Planning Commission Special Meeting

PLANNING COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING Clearlake City Hall Council Chambers 14050 Olympic Dr, Clearlake, CA Monday, May 17, 2021 6:00 PM On March 12, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-25-20, which allows Council Members to attend Planning Commission meetings telephonically. Please be advised that some, or all, of the Clearlake Planning Commission Members may attend this meeting telephonically. Furthermore, on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29-20, which waives the mandate of public, in-person accessibility to Council meetings provided there are other means for the public to participate. Effective immediately and continuing only during the period in which state or local public health officials have imposed or recommended social distancing measures, the Clearlake Planning Commission meetings will be viewable via livestreaming on the City of Clearlake’s YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyifT_nKS-3woxEu1ilBXA and the public may participate through Zoom at the link listed below. Balancing the health risks associated with COVID-19, while appreciating the public’s right to conduct the people’s business in a transparent and open manner, the City wants you to know that you can submit your comments and questions in writing for Planning Commission consideration by sending them to the Assistant Planner Susanna Amaro-Gutierrez at sgutierrez@clearlake.ca.us. To give the Planning Commission adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Beginning April 1st, 2021, the public may attend Planning Commission meetings in person. However, the Council Chambers will have limited capacity and attendees must adhere to masking and social distancing mandates. You may view the meeting live on YouTube at the City of Clearlake’s YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTyifT_nKS-3woxEu1ilBXA) or “Lake County PEG TV Live Stream” at https://www.youtube.com/user/LakeCountyPegTV/featured. AGENDA Zoom Link: https://clearlakeca.zoom.us/j/93679096509 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA) REQUESTS If you need disability related modification, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in this meeting, please contact Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk at the Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive, Clearlake, California 95422, phone (707) 994-8201, ext 106, or via email at mswanson@clearlake.ca.us at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, to allow time to provide for special accommodations. May 17, 2021 Page. 2 AGENDA REPORTS Staff reports for each agenda item are available for review at www.clearlake.ca.us. Any writings or documents pertaining to an open session item provided to a majority of the Planning Commission less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, shall be made available for public inspection on the City’s website at www.clearlake.ca.us. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE MEETING PROCEDURES: During this Planning Commission meeting, public comment will be accepted via email. If you would like to comment remotely, please follow the protocols below: -- Send comments via email to the Assistant Planner at sgutierrez@clearlake.ca.us prior to the commencement of the Planning Commission meeting. -- Identify the subject you wish to comment on in your email's subject line. -- Each Public Comment emailed to the Assistant Planner will be read aloud by the Chair or a member of staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. -- Public Comment emails which are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record. -- Any live comments will be accepted throughout the meeting via Zoom. Staff requests that commenters please utilize Zoom’s “hand raise” feature to signify when they would like to speak. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Cannabis Cultivation, Processing and Distribution Development Agreement (companion application) Recommended Action: Adopt Planning Commission Resolutions PC 2021-13 and 2021-14, approving Conditional Use Permit applications CUP 11-20, 12-20, and 13-20 authorizing a Cannabis business operation at 2560 Highway 53, approving Corresponding Mitigated Negative Declaration based on findings from Initial Study IS 2021-01 in accordance with CEQA guidelines, and recommending approval of accompanying Development Agreement DA 2021- 02 to City Council. ADJOURNMENT POSTED: May 14, 2021 Melissa Swanson, Administrative Services Director/City Clerk