Remarks by Katrina Rice-Schmidt
163 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 7
- Play at 2:38:24
“And did they determine it was significant for any reason?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:39:34
“It's hard to comment as a planning commissioner without all the information. The historic report, the phase one, they said the building was not significant even though we had some very famous people that studied through World University. It was City Hall at one point. There's no significance to that. That's so surprising to me. Huh. Yeah, that just surprises me. So I'm curious to read that report. Is the city doing an initial study on this?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:40:22
“OK. Lucas? That was one of my questions. Are we doing public input? I think there's a hand raised I have more questions but I probably should do that after public input Let's do the public input We have two cards we have Bill Miley”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:56:58
“And they're both legal and they're both on the books in Ojai.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:57:03
“Well, the lot line adjustment, which is appropriate. I mean, you can use it to do the merger. have used it previously under uh... previous legal advice the legal advice now is that we need a voluntary merger but i mean we can so we we would have to codify a new ordinance for a voluntary merger to give to them yes of the idea of using the lot line adjustment that we already have right so the other”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 2:58:28
“you're doing any building permits at all on a single building that crosses two properties you need to have a merger so that's why we're doing it so to answer ginger's question yes we're gonna require that I mean we should I should say I mean I'm only one person who's recommending to the City Council but I mean that to me is a no-brainer you have one building crossing a property line You have to have a merger. You can't, because where does that property building permit go if they sell one of the properties?”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:04:45
“I just have some clarifying technical things. I actually, I like the project. I think it's great. I've been to El Roblar. I've been to a special event there in the ballroom, and it's fabulous. It's amazing. It's better than I can imagine. i even imagined so i i just love the whole building and how it was done so great job um so it's just some clarifying um things regarding the spa there in this um in the staff report it said that um c1 wasn't an option because um spa wasn't part of the c1 not allowed but it is i just checked it it's allowed under um health and fitness facility But the…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:05:41
“So VMU would allow other residential options other than a caretaker.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:06:09
“So anyway, that was just a point of clarification. We did get letters from two other people besides Craig Walker, Debbie Sweetak and Leslie Hess. And they had similar comments that they wanted a public benefit analysis of the zone change and the general plan amendment. And they had issues with parking. and one of their comments they both said it is don't give away public land but I just want to clarify that it's not public land it's privately owned and it is designated as public quasi public as a general plan and zoning designation currently so it's not”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:06:57
“On public land. So I just wanted to clarify that.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:07:14
“purchase some other land at some other point in time we consider changing that over to public was a public right so I mean if the city bought that land I mean you could actually the city could put a park there they could good so it's it's really not there's no downside I think to making the zone change and the general plan amendment It allows more flexibility with that zone. It allows more uses. It allows more housing, which is consistent with the general plan. So anyway, that's another point of clarification. I just wanted to say if anybody out there is thinking that the city is giving away…”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:10:53
“I know this has been a problem in town before.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 3:11:23
“It's public quasi-public currently. It's current.”
Planning Commission · Jul 15, 2026