Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

00, I think. 2606 and 2607? Yeah, because storm drainage, but your description is street pavements and rehabilitation of streets.

I have updated them in the new PDF. It's just this had already been published. So yes, those have been updated. So 2606 now says the project will design and construct the Hemet MDP Line C1 storm drain located within Mayberry Avenue and Palm Avenue and discharge into the Hemet MDP Line C Whittier Avenue storm drain. The system will alleviate flooding along Mayberry Avenue. And then 2607 now states the project will design and construct the West Hemet MDP Line C Stage 4 storm drain located within Menlo Avenue and connect to the existing facility in Sanderson Avenue and Menlo Avenue. And the system will alleviate flooding along Menlo Avenue. So those have been updated. Thank you for catching that.

And then the other one, it might be more for Travis when it comes to that $5 million budget for The well, I believe we have three wells that are offline due to noncompliant. And the budget starts at 2028, but we don't have anything allocated between now and then for those wells. What, in case of an emergency situation, I'm gonna say again, like earthquakes, things that can shift things, do we have an emergency fund to get those activated if we have to, or?

So those wells that are listed in that CIP number, They're currently inactive just because of the contaminants that have gone over the MCLs, so we've had to shut them down. With 5717, which is the well 15 and 16 treatment, we moved that to the front of the line because that is, we'll get 2,000 plus gallons a minute by getting that. So that's why we're putting, tackling that one first to get it up and going. In regards to emergencies, we have the five interconnections with EMWD that we also have. We also have another one with EMWD to help us supply water in case of emergencies. But once we get 5717 completed and up and running, we're going to move into that treatment of those water wells as well.

And that $5 million, you think it will be enough for 2028?

So with the $5 million, that's what we're projecting it to be. We still need to do some cost analysis. And every year there's new technology coming out. And so the treatment that we have to put out there is not only for TCP, it's also nitrates and perchlorite. And so we have to look into what is the best value to the city and what is the best long-term cost for the city with what treatment we decide to do. But right now, the $5 million that we're projecting out is kind of a good size number of what we're seeing out there.

Okay. I think that's all the questions I have for now. I was just curious. And then the other one I'm more intrigued about is the Project 2523, the new Arrow team's location. So I worked at Chester's hearing aid for 14 years, which is right in front of that location. They share the same parking lot, and I remember Gain Task Force used to be there, and they rigged the gate with the shotgun, and that was a long, long time ago. $900,000 is a lot of money for what exactly is going into that $900,000 for that building, for that house.

So some of it, there is asbestos. So we're having to do asbestos removal. So that's some of that in there. And then I don't know the actual plan of what's happening inside, but I could get that information for you.

But just the $900,000 is just to update the current without remodeling inside?

No, that includes an indoor update and everything. Yes, that's the remodeling, the asbestos, all that stuff, yeah. Design, there's architectural design from architect and all those kinds of things.

And then maybe on something for Planning Commission side of things, McSweeney's has taken up 29% of the budget out there. What can we do, what can we learn from this mistake in a way to prevent the city from spending as much money in a project like this?

So the money that's being spent on it is a CFD that was set up by the developer. So they're bonds that are being paid for by the homeowners. It's not actually coming out of the city budget. So either way, it would be either paid by the developer out of the CFD or the city out of the CFD. Got it.

All right.

Yeah.

Any other questions for staff?

I have a go back clarification for the minutes. When I talked about the cameras being integrated in the police department, it's the Arctic, it's the real time information center, that's what it is. Okay.

Wouldn't it be more advantageous to knock this building down and build another one?

I mean, you still have to do the asbestos testing, you still have to pay for the, you know, whatever. I mean, that's a fair point. I don't know what the cost is to knock it down with demo and all of that and then rebuild.

$900,000 is a lot of money, and you can probably build a pretty decent house for $350,000.

Right, if you have, well.

It's not a house, I know, but.

But there's the demo involved, the asbestos, the architecture, all that kind of stuff. So demos, you know, there's haul-off and all those kinds of things. So I just got involved with this since I became the interim, so I don't have a lot of history on it. I've been involved with the asbestos and those kind of testing so far, so I could get more information if you'd like.

Okay, thank you. Yeah, maybe I want to bid on it. 900,000, wow.

Well, there won't be 900,000 left when they go out for bid, because they're using it for architecture and all that stuff now, so there won't be that much left.

Because there's a big open space in there. There's pretty much two or three big rooms in that place, that's it. So just like $900,000 is a lot of money for that structure. Okay, any other questions for staff?

No.

Thank you, Jolene, for that. You're welcome. And with that, does the commission want to make a motion? Oh, actually, we have to do public comments. Are there any members present that would like to make a comment on this or online?

No, Chair.

All right, with that, we're going to go ahead and close it.

And discussions, commissions? Did Commissioner Wirth have any questions or anything on it?

Did he post any questions or comments?

No.

He did not? Okay.

No, I think they should knock that little place down and build another one.

Yeah. I'd be curious if they could get a written quote. I mean, I don't know.

If it's a couple hundred thousand more, I mean, in the grand scheme of $173 million, it might not be too bad. Never know.

No, no, make a motion.

Yeah.

Yeah, I'll make a motion that we review the proposed 2026 annual update to the five-year capital improvement program and recommend proposed 2026 annual update to the five-year capital improvement program to the City Council. And we find that the proposed 2026 annual update to the five-year capital improvement program to be in conformance with the Hemet General Plan.

I second that motion.

And that passes. Okay, moving on to Department Reports. City Attorney Leo Suare.

Thank you, Chair, nothing to report.

Okay, Community Development Reports. Director Monique.

Thank you, Chair. I do have, at the last Planning Commission meeting, It was recommended that a director's report be provided to the commission, and I'm happy to do that. I put something together for you to give you some exciting news and some updates on what's been happening in-house in our department. So we've been very busy in-house in the community development department, planning division, housing, planning, of course, code enforcement, code compliance, and building. On the building side of things and the planning side, we've recently approved a master sign program for the Hemet Valley Center, located at the southwest corner of Sanderson and Florida. When we attended ICSC two years ago, we met with the the property management company to discuss some revitalization efforts in the shopping center, one of which includes a master sign program to refresh and reconstruct the existing multi-tenant pylon signs, as well as multi-tenant monumentation and identification signage within the shopping center for the major tenants. SOME OF THE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE PILON SIGNS AND MONUMENTATION. THESE ARE SOME OF THE STYLES THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING TO REDESIGN, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES AN LED COMPONENT, WHICH IS MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN OUR BILLBOARD ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE. IT'S IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR HEMET MUNICIPAL CODE, AND THEY DID GO THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS THROUGH THE MASTER SIGN PROGRAM. A copy of this is available on our city of Hemet's planning page under our planning division portal if you'd like to take a look at the whole comprehensive program. THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS HAS REACHED OUT TO THE CITY AND IS REACHING OUT TO 197 LOCAL JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND ON THE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE CONNECT SOCAL 2050 PLAN. This plan guides implementation in local funding opportunities for jurisdictions regional wide. What it is is a regional transportation plan which is required to obtain federal funding. And it also must include policies that will reduce greenhouse gases, gas emissions in accordance with the Federal Clean Air Act for the Southern California region. AMONG OTHER, AND IT'S ALSO A FEDERAL PROGRAM, SO IT'S NATIONWIDE. THE ACTUAL PLANNING PROGRAM FOR SCAG, IT PROVIDES A FORECAST. IT'S CALLED THE RTP SES FORECAST. IT'S A GROWTH FORECAST THAT THEY ARE PREPARING. IT'S A 20 TO 30 YEAR DEVELOPMENT HORIZON WITH THE BASELINE OF 2024. This is prepared in coordination with local jurisdictions throughout the state of California. and the demographic and economic forecast population includes households and employment. It's developed at the regional and county level that guides SCAG's demographic panel with a demographic panel of experts that prepare this. So we will be meeting with SCAG next week and to start talking about this and provide them with making sure that they have the right and correct information on the city's general plan, zoning, our housing element and those types of land use considerations to ensure that their forecasts are consistent with our local policies and plans. Also, I would like to be pleased to report that RTA is proposing some expansion and rehabilitation tenant improvements at their existing facility. There is a building permit in process under plan check for demolition within the existing footprint of their existing facility on Wentworth within the existing bays of the building. The build-out includes an interior two-story office space with restrooms, offices, break rooms, and build-out within the base. In accordance with our Hemet Municipal Code 90-48B2, this allows for a minor site development review, which is a community development director level approval. THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED, THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN MAY AND NOW IS UNDER THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN THIS ILLUSTRATION, THIS IS THE EXISTING BUILDING FOR RTA'S SITE. AND THEN THE MODIFICATIONS ARE REALLY INTERIOR IN NATURE WITH SOME MINOR EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS. We also received an application for Crunch Fitness to be located within the former Walmart neighborhood market. This does require an administrative use permit. The applicant is going through the development process with the city. There was a development review committee meeting on June 26 with fire, public works, engineering, planning to overview the proposal to ensure that it meets conditions of approval for the city. And they are also processing an at-risk tenant improvement plan check right now. This is just to help streamline the process. They are in structural plan check. As of administrative use permit has not been approved yet. We still have to go through that process and it requires that requires a community development director level approval as well. And lastly, Dossner Organic Farms, which is approved by the Planning Commission. I'm pleased to report that they will be receiving their temporary certificate of occupancy this week to begin opening up and bringing in products into the building. The tenant improvements have been approved, and they are underway, so we're pleased to report that. And that concludes my report. Thank you very much.

That's a great report. Thank you, Monique. In fact, that's going to be a big crunch fitness. That's going to be a big one over there.

And future agenda items.

Yes. Thank you, Chair. WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH, WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON OBTAINING THE 2025 FIRE CODE CYCLE UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD ZONES, TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP FOR CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, CODE COMPLIANCE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC, A TENTATIVE TRACK MAP FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, VALLE DE LOS TRESORITOS. IT'S STILL WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT. PROCESS. THE PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION PROGRAM WILL BE COMING TO YOU MOST LIKELY EITHER IN JULY OR AUGUST FOR RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. THE 2025 BUILDING CODE CYCLE UPDATE AS WELL AS WE ANTICIPATE THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW which we are still in the process of working through that process. Pre-approved ADU plans, we have our in-house architect and planning staff to help us with moving that along, as well as a conditional use permit for the Fig Tree former Cagliaro Nursery site. Thank you.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND LAST IS THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER'S REPORTS. WELL, I WAS AT THE SAME PLACE AS COMMISSIONER VILLAMONTIS WAS AT THE DRONE SHOW. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE THERE TOO. SO IT WAS FUN. IT WAS A FUN EVENT AND ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE OCCUPIED AT IT BEFORE THE DRONE SHOW. I know a lot of people are complaining about the new traffic signal that we have put in on Buena Vista and Stetson right there when it comes to the traffic that is created. That's just something that the public feedback, I live right out there too, so it's getting really crazy out there with the amount of traffic that's being built up out there. So I'm hoping we can figure out a solution. I don't know, my opinion is the turn arrows are a little too long here. Unfortunately, the news were Mr. Ben Sandoval moving on to, I believe, the city of Paris, which is We're going to miss him. He's unfortunate. I wish him the best. And I'm not sure if we're, I think we are in a hiring freeze. Are we going to be finding a replacement for him? I don't know. I hope so. I also have been kind of back and forth with the city attorney a couple times as well as some city officials with the vacancy registration or I know tax has to be voted in situation, but charging property owners or owners that have empty spaces for certain amount of long periods of time in each year kind of concept. It will become higher and higher to kind of push them to get somebody in or sell it and do something else with it. And I know the city attorney did respond back and say the city does implement that, but I just don't know how much are we benefiting from it, how much revenue are we generating from that, because I know the city's on a tight budget, so I'm just trying to figure out ways that we can bring in revenue. The fireworks, Hemant Pedi made a post about what they did during the 4th of July, and I believe they did 23 citations. So that's great. More revenue for the city, unfortunately. I mean, I'm not a big fireworks fan because of dogs, but other than that, the city is a great way of paying for that drone and flying around and catching those things. CR&R, I know there's been a lot of people having issues with CR&R and not picking up the trashes in certain days. I know Commissioner Hill brought that up, too, a couple times. And after he brought it up, I know some people came to the city council and expressed their same frustration with CR&R. So I don't know if city, I mean, again, this is just public input. And curious about the recycle center that, was it Devonshire? That's been, I know he came to us several times and made a plea and I don't know if it's on him now or if it's the city or what's going on, because I drove by there and it doesn't look like anything's happening there. So for me, there's nothing else to report.

Thank you, Chair. Commissioner Hill?

I have nothing to report, thank you.

Thank you. Commissioner Villamontes?

I have nothing to report.

Thank you. Okay. With there being no further business to discuss, this meeting is being adjourned to the next regular Planning Commission meeting scheduled for July 21st at 6 p.m.