Remarks by Michael Polan
42 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“I'm going to go ahead and call to order the August 19th, 2026 Planning Zoning Commission. First item is call to order.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Next is the land acknowledgement. We acknowledge that Longmont sits on the traditional territory of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute, and other indigenous peoples. We honor the history and the living and spiritual connection that the first people have with this land. It is our commitment to face the injustices that happened when the land was taken and to educate our communities, ourselves, and our children to ensure that these injustices do not happen again. Next is communications from Grant Penland.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. Next is first public invited to be heard. This is the initial public invited to be heard. This is opportunity for the public to come. They get up to five minutes to speak to us about items that are not on the agenda today, are not going to be coming before us as quasi-judicial items. So there is nobody on the sign-up sheet, but I will open it up to the public to walk forward. Seeing nobody walk forward, I'll go ahead and close up. Public invited to be heard. Next is approval of the minutes from the July 22nd, 2026 meetings. Are there any corrections, any questions, comments, or are…”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Can you move the mic down just a little bit closer? Oh, sure.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“OK, thank you very much. At this time, if you don't mind, we are going to go ahead. This is a public hearing item, so we are going to go ahead and open up for public invited to be heard. If there's anybody in the public who would like to come forward and speak for this or on this item, nobody signed up on the list, but we still give you a chance to come forward. So we just ask that I remind you that you have five minutes and that you give your name and address for the record, please. I think we have somebody.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“OK, your five minutes are up. Thank you very much, Hull. Thank you for your comments. Anybody else from this? Yes, please come forward. Once again, state your name and address for the record.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Seeing nobody else coming up, I'll go ahead and close out public invited to be heard. We'll go ahead to move to comments and questions, motions from the commission. Commissioner Edgley-Wells. Nope. Commissioner Boone.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“You're welcome. Okay, we'll go ahead and move to Commissioner Edgley-Wells.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“We'll come back to that question. Commissioner Arment.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. Phil, I have a couple of questions. See if I can remember them. First, so it's been mentioned about the trash pickup using the easement area. Do the other establishments in that area also use the alley for, let's say, trash pickup?”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, so it isn't just this one, it's other uses? Yes, I think it's all, yeah, several properties. Okay, very good. Second of all, to clarify, so we have been asked to approve a conditional site plan, and the site plan is basically taking an existing retail shop, which looks like some kind of resale shop.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“They are going to do some modifications to it, and the use is going to change from, let's say, a public resale lot store to a community service. And it's because it's a community service that's coming before us. If it had been another resale lot or even a cafe, it wouldn't have come before us then.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“That's my questions. we have any other questions i think we're still waiting comment on commissioner edgley wells question”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. I'm just going to say right now that I am for this. I understand that there were some concerns by the Luna Cafe. I think that the fact that you had an existing retail property by you, that it's actually becoming a community service instead. I think actually that should give you some relief that there's not going to be a cafe put over there that's directly going to compete. So I really don't see a problem with the fact that we're taking an existing retail shop, replacing it with community service. I think that is a good use for the conditional use for this. And I will be for this…”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you. We have a motion. Do we have a second? Vice Chair Earle.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“We have a motion. We have a second. Any other comments? I will say that I do find that this supports 1502055 of the Land Development Code, and that is another reason why I will be in support of this. Seeing no other comments, let's take a vote.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you very much. This item now enters a seven-day appeal period. During this time, any agreed party may appeal the commission's decision by submitting a written appeal letter stating why the planning zoning commission's decision should be amended or reversed by city council. All appeals must be in writing and must be received in the city clerk's office and the planning office within the seven-day appeal period. The appeal period begins Thursday, August 20th at 8 a.m. and ends Wednesday, August 26th at 5 p.m. I want to thank the public, the applicant, and staff for the presentations on…”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Items from Planning Director Grant Pendlin.”
Planning Commission · Aug 19, 2026
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“We'll go ahead and call to order the Longmont Planning Zoning Commission July 22nd meeting. First item is call to order or our series roll call.”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Thank you very much. Next is the land acknowledgement statement. We acknowledge that Longmont sits on the traditional territory of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute, and other indigenous peoples. We honor the history and the living and spiritual connection that the first people had with this land. It is our commitment to face the injustices that happened when the land was taken and to educate our communities, ourselves, and our children to ensure that these injustices do not happen again. Next is item of communications from Grant Penland Planning and Development Services.”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“We do. We'd like to take this time also to acknowledge the time and effort that Judd Haidt had put into the commission for we'll call it 12 years. He served a couple years as an alternate. He served on the commission. He served one year as the chair. So at this time, we'd like him to come forward. We do have your proclamation. I will go ahead and read it in recognition of your service to the Planning and Zoning Commission. This certificate is issued by the City of Longman and the Planning and Zoning Commission. And we also have... Two of your name tags.”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“Okay, we'll go ahead and move on. Next is public comment, public invited to be heard. This is for items that are non-quasi-judicial that are coming before, that are not coming before the board. And so we have one person, Amy Saunders. Please state your name and your address and you get five minutes.”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“okay thank you miss saunders yes um nobody else signed up but i will open up for anybody else in the public who would like to come up and talk saying nobody come forward i'll go ahead and close out the public invited to be heard we'll move to the next item which is approval of the june 17 2026 minutes do we have any questions comments or motions commissioner saunders”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026
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“I will say I have seen some of the questions because I've been copied sometimes when people have questions. What I have encouraged is in that regards is if you have a question that you feel will take some time for research, for something for the staff to find out, that's when I ask that you go ahead before the meeting and send an email to them with that question. But then I also then say, but then it's up to you to follow up in the meeting with their question.”
Planning Commission · Jul 22, 2026