Remarks by Jeffrey Harlan
163 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 7
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“Commissioner Martinez will have comments on that.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Any other questions of staff? Okay, I'll save my, well, I'll ask a few. And this is just kind of broad level at this point. We've got thousands of pages of revised text, narrative, diagrams, photographs. Has this been tested in any way? In other words, have we run through a hypothetical development project and said, On this site, let's just call a low income housing element site. And given what we have here, this is the project that we would come up with.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay but I think my real question is have you taken a hypothetical development proposal and run it through this?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Great. Okay. Okay. That's all I have for now. Any other questions? Quick follow up. Sure. Go ahead, Commissioner.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. I want to thank everybody for their patience. I'm going to open the public hearing item now. If you'd like to speak, please come to either podium. And if you're participating by zoom, use the raise hand option or by phone star nine.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN CHAMBERS WISH TO SPEAK? MS. DURAND, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON PHONE OR ZOOM?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. I will close public comment. Commissioners, any further questions? None, okay. I'll close the item and ask if anyone wants to make a motion.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“I second the motion largely because I agree that these are very reasonable and practical adjustments. And I echo my fellow commissioners comments and praise for staff. This is a huge effort. And I mean, there's a lot of time spent not just by staff, but by commission and trying to really dig in and understand this. And this is not easy stuff. I mean, this is mostly my day job, and it still makes my head hurt. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION OR PLEA FROM THE PUBLIC AND JUST TO SIMPLY SAY THIS IS THE SAME PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS THAT WE CONDUCT ALL THE TIME. AND AS COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ NOTED OUR…”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Substitute motion by Commissioner Dixon, second by Vice Chair Zick. Do you want to speak to your second?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right, Director Tai, question. Our next Planning Commission meeting is September 28th, correct?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“And what do we have on that agenda that's critical?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“And then when was this expected to go to Council, and is there a schedule or deadline?”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“October 6th, it's supposed to go to Council? Correct. Okay, is there some deadline associated with that? AT THE ELECTION. OKAY.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. Commissioners have any other comments? Okay.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Well, if you want to speak, I thought you spoke to the substitute.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“All right. Thank you, Commissioner Andrade. Before we take a vote on the substitute motion, I'll just simply say I supported the original motion because I agree with the makers points and adjustments and I believe that that's the right direction we should be heading in obviously I support that motion. However I am appreciative of the fact that this is a lot of information to digest in a short period of time. And so I am willing to change my perspective and allow for a continuance, or at least vote in support of a continuance. But my expectation is very much that when we come back in two…”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay. I should say we can continue it to a date certain, correct? We don't need to reopen the public hearing? Okay. So that'll be September 28th.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO SUBMIT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO STAFF.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“RIGHT. MY SUGGESTION IS THE BEST PRACTICE THOUGH IS THAT WE DO THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS IN PUBLIC.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Congratulations, Paul. Director Tai, Community Development Services Report.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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PLANNING COMMISSION · Sep 14, 2026
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“ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026. I NOW CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S TIME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND TONIGHT WE'LL BE LED BY COMMISSIONER DIXON.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Aug 17, 2026
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“THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS OR PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING, WHICH TAKES US TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THESE ARE FOR MATTERS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. THESE ARE MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. SORRY, MR.”
PLANNING COMMISSION · Aug 17, 2026