May 20, 2024 Planning Commission

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I HEREBY CALL THE REGULAR MEETING

[Call To Order]

THE NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY'S WEBSITE INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

FIRST, BY EMAIL AT PLC PUB, COMMENT@NATIONALCITYCA.GOV NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, SECOND VIA ZOOM BY PRE-REGISTERING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING AT HTTPS SLASH SLASH WWW NATIONAL CITY CA.GOV/PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIRD, THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE COMMENT IN PERSON AT THE MEETING.

ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS APPROPRIATE PRIOR TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MEETINGS AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.

IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE, I REQUEST THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY NOW PROCEED WITH ROLL CALL.

THERE YOU GO.

VICE CHAIR, CASTLE.

CASTLE PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER MENTA.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER FOREMAN PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER ES HERE.

COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ.

HERE, CHAIR MILLER PRESENT.

COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA.

ABSENT.

THANK YOU.

I NOW ASK COMMISSIONER ARMA TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALL RISE AND FACE THE FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ARMINTA.

ITEM

[1. Approval of Excused/Unexcused Absence of Commissioner Valenzuela on May 6, 2024 ]

I DISCLOSED THAT COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA HAD NOTIFIED MADAME'S SECRETARY OF HER ABSENCE FROM MAY 6TH, 2024 MEETING DUE TO MEDICAL REASONS.

IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO EXCUSE OR NOT EXCUSE.

COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA'S ABSENCE PLEASE STATE WHAT YOU CHOOSE, EITHER EXCUSE OR UNEXCUSED IN YOUR MOTION.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

AND WHO? COMMISSIONER KIONE.

CAN YOU USE THE, UM, BUTTON OR THE MONITOR TO MAKE THAT MOTION, PLEASE? OKAY.

OKAY, GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN I NEED A SECOND, PLEASE.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER QUINONE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ARMA TO, UM, UH, AND YOU, IS IT FOR EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED? EXCUSED.

EXCUSED.

UM, TO EXCUSE COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA FROM THE, UH, MAY 6TH, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, UH, THE COMMISSION WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE MOTION.

I APOLOGIZE.

MAY WE RUN THAT MOTION, UM, BACK AGAIN BECAUSE I HAD TO UPDATE THE ATTENDANCE.

OKAY.

DO WE NEED TO TO REDO THE MOTION IN THE SECOND AS WELL? CORRECT? YEAH, LET'S HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER KEONE, JUST GO ON THE MONITOR AND THEN MAKE THAT MOTION.

THERE WE GO.

COMMISSIONER.

OH, DO I HAVE TO SAY IT OR JUST, JUST MAKE IT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO DO I NEED TO REPEAT THE PARAGRAPH AGAIN? NO, WE CAN.

SO WE WILL NOW VOTE TO EXCUSE.

OKAY.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE RESULT OF THE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED.

SIX WITH ONE ABSTAIN.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW

[PUBLIC COMMENT ]

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AND WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON, AND I WOULD CALL JOAN RINCON, PLEASE FORWARD IN 2012, A WOMAN NAMED ELIANA RUBIN WAS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

IN 2017, SHE MOVED TO LA MESA AND SHE BOUGHT A HOUSE WITH FOUR BEDROOMS, WHICH IS HER RESIDENCE.

AND THEN SHE ALSO DOES SORT OF SOME INDEPENDENT LIVING REGARDING SENIORS.

IN 2022, SHE STARTED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE STARDUST IN MOTEL HERE IN NATIONAL CITY OVER BY PLAZA IN THE 8 0 5, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BUYING THAT MOTEL TO USE FOR WHAT I'LL JUST CALL TRANSITIONAL LIVING FOR SENIORS.

ON OCTOBER 18TH, 2022, GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY HAD AWARDED HER A $9 MILLION GRANT WITH WHICH TO PURCHASE THE STARDUST IN HOTEL.

IN JANUARY OF 2024, SHE CLOSED ESCROW ON THE STARDUST IN HOTEL.

THE STARDUST IN HOTEL, UNFORTUNATELY, HAS NOW HAD TWO FIRES DURING THE LAST 10 DAYS.

NOW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM STAFF INFORMALLY THAT THERE WAS NO ARRANGEMENT MADE BETWEEN MS. RUBIN AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AT ANY POINT ALONG THE LINE OF DECIDING TO BUY THE HOTEL, GETTING THE GRANT FROM THE STATE, BUYING IT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SHE WOULD OBTAIN APPROVAL TO CONVERT THIS TO SOME SORT OF TRANSITIONAL LIVING.

NOW, I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS AS THOUGH SOMEBODY CAME UP WITH AN IDEA.

THEY APPLIED FOR A GRANT, THEY CONTACTED THE STATE, THEY GOT A $9 MILLION GRANT.

THIS IS NOT A NONPROFIT THAT SHE WORKS THROUGH.

IT'S JUST A LLC ENTITY.

AND SO NOW FOUR MONTHS AFTER TAKING TITLE TO THE BUILDING, AND APPARENTLY NOT LEAVING ANY KIND OF A CARETAKER OR SECURITY GUARD THERE, THERE'S A BIG GIANT MESS.

AND JUST TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE OTHER ASPECTS OF THAT MESS WOULD BE, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU, THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE HOTEL WAS 7.95 MILLION.

SO IF THERE WAS AN INTENTION OF REHABILITATING THE MOTEL AND TURNING IT INTO SOME TYPE OF TRANSITIONAL LIVING, LET'S JUST ROUND IT OFF AND SAY THERE WAS A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THAT.

WELL, NOW THERE'S BEEN VERY SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE TO THAT MOTEL.

SO WE, I DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATUS IS OF FIRE INSURANCE THAT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN CARRYING 30 SECONDS.

BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE IN YOUR OWN MINDS THE KIND OF A FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT'S GONNA TURN INTO.

SO I'M SORT OF BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE IS, AS TIME GOES ALONG, IF THE ATTEMPTS TO CONVERT THIS INTO TRANSITIONAL LIVING CONTINUE, THEN WE'RE GONNA ALL BE HEARING ABOUT IT.

BUT THE OTHER IS, IT ILLUSTRATES THE POINT.

YOU DON'T GET AN IDEA LIKE THAT AND THEN NOT CHECK WITH THE CITY BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. RECON.

UM, THAT IS A MATTER THAT WILL BE FORWARDED TO STAFF NOTE.

THANK YOU.

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, REQUESTS TO SPEAK? NO CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

WE WILL NOW BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA.

ITEM

[2. Approval of the Agenda for the Meeting on May 20, 2024]

THAT IS FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA.

IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? WE'LL HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR CASTLE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.

THE COMMISSION WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE MOTION.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE VOTE MOTION APPROVE YOU ANONYMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

ITEM THREE ON

[3. Approval of Minutes from the Meeting of May 6, 2024]

IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, DO I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE?

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THE COMMISSION WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIED.

SIX TO ONE.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER, UM, TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE PROJECT, UH, IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

UNDER CLASS ONE OF THE CA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 53 0 1, EXISTING FACILITIES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BEER AND WINE SALES.

TYPE 41 AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT VIA MARINA, EXCUSE ME, VIA MANILA, UM, LOCATED AT 500 EAST EIGHTH STREET.

CASE FILE NUMBER 2024 DASH TWO CP APN, 5 5 6 4 9 2 DASH 23.

I HEREBY CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER.

BEFORE WE BEGIN, DO ANY PLANNING COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY DISCLOSURES RELATING TO THIS HEARING? THIS IS EACH PLANNING COMMISSIONER'S OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, EX PARTE CONTACTS, OR COMMUNICATIONS, ET CETERA.

YES.

COMMISSIONER ARMA.

I HAVE, UH, BEEN TO THAT RESTAURANT AND BOUGHT FOOD AND ATHER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UH, COM.

UH, VICE CHAIR.

I, I ALSO HAVE BEEN TO THE RESTAURANT, BOUGHT FOOD.

I PASS BY THERE ALL THE TIME.

I TOO HAVE PASSED BY THERE, SO.

OKAY.

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, HAVE THE NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY LAW BEEN GIVEN, AND DO WE HAVE THE COMPLETE FILE OF EXHIBITS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS? YES, CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

WILL STAFF PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SUMMARIZE THE ITEM FOR US.

GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE PUBLIC.

MY NAME IS DAVID WELCH.

I'M WITH THE NATIONAL CITY PLANNING DIVISION.

UH, THIS IS, UH, ITEM FOUR AS A

[4. Public Hearing – Determination that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 1 of the CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Conditional Use Permit for beer and wine sales (Type 41) and live entertainment at an existing restaurant (Villa Manila), located at 500 East 8th Street. Case file no.: 2024-02 CUP APN 556-492-23]

THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON EAST EIGHTH STREET, UM, WITHIN THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER.

IT'S A STANDALONE STRUCTURE YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE CORNER OF THE MAP.

UM, OLD, LIKE I SAID, OLD SCHOOLHOUSE SQUARE IS A RETAIL CENTER.

THE LOCATION IS AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF EAST EIGHTH STREET AND E AVENUE.

THERE ARE A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL LEASES IN THIS AREA.

IT'S OWNED MX C TWO, WHICH IS A MIXED USE ZONE.

UH, THE OVERALL PROPERTY IS JUST UNDER AN ACRE, AND THE RESTAURANT IS OCCUPYING A 3,400, YEAH, 3,493 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, UM, OF WHICH ABOUT 1400 SQUARE FEET IS A DINING AREA WITH ROOM FOR, UH, 63 PEOPLE TO BE SEATED.

UH, THAT ROOM ALSO INCLUDES A SMALL STAGE.

THIS PROPERTY IS WITHIN CENSUS TRACT 117.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 16 ONSITE ALCOHOL LICENSES WITHIN THIS TRACT, UM, A COUPLE OF WHICH ARE CATERING, AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IS THE, UH, VETERANS HALL.

SO THERE ARE A COUPLE, UM, NON-RESTAURANT USES THERE.

THE BUSINESS PROPOSES TO SELL BEER AND WINE, WHICH IS AN A BC TYPE 41 LICENSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOOD SALES AT THE RESTAURANT.

THEIR PROPOSED HOURS OF OPERATION ARE THE CURRENT RESTAURANT HOURS, WHICH WOULD BE 3 32 9:00 PM ON TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND FROM 11:00 AM TO 9:00 PM ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

THE RESTAURANT IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

THE APPLICANT IS ALSO PROVIDE PROPOSING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

UM, THIS IS A RESTAURANT THAT CATERS TO, TO, I GUESS YOU WOULD CALL 'EM FAMILY ORIENTED EVENTS, WEDDINGS, GRADUATIONS, BAPTISMS, UM, AND SO THE ENTERTAINMENT IS, UH, STRICTLY RELATED TO MAYBE A DJ OR A MASTER OF CEREMONIES.

UH, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LIVE BANDS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

THE TIMES IN WHICH THE ENTERTAINMENT WOULD TAKE PLACE WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE RESTAURANT HOURS, UM, AND IS PROPOSED TO BE ENTIRELY INDOORS.

HERE'S A FLOOR PLAN AT THAT.

THE BUILDING IN WHICH THE RESTAURANT IS HOUSED.

THE BLUE HIGHLIGHTS THE, UM, SEATING AREA.

UM, YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE BACK OF HOUSE, AS WELL AS THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE STAGE.

UM, AND THEN THEY'LL BE INSTALLING,

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SO OUR MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN APPROVED CUP.

UM, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CS FOR ALCOHOL SALES.

THIS INCLUDES A GREATER, UH, MAILING, UH, RADIUS, UH, 660 FEET FOR OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.

UH, THE APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO HOST A COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, FOR PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

UM, THIS WAS HELD ON MARCH 1ST.

UH, THERE WERE EIGHT ATTENDEES FROM THE COMMUNITY AT THIS MEETING.

UM, I ALREADY, UH, TALKED ABOUT THE CENSUS TRACT.

UM, IT IS, UH, A LITTLE BIT OVERSATURATED, UH, WITH 10 RECOMMENDED LICENSES BY A BC.

UM, THERE ARE NO, UH, ZONING DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF USES.

IT'S A RESTAURANT WITH AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF FLOOR AREA DEDICATED TO DINING.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL POLICY 7 0 7 RELATED TO ALCOHOL SALES, WHICH HAS, UM, SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS WE, WE IMPOSE ON THESE TYPES OF APPLICATIONS, WHICH ARE INCLUDED AS OUR STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL.

WE RECEIVE COMMENTS BACK FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, THE RISK ASSESSMENT, UH, PROVIDED THREE 13 POINTS.

THIS IS CONSIDERED A MEDIUM RISK.

UM, I WOULD IMAGINE THE NUMBER WAS, UH, BASED ON THE OVER CONCENTRATION.

UM, BUT THEY ALSO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE CALLS FOR SERVICE AND THE TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT'S BEING REQUESTED.

UM, WE ALSO RECEIVED A COMMENT BACK FROM THE INSTITUTE FROM PUBLIC STRATEGIES.

THEY, UH, JUST REQUESTED THAT THE APPLICANT, UM, BE REQUIRED TO HAVE RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SALES AND SERVICE TRAINING.

SO, ONCE AGAIN, FOR THE OUR CONDITIONS, WE HAVE OUR STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, UH, SPECIFIC TO ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES, UM, HAVING AN HOURS OF OPERATION, THE EMPLOYEE TRAINING THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED, AND THEN ENSURING THAT THE SALES OF ALCOHOL ARE ACCESSORY TO THE SALE OF FOOD.

UM, THE RECEIPTS HAVE TO BE LESS THAN 50%.

UM, AND THEN APPLICATION SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.

UM, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE REQUESTED LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

UM, SOME OF THE THINGS WE PUT IN THERE ARE NO ADVERTISED EVENTS, SO WE'RE NOT HAVING IT AS A CONCERT HALL.

UM, THE RESTAURANT MUST MAINTAIN ITS OCCUPANCY LEVEL, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA GET OVERCROWDED.

AND THEN ADHERENCE TO OUR TITLE 12 NOISE ORDINANCE IN THE CITY CODE, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE DOORS AND WINDOWS REMAIN CLOSED WHILE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IS TAKING PLACE.

SO, IN SUMMARY, UH, THE PROPOSED USE IS, IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

UH, WE TYPICALLY VIEW, UH, ALCOHOL SALES AS, UM, YOU KNOW, BEING A SERVICE PROVIDED AT A RE AS A RESTAURANT TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE.

UH, THIS IS TAKING PLACE ON EAST A STREET, WHICH, UM, KIND OF BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND HIGHLAND AVENUE, OUR TWO BIG COMMERCIAL AREAS.

UM, AND, AND IT WOULD BE ACCESSORY TO THAT BUSINESS.

UM, AND WE HAVE INCLUDED CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH POLICY 7 0 7 TO HELP ALLEVIATE ANY CONCERNS ON THE SURROUNDING AREA.

SO THE OPTIONS FOR THE COMMISSION HERE TONIGHT ARE TO FIND THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM CQA AND APPROVE THE CUP BASED ON THE FINDINGS, UH, LISTED IN THE RESOLUTION OR DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION, OR TO FIND THE PROJECT NOT EXEMPT FROM CQA AND OR DENY THE APPLICATION BASED ON FINDINGS LISTED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION OR FINDINGS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.

CONTINUE THE ITEM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

UH, SETH IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, AND, UH, DEPENDING ON THE DECISION, A WELL, A NOTICE OF DECISION WOULD BE FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, OF THE ACTION TAKEN BY COMMISSION HERE TONIGHT.

AND THEN, ONCE AGAIN, A DIAGRAM OF THE FLOOR AREA, UH, SETH IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. WELCH.

UM, OKAY.

I INVITE THE APPLICANT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO GIVE THEIR 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION.

PLEASE STEP TO THE PODIUM.

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR MILLER, VICE CHAIR, CASTLE ESTEEM, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, ALL THOSE PRESENT.

MY NAME IS JAMES C*M, AND I'M THE MARKETING DIRECTOR AND PLANNING CONSULTANT AT VILLA MANILA.

I'LL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF NANCY MENDOZA AND THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN REGARDS TO OUR CUP FOR VILLA'S BEER AND WHITE LICENSE.

VILLA MANILA STANDS AS A CHERISH FAMILY RESTAURANT OWNED AND MANAGED BY, UH, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, NANCY MENDOZA, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, JOE MENDOZA, MY WIFE,

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FOR OVER TWO DECADES, VILLA HAS BEEN A PROUD CORNERSTONE OF NASSAU CITY, UH, COMMUNITY, SERVING DELICIOUS FILIPINO CUISINE WITH DEDICATION AND PASSION.

OUR COMMITMENT TO CULINARY EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HAS SOLIDIFIED OUR PLACE AS A BELOVED DINING DESTINATION IN NASSAU CITY.

ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE AND UNIQUE OFFERINGS IS OUR IMMERSIVE AYA EXPERIENCE, WHERE GUESTS ARE INVITED TO PARTAKE IN OUR RICH TRADITION OF EATING WITH THEIR HANDS, UM, INDULGING IN A COMMUNAL FEAST THAT CELEBRATES FILIPINO CULTURE AND HOSPITALITY.

EVER SINCE WE INTRODUCED KAMAYAN IN 2013, WE RECEIVED CONSTANT REQUESTS FOR BEER AND WINE TO COMPLIMENT THEIR EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

AS A INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, VILLA MANILA HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL DINING EXPERIENCES AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF TOGETHERNESS FOR OUR PATRONS.

OBTAINING A COP FOR OUR BEER AND WINE IS CRUCIAL FOR THE CONTINUED EVOLUTION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR RESTAURANT.

IT NOT ONLY ALLOWS US TO MEET THE DIVERSE PREFERENCES OF OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT ALSO ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE EVER EVOLVING RESTAURANT INDUSTRY.

AS STATED IN OUR APPLICATION AND IN CONSIDERATION OF OUR NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS, CHURCHES, AND SCHOOL, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SPECIFIC HOURS FOR ALCOHOL SERVICE AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

THIS DECISION, UH, REFLECTS OUR DEDICATION TO RESPONSIBLE HOSPITALITY AND ENSURES A SAFE AND PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.

BEER AND WINE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, STARTING AT 3:30 PM UNTIL 9:00 PM AS, UH, DAVID WELCH HAS MENTIONED.

AND ON SATURDAYS, UM, SUNDAYS, UH, WE'LL BE SERVING FROM 11:00 AM UNTIL 9:00 PM LIVE ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE ONLY INSIDE OUR RESTAURANT AND WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE WHENEVER WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT, A RESERVATION, SUCH AS A WEDDING RECEPTION, BIRTHDAY, COMMUNITY MEETING, AND OTHER GATHERINGS.

CENTRAL TO OUR OPERATIONS IS STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO, UH, RESPONSIBLE HOSPITALITY.

WE WILL IMPLEMENT STRICT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE AND AT A RESTAURANT, AND WE'LL TAKE ALCOHOL RELATED ISSUES VERY SERIOUSLY.

ALL OF OUR MANAGERS AND SERVERS WILL UNDERGO THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING THROUGH THE ABC'S RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM.

THE RBSS.

THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES OUR TEAM WITH ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO RESPONSIBLY SERVE ALCOHOL, UM, UH, FOSTERING A SAFETY, A SAFETY AND WELLBEING, UH, WITHIN OUR ESTABLISHMENT AND BROADER COMMUNITY, WE INTEND TO SECURELY STORE OUR INVENTORY OF BEER AND WINE IN DESIGNATED AREAS SUCH AS OUR STORAGE ROOM, RATOR, AND WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR.

THESE LOCATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO RESTRICT ACCESS AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR PRODUCTS, MINIMIZING THE POSSIBILITY OF UNAUTHORIZED HANDLING OR CONSUMPTION.

AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, EVOLVE, AND GROW, WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO SERVING AS A BEACON OF FILIPINO CULINARY EXCELLENCE AND COMMUNITY PRIDE.

I EXTEND MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CITY OFFICIALS, UM, LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR CAREFUL CONSIDERATION DURING THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT.

AS WE STRIVE TO ELEVATE THE CULINARY LANDSCAPE IN NASSAU CITY, I'M HOPEFUL THAT YOU'LL, YOU WILL MAKE THE DECISION THAT ALIGNS WITH THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESTAURANT.

WE HAVE REVIEWED THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 4 DASH ZERO SIX, PROPOSED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WE ARE PREPARED TO ACCEPT AND IMPLEMENT ALL ITEMS OUTLINED IN THE RESOLUTION WITHIN OUR OPERATION.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS' TIME.

UM, AND OMA.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE WILL NOW HEAR LIVE FROM ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.

EACH PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A MAXIMUM TIME OF THREE MINUTES.

MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, EITHER IN PERSON OR ON ZOOM? NO.

CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

UH, I REQUEST THAT THE PLANNING, UH, EXCUSE ME, THAT THE SECRETARY PROCEED WITH DISCLOSING IF PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED IN WRITING.

MADAM SECRETARY, WERE THERE ANY, WE DID RECEIVE ONE THAT WAS SENT ON APRIL 26TH FOR THE MAY 6TH.

UM, SO I DID LET THAT, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTER KNOW THAT WE ARE GONNA MOVE THAT TO THIS MEETING, WHICH IS YOUR ATTACHMENT NINE IN YOUR PACKET.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WOULD STAFF LIKE TO MAKE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? UM, STAFF WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOTE, WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE TONIGHT FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

PLANNING COMMISSION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA? UM, I JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM, BOTH STAFF AND, UM, THE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

UM, QUICK QUESTION.

UM, SO THE 20 YEARS, YOU'VE NEVER HAD A ALCOHOL

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OKAY.

GOT THAT WAS SURPRISING.

UM, AND THEN THE OTHER THING I GUESS IS FOR STAFF, UH, REGARDING OCCUPANCY, I SAW THAT THERE'S 63 SEATS, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU ADD LIVE OF ENTERTAINMENT, UM, DOES THAT CHANGE AT ALL? IT'S ONLY 63 SEATED, OR COULD THEY BE STANDING ROOM OR HOW DOES THAT WORK? UM, THE OCCUPANCY IS A CONDITION WE'VE USED BEFORE.

UM, WE'VE HAD OTHER APPLICATIONS WHERE THE NATURE OF THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE BROAD.

UM, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT KIND OF KEEPS THINGS IN LINE, SO TO SPEAK.

UM, SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OCCUPANCY, YOU'RE INCLUDING STAFF MEMBERS, MEMBERS THAT ARE DINING AS WELL AS ENTERTAINERS.

SO, UM, IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY PRESENT, YOU KNOW, A 20 PIECE BAND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM, FROM OCCURRING.

SO, UM, AND WHEN YOU HAVE AN OCCUPANCY NUMBER LIKE THAT, IT'S, UM, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SEATS, IT'S TOTAL OCCUPANCY, LIKE SAY A FIRE MARSHAL TYPE OF NUMBER, OR IS IT THE OCCUPANCY IS D DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

OKAY.

SO IT, IT'S REALLY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SAFE TO BE IN THE BUILDING, PRESENT IN THE BUILDING AT ONE TIME.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR? I THINK THIS MIGHT BE MORE OF A COMMENT FOR THE APPLICANT.

UM, MY QUESTION IS, UH, IT SAID THAT THERE WERE EIGHT PEOPLE THAT, UM, SHOWED UP TO THE COMMUNITY MEETING.

UM, WHAT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE MEETING? WHAT, WHAT WAS THE OPINIONS AND WHAT, WHAT DID PEOPLE THINK? UM, SO WE'VE, WE'VE HAD, UM, ALITOS, WHICH IS ANOTHER, UH, FILIPINO RESTAURANT.

THE OWNERS OF THAT ATTEND, UM, THEY ATTENDED AND SHOWED SUPPORT.

UM, AND THEN, UH, THE CHURCH ST UH, ST.

MARY'S, I GET 'EM ALL CONFUSED.

UM, ST.

MARY'S, UH, UM, UH, WAS THERE IN SUPPORT AS WELL? YEAH.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ARMINTA, THE FLOOR PLAN RIGHT THERE, DOES THAT INCLUDE ANY OUTDOOR SEATING? I BELIEVE, UH, THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE, THERE WAS SOME OUTDOOR SEATING.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STAFF OR THE APPLICANT.

UM, SO THAT WAS, UH, THE, THE OUTDOOR SEATING IN THE, IN THE, IN THE PARKING LOT WAS BUILT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

UM, THAT WAS A, A STRUCTURE THAT ALLOWED US TO, UM, ACCOMMODATE OUR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE.

UH, SO IT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.

IT'S THERE.

IT'S IT'S STILL THERE.

IT'S STILL THERE.

SO THE FLOOR PLAN INCLUDES THE OUTDOOR SEATING? RIGHT NOW? I'M, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THERE.

NO, THAT IS NOT, ITS NOT CONCLUDING THE OUTDOOR.

SO DOES THE 63, THE OCCUPANCY RATE COVERS THE OUTDOOR SEATING OR JUST INDOORS? THE NUMBER OF SEATING WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, I BELIEVE.

AND SO THAT'S, THAT SHOULD BE THE INDOOR SEATING.

BUT THEY CAN CLARIFY IF THEY WERE INCLUSIVE OF OUTDOOR, THAT THAT'S ONLY FOR INDOOR SEATING.

SO THEN THERE CAN BE MORE OUT, MORE PEOPLE, BUT THEY'D HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE IS WHAT I, UH, CORRECT.

YEAH.

SO NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF THERE'S LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA, THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LISTEN BECAUSE EVERYTHING WOULD BE CLOSED.

NO, IT WOULD BE INSIDE THE RESTAURANT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND THE WINE AND ALCOHOL, IF THIS IS APPROVED, WILL ALSO BE SERVED IN THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA? NO, THAT WOULD ONLY BE INSIDE OF THAT RESTAURANT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.

SEEING NONE, UM, HAVING HEARD ALL COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM, UH, IS THERE A COMMISSIONER WISHING TO BRING A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I'LL GO AHEAD.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT THE SMALL MONS.

NO, THIS IS JUST TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, OKAY.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU.

AND YOU NEED TO USE YOUR, THE BOX CHAIR MILLER.

OH, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER FOREMAN.

I UNDERSTAND.

YES, BUT I DID ALREADY PUT HER UP.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER FOREMAN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BEING THE MAKER OF THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER FOREMAN, UH, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIRST SPEAK TO THE MOTION.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NO.

THANK YOU.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION BY ANY OF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THE COMMISSION WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UH, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE, THE VOTE MOTION APPROVE UNANIMOUSLY, I HEREBY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONGST OURSELVES, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION? YES, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER FOREMAN.

OH, OH, I CAN MOVE ON A SECOND.

YOU WANNA RECUSE YOUR, UH, YEAH, WE CAN RECUSE IT.

OKAY, LET'S START OVER THEN.

CHAIRMAN, SORRY FOLKS.

ONE OF THE BOXES ISN'T WORKING TOO WELL.

SO YOU CAN GO REPEAT THAT AGAIN.

OKAY.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION OF THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD, UH, OF A COMMISSION MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL? YES.

I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.

THERE.

IT'S, DO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER FOREMAN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024 DASH ZERO SIX, A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CQA UNDER CLASS ONE OF THE CQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 53 0 1, EXISTING FACILITIES AND IMPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR BEER AND WINE SALES, A, B, C TYPE 41 AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, VILLA MARINA, I'M SORRY, VIA MANILA, UH, LOCATED AT 500 EAST EIGHTH STREET.

CASE FILE NUMBER 2024 DASH ZERO TWO CP APN, 5 5 6 DASH 4 9 2 DASH 23.

BEING THE MAKER OF THE MOTION, COMMISSIONER FOREMAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE MOTION.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER FOREMAN? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY SUPPORT FOR VILLA BONILLA, A LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS THAT'S CULTURALLY ORIENTED.

AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BY MOVING FORWARD WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS, WE HOPE FOR FU LONG-TERM FUTURE SUCCESS.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, UH, BY ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THE COMMISSION WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THE MOTION.

MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

MOTION APPROVE.

A UNANIMOUSLY THANK YOU.

AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR DISCUSSION ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OTHER ITEMS NOW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN COMING DOWN TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

SO WE WILL

[5. Review of a proposed vacation of an unused section of Paradise Avenue east of Plaza Blvd. for conformance with the General Plan]

UH, ITEM FIVE IS REVIEW OF A PROPOSED VACATION OF AN UNUSED, UH, SECTION OF PARADISE AVENUE EAST OF PLAZA BOULEVARD.

FOR CON, UH, FOR CONFORMANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

WILL STAFF PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SUMMARIZE THE ITEM? GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC MARTIN READER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

UH, THIS IS A, THIS IS UNDER OTHER BUSINESS, SOME, SORRY.

UH, WE'RE DEALING WITH A PROPERTY THAT'S AT THE EAST END OF THE CITY.

SORRY, THERE WE GO.

SO EAST END OF THE CITY AT THE END OF PARADISE VALLEY ROAD BEFORE YOU GET TO THE CITY BOUNDARY WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

AND THERE IS A CURRENT REQUEST TO VACATE A PAPER STREET IN THIS AREA.

THAT PROCESS WAS INITIATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND THIS IS THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS TO, UH, HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A DETERMINATION THAT THE VACATION IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

SO THE NAME OF THE STREET IN THIS AREA IS PARADISE AVENUE.

THERE'S NO OTHER SECTION OF PARADISE AVENUE IN THE CITY.

AND THIS ONLY SHOWS UP ON A PARCEL MAP.

IT'S NOT ACTUALLY DEVELOPED.

IT'S ABOUT 60 FEET WIDE, ALMOST 20,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE.

AND IT'S, UH, YEAH, IT'S VACANT, UNDEVELOPED.

AND A LOT OF IT IS A, A HILLSIDE LEADING UP TO A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU IN A SECOND.

UH, THERE ARE TWO PIECES OF PROPERTY, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UM, WITH THE STREET VACATION.

SO THE SOUTHERLY HALF WILL BE ADJACENT TO A PROPERTY ALONG PARADISE VALLEY ROAD, WHICH IS IN THE LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL OR RS ONE ZONE.

AND, UH, AT THE MOMENT IT'S GENERALLY USED AS STORAGE OR STOCKPILING FOR MAJOR ROADWAY PROJECTS AND SUCH.

BUT, UH, IT IS KEPT CLEAN AND FREE OF WEEDS, AND WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY, ANY ISSUES WITH IT.

THERE IS A, A DRAINAGE OR A CREEK WAY ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THAT, WHICH IS, UH, THE REASON WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT.

I'LL GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THAT.

BUT THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THAT PIECE OF STREET TO BE VACATED IS ADJACENT TO THE RS TWO ZONE, WHICH IS SMALL ART RESIDENTIAL.

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SO THERE IS A, CURRENTLY A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT'S UNDERWAY, THAT IS INTENDED TO WIDEN THE CREEK IN THIS AREA.

AS WE KNOW, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF AN ISSUE WITH DRAINAGE COMING DOWN PARADISE VALLEY, PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO WIDEN THAT CREEK.

NOW, THE CREEK DOES GO ACROSS A PIECE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO WE HAVE AN EASEMENT ALREADY.

THE CITY HAS A DRAINAGE EASEMENT, BUT THAT EASEMENT STARTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CREEK.

AND SO THE ENTIRE NORTH EMBANKMENT, WHICH IS ALSO PROPOSED TO BE WIDENED AS PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, UH, WOULD BE FURTHER ENCROACHING INTO THIS PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE ABILITY OF THE OWNERS TO DEVELOP.

SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS TO VACATE THE PORTION OF STREET, WHICH IS SHOWN IN RED ON THIS PICTURE, AND THEY WOULD GET THE SOUTHERLY 30 FEET, WHICH WOULD OFFSET THE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD LIKELY NEED IN ORDER TO WIDEN OUR EASEMENT FOR THE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA.

SO THIS IS JUST, UH, THE PARCEL MAP SHOWING WHERE PARADISE AVENUE IS, IS, UH, NOTED, ALTHOUGH, AGAIN, THERE'S NOTHING THERE, IT DOESN'T NEED ANYWHERE.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PICTURE WOULD BE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO.

SO THIS IS A CITY INITIATED PROJECT.

SO THE ENGINEERING PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS ASKED THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, TO PROCESS THIS, UH, STREET VACATION AND ASSOCIATE, EXCUSE ME, AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE PARADISE CREEK WATER QUALITY AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.

THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT PROJECT, EXCUSE ME.

AND AGAIN, UH, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA WIDEN THE CHANNEL IN THIS AREA.

SO, UH, ADDING, ADDING THAT AREA TO THE PROPERTY WOULD, WOULD OBVIOUSLY ENCROACH QUITE A BIT, SO THE VACATION WOULD GIVE SOME OF THAT PROPERTY BACK.

SO THE GREEN PARCELS ARE OWNED BY A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER THAT THE CITY IS WORKING WITH.

THE SMALLER TRIANGLE ON THE LOWER LEFT IS ACTUALLY A VESTIGE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S MOSTLY WITHIN THE PARADISE VALLEY ROAD RIGHT OF WAY.

BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, IS, IS UNDERNEATH THE, UH, SEE THE RED AND THE BLUE IS THE NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY HOUSE OF THE PARADISE AVENUE, UH, AREA THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO VACATE.

THE DASH LINE, I'VE JUST PUT ON THE SCREEN THERE, THAT'S THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF THE, OF THE FUTURE NORTHERLY EMBANKMENT, THE TOP OF THE EMBANKMENT.

SO ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, IT, IT IS ALREADY THAT WIDE AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT AS YOU COME IN TO THE PROPERTY, IT, IT SHRINKS DOWN.

SO THE INTENT IS TO WIDEN THAT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

AND THE AREA SHOWN HERE, THE HASHED AREA WITH THE RED SURROUND, THAT IS THE INCREASED AREA OF EASEMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE NORTHERN EMBANKMENT OF THE CREEK.

AND ALSO TO ALLOW FOR, UH, AN ACCESS ROAD FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO COME IN AND PERFORM MAINTENANCE IN THE FUTURE.

SO THAT, THAT AREA IS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THAN THE, THE BLUE AREA, WHICH IS WHAT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE PROPERTY.

BUT, UH, IT WOULD AT LEAST OFFSET MOST OF THAT AREA THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE BE USING AS PART OF AN EASEMENT.

WE DO HAVE STREET VACATION PROCEDURES, AS YOU'RE AWARE.

WE'VE MOST RECENTLY ADOPTED THOSE IN 2006.

THEY'RE CONSISTENT WITH THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE IN PARTICULAR SECTION 8 3 0 1 3.

AND THAT DOES TALK ABOUT PROCEDURE.

SO THE FIRST STEP IS AN INITIATION.

THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.

THE CITY COUNCIL DID THAT AT THEIR MEETING OF MAY 7TH.

THIS IS THE SECOND STEP WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE A FINDING OF GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE.

AND ASSUMING THAT IS MADE, THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD THEN HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE, UH, IF THEY AGREE TO PERFORM THE VACATION THAT WOULD BE ORDERED AT THAT MEETING.

SO AGAIN, THE STREET SEGMENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, PARADISE AVENUE, IT'S A PAPER STREET AND THAT IT'S ON A PIECE OF PAPER, BUT IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST.

THERE'S NO CURB, THERE'S NO GUTTER, THERE'S NO SIDEWALK, THERE'S NO PAVING AT ALL.

IT'S NOT EVEN IN OUR CIRCULATION ELEMENT OF A GENERAL PLAN, WHICH SHOWS ALL OF THE STREETS, ARTERIAL STREETS, MAJOR STREETS AND SO FORTH.

IT DOESN'T EVEN SHOW UP AS A LOCAL STREET.

SO THEREFORE, IT'S NOT USED FOR ANY MOTORIZED OR NON-MOTORIZED ACCESS.

THERE'S NO PUBLIC PATHWAY THAT GOES THROUGH THERE.

IT'S NOT, UM, BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORHOODS, LET'S SAY THE PEOPLE MIGHT USE TO CONNECT, AND THERE'S NO ACCESS TO THE, TO ANY PROPERTIES THAT ARE ADJACENT THAT WOULD BE CANED THROUGH THAT AREA.

SO WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL PLAN ON TOP OF WHAT I JUST MENTIONED, THIS WOULD RESOLVE WHAT'S AN EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY CONSTRAINT IN THAT, UH, SOME OF OUR DRAINAGE FACILITY IS LOCATED ON A PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT AN APPROPRIATE EASEMENT.

SO THIS WOULD ADDRESS THAT AND ADD THE, UH, THE WIDENED AREA

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AND AGAIN, THIS WOULD ALSO FACILITATE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH IS, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE IN THE AREA.

THERE ARE ALSO TWO POLICIES WITHIN THE SAFETY ELEMENT, 2.1 AND 2.5 THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH.

SO PRIORITIZE FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR FLOOD CONTROL AND, UH, ENCOURAGE MODIFICATIONS TO FLOODWAYS TO RESTORE CAPACITY AND INCREASE CAPACITY.

SO TO SUMMARIZE, WE'RE NOT IDENTIFYING THIS AS A STREET.

UH, IT'S NOT NEEDED FOR ANYTHING, UH, CURRENTLY OR IN THE FUTURE.

IT WOULD HELP US, UH, IMPROVE OUR FACILITIES IN THE AREA.

AND, UH, WE'RE ASKING STAFF IS ASKING THE PLAN OF COMMISSION TO FIND THE PROJECT IN CONFORMANCE.

STAFF IS IN SUPPORT, AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO SHOWN THEIR SUPPORT.

AND, UH, THERE'S A OVERHEAD SHOWING THE AREA THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S REPORT.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS? UH, VICE CHAIR CASTLE? I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO DOWN PAR.

OKAY.

SO I'M, I'M KIND OF NOT SEEING EXACTLY WHERE THIS, THIS TIES IN, BUT I DO KNOW THAT PARADISE AVENUE IS THE ROADWAY THAT HAD MAJOR FLOODING OFF OF THE EIGHT AND RIGHT BEFORE THAT THERE'S A WATER RECLAMATION.

UM, HOW DOES THIS TIE INTO THAT? AND IS THIS TRYING TO WIDEN TO BRING MORE WATER INTO THAT LITTLE POND AREA THAT'S SUPPOSED TO DRAIN DOWN INTO PARADISE CREEK, BUT OVERFLOWED AND AFFECTED PROPERTIES? YEAH, THIS, IS THIS ALL RELATED? I MEAN, THE, THE DRAINAGE COMES WESTBOUND DOWN PARADISE VALLEY THROUGH THE CITY, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE ENTIRE DRAINAGE SYSTEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CITY.

THIS IS JUST PART OF WHAT IS PHASE TWO.

OKAY.

IT'S NOT JUST IN THIS PARTICULAR PLACE.

IT, IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN, INCLUDING THE AREA WHERE WE HAD THE CHOKE POINT BEFORE.

SO IT'S ALL INTENDED TO, UM, TO IMPROVE DRAINAGE THROUGH THE AREA.

OKAY.

BUT IS THE, I UNDERSTAND IT'S INTENDED TO IMPROVE, BUT IS THIS ESSENTIALLY GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE AND DRAW MORE WATER INTO IT, UM, BY WIDENING IT BEFORE? IS THIS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT, THAT HOLE IN THE EARTH? IT'S AFTER.

THIS IS EASTBOUND.

THIS IS ALMOST AT THE EDGE OF THE CITY, SO, OKAY.

SO THIS IS BY SAN DIEGO.

SO ESSENTIALLY THE WATER RECLAMATION WHERE THE WATER, THE WATER IT WOULD AFFECT, IT WOULD GET WIDER UP BY SAN DIEGO AND ALLOW MORE WATER TO DRAIN INTO THAT HOLE? IT WOULD BE MORE, IT WOULD HAVE MORE CAPACITY, YES.

IT WOULD HAVE MORE ANSWER THE QUESTION.

SO IT WOULD POSSIBLY AND MAKE IT WORSE.

WELL, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THAT HAPPENED AND ARE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THAT TO GET WORSE.

IT'S ALL, THIS IS ALL RELATED.

THIS IS ONLY TO DEAL WITH THIS PARTICULAR SEGMENT, BUT IT, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ARE PLANNED ALL THE WAY DOWN THROUGH, THROUGH THE CITY, ALONG PARADISE CREEK.

OKAY.

ARE THEY INTENDING TO WIDEN? HOW, HOW DO THEY INTEND TO WIDEN THE REST OF THE DRAIN WAY THAT FLOWS OUT TO THE OCEAN? I, I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS.

JUST TO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, THIS IS THE CONFORMANCE REVIEW JUST FOR THE STREET VACATION? IT IS NOT FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF.

MM-HMM.

THAT WAS APPROVED THROUGH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU MORE INFORMATION ON THAT IF YOU NEED.

BUT, UH, THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S HEARING IS TO DETERMINE GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE FOR THE STREET VACATION.

OKAY.

AND WHAT IS THE, I I SEE IN THE PICTURE HERE, THE, THE GOOGLE AERIAL, THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE THERE.

SO IS THAT, OR IS THAT A CARS OR IT'S USUALLY STOCKPILING OR EQUIPMENT THAT'S USED FOR, UH, ROADWAY PROJECTS IN THE AREA? MM-HMM.

, YOU KNOW, EITHER CITY OF SAN DIEGO OR THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY BOTH UTILIZE THAT PROPERTY TO, UH, STORE LARGE EQUIPMENT OR PIECES OF, UH, PIPE OR DUCT WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT'S PUT IN THE STREET.

'CAUSE WE DON'T OTHERWISE HAVE A PLACE TO STORE IT.

WE HAVE A LIMITED SPACE TO, TO STOCKPILE MATERIALS FOR BIG PROJECTS, BUT THAT'S JUST IN THE MEANTIME.

OKAY.

AND WHERE IS, UM, WHERE'S THIS ENCROACHING ON THE OTHER, THE OTHER PROPERTIES? SO THAT IS THE, BASICALLY THIS WHOLE AREA THAT'S UNPAVED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BOTTOM OF

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IT'S ALL, IT'S ALL ONE OF THOSE BIG GREEN PARCELS THAT I SHOWED YOU EARLIER.

MM-HMM, .

UM, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR AN, AN INCREASED, WE WOULD WANNA DO AN INCREASED EASEMENT.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT AN EASEMENT OVER A, A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY.

A PORTION OF IT IS UNDER EASEMENT ALREADY, BUT IT, IT WAS SOME FORM OF MAP MAPPING MISTAKE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

NORMALLY THE EASEMENT WILL START AT, YOU KNOW, THE EXTENT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WOULD BE THE TOP OF THE EMBANKMENT.

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT, IT ONLY GOES DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE PA OF THE CREEK IN THAT AREA.

SO WE NEED TO MOVE THAT OUT.

BUT WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE SAME TIME.

'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE TO AGREE TO THAT TO, AND AS PART OF THAT, UH, ADJUSTMENT, WE'RE LOOKING TO WIDEN TO, TO WIDEN THE CREEK AS WELL.

AND, UH, IN ORDER TO DO OUR BEST TO, TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, WE'RE PROPOSING TO VACATE THIS PORTION OF THE STREET THAT'S NOT NEEDED TO GIVE THEM SOME OF THAT LAND BACK.

'CAUSE ANYTIME YOU VACATE A STREET, THE UNDERLYING FEE TITLE DETERMINE TO GET THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.

IN THIS CASE, THEY, THEY WOULD GET THAT ENTIRE 30 FOOT.

SO ALMOST 10,000 SQUARE FEET, EXTRA 10,000 SQUARE FEET.

MM-HMM, .

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY.

JUST AS A POINT FOR CLARIFICATION, UM, AND DISCLOSURE, I GUESS TOO, I DID GO OUT THERE AND VIEW THE PROPERTY BEFORE COMING.

IT IS TOTALLY VACANT RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S NOTHING ON THERE.

NOTHING, NOTHING.

NO VEHICLES, NONE OF THE PIT AREAS THAT YOU SAW IN THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH.

SO IT IS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN PREPARATION FOR SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN EVENTUALLY, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE, WHOEVER WAS OPERATING ON THE, THE, THE PREVIOUS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE JUST TOTALLY VACATED THE PROPERTY.

SO YEAH, IT COMES AND GOES.

OKAY.

UH, I CALL ON, UH, COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

QUICK QUESTION FOR, UH, PLANNING, FOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.

UM, WELL THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS GONNA COME ALONG AND, UH, PART OF THE FOCUS IS TO ALSO GIVE 'EM BACK ALL THE EASE, GET AN EASEMENT.

SO EVERYTHING'S IN LINE.

WHAT MADE THE DECISION TO NOT GIVE BACK THE, TO GIVE THE PROPER, I'M JUST BRAINSTORMING, GIVING THEM THE 60 FEET ALL THE WAY INSTEAD OF THE 30 FEET, BASICALLY NOT GIVING THE, THE PINK.

IS IT BECAUSE WE NEED ACCESS AT THE CITY? IS THAT THERE, THE FULL 60 FEET IS PROPOSED TO BE VACATED, BUT BECAUSE THE, THE, UM, ANYTIME THERE'S A STREET RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S A, AN EASEMENT, IF YOU WILL, ACROSS A PIECE OF PROPERTY.

SO THE UNDERLYING FEE TITLE, HALF OF IT IS THE PROPERTY OWNER IN GREEN AND THE OTHER HALF IS THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO THE NORTH.

YEAH.

SO IN ORDER TO GET THAT PROPERTY, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE IT.

THE SOUTHERN PE THE SOUTHERN FOLKS WOULD'VE TO PURCHASE IT FROM THE NORTHERN PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND, BUT LIKE I SAID, THE TOP ABOUT 25% OF THAT WHOLE AREA IS A BIG STEEP HILLSIDE.

SO IT'S NOT REALLY DEVELOPABLE.

OKAY.

SO THE, THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THAT IT, WELL, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE AREA IN BLUE IS, IS FAIRLY FLAT AND WOULD, IS BUILDABLE AND MIGHT AS WELL PICK YOUR BRAIN SINCE IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S IN THE TIP OF MY TONGUE.

AS FAR AS THE IMPROVEMENT THAT YOU GUYS THAT IS, HAS BEEN PROPOSED TO THE CITY ON THAT, UH, CHANNEL.

WHAT, SORRY? WHAT TYPE OF CHANNEL IS THAT GONNA BE? IS THAT GONNA BE CONCRETE LINE IS AND IS, ARE THEY STILL GONNA HAVE ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY THROUGH THERE, THROUGH A PACIFIC, UH, PARADISE VALLEY ROAD? YEAH, WE ARE STILL GONNA HAVE ACCESS TO IT.

THERE IS AN ACCESS PORTION, BUT WE DON'T HAVE AN EASEMENT OVER ALL OF THAT.

AND OF COURSE IF WE'RE INCREASING THE SIZE OF THAT EMBANKMENT THAT'S GONNA BE THERE, WE NEED TO GET FURTHER NORTH FROM THAT.

SO, UH, THE IDEA IS TO, THE EASEMENT'S GONNA INCORPORATE ENOUGH ROOM TO, TO HAVE A ACCESS ROAD.

OKAY.

IN THERE.

AS FAR AS THE DESIGN, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT THE DESIGN IS, BUT IT'S GONNA MATCH WHAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWN ON THE, UH, WESTERN SIDE OR EAST OR LEFT SIDE OF THAT MAP.

OKAY.

AGAIN, I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW UP AFTER THIS WITH SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION SHARED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AS WELL.

UH, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THIS, ALTHOUGH IT IS OBLIQUELY.

OF COURSE.

I'D BE HAPPY TO SEND A LINK TO THE COMMISSION.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM PLANNING COMMISSION? COMMISSIONER FOREMAN? YES.

SO DID THIS PROJECT AS A RESPONSE TO THE RECENT FLOODING OR WAS, IS THIS PART OF A LARGER CONCEPT DESIGN? IT'S PART OF AN ONGOING, YEAH.