Remarks by Jeff Starke
138 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 6
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“All right, it's now 527. I'm gonna call a planning commission meeting on Thursday, September 17th, 2026 to order. Taya, could you please call the roll?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. And now Vice Chair Lin will lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Everyone who can rise.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Director Frady, do we have any introductions this evening?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. Do any of my fellow commissioners have any announcements, committee reports? Looks like no. Director Frady, do we have any additions, deletions, or reordering?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Then I'll go ahead and open the public comments for non-agendized items. This would include speaking on any item not listed on tonight's agenda. Taya, do we have any public comments?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. We'll move on to the consent calendar. So the consent calendar is all the items listed will be enacted by one vote. There's no discussion on these items unless members of the Planning Commission request specific items to be removed from the consent calendar for separate discussion. I'll go ahead and open the public comments on this item. Do we have any public comments?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. It doesn't look like any of the commissioners want to pull it. And I see Commissioner Pearson has a motion.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Vice Chair Lin is going to second. Can we please set up the vote?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Moving on to public hearings for item number two. I'm gonna open the public hearing director Frady. Could you please introduce the item?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you very much for the presentation. Would the applicant like to take a few minutes to speak?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you very much for your presentation. Now we'll open it for public comments.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Then I will go ahead and close the public hearing and open commission deliberations. IF MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS COULD USE THE REQUEST TO SPEAK BUTTON TO REQUEST TO SPEAK. LOOKS LIKE WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER BATTIA.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Looks like I'm next. So I'd like to talk about the affordable units and the fact that they're for sale. A lot of the for sale communities we've had come up have paid the in lieu fee because they've said it's not feasible to have affordable units for sale, especially in the extremely low category. I assume this will have an HOA fee or a condo fee. Do you know what that would approximately be a month? 347 is the estimation. I think low would be $65,000 a year in income, right, to qualify for one of these units? I believe so. So would they be responsible to pay that 347 a month, the same as…”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, and then Irvine will manage the checking to make sure the next person is qualified income-wise for that unit. But does someone help manage people getting mortgages, people having mortgage issues? Because I know making $65,000 a year may be tough to qualify for a mortgage. So I worry, do we have enough applicants that not only qualify income-wise, but also can qualify for a mortgage?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. So what happens to these units if we are not able to find qualified applicants? I'm just wondering if we're building something that might not be useful.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Yeah, because I always felt for sale gives people a step up on the property ladder, but we've had so many applicants come through and say it's just not possible to do for sale affordable. And now that you have it, I guess I appreciate that you are including this here.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thanks. Quick feasibility study question. One of the things you cited was the condo legislation that you're responsible for defects for 10 years as one of the reasons not to do, I guess, a flat-pack five story. These will be condos, right?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Because the initial start, like the $147 a square foot as opposed to the $330 something, you have a lower liability because the starting price is lower. Yeah, essentially. I got you. Okay, that's all. Give someone else a chance. Commissioner Grossman? No, Pearson. Sorry. You're up.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yes, you repeat. If you could repeat the question.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“We'll circle back, okay. Commissioner Grossman.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Grossman. Commissioner Del Cusack.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner. Vice Chair Lin?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Vice Chair. Commissioner Batia?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right, thank you, Commissioner. Looks like I'm back up. I'd like to play off of what Commissioner Grossman was asking about the parks. So does the IBC have its own park overlay? They have different regulations in the rest of the city, right, for parks?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“So you're researching if the courtyard language was added?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026