Remarks by Brad Steward
115 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 5
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“So does somebody want to? I'm looking at Katrina.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Where's the absent guy? Yeah, we need him.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“I have a question, either staff or any of the fellow commissioners. How is this reflective of the 50 year standard in place? Does this property meet a standard”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“I'll second the motion for discussion purposes, yes.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“My understanding is that in order for us to consider that issue as a historical issue, there needs to be kind of a 50-year establishment of the PL status there.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“my only comment would be that in my belief we should take the opportunity to have people comment while they are here today and i do like the logic of you know bumping it down the line a little bit but we should gather information you know while people are here and we can learn something”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Hold on. Yeah, we need to footnote that.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
- Play at 10:39
“We're still getting to the committee. We're taking a longer road while we have people here who can give us feedback.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Just to check our understanding, we're effectively, because I think you're right, procedurally we have to pull it out of there, but it doesn't necessarily preclude us from having all of the public input we want. We're just not considering the specific pieces.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“I'll make a motion to accept the minutes from the July 15, 2026 meeting.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“No recent contact. Bruce and I did do a site visit a few weeks ago to Ojai Roots but nothing since that last meeting.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“me first i guess well there's a lot happening here um i i think in some ways we're becoming the charm versus harm committee you know how much charm and how much harm uh can happen here in town a little bit and uh i think what i would mention off the top too thank you to everyone speaking on all sides of the issue and i think for all of us I know when a couple of us who went to the site and did a site visit we're trying to consider the the issue carefully and I think we understand in broad terms what's happening I have a little bit of a different viewpoint on a couple of things that I just…”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Okay. And then the other thing to my knowledge, again checking some facts here, type 41 does allow kids and that is out of the purview actually of our committee. That's an ABC regulation, correct?”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“So that's a little bit off the table, would be my understanding of that, unless we condition something.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Yeah, and I understand that inside the C-1, everyone who has a liquor license in the C-1 is required to have a director's exemption? For outdoor, for the outdoor activity. Okay, so our purview is the patio. Yes. Just to be clear, one way of seeing this, our purview is the patio, it actually isn't the people or the operation or the community that it builds or anything. Specifically, we can really only condition what happens on that patio.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“I have a couple of questions that I think the operator would probably be the best person to answer those, but do we know if the kitchen requirements for a Type 41 are met?”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“So today you have documentation from them that you do have the kitchen for the Type 41? Correct. Okay, yeah. And the real question there that I'm asking is do we have our sequencing correct? Are we getting ready to make a decision or have a viewpoint about something where the Type 41 permit from the ABC, the evaluation in their kitchen, may not be met yet? So I'm just checking my way through this because there's a lot of energy around this one. I have a question about the proximity of the complaint specific to this operator. So my understanding is you have been in business for two years, is…”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Maybe it's just me, but I'll just do something radical and inject a little bit of common sense. I'm always concerned when complaints come close to hearings. And that's just me. And so my concern is that there's an attempt to paint an impression. And I would say one way or the other, actually. Just neutrally, when people know we're going to come to the dais here and have a discussion, that I'm leery of complaints that come in hot within that window of discussion. And I'm just mentioning that, actually. There's no follow on. And then I'm going to make one more comment, and then I'm going to…”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“But to that point, with the way that we want to see this as commissioners neutralizing, actually, for the different opinions in the room, neutralizing for that, really, what this is is a decision over the patio. Whether the applicant has a 41 or a 43 is a business decision, actually, as I would see that. That's not necessarily in our purview, because in the C-1, they would be allowed to have either one of those, technically. Wouldn't they?”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“A consideration on parking would really be the issue there. I mean, the only thing that's clear is being a parent and consuming alcohol is good and watching everything. But the parking actually, to me, is what drives whether they're 35 or 45 or whatever. But again, even in the way that we wrote this up, there's a ton of ambiguity. And that's why I'm just arguing for whatever the cap is here, let's have the courage to set it high or low, whichever way we go there.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“I'm thinking, you've mentioned you were thinking of a business that had alcohol permits open till 10 p.m. and so on. Is that business still in operation, and what's different between this business and that business? I'm sorry. I'm trying to be polite and not name a business that I can think of that backs right up to.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“No, I was just thinking there's a business on Ohio Avenue that backs straight up to Holmes and is open until 10 and has lights and live music and so on. Okay, I didn't know what time they were open to actually. Is there a difference between this business and that business?”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Have you guys all met as neighbors and talked? It was a little surprising to me that one of the comments was, have you guys sat down? Because I do think an operating principle for you is that you actually have to be a better neighbor than the code requires, actually.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Just in the interest, you're on the seams. To Katrina's comment, you're right on the seam where daily life meets commerce.”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026
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“Relationships are better than rules. Is your microphone on? relationships are better than rules and cheaper to operate. And in that spirit, I do think sitting and trying to work things out, I understand it's been a multi-year conflict and probably the other side of that coin is that you are not responsible for everything that's happened from 2013. And So yeah, it's a tricky one. Vines are being pulled up. Wine consumption is changing. The Ohio Valley Inn used to be a recuperation center for soldiers. Businesses change. So I don't think it's possible to just say because you said something two…”
Planning Commission · Aug 5, 2026