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CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

NON-HEARING ITEMS

INFORMATIONAL

Dec 18, 2024 Planning Commission

CALL TO ORDER

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

NON-HEARING ITEMS

INFORMATIONAL

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[CALL TO ORDER]

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AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO YOURSELF. IT'S BEING RECORDED. TIME IS 601. WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN OUR MEETING. I WANT TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO OUR SCHEDULED PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR DECEMBER 18TH, 2024. THE TIME IS 601, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. AND I WANT TO ASK THE VICE CHAIR, MR. GONZALEZ HERE, IF YOU CAN PLEASE LEAD US IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. VICE CHAIR. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ARVISO. HERE. COMMISSIONER MURILLO. PRESENT. VICE CHAIR.

GONZALEZ. PRESENT. AND CHAIR. HERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. PRESENT. HERE. JUST ALSO. ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER FONSECA. PRESIDENT. REAL QUICK. CAN WE GET THE AGENDA ON THE SCREEN? ARE YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE IT UP ON YOUR TABLET. YOU PUT IT ON HERE. OKAY, PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING

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OVER TO THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AND OR CONTINUE TO ANOTHER DAY. OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. CAN I GET APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? MOTION. I MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. CAN WE GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAD A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER ARVISO. YES. COMMISSIONER MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIR.

GONZALEZ. YES. CHAIR. HERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. MOTION CARRIES. AND APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES.

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ITEM NUMBER ONE. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES? I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20TH. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. YES. COMMISSIONER ARVISO. YES. COMMISSIONER MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIR.

GONZALEZ. YES. CHAIR. HERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. MR. DIRECTOR, ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS? NONE FROM STAFF CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. MOVING OVER TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA BUT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THEREOF. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. THE TIME IS 603. I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ANYBODY ONLINE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? NO HANDS RAISED. NO HANDS RAISED. ANYBODY PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION. AND SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE IT AT 604. AWESOME. MOVING OVER TO REPORTS AND REQUESTS. MR. DIRECTOR, THERE ARE NO

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REPORTS FROM STAFF. PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW MOVING OVER TO NON HEARING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE LIBRARY ANNEX CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, MR. DIRECTOR. OKAY THANK YOU CHAIR. AND I BELIEVE ARE YOU DOING THE INTRO TO THIS. OKAY. OUR CITY ENGINEER ANDREW SIMMONS WILL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM TONIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. HELLO. AND THERE SHOULD BE A PRESENTATION IN THE FOLDER. YES. IF WE COULD ADVANCE SHELLY TO. I THINK I HEARD HER. YEAH. ALRIGHT. HI, ANDREW. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. THERE WE GO. YEAH. OKAY. I'LL. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN, IF THAT'S OKAY. WELL, LET ME DO IT. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. SO WE BROUGHT THE LIBRARY ANNEX TO YOU PREVIOUSLY AND WENT OVER A COUPLE CONCEPTS. AND THEN WITH WORKING WITH STAFF AND WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT. I KNOW ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AT THAT MEETING WAS KIND OF ABOUT THE OVERALL COST AND HOW TO DELIVER A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO FIT WITHIN THE OVERALL BUDGET THAT WE HAVE IN THE GRANT. SO WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE ARCHITECT AND WE'VE MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS. WE'VE COME UP WITH A FINAL DESIGN THAT WILL FIT WITHIN THE OVERALL BUDGET OF THE GRANT. NICE. AND WHILE ALSO STILL BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN A TALLER FEATURE IN FRONT. FROM THE STAFF AND THE ARCHITECT SIDE, WE ALL FELT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THAT TALLER FEATURE, JUST SO WE HAVE THAT VISIBILITY FROM SIXTH STREET. WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE THAT THAT ARCHITECTURAL DRAW. AND WE HAVE MODIFIED OUR PRESENTATION, AND OUR ARCHITECT WILL BE GIVING A PRESENTATION TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE MODIFICATIONS WE'VE MADE. AND SHE'LL KIND OF GO INTO DETAIL SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN

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ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE CONTROL THOSE COSTS SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER THIS PROJECT ON BUDGET.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND OUR ARCHITECT IS SHELLY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHARE. OKAY.

ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE MY SCREEN? YES. SHELLY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO YOU'LL RECOGNIZE MAYBE THIS PRESENTATION FROM BEFORE. BUT AS WE MOVE INTO THE BODY OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE MADE A FEW MODIFICATIONS. AND AS ANDREW SAID, WE DID SOME DESIGN WORK IN PLAN. YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT TALLER TOWER ENTRY PIECE THAT HE MENTIONED BEFORE AND PREVIOUSLY, THAT WAS A CONDITIONED SPACE. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE MADE THAT AN EXTERIOR VESTIBULE THAT'S NOT CONDITIONED, BUT STILL DOES PROVIDE SPACE FOR SHADE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE WAITING TO ENTER INTO THE BUILDING. AND IT ALSO ACTS AS A LANTERN AND ENTRY MARKING POINT FOR THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING. ADDITIONALLY, YOU'LL SEE ON THE PLAN THAT IN THIS STUDY HALL AREA, WE MADE SURE TO ADD SHELVING BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO THIS SPACE THAT THERE BE ACCESS TO BOOKS AND ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAM AREAS FOR THE SPACE. SO WE WENT AHEAD AND DID THAT. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT WE'VE GOT THE FOOD LAB, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE CITY INTENDS TO PUT AN RFP OUT FOR THIS USE IN THE SPACE, SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE FOR THE SIXTH STREET COFFEE SHOP. AND I THINK THAT PRETTY MUCH DOES IT HERE FOR THE PLAN VIEW OF THE SPACE. AND I WILL CLICK OVER HERE FOR YOU.

THIS IS THE MODIFIED LAYOUT THAT SHOWS HOW THE SPACE MIGHT BE USED IN AN ACTUAL PRESENTATION SETTING. SO USING THE STAGE FOR EITHER AS A AS A FOREGROUND TO A PRESENTATION ON A SCREEN, OR ELSE SOME KIND OF ACTUAL PLAY OR MUSICAL PERFORMANCE SPACE, ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS THERE FOR THAT.

AS WE MOVE INTO THE RENDERINGS FOR THE BUILDING, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE HAVE MAINTAINED THIS TOWER ELEMENT, AND ADDITIONALLY, YOU'LL SEE THESE OPENINGS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY GLAZED, WHICH ARE NOW JUST OPENINGS INTO THIS SPACE THAT ALSO ALLOW SOME COOLING FOR THE SPACE, THE KIND OF COOLING TOWER ELEMENT WHERE WE'LL CREATE HIGH OPENINGS THAT THAT KIND OF HELP CONVECTION SO THAT THE SPACE WILL STAY A LITTLE NATURALLY COOLER. THIS IS A NIGHT VIEW OF THE SPACE, AND ALSO INCORPORATING WHAT WE HOPE WILL BE AN LED SCREEN HERE. THE THAT LED SCREEN WILL BE A BIT ALTERNATE IN THE PACKAGE. WHAT WE WILL INCLUDE IN THE BASE DOCUMENTS IS ALL THE ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO POWER THIS LARGE LED SCREEN, SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THAT'S FUNDED, OR IF WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS FIT INTO OUR INITIAL OUR INITIAL BUDGET, IT'S READY TO GO. ONE OTHER THING I SHOULD ADD IS THAT IF THERE IS NO LED SCREEN HERE INITIALLY, THIS COULD BE A PLACE FOR ANOTHER MURAL OR PERHAPS A WALL FOR PROJECTION OF MOVIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT EVENING MOVIES. THIS IS THE PARKING LOT SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT IS THE SENIOR CENTER PARKING AREA. YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE GREATLY STREAMLINED THE ESTHETICS OF THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE PREVIOUS ITERATION FOR THIS, THIS SCHEME HAD A LOT OF VERTICAL SCREENING ELEMENTS HERE TO CREATE SHADE IN FRONT OF THE WINDOWS. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE IS PUSHED THE WINDOWS BACK SO THAT WE CREATE A BIT OF A SHADOW HERE AND SOME SHADE ON THIS GLASS, BUT LEFT IT OPEN WITH SOME LANDSCAPE IN FRONT TO PROTECT THAT AREA. THIS IS A NIGHT VIEW OF THAT. SO THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT YOU'LL SEE. WE'VE INCLUDED

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A MURAL. THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER SIDES THAT PREVIOUSLY HAD A LOT OF VERTICAL PANEL, VERTICAL DECORATIVE PANELS ALONG THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT WE STRIPPED AWAY TO OPEN UP SOME AREA FOR A MURAL. AND ADDITIONALLY, YOU'LL SEE THESE CANOPY EYEBROW ELEMENTS THAT TIE TO THE FRONT ENTRY TOWER AND ALSO GIVE A NOD TO THE AWNINGS THAT ARE EXISTING OVER AT THE LIBRARY BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET. HERE'S A NIGHT VIEW AND ANOTHER ANGLE. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK BY FRIDA KAHLO. WE DO LOVE THIS IMAGE. WE. I WAS TELLING ANDREW HOW COOL IT IS THAT HER EYEBROWS ALIGN WITH THE EYEBROWS OVER THE ENTRY DOORS, BUT SINCE THIS IS A COPYRIGHTED PIECE OF ARTWORK, WE CANNOT WE CANNOT USE THAT. AND SO PART OF WHAT ANDREW MENTIONED WAS THAT THE CITY TEAM WILL BE WORKING WITHIN THE ARTS COMMISSION DURING THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PROCESS TO IDENTIFY A MURAL FOR THE SPACE OF THE BUILDING, THAT THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE A COPYRIGHT ISSUE WITH. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I SHOULD POINT OUT IS PART OF WHAT WE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS WE DID TO SAVE MONEY IN THIS PLAN IS YOU'LL NOTICE IF I LET ME GO BACK TO THIS VIEW, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS ENTRY POINT OF THE BUILDING IS PUSHED IN A BIT DEEPER. AND WHAT THAT ALLOWED US TO DO WAS TO PROVIDE THE ACCESS TO THE ELECTRICAL ROOM THAT'S INSIDE OF THE BUILDING FROM THIS ALCOVE, RATHER THAN HAVING TO CREATE ACCESS ON THE BACK SIDE YARD OF THE BUILDING, THAT WOULD REQUIRE SITE WORK AND SOME STEPS TO GET UP TO THE FLOOR LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. SO BY PUSHING THIS BACK AND ADDING THE DOOR HERE WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE A LANDING, THAT THAT WILL SAVE US SOME MONEY AS WELL. AND HERE WE HAVE SOME REFERENCE IMAGES FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING INSIDE. SO THE FUN STUFF, THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE MAKERSPACE, THERE COULD BE 3D PRINTING, THERE COULD BE WORKSHOPS FOR PAPER MAKING AND OTHER TYPES OF COLLAGE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE THE CERAMICS AND TEXTILE MAKER SPACE THAT COULD BE USED FOR WEAVING, OTHER KINDS OF SEWING, THINGS LIKE THAT, ALONG WITH CERAMICS, OF COURSE, AND THEN THE MEDIA LAB. SO WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE RECORDING STUDIO IN THERE THAT PROVIDES FOR SOME SOUNDPROOF EITHER PODCASTING OR RECORDING OF YOUR OWN MUSIC, AS WELL AS COMPUTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WITH GREEN SCREENS. THESE ARE SOME IMAGES, SOME INSPIRATION IMAGES FOR THE TYPICAL SETTING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM WHERE WE HAVE BOOKSHELVES, MOBILE BOOKSHELVES, AND SEATING THAT COULD BE TAKEN OUT AND STORED FOR OTHER USES. THIS IS SOME INSPIRATION FOR THE CORRIDOR THAT LEADS TO THE BACK OF THE SPACE WHERE THE WHERE THE MAKERSPACE IS, AND THE CERAMIC STUDIO, AND THE INTENT THERE IS TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR A ROTATING GALLERY OF LOCAL ARTWORK OR COMMUNITY MADE ARTWORK. THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SOME MORE IMAGES FOR THE PRESENTATION SETTING OF THE COMMUNITY ROOM, WHERE IT COULD BE MODIFIED TO PROVIDE A BANQUET SETTING OR SOME OTHER KIND OF PRESENTATION. MAYBE EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET TOGETHER AND WATCH A FOOTBALL, SOCCER, SOCCER MATCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT COULD BE A FUN, FUN THING. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME IMAGES OF THE PROPOSED STUDY HALL, WHICH WOULD BE OUT ADJACENT TO THE FOOD LAB, WHERE WE WOULD HAVE BOOKSHELVES AND SPACES FOR COMMON STUDY.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD, ANDREW? NO, I GUESS WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE RELATIVE TO SOME OF THE CHANGES WE MADE AND SOME OF THE DESIGN DECISIONS THAT WERE TRYING TO ADVANCE. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.

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CITY ENGINEER, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION WAS EXCELLENT. WE CAN OPEN UP THIS DAIS HERE AND WE CAN START WITH COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. SURE. THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE CHATTED THIS WEEK, SO I JUST WANTED TO, LIKE, SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF THE NOTES THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THE WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS. SO EVERY ROOM WILL HAVE BOOKS. THAT'S PART OF THE DEAL, RIGHT? THAT EVERY ROOM WILL HAVE BOOKS. YEAH. AS PART OF THE LIBRARY GRANT, ALL OF THE SPACES NEED TO INCORPORATE THOSE LIBRARY ASPECTS. SO WE DID MODIFY SOME OF THE DOORS, SOME OF THE ENTRIES FROM THE PREVIOUS ELEMENT TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR BOOKSHELVES, JUST SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE'RE FULLY IN COMPLIANT WITH THE ASPECTS OF THE GRANT APPLICATION. AND THEN THE OTHER PART IS GOING BACK. SHELLEY MENTIONED THAT THE FOOD LAB IS GOING TO BE OPEN FOR BID FOR AN OPERATOR, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND IT CAN BE. IT'S GOING TO BE. SO IT'S BASICALLY A LEASED SPACE AND THAT FOR LIKE SOMEONE TO COME IN AND HAVE COFFEE, SANDWICHES AND ALL THAT STUFF. RIGHT. YEAH. SO WE'LL PUT THAT OUT AS A, AS AN RFP. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE TO WORK WITH THE LIBRARY GRANT SERVICES AS TO HOW THAT WOULD, WOULD WORK POTENTIALLY WOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO BE USED AS A FOOD LAB. SO YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAVE CLASSES OR OTHER THINGS. SO IT COULD BE LIKE MOST OF THE SPACES IN THE LIBRARY, THE INTENT IS TO MAKE IT MULTIFUNCTIONAL. OKAY. BUT WE DO WANT THAT TO BE A LEASED SPACE THAT DOES PROVIDE SOME COMMERCIAL ASPECT FOR THE, YOU KNOW, REGULAR BUSINESS ON THE ANNEX AS WELL. AWESOME. AND THE OTHER COMMENT I JUST WANTED TO ADD IS THE LED. SO IT'S JUST THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE GRANT AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET AN LED TV THERE, WE GET IT, WHATEVER. THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE GRANT MONIES. RIGHT. WOULD THE LED COULD BE COVERED IN THE GRANT. THERE'S NOTHING IN THE GRANT THAT WOULD PROHIBIT US FROM PUTTING THAT UP THERE, BECAUSE IT IS A RELATIVELY HIGH COST ITEM. WE'RE ESTIMATING IN THE 200 TO $300,000 RANGE TO ACTUALLY INSTALL THAT TV. WHEN WE PUT IT OUT TO BID, WE'LL HAVE THAT AS A BID ALTERNATE. SO IF OUR TOTAL PROJECT COMES IN AT A LOW ENOUGH COST AND THERE'S AVAILABLE BUDGET, THEN WE WOULD INCLUDE THAT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING. SO THAT'D BE A CITY COUNCIL DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO INCLUDE THAT AT ALTERNATE. IF THE PROJECT IS A LITTLE BIT OVER BUDGET, THEN THAT'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT MAYBE WE WOULD DEFER TO A DIFFERENT TIME. WE COULD SEEK A IT WOULD BE FULLY READY TO GO.

WE'D HAVE ALL THE ELECTRICAL FULLY WIRED FOR A FUTURE LED, AND THEN POTENTIALLY WE COULD HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH A BUSINESS OR SOMETHING WHERE SOMEONE COULD SPONSOR THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT PUT IN AS A SEPARATE ITEM. SO WE'RE KIND OF USING THAT AS. YOU KNOW, AS A LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONTROL THE BUDGET AND KEEP THE BUDGET ON TRACK. PERFECT. AND LAST COMMENT, BECAUSE IT'S A FULL DEMO AND NOT A RENOVATION BECAUSE IT WAS IT WOULD BE MOST COST EFFECTIVE TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING BUILT COMPLETELY NEW. ARE WE DOING THE 10% OR 15% CONTINGENCY OF THE BUDGET FOR THOSE UNFORESEEN THINGS THAT MIGHT OCCUR DURING THE BUILD? WE HAVEN'T SET LIKE AN EXACT BUDGET. SO ONCE WE HAVE THE ONCE WE HAVE DIRECTION TO GO WITH A FINAL DESIGN ELEMENT, WE'LL COME UP WITH THE FULL ESTIMATE WITH ALL THE ITEMS. TYPICALLY ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS, WE WOULD GO WITH THE HIGHER CONTINGENCY AMOUNT. WHEN WE DO STREET PROJECTS OR THINGS WHERE THERE'S LESS ANTICIPATION OF CHANGE ORDERS, WE CAN GO WITH A LOWER AMOUNT, BUT I WOULD ANTICIPATE A CONTINGENCY IN THE 15% RANGE. YEAH. LET'S DO THAT OKAY. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO JUST THE GROUNDING. THEY'RE GOING TO GROUND SOME POLES JUST BECAUSE. YEAH. SO THAT WAS THE OTHER THING. BUT THAT'S ALL AWESOME COMMISSIONER. ELIZABETH. NO. AWESOME OKAY, COMMISSIONER, WHAT DO YOU KNOW. JUST GREAT DESIGN. AND YEAH, IT'S GOOD. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU.

AWESOME. VICE CHAIR GONZALEZ. YEAH, MY ONLY CONCERN IS. SO THIS CANOPY THAT YOU ELIMINATE THE GLAZING ON, IS THAT A PARAPET ON THE ON THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE. AND YOU HAVE THE CANOPY ON IT WITH THE GLAZING. GLAZING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE I GUESS THAT'D BE A QUESTION FOR SHELLEY. YES. IT'S IT HAS A SHADE STRUCTURE, A ROOF STRUCTURE OVER THE TOP. MY CONCERN IS IT BECOMES A BIRD HAVEN SPACE FOR PIGEONS AND ALL THAT. SO IS THAT A BIG PORTION OF ELIMINATING THE GLAZING, OR IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON FOR THAT? OR WE COULD PUT THE GLAZING BACK IN. WE JUST THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A MAINTENANCE ISSUE FOR CLEANING, KEEPING THE WINDOWS CLEAN. WE'RE HAPPY TO PUT THE GLAZING BACK IN. IT'S REALLY NOT A BIG COST. IF IT IF IT FEELS BETTER TO YOU TO KEEP THE GLASS IN THERE. WELL, MY CONCERN ONLY IS THAT IT'S GOING

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TO BE A BIGGER MAINTENANCE WITH ALL THE BIRDS HANGING OUT THERE. THERE'S PIGEONS THAT LIVE IN THERE. THAT IS A WE HAVE A PIGEON. THAT IS A GOOD POINT. YEAH. THERE'S A THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. I DO MAKE THAT I, I DO MAKE THAT OBSERVATION WITH A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE DO, PEOPLE SAY, OH, WE KNOW WHAT SHELLEY'S GOING TO SAY. OUR PIGEON IS GOING TO SIT THERE. SO WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PUT THE GLASS BACK. YEAH, IT'S AN EPIDEMIC PROPORTION. SO WE GOT TO GO. YEAH. SO I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. BUT I LOVE THE, THE ELEVATION. YEAH.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THE LAYOUT THE WAY IT FLOWS AND COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK. NICE. GREAT.

THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. BUT I THINK THE GLAZING WOULD WOULD MAKE SENSE TO PUT IT BACK IN.

YEAH YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. AWESOME. AND MY FINAL QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. AND MY ONLY COMMENT IS MAYBE PERHAPS THE NEXT RENDERING IF WE CAN INCLUDE JUST SOME CITY BRANDING JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. RIGHT. WHAT WHAT WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT WE IF WE NAMED THE BUILDING RIGHT.

WHAT WOULD THAT WHAT WOULD WE CALL IT. AND OR MAYBE CONSIDER NAMING NAMING THE BUILDING AFTER ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC POLITICIANS THE CITY HAS EVER KNOWN, EDUARDO GARCIA, WHO THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUST COMPLETED HIS TENURE TEN YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE RIGHT AND BROUGHT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE REGION AND TO OUR CITY. AND THIS IS ONE OF ONE OF HIS PROJECTS, RIGHT. SO KUDOS, YOU KNOW, SO KUDOS TO THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND BE RIGHT. AND FITTING THAT WE COULD NAME A BUILDING IN HIS HONOR. OKAY, I WOULD CONCUR.

I THINK THAT EDUARDO, WE'VE SEEN HIM EVOLVE HIS POLITICAL CAREER WHEN HE JUST STARTED AND HE'S ONE OF THE POLITICIANS. I COULD HONESTLY SAY THAT HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB, AND THAT WOULD BE A NICE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR HIM. I WOULD DEFINITELY SUPPORT THAT IDEA. ALRIGHTY. WELL, THE COMMISSION WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE PREPARING A COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SET FOR THE STAFF OR FOR THE RECOMMENDED DESIGN. RIGHT. IT IS THE DESIGN FOR LIBRARY ANNEX. PROJECT STAFF WILL PRESENT A JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL HEARING AT A FUTURE DATE. SO EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT JOB AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING ALL THE IDEAS AND DEVELOPING THIS BEAUTIFUL CONCEPT. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS PROJECT TO BECOME A REALITY. THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL. ON THIS ONE. WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE A VOTE THEN ON THAT TO FORWARD IT ON TO COUNCIL. OKAY, SO I JUST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SO WITH WITH BECAUSE YOU GUYS ALSO HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TOO, RIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO. WELL WE ALREADY TOOK THOSE DOWN. BUT PROBABLY ADVANCING THIS PROJECT TO COUNCIL OKAY. AND SO GETTING A MOTION AND THEN OKAY WELL I'D LIKE TO MOTION ALL THAT. YOU HAVE TO REPEAT EVERYTHING YOU SAID HENRY. NO, NO. ALL RIGHT. COOL. WE'LL GET A SECOND.

SECOND. PERFECT. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL? WHO IS THE FIRST MOTION I GOT? LET ME LET ME ASK THIS TO MAKE A COMMENT HERE WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ACTUALLY NAMING THE BUILDING, BE REFERRED OVER TO THE COUNSELOR. YEAH. SO I GUESS HOW THIS WOULD GO TO PROBABLY YOUR REPORT.

RIGHT. IT WOULD JUST BE THIS IS THE DISCUSSION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD AND THESE WERE SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS DISCUSSED. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO GO WITH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOT A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR GONZALEZ. ROLL CALL. MAYOR.

COMMISSIONER. IT WORKS. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. YES, COMMISSIONER. ARVISO. YES.

COMMISSIONER. MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIR. GONZALEZ. YES. AND CHAIR HERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ENGINEER. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. NOW MOVING OVER TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK EXPANSION. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL TOO. YEAH, I LOVE THAT CONCEPT. WELL, AND SO THIS IS ANOTHER CITY ENGINEER LED PROJECT IN THE CITY. SO THAT'S WHY ANDREW IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB. ANDREW IS WITH US TODAY. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO HAVE HIM, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. VERY GLAD HE'S HERE. GOOD JOB ANDREW. WELL, WE ALSO NEED TO GIVE CREDIT TO OUR GRANTS TEAM WITHOUT THEIR EFFORTS TO GET FUNDING FOR THIS. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE FANTASTIC TIPS WOULDN'T BE MOVING FORWARD. NO STAFF. AND HAVE WE ADVANCED THE ARCHITECT? THAT WILL BE, AS WE'VE SAID, JESSE AND KATIE. SO IF WE COULD ADVANCE JESSE AS A PRESENTER AS WELL. SO THIS IS THE RANCHO LAS FLORES PARK EXPANSION WE RECEIVED. A $8.5 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND A PARK THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED ON

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AVENUE 52. THAT CONCEPT WAS NOT ABLE TO ADVANCE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO RELOCATE THIS FUNDING TO THE RANCHO LAS FLORES EXPANSION. THIS HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL RELATIVE TO DISCUSSING BUDGETS AND RELATIVE TO DISCUSSING OVERALL SCOPE. SO WE HAVE A GOOD CONCEPT AS FAR AS THE TOTAL CONCEPT AND THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT AND HOW WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT IT. SO WE WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOU TODAY. AND THEN SEVERAL OF THE ELEMENTS WILL REQUIRE THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS THAT REQUIRE THE BUILDING AND SAFETY APPROVALS, SUCH AS THE CAFE IN THE CENTER AND THE BATHROOMS. SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THE WHOLE PARK AND GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE CONCEPT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING PLACED THERE. AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO MORE SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THE SHADE STRUCTURES, THE CAFE AND THE RESTROOM STRUCTURE, JUST SO YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THOSE BUILDINGS AND WHAT THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD.

SO DO WE HAVE A PRESENTER? JESSE. HELLO. YES, I'M ON HERE RIGHT NOW. HEY, EVERYBODY. HOW YOU GUYS DOING? PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU DOING, JESSE? GOOD, GOOD. I THINK I HAVE JT, TOO. HE'S THE ARCHITECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAG TEAM THIS TOGETHER, I THINK.

YES, I'M HERE AS WELL. I WORK FOR ICE ARCHITECTURE. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. ALL RIGHT SO LET'S START.

LET'S SEE HERE. LET ME SEE. I GUESS MAYBE I'LL PULL UP THE PRESENTATION ON MY SCREEN REALLY QUICK. SORRY. GIVE ME ONE QUICK SECOND. SO YOU'RE SHARING IT. ALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SHARE OKAY.

CAN I BORROW YOUR LAPTOP? YOU NEED TO DELETE SOME STUFF. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SHOULD. I DON'T LIKE THAT. AND IF WE DON'T SEE ANYTHING, IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE SHARING, WE COULD USE OURS. AND IF YOU WANT TO MOVE SLIDES, JUST. JUST LET US KNOW. YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT? CAN WE DO THAT. ACTUALLY. I'M SORRY. LET'S DO THAT. THAT'D PROBABLY BE BETTER. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO MOVE SLIDES, MAYBE JUST SAY NEXT ALONG THE WAY. OKAY. YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN GO NEXT. YEAH. SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, YOU KNOW WE DID DO SOME COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AND YOU KNOW, WE TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE DID THE DESIGN OF THE PARK. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE GRAVITATED TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, ACTIVE ACTIVITIES. THEY WANTED SHADED PLACES. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR MUSIC AND ARTISTIC ELEMENTS, NATIVE PLANTING AND REALLY LOOKING AT THE HISTORY OF COACHELLA. AND WE CAN KEEP GOING. NEXT. SOME OF THE TOP AMENITIES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR OR THAT THEY REALLY KIND OF RESPONDED TO, WAS THE EVENT AREA. NATURAL PLAY STRUCTURES, A SPLASH PAD. SO, YOU KNOW, REALLY WHAT WE GOT FROM THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY DESIGN WAS, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY REALLY WANTED PROGRAMING IN THEIR PARKS AND THAT THE CURRENT PHASE ONE PARK MAYBE WAS MORE GEARED TOWARDS, YOU KNOW, THE SOCCER FIELD PLAY AND LEAGUE PLAY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF EXPAND UPON THE PROGRAMING OF THE PARK AND ADD AMENITIES THAT WOULD KIND OF HELP THE COMMUNITY OUT AND KIND OF BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER. AND IT'S IN THE CONTEXT OF COACHELLA AND CELEBRATE KIND OF THE HISTORY, THE ARTS. LOOKING AT INCORPORATING THE REGIONAL CHARACTER OF THE SITE AS WELL, SO WE CAN GO NEXT. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME KEY

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RESPONSES THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT WAS MORE TREES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF BALL COURTS, FUN PLAY STRUCTURES, INCLUSIVITY, WAYFINDING MURALS. SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART BIKEWAY TO THE PARK. SO THAT'S REALLY KIND OF THE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT REALLY WAS IN OUR HEADS WHEN WE WERE KIND OF DESIGNING THIS PARK. SO WE CAN GO NEXT. SO THIS IS KIND OF OUR THIS IS OUR SITE PLAN FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PARK. AND WE'RE REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE CONNECT THE ALREADY KIND OF WHAT'S AROUND THE PARK AND BRING THAT IN. SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF LIKE A SPACE, A PARK THAT WE REALLY WANT TO KIND OF BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND CONNECT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DIFFERENT MODAL TRANSPORTATION, MODAL USES. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROPOSING A TRAIL TO THE PARK. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, USING INCORPORATING A DOG PARK AS WELL. THAT'S A NEW AMENITY THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE AT COACHELLA RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, THE KIND OF THE CAFE TO KIND OF ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND KEEP PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, COMING BACK AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO KIND OF WITH OUR PROGRAMING TO THE KIND OF FEED OFF OF EACH OTHER. SO WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT JUST REALLY EXPANDING, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USES AND KIND OF WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE PARK. AND SO BEING THE NEXT ONE. SO ONE IDEA WE HAD WAS THE GREAT LAWN AND YOU KNOW, TALKING WITH ANDREW AND STUFF. WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER SOCCER FIELD. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE AN EVENT AREA, AN OPEN LAWN AREA THAT'S, YOU KNOW, MORE FOR PASSIVE USES SO FAMILIES CAN COME AND PLAY WITH THEIR KIDS, RUN AROUND. AND WE ALSO PROPOSING, YOU KNOW, PLAYING WITH THE. WITH OR WITH KIND OF TERRACING OF KIND OF LIKE LANDFORMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND REALLY KIND OF MAKING IT NOT SO FLAT, BUT KIND OF LIKE MAKING KIND OF GIVING SOME INTEREST TO KIND OF LIKE THE LANDSCAPE SO WE CAN KEEP GOING.

AND THIS IS KIND OF A RENDER OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF SHADE FOR THE RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALSO OPEN SPACE TOO. SO PEOPLE CAN PLAY NOT SO FORMAL LIKE A SOCCER GAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO IT'S KIND OF MORE INFORMAL. WE CAN KEEP GOING.

THIS IS THE EVENT LAWN AREA. SO THIS IS REALLY WHAT'S GOING TO CONNECT THE CAFE. THE AMPHITHEATER AREA, THE DOG PARK AREA AND KIND OF WANT TO KEEP THIS REALLY OPEN SO THAT IT'S VERY FLEXIBLE WITH PROGRAMING. SO YOU CAN HAVE, YOU KNOW, POP UPS HERE. YOU KNOW, WE CAN HAVE FARMER'S MARKETS. SO REALLY HIGH PROGRAMABLE FOR THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN REALLY THE SPACE IS REALLY KIND OF LIKE AN ACTIVATION SPACE THAT WE CAN NEXT ONE, WE CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT KIND OF SO WE GO ACTUALLY WE GO INTO THE BUILDING RIGHT NOW AND JT WILL TAKE THAT AWAY. HI. YES. SO THIS IS THE CAFE FLOOR PLAN. AND GENERALLY SPEAKING THIS CAFE IS KIND OF A VANILLA BOX. IF YOU IF YOU WILL. IT'S MEANT FOR FUTURE TENANTS RIGHT NOW IN THE KITCHEN SPACE WE DO SUPPLY THE BARE MINIMUM FOR PLUMBING FEATURES. SO WE HAVE OUR THREE BAY SINK THE PREP SINK ICE AND A MOP SINK, AND ALSO A DEDICATED WATER HEATER AND A DEDICATED ELECTRICAL PANEL. BUT THIS SPACE IS INTENDED TO BE FITTED OUT BY A FUTURE TENANT THAT THE CITY WOULD LEASE TO. AND AS WELL AS THE CAFE DINING SPACE. IT'S A, YOU KNOW, BIG OPEN SPACE AT THE MOMENT. WE ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE WE'VE WE WERE SEEING ABOUT 20 TO 30 WITH THE CONCEPT LAYOUT. BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, MORE FOR A FUTURE TENANT TO FIT OUT AS THEY SEE FIT. THEY MAY WANT MORE COUNTER SPACE NEAR THE SERVICE WINDOW OR LESS OR, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT. WE CAN DEFINITELY SERVICE ABOUT 20 TO 30 PEOPLE INSIDE. AND THEN THERE'S OUTDOOR SEATING AS WELL. WE DO HAVE A UNISEX BATHROOM FOR STAFF AS WELL THAT'S LOCATED ON THE INSIDE, SO THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FROM THE INSIDE. THE STORAGE ROOM MECHANICAL SPACE OF COURSE, FOR THE CAFE MECHANICAL. AND THEN WE HAVE ON THE EXTERIOR THREE INDIVIDUAL BATHROOMS, ALL TWO OF THEM, I SHOULD SAY ARE ADA COMPLIANT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE WOULD BE JUST A STANDARD PUBLIC RESTROOM. AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE EXTERIOR IMAGES AND IMAGES FROM THE INSIDE AS WELL. SO THEY ARE NEXT. NEXT PLEASE. YES. SO THIS IS JUST AN INSIDE SPACE, THE DINING ROOM. AND LIKE I SAID AT THE MOMENT THIS IS JUST AN OPEN, YOU KNOW, OPEN ROOM. AND WE DID NOT WE DID NOT SEEM TO FIT IT OUT JUST YET BECAUSE WE WANT FUTURE TENANTS

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TO REALLY TAKE, TAKE CONTROL OF THE SPACE AND DIRECT THAT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE LOTS OF LIGHTS IN THE CEILING, BUT THOSE ARE JUST PRETTY MUCH TO MEET THE LIGHTING STANDARDS. AND THE, YOU KNOW, FUTURE TENANT CAN HAVE PENDANTS OR TABLES, ETC. MAYBE THERE'S BOOTH SEATING ON THE WALLS, BUT THIS IS JUST SO A TENANT CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, FEEL HOW THE SPACE IS. NEXT. THIS IS JUST AN OPPOSING SIDE OF THE OF THE DINING ROOM AS WELL. AS YOU CAN SEE WE JUST HAVE LOTS OF GLASS, LOTS OF LIGHT, YOU KNOW, REALLY OPEN. BEAUTIFUL JUST DINING SPACE THAT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, A TENANT WOULD EAGERLY WANT TO FILL THIS SPACE. NEXT, PLEASE. AND THEN. YEAH, JUST LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, THIS IS JUST KEEPS KEEPS THE IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE FOR FUTURE TENANTS. YOU CAN KIND OF GET A SNEAK PEEK OF THE OUTSIDE WHERE THERE IS OVERHEAD TRELLIS STRUCTURE AND OUTDOOR SEATING AND AN ARCADE. THE BUILDING'S INSPIRATION. WE TOOK A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. LOTS OF ARCADES AND THE TONES OF THE COLORS WERE INSPIRED FROM THE CITY HALL, AND IT'S JUST I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT AREA IN THE GENERAL PARK FOR PEOPLE TO COME GET, YOU KNOW, GRAB A BITE TO EAT, SIT OUTSIDE. THERE'S A STAIR RAMP, LIKE JESSE WAS SAYING, THAT CONNECTS TO A LAWN SPACE. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE AREA FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME GRAB A BITE TO EAT, YOU KNOW, SOCIALIZE, SEE AN EVENT AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. GREAT DAY. REALLY EXCITED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO COME TO FRUITION. NEXT, PLEASE. YEAH. JUST ENDING IT WITH THEY'RE KIND OF JUST BASIC IMAGES, BUT WE JUST WANT TO GET THE FUTURE TENANT, YOU KNOW, INSPIRED MORE OR LESS TO SEE WHAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS ROOM. AND.

YEAH. NEXT PLEASE. YEAH. AND THIS IS JUST A YEAH. JUST A IMAGE OF THE STAIR RAMP AND.

YEAH. JESSE, IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE, PLEASE. SURE. YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, BRIDGING THAT GAP BETWEEN THE KIND OF EVENT AREA AND THE CAFE AND REALLY JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BRINGING THE OUTSIDE IN AND THE INSIDE OUT. YEAH. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN REALLY HANG OUT. AND IT SHOULD BE A GREAT SPOT FOR EVERYBODY, FOR A COMMUNITY. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GREAT AMENITY FOR THE COMMUNITY OF COACHELLA. AND WE CAN GO NEXT. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST LOOKING OUT WEST, SO IT'S A REALLY LARGE KIND OF OPEN AREA. SO YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PICTURE HAVING CONCERTS HERE OR YOU KNOW, FARMERS MARKETS OR KIND OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, CITY EVENTS, ANYTHING REALLY VERY FLEXIBLE. AND THEN WE CAN GO NEXT. AND THIS IS LOOKING EAST TOWARDS THE CAFE. SO AGAIN THAT CONNECTIVITY AND JUST PEOPLE KIND OF ENJOYING THE SPACE AND WE CAN GO NEXT. AND THEN AGAIN.

SO WE'RE KIND OF AN OFFSHOOT OF THE CAFE. SO WE AGAIN WANT TO REALLY KEEP IT HIGHLY PROGRAMABLE. SO YOU KNOW THIS IS KIND OF WE GOT REALLY KIND OF LIKE THE ALIGNMENT. WE GOT THE EVENT LAWN. AND THEN BELOW IT WE HAVE LIKE THE PLAY AREAS FOR THE CHILDREN. WE GOT KIND OF THIS MORE PASSIVE COACHELLA BAY. LAWN AREA. AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS THE SPLASH PAD AREA WITH THE SHADE. AGAIN WE WANT TO KEEP IT CLOSE TO THE CAFE. THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, PARENTS CAN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY NEED TO TAKE THE KIDS TO THE RESTROOM. IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY IT'S REALLY CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF KEEP GOING. AND THEN IT'S KIND OF A PERSPECTIVE OF THE SPLASH PAD AREA. AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF, YOU KNOW, REALLY IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY AN AMENITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, JUST DIFFERENT USE OF SPACE. AND AGAIN, JUST LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLAY, DIFFERENT TYPES OF JETS. AND IT ALSO HAS A NIGHTTIME COMPONENT TO IT TOO, WHERE THE JETS WILL ACTUALLY LIGHT UP AT NIGHT. SO WE KIND OF DIFFERENT COLORS. SO AGAIN NOT JUST LOOKING AT DURING THE DAY BUT ALSO AT NIGHT TOO. AND THEN KEEPING THAT GOING. AND THEN WE CAN GO NEXT. AND AGAIN THIS IS THE PLAY AREA. SO WE REALLY ARE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW USING LANDFORMS AND PLAYING WITH THE FORMS OF THE EARTH TO KIND OF CREATE THESE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, INTERESTING SPACES AND KIND OF CHALLENGE KIDS A LITTLE BIT, BUT ALSO TRYING TO BE INCLUSIVE TOO.

SO ADDING KIND OF MORE PLANT MATERIAL THAT'S MORE FLOWERING IN THIS AREA TOO, FOR, YOU KNOW, SENSORY NEEDS AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TEXTURES ON THE GROUND TOO. SO KEEP KEEP KEEP KEEP.

YEAH. SORRY. KEEP KIDS INTERESTED AND JUST KIND OF EXPLORING THE SPACE REALLY. SO

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WE CAN GO NEXT. AND AGAIN THIS IS KIND OF JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A INFORMAL LAWNED AREA.

SO AGAIN, HIGHLY PROGRAMABLE YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAMES OUT HERE. YOU KNOW, AND JUST PARENTS TO RELAX AND SIT WHILE THEY WATCH THEIR KIDS PLAY. AND THEN AGAIN, THAT CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CAFE, YOU KNOW, I THINK THOSE TWO USES GO REALLY WELL TOGETHER SO WE CAN KEEP GOING. THIS IS A DOG PARK AREA TOO AGAIN. SO WE'RE KEEPING IT TWO DOG PARKS. SO ONE FOR LARGER DOGS, ONE FOR SMALLER DOGS. AGAIN THIS IS LOOKING WE'RE PLAYING WITH LANDFORMS HERE TO FOR JUST TO DO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND JUST TO HELP DOGS TRAIN. AND THEN WE CAN KEEP GOING. NEXT ONE WE SEE A PERSPECTIVE OF THAT HOW THAT KIND OF PLAYS OUT. SO AGAIN YOU KNOW JUST TRYING TO MAKE, YOU KNOW HAVING FUN WITH IT AND JUST KIND OF ADDING DIFFERENT AGILITY OBSTACLES FOR THE DOGS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THEIR OWNERS TOO. SO WE CAN KEEP GOING. AND THIS IS THE STORMWATER BASIN. SO WE REALLY KIND OF WANT TO KEEP ALL THE WATER ON SITE AND TREAT IT.

SO WE'RE KIND OF THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WORKING WITH THE CIVIL ENGINEERS, WE'RE KIND OF GRADING IT SO THAT ALL THE WATER DRAINS TO THIS AREA HERE. AND AGAIN, WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, MULTI-USE. SO YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BRING KIDS HERE FROM SCHOOL SO THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PLANTS, LEARN THE PROCESS OF TREATING WATER. AND WE CAN KEEP GOING. WE CAN SEE A RENDER OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO AGAIN YEAH. SO IT'S JUST KIND OF WE'RE GOING TO REALLY MAKE IT LIKE THE PLANTING DROUGHT TOLERANT. SO IT TEACHES KIDS ABOUT HOW TO SAVE WATER. AND THEN LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, INTRODUCING PLANTS TO THAT WILL HAVE WILDLIFE IN IT. AND JUST AGAIN, JUST A GREAT PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO COME AND LEARN AND KEEP GOING. SO THIS IS THE OUTDOOR FITNESS AND SPIRAL WALK SITE PLAN. SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF AGAIN CELEBRATING THE ART AND THE HISTORY OF COACHELLA AND KIND OF WHAT CAME BEFORE. SO WE CAN KEEP GOING. THIS IS KIND OF THE OUTDOOR FITNESS AREA. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SHADE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY WORKING OUT IN THE HOT SUN. SO WE PROVIDED AMPLE SHADE TREES, DIFFERENT TYPES OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS SO PEOPLE CAN REALLY KIND OF USE THIS SPACE. AND AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER GREAT AMENITY FOR THIS PARK AND THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, KEEP GOING. AND THEN ADDING KIND OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLAY TO AS WELL OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXERCISE. SO ROCK CLIMBING WALLS KIND OF LEND ITSELF WELL TO THIS AND ESPECIALLY TO CONSIDERING THE REGION JUST A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE. YOU KNOW, WORKOUT SO WE CAN KEEP GOING. AND THIS IS THE SPIRAL WALK AREA. SO THIS IS KIND OF THE AREA WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S MORE QUIET AND YOU KNOW THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES HERE FOR ART. SO YOU CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO KIND OF GET LOCAL ARTISTS TO, YOU KNOW, CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF COACHELLA. AND THEN JUST PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT, I THINK WOULD BE GREAT. AND THEN ANOTHER KIND OF LEARNING FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN TO COME OUT HERE AND JUST KIND OF LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. AND THEN KEEP GOING. AND AGAIN, WE REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY. AND ON THE EAST SIDE THERE'S EXISTING BIKE LANE THAT REALLY DOESN'T KIND OF GO ANYWHERE. IT KIND OF JUST ENDS RIGHT THERE.

SO WE REALLY WANT TO KIND OF BRING THAT THROUGH WITH THIS TRAIL AND THEN CONNECT IT TO THE KIND OF THE REST OF THE, THE PARK AND THEN ALSO TO, TO VAN BUREN, WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER ART AND MUSIC LINE, TOO. SO WE REALLY LOOKING AT KIND OF, YOU KNOW, MAKING THIS A CONNECTOR SPACE AND BRINGING PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, WITH BIKES AND WALKING AND ALSO WANTING TO CONNECT TO, TO THE COMMUNITY THAT'S JUST SOUTH OF THE PARK TOO, SO THEY CAN COME AND HAVE MORE ACCESSIBILITY. AND I THINK THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS PARK IS JUST REALLY ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND THEN WE CAN KEEP GOING. AND AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE KIND OF THE HISTORY OF COACHELLA. SO AND ART AND WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY INSPIRED BY KIND OF THE SUNSET AND THE KIND OF THE MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE OF, OF THE

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BACKDROP OF COACHELLA. SO WE KIND OF WANT TO INCORPORATE THAT AND KIND OF REALLY DIRECT PEOPLE THAT WAY AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, CELEBRATE THE IDENTITY OF COACHELLA THIS WAY, AND WE CAN KEEP GOING AND JUST KIND OF RENDER WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO WHEN YOU ENTER THE PARK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS REALLY COOL. AND AGAIN, I THINK IT JUST BRINGS IDENTITY TO THE PARK. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST GOING TO BECOME A GREAT, YOU KNOW, AMENITY AND SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN WE CAN KEEP GOING AND THEN THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND MR. SIMMONS THANK YOU. EXCELLENT JOB. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN OPEN UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION. AND WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. HI. HI AGAIN. AWESOME JOB AGAIN. BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PROJECT. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT AND JUST HOW WE'RE TOUCHING SO MANY ELEMENTS. AMAZING. BUT JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. GOING BACK TO THE CAFE LAWN. YES. SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S AGAIN. OPERATOR. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK PRETTY INSIDE MY I JUST I WANT FOR WHOEVER THE OPERATOR IS TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO IN THE EVENT WE DON'T FIND THE RIGHT OPERATOR OR WHATEVER THE CASE, COULD THE KITCHEN BE USED FOR LIKE, EVENTS OR AS A GHOST KITCHEN AS WELL AS AN ALTERNATIVE, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE AN OPERATOR? JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, THE GOAL FOR THIS IS TO HAVE A PERMANENT COMMERCIAL TENANT. WE WANT THAT TO BE A DRAW FOR THE PARK. SO WE WANT THAT TO BE AND WE WANT IT TO BE A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION AS WELL. SO THE GOAL FOR THAT TO BE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, REGULAR OPERATING HOURS, YOU KNOW, SO WE WOULD PUT OUT AN RFP TO LOCAL BUSINESSES TO COME AND OPERATE THAT AS A, AS A FULL TIME KIND OF PARK CAFE. UNDERSTOOD. BUT IN THE EVENT, LET'S SAY WE OPEN UP IN 2027, RIGHT? AND LET'S SAY WE DON'T FIND ONE, WE CAN'T FIND ONE. BUT WE WANT SOME OPTIONS THERE. CAN WE OPEN IT UP TO AN ALTERNATIVE WHILE WE FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION? COULD IT BE USED FOR AS A GHOST KITCHEN OR AS SOMETHING ELSE? JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED. I MEAN, IF WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RFP OR IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY INTEREST IN OPERATING THAT BUSINESS, THEN THEN YES, WE WOULD SEEK ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVES. OKAY. IN THE EVENT, IT'S JUST THAT I'M THINKING FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU GOT TO BE THE RIGHT FIT, YOU KNOW, AND TO ATTRACT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE INSIDE TO RANCHO LAS FLORES, YOU KNOW, TO GET IN THERE TO HAVE A REASON. RIGHT? BECAUSE, YEAH, I JUST I JUST WANT, I WANT TO BE A GOOD BUSINESS PARTNER AS WELL AND, AND BRING SOMETHING REALLY NICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALTERNATIVES IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL. ABSOLUTELY. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND ME COMMENTING A LITTLE BIT THAT THIS IS JT FROM ES ARCHITECTURE, THE ONLY THE ONLY THING THAT I SEE IS THAT ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF LEAVING THE CAFE, KIND OF AS THIS VANILLA BOX AT THE MOMENT. I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A VARIETY OF FUTURE TENANTS, OR AT LEAST A, YOU KNOW, PREP PREP KITCHENS VERSUS NON PREP KITCHENS. AND THERE'S JUST THERE'S JUST A LOT OF OPTIONS BY LEAVING IT, YOU KNOW AS THIS BLANK SLATE AT THE MOMENT. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REASON TO ATTRACT FUTURE TENANTS. SO I HAVE I HAVE A POSITIVE POSITIVE POSITIVITY YOU KNOW OR POSITIVE LOOK, I SHOULD SAY GOING FORWARD BY LEAVING THIS IN SUCH A BLANK SLATE. AND I DO WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT THE PARKING LOT IS REALLY RESPECTABLY. IT'S RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE CAFE, IT IS NOT FAR. AND THERE IS A, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SOFT RAMP, IF YOU WILL, LEADING TOWARDS IT. SO IT'S I CAN ASSURE A FUTURE TENANT TO NOT HAVE, YOU KNOW, ACCESS PROBLEMS BY ANY MEANS, BY, YOU KNOW, LOADING IN PRODUCT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE A SIDE ACCESS DOOR TO THE KITCHEN. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE TAKING ALL THOSE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT AS WELL WHILE DESIGNING, YOU KNOW, IN THE BROAD SCHEME OF THE PARK AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. I ANTICIPATE WE'LL GET A LOT OF INTEREST. YEAH. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT BE A SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OVERALL PARK. WE REALLY WANT THE PARK TO DRIVE BUSINESS TO THE CAFE, AND WE WANT THE CAFE TO DRIVE BUSINESS TO THE TO THE PARK. AND, YOU KNOW, THE EVENT SPACE. AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE A CAFE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A HIGHLY ACTIVATED EVENT SPACE. SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL GET A LOT OF INTEREST. AND WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THE INTERIOR AND HOW WE'LL SET THAT UP AS A SHELF SPACE WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY AMENITIES, BUT STILL LEAVING ENOUGH OF A SHELL SO THAT A TENANT CAN COME IN AND REALLY PERSONALIZE THAT AND MAKE THAT, YOU KNOW, MAXIMIZE THEIR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND HOW THEY'LL USE THAT SPACE. YEAH, VANILLA SHELL SHAPE IS ALWAYS THE BEST WAY TO GO. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST JUST AS AN ALTERNATIVE IN THE EVENT. YES.

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CONTINGENCY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. NO THANK YOU. AWESOME COMMISSIONER. JUST SOME THINGS JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T BROUGHT UP. I LOVE THE IDEA OF USING THE NATURAL EARTH.

RIGHT. AND GOING WITH THAT SORT OF LANDSCAPE AND EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY LIKE WITH THE DOGGY PARK, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT FOR A WHILE. BUT WITH THAT COMES THE THOUGHT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ALSO INCLUDING A LOT OF DIFFERENT, LIKE POTTY BAG STATIONS, SO THAT RESIDENTS ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE AND PICKING UP AFTER THE AFTER THEIR PETS.

RIGHT. SO ENSURING THAT THAT'S EVERYWHERE. AND IF IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE INVITING ANIMALS FOR THERE TO ALSO BE. I'M NOT SURE. I CAN'T THINK OF THE CITY THAT DOES THIS, BUT THERE'S A WHEN YOU DO LIKE THE WATER FOUNTAIN, THERE'S A TYPE OF FEATURE THAT HAS A DOG FOUNTAIN. THE FOUNTAIN. BUT FOR THOSE TO BE PLACED ALL OVER THE PARK. AND THEN LEADING INTO THAT, I KNOW THAT THE ARTS AND MUSIC LINE WAS MENTIONED. AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD WAY TO GET TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. RIGHT. AND THINKING ABOUT HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET THAT THERE? A LOT OF FOLKS ARE VERY EXCITED TO START USING THE CV LINK, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AND THEN THE ARTS MUSIC LINK IS GOING TO BE THAT EXTENSION. AND SO I DID SEE THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE AN AREA FOR BICYCLES, BUT KIND OF PUSHING ON THAT AND EXPANDING ON IT BEING KIND OF LIKE A PIT STOP AND HYDRATION STATION FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO FILL UP THEIR WATER BOTTLES FOR, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS WHO ARE GOING TO BE ON THEIR SCOOTERS, SKATEBOARDS, WHATEVER IT BE IT RIGHT FOR IT TO REALLY BE THAT GO TO PLACE AND THEN CONTINUE TO PROMOTE GETTING BUSINESS TO WHOEVER IS GOING TO SET UP THERE. BUT JUST I KNOW THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE THINKING THAT WAS, THAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND THIS. BUT THAT'S I'M SO GLAD THAT THAT ARTS AND MUSIC LINE WAS MENTIONED, BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY YEAH, IT WILL BE PULLING A LOT OF FOLKS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY, AS THEY'RE EXCITED TO KIND OF START COMING THIS WAY. SOME THINGS THAT I DID SEE A LOT OF SHADING, WHICH IS AMAZING BECAUSE WE KNOW IT GETS HOT. BUT WITH THAT, IT'S ALSO CONSIDERING EXPANDING ON WHAT CITY INITIATIVES HAVE ALREADY HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE, LIKE PLANTING FRUIT TREES AND CONSIDERING ADDING SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS THAT WOULD BE COOL SO THAT AS PEOPLE ARE STROLLING THROUGH THE PARK THERE, THERE WAS A MENTION OF THE FARMERS MARKET AND EVERYTHING, BUT FOR IT TO ALSO BE A SPOT WHERE PEOPLE GO AND THEY KNOW THAT, OH, I COULD GO FIND SOME LEMONS, I COULD GO FIND SOME LIMES. BUT FOR IT TO BE THAT I KNOW THAT THE TREES STILL HAVE LONG TO GO.

THE ONES THAT WERE PLANTED ALONGSIDE AVENUE 53. RIGHT. BUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE LED TO THE STUNTED GROWTH IS DEFINITELY THE SUN THAT WE GET OUT HERE, RIGHT? SO WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AREA THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THAT SHADING. THIS COULD DEFINITELY A PLACE WHERE THAT WOULD BLOOM. BUT AND THEN PLUS ADDING TO THAT, I SEE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SHADE STRUCTURE ADDED. BUT WE COULD CONSIDER ADDING LIKE MISTING THE LITTLE WHAT ARE THEY. YEAH, THEY ARE THE MISTERS BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS PARK EMPTY IN THE SUMMER. WE KNOW THAT IT'S HOT AND IT GETS VERY UNBEARABLE OUT HERE. BUT JUST TO KIND OF CONSIDER THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING IS AMAZING. I LOVE THE MENTION OF WORKING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, WORKING WITH THE ARTS COMMISSION TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THAT ARTWORK THERE. AND OVERALL, IT'S JUST A REALLY A REALLY GOOD PLAN. AWESOME. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO.

AWESOME. COMMISSIONER. ARE YOU. YES. I DID SEE THAT THERE WILL BE RESTROOMS IN THE CAFE AND RESTROOMS. IT SAYS AN ADDITIONAL RESTROOM NEAR. THE GREAT LAWN. ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL RESTROOMS? WILL THERE BE RESTROOMS LIKE IN EVERY SECTION OR ONLY IN THOSE TWO PLACES? NO, JUST THE TWO RESTROOMS. SO THE RESTROOMS AT THE CAFE IS KIND OF CENTRAL TO THE NEW ADDITION. AND THE OTHER RESTROOM IS. KIND OF RIGHT AT THE DIVIDING POINT BETWEEN THE OLD PARK AND THE NEW PARK. CURRENTLY, THE PARK ONLY HAS THE RESTROOMS ALL THE WAY OVER AT VAN BUREN, SO THE FUTURE PARK WITH THE FULL EXPANSION WOULD HAVE THREE SETS OF RESTROOMS. SO IT'D BE KIND OF LIKE ONE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. AND THEN THE CAFE PROVIDES YOU THE RESTROOMS THAT ARE MORE TOWARDS THE EAST. OKAY. AND I DID NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A VOICE FOR CONCERN ABOUT INCLUSIVITY. AND LIKE A PLAY YARD FOR CHILDREN WITH WITH DISABILITY. WOULD THAT BE INCLUDED AS WELL? BECAUSE IN THE IN THE RENDERING I SEE THAT THERE'S LIKE A LOT OF LIKE MOUNTAINS AND EVERYTHING. BUT KIDS. YEAH, THERE'S TWO PLAY AREAS. SO KIND OF THE I THINK THE RENDERINGS FOCUSED ON THE KIND OF THE LARGER KIDS, THE LARGER ONES. OKAY. AND THEN THERE'S A SMALLER PLAY AREA BEHIND IT THAT WOULD BE HAVE ACCESS FOR THE CHILDREN WITH

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DISABILITIES AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FURTHER COMMENTS. QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, VICE CHAIR GONZALES. YES. CAN I GET A LITTLE MORE VIVID DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE AMPHITHEATER WILL FUNCTION AND EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE THINKING OF PUTTING THE BANDS OR THE PERFORMERS ON? THAT'S ON THE ON THE LAWN AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS THE GREAT LAWN ACTS AS A CAN WE GET IT ON THE SCREEN, PLEASE? CAN WE BRING UP THE PICTURE THAT HE WANTS TO SEE THE PLUGS FOR THE SPEAKER SO WE CAN ROCK ON. AND THEN ALSO A LADDER FOR THE RETRIEVING THE DATES EXACTLY OFF THE PALM TREES. JUST KIDDING. YES. THERE IT IS. SO THIS ONE KIND OF SHOWS THE THAT SPACE THAT'S IN, THAT'S TO THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN. THAT WOULD BE WEST OF THE EVENT LAWN. THAT'S A RAISED PLATFORM WITH THE SHADE STRUCTURES BOTH SIDES. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN ACTUALLY ACTIVATE FROM EITHER SIDE DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO SET THAT EVENT UP. AND THE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE GREAT LAWN, WHICH IS THE KIND OF MORE OPEN GRASS AREA WE'RE INTENTIONALLY BUILDING HILLS IN THAT AREA. YOU CAN SEE HERE THE RAISED PLATFORM IS ON THE EAST SIDE. SO WE INTENTIONALLY HAVE THIS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT BE A LANDFORM OR THAT'S A RAISED UP PLATFORM. YEAH. AND THAT WAY YOU HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THAT ENTIRE PLATFORM FROM ANYWHERE ON EITHER THE GREAT LAWN OR THE EVENT LAWN. SO WHAT DID YOU GUYS RAISE IT? FOUR FEET, TEN FEET, SIX FEET. YOU KNOW, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE GRADING PLAN. IT'S NOT THAT HIGH. IT'S NOT TEN FEET I BELIEVE I BELIEVE IT'S 4 OR 5FT HIGH. FIVE FEET. YEAH. IT'S ABOUT SEVEN 5 TO 7FT. 5 TO 7 OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S PERFECT. AND THE GOAL IS FOR THAT TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE ENTIRE EVENT LAWN. SO I MEAN YOU'D BE ABLE TO SET UP WE HAD THE NICE RENDERING FROM THE IF SOMEONE WAS STANDING AT THE CAFE LOOKING ACROSS THE EVENT LAWN, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE HOW THAT WOULD ACT AS A STAGE IN THE BACKGROUND. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A DETAIL ON THOSE. I WAS KIND OF CONFUSED ON IT, BUT THAT'S NICE. IF IT'S FIVE, SEVEN FEET, THAT'S THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT I THINK. YEAH. NICE THOUGH. PROJECT IS NICE I LIKE IT. IT'S FANTASTIC. I'M EXCITED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AWESOME I JUST HAVE A COUPLE ONE I DID NOT I DID NOT SEE ON. SURROUNDING THE DOG PARK ANY ANY GATES. SO ARE WE PLANNING ON HAVING THAT ENCLOSED AREA. YEAH THOSE ARE FULLY ENCLOSED OKAY. PERFECT. IF YOU GO TO THE VERY FIRST PICTURE, THE ONE THAT HAS THE. OKAY, PERFECT. SO IT IS ENCLOSED. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION, ANOTHER COMMENT THAT SEPARATED THE LARGE DOGS AND SMALL DOGS ARE SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER. OKAY. PERFECT. AND IT'S ALL GATED RIGHT. SO YOU CAN LET YOUR DOG RUN WILD IN THERE, CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. AND THEN MAYBE, PERHAPS I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO BREAK THE BUDGET, BUT MAYBE, PERHAPS ONE SELF-CLEANING RESTROOM. SELF-CLEANING RESTROOM. YEAH. AND YOU SEE HIM A LOT IN BIG, BIG METROPOLITAN CITIES, RIGHT? WHERE YOU GO IN THERE, YOU SHUT THE DOOR AND IT'S GOING TO CLEAN ITSELF. LIKE AFTER. AFTER. THAT SOUNDS VERY SCARY. YEAH, WELL, I'M JUST I'M JUST SAYING. RIGHT.

JUST LIKE MAYBE, PERHAPS ONE MAYBE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK. RIGHT? JUST LIKE THE WAY IT CAN ALWAYS BE CLEANED. OR DO YOU WANT A SELF-CLEANING RESTROOM? WELL, JUST JUST JUST BE HERE. BUT. AND THEN THE THIRD AND LAST FINAL COMMENT WOULD BE PERHAPS IF WE COULD POSSIBLY INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE OUTLETS THROUGHOUT THE PARK. RIGHT. SO FOR INSTANCE, AROUND THE EVENT LAWN AREA WHERE IF, SAY, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SHOW UP WITH BOOBS, ETC, RIGHT? OR WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION GATHERING THAT THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, PLUG IN FOR SOME ELECTRICITY THERE. YEAH, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY AROUND THE EVENT LAWN THAT'LL BE FULLY WIRED WITH WITH OUTLETS AROUND THE ENTIRE SPACE. IF WE GO TO THE PICTURE OF THE EVENT LAWN, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS INTENTIONALLY A CONCRETE WALKWAY THAT ENCIRCLES THE ENTIRE THING, AND THERE WOULD BE OUTLETS ALONG THAT PERIMETER SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IT ALLOWS YOU TO SET BOOTHS AROUND THE ENTIRE EDGE AND HAVE THAT BE A GOOD ACTIVATED SPACE. BUT WE WILL ACCOMMODATE POWER NEEDS FOR EVENTS WITHIN THAT AREA. PERFECT. AWESOME. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE YOU GUYS KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PROJECT. EXCELLENT.

EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AS WELL. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS FOR MR. SIMMONS AND HIS TEAM.

WE'RE DONE. I'M DONE I'M GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. YEAH. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THE DIOCESE LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE DESIGN TO HEAD TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YES. I SECOND THAT.

OKAY. SO MOTION CAN WE GET A MOTION FIRST MOTION. MOTION. WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE YOU. SO I'LL MOTION TO MOVE THIS AGENDA ITEM TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND. PERFECT. CAN WE GET

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A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? OKAY. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. YES, COMMISSIONER. VISO. YES, COMMISSIONER. MURILLO. YES. VICE CHAIR. GONZALEZ. YES, CHAIR. HERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. SIMMONS. NOW MOVING OVER TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE PUEBLO VIEJO DOWNTOWN PARKING SURVEY UPDATE 2024. OKAY. THANK YOU.

CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO WE WILL HAVE VANESSA SANCHEZ MAZAS.

SHE'S BEEN OUR INTERN FOR HOW MANY MONTHS ALREADY? IT'S GOING TO BE SIX MONTHS. SIX MONTHS. SO SHE'LL BE WRAPPING UP HER INTERNSHIP SOON. WE ACTUALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE HER LAST WEEK, BUT SHE'S GOING TO BE WITH US ANOTHER MONTH, SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR US. BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO MAKE PART OF THE EXPERIENCE IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND SO YOU MAY SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE PARKING STUDIES THAT WE WOULD PRESENT TO THE COMMISSION. SO WE DID UPDATE THIS RECENTLY, AND SHE WILL PRESENT THOSE RESULTS. AWESOME.

HOW DO YOU SEE THIS? WE LIKE MARK NELSON. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS VANESSA SANCHEZ. PLANNING INTERN. BEFORE USE ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE PUEBLO VIEJO DOWNTOWN PARKING STUDY UPDATE FOR FUTURE MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING PARKING SUPPLY. OH, SORRY. OKAY. FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THE INTENT OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE PARKING OCCUPANCY IN THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND TO DECIDE ON A SOLUTION FOR FULL PARKING SPACE OCCUPANCY. PARKING OCCUPANCY IS CONSIDERED FULL WHEN IT EXCEEDS 80%. AND THE FIRST PARKING STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER 2019. AND SINCE 2022, THE STUDY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED ANNUALLY. WE'RE HOPING THAT OUR NEXT UPDATE WILL BE FOR THE SPRING OF 2025, AND THE STUDY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE PROVIDE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL PARKING, SUPPLY AND DEMAND, TO DETERMINE RIGHT SIZE PARKING STANDARDS TO ENSURE BOTH WORKABLE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS, AS WELL AS MANAGING FUTURE PARKING SUPPLY AND DEMAND THROUGH EFFICIENT STRATEGIES AND USE OF EXISTING SUPPLY. SOME STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE ARE. COOPERATIVE PARKING MANAGEMENT, WHICH SLAMMED BOTH CITY AND PROPERTY OWNERS COOPERATE TO UTILIZE OFF STREET PARKING, TWO SIGNAGE AND USER INFORMATION, WHICH IS UTILIZING SIGNAGE TO REDIRECT VISITORS TO AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES AS A USEFUL TOOL TO AVOID CONGESTION. NUMBER THREE TIME RESTRICTED PARKING, WHICH IS TO INCREASE TURNOVER RATE FOR THE PRIME ON STREET AND OFF STREET PARKING. SUPPLY NUMBER FOUR TEMPORARY AND OVERFLOW PARKING. THE CITY MAKES ARRANGEMENTS WITH PRIVATE PARKING OWNERS AND SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE THEIR PARKING IN CASE OF OVERFLOW. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR CITY EVENTS, WE CAN REQUIRE A LEASING AGREEMENT. NUMBER FIVE, WE COULD DO PAID PARKING NUMBER SIX BICYCLE PARKING. WE COULD PROVIDE A SAFE AND CONVENIENT BIKING AND WALKING EXPERIENCE FOR VIABLE CHOICE. AND SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CONTINUE ARE EFFECTIVE USE OF LEFTOVER SPACE IN THE DOWNTOWN VACANT LOTS. NUMBER EIGHT CONVERTING PARALLEL PARKING TO ANGLED PARKING. EMPLOYEE PARKING, WHICH ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO PARK ON THEIR DESIGNATED PARKING SPACES. AND THE LAST RECOMMENDATION IS SHARED CENTRALIZED PARKING STRUCTURE. THIS WOULD BE THE LAST ALTERNATIVE AS IT COULD BE VERY COSTLY. AND JUST TO GO BACK IN TIME. THE PARKING STUDY 2022 OUTCOME. WE IMPLEMENTED TWO PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY WITH 15 MINUTE TIME RESTRICTED PARKING SIGNS, AND THEY'RE STILL THERE TODAY. AND FOR THE PARKING STUDY DONE LAST YEAR IN MARCH 28TH AND APRIL 21ST, THIS PARKING SURVEY DEMONSTRATED THAT PARKING IS ABUNDANT THROUGHOUT THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. THE PARKING STUDIES OBSERVATION DAYS WERE CHOSEN SPECIFICALLY TO EVALUATE ANY IMPACT FROM THE COACHELLA FESTIVAL AND THE PARKING

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OCCUPANCY OBSERVED HIGHEST ON THE SIXTH STREET SEGMENT AT 89%. FOR THIS YEAR'S PARKING STUDY.

THE FIRST STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 2024. THIS WOULD BE OBSERVATION DAY ONE. THE SECOND STUDY WAS CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, 2024. OBSERVATION DAY TWO.

THESE OBSERVATION DAYS WERE CHOSEN TO SEE WHAT AN AVERAGE DAY OF PARKING LOOKS LIKE IN OUR DOWNTOWN, AND BOTH WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M. AND THE AREA OF THE STUDY INCLUDED THE ENTIRETY OF THE DOWNTOWN FROM FIRST STREET TO NINTH STREET, AS SHOWN IN THIS PARKING STUDY PROJECT AREA MAP. THE STUDY WAS ORGANIZED THROUGH NUMBERED BLOCKS. WE ALSO USE THESE MAPS FOR THE ON STREET PARKING OCCUPANCY TO KEEP TRACK, AS WELL AS THE OFF STREET PARKING OCCUPANCY MAP. AND GOING INTO THE MORE LIKE CONCERNING BLOCKS.

SIXTH STREET BETWEEN ORCHARD AND VINE STREET. OBSERVATION DAY ONE ON WEDNESDAY SHOWED THAT PEAK PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 11 A.M. AT 95%. LOWEST PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 5 P.M. AT 42%. OBSERVATION DAY TWO. PEAK PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 9 A.M. AT 68%. THE LOWEST PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 7 A.M. AND 5 P.M. AT 42%. AND THEN FOR THE ENTIRETY OF SIXTH STREET BETWEEN CESAR CHAVEZ AND GRAPEFRUIT. OBSERVATION DAY ONE. PEAK PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 9 A.M. AND 11 A.M. AT 48%. THE LOWEST PARKING OCCUPANCY OCCURRED AT 5 P.M. AT 27%.

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THE 80% 1 TO 3 P.M. FRIDAY 2023. IT EXCEEDED THE 80% AT 9 A.M. AND THEN FOR THIS YEAR ON WEDNESDAY, IT EXCEEDED IT THE 80% AROUND 9 TO 11 A.M, AND ON SATURDAY IT DID NOT EXCEED 80%.

AND SO IT'S JUST GOOD TO LOOK AT HOW ON WEDNESDAY, IT STARTS TO GET PRETTY CLOSE TO THE 80%.

RIGHT AT 7 A.M. IT'S UP UNTIL 1 P.M, IT STARTS GOING BACK DOWN, AND THEN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS PRETTY, GETS PRETTY EMPTY AT THE END OF THE DAY. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THE PLANNING COMMISSION MIGHT CONSIDER RECOMMENDING OPTIONS TO MANAGE PARKING ON SIXTH STREET SEGMENT FROM 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SINCE IT HAS DEMONSTRATED THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE THROUGHOUT OUR OBSERVATION, EXCEEDING THE 80% OCCUPANCY THRESHOLD. AND SINCE THE STUDY HAS DETERMINED THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PARKING ISSUES, WE CAN UTILIZE OPTION SIX FROM THE RECOMMENDED OPTIONS TO BETTER MANAGE OUR PARKING. PARKING OCCUPANCY ON THE SIXTH STREET SEGMENT. AND JUST TO REFRESH, OPTION SIX IS THE SIGNAGE AND USER INFORMATION, WHICH IS TO UTILIZE SIGNAGE TO REDIRECT VISITORS TO AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES AS A USEFUL TOOL TO AVOID CONGESTION HERE ON SIXTH STREET. AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. I WILL GLADLY TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS SANCHEZ, MESA AND STAFF? I THINK IT'S A GOOD RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE SIGNAGE JUST TO REDIRECT FOLKS WHEN THAT MOMENT IN TIME ON SIXTH STREET IT GETS CONGESTED. SO I AGREE WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION. YEAH. AWESOME. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO WEIGH IN? I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF ASSIGNED EMPLOYEE PARKING. I THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM AND FOR PEOPLE VISITING.

YEAH, TRULY. OKAY. YOU DON'T MIND THE RECOMMENDATION? I MEAN, IT MAKES SENSE. YOU COVERED EVERYTHING. THANK YOU FOR THAT. VERY DETAILED. THANK YOU. BUT YEAH. AND I KNOW THAT THE 15 MINUTES HAS BEEN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN HELPFUL. WE COULD KIND OF GUESS THE HOURS THAT ARE BUSY. RIGHT. AND WHY IT'S BUSY. FOLKS WANT THEIR COFFEE. YEAH. AND SO THEY'RE STOPPING THERE.

SO YEAH. THAT'S IT BY. SURE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. GREAT JOB ON THE PRESENTATION SO MUCH. YEAH. THANK YOU TO MY PLANNING TEAM FOR GUIDING ME AND HELPING ME OUT WITH THIS PRESENTATION. IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN BEING HERE AT COACHELLA. NICE. WE WISH YOU THE BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COACHELLA NOT COMING BACK. SORRY. ARE YOU LEAVING? COACHELLA NOT COMING BACK. WELL, I WAS GLAD TO STAY. TBD, TBD. WE DON'T KNOW YET. YEAH. ALRIGHTY. SO I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO RECOMMEND OPTION SIX. RIGHT.

SIGNAGE, SIGNAGE AND USER INFORMATION. CAN WE GET A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. AWESOME.

PERFECT. CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? OKAY. COMMISSIONER RAMIREZ. YES, COMMISSIONER.

ARVISO. YES, COMMISSIONER. MURILLO. YES, ALTERNATE. I'M SORRY. VICE CHAIR. GONZALEZ.

YES. AND CHAIR FERNANDEZ. YES, SIR. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

THAT ENDS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. RIGHT. THERE ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS, PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR, QUASI JUDICIAL. IS THERE ANY ITEMS ON THE LIST SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE

[INFORMATIONAL]

MOVING OVER TO THE INFORMATIONAL PORTION? JUST A FEW. I'LL MAKE THIS PRETTY QUICK. SO WE DID HIRE A PRINCIPAL PLANNER, SO THEY'LL START IN JANUARY. SO THIS WILL BE HELPFUL BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU'LL YOU'LL SEE THE AGENDA SOMETIMES ON SATURDAY. SO THIS WILL ACTUALLY HELP IN TERMS OF SOME OF OUR STAFFING NEEDS IN THE CITY AS WE GROW. OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THERE'S AMAZING PROJECTS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CITY. AND ANDREW'S ONLY COVERED A FEW OF THEM. I MEAN, THERE'S A TON MORE COMING NEXT YEAR, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. I DO WANT TO REPORT THAT THE CITY DID SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO LAFCO FOR THE POCKET SEVEN AREA OF THE CITY, AND SO WE ANTICIPATE SOME DECISION ON THAT THIS NEXT YEAR, MAYBE IN THE SPRINGTIME. THE FOOD TRUCK ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. AND JUST AN UPDATE FROM THE LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CRITERIA FROM THE BLUE ZONES. AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE PART OF THE CRITERIA FOR THE FOOD TRUCKS, WHERE IT'S THE 25% OF THE MENU. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT

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WAS DELETED, JUST SO YOU WERE AWARE OF, IS THE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL IN THE DATE FARMS. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WAS THE CHANGE THAT THEY DID MAKE. BUT IT DOES HAVE TO GO BACK TO SECOND READING, AND IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY.

NOW, IF SOMEONE WANTED TO HAVE ALCOHOL, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. OR HOW WOULD THAT WORK? IT'S PROBABLY A SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT OR SOME KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT, WHICH IS ALSO A LONG TERM PERMIT AS WELL. OKAY, SO WE JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY FOR THE COACHELLA PASSENGER RAIL. SO THIS IS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE STATION BUT ALSO THE THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO THERE'S LIKE A NORTH THERE'S LIKE A DOWNTOWN OPTION AND THERE'S A SOUTH OPTION. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T FILLED OUT THAT SURVEY, YOUR INPUT IS GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT AND SHARE WITH OTHERS. DIRECTOR, IS THAT LINK AVAILABLE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA WEBSITE? CORRECT. IT'S ON THE WEBSITE. SO UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IT'S THE FIRST LINK AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION ON THERE AS WELL. SO YOU CAN ACCESS THAT. ALSO IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA.

IF YOU CAN. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO COMMISSION AGAIN. PLEASE DO SUBMIT THAT AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING. SO JUST WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A GOOD JOB. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GREAT PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SOME. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST MEETING FOR SOME OF YOU OR NOT, SO IT'S HARD TO TELL TO SAY AT THIS POINT. BUT YOU KNOW, IF IT IS, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY. IF IT ISN'T, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER NEXT YEAR. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. DIRECTOR. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS FOR THE DIRECTOR? YEAH. SO YOU SAID FEBRUARY WAS A RENDERING FROM LAFCO, IS THAT CORRECT? I DON'T KNOW WHEN LAFCO WILL MAKE THEIR DECISION. I ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO BE LATE SPRING, SO IT'S WHATEVER THEIR PROCESS IS. BUT THEY'RE THINKING IT'S MAYBE MAY.

SO WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE WHAT DO WE DO ON THE NEXT PHASE OF LAFCO. SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? WHAT DOES HE DO ONCE THEY MAKE THIS DECISION? OH YEAH. SO ONCE THEY MAKE THE DECISION THEN IT WOULD OFFICIALLY BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA. OKAY. AND SO WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES ALONG THE WAY. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO WORK ON TOO, IS ALSO OBVIOUSLY THE DOMICILE OF CBE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. IS IT STILL CONSIDERED THERMAL AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE JURISDICTION OF COACHELLA. AND THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHASE, LAFCO PHASE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE ALL THESE LAFCO ENDEAVORS THAT THAT MYSELF PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT PROPERTIES THAT ARE PART OF THE CITY, WE NEED TO BRING THEM IN TO BE PART OF OUR CITY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SO TO THE STAFF AND INTERNS AND EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE SERVING AND LEARNING AND GROWING AND CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU EVERYONE. YEAH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS. AMAZING JOB. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE. NO. ALL RIGHT I JUST WANT TO ECHO COMMISSIONER EMERY'S COMMENTS AND HER SENTIMENT. YEAH CONGRATULATIONS. YOU KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. AND YOU KNOW THIS THIS JOB HERE SOMETIMES GOES UNREWARDED. RIGHT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF SACRIFICES THAT THAT THAT STAFF MAKE, RIGHT. TO BE HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS JOB. AND SO ON BEHALF OF MYSELF, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY. AND IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU, WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. RIGHT? AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS COMING FOR THE CITY, AND THAT'S DUE TO YOUR DEDICATION AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. AND SO, MR. DIRECTOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. CITY ENGINEER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. IT GUY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND BEFORE BEFORE WE DEPART, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR. SO 2025 IS OURS FOR

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THE TAKING. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN AT 721. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THA

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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