITEMS FROM OUR FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, AND TRADITIONALLY IT WAS ASKING ABOUT ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, SO THAT… IT'S NOT TITLED THAT ANYMORE, BUT THIS IS WHERE THAT WOULD GO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF YOU HAD ANYTHING TO SHARE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY INFORMATION ITEMS TO SHARE? I'LL START IT. COUNCIL: IS IT? COUNCIL: MR. CHAIRMAN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OKAY. NONE FOR ME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): FOR ME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND NONE FOR ME, AS WELL. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ITEM NUMBER 7, CONSENT. ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BUSINESS AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A REQUEST TO REMOVE A SPECIFIC ITEM FOR SEPARATE ACTION IS RECEIVED. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY ITEMS REMOVED WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE ONE ITEM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): APPROVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SECOND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SORRY, CHAIR DONSON, BEFORE WE TAKE THAT MOTION, MAY YOU ASK IF THE PUBLIC… IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE? YES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YES, BEFORE I TAKE THE MOTION, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM, AND THERE'S NO HANDS RAISED ONLINE. OKAY, IT'S ALL ENTERTAINMENT. CHAIRMAN, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND I WILL SECOND AGAIN. THANK YOU. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ROLL CALL. OR, WE'LL DO VOICE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): YOU'LL DO A VOICE CALL? YEAH. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ABSTENTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALRIGHT, SO… I BELIEVE ALL OF THEM ARE AYES. WE HAVE… FIVE OF US HERE TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO, 5… 0… 0… ONE. ONE. COUNCIL: PERFECT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BRINGS US TO ITEM NUMBER 8, PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO, ITEM 8A, CONSIDERATION OF A DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A NEW SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): STILL BUILDING MEASURING 100 FEET BY 135 FEET TO BE USED AS A STORAGE HANGAR AT THE LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT, KNOWN AS LINCOLN SKYWAYS HANGAR. AND, MR. MEL PABOLANIS, PABOLINUS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): PLANNING MANAGER WILL GIVE THE STAFF REPORT TONIGHT. SO, PLEASE, MEL. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MEL PAVILIONZ, PLANNING MANAGER. JUST A BRIEF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF THE… SUMMARIZING SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): KINDA GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE WITH MY POWERPOINT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITH MY, ON THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SINGING, SINGING! SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SO THIS IS A SIMPLE, PROJECT, UNDER A DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A, HANGAR WITHIN THE CITY OF LINCOLN AIRPORT. IT'S ABOUT 13,500 SQUARE FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITHIN THE AIRPORT THAT THE CITY AND, THE CITY OPERATES AND OWNS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROJECT IS VPM RENTALS, REPRESENTED BY BYRON MAYNARD. HE'S IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY. NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THUS FAR. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MYSELF OR THE APPLICANT, LET ME KNOW AFTER MY PRESENTATION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT'S JUST, BRIEF, OVERVIEW. THE AIRPORT IS RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE PROJECT IS RIGHT WHERE THE TIP OF THE YELLOW FLAG IS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): WITHIN THE AIRPORT, CITY, LINCOLN AIRPORT. IT'S SUBJECT TO THE AIRPORT IS, REGULATED UNDER THE LINCOLN REGIONAL AIRPORT MASH PLAN. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): PROPERTY ITSELF EXTENDS… IT'S KIND OF RECTANGULAR. THERE'S ANOTHER EXHIBIT IN THE, STAFF REPORT. IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): DOWN ABOUT RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT'S ABOUT THREE AND A HALF ACRES TOTAL IN SIZE. THE PORTION WHERE THE, THE BUILDING WILL BE, WILL BE RIGHT HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT'S, THE PROPERTY ITSELF, SIMILAR TO THE OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE AREA, IS A ZONED INDUSTRIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT. BOTH LAND USE SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ZONING DESIGNATION. AND AS I MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT'S SURROUNDED BY EXISTING SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BUILDINGS, HANGAR BUILDINGS, AND OTHER USES THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE AIRPORT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SOME PHOTOS TO THE SIDE. THIS IS ALONG FLATLINE DRIVE, LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING WEST, THIS IS THE PROPERTY RIGHT HERE, THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE BUILT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SOUTH, LOOKING SOUTH, LOOKING EAST, SHOULD I SAY, OF THE PROPERTY. AGAIN, THE PROPERTY, THIS IS ALONG THE, THE… ALONG THE AIRPORT, AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING SOUTHEAST OF THE PROPERTY, AGAIN, THE PROP IS RIGHT THERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND LOOKING… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): LOOKING SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY IS THAT… THAT'S A PROPERTY, A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BE BUILT UPON. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN TOTAL, THE PROJECT WOULD, ENCOMPASS ABOUT LESS THAN AN ACRE OF IMPACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THAT CONSISTS OF THE BUILDING PAD, WHICH IS WHERE THE BUILDING'S GONNA BE, WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THAT BLUE AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE IS CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING SERVICES, SUCH AS SEWER, WATER, FIRE, WATER LINES, DRAINAGE WILL BE ALONG HERE, WILL ALL BE EXTENDED. SO, IN TOTAL, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ACCOUNTED FOR AS PART OF THE.97-ACRE IMPACTED AREA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'S ALSO A STAGING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION WHILE THEY'RE BUILDING THE HANGAR, RIGHT THERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): FLATLINE DRIVE WILL BE THE MAIN ACCESS OFF OF HERE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HERE'S ANOTHER SITE… ANOTHER SITE PLAN THAT SHOWS OF THE PROPERTY IN, IN… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN GREEN, WHICH IS THE LEASE AREA THAT THE APPLICANT WILL BE LEASING FROM THE CITY. AND THAT LEASE AREA IS ABOUT 200 FEET BY 150 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE ACTUAL BUILDING WOULD BE 135 BY 100 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HERE'S A FLOOR PLAN OF THE BUILDING. IT'S 135 FEET BY 100 FEET. IT'LL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO HANGARS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BY A FIREWALL RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): SO EACH AREA'S GONNA BE ABOUT 67 FEET BY 100 FEET. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND AGAIN, IT'LL BE SERVED BY WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, POWER. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE BUILDING WILL BE ABOUT 32 FOOT TALL, MAXIMUM HEIGHT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ABOUT 22 FEET TALL TO THE EAVES. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT'LL MATCH THE EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE RENDERING OF THE BUILDING. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'LL BE TWO… THIS IS FACING THE WEST, AND THERE'LL BE TWO ROLL-UP DOORS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ON THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AGAIN, IT'S A SIMPLE PROJECT, ANALYZED BY, BY STAFF FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS THE, THE LINCOLN AIRPORT, MASTER PLAN, OR LRAMP, REQUIREMENTS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD COMMITTEE, BOARD REVIEWED THE PROJECT BACK ON… BACK ON THE 25TH OF NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO YOUR… YOUR COMMISSION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THERE'S A SQL COMPONENT TO THIS, SO WE DO… SINCE THERE WAS AN EIR THAT WAS ADOPTED FOR THE, FOR THE MASTER PLAN, THERE WAS… SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): ADOPTED BACK IN… OR CERTIFIED BACK IN 2008. SO, SIMILAR TO OTHER PROJECTS THAT… THAT CAME AFTER THAT, BACK, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO, WAS… THERE WAS… THERE WERE SOME, BUILDINGS THAT WAS… THAT WAS BUILT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND IT WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AS THIS ONE IS. WE DID AN ADDENDUM TO THAT EIR, AND THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR DOCUMENT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND FOR NEPA, GIVEN THAT THERE'S AN AIRPORT COMPONENT TO THIS, AND WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IN THIS CASE, UNDER NEPA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT COMPLIES WITH, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): FOR A CATEGORY CALLED EXCLUSION. SIMILAR TO EXEMPTION, BUT UNDER NEPA, IT'S CALLED EXCLUSION, SO… AND THAT'S ALSO ATTACHED TO YOUR, TO YOUR STAFF REPORT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THAT SAID, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO, THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE PROPOSED ADDENDUM TO THE EIR FOR THIS PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AS WELL AS DEEMING THE PROJECT TO QUALIFY FOR A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION PURSUANT TO NEPA. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION PLN25-0025 FOR THE PROPOSED LINCOLN SKYWAYS HANGAR. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BASED ON THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL APPLIED TO THE PROJECT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THE APPLICANT IS HERE, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FOR MYSELF, LET ME KNOW AS WELL. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU, MEL. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BACK TO THE LAST SLIDE, PLEASE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WELL, COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN FOR THE PUBLIC'S EDIFICATION WHAT NEPA STANDS FOR? SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): I DON'T LIKE ACRONYMS. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT STANDS… YEAH, IT STANDS FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. THANK YOU. IT'S, THE EQUIVALENT TO THAT IN CALIFORNIA IS THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BYE. GO AHEAD. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): MEL, I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE… BACK IN 2008 WAS, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): OF THE PURPOSE OF THE, MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): A REVIEW OF THE AIRPORT AREA WAS SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS KIND OF EXERCISE SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): WHAT WENT WRONG. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN, AT LEAST THIS ONE AND THE PREVIOUS ONE, I THINK WAS, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT WAS AN EDSU PROJECT. IT DOES REQUIRE A DESIGN REVIEW PROCESS STILL. IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. IT'S PRETTY LOW-KEY, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTUALLY IS TASKED AS THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW THAT, AND AS LONG AS IT MATCHES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LRAMP, SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): IT… IT'S BASICALLY, IT'S ANOTHER PRACTICE OF CHECKLIST, BUT THERE IS A DISCRETIONARY COMPONENT TO THIS, WHICH IS THE DESIGN REVIEW. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): APPLICATION. SPEAKER 3 (COUNCIL): HMM. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, IT'S A PREPAB STEEL BUILDING. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): ON, CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, I'M AN ARDENT CONSERVATIONIST, BUT THIS… THIS IS CARRYING IT A BIT FAR. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): OKAY, ANYWAY, IT'S DONE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, BEFORE I OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY IF THEY, HAD ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE OR SPEAK TO. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION ON THIS. WE… SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): WE'RE OUT OF SPACE. OUR BUSINESS IS OUT OF SPACE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): AND WE'RE ATTRACTING AIRCRAFT FROM… ALL THE WESTERN STATES TO COME TO… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): LINCOLN TO HAVE THEIR AIRCRAFT SERVICED. SO, THE BIG… SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): THING THAT DIFFERENTIATES US FROM ANY OTHER AIRPORT IS THAT AT LINCOLN AIRPORT, YOU CAN GET. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): TAIL TO SPINNER, RESTORATION OF AN AIRCRAFT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): SO, WE CAN DO AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE, HEAVY AIRFRAME MAINTENANCE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WHATEVER THAT AIRCRAFT NEEDS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WE DO BELLY-IN JOBS, WE DO… WING REPAIRS… WE DO FABRICATIONS, MODIFICATIONS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): FULL-ON MAINTENANCE ON, ON THE, ON THE POWER PLANT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): PROPELLER UPGRADES. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): PANEL… PANEL CHANGES. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT HERE'S THE THING. NOT ONLY CAN WE DO THAT IN OUR MAINTENANCE SHOP, WE HAVE A FULL UPHOLSTERY SHOP THAT CAN DO THE WHOLE INTERIOR, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE A PAINT SHOP NEXT TO US, AND WE HAVE AN AVIONICS SHOP. SO LITERALLY, YOU CAN TAKE AN AIRCRAFT AND ROLL IT FROM HANGAR TO HANGAR. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND GET IT RESTORED, RATHER THAN, AT MOST EVERY OTHER AIRPORT, YOU HAVE TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): SO, ONE AIRPORT MAY HAVE AN AVIONICS SHOP, OR THEY MAY HAVE A MAINTENANCE SHOP, OR THEY MAY HAVE A PAINT SHOP, BUT THEN, IF YOU NEED SOMETHING ELSE DONE, YOU GOTTA FLY TO ANOTHER AIRPORT. OR EVERY TIME YOU HAVE TO MOVE THAT AIRPLANE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): YOU HAVE TO GET IT FLIGHT-WORTHY. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND THAT SLOWS THE PROJECT WAY DOWN. SO, WE'RE GETTING BUSINESS FROM SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): IN FACT, MOST OF MY BUSINESS COMES FROM OUT OF TOWN. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT I NEED MORE SPACE. WE'RE DOING AIRCRAFT SALES AS WELL. WE'RE DOING AIRCRAFT RENTALS. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND EVERY… I'VE GOT EVERY HANGAR STUFFED. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND THEN THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE IS TO LEAVE IT ON THE RAMP. WELL, SOME CUSTOMERS DON'T WANT THEIR MILLION-DOLLAR, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AIRCRAFT SITTING ON THE RAMP, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER. LIKE, JUST THIS LAST… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WEEKEND. THE WINDS, UNBELIEVABLE. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND I DON'T… I DON'T SLEEP WELL WHEN IT BLOWS THAT HARD, BECAUSE I'M WORRIED ABOUT SOME… SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): OR A CUSTOMER'S AIRPLANE GETTING DAMAGED. AND WE'VE HAD IT HAPPEN. WE'VE HAD OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT, WE'VE HAD DUMPSTERS ROLL INTO AIRCRAFT FROM THE WIND. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): WE'VE HAD AIRCRAFT, THAT THE TAIL HOOKS ON THE AIRCRAFT RIPPED OUT BECAUSE THEY START FLYING ON THE CHAINS IN THE HEAVY WINDS, AND THEN IT, SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): BANGS THE AIRCRAFT UP, SO… THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO EVOLVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): AND IF YOU HEAR MY VOICE, IT'S BECAUSE ALL THAT WIND, I WAS OUT THERE AT THE AIRPORT ALL WEEKEND MONITORING THINGS, AND I WAS SUCKING IN ALL THAT DUST, ALL THAT POLLEN. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO IT. SPEAKER 5 (COUNCIL): ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM MAY REQUEST TO SPEAK BY RAISING THEIR HAND WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. SECRETARY, DO WE HAVE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE, OR ANYONE IN THE CHAMBERS THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON, I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED ONLINE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENT CARDS BEFORE THE MEETING. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): AND I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED IN THE ROOM. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT, I'LL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): IF NONE… CHAIR, I'LL, MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM. SPEAKER 4 (COUNCIL): SECOND THE MOTION. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ROLL CALL, PLEASE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): SO, WE ARE SAYING THAT, COMMISSIONER GILBERT, THAT YOU MOTIONED TO, AS STATED, YOU MOVE ADOPT AS STATED ON THE AGENDA. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): OKAY, SO THAT'S TWO PARTS IN THERE. IT'S GONNA BE ALL IN ONE VOTE. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): AND WHOSE SECOND, I'M SORRY? SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): JERRY JOHNSON. JOHNSON, OKAY. SPEAKER 1 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU. ROLL CALL VOTE. COMMISSIONER GILBERT? YES. COMMISSIONER JERRY JOHNSON? YES. COMMISSIONER HUTCHINSON? YES. COMMISSIONER JACKSON? YES. AND CHAIR ERIC JOHNSON? YES. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): SO THE MOTION PASSES, 5001. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): CONGRATULATIONS. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO NUMBER… ITEM NUMBER 9, GENERAL BUSINESS, 9A, OPEN SPACE DISCUSSION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, SEAN SCULLY. PLEASE. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): HELLO, GOOD EVENING, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): BEFORE I GET STARTED, I WAS GONNA GET UP AND ACTUALLY MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON BYRON'S PROJECT, BUT IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT'S PROBABLY INAPPROPRIATE. BUT, SPEAKER 2 (COUNCIL): THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THAT. THAT'S, AND I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER JOHNSON. IT OCCURS TO ME THAT IT'S SORT OF SILLY. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): TO HAVE A DESIGN REVIEW ON A METAL BUILDING ON AN AIRPORT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK THAT WAY BACK IN THE FIRST LEASE THAT I DID OUT THERE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I REMEMBER MEL SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO GO TO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PROCESS SEEMS TO INDICATE IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW. THERE'S NO CARVE-OUT FOR IT, AND I REMEMBER WE, DEBATED THAT A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN, ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? I SUPPOSE IF THEY WERE GOING TO PUT UP A PINK BUILDING WITH WEIRD SIGNS, YOU GUYS WOULD PROBABLY SAY NO, SO… ANYWHO, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OPEN SPACE TONIGHT. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ALLOWING ME TO… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CHAT WITH YOU ABOUT THIS. SO, TO GIVE A TEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT, THEN I'LL GET INTO THE MEAT, AND REALLY, IT'S JUST TO RECEIVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): NOW OR IN THE FUTURE FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, DURING A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL SORT OF OUTLINES SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WANT TO TRY TO TACKLE OVER A YEAR TO TWO-YEAR PERIOD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ASIDE FROM A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHER MATTERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS, FROM SOME OF OUR NEWER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, WAS TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN, THE POLICIES ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN, AND THEN WHAT THAT REALLY LOOKS LIKE MOVING FORWARD. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND I THINK WE'LL GET TO THIS AS PART OF THE NORMAL DISCUSSION TONIGHT, BUT… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT, PRE… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SUN CITY LINCOLN HILLS AND POST-SUN CITY LINCOLN HILLS IS VERY DIFFERENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): DIFFERENT MODELS, DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CERTAINLY DIFFERENT PRICING THESE DAYS. AND SO THE PROJECTS THAT PEOPLE LIKE MICHAELA AND MEL AND THE TEAM ARE WORKING ON… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): LOOK DIFFERENT, FEEL DIFFERENT, ARE DIFFERENT THAN THEY WERE IN THOSE DAYS, AND… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): SO, THE COUNCIL KIND OF HAD THIS BROAD THOUGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'D REALLY LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT, HOW WE DECIDE TO APPLY OPEN SPACE IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND MAYBE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE NUANCED AS IT RELATES TO WHAT THINGS MAY LOOK LIKE MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IS WHEN I WAS HIRED HERE, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): OPEN SPACE AS A CONCEPT HAD ITS OWN SORT OF LORE CREATED AROUND IT IN LINCOLN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF ELECTEDS TOLD ME WHEN I WAS HIRED IS LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW WE HAVE AN OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE A 40% OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PRETTY GREAT, WE HAVE THAT, AND… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEMI-UNIQUE IN THAT SENSE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL, TOO. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THE DRIVING FORCES OF THE GENERAL PLAN BACK IN 2000… EARLY… MID-2000S AND THEN COMPLETED IN 2008, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): HAD RIGHT, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN WHAT LINCOLN HAS BECOME AESTHETICALLY TODAY, IS, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): A… A… WHAT I KIND OF LIKE TO CALL A DE-URBANIZATION OF… OF THE COMMUNITY, IN THE SENSE THAT… WHAT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IS IF YOU DRIVE UP 65 AND YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SOUTH PLACER, YOU DRIVE THROUGH ROSEVILLE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): ON 65. AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, AND YOU'RE IN ROCKLAND. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND IT'S REALLY JUST AN INVISIBLE LINE THAT HAPPENS. AND THEN, ONCE YOU PASS, LIKE, THE UC DAVIS, BUILDING. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE FEELING CHANGES REAL QUICK, AND THAT SPACE IN BETWEEN THERE AND ABOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL. COUNCIL: AND THEN… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): NORTH OF THERE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): HAS A DIFFERENT AESTHETIC FEELING, TO ME, COMPLETELY, THAN EVERYWHERE TO THE SOUTH. AND, IT IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY HAS COME TO DEFINE WHAT LINCOLN FEELS AND OUR VIBE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH, AND EVEN SOUTH OF THAT. AND SO IT'S A… IT HAS BEEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE QUESTION IS… SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE ARE NOW IN A VERY DIFFERENT WORLD, BECAUSE SOMETHING EXISTS TODAY THAT DID NOT EXIST AT THAT TIME, WHICH IS THE PLACER COUNTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, WHICH HAS CHANGED THE NATURE OF OPEN SPACE AND HOW WE PLAN FOR THAT AND ACQUIRE IT, SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THAT'S, COMPARED TO OUR GENERAL PLAN, A RELATIVELY RECENT, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): CREATION. SO, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH ON IT, CONSULTED WITH A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT WORK HERE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE TO APPLY IT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AND, FOUND A FEW LITTLE INTERESTING TIDBITS. THE FIRST IS, IS THAT WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A REQUIREMENT. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT'S A MISNOMER. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): WE HAVE A POLICY IN THE GENERAL PLAN. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THAT STATES, AND I'M GONNA READ IT HERE, THAT, SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): THE, CITY SHALL ESTABLISH A MITIGATION FEE FOR HABITAT PRESERVATION AND REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE VILLAGE AREAS. THE INCLUSION OF 40% OPEN SPACE COULD, NOT SHALL. SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): PROVIDE ADEQUATE MITIGATION FOR HABITAT. THERE ARE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL PLAN THAT SPEAK MORE GENERALLY TO OPEN SPACE, AND WHERE IT MAKES SENSE, AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS IT RELATES TO HARD AND FAST RULES, IT WAS CLEAR THAT SPEAKER 6 (COUNCIL): AT LEAST THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THE GENERAL PLAN KIND OF FORESAW THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF HABITAT IN LINCOLN B

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