Planning Commission - Special Meeting

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I call the meeting to order and we'll start with a flag salute. Commissioner Roll call, please. Commissioner Worster here. Commissioner Rhodess here. Commissioner Milis here. Commissioner Tui Toubuki present. Commissioner Sanggha here.

Mr. Chair, we have quorum. Thank you. We'll move on to approval of minutes from previous hearings 418 2024. Is that correct? 52 2024, 103 2024, and 1016 2024. Seems like only yesterday. Do I a motion to accept the minutes as presented? I make a motion to accept it. I'll second.

Yes. Yes. Commissioner. Yes. Yes. Commissioner. Yes. Thank you. Actions on request for continuance or withdrawals at this time. Yes, chair. Thank you. We do have a request for continuance for the one item that is agendaized for tonight. It's my understanding the applicant would like to come up and speak to you about it. Okay. Please state your name and your address for the record.

Thank you. John Swan, president of Mantika Sportsman's Club, 30261 South Airport, Mantika, California. Um at this point um with the fact that the office of education's report uh from their expert was only made available Friday as well as notification they would have legal counsel in attendance. Uh there's not been ample time for our legal counsel to review the report and make arrangements to be here this evening. Uh additionally our uh expert witness Gene Weisenand uh had to have a medical surgery procedure done Monday and is unable to be here for his recovery. And as we understand that after this evening, the commission will be down short one member. At this point, we would like to um request an open-ended continuence to allow our legal council time to re uh review and respond to the experts uh report and then for us to wait until the commission has a full five members before we bring it back up. Thank you.

Okay, bring it back. Discussion. Somebody make a motion to continue. Send this on continuence. I make a motion that we continue it. Have a second. Second. Any further discussion? Okay. I call for the vote. Commissioner Sangha, yes. Commissioner Tui Touvuki, yes. Commissioner Rhodess, yes. Commissioner Commissioner Milis, yes. Commissioner Rouseller, yes. Motion passes 5-0. Okay, that'll take us to other business.

Thank you, Chair Director Jennifer Jolly. Um, I would just like to thank Commissioner Tui for his time and energy on the commission. It's been a pleasure getting to know you and you've really brought a different perspective to the commission which we all really appreciated. So, you will be missed. Uh my understanding is that Supervisor Gardea is looking right now actively trying to locate somebody who was uh willing to be on the commission that will need board approval before they can serve. So we anticipate hopefully in the next month or so. Um but we do have an item for next meeting. Those applicants are aware that there will only be four commissioners and they would still like to go forward. So we are intending to still have that meeting. And other than that, I don't have a lot to report. It's has not been a very active 2026 so far. So, I feel like I haven't seen you guys in a long time. If you um anytime you guys need anything, I know you you reach out to Karen or myself. So, please continue to do so as we try to put our commission back together. Thank you.

Could I could I suggest that we to sort of take a straw poll here to see who's going to be here on the 19th even though because we're down one. Is everybody else available? Well, I'm waiting for uh a date for surgery, but I doubt that they're going to call me this week and tell me, you know, uh hopefully they'll give me more than two or three weeks to get ready. Okay. Are you available on the 19th? Yeah. Okay. I'll be here. It's district five, so I'll be here.

Okay. and I will be also okay that takes us to planning commissioners comments anybody okay I don't like goodbyes I was trying to avoid this but you know making a public comment but I really appreciate you guys you don't even know um the respect I have for the my fellow commissioners um the professionalism the comar camaraderie. Even though we may disagree on things, it was a nice to have um an agreeable disagreement if if that makes sense. Um and it's taught me a lot about how to conduct myself on on these commissions, you know, quasi political. Um I've learned a lot. And Don, you're awesome. No, you are um you're a role model for if I wanted to be on a com uh in any commission or even step into the chair position, which is, you know, it's a tough position and you've conducted yourself very well. Um so I appreciate it and I appreciate staff for um being very cooperative. I know at first I was asking a lot of questions. I just wanted to understand and your staff has been very well, very welcoming and I appreciate it. So, thank you very much you guys and keep up the good work for San King County. I'm moving to San Diego County. So, I know that's a tough one.

Um, I'll try to send you guys pictures of the uh sunsets every night that I'll be staring at the ocean with hundreds of other people. Yeah. Well, thank you. Thank you. You're not going to invite us to come down and visit. You can come. Okay. I just wanted to make sure that it's an open invitation. Well, yeah, there is. We'll be renting for a while. Um, you know, in San Diego, you don't live big, but you live outside. There you go. So, I don't know how big our place is going to be when we rent, but you guys are welcome. Well, I I know I speak for everybody. You've been an asset to this commission. Appreciate it. And we are going to miss you.

Oh, thank you. It's for a very good reason why you're moving down there. So, Yep. for family. Yep. Mhm. And always comes first. Yep. Thank you. Any other comments? Well, I'll miss my neighbor here. So, wish you all the best. You know, definitely appreciate it. And like Mr. Chair said that, you know, you were an asset and I hope we get somebody good sitting next to me. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. The best of luck. uh and enjoy your role as papa. I think you've already covered what's future schedule. Would you like to add any

just on the we're meeting on the 19th and I see there's possibility of April 16th. Is that true? Yes, we do have one. It it looks like two items, but they're related. So, it's it's a little bit more like one item um for the 16th. Um I don't know if we have spoken to that applicant if he'd like to go forward if we don't have a full commission or not, but we'll check. Okay. All right. Thank you. Well, this meeting is adjourned. Good night, everybody. Good night.