Planning Commission on 2026-03-11 6:00 PM - Mar 11, 2026

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How does the Planning Commission open and organize the March 11, 2026 meeting?

Unknown 2:56

All right.

Eric Crutchlow 3:02

Well, tonight is not going to be a repeat. Thank you.

Commissioner Busa 3:06

I promise.

Eric Crutchlow 3:07

All right. So I now call to order the Planning Commission meeting of March 11th, 2026. All right. Allegiance. Everybody stand. 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.

Priya Cherukuru 3:33

As we gather, we humbly seek blessings upon this meeting. May we act with strength, courage, and will to perform our obligations and duties to our people with justice to all. Let us seek wisdom so that we may act in the best interest of our people, our neighbors, and our country. All this we ask so we may serve our community with fairness and respect, putting their needs before all.

Eric Crutchlow 4:05

Thank you, please be seated. All right, so Elizabeth, the roll call, please.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:16

Commissioner Botnagar has notified us that he will not be in attendance tonight. Commissioner Biagini has also stated the same, that she will not be here tonight. Commissioner Chair Kuru? Here. Commissioner Wang?

Commissioner Busa 4:29

Here.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:30

Commissioner Busa?

Commissioner Busa 4:31

Present.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:31

Commissioner Saleem?

Commissioner Busa 4:32

Here.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:33

Chair Crutchlow?

Commissioner Busa 4:34

Here.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:35

Very good. Thank you.

Commissioner Saleem 4:41

I move to excuse Commissioners Botnagar and Biagini.

Priya Cherukuru 4:45

Second.

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 4:56

The motion was made by Commissioner Slame, seconded by Commissioner Cherukuru. To excuse commissioners from tonight's meeting, go ahead and record your vote, please. Thank you. The motion passed.

Eric Crutchlow 5:16

All right. Declaration of Commission Procedures. So Secretary Cherukuru, would you mind reading the procedures?

Priya Cherukuru 5:28

Thank you, Chair. Public hearings are conducted by the Chair in accordance with the following procedures. The Chair of the Commission directs all activity during the hearings. All comments shall be addressed to the Commission. Any item on this agenda may be continued to subsequent hearing. Applicants will be allotted up to 10 minutes to present and justify proposals following staff presentation of the item. Other speakers will be given up to two minutes the applicant is allotted up to five minutes for rebuttal of comments. No additional comments will be accepted upon the close of public hearing, although the Commission reserves the right to direct questions to any speaker on any matter. Special procedural time limits may be applied to any items as prescribed by the Chair.

Priya Cherukuru 6:19

Appeal of Commission actions must be filed in writing within seven calendar days.

Eric Crutchlow 6:27

Thank you. Copies of the current agenda and staff reports for each of the items on the agenda are available from the Planning Division office on the Friday afternoon preceding the meeting and available online. Continuances and exceptions. This part allows... This part of the meeting allows for the applicants, members of the public, or other interested parties to request that an item be one, continued without hearing, two, withdrawn, or three, taken out of order. Are there any requests from applicants, the public, or the Commission for continuance or exception for any of the items on tonight's agenda?

Elizabeth (Secretary/Clerk) - Unknown (likely City staff/Clerk Elizabeth, full name not given) 7:03

No, there are not.

Eric Crutchlow 7:09

The Planning Commission has seven members. Whenever the full commission is not present, applicants have the option to continue the item to another meeting. There is one item on the consent calendar today. Secretary Chirikuru, would you please read the procedure for the consent calendar?

Priya Cherukuru 7:27

The procedure of the consent calendar is as follows. Consent calendar items may be enacted, approved, or adopted by one motion unless requested to be removed by anyone for discussion or explanation. If any member of the Planning Commission staff or the applicant or a member of the public wishes to comment on a consent calendar item or would like the item to be heard on the regular agenda, please make your request now. Items listed on the consent calendar with associated file numbers constitute public hearing items. Today's one item is the Planning Commission meeting minutes of February 11th, 2026.

Eric Crutchlow 8:09

All right. So do we vote on that? We vote that later, right? No. We move for approval on that? No? Okay. So, Michelle, I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of February 11th, 2026.