Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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So, we're going to We left off with communications from staff. Good evening, um, Chairman Springs and members of the commission. Uh, the the the reason why I'm in the house, so to speak, is because I wanted to first come up and thank you for all of your diligence and all of your dedication, particularly over the last 10 years when I've held the responsibility of being the director of this great great department of development services used to be economic and community development. Um, and we've seen some amazing times together. We have an old commissioner out here in the audience as well. We had um we had some really wonderful times. We had some real drawn out times where got contentious and and lively and I would go home and talk to my wife and say, "Babe, you want to you know, you should watch this one. It was a it was a good one." And uh but through it all, part of what we were attempting to do was to groom leadership. And grooming leadership is an important part of this trans transition that has to occur over time. We all understand that that happens. I remember when Commissioner Heath was sitting in in as a commissioner and and so many of the commissioners that have um served in this capacity, some who have transitioned um and so these things are natural parts of it. When I uh took leadership, one of the things I uh promised myself is that if given the opportunity to cultivate a a an environment of creativity, of progression of thinking outside the box, then I was going to do everything in my power to do that. And I'm proud uh to um announce um at this plane commission meeting that um the city in its infinite wisdom has selected a new director of development

services and it is none other than our own Bernard McCr. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] It's particularly uh emotional for me because Bernard was the first person that I spoke with when I was running my own business who said, "You ought to think about working for the city of Inglewood." And at the time when he said that, I said, "You got to be crazy. I ran out of planning and never intended to come back." But it the as fate me uh continues to be in my life. I ended up sitting at the his desk and I know it was his desk because he actually put his name in the desk, Bernard Mcrumby. And I opened it up and I just I just put my head on the table say I can't believe this. And so having the opportunity to be able to bring Bernard back uh out of u working with when he was with Sarah and then having him come in here and really just continue to thrive in this environment and thrive under uh the leadership of this city as well as the amazing leadership that you provide to commission has been great. So without I have a a a symbolic gesture to do right never was done for me so I always wanted to do it. This is the director's gavvel and this has been sitting on my desk for a long time and the reason it's been s folks never wonder why I'm not a legal guy but and you have yours I know but this was the reason why it reminded me that eventually I'll have to pass the gavvel and so I want to present this to Mr. Bernardi as he takes on his leadership role in the city of Inglewood and I think we all should give him a

round of applause. [Applause] Uh, that concludes my presentation. I'm taking my box. You got

Oh, man. as a as as always it's it's uh Chris is always a tough act to follow. Um I'm I'm uh extremely I'm overwhelmed. Um humbled and um and the these are these are are are tears tears of joy. Um, I'm born and raised here in Inglewood and um, to have been blessed with the opportunity to come back. Um, I never would have imagined that my journey would have put me in this seat. Um, and so I'm excited to continue to do the work, um, to continue to lead. Um, I hold this um with pride and um understand that um I'm not going to let you down. And I appreciate you for your um trust, um guidance, um wisdom, and look forward to continuing to build and do the fantastic things um that we've been doing together. Um Chris over the last 10 years has laid um well I mean the legacy that he's left on this department um is indelible and the foundation that he's built is now one that's ready to um build a skyscraper and um and I'm ready to lead the department in that venture. I'm excited to build this skyscraper with you um with our team and the community. Um and

so uh this is this is uh definitely symbolic. I really appreciate it and um I'm excited to keep continue to do the work. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. [Music] Also the at this particular point you know about being the director now you your responsibility is not only your staff but us as well we're looking for lunch dinner whatever that you can do for us at this particular point. Yeah we we got we have a conference in a couple weeks so I guess I'll take care of that. Okay very good.

Um so yes but but once again thank you. Okay thank you. So we have some special guests. Mr. Bernard, can you tell us about our special guest that we have today? Absolutely. Um, so we have a special presentation um this evening from um Miss Gwen Allen to um our commissioners. And so I want to take this time um really quickly to allow her the opportunity to uh present um the commission with um some special certificates. You want to You can come right here.

You can come here. It's fine. Good evening. Can you hear me? Yes.

Oh, wonderful. Thank you for uh inviting us and letting us come through here. My name is Gwen Allen. I'm with the Inglewood Board of Realtors and we had a business mixer back in May and we invited Mr. Montgomery um Bernard to be our guest speaker and he came and he brought his commissioners there and we had a wonderful event. Uh we gained a lot of information for what was going on here in Inglewood which you know you you're seeing the results of what's happening with all of the commissioners and the directors and what they're doing here in Englewood. So we wanted to present these certificates of to the commissioners that were not able to attend and that is Mr. Larry Springs the commissioner chair. I have your certificate as well as Miss Tjo and Miss Fowler. So I just want give you these certificates. So

really nice. Sure. Uh how do you want me to do it? We would like to take a picture if you guys have just a minute. Uh I have my uh president for the Inglewood board is here, Miss Vicky Ward, and also Mon'nique McCoy. She is the CEO of the Englewood Board of Realtors. So again, thank you all for what all you guys do. I know y'all work very hard to get everything correct. And let me take a picture. All this new development that we have. So we could just all go over and take a picture with our uh Englewood Board of Realtors. Thank you. [Applause]

Jackson [Applause] No, he's assistant. I didn't know that.

Yeah. Okay, we're going to continue with our meeting. Thank you very much, Madame Gwen. We appreciate you, Madam President. Thank you very much for coming. Thank you. Now, we're going to have a meeting. You like to if you can, if you'd like to stay, you're welcome to stay. It's very interesting. You might want to see see what we do here just for a little while. Chairman, just a few more uh communic a few more communications.

Oh, okay. Yes. Um just wanted to um inform you that your itineraries for the upcoming uh California APA conference um September 28th through October 1st are being prepared and will be sent to you no later than September 15th. So um be on the lookout in your emails. Um we'll also be sending out a calendar invite just so you can hold the dates. Um, we also are excited to announce this coming Saturday, uh, September 6, we'll be hosting our first general plan community open house at the Center of Hope, um, at 9550 Krenshaw Boulevard um, here in Englewood. We'll have some food. People love food. Um, activities and as well as, uh, a few raffles. Um, and so, you know, we would love for you and the public to come out um and help us take Inglewood to the next level. Um, we're excited about this historic undertaking. Um, additional information can be found um on our newly updated general plan website, www.nextlevelinglewoodall.com. [Music] All right. And uh that time is from 10 to 2 this coming Saturday. We also have flyers available um here at the uh table. Um and I had one if we can show the screen. We also have a flyer available on the screen. All right. Um, so that concludes staff's presentation and uh staff's comments. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay. Public comments regarding agenda items. Person wishes to address the planning commission on items other than the agenda items may do so at this particular time. You can go back to the mic, give us your name, and state your reasoning. Hearing none. Seeing none, we're going to close that segment and we go with our first Madam Secretary. A public hearing to consider an application by Kyokia Childris representing the owner for a special use permit number 25-00006 to allow an event center within a shopping center on a C2 zone property located at 967 North Labraa Avenue.

Mr. Bernard chairman the file is present and notice has been given.

Mr. Bernard, I'm going to recuse myself from item 5A. Thank you. Chairman of foul is present and notice has been given in a time and form as required by law. Planner Shawn May is present to give a short staff presentation. Good evening, Chairman Springs and members of the commission. The subject site for the special use permit is located at 967 North Labraa Avenue and is zoned C2 General Commercial. The property is located on the west side of North Labraa Avenue between Sentinella Boulevard and Plymouth Street. The property is surrounded by residential uses to the east and commercial uses to the north, south, and west. The approximately 1800 square ft² tenant space will accommodate events including wedding receptions, retirement acknowledgements, kinsigneras, birthday parties, baby showers, and small general community meetings. The business will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. 7 days per week. The applicant expects to there to be 1 to two events per week with a maximum of 50 people per event and up to two event coordinators on site during these events. There is no proposed live entertainment or alcohol service on the site. There will be no catered or prepared food provided by the venue. The subject site contains one ingress and egress space at the front of the tenant space. The event center meets the parking requirements for per the municipal code.

The subject site has two existing security cameras and the applicant proposes to provide one on-site security guard during evening hours on event days. As conditioned, the proposed project will serve as an enhancement to its neighborhood setting and will be compatible with the surrounding area. The proposed project is consistent with the goals of the city's general plan designation and the project is exempt from further environmental review. This concludes my presentation and I'm available to answer any questions the commission might have. The applicant is also here tonight to answer any questions. Okay, thank you. Okay, we're going to open up questions for you. First of all, we're going to start with Commissioner Fer. No questions. Thank you, Sean.

Commissioner Trey, uh, no questions. I'll reserve it for the applicant. Thank you, Commissioner Shaw Williams. No questions at this time. Thank you. I have no questions. If the applicant is here, you can come go to the back to the mic in the back and just tell us about your your project.

Good evening. Can you pick your mic up? Can you pick the mic up? There you go.

Good evening, comm um chairman Springs and members of the planning commission. I am um Jesseline Renee Alexander. I would like to um introduce myself. I am the owner of the Diamond Event Center. I would like to um give you a brief history of a brief history of myself. I'm a retired registered nurse serving four years in the county hospital system and 26 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 17 of those 26 years as a nursing supervisor. I um I'm also I'm a mother of two two daughters. My oldest Marzette is an RN like her mom and my youngest Marissa is a sign language interpreter. I'm also active in the community. I'm a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Jackie Robinson unit 252 where I'm also a member of the award-winning color guard award-winning. We just recently, a week and a half ago, won the American Legion National Championship. For the last few years, we have posted colors for the city of Inglewood's Memorial Day service and also posted at the Sofi Stadium for some of the Rams games. I also serve as the Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Chairman for my unit. I assist in serving veterans in our community. I volunteer once a month at the West Los Angeles VA hospital assisting in the volunteer services department. The reason I'd like to open an event center is to give more mature adults a place or venue to have events.

Although I'm open to others, my target audience is seniors and older adults. I'd like to provide them with a comfortable, affordable, and safe place to enjoy some of the memorable times of their lives. For the last 10 to 11 years, I have sponsored and promoted events throughout the city at different venues. I find that there's a shortage of places for more mature adults to gather, socialize, greet one another. We are in need of somewhere to do those things, meet our friends and loved ones. I plan to provide such a space, a place for a rental space where they can have their anniversaries, their wedding receptions, retirement celebrations, repasses, places they can have kid days and grandkid fun days, meetings, classes, and such. This event space is conveniently located allows for a comfortable, affordable, safe, and secure environment for my patrons. That's why I would like to open an event center.

Okay. Uh, children, right? Yeah. Alexander. Alexander. I'm Alexander. Mr. Alexander, we have some questions for you. So, I'm going to open it up with Commissioner Fer, starting with her. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, thank you, Miss Alexander. Well, you certainly are uh active in the community. Thank you for your service there. Uh, I just had uh a couple of questions. Um, you said your target audience was seniors uh and adults, older adults and veterans. Did I hear that correctly? Yes, sir. Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. Yes, ma'am.

Oh, thank you. Uh, and so my question is, did I hear the word tent? This is a standing facility already or I'm trying to understand that it's just a space. It's a a um event space. It's just an open uh venue space, a rental space. So, it's a tenant suite within a commercial shopping center. I'm sorry. It's a tenant space. Oh, tenant space within a commercial shopping center.

I heard tent. And that's why I said, "Oh, that's going to be cold in the winter time." Okay, got it. Thank you. Uh, and so, um, you do seem excited about the project. Um, were you planning on, uh, tell me a little more about the decor or some of the activities you are planning to have since you mentioned I saw here there was no interest in alcohol or food. So, I'm concerned. Um, and from open from 10:00 a.m. to midnight, somebody's got to eat something or do something. I I'm trying to understand. Are you planning to I know you're going to rent the space, so they take care of it. Is that

Yes, they take whoever rents the space, they take care of whatever um things that they have. They I don't have catering, but they they may cater, but I don't I don't have catering. I I understand that part. Now, about how many parking spaces were there? because I heard you said you'd expect more than 50 people. I think it's 139 spaces. Plenty of parking. Okay. And I do believe seven days a week.

Yes. That's because um I don't really know what day a person would like to rent. They could rent on a Monday or Thursday. It's not necessarily always on the weekends. Right. And I saw you said maybe two or three events a week. So that's not abusive. Um I had one other question though as it related to security. I heard two cameras and one security guard, but does that is there more than one entrance? I need to see that again. Yes, it's two entrances. Two entrances. Yes.

So you think one security guard would be enough? the the the entrances are are the proximity is close so that they are one security guard is enough. Okay. All right. I have no further questions. Thank you. Okay. Trail. You're on the uh you're on the second floor, correct? Yes. Is there are there stairs or there elevator?

It's it's an elevator in the center of the um of the shopping center. I'm happy to hear that since your target audience is I think most of us can still navigate the stairs but just in case we uh have a blister or something. But uh um yeah my questions or comments are sort of along the same lines about the food and uh liquor. Also, if uh somebody wants to come in for a kineta uh which generally has food and alcoholic beverages, can they bring in alcoholic beverages? Do they get a special permit for events? I don't know.

At this time, there's no request for alcohol. So, they would be required to come back to the planning commission if there were going to be any alcohol allowed um on site. Okay. So if it's if they're going to have alcohol on site, they need to have a license. Yes. They would have to have go through the code process which would require an SUP. Okay. Okay.

Yeah. Let me let me clarify. Um so so the applicant is not proposing to maintain an alcohol license. However, if there is a catered event, um, generally the caterers would have a ABC license that would allow them to have alcoholic beverages, but the request does not include the uh, permission from the city to grant an AB uh, SUP for alcohol.

I understood that part. I just wanted to make sure because I know a lot of events like weddings and kinetas, they uh serve alcoholic beverages along with their food. So if the caterer has the uh the license, then they can have something like that. Actually, I think it's a good idea to have a target audience like that. I think you're correct. and you know maybe some afternoon that when somebody retires you want to go up and have some cake and coffee and maybe even sandwiches or whatever but uh it's a good target audience. Thank you. Commissioner Shaw Williams.

I just have a couple of questions. So it's an event center only. So do you assist uh with tables and chairs? I have. Or do they do if someone rents your facility they have to bring that in themselves? I have the facility is already already has tables and chairs. Okay. And though they are available to the patrons, they don't have tables and chairs. They're they're there. And up to how many people uh will your event center accommodate? It'll it'll hold 120. Okay.

But I don't I don't have that many tables set down set out. So that right now is set up to hold like 75. Okay. So your target audience is seniors or people uh Yes. My target audience are seniors and older adults and older adult because when it comes to finding somewhere to go or are trying to be included in the places that are all that already exist,

we we find a lot of youngsters and and younger younger people and we would like to I be somewhere where it's just us. You feel safer when the the audience is older. So, if I brought my 20some year old niece who wanted to have a party, no, I'm I'm not exclud I'm not excluding anyone, but that's just the one that I prefer or that I'm I'm targeting are the more mature um patrons. Are there discounts available for Englewood only residents?

I haven't had I haven't set up anything like that. Okay. Just curious. Okay. Thank you. No further questions. Okay. I have a couple of questions. Uh, how many days a week are you going to be open? Is it seven days a week? It's available seven days a week. Yes. And it's only available seven days a week based upon the appointments that you set up. Yes. It's only based on the bookings. And what time is it over? By midnight. I'm sorry.

It's 10 to 10:00 a.m. in the morning to midnight. to midnight. Now, in in regards to alcohol, alcohol beverages, if someone wants to because there are some restrictions on if your caterer has a license, they're getting a license for that particular day. The restrictions are that there should be no money being trans between the person who wants the alcohol andor the person who's making the drink for them. Well, I'm I'm not I'm not licensing, so I don't and I'm not licensed. So, the person the patron would have to take care of those type of things. I'm not doing um

But you're renting though, Miss Alexander. You're the person that's in charge of renting the facility. So, you need to be aware of everything that goes on in the facility. If someone is having exchanging monies with the bartender, that cannot happen. They have to go get like a ticket, a blue ticket, red ticket. If they're going to buy beer, for an example, it'll be a blue ticket. That's information that I'm giving you, but you, Miss Alexander, need you're responsible for everything that goes on in that facility because you're the one who wants to special use permit to rent it. Am I correct in saying that? Yes, sir. You are correct.

Okay. So, you need to know everything that's going on. Uh you have someone putting everything together for you as far as the layout, the design of the facility on the inside. Can we see that? It's in the This is the floor plan. So, it's flexible based upon people's events. Um, tables and chairs can be arranged based on the applicant uh or the person that's renting the spac's needs.

Okay. I I'm confused about being excused from from the meeting and why was that, Mr. Bar? if there's not going to be any changes to the facility. It's a open space and the only thing that's happening is when someone wants to rent it, they're renting it on renting it for 75 people or whatever the amount of people and then they're setting it up based upon the number of people that's going to be renting it. That's that's correct. Um and uh Commissioner Rice recused himself because of his uh association with the applicant. I see. Yeah.

Okay. I have no further questions. I I just, Mr. Ell, I just want you to be aware of what's happening and what you what you're responsible for because you're the you're the person that's in charge, so you need to know everything that's going on. Okay. Any final questions from the commissioners? No, just a comment. I hope they'll be line dancing. Okay, we love line dancing. Uh, Commissioner Trey Hall. Uh, no. I just want to clarify that basically you are just providing the space. Yes,

that's what it is. And you will be uh requiring those that rent the space to be aware of all of the requirements that that need to be met. Yes. And I think it is a good idea that as the chairman said that you also become aware of of what some of those requirements are. But I I understand that what you're doing is just renting the space and and expecting those that rent it to handle everything within the law and meeting all of the expectations. Correct.

Yes. in in my um contract because I I'm going to we're we're going to be signing a contract when they went rental. And in my contract, I have a statement that says no no alcoholic beverages and no cash bar and no service of alcohol to anyone under 21 of a years of age. That's included in my in my contract. Okay. I'm I'm glad that you mentioned that. Thank you. Thank you, M. Commissioner Shaw Williams. No further questions. Thank you.

Okay, I have no further questions. Thank you very much, Miss Alexander. At this time, if there's anyone that are that's opposed to this particular project for or against this project, you can go to the mic, give us your reasoning, give us your name and your reasoning. Good evening. My name is Lieutenant Colonel retired Patricia Jackson Kelly and I am speaking for the event the uh and the reason being is I have observed Miss Alexander for the past 10 years and her compassion and her dedication to taking care of veterans. So I have a personal interest in this this uh project coming to fruition because I know that the veterans will benefit from it. We have very few places that we can go and feel comfortable

and I know that if she is awarded this opportunity that this will happen. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. You have one minute please. Thank you.

Thank you. Hello. My name is Anita Biggs. I am uh a past state president of the American Legion Auxiliary for California and I am currently um the captain of the Jackie Robinson unit 252 color guard and work with uh Miss Alexander for several years. We are very proud that we just won for the first time first place for the American Legion Military Open class. Something that is not been done historic all female. It was amazing. all black as well. But um Miss Alexander has a passion for veterans. As Patricia just stated, she's very giving. She wants to help the community more than anything. So this type of facility that she's trying to um open would be very useful to Englewood and would brighten up the city. So I'm all for it. Thank you.

And thank you.

Hello. Greetings, salutation commissioners and uh illustrious staff and of course community. My name is Star Manning. I am the first female commander of VFW2122, which some of you have been around long enough to know, our post was taken away here in Englewood because of imminent domain. And now that left a population of veterans looking for a home. Um if some of you don't know, there is no place for veterans here in the city of Inglewood. So that's something in the future coming from me. Miss Renee, I love you. Um, she has taken me under her wing when I first came back to California from serving. She treated me with respect and I know that she would treat everyone in her establishment the same. She is visionary, adaptable, decisive, empathetic and accountable and calm. I think in this uh world today, we need more calm individuals and how she is now is how she is here with you all and with everyone here. So, I wish you luck. Please make the right decision and please let Miss Rene's vision come true. Thank you.

Thank you.

Good evening everyone. My name is Dr. Kathy Cash, US Army veteran. I'm currently the commander of Jackie Robinson Post 252 of the American Legion. I'm also chaplain for the state of California for the American Legion. as a veteran working with veterans, working with a population of isolated veterans. Having this type of event center is exactly what we need to have. Not only because of the age of our veterans, but again, it's safety. It's other uh opportunities to get together for camaraderie. Uh just to be able to be with like-minded people, not worrying about something that's going to happen. everyone in the place would be understanding of each other's needs. And so having this type of place that's local, that's here, that belongs to us, and being run by someone who has a heart and a passion for veterans is exactly what we need. And I'm for this event center. Thank you.

Thank you. Hello. My name is Linda Lee and I'm a personal friend of Miss Alexander and I'm a retired civil service employee and I do a lot of events uh for seniors. So having that center there for people to come to and have events is something that we really need because it's hard to find places. You know, you go up in there and they want to charge you $5,000 just to come in and that's not even with food. You get food, you're up to $10,000. So, I think it's something that's really needed for the seniors and for my events. So, I think it's a great idea. Okay.

Thank you. All right. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. We're going to close this segment. I'm veteran as well and I noticed that you guys are veterans as well. And I see a lieutenant colonel somewhere. Ma'am, I salute you. So, you were active duty? Yes. Air Force. Okay.

Very good. And I know this lady right here. I know your dad. Okay. Okay. So, any other questions? Hearing none. Seeing none. Um, is there a motion, please? Motion. I move that we affirm the categor categorical exemption EAC2025-102 and adopt the resolution approving SUP25-00006. Second.

It's been properly moved and second. We call for any questions. We'll call for a vote. Commissioner Fowler, I. Commissioner Tjo, I Commissioner Shaw Williams. Hi, Chairman Springs. I,

you know, I'm not going to comment on you, ma'am. Okay. You know, you're out of line on doing that. You know that. Okay. Very good. Okay. Okay, Mr. Bernard, is there an appeal process? Yes. Yes, sir. According to the IMC, anyone may appeal the decision of the planning commission on this matter um within 20 days by filing a written uh notice of appeal accompanied by the appeal fee. Okay. Congratulations. [Music] [Applause] I wanted to say good good to see Lieutenant Colonel. Yes. I had the honor of uh

I have a brother that's a veteran, Vietnam veteran. My brother is Vietnam veteran. I has the honor of We're in a meeting, ladies and gentlemen. Please. Okay. Okay. Next, Madam Secretary,

a public hearing to consider an application by Mitsy Edwards representing Panini Kebab Grill for special use permit number 25-000017 to allow the on-site sale of beer and wine in an approximately 4,988 square foot proposed restaurant that is part of the Hollywood Park tomorrow retail center on a mixeduse designated HP PSP zone property at 1261 South District Drive. Chairman of Foul is present and notice has been given in a time and form as required by law. Planner Angel Leon Martell is available to do a short staff presentation.

Thank you. Good evening, Chairman Springs and members of the commission. The subject site for the special use permit is located within the major mixeduse general plan area and is zoned HPS for the Hollywood Park specific plan. On November 1st, 2018, staff approved plot plan review number 2018-00004 for the construction of the Hollywood Park tomorrow retail center. On March 4th, 2020, the building safety division issued a building permit for the approximately 350,000 square foot retail center, which is phase one of the overall retail plan development. The subject tenant space is located within the Hollywood Park tomorrow retail center, which is located along Century Boulevard between Prairie Avenue and District Drive. Surrounding land uses include large entertainment venues, commercial and residential uses to the north and east, with commercial and large entertainment venues to the south, and retail to the west. The request is to allow the on-site sale of beer and wine for a proposed restaurant located within an existing tenant suite. The tenant space currently has two pedestrian entrances. The main entry is along the south side of the building and the second service entrance is located at the rear along the northeast side of the building. There are no proposed changes to the ingress or egress of the tenant space. Parking for the proposed restaurant is located on site with a parking structure along Prairie Avenue and surface parking along Century Boulevard. The applicant is seeking approval for the on-site sale

of beer and wine only for a proposed restaurant named Panini Kebab Grill. The floor area consists of an approximately, 1100 square f foot open patio dining area, 1,400 square ft indoor dining area, 270 ft counter, 1,700 ft² kitchen, and 300 ft² restroom area. Highlighted areas on the screen depect depict the patio seating area in blue, indoor seating area in teal, restrooms in green, the counter in orange, takeout area in red, and the kitchen and prep areas in yellow. The rest of the floor areas, office and employee only areas. Um, alcohol service will be provided within the indoor and outdoor seating areas by weight staff. The chain restaurant is known for as a family restaurant and also includes family style food options. The proposed hours of operation are between 7:00 a.m. and 12 a.m. daily during which the full menu will be available at all times. Menu consists of items such as French toast, steak and eggs, soups, salads, steak, shish kebabs, linguini alfredo, panini sandwiches, coffee, tea, beers, and wines.

There will be 11 employees working at all times during regular business hours. 16 cameras will be installed in addition to those that already exist at the center. And there will be no additional security guards for the restaurant. The state department of alcoholic beverage control allows four on-site cell licenses for this census tract. There are currently seven on-site cell licenses and one recently approved by the planning commission in July of this year. The applicant has submitted a public convenience and necessity letter for the commission's review and approval. The Hollywood Park tomorrow retail site is newly constructed and not yet fully occupied. So, but there is a police station that was developed in the retail area and the Englewood Police Department will monitor all activity within the center. Due to the low tenency rate, there are no reliable crime statistics at this time for review. As conditioned, the proposed project will serve as an enhancement to its neighborhood setting and will continue to be compatible with the within the surrounding area. The site is developed in accordance with existing zoning and development standards for the Hollywood Park specific plan zone properties. The project is consistent with the major mixeduse land use designation. A categorical exemption has been filed. The project is exempt from further environmental review. This concludes my presentation. I'm available to answer any questions the commission might have. The applicant is also here tonight to answer questions. Thank you.

All right. Thank you, Angel. We're going to open up questions for you, Mr. Angel. Thank you, Mr. Chair. No questions for staff. I'll hold for the applicant. Thank you, Commissioner Rice. Make sure I understand clearly. This is a byight construction project as a restaurant. We're only considering the Bureau Wines. Is that primarily what it is? Yes, correct. Um, they're just really going in for tenant improvements. Okay. Thank you, Commissioner Till. No questions at this time. Thank you, Commissioner Shaw Williams. No questions at this time. Thank you. I have no questions at this time for you. Is the applicant here? Take your the mic and tell us about your project. The applicant,

you said the applicant was here, Angel. Um they should have been here but I actually I don't see them in the crowd. Okay. So we're going to at this particular point we need to uh either continue it for another minute at another time and so I need a motion to have this continue if if he's not should have been here. So we'll continue this. Could I get a motion please? Motion that we continue this uh agenda item to our next schedule planning commissioners meeting. Second. It's properly moved and second. We call for any questions. Hearing none, we'll call for a vote. Commissioner Fowler I. Commissioner Rice. Hi. Commissioner Tjo. Hi.

Commissioner Shaw Williams. Hi. Chairman Springs. Hi. Mr. Bernard, is there anything on this that we being continued? No, not at all. That's uh definitely with within your uh discretion as a decision-making body. Uh question for you then. Was the applicant aware that the meeting started at a particular time and Okay. So, all right. Very good.

Thank you, ladies. Thank you, Madam President. All right, Madam Secretary.

Last item, please. Item 6A, a non-public hearing to consider an application by Kenrik Sanderland representing the city of Englewood to construct a new approximately 600 square ft restroom at 3400 Arbivida Street, Derby Park. Chairman Falus present and notice is not required for planning commission review. Planner Shawn May is present to give a short staff presentation. Can we get the presentation up? Thank you. Uh, good evening, Chairman Springs and members of the commission. This is a request for a new restroom facility at Derby Park in the open space zone. Properties to the north, east, and west are residential uses with properties to the south are a mixture of a parking lot for Sofi Stadium and residential uses. The existing bathrooms will be demolished and replaced by the proposed building. The new restroom is located in red uh just adjacent to the north baseball field at the park. The new restrooms meet ADA compliance and provide an upgrade to the aging facilities currently at the park, which can be seen on the front picture here. Um, this is a fac this is a picture of the facility now, and it could definitely use an upgrade. The proposed facility will include eight unisex restroom stalls, including two handicap accessible stalls and a plumbing and electrical room with a separate entrance. This shows an exterior elevation of the

proposed building. The bathrooms are designed in a California bungalow style with a stucco finished and asphalt roof shingles. A stainless steel sink and two drinking fountains are provided on the south facade. If the planning commission approves the request, the applicant will be provide will be required to complete site plan review. A notice of exemption has been prepared stating the project is exempt from further environmental review. This concludes my presentation and I'm available to answer any questions the commission might have. The applicant is also here tonight to answer any questions.

Okay. Thank you. All right, Sean. Thank you. We going to open up open it up for questions for you, Commissioner Fowler, please. Um, yeah, I just had a couple. One, um, what happens in the interim or is that for the applicant when we're demolishing the existing? That means we're going to be short of restroom. Is that something I should ask the applicant? Uh, that can be directed towards the applicant. Um, as this is going to be replacing the existing restroom. I'll I'll wait for the applicant. No further questions, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Commissioner Rice, no questions. Chairman Commissioner Tjo, no questions. Thank you. Commissioner Shaw Williams, no questions. Thank you.

I have no questions. If the applicant is here, please tell us about this particular project and I'm sure is in need. So, that bathroom has been there a long time that I'm aware of. So, let's hear what you have for us. Angel, could you help me? Hello.

Yes, there we go. Um, yes. So, Kendrick Sanderland, uh, city of Inglewood, uh, public works, uh, associate engineer, uh, this project here, uh, well, to answer your question, Miss Fowler, um, there is a restroom to the south of the of the, uh, uh, park that will be used. We just replaced that park uh, that restroom uh, early 2024. Um during the construction that restroom will be down. Um we are uh maintaining a electrical room as Sean stated earlier that contains all of the um the panel boards for that supplies all of the the electricity to both baseball fields and the tennis court that's there. So we'll maintain that room there, but outside of that we will we'll demo everything and rebuild um new restroom there. What do you uh anticipate is the timeline for this project?

Uh typically we we built quite a few over at Vincent Park. Same style. Um it's about three to four months. Four months. Yeah. Three to four months with with demo and then and then re reconstruct. Okay. Now I see where the new facility is going to be. How far away is the existing the other existing restroom? Uh so the other existing restroom is just uh south of the uh the small baseball field. So around here. Yes. Is there any has there been any consideration for I don't know portaotties or something? Um we we can we can probably provide that during during the uh the project.

Yeah. I'm just thinking of accessib you know people everybody's not Yeah. Understandable. Yeah. So when when when we constructed the one uh that that I just uh referenced um like I said early last year, we did not provide any any uh uh porta bodies, but I mean that's that's something that we can provide if if need be. I would suggest that that be taken under consideration because there's just so many people that come to the park. They love that park. Yes, ma'am. Uh and it would be an inconvenience for some of our seniors and people with disabilities. Understand? So, I'm sure public works can accommodate that. Yes. Yes, we can. I don't think I have any other questions. Thank you.

Yes, ma'am. Nice. No questions. Chole. Now, just to piggy back on Commissioner Fowler, I think it is a good idea to provide some portaotty because one of my other questions was going to be are there other existing bathrooms and you did point those out. Yes, ma'am. But like she says, I think uh it's a good idea. Okay. Thank Williams. So the bathroom in the recreational uh center will not be available for use in the recreational center. Yeah. Yes. Where here? Yes. Yeah. Restaurant will be available for use. Well, that should be fine. There's one here. There's there's I think uh there's a men's and women's I think about four three to four units in both

and then there's an existing restroom here. So yeah, the portaotties always concern me. Um Yes. Yes. And I would prefer signs be put up that there are available restrooms in the recreational center. Correct. And and that's that's what we did actually when we constructed uh the one last year. We put signs up that the available restrooms will be to the north of the park or in the in the uh community center. So Okay. Okay. No further questions. Okay. And one of the questions uh Commissioner Fowler indicated about porty potties.

Yes. and Commissioner Shaw Williams is somewhat opposed to appointing parties and so am I. I I think they're I don't think they're good for for what we need to have done for 3 to four months is not a long time and they can you can direct them to the rec center if they wanted to go to the bathroom. Now my question for you though would be once it's complete is there a time frame where it's open and closed? Is it secure or is it open 247?

No. So, just like all the parks there there's a there's a closing time. I believe it's uh dusk once once once the dusk hits they close all the restrooms. It'll fall upon that that same time frame um that the parks guys come out and close up shop. So, yeah. Okay. So if you put porty potties out, my opinion, yes, it becomes um an area for people to sleep in or Right. I just I'm not So it would it would fall under the same the same thing. They would have to lock those every night. Uh you know, to keep those secure,

let me hear your reasoning for the porty parties there, Commissioner Fowler. uh the distance because I've been at that park for numerous events and that is a long distance and for a short amount of time and the park does close like all the other parks and the janitors maintain and lock the restrooms and they can lock the porter parties as well and it's just convenience and I think I'm trying to avoid an accessibility issue as well because we are responsible to uh provide uh accessibility legally. So, I'm just trying to protect the city and my district residents. Okay. 40 parties it is.

Hey, no problem. Yes, sir. I work in the construction industry and portaotties are generally serviced about once a week or so. I would hope that the city would have their own um truck vacuum truck to clean out the potties every day. Uh that I had to check on. I know since we're going to if we're doing this adding the porter potties to the project, typically we go through the contractor to to you know acquire that. So that would be something that we can put in the in the uh agreement to have them including if the porties are installed please every day. Right. Thank you. Okay.

So it would be the responsibility of the contractors to provide those correct parties. Okay. Correct. Okay. Commissioner Fer. Okay. Thank you. Very good. Thank you very much. Appreciate you. Okay, since it's not a public hearing, we're not going to open it up. Um, is there a motion, please?

Yes, Mr. Chair, I move uh to affirm the categoral exemption EA CE 2025-105 [Music] and adopt the resolution approving PCR 25-00007. [Music] Second. Okay. has been properly moved and second. We'll call for any questions. Hearing none, we'll call for a vote. Commissioner Fowler, I. Commissioner Rice, I Commissioner Tjo. Hi. Commissioner Shaw Williams. Hi. Chairman Springs. I know there's not an appeal process because

well, actually, the applicant may appeal your decision. I can't see why they will. Um but uh within 10 days of the decision um by filing a written appeal fee u a written appeal and I'm paying the associated fee. Okay. Okay. We're going to move to initiatives from the commissioners. I think that's the last one. So we'll move to um initiatives. We're going to start with Commissioner Fowler. You have any initiatives? Uh, just wanted to Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Public comments. Anyone wishing to address the planning commission on any items in their jurisdiction may do so at this time. Hearing. Seeing none, we're going to close that segment. Now we have the commissioner's initiatives.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh just wanted to uh say that uh Labor Day, we in this city, I really appreciate how we support our workers. Uh I'm very proud of that uh living in Englewood. uh and I think it's important that they know that we have their backs and that uh we will always continue to support them. I I was fortunate enough to attend a Labor Day rally and uh with the council member and uh people are starting to feel that their rights they're losing them. So hopefully um we can stand with our workers, particularly our city workers. Uh and I uh look forward to the rest of a blessed month. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Rice. No, Chairman, Commissioner Trey. Um I just wanted to say the uh gas station I'm always talking about asking what is going to be there. It's going to continue to be a gas station. Um, I just saw new pumps have been installed and more than likely new asphalt. So, I solved my own problem. Thank you. Okay, Commissioner Shaw Williams. Um, no initiatives. Just wish everyone a happy and safe rest of your week.

That's it. I just want to say congratulations to you, sir, for becoming their new director. Um, I look forward and I'm sure the commission look forward to to working with you if there's anything that we can do to make it better for you. Um, don't hesitate. I didn't consult the other commissioners, but I'm sure they're on the same bandwagon as I

in supporting you as your as the new director and congratulations again. I know your mom, your grandmother would be very proud of you at this particular point and your wife for sure will be proud of you. So, congratulations to you. I'm just looking for a good meal. You're going to take all the commissioners out to uh a good meal in Monterey. Yeah, great places in Monterey. If there's nothing else, um this meeting is a journalise. [Music]