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Planning Commission
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 7:00 P.M.
MINUTES
Virtual Meeting
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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.
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LESLIE MENDEZ, Planning Manager
APPROVED THIS _____DAY OF____________, 2022
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JON PREVITALI, Chair