Planning Commission

>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF MARTINEZ PLANNING COMMISSION FOR JANUARY 13th. PLEASE STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HELENA CULIK-CARO? >> PRESENT. >> SUZANNE GUSTOFSON IS EXCUSED. ROCHELLE JOHNSON JOHN KLOPP. >> HERE. >> ROB PAROLEK. >> HERE. >> PAUL SONNIKSON. THIS EVENING COMMISSIONER SONNIKSON IS SERVING AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMMISSIONER JOHNSON DUE TO HER ABSENCE. VICE CHAIR JOSEPH EVANS. >> HERE. >> AND CHAIR JASON MARTIN. >> HERE. >> ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GO ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT I'LL READ A CIVILITY STATEMENT. AS YOUR APPOINTED GOVERNING BOARD, WE WILL TREAT EACH OTHER AND THE PUBLIC WITH PATIENCE, CIVILITY AND COURTESY AS A MODEL OF THE SAME BEHAVIOR WE WANT TO REFLECT IN MARTINEZ. THIS INCLUDES RESPECT FOR EVERYONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO VOICE THEIR OPINION ON MATTERS WITHIN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, EVEN IF THAT OPINION IS DIFFERENT FROM OUR OWN. THE DECISIONS MADE TONIGHT WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MARTINEZ COMMUNITY AND NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS HERE THIS EVENING THAT WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT? SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL? >> THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED. >> ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO CONSENT. , WHICH IS APPROVED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ACTION MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 25th, 2025. DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES FROM ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION FOR THOSE? WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES. >> I SECOND. >> CLERK. >> HELENA CULIK-CARO. >> AYE. >> JOHN KLOPP. >> ROB PAROLEK. >> YES. >> PAUL SONNIKSON. JOSEPH EVANS. >> AYE. >> JASON MARTIN. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING BEFORE THE REGULAR ITEM. THE FIRST IS ON THE SESQUICENTENNIAL YEAR 2026. AND I BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A IN-PERSON PRESENTATION. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS EVE KEARNEY. I AM THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO --[ INDISCERNIBLE ] MY MIC IS ON. IT'S THE GREEN LIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR ME IF I GO EVEN CLOSER AND EVEN CLOSER? >> THERE WE GO. >> I'M GOING TO KISS THE MIC A LITTLE BIT, SO I APOLOGIZE. MY NAME IS EVE KEARNEY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER. I AM PRIVILEGED TO ALSO BE HELPING WITH THE SESQUICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION FOR 2026. THE CITY OF MARTINEZ IS CELEBRATING ITS 150th YEAR OF INCORPORATION. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. OUR ACTUAL DATE OF INCORPORATION IS APRIL 1st, 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS MADE IT A GOAL FOR THIS YEAR TO HOST A YEAR- LONG CITY-WIDE CELEBRATION THAT HONORS MARTINEZ'S HISTORY, START BY SAYING I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING THERE IN PERSON TONIGHT. MY HUSBAND'S OUT OF TOWN AND MY SON HAD BASEBALL TRYOUTS BEFORE THIS MEETING. SO I'M THANKFUL FOR TECHNOLOGY FOR LETTING ME BE HERE VIRTUALLY. BEFORE I ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, FIRST I JUST WANT TO GREET EVERYBODY HERE. I THINK THERE'S A FEW OF YOU WHO I HAVEN'T MET YET. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO COMMISSIONER PAROLEK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT COMMISSIONER CAME FROM THE PR MACK. SO IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. GREETINGS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE LISTENING. SO TONIGHT I AM HERE TO PRESENT ABOUT THE CITY'S NEWLY ADOPTED FOUR-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. FIRST, ABOUT MYSELF I AM THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. I'VE BEEN HERE A HANDFUL OF YEARS NOW HELPING TO FACILITATE PUTTING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN TOGETHER WAS ONE OF MY KEY PROJECTS OVER THE LAST 12 OR 18 MONTHS OR SO. A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO IT. IT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE FOR THE CITY TO HELP US MAP OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2025. AS I MENTIONED, IT CHARTS OUT A ROAD MAP FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. IT'S COMING ON THE BACK OF SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS UNDER THIS CITY COUNCIL, WHICH MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE OF, INCLUDING THE OPENING OF ALHAMBRA HIGHLANDS, THE OPENING OF PINE MEADOW PARK, THE OPENING OF OUR FISHING PIER, A LONG AWAITED FISHING PIER AND MANY OTHER INITIATIVES WE WERE PROUD TO ACCOMPLISH. WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A LOT OF THESE INITIATIVES WITH THE ONSET OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS. AGAIN, YOU ALL MAY BE AWARE, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND A FEW YEARS, WE WERE PROVIDED WITH OVER $9 MILLION DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. THESE WERE FOR RECOVERY FUNDS TO BE UTILIZED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THOSE FUNDS ARE NOW ALLOCATED AND SOME OF THEM SPENT, MOST OF THEM SPENT. IT'S REALLY CRITICAL BECAUSE WE'RE NOW LEVEL SETTING, GETTING BACK TO THE REALITY OF OUR LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN THE CITY. SO IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT WE GET TOGETHER AND MAP OUT A VERY FOCUSED PLAN. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. SO WHY NOW, WHY THE STRATEGIC PLAN? I LIKE TO SAY THAT IT'S OUR INAUGURAL FOUR-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CITY. IN THE PAST THE CITY HAS DONE VERSIONS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING. WHAT I THINK IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS TIME AROUND IS IN THE PAST WE USED TO JUST PUT LISTS TOGETHER OF THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY, AND THESE LISTS WERE HUGE. I MEAN, THEY WERE RUN- ON LISTS, AND THERE WAS A LACK OF PRIORITIZATION ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO GET DONE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD AND IN WHAT YEARS. SO THE DIFFERENCE WITH THIS IS IS THIS IS REALLY STRATEGIC PLANNING AT ITS FINEST, WHERE WE'VE COME TOGETHER, ESTABLISHED THE LIST OF PRIORITIES AND THINGS WE WANT TO GET DONE. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHEN AND IN WHAT ORDER. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALSO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS I KNOW YOU HAVE ALL NOTICED WE HAVE A NEW GENERATION OF CITY LEADERS . OUR COUNCIL HAS TURNED OVER. WE HAVE A NEW GENERATION OF ELECTED LEADERS. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HEAR THEIR VOICE ON THE FUTURE OF THE CITY AS WELL AS A NEW GENERATION OF CITY LEADERS, WHO SOME ARE SITTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. SO IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY AS WE COME TOGETHER BOTH ELECTED AND STAFF LEADERSHIP TO MAP OUT THE NEXT FEW YEARS. ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, IT WAS IMPORTANT WITH, YOU KNOW, THE LOSING THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AND NOW GETTING BACK TO JUST THE BASICS OF THE CITY BUDGET, WE ARE IN A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. WE HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. SO WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, REDUCING THE BUDGET OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS NOW JUST TO TRY TO BALANCE EVERY YEAR. SO RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AROUND US. AS WE KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE WATERFRONT, FOR EXAMPLE. SO IT'S THAT TIME FOR US TO MANAGE RESOURCES CAREFULLY, WHILE ALSO TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN FRONT OF US. NEXT SLIDE. BY THE WAY, I'M SORRY FOR ANY BACKGROUND NOISE. AGAIN, THIS PLAN IS VERY TRADITIONAL, WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A STRATEGIC PLAN. SO FIRST, THE PROCESS STARTED WITH US RENEWING OUR VISION MISSION VALUES. I'LL GO OVER THOSE IN A MOMENT. BUT THE VISION IS WHERE ARE WE GOING, WHAT'S THE DESIRE FOR THE FUTURE, VERY SIMPLY PUT. THE MISSION IS, WHAT IS THE BURP --PURPOSE OF THE CITY ORGANIZATION, WHAT DO WE DO EVERY DAY, WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR. THE VALUES ARE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE OUR EVERYDAY PRACTICES AND DECISIONS. I WANT TO NOTE THAT WE CAME INTO THIS PROCESS, WE HAD A VISION AND MISSIONING THAT ING THAT WERE OUTDATED BY SEVERAL TEN DECADE OR SO. WE DID NOT HAVE ORGANIZATIONAL VALUE, SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE WERE EXCITED TO BRING INTO THE CONVERSATION. THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES BROAD MULTI-YEAR GOALS. AND BY THE WAY, WHAT I DIDN'T MENTION IS THE PLAN ITSELF IN ENTIRETY IS ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT. BUT I DO HAVE COPIES AT THE DAIS IF YOU WANT TO POKE THROUGH IT WHILE WE'RE TALKING HERE. SO THERE ARE BROAD MULTI- YEAR GOALS. THESE ARE REALLY TO TRY TO ESTABLISH THE HIGH-LEVEL OUTCOMES WE WANT TO ACHIEVE, THE RESULTS ONE THING I DO WANT TO CALL OUT, YOU'LL SEE US TALK ABOUT MODERNIZATION A LOT IN OUR PLAN. IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, SINCE WE'VE BROUGHT ON A LOT OF NEW LEADERSHIP, PEOPLE ARE BRINGING ON THEIR EXPERIENCE FROM OTHER CITIES, OTHER CITIES WHO ARE DOING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES, MODERN PRACTICES, BEST PRACTICES. AND THE VALUE THAT HAS BROUGHT TO MARTINEZ IS TREMENDOUS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A LOT OFOF IN POSITIONS WHO ARE POSITIONED WELL TO UPDATE ALL OF THE CITY PRACTICES, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH TECHNOLOGY OR JUST THROUGH THEIR DAY-TO-DAY HANDLING OF PROCESSES. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO DOUBLE DOWN ON INTO THE FUTURE. WE'RE CONTINUING TO MODERNIZE. NEXT SLIDE. SO HERE'S OUR HIGH-LEVEL GOALS. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT THE DEFINITION HERE ON THE SLIDE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR DOCUMENT OR THE FLYER THERE, YOU SEE THE SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF EACH GOAL. FROM A HIGH-LEVEL STANDPOINT THESE ARE FIVE GOALS USHERING US INTO THE FUTURE. FINANCIAL SUSTAINABLE, MODERN AND SUSTAINABLE WATERFRONT AND MARINA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING, CAPITAL PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. NEXT SLIDE. OOPS I THINK THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT. I MIGHT HAVE LEFT THAT IN THERE. CAN YOU MOVE ON? THERE WE GO. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S A FOUR- YEAR PLAN. WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW IS WHAT THE SEMIFINAL HAS DIRECTED US CURRENT FISCAL YEAR PRIORITIES AND NEXT FISCAL YEAR PRIORITIES. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE PLAN, THERE ARE SOME REALLY EASY CHARTS WHERE IT LAYS OUT ALL FOUR YEARS, AND YOU CAN SEE THE X'S NEXT TO EACH STRATEGY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON TODAY AND IN THE IMMEDIATE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SOME ITEMS I WANTED TO CALL OUT SPECIFICALLY, FIRST, REVITALIZE OUR WATERFRONT AND MARINA THROUGH A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. MICHAEL HAS BEEN KEEPING YOU INFORMED ON ALL OF OUR WORK IN THAT AREA, AND THAT'S MOVING FORWARD. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. EVE JUST PRESENTED ABOUT THE CITY'S 150th CELEBRATION. THIS IS MARKED IN OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AS WELL. STRENGTHENING CODE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS HAS BEEN A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST YEAR AND CONTINUING ON INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VACANT TO VIBRANT PROGRAM. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE PARKS, EVE BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON THIS, WE WERE JUST LAUNCHING OUR PARK SYSTEM MASTER PLAN. THAT PROCESS WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT GO INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IMPLEMENTING >> GREAT. SO FIRST I JUST WANT TO OUR HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE BEEN REALLY AT THE CORE OF. IMPROVING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF INITIATIVES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN SPECIFICALLY AROUND THIS. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM, AGAIN, WHICH HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED AND PROMOTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S LOTS OF INITIATIVES HAPPENING THERE. PLANTING TREES, EVE MENTIONED WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY THERE. THERE'S MORE COMING, BEAUTIFYING MEDIANS AND ENTRYWAYS. LASTLY, SUPPORTING THE DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMMISSION. THAT WAS ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR. WE'RE REALLY JUST GETTING THAT OFF THE GROUND. THE COMMISSION JUST HELD ITS FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR LAST WEEK, BUT IT'S STILL VERY NEW AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR PLACE IN THE CIVIC CONVERSATION. WHAT I'VE LISTED HERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE DOCUMENT, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KEY ONES. NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. SO IMPLEMENTATION, WE'RE BACK TO THIS. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND BEFORE I CAME ONTO MARTINEZ, I HAD A BACKGROUND IN MANAGING STRATEGIC PLANS IN MY PRIOR CITY. FOR ME, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THIS IS NOT JUST SOMETHING, IT'S A SHELF DOCUMENT, WE TALK ABOUT IT ONCE A YEAR AND WE LOSE SIGHT OF. TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE EFFORT OF PUTTING A PLAN TOGETHER, IT'S MOST IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AFTER THE PLAN IS ADOPTED TO KEEP ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PLAN. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT HELPS US TO MANAGE COMPETING PRIORITIES. SO THINGS COME UP ALL YEAR ROUND, THE COUNCIL GETS REQUESTS. AND THIS PLAN IS A TOOL FOR US TO MANAGE THOSE REQUESTS. HOW ARE WE BEING ACCOUNTABLE? WELL, WE JUST LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL ACADEMY. IN FACT, ALL OF US HERE ON THE CALL TONIGHT HAVE TRAINING AT 9:00 A.M. TOMORROW. WE CALL OUR INTERNAL ACADEMY LEAD. IT'S LEARN, ENGAGE, ACT, DO. THIS IS THE SECOND ITERATION OF OUR LEAD ACADEMY THAT'S REALLY DEDICATED TO FOCUSED ON BUILDING SKILLS FOR MANAGERS ON IMPLEMENTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A MULTIMONTH SERIES. WE END PROBABLY AROUND MARCH. THERE'S GOING TO BE SIX SESSIONS. AGAIN, ALL OF THE TRAINING IS GEARED TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN, COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THE PEOPLE THAT REPORT UP TO US ARE EMBODYING, YOU KNOW, THE VALUES OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. NUMBER TWO IS ALIGNMENT WITH COUNCIL AGENDAS. THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST KEY WAYS THAT WE STAY FOCUSED ON THE PLAN, IS MAKING SURE THAT OUR COUNCIL AGENDAS AND OUR STAFF REPORTS AT EVERY ITEM, EVERY DECISION, EVERY POLICY DISCUSSION, WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT. WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT'S IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR FOCUS PRIORITIES. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY COMMISSIONS. SO THIS IS KIND OF A START TO THAT WHERE I'M ON A ROAD SHOW, YOU KNOW, TO ENGAGE CITY COMMISSIONS, MAKE THE COMMISSIONS AWARE OF THE PLAN AND OUR PRIORITIES, BUT CERTAINLY IN THE FUTURE IT'S OUR HOPE THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR COMMISSION STAFF, YOU KNOW THAT ITEMS THAT ARE COMING IN FRONT OF YOU ARE REALLY ULTIMATELY HELPING US TO ACHIEVE OUR PLAN. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY BUDGET AND RESOURCES. SO THIS IS JUST AN ONGOING PRACTICE WHERE WE DEVELOP CITY BUDGET, AND THAT BUDGET SHOULD ALIGN WITH THE PRIORITIES LISTED IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN. THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER, SO WE'RE JUST KICKING OFF OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26/27. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL BE DOING REALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IS PAIRING BOTH OF THOSE TOGETHER. SO THAT'S EXCITING. ROUTINE PROGRESS REPORTS. WE WILL BE PROVIDING PROGRESS REPORTS TO COUNCIL EVERY SIX MONTHS. AGAIN, THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BUDGET. ONCE WE'RE GIVEN BUDGET UPDATES, YOU TALK ABOUT RESOURCES AND THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE CITY, THAT'S GOING TO BE PAIRED WITH, YOU KNOW, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ACHIEVE OUR PRIORITIES. OR IF THERE'S DELAYS OR SOMETHING WE'RE SLOWING DOWN ON, THAT WOULD BE A TIME TO COMMUNICATE IT. LASTLY, MYSELF, THE CITY MANAGER, THE MAYOR AND OTHERS, WE'VE BEEN OUT SINCE SEPTEMBER ON A ROAD SHOW JUST LIKE THIS ENGAGING FOLKS ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SO EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF WHAT THE CITY REESE WORKING ON IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE IT. THERE YOU GO. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS? I ACTUALLY HAD ONE. IT WAS ON GOAL C, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING. ITEM SIX IS ENGAGE DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS IN DOWNTOWN MARTINEZ ABOUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT OR INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT. COULD YOU TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE ARE AND ALSO WHY PUT IT IN FISCAL YEAR 28/29? >> OF COURSE. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, PROBABLY EVEN BEFORE MY TIME AS A TOOL TO HELP PROMOTE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE DOWNTOWN. IT'S VERY COMMON IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHEN THERE'S EITHER A DOWNTOWN OR A GROUP OF SHOPPING CENTERS AND THERE'S A NEED FOR A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO BOOSTING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND ALSO PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND OTHER TYPES OF BENEFITS, PUTTING TOGETHER A P BID IS A TOOL TO HELP BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER WHO'S A BUSINESS OWNER IN THAT SPACE, CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS A COMMON AGREEMENT. AND THERE IS A FINANCIAL ASPECT AS WELL. THERE'S A COST TO THAT. WHAT I'VE SEEN IN THE CITY THAT I FORMERLY WORKED AT WHERE WE HAD A P BID AT A MAJOR SHOPPING CENTER, IT ENABLED, YOU KNOW, FOR ADDITIONAL POLICE PATROLS IN THE AREA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THOSE ARE INCREDIBLY COMPLICATED TO ORGANIZE AND PUT TOGETHER. THEY TAKE A LOT OF TIME. AND I THINK BASED ON THE ENGAGEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, PARTICULARLY OUR DIRECTOR, IT WAS HER SENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUT OF ALL THE THINGS TO BE FOCUSING ON UNDER GOAL C, THAT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WAS SOMETHING TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE OUTER YEARS OF THE PLAN AS OPPOSED TO RIGHT NOW IN SUPPORT OF FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE OTHER INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDER THAT GOAL, LIKE CODE ENFORCEMENT, FOR EXAMPLE. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, BUT THE OTHER ASPECT OF THIS IS WE HAVE TO -- GETTING EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN A P BID IS A LENGTHY PROCESS. SO WE HAVE TO STILL ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY ON IT AND UNDERSTAND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. WE THINK IT'S A GOOD TOOL, BUT WE'RE KIND OF FAR AWAY FROM GETTING EVERYBODY ON BOARD WITH IT. THAT'S WHY WE PUT IT IN THE OUTER YEARS, JUST TO GIVE US MORE TIME. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. >> I'VE BEEN SOMEWHAT HESITANT TO ASK MY QUESTION, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE PLAN IS ALREADY SOLIDIFIED. IT'S IN MOTION GOING FORWARD. I THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING IT TO US BECAUSE IT'S MY FIRST TIME EVER LAYING EYES ON IT. SO IT REALLY INFORMS ME WHEREWHERE CITY COUNCIL, THEIR IDEAS AND STRATEGIES ARE AND WHAT SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS ARE FOR THE CITY. BUT THIS BODY IN PARTICULAR OVEROVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF EFFORTS TO TRY TO KEEP IN MIND OUR RESIDENTS' CONCERNS, TRY TO BE STEWARDS FOR THEM AND TRY TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTICULARLY ON THE BUSINESS SIDE. SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN PROVIDE -- AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU COULD DO AT A LATER DATE, JUST TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE PLAN YOU JUST WENT OVER FOR US IS SOMEWHAT JUST A BROAD OVERVIEW, ON WHAT EXACTLY IS THE COUNCIL'S PLAN TO REALLY INCREASE THAT REVENUE. I SAY THAT BECAUSE, OF COURSE, REVENUE IS GENERALLY DRIVEN BY BUSINESS GROWTH, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND THE TAXES THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THAT. THAT'S ALL PREDICATED UPON LAND USE, WHICH OUR LAND USE AND VALUATIONS OF COME ACROSS OUR DESK. AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE STEPS THAT WE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE TAKING IN OUR, YOU KNOW, GOAL TO TRY TO FOSTER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IS IN LINE WITHWITH CITY COUNCIL'S PLAN FOR INCREASED REVENUE. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW I'M NOT PART OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS ALL THE TIME. I DO SEE THEM FROM AFAR AND WORK CLOSELY WITH MICHAEL. I KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS HE'S BRINGING FORWARD. AND I CAN TELL YOU JUST WITH STREAMLINING HOUSING AND WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS GROWTH ALONE IS CRITICAL. IT'S ONE LANE, RIGHT? IT'S ONE LANE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN REGARDLESS TO HELP GENERATE MORE REVENUE. AND I'LL TELL YOU SO I MANAGE THE CITY'S BUDGET, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, BECAUSE ON A REGULAR BASIS I'M TRACKING REVENUES AND EXPENSES. THE REALITY IS EXPENSES ARE INCREASING AT A FAR FASTER RATERATE THAN REVENUE COMING IN. SO YOU MENTIONED SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX. WE TRACK THOSE VERY CLOSELY. WE GET REPORTS QUARTERLY. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING OVER THE LAST YEAR, TWO YEARS IS STAGNATION. PROPERTY TAX IS DOING DECENT. LIKE, WE BUDGET FOR ABOUT A 4% INCREASE EVERY YEAR. AND THAT'S GOING PRETTY STEADY. BUT SALES TAX IS LIKE A ROLLER COASTER. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY HOPING SALES TAX IS GOING TO FIX YOUR BUDGET PROBLEMS IS LIKE A PRAYING STRATEGY, BECAUSE IT'S UP AND DOWN. AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN EASILY PREDICT, RIGHT. SO WE DO OUR BEST TO BUDGET CONSERVATIVELY WHERE SALES TAX IS CONCERNED. BUT A LOT OF TIMES IT EVEN DISAPPOINTS AND COMES IN LOWER. AND THAT CAN BE FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. SO FOR EXAMPLE WE'RE ABOUT TO DO OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR COMING IN FEBRUARY. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THIS LAST QUARTER OF SALES TAX. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT YET, BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO. WE WANT TO SEE WITH THE NEW ROSS STORE THAT CAME ON BOARD, HOW IS THAT HELPING. THOSE ARE THINGS WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, HOW IS ONE BIG RETAILER COME INTO THE MIX OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH IS THAT HELPING US. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE WHERE WE CAN TO ADD NEW BUSINESSES. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. WHAT I HAVE COMMONLY STARTED TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE COUNCIL DURING BUDGET PRESENTATIONS IS WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT REVENUE PROBLEM. LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST BECAUSE EXPENSES, THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP GROWING. PERSONNEL COSTS GROW, EQUIPMENT COSTS GROW, INSURANCE IS CLIMBING AT ENORMOUS RATE. OUR HEALTH BENEFITS --AGAIN, THINGS OUT OF OUR CONTROL, RIGHT, THE HEALTH PREMIUMS CLIMB EACH YEAR. SO DOES OUR RETIREMENT AS WL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A LONG-TERM LIABILITY. THESE ARE ALL BIG BUCKETS OF COSTS THAT NO MATTER HOW WELL OUR REVENUE DOES, THOSE ARE JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING. SO IN THE SPRING WHAT I'LL BE INTERESTED TO DO AND WHAT I'M WORKING ON IN THE BACKGROUND FOR RIGHT NOW IS PREPARING AN UPDATE TO OUR FIVE-YEAR AND TEN-YEAR FORECAST AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL ABOUT REVENUE. LIKE, WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS WE NEED TO DO AND START PURSUING. TO YOUR POINT, WE NEED TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS OF DEFINING THAT AND WORKING AT IT, BECAUSE AT THIS STAGE WE KEEP APPROACHING EACH FISCAL YEAR IN A DEFICIT. AND WE HAVE CUT $3 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S BUDGET IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER DEFICIT COMING INTO THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO WE DESPERATELY NEED TO COME UP WITH A REVENUE PLAN NOW, WHATEVER THAT IS, WHETHER IT'S MORE ON THE BUSINESS SIDE, ON THE HOUSING SIDE, BUT ALSO OTHER OPTIONS THAT MIGHT EXIST. AND WE ALL NEED TO BE PURSUING THOSE PRETTY AGGRESSIVELY. I WILL SAY A LONG- TERM BUCKET IS THE WATERFRONT. AND IF WE CAN TURN, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS KIND OF UNDERUTILIZED NON-REVENUE GENERATING LAND INTO REVENUE GENERATING LAND --AND I GET IT, IT'S NOT A SHORT- TERM FIX, BUT DOWN THE LINE THAT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE MARINA IS COSTING US OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. SO INSTEAD OF IT MAKING US MONEY, IT'S COSTING US MONEY. WE'VE GOT TO TURN THAT TIDE. THAT'S ONE AREA WE REALLY NEED TO BE DEDICATED TOWARDS. IN YOUR TEN-YEAR FORECAST, DOES THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATERFRONT PUT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE BEGIN TO HAVE A SURPLUS, OR DOES IT JUST GET US TO THE POINT WHERE OUR REVENUES ARE MEETING OUR OUTPUTS? >> IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE JUST ADOPTED OUR E.N.A. WITH THE DEVELOPER. PART OF THIS NEXT PHASE WILL BE TO STUDY THE FINANCIALS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT REVENUE STREAMS WILL COME IN, GET CLARITY ON THE AMOUNT AND THEN PLUG THAT INTO OUR FORECAST AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US. SO WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. THAT'LL BE PART OF THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH THE DEVELOPER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT THE FORECAST THAT WE DID BACK IN MAY, WE DID TWO SCENARIOS WHERE ONE SCENARIO WITH THE SUBSIDY THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE MARINA OF HALF A MILLION AND THEN WE DID ONE SCENARIO IF YOU TAKE IT OUT. SO NOT LIKE ADDING REVENUE, BUT YOU JUST TAKE IT AWAY. THESE ARE ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS. YOU DEFINITELY SEE THAT LINE SHORTEN BETWEEN REVENUE AND EXPENSE. IT HELPS TREMENDOUSLY. IT DOESN'T SOLVE IT ENTIRELY, BUT IT DEFINITELY -- IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK. AND BY THE WAY, LET E ALSO IMPRESS THAT WHEN WHAT WE WANT TO TRY TO PREVENT IN ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IS GOING BELOW THE 20%. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THOSE TWO QUESTIONS FOR ME. IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER. SO THANK YOU. I'M GLAD THAT THE CITY HAS YOU. YEAH. >> HAPPY TO TALK FINANCES WITH YOU ANY TIME OVER COFFEE. >> YEAH. I'M AN ECONOMIST, SO YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT. OH, I LOVE IT. WE'LL DO THAT. >> THANKS. >> I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE MORE QUESTION AT THE END. NO, YES, NO, YES? >> IT'S A SIMPLE ONE. THE REGULAR PROGRESS REPORTING, WHAT ARE YOUR ANTICIPATING? IS IT MONTHLY, QUARTERLY? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> WE TAKE A BUDGET -- SO THERE'S A BUDGET ACTION EVERY SIX MONTHS. SO FROM JULY 1st IS WHEN WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET. SIX MONTHS LATER WE DO A MID-YEAR BUDGET. SO EVERY SIX MONTHS WE'RE COMING FOR A BUDGET CHECK-IN. SO I WAS GOING TO PAIR IT WITH THAT. SO WHEN WE DO OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR ON FEBRUARY 18th, I WOULD PRODUCE AN UPDATE ON HOW ARE WE DOING ON THOSE FIRST YEAR PRIORITIES. AND MY INTENTION WAS TO MAKE IT EASY TO READ AND DIGESTIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, ARE WE GREEN, RED OR YELLOW ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS IS MOST IMPORTANT FROM A HIGH LEVEL, AND THEN MAYBE PROVIDING SOME DETAIL ON THOSE INITIATIVES. >> THANK YOU. >> BEFORE I LET YOU GO, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE HERE PRESENT THIS EVENING? AND THEN ONLINE? >> THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WISH WE HAD DONE THIS FOUR YEARS AGO. SO THANK YOU. >> ME TOO. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. MOVING ONTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING, AND I UNDERSTAND THERE IS ONE RECUSAL FOR THIS EVENING, CORRECT? >> YEAH. IT'S ME. >> OKAY. PAUL. >> I'LL BE STEPPING OUT. >> VERY GOOD. >> BEFORE WE START THIS ITEM I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY INTRODUCE OUR NEWEST PLANNER. SITTING NEXT TO ME IS SALMANA SHAW. SHE STARTED WITH US IN THE FALL. WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE HER AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR HER FIRST PRESENTATION BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >> WELCOME ABOARD. >> HI. GOOD EVENING. I'M THE NEW ASSOCIATE PLANNER. TODAY I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE TRANSMONTAIGNE . IT'S A TERMINAL OPERATING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY THAT DISTRIBUTES, STORES AND TRANSPORTS CRUDE OIL, CHEMICALS, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, FERTILIZERS AND OTHER LIQUID PRODUCTS. THE PROJECT SITE IS TRANSMONTAIGNE'S TERMINAL AT 2801 WATERFRONT ROAD. IT IS A 137-ACHE RE LOT CONTAINING 35 STORAGE TANKS. IT IS INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING AND THE ZONING DISTRICT IS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. SURROUNDING IS CARQUINEZ STRAIT, A CHEMICAL PLANT AND MARSHLAND. 501-13 AND 501- 16 HAVE HISTORICAL HISTORICALLY HELD OIL. DOME ROOFS ARE A REQUIREMENT OF THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR STORING THIS NEW PRODUCT TYPE. THE PROJECT PROPOSES A DOME OF 47 FEET IN HEIGHT ABOVE EACH OF THE TWO TANKS, THE SAME TYPE AND HEIGHT OF DOME APPROVED FOR THE TWO OTHER TANKS IN THE PAST. THE TOTAL HEIGHT OF THE TANKS WITH DOME WILL BE 111 FEET. A MAJOR EXCEPTION AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS APPLICATION IS REQUIRED FOR STRUCTURES EXCEEDING 50 FEET IN HEIGHT IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. STAFF IS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT PROMOTES THE LAND USE GOAL OF SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION AND REVITALIZATION OF KEY COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS AND IS A USE CONSISTENT WITH THE INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION. THE PROPOSED DOMES CONFORM WITH MOST DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS EXCEPT MAXIMUM HEIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE MAJOR EXEMPTION WILL ALLEVIATE THE HEIGHT DEFICIENCY. THE TANKS ARE MINIMALLY VISIBLE FROM MOST PARTS OF MARTINEZ. FROM MOST VANTAGE POINTS IT IS SHIELDED BY TOPOGRAPHY AND IS SHIELDED FROM THE BRIDGE AND WATERFRONT ROAD. SO HERE WE HAVE JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE TANKS FROM WATERFRONT ROAD. AND THEN HERE IS THE VIEW FROM MACOCO ROAD. IT IS SHIELDED BY THE HILLS. THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED A BIOLOGICAL IMPACT ANALYSIS. NO SPECIAL STATUS WILDLIFE OR PLANT SPECIES WERE IDENTIFIED ON SITE AND ANY AND ALL RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING CESSATION OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES DURING BIRD NESTING SEASON HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. STAFF BELIEFS THAT ALL OF THE REQUIRED FINDINGS FOR THIS PROJECT CAN BE MADE AFFIRMATIVETY AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A OF ATTACHMENT A OF THE RESOLUTION. THIS PROJECT THE EXEMPT FROM CEQU AS THE PROJECT INVOLVES MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING FACILITY WITH NO CHANGES TO THE FOOTPRINT. AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION IN EXCHANGE FOR THE INCREASED HEIGHT ALLOWANCE THE APPLICANT IS MAKING A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF 5% OF THEIR PROJECT CONSTRUCTION VALUATION TO THE WATERFRONT MARINA FUND . THIS HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDUCTS A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTS OLUTION 26-01 APPROVING A MAJOR EXCEPTION AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 47 FOOT TALL DOMES ON TOP OF TWO EXISTING STORAGE TANKS FOR A TOTAL STRUCTURE HEIGHT OF 111 FEET EACH AT 2801 WATERFRONT ROAD IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ASSESSOR NUMBER ARE 159 --AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'D ALSO LIKE TO GIVE THE APPLICANT A CHANCE TO SPEAK AS WELL IF THEY CHOOSE. OF COURSE. >> REAL QUICKLY, IF STAFF COULD REMIND ME THAT THE PREVIOUS TWO CONTAINERS THAT WE DID APPROVE THE DOMES FOR THAT PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD, I RECALL THAT BEING THE CAUSE FOR THAT OR THE REASON THAT PRECIPITATED IT WAS THAT THOSE TANKS HAD REACHED AN AGE THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A NEW ROOF AND THERE ALSO WAS A SAFETY CONCERN, OR WAS THERE ANOTHER REASON? WERE THEY CHANGING MATERIALS THAT WERE GOING TO BE IN THOSE TANKS AS WELL? I DON'T REMEMBER THAT BEING A FACTOR WHEN WE APPROVED IT. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> NOT BE DIRECTED TO THE APPLICANT -- YEAH, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, YEAH. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES. >> THE REASON FOR BUILDING THE DOME WAS NOT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE TANK. IT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OR WHAT THE TANK IS BEING USED. ORIGINALLY IT WAS USED BY CRUDE OIL, AS MENTIONED IN THE PRESENTATION. BUT RESPONDING TO THE MARKETING CONDITIONS, MARKET CONDITIONS WE'RE CHANGING IT TO GASOLINE. AND THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY DISTRICT REQUIRES US TO HAVE A DOME FOR EMISSIONS CONTROL. THAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON WE CONVERTED ALL FOUR TANKS NOW TO REFINED PRODUCTS. ALSO A QUICK CORRECTION ON THE PRESENTATION, WE'RE NOT EXPANDING THE USE OF THE TANK. WE'RE JUST CONVERTING. A MINOR TECHNICALITY. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> I'LL ASK YOU TO HOLD FOR JUST A SECOND, BECAUSE THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROJECT. DO YOU ANTICIPATE DOING ANY IN THE >> AT THIS TIME THERE WILL BE NO MORE BECAUSE AT THIS SIZE WE HAVE FOUR TANKS. ALL OTHER TANKS ARE SMALLER. THEY ARE ALREADY DESIGNED WHERE THEY WON'T NEED AN EXTERNAL DOME. THEY ARE THE ONLY FOUR TANKS THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE A DOME. >> OKAY. >> BASED UPON THE IMAGE YOU'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE DOMES ON THE OTHER TWO? >> CORRECT. >> THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS JUST NOW THAT YOU'VE COMPLETED THE OTHER TWO, WERE THERE ANY STATE-REQUIRED SITE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU BECAME AWARE OF DURING THAT PROJECT THAT MAYBE WE HADN'T BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON THESE TWO TANKS AS WELL? >> NO. WE COMPLIED WITH THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS. >> THAT ONLY COMES UP BECAUSE I WAS READING OVER THE BIOLOGIST'S REPORT. I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS. >> BIOLOGICAL IMPACT STATEMENT LIMITED CONSTRUCTION TIME PERIOD OUTSIDE THE FEBRUARY TO AUGUST WINDOW, WHICH WE FOLLOWED. IN FACT, THERE IS A CAVEAT I SAID BEFORE, WE'VE DONE THESE BEFORE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY SURPRISE HERE. SO UNLESS THERE'S COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, A MOTION. >> I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 26- 01 APPROVING A MAJOR EXCEPTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT APPROXIMATELY 47 FOOT TALL DOMES FOR A TOTAL HEIGHT OF 111 FEET LOCATED AT 2801 WATERFRONT ROAD IN THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT. >> I'LL SECOND. CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? MY MOTION DOES INCLUDE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. >> I'LL SECOND THAT AS WELL. >> CLERK. >> CULIK-CARO. >> AYE. >> JOHN KLOPP. >> AYE. >> ROB PAROLEK. >> YES. >> JOSEPH EVANS. >> AYE. >> JASON MARTIN. >> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS EVENING. MOVING ONTO COMMISSION ITEMS. I HAVE ONE THIS IVANING. --EVENING. THAT IS CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW ASSISTANT, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MICHAEL CASS. SO THAT HAPPENED A LITTLE EARLIER LATE LAST YEAR, EARLIER THIS YEAR. >> IT WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1st. >> VERY GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. VERY WELL EARNED. [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> ANY OTHER COMMISSION ITEMS? ASSISTANT DIRECTOR UPDATES? >> I DO HAVE A FEW ITEMS. FIRST, AS YOU HEARD IN THE PRESENTATION EARLIER THIS EVENING, THERE ARE FOUR COMMUNITY SESSIONS THAT ARE SCHEDULED, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THURSDAY. IF YOU AS COMMISSIONERS DO INTEND TO ATTEND ANY OF THOSE SESSIONS, PLEASE LET DEEDEE KNOW. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T END UP WITH A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION IN ATTENDANCE AT ONE OR MORE OF THOSE MEETINGS. SECONDLY, AS LAUREN INDICATED AS PART OF HER PRESENTATION, ON DECEMBER 17th, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH TUCKER SADLER ARCHITECTS FOR THE POTENTIAL REVITALIZATION OF THE MARTINEZ WATERFRONT AND MARINA. THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT IS FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM. AND THERE WILL BE AMPLE PUBLIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS PART OF THAT PROJECT WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE COMMISSION AT MULTIPLE ITERATIONS. NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INDICATE AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE USUALLY TEND TO HAVE ONE MEETING A MONTH, BUT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SECOND MEETING THIS MONTH. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT ARE READY FOR YOUR MEETING ON JANUARY 27th, BUT WE WILL BE CANCELLING THE FEBRUARY 3rd MEETING, JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU HEADS-UP FOR YOUR PLANNING PURPOSES. NEXT, I WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW UH THERE ARE MANY ITEMS AND INITIATIVES THAT THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TAKES THAT DON'T NECESSARILY COME TO THE COMMISSION. IN RESPONSE TO VICE CHAIR EVANS' COMMENT EARLIER FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, ONE OF THE THINGS OUR DIRECTOR HAS DONE HISTORICALLY EACH YEAR AND I'M PLANNING TO DO THIS YEAR IS WE ARE GOING TO THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS, WHICH IS A MAJOR RETAIL FORUM. THEY HAVE A CONFERENCE IN MONTEREY. SO I WILL BE PITCHING MARTINEZ TO MULTIPLE BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO LOCATE HERE. THROUGH THAT EFFORT, OFTEN TIMES WE SHARE INFORMATION AND IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME. ROSS IS A SUCCESS STORY OF A BIG BOX TENANT SPACE WE WANTED TO FILL AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS AT THIS EVENT. HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL BUSINESSES THAT COME OUR WAY. AND THEN FINALLY AFTER THE MEETING CONCLUDES, EVE DOES HAVE SOME SMALL ITEMS IN APPRECIATION FOR EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CONNECT WITH HER BEFORE LEAVING AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE THIS EVENING. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS? WITH THAT, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.