* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] SIR, UM, I [ CALL TO ORDER] HEREBY CALL THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY OF JANUARY 20TH, 2026 AT 6:01 PM TO ORDER A LIVE WEBCAST OF THIS MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AT HTTPS SLASH SLASH DUB DUB DUB NATIONAL CITY CA.GOV/WEBCAST. 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 DUBDUBDUB DOT 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 THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SECRETARY, NOW PROCEED WITH ROLL CALL VICE CHAIR CASTLE SALGADO PRESENT. COMMISSIONER MENTHA PRESENT. COMMISSIONER KIONE PRESENT. COMMISSIONER GOGI PRESENT. COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA. HERE, CHAIR MILLER PRESENT. THANK YOU. UH, ANELLE REQUEST. COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE STAND AND 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 IN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE WILL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS OR MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA UNDER STATE LAW. THE PLANNING COMMISSION CANNOT RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ITEMS REQUIRING PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION. THESE ITEMS MUST BE BROUGHT BACK ON A SUBSEQUENT AGENDA UNLESS THEY ARE OF A DEMONSTRATED EMERGENCY OR URGENT NATURE. MADAM SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO TONIGHT'S AGENDA? NO CHAIR. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF THE ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA. ITEM ONE IS [1. Approval of the Agenda for the Meeting on July 20, 2026 ] FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 20TH. THAT IS THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW. UH, IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DO I HEAR A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR CASTLE SALGADO AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ARMINTA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AND WE WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE, UH, DECLARE THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. UH, ITEM [2. Approval of Minutes from the Meeting of May 4, 2026 ] TWO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 4TH, 2026. IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOGI AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER QUINONES TO APPROVE THE MIN THE MINUTES AND WE WILL NOW VOTE ELECTRONICALLY ON THAT CHAIR. MILLER? YES. CAN WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER ES TAP HER PAT AGAIN JUST FOR THAT SECOND MOTION. THERE WE GO. OH, THERE. THANK YOU. OH, AND THEN IT DISAPPEARED. KEEP SAYING. LET ME GO AND CLEAR IT. AND LET'S JUST GO AND START WITH COMMISSIONER GOGI AND AS THEN HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER NU OKAY. HIT IT. OKAY. GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER GOGI, MAKE YOUR MOTION AND THEN COMMISSIONER KEONE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO WE WILL NOW VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED A UNANIMOUSLY. THANK [00:05:01] YOU. WE WILL [3. 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 the On-Site Sale of Beer, Wine, and Distilled Spirits (ABC Type-47 License) and Live Entertainment at an Existing Restaurant (Manila Bistro) located at 933 S Harbison Avenue. Case File No.: 2026-05 CUP APN 558-030-24-00. ] NOW CONTINUE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEM THREE, DETERMINATION 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 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ON SALE, OR EXCUSE ME, ON ONSITE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND DISTILLED SPIRITS. A BC TYPE 47 LICENSE AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, MANILA BISTRO, LOCATED AT 9 33 SOUTH HARON AVENUE. BEFORE WE BEGIN, DO ANY 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, COMMUNICATIONS, ET CETERA. COMMISSIONER ARM MINTA I STOPPED BY EARLIER TODAY AND, UH, WAS TRYING TO SEE INSIDE, BUT THEY WERE JUST SHUTTING IT AND SHUTTING THE GATE. SO, YEAH. THANK YOU. UH, I ALSO DROVE BY THE SITE TO CHECK IT OUT. MADAM SECRETARY OF THE DISCLOSURES IS REQUIRED BY LO AND GIVEN YOU HAVE TWO, OOPS. I'M SORRY. I ALSO DROVE, I DIDN'T SEE ANY HANDS OVER THERE, SO I'M SORRY. I ALSO DROVE BY THE SITE, BUT I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING EITHER. OKAY. UM, I WAS THERE MAYBE BACK IN 2010, 11 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. AND I PASS BY THERE ALL THE TIME 'CAUSE IT'S ON MY WAY HOME. OKAY. THANK YOU. NO OTHERS. OKAY. UM, MADAM SECRETARY, HAVE THE NOTICES AS NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY LAW BEEN GIVEN. AND DO WE HAVE THE COMPLETE FILE OF EXHIBITS, CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS? YES. OH, YES, CHAIR. THANK YOU. UH, WILL STAFF PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SUMMARIZE THE ITEM FOR US? GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MY NAME IS AARON REAM AND I AM WITH THE NATIONAL CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT. TONIGHT I WILL BE PRESENTING ON A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ONSITE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND DISTILLED SPIRITS, AND A BC TYPE 47 LICENSE AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, MANILA BISTRO, LOCATED AT 9 3 3 SOUTH HARBISON AVENUE. CASE FILE 20 26 0 5 CP. SO TO START, HERE IS AN OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE SITE. UH, MANILA BISTRO IS HIGHLIGHTED IN RED AND IT IS A RESTAURANT THAT IS LOCATED IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER. AND THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER IS LOCATED ON A THREE ACRE PARCEL THAT HAS RESIDENCES LOCATED TO THE NORTH AND THE EAST OF THE PROPERTY. THE RESIDENCES ARE SEPARATED FROM THE SHOPPING CENTER BY FENCING AS WELL AS SOME DISTANCE. AND THE RESTAURANT IN PARTICULAR ALSO HAS ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SUITES SEPARATING IT FROM THE RESIDENCES TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THE SITE CHARACTERISTICS, MANILA BISTRO IS 1700 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE AND IS LOCATED IN THE MINOR MIXED USE DISTRICT ZONE. THE MXD ONE ZONE AND MANILA BISTRO CURRENTLY HOLDS A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING A BC TYPE 41 LICENSE FOR THE ONSITE SALE OF BEER AND WINE. MOVING FORWARD HERE IS A FRONT VIEW OF MANILA BISTRO SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE FACADE OF THE BUILDING AND ALSO SEE HOW IT IS LOCATED IN BETWEEN TWO OTHER COMMERCIAL SUITES. THE PROPOSAL FOR MANILA BISTRO IS TO UPGRADE THEIR EXISTING LEGAL NONCONFORMING TYPE 41 LICENSE FOR ONSITE BEER AND WINE SALES TO INCLUDE DISTILL, TO INCLUDE DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR AN A B, C TYPE 47 LICENSE. AND ADDITIONALLY ADD LIVE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE RESTAURANT IN THE FORM OF BOTH KARAOKE AND LIVE MUSIC. THE PROPOSED HOURS FOR ALCOHOL SALES ARE FROM 11:00 AM TO 11:00 PM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND FROM 11:00 AM TO 12:00 AM ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE PROPOSED HOURS FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ARE FROM 11:00 AM TO 10:00 PM SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND FROM 11:00 AM TO 11:00 PM ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AND HERE IS A LOOK AT THE FLOOR PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES 54 SEATS AND THE SEATING AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED IN A LIGHT PINK COLOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AREA IS HIGHLIGHTED FOR [00:10:01] YOU IN BLUE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATION OF IT. UH, IT IS LOCATED AWAY FROM THE ENTRANCE AND THE WINDOWS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ALCOHOL STORAGE HAS ARROWS POINTED TO IT IN ORANGE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS WHERE IT IS LOCATED AND IT IS, UH, LOCATED IN A WAY THAT IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, SO ONLY STAFF CAN PROVIDE ALCOHOL TO THE CUSTOMERS. , MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STAFF ANALYSIS, THE NATIONAL CITY MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS FOR ALCOHOL SALES FOR ON-SITE CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS LIFE ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT THE MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES FOR ALCOHOL CS IS MAILING. SO OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS WITHIN 660 FEET OF THE SITE HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED. IN THIS INSTANCE, WE NOTIFIED 404 OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS FOR ALCOHOL SALES AS WELL. WE ALSO REQUIRE A COMMUNITY MEETING. MANILA BISTRO HELD THEIR COMMUNITY MEETING ON JUNE 1ST OF THIS YEAR, AND THERE WERE SIX ATTENDEES. THE ATTENDEES PROVIDED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND ALSO EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS, UH, FOR NOISE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN CENSUS TRACTED ONE 20.02, AND IS CONSIDERED OVER CONCENTRATED AS THERE ARE SIX LICENSES WHERE FOUR ARE TYPICALLY RECOMMENDED. AND THIS CENSUS TRACK ALSO HAS A HIGH VOLUME OF EXISTING COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS. AS FAR AS DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ONSITE SALES WITH RESTAURANTS, THERE ARE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS IN PROXIMITIES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HOWEVER, MANILA BISTRO IS EXEMPT AS THEY ARE PROVIDING SEATING FOR MORE THAN 30% OF THEIR FLOOR AREA. THERE ARE ALSO CITY COUNCIL POLICIES FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES, WHICH IS CITY COUNCIL POLICY 7 0 7, AND THERE ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR THIS MOVING FORWARD TO THE HOURS OF OPERATION. HERE IS A CHART THAT GOES OVER SOME RECENT APPROVALS FOR ALCOHOL SALES. OF PARTICULAR NOTE, THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS WHERE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR ALCOHOL SALES AS LATE AS 12:00 AM AND IN THE CASE OF FRIENDS, AS FRIENDS AS LATE AS 1:00 AM, UH, MANILA BISTRO DID INITIALLY PROPOSE FOR THEIR ALCOHOL SALES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO BE UNTIL 1:00 AM. HOWEVER, THEY REVISED THEIR ALCOHOL SALES TO 12:00 AM TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH RECENT APPROVALS. IT IS OF NOTE THAT CURRENTLY AS A LEGAL NONCONFORMING BUSINESS, THEY DO OPERATE UNTIL 1:00 AM WITH THEIR UH, TYPE 41 LICENSE. SO THEY WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO CONFORMANCE WITH RECENT APPROVALS BY REDUCING THEIR CURRENT HOURS GOING FORWARD. FOR COMMENTS, THERE WAS ONE PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED. THERE IS ALSO COMMENTS PROVIDED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO RATED THE, UH, MANILA BISTRO RESTAURANT AS MEDIUM RISK, GIVING IT 15 POINTS AND POINTS ARE ASSIGNED BASED ON THE TYPE OF BUSINESS, HOW MANY LICENSES ARE LOCATED IN THE CENSUS TRACT, AS WELL AS CALLS FOR SERVICE. COMMENTS WERE ALSO PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC STRATEGIES OR IPS, AND THEY SUGGESTED TO LIMIT ALCOHOL SALES TIMES AND PREVENT ALCOHOL SALES DURING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE FINAL HALF HOUR BEFORE CLOSING TO ENCOURAGE DISPERSAL. THEY ALSO REQUESTED A SECURITY PLAN DURING PEAK HOURS AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL AS MAINTAINING EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND SECURITY CAMERAS. AND FINALLY, UH, POSTING VISIBLE SIGNAGE FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. SO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL PROPOSED BY STAFF ARE STANDARD CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO ONSITE ALCOHOL SALES PER CITY COUNCIL POLICY 7 0 7 RELATING TO HOURS OF OPERATION, RESPONSIBLE BEVERAGE SERVICE AND SALES AND ALCOHOL SALES REMAINING ACCESSORY TO THE RESTAURANT. THERE ARE ALSO MANY SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT STAFF ADDED, UH, FOR MANILA BISTRO TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONCERNS THAT WERE VOICED. SO THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC PUBLIC STRATEGY COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED BY ADDING CONDITIONS RELATING TO SECURITY LIGHTING AND CONSUMPTION SIGNAGE. THERE ARE ALSO CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT REQUIRING THAT DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE TO REMAIN CLOSED DURING ACTIVITIES. NO [00:15:01] LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS ARE TO BE ADVERTISED, THE LIMITING HOURS OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. AND, UH, REGARDING TITLE 12 FOR NOISE REQUIREMENTS, IN SUMMARY, THE PROPOSED USES FOR ONSITE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AS THEY ARE CONDITIONALLY ALLOWED IN THE MXD ONE ZONE, AND THEY WOULD BOTH REMAIN ACCESSORY TO THE BUSINESS IN AN ESTABLISHED MIXED USE AREA. THERE ARE CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH CITY COUNCIL POLICY 7 0 7, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO MANILA BISTRO RELATED TO NOISE, SECURITY, SIGNAGE, LIGHTING, AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. SO THE OPTIONS FOR TONIGHT ARE TO FIND THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM CQA AND APPROVE 20 26 0 5 CUP BASED ON FINDINGS LISTED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION OR FINDINGS DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR TO FIND THE PROJECT NOT EXEMPT FROM CQA AND OR DENY 20 26 0 5 CUP BASED ON FINDINGS LISTED IN THE DRAFT RESOLUTION FINDINGS DETERMINED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR TO CONTINUE THE ITEM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AN APPROVAL AND A NOTICE OF DECISION WILL BE SENT TO CITY COUNCIL. THIS CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ASSOCIATE PLANNER, OOPS. ASSOCIATE PLANNER RANK. OKAY. UM, I INVITE THE APPLICANT OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO COME FORWARD TO GIVE THEIR 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, SIR, WHAT IS YOUR NAME, SIR? OH, MY NAME IS ANTHONY MIRANDA, SIR FROM, UH, MAN AN ANTHONY. ANTHONY MIRANDA. MIRANDA. M-I-R-A-N-D-A? YES. AND FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING TO MR. CHAIRMAN AND THE INAUGURAL MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, THE PLANNING DIVISION AND, AND MS. RANK FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM GUIDING US THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, JUST, UH, APPRECIATE THE STAFF REPORT AND WE ACCEPT ALL THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING DIVISION. AND JUST LIKE TO UNDERSCORE THAT MANILA BISTRO IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A FAMILY RESTAURANT. OUR REQUEST FOR A MINOR CUP IS SIMPLY TO ENHANCE THE DINING EXPERIENCE OCCASIONALLY FOR KARAOKE AND, UH, OCCASIONAL LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, WHICH IS ONLY INCIDENTAL TO OUR RESTAURANT BUSINESS, SIR. AND, UM, THE EARLIER START TIME WE REQUESTED ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT OUR AND LUNCH SERVICES AND IT IS NOT TO PROVIDE OR CREATE A LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT ATMOSPHERE. SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING, UH, GOOD NEIGHBORS AND ALL ENTERTAINMENTS ARE INDOORS AND LOW IN VOLUME AND WE DIDN'T APPROVE OURS. SO WE ARE ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS ATTENDED AND THEY EXPRESSED THEIR SUPPORT FOR A REQUEST. THERE ARE ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF THEM WHO PUT IN WRITING THEIR STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR REQUEST FOR MINOR CUP. AND FOR THIS REASON, MR. CHAIRMAN AND THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST FOR MINOR CUP. AND, UH, WITH THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. MIRANDA. UM, OKAY. PRIOR TO THAT, WE, WE WILL COVER A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, BUT THE, THE OPPORTUNITY WILL COME UP FOR THAT. OKAY? OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. UM, 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? NO. CHAIR. ANYBODY ON ZOOM? NO CHAIR. THANK YOU. UM, I REQUEST THAT PLANNING, UM, COMMISSION SECRETARY PROCEED WITH DISCLOSING IF ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED IN WRITING. WE DID RECEIVE ONE AND THAT WAS HANDED OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS, UM, THE COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR, UH, FOLDERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, OKAY. UH, DO ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OF THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? UH, VICE CHAIR CASTLE? YES. UM, THIS IS FOR STAFF. I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, HOW MANY TYPE FOUR I I SEE THE ALCOHOL IN THERE, THE, BUT HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE TYPE 47? [00:20:03] IS IT THE FOUR? THE 41 IS JUST THE BEER AND WINE. UM, SO FOR THE, THE DISTILLED SPIRITS, HOW MANY OF HOW MANY, UM, IN THE CENSUS TRACK ARE WITH DISTILLED SPIRITS AS WELL? I BELIEVE IT SAID THERE WAS SIX OF THEM, UH, THROUGH THE CHAIR. UH, SEEING AS I'M NOT STAFFED TONIGHT, I'D BE HAPPY TO GO AND CHECK THAT WHILE YOU MOVE ON TO ANOTHER QUESTION. OKAY. TO ME, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THERE WERE ANY THAT WERE TYPE 47. THEY WERE JUST BEER AND, AND WINE. THERE WAS ONE. THERE WAS ONE. OKAY. I WAS LOOKING, CAN YOU BRING THAT SLIDE BACK? SEVEN? YEAH, IT'S ON SEVEN AND EIGHT. SO IT'S JUST ROUND ONE BOWLING. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS ALCOHOL OR DISTILLED SPIRITS. I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE CENSUS TRACT OR THE ONE THAT WERE REFERENCING IN, IN THE CENSUS TRACT. YEAH. HOW MANY ARE TYPE 47 SPECIFICALLY? IS IT JUST ONE? YEAH, BECAUSE ROUND ONE IS KIND OF FAR FROM THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE SAME CENSUS TRACK. SO YES, THAT'S CORRECT. ROUND ONE. BULLYING IN ARCADE WAS THE ONLY, UH, PROVIDED EXAMPLE. THAT'S AB TYPE 47. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. UM, AND THEN ALSO, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY CALLS OR COMPLAINTS, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, TWO MANILA BISTRO FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY'VE BEEN, UH, BECAUSE IT'S NON-CONFORMING, IT MEANS THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING KARAOKE AND OTHER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, UM, PRIOR TO THIS, RIGHT? CORRECT. SO THE CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE, WERE NOT EXPLICITLY STATED IN THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT, HOWEVER, IT WAS RATED AS BEING BELOW, UH, THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CALLS PER SERVICE FOR VANILLA BISTRO IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. BUT, SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO HOW MANY NOISE COMPLAINTS THEY'VE HAD, UH, THROUGH THE CHAIR. THE NON-CONFORMING STATUS ALLOCATED TO THIS LICENSE IS BECAUSE IT HAD A, IT HAS A TYPE 41 BEER AND WINE LICENSE, SO IT IS LICENSED BY A B, C, BUT THAT PREDATES OUR REQUIREMENT FOR A CEP. SO THAT'S THE, THE NON-CONFORMING STATUS VERSION OF IT AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'VE HAD LIVE ENTERTAINMENT? I DO. WE KNOW THAT ANSWER TO THAT. YEAH, WE, WE DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE. OKAY. YEAH, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING KARAOKE AND ADVERTISING ON FACEBOOK THAT, THAT'S ON THERE RIGHT NOW. IT WAS JUST POSTED THREE HOURS AGO FOR HAVING AND YELP FOR HAVING KARAOKE THIS THURSDAY AT 6:00 PM THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. SURE. AND AS FAR AS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, GOING ON, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD NECESSARILY BE PRIVY TO EXHIBIT. AGAIN, IF IT PREDATED THAT CEP REQUIREMENT, WE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT, HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT. I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, BUT AS MS. REAM MENTIONED, UH, GRANTING OF A NEW CUP WOULD, WOULD, THERE WOULD BE NO SORT OF GRANDFATHERING IN IT WOULD BE RESETTING BOTH THE ALCOHOL LICENSE AND AS WELL AS THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT MM-HMM . AND SUBJECT TO ALL THE MOST MODERATE OR MOST RECENT CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANKS. I WOULD NOTE TOO THAT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT, UM, ITEM SEVEN, PROXIMITY OR, UM, WHICH ONE? OH, CALLS FOR SERVICE ITEM SIX. UH, THERE WERE, LOOKS LIKE NONE BELOW SERVICE. UM, OKAY. UM, WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA, UM, THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE APPLICANT. SO CURRENTLY YOU HAVE A BEER AND WINE LICENSE? YES, MA'AM. BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A LIVE ENTERTAINMENT LICENSE? WELL, UH, THE HAS BEEN WHEN WE BOUGHT THE PLACE THAT'S GUN FARTED AND WE, WE'VE BEEN, WE JUST FOLLOWED THAT. OKAY. BUT THAT WAS BRIAN. AND THEN WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE A CUP, THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED TO CONFORM WITH THE REGULATIONS AND SO GOT IT. I CONSULTED THE PLANNING DIVISION AND THEY GUIDED US THROUGH THE PROCESS AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE NOW. OKAY. UM, AND DO YOU RUN ANY OTHER RESTAURANTS? [00:25:01] NO, THIS IS MAINLY THE FIRST ONE. OKAY. AND SO IN YOUR EXPERIENCE SO FAR, WHAT'S YOUR, ARE YOUR SALES, WHAT ARE YOUR BEER, WHAT ARE YOUR BEER AND LI WINE LICENSE SALES, OR HOW ARE THEY IMPACTING YOUR BUSINESS? AS FAR AS THE NEED FOR THE CHANGE ASIDE FROM THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT? I UNDERSTAND, UH, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FIGURES, BUT PROBABLY JUST FOR THE PERCENTAGE, MAYBE I WOULD SAY MAYBE ABOUT 30% OF THE SALES, BUT THE REST ARE ALL FOOD. MM-HMM . SO I GUESS, OR MOSTLY YES. I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU, SIR, IS THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE, YOU, YOU'VE, YOU HAVE, YOU'RE GRANDFATHERED IN, BUT BASED ON WHERE MS. CASTLE'S LEADING THIS QUESTION IS THAT IT SEEMS THAT THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU'RE ARE BEING IMPOSED UPON YOU RIGHT NOW, OR YOU'RE REQUESTING, YOU'RE CURRENTLY NOT FOLLOWING, 'CAUSE YOU, I GUESS YOU DON'T NEED TO, BUT FROM A PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR IS LIKE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN? OR ARE WE GOING TO JUST NOT FOLLOW THAT? I GUESS THAT'S THE CONCERN BECAUSE I, I HAVE FOUND WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE HERE AS FAR AS LIKE LAND USE OR WHATEVER, THAT WE HAVE NOT, WE'RE NOT GOOD AT ENFORCING OR AFTER THE FACT. AND SO I THINK FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, UM, I COULD SEE WHERE MS. CASTLE'S GOING WITH THIS. I MEAN, I, YOU KNOW, I WANT YOU TO, I I'M FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND WANTING YOU TO SUCCEED AND TO HAVE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. BUT, UM, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE CONCERN THE COMMUNITY CONTINU CONTINUOUSLY HAS, IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE STAFF, MY STAFF DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAD YOUR ADVERTISING RIGHT NOW. SO LIKE, THEY'RE NOT DOING EITHER THEIR DUE DILIGENCE OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE ENERGY TO DO THAT. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND SO MY COLLEAGUE HERE IS, I THINK QUESTIONING YOUR, YOUR BEING GOOD, A GOOD NEIGHBOR. AND SO I THINK THAT'S MY CONCERN AS WELL AS IF I WERE, IF I WERE THE POLICYMAKER, MEANING THE CITY COUNCIL. UM, BUT FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, I GET IT. BUT I GUESS FROM A COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, THAT'S WOULD BE MY CONCERN. UM, SO IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST RESTAURANT AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME WITH SUCH, UM, AN ENDEAVOR IN WANTING TO BE SUCCESSFUL MM-HMM . WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS AFTER YOU GET THIS PERMIT? SHOULD YOU GET IT FROM A, FROM A, FROM THE FACEBOOK, FROM THE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. I MEAN, IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD, I WOULD TAKE THOSE THINGS DOWN RIGHT AWAY. RIGHT. SO YES, . SO, YEAH. BUT THEN, UH, WHEN I SAY THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HERE IN THE STATES, BUT BACK IN THE PHILIPPINES, WE HAD GOT QUITE AN EXPERIENCE IN RUNNING A, UH, A RESTAURANT BUSINESS MM-HMM. MM-HMM . AND SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH VERY SIMILAR TO THERE. AND SO WE JUST LIKE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR SERVICE AND MAKE SURE THE SAFETY PERSON FROM US AND THE, THE CLEANLINESS AND ALL THAT PLUS TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE CITY REGULATIONS AND ALL THAT. BUT WHEN I SAID BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, WE, WE ARE REALLY VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT. OKAY. AND WHEN WE CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY MEETING, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS WHO, WHO RESPONDED TO OUR INVITATION. AND SO FAR WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY KIND OF, UH, UH, COMPLAINTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE NOISE. 'CAUSE AT 10 O'CLOCK, WE ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT WE LOWER THE VOLUME AND AS SOON AS, AS TO, UH, BOTHER THE, THE REST OF THE RESIDENTS. SO, YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ARMA, IF I CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT BACK UP HERE PLEASE. THANK YOU. SORRY, . UH, SO PIGGYBACKING ON, UM, ON COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ AND THE GOOD NEIGHBOR, UH, WHEN YOU HAD THIS COMMUNITY MEETING, WERE THERE ANY ATTENDEES FROM THE CHURCH NEXT DOOR AND FROM THE ADULT, UM, HEALTHCARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHURCH? UM, CAN I GET MY NOTES? MM-HMM . UH, DURING THE MEETING, ALL I HAVE WAS JUST THE ADDRESSES OF THOSE WHO ATTENDED. AND, UH, IT'S NOT STATED THAT THEY REPRESENTED THE CHURCH. OKAY. BUT, SO I'M, I'M, I'M ASKING BECAUSE, UH, I WENT, I STOPPED BY YOUR STORE OR YOUR BUSINESS TODAY. UH, IT WAS CLOSER. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN CLOSING IT UP, SO I COULDN'T SEE INSIDE, BUT I DID SEE THE, THE HOURS. RIGHT. NOW YOU OPEN AT FIVE, BUT, UM, I SEE THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING TO OPEN AT 11. YES, MA'AM. SO WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENT START AT 11. OH, NO. UM, WE, WE PLAN TO START SERVING BRUNCH AT 11 O'CLOCK AND DURING LUNCHTIME, AND SOMETIMES MAYBE PEOPLE WOULD ORDER SOME BEER TO COMPLIMENT THEIR MEAL. MM-HMM . SO, YEAH, I WAS JUST, UH, WONDERING IF YOU HAD TALKED TO YOUR NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES TO SEE IF IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH ANY CHURCH SERVICES, ANY, YOU KNOW, RELIGIOUS EVENTS? I DID REACH OUT TO OUR, OUR NEIGHBOR. MM-HMM . UH, TO THE CHURCH. I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THERE. AND, UH, BUT [00:30:01] THEY'VE BEEN OKAY. THERE WAS NO, UH, ANY NEGATIVE COMMENT OR, AND I DIDN'T CATCH THE ANSWER. WHEN, UH, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ ASKED ABOUT THE, UM, SALES, UH, IN YOUR BELIEF, YOU BELIEVE, UH, HAVING DISTILLED, UH, LIQUOR WILL INCREASE YOUR SALES? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? UH, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S MORE ON THE FOOD. BUT WHEN PEOPLE COME TO EAT AND TO DINE, THEY WOULD, SOME, SOME OF THEM WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME ALCOHOL ALONG WITH THEIR MEAL, SO IT COULD CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS OUR SALES TOO. BUT RIGHT NOW, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT 30% AND 70% IS FOOD. AND YOU SAID IT WAS A FAMILY RESTAURANT? YES, MA'AM. SO YOU WOULD ALLOW MINERS THERE UNTIL CLOSING TIME OR? NO, UH, DURING THE DAY, WE SERVE, UH, AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BRUNCH MM-HMM. IS WHAT WE PLAN TO DO. BUT AT NIGHT, AFTER DINNER TIME, SO THAT WILL BE FOR, UH, PEOPLE, FAMILY WOULD COME SOMETIMES TOGETHER WITH THEIR, UH, CHILDREN. BUT THEN AFTER THAT, UH, THEN WHEN, WHEN WE START THE, UH, KARAOKE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SING ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILY. YEAH. SO YOU'LL ALLOW KIDS TO BE THERE UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR UNTIL CLOSING? WELL, NOT, NOT THE KIDS MA'AM, BUT JUST THE, BUT NOT, NOT A LOT OF KIDS ARE COMING TO OUR RESTAURANT. JUST, UH, PARENTS AND THEIR MAYBE ABOUT, MAYBE 18 YEARS OLD, 19 YEARS OLD FAMILY, BUT, BUT NOT THE CHILDREN. OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. I HAVE A QUESTION. GO. EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER. WHEN YOU SAID LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT KARAOKE JUST BARELY. 'CAUSE IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH LIFE, MA'AM? KARAOKE, YES. GOOD. I REMEMBER I WAS THERE LIKE 2010, 2011 YEARS AGO. ONE TIME WE JUST STOPPED BY FOR SOMETHING. AND THERE WAS LIVE KARAOKE THEN. YES, MA'AM. SO IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE THEN? YES, MA'AM. FROM THE PERSON WHERE TO WHOM? WE BOUGHT THE PLACE FROM. THEY, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT LONG TIME, SO WE JUST CONTINUED. SO THE ENTERTAINMENT WOULD ONLY BE, UM, NOT DANCING ? NO, NO. IT WOULD ONLY BE, NO, PROBABLY NOT. NO, WHEN THE FLOOR PLAN DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE, ROOMS NOT BELLY DANCING, BECAUSE WE THAT'S PRIVATE JOKE. NO BELLY DANCING. YEAH, IT WOULD JUST BE, UM, KARAOKE. KARAOKE. AND THEN, UM, LIKE ONCE A WEEK, UH, THERE ARE LIKE ACOUSTIC, LIKE GUITAR AND SOME SINGER. YES. BUT IT ONLY RUNS FROM FIVE O'CLOCK UNTIL ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK. AND THEN PEOPLE START SINGING KARAOKE. SO THE KARAOKE OF THE 11 ENTERTAINMENT WOULD START AT FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON IN JUST FROM THE FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON UNTIL THE NIGHT. EVERY, EVERY NIGHT. IT WOULD BE LIKE AT FIVE. YES MA'AM. YES. OH, IT WOULD. BUT DURING THE DAY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. BUT DURING THE DAY, PEOPLE WOULD JUST COME AND EAT DURING BRUNCH AND LUNCH WEEKEND AND THEN, AND THEN WE, WE HAVE A BREAK. WE HAVE A BREAK FROM THREE O'CLOCK TO FIVE O'CLOCK, AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE START AGAIN. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. SURE. LUNCH, GO. UM, I JUST HAVE CLARIFICATION. DID YOU SAY THIS IS THE ONLY BUSINESS YOU HAVE HERE, OR DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? A RESTAURANT. OH, UH, THERE'S ANOTHER BUSINESS, BUT THAT'S NOT RELATED TO RESTAURANT. UH, THE HOME HEALTHCARE, THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOME HEALTHCARE. OKAY. THAT'S THE ONE. NO, THAT'S FINE. I JUST, YES. I, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY YOU HAD ANOTHER RESTAURANT, SO, BUT YOU DIDN'T OH, OH, WHEN IT COMES TO EXPERIENCE, THAT WAS MY EXPERIENCE BACK IN THE PHILIPPINES, MA'AM. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT, GREAT. THANK YOU. BUT HERE IT'S JUST THE HOME HEALTHCARE AND, AND THIS RESTAURANT. OKAY. UH, VICE CHAIR CASTLE. THANK YOU. UH, IS THIS FOR, IT'S FOR STAFF. IT'S FOR STAFF. MY QUESTION IS, UM, WHY, WHY, WHY WAS THERE? SO I KNOW AS A, A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER MYSELF, UM, AND WHY WAS THERE THE STIPULATION ON THERE TO NOT HAVE THE ADVERTISING? UM, WHAT WOULD THAT CAUSE? BECAUSE I WOULD THINK ADVERTISING WOULD BE A BIG PART OF TRYING, ESPECIALLY WITH KARAOKE, BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SINGERS TO COME IN. WHY WOULD AND I, I SING KARAOKE MYSELF. UM, WHY WOULD YOU PUT ON THERE FOR NO ADVERTISING FOR THAT? SO FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SUCH AS KARAOKE, IT ALL HAS TO REMAIN AN ANCILLARY ACCESSORY USE TO THE RESTAURANT. AND SO THAT IS A STANDARD CONDITION THAT WE PUT ONTO RESOLUTIONS, UH, FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUSINESS FIRST AND FOREMOST, STAYS AS A RESTAURANT, AND THEN PATRONS OF THE RESTAURANT WHO ARE COMING TO THE RESTAURANT, IF THEY CAN HAVE KARAOKE, THAT'S ACCESSORY TO THEIR DINING [00:35:01] EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. UH, THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I MAY, UH, TO CLARIFY THE QUESTION EVEN FURTHER, UH, THE LIVE ENTER, THE NO ADVERTISEMENT PROMOTING A PARTICULAR PERFORMER OR EVENT, THAT'S WHAT'S GENERALLY PROHIBITED. SO, YOU KNOW, I CAN IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, KARAOKE IN AND OF ITSELF, JUST KARAOKES AVAILABLE IS ONE THING, BUT IF THERE WAS GONNA BE A LIVE EVENT THAT WAS GONNA ATTRACT A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEN THAT'S A DIFFERENT, THAT MORPHS INTO SOMETHING MORE THAN A RESTAURANT SELLING ALCOHOL. IT MORPHS INTO AN EVENT SPACE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DON'T WANT. OKAY. SO IF WE WERE LOOKING TO APPROVE THIS, WE COULD DO A CONDITION THAT IT WOULD BE NO SINGLE LIVE ENTERTAINER TO BE ADVERTISED, BUT JUST BROAD KARAOKE COULD BE ALLOWED. WELL, THAT'S ALREADY ENTITLED IN, UM, NUMBER 15. OKAY. IS HOW WE THANK YOU IS HOW WE'RE READING IT. AND THAT IS PART OF, IS THAT PART OF SEVEN? OH SEVEN, DAVID? OH, NEVERMIND. THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, UH, COMMISSIONER ARMO, THIS IS FOR STAFF. UM, THE OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT HAS TWO LIGHTS FACING DOWN, LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOORWAY. UM, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY LIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT. IS THERE SUFFICIENT LIGHTING? I DID VISIT THE SITE, UH, PRIOR TO THIS HEARING, AND I DID SEE LIGHTING IN THE PARKING LOT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. HAVING HEARD ALL COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM, IS THERE A COMMISSIONER WISHING TO BRING A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? THIS IS TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER QUINONES TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BEING THE MAKER OF THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA HAS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER? NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. UM, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL NOW VOTE ON CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE RESULT OF THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. I HEREBY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMISSIONERS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONGST OURSELVES? IS THERE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD LIKE TO BRING A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR CASTLE SALGADO TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 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. CA UNDER CLASS ONE OF THE CQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 53 0 1, EXISTING FACILITIES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ON SALE ON ONSITE SALE OF BEER, WINE AND DISTILLED SPIRITS, A BC TYPE 47 LICENSE AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT AN EXISTING RESTAURANT, MANILA BISTRO, LOCATED AT 9 33 SOUTH HARBISON AVENUE. CASE FILE NUMBER 2026 DASH FIVE APN 5 58 DASH 0 3 24 DASH ZERO. BEING THE MAKER OF THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA HAS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? NO, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, BOTH STAFF AND, UM, APPLICANT. AND, UM, IN MY OPINION, I GUESS, UM, THE GOOD NEIGHBOR IS, UH, THE, THE ITEM THAT STILL STICKS IN MY MIND, AND I WISH, I HOPE THAT YOU, YOU ALL WILL BE, AND, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUCCESS. UH, VICE CHAIR CASTLE, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION, UM, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ADVERTISE ONLINE FOR KARAOKE BECAUSE IT, FOR, FOR NUMBER 15, IT, I WILL READ IT. IT SAYS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS AN ACCESSORY TO THE USE ACCESSORY USE TO THE RESTAURANT FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ITS CUSTOMERS. NO ADVERTISEMENT PROMOTING A PARTICULAR PERFORMER OR EVENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE STILL ABLE TO ADVERTISE FOR THEIR BUFFETS AND FOR THEIR KARAOKE, EVEN IF IT'S NOT ADVERTISING FOR ONE SPECIFIC PERFORMER. SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD FALL [00:40:01] INTO THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PORTION OF IT. I MEAN, OR IF IT WE'RE WELCOME TO IS THE WAY IT IS, WE'RE WELCOME. WE'RE, WE'RE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN ANY CHANGES THAT YOU MAY FEEL. I MEAN, IF I AM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LOOKING AT THIS CONDITION, IT'S CLEAR TO ME, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GONNA BE CLEAR TO EVERYBODY. I, I FEAR THAT IF WE START ADDING TOO MUCH, WE MAY END UP WITH TOO MUCH INFORMATION AND CONFUSE PEOPLE MORE. OKAY. I MEAN, THAT'S HOW I WOULD READ IT AS, AND I, YEAH, THE, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM REPORTS TO ME. BUT WITH REGARDING THE GOOD NEIGHBOR THING, ALL OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ADHERED TO. WE DO MAKE THE APPLICANT'S, IF THEY'RE ULTIMATELY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, SIGN A NOTICE, UH, AN ACCEPTANCE FORM, AND A NOTICE OF RESTRICTION ON THE PROPERTY THAT THEY WILL ABIDE BY THESE CONDITIONS. AND IF THEY DON'T AND WE RECEIVE COMPLAINTS AND THEY'RE NOT ADDRESSED, THEN WE CAN INITIATE REVOCATION PROCEDURE. SO WE DO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. WE AREN'T ALWAYS ABLE TO TO VISIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T PAY US TO HANG OUT IN BARS AT NIGHT OTHERWISE, OR RESTAURANTS IN THIS CASE. BUT, UH, WE DO OUR BEST TO RESPOND TO, UH, TO COMPLAINTS AS THEY COME IN. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT CONCLUDES THE DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. WE WILL NOW BE MOVING ON TO OTHER BUSINESS. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR COMING AND PARTICIPATING IN OUR DEMOCRACY AND GIVING YOUR OPINIONS AND LETTING US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ALL ABOUT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE [STAFF REPORTS ] ON TO STAFF REPORTS. UH, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY. NOTHING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. UH, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE THE COMMISSION. NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, PRINCIPAL PLANNER, NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. UH, VICE CHAIR CASTLE SALGADO. EVERYBODY HAVE A SAFE SUMMER AND STAY COLD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA? NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ARMA. FIRST I WANNA APOLOGIZE TO COMMISSIONER VALENZUELA KEPT REFERRING TO HER, TO COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM, . THAT'S OKAY. WE NOTICED. I HOPE I KNOW , BUT, UM, I DO WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY, UH, FAMILIES OUT THERE. UH, SCHOOL WAS ABOUT TO START. SO WISHING ALL THE KIDS, UH, YOU KNOW, A GOOD SCHOOL YEAR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER QUINONES. NOTHING, JUST THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MICROPHONE. MICROPHONE PLEASE. JUST WANNA SAY YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK AND HAVE A HAPPY REST OF THE SUMMER. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER GOGI? UH, UH, YES, SIR. THE, WE WE DID THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THERE WAS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC. SO THE ITEM WILL GO, THE ITEM WILL GO TO CITY COUNCIL FOR NOTICE OF DECISION. THE, THE ITEM WILL GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AS A NOTICE OF DECISION. SO YOU CAN COME AT THAT MEETING AND SPEAK AT THAT TIME. THE COUNCIL MEMBER RIGHT THERE. YEAH. THERE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER HERE AS WELL ALSO. BUT THAT MEETING, I BELIEVE AARON IS ON FOR THE AUGUST 3RD MEETING. FOURTH AUGUST 4TH. I APOLOGIZE. UH, COMMISSIONER GOGI, I WAS GONNA TELL HIM WHAT HE CAN DO FOR THE NEXT MEETING ON THE ORANGE SEAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY. NO, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, NO, THEY, THEY WERE HERE. THEY WERE HERE. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, I, I, UM, WE WILL NOW HEAR LIVE FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I READ THAT INTO THE RECORD. SO THEY STILL, SO THEY, THEY HAD THEIR OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. BE I, THEY HAVE TO, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. THEY CAN GO TO SPEAK AT COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL. THEY CAN GO TO COUNCIL. OKAY. UM, A QUESTION THAT I HAVE, BUT STEPH, WELL MAYBE, MAYBE THE ATTORNEY. UM, UM, ARE THERE ANY NEW CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANT SEAT, [00:45:01] UH, BEFORE COUNCIL? YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY NAMES OR ANYTHING. YES, ? UM, I BELIEVE, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT I KNOW IT'S PLANTED TO GO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL COMING UP PROBABLY IN THE FALL. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UM, ASSOCIATE PLANNER RHYME ON HER PROMOTION. MM-HMM . BUT, UH, LET ME JUST PUT THAT IN THE RECORD. MM-HMM . BECAUSE THE LAST TIME THAT WE HAD A MEETING, SHE WAS STILL A TECHNICIAN. ACTUALLY, SHE'S AN ASSISTANT PLANNER. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TYPE ASSISTANT PLANNER. YES. ASSISTANT. WHAT DID I SAY? ASSOCIATE. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. ASSISTANT PLANNER. SO, UH, THAT'S A PROMOTION FOR HER. DON'T, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER. SO MAYBE, UH, CITY STAFF CAN, I WILL MAKE A NOTE IN THE MINUTES. THE PLANNING COMMISSION SAYS CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. UM, BEYOND THAT, THE, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HEREBY ADJOURNED UNTIL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF AUGUST 3RD, 2026. OH, I'M SORRY. ONE OTHER THING. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A REALLY GOOD, UM, FIFA WORLD CUP. YES, I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT. NONE OF MY TEAMS WON. I WAS ROOTING FOR SPAIN AT THE BE AT THE END THOUGH, BUT I WANTED THE US, MEXICO, OR GERMANY TO WIN, BUT THEY ALL WASHED OUT. SO I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I DID. NOW, OKAY. THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HERE BY ADJOURNED UNTIL THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF AUGUST 3RD, 2026 AT 6:00 PM THE TIME IS NOW, UH, SIX, UH, 40 7:00 PM. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.