Remarks by Isuri S. Ramos
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“Thank you. That concludes the consent calendar items. We are now moving on to the public hearing. I will now review the process for the public hearing so that everyone knows what to expect. Staff will provide a presentation and answer questions from the Commission. The public hearing will be opened. The applicant will be given the opportunity to speak, limited to 15 minutes. Members of the public will be given the opportunity to comment, limited to three minutes. The applicant will be given the opportunity to respond to comments made by the public. limited to five minutes the public hearing…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Does the Commission have any comments or questions for staff? Commissioner Guzman and I'll come this way.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Guzman. Commissioner Lue.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Leal. Do we have any? Go ahead, Commissioner.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Commissioner Pham.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Fenn. Vice Chair Benninger.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Chair Benninger. I also have a few questions and I believe they will be for any staff from CDA that may be present unless planning would like to answer. So one of my questions is how was the affordable level of moderate income decided? Yes, thank you for coming up. My question is how was affordability level of moderate income? So 80% AMI decided for the four affordable housing units that will be available for sale?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. And then my second question is, can the city's existing downpayment assistance program be utilized to purchase one of these units? So the program as is now and the development as is now?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“And then thank you for the clarification that the program cannot be used to purchase any of the four affordable units, but could the program be used to purchase one of the market rate 36 units? Yes.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“No, no, thank you. So the program as is right now would help some, could help somebody purchase one of the market rate units?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. And those are my questions for you. Thank you. On housing. And then a question for staff. So I know there's been some conversation on the publicly accessible open space and just wondering what that open space includes as of now. Is it just that are open green space like a... grassy area maybe?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. And then just based off the comments I heard, not specific to this project, but I am wondering how we ensure that any publicly accessible open space in any of these developments that we approved. How do we ensure that it is visible that it is open space? So I know staff said that we have approved several projects and we haven't required any signage or anything else that would indicate it's publicly accessible open space. So obviously we voted on that and any of us could have brought it up, but it is a bit of a concern to me in a city that is so park poor that while we're adding a…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Do any commissioners have questions for the applicant? I'll begin at the end with Commissioner Guzman and come back this way.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Guzman. Commissioner Leal.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Leo. Commissioner Wood.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Commissioner Pham?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. So one, I wanted to start off by saying thank you for including four-bedroom units. I know that we don't often see new developments include four-bedroom units, and especially when they're affordable, the number of bedrooms really matters because that will determine whether or not a large family can qualify to live there. So thank you for including them. I know it's one unit, and I typically will ask staff, how was the unit breakdown decided? I know it's a formula, so I do wish there were more that were affordable, and I hope that as you consider new affordable housing developments,…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Does the commission have any last, well, do I need to close the public hearing before we go to? Oh, you're current.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Sorry, I had moved my... Okay, yes, thank you. I think it's a little bit out of order here. But I'll now take any written communication. Oh, recording circuit, do we have any written communication or is there a member of the public that would like to comment on this item?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Our speaker in person has come a few times. So Gay Olivos, would you like to come forward?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Recording Secretary, are there any members of the public online who would like to comment on this item?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Congratulations. We're now moving on to item two. This is the time and place for general plan amendment number 2026, APPLICATION NUMBER 2026-03, TRACK MAP NUMBER 2025-04, AND DENSITY BONUS AGREEMENT NUMBER 2025-04 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4320 WEST FIRST STREET AND 201 SOUTH MAIN MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET, LOCATED WITHIN THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL C-2 AND THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL M-1 ZONING DISTRICTS. Before we begin, do any commissioners have anything they wish to disclose with regard to this item? Great. Seeing as there are no disclosures, the case planner, Nancy Tran, will provide a brief…”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you. Do any commissioners have questions for staff? I'll begin with Commissioner Wu.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. Commissioner Pham?”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Pham. Commissioner Liu.”
Planning Commission · Sep 14, 2026