[Call To Order] [00:00:06] 1ST, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER AT. IT IS 6 P.M. COMMISSIONER TORRES, CAN YOU PLEASE LEAD US TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? 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. THANK YOU. SO MOVING INTO ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER ORDORICA. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MURILLO IS ABSENT. COMMISSIONER LARA OR SORRY, CHAIR LARA. PRESENT. VICE CHAIR TORRES, PRESENT. COMMISSIONER FONSECA. ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. [Approval of Agenda] APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I SECOND COMMISSIONER. YES, CHAIR. LATA. YES. VICE CHAIR. TORRES. YES. COMMISSIONER MURILLO AND COMMISSIONER FONSECA ARE ABSENT. OKAY, SO NOW I MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. SO MAY [Approval Of The Minutes] I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? CHAIR, I DO HAVE A CORRECTION. IT'S STATED ON THE MINUTES THAT THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING, THAT VICE CHAIRPERSON TORRES SECONDED THE MOTION, BUT SHE WAS ABSENT THAT MEETING, I BELIEVE IT WAS YOU WHO MAY HAVE SECONDED THE MOTION SO I CAN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PENDING THOSE CHANGES FROM STAFF. THANK YOU. CHAIR LITA, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. ANY READING COMMUNICATIONS? CAN WE GET A VOTE ON THE MOTION CHAIR? LITA. YES. VICE CHAIR TORRES. YES. AND COMMISSIONER ORDORICA. YES. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW MOVING ON TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS. THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO NOW LET'S MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON MATTERS WITHIN THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, AND THE TIME NOW IS 603. OKAY. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ON ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. SO I SEE THAT THERE'S NO FURTHER OR ANY SPEAKERS. I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 603. REPORTS AND REQUESTS. THERE ARE NONE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NOW [Public Hearing Calendar (Quasi-Judicial)] WE ARE WE MOVE INTO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. SO ITEM NUMBER TWO REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCE TO A DATE AND TIME UNCERTAIN FOR THE KPC PROJECT GENERAL PLAN. AMENDMENT NUMBER 2203. SPECIFIC PLAN NUMBER 2201. CHANGE OF ZONE NUMBER 2204 AND CERTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. 2206. LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF COACHELLA NEAR INTERSTATE TEN, AND THE APPLICANT IS THE KPC GROUP STAFF. MAY YOU PRESENT YOUR REPORT. THERE'S NO REPORT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ITEM. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A CONTINUANCE FOR THIS ITEM DUE TO THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THAT STAFF RECOMMEND THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONTINUE THE ABOVE REFERENCE ITEMS TO A DATE AND TIME UNCERTAIN TO BE RE-ADVERTISED FOR FUTURE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. THIS WAS DONE IN THE HOPES OF HAVING THE TIMELINES ALIGN A LITTLE BIT MORE WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND WITH THEIR TENTATIVE TRACK MAP. SO WHEN THIS COMES BACK, IT IS THE APPLICANT'S INTENT AND THE CITY'S INTENT TO HAVE ALL THOSE ENTITLEMENT PROJECTS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE SAME TIME. OKAY. PERFECT. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING DO WE MOTION? I MOTION TO TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. CHAIRPERSON. LAURA? YES. [00:05:08] VICE CHAIR TORRES YES. COMMISSIONER. ORDORICA. YES. OKAY. NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER â– RESOLUTION NUMBER PC202621 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER PC202622 OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COACHELLA FOR THE RECOMMENDATION OF CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER 402 AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW 2603 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 910 SQUARE FOOT DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP. SEVEN BREW WITHIN AN EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER AT 49723 CESAR CHAVEZ STREET AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES, SECTION 15 303 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION ON CONVERSION OF A SMALL STRUCTURE, AND THE APPLICANT IS LEON SCOTT. STAFF, CAN YOU PLEASE PRESENT YOUR PRESENTATION? GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS. VANESSA SANCHEZ, MESA PLANNING TECH. BEFORE I GET INTO THE PRESENTATION, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT WAS MADE FOR ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR ON THEIR PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENT REQUIREMENTS, AND I'LL BE GOING OVER THAT IN THE PRESENTATION. SO BEFORE YOU TODAY IS AR NUMBER 26-03 AND COPY NUMBER 402 FOR SEVEN BREW. THE APPLICANT IS LEON SCOTT. THE CITY APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED APRIL 17TH, 2026. THE EXISTING USE IS IN THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AREA WITH A GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION, NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND CURRENT ZONING BEING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONE. THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 910 SQUARE FOOT DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP ON A FOUR ACRE ACRES OF A DEVELOPED 10.5 ACRE LOT. LOCATED AT 49723 CESAR CHAVEZ STREET, AND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS TO ALLOW A DRIVE THRU RETAIL USE, WHICH IS PERMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF A C P, WITHIN THE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING DISTRICT. FOR A BETTER REFERENCE, THIS WOULD BE THE AREA WHERE THEY ARE PROPOSING THEIR SEVEN BREW DRIVE THROUGH COFFEE SHOP. BACKGROUND. ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2010, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED CUP NUMBER 20 OR 24, FIVE AND 246 AND R NUMBER TEN DASH ZERO FIVE FOR A CAR WASH, RECYCLING FACILITY AND ICE KIOSKS. THESE APPROVALS HAVE SINCE EXPIRED AND WERE NEVER DEVELOPED. THE PROJECT INCLUDES A NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING, DUAL DRIVE THRU LANES, WALK UP ORDERING A TRASH ENCLOSURE, PARKING, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND NO INDOOR SEATING IS PROPOSED. THE PROPOSED HOURS WOULD BE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FROM 5:30 A.M. TO 10 P.M. AND ON FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 5:30 A.M. TO 11 P.M. AND THESE OPERATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER. HERE ARE SOME IMAGES OF THE CURRENT LANDSCAPING IN THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER OF WHERE THEY WOULD BE PROPOSING THEIR PROJECT ALONG THE CESAR CHAVEZ STREET FRONTAGE. THERE IS. GRASS AND THEN THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER'S MAIN ENTRANCE CONSIST OF MEXICAN FAN PALM TREES. THEY WOULD BE IMPROVING THAT AREA WITH GRAVEL AND ANY MISSING LANDSCAPING WITH THE EXISTING DRIPPERS. AND THEN FOR REFERENCE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE MEDIAN LANDSCAPING, MISSING GRAVEL AND. ORGANIC LANDSCAPING. THIS WOULD BE THEIR PROPOSED LANDSCAPING PLAN. THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT INCLUDES LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO REPLACE MISSING AND DRIED UP LANDSCAPING AT THE EXISTING ON SITE PARKING AREA AND NEW LANDSCAPE AREAS. OR THEY THEY'D BE IMPROVING THE CESAR CHAVEZ STREET FRONTAGE WITH MEXICAN FAN PALMS AND SHRUBS WITH GRAVEL. THIS WOULD BE THE AREA THEY WOULD BE HAVING PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS OF RESTRIPING AND RE SLURRING. AND THEN STAFF CONDUCTED A PARKING ANALYSIS TO SEE THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS NEW DRIVE THROUGH. CURRENTLY, [00:10:09] THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER IS 492 PARKING SPACES. THE EXISTING PARKING SPACES IS 501, SO THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE. AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKING LOT, THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT WOULD BE 497 AND AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE 454. THEREFORE, IT WOULDN'T BE IN COMPLIANCE. BUT WITH THE 10% MODIFICATION IN COACHELLA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1771 TO 0, THEY WOULD BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SURPLUS OF SIX PARKING SPACES. THE ARCHITECTURE, THE. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS A 19 FOOT, TWO INCH TALL BUILDING CONSTRUCTED WITH A WHITE BOARD AND BATTEN FACADE DESIGNED WITH BLACK ONYX BRICK. THE ROOF AND CANOPY STRUCTURE PROVIDES A BRISTOL BLUE METAL DESIGN, AND THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE A LED FLEX LIGHT ON THE ROOF AND CANOPY OF THE STRUCTURE THAT WILL PROVIDE A LED LIGHT STRIP THAT WILL BE VISIBLE AT NIGHT. THEIR TRASH ENCLOSURE THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS COMPATIBLE TO THE MAIN BUILDING, AND TO THE RIGHT IS THEIR COLOR PALETTE FOR THEIR PROJECT. THIS IS AN IMAGE, AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR CURRENT OTHER LOCATIONS OF HOW THE BUILDING WOULD LOOK AT NIGHT. AND ALL OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW AND MINOR MODIFICATION FINDINGS WERE MET. AS WELL AS THE FINDINGS FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. AND THIS WAS THE CONDITION OF APPROVAL MODIFICATION REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT AND THE HIGHLIGHTED AREA. IT SPECIFIES WHAT AREA IN THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER WILL BE IMPROVED. THEY WOULD LIKE IT TO BE MORE. MORE CLEAR THAT WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IN THIS RED HIGHLIGHTED AREA WOULD BE THE IMPROVEMENTS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO FOR THE RESTRIPING AND RESLURRY. THE REST OF THE COACHELLA SHOPPING CENTER HAS BEEN IMPROVED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND THIS WAS THE AREA THEY LEFT OFF FOR SEVEN BREWS TO FINISH FOR THEIR PROJECT AREA, SINCE THEY'D BE DOING UNDERGROUND WORK, THEY LEFT THAT AREA UNTOUCHED. AND THEN FOR THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. UNDER STATE SEQUA GUIDELINES. SECTION 15 303. CLASS THREE NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES. AN EXAMPLE OF CASTE CLASS THREE EXEMPTIONS INCLUDE RESTAURANTS OR SIMILAR STRUCTURES THAT DO NOT INVOLVE THE USE OF SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND DO NOT EXCEED 2500FTâ– !S IN FLOOR AREA. SO STAFF RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-21 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-2022 TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVED AR NUMBER 26-03 AND COPY NUMBER 402 WITH THE FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT IS HERE IN PERSON IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIRPERSON. LAURA, SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IF YOU GUYS ARE OPEN TO IT, TO ALLOW OUR CITY CLERK, MISS ANGELA ZEPEDA, TO DO THE SWEARING IN OF ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER STEPHANIE AMBRIZ. OKAY, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRESIDENT OF. YES. SO WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE SO THAT WE GIVE THE COMMISSIONER THE CHANCE TO ALSO QUESTION STAFF. OKAY. YEAH, PERFECT. IF THAT IS OKAY WITH THE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER. YEAH. DO YOU NEED US TO MOTION OR WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT? WE'RE GOOD. STEPHANIE, YOU CAN JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND JUST REPEAT AFTER ME. I, STEPHANIE, AMBRIZ, I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. CAN I GET ONE MORE [00:15:02] MINUTE? THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. IS THEIR RECORD CHECK. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREY, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION. AND THAT I WILL. WELL, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES. DISCHARGE THE DUTIES WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER, WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER. CONGRATULATIONS. IS. AT THIS TIME THE COMMISSIONER WILL BE SIGNING THE OATH AND SHE WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. OH, CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. AND YOU MAY. HELLO, HELLO. YOU MAY SIT UP AT THE DAIS. OH. YEAH. JUST HIDING. DO YOU MIND ME TO STEP ON IT? ALL RIGHT. WELL, WELCOME. THANK YOU. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE. EXCITED TO BE HERE. WELCOME, WELCOME. SO NOW WE BASICALLY JUST PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF. SO WE'LL HAVE. OH THERE SHE IS. I CANNOT SEE HER. SO YOU KNOW NOW YOU CAN ASK THE COMMISSION MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD OFTEN OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST. AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO GO WITH THE APPLICANT. OKAY. SO I WILL NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 617. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THERE ARE NONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO NOW I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT 610. I MEAN, 618. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO TO THE APPLICANT IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS JENNIFER COREY. I'M FROM CADENCE GROUP, AND MY ADDRESS IS 3309 EAST ROCK RUN. LEANNE SCOTT, WHO IS THE APPLICANT OF RECORD, IS ALSO HERE AND SHE IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF ANY COME UP. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION TO TALK ABOUT, BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT JOURNEY WITH STAFF, AS WE'VE MADE OUR APPLICATION AND WORKED WITH THEM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. YOUR STAFF IS PUSHES HARD, BELIEVES, BELIEVES PROUDLY IN THE PROJECTS THEY DO, AND FRANKLY, YOU GET A BETTER PROJECT FOR IT. AND I HOPE YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE WORKED WITH. IT'S BEEN A JOY TO WORK WITH YOU, AND WE HOPE THE OPPORTUNITY COMES BACK THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH YOU AGAIN. BUT IN REGARDS TO THIS PRESENTATION HERE, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW I WILL OPEN UP FOR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. COMMISSIONER TORRES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE WAY THE DRIVE THROUGH IS GOING TO EXIT OUT OF THE. IS IT GOING TO EXIT OFF OUT OF CESAR CHAVEZ? WHAT'S IT GONNA LOOK LIKE? LET'S GO BACK TO THE IMAGE BECAUSE I SAW IT, BUT I COULDN'T REALLY SEE IT. SO YEAH, YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE OVERLAY SITE. OH, OKAY. YEAH. OH, PERFECT. OKAY. AND YOUR QUESTION WAS THE DRIVE THROUGH EXIT IS I'M ASSUMING, IS IT GOING TO BE THAT ONE RIGHT THERE OR IS IT THE OTHER END? SO YOU'D ENTER FROM THE NORTHERN PART AND THEN EXIT [00:20:03] THROUGH THE SOUTHERN. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN THERE WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ANYTHING PREVENTING SOMEBODY FROM GOING EITHER WAY AT THIS TIME. BUT THERE IS A. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT, PLEASE? BUT THERE IS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL. I BELIEVE IT'S CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER FIVE, THAT ALLOWS THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. IF THEY SEE THAT THERE ARE ANY ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH AS IT RELATES TO STACKING OR TURNING OR ANYTHING RELATED TO THAT, THEY WOULD HAVE THE DISCRETION TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO HELP ADDRESS ANY OF THOSE POTENTIAL ISSUES. AND AS A PART OF THE PROJECT AS WELL, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECONSTRUCT THOSE TWO EXISTING DRIVEWAYS TO MAKE THEM ADA COMPLIANT. AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS REGARDING THE DRIVE THROUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TORRES. COMMISSIONER MORRIS. I GUESS GIVEN THAT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES MADE TO THE PARKING SPACES, I WAS WONDERING HOW MANY STAFF ARE EMPLOYEES WE ANTICIPATE HAVING ON SITE IF WE HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON THAT? WE DO. COMMISSIONER, WE THE BUILDING IS VERY FLEXIBLE THAT WE CAN HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 9 EMPLOYEES WORKING ON THE SITE, AND WE CAN ACTUALLY FLEX IT OUT, EVEN UP TO 16 PEOPLE IF NEED BE, DEPENDING UPON HOW BUSY THEY ARE. THE MAJORITY OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ACTUALLY WITHIN THE BUILDING. WE HAVE TEXTURES WHICH ARE ORDER TAKERS WHO WILL BE OUTSIDE, AND THEY OPERATE WITHIN THE AREA OF THE DRIVE THROUGH, UNDERNEATH THE COVERED AREAS. ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER REECE? I'M CONSIDERING THE THE PARKING SITUATION. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, BUT I THINK THAT'S IT FOR NOW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ORDORICA VANESSA, DO YOU MIND GOING BACK TO THE SLIDE OR THE IMAGE OF THE PARKING ANALYSIS LIKE THE OVERVIEW THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. YEAH. SO WE CAN KIND OF HAVE A I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT IN THE STAFF REPORT, IT STATES THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SURPLUS OF 1111 PARKING SPACES, BUT THERE WILL ONLY BE A SURPLUS OF SIX PARKING SPACES IN THE EVENT THAT YOU CHOSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVING THE MINOR MODIFICATION. SO THIS. OKAY, SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY QUESTIONS BECAUSE I NOTICED THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS. SO THE ONE HERE IN THE PRESENTATION IS THE WOULD BE THE CORRECT AMOUNT WITH THE 10% MODIFICATION. CORRECT. OKAY. SO BOTH ARE THEY'RE STILL COMPLIANT IN BOTH, BUT IT WOULD RESULT IN A SURPLUS OF SIX PARKING SPACES. IN THE EVENT THAT THE MINOR MODIFICATION WAS APPROVED. I'M NOT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT. I'M SURE I'M NOT SURE. I'M THINKING THAT THEY ALSO RECEIVED. I KNOW A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WENT OUT AND ALL OF THAT. BUT WAS THERE ANY SORT OF FEEDBACK OR COMMUNICATION WITH. YOU KNOW, AS THE SHOPPING CENTER IS EXPANDING ITS ITS BUSINESSES, THE SHOPPING CENTER OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES. SO THIS WOULD BE A LAND LEASE. SO THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE OPERATOR ON THIS DEVELOPMENT. SO THEY ARE AWARE AND THEY'VE NOTIFIED THEIR TENANTS. AND THERE WAS NO FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNERS AS IT RELATES TO AS IT RELATES TO ANY CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT. OKAY, PERFECT. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THIS IS A VERY I WILL SAY THIS IS A VERY EXCITING PROJECT COMING FORWARD TO. IS THIS THE FIRST OF SEVEN? AND I KNOW IN THE VALLEY, BUT IN THE STATE. YES. IS THAT. YES. WE'LL BE LOOK AT US. THAT'S AWESOME. WELL, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO AS AS YOU MENTIONED, WORKING WITH WITH STAFF AND EVERY EVERYTHING HAS BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE. AND WE HEAR THAT A LOT WITH OTHER APPLICANTS AS WELL. SO IT'S VERY GOOD THAT YOU'VE HAD A GOOD EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE TEAM, BUT ALSO CHOOSING OUR, OUR CITY TO, TO BRANCH OUT ONTO INTO THE STATE. AND I'M VERY HAPPY WITH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BRING A LOT OF GREAT BUSINESS AND REVENUE, YOU KNOW, TO THE TO THE AREA. IT'S A VERY BUSY AREA. I'M IN THAT AREA QUITE OFTEN, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO POSSIBLY GETTING MY DRINK, RUNNING ERRANDS AND ALL THAT STUFF. OH, ONE LAST QUESTION. I KNOW IT'S IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A DRIVE THROUGH. ARE THERE ANY [00:25:05] LIKE BENCHES, TABLES OR ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF THE STRUCTURE? NO, NONE WILL BE PROPOSED. THAT WOULD TRIGGER A BATHROOM REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. ON SITE. SO OKAY, SO NO RESTROOMS FOR THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. SO IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT'S THAT OTHER ONE? THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GROSS. YES, I KNOW IT'S A COMPETITOR, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. SO I SO ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS THE OUTSIDE SEATING AREA AND IT WAS GOING TO TRIGGER A RESTROOM. BUT YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. MY OTHER QUESTION IS, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE DRIVE THROUGH? IS IT GOING TO GO FROM, OH, HOW MUCH IS THE STACKING, HOW MANY STACKING CAR STOCKINGS ARE THERE GOING TO BE TO THE REACH THE BOARD? SO IT WOULD BE EIGHT ON THE SOUTHERN LANE AND THEN SIX ON THE TOP. SO 14 AND TOTAL 14 IN TOTAL. CAN I SAY CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER OVER THERE. I THINK THAT ONE'S A LITTLE EASIER TO SEE. OKAY. AND SO THEY'RE COMING THROUGH. OKAY. SO THEY'RE COMING FROM THE NORTHERN PART AND THEY'RE SPILLING OUT TO CESAR CHAVEZ. CORRECT. ON THE SOUTH. CORRECT. OKAY. THERE IS ALSO THE OPTION SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE TO GO DOWN TO AVENUE 50 THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. RIGHT. BUT IDEALLY IT WOULD BE NORTH ON CESAR CHAVEZ AND THEN EXITING SOUTH ON CESAR CHAVEZ. PERFECT. SO NO SPILLING INTO CESAR CHAVEZ, LIKE FOR FOR THE STACKING. OKAY, PERFECT. NO. AND THEN AGAIN, IF WE DO SEE THAT, THAT ENDS UP BEING AN ISSUE, THE CITY ENGINEER WILL WORK WITH THE APPLICANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO STACKING GOING ON TO CESAR CHAVEZ OR NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE SHOPPING CENTER. PERFECT. OKAY, LET'S SEE. OKAY. AND I KNOW THIS MIGHT BE A WEIRD QUESTION, BUT I KNOW THAT I, I BRING DUTCH BROTHERS AGAIN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEIR COLORS ARE LIKE BLUE AND GRAYS AND IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. BUT I KNOW THAT FOR CALIFORNIA, SOME OF THEM ARE CHANGING THEIR COLORS TO BROWNS JUST TO KEEP UP WITH. SOMETIMES IN CALIFORNIA WE DO HAVE DESERTS. OR DO YOU HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, INTEREST IN CHANGING THAT? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. THIS IS THE FIRST APPLICATION, AND I THINK THE IDENTITY IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR SEVEN BREW HERE. AS FAR AS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, THIS DARK, WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE CHANGES FROM WHAT YOU SEE ON HERE. SO WE'VE MODIFIED IT. WE STILL HAVE THE BLUE BANDING AT THE VERY TOP. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLOR SELECTION, WE'VE ADAPTED IT FOR THE DESERT. SO YOU SEE A LIGHTER. THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE THE THE BLACK CEMENT PANEL AT THE VERY BOTTOM. AND THEN THE AREA ABOVE IT IS A LIKE A LIGHTER GRAY COLOR. SO MUCH MORE DESERT HUE TO HUES INSTEAD OF BEING SOMETHING YOU WOULD THINK OF ELSEWHERE. SO AND IN THE BLUE IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE DUTCH BRO. IT'S A MUCH MORE GENTLE BLUE. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. YEAH. AND I MEAN, BEING THAT IT IS THE FIRST ONE, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO CHANGE THE COLORS. OKAY. IS THE BLUE. SORRY. EXCUSE ME, IS THE BLUE PART OF YOU GUYS LIKE THE COMPANY? YES. OKAY. YEAH IT IS. AND THE OTHER CHANGE WE'VE MADE ON THIS IS WE HAVE TAKEN THAT THE OVERHANG, THE SHADE CANOPY, WHEN WE ACTUALLY EXTENDED IT ON BOTH SIDES TO BE A DOUBLE SIDED DOUBLE LENGTH ON BOTH SIDES. SO TO INCREASE THE ACTUAL SHADE AREA OF WHAT WE TYPICALLY USE WELL, THE SHADING AREA ALSO INCLUDE INCORPORATE MISTERS LIKE FOR IS THAT WHERE STAFF WILL BE TAKING ORDERS. WE HAVE USED MISTERS ON OCCASION AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE DECIDED WHETHER MISTERS ARE GOING TO BE USED HERE OR NOT, BUT IT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION. I WILL SAY MISTING SYSTEMS ARE VERY PROBLEMATIC FROM A MAINTENANCE POINT OF VIEW AND THEY START OUT GREAT, BUT THEY FAIL MISERABLY AND THEY FAIL VERY FAST. BUT WE HAVE USED THEM. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS ONE HERE, BUT YOU KNOW, THE HEAT AND THE THE OUTDOOR ISSUES ARE ALWAYS A CONSIDERATION, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE DESERT. YEAH. SO MEANING THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE [00:30:03] ABLE TO WALK. DO YOU HAVE LIKE A SEPARATE WINDOW WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK AND ORDER THEIR DRINKS? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL WALK UP WINDOW PER SE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DRAWINGS HERE, LOOK AT THE BOTTOM, THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE, WE HAVE WE USE LIKE PATIO DOORS, LIGHTERS ON BOTH SIDES, BOTH ON THE DRIVE THROUGH SIDE AND THEN ALSO ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO THERE'S NOT A WINDOW. BUT IF SOMEONE WAS TO PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AND WALK UP, THAT DOOR IS RIGHT THERE. AND THE TEXTURES TEND TO SEE THE PERSON REAL QUICK AND THEY COME OUT AND ON THEIR IPAD, TAKE AN ORDER. OKAY. THE OTHER THING IS, IS WE DON'T HAVE A MENU BOARD WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE UP THE SPEAKER BOX AND YOU PUT YOUR ORDER INSTEAD. WE JUST USE 100% THE TEXTURE. SO THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS YOU DON'T GET THE STACK UP OF CARS THAT HAPPEN AWAY FROM THE WINDOW. IT ALLOWS US TO USE THAT FULL AREA FOR CARS AND IT MAKES IT A LOT FASTER, FRANKLY, YES. DO YOU AND YOUR OTHER LOCATIONS HAVE LIKE WALK UP WINDOWS, NOT WALK UP WINDOWS, JUST THAT ARCADIA DOOR, THAT PATIO SLIDER DOOR AND PEOPLE JUST WALK UP. OKAY. IT'S, IT'S NONE OF THE LOCATIONS, EVEN THE EXISTING ONES. WE TYPICALLY DON'T USE ANY PATIO FURNITURE, OUTDOOR DINING AREA. PEOPLE KNOW YOU JUST KIND OF COME UP REAL QUICK AND THEY TAKE YOUR ORDER AND YOU WALK AWAY OR YOU HANG OUT KIND OF THING. OKAY, PERFECT. AS PART OF THE SITE PLAN, WE DID ENSURE THAT THERE WOULD BE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM CESAR CHAVEZ. SO IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO WALK UP, THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY THAT IS ADA COMPLIANT. THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THIS PROJECT. OKAY. SORRY, THE PATHWAY ON THIS FROM THE STREET OF WHERE WE'RE CUTTING IN. YEAH, I DO SEE THAT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I DID WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COMMENT THAT YOU HAD MADE ABOUT THE ENGINEERS HAVING DISCRETION TO ADD THE SIGNAGE, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE WORKING WITH FOLKS FROM SEVEN BREW. IS THIS WRITTEN? IS THIS IN WRITING? AND IF SO, WOULD THIS BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LIKE THE CITY OR WOULD THIS BE SEVEN BREW? IF THAT DOES COME UP AS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE FUTURE, IT IS IT'S CONDITION OF APPROVAL. NUMBER FIVE. SO IT READS, IF IT IS OBSERVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER THAT THE DRIVE THRU LANE CAPACITY CAPACITY IS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED SO AS TO CREATE A CONFLICT WITH ON SITE CIRCULATION. THE APPLICANT, UPON NOTICE BY THE CITY ENGINEER, SHALL PROPOSE MEASURES TO REDUCE SUCH IMPACTS SUCH AS PLACEMENT OF EMPLOYEES TO EXPEDITE DRIVE THRU ORDERS, RECONFIGURATION OF THE EXISTING DRIVE THRU LANE TO IMPROVE CAPACITY OR OTHER MEASURES THAT BEST MITIGATE SUCH CONFLICTS. SO IT IS IN WRITING AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, NUMBER FIVE. AND IF IT WAS NOTICED OR BROUGHT UP TO THE CITY ENGINEER, HE WOULD THEN WORK WITH THE APPLICANT DIRECTLY TO WORK ON MEASURES TO RECTIFY THAT ISSUE. AND WOULD THOSE MEASURES BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CITY OR OF SOUTHERN BREW? THE THE CITY ENGINEER WOULD NOTIFY SEVEN BREW AND THEN. SEVEN BREW, AND THE CITY WOULD WORK TOGETHER ON FINDING FINDING SOLUTIONS TO THOSE ISSUES. AND THEN THE CITY ENGINEER WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE APPROVING AUTHORITY TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I NOTICED ON ONE OF THE PHOTOS THAT THE TRASH ENCLOSURE, DID IT HAVE A TRELLIS? YEAH. RIGHT. COULD YOU GO TO THE SLIDE FOR THE TRASH ENCLOSURE? THERE IS THE OVERHEAD I BELIEVE. THAT LINE ABOVE IT WOULD BE THE TRELLIS. SO THAT'S A TRELLIS LIKE A COMPLETE COVERED TRASH ENCLOSURE. OKAY. PERFECT. OKAY. DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. I THINK SO, NO, THAT'S IT FOR ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-21 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER PC2026-22, AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF. OKAY, I SECOND THAT. I'M SORRY. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION? ADDING THAT LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES A BIT FURTHER THAT THE APPLICANT [00:35:01] REQUESTED JUST TO SHOW THAT OR FURTHER CLARIFY THAT THE REPAVING IS SPECIFIC TO THEIR PROJECT AREA, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CONDITION OF APPROVAL NUMBER 13 AS WRITTEN BY STAFF? THE CONDITION DOESN'T CHANGE. IT JUST FURTHER, LIKE CLEARLY DEFINES THAT IT'S JUST FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT AREA, NOT THE ENTIRE SHOPPING CENTER. OKAY. YEAH. MAKE A MOTION TO FOR STAFF'S APPROVAL. IN ADDITION, WITH THE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS DIRECTED BY AS PRESENTED BY STAFF FOR SEVEN. RESPONSIBILITY SCOPE. I SECOND. CHAIRPERSON LADA. YES. VICE CHAIR. TORRES. YES. COMMISSIONER. ORDORICA. YES. ALTERNATE. COMMISSIONER. ANDRES. YES. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M EXCITED. [Informational] I'M EXCITED. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW MOVING ON TO INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ITEMS FROM STAFF? NO. JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU GUYS THAT OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE JULY 15TH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS YOU CAN IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING OR NOT. AND THEN WE ARE LIKELY GOING DARK FOR AUGUST AS WE TYPICALLY DO. BUT IF ANYTHING CHANGES WITH THAT, I WILL LET YOU GUYS KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. LET'S SEE. AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE ADJOURNMENT. SO I ADJOURN THE MEETING AT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.