Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the City of Oxnard Planning Commission for Thursday, September 3, 2026. This meeting will come to order at 6 p.m. The public may view the meeting from home on the city's website, Spectrum Channel 10, Frontier Channel 35. and on the city's YouTube website. To participate in the meeting, the public may provide comments to the Planning Commission via email at planning at oxnard.org, no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the meeting, or through the city's website at oxnard.org slash city dash meetings, or call the Planning Division office. Additionally, those wishing to speak can dial the phone number listed at the bottom of the screen, follow the instructions to access the meeting, and press star nine to raise your hand indicating your intention to speak on the agenda item being discussed. Madam Secretary, can we please have the roll call?

Chair Araujo?

Present.

Dr. Vince Stewart? Present. Commissioner Dr. Lopez?

Present.

Commissioner Nash?

Present.

Commissioner Barsena?

Present.

Commissioner Friday?

Present.

Thank you. We have a quorum.

Thank you, Madam Secretary. We will now move on to the Pledge of Allegiance. Vice Chair Dr. Stewart, will you kindly lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance?

And will they please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? Put your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you very much, Vice Chair Dr. Stewart. The next agenda item is C, public comments on items not on the agenda. At this time, a person may address the Planning Commission on matters within the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission, including information consent items and any time not appearing on the agenda. The Planning Commission cannot take action on any item presented during public comment that is not on the agenda, and such item may only be referred to the Commission Secretary. Persons wishing to speak on public hearing items should do so at the time of the public hearing. Madam Secretary, are there any public comments for items not on the agenda?

No, Chair.

Thank you. Moving on to the consent agenda, we have two items, approval of minutes for July 16, 2026 and August 20, 2026. If there is no objection, we will take both items at the same time. And if there are no corrections to be made, a motion is in order. Commission.

I'll move the recommended action.

It has been moved by Vice Chair Dr. Stewart to approve the minutes of July 16 and August 20, 2026. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Commissioner Barsena. Any deliberation on the motion before us? Seeing and hearing none, Madam Secretary, can we have the roll call please?

Vice Chair Dr. Stewart?

Yes.

Commissioner Barsena?

Yes.

Commissioner Dr. Lopez? Yes. Aye. Commissioner Friday?

Yes.

Chair Araujo?

Aye.

This motion passes.

Thank you. Moving on to Section E, ex parte declarations for public hearing items. Please state any ex parte declarations. If any, we'll move across the dais. Commissioner Nash?

None, thank you.

Thank you. Commissioner Dr. Lopez? None, thank you, Chair. Thanks. Vice Chair Dr. Stewart?

None, thank you, Chair.

Thank you. Commissioner Barsena?

No, thank you.

Thanks. And Commissioner Friday? None. Thank you. Thanks. For myself, I drive by consistently past the lot of project item F2, and so I just want to note that for the record. Thank you all. The next item on the agenda is section F, public hearing, agenda item F1, project name 805 commissary, city staff Michael Lackman, associate planner, planning and zoning permit number 25-550-01, major modification, property located 2958 Sturgis Road, a request to increase the number of mobile food facilities stored on site, FROM 30 TO 60 AND ASSOCIATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS FILED BY DESIGNATED AGENT KEVIN COHAM ELEVATED ENTITLEMENTS 5716 CORSA AVENUE WEST LAKE VILLAGE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER ALVARO MILGOZA 2958 STURGIS ROAD. PER MEASURE M A STAFF PRESENTATION HAS BEEN PRE-RECORDED AND THE LINK HAS BEEN POSTED TO YOUTUBE. THE STAFF WISH TO GIVE SOME INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AT THIS TIME.

Yes, I do. We received some comments and questions from Commissioner Nash, which I would like to address at this moment in time. So question one, the staff report recommends a class one categorical exemption for existing facilities. However, this modification is doubling the intensity of the use from 30 to 60 mobile units on site. At what threshold does the expansion of operations trigger a more comprehensive environmental review? So this project has been reviewed and meets the CEQA guidelines under Section 15301 existing facilities. Therefore, it is exempt. From CEQA, the project is not increasing the existing building footprint and all physical alterations are minor. Therefore, the addition of catering trucks is not intensifying the use. Question two, has the Environmental Resources Division or the local wastewater authority reviewed the potential impact of 60 food trucks discharging commercial grease, fats, and oils at a single location versus the original 30 units? So yes, the project was reviewed by all relevant divisions of the city of Oxnard, including Environmental Resources and Stormwater. and thus the project meets all requirements of both departments. Question three, if the applicant exceeds the newly proposed 60-minute threshold, how will code enforcement monitor and verify compliance? Is there a requirement for a logbook or digital tracking system of permitted vehicles to be made available to the city upon request? So all mobile food facilities are required to obtain city business licenses as well as licenses to operate through the Ventura County Environmental Health Department. I've been in contact with the Ventura County Environmental Health, and they will not permit a greater number of mobile food facilities at this facility than what is allowed via this major modification, which the proposal is 60. Question 4, how will the applicant manage peak hour queuing to ensure trucks do not idle or back up onto Sturgis Road? So, the applicant can speak on this a bit more, but based on information provided by the applicant and the location of the mobile food facility area, the switch out between employees' personal vehicles and trailers and trucks takes one to two minutes, essentially. Additionally, vendors operate on their own schedules, and the facility is open to vendors 24 hours a day, which leaves very minimal peak times. Question number five, is there a designated on-site staging zone to handle multiple arriving or departing trucks simultaneously without blocking the 12 new employee parking spaces or the drive aisles? So there are two staging areas located directly adjacent to the existing warehouse building. Additionally, like previously stated, The switch-up between employees' personal vehicles and trailers and trucks takes one to two minutes based on information provided by the applicant, which should ensure no backing up at this facility. Question number six, what ventilation or fire suppression upgrades are being made inside the facility to safely accommodate the indoor storage of motorized vehicles and trailers? So the project will need to go through building permit plan check post-entitlement to accommodate the alterations, including the storage of motorized vehicles inside the building. Thus, the building will be required to be up to both building and fire code to handle these vehicles. Question number seven, are the overnight parking spaces equipped with electrical hookups to keep refrigeration units running in the trucks? Then I was asking about generators and whatnot. But yes, the parking spaces are equipped with electrical hookups, so there should be no generators on site, and any would require city building permits. Question number eight, doubling the capacity to 60 units means a massive influx of solid food waste, organic debris, and cooking or recycling. Will your exterior trash enclosures and grease traps be upsized to handle this volume, and what measures are being taken to prevent increased vector rodent and pest issues in the immediate area? So the project has been reviewed by our environmental resources team, and a new trash enclosure is being proposed that will meet the standards set forth for this use by environmental resources, including the intensity of the use. Again, the site is also subject to the Ventura County Environmental Health Regulations, which will ensure the site is compliant with food safety regulations, including rodent and pest issues that could potentially arise. And last question, will the food waste be diverted to a recycling program? So yes, the new trash enclosure proposed includes space for bins that will be utilized for food waste pickup through our City of Oxnard Environmental Health Department, which will be performed by Environmental Resources and subsequently dealt with. And that's all the questions I have.

Thank you very much, Mr. Lachman. At this time, we'll have the applicant present at this time, if there is any. Thank you very much. And you have 15 minutes. If you could just please introduce yourself and you can begin when ready. Thank you.

Thank you, Michael. Thank you, planning staff. My name is Augustine Sevilla. I'm with the applicant team, Elevated Entitlements. There is just one thing that we want to get on the record, clarify within the conditions of approval. Within Michael's presentation, he had mentioned a parking ratio of five food trucks per one passenger vehicle, and we just wanted to make sure that was recorded within those conditions of approval.

Thank you. If that's your presentation, a quick follow-up. I'm not out of process this time on that. Can you refer, you said, you referred to the presentation. Do you remember what slide that was?

Not off the top of my head, but there's condition number 62, which states that typified 12 parking spaces in the rear or on the side of the property for passenger parking only. We just wanted to make sure that that ratio, that language that was said in the video or the presentation was just recorded for any future modifications, if that would be appropriate.

Okay, thank you very much. I appreciate that. I'll have, before we start off with round of questions, just to start off, Mr. Lechman, if you have any comments to that, if any. If not, that's fine, and we'll go to the commission.

Yes, so just one clarifying comment. So the ratio was made off of the one to five. So because there are 60 proposed mobile food facility spaces, subsequently, one to five, there will be 12 passenger parking spaces. So essentially, from my understanding, what the applicant is stating is that they just want that if there is like an intensification of food trucks or reduction for some reason, that that ratio would stay the same for all future modifications.

Thank you for that clarification in regards to that. At this time, we'll move on to the Commission. If they have any questions of the applicant and staff, if possible, if you could please indicate who you're directing your question to. Thank you. First off, Commissioner, Dr. Lopez.

Perfect. And I'll go ahead and just pull the thread a little bit on that last question there. So on the ratio, on the presentation I think you mentioned that you did some statewide research and that's how you got to the 1, 12, 5, COMBINATION OUTPUT RIGHT THERE. PRIOR TO AND I THINK ANOTHER PART OF THE STAFF PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT THERE WAS REFERENCE TO THAT IT IS IN RELATION TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE WAREHOUSE ON THE PREMISES AND NOT NECESSARILY THE PARKING SPACE IS CORRECT?

SO JUST TO CLARIFY THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE WAREHOUSE IS STILL SUBJECT TO OUR REGULAR OXNARD CITY CODE FOR PARKING SO THE SPACES AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE ALTERED AND THOSE WERE PREVIOUSLY ENTITLED UNDER THE SQUARE FOOTAGE UNDER OXFORD CITY CODE. THE PARKING RATIO FOR THE THE PARKING RATIO FOR THE PASTURE PARKING ISN'T IN OUR PASTURE PARKING ISN'T IN OUR CITY CODE FOR PARKING. CITY CODE FOR PARKING. WE CAME TO THE DECISION THAT WE CAME TO THE DECISION THAT THE RATIO WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE THE RATIO WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS USE. THIS USE.

THE 12 IS IN ADDITION TO THE 12 IS IN ADDITION TO ALREADY EXISTING NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS ALREADY EXISTING NUMBER OF PARKING SPOTS ON THE PROPERTY, CORRECT?

ON THE PROPERTY, CORRECT? YES. YES. THE 12 ARE SEPARATE FROM THE

PARKING SPOTS THAT ARE ALLOCATED FOR THE SQUARED FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PARKING OFF ON STREET PARKING OR OFFSIDE THE PROPERTY THAT WAS REFERENCED TO RIGHT THERE'S ADDITIONAL PARKING THERE THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PARKING OFFICE OH THERE'S OKAY THANK YOU THANK YOU COMMISSIONER DR. LOPEZ ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS AT THIS TIME COMMISSIONER NASH THANK YOU SURE NOT NOT A QUESTION SO MUCH AS A COMMENT I DO WANT TO THANK MR. LACKMAN FOR HIS

responding to my questions and giving me excellent answers. So thank you for that. Thank you, Chair.

Appreciate that. Commissioner Nash, any other from the Commission before we move on to public comment? Seeing none, Madam Secretary, is there any public comment for this agenda item?

No, Chair.

Thank you very much. Is there any closing remarks from staff?

No.

Nope. And the public hearing is now closed. We'll move on to deliberation. Commission. Any words before we ask for a motion? Commissioner Friday, then Commissioner Nash. Commissioner Friday, please.

I just want to make a comment to Mr. I was reading the package. I noticed that prior to coming, TO THE CITY. YOU GUYS NOTICED A FEW VIOLATIONS AND ALL THAT. I DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT TO AUGUSTINE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS THE RIGHT WAY. WE RESPECT THAT FROM ANY BUSINESS OWNERS, FROM ANYONE IN THE CITY. TO UPHOLD EVERYONE WITH RESPECT AND RESPECT. GIVING THE RESPECT THAT THE CITY NEEDS AND THEY NEED. I THINK THAT WAS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. AND I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE THE RIGHT DECISION THAT YOU MADE. AND THANK YOU MR. MICHAEL FOR LOOKING INTO THAT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING UP TO TODAY IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD. AND THE RIGHT WAY BY EVERY CITY CODE. AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT. 100%.

Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Friday. Commissioner Nash.

I'm just ready to offer a motion if there are no further deliberative comments.

I guess I just wanted to tag on with Commissioner Friday as having seen the violations there, and now it's been put back the way it was, and now they're taking steps to get things in line. I think that's commendable, so I just wanted to add that to the record.

Thank you, Vice Chair. Dr. Stewart? If there are no other comments from the Commission, I'll look again to Commissioner Nash to make a motion.

I will move the recommended action. Thank you.

Thank you. It's been moved by Commissioner Nash to find the project to be categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA guidelines section 15301, existing facilities and adopt resolution 2026XX approving planning and zoning permit number 25-550-01, major modification subject to certain findings and conditions. Is there a second?

Second.

Seconded by Commissioner Barsena. Is there any further deliberation on the motion before us? Seeing and hearing none, Madam Secretary, can we have the roll call, please?

Commissioner Nash?

Aye.

Commissioner Barsena?

Aye.

Commissioner Dr. Lopez?

Aye.

Commissioner Friday?

Aye.

Vice Chair Dr. Stewart?

Aye.

Chair Araujo?

Aye.

This motion passes.

Thank you very much, and congratulations to the applicant. MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM F2 RIVER PARK SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT CITY STAFF JIMMY PLANNING SUPERVISOR PLANNING AND ZONING PERMIT NUMBER 26-630-01 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF ADDENDUM NUMBER 16 TO FINAL environmental impact report number 00-03, properties located near Vineyard Avenue and River Park Boulevard. I request for the specific plan amendment to make map and text amendments to the River Park specific plan, redesignating the land use of public facilities to commercial regional within Planning District E. The project application was filed by David Metkis, City of Oxnard Housing Department, on behalf of the property owner, City of Oxnard. PER MEASURE M, A STAT PRESENTATION HAS BEEN PRERECORDED AND THE LINK HAS BEEN POSTED TO YOUTUBE. THE STAFF WISH TO GIVE SOME INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.

Yes, thank you chair Arrejo We did receive some questions from the planning commissioners Regarding the addendum and the general background to to the project site Yes, this is the 16th addendum to the EIR Projects Typically will be reviewed through the sequel process when they come in for development we anticipate no more addendums to the EIR and MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE MOST OF RIVER PARK NOW HAS BEEN BUILT OUT. SO THIS ZONE CHANGE SHOULD BE THE LAST ONE. And the future development on the property will be analyzed when that comes in. So we would then look at traffic impacts and any other future infrastructure impacts at that time. So for the time being, the addendum did not uncover any additional significant impacts outside of what was originally stated in the EIR. AND WITHIN THAT ADDENDUM EACH OF THE SECTIONS ANALYZED PROVIDED A LITTLE JUSTIFICATION AND REVIEW FOR WHETHER OR NOT IT'S SIGNIFICANT AND EACH OF THOSE STATEMENTS BASICALLY SAY THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS DUE TO THIS PROJECT. See you. Again, to reiterate that the parcels that will be developed, it's just the one major parcel, the big one, of the three that has a proposed ENA on it. The other smaller parcel has the digital billboard approved on it, and the other one has partial of the lift station. Those two smaller parcels are not part of the ENA from the City of Oxnard Housing Department. And that closes all the questions, I believe. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Appreciate that. With that being the applicant also, we'll go over now to members can ask questions of staff. Again, if you can just refer to any document or page number if you're basing your question on that. Looking to commission for questions at this time.

Hello, my name is Elsa Brown, development manager from the housing department.

Apologies. Usually I ask for an applicant, but this is from the city, so I usually just combine and skip that section. But you may have 15 minutes or more because I don't put a time limit on the staff presentation. So apologies, and you can use as much time as needed. So thank you.

I actually don't have a presentation prepared today, but I am available to answer any questions that you may have.

Thank you very much. And I'm sorry, your name was again? Sorry.

My name is Elsa Brown. I'm the development manager in the housing department.

Thank you very much, Ms. Brown. Appreciate it. Thank you. Moving back to the commission, any questions at this time? I'll start off. Referring to the PowerPoint slide number four, should the commission be concerned that It used to be commercial regional and then moved to public facilities and now it's going back. Could you just elaborate on the reason why there was the switcheroo or the switchback, I guess?

Sure. So in 2000, well, 2002, the specific plan was approved with Commercial Regional. In 2008, there was a proposed public facility for storage offices. THAT WAS APPROVED AND ENTITLED BUT NEVER CONSTRUCTED. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE 2008 WAS A TOUGH TIME FOR EVERYBODY. SO I BELIEVE THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF IT WAS INFEASIBLE. AND THE PROJECT THEN SAT VACANT AS PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR I GUESS NOW ABOUT A DECADE OR SO. SO REVERTING BACK TO COMMERCIAL the the housing department can elaborate on the process that they went through for the surplus land act that was approved by the city council back in february 2022 so the the decision that because it's a city-owned parcel was that they were going to designate it through the surplus land act AND PUT IT OUT FOR BID TO HAVE DEVELOPMENT ON IT. AGAIN, I THINK ELSA COULD PROBABLY GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT PROCESS. BUT ULTIMATELY THE PARCEL WAS NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC THERE ARE OTHER PARCELS WITHIN THE RIVER PARK SPECIFIC PLAN ZONED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES THAT I BELIEVE ARE JUST USED FOR THE STORAGE THAT WAS ANTICIPATED FOR THIS SITE. SO THEY ABSORBED THAT THROUGHOUT OTHER PARCELS IN THE CITY. AND IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC FACILITY IN THE FUTURE, THIS WOULDN'T PROCLUDE THAT FROM HAPPENING BUT THE CITY THEN WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH. PROCESS TO OBTAIN LAND AND FIND A WAY TO BUILD A PUBLIC FACILITY THROUGH DIFFERENT MEANS AND BUDGET.

THANK YOU. A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT. CAN I ASSUME THEN THAT DEVELOPMENT IS PROBABLE OR EVEN IMMINENT ON THIS LAND?

Correct, there's an ENA right now in works with a private developer to obtain the land and develop with commercial.

Okay, I probably know the answer to this question, but we are just approving the zoning change or not approving, we're recommending to the city council to approve the change and then it will be up to a future planning commission meeting to approve whatever might be built there, correct?

That is correct.

Okay. I'll have comments, but I'll leave that to deliberation. Any others from the Commission? I see Commissioner Barsena, Friday, maybe Nash. So Commissioner Barsena.

I just want to inquire because I know that this is going to be a future development, although developers are looking at it right now. So is it likely it's going to be some type of live work, commercial apartment building type situation?

No, it'll be a commercial use such as a bank, a restaurant, an office, but no housing is proposed on the site.

Thank you, Commissioner Barcetta. Commissioner Friday.

Ms. Jamie, you just mentioned that the city has decided that no longer needed for FACILITY OR PUBLIC FACILITIES. QUICK QUESTION, HOW OR WHO CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION? HOW DID YOU GUYS COME TO A CONCLUSION THAT IS NO LONGER NEEDED?

I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER. I THINK THERE'S SOME HISTORY TO THIS THAT PREDATES ME. I'M NOT SURE IF THE APPLICANT COULD PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT HOW THE PARCEL BECAME AVAILABLE ON THE SURPLUS LAND ACT.

Yeah, essentially what happens under the Surplus Land Act is there's a requirement that the council make that designation that it's no longer needed for agency use. So my assumption is because it sat there vacant for so long with really nothing else going on at the property. So the process is that the council declares it no longer necessary for agency use. Then a notice goes out to potential affordable housing developers to see if anybody wishes to purchase the property. Then there's a process of good faith negotiations, et cetera. And all of that process has been followed. Now we're at the stage of entering into an ENA with a potential developer for the site. So again, you'll hear more about that in the future when there's an actual project for the site. But this tonight is really only about the designation.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. I just wanted to know who came with that conclusion since you mentioned it a minute ago. I just, that was my question. But yeah, okay.

Thank you. Commissioner Friday. Commissioner Nunez.

Thank you. Are we still in the questioning phase or the deliberative phase?

We are in the questioning phase, Commissioner Nash.

In the what phase?

Questions.

Okay, thank you.

Certainly. Any other questions from the Commission at this time before we head into public comment? Thank you. We'll go to public comment. Do you have a further question? Okay. Madam Secretary, is there any public comment for this item?

No, Chair.

Thank you very much. Let's see. WE DON'T NEED CLOSING REMARKS FROM STAFF. SO THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO DELIBERATION. COMMISSION. I'LL SEE COMMISSIONER NASH, COMMISSIONER BARCENA, I SAW YOUR SPEAKER, BUT COMMISSIONER NASH FIRST.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO I'M GOING TO PULL OUT SOME OF MY INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE HERE. DR. STEWART MIGHT REMEMBER THIS. But this parcel was actually going to be developed as a storage and office space for the parks department. And at that time, I kind of went ballistic because I was like, why are you taking this prime piece of real estate right next to the 101 and putting in a storage shed, basically? for the lawn mowers. It was just insane. So I'm very happy to see that this is now going to be used for more productive land use. And I'm certainly going to support this project or this amendment. So thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner Nash. Any others from the Commission at this time? And for myself, actually, I'm glad to hear, just to hear of the comments from Commissioner Nash. Actually, looking at this project, I was, I wouldn't say I wasn't against, but I wasn't totally for it just based on the documentation that I read. As some of the members of the Planning Commission know, there was a permit the first time, at least in our six years of being Commissioner Dr. Lopez here, that A PERMIT WAS DENIED AND APPEALED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. ANOTHER ONE HAD A TIGHT VOTE, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH A MAJORITY AGAINST. AND SO I LIKE THE WORDING THAT COMMISSIONER NASH USED OF A MORE PRODUCTIVE USE. I'LL STILL HAVE A SIDE EYE IN REGARDS TO WHAT ACTUALLY IS GOING TO BE THERE. YOU KNOW, THE TREPIDATION FOR APPROVING ANYTHING THERE WAS THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION AND WITH THE entrance and exit there, the cars could go out in terms of that Starbucks there. We'll see what happens here in the future, and it's less of a concern just in general, but of course we're only looking at a recommendation to the City Council and not on any business, and so I will look forward to voting in favor of recommending this to the City Council. Those are my comments right now. I'll look to the Commission before I ask for a motion if there's any further deliberation. Seeing and hearing none, at this time if a motion is in order. I saw Vice Chair Dr. Stewart. I'll move the recommended action. Thank you. MOTION IS SECONDED. THANKS. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY VICE CHAIR DR. SEWART AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BARCENNA TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2026XX RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE PLANNING AND ZONING PERMIT NUMBER 26-630-01 SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS AND CERTIFICATION OF ADDENDUM NUMBER 16 TO FEIR NUMBER 00-03. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DELIBERATION ON MOTION BEFORE US? SEEING AND HEARING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY, CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE?

Vice Chair Dr. Stewart?

Aye.

Commissioner Barsena?

Aye.

Commissioner Dr. Lopez?

Aye.

Commissioner Nash?

Aye.

Commissioner Friday?

Aye.

Chair Araujo?

Aye.

This motion passes.

Thank you, and congratulations to the city. Well, I guess it's just a recommendation to city council, so it's up to them. I retract my congratulations. Moving on to Section G, study sessions reports, and with none, the business will move on to Section H, community development staff updates. Mr. Pearson.

Good evening, commissioners. So just in regards to upcoming meetings, we anticipate that the September 17th meeting will be canceled. And then we will have the first meeting in October. At this point, we're tracking two items. that will be for that meeting. And then for the second meeting, we also anticipate having an item for that one as well. I also want to note that the South Oxnard Connect ISMND, or sorry, ISND, is out for public review, initial study, negative declaration, instead of mitigated. POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FOUND SO THEREFORE THERE WAS A NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED BUT THAT IS OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. October 5th, and we anticipate that coming to the Planning Commission for Recommendation to City Council in November. Also, I would like to give a thank you to our Recording Secretary, Kristen, as this will be her last meeting with us. Luckily, she's still going to be here with the city. She's moving over to the clerk's office, but just want to thank her for her hard work and dedication here, and she will be missed.

Thank you for that and the unfortunate news. You know, I'll wait until comments from the commission, and then I'll add on something on my end. If that's it from the Community Development staff, I'll move on to Section I, Planning Commission Business. Commission. A couple of things from my end. I was, I had the opportunity to go to my, as all of you know, parliamentary procedure is one of my things that I do outside of work. I had the opportunity to go to a conference. Definitely learned a lot. I don't think I have to put a lot of those in use in this commission because we work much more collegially than the scenarios that have been posed AT THE CONFERENCE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO USE THIS TIME TO JUST THANK SPECIFICALLY AND GENERALLY FOR MAKING MY LIFE AS CHAIR AS EASY AS POSSIBLY EVER WILL BE IN MY LIFE. AND SO THAT WILL BE A HIGH BAR THAT I DON'T THINK A FUTURE ORGANIZATION THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT CHAIR IN THE FUTURE WILL MEET. AND SO I GREATLY THANK THE PLANNING COMMISSION SINCE ME AND COMMISSIONER DR. LOVAS HAVE BEEN HERE UNDER CHAIR ON TO RIGHT NOW. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN REGARDS TO JUST THE CITY IN GENERAL, AGAIN, ONE OF MY OTHER THINGS I DO OUTSIDE OF WORK AND HERE IS JUST INVOLVED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, THE INCO, THE INTERNEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL ORGANIZATION, THIS WILL BE MY THIRD TIME MANAGING AND ADMINISTRATING CANDIDATE FORUMS ON BEHALF OF THE INCO. WE'RE LOOKING TO HOST CANDIDATE FORUMS ON TWO OF THE NEXT THREE FOLLOWING DATES, OCTOBER 5, 7, AND 14. We're looking forward to having as many as 10 positions to have candidate forums, of which I'll be able to moderate a vast majority of those. So those will be on Zoom also, too. But you can also come in person here in the city council chambers. And of course, I definitely want to say I'm gutted that our Madam Secretary is not going to be here. She is my first, sometimes my only point of contact with the Planning Commission before She has to forward whatever shenanigans I have to give the staff to deal with. And so I greatly appreciate the last few years. It sucks to say informally, but I wish you the best. And so I like to always say that I'm personally sad, but I'm professionally happy for you. And hopefully you will boomerang back We've seen Ken Rozelle come back a couple times. Roy came back in another way, so who knows? So I demand that you come back some way, somehow, so appreciate that. If there are no further comments from the Commission and with no further business, the meeting will be adjourned if there's no objection. The meeting is adjourned at 6.35 p.m. Thank you all, and good night.