CITY OF COTATI

MINUTES for the Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission

 

DATE OF MEETING:            October 16, 2006

TIME OF MEETING:             7:00 p.m.

PLACE OF MEETING:          Cotati City Hall, City Council Chambers

                                    201 West Sierra Avenue, Cotati, CA 94931

 

I.          CALL TO ORDER

 

Vice Chairwoman McClelland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

 

II.         ROLL CALL

 

Commissioners Present:          Coleman-Senghor, McClelland

Commissioners Absent:          Dutra, Pagnusat, Rock

Staff Present:                           Woltering

 

III.       CHANGES TO THE AGENDA

 

There were no changes to the agenda.

 

IV.       ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

 

There were no oral or written communications.

 

V.        MATTERS AT HAND

 

A.        Request for approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, Use Permit, and Design Review to allow the establishment of three (3) flush mounted antennas to an existing communication tower to be installed with proposed associated ground equipment at the City of Cotati Police facility, located at 203 West Sierra Avenue.  An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration have been prepared for this project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

 

PA #22/06                                           Applicant:      Metro PCS/ Lisa Nahmanson

AP#144-250-017

 

Due to the lack of quorum, Planning Director Woltering recommended that this public hearing item be continued to the next regular meeting on November 6, 2006.

 

Vice Chairwoman McClelland and Commissioner Coleman-Senghor agreed.

 

Planning Director Woltering said that the item will be re-noticed for the November 6, 2006, meeting.

 

VI.       REPORTS BY STAFF

 

            A.        AB 1234 Ethics Training

 

Planning Director Woltering said that in addition to the sessions in Santa Rosa and Oakland that are available for this State-mandated training, staff has also made arrangements with the County Counsels office for borrowed materials in order to conduct an in-house training.

 

Vice Chairwoman McClelland and Commissioner Coleman-Senghor both agreed that an in-house training would be preferable and suggested that it be scheduled for an alternate Monday starting at approximately 6:00 p.m.

 

Planning Director Woltering agreed to formalize the arrangements and provide specific information back to the Commission as soon as possible.

 

VII.      REPORTS BY COMMISSION

 

There were no reports from the Commission.

 

VIII.     ADJOURNMENT

 

Vice Chairwoman McClelland adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submitted by:

David Woltering, Director of Planning