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>>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN , MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, APRIL 22nd , 2025. REGULAR MEETING OF THE PITTSBURG PLANNING COMMISSION WILL COME TO ORDER. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE WILL. >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK THAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW. THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING WAS POSTED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, FRIDAY APRIL 18th. I ASK EVERYONE PRESENT TO STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. COMMISSIONER ROBINSON, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MR. SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY DELETIONS OR CONTINUANCES OF ANY ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA? >> THERE IS NO REQUEST TONIGHT FOR DELETION OR WITHDRAWAL FOR CONTINUANCES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. IF A MEMBER OF THE ITEM -- AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR AN HONEST -- NON-AGENDA ISSUE, FILL OUT A CARD. FOUND NEXT TO THE PODIUM, AND PLEASE HAND IT TO MADAM CLERK. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS ON THE PUBLIC? JUST ONE MOMENT. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NONE. THANK YOU. I WILL CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, IF NOT, WILL I HEAR A MOTION? THROUGH THE CHAIR, THERE ARE NO CONSENT ITEMS. >> THANK YOU. WE NOW COME TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE AGENDA. MR. SECRETARY , ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING? >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS TONIGHT, JUST ONE ITEM FOR CONSIDERATION. >> FOR COMMISSION CONSIDERATION, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS? >> YES, MADAM CHAIR, THE COMMISSION CONSIDERATION ITEMS AND I, GENERAL PLAN AND WILL PROGRESS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 . AS YOU KNOW, EACH YEAR WE WERE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO PROVIDE TWO -- A REPORT ON GENERAL PLANNED AND HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION. KELSEY, ASSOCIATE TONIGHT OR TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU , GOOD EVENING, VICE CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. THE SKY WILL BE PRESENT IN THE CONSIDERATION ITEM FOR YOU THIS EVENING, GENERAL PLAN FOR 2024. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE DRAFT GENERAL PLAN AND WILL PROGRESS REPORTS, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS APR, FOR CALENDAR 2024. FORMALLY OFFICE OF PLANNING RESEARCH, THE STATE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND CONTRA COSTA TRANSFER TOUR 80 --TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. TO START, AS YOU ARE AWARE, I'M SURE BY NOW LESTER WE ADOPTED OUR GENERAL PLAN, BUT TO GIVE A QUICK PREFACE, WHAT IS A GENERAL PLAN? COMPREHENSIVE LENDING DOCUMENTS. INTENDED TO CUT THE LONG-TERM GROWTH OF THE CITY. IT SETS OUT BROAD GOALS AND POLICIES . BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING THERE'S OVER 400 POLICIES IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS IT ALSO ACTS AS THE CITY PERMIT CONSTITUTION OR BLUEPRINT. THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN WAS ADOPTED LECTURE, RECOMMENDED BY YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, INTENDED TO GUIDE THE CITY THROUGH 2040. WHAT DOES THE GENERAL PLAN REGULATE? VARIOUS ELEMENTS WITHIN THE GENERAL PLAN REGULATE VARIOUS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING LAND USES, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, PUBLIC SERVICES, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, TRANSPORTATION , SAFETY, ET CETERA. THE GENERAL PLANS HOUSING ELEMENT IS INCLUDED AS ELEMENT 14 TO THE GENERAL PLAN. ASSOCIATION OF BARRY -- BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS IS ALSO DISTRIBUTING THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS DETERMINATION AMONG LOCAL DIRT -- JURISDICTIONS, ENSURING THAT EACH CITY AND COUNTY PLANS FOR ITS SHARE OF THE REGION'S HOUSING NEEDS FOR ALL INCOME LEVELS DURING EACH ATE YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE. THE ELEMENT WAS ADOPTED FOR THE YEAR PLANNING. 2023 THROUGH 2031. WITHIN THAT , VARIOUS HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS, WHICH WE WILL GET INTO FURTHER. AS PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT, THERE IS A ALLOCATION. AN ABBREVIATION FOR THE THE STATE-MANDATED PROCESS THAT ASSIGNS A TARGET NUMBER OF UNITS ACROSS VARIOUS LEVELS THAT THEY MUST PLAN FOR IN THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT TO MEET REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS. WITHIN THE CITY'S RHNA WE WERE ASSIGNED A TOTAL OF 2052 UNITS . 516 OF THOSE WORK FOR VERY LOW INCOME. 296 UNITS FOR LOW INCOME. 346 UNITS FOR MODERATE INCOME 894 UNITS FOR ABOVE MODERATE INCOME TO MEET ITS SHARE OF REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS DURING THE SIXTH SOUTH --CYCLE HOUSING UNITS. AS WE PREPARE THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT WE PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS. TO MEET THOSE RHNA GOALS. REPORTING IS AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT OF HER CITY AND COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. PITTSBURG, SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, WE PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL --THE HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS. WHETHER WE HAVE IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING, PENDING, POLICIES NOT IMPLEMENTED AND REASONS WHY. WITHIN THE PACKET THIS EVENING, EXHIBIT A, THERE IS --[ INDISCERNIBLE -LOW VOLUME ] ENVISION PITTSBURG 2040 GENERAL PLAN, THIS IS THE FIRST ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT SUBMITTED SINCE THE ELEMENT WAS CERTIFIED. AFTER THIS YEAR, IT SHOULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A STREAMLINED PROCESS TO BRING THESE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS BEFORE YOU. WHEN IT'S A BRAND-NEW ONE IT DOES TAKE TIME TO COME THROUGH EACH OF THE POLICIES TO ENSURE WE ARE ON TRACK TO IMPLEMENT THEM THROUGHOUT PLANNING CYCLES. 2040 GENERAL PLAN HAS 481 POLICIES AND 27 HOUSING PROGRAMS. ALSO, AS I NOTED, EXHIBIT A DOES PROVIDE A DETAILED LIST OF GENERAL PLAN POLICIES AND HOUSING PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH IMPLEMENTATION STATUS AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 2024. INCLUDED WITHIN THE GENERAL PLAN IN THE PROGRESS REPORT, THEY ASK US TO PROVIDE THE TOTAL COUNT OF BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED WITHIN THE REPORTING PERIOD LAST YEAR WE HAD A TOTAL OF 73 NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN 2024. OF THOSE TOTAL PERMITS WE HAD 24 LOW INCOME, 34 FOR MODERATE AND 15 FOR ABOVE MODERATE. WE DO HAVE SOME PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE THAT WILL HELP US REACH OUR GOAL, WE ALSO HAVE SOME CURRENTLY TITLE BUT HAVE NOT HAD PERMITS ISSUED. WE HAVE A REMAINING BALANCE OF 1839 UNITS TO ISSUE PRIOR TO 2031. THE SLIDE PROVIDES A FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF THOSE ACCOUNTS. WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024, AND AUTHORIZING ITS SUBMITTAL. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY FACTUAL COMMENTS FOR STAFF? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, MADAM SECRETARY? >> THERE ARE NONE. >> THANK YOU. TIME FOR DELIBERATION, COMMISSIONERS. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER WAS 19. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, COVERED ALL THE BASES WHEN IT COMES TO GENERAL PLANS AND WHY WE ARE GETTING THIS PRESENTATION AND UPDATE. SOMETHING WE SEE ANNUALLY AND IT USUALLY IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE MORE ALLOCATION IN THE ABOVE MODERATE INCOME LEVELS FOR HOUSING. I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING WE --PITTSBURG HAS DONE VERY WELL AT , LOW INCOME AND VERY LOW INCOME , GETTING THOSE UNITS AVAILABLE AND BUILT BETTER THE HIGHER INCOME BRACKETS IS IMPORTANT TO BALANCE HAVING -- BALANCE THINGS OUT IN THE CITY. GREAT PRESENTATION. I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION AND JUST HAVE THAT ON THE TABLE. COMMISSIONER ROBINSON. I MOVE THAT WE MOVED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 -- IT DISAPPEARED. AND AUTHORIZING ITS SUBMITTAL . COMMISSIONER --CITY COUNCIL. >> I WILL SECOND. >> LET'S CAST OUR VOTES. ALL UNANIMOUS, THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THERE IS NO DISCLAIMER HERE. ESTHER SECRETARY, AND A STAFF COMMUNICATIONS? >> YES, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS. JUST A FEW ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR YOU. FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, FOR MAY 13th, THERE ARE NONE. NO ITEMS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED SO WE WILL CANCEL THE MEETING FOR MAY 13th. MOVING THAT ALONG IT MOVES US TO THE MAY 27th CALENDAR. A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT NIGHT. THE FIRST IS CIVIC STATION, MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT , REQUESTED FOR A TIME EXTENSION, PREVIOUSLY OF PROVED BY YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS IS FOR THE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT ARE HERE BEHIND CITY HALL. ALSO, WE HAVE A APPLICATION USE PERMIT AND SIGN REVIEW FOR THE EXISTING --I SHOULDN'T SAY EXISTING, THE APPROVED RV STORAGE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A TAKE CHARACTER -- TARIKA --CARETAKERS UNIT AND SIGN FOR THE PASS OUT THERE. WE ALSO HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM , APPLICATION FOR EQUIPMENT RENTAL USE . IT'S A DUMPSTER. WHAT THEY DO IS RENT OUT DUMPSTERS FOR LARGE PROJECTS. THIS IS OUT THERE , ALSO , OFF OF WILLOW PASS. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THOSE THREE ITEMS ON THE 27th. AND THEN JUST MOVING FORWARD, THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS . AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THICK OF THINGS IN REGARDS TO HOLDING THESE WORKSHOPS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE. THEY'VE REALLY BEEN GOING GREAT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE COMMISSIONERS AND PUBLIC ENGAGED. I AM EXCITED. THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF AS PLANNERS LIVE FOR WHEN WE ARE OUT THERE. ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY, LISTEN TO FEEDBACKS, THE COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS. TODAY WE HAD TWO VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUP MEETINGS ONLINE TODAY WITH PROBABLY ABOUT 10 OR 12 MAJOR STAKEHOLDERS , INTERESTED PARTIES HERE IN THE CITY. REALLY EXCITING TO HOLD UP ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS WEEKEND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AT THE HIGH SCHOOL . WE HAD TO RESCHEDULE THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY GOING ON. MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET AROUND AND PARK, AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE MOVED THAT TO MAY 17th. MAY 17th, 10:00 A.M. WE ARE GOING TO HOLD A MEETING , WHICH IS REPLACING THE ONE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS SATURDAY. ON THE CALENDAR FOR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP MEETINGS, WE HAVE THREE LEFT. MAY 10th AT 10:00 A.M. , JUST LIKE I SAID BEFORE. MAY 17th. PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. MAY 31st , OUR LAST PUBLIC WORKSHOP WILL BE DEALT TO VIEW ELEMENTARY. THE CONCLUDES STAFF'S COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> THANK YOU. MR. SECRETARY DO YOU WANT TO DO A ROUND ROBIN WITH THE COMMISSIONERS HERE ON THE REPORTS ? COMMITTEE REPORTS. COMMISSIONER STOKES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? >> COMMISSIONER ROBINSON. >> RECOMMENDED --ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- >> I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT, THANK YOU. I BELIEVE MY --THEY CANCELED THE LAST MEETING, WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING. COMMISSIONER RILEY. >> NOTHING TO REPORT. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS I WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING TO MAY 27th.