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SO FOR. CAN I GET A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY COMMISSIONER FONSECA, PLEASE, PLEASE, FAN. READY? BEGIN. I 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. CAN WE GET ROLL CALL, PLEASE? COMMISSIONER FONSECA. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER ARVIZU. COMMISSIONER. MURILLO. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER. LAURA. PRESENT. AND. COMMISSIONER.
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CABALLERO. HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THE NEXT THING ON THE AGENDA IS A ROTATION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. SO HOW DO WE. SO DURING THIS PROCESS, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DISCUSS AMONGST EACH OTHER.WE WILL BE ACCEPTING NOMINATION. FOR WHO? YOU GUYS FEEL WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AS CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON AS WELL? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL I WANT TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSION, JUST BECAUSE OF EXPERIENCE AND EVERYTHING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO NOMINATE ISABELLA MURILLO AS OUR CHAIR FOR THIS, FOR THIS PART OF THE OF THE COMMISSION. IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, I REALLY FEEL IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO HAVE THAT NOMINATION. GIVE HER THAT NOMINATION. THANK YOU. I AGREE. I AGREE. SHALL WE DO A ROLL CALL? DO WE DO A ROLL CALL OR. THAT'S FINE. YEAH. DO YOU DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THERE WAS A MOTION AND THEN THERE WAS A MOTION. SO WE NEED A SECOND. I SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO PUT IT TO A VOTE? YEAH. YOU GUYS ARE READY TO PUT IT TO A VOTE. THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE AGAIN, THIS IS THIS IS A NO NO DEMOCRACY. YOU CAN SAY NO. OKAY. NO, NO. OKAY. OKAY. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. YES.
COMMISSIONER MURILLO. YES. COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES. COMMISSIONER CABALLERO. YES.
OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. AND AS WELL, TALKING ABOUT EXPERIENCE, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER FONSECA AS VICE CHAIR, BECAUSE HE HAS SHOWN THE KNOWLEDGE TO TAKE THE SPOT ALONG WITH ME. I'D LIKE TO SECOND IT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER FONSECA, CAN I VOTE? YES. COMMISSIONER MURILLO. YES. COMMISSIONER LARA. YES. AND COMMISSIONER COVIELLO. YES. OKAY. MOTION CARRIED.
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CONGRATULATIONS. THANK. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. AT THIS TIME, THE COMMISSION MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA OR CONTINUED TO ANOTHER DATE OR DATE OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. ARE WE. ARE WE VOTING TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? YES. YES, COMMISSIONER. MURILLO. YES, COMMISSIONER. LARA. YES. AND COMMISSIONER[APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES]
CABALLERO. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THEN APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING? MEETING MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 19TH, 2025. I WANT TO SECOND THAT. OKAY. COMMISSIONER. WE'LL TAKE IT TO A VOTE, THEN. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. YES. COMMISSIONER MURILLO. YES. COMMISSIONER LARA. YES. AND COMMISSIONER CABALLERO.YES. ANY WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS? NO. OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION THEREOF. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 608. NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ONLINE. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 608 55. REPORTS AND REQUESTS. THERE ARE NONE NON HEARING ITEMS. GO WITH STAFF. CITY OF COACHELLA,
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CALIFORNIA. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. ANA FERNANDEZ, MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND I'LL BE PRESENTING ON OUR[00:05:04]
COACHELLA 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT THAT'S SUBMITTED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND OUR DIRECTOR, GABRIEL PEREZ, WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE. SO STARTING OFF WITH A BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE STATE DOES REQUIRE THE CITY TO PREPARE THIS ANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE 2035 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION. WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOUSING ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT. SO THIS IS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL EVERY YEAR. AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL BY APRIL 1ST. WE'RE BRINGING IT TO PLANNING COMMISSION, JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL SOME INFORMATION.AND IT'S MORE OF AN INFORMATIVE ITEM FOR YOU ALL TONIGHT. SO IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. SO THE APR DOES ASSESS HOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS BEING IMPLEMENTED. AND IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OUR PROGRESS IN MEETING OUR REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE CITY. SO HERE IS THE HOUSING ACTIVITY FOR 2024. LAST YEAR THE CITY DID PERMIT 92 ACCESSORY ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. SO THOSE WERE CONSIDERED LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD UNITS. 22 OF THOSE UNITS WERE ACTUALLY FROM PRE-APPROVED ADU PLANS. THE CITY DID ALSO PERMIT 96 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED UNITS THAT SERVE FOR MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND THOSE WERE PART OF THE BELLISSIMA PYRAMID RANCH AND RANCHO MARIPOSA DEVELOPMENTS. AND NO PERMITS FOR MULTI-FAMILY UNITS WERE PERMITTED IN THE CITY LAST YEAR. HERE'S A GRAPH OF OUR ADU TRENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SO IT SHOWS FROM 2020 TO 2024 AND 2020, WE HAD ONLY 980 USE PERMITTED, AND LAST YEAR WE HAD 92 PERMITTED. SO WE SEE THAT INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND A SUMMARY OF OUR HOUSING ACTIVITY FOR LAST YEAR. SO OUR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING NEED ALLOCATION BY 2029, ACCORDING TO THE STATE, IS 7886 UNITS. LAST YEAR, WE PERMITTED 118 TOTAL AND 92 OF THOSE WERE FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. SO TOTAL PERMITTED UNITS SINCE 2021 IS 794. SO AS YOU CAN TELL, THERE'S A BIG NUMBER DISPARITY THERE. AND WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK ON WITH WITH HOUSING. BUT THE GOAL IS 7886 FOR THE EIGHT YEARS. AND DIRECTOR GABRIEL PEREZ WILL BE PRESENTING ON THIS SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE NEW APPOINTMENTS. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE, THE, THE, THE APR IS THAT WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THOSE 7888 UNITS. THE CITY DOESN'T BUILD HOUSING ITSELF, RIGHT? IT RELIES ON NONPROFITS OR BUILDERS TO DO THAT. RIGHT. SO THE PRIVATE MARKETS DO THAT. SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT HOUSING TO BE CONSTRUCTED. AND SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO BARRIERS IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WOULD RESTRICT THAT HOUSING FROM BEING BUILT. SO SOMETIMES THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO REZONE PROPERTY. SO LAST LAST YEAR THERE WAS A ZONE CHANGE THAT WAS APPROVED CITYWIDE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SOME OF YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT THAT'S TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE MORE HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY.
AND THEN THERE'S OTHER POLICIES THAT WE HAVE TO START ADDRESSING OVER THE SIX CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT. SO THAT'S FROM THE PERIOD OF 2021 TO 2000 THE 29TH. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT TOO FAR AWAY FROM 2029. SO AS WE GET CLOSER, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT CYCLE.
AND THAT CYCLE WILL BE CYCLE SEVEN. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW AT THE END, BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. IT'S A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE UNITS ARE, AND THOSE. EVERY CITY THROUGHOUT THE COACHELLA VALLEY HAS A DESIGNATED TARGET AMOUNT FOR THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION. BUT I'M GOING TO GO INTO THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING. SO JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE, AND YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW THIS, IS THAT THE CITY HAS A GENERAL PLAN THAT'S ESSENTIALLY LIKE THE VISION DOCUMENT OF HOW THE CITY WANTS TO GROW. USUALLY THIS GETS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. BUT THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR ALL CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE THESE ARE THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN. SO EACH CITY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A LAND USE ELEMENT, A CIRCULATION ELEMENT, A HOUSING ELEMENT, A CONSERVATION ELEMENT. OPEN SPACE ELEMENT, A NOISE ELEMENT AND A SAFETY ELEMENT. CITIES COULD ALSO CHOOSE TO HAVE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THEIR GENERAL PLAN. SO WE HAVE A HEALTH AND WELLNESS ELEMENT. OTHER CITIES, THEY MIGHT HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT, RIGHT.
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BECAUSE JUST BASED ON THEIR PRIORITIES. SO IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING THE GENERAL PLAN, IT'S A PRETTY BIG DOCUMENT. IT'S A VISION DOCUMENT. AND IT DOESN'T JUST GET DEVELOPED IN A VACUUM. THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT IS DONE FOR A GENERAL PLAN. AND I THINK THE CITY DID A LOT OF EXTENSIVE OUTREACH BEFORE THIS PLAN WAS ADOPTED. AND THAT PLAN, THE CURRENT PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2015. SO IT INVOLVED A LOT OF OUTREACH TO YOUTH, TO ADULTS AND ALSO SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY DEVELOPED THE PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY. SO THAT GENERAL PLAN, WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY IN THE PLANNING DIVISION. AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT IS INFORMED BY WHAT THE COMMUNITY PROVIDED THEIR INPUT ON. THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE GENERAL WHAT'S IN THE GENERAL PLAN, RIGHT. SO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT'S IN THERE, A LOT OF IT IS, IS GOALS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THERE FOR THE CITY AND ITS VISION, AS WELL AS POLICIES THAT RELATE TO THAT GOAL. SO IN THIS EXAMPLE HERE, I THINK THIS ONE'S OUT OF OUR LAND USE ELEMENT. THERE'S A GOAL RELATED TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. AND IT TALKS ABOUT TRANSFORMING INTO A SMALL TOWN INTO A MEDIUM SIZED FULL SERVICE CITY. SO HOW DO WE DO THAT. AND THESE ARE THE POLICIES THAT WE WOULD NEED TO IMPLEMENT IN THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO THIS IS HOW IT'S STRUCTURED IN THE GENERAL PLAN.AND SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO READ THE GENERAL PLAN, IT'S A LONG DOCUMENT. OUR OUR JOB HERE AS, AS YOUR SUPPORTING STAFF IS THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE DOCUMENT. IT'S WHEN YOU HAVE DECISIONS BEFORE YOU TO CONSIDER PROJECTS THAT WE ARE DOING, AN ANALYSIS OF THE GENERAL PLAN, TO SAY HOW IT'S IN LINE WITH WITH THAT PLAN, WHAT'S INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IS THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS. SO WE HAVE THE GENERAL PLAN. SO HOW DO WE MAKE SURE IT'S IMPLEMENTED? WELL, THERE IS A TABLE THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS IN THAT VISION. AND IT'S LISTED THERE.
IT MIGHT BE HARD TO READ IT HERE, BUT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE FROM THE LAND USE AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN. I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW IT'S STRUCTURED. SO YOU GET AN IDEA. AND I THINK IT CUT OUT A LITTLE BIT. SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW IT'S STRUCTURED. SO IT DEFINES THE ACTION THAT THE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO TAKE.
THE NEXT COLUMN IS THE PRIORITY. SO IS IT IS IT YOU KNOW HIGH PRIORITY OR IS IT A LOW PRIORITY ITEM FOR THE CITY? WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME. SO IS IT A SHORT TERM TIME FRAME? IS IT IMMEDIATE? IS IT LONG TERM? AND THEN WHO'S THE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT FOR ACCOMPLISHING THAT TASK. RIGHT. SO IT MIGHT BE THE CITY MANAGER. IT MIGHT BE THE CITY ENGINEER.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER COLUMN THAT IDENTIFIES THE RELEVANT GOALS. SO REMEMBER I TALKED ABOUT THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE IN THE GENERAL PLAN. WELL IN THE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS IDENTIFIES WHAT ARE THE RELEVANT GOALS THAT IT ACCOMPLISHES. AND THEN THE LAST COLUMN IS JUST LIKE WHERE WE ARE IN THE UPDATE. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO EVERY YEAR IS GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WHERE WE ARE. SO WE DO CIRCULATE IT TO STAFF AND IDENTIFY LIKE HOW WE'RE DOING. AND THIS IS LIKE A CHALLENGE FOR A LOT OF CITIES. I WOULD SAY A LOT OF CITIES DON'T ALWAYS GET TO IMPLEMENT EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IN THEIR GENERAL PLAN. WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT AS A PLAN THAT SITS ON THE SHELF. WE WANT TO BRING IT TO EVERY, EVERY YEAR AND MAKE SURE IT'S AN ACTIVE DOCUMENT THAT WE ARE USING. SO I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE THAT THAT WE HAD IN THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX. SO IN THE LAND USE SECTION, ONE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS IS TO ADOPT CLIMATE APPROPRIATE DESIGN STANDARDS. AND SO PLANNING IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. SO IN 2025 THE COUNCIL AND THEN IT WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS WELL ADOPTED A NATIVE PLANT STANDARD, A 40% OF THE LANDSCAPE PALETTE FOR LANDSCAPE PLAN TO BE NATIVE PLANTS. AND A COUPLE OF YOU WERE HERE A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO WHERE WE HAD A STUDY SESSION ON NATIVE PLANTS, SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT. THE OTHER IS A SHADE CANOPY STANDARD OF 30%. SO WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS LIKE IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, DEMONSTRATING THAT 30% OF AN AREA IDENTIFIED LANDSCAPE PLAN IS SHADED. THE NEXT IS HISTORIC PRESERVATION STUDY. SO IT DOES GENERAL PLAN DOES CALL FOR US TO DO THAT. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. THERE WAS ONE DONE IN MAYBE 2006, BUT IT NEEDS TO GET
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UPDATED. SO WE ARE LOOKING TO PROPOSE THAT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE A HISTORIC RESOURCE STUDY AND A HISTORICAL CONTEXT STATEMENT. AND THAT CONTEXT STATEMENT IS WHAT MAKES WHAT'S HISTORICAL ABOUT THE CITY OF COACHELLA. AND WE THINK THERE'S THINGS THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE DESCRIBED, SUCH AS THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, AS WELL AS THE FARMWORKER MOVEMENT IN COACHELLA. THE NEXT IS REDUCING PARKING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT WE THINK THAT THAT WILL BE COMPLETED AND BE FOR YOU THIS YEAR IN 2025. ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CREATION OF ADUS. THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THIS LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO IMPLEMENT THE PRE-APPROVED PLANS. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE STARTING TO USE THOSE PLANS. SO THE OTHER THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING AROUND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. AND SO WE HAVE A HEALTH AND WELLNESS ELEMENT ELEMENT FOR THE CITY. I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST OR SECOND CITY IN CALIFORNIA TO ACTUALLY HAVE THIS ELEMENT IN THE GENERAL PLAN. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE BLUE ZONES INITIATIVE THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE ENGAGED IN. SO THE CITY DOES TAKE HEALTH PRETTY SERIOUSLY, AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY ACTIVE IN IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE ACTIONS. SO ONE OF THEM INVOLVES ONE ACTION IS EDIBLE LANDSCAPES. AND WE ARE SEEING THIS DONE WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT BY PULTE PYRAMID RANCH. SO IN THEIR PARK THEY DO HAVE EDIBLE LANDSCAPES THERE MEANING THEY MIGHT HAVE TREES THAT PROVIDE FRUIT, HERBS IN THE IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS WITH A NEW COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER. IF YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THE OLD PACKING HOUSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RAILROAD IN DOWNTOWN, THAT THEY WILL HAVE A LARGE GARDEN ON THE TWO ACRE SITE, THE NEXT ONE, MULTI-USE FACILITIES, EMERGENCY FOOD, GARDENING TOOLS, RESOURCES, COMMUNITY GARDEN AND COMPOSTING EDUCATION, AND EDIBLE LANDSCAPES. THOSE FIVE ITEMS ARE SEPARATE IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS. A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY HOW THAT COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER DEVELOPS. AND SO THE PLAN IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES OR ALL THOSE FUNCTIONS SERVED BY THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER, AND THAT'S GOING TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP SOMETIME IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. A WORKPLACE WELLNESS TEAM. SO THIS IS ENCOURAGED IN THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ELEMENT IT IS TASKED WITH WITH THE CITY MANAGER. AND SO THIS PAST YEAR, IN 2024, THE CITY ESTABLISHED A WORKPLACE WELLNESS ELEMENT TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS THAT WOULD IMPROVE HEALTH FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. SO THE LAST ONE ON HERE IS PLAZA VENDORS. AND THIS IS TO CREATE A HEALTHY FOOD TRUCK PERMIT PROGRAM AROUND PARKS AND PLAZAS. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS, BEEN IN SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SOME OF YOU HAD THIS PRESENTATION THAT WERE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THE CITY IS NOW IMPLEMENTING A HEALTHY FOOD TRUCK PROGRAM IN THE CITY, AND THERE WILL BE A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON THAT TOMORROW. AND I THINK IT WILL DESCRIBE THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER TODAY. SO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AROUND HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND LAND USE. WE THERE'S A LOT MORE TO REPORT, BUT WE JUST WANT TO REPORT THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THINGS THAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED VERY EXCITING IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW.AND THAT'S IT. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ON ANY IF FERNANDEZ TOO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY OF US, AWESOME. AND THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOU'RE APPROVING. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS. NO QUESTIONS OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT GABRIEL. DIRECTOR I'M GOING TO ASK A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO I'VE BEEN GOING AND EXPLORING YOUR WEBSITE MORE AND MORE. RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT. RIGHT. SO ONE THING THAT I CAME ACROSS THAT I'M VERY INTERESTED AND TO THE POINT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION STUDY, I READ, I HAVEN'T READ THE WHOLE THING, BUT THERE IS AN ARTICLE UNDER ABOUT THERE'S LIKE A HISTORY BOOK. THERE ABOUT AND I JUST I'VE BEEN PLAYING RIGHT.
AND RIGHT NOW, I THINK BECAUSE I'M A DAD, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS OF CONNECTING TO OUR COMMUNITY EVEN MORE. RIGHT. AND HOW WE'RE TEACHING OUR KIDS ABOUT THE VALUE OF OUR OF OUR COMMUNITY. I AM A LITTLE BIT BIASED THAT I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, RIGHT? AND I'M JUST BEING HONEST. AND SO ALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE CITY. HAS THERE BEEN A CONVERSATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE SOME TYPE OF CURRICULUM? BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS WHOEVER PUT THIS THING TOGETHER IS A GENIUS. I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION OUT THERE, RIGHT? IT'S A LOT OBVIOUSLY, FOR LIKE A THIRD GRADE OR FOURTH GRADE OR FIFTH GRADE. RIGHT. BUT OFF OF THIS, IT COULD BE DEVELOPED INTO SOME TYPE OF CURRICULUM WHERE, WHERE OUR STUDENTS, RIGHT, CAN
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LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHERE COACHELLA CAME FROM, WHAT'S THE VALUE OF COACHELLA AND HOW COACHELLA IS GROWING, OBVIOUSLY. SO I'M JUST INTERESTED IN AS A AS A THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I'M THE DREAMER OUT HERE, JUST KIND OF SEEING WHAT WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY A PILOT PROGRAM WITH, YOU KNOW, PALM VALLEY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THAT THEY WE CAN START SOME TYPE OF CURRICULUM. NOT NECESSARILY. YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T MEAN TO MAKE THIS, YOU KNOW, POLITICAL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE I THIS IS NOT ABOUT DEI. THIS IS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR STUDENTS LEARNING ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. RIGHT? SO OBVIOUSLY WITHIN THAT, THERE'S CERTAIN PERSPECTIVES AND THOUGHTS, OBVIOUSLY, THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY BE MINDFUL OR CAREFUL HOWEVER WE WANT TO DO IT. BUT I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THERE'S VALUE IN THAT.SECONDLY, I KNOW SELENA'S NOT HERE, BUT I'M ALSO VERY INTERESTED IN THAT SAME APPROACH. HOW OUR STUDENTS TO LOCALLY COULD KIND OF KNOW ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR LIKE THE INDUSTRIES OUT HERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING JOBS. I WAS TALKING TO KENDRA YESTERDAY ABOUT, LIKE, SOME STUDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A PLANTING, YOU KNOW, OR WHAT A DIRECTOR DOES OR WHAT A CITY MANAGER DOES OR ANYTHING. I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS DONE SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY, BUT I FEEL SOME OF THAT INFORMATION COULD BE SIMPLIFIED, RIGHT, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR YOUTH LOCALLY, RIGHT, CAN START KIND OF FIGURING OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THEM. RIGHT? AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES MAYBE MY MIND GOES, BUT I FEEL THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, ARE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME WITH LIKE THE JOBS OF NOW, RIGHT? WE'RE KIND OF STUCK WITH THE JOBS OF WHAT WE THOUGHT OF COULD BE. BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW, AS A CITY, RIGHT, I'M THINKING WHAT'S HAPPENING GLOBALLY AND IN OUR COUNTRY, RIGHT. WE CAN THINK ABOUT AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. BUT I THINK IT'S AS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT WE CAN CONTROL. AND WHEN I SAY CONTROL, NOT CONTROL ME CONTROL AS A COMMUNITY AND HOW WE WANT TO RELAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO JUST JUST A THOUGHT. SO JUST TWO POINTS, RIGHT. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND KIND OF LETTING STUDENTS KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE OR THE INDUSTRIES HERE WITHIN OUR CITY THAT THEY MIGHT NEED A PIPELINE OF EMPLOYMENT. AND THEN ALSO, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING, RIGHT, TO WORK WITH THE TRIBES OR ANYTHING. RIGHT? TORRES, MARTINEZ AND EVERYTHING TO BUILD, YOU KNOW, FOURTH GRADE OR FIFTH GRADE CURRICULUM THAT WOULD BE TAUGHT, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE YEAR, BUT MAYBE LIKE SIX MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, THEY BUILD ACTIVITIES, THEY GO TO PLACES. THEY KNOW WHERE THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT IS, THE PURPOSE OF THE LAKE CAHUILLA, WHAT HAPPENED, HOW SUN CE WAS DEVELOPED, RIGHT? AND NOT DEVELOPED. BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, RIGHT? SO I'M JUST THINKING OUT LOUD THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IF IT'S NOT NOW, IN THE FUTURE, FOR FUTURE GENERAL PLANS THAT WE CAN THINK ABOUT, RIGHT? YEAH, GREAT. GREAT FEEDBACK. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO SAY ABOUT THAT. I THINK. YEAH. SO DOING NEW PROGRAMS IS HARDER, RIGHT. BASED ON LIKE STAFFING. BUT I WOULD SAY THAT'S GOOD FOR US TO KNOW, TO FIGURE OUT HOW MAYBE WE CAN PLAN FOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A WELL, YOU'LL HEAR IT LATER ON IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION. THERE IS A ROLE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND SO YOU CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THE CITY DOES THAT. I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY HAS IS THAT IT CAN BE A CONVENER OR A GATHERER OF THAT INFORMATION, RIGHT. LIKE YOU SAW ON THE WEBSITE, WE CAN ADD MORE INFORMATION. AND WE'VE BEEN GATHERING A LOT OF INFORMATION ACTUALLY OVER THESE LAST TWO YEARS. THAT CAN BE HELPFUL FOR THAT. WE'RE NOT FORTUNATE IN THE WAY THAT OTHER CITIES, I THINK EVERY OTHER CITY IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY HAS A HISTORIC.
I'M THINKING ABOUT THE I FORGOT THE NAME RIGHT NOW, THE ARCHIVE. YES. NO, NOT PRESERVATION COMMISSION WHERE THEY HAVE LIKE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES IN THE COMMUNITY AND GETS INFORMATION OUT ABOUT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE INDIO HAS THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM COACHELLA VALLEY, LA QUINTA HAS ONE, PALM DESERT HAS ONE, AND I'M FORGETTING THE NAME RIGHT NOW.
WE DON'T HAVE ONE. RIGHT? SO THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY'S HISTORY THERE HAVE TO GO TO THOSE AGENCIES, OR YOU HAVE TO ASK, LIKE WE HAVE A WHOLE ARCHIVE, YOU KNOW, AT OUR CITY WITH IT. BUT SO IT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT FOR THE FUTURE. THE OTHER ONE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE CAN RELAY THAT TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DIRECTOR. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTER, THERE IS A PLAN FOR SHARED WORKSPACE OR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE AN OPEN SPACE FOR THAT'S REALLY GEARED TOWARDS YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THAT ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH JOBS OR HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF WORK TOGETHER AND CO-WORKING SPACE WITH, LIKE WI-FI AND WORKSPACE, WHERE A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE WORKSPACE OR THEY'RE WORKING REMOTE AND WORK,
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CAN YOU DO THAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE? SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT OPPORTUNITY WITH THAT FACILITY. AND AGAIN, JUST BEFORE WE'RE DONE. TWO MORE SECONDS, I THINK. WHY NOT TRY IT. YOU KNOW, THE RESILIENCE CENTER TO ADD MAYBE A HISTORICAL PART IN THAT IN THE DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. I KNOW WE MIGHT HAVE SOME PLANS FOR THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THAT TO BE AVAILABLE FOR. YEAH, THAT'S GREAT FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE. CITY OF COACHELLA DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS OVERVIEW.GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS. KENDRA REEVE PRINCIPAL PLANNER TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE GIVING YOU GUYS AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS AND JUST YOUR OVERALL ROLES AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER WITH THE CITY OF COACHELLA. SO THIS PICTURE HERE DEPICTS THE 32MI■!S OF THE CITY BOUNDARY FOR THE CITY OF COACHELLA. ALSO, AS PART OF THE LAND USE PROCESS, THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS. IT'S NOT JUST CITY CITY STAFF DEVELOPERS. IT ALSO TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES HERE, AND RESIDENTS AS WELL. SO IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS, WE UTILIZE GUIDING DOCUMENTS THAT THAT DICTATE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, FINDINGS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE GENERAL PLAN, WHICH DIRECTOR PEREZ WENT OVER A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU GUYS ALREADY. SO THAT IS THE LAND USE DOCUMENT THAT IS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF COACHELLA THAT DISCUSSES, DISCUSSES THINGS SUCH AS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, LAND USE, NOISE, EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD ALREADY MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. THE CITY ALSO HAS OUR ZONING CODE, WHICH DISCUSSES WHAT DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE, SUCH AS DENSITY, HEIGHT, PERMITTED USES. WE ALSO HAVE THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CHAPTER OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE. SO THAT GOES INTO SOME OF THE DETAILS THAT DIRECTOR PEREZ WAS TALKING ABOUT AS WELL. AND THE CITY MUST ALSO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, OR SEQUA, WHICH IS A STATE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW THAT ADDRESSES POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM PROJECTS.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DIRECTOR PEREZ WENT OVER ALREADY. BUT THIS IS A SECTION FROM THE GENERAL PLAN THAT NOTES THE GOALS AND THE POLICIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THIS IS THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN MAP. SO THIS JUST SHOWS THE DIFFERENT LAND USE DESIGNATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND THESE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS RANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN IT ALSO NOTES ON THEIR SPECIFIC PLAN AREAS TRIBAL LANDS, SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. LAND. THIS NEXT SLIDE SHOWS THE ZONING MAP SO SIMILAR TO THE GENERAL PLAN MAP. IT HAS IT'S COLOR CODED AND IT SHOWS A DIFFERENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS PERTAINING TO HOUSING, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS AS WELL. SO JUST TO TOUCH ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION A BIT MORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION ACTS AS AN INVESTIGATORY AND ADVISORY BODY FOR HISTORIC SITES OR STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CITY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CAN CONDUCT PRELIMINARY SURVEYS, STUDIES OR INVESTIGATIONS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE AND INTEREST IN CULTURAL, SOCIOECONOMIC, ARCHITECTURAL, OR ARCHEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE AREA, EITHER THROUGH EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, EDUCATION, OR OCCUPATION. AND AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT DIRECTOR PEREZ ALREADY MENTIONED, HERE'S SOME JUST HISTORICAL PICTURES FROM THE CITY OF COACHELLA. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE FARMWORKERS MOVEMENT, THE ORIGINAL RAIL STATION. THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY THAT'S TO BE CELEBRATED IN COACHELLA, AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S PRESERVED IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE ALL AGREE IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO THERE ARE DESIGN GUIDELINES AS PART OF THE REVIEW AND FINDING PROCESS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL. SO THE CITY HAS RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL GUIDELINES, AND IT ALSO HAS DIFFERENT GUIDELINES PERTAINING TO THE DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN THE CITY. ONE OF THESE IS THE PUEBLO VIEJO REVITALIZATION PLAN AND THE HARRISON STREET CORRIDOR PLAN FOR DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY FOR MINOR, MINOR VARIANCE VARIANCES, MINOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEWS. THOSE WILL STAY AT THE PLANNING STAFF LEVEL AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION LEVEL. THAT IS WHEN YOU GUYS WILL BE REVIEWING AND CONSIDERING ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW PROJECTS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND VARIANCES. YOU WILL ALSO BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
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CITY COUNCIL FOR LARGER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OR LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS SUCH AS SPECIFIC PLANS, ZONE CHANGES, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, TENTATIVE TRACK MAPS, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS, AND ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS. SO JUST A BASIC PLANNING COMMISSION OVERVIEW PROCESS. OUR APPLICANTS SUBMIT FOR A PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW. THIS IS A TIME WHERE THE APPLICANT WORKS WITH STAFF, BOTH INTERNAL AND THEN EXTERNAL AGENCIES AS WELL, TO REVIEW THE PROJECT AND TO WHERE STAFF CAN TALK THEM THROUGH POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH THE SITE AND HELP THEM GET THEIR PROJECT READY FOR OFFICIAL SUBMITTAL. SO AFTER THEY'VE WORKED THROUGH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, WE'VE HAD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. THE APPLICANT WILL THEN SUBMIT A MORE FORMAL APPLICATION. SO ONCE THE APPLICANT APPLIES, IT GOES TO THE STAFF STAFF REVIEW AND STAFF SENDS IT OUT TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE THAT IS DONE AND THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED COMPLETE AND A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, IF THERE'S A HIGHER LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT SUCH AS AN INITIAL STUDY, AN AB 52 TRIBAL COUNCIL CONSULTATION WILL HAPPEN. ONCE THOSE ITEMS ARE DONE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED. STAFF WILL PREPARE A STAFF REPORT AND RESOLUTION, AND THEN A PLANNING COMMISSION DATE WILL BE SET AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION DATE. IF IT IS NOT APPEALED, A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION WILL BE FILED, IF APPLICABLE, FOR THAT PROJECT, AND THE PROJECT CAN THEN GO ON TO ITS NEXT STEPS. SO TYPICAL PROJECTS THAT YOU SEE WILL FOLLOW THIS WORKFLOW. OUR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS, VARIANCE APPLICATIONS, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEWS AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. SO SIMILAR TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW PROCESS, THIS IS THE ONE THAT JUST HAPPENS AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL. SO IT'S THE SAME PROCESS AT THE BEGINNING PHASES. BUT THEN AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKES THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF WILL THEN UPDATE THE STAFF, REPORT RESOLUTIONS AND GET IT SCHEDULED FOR A CITY COUNCIL HEARING. THESE ARE FOR LARGER PROJECTS LIKE YOUR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, YOUR ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS, ZONING MAP CHANGES, SPECIFIC PLANS, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, ANNEXATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS. SO THERE'S SOME REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THE CITY WORKS WITH APPLICANTS ON IN THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS. THE BLUE ITEMS ARE THINGS THAT ARE INTERNAL THAT THAT CITY STAFF REVIEWS PERTAINING TO COACHELLA AND MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS, AND THEN REVIEWING AGAIN SPECIFIC PLANS, IF APPLICABLE, AND AGAINST THE GENERAL PLAN. AND THE PROJECT MUST MEET OUR DESIGN GUIDELINES. AND THE PINK. THOSE ARE EXTERNAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS SUCH AS SEQUA, THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, SB 18, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED WHEN A GENERAL PLAN, AMENDMENT OR ZONING AMENDMENT IS TAKING PLACE. AB 52, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR SEQUA IF IT'S AN INITIAL STUDY OR HIGHER, THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND THE NPDES. SO PLANNING INVOLVES A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. IT GOES THROUGH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT REVIEW PROCESSES. THE AGENCIES THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE AGENCIES THAT WE SEND THE PROJECT OUT TO REVIEW FOR, AND THAT WE TYPICALLY RECEIVE COMMENTS FROM. SO THAT'S INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IAD, KB, THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE COUNTY CVUSD AND DSUSD, VERTEX, SUNLINE, POLICE AND FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES AND BUILDING. SO JUST TO KIND OF TOUCH ON THE SEQUEL ITEMS AGAIN, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL RESOURCES OUT HERE THAT WE MUST TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE ARE WEIGHING THE PROS AND CONS OF DEVELOPMENT. SO THESE ARE SOME BIGHORN SHEEP THAT ARE LOCAL OUT HERE. AND THEN THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF PICTURES PERTAINING TO CULTURAL RESOURCES AND SITE ASSESSMENTS THAT ADDRESS ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP DURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY PROCESS. SO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS INVOLVES THE PLANNER THE DIRECTOR'S DECISIONS, AND IT ULTIMATELY GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND, IF APPLICABLE, CITY COUNCIL. FOR YOUR GUYS'S REFERENCE. IF YOU'RE EVER INTERESTED IN STAYING UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON DEVELOPMENT WISE IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, WE HAVE OUR DEVELOPMENT MAP. SO THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE LIKE TO KEEP UP TO DATE, JUST AS A REFERENCE POINT FOR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS ALSO OUTLINES PROJECTS IN THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT THEY'RE IN. SO IF YOU'RE WONDERING, HEY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE APPROVED A STARBUCKS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WHERE IS THAT AT IN THIS PROCESS? THIS WILL GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT STAGE THE PROJECT IS AT. AND THEN WE'RE[00:35:03]
LOOKING AT LONG RANGE PLANNING AND KIND OF TRYING TO GET AN IDEA OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO IN THE FUTURE. SO SOME LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT KIND OF HELP NAVIGATE THAT PROCESS ARE OUR ZONING CODE STREAMLINING. ONE AND ONES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ARE THE RAIL STATION FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH SOME OF YOU GUYS WERE A PART OF THAT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. THERE ARE HISTORIC PRESERVATION EFFORTS.AND AS DIRECTOR PEREZ MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR BLUE ZONE INITIATIVES. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I KNOW IT'S A TON OF INFORMATION, SO IF YOU NEED ME TO GO BACK TO ANYTHING, JUST LET ME KNOW. THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. COMMENTS. NO THANK YOU KENDRA. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU KENDRA. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR. QUASI JUDICIAL. OKAY. SO ITEMS INFORMATIONAL PLANNING
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COMMISSION SECRETARY UPDATES. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK UPDATE THAT WE HAVE OUR FOOD TRUCK COMMUNITY WORKSHOP TOMORROW AT 5 P.M. AT THE LIBRARY. SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE AT 5 P.M. OKAY. THE EVENT, I BELIEVE, IS FROM 5 TO 630. AND THEN IF I MAY ASK A QUESTION. SO LET'S SAY SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITH THAT INFORMATION, BE AVAILABLE DIGITALLY AT A CERTAIN POINT, OR THAT'S ONLY GOING TO BE WHOEVER GETS THE INFORMATION IN PERSON. I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE. BUT AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION ON VOTING, HOW WOULD THAT FOR ANYTHING? I'M JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, BECAUSE ALL THE INFORMATION IS ONLINE RIGHT NOW. SO THE INFORMATION ALREADY ONLINE. YEAH. SO PEOPLE CAN ALREADY APPLY FOR THAT PROGRAM. OH REALLY. THANK YOU DIRECTOR.AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE COACHELLA MARIACHI FESTIVAL AT VETERANS PARK THIS SATURDAY AS WELL. IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING. AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY UPDATES THAT I HAVE.
AWESOME. SO WHAT DO WE DO FROM HERE? WE JUST ADJOURNED. OH, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR PEREZ, KENDRA AND ANNI, BECAUSE THEY HELPED ME GET TO THE COMMISSIONERS ACADEMY TWO WEEKS AGO AND I HAD A REALLY GREAT TIME. I ENJOYED IT, AND I RECOMMEND YOU GUYS TO GO AS A FIRST TIME COMMISSIONER, I DIDN'T I WASN'T ABLE TO DO IT THE FIRST TWO YEARS BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL BABY, BUT SHE'S OLD ENOUGH NOW AND BUT YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT TIME. SO I THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU GUYS FOR HELPING ME GET OUT THERE AND COORDINATING EVERYTHING. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANKS. AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO W
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