[Call To Order] [00:00:08] 5TH, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER AT 601. OKAY. SO, COMMISSIONER FONSECA, COULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? 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. OKAY. SO. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW PROCEED TO ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER DORKA. PRESIDENT. COMMISSIONER FONSECA, PRESIDENT. VICE CHAIRPERSON. TORRES. PRESENT CHAIRPERSON. LAWRENCE PRESENT AND COMMISSIONER MURILLO ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. SO THE NEXT ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AT [Approval of Agenda] THIS TIME. COMMISSIONERS MAY ANNOUNCE ANY ITEMS BEING PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. CONTINUE TO ANOTHER DATE OR REQUEST THE MOVING OF AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CONSIDER [Approval Of The Minutes] APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES FOR MAY 6TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO. NO. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MOTION TO APPROVE THE MAY 6TH AGENDA MINUTES, I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. YES, COMMISSIONER. FONSECA. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. TORRES. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. YES. DID WE NEED A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA? YEAH. WE NEED TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO SORRY THAT I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. OKAY. COMMISSIONER. SORRY. YES, I KNOW AS I TAKE A SIP. YES. COMMISSIONER. FONSECA? YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON TORRES. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. LAURA. YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. SO. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION STUFF. THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. SO PUBLIC [Written Communications] COMMENTS. LET ME SEE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY MATTER WITHIN ITS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION THAT IS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. THIS MEETING WILL FOCUS ON THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, AND COMMISSIONERS WILL DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO THOSE ITEMS ONLY. ALL RIGHT, I OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT 603. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? THERE ARE NONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 604. MOVING ON, OUR REPORTS AND REQUESTS, WILL WE NOW MOVE TO REPORTS AND REQUESTS? STEVEN COMMISSIONER COMMENTS FOR THIS? NO, NO NO. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING [Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial)] INTO PUBLIC HEARING, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBERS PC20 2610 THROUGH PC202613. REGARDING TENTATIVE TRACK NUMBER 38943, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 379, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW NUMBER 2405 AND ADOPTION OF AN INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATED MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED COACHELLA VALLEY VAULT PROJECT. APPLICANT STEVE MYERS. SO STAFF, PLEASE YOUR PRESENTATION. ONCE THE PRESENTATION IS UP. THANK YOU. HELLO? YES, PLANNING COMMISSION AND CHAIR. MY NAME IS ADRIAN MORENO AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM FOR TTM NUMBER 38943QP. NUMBER 379, AR NUMBER 24-05 AND E NUMBER 24-01. FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY PROJECT. FOR SOME BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT IS STEVE MYERS OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY LLC. THE CITY APPLICATION DATE IS MARCH 4TH, 2024. THE EXISTING USE IS AN EXISTING VACANT LOT. THE CASE FILE IS INCLUDED THERE WITH THE T, M, Q, P, A, R, AND E AS LISTED ABOVE. THE [00:05:01] TENTATIVE TRACK MAP IS FOR A CONDOMINIUM PURPOSES TO ALLOW THE SALE OF INDIVIDUAL STORAGE UNITS. THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS FOR THE PROPOSED MINI STORAGE USE AND RV STORAGE. USE ALLOWABLE AS A CONDITIONAL USE UNDER SECTION 17.34.0 20 C, ONE OF THE COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE M W WRECKING YARD ZONE FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW IS FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN OFFICE CLUBHOUSE, NINE STORAGE BUILDINGS AND AN INDUSTRIAL LEASE SPACE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IS PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE DIRECT, INDIRECT AND CUMULATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED COACHELLA VALLEY PROJECT ON AN APPROXIMATELY 11 ACRE SITE LOCATED EAST OF HARRISON STREET AND 1300FT SOUTH OF AVENUE 48APN, NUMBER 60329005 IS THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTED PARCEL LABELED THERE ON THE SITE MAP PROJECT SITE THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND THE ZONING IS WRECKING. YARD M W ZONE. THE PROJECT IS FOR AN 11 ACRE PROPERTY WHICH IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED AT BUILD OUT. THE PROJECT WILL CONSIST OF A TWO STORY OFFICE CLUBHOUSE AT 3970FT■!S. THE INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR LEASE WILL BE 3140FT■. THE STORAGE BUILDINGS WILL RANGE FROM 17,700FT TO 34,650FT■!S FOR EACH OF THOSE BUILDINGS, FOR A TOTAL BUILDING AREA OF 225,230FT■!S OF STORAGE SPACE. SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE LANDSCAPING, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, DRIVE AISLES AND PARKING. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO DEVELOP ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT THE SOLAR FACILITIES. IT PROVIDES A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE TO POWER THE FACILITY. THE SITE PHOTOS HERE IS FACING HARRISON STREET NORTH AND ALSO FACING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY POINTED TO TO WITH THE RED ARROW THERE AND IT'S A VACANT PROPERTY. HERE'S THE SITE PLAN WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE PROPOSED SITE. IT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN PHASES PHASE ONE BEING THE OFFICE CLUBHOUSE AND BUILDING B, BUT AS TIME GOES ON, THEY'LL BE DEVELOPING THE ENTIRE SITE. THERE ARE TWO VEHICULAR ACCESS POINTS, TWO ON HARRISON STREET AND LOCATED IN RED. THERE IS THE OFFICE CLUBHOUSE AND ALSO THE INDUSTRIAL LEASE SPACE. AND HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ARE THOSE STORAGE BUILDINGS. THE ARCHITECTURE CAN BE SEEN HERE FOR THE ARCHITECTURE. IT DOES INCLUDE TILT UP CONCRETE WALL DESIGN WHICH PROVIDES VERTICAL ELEMENTS. IT DOES INCLUDE A STUCCO DESIGN WHICH PROVIDES MORE OF A HORIZONTAL ELEMENT, AND IT DOES INCLUDE RED TONE STEEL, WHICH PROVIDES A MORE VISUAL INTEREST FOR THE BUILDING AND THE THE DESIGN. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ELEVATIONS FOR THE BUILDING. FOR THE MONUMENT SIGN. THE MONUMENT SIGN DOES INCORPORATE THE VISUAL ELEMENTS AS SEEN AS THE MAIN BUILDING, AND INCLUDES A RED PANEL SIMILAR TO WHAT'S SEEN IN THE BUILDING, AND IT ALSO INCLUDES ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AS SEEN IN THE BUILDING. AND THIS IS REQUIRED BY THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MATCH THE BUILDING. AND SO THEY ARE WITH THEIR MONUMENT SIGN FOR THE LANDSCAPING. IT'S INCLUDED HERE, WHICH IS FRONTING ON HARRISON STREET, WHICH INCLUDES PALM TREES, SHRUBS AND DIFFERENT ACCESS ACCENT PLANTS. FOR THE FINDINGS, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE FINDINGS FOR THE TENTATIVE TRACK MAP, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. AS FOR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026 DASH TEN, RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-11. RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-12. RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-13 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. AND JUST SO THAT YOU ARE AWARE, THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION FOR THE TENTATIVE TRACK MAP WILL BE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT THE OTHER APPROVALS FOR THE CUP ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND AR WOULD WOULD STAY IN. AND HERE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE AND STAFF IS HERE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE APPLICANT TEAM IS ALSO HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ADRIAN. SO NOW I WILL OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO AT 610 I WILL OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. ARE YOU THE APPLICANT? OKAY. I THINK I WANT TO CALL YOU AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [00:10:02] THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE. THERE'S NO ONLINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THEN I NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 611. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I WILL CALL ON THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. THANKS FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING. STAFF DID A WONDERFUL JOB AT PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS NICOLE VAN. I'M A PROJECT MANAGER WITH MSA CONSULTING IN RANCHO MIRAGE, AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, STEVE MYERS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULD NOT BE WITH US THIS EVENING MYSELF IS HERE AS WELL AS OUR ARCHITECT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE, I WOULD ONLY MAKE ONE NOTE TO THE STAFF'S PRESENTATION IN THAT IT WAS MENTIONED FOR MANY AND MANY STORAGE. THE TRUE INTENT OF THE OF THE PROJECT ITSELF IS REALLY JUST FOR VEHICLES. SO THINK LUXURY VEHICLES, YOUR RVS, YOUR BOATS. NOT REALLY THE INTENT TO HAVE ANY LIKE PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU WOULD TYPICALLY STORE IN A MINI STORAGE FACILITY. THIS IS TRULY JUST FOR VEHICLES. SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION. OTHERWISE, WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND THANKS TO STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US AND GETTING THIS PROJECT IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I NOW WILL OPEN FOR FOR THE COMMISSIONERS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER TORRES. LET ME READ THROUGH ONE MORE THING. AND THEN IF WE COULD JUST CIRCLE BACK TO ME, I'D ACTUALLY LIKE THAT. COMMISSIONER ORDORICA. YES. THANK YOU. IT WAS A WELL PUT TOGETHER PRESENTATION AND ITEM. I LOOKED THROUGH ATTACHMENTS AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. MY ONLY QUESTION IS BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ALREADY AN EXISTING BUILDING OR A STRUCTURE THERE. HOW WILL THE TRAFFIC FLOW BE, CONSIDERING IT'S GOING TO BE NEW FOR NEARBY RESIDENTS? AND IN THAT AREA? I'M JUST CURIOUS IF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE BRINGING IN LARGER VEHICLES AND RVS AND ALL THAT, HOW THAT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT, RIGHT? AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IMPROVE THEIR SITE FRONTAGE. SO IT WOULD BE AN EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING STREET. LET ME SEE IF I CAN BRING IT UP HERE. SO THEY WILL BE DOING HALF STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS REQUIRED BY THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THEIR SITE. SO THAT'S IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE. SO IT WOULD PROVIDE AND THIS OF COURSE WAS REVIEWED BY THE CITY ENGINEER. AND THEY FOUND THAT THE VEHICULAR ACCESS POINTS WERE SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROJECT AND ITS ANTICIPATED USE. IT WAS ALSO REVIEWED BY RIVERSIDE COUNTY FIRE, WHO ALSO PROVIDE THE SAME COMMENTS THAT IT WOULD BE ALLOWABLE AND MEETS THEIR STANDARDS. OKAY. THERE WAS ONE MORE QUESTION IN REGARD TO THAT I JUST FACED. IT. OKAY, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. IF I REMEMBER, I'LL WE'LL COME BACK. YEAH. THANK YOU. UTILITY POLES. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WILL STAY IN PLACE AS PER THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. YEAH. TO ME, I WAS ABLE TO READ SOME OF THAT STUFF, BUT I DIDN'T FIND A PLACE. AND IF IT IS THERE, I WANTED TO ASK, WHAT ABOUT LIGHTING? I, I KNOW THAT THAT THAT IS PROBABLY LIKE A DARK AREA. I THINK WE'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION BEFORE IN THAT VICINITY OF, OF WHAT IT WAS AND HOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, GROWING, YOU KNOW, AS A DIFFERENCE OF A CORPORATE, YOU KNOW, PERSPECTIVE WITHIN THE CITY. AND, AND IT'S GOING TO THIS, YOU KNOW, EVOLVING INTO THIS, YOU KNOW, CANNABIS AND OTHER STUFF IN THAT AREA. IS THE CITY REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE LIGHTING? OBVIOUSLY, WITH COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ PERSPECTIVE, THE, THE NEED OF, OF IMPROVEMENTS OF THE STREETS. RIGHT. AND ALL OF THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT IS POSSIBLE AS STAFF OR AS A CITY, ESPECIALLY FOR A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE? RIGHT. AND WHAT'S GOING TO BRING IN AND THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUAL THAT IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE TO FIND WAYS OF OF POTENTIALLY. RIGHT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE IT GETS ME INTO TROUBLE, RIGHT? BUT POTENTIALLY NOT JUST IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE PROJECT IS AT, BUT POTENTIALLY LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON THE IMPROVEMENT, NOT OF THE ENTIRE STREET, BUT HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER, RIGHT, WITH, WITH THIS NEW POTENTIAL COMPANY COMING THROUGH? AND AGAIN, AND [00:15:02] I, AND FOR ME, I THINK IT'S JUST LIGHTING, RIGHT? I THINK LIGHTING ACROSS THE CITY HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I KNOW WE WANT TO MAINTAIN, YOU KNOW, THE STARS AND EVERYTHING. BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE NEW DEVELOPMENT STARTS BEING PART OF IT, LIGHTING IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR PEDESTRIAN AND EVERYTHING. SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT PERSPECTIVE FOR THE LIGHTING. WE DO HAVE CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 6069 FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF ALL OFFSITE AND ON SITE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY FRONTAGE. AND THAT INCLUDES STREETLIGHTS AND ALSO PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN SET. IT DOES SHOW AN ON SITE LIGHTING PLAN, WHICH SHOWS THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT LIGHTING FOR THE INTERNAL OF THE PROJECT, RIGHT. AND WITH THE STREETLIGHTS AS CONDITIONED FOR THE EXTERIOR ON HARRISON STREET, IT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT AS WELL. IN CONDITION OF APPROVAL. NUMBER 68 STATES THAT ALL IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE, GENERAL PLAN AND STANDARDS AND SPECS AS WELL. ALL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING STREETLIGHTS. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FONSECA, COMMISSIONER TORRES. NO, I DID HAVE A QUESTION JUST THOUGH, ACTUALLY. YES. SO THEY'RE GOING TO I READ IN HERE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO ADD WALKWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. IS THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE INSIDE OR ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, RIGHT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING DRIVEWAY PATHS FOR INTERNAL CIRCULATION, BUT THEY WILL BE PROVIDING ALSO SIDEWALKS ALONG HARRISON STREET AND ALSO LANDSCAPING. GREAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TORRES. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE UTILITY POLE THAT YOU MENTIONED, IS THAT ALIGNING LIKE LIGHTING OR FROM ID OR. YEAH. THOSE ARE AND SORRY IF I'M INTERRUPTING, BUT YES, THEY ARE. BUT THE AND IT SAYS ON CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 70, ITEM F THAT THE HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE KEPT IN PLACE PER ID REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, OKAY. DO WE HAVE WITH ID ANY PLAN IN THE FUTURE TO UNDERGROUND THESE POLES? AT SOME POINT? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PLANS FOR THAT, BUT IT'S TYPICAL OF HIGH VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION LINES TO KEEP IN PLACE OR MAYBE JUST RELOCATE THEM A LITTLE BIT. BUT IT'S TYPICAL. THEY ARE KEPT IN PLACE. RIGHT? OKAY. SO THIS MEANS THAT IN TEN YEARS THEY MIGHT STILL BE KEPT IN PLACE, RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS, SO THE THESE ARE GOING TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY. OH I SEE. AND PART OF THE TENTATIVE TRACK MAP AND WHY IT'S INCLUDED THAT IT SHOWS THAT THERE IS ONE PARCEL FOR THE TENTATIVE TRACK MAP. BUT I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT MAY APPLICANT TEAM MAY BETTER KIND OF EXPLAIN HOW THEY INTEND TO MANAGE. SO YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THIS IS GOING TO, TO GO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT SELLING OF, OF EACH UNIT, RIGHT? SO THE, THE INTENT IS FOR EVERYONE, EVERYONE WHO PURCHASES A, A, A, A STORAGE, IF YOU, IF YOU WILL, THEY OWN THAT STORAGE. AND SO THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO YOUR LUG STORE PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ALSO IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA. IT'S, IT'S THE SAME THING. AND WHICH THEY OWN THESE, YOU KNOW, STORAGE UNITS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE MAP IS FOR. AND THE REASON WHY THAT IT'S BEING PHASED IS SO THAT THAT FIRST INITIAL PHASE CAN, CAN TAKE OFF. AND WITH THE SALE OF THOSE ADDITIONAL PHASES, THE APPLICANT WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE OTHER PHASES THAT COME, COME FORWARD. I MEAN, THEY'RE EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, THEY'RE EXPECTING A, A, A GOOD SALE OF THESE UNITS. OKAY. APPARENTLY THERE'S A, THERE'S A DEMAND FOR, FOR A PLACE TO STORE YOUR TOYS. HOW MANY YEARS DO YOU PLAN ON THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO DEVELOP THIS PROJECT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT PARTICULAR QUESTION, BUT I AM HAPPY TO CIRCLE BACK AND GET YOU THAT ANSWER. YEAH. OKAY. SO SUPPOSING THAT THE WALL, THE LANDSCAPE, THE FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO GO IN FIRST WITH THE FIRST PHASE. CORRECT. COULD PHASE ONE WITH OKAY, PERFECT, PERFECT. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I LIKE THE ARCHITECT, THE ARCHITECTURE. I LIKE THE SIGN. I LIKE THE COLOR BOARD. SO I, I DO LIKE THE PROJECT OVERALL AND THOSE ARE ALL MY COMMENTS. AND [00:20:05] JUST, JUST TO ADD, THERE ARE ALSO IN CONDITION NUMBER 75, THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FOR THE CITY FOR REVIEW COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE SITE IS MAINTAINED WELL. OKAY. AND ALSO IN CONDITION NUMBER 14, JUST FOR AN EXTRA PRECAUTION. YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE THESE STORAGE VEHICLES, POTENTIALLY RVS. A CONDITION OF FOR NUMBER 14 IS TO ENSURE THAT NONE OF THESE STORAGE UNITS ARE FOR OR CONVERTED FOR HUMAN HABITATION. SO PEOPLE ARE LIVING UNDER THE STORAGE UNITS. IT'S JUST AN EXTRA PRECAUTION. BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT FOR THE COMMISSION TO BE AWARE, IF I MAY ADD, AND I'M JUST CURIOUS JUST BECAUSE OF, OF, OF, OF, OF THIS BEING DEVELOPED, LIKE FOR SELLING, RIGHT. IF, IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ASK, HOW DOES THE CITY MAKE REVENUE OFF OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS? RIGHT? MY, IS THERE A WAY TO CLARIFY? RIGHT. AND I, I UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THIS TO SOMEBODY ELSE. RIGHT. BUT AS A CITY, I MEAN, IS THERE A WAY TO EXPLAIN TO THE COMMISSION HOW, HOW THIS, YOU KNOW, HOW DOES THE CITY MAKE MONEY OFF OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THIS TYPE OF PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY GENERATE MORE REVENUE FOR THE CITY THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL STORAGE, OR THEY'RE NOT SELLING THE UNITS OFF JUST BECAUSE WE GET MORE TAXES FROM IT IN THAT REGARD. AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE CONDITIONED TO COMPLY WITH, AND THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY OPERATIONAL, BUT THEY'RE ALSO REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY'S ART AND PUBLIC PLACE ORDINANCE. SO THEY WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THAT FUND AS. CORRECT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, DIRECTOR, THAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY EXPLORE? RIGHT. AND AGAIN, NOT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. RIGHT. BUT I'M JUST EXPLORING, YOU KNOW, HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS, RIGHT. COULD, COULD ALSO BE MINDFUL OF, OF HOW THEY'RE ALSO HELPING THE GREATER GOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY, RIGHT? AS, AS ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING LIKE THAT EVER BEEN PROSPECTIVE OR AT THE MOMENT THAT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE BEING MINDFUL OF WHEN THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS ARE COMING TO THE CITY? PUBLIC BENEFIT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, LIKE A PARK OR HELPING WITH THE COMMUNITY OR, OR JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS OF, OF ENGAGING, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT THAT THAT'S A CONDITION, BUT, BUT POTENTIALLY THEIR WILLINGNESS. I, I THINK MOVING FORWARD, WE SHOULD REALLY START LOOKING INTO, YOU KNOW, YES, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPE AGREEMENTS, ALL THAT IS GREAT. BUT I, I REALLY FEEL THAT AS A COMMUNITY, WE GOTTA, YOU KNOW, NOT THAT WE WANT TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE, BUT BEING MINDFUL OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN, WHEN PUTTING THESE PROJECTS TOGETHER AND JUST ASKING THAT QUESTION, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST DON'T ASK THOSE QUESTIONS. SO JUST BEING OPEN ABOUT THAT AND THAT WORKS. IT WORKS. IF IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T. BUT I'M JUST I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT ABOUT THE REVENUE QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER. WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER. CAN WE DO THAT? CAN. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THIS ON IS THIS ON? YES. BARELY HEAR MYSELF. SO, COMMISSIONER, WHEN A PROJECT COMES TO THE CITY, THEY'RE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS, THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THE PERMIT PROCESS, THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT WE CAN IMPOSE BY LAW FOR A SPECIFIC PROJECT. THERE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO WHAT WE CALL A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT. FEES AND CERTAIN DEVELOPERS HAVE INSTEAD ERRED FOR PAYING THE FEES INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING A PART. NOT ALL PROJECTS ARE SUBJECT TO THOSE FEES. SO I'M NOT AWARE IF WHETHER THIS PROJECT WAS OR NOT. HOWEVER, CERTAIN HOUSING PROJECTS ARE. AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY DOES TRY TO IMPOSE ONE OF THOSE TWO CONDITIONS. SO WHETHER THEY DO A PUBLIC BENEFIT OR THEY PAY THE FEE, AND THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT IS BROUGHT FORTH. AND IF IT'S NOT BEFORE US HERE, IT'S OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS ALLOWED. OR WOULD IT BE ABLE TO BE APPLIED TO THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT? YEAH, YEAH. AND AGAIN, I WASN'T NECESSARILY ASKING FOR THIS PROJECT. I WAS JUST ASKING IN GENERAL, BUT I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO IF THERE'S NO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, SORRY. I ACTUALLY DO REMEMBER MY QUESTION WHEN I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT. WHEN WE'RE AT THE IMAGE WITH THE THAT ADRIAN WAS JUST ON WITH THE, THE IMAGES OF THE LOCATION RIGHT NOW, IT REMINDED ME BECAUSE THAT. NO, THAT'S OKAY. IT REMINDED ME BECAUSE OF VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED THERE. WERE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR OPPOSITIONS ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE? WE RECEIVED NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS PROJECT. OH, OKAY. I WAS JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE SEEING THAT PEOPLE USE IT JUST TO PARK OR WHATEVER, IF THEY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, [00:25:05] THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND. SO OKAY, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION? NO. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE CAN MOVE INTO THE COMMISSION. DELIBERATION. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PROJECT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER DAWKA. YES. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. TORRES. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. LAURA. YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR BUSINESS TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMB THREE. SO ITEM NUMBER THREE IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER PC202615 FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. NUMBER 2417 FOR THE REMODEL OF A TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1694 SIXTH STREET. AND DETERMINATION OF A COST ONE SEQUEL EXEMPTION APPLICANT IS. NICK. MR. STAFF, YOUR PRESENTATION PLEASE. THANK YOU. I'LL BE PRESENTING THIS ITEM FOR AR NUMBER 24-17. COACHELLA BAR. FOR BACKGROUND, THE APPLICANT IS NICK MESA. THE CITY APPLICATION DATE WAS DECEMBER 5TH, 2020 FOR. THE EXISTING USE IS FOR AN EXISTING BUILDING. THE CASE FILE IS NUMBER AR NUMBER 24-17 FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. FOR THE REMODEL OF A TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1694 SIXTH STREET. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION IS DOWNTOWN CENTER. THE ZONING DESIGNATION IS D T PV DOWNTOWN, AND THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SIXTH STREET AND GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD. AS INDICATED IN THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTED AREA IN THE IMAGE THERE. FOR FURTHER BACKGROUND, ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2024, APPLICANT NICK MESA SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR A ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY PROJECT AT 1694 SIXTH STREET. THE PROPOSED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE. SINCE THEN, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED TO PROCEED ONLY WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW TO REPAIR THE SHELL BUILDING. THERE IS NO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROPOSED FOR THE PROJECT AT THIS TIME. ANY FUTURE LIQUOR LICENSE PROPOSALS WOULD REQUIRE A NEW CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THAT FUTURE DATE IF ONE WERE TO COME IN. BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. FOCUS ON THE REMODEL OF THE BUILDING FOR THE SHELL BUILDING FOR SITE PHOTOS. THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT IS FROM SIXTH STREET FACING SOUTH. THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT IS TAKEN FROM GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD FACING WEST, AND THE IMAGE THERE IS OF THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. AND THERE IS ALSO AN IMAGE OF THE BUILDING INTERIOR. FOR THE ARCHITECTURE. THE ARCHITECTURE INCLUDES SPANISH COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PV PUEBLO VIEJO IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PLAN. THE PROJECT DOES INCLUDE SPANISH STYLES, RAFTER TAILS, RECTANGULAR WINDOWS, EARTH TONE COLOR SCHEME, AND VERTICAL ELEMENTS AT THE ROOF. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES A SECOND STORY BALCONY, WHICH PROVIDES VISUAL INTEREST ON THE CORNER OF THE BUILDING AS ENVISIONED BY THE PUEBLO VIEJO IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY PLAN. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES AN OUTDOOR DINING AREA, CANOPY AND ALSO A DECORATIVE FENCE FOR ANY OUTDOOR DINING, AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR OUTDOOR DINING ON THIS CORNER HERE TO CONTINUE. THESE ARE JUST THE ELEVATIONS OF BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING AND FOR THE LANDSCAPING SHOWN ON HIGHLIGHTED RED THERE ON SIXTH STREET AND ALSO ON GRAPEFRUIT BOULEVARD IS THE LANDSCAPING FOR THE PROJECT. AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE PALETTE AND ALSO PAVER PALETTE FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. FOR THE FINDINGS, WE FOUND THAT THE PROJECT IS MEETING THE FINDINGS REQUIRED OF THE PROJECT FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND FOR THE FINDINGS. WE FOUND THE PROJECT TO BE A SEQUA EXEMPT AS A PROJECT IS AN EXISTING FACILITY WITH MINIMAL TO NO EXPANSION FOR STAFF. RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-15 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL NOW THEN OPEN FOR [00:30:05] PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 631. DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE. THERE ARE NONE ONLINE. OKAY. SO NOW I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 631. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I OPEN FOR THE APPLICANT TO, TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF. DID HE MEAN OUR STAFF AND, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WROTE A LITTLE SOMETHING REAL QUICK JUST TO KIND OF BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHAT, WHAT THE VISION IS BEHIND THIS PROJECT. SO THE VISION, MY VISION FOR THIS TWO STORY BUILDING IS TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN COACHELLA. THE GOAL IS TO CREATE A CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE, FUNCTIONAL, MIXED USE SPACE THAT BENEFITS BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL ECONOMY. FOR THE GROUND FLOOR, WE HOPE TO BRING IN A QUALITY RESTAURANT TENANT THAT CAN PROVIDE A WELCOMING DINING EXPERIENCE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, WHILE HELPING ACTIVATE DOWNTOWN AREA WITH MORE FOOT TRAFFIC AND EVENING ACTIVITY. THE SECOND FLOOR IS PLANNED AS OFFICE AND RETAIL SPACE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT WE CURRENTLY NEED IN DOWNTOWN AREA DOWNTOWN COACHELLA. WE WANT THE BUILDING TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL GROWTH JOBS AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY. OVERALL, THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO BE A POSITIVE ADDITION TO DOWNTOWN COACHELLA BY CREATING A MODERN, WELL-MAINTAINED SPACE THAT ENCOURAGES BUSINESS, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S KIND OF A YOU KNOW WHAT THE VISION HAS BEEN FOR THE PROJECT. WE HAD A PLAN TO, TO KIND OF BUILD OUT THE, THE FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT TO BEGIN WITH. BUT FINDING THAT WHEN WE'VE I WAS NEVER PLANNING TO RUN THE RESTAURANT. IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE SO THAT WE COULD ATTRACT MAYBE A FUTURE BUSINESS, BUT I'M FINDING THAT AS I'VE MET BUSINESS OWNERS OR RESTAURANT PEOPLE, THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN IDEA OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BUILD. SO THAT'S WHERE THE IDEA CAME TO BE. LIKE, JUST BUILD THE SHELL, GET THAT EYESORE OUT OF THE WAY, PUT, PUT IT OUT, PUT AN AD OUT RIGHT AND TRY TO INVITE FUTURE RESTAURANT OWNERS TO TRY TO COME IN AND, AND TAKE OVER AND CONTINUE THE, THE PLANNING OF OUR PART WITH, WITH THE CITY. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. SO I WILL NOW OPEN UP TO COMMISSION DELIBERATION. SO COMMISSIONER FONSECA, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YEAH. NICK GREAT GREAT WORK MAN. I REALLY I REALLY LIKE AND AND I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK YOU THE QUESTION. ASK THE QUESTION. WHY NOT THE LIQUOR LICENSE RIGHT NOW? BUT AS YOU SAID AT THIS POINT IS IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN IF SOMEONE ELSE COMES THROUGH THE APPLY FOR IT. HAVE YOU CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T WANT COMPETITION WITH STEVE AND SIXTH STREET. RIGHT. BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF LIKE MAYBE THAT BEING ANOTHER COFFEE SHOP? IS THAT OR AT THIS POINT YOU'RE YOU'RE SOLD IN INTO A RESTAURANT PERSPECTIVE. I'M JUST THINKING I'M JUST THROWING AN IDEA OUT THERE. YEAH, NO, AT THIS POINT, I'M KIND OF LIKE OPEN, RIGHT? I, I KIND OF, I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE IDEA TO TRY TO FIND WHAT'S GOING TO FIT BEST IN DOWNTOWN COACHELLA, RIGHT? LIKE WE ALREADY HAVE A COUPLE COFFEE SHOPS AROUND THE AREA. YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WOULD BE THERE. BUT, BUT BEING THAT IF SOMEONE APPROACHES ME AND, AND, YOU KNOW, COMES UP WITH A GOOD IDEA, AND I MEAN, I'M OPEN TO, TO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. THE OTHER THING TOO, THAT I'M, THAT I'M VERY, I'M VERY HAPPY IS THAT THIS OPEN OFFICE SPACE THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AND MY WORK, I'M, I'M AMAZED HOW MANY PEOPLE STILL WORK REMOTELY IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOUSE AND JUST GO SOMEWHERE. RIGHT. AND, AND WHAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING IS PERFECT FOR THAT. JUST A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE, CONNECTING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS, AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET. I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING AND YOU'RE AN EXPERT IN. SO I, I FEEL SOMETHING LIKE THIS MAKES ME HAPPY THAT THE CITY OF COACHELLA IS, IS HEADING SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT NO OTHER CITY HAS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS A CONCEPT THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF. AND SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO JUST, YOU KNOW, BE LIKE A THINK TANK AND, AND JUST DEVELOP FUTURE PROJECTS FOR THE CITY. SO I REALLY, I REALLY LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THIS AND WHO KNOWS, THAT IDEA MIGHT JUST BLOW UP AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU'RE THINKING OF ACTUALLY BUILDING A RESTAURANT. IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS OPEN OFFICE PERSPECTIVE FOR PEOPLE COMING FROM PALM SPRINGS ALL THE WAY TO COACHELLA JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE. SO I REALLY, I REALLY LIKE, I LIKE THE ARCHITECTURE. I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING HERE. AND I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS AN INNOVATION THAT THE CITY REALLY NEEDS. AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE DEVELOPING [00:35:03] SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECAUSE REMOTE WORK MAYBE IS NOT FOR NEW CONCEPT EMPLOYEES, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH PEOPLE IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE STILL WORKING REMOTELY BECAUSE THAT'S THE JOB THAT THEY WERE HIRED TO DO. SO SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BLOSSOM. SO I THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FONSECA. COMMISSIONER TORRES, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT CONCEPT THAT IT'S GOING TO BRING MORE BUSINESS INTO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT FOCUSES ON SMALL BUSINESSES, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I DID ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION. IF SO, WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR THE BUSINESSES OR YOU SAID THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CITY, RIGHT, TO LIKE OUTSOURCE OR LIKE LOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED OR I'VE BEEN PRETTY GOOD AT FINDING LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, ENTREPRENEURS, BUT I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE HELP. I MEAN, OF THE CITY'S HAS A, YOU KNOW, APPLICANTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SPACES LIKE THIS. I'M TOTALLY OPEN TO, TO, YOU KNOW, TAKING IT IN. THAT'S AWESOME. YEAH. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ORDORICA. YES, I AGREE, THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT AND A GOOD FIRST STEP, I THINK. I MEAN, WE'VE SEEN THE IF YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU SEE THE EXISTING BUILDING, IT'S IT IS AN EYESORE. AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT. I MEAN, WE'RE KIND OF REBUILDING IT AND MAKING LIKE THE BEST OUT OF IT. SO INSTEAD OF ABSOLUTELY STARTING FRESH, STARTING ALL OVER WITH IT, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE, THE BUSHES OUTSIDE ON THE OUTDOOR PATIO ON THE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THAT IS GOING TO BE INTENDED TO BE A, A DINING AREA. IF IT WERE TO TURN OUT TO BE A BAR OR RESTAURANT OR ANYTHING, IF PEOPLE SITTING THERE WOULD BE DISTRACTED BY IT OR HAVE BUGS FLYING AROUND, OR YOU CAN'T SEE THE STREET VIEW. THIS IS I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THERE WHY THAT WAS INSERTED, RIGHT? THE APPLICANTS SUGGESTED THE THE SHRUBS THERE, BUT I WOULD BELIEVE THAT WITH ANY KIND OF TABLES AND CHAIRS, IT PROBABLY BE MORE AGAINST THE LAW. SO IT DOESN'T IT'S NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE SHRUBS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT HAS ANY. IT'S GOING TO HELP BECAUSE THAT STREET IS VERY BUSY AT TIMES, AND I THINK IT'LL HELP WITH A LITTLE BIT OF THE NOISE, LIKE TO PROTECT THEM FROM THE NOISE, THE VEHICLES GOING BY FAST. YOU KNOW, IT IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY LARGE AREA, SO IT WON'T BE CLOSED. IT WON'T BE LIKE RUBBING ELBOWS WITH THE SHRUBS. AND THE IDEA IS JUST TO KEEP IT MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES SO THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. OKAY, SO IT'S BASICALLY MORE LIKE A NOISE BARRIER. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. WHEN I, IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF DOWNTOWN PALM SPRINGS WHERE IT'S LIKE THEY'RE, YOU'RE OUTSIDE ON THEIR PATIO BASICALLY SITTING LIKE ON THEIR SIDEWALK AND YOU'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THE, THE FENCE AREA. SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THE LONG TERM VISION IN THAT AREA, BUT THAT MAKES SENSE WITH THE NOISE AND TRAFFIC CONTROL. IF YOU'RE MAKING, IF YOU'RE WITH OTHERS AND YOU CAN'T HEAR WHAT THE. YEAH, PEOPLE IN THE STREETS WHO HAVE VERY LOUD VEHICLES. SO I'M SURE, I'M SURE THAT'S ANOTHER BARRIER. BUT NO, OTHER THAN THAT, I AGREE WITH THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS AS WELL. I THINK IT'S VERY EXCITING. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON, YOU KNOW, THIS FIRST FIRST STEP. THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, I DO I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I LIKE THE ARCHITECTURE. THE COLORS ARE REALLY NICE. I THINK THEY GO IN WITH THE CITY VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST THERE WERE EXPLORING IN TERMS OF FINDING FUNDING FOR THIS BUILDING, BECAUSE IT'S A HISTORICAL BUILDING. WOULD THIS BE CONSTRUCTED ALSO WITH GRANT MONEY FROM THE CITY? NO, THAT THAT MONEY'S THAT YOU'RE I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WAS A GRANT THAT WAS COMING THROUGH FOR THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN AREA TO KIND OF HELP REVITALIZE BUILDINGS. IF WE WERE AN APPLICANT, THERE WAS A THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE THAT YEAH, WAS GRANTED IT AND IT WAS GOING TO BE WHERE IT WAS GRANTED UP TO 50 GRAND. BUT WE HAVE TO MATCH. WE HAD TO MATCH THAT. BUT, BUT THAT THAT GRANT WAS WAS TAKEN AWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT. SO IT WAS GOING TO BENEFIT THE WHOLE DOWNTOWN. NOW WITH THIS PROJECT, WHAT I'M HOPING HAPPENS IS THAT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS FINISH OFF THEIR SOME OF THEIR. IF YOU DRIVE DOWNTOWN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEM STARTED PROJECTS. YEAH. SO I'M HOPING THEY GET ENCOURAGED, YOU KNOW, OKAY, OKAY. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND I, AND IF THAT GRANDCHILD EVER COME AVAILABLE AGAIN, I'LL BE HAPPY TO APPLY. YEAH. IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT, THAT BUILDING LOOK LIKE THAT INSTEAD. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. I WAS [00:40:06] JUST I KNOW IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ITEM, BUT IS STAFF KIND OF CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS FOR HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN? THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS GETTING HANDLED THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR AT THIS TIME, BUT I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND GET BACK TO YOU GUYS. YEAH. AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL. COOL. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS LIKE JUST GOING BACK TO THAT ONE, THERE IS WAS A FEW OTHER APPLICANTS IN THIS DOWNTOWN THAT WERE READY TO MOVE ON IT AS WELL. SO THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. IT'D BE NICE FOR THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. YEAH. PIGGY, PIGGY BACK ON COMMISSIONER LORCA'S COMMENT WITH THE SHRUBS. WOULD YOU GUYS HAVE ANY? I KNOW THIS IS KIND OF PETTY, BUT I WOULD LOVE LIKE A PALM TREE IN THE LANDSCAPE, LIKE ON SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE JUST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SINCE IT'S A IT'S THE ENTRANCE TO SIXTH STREET, IT WOULD MAKE IT LOOK LIKE POP KIND OF. THERE IS ONE PALM TREE THAT CURRENTLY SITS THERE. IT'S. IT'S THAT ONE IN THE CORNER THAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, AND IT'S IN THE CITY WALKWAY. AND IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE INCIDENTS WHERE THERE'S BEEN ACCIDENTS THERE BECAUSE OF IT. SO I'M, I, I, I, I AGREE, I LOVE PALM TREES. IF WE COULD FIND A SPACE WHERE WE COULD WORK WITH ONE OF THE LONG. YEAH. PALM TREES. YEAH. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT, HOW YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT IT. IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST THE PART. I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE HERE WOULD BE THE, THE VISUAL LIKE FROM THE VEHICLES PASSING, PASSING THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE GETTING READY TO MAKE A RIGHT ONTO GRAPEFRUIT. RIGHT, RIGHT. YEAH. BUT BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, I'M WHEN IT COMES TO LANDSCAPING, LANDSCAPING, I LOVE IT. SO IF ANYTHING, YOU GUYS HAVE ANY ANY SUGGESTIONS? I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO, TO WORK WITH IT. AND WE HAD REQUESTED AT LEAST FOR THAT PALM TREE TO JUST BE THE PAVERS AS IT, IT IS PROPOSED HERE AND IT ALSO PROVIDES A MORE VISIBILITY FOR THE WINDOWS, WHICH WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A BENEFIT, RIGHT, TO MAKE SURE THE WINDOWS ARE VERY VISIBLE AND ALSO TO PROVIDE ENOUGH PEDESTRIAN PATH THROUGH THAT CORNER THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER LOCATION THAT YOU'D BE OPEN TO HAVING THE PALM TREE IN THE SAME AREA THAT WE COULD WORK IT INTO POTENTIALLY? YEAH. IN MY MINDSET, IT WOULD JUST LOOK REALLY NICE WHEN YOU'RE KIND OF COMING, TURNING TO THE STREET, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF KNOWN FOR COACHELLA VALLEY, FOR PALM TREES, AND I DO LIKE PALM TREES, EVEN THOUGH THEY PROVIDE NO SHADE, I KNOW THAT PRETTY AND FRUITY, BUT I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IN THE PARKING AREA LIKE I, I'VE NO IDEA EXACTLY HOW THE, THE LAYOUT IS LIKE WHEREVER IT'S LIKE SAFE AND SAFE AND VISIBLE AND YEAH, SAFE, VISIBLE AND LIKE ACCESSIBLE TO BE MAINTAINED. BECAUSE IF, IF WE'RE PUTTING SOMETHING THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPERS AND WORKERS CAN'T MAINTAIN, IT KIND OF DEFEATS THE PURPOSE. AND WE DON'T WANT A DEAD ONE THERE. RIGHT. AND JUST TO ADD, THE REAR AREA IS REALLY FOR LIKE THE TRASH, RIGHT? FOR THE TRASH, FOR TRUCKS TO COME IN AND GET THE TRASH CAN. SO TO ADD THERE'S NO REQUIRED PARKING BECAUSE THE PARKING, THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT BECAUSE IT IS IN DOWNTOWN WITHIN THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS TO ALLOW FOR PARKING EXEMPT. BUT WE DID REQUEST AS PART OF THE PROJECT IN THE REAR, NEAR THE TRASH ENCLOSURE, TO HAVE LANDSCAPING AND VINES TO JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE LANDSCAPING FOR THE PROJECT THERE. OKAY? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO. IS THERE ANY ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT. SO DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2016-I APOLOGIES I THINK YOUR MIC IS MUTED. SORRY SIR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2016-15 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER, QUICK QUESTION BEFORE I DO IS REGARDING THE PALM TREE. WOULD THIS BE WOULD WE NEED TO APPROVE WITH THAT, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT STAFF WOULD NEED TO LOOK INTO TO SEE IF IT'S IF IT'S POSSIBLE? OR DID YOU WANT TO? WE CAN OH, WE CAN GO WITH THIS MOTION FIRST, AND THEN WE CAN DENY IT AND THEN GO IN WITH ANOTHER MOTION WITH THE PALM TREE IN PLACE, [00:45:06] MAYBE WE SHOULD FIND WHERE THE PALM TREE SHOULD GO. IS MY THOUGHT BEFORE. BUT WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU GUYS IN THAT REGARD. SO IS THE MOTION ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW JUST TO APPROVE AND WHAT STAFF RECOMMEND THE AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF WITH NO CONDITIONS AND NO RECOMMENDATIONS. OKAY. IS THAT THE WAS THAT THE MOTION. CORRECT. THAT'S THE MOTION FOR THIS IS THE FIRST MOTION. YES. OKAY. I THINK THE SECOND ONE I WOULD JUST ADD TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE YOU WHEN IT'S UP THERE. SOMEBODY CAN MAKE. SO IF THIS MOTION DOESN'T PASS, SOMEBODY CAN MAKE A MOTION AND SAY, WE MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE APPLICANT WORK WITH CITY STAFF ON THE LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES. YEAH. IS THAT DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? KENDRA. OR TWO SPECIFICALLY STATES HAVE THE PALM TREE IN THERE. I WOULD INCLUDE THAT AS WELL BECAUSE THERE'S CURRENTLY A CONDITION OF APPROVAL THAT REQUIRES THE APPLICANT TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR ON THE LANDSCAPE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS VIABLE AND DOABLE. AND I THINK I THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE, IS THAT AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE NO, I GUESS IN THE LANGUAGE WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, AND BEST YOU KNOW, IF POSSIBLE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHO KNOWS IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. RIGHT. AND I, I FEEL THAT THAT FOR A PALM TREE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE AN AMAZING PROJECT BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A PALM TREE. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST ADD IT IN AS A, AS A RECOMMENDATION. YOU COULD SAY IF FEASIBLE. YEAH. SO ADRIAN, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE. YEAH, PLEASE. JUST TO REITERATE, CONDITION OF APPROVAL, NUMBER 15 READS A FINAL LANDSCAPING IRRIGATION PLAN MUST BE APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. UTILITIES DEPARTMENT PARKING AREAS SHALL COMPLY WITH CITY PARK LANDSCAPE STANDARDS PER SECTION 17.54 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, ALL LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE MET TO THE SATISFACTION AND DISCRETION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. LANDSCAPE MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AT THE DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION. THE FINAL LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PLAN SHALL BE APPROVED AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE INSTALLED PRIOR TO FINAL BUILDING PERMIT. OKAY, SO THIS PROJECT MORE THAN LIKELY IS GOING TO COME BACK FOR SOME WITH SOME OF THESE ITEMS, OR THAT'S WHAT WE'RE APPROVING AT THE MOMENT FOR LANDSCAPING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO BRING THE LANDSCAPE PLAN BACK AND DEFINITIVELY STATE THAT OR MAKE THAT A CONDITION, YOU CAN DO SO, OR YOU CAN LEAVE THAT CONDITION IN THERE WITH THE ADDITION OF OR THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST OF ADDING A PALM TREE INTO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN IN AN AREA THAT MAY BE FEASIBLE. OKAY. AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY ENGINEER AND UTILITIES DIRECTOR ARCHER, IF YOU FEEL THERE'S SOMETHING I THINK YOU SHOULD ISSUE MOTION ON, I'LL GUIDE TO YOU, SO I WILL. IS THERE STILL A MOTION? THERE IS. SO LET'S. WE HAVE TO KILL IT. IF NOT. OKAY, SO NOBODY MOTION, NOBODY SECOND, NO ONE SECOND IT. BUT WE HAVE TO LET IT DIE, OBVIOUSLY. SO SECOND ROLL CALL. OR I MEAN, IT WOULD DIE FOR FAILURE TO SECOND. SO IF YOU JUST. OKAY, THEN WE'LL JUST SORRY A SECOND. SO THERE'S A MOTION. WHO MADE THE MOTION? COMMISSIONER FONSECA OKAY, SO THEN NO SECOND. NOBODY'S GONNA SECOND THAT ONE. OKAY. IT DIED. MOTION DIES. LET'S MAKE A NEW MOTION. OKAY, SO I MOTION NOW TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 615 FOR ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW. NUMBER 2417 FOR THE REMODEL OF A TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1694 SIXTH STREET. AND THAT IS DETERMINED DETERMINATION OF A CLASS ONE SEQUEL EXEMPTION WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT IT ADDS A POD A PALM TREE IN THE LANDSCAPE PLAN WHERE IT IS MORE FEASIBLE. IF. IF FEASIBLE, IF IT IS DETERMINED BY STAFF OR I BELIEVE IT'S WHERE IT IS MORE FEASIBLE FOR THE TREE TO GO. THANK YOU. ANYONE WANT TO SECOND? I'LL SECOND. BEFORE WE GO. I THINK IT ALSO NEEDS TO BE IN THE LANGUAGE THAT IF IT'S NOT FEASIBLE, YOUR MIC IS MUTED. I ALSO FEEL THAT IN IN THE DOCUMENTATION, IT ALSO NEEDS TO SAY THAT IF IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO PUT A PALM TREE, THAT THE PROJECT IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, RIGHT? NOT HAVING A PALM TREE IS NOT GOING TO HINDER THIS PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD. I THINK IT'S NEED IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO ON THIS PARTICULAR ROUTE, IT NEEDS TO BE EXPRESSED THAT IF IT'S NOT FEASIBLE AND IT'S NOT GOING TO HINDER OR COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION TO REFOCUS ON THAT, IS THAT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD? SO THEN LET'S CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO, IF FEASIBLE. OKAY. SO WE'LL CHANGE THE LANGUAGE TO, IF FEASIBLE. [00:50:05] OKAY. AND THE MOTION WAS BY CHAIRPERSON LAURA AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DORKA. YES. OKAY. COMMISSIONER DORKA. YES. COMMISSIONER FONSECA YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON. TORRES. YES. AND CHAIRPERSON. LAURA. YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NICK. THANK YOU. INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS TO STAFF [Informational] COMMISSION. HAVE ANY INFORMATIONAL UPDATES. I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE ANOTHER UPDATE THAT THE ALTERNATE PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSES MAY 23RD. SO THAT'S THIS SATURDAY. SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE COMMISSION AS AN ALTERNATE, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO APPLY. THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. BUT IF YOU DO NEED ME TO EMAIL THAT LINK OVER TO YOU GUYS, I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THERE IS NOT IT HASN'T BEEN DECIDED WHAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING THIS IS GOING TO BE HEARD AT. OKAY. BUT IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE AT THE IT WON'T BE AT THE NEXT MEETING SIMPLY BECAUSE THE APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSES AFTER THE AGENDA NEEDS TO BE POSTED FOR THE MEETING ON MAY 27TH. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. SO IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS. LET ME SEE. 6:52 P.M. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.