January 8, 2024 Planning Commission

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Based on the context provided and the dialogue within the transcript, here is the updated version with speaker names: [0:00] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY IS MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024. MY NAME IS ALYSSA OLSON. I'M PRESIDENT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE CITY WILL POST THIS MEETING TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL AS A MEANS OF INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS. [0:22] **Alyssa Olson:** AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [0:22] **City Clerk:** COMMISSIONER BAXLEY. [0:22] **Commissioner Baxley:** HERE. [0:22] **City Clerk:** CAMPBELL. [0:22] **Commissioner Campbell:** HERE. [0:22] **City Clerk:** CONLEY. [0:22] **Commissioner Conley:** HERE. [0:37] **City Clerk:** EMERICK. [0:37] **Commissioner Emerick:** HERE. [0:37] **City Clerk:** FORD. ABSENT. KOSKI. [0:37] **Commissioner Koski:** PRESENT. [0:37] **City Clerk:** MARWAH. ABSENT. MEYER. [0:37] **Commissioner Meyer:** HERE. [0:37] **City Clerk:** AND OLSON. [0:37] **Alyssa Olson:** HERE. [0:53] **City Clerk:** WE HAVE SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. [0:53] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WITH THAT, WE'LL PROCEED TO THE AGENDA, A COPY OF IS POSTED TO [1:51] THE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES AND WE'LL AND THAT IS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [2:24] **Alyssa Olson:** ITEM FIVE IS 2510 CLEVELAND STREET NORTHEAST AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE ITEM FOR CONSENT. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM FIVE. SEEING NONE, I'LL PUT ITEM FIVE ON CONSENT. [2:42] **Alyssa Olson:** ITEM SIX IS 3111 DUPONT AVENUE NORTH. STAFF RECOMMENDS FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 6? SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT ITEM SIX ON CONSENT. [2:59] **Alyssa Olson:** AND ITEM SEVEN IS 2334 LOGAN AVENUE. STAFF RECOMMENDS THIS ITEM FOR CONSENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM SEVEN. SEEING NONE, WE'LL PUT ITEM SEVEN ON CONSENT AS WELL. [3:15] **Alyssa Olson:** SO TO REVIEW, WE HAVE ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 7 ON CONSENT. THOSE ARE ALL OUR ITEMS FOR THE EVENING. SO WE WILL DO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN ON CONSENT? [3:33] **Unidentified Commissioner:** SO MOVED. [3:33] **Alyssa Olson:** WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR -- OH, SORRY COMMISSIONER MEYER. [3:33] **Commissioner Meyer:** I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO THE APPOINTEES -- ON THE WEBSITE, [OFF MIC]. [3:54] **Alyssa Olson:** SURE. BRAD, DO YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW? [3:54] **Brad [Staff]:** CERTAINLY, COMMISSIONER MEYER, PRESIDENT OLSON. THERE ARE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS. MATT PERRY AND TAYLOR S AND THE NEW RECOMMENDATION IS TO NAME DERRICK IKEHOLZ. [4:16] **Brad [Staff]:** THERE IS A MEMO IN THERE. I COULD GIVE MORE BACKGROUND AND MORE INFORMATION THAN THAT. BUT... [4:16] **Commissioner Meyer:** NO, THAT IS GREAT. THANK YOU. [4:32] **Alyssa Olson:** COMMISSIONER MEYER, I HELPED WITH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND I THINK THEY ARE GREAT CANDIDATES. SO -- OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [4:32] **Commissioners:** AYE. [4:32] **Alyssa Olson:** OPPOSED. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF ITEMS FOR THE EVENING. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF? [4:47] **Staff:** MY ONLY UPDATE IS THAT, SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CONTINUANCES FROM TODAY'S MEETING, OUR JANUARY 22 MEETING WILL BE CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF AGENDA ITEMS. [5:04] **Staff:** SO WE WILL SEE IF WE HAVE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ITEMS THAT WEEK, BUT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL ACTUALLY NOT BE UNTIL FEBRUARY 5. [5:04] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. -- [OFF MIC]. ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE ADJOURN COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER KOSKI. [5:29] **Council Member Koski:** I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS IS LIKELY MY LAST MEETING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AS WE JUST STARTED A NEW TERM AND WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IS INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. [5:44] **Council Member Koski:** WE KIND OF PASS THE BATON. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FROM EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THIS FOR THIS PAST YEAR. THANK YOU. [6:01] **Alyssa Olson:** THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KOSKI. WE HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. [APPLAUSE]. I WILL ALSO NOTE, DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR APPOINTMENT PROCESS, THIS MAY BE COMMISSIONER MARWAH'S LAST MEETING. IF IT IS, WE WILL STILL BRING FORWARD A RESOLUTION TO THANK YOU BOTH AND MAYBE YOU COULD BE PRESENT FOR THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT AGENDA. [6:23] **Council Member Koski:** EXCELLENT. [6:23] **Alyssa Olson:** ALL RIGHT. FEBRUARY 5. YEAH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT, AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'LL DECLARE THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE IN FEBRUARY SOMETIME. ALL RIGHT. [6:39] _(End of Transcript)_