Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to now call this evening's special meeting of the Planning Commission to order. Before we begin, please note that this meeting is being video recorded and streamed live to the internet. May I have a confirmation of posting and roll call? Chair Boekelman, the agenda has been posted according to Nevada Open Meeting Law. All commissioners are present except Commissioners Humes and Brunson, who are excused. Thank you. Will everyone please rise and join me in 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. Staff, are there any changes to the agenda? Yes, Mr. Chairman, we have the following memorandums that have been included in the backup documentation. For item number six, Neo Project Unicorn Hills, The Hills, There's a memo making a minor clarification to the project description for item B and to correct page four of staff's report to state the correct slope analysis application number and replace the slope analysis exhibit in the backup. Item number 10, Warm Springs and Boulder Plaza. There's a memo revising the project description to reflect the tentative map is for a one lot commercial subdivision and replacing the PUD standards with a revised version which incorporates a minor revision. Item number 12, the Monument and Calico Ridge chip shots There's a memo adding a neighborhood support petition to the backup. And lastly, item number 13 for New Song, there are two memos. One, adding a condition to the CEP requiring applicant to provide an annual letter to community development confirming the total number of enrolled students each year. And item number two, adding the traffic impact analysis to the backup for the DRA. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to accept this agenda? I'll make a motion to accept. Commissioner Beeson made the motion. Please vote. May we hear the first item, please. Item number one is a two-part request for a new Sky Zone facility located at 515 North Gibson Road, Suite 130. The first part of the request includes a conditional use permit for an indoor sports, recreation, and entertainment use, and the second part is an amendment to the site design of an existing industrial use. Staff recommends approval. This item will be final action unless appealed. Staff received no public hearing responses for this item. Please state your name and zip code for the record. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Tom Amick, 1980 Festival Plaza. I'm here on behalf of the applicant. This is an existing industrial building at basically Sunset 95, where the old Gibson alignment is. This is a layout of the building. We're looking to do the Sky Zone in this end of the building. The only thing really relevant to point out is this area was a storage yard, but we put parking spaces in here to accommodate for the additional usage. Appreciate the staff recommendation for approval, can answer any questions if you have. Right, thank you. At this time I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners, comments, questions, or a motion? If no one else has any comments, I'm happy to go ahead and make a motion for final approval of COP2025-017061. and DRA 2022011157-A1 subject to findings of acting conditions. Commissioner Lewis made the motion, please vote. And that item passes. Thank you. Item number two is a conditional use permit request for a personal service massage use located at 2920 North Green Valley Parkway, Suite The applicant has demonstrated that the proposed use will comply with all code standards for massage use. Staff also finds the use will be compatible with the existing uses within the building. Staff recommends approval. This item will be final action unless appealed. Staff received one response from the public in support of the item and none in opposition. May we hear from the applicant? Do we have an applicant on this item? No? In that case, I'm going to recommend continuance of this item to the next meeting. You could trail it to the end of the meeting too if you'd like, just to give them an opportunity to show up. Or if you want to take action, this is a pretty routine request. It's a massage business within an existing day spa. I understand there's probably some confusion about the dates of the meeting because of the notification error. Let's do that. We'll make it after item 13 then. You want to trail it to the end of the meeting? Sure. You got it. Okay. Next item. Next item is number three, which is a request to reduce the rear setback from 25 feet to six feet for an addition to the principal structure located at 424 North Milan Street. Applicant is providing enhanced architectural features as a compensating benefit, including awnings, recessed lighting, a balcony, and window treatments. Staff recommends approval of this request. The item will be final action unless appealed. Staff received five responses from the public in support and one in opposition. Name and zip code for the record. Eric Russell, 89015. Thank you. Do you agree with staff's recommendation? I accept the recommendation. Anything else to add? I don't have anything to add. Thank you. At this time I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners, comments, questions, or a motion? No questions? No questions. I'll make a motion to approve WOS2025017. Subject to? Subject to findings of facts and conditions. Thank you. And a waiver. Thank you. Commissioner Grzmanowski, may the motion please vote. And that item passes. Item number four is a waiver request to increase the maximum wall height in the front setback from 32 inches to eight feet located at 1522 Dragon Crest Avenue. The applicant states that the height and location of the wall is necessary to screen the existing electrical panels in front of the home and as a compensated benefit, the proposed walls and gates are designed for modern look with stucco and metal materials that will complement the neighborhood and are cohesive with the existing home. Staff recommends approval. This item will be final action unless appealed and staff receive no public hearing responses for this item. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record? Brittany Hanser, 89139. Do you agree with staff's recommendation? Yes, sir, I do. Thank you for the recommendation. Okay, thank you. At this time, I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners, comments, questions, or a motion. Commissioner Conlon? I'd like to make a motion to approve WS-202 501-17048, subject to findings of facts and conditions and a waiver. Mayor Redekop, Commissioner McNaughton, may the motion please vote. That item passes. Item number Five is a two-part request for a new residential development generally located northeast of Grand Mediterra Boulevard and Lake Las Vegas Parkway. The first part consists of a waiver request from the development standards to increase the maximum vertical cut and fill height from 35 feet to 75 feet and increase the maximum wall height from six feet to eight feet. The second part is a tentative map for an 87 lot single family residential subdivision and common lots. Staff recommends approval of this request. The item will be final action unless appealed. Staff received zero responses from the public in support and two in opposition. Commissioner Lewis. Thank you, Chair. Yeah, I have the following disclosure. My employer, Lewis Management Corp., is in the process of selling land and has sold land in the past to Lennar, an affiliate of the applicant on item five. The property sold by my employer is located in California and is not in any way related to this application. nor am I involved with the sale of the property. I don't believe these sales materially affect my judgment in considering this matter, and I don't believe that they would affect the independent judgment of a reasonable person in my situation. I've been advised by Council to make this disclosure pursuant to Nevada ethics laws, but that I do not need to abstain from voting on this matter. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record, please. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Tom A. Mc1980 Festival Plaza. With me is Mr. Marciano, John Marciano, 218 Lead Street. We're here on behalf of Lennar. This is 87 lots in Lake Las Vegas in the Falls area, this portion right up here. This is a tenant map and a couple waivers for the wall heights. We do the wall heights, as you guys know, out there to do less disturbance. That waiver is commonly approved out there. No, nothing further. We appreciate the staff recommendation of approval. If you have any questions, we can answer them. Thank you very much. At this time, I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners? No questions. I'll make a motion to pass WOS-202-501-6975. And? Subject to finding facts, conditions, and waivers. There's a TMA on that one also. Sorry. And a TMA, 202-501-6974, also subject to findings of fact, conditions, and waivers. Commissioner Beeson made the motion. Please vote. That item passes. Good luck with that project. Thank you. Item number six is for McDonnell Highlands Neo Project, formerly known as Unicorn Hills and the Hills. This is a three part request for a hillside residential development on 68.2 acres located southwest of the intersection of Crimson Sage Avenue and via Pintero Drive. The first part is an amendment to the McDonnell Highlands Master Plan to rezone from RS4HMP to RS4 to remove 5.9 acres from the master plan and add 1.6 acres to the master plan. The second part is to amend the approved PUD and add approximately 47 acres and rezone to RS2H PUD and include waiver requests to include the maximum allowed site disturbance from 36 to 46.9 acres. The third part is a 95 lot single family residential subdivision with common lots. The applicant states that the proposal will revive two residential hillside projects that began development but stalled and left scarring on the hillside. The PUD will lead to a more cohesive hillside development and permanent conservation of undisturbed natural lands. Staff recommends approval of this request and the item will be heard at the September 2nd, 2025 City Council meeting. Staff received one response in support and five in opposition. Name and zip code for the record, please. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Commissioner Tom Amick, 1980 Festival Plaza. here with Mr. Marciano, 218 Lead Street. We are here on behalf of the applicant. I put this exhibit up just to kind of give you a good idea of what we're doing here. The Hills is a currently approved project as is Unicorn Estates. The owner of this project acquired this one. So we are combining these two projects into one larger tentative map, one 95 unit building. community. So in doing so, we are amending the PUD that currently exists on Unicorn to make sure we bring everything all together and part of one approval. The area over here that you see in red is undisturbed space that we got from the McDonald Highlands property in order to increase our amount of undisturbed acreage. So that is why we added that in. because this is in the hillside. So appreciate all the work that Mr. Rother and his staff did with us to get this to this point. We've been working on it for a bit, but we're glad it's finally here. So any questions, I can answer them. Thank you. At this time, I will open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners Lewis, would you like to make any questions or comments? Ms. Lewis? No, I'm happy to make a motion for approval if no one else has any comments. All right, I'll go ahead and make a motion for approval of ZCA 200660018-A33, ZC020016700-A3, and TMA2025016972, Subject to findings of fact, conditions, and waivers. Commissioner Lewis, may the motion please vote. That item passes. Chairman. Thank you. The applicant for the item that we trailed is now here. If you want to hear that now, we're happy to do that. It's at your discretion instead of waiting until the end of the meeting. Thank you, yeah, let's move that back up. Let's go back up to what item was there. Item number two. Item number two. Our apologies, there's a security line out there so the applicant was stuck in the line. Item number two. Item number two is a conditional use permit request for a personal service massage use located at 2920 North Green Valley Parkway, Suite 424. Staff recommends approval of this request and the item will be final action unless appealed. Staff received one response in support and none in opposition. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Kelly Miller 89014. Do you agree with staff's recommendation? Yes, sir. Is there anything else you'd like to add? No, sir. I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no, when I close the public hearing, commissioners, questions, comments, or a motion? No. No. No comments? Motion to approve CUP 202-501-7107, subject to findings of facts and conditions. Commissioner Beeson made the motion. Please vote. That item passes. Good luck with your project. Thank you. Item number seven is a waiver request to reduce setbacks for lot 39 of the Larson and Bermuda subdivision, generally located northeast of the intersection of Gillespie Street and Larson Lane. This request The request includes reducing the front setback from 10 feet to five feet and reducing the rear setback from 10 feet to seven feet. Staff recommends approval of this request and the item will be final action unless appealed. Staff has received one response in support and none in opposition. Thank you. Commissioner Lewis, you have a disclosure? Thank you, Chair. My employer, Lewis Management Corp., is in the process of selling and has sold land to Richmond American, the applicant on Item 7. The property sold by my employer is located in California, not in any way related to this application, nor am I involved with the sale of the property. I don't believe the sales would materially affect my judgment in considering this matter, and I don't believe that they would affect the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in my situation. I've been advised by Council to make this disclosure pursuant to Nevada Ethics laws, but I do not need to abstain from voting on this matter. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Last one, Tom A. Mc1980 Festival Plaza here on behalf of Richmond American. This is a currently approved, the currently approved subdivision at Larson and Bermuda for Richmond American was approved a couple months ago. We're just here tonight for that one lot, lot 39. You can see the way that is situated, the lot. it sides onto the street instead of fronts onto street. And when that happens, it creates setback issues between the front and the rear and the side. If it fronted like normal, we wouldn't have it, that situation, but that's what it looks like. So you have five here, seven here, but if it was oriented the other way, you would not have the waiver. So we have to come and do those before you guys. Appreciate that recommendation for approval and answer any questions if you have. Thank you. I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners? I'd like to make a motion. Okay. Make a motion to approve WOS-202-501-7091-2022. Subject to findings of fact, conditions, and waivers. Commissioner McDonald made a motion. Please vote. That item passes. Thank you, Mayor. Item number eight is a two-part request for a new 8,762 square foot market with gas canopy located at 1605 Lake Las Vegas Parkway. The request includes an amendment to the Lake Las Vegas Town Center Master Plan to add a landscaping standard add use regulations and definitions for the market, gas station, and restaurant with liquor cell uses, and allow fuel cells by right, at this parcel only. The second part includes a review of architecture and site design for the new market and gas station. Staff notes the proposed use would not fit into the existing definitions and classifications with either the development code or Lake Las Vegas Town Center development standards. The request allows for specific standards that define a unique use that would centralize additional services for the Lake Las Vegas community. Staff recommends approval. The item will be heard at the September 2, 2025 City Council meeting. Staff received six responses in support and 29 in opposition. Mayor Redekopoulos- Name and zip code for the record. Wait, we have a disclosure. Sorry, I just wanted to- A little shock. I want to jump in so everyone understands. Yeah, my employer, Lewis Management Corp., used his property in North Las Vegas to a Green Valley grocery owned by the applicant on this item, and I occasionally deal with them regarding issues on that site. However, I don't believe this lease would materially affect my judgment in considering the matter, and I don't believe that it would affect an independence of judgment of a reasonable person in my situation. I've been advised by counsel to make this disclosure pursuant to Nevada ethics laws. but that I do not need to abstain from voting on this matter. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, Commissioners. John Marchiano, 218 Lead Street. With me tonight is Mr. Tim Robinson, the vice president of real estate for the Crawford Companies, Mr. Juan Rivera, the general manager of Crawford Oil, and Mr. Greg Watkins, the vice president of security for the Crawford Companies. I'd like to thank staff very, very much a unique application. It's been going on since 2021. The Crawford Company's entered into a purchase and sale agreement and a development agreement with Lake Las Vegas Recovery that declare it at Lake Las Vegas. The end result is the applications that your staff is recommending approval. I'd also just like to point out that we've had a number of neighborhood meetings The first one was in November of 2024 with a group that's called the President's Club, approximately 35 sub-association presidents in Lake Las Vegas. The second meeting was, I believe, two weeks ago. It was facilitated by Miss Weber. There really is no way to thank her. I wish she wasn't as thorough as she is, but nothing I can do about that. But she's incredibly bright. When we agree to disagree, it's always with respect. And that is greatly appreciated. She has been wonderful to deal with. Mr. Winters, the president of the President's Club, he hosted us twice. And we'd like to thank him. Also met in the office with Dallas Holmes, who I believe is on the board. I forget the name of the association. But everybody has been extremely respectful. That is greatly appreciated. Mr. Robinson has, I hope it's a very short presentation, and if not, Mr. Chairman, just cut him off. Mr. Robinson, if you could just state your name and zip code for the record, please. Yes, Tim Robinson 89074, and I'm here on behalf of the Crawford Group. We are the owner of the site and also the developer of the Emerald Marketplace. And so with your permission, I'll go ahead and show you. This is a shortened presentation that we've also shared with the associations and with the neighbors as John has just mentioned. While the presentation is coming up, this project really was conceived at the very beginning to be a replacement and an upgrade for the Seasons Market, which is currently in the village of Lake Las Vegas. And the Emerald Marketplace is a brand new concept that our company has developed specifically for this community and for this use here. It's meant to be an upscale grocery store. It is going to be a smaller footprint grocery store than you would have in your large box stores. It's a fill-in shop, but also with a sit-down restaurant and other amenities that will be valuable to the community. So Emerald Marketplace is the name of the project. As you can see here, this is the site plan that shows the new entrances that will come off of Lake Las Vegas Parkway and East Galleria. This project was impacted by the roundabout, which will be constructed just outside of the property. We actually lost our two existing entrances to the property when the roundabout was designed. So we worked very well with the city to figure out what the best places for the new entrances would be also in relation to the roundabout traffic to make sure it's safe and easy to access. One of the things we love about this project is we have 46 parking places as opposed to what's currently at the Seasons Market down by the water. And there are three club cart spaces as well. This is a rendering of the marketplace. What you're seeing here is the forecourt of the market. The roundabout will be to the rear of this building, so you will not see any of this from the street as you're passing by. So you will see it is consistent with the standards that are in the Lake Las Vegas community in which we designed it to be a part of. This is another elevation of the front. A feature here you will see the covered patio on the side of the building that's closest to the fire station that's existing. This is an indoor outdoor space that we'll make sure is available and usable during all four seasons of the Las Vegas weather cycle. Here's another shot of the Galleria entrance with the covered patio indoor outdoor area there for seating and for eating. This just gives you sort of from the roundabout, if you're coming off the roundabout in either direction, what you'll actually be seeing at the back of the store. This is not environment appropriate landscaping. This is just for renderings. But there is meant to be some screening and really just something that blends in with the environment. We are making space for future fast EV charging, which we know is a fast growing marketplace here. So those will be put into the parking spaces that are closest to the store. And then once the Shell recharge project, which we are a wholesaler for in the Valley, once they assess the site, we will install those for the neighbors. And this blue arrow indicates where the future EV chargers will be set. If with your permission, a short clip from Fox 5, this is from the neighborhood meeting that we held just a few weeks ago. Copyright infringement, I'm sure. Yeah, just click the play button on that, please. 24 hour market, what would be a of its kind. The Emerald Marketplace would also have gas pumps, EV charging, and even a restaurant. But some neighbors expressed concerns about being open around the clock. We didn't want a 7-Eleven type thing. So, and the fact that it's got the restaurant as well as some of the seating outside and whatnot, I think was going to work well. 24 hours. Great. So just a quick look inside the store. So the Emerald Marketplace has a decent sized sales floor, as you can see here, which is currently being designed. And there's also a sit down, a full kitchen with a espresso bar. And then you see the indoor seating. And then there is a patio entrance that goes out to the outside patio. These are just some vision boards basically as we're starting to conceive the interior of the store. So as you see, very high quality and a lot of different product sets in a small place. Again, this is just meant to be a stop in really quick and grab something on your way out or your way into the community for the neighbors there, obviously. We do plan to have a fresh floral section as well as an upscale food and beverage offering. This is something that is similar to what we would see in the restaurant area where you're actually picking up your food and then taking it to a sit-down environment. And then, again, just more vision board for what this marketplace and restaurant is intended to look like. We do intend to sell beer, wine, and spirits. Again, this is something that is an upscale offering for the community of the Lake Las Vegas. And our timeline here, we are currently concurrently doing our civil plans and architectural building plans. We're anticipating about a 10-month construction period. It is contingent on the roundabout construction since the roundabout actually gives us new entrances that don't currently exist. Our current site entrances are being taken away by the roundabout, and we are hoping to open the project in quarter four of 2026. Anything else? Yes. Okay, I'm going to turn it over to my colleague, the general manager of our fuel department, Juan Rivera. Good afternoon. Just need your name and zip code for the record. Juan Rivera 89074. Thank you. I have a couple slides right after Tim Robinson's. I just wanted to talk about the fuel system out there. There are some concerns about fuel systems and fuel safety. So I just wanted to briefly talk about pre-construction, what's required as far as pre-construction, permitting, licensing. We run this through the Clark County Fire Building. We run this through Nevada Department of Environmental Protection. We run this through SNHD. We run this through DAQ. We cannot move forward until we get thumbs up from them. During construction. same entities will come out and they will be inspecting. They'll inspect when we have the ground open, when we have the pipes exposed, they're inspecting before we put fuel in the ground. They're inspecting for tank tightness, vapors, all that good stuff. After construction, same entities, they are coming out, they are inspecting, they are checking our documentation, ensuring that we are doing our daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, tri-annual testing. If not, they will revoke our permitting. quick little diagram as far as where the canopy is located in the fuel tanks a little bit more about fuel safety so just have one put a diagram up there about compliance requirements and how we check for leaks how we ensure that there will be no fuel outside of the fuel tanks or outside the fuel dispensers so right here you'll see a fuel tank and a I guess I can't really point it out to everybody, but there's sensors located all over this fuel system. So in the fuel tank, you will see an orange sensor wire running to the right of the fuel tank that is running in the interstitial space. So that will detect any leaks in the outer or inner wall of these tanks. And the fill buckets above where the fuel goes in also has a sump sensor. In the dispenser sump, we also have a sensor. And all of these sensors, they're going back to the store and they go into an automatic tank gauge which is located in the office which monitors all these sensors ensuring that there's no liquid touching these sensors. If there is, it will report an alarm to the team members of the store. It will send myself a notification, our third party vendor notification and our corporate office notification. Wanted to show a little bit closer look as far as to how these systems are built. So the tank is a double wall tank. All the plumbing that's leading from the tank to the dispensers is double wall piping in case there's the reason it is double walled piped is in case the inner wall does rupture it will carry the fuel back into the sumps where the sensors are located and it will alert the ATG system And I also wanted to show a little bit. On the top right, you will see a dispenser sump there. There's something very special about this that people don't know about. On the top of it, you see a shear valve there. So there's this notion that if a fuel dispenser gets knocked down, there's going to be fuel all over the forecourt. There's going to be fuel all over the place. This shear valve will shut down the fuel system located under that dispenser. This is just a quick diagram of the automatic tank gauge that's located in the store. You see it on the left and on the right is how it looks in our corporate office. In our portal is where we see all the status of all the sensors that are located. And this is a real system here. And you can see we have sensors in all of our unleaded tanks, premium tanks, diesel. And we have sensors in all of our pump sumps and our STP, which are the submersible turbine pump sumps. And lastly, I did want to add here. We're not skipping out at all on this one. This is only going to be a two-pump location. However, this fuel system is identical to the system that we would put in an eight or ten-pump location. Okay. Thank you. Good morning. Greg Watkins, Vice President of Security with the Crawford Group, sir. And your zip code? 89074. Thank you. Good morning, Chair, Vice Chair, and Commissioners. Thank you for the opportunity to speak about the security that we're going to implement at the Emerald Market. Just to give you an idea of my background, I'm just under 26 years of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department when I retired and then took over this job to oversee security for the Crawford Group. Some of the things I'd like to implement and just make very, very clear, this is geared towards the residents of that area, this marketplace, to make it easier for them in having to leave. And with those security procedures in place, some of the things that I'm going to implement, of course, you have your surveillance. When you walk into the store, you're going to have the facial recognition programming to share with law enforcement if they request it and let everybody know that video is constantly recording, as well as coverage outside with lighting interior and exterior. We want to make a safe environment. We want to make it the safest marketplace within all of Nevada. That is a goal. And with that being said, some of the meetings that I'm involved in, I also sit on a directors and chiefs meeting that was once a month with all the directors and security chiefs. as well as Sheriff McMayhill and now Chief Reggie Rader, who I had the opportunity to know throughout my career and work with so I can establish that working relationship and make sure that we have an open line of communication to discuss any problems that we have and making sure that they're met. And also discussing trends and patterns if something were to exist. Looking at the crime stats within that area, it's very, very low, almost very minimal as far as calls for service break-ins and whatnot. And that's due to the fact of that community, how vigilant and well aware they are. Just some of the things that we're also going to implement and gear towards the community is a monthly to bi-monthly meeting with that community to where they can establish some of their concerns with security so we can address them on that basis. Also, the store layout, cybersecurity is going to be a big issue, and we're going to implement those proper procedures that we already have within Crawford Coin to fraud, that type of, to be vigilant of it and be able to stop it. Constant surveillance system, but the lighting is going to be key. Again, if you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to answer of any of our systems that we'll be putting in place. Great, thank you. In summary... summary. Certainly I know that there are people here in the audience that would like to speak and would like to be able to address their concerns. Just reserve some time for that if that would be all right please. Thank you. Thank you. At this time I will go ahead and open the public hearing. As a reminder I know a lot of you came in after the start of the meeting. If there is a spokesperson for the community we would be willing to allow some extra time as long as everybody else understands that if you hear what they've already said, there's no reason for you to come down and say the same thing over and over again. We get it, we understand it, so in the interest of time, I just want to remind you that we're listening and taking notes up here and we'd like you to respect the time of everybody that's here. So with that, I'll open the public hearing. All I need is your name and zip code for the record. And then as a reminder, you only have three minutes. There's a light box there. Green, yellow, wrap it up, red, stop. Thank you. Good afternoon. Valerie Weber, 89011. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the Commission. Let me express my gratitude to begin with to the applicant, the Crawford Group, or AKA known as the Green Valley Grocery Group, and their team for inviting me to meet with them on July 24 to cover the very topics we address today, primarily security and safety. As I had expressed concerns when first introduced to Emerald conceptually, last November. In good faith, they offered and provided an information session to our Lake Las Vegas neighbors on August 7, as many of the neighbors had no direct knowledge of the Emerald Marketplace project. Let me point out that the applicant was not required to provide such a meeting to neighbors as it was waived under Title 19.21.5.B. However, they made this happen for our neighbors' benefit, and we thank them for the opportunity. The evening was quite successful. We had about 130 people, 100 in person, 30 on Zoom that came out on just a few days' notice. Lake Las Vegas is a master plan community, as you know, on the easternmost part of Henderson, approximately three miles from the recreation area and out at Lake Mead. People from more than 50 area codes from around the country have chosen Lake Las Vegas as their home, along with some of our Canadian friends. Its Tuscan charm is tucked away from the 24-hour frenetic pace of the Las Vegas Strip and features a quality of life that many have sought for years. And by the way, don't be... fueled by presumed demographics. Even though many of the residents are 55 and older, Lake Las Vegas is also home to thriving family communities, namely Altafiori, directly across from the proposed market, and Riviera Vista, just north of the market, across from the Las Vegas Wash. Community support is abundant for a market to replace seasons that brings value and benefit to the Lake Las Vegas community, as you heard from the applicant. However, this proposal introduces two new variables into Lake Las Vegas that currently do not exist. 24-hour operation and of an upscale convenience store within the commercial neighborhood zoning and a requested waiver to install and operate fuel pumps on the property adjacent to the Lassoit Vegas wash. The applicant has petitioned, as you know, for two amendments to the town center plan. master plan to allow for these enhancements. What does this mean for our neighbors? You'll hear from Altafiori residents today who will express their concern regarding safety and security, traffic and infrastructure, environment and health, property values and community character, and finally advocacy for children. You will also hear about from a law enforcement viewpoint and thank you. I know my time is up and I appreciate your mindfulness in this decision because what you may do today may alter our community for a very long time. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else wishing to speak on this item? If there are several people wanting to speak, you can go ahead and make a line down the center aisle so you don't have to wait for me to ask you to come down and then just take you one by one. Hi, thank you. Name and zip code for the record. My name is Hannah Weiner. I live at 89011. I'm a resident of Alta Fiore and we are the closest community to the proposed Emerald Marketplace fuel and gaming project planned on Galleria. My husband is a high school English teacher and commutes 30 miles away to teach in North Las Vegas and does so purposefully and without complaint as we chose to live in this community on the outer edge of Henderson. I work remotely from home in business development and just want to call out as mentioned we are not retirees We are a two-income working family. We have three children that are of adult age, but we purchased our dream home and are very fiercely protective of our community. I'm here to oppose the 24-hour marketing gas station that is being proposed as I try to project this community and the serenity it is for my husband and I. We're opposed to it for a couple different reasons, but I'm going to focus on one particular area. We moved here two years ago from California and selected Lake Las Vegas due to the community being located near the wash and nestled within the beautiful nature around us. Our community prides itself on creating a village that watches out for each other, cares about building relationships with regular neighborhood events, and even knows the names of all the dogs in our area. We are not wealthy people who count on these homes as being one of many. We are year-long residents who take care of our community and our homes to retain its value and safety. And we don't want our home values to grease due to this new business. Lake Las Vegas gives us an opportunity to live in this quiet piece of this valley while still being just minutes away from all the stores and restaurants and conveniences around us. The villages behind the Hilton create a magical world of resort living for us. There are restaurants, cafes, local businesses, live music for the community, and so many activities that draw us together. After the pandemic, the villages were hit very hard financially, and as a community, we are actively working on boosting up the small-owned businessage and encourage new stores like the Animal Groomers and the UPS store to open. Having this new 24-hour marketplace and gas station will dissipate the spending within our community and endanger the ability for some cafes and restaurants to stay open. I feel that the community benefits from having our villages and new local businesses just down the street on Lake Mead Parkway to be alive and robust with options for this lakeside community. We have gas stations, we have 24-hour gaming at Giuseppe's that just opened. We have several cafes and eateries and markets to choose from. This is just not a need that our community has. One thing that I just wanna call out is that, as mentioned, there was a lot of research and consideration from the feedback that we received. I'm concerned, based with my background, on the many promises made with grandiose marketing, product mix, security promises, and overall consideration on investment and site development for this business. What happens when their models don't shake out financially and it is not profitable? What happens then when they choose to leave or sell this location? What assurances can we have that, in fact, that they will live up to the promises that they have made? Thank you. Thank you. and zip code for the record please. Good afternoon. Cruzette Hydron 89011. You'd like to pull that mic down closer to you there. Thank you. Good afternoon Mr. Chair, Vice Chair and all the Commissioners. My name is Cruzette Hydron and I'm a resident of the Alta Fiore of Lake Las Vegas, the Secretary of the Alta Fiore HOA Board and an active member of our social committee where we organize quarterly family events for Alta Fiore. I want to emphasize that our neighborhood is not solely a retiree community. We currently have more than 34 children living there. We are a family-oriented community, and I am here to advocate for the safety of those children and the families who call Lake Las Vegas home. The Clark County School District bus stop for Josh Stevens Brown Middle School and Basic High School is located at the northwest corner of Lake Las Vegas Parkway and Galleria. That's the very corner where this proposed Emerald Marketplace would be built. According to CCSD safety guidance, bus stops must be hazard free and provide sufficient visibility. A busy 24-hour commercial site with gaming, liquor sales, and continuous vehicle traffic directly beside a school bus stop is in conflict with this standard and creates unnecessary risk for our children. In addition to safety, I'd also like to share my perspective as a real estate professional. I work with families and individuals who choose to call this community home, and I see firsthand what drives their decisions. Lake Las Vegas was designed and marketed as a resort-style master plan community. An intentional retreat from the noise traffic and 24-hour pace of the city. Buyers come here not just for the homes themselves, but for the promise of lifestyle. That's peace, privacy, and an elevated sense of community. Introducing a 24-hour commercial operation with fuel gaming and liquor sales directly across from Alta Fiore, Bella Fiore, and Riviera Vista risks changing that perception. And in real estate, perception is everything. Buyers make decisions not only on square footage or upgrades, but on the surroundings and the character of the neighborhood. Industry experience and research show that homes located near fuel stations and 24-hour gaming establishments often experience reduced buyer confidence and decreased home sales, typically 5% to 10%, depending on visibility and proximity. Even if such business is well-managed, the perception alone is enough to shrink the buyer pool and increase days on market and impact resale values. Beyond the numbers, there is a quality of life factor. Families, retirees, and second-home buyers who choose Lake Las Vegas are seeking a resort-style escape. Late night activity, additional traffic, and bright lighting from a 24-hour operation are in direct conflict with the tranquil lifestyle this community is known for. We are not opposed to growth, but growth must be responsible, safe, and aligned with the city's long-term vision. I respectfully urge you to consider whether this project enhances or undermines the safety, character, and property values of this community. Thank you for your time. Thank you. If you'll please hold your applause, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Christopher Hydron 89011. Good afternoon, commissioners, chairman, vice chairman. My name is Christopher Hydron and I'm both a resident of Lake Las Vegas and a law enforcement officer with the North Las Vegas Police Department. My P number is 2704. I want to provide perspective from my professional experience on what types of activity a 24-hour fuel station and convenience store could attract. Every day in my role, I see individuals booked in custody for offenses tied directly to trespassing, and loitering at convenience stores and 24-hour establishments. These incidences are not rare. They are a consistent part of a daily law enforcement call across the valley. And from my experience, these locations often become magnets for people loitering late at night or during early morning hours, individuals under the influence who are drawn to the accessibility of fuel stations and convenience stores operating in a 24-hour capacity. trespassers who may not even be customers but use the property as a gathering spot. While not every 24-hour business encounters serious crime, they consistently generate a higher volume of calls for service, including disturbances, trespassing, and petty theft. This pattern is well known across law enforcement agencies all over the valley. Here in Lake Las Vegas, residents have chosen this community for its low-crime resort-style environment. Introducing a 24-hour business with fuel, liquor, will inevitably change that dynamic, drawing non-residents at all hours and increasing the potential for varied types of incidences I incur daily at work. It's important to understand that while police can and will respond when called, the presence of this type of business inherently increases demand for the law enforcement resources in areas that previously required very little. I urge you to consider carefully whether placing a 24-hour convenience store with fuel establishment At the entrance of the Lake Las Vegas, well, if it aligns with the safety and character and the vision of this community or our community in Lake Las Vegas. Thank you for the opportunity to hear my perspective. Thank you. Good evening. Damon Sipko for the record. Yes, good evening. Damon Teague, 89011. My name is Damon Teague, as I said, and I speak to you tonight as both a resident of Lake Las Vegas and a career law enforcement professional. I have 27 years of law enforcement experience, the bulk of that with the California Department of Justice where I retired as assistant chief. I still work as a peace officer today where I supervise an investigative team that supports prosecution, prosecuting attorneys in one of our local jurisdictions. One of the programs I oversaw while in California was the state's organized retail crime task force program. The experience gave me deep insight into the timing, tactics, and escalation of retail related criminal activity. I hold a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, a master's degree in public safety, and I'm a graduate of the FBI National Academy. I'm here today to express my strong opposition to the proposed amendment that would allow 24-hour commercial operations. If approved, this change would permanently alter the standards that protect the safety and character of our community. Let me be clear. I am not opposed to the marketplace itself. I support responsible development and community-serving businesses, but I am firmly opposed to allowing it to operate between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. According to FBI statistics, convenience stores are the fourth most common location for violent crime in the United States. Gas stations rank seventh. Additionally, these crimes disproportionately occur during late night hours when visibility is low, staffing is minimal, and response times are slower. The risk is not theoretical. It's documented, and it is here. In fact, just two weeks ago, three suspects were arrested for a serial robbery spree targeting convenience stores in Las Vegas and Henderson. Their MO included late night rips to presumably minimize witnesses and increase the chances of escape. They hit multiple locations in the valley, including several right here in Henderson. Lake Las Vegas does not need or want a 24-hour marketplace and the kind of activity that it invites. And once this amendment is passed, it becomes permanent. There will be no going back. The renderings you saw earlier, you saw that the front of the, I'm sorry, the renderings you have in front of you and that you saw earlier show the back of the store. The south side will face the street with no windows, no entrances, and no visibility to the street. This creates a blind zone that shields criminal activity in the store and at the gas pumps from public view and law enforcement patrols. The north side or front of the property will directly face into the Las Vegas wash. which offers an easy and concealed escape route and access to and from surrounding areas. Keeping the market and gas station open around the clock will significantly raise the risk and likelihood of serious criminal activities. Many residents, including myself, moved here specifically to enjoy the promise of safety, serenity, and quality of life that Lake Las Vegas offers and to avoid the conditions and concerns created by all-night retail and 24-7 gaming. A reasonable compromise, such as limiting operating hours from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., would allow the marketplace to succeed while preserving the safety and integrity of our neighborhood. I thank you for your time and for your continued commitment to thoughtful planning and public safety here in Henderson. Thank you. Hi, name and zip code for the record, please. Certainly, Mr. Commissioner. Mr. Chairman, I'm Dan Eskew, 89011. Let me see if I can address some of these issues in a slightly different way that might give you more context to what it is we oppose, talking specifically about fuel sales as a matter of right and the operation of this convenience market as a 24-hour store, seven days a week. Statues suggested that citing a gas station at this location poses no significant environmental risk and urges this commission to adopt that finding. Nothing could be further from the truth. A single gallon of gasoline can contaminate a million gallons of water. A very slow leak, maybe two drops per second, could release a gallon of gas in four minutes time. Underground fuel storage tanks, USTs, as our colleagues have told you, are not impervious to leaks, such as mechanical failures. or to human error like UST overfills or spills. In fact, this past March, the federal EPA tracked over 379,000 such incidents. And yet, despite that, those are ones they cleaned up. There still remains 60,000 fuel leaks from USTs for them to address. This is a unique location. It's directly across the street catacorner from the lake at Lake Las Vegas. It's 50 yards from a lift station. It's 100 yards from the Las Vegas wash. I don't need to stress to you what the importance of that wash is for return flow credits and the ability of this commission, this city and our neighboring cities to continue to grow. The risk of human error in tank overfills, vehicle or tanker spills or ground penetrating toxic fumes in vapors, yes, vapors do travel through soil, are not theoretical. The only surefire way to prevent this is to do it in the first place. Frankly, I have to believe that if you look, if staff had looked, they wouldn't find that any gas retailer, including Green Valley, has built any gas station or buried any USTs anywhere in the valley. that comes this close to any portion of that 12 mile wash. This is unique. This opens the door to environmental contamination that could bring serious consequences. To deny this zoning change doesn't suggest that Green Valley is a poor gas retailer or that it uses faulty defective technology. Rather, this change denying it simply says that The over 5,000 residents of Lake Las Vegas, the 336,000 residents of Henderson, and the 2.5 million residents of this valley aren't willing to accept those risks. If I may ask for indulgence for roughly 30 seconds to briefly address the 24-hour market in a way that we haven't yet heard. I'm sorry, your time's up. I appreciate the opportunity to address you and urge you to consider carefully what you're about to do. Thank you. Is there anyone else wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Applicant, I'm sure that you took some copious notes and hopefully can address those concerns. Copious notes. While Mr. Robinson gets up an exhibit to show the exact location of the fuel pumps to Altafori, just so you can get an idea of what the distance is, I think there were some very, very pertinent points that were raised. The one lady wanted to know what the guarantees were. And your staff has done an extraordinary job. What's in front of you is a zone change, adding standards to the Lake Las Vegas master plan. As you all know, and forgive me, in my opinion, two gas pumps I've only been doing this since 1978. I've never done a gas station with two gas pumps. I saw two in Idaho when I was driving to Yellowstone, but it had been closed for 30 years. Mr. Chairman, no one knows more about gasoline markets than you do. But these two gas pumps are being required and we're limited to that by our development agreement with the declarant. But the standards require this to not only go in front of the Planning Commission for a recommendation, but also ultimately to the City Council, which gas stations don't have to do, as you all know. Secondly, the standards keep us locked into exactly what we showed you. It cannot change. The reason for 24 hours, and I understand that it's something new, and I appreciate the comments from our neighbors, is despite the overwhelming success of the Crawford companies, this is a brand new venture. It is something that I've never seen anything like it in the Valley. And their experience is also a guarantee. Nearly 100 stores. their experience in the real estate development business, in high-end liquor, beer, and wine business. Those are the guarantees that we can give to the best of our ability for success. Regarding the safety of the gasoline pumps, I understand the concern. The cost is nearly three quarters of a million dollars, whether it's two pumps or eight That is what's going in here. I think Mr. Rivera would qualify as an expert. And I think, again, the experience of the Crawford companies is a guarantee. You can see, and Tim, forgive me. It is 400 feet almost exactly, just over 400 feet. from the fuel pumps to the closest residential home. And again, please note where your staff has required and Lake Las Vegas has required us to buffer the fuel pumps with the building. So that separates it. And one thing I'd like to point out, because our neighbors have been so great, there are certain things we'd like to continue this discussion with our neighbors. Our civils are not done. If this commission is so inclined, we're more than happy to continue meeting with designated people. I'm sure Valerie and if she could come up with two or three other neighbors regarding landscaping, architecture, lighting, the safety protocols. I think that's it. If there's any other questions, we'd be more than happy to try and answer them. Any questions? Mr. Marciano, a couple things that keep coming up. The fuel pumps. I can ask you as the owner, if you don't have the fuel pumps, does the grocery store still operate and successful? Our experience shows that the fuel sales, even the small amount that would be achieved through two pumps, is integral to the overall business plan for a new venture like this. Also, our experience is that the fuel sales, especially in the heat, the hot weather months, a lot of them happen in the evening with our 24-hour community. So people are moving around in the nighttime, in the mornings, early mornings, and they require a safe place to stop for fuel on their way in or their way out of communities. So yes, we feel it's an integral part of our business plan. and along with the 24 hours, how many people in your study do you expect to see from midnight to five in the morning? Well, this is, again, this is a new venture for us, but we, sorry. It's a new venture, so we don't have exact numbers for this location. We don't have a store very close to this for this market, but we do see a good amount of traffic throughout the late evening and the early morning hours. In that vicinity, the traffic study shows from 12 to 5 in the morning that there's one car, 100 cars? Again, it's a new market for us, so I couldn't give you any accurate data for that. But we do project that there will be customers during the overnight hours at this store. This is part of our business plan. Okay. And gaming. Can you tell me what part of the gaming that has to be there to keep the business viable? Yeah. I mean... Commissioner, gaming is integral to this development. Remember, again, the quality of the finishes and the products and everything that you saw, as well as the building. And this is a 10,000 square foot building. But the net on the incidentals, I would say, is one thing. The net on gaming, especially Mr. Crawford has Crawford coin, He's a non-restricted licensee. It makes a significant difference and it's also one of the guarantees that hopefully we can succeed. Well, does that gaming from 12 to 5 in the morning, does that draw customers into the store? I can't speak for this store. I can speak for numerous clients that I have that operate taverns and restaurants with bars. And forgive me, this is so crass, but then again, I'm crass. It only takes one or two. I'm just curious, because I think the neighborhood is not really thrilled about the 24 hours. The fuel tanks seem to be a problem with them. I don't see it to be a problem, because you've put in so many safety measures. I understand how it could probably or possibly happen in the near long future whatever. Home values I don't see too much because it's a beautiful grocery store that you're showing us. I just have a little bit of an issue. The bus stops... next to the corner. Have you addressed any of that with the school district? Or is that, can you show that exhibit? Commissioner, the bus stop actually will probably have to be repositioned. The city of Henderson is installing a new roundabout just outside of the store, and that particular corner will no longer exist. Gallery's gonna be abandoned from Lake Las Vegas Parkway all the way over to almost where the fire station is, where the Alta Fiore entrance is. So that street will not exist any longer by the time we're open. I don't bore you. Okay. I just, I'm having a hard time going 24 hours in the gas pumps and the gaming. That's the only thing I'm having a problem with because it is a bedroom community. And to think that 24 hour gaming and gas station is gonna make a business fail or not is a hard one for me to swallow. I kind of, I don't see anything out there at one or two in the morning. It's very quiet. Even the fire department sleeps during that time. They don't get up much. So that's all the questions I had. Mr. Chairman, if I may. Commissioner Beeson, you're absolutely correct at this point in time, but just remember the evolution and the genesis of Lake Las Vegas. You have been around longer than I have. Hopefully at some point in time the villages will be much more than just a bedroom community and will have a number of 24 hour uses. Because that's vital to the, once the declarant leaves, which is not going to be very long, it'll be wonderful people like Valerie and her neighbors, running the master association, and you better hope and pray that the villages take off and have much more than a bedroom community feel. I just wanted to ask if it's okay to jump in. Could you tell us where's the nearest gas station besides potentially this one? Let me just have the guys up in front address it because it's a lot of noise from, can you guys address that or? I think the, I would think it's since I represent the Herbst or I think it's the Herbst one that's on Lake Mead and Olsen, I believe. Thank you. And then just to kind of go back on, it's zoned CN currently, is that correct? The zoning is CN. Okay. And typically, can you do 24-hour uses on CN? What do you see with CN for zoning for hours? I would certainly defer to Mr. Roether, but in this particular, remember, it's CN with a gaming overlay and a master plan. So the fact that it's CN, once the roundabout is constructed, you're going to have those four corners are going to be very, very unique. Not really the corners. Okay, thank you. I have a question. Do you anticipate... The frequency of refilling those tanks with the big tanker trucks, how often? About? Once every two weeks. Once a year? Once every two weeks. Two weeks? Once every two weeks? Two 10,000 yachts. Two 10,000 yachts. Okay. Thank you. I have a question about when's the last time you experienced a fuel leak in one of your tanks at one of your facilities? Did you hear my question? When's the last time you experienced a fuel leak at one of your locations? Sure, the last time we experienced a fuel leak was in December of 2023. This was with the gasoline station that we acquired. We acquired this five, six years ago. So we acquired all the underground storage tanks, which were outdated, 30-year-old tanks. And we did have a leak in one of the tanks, which we addressed immediately, pumped it out. We put the tank to temporary closure, and we are currently working on remediation to get that fixed. And were those tanks double-walled fiberglass, or were they single-walled? That was a single-walled tank. Again, I believe the age on that was 37 years when we acquired those tanks. Moving forward in everything we build now, we're doing double-walled steel fiberglass reinforced tanks. And that's required by? That is required. The federal government, right? Correct. Okay. So that's the only time you've experienced a leak? I've been... I've been with the company for five and a half years and that is the last time. Okay. Anybody else be able to address if there's ever been a leak besides that old tank system? No. Okay. And I think that's important to know because, you know, one of the things being in the industry, having, you know, been in the industry, I understand all of the checks and balances of fueling systems and tanks and everything else. I cannot imagine a leak or happening that would actually end up dispensing gasoline into the ground utilizing those technologies. So I'm comfortable with that piece, but I did want to know your experience on that at your own locations. Bus stop CCD has been addressed. Do you experience loitering at your 24-hour locations? And if you do, how do you address those situations? Sir, our relationship, Mr. Chairman, is with the police departments and actually issuing the trespass order when we do have somebody that loiters. And it depends on geographical location, too, in some of the higher crime areas. Outside this side of town, it's very minimal. And that's the deeper side of Henderson. But we work with the police hand in hand with both Metro, North Las Vegas, and Henderson to address those issues. And we have them read them a trespass order. We also have the posted no trespassing signs, which is NRS 207-200. And if they repeat, we prosecute trespassers and get them off the property. So if I understood you correctly, you don't experience the kind of loitering in this particular type of Not with this marketplace with how well lit up, even if we go to an outside security response company maybe to respond and address some of those issues to ensure that it doesn't happen. But the crime statistics don't match that type of environment in this area. And so one of the suggestions was operating from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. What... What kind of impact would that have on your business to limit it to those hours? Sir, on the security aspect of it and some of the things that would happen during that time frame, you are now closing down a building and allowing somebody to possibly break in where there's no service, no reporting on the issue. Now you have a burglar alarm that will be activated and then you're trying to generate that response time, which could be anywhere from 3 minutes to 20 to 25 to keep it open. There is a security element. to that as well as and the other thing I just wanted to address on the midnight trying to get residents who here hasn't gone out for that I need a cup of coffee at 12 o'clock I need something that's what we wanted milk but we want to provide that environment them to go less traffic travel having to go out in that busy intersection to keep them housed and make it safe for the residents of that community and provide that so there is a little bit of a security element because you also have money in a casino and from my experience there has been crime series in the past where people have broken into some of these non 24-hour gaming system and ripped out those gaming machines and actually taking the cash out and that would be one of our concerns too on the security side of it sir Any other questions? Someone want to make a motion? I'd like to make a motion. Are you finished there? All done. I'd like to move for approval. ZC0-200-5670015-A1 and DRA2025017126 subject to findings of fact and conditions and waivers. Mr. McDonald made a motion. Please vote. Come on, come on, come on. Suspense is killing me. So that item passes. This item will be heard before city council. September 2nd. September 2nd. That will be final action. It's City Council. The item passes. Next item, please. Next item is number 9. Part number nine is for Greenway and Van Wagen. This is a three part request for a residential subdivision on 3.05 acres located at the southwest corner of Van Wagen Street and Greenway Road. Part one is to amend. Excuse me, if everybody could, I'm sorry, if everybody could please wait till I get outside to talk, that would be great. We're trying to listen to what is being recorded into the record. Thank you. So part one is to amend the land use category from LDR to MDR. Part two is to rezone from RS6 to RM10. Part three is a tentative map for a 24 lot single family residential subdivision and common lots. Staff finds the proposed land use and zoning is compatible with the adjacent land uses and zoning to the east, north and west. Additionally, the applicant is providing extensive usable open space areas through perimeter walking paths and in addition to connecting the existing trail to the south. Staff recommends approval of this request. This item will be heard at the September 2nd, 2025 City Council meeting. Staff received two responses from the public in support and four in opposition. Name the zip code for the record please. Good evening, Mr. Chairman and Commissioners. Lee Ferris, 875 West Warren Springs Road here on behalf of the applicant. We appreciate all staff's hard work and their recommendation and we concur with their conditions and are here to answer any questions you might have. Great, thank you very much. I'll go ahead and open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners, questions, comments, or a motion? No, if none has any comments or questions, I'm happy to go ahead and make a motion. All right, I'll go ahead and make a motion for approval. CPA 2025-017-120, ZCA 2025-017-120, is 2025017122, subject to findings of facts and conditions. Mayor Paterson- Commissioner Lewis, may the motion please vote. And that item passes. Item number 10 is a 10 part request for a new commercial plaza on 14 acres located at the southwest corner of Boulder Highway and Warm Springs Road. First part is to apply the commercial land use on 14 acres. Second part is to establish community commercial zoning with a planned unit development overlay on 14 acres. Parts three through eight are conditional use permits request to allow a gas station, six restaurants with drive-through facilities, a tavern, and a vehicle repair tire shop use. a drive-through car wash and a vehicle repair use. The ninth part is for a one-lot commercial subdivision and the 10th part is for a review of architecture and site design for a new commercial development. Staff recommends approval of this request. This item will be heard at the September 2025 City Council meeting and staff receive no public hearing responses for this item. Name and zip code for the record. Lee Ferris, 875 West Orange Springs Road on behalf of the applicant. We concur staff's recommendations. The one point we wanted to make, We are proposing rezoning this because of the parcels adjacency to the industrial complex and the current mixed use zoning would allow residential there which we don't feel is appropriate. So that's why we're requesting the rezoning but we have put the PUD to bring the mixed use elements that are important to Boulder Highway into the project to make sure we're complying with those. And with that I'm happy to answer any questions. The staff could just clarify, there's no zoning on the site right now. I apologize. It would be zoned mixed use but when we annexed, we just annexed it. Correct. Thank you. At this time, I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners, questions, comments? I'll make the motion if there's no comments or questions. On this long one, recommend approval of CPA 2025016625, ZCA 2025016630, CUP 2025-016626. CUP 2025-017299. CUP 2025-017300. CUP 2025-017302. CUP 2025-017303. CUP 2025-017305. TMA 2025016629, and DRA 2025016628, subject to findings of facts and conditions. Please vote. That item passes. Thank you. Thank you all. Have a good night. Item number 11 is for St. John Paul II Roman Catholic Church, which is a three-part request for a new religious assembly facility on 8.1 acres, located east of Paradise Road, approximately 280 feet north of the intersection with Larson Lane. Part one includes a request for a cemetery use and to establish dimensional and development standards for the religious assembly use within the PS zoning district. Part two are waiver requests from the development code standards to eliminate all required EV capable parking spaces and reduce the perimeter landscape buffer from 15 feet to a minimum of six feet in certain areas. Part three is for review of architecture and site design for a new religious facility. The applicant states that most users are at the facility during limited times on the weekends and therefore the requirement for future EV infrastructure would be burdensome while providing a limited benefit. And the applicant is providing all 11 EV installed parking spaces as required by code. And additionally, there's an eight-foot tall wall and trees will be installed along the shared property lines to screen the property from adjacent neighbors. And as compensating benefit, the applicant is providing public art, increased building setbacks, increased open space, and upgrades in architectural design. Staff finds the proposed facilities compatible with the surrounding area and will provide a needed service for the community. Staff recommends approval of this request, and then this item is final action unless appealed. Staff receive one response from the public in support and zero in opposition. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Todd Vitilago 89052 representing the applicant and the architect of the project. We work with staff on the conditions and findings. We concur with their recommendations and I'm here to answer any questions that you may have. Great, thank you. At this time I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners? Chair Stroud- Any comments, questions, or a motion? Ms. No. Motion to approve. CUP 205016752. WOS 2025016753. And DRA 2025016436, Subject Findings of Fact Condition. And waivers. Commissioner Griezmannowskis, may the motion please vote. That item passes. Good luck with your project. Item 12 is a request to amend the Monument at Calico Ridge Master Plan and PUD on 5.1 acres located at 1473 East Lake Mead Parkway. The applicant is requesting to establish standards for a restaurant with bar within Building B units 110 through 130 and allow indoor sports, recreation, and entertainment golf simulators as a permitted use within the CEN zone portion of the site. The applicant is also requesting to allow restricted gaming for five machines. Staff supports the request for the proposed restaurant with bar standards in the addition of golf simulators, but does not support the request for restricted gaming as the proposed restaurant with bar only provides a maximum of 40 seats within 40% of the tenant space. Therefore, it does not comply with code standards for restricted gaming, which requires a minimum of 100 seats and 50% of the tenant space to be occupied as dining area. Staff finds that the size of the establishment with restricted gaming would function similarly to a tavern, which is not permitted at this location. Staff finds the request apart from the restricted gaming is compatible with the uses within the commercial center and the outdoor patio will be required to cease operations by 10 p.m. to comply with the existing master plan requirements. Staff recommends approval. This item will be heard at the September 2nd, 2025 City Council meeting. Staff received six responses from the public in support and none in opposition. Name and zip code for the record. Roseanne Mazzell, 89052. Good afternoon, commissioners, vice chairman, and Mr. Chairman. My husband and I are both Army veterans, CCSD teachers, and proud Henderson residents. We're excited to bring Chip Shots, an innovative golf simulator social club with a restaurant and bar, to Monument at Calico Ridge. Our vision is to transform a long vacant commercial space into a vibrant social hub that blends family-friendly golf simulators with quality food and beverage service. While our seat count is below the traditional standard, our golf bays themselves function as private seating areas where groups enjoy food, drinks, and entertainment. Instead of filling the room with inexpensive tables and chairs, we're investing over $50,000 per bay to create a high-quality design-conscious experience. This is a more costly and intentional approach. than simply adding more seats, but it reflects the atmosphere and community-centered operation we want to build. And now I'd like to turn it over to my husband and co-owner. Mark Mazzell, 89052. We are also requesting approval for five restricted gaming machines. These machines are not the primary focus of chip shots, but they are an important amenity to support our long-term sustainability. While one guest is golfing, a companion who may not golf can enjoy the gaming area, which will help to extend visits and increase food and beverage sales. This request has strong local support with 46 nearby residents signing a petition endorsing our proposal. In addition, we've met with city council to review our plans and they expressed support for the flexibility we are requesting. We will operate with limited hours, restricted access to gaming, and full compliance with all regulations to minimize impact on the neighborhood. Some of the, what I've received from staff is, when I ask why do we need to have the 100 seat minimum, because yes, it is very possible for us to rip out all of our simulators and just put 100 seats in there. I'll give you the three answers I've been given so far. And this is saying nothing negative towards the staff. You guys have been awesome. Thank you very much. But it's just been hard for me to understand because we are different than anything we have in the city so far. The first answer I was given is it's the way it's always been done. In my experience, that generally means I'm not really sure. Given that our US Constitution has been changed and is not the way it's always been, That's a hard one for me to argue against. We don't want to set a standard for other businesses. If we're given the opportunity to have gaming, other businesses might jump on that as well. And that's why we wanted to make sure that this is specific to a golf simulator bar and restaurant so that, God forbid, we had to leave, nobody else could come in off the street and get the same amendment that we are hoping to get. And lastly was I was told about a waiver, a modification that was given over on St. Rose a number of years ago. And the business, they ended up doing some things that they shouldn't have been doing and were eventually shut down. And I understand that. Giving an amendment to someone that isn't typically within the guidelines of the city, that speaks to the character. I... I seriously doubt that they were doing those inappropriate things because they didn't have 100 seats, but it speaks to the character. And I hope that with me and my wife being veterans, I retired from the Army after 20 years of service, both being CCSD teachers, even though you don't know us, hopefully that speaks to our character and that you can trust us that we're in this for the community. Speaking of the community, The major complaint that we've gotten from neighbors is they were concerned about the parking in the area. And I think that allowing us to have the less amount of seating just helps us with the parking issue that may come. Now, I will say we haven't witnessed any parking issue. We've been there numerous times throughout the day. But if that was a concern, having less people at one time would be helpful. Thank you. So in closing, we respectfully ask the commission to consider our unique business model, our significant investment in the space, the documented community support, and the city council support we've received. We are confident that chip shots will bring vitality, safety, and economic growth to Monument at Calico Ridge. Thank you for your time and consideration. We're happy to answer any additional questions. Thank you very much. At this time, I'll open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Come on down. If there are several of you, go ahead and make a line down the center aisle. I'm assuming there's just one. GAYLE SMITH. My name is GAYLE SMITH. My zip code is 89011. Hello. This is the first time my husband and I live behind. We're at 900 Primrose Lane, so we're right behind the courtyard. I want you to know this is the first time that my husband and I are saying yes to chip shots. Now, I don't golf, but two of my sisters do. So while they're golfing, what would I be doing? I'd be up there at one of those five machines playing. Now, I don't know how... well... I don't know how many machines the gas station has, but five machines is better than no machines because I probably wouldn't even go. And I strongly that you reconsider the five machines. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there anyone else wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one, I'll close the public hearing. Commissioners? agree with everything but the denial and the addition of restricted gaming, correctly? That is correct. I don't know how we do this, staff, but if I made a motion to approve the restricted gaming along with the discussion of the rest of the commission, is that something we can do? You have the discretion to do so. Yeah, we would have to make some tweaks to the conditions. This item is a zone change so it would be forwarded to the City Council for approval. So any what you're making is a recommendation, not a final action. So you could recommend whatever you want. We would have to work with you on how we would word the conditions. Because I'm looking at your hours operation, you're not gonna be open from midnight to five in the morning. And like the colonel's wife said, she's gonna have something to do and hang out while our chip shop's. And if you're an avid golfer, you know those two ladies will be there a couple hours while she does her thing. I can recommend approval of the gaming. Yeah. Yes, we would just have to work on tweaking the conditions. I'm looking at the report now to see how the conditions. If that's the intent, yeah, we would just delete condition 23A. That's what's prohibiting the gaming. Okay. one of the conditions, just eliminate that. If that's your intention, yeah, it would be making a motion with the deletion of condition 23A. Okay. Anybody else? Any other comments? I'll make the one comment. I don't think I've ever, I've been to a lot of hearings. I've never seen one where the neighbors came out in favor of gaming. It's like, I've probably been to 1,000 hearings, so it's just kind of an anomaly. And I guess it speaks well that the neighbors have a lot of faith in the applicant, and I think that's, as much as it's kind of unusual, it's definitely kind of a nice testament. Thank you. And I think this is the very first one in that complex that they have not said no to or other people have, so congratulations, and I saw your list of people that approved it and were in favor of it. So I will make a motion to approve ZZA-200666-0051-A4 and remove the condition 23A on... Commissioner Beeson, do you mind if I, rather than remove it, I would like to backtrack on that, maybe clarify that up to five machines are permitted. That's what our code currently allows. So just to remove any confusion when we're processing this application through. That was not your recommendation earlier. Changing my... And allow up to five machines at the given open and close hours. Is that sufficient? Yeah, their code currently requires them to be embedded in the bar top. But I think just allowing them five machines will provide enough clarification as well. Are they going to be embedded in the bar top? They will be embedded in the bar top, Commissioner. We're taking notes here just to make sure. So you want to change 23A, which right now says that restricted gaming is not permitted, change it to say five machines that must be embedded in them. Exactly. So the motion is to approve everything including the restricted gaming. And five games. With five machines embedded in the bar countertop. Yes. Does everybody understand that? Okay. So the motion was made by Commissioner Beeson. Please vote. And that item passes. Good luck with your project. Thank you very much. We look forward to seeing you all there. Have a good night. Item number 13 is for New Song Church expansion. This is a two-part request to expand the existing school located at Church End School located at 1291 Cornette Street. The first part is to amend the conditional use permit to expand the existing school from kindergarten through first grade to kindergarten through fifth grade, remove the limitation of 10 first grade students, and increase the maximum students from 62 to 176. The second part is for review of architecture and site design for the expansion of a school and religious assembly facility to an undeveloped portion of the site which has been previously planned for future development. Based on feedback and concerns from the surrounding neighborhood, the following conditions have been added to help address some of the concerns. So first, staff added a condition of approval requiring the school to submit an annual letter to staff prior to the new school year confirming the total the total number of enrolled students to verify and document that the enrollment complies with the conditions of approval. Second, to mitigate traffic in the area, a condition has been added to require a 30 minute bell time separation from Del Webb's start and end bell times. I think there'll be more discussion from the applicant on that topic as well, but we'll leave it to the applicant. And then third, the condition has been added requiring a traffic attendant to be present at the entrance to the parking lot from Cornette to direct vehicle traffic and to assist with entering and exiting the vehicle queue during drop off and pick up times. Fourth, a condition has been added requiring an attendant to be present at the entrance to the parking lot from Cornette to direct vehicle traffic and to assist with entering and exiting or Cornette. Then fifth, a condition has been added requiring the applicant to require parents of enrolled students to sign and acknowledge compliance with designated start and end times, queuing plan, and parking layout. The agreement must be approved prior to increasing the student count. And then lastly, the applicant's, just regarding the applicant's traffic study, it mentioned an S type median to be installed at the intersection of Reunion and Coronet Street as an optional traffic control device. However, the city is not recommending or allowing that that median be installed. So, okay. Staff recommends approval of this request. This item will be final action unless appealed, and staff received 104 responses from the public in support and 86 in opposition. At this point, I'm going to turn the meeting over to our Vice Chair, Commissioner Lewis. All right. Do you want me to read my disclosure? I live in the Anthem Coventry neighborhood where the New Song Church and school is located. In the past, prior to my appointment to the Planning Commission and in my capacity then as the Coventry HOA president, I spoke in opposition to the school's applications before the Planning Commission and the City Council. I have also provided marketing services to the church through my company, Max Promotions. For these reasons, the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in my situation considering this matter could be materially affected by commitments in my private capacity to my business and to my neighborhood community. Thus, I have been advised by Council to make this disclosure pursuant to the Nevada Ethics Law and to abstain from deliberation on voting on this matter. All right, thank you. May we hear from the applicant, please? Name and zip code. Hi, good evening, Commission. I'm hoping my voice is going to hold up. I do have water up here, I'll pause as needed. Liz Sorokak here on behalf of the applicant, zip code is 89123. I'm gonna direct you to the overhead here. We are talking about, I put this aerial up here, even though I know you have one in your backup, I put the aerial up here so that you could just keep in mind, we are talking about this site, right here, which is approximately five acres of public semi-public zoned land. And you are going to hear, and this is located on the northeast corner of Reunion and Anthem Parkway. This is Eastern over here. You're gonna hear a lot of discussion about traffic in the area throughout my presentation and then through public comments. So just wanted you to see the larger area and reunion, which goes all the way around in what I call a horseshoe, and then directing you to the location of Del Webb Middle School. So here is a site plan that you've probably seen in the backup. And I put this up here for two reasons. Number one, so I can show you what's currently existing on the site with the exception of the existing parking lot. But the existing building that's on the site is in pink. That's the existing church and school building that is a shared building, approximately 16,000 square feet that the church and the school currently share. And then there's also a play area out in front of the building. Everything else that you see on this site plan, all of the green items are going to be the new construction items that are part of this proposal. We have a proposed new sanctuary here of approximately 16,000 square feet. I'm sorry, maybe that's better. And then also a 7,000 square foot multi-purpose hall We also have, I didn't want to color the whole thing green, but we also have this beautiful plaza area here, the quiet prayer area that we've called the labyrinth, also a couple of different play areas, and then a newly oriented parking lot consisting of 187 parking spaces, which exceeds the code requirements. 24 spaces. And if you're familiar with the site, the parking lot right now is on an angle kind of this way if you've driven up to the site. So we're going to reorient it this way and add some new buildings. So the request is to add the church and the school, I'm sorry, expand the church and school use on the property. And again, that's construction of a new 16,000 square foot church sanctuary. and a new 7,000 square foot multi-purpose building. There's also a request in these applications to amend the conditional use permit for the school to increase the number of students permitted from 62 to 176, and then permit the educational offerings to include second through fifth grade. Currently, the school under its current use permit, the school is limited to preschool through first grade, And there's a limitation of 10 students in first grade along with that 62 student limitation. And these requests, if they're approved, would fulfill the long term vision of New Song, which was always to have a campus that consisted of a separate church sanctuary and a school. And the campus would now also include this additional amenity of the multipurpose and recreational facility building. So the church operations, for a Christian church are fairly standard with services on Saturday evenings and Sundays. And then the school currently operates 8.30 a.m. to 3 p.m., which the hours we're gonna propose for the expanded use are gonna be a little bit different, but I did wanna talk somewhat about the current operations, because I think that they are relevant to what's happening on the site now versus what we're asking the expansion to be. And the current school does offer preschool, which is age three through third grade, and we have 102 students, maximum of 102 students Monday through Friday. So I do want to address the fact that the number of students and the educational offering does exceed the current scope of the conditional use permit and what's permitted. And these approvals were done originally or given to NUSON originally in 2013, And since that time, there's been a complete changeover in the church leadership and the school administration. And essentially those who were there when the approvals were given are no longer, and there was unfortunately no internal tracking of this limitation. And it just happened due to the growth of the academy in terms of exceeding the number of students. So I think one of the things that we've worked with the city on and we are in agreement with, and in order to ensure compliance with any new approval that we would obtain here today, is the city is requiring a condition that we submit an annual letter to the city of Henderson with the student enrollment list. And that would not contain personal information of any of the students, but just I guess just redacted for lack of a better word, student one, student two, just a list that would come with the letter saying how many students are there so that we won't be in this situation again. We have had lots of neighborhood discussions regarding this application. We did hold our required neighborhood meeting and the majority of the concerns that were raised in that neighborhood meeting were traffic related. And then over the months since then, we've continued to have discussions with the neighborhood, including there was a meeting that occurred between some new song church leadership and members of the Coventry Board and Keith Pickard, who's gonna speak later, who is a neighborhood representative. Recently, the pastor also attended a Coventry HOA board meeting and answered questions regarding the project. And then I've had my own discussions with representatives of the board and with Mr. Pickard over the last couple of weeks leading up to this hearing today to discuss various aspects of the application and the steps that we've taken to address their concerns. Like I said, the majority of them that I got from the meeting were traffic related. So what we have done, and I have a chart that I would like to give to the planning commissioners. So I prepared this chart and I brought enough for the Planning Commission. I'm happy to share this. I did share this information with the neighborhood prior to this meeting. They don't have this color chart, but the information is the same as what I shared in an email previously. But I put together this chart for today because I think one of the things that we are contending with, and again, if we go back to the aerial that we started with, We are contending with traffic from Del Webb, which again is on that horseshoe Reunion Street and does affect the traffic in the area. So one of the things that we did, and again, we talked about the current operations on the site, which school starts at 830. So what we are proposing with this expanded school use or increased school use with more students is that we would be moving our drop off windows, pickup windows and bell times This chart shows, and I'll just walk you through it very quickly, and I'm happy to answer any questions you may have as well, either now or when I come back up. In the first column, you have the Dell Web current bell times. In the morning, it's 8 a.m. In the afternoon, it's 2 11. Then you have our proposal for the expanded 176 students is to divide them into two groups. So you would have preschool, kindergarten, and first through fifth grade. And I've put the number of students underneath in those groups of what we're anticipating. We're anticipating about 96 students in that preschool kindergarten group and about 80 in the first to fifth grade group. And I also wanna mention that currently the enrollment at New Song is about one third siblings. So you're going to have some crossover. It's not a one to one ratio where every kid has a car associated with it. Some parents are gonna drop their kids off together either earlier or if you're me later because you're always running late. So you're not gonna have a one to one ratio of every kid has a car associated with it. So we have those two groups for both drop off and pick up. And then I did, just so it's not confusing, I did the drop off windows first in the morning because they come first time wise and then the bell times are 9am and 915 and then in the afternoon I did the bell times first because they happen first so they're at 3 and 315 for those two groups and then the pickup windows. And then I wanted to direct you really to the last column because I think this is the most important thing on this sheet for you to just think about and recognize and then take into consideration with what the recommendations are from both traffic and staff. We were recommended to have a 30 minute window between Dell Web and what we're doing. So each one of these in this last column, the window that we have is at least 45 minutes, if not an hour or more in each case. I think that that is, I'm not a traffic engineer, but based on what request was and the recommendations. This meets what was requested and should allow plenty of time for the Del Webb traffic to dissipate both in the morning and the afternoon. And again, we have to remember that we're talking about a total of 176 students that are divided into two groups that are less than 100 students that were not, Del Webb has an enrollment or they had an enrollment last year based on Clark County School District numbers, 1,661 students. Now I recognize that that is not a private school where everybody's driving their kids, kids get bused there, but still that we are at approximately 10% of Del Webb, even at our increased number. And we've taken our students and divided that in half. So we're at about 5% of Del Webb at one time in terms of traffic impact. So we did come before you today also with an approved traffic study, which includes a circulation plan for the site. And we've taken into account the neighbor concerns about traffic not backing up on Cornette. Again, as the conditions were additional conditions were read in, we are going to have attendance located at the entrance to the parking lot along Cornette to assist in controlling the park and drop off and pick up procedures so that that traffic does not back up onto Cornette. All of the traffic is going to be contained on our site. And again, we have 187 parking spaces once we do that parking lot. And we're not gonna have one car for each kid. Again, based on enrollment, based on life, not everybody's gonna show up there at the same time. Couple other things I wanted to mention. We did provide the parent agreement to the city regarding requirement that anyone dropping off or picking up and parents adhere to the drop off and pick up procedures. It's a private school again, there's disciplinary language in there that says if you do not follow what you're supposed to do, it may include your child being removed from the school. So just I want to go back to the slate plan for just a minute. So currently, again in the pink building, in the pink building, the church and the school share this building. The plan for, we do not have a specific phasing plan at this point because some of that will depend on who we choose as a contractor, the very specifics so that phasing is generally done by the contractor when the permitting instruction is being done, but generally speaking, The idea is to build the sanctuary, move the church operations to the sanctuary, then take the school, what's the shared building now, remodel that and use that only for the school purposes. So that's how we get to our vision of having the separate sanctuary and school. I wanted to note a couple other things before I finish up here. So the approved traffic study does require a traffic study update six months after the new school, expanded school operation starts to check on the performance of the drop off and pick up operations and to address any concerns. So I think that that is really important because I know you're gonna hear a lot about traffic concerns again. We are, we are, doing what we can to address these impacts. We have agreed to keep the traffic on our site. We have moved our bell times. We are willing to continue to do that as is required by the conditions. If the Del Webb bell times move, we have to move ours. The use is going to create some traffic as any use does, but we are not trying to a further negative traffic situation on reunion and just generally in that area. So this is also a design review application. So I did want to touch on the design of the new buildings just generally. And then, of course, I can answer any questions you have now or when I come back up. So on your overhead are pictures of what I think is a beautiful proposal. You have a building that looks like a church. The multi-purpose building, which is going to be connected to the church if you're looking at the one on the bottom is this portion here and then on the top is here so it is connected but it is going to be most likely constructed at a separate time the building is designed to match the entry of the existing building so if you know and i apologize i don't have a picture of the existing building but the existing building entrance has this style of roof at the entry line. So it's, it is designed to match the existing building with the entryway. And again, remember, these are going to sit, this is the entryway I'm showing you. And this is the current entryway to the existing building. So they are going to be visually together. We also have a four sided architecture for these buildings. There is a tile roof on all four sides. We have plaster and stone. And again, this is the one on the top shows this, the plaza area, outside plaza area. We're at a height of 32 feet for the buildings. And we have a maximum height of 50 feet in two locations, which are the two crosses here at the entryway and then on top of the building on this side. There are no waivers on this application, and New Song has been a good community member and neighbor and wants to continue in these roles. The church and the school do great things in our community and the city of Henderson, as you'll hear during public comment. New Song wants to fulfill its long-term vision and complete its campus and can do so through approval of these applications. Staff is recommending approval of the applications. We accept all conditions on the applications and we are respectfully requesting your approval here this evening. Thank you. Thank you. All right, at this time I'm gonna open the public hearing. We know there are a lot of people wishing to speak on this item. Go ahead, if you're representing an organized group, please identify the group you're representing and you'll be permitted to speak for 10 minutes. And then, oh, you guys already lined up before I even convention that. Thank you. One thing I'd suggest is that if we've heard something addressed, like traffic or safety, just say you agree with the person ahead of you so we can speed it up so we can go to dinner at some point tonight. Please remember to be respectful of other speakers with different opinions of your own. And we don't really like applauding or things like that. We don't need to do that here. And again, we do want a respectful hearing. Thank you. All right, first speaker, come on down. All right, thank you, Madam Vice Chair and members of the Commission. My name is Keith Pickard. I'm a resident of the neighborhood, no, the photograph, if I could, the site. And can you introduce a zip code too, Mr. Yeah, I'm sorry, 89052. Thank you. As this is that photograph, I live at the northern end of the side of the community. New Song is cited in. So I live this on a daily basis. I've been involved with community. I was their state senator for a while. I have and this kind of reminds me of when I was presenting bills. I've had a long I've been there since 2004 and so I've had a long history with this community. I've been asked by the COA or the Coventry HOA Board to present essentially the report that I provided in the materials. I won't read all 23 pages of that, but suffice it to say that it goes through the history of this site and this project over time and the concerns of the community. Ultimately, the report covers two main points and that is of course the traffic safety and the design review. It also covers the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. I don't usually say that whole thing, so we just say our lupa because it's easier. Because as a lawyer, I understand the legal implications and have done the research. I don't litigate these cases, although I could. They don't come up very often. in my line of work, but at the end of the day, our LUPA is not going to be implicated in this application, in my view. We do come up with some recommendations. The first four, I'm sorry, the first three recommend that the applicant become compliant with the current CUP conditions. Those are contractual obligations that they are under and they have violated those by their own admission. And as we know, ignorance of the law is not an excuse for deviating from it, but suggesting at this point that that be what happens because we've had robust conversation at least I should say I have in the board has had robust conversations with the church and their representatives and we think we've come to a win-win the only thing that remains unresolved is the design review issue which we'll get to in just a minute but the the Final four recommendations in the report recommend that we look past the errors of the past because ultimately I think that the neighbors First, at least the 50 or 60 people I've worked with over time have suggested their main concern was the added hundred and some cars that are going to come in. Okay, even if we have 30% of the students have siblings, they're not always going to be there and sometimes we're going to have additional trips due to doctors appointments and stuff, but those are going to be fairly minor. At the end of the day though, we're talking about We actually have 102 students there now, not the 62 the neighbors thought were there. And so some of that traffic is something we're already experiencing without approval. And so we think that their mitigation points are going to help. Many of the conditions that we understand from the staff report are the result of the discussions that have had. And so we're trying to work with them. And ultimately, if this were a bill presentation, I would be standing in opposition to the bill because we don't align perfectly with what the church is proposing. But we are in large agreement with most of the critical pieces. But, you know, as I say, when we learned that there were 102 students and that they're actually limited to first grade, well, this year they're starting their third grade as well as second grade, as well as the first through down through their preschool students. That was a major concern because we expected to see good neighbors following the rules. You usually see that from a church. But we understand that not everything goes as planned. So I'm not trying to excuse that and that's up to the city. There are lots of examples where the city has declined a conditional use amendment because they haven't met the original, they're out of compliance with the original. So that's something to keep in mind. And again, our lupa says that we can't add a significant burden to the practice of religion, but if they were going to argue that those were conditions that adversely affected their ability to practice their religion, those are arguably waived when they adopted those under the prior CUP approvals. So ultimately, what we need to look at are the two things that are of principal concern, in my view anyway, and that is the traffic. believe the traffic study although it met the minimum requirements there's no doubt about that the minimum requirements are exactly that minimum requirements for a traffic study but this is a unique project or a unique neighborhood because we have one outflow from most of this neighborhood and that goes down Anthem Parkway under Reunion and down we also have the the unusual condition of a double streetlight at Beckler on Eastern at Beckler and then I always get it's not Sunridge Heights but it's Summit Grove thank you which bollocks is up traffic particularly during heavy times and so what the traffic study does not contemplate is what's the larger picture how does this affect how did these additional 70 or 60 or 50 cars to the overall because that backs up. Right now, during the peak time, which runs roughly 740 to 810, Del Webb traffic means a constant flow of traffic past my only exit point in my neighborhood. Okay? New Song being the other one, but that's already full, presumably, of cars. And then we have the other traffic issues where parents generally have, you know, they be in a hurry and so they want to get in and out as quickly as they can. So they do a U-turn on the public right-of-way, drop the kid off at the street and off they go. The church discourages that but it happens and we have at least one U-turn that I've seen on video, okay, because the neighbor in front of the school was able to capture it. And then there's one reported, and I didn't verify this, but there's one reported accident that occurred when somebody didn't want to completely leave the reunion intersection, dropped the child off at the street and tried to get back into traffic, but hit somebody that was trying to pass them. So the traffic issues are real. Now, one of the things that they've offered to do or agreed to do is push that off. And we talked about the bell times. I think that will mitigate it. thing that we haven't reached agreement on is the issue of the design review. That is important to this community. I used to work as an area director for Pulte Del Webb which built Coventry and Sun City Anthem. We required even the city when they built their, well I shouldn't say required, we encouraged the city when they built their fire station in Sun City Anthem to fit within the community. That's predominantly pitched roofs. And this site, or this project, unfortunately, has largely parapet roofs, although they have incorporated some pitched roofs, but it just doesn't fit. And Arlupa, again, arguably is not implicated because we're talking about something that doesn't affect their exercise of religion. At least there's nothing in the application or any of the prior applications that suggest that a particular architectural style is in good is part of their religious exercise. That's gonna be an argument for lawyers if they get into that, but we are asking that the court, or that, I'm sorry, that's a, slip, that the commission look at the design review and require them to be more compliant with the community. And then I'm certainly, and I will say that Ms. Sorokak and Pastor Paul and the others that we've talked to have been very cooperative, very helpful, and so I think we've got a win-win if we can get there. And I'm happy to answer any other questions. All right, thank you. All right, name and zip code for the record, please. Paul Block 89052, I'm the pastor of New Song Church. Thank you for hearing our proposal to expand our campus, and I wanna thank everyone who has come to speak today, both for and against the project, and I wanna thank Greg and Keith as well. Energetic public debate is not a flaw, but a feature of a thriving democracy. So I thank you all for being here today. We have two objectives. First, to build a new church center and second, to expand our academy enrollment to 176. Since the quarantine days of COVID, our worship attendance has steadily grown, which we're happy about. And our church has simply outgrown its current space. So we hope that you will support the project so that we can continue to meet the needs of our church. Our second objective, expanding the academy has been met with some mixed responses. Some in the Coventry neighborhood oppose the project, while others in Coventry do support the project and they recognize how our project aligns with the city of Henderson's educational priorities, which include partnering with nonprofit and providing high quality educational opportunities for all students in Henderson. Beyond Coventry, you'll find support for this project is broad within the larger Henderson community and you will hear from some of those voices shortly. As a pastor, it is important to me to act in a neighborly way. My faith actually commands me to love my neighbor as myself. At New Song, our neighbors include the Coventry community. It also includes families seeking safe and loving environments for their children. It includes the homeless people that we serve meals to in downtown Henderson along with friends in the desert. Our neighbors include veterans at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City where we lead bingo every week. And our neighbors include mission partners in El Salvador. We have many neighbors and we seek to love them all. With regard to Coventry specifically, we have listened and had some really helpful conversations and taken steps to address many of the concerns. We have reduced our initial plan from two classrooms per grade down to one classroom in order to reduce the overall enrollment. We added a second bell time to reduce the traffic density and with our enrollment at around 100 right now, there will actually be a slight decrease, not a huge decrease, but a kind of a slight decrease if you cut that in half from 176, it would be about 85 in that 15 minute window or whatever. And we have agreed to shift our start and end times later to avoid conflict with Del Webb. And I am glad to hear that we're not gonna build the S Island, because I do not support that at all, so that's good news. Nevada currently ranks 47th in childhood wellness, according to the Children's Advocacy Alliance. Young people everywhere face challenges, but it seems to be extremely acute and challenging here in Southern Nevada. Our goal at New Song is to help children grow whole and be good citizens and residents in Nevada in mind, body, and spirit. And today we just ask for your support to make that possible. Thank you. All right, thank you. Next, Namansipka for the record, please. Yes, Glen Taconi, 89052. Excuse me, my asthma is acting up here. I'm here to represent myself and my two neighbors. We are on Paveen, our property is back up to the property. could not be here tonight because of the changes that were made previously. And they had other obligations with school and their professors. So, and I wanted to just to say, I just thought that changing this twice in such a short period of time, I just felt that that was almost a deceptive practice to not get people to show up. The proposal that is being put forth so far a little bit different from what was done in 2013. In 2013, I believe it was just kindergarten, and it was much smaller in scope than it is now. It's since changed, and what I remember was they wanted to basically come closer to what they're having now, but as a compromise, we went back, and it was compromised that this current permit would be in use. And it seems like What happened to that compromise? We reached a deal in the past and do we just keep compromising every time that we want to change something? If a compromise and a deal was done, I think that it should be honored. We feel that this could potentially, in addition to traffic, there's property values. When I enter and exit through the community, I myself have had instances where people will cross in front coming in and out. Nothing aggressive. The traffic is not suitable for this neighborhood. The zoning on this by the county maps is listed as PS. So that's the same thing as the park. My guess what I would say is why don't we just make the city could possibly make an agreement to buy that, make it a park and move this church somewhere else where it's more suitable. There's nothing against it. I don't think that it's a house of worship as much as it is a business right now. So that's how I feel about it. Thank you very much. Remember our deal that we're not going to make a lot of comments from the audience, so we can go to dinner at some point tonight. All right, thank you. Name and zip code for the record, please. Hello, my name is Jessica Hagen, and my zip code is 89052. Good afternoon, Planning Commission. Thank you for having us. grateful for the opportunity to speak with you. I've lived in Coventry for 20 years, over 20 years, and I've been a homeowner in Coventry for the last eight years. Coventry is my home, and New Song is my home away from home. I moved here with my parents, who were the founding pastors, to start New Song in 2002. And I can vividly remember standing on that bare church site. All that was there was lava rocks and dirt. It's truly amazing for me to just reflect on all the amazing things that God has done in this place over those 20 years with both the wonderful church and the wonderful school. I currently serve as the Academy Director and a teacher at New Song Christian Academy. Before that, I taught at four CCSD schools, both in Las Vegas and Henderson, and then I spent six years working for UNLV supervising student teachers. that role, I worked with dozens of district and charter K-12 schools all across the valley. I'm sharing that background with you just to say that I've witnessed firsthand the many excellent schools that we have in our city. They're full of hardworking teachers that are doing their best for their students every day. At the same time, New Song Christian Academy represents a positive and much-needed addition to Henderson's educational landscape. In a world that is so often asking our children to grow up too quickly, we're creating a place where children can slow down and enjoy being kids. They learn through play, through creativity, and through connection. And I'd like to share with you just a few highlights from this past school year. One is that we started a school garden where students grew vegetables all the way from seed to harvest. You've never seen little kids so excited to eat kale and radishes as those kids were. We also completed a fully immersive performing arts unit. Our elementary students participated in all parts of putting on a musical. They attended a show at the Smith Center, they choreographed their parts, they designed sets and costumes, and then they performed the musical for multiple audiences, including a neighboring senior living facility. We took it to them. By the end of the unit, even the shyest of our students had found confidence and joy being on stage. Finally, I want to highlight our commitment to community service. During the past school year, our children completed more than 10 service projects that supported six different local organizations. They packed lunches, they created care kits for children in local hospitals, they built relationships with senior residents in our community, and much more. We're proud at New Song to be cultivating kind, capable, community-minded children. These are the future citizens of Henderson who are going to continue contributing positively to our city. We're asking for an opportunity for our current students to complete their elementary grades through fifth grade and to create an opportunity for future students to benefit from this amazing program. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Come on down. Name and zip code for the record. Michael Oransky 89052. Thank you. Good evening, commissioners. I'm here to speak in strong opposition to the proposed expansion of New Song. Ten years ago, as other people have mentioned, New Song first asked for this expansion and the community and the church came together on a compromise. A maximum of 64 students in kindergarten and first grade. That limit was not a suggestion. It was designed to protect the character and livability of this neighborhood. Even our agenda notes it. Yet today, New Song has blatantly disregarded that agreement. Their own website advertises second and third grade classes and they have admitted to enrollments now exceeding over 100 students. This is not an oversight, this is not an accident, they have 40 extra kids. This is a deliberate violation of the rules that were given and agreed on. If New Song is already ignoring the conditions placed on them, why should anyone believe that they will respect new ones? Another school is unnecessary as within three mile radius families already have a range of public, private, charter and religious schools. We do not need another, especially one that refuses to follow the rules. Coventry is a small scale family friendly setting. Building a large garish church at the entrance will inevitably bring more traffic, wear and tear in our streets, noise and pollution. And based on the renderings, the building just doesn't fit. And while it's been said and it bears repeating, it will lead to traffic overload. It is already difficult to move in and out of our neighborhood during the school year. Adding more cars no matter the time of day will only worsen the problem. I do not believe that they will be able to police the drop off or pick up of those kids, which will inevitably spill onto my street. More concerning is the traffic engineering report that has then, I guess, been completely turned off the S Island, so I can skip that part. On top of all of that, there has been a lack of transparency and respect. Neighbors didn't hear about the expansion through open engagement. We learned through lawyers after paperwork was already filed. This is not how a good neighbor acts, especially one that wants to expand their business at the expense of their neighbors. And let's be clear, this is a business. And like any business, it has a responsibility to operate within the law and respect the community around it. Instead, New Song has done the bare minimum or treated the residents of Coventry like an adversary that needs to be beaten. They've moved the meeting date, they conducted traffic study on school holidays, ensuring inaccurate results, and there's no attempt to share the LOCSA engineering report that mentions the S Island. All of these actions point to a pattern, avoiding transparency, skirting accountability, ignoring the concerns of the neighbors. Approving this expansion would not only reward bad behavior and set a dangerous precedent, one where agreements don't matter and violations go unchecked, but would cause irreversible harm to our neighborhood, neighborhood identity, livability, and quality of life. On behalf of myself and many of my neighbors, I urge you to deny this request. Thank you. Please, again, we prefer not to have applauding. Also, one thing to clarify, just since we've heard it a little bit, is there wasn't a conspiracy to move the meeting. There was a noticing issue that was from the city that moved the other applications as well. There's not, that's not something that the applicant had anything to do. That's for, well, this one I can tell you specifically there was a signage issue that was a problem the city had to address. So there is not a conspiracy on that, but thank you. Name and zip code for the record. Hello, my name is Lori Harrelson, 89052. Mine will not be very long. You've already received my letter about my opposition to the expansion of New Song Church. I live in Coventry, and the thing I would like you to please consider are the voices of the residents who actually live in Coventry and have written letters of opposition. We are the ones directly affected by this expansion, not people who live outside of Coventry, including the Sun City Anthem residents and surrounding areas who attend church on Sunday when there is no school. We as residents who live in Coventry must deal with the new congestion, traffic increase in chance of accidents regarding children and vehicles and lack of appropriate traffic flow and loss of aesthetics that will bring to Coventry as a community. Thank you. Thank you. Name and zip code for the record please. Karen Turnbull 89052. Good afternoon. Thank you planning commission for this opportunity to speak. It is with a sincere and grateful heart that I am speaking in strong support of the New Song expansion. I am a Coventry homeowner and resident since 2002, a longtime member of New Song Church and a parent of graduates of the New Song Academy. I have personally experienced the positive impact New Song Church and Academy has found on the community as well as my own family. My sons, now 18 and 13, are proud graduates of the New Song Academy, where they were nurtured, loved, and cared for during those all-important early childhood education days. Both boys continued to be active in the community of New Song by becoming summer camp counselors, guest musicians of the Praise Band, members of the growing youth group, and helping out in many community events. In 2013, my husband Mike was diagnosed with stage four cancer. Our oldest son, Evan, was five years old in the kindergarten program at that time. Our youngest son, William, was just 14 months old. New Song not only held my hand physically and spiritually, but the hands of my children and my husband as well, during what came to be an eight and a half year battle for our family. When my husband passed away in 2021, New Song held us through it all with kindness, hope, and light, supporting us all the way through to his celebration of life. Now, speaking as a member of Coventry Homes and Anthem, I live on Sonatina Drive, just down the street from New Song Academy and Church. My sons have simultaneously been in Lamping and Del Webb, Lamping and Coronado, and then finally Del Webb and Coronado all at the same time. I have driven past New Song on Cornette Street every day, in and out of the neighborhood, for the entire time that I've lived in my home. In all those years of getting children to and from school, myself to and from work, my husband to and from doctor's appointments at all hours of the day, and most especially during school hours, I can honestly say I have not once experienced any delay or negative traffic impact on my daily commute due to New Song Church or Academy. I personally have zero concerns over traffic issues with the New Song expansion. I truly believe that any current or future traffic concerns connected with Del Webb Middle School a Dell web traffic concern, not a New Song Academy or church traffic issue. I feel strongly that this expansion of New Song will only impact our community positively. New Song provides a place of love, support, and community enrichment. New Song has proven time and time again they are here to support Coventry, and I, as a resident and homeowner of Coventry, strongly support this New Song church and school expansion. Thank you. All right. and the zip code for the record. My name is Julie Kemp and I'm in 89052. I'm gonna read two letters. When I start the second, it's from my friend, also a neighbor who was unable to attend. So this is from me. My name is Julie Kemp. I have been a resident of Coventry Homes for 21 years. Although I live further down Reunion, there are already so many traffic issues getting in and out of our neighborhood due to Del Webb Middle School in both the morning and afternoon. Additionally, we hit traffic after Del Webb begins due to traffic on Eastern related to Lamping Elementary. Adding more traffic for an expanded school at New Song is only going to make things worse for our neighborhood. The suggestion for not allowing turns out of Cornette and Cadence is ridiculous, especially for residents who live on the south side of Reunion. It's unacceptable to cause our homeowners to be inconvenienced in their daily lives for the expansion of a school, especially considering it isn't a public school. This could very well affect the value of our homes in a negative way. So thank you. And now I'm going to read another letter. So this is from Andrea Weinberger. She's also 89052. She lives on Coronet on the south side. I have been resident of Coventry for 23 years. I live on Cornet Street and love our wonderful neighborhood. This would not only drastically change the convenience of driving in and out of the community, but we will no longer be able to make the left turn out of our street onto Reunion. This will increase the already difficult situation we have leaving weekday mornings, but it will make this amazing neighborhood less desirable. In turn, it will lower our property values. Reunion is already congested due to Del Webb, and this will be miserable and dangerous for the young kids who ride bikes to school. Thank you so much. Thank you. Justin Bruce 89044. I'm speaking in support of New Song's request for expansion. I've lived in Inspirata since 2017. Both of my sons attended New Song's three-year-old and four-year-old preschool. It was highly recommended the academy from other parents in Inspirata for both the quality of education and the affordability of education. Its tuition is less than half of nearby Henderson International School for working families like mine. The academy is an asset to the city. The education my sons received there prepared them for success at our neighborhood CCSD school, Ellis Elementary. Since my sons went there, we've become active members of the church. My wife and I lead one of the hospitality teams. We're a small but mighty community reflective of Henderson, single adults, married couples, married couples with kids, young and old, a lot of retirees from Sun City Anthem, but building a new sanctuary would allow New Song to continue to grow and fulfill its original vision. Once that sanctuary is built, as has been discussed, the current academy could grow, expand from 102 to 176 students, and just to emphasize, the new enrollment at New Song would be 10% of Del Webb's student population, 30% of Lamping's student population, and 60% of Henderson International School's population. The required traffic study showed no discernible impact. The school staggering the start times and end times, I believe, speaks to the church's responsibility and desire to be a good neighbor. I found being a member of New Song to be nothing but amazing, positive and it's greatly enriched my sense of community living here in Henderson so I hope you will vote yes on expansion. Thank you. Hi Neiman's up for the record please. Lee Slattery 89052 I'm here pardon me new classes transition not used to them. I'm here to endorse 100% of this expansion. I'm a grandmother. I have six children, nine grandchildren. We're a family of teachers, administrators, staff members. We teach special education, first grade through high school, middle school principals, and college admissions in five different states throughout the country. Our own children attended a variety of public, private, chartered magnet schools. Currently, our grandchildren attend a variety of magnet, public, and private schools. We have three grandchildren at New Song Academy. Adam, four. Reagan, five. Charlotte, eight. So choice has always been a big important part of our family when selecting a fit for each individual child. When people come to us and ask us why New Song Academy, We say we want to raise good humans. We want humans that show kindness, have curiosity, are responsible successful compassionate considerate loyal confident generous courageous faithful humble respectful full of grace, and much, much more. We find that to be very wordy, so we just tell our kids and our grandkids, be good humans. When our family moved to Henderson five years ago, some of our children followed us with our grandchildren and their goal was to find a good school, one with exceptional academics, but also to help us raise good humans. With their attendance at North, I'm sorry, New Song Academy, I have seen our grandchildren grow to become self-motivated, independent thinkers with leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills. a strong sense of community with strong moral compass, which is very important to our family. When my daughter was affected by a family tragedy, sorry, I witnessed the staff at New Song Academy help my grandchildren overcome one of life's most unimaginable difficulties. Without New Song Academy, these three children would have been lost. In the past, in this fast-paced, highly technological, instant gratification world we now live in, these kids would have been gobbled up. New Song Academy helps slow that down. It respects individuals and their individual traits. Every child should be allowed to attain their values 100%. We are also members of New Song Church. The church is definitely a direct extension of the church values and acceptance of the school. They're a strong sense of community and a desire to have a student body and staff which reflect its community. A neighbor who is considerate, compassionate, and giving. I just want to say real quickly, I'm a grandmother. I'm an Uber to all my grandchildren. I drop off at Del Webb every day, two of my grandchildren, and I drop off at New Song Academy. Three of my grandchildren have done for two years, have not noticed any traffic violations, accidents, or anything else. I need to let the next customers come up and speak, but thank you for speaking. All right, Naaman's up for the record, please. So I stand here today as a deeply concerned resident of this neighborhood and on behalf of my mother and two of our neighbors. The most immediate issue is traffic. So the proposed traffic plan would strip half the neighborhood of our ability to easily make left turns on reunion, forcing us to funnel into a signal-less intersection on Anthem Parkway, which is already unsafe and has much more poor visibility. There's a reason the light exists on one end of reunion and to be the controlled place for hundreds of cars to enter and exit. So this would be a huge inconvenience, but also a safety hazard. And I just want to put into some perspective today. I waited eight minutes at the end of New Song to turn on to reunion during the Del Webb traffic at 2.34 PM. The traffic doesn't start at 2.11. Like, that's when the bell rings. But the kids don't get to the cars at 2.11. The buses don't leave at 2.11. The staggering bell times will just make it so that there's going to be an even longer period of time where it takes a really long time to get out of our neighborhood because the traffic from Del Webb does not dissipate until 3 p.m. Like, so... of one surge of traffic it's already bad and i also want to mention that i only was able to get out onto reunion by squeezing in just barely between a car that was going very slowly at that 234 the traffic is no it's not even barely done like it ends at like closer to three and so dragging this would drag out congestion over an even greater period of the day and why would we create more traffic issues expanding a school when we already have very significant traffic issues. And also some of the homes that are directly across from New Song Church, like we're dragging the traffic even farther into our neighborhood. Sure, the traffic on Reunion is bad, but now this is directly across from people whose drive waves exit out onto this road that New Song Church is on. So, and also Take the parking situation. They're making their parking lot smaller, so I'm not sure how the parking and the traffic can get better when they're making the parking lot smaller. Finally, there's a long-term cost to our property values. Families move into this neighborhood for peace, safety, and quality of life. A private school that clogs traffic and increases hazard removes parking, and these are burdens that are ours as the residents of this neighborhood. and this proposal does not serve our neighborhood for the safety of our children and for the value of our homes and the integrity of our community, I urge you to reject this. Thank you. All right, name and zip for the record. Hi, my name is Brianna Koulon. My zip code is 89044. I would just like to say thank you for allowing me to come and share with you why I believe that New Song is a benefit to the community. Expanding New Song will give our children and any child in the community a place to go and grow. Their focus on respect and kindness, thank you, their focus on respect and kindness helps children to become kind and respectful adults in a society where that is desperately needed. My husband and I have two daughters. and an eight-year-old. They are in first and third grade at Newslong. My eight-year-old has special needs. She's adopted and has a genetic metabolic condition as well as a speech delay and a learning disability. Our eight-year-old started public school early to her disabilities. She attended our local elementary school, our public elementary school for four years. Two years of pre-K, one of kindergarten and one of first grade. Toward the end of her first grade year, He was assaulted by a fellow student in class. Due to CCSD policy, she was forced to continue attending class with him as he was not removed from the school or class. He was given a single day suspension. It was not until after the third assault in which my daughter, not her assailant, was moved to another class at the demand of myself and my husband. And if city officials would like more information about this incident, including the school name, which I'm not disclosing here, and the resulting lack of action, please let me know and I'd be happy to provide it. After four years of being in school, it was the first time our daughter asked to stay home and it broke my heart. After that, we knew it was going to be best for our family. She was not forced to continue going to school with her attacker. So even though we live minutes away from several public schools, and even though I was a public school teacher and my husband is a current Clark County School District public school district teacher, and my sister and my brother are both Clark County School District public school district teachers, my father, mother-in-law, and two of my husband's grandparents are public school teachers and administrators, formerly. decided that private school, thank you, would be best for our children. Okay, I apologize. We need you to wrap up. I need to limit everyone to three minutes. I'll wrap up. One more sentence, okay? Okay. Sorry. I get to it so much that I wanted to say. There it is. Our daughter now wakes up every day full of joy and excited for school. She's ready to sing a new song, and on behalf of all the children, a new song. Please allow this expansion so that they and future generations may be allowed to do the same. Thank you for your consideration. Thank you. All right. Name and zip code for the record, please. A little short. I'm Toby Walker 89052. Since others are letting you know, I am also a CCSD public educator. It's my 23rd year. My husband, who I live with in Coventry, is starting his 25th year at CCSD. We have children that have attended Lamping, Del Webb, and Cornell. I just want to say respectfully that this is not necessarily just about a private church. We all value what this church brings, what churches do for our community. This is about the residents who live in Coventry. This is about where this expansion is planning to be and how it will negatively impact the people who live there. I have lived there for 11 years. My husband and I on one of the streets that it will most negatively impact, where we will not be able to get out safely, and we will be stuck with major traffic congestion. We watched and waited for years for this community. We chose this community because of the awesome Homeowners Association events that we have, of the family feel, and for the location being right down the street from Anthem Hills Park. No one has discussed that it's not just about Del Webb. It's not just about our neighbors. You have a public park that has soccer games constantly going on. You have a hockey rink. You have a skate park that is the biggest one in Southern Nevada. And you have baseball fields. All of that traffic congestion goes in one point. There is one entry point with one traffic protected signal at Reunion and Anthem Parkway. This expansion would surely benefit the church coffers and their private funds, but it will negatively impact us. I have absolutely nothing against them, but I oppose yet another expansion. I wrote a letter. Opposition, I want to remind you of that, and my husband as well. The traffic data that Newsong did not include was not just Del Webb, but it was the four additional northbound schools two miles from our neighborhood. Coronado, Lamping, Henderson International, Coral Academy. All of those start times and end times were not into account, and it did not include that it's literally the only northbound exit for all of the thousands of people who live in Coventry, in the Country Club, in the Anthem Highlands, Every single person has to go out one way thanks to this. Eastern Avenue, which is already congested, which already doesn't have enough lanes to expand. And that is not our fault. That is not our problem. That is not our concern. It's the original planning commission that mis- And I'm asking you today to stop that and to make a change and guide us in the right direction of protecting your residents who live there and who ask for less traffic congestion in a very, very congested space. Don't make me come down there on this clapping. All right. Please, applicant name and zip code for the record. Hello, my name is Holly Spangler, zip code 89052. I'm speaking in support of the application submitted by Newsong. I've been a member of Newsong since 2009 and served on the church council for eight years, from 2016 to 2024, six of those as president. Over the past decade, our church has faced significant challenges, including the loss of our beloved co-founder pastor and subsequent resignation of his wife and fellow co-founder, both occurring within the same year. In the midst of these trials, we welcomed a new pastor and weathered the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, at times unsure whether we could even meet our mortgage obligations. During my tenure, I felt a deep calling from God to carry forward the vision our founding pastors shared to establish a beautiful campus that includes a church, a school, and a multipurpose building, a true beacon of hope on the hill marked by the three crosses. The current structure, while a blessing, was never intended to be the final church building. Designed as a multipurpose facility, it has faithfully served as a place of worship, education, and community outreach. By God's grace, New Song has only persevered but grown, so much that we have outgrown our current space. Today, the congregation is filled with renewed hope and anticipation, eager to see the original vision come to life. currently serve as chair of the Building Our Future team, which leads this project and encourages the congregation to place their trust in the plan God has for us. New Song is a small but inclusive church with numerous outreach programs and a school that teaches kindness and love of Christ. Expanding the campus will allow us to continue our outreach efforts and provide more opportunities for families seeking safe educational environments for their children. We are committed to being good neighbors, but this is our home too. We deserve to build a space that serves the evolving needs of both our congregation and the surrounding community. One of the primary concerns raised was the potential for traffic in the area. Someone who lives in a school's on, I understand that. However, the projected increase in school capacity will have minimal impact on the traffic concerns. traffic in the area originates from Del Webb and NUSON Academy students represent less than 10% of Del Webb student population. Many of our students live nearby and have siblings. NUSON has voluntarily collaborated with professional traffic analysts and the city traffic departments to implement proposed changes such as adjourning bell times and drop-off procedures to help minimize congestion even though such measures are not required for of public schools. In fact these improvements may in at reduce peak time traffic. Newside is not adding to the problem but we're helping better manage the existing flow. It's important to note that the long-standing traffic issues near Eastern are not the result of Newsong's presence and we should not be made the scapegoat for unrelated frustrations and poor infrastructure created many years ago. I urge you to approve the application allowing Newsong to grow. Thank you. All right. Come on down. The name ends up for the record. My name is Greg Larson, 89052. I represent the Coventry Homes Anthem Board. I do appreciate the extra time that was extended to our representative, Keith Pickard, to present. There's a couple things I just wanted to highlight that Keith did mention. I don't want to reiterate everything that's already been repeated. Hopefully we can appreciate that. There was a comment by Mr. Adams that the S-turns were not gonna be pursued by the city. as the board, we'd like to have some kind of confirmation on that. There was a conditional use permit that said the student population was gonna be 62 and the city's never enforced that. So I know they're gonna write a letter every year stating their population of their student body. We need some kind of insurance as a community if this gets approved that that's gonna be followed through. the city's gonna do something, that there'll be consequences for not abiding by the conditional use permit, because there haven't been on the last conditional use permit. There's been no consequences. In fact, they're seeking a reward. So we have concerns about that. We have a lot of concerns, as you've heard about the traffic and the S-turns that have now been proposed. Nobody in our community is in favor of that. We're hearing that the city's not gonna pursue that, but they're supposed to have a six month checkup on their traffic. have any kind of assurance that when that happens there we're not going to have to be concerned about these S turns being revisited. You know we'd like to put that to bed and have some kind of assurance from new songs, traffic engineering from the city, that that's not going to have that detrimental effect on our community. As far as the design guides I do reiterate some of the comments that Keith mentioned as far as the roof lines and getting things to with the Anthem character. Their initial designs that we're seeing don't really fit with that character. I'd like to see some kind of conditions put on that to have that revisited and re-evaluated. And if there's some kind of enforcement on the MAC students, I'd like to see that added as a condition to the application as well. Another thing that I did notice with all 12 other applications that were heard tonight, part of the stuff that was read into the record were the correspondence that the city received for the for and against. It was interesting that that was not read into the record tonight for this application. And I just would like to see if that could be read into the air so that the commission is aware of that and that the people attending tonight are aware of that. So we kind of know where that stands. We would normally just finish public comment and then we would address the comments. I guess that would have happened at the beginning. We'll make sure that we'll hook that up. Thank you. Thank you. All right, name and zip for the record. Vicki Morris and I live at 89052. I am a resident of Sun City Anthem, which is across the street, literally just right off of a reunion. I am a member of New Song Church and I am for the expansion. I'd like to speak to a new aspect. I mean, there's been a lot of discussion about the academy. After my divorce, I moved here four and a half years ago and I was welcomed into a new church home. When I joined, I can only describe it as being a very heart-centered church. This is not about a particular denomination. It's been mentioned once before that the church is very inclusive. And an important part of this is the opportunity to extend this really heart-centered, loving community, make it available to more people. So having the additional NARTHX, the main service, to have more people be able to experience a loving community. It's really enabled me to sort of find a home here in Henderson. I just wanted to bring that extra aspect to light. Thank you very much. Thank you. Is there anyone else who wishes to speak on this item? All right, come on down. Name and zip for the record, please. Hi, Sheng Wang, 89052. I also live on Sonatina. on the same side of the church. And even though I've only lived there since 2021, I've personally witnessed numerous near misses by cars coming in and out of the church because the intersection on Cornet and Reunion is blind. And it's hard to make a right or a left and see oncoming traffic. In fact, actually, shortly after moving here, I was hit leaving the neighborhood by a car making a U-turn without looking. That's all I'm going to say about traffic safety. The only other thing I wanted to add is that There are numerous vacant commercial properties nearby, including standalone buildings, both for lease and for sale. There's better existing infrastructure, entrance egress access, and parking right across the street around Anthem Village. So was expanding the school utilizing these spaces ever considered? Why is building a huge new church at the primary entrance to our community the only option, especially after the same plan was already rejected in the past? Isn't that the definition of insanity? It certainly to me doesn't seem like something that would benefit our wonderful community. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Name is for the record, please. My name is Jennifer Doty, 89052. And I apologize, I wasn't planning on speaking tonight, but just a lot of things came to my mind and I felt called. mention a few points. I understand that the traffic is concerned. I drive through three school zones every school year to get my kids to and from a private school, even though I live across the street from Lamping. And now my kids go to, I have two of my children just this year in New Song, and I was worried about the traffic and the school zone, the congestion, because I know that Eastern is scary, and I efforts to avoid going on it for pickup and drop-off. But I haven't noticed myself with the drop-off and pickup of my children at New Song to be any traffic concerns. They're less than what they are for the Del Webb, the Lamping, Henderson International, Choral Academy. Also, I don't understand why it would be a decrease in home value. I would think that having a private school would increase the value of someone's home by having another opportunity or a different option of schooling, which is what we sought out with our kids when public school wasn't fitting our family. Okay. I guess that's all I really have to say is that I haven't noticed much concern. I respect the concern for it. I go through it every day in my neighborhood, but I think it just gives us an opportunity to be good neighbors and practice being courteous and kind and help each other out. And we're all in such a rush all the time and school zones are one place that we should not be in a rush. Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else wishing to speak on this? No, we only get one for customer, but sorry. All right, we'll go ahead and close the public hearing. I was going to ask our city attorney to address the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act for us, because it does come into play here. Yes. Just to give you a little background, I'm going to read from a letter that was sent out in 2024 from the DOJ Civil Rights Division to state, county, and municipal officials. In 2000, Congress, by unanimous consent and with the support of a broad range of civil rights and religious organizations, enacted the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. Congress determined that there was a need for federal legislation to protect people and religious institutions from unduly burdensome, unreasonable, or discriminatory zoning, landmarking, and other land use regulations. I heard testimony that houses of worship, particularly those in minority religions and start-up churches, were disproportionately affected in an adverse way and in fact were often actively discriminated against by local land use decisions. Congress also found that religious institutions were treated worse than secular places of assembly like community centers, fraternal organizations, and theaters, and that zoning authorities frequently violated the United States Constitution. by placing excessive burdens on the ability of congregations to exercise their faiths. So that's just a little bit of background on why the law was enacted in 2000. Just one more point I'm going to read just directly from the letter. Rulipa's land use provisions provide several protections for places of worship, faith-based social service providers, and religious schools, as well as for individuals using land for religious purposes. Specifically, RELIPA provides for protection against substantial burdens on religious exercise. Section 2A of RELIPA prohibits the implementation of any land use regulation that imposes a substantial burden on the religious exercise of a person or institution, except for justified by compelling government interest that the government pursues using the least restrictive means. Thank you. And then... Oh, no, go ahead. I can tell you more or I can answer your questions. Go ahead. Oh, I was going to ask Steph if they would explain, give us the number of people for and against that we got comments from. I think when that was being read in, there was some applause in the audience on the S median portion, but it's 104 responses from the public in support and 86 in opposition. Okay, thank you. All right, I guess this kind of brings us to the Planning Commission part. Maybe we can bring the applicant up for a minute. Applicant? Applicant? Can we bring you up for, we have probably a couple questions, I think, for you. Did you want me to respond to, I just have a few responses to some of the comments that were made, or do you want to do your questions first? Why don't we, I mean, I think, kind of a combination, why don't you kind of address the traffic a little bit for us? Because I think that was the main concern, as I understood, from a lot of the neighbors. Sure. So that was one of the four, I only have four points I wanted to make in response to the comments that were made. So again, I'm going to take you back to my chart, which I'm so glad I made this. I know that we heard a lot of comments about, again, the Del Webb traffic and it affecting traffic in the area. And again, I put this together and I did share this with the Coventry board and I gave Mr. Larson a copy of my chart, but I had shared this same information with him prior to this meeting and also this is the information that we provide to the city on our application. So again, there's a lot of discussion about traffic at various times. I heard some different times, 745, 810, 235, those are the numbers that are just coming to my head, I didn't write all of them down. But any of the specific times that people mentioned where they are experiencing traffic issues, new song based on their new proposed time, we are gonna be outside of those times. We moved our morning times to outside of the peak hours and again, drop off starting at 8.45 in the morning with bell time at nine. Again, that's 45 minutes, at least 45 minutes after Del Webb has started. And then again in the afternoon, understanding that Del Webb gets out at 2 11, they do have some traffic that is there picking up students, buses that are leaving, et cetera. But again, our first departure, our first group of students is proposed to leave at three o'clock. And I believe one of the comments was that traffic dissipates around three o'clock. That's when we plan to start our dismissal. And again, we're talking about less than 100 kids at that time. And again, the sibling overlap. There's about a third of the kids that have siblings that go to the school. Not everyone's going to be there at the same time. All of those kind of normal traffic patterns. So again, in the afternoon, we start 49 minutes after, at the earliest, 49 minutes after Del Webb gets out. So I just want to go back to that because I think that We've heard, there's lots of statements about traffic issues in the area, but again, I don't think that those traffic issues are being caused by NUSONG, nor will they be caused by NUSONG in the future, and we've done what we can to move our times outside of those peak times and still offer school within kind of the normal bounds of what school times are. A couple, thing and then I'm happy to answer any questions. Just a couple other small points regarding the parking spaces. We have 148 parking spaces right now and when the new parking lot is done we'll have 187. So we're going to have an increased 39 space increase over what's there now. Regarding any that we heard a lot of comments about these U-turns on Cornet. While we cannot, we being NUSON, while NUSON cannot control the public right of way, again, I'm gonna go back to the parent agreement that we are going to put in place regarding adhering to drop off pickup procedures, disciplinary language that's in there related to removal of your child from the school if you don't follow it. And I'm happy to go back to the drawing board and add additional language, but to the extent that you're violating traffic laws and making U-turns, I would think that that would fall into something that would allow the school to remove the child from the school after speaking with the parents if they continue to do that. And then again, we are also going to have that attendant right at the entry for, sorry, at the entry from Cornette into the school property try to eliminate some of those issues and have parents coming into the parking lot and dropping off picking up their children as opposed to making a U-turn on the right-of-way and dropping their child on the street essentially. That's not something we would ever promote and it's not something we'd ever permit but again it is public right-of-way so we can do what we can do based on the conditions and based on our plan that's how we can address that. And then the last item I just wanted to speak to, because I don't think that I said anything about it in my presentation, although I intended to. They are offering third grade this year, but in terms of any increase to the student population to what it was last year, it's not an increase in the student population. It's to allow the existing children who are there to continue their education at New Song this is pending and I would just submit to you that that it is something that they are doing in the hopes of getting this approved and not as a intentional slap in the face in in any way to continue to violate things but in the hopes of having approval of this and again not opening it to other students who weren't already at the school so that is what I has been communicating communicated to me in terms of who's there doing third grade right now today. Okay, thank you. Maybe stand by for more questions. I guess the one question I'll ask staff while we're here is if they were to be approved, how do we document and keep track of how many numbers, what would be the staff burden to keep track to make sure they don't go over whatever the approved number? So with the conditions of approval, there's a memo that was added and it was added to the staff report as well that they'll have to provide a letter every school year to the city staff. And if they don't, they're in violation of their condition and we would be reaching out to them saying, where's your letter, essentially. I mean, nicer than that. So you have some kind of reminder. We would be obtaining the letter at that point. You'd have like a calendar reminder or something? Yeah, this would be the only school that we do this for in Henderson right now. I was just curious about the logistics. Thank you. I'll go ahead and open up to my other commissioners. Do you guys have questions, comments, concerns? I have a few questions for you because there's a whole lot of different things going on here. Having been here my whole life, if we had a crystal ball at the city prior to me being in this seat, I'm sure Anthem, Eastern would have been made about eight or 10 lanes wide. They didn't know that back then because it was a road to nowhere when it was built. So, you know, I do see that the city needs to remedy that somehow, work towards getting more lanes and or turn lanes or anything else. And the other one is this development. There's one lane in and one lane out with the light. and the other one doesn't have a light. So even though it's really close to the other light, which comes out of I'm not sure what street, because the map doesn't show that, I think this whole development needs two lights in and out to help the people that live there, especially as fast and as crazy as Anthem and Easter is. I've been there, I know what it is. I used to ride a motorcycle in the desert there, so I know how it's transformed into nightmare to traverse twice a day. So I have a few questions on the traffic study. You said you did another traffic study just recently? I'm going to let Ted Egerton is our traffic engineer. I'm going to let him ask, excuse me, I'm going to let him answer the specific traffic questions. Okay. When was the last traffic study? Sorry, Naiman. Naiman's up first for the record, even though we know. Ted Egerton, Locksai Engineering 89118. We originally prepared a traffic study based upon counts back in April. Based upon comments by the City of Henderson, we did an addendum to the original traffic study, which actually allocated the traffic beyond the traditional peak hours between 7 and 9. Instead, we put those traffic volumes to the 9.15 bell time. Okay, and did you... that traffic study including 176 students? Yes sir. The traffic study actually accounted for the existing students that were there and then the additional students that were being proposed. Okay. I think that's all my questions for the traffic guy. The multiple phases I noticed on the map that you showed us the drawing of the church in the building and the multiple phases. Thank you. Mayor Redekop, that one. What is your proposed completion date for all of it? The whole project? Ms. For all of it, I am unsure. I'm going to have to seek assistance. Ms. Name and zip before you start. Paul Black in zip code 8952. We have to pay for it. So we're beginning a capital campaign to see what our capacity is for building. So we would like to build the church center, we'll call it church center, as the first phase. So if I had a crystal ball, we would maybe start building, if I'm if i'm wrong holly but i think like the um spring summer of 2027 and then i don't know enough about construction about how long that would take one year so that would be phase one which would be um the church or as much of the church as we can pay build you know and the in the parking lot the parking lot has been a desire to be fixed so that would be The parking lot will be in phase one 100%. The auditorium, gymnasium will be like the final stage. So phase one would be church, parking lot. If we can't afford the whole church, we'd maybe build a section of the church building and then finish it when we have more resources. But our goal would be to complete the whole church center summer of 2027, finish summer of 2028. I just want to make sure I have that correct. Yeah. And then the gymnasium would be the final step. We would also do renovations of the existing building for increased classrooms. Does that make sense? Yes. And in the meantime, what are within the next three to five years that it's going to take to build this, finish a parking lot, what is your increase in students gonna be? And where are we gonna go? How do we mitigate that problem? Yeah, so that, I was looking through the documents and so it looked to me, and I can talk to Elizabeth about this, but if we can renovate the parking lot, basically we have a third grade class. Our space is limited. school space is just kind of limited. There's only so many classrooms that we can have. So we are committed to these six third graders. How many third graders do we have? Six third graders maybe, let's call it six, to following them through the fifth grade. If this were to somehow, I really pray that you guys support the project. If it gets rejected, we'll obviously appeal, but we will get ourselves into compliance, whatever that looks like. If we finish phase one, that includes the parking lot, we would like to kind of, we might be able to, you know, what I understand in the documents, if we finish phase one, then we could kind of move little by little up to 176. It's gonna take us a while to get to 176. But in the meantime, are you gonna stay at 102? We will commit to staying to 102, and we will provide the documentation. but I need to understand clearly if we renovate the parking lot, then we could sort of gradually grow. So condition 25 limits the student, caps the number of students at 102 until phase one is complete, which is comprised of, which includes the expansion of the parking lot. Okay. Okay. So we could work on the parking lot fairly. I mean, we can't, so in terms of logistics, we could maybe squeeze one more classroom into our existing building, but probably not. We need to kind of move our church to the new building in order to expand more classrooms. And so basically we have fewer students because we have fewer students the elementary school is taking up more space because you can have more kids in a preschool than you can in an elementary school. So actually us having third grades is, you know, we had to use another classroom for elementary and reduce the number of preschool classes. If I could just add on to what Mr. Adams said, he is correct. The condition of approval that's being recommended by staff would be that pre-student enrollment up to the maximum shall not occur until the completion of phase one, but we also reiterate in the staff report that phase one includes the religious facility, the parking expansion, the plaza, the meditation garden, and one of the play areas. So I guess, if I may, could that be revised? Because I... No. I mean, the Planning Commission can make... Our recommendation is based... We're not here to negotiate on the dais. That's staff's recommendation. Okay. All right. You've got three to five years to... If anybody's been involved with the church or being a minister or volunteer on a board of directors, I understand how that slipped through the cracks of your compliance prior. If this is approved, your compliance is going to be that number that Brian mentioned, which is 102, and be checked each year. So as we go forward, It's not going to be we had a different board of directors or we maybe changed a minister. It's going to be checked each year. I'm pledging to make sure that I've already been talking with the directors to be able to ensure that. I apologize for my church in the Bronx. We had a budget of $130,000 and that's where I did all my ministry for years and this is a very different environment. Are you always in communication or current communication with Mr. Pickard? With? Mr. Pickard, Keith Pickard? Oh, I mean I have started to become in communication with him, yeah. Okay. He's a nice guy. Because I did read the 26 pages of his synopsis or whatever you would call it. And there's some good recommendations and there's good things in there. Yeah. One last question I have, which has kind of come up a few times, the architecture. We're open to revision. Okay, because I know this was built 20 years ago with 20-year-old design. So things change. It's going to change. But it seems like the compliance of the architecture is maybe something that's bothering quite a few neighbors. We're open to reconsidering that. That's great. Anything else? Any questions? There's no parking in front of the church there, right? It's still open. What about pedestrian? There's like neighborhood kids that, you know. Come to your church? There's actually a lot of kids that go through our church to get to Eastern. Do the people come across the street to your church? Not directly across the street. There's some kids that come from Coventry, but they're like maybe... I'm just wondering, traffic control for pedestrians coming across to your church? I would be open to hearing from Coventry people, but I feel like the pedestrian traffic is moderate and... It's a school zone, correct? I don't think it's a school zone specifically. There's no school zone? Yes. Do you guys know, let me ask staff, do you guys know, is there a school zone over there? No off-hand? Let's call down our traffic engineer since he's hanging out with us today. Any other drill name ends up for the record? Good evening. Eric Hawkins, City of Henderson, Traffic Services, 89015. There's no school zone on Cornette right now. There is one on Reunion, but not Cornette. He's a school. We don't recognize the school zone there. Would we have a school zone for a private school like that, or is there just not enough got kids? We can put signage on Cornette that says 15 miles per hour when children are present. Yes. Doesn't that help to slow things down? It helps in terms of enforcement, yes. Yes, and what about crossing the street? They put in some kind of guard or striping? Could I describe the particular nature of our school? There's not a single parent who does not walk their kid into the church building. What about people who let their kids out down the street, let them walk up? There's not a single family that does that. Not a single family, and I honestly can't imagine that they will. It's a different world than when I grew up when I walked two miles uphill both ways. They take their kids as closely as they can to get them into the church building and they walk. Okay, so do you require your kids to be? If I can answer that. Name and vote for the problem. Holly Spangler, 89052. The new procedure that we are putting in place is a park and walk-in process. It's not going to be a cue. These parents are not going to cue and let their children come in. It is a park, walk your child in, sign in and then leave. So there will be no queue. There will be no children running across the street. There is currently no children running across the street. Our current procedure is a park and walk-in. There will be no children in and around street areas or even in the parking lot. The parents walk them in, the teachers sign them in, and therefore there should not be an issue with that. Okay, thank you. Thank you. They all accept to bright wheel their kids so they have to use their phone in order to get their kids in the school. Signing them out? Yeah, it's like an electronic version of signing them in and out. Okay. All right, more questions? Any motions? You know, this is a tough one. Keith has some... I apologize for the break in decorum, but I just wanted to mention that there are two 15 mile an hour school zone signs, one in front of the third house end and the other at the north end of Cornette. So it is designated a school zone, but it's not monitored by crossing guards. It's not a public school. Okay, thank you. Why don't we, let's just kind of move on because I I think people are getting a little angry here. All right, do we have a motion on the floor? Anyone wanna make a motion? I would like to make a motion. I'd like to make a statement that in this two, three, four, five years it's gonna take to complete this and you cap your students at the current level that it is now, I will work personally with the city. We'll blame it on Eric that just came up here. It was Eric's fault. and Eastern's too small. You know he's too young to even be part of that. I was like his predecessor maybe. But I will work personally with traffic to see if we can get a longer turn lane off of Anthem onto Reunion and a right turn lane off of Reunion onto Anthem down the hill. If we can get that to alleviate some of the congestion right at that corner, I think some of this will disappear. change the lights to where they last longer at certain times. So I will work personally towards that, but I think in the three, four, five years it's gonna take to get the money to put this together, I think we got plenty of time to revisit the architecture. We got plenty of time to work with the city to make the roads better for egress and ingress for that community. And with that said, I would make a motion that I have to find it on this computer. I would make a motion to approve CUP 201-2500246A2 and DRA 201-4500443-A1, subject to findings of facts and conditions. All right, there's a motion on the floor. Please vote. That's it, we're not adding anything onto that, is that correct? Yes. Oh, okay. Sorry. Oh, no, it's okay. You're the mount of the hour. I can't find my mouse. Go ahead and put me yes. Thank you. All right, and that motion passed, four to zero. Wait, wait, wait, as we talked about, we're not doing a plotting here, but it's important to me and I think everyone here, the applicant, continue to work with the neighbors to try to mitigate this application to be a good, as the church talked about, being a good neighbor is really important here. And so I hope you guys all stay in contact and work through a lot of the issues. Thank you, commission. And now you guys can go and applaud or what have you. Not you yet. Wait, wait, don't go anywhere. We have public comment. I'm going to try to... Okay, now... All right. We still need to... We still have public comment. I don't know if I can yell that loud. We still have public... I just need to make sure no one leaves. We do need to go ahead. Is there anyone here who has public comment? Commissioner Lewis? Okay. Commissioner Lewis. We still have public comment. You might want to wait until people can hear you. I don't think my voice is caring. I guess we need a louder microphone. Maybe not. I'm going to go ahead and open the meeting up for public comment. Does anyone want to address the commission? Anyone? If you want to come up and address the commission, this is your golden opportunity. Here's my golden opportunity. Karen Hadrick, 89044. I actually was here representing Anthem Community Council, which covers all the... landscaping for the entire Anthem area. We were concerned about the traffic and several of the Anthem Community Council board members had sent letters. I'm interested, I'm happy to hear David, I guess Dave, Mr. Beeson, that you're willing to look into additional ways to get around the community primarily because of the landscaping that gets done on the medians and there's a long-term renovation program that's been going on on the Anthem Loop and it requires closing lanes. There are concerns with the fire department not being able to get trucks down Anthem Parkway and that also affects the people leaving Coventry with Reunion, both of them. The Loop. If you can figure out a way to make smoother access, that would be wonderful. But the other thing too is I understand that notification only has to be given to certain areas. But given that we have such a unique situation as far as the roadway coming and going, I would have thought that all of the HOAs that use that loop should have been contacted. because, and I'm going to turn this in to whoever, there's pictures showing the backup getting into Anthem at the Eastern when the roads were partially closed in all directions at the reunion intersection. The traffic was backed up to the Eggworks on Eastern Avenue and people sat for a half hour and 45 minutes waiting to get into Anthem. there was ever a problem, that's a big deal. The pictures that I gave, just gave to her, were taken at 3.30 in the afternoon. Backed up all the way down Eastern past Sunridge Heights and almost two Smiths. That's not acceptable. So if you could figure out a way to make it extra lanes or whatever, that's been a concern for a long time. And I'm a Sun City Anthem resident. We've had people that have made comments that if there's an emergency, we can't get out. I'm not as concerned about, you know, the school is going to, you know, they're going to bring additional students into there. It's the traffic. It's always been about the traffic. So if the church is going to take years to work on expanding, maybe that'll give this group and traffic... idea of what to do going forward. I appreciate that. Thank you. Thank you for coming. Is there anyone else with public comment? Okay, seeing none, we'll go ahead and close the public comment. Staff, do you guys have any comments? Nothing beyond just thanking you again for coming in two weeks in a row. It's abnormal we have to do this. We hope that that doesn't happen again, but we thank you for all the time you committed this month to being a Planning Commissioner. It means a lot to us. Councillor Schell, any more staff comments? All right. Commissioners, do you guys have any comments? Councillor Neill, great job for sitting in. Great job. Councillor Schell, thank you guys. I do want to comment and thank our officers for keeping us safe, our staff for hanging out this evening two times in a row for planning, Commissioner. We see you back there. And to our AV guys. Appreciate you guys keeping us. We can all watch this again and relive it. Thank you, and we'll go to the meeting. Is Bill in the back? No. No, he's not. That turd is down. I just sent him a text. We just finished.