Planning Commission

City Hall, Council Chamber City of Santa Rosa 100 Santa Rosa Ave Santa Rosa, CA Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, September 24, 2020 4:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Cisco called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 7 - Chair Patti Cisco, Vice Chair Karen Weeks, Commissioner Charles Carter, Commissioner Vicki Duggan, Commissioner Akash Kalia, Commissioner Jeff Okrepkie, and Commissioner Julian Peterson 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1 August 27, 2020 - Draft Minutes Approved as submitted. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 5. PLANNING COMMISSIONERS' REPORT Vice Chair Weeks and Chair Cisco reported. 6. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Bill Rose, Interim Deputy Director, reported. 7. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION BY COMMISSIONERS None. 8. STUDY SESSION None. 9. CONSENT ITEMS None. 10. PUBLIC HEARINGS 10.1* PUBLIC HEARING - GREEN QI CANNABIS RETAIL - CONDITIONAL City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 24, 2020 USE PERMIT - 4880 SONOMA HWY - CUP19-055 BACKGROUND: Conditional Use Permit to allow a medical and adult commercial cannabis retail dispensary with on-site consumption and delivery use with in an existing 1,410 square feet commercial building. Presenting Planner: Monet Sheikhali Ex Parte Disclosures: None. The project planner presented. Chair Cisco opened and closed the Public Hearing at 4:16 pm Staff and the Applicant Representatives responded to Commissioner inquiries. A motion was made by Commissioner Duggan, seconded by Vice Chair Weeks, to waive reading of the text and adopt: RESOLUTION NO. 12022 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR GREEN QI LLC TO OPERATE A MEDICINAL AND ADULT USE CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY AND DELIVERY WITH ON-SITE CONSUMPTION WITHIN AN EXISTING 1,410-SQUARE-FOOT BUILDING, LOCATED AT 4880 HIGHWAY 12; ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NO. 032-300-009; FILE NO. CUP19-055 The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Chair Cisco, Vice Chair Weeks, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Kalia, Commissioner Okrepkie and Commissioner Peterson 10.2 PUBLIC HEARING - DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN, FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT BACKGROUND: Consideration of a Recommendation of Adoption to the City Council of the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan and Final Environmental Impact Report and General Plan Amendments for Consistency. City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 24, 2020 Presenting Planner: Amy Lyle The project planner presented. Staff responded to Commissioner inquiries. Chair Cisco opened the Public Hearing at 5:11 p.m. The following spoke regarding the item: Jean Kapolchok Denise Hill Roy Loessin Michelle Gervaise Nelson Lomeli Greg Parker Natalie Balfour Bobbi Lopez Chair Cisco closed the Public Hearing at 5:40 p.m. Staff and a Consultant addressed the Public Hearing comments and responded to Commissioner inquiries. Commissioner Okrepkie left the meeting at 6 p.m. A motion was made by Vice Chair Weeks, seconded by Commissioner Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt: RESOLUTION NO. 12023 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND ADOPTION OF THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND FINDINGS OF FACT FOR THE DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN, FILE NUMBER ST18-002. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 24, 2020 Yes: 6 - Chair Cisco, Vice Chair Weeks, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Kalia and Commissioner Peterson Absent: 1 - Commissioner Okrepkie A motion was made by Vice Chair Weeks, seconded by Commissioner Duggan, to waive reading of the text and adopt: RESOLUTION NO. 12024 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT MAKING TEXT AND FIGURE CHANGES TO ALLOW ADOPTION OF THE DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN AND RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE DOWNTOWN STATION AREA SPECIFIC PLAN– FILE NUMBER ST18-002 The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Cisco, Vice Chair Weeks, Commissioner Carter, Commissioner Duggan, Commissioner Kalia and Commissioner Peterson Absent: 1 - Commissioner Okrepkie 11. ADJOURNMENT Chair Cisco adjourned the meeting at 6:21 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled meeting. Approved on: October 8th, 2020 S/ Mike Maloney, Recording Secretary