Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

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All right. I'd like to officially call to order the planning commission meeting of September 4th, 2025 and let the record reflect that Chair Lein is absent and all other commissioners are present. Commissioner Barahas, will you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? Gladly. Thank you.

To the flag of the United States of America and to the stands nation. We will begin with presentation items. Director Acriman, will you please introduce our first item? Yes. Our first item is a capital improvement plan update and Naz Moccam, our CIP manager, is here this evening with a report.

Good evening, commissioners. I'm back here today to provide you with an update on our capital improvement program or CIP uh for the second quarter of 2025. So, as you are well familiar with by now, our 2325 CIP included 70 includes 70 projects for a total budget of $36 million at the end of the second quarter. uh as the end of the second quarter for 2025 also coincides with the end of the city's fiscal year. This will be the last update on the 2325 CIP. So let's start with the projects that have been completed since the last update. In the second quarter, Alton traffic signal synchronization program or TSSP and conference room teams upgrade throughout civic center campus were completed. We also have several parks project projects completed including Pittsburgh Park shade structure renovation. We also had u the pick basketball courts at Foothhill Ranch, Baker Ranch and Borego parks uh restriped to accommodate pickle ball courts as well as we restriped the um tennis court at Pit Pittsburgh Park to accommodate two pickle ball courts. Community development block grant funding or CDBG was used for our fourth phase of audible pedestrian signal or APS project. as this phase. Uh in this phase, we upgraded the APS buttons at 18 intersections. And this is the list of um other projects previously completed in 2025 that were presented to you in more details in previous updates.

In summary, 36 CIP projects were completed uh for about $20 million investment within the community. We also have 16 projects currently under construction. Zone D residential streets asphalt repairs is substantially complete. As part of this project, staff could also accommodate a full width asphalt resurfacing for the Kenyatta road for the entire length from dimension to Lake Forest. New street name signs are um replace uh uh replace the old street name signs throughout the entire city. This project is substantially complete as well. Staff is working on one last final change order to close out the project. We have also substantially completed Baker Ranch Community Park turf replacement and El Toro irrigation conservation projects. We are only working on some uh grant fund reimbursement for El Turo project at the moment and uh we are using lake forest transportation mitigation or lift funds for improving three intersections throughout the city. Rockville and and Los Alissus intersection improvements is almost complete. We will have the striping completed within the next two weeks. And Geronimo Lake Forest intersection and Rancho Lake Forest intersections. We did the crack sealing for those two locations today actually. And the slurry seal is uh scheduled for next Thursday and Friday. So if you can, please avoid that area later next week. Bake in Rockville TSSB and Portola Santa Monica. PreSSPS are also ongoing and baked tribunal widening. We finished the potholeing and contractor will be

mobilizing by sometime next week. We should NTP for this week. We also have five different park improvement projects uh in different phases. Normandell open space area renovation is substantially complete and heroes park sports field renovations. We this the team is ramping up their efforts. so they can open the fields to public as soon as possible. Heroes Park lighting we are waiting for a couple of electrical boxes with tentative schedule of installation this month so we can wrap it up with by next month. Um restroom renovations we've uh completed the painting we are waiting for some fixtures. Once we get the fixtures the second phase will start and we replace all the fixtures. Foothill Ranch Box Cross rank installation. We anticipate construction later this year. We've also completed or substantially completed sports park synthetic turf replacement. I have a short clip here which describes the steps. So, we can take a look at that. Lake Forest is investing in the future with 70 capital improvement projects and $36 million dedicated to parks, streets, and public spaces. One major upgrade is the full replacement of the synthetic turf fields at the Lake Forest Sports Park. Before installation, crews regraded the base to ensure a level and stable foundation that will last over a decade. The new turf is made of safe and durable polyethylene with recycled rubber infill to provide better cushioning and protection for athletes. After nearly 12 years of heavy use, the updated fields are now open and ready for summer games. Lake Forest is building better spaces for our community, one project at a time. Very good. Now, we're moving to projects in

preconstruction. We have uh four different projects along the same stretch of El Toro Road from Geronimo to Tribuko, which we are bundling the construction together. This actually was awarded this Tuesday by council. So we'll be moving to construction by the next update. And then uh for the pickle ball fans out there, we have one last pickle ball court u installation project at El Toro Ball Park where we are converting the existing sand volleyball court to pickle ball courts and we are uh planning to advertise this project soon. We also have several projects in design. We have four with traffic improvements features in design as well as four additional park improvements. And on the street improvement side, we're working on Southwest Lake Forest arterial wall enhancements. With these, we have four projects in pre-esign. um protected permissive left turn project is on hold till Alton TSSP is complete and then it it's going to be re-evaluated. The other three projects are right now in community outreach scope development and we anticipate them um moving to design by our next update. So in summary, 36 projects are complete from our program. We have 16 pro projects in construction, five projects are in pre-construction, nine projects in design, and four projects in pre-esign. This concludes my report. Thank you for your time, and I'm available for any questions.

Thank you. Um, have we received any comments from members of the public on this item? I have not received any. All right. Do any members of the commission have any questions, comments, or discussion? I do, Mr. Chair. Got it.

So, that's my favorite slide I think I've ever seen was just the one a couple ago. Um, so I appreciate that. Um, although it doesn't it makes me look really old because it shows like my receding hairline really good, but it's all good. Um, I did want to thank all the work that you guys have been doing with um, not only the CIPs, but specifically the traffic CIPs. As we continue to add more residents to this nice city, there's also more traffic that comes along with it. And it took a while for a lot of this stuff to get moving, but it's nice to see every quarter when you report out just the amount of widening, the amount of, you know, more synchronization and, you know, hopefully some more of those um passive permissive lefts, you know, where it makes sense. I know some of them are a challenge, but anyways, especially the bake and tribal widening, that's seriously been like five, six, seven years because I know we had to negotiate with a bunch of different people and it's right on the board of Irvine. But, um, I'm excited to drive Bake again down there once it's all done. So, thank you.

You're welcome. I echo uh my colleagues comments and uh and having actually just come up Bake Parkway. I did experience that and I I drive Alton quite often and I've noticed not noticed a market improvement. So So thank you for that. And then I saw the uh the renovation up in the Normandale open space area. I have not been back in there literally for years, but does that mean they took out the the the bike jumps? That's the BMX course back there. Yeah. Amongst the the coastal sage scrub.

We had some um brush fire recently. So, this is an effort to kind of pre prevent or you know reduce the risk of that happening again. So, we did some rellandscaping with um more fire resistance or better better plants as well as we extended the fence around the perimeter. So, we have the enclosure now. Very good. Well, I appreciate we all appreciate that. Thank you.

And and thank you for the report. Okay. Thank you again. Um, as I always bring up, when El Toro Road comes up, I have to um, ask and just for consideration about pedestrian and bike biker safety and the w the width there and narrow sidewalks and just things to take a look at for um, improving that uh, that area. I've I've ridden it on my bike and it can be a little tough at times. We have great areas other places that I know we've improved and I know there's challenges in doing it specifically in that area but that would be wonderful for consideration. Anything can be done. Thank you again.

You're welcome. Um we are um in incorporating green paint, green bike lane paints. Our whenever we are doing a new street resurfacing, we make sure we consider the as far as the infrastructure allows us that the width increes and incorporating the new green bike lane paint where we have the conflict zone. So hopefully that will help. I appreciate that. I think that's wonderful. I think that bridge is the big is a big challenge there. So yes, absolutely. Thank you so much. You're welcome. All right, we will move on to our next presentation. Director Acriman, will you please introduce this item as well?

Yes. This item is a code enforcement activity report for the first half of 2025. And Lilia Montano, our code enforcement officer, is making her debut to give you that report.

Good evening, members of the commission. Thank you for having me here tonight. I will be providing an overview of code enforcement activity first half of 2025. Here's a representation of our case load. We carried over 136 cases from 2024. New cases opened in 2025 is 279. So far, code enforcement has closed 311 cases. We have a remaining 104 cases reflecting a successful closure rate of 74% of all our cases. These statistics do not reflect the ongoing enforcement of unpermitted vendors that will be discussed at a later time. As you can see from the bar graph on slide three, we have a 24% increase in case closed cases closed. We attribute our success rate to our two new code officers which allowed expanded enforcement into weekends and evenings. This pie chart demonstrates the type of complaints code enforcement receives. Property maintenance is the largest category of complaints, ranging from substandard housing to landscape maintenance, followed by public nuisance being the second largest category, which includes noise violations, short-term rentals, and commercial business activity violations. Case election district map. This map illustrates a breakdown of open cases both by election district and areas one and two. The area the two areas of the city are divided at the railroad tracks. The area is closer to the area two is closer to the five freeway. It's densely populated and is an older community. But you can see it carries the same number of cases despite area size. There is

also no HOA presence to enforce property maintenance leading to higher code related case issues. This next slide uh will start covering some of our exciting happenings from 2025. Here is an example of substandard living and possible boarding home. Code enforcement received a call about li people living in tents in the backyard under substandard conditions. Code enforcement investigation revealed individuals sleeping in the garage, makeshift sheds under the and people sleeping under the patio cover. various electrical hazards such as exposed wiring, extension cords throughout the property, plumbing issues, and unpermitted water heater, various violations of unpermitted construction throughout the property. A total of 27 beds were found throughout the property. Additionally, the house had bars on the windows which post issues for ingress and eress in the event of a fire or emergency. The property owner who also resides at the property has several health issues and is is of limited English proficiency. Recognizing the sensitivity of the situation, code enforcement staff approached the matter with compassion and patience. One of our Spanish-sp speakaking officers explained the violations in clear terms and worked with the owner to identify practical solutions. staff collaborated with the building department to evaluate safety issues and ensure all necessary repairs and changes met code requirements. Together, they guided the property owner through each step, helping the property owner to bring the home into compliance without unnecessary hardship. Through this collaborative effort, the concerns of neighbors were addressed, overcrowding was eliminated, unsafe sleeping areas removed, the property was restored to a safe and healthy condition. Our

neighborhood popup our neighborhood improvement task force pop-up event. This year, city staff initiated its third neighborhood improvement task force or NITF project. You may ask, what is NITF? The neighborhood improvement task force was established to identify and address neighborhood issues raised by residents. In May, despite rainy weather, NITF successfully hosted a pop-up event in the city's third focus area as part of a larger strategic initiative. The event highlights various booths were run by city staff. CRNR, El Toro Water District, OC Sheriff's, OCFA, SEPTED, and the Boys and Girls Club attended. Over a 100 residents attended, connecting the a with agencies and gathering resources. residents completed the areawwide survey boosting participation. Mayor Pro Tam and district council and district 5 council member Robert Peno attended and engaged the community. The event highlight was a bike rodeo organized by volunteers from project bike. Interactive course taught young cyclist proper use of safety gear, safe riding practices on streets, and obeying traffic signs. Several children participated gaining hands-on safety education. And now an update on vendor on unpermitted vendors. Over the past several months, code enforcement staff have noticed a decrease in unpermitted street vendor activity. While the trend is encouraging, staff continues to patrol seven days a week, including evening hours to ensure compliance and community safety. When they encounter an unpermitted vendor, they approach the approach begins with education, explaining the permit process, answering questions, and ensuring the vendor understands the

rules, as well as connecting vendors with resources. Vendors are given an opportunity to comply before enforcement. When necessary, enforcement is carried out, which may include impounding equipment. The balance approach of education and accountabil account accountability has resulted in increased compliance and fewer violations. For example, the last half of 2024 we saw seven impoundments while the first six months of 2025 has only seen one. Second half of the year plans. Some exciting things to look forward to in the second half of 2025. Launch of new Love Lake Forest initiative. Our consultant, Trellis, will lead the first community volunteer project. They will assist an elderly couple in the city with landscape maintenance on their property. The first project is scheduled for September 20th in the third NITF project area. Next, food truck ordinance update. The city of Lake Forest has adopted a new food truck ordinance. Staff are developing a streamlined process for vending vehicles to obtain permits through through the city. Finally, a large item hallway day in the project area three. This project will be a collaboration of code enforcement, public works, and CRNR. The purpose for the project is to provide a central location for residents to dispose of large items often left on sidewalks. The goal is to improve neighborhood cleanliness and accessibility. This concludes my presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions. Have we received any comments from members of the public on this item?

I have not received any. All right. Thank you. Do any of the members of the commission have questions, comments, or discussion? I do, sir. Lily, good job. Thank you. Sorry, I couldn't smile. I was looking up. Um, but I do have a question in regards to the food vendors. Can you maybe articulate why your thoughts are that it's decreased so much? I think I have an idea at hand. Um, but I'd like to see your professional opinion.

Um, well, I would have to say that we we have two code enforcement officers that were hired for the purpose of uh enforcing vendors. Also, the height of um the climate in today's uh America is happening. So, I I wouldn't say one or the other, but for sure I'd like to give props to our code enforcement officers who are out there uh enforcing and staying safe, keeping our community clean.

No doubt. Definitely was something that for the health and safety purpose that we wanted to make sure that everyone was safe and healthy. um today at a Skagg meeting they talked about this and regionally there's been a significant decrease in that just all over and I think it was because of that reason but not to say that the other work that isn't being done isn't also helping too so just keeping finger on a pole so we don't let that kind of creep back up to where it was back in 24 so that's all I have thank you

and I'll just uh restate what I said to you informally earlier And that is, you know, thank you to you and the and code enforcement staff for all that you do. Um, it it's it's been uh a a part of our discussions on several uh uh items that have appeared on our agenda of late and so it's great to hear that code enforcement is out in force keeping us safe and and such. So, so thank you for the efforts and and then the results. So, that that's significant seeing the uh the increase of the closure rates. So, thank you.

Thank you. Yeah, I mean I think the work you guys are doing is so critical and the fact that you're addressing it so compassionately is so welcoming and heartwarming for me to hear. So, thank you for keeping our city safe and as vibrant as we want it to continue to be. Thank you.

All right. Thank you. That was a great report. Good stuff. I love love Lake Forest. That was uh that was I've been looking for that. So, that's great. Um at the beginning uh before the meeting started I had told you you had some big shoes to fill in this evening in your first presentation and you did exactly that. So thank you. Um at this time members of the public may address the commission regarding matters not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the planning commission. Comments shall be limited to three minutes per person. If you would like to make a comment, please fill out a speaker card and submit it to the commission secretary. The speaker cards are available at the agenda review table at the entrance. Madame commission secretary, have we received any speaker cards for non-aggendaized items?

I have not received any this evening. Right. Well, thank you. This is the time for the commission to consider matters listed under the consent calendar. Have we received any comments from members of the public on the consent calendar? None received. All right. Do any commissioners wish to discuss this item or is there a motion to approve the consent calendar? I'll move it. Second. All right. Um, let's vote.

That motion passes unanimously with Chair Lein absent. Wonderful. Thank you. I will now open the public hearing for item four and director Aerman will introduce this item as well. Thank you. This is a uh use permit for the construction of a new one-story self-s storage building located on Aspen Street. And Jennifer Mansour, our senior planner, has a report this evening.

Good evening, vice chair and commissioners. This item before you tonight is a use permit for a new self- storage building at the existing self-s storage facility on Aspen. The existing self-s storage facility was constructed in the 1980s and includes five singlestory storage buildings. Each storage unit within the building is accessed by a rollup door. The existing self-s storage facility is comprised of two parcels, does not have any street frontage, and takes access from Aspen via an easement through the adjacent property. This is shown in the red dash line in the graphic. The facility is secured by a wall and vehicular gates which remain open during business hours which are Monday through Sunday 8:30 to 5:30. Upon entering the facility, there are parking stalls and an office. The office is open during normal business hours and typically has 1 to three employees. There are security armed barriers at the entrance and the exit to the self-s storage units which are shown at the orange stars. um and they're open by card keys that are only provided to customers. The site is also encumbered by two easements um which are shown on the green and blue dash lines which restrict uh construction over these easements. The proposed project is a request to construct a new one-story self-s storage building at the rear of the property which is shown in blue on the graphic um which will have 36 storage units. The new building will match the colors, materials, and appearance of the other self-s storage buildings at the site, and the new building will not be visible from public view. Um, they're also proposing a new 8 foot 8 foot wide loading area in front of the new building, which will accommodate parking for vehicles directly adjacent to the self- storage units. An additional four parking stalls are proposed in the area adjacent to the building, which is circled in red. The placement of the new building will require the removal of seven trees and approximately 8,000 square feet of landscaping from the existing rear landscape slope. New landscaping, including four new trees,

15 shrubs, and ground cover, will be added at the rear of the building. Lastly, as part of this project, the applicant is proposing a lot line adjustment to merge the two existing parcels. A condition of approval is included in the resolution requiring that this lot line adjustment be um approved by our engineering division prior to issuance of permits for this project. The proposed building does extend into the existing landscape slope at the north side of the property which slopes down to the Los Alisos uh water recycling plant. As shown on this cross-section, the rear of the proposed building requires a retaining wall um at the north elevation of the building that will be a maximum of 12 and a half ft in height. The retaining wall will face the Losos water recycling plant and will not be um visible from public view. The project is located in our mixeduse 43 zoning district in the Lake Forest plan community which requires a use permit for the development of a new storage building. As shown on the table on the screen, the project is in compliance with all the city's zoning development standards. Uh furthermore, the loading area in front of the building will provide sufficient parking for the new storage units and the project is in compliance with our city's uh water efficiency landscape ordinance. Accordingly, the project as condition is in compliance with the city zoning code. The project has also been reviewed by staff and is in compliance with all applicable general plan policies, citywide design guidelines, and will maintain compatibility with the surrounding industrial and office uses. Accordingly, staff is recommending the planning commission approve the use format and adopt the corresponding resolution. The property owner for this project is in the audience tonight, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you.

Thank you. Have we received any comments from members of the public on this item? I have not received any. All right. Do any members of the commission have questions or comments? I just have one and that is on the retaining wall and wall combined you said 24 and a half ft tall and and again you said was out of sight of public views. So, right. It it'd be about 24 and 1/2 ft. And actually the building height in this um zoning district is up to 65 ft. So it's still much shorter than it would be is allowed there. But yeah, from the rear, but only if you're at the recycling plant, I think would you see it? So no visual impacts. Thank you. Yes.

I just have a question, Mr. Chair, in regards to the parking. So those additional spots is is that part of the formula to determine how many spots are necessary based on the additional storage units that are being built?

Yeah. So um our code basically says that the director can determine how many parking spaces are necessary and we thought that due to the fact that in if you look at this facility there's actually only eight parking stalls now for the entire site everyone parks in front of their space. So we worked with them to provide that loading area in front of the space um and still meet all of the fire requirements. So which actually was is part of what pushed the building back a little further um because just practically if you put parking stalls at a self-s storage facility people are still going to park in front of it. So we have it so that they could be both the width for the OCFA and then um our 8 ft and so it is

so if someone is parked in front of their unit which I guess makes sense when you're loading and unloading storage that there's still enough room for a fire engine to go through. Yes. So, it has the OCFA requirements plus our 8 ft. Okay. Thank you.

Yeah, I visited there to go take a look at how they're going to put that building. That's a big slope. That's a lot of work. I'll have to talk to you about how they do that afterwards. I know you have an idea. So, and they were very friendly and it's if you have stuff to store, I' I'd suggest taking a look there. So, all righty. Um, let me see where we are. Hold on. Do Okay, we are going to Any members. Okay, I will close the public hearing. Um, do I have a motion to consider approving the item as recommended by staff? I'll move. I'll second.

All right, then. Let's vote. That motion passed. The motion passes unanimously with Chair Lein absent. Perfect. I'll now open the public hearing for item five. And Director Acriman, you're up again, ma'am. Yes. Item five is a use permit for the operation of an indoor athletic facility and the construction of a building addition. And Jennifer has a report on this project as well.

Hello again. Uh this item before you tonight is a use permit for a new athletic facility with building additions and site improvements at an existing industrial building on Terasita Way. The existing building was constructed in the 1990s and the existing site is surrounded by large trees that screen the site from Terasita Way and Lake Forest Drive. It appears that the building has been vacant for a while and the site has not been wellmaintained. Um, as shown in the photo, the existing parking lot has cracks and grass growing out of them, and the parking lot striping has faded. This project is a request for the operation of a table tennis indoor athletic facility in conjunction with the American headquarters office for the World Table Tennis Management Group, World Table Tennis, and the International Table Tennis Federation. These organizations are the professional governing bodies that manage and promote table tennis tournaments all over the world. This location will be the first headquarters office in the United States. The building will be primarily utilized as an office with approximately 20 to 25 employees. However, it is anticipated that when there are table tennis tournaments in the United States, the professional table tennis athletes, coaches, officials, and sponsors will visit this headquarters building prior to the event. The majority of the first floor plan has been designed to create a space for these visitors. Since most of these visitors will be from other countries, they anticipate that most of the athletes will be transported via large vans to the facility from local hotels. As shown on the floor plan, there are seven table tennis courts and a warm-up area for athletes to train and warm up before a tournament. There are also showers and a showroom area. The showroom area will be the players lounge area and will display trophies, sponsor products, and displays about table tennis. The photos on the screen um are photos of a similar showroom they have in their Beijing office. Um it's important to note that this

facility will not be open to the public and there will be no table table tennis lessons or tournaments at this facility. Uh this project also includes building additions and site improvements to the site. Um, as shown in the plan on your screen, the red area is a new two-story approximately 5,000 foot edition, and the area in blue is a smaller approximately 600 square foot interior second floor addition for for new restrooms. The project also includes the construction of a new trash enclosure shown in orange. Um, the addition of new parking stalls and some new landscape islands in the parking lot. Furthermore, the applicant has proposed to slurry seal the entire parking lot area and restripe all the parking stalls. The new addition features multiple materials including glass, a fiber cement accent panel that gives the appearance of redwood and a smooth plaster painted white. A metal canopy is proposed on both elevations, which will break up the tall expanse of the glass. The project also includes an enhancement to the existing main entrance to the building, including that faux redwood border around the entrance and a glass top canopy. In accordance with the city's design design guidelines, the architecture of the new addition is compatible with the architecture of the existing building and the building design of the addition provides variations in materials and colors to create visual interest. The proposed project site is zoned um light industrial or M1 zone and based on the business operations, staff has determined that the proposed business is both an administrative office and an indoor athletic facility. Per the city's code, the administrative offices are allowed by right, but the indoor athletic facility requires the planning commission um approval of a use permit. The building addition and new parking stalls are all in compliance with the applicable zoning requirements. In addition, um as shown on the screen, the use will meet the city's parking requirements. Lastly, the project has been reviewed by staff. It is in compliance with all

applicable uh general plan policies and the citywide design guidelines. The project site is surrounded by light industrial and office buildings and the Baker Ranch Plaza shopping center. The proposed office headquarters and table tennis training facility will be located within the building and the use is consistent with the city's parking requirements. The operation of the business is not expected to generate traffic, noise, odors, or other impacts that would be inconsistent with the surrounding businesses. Staff is recommending three conditions of approval that we've typically applied to some similar indoor athletic facilities. Um, and I'm just paraphrasing them, but all business activities need to be inside the building. The roll-up doors need to remain closed when they're using when they're doing the table tennis training. And if at any time the city determines the parking doesn't accommodate the project's parking demand, the applicant shall initiate measures to rectify the parking shortage. Um, accordingly, staff is recommending the planning commission approve this use permit and adopt the corresponding resolution. Uh, the applicant for this project is in the audience tonight, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank you.

Thank you. Here we go again. Have we received any comments from members of the public on this item? All right. Thank you. Now, did the applicant would like to speak or He is here to answer any questions. He didn't want to speak unless he Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for coming. Um, does anybody commissioners have any questions, comments, or the likes? Mr. Commissioner Barahas, I just think this is a cool project and thank you for bringing it to us and I look forward to supporting it tonight. Chair, please.

So, this is really exciting coming to Lake Forest. I'm I'm excited about the economic impacts that this could potentially have. We have some hotels. Hopefully, this brings in, you know, more food, more hotels. Choosing us as a headquarters is awesome. It's a little disappointed I can't play table tennis there because I actually am pretty awesome table tennis player, but I don't think I'm at that world class level yet. So, um I don't know, maybe I'll have to sneak in or something. But anyways, really exciting. I think it looks nice. I think there's plenty of parking. I think it's too much to be honest. Um the in-n-out doesn't even require that much and I don't think we're going to have nearly. Yes, exactly. So, not worried about it. I don't even think it needs to add the four, but it's good enough so I'm good. So I know the location, I know the building, I know the condition, and this is a vast improvement to what's there now. So So we appreciate that very much. I did have and and I echo the comments from my colleagues here as well. U so I won't believe that. However, just one question there. So there's there's no lessons, there's no um uh general public time. So it's all club members or or people coming from in you know guests and invitees from around the world to to come here and play.

Yeah. Just the athletes the professional athletes that play which I know is a is a is a big deal. So I I I agree this is this is a a definite improvement uh to the uh getting to this location and to the city. So we appreciate that very much. So, I look forward to supporting it. Thank you.

All right. Thank you very much. Um, I have to tell you, I had a little disappointment as well when I read this because I thought I saw table tennis and I was like, maybe Lake Forest has a shot at the 2026 Olympics and then I read no tournaments and I was like my bubble was burst. But we're excited to have you here. Thank you so much and thank you Jennifer for the heavy lifting you did on this. All right. So, I will close the public hearing. Do I have a motion to consider approving the item as recommended by staff? So moved. Second. All right, let's vote.

The motion passes unanimously with chair leen absent. Wonderful. Thank you. Now is the time for the director's comments. I have no comments this evening. Oh, a little lackluster, but that's okay. I'm just teasing. I'm sorry. Does the city attorney have any comments? No comments, but glad to be back. We're glad to have you back. And congratulations again on the baby. First time first time dad. I know. I know. Thank you.

That's wonder. And a girl dad at that. I'm a fourtime girl dad. I'm a happy guy. Welcome to the club. Um, commissioner comments, Commissioner Greyel. I can't believe summer's over. Almost. Oh my god. All right. Commissioner Barahas, no comment this evening. Thank you. And Commissioner Vilwok.

Thank you. I was waiting to be called on. I actually have something I'd like to share that's actually really cool and um it's kudos to staff and I received an email. So they wrote it to me and Amy, but it's really Amy and staff. I don't know why he's appreciating me. I didn't do anything, but um he did nonetheless. And he was talking about that he can't be more um appreciative of the professionalism and responsiveness throughout the process. um specifically as they were tackling a tough situation. This is the individual that's opening up the pickle ball courts that are indoor just on the other side. Um talked about how he reached out to the city manager and the senior planner. Um talked just outstandingly about Ron and how intrical and helping he's been to bringing this project to life. Talked about the building official as well. um and just thought that um everybody was extremely fair and provided constructive advice that made them walk slowly towards the finish line. Um considering all those circumstances, it um is the best that we could have asked for. So, I wanted to make sure that that gets shared publicly and that it's always nice to hear that. Um not that I'm typically the outlet for kudos, but I thought that that was awesome to share. So, thank you. Thank you. All right. Oh, so I want to say thank you to everybody for making tonight a very good meeting. Um, it was wonderful. I also want to sh and easy for me for the first time I've actually had to do that. So, thank you for not giving me a hard one. Um, also wanted to share that I went to the Taste of Lake Forest and it was a wonderful event. It's the first time I've gone. I did not go last year and I saw a lot of folks here that were that were there and then I saw just a lot of other people and a lot of people having good food and good times and I recommend that people if you got the little coupon book and you went use those coupons. Other than that, I'm

going to go ahead and adjourn this meeting and state that our next regular meeting is scheduled for October 9th, 2025. And we'll look forward to seeing everyone