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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission 2022-04-12 Minutes Planning Commission Regular Meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7:00 P.M. MINUTES Virtual Meeting Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/pc-2022-04-12 Watch on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Telephone: (669) 900-9128 Meeting ID: 863 1489 9286# One Tap Mobile: US: +16699009128,,86314899286# CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE In response to Assembly Bill 361, the City of San Rafael is offering teleconference without complying with the procedural requirements of Government Code section 54953(b)(3). This meeting will be held virtually using Zoom. How to participate in the meeting: • Submit public comments in writing. Correspondence received by 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday the week before the meeting will be provided with the agenda materials provided to the Commission. Correspondence received after this deadline but before the hearing will be conveyed to the Commission as a supplement. Send correspondence to the project planner or to PlanningPublicComment@cityofsanrafael.org; or send in writing to Planning Division, CDD; 1400 5th Ave. 3rd Fl.; San Rafael, CA 94901. • Join the Zoom webinar and use the 'raise hand' feature to provide verbal public comment. • Dial-in to Zoom's telephone number using the meeting ID and provide verbal public comment. Any member of the public who needs accommodations should contact the City Clerk (email city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or phone at 415-485-3066) who will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests. CALL TO ORDER Chair called meeting to order at 7:00 PM. He then invited Planning Manager Leslie Mendez to call roll. RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT Present: Chair JON PREVITALI Vice Chair SAMINA SAUDE Commissioner JON HAVEMAN Commissioner ALDO MERCADO Absent: Commissioner CAMILLE HARRIS Commissioner SHINGAI SAMUDZI APPROVAL OR REVISION OF ORDER OF AGENDA ITEMS No changes made to the order of the Agenda. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING PROCEDURES Chair Previtali invited Planning Manager Leslie Mendez, who informed the community the meeting is being streamed live to YouTube and members of the public could provide public comment either on the telephone or through Zoom. She explained the process for community participation on the telephone and Zoom. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of the Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of March 29, 2022 Chair Previtali invited public comment and there was none. Commissioner Mercado moved and Commissioner Haveman seconded to approve the Consent Calendar. Chair Previtali invites Planning Manager Leslie Mendez to take roll: AYES: Haveman, Mercado, Vice Chair Suade, & Chair Previtali NOES: None ABSENT: Harris & Samudzi ABSTAIN: None Motion carried 4 - 0 ACTION ITEMS 1050-1070 Andersen Dr./535-580 Jacoby St. (“Marin Sanitary Service”) To amend the Master Use Permit for Marin Sanitary Services (MSS) recycling facility to eliminate the entitled anaerobic digestion facility and permit an increase in size of the entitled biomass conversion facility from 1.0 MW (mega-watt) to 2.0 MW of bioenergy capacity; APN: 011-180-75, -76, -80, -81 & -82; Planned Development (1933) District Zone; Evan Edgar, Applicant; Joseph J. Garbarino Jr. for Marin Sanitary Service, Owner; Canal Neighborhood. Project Planner: Leslie Mendez, Planning Manager, leslie.mendez@cityofsanrafael.org Chair Previtali invited Staff to present the Staff Report. Leslie Mendez presented. Applicant, Evan Edgar, gave a presentation. Staff and Applicant responded to questions from the Commissioners. Chair Previtali asked Staff to open public comment & invited public to comment. There was no comment. Commissioners provided comments. Commissioner Saude moved and Commissioner Haveman seconded a motion to approve the recommended action per the Staff Report. Discussion regarding community benefit with clarification from Applicant. AYES: Haveman, Mercado, Vice Chair Saude & Chair Previtali NOES: None ABSENT: Harris & Samudzi ABSTAIN: None Motion carried 4 - 0 DIRECTOR’S REPORT Planning Manager reported on the following items: • Planning Commissioner vacant slot interviews were held the prior week • Hotel projects update • Upcoming Regional Planning Commissioner trainings update COMMISSION COMMUNICATION Commissioners reported-back on League of California Cities Planning Commissioner’s Academy, March 16-18, 2022 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Chair Previtali adjourned the meeting at 7:49 PM. ________________________________ LESLIE MENDEZ, Planning Manager APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2022 _____________________________________ JON PREVITALI, Chair