 Okay, I'm going to go ahead and call to order tonight's meeting of the city of Santa Rosa Planning Commission and ask for a roll call Please let the record reflect that all commissioners are present except commissioners O'Crepkey and Commissioner Calia Okay, great Next we'll move to the approval of our June 27th minutes any corrections To those okay, so those are going to stand as printed And next is public comments, which is a time for any member of the public to address the commission on matters of interest to the commission You don't have to have filled out a card. I'm going to go ahead and open Public comments and kind of thought this is how it goes. We don't have any members of the public tonight So I'm going to go ahead and close public comments And move on to planning commissioners report any Reports and I commissioner Peterson. I have one brief report chair Cisco and I were able to take a tour of the I guess newly opened Hotel E in the former Empire building on the square I got to see the inside and get sort of a status update on where they are and in relation to the other parts of the project the walkway as well as the cafe and I guess secondary hotel next door Great. Yeah, vice chair weeks I have a couple of things I passed out to the commissioners the flyer about the 2019 merit awards if you know anybody Are those of you in our viewing public know anybody who they would like to nominate For a merit award. They are due back on September 3rd And then I also would like to ask staff if it would be possible to get a briefing on Senate bill 35 I know that cultural heritage board and design review board got a study session on that was last month And I think it would be helpful for us especially with some projects that could be coming our way Thank you May I ask for clarification was that SB 30 SB 35 That's the one that takes a lot of the local discretion away from the communities and it's a lot of ministerial approvals Yeah, we can provide an update if and we'll part of that update will let you know if the Planning Commission is a Receiving authority or at least there'll be a schedule briefing or even an action. That's before you I don't have the information at this time. Thank you And just to clarify a bit more and it is SB 35 and it's a state Mandated and the city has been working to try to implement implement the requirements of that legislation and what went to the drb and chb was a preliminary draft of some objective design standards The legislation Requires that any any review design review must be limited only to objective design standards. There can't be any subjective Standards, so we've been working to implement that and and I believe that's what was taken to those two boards And we'll get back to you as Claire said as to whether it's coming here But it was more of a study session to get feedback on objective designs reports Okay, I believe each of you have been handed Excerpt out of general plan. Is that correct? You don't skip that. Okay, so what this is is we've had several general plan amendments updates and These are replacement pages. So if you do Like a hard copy general plan that you we've provided at some point to you These would be replacement pages for that otherwise you can rely on our general plan online but I know It's not unusual for planning commissioners like a hard copy of the general plan and the zoning code. So that's what this is Upcoming meetings We have our own upcoming meeting August 8th. We do have items one of which is a study session on our Where we're at with our inclusionary policy initiative. So as you know as part of the housing action plan We are looking at our inclusionary housing policy the balance of having a housing impact fee with also a specific percentage of inclusionary housing on site and that sort of Policy directive of which is going to be the default and how much is going to be the fee and how much is going to be the percentage and all the other nuances within that that ordinance so we have done Some outreach and we have done some analysis and now we are ready to come to you with some Policy questions before we draft the drafts ordinance that will then go through Public review and process so August 8th is when we're bringing that information to you and I believe it's going out If it's not tomorrow shortly The the public information that we have available that will be the same information You'll be reviewing commenting on as well as other other boards and commissions August 13th, we have a joint city council planning commission meeting This item is a joint study session It's to look at our general plan update scope So as you know, we've tried to include you early and often in this process even to the point of Now we're preparing a RFP a request for proposals for it. We've identified what our budget limitations are We have identified mandatory elements of that update but as you know, there's other elements that are of interest to the community and Through a series of prioritization of what will make it in the scope based on the budget We'd like to hear from you and from the council and from the community And so we've been collecting we've had a series of what we call community conversations And so we have collected a lot of that information and not Informs that RFP so even as early as that So that's what that session is about is to go over what we have in mind for collecting a bid and scoping that work and you'll have a chance to inform that and Last but not least I have mentioned that We have received a award of excellence for the northern chapter of California Planning agency as well as our resilient city ordinance award of excellence is the highest level that they can honor us with and That allowed us to also submit for statewide recognition And I'm pleased to announce that we did receive the award of excellence for planning agency in the state of California And they never give this out. So it's quite the honor to have this Recognition and when we go down to Santa Barbara to the planning conference, they'll have a special award Ceremony for us and so we're all looking forward to going down there and and getting that recognition And it's for work that we've done over the course of a number of years But we have definitely Worked with the Commission. I want to thank you for all the all the work that you have put into our planning initiatives But it's it's taken Notice across the state it's not uncommon for other jurisdictions to ask us for our ordinances as samples as they embark on their journeys and Obviously, it's easier to Since we charge ahead we tend to charge ahead and try things and a lot of it has worked out quite well And when it doesn't we adapt and we respond and so a lot of that is why we've gotten this recognition that we have So anyway, I'm very happy to announce that that's the case and thank you for your work in it Yeah, thank you. That's great and then Claire do we have an estimated time for the study session? I know that didn't work out so well for the last one, but just generally what to Estimated time where it starts. Yeah Do we Information Mike No, I mean typically they are at 1 30 or 2 in the afternoon It was an unusually long session that we held so I apologize again for it being at 10 a.m. It took us by surprise and then when we found out we told you as soon as we could but typically they are in the afternoons Okay, sounds good Okay Any statements of abstentions by commissioners not seeing any we have no study session tonight nor consent items So with that we'll go ahead and move on to our one and only public hearing tonight item 10.1 Which is Santa Rosa NKM conditional use permit? It is an ex parte disclosure and Commissioner Carter anything to disclose I did visit the site and I have nothing further to disclose. I Also visited the site and have nothing further to disclose. I Also visited the site and have nothing further to disclose I visited the site and I'm nothing further to disclose And I also visited the site and have no new information to disclose So with that Kristen a to me and since our senior planner and she'll be giving the staff report Thank You chair Cisco and members of the Planning Commission the Project before you Santa Rosa NKM's request for a cannabis micro business at 468 Yolanda Avenue in Suites 304 and 305 it's a major conditional use permit for a proximate 3,700 square foot suite of a 9,280 square foot building that will include Retail dispensary with delivery cultivation manufacturing and distribution this project has been Been in the city for a while. It was part of the first batch of cannabis retail applications back in April 2018 It was originally in direct competition with a competitor Within 600 feet, but they the competitor withdrew in this application no longer Was in direct competition and was able to move forward and then with the applicant's traffic memo We have we received a complete application once they were past that competitive Merit based issue So the project is on Yolanda Avenue in the south East corner of the city It is a industrial campus with five buildings. It's that suite highlighted in red So the the corner closest facing the street and closest to the one of the public driveways Here is a street view of the proposed suite that would have the Microbusiness and as you can see most of Yolanda on the north and south are Zoned light industrial with the general plan designation of light industrial There's one exception of general industrial kitty corner to the site Here is a site plan showing which suites they are proposing to occupy so suites 304 and 305 Here are elevations of the existing building they are not proposing any major exterior alterations other than The necessary ADA upgrades with their building permit process Here are the rear elevations showing the roll-up door which would facilitate secure Transport of materials in and out of the facility for distribution and delivery Here's a floor plan of the Site and the darkened blue area it would be the retail component at 404 square feet and that would be the area closest to The outer corner of the parcel and the building This darkened area shows where the cultivation would take place and then distribution would be in the back with the roll-up doors and Then manufacturing would take place Sort of in the center of the building Or of the suite. I'm sorry and The applicant proposes hours of operation from 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. Every day But the code does allow for Cannabis dispensaries to operate until 9 p.m. But these are the hours that the applicant has requested On June 11th, we planning staff held a joint neighborhood meeting Since we had several proposed cannabis dispensaries on Yolanda to make it easier on Property owners and neighbors we held a joint neighborhood meeting that was a little bit longer than our normal neighborhood meetings and each applicant got to Present their project and ask questions of the public and it prevented the public from having to come to three separate meetings and we did receive several Concerns at the meeting about the high concentration of cannabis related businesses on Yolanda in that area in general and They did have concerns with in general about security and proximity of those cannabis businesses to the residential neighbor to the south Since Noticing this item for public hearing staff has not received any comments from the public So as far as sequel this project was found in compliance with sequel pursuant to section 15 303 15 301 and 15 3 3 2 The planning and economic development department recommends that the planning commission approve a resolution to allow Santa Rosa and cam to operate a cannabis micro business with retail dispensary delivery cultivation Manufacturing and distribution of medicinal and adult use cannabis at 4 6 8 Yolanda Avenue suites 304 and 305 Staff is here for questions and the applicant team is also here Thank you Any questions of staff right now Yeah, I've got a couple of clarifying ones So I think in some of the documentations It says the hours of operation are nine till nine, but they want nine till five. Is that correct? We're in shaking red. No, so nine to five is the correct 99 I guess the applicant could clarify because they're narrative that I found nine to five So and then my other question was on the site plan There are two different iterations of the site plan and I think our slides are misnumbered I think minor slides five and nine and One of them looks like the parcel the boundary So that one shows parking on the left side of the screen that belongs to this parcel And then the other one that's got the boundary line of the parcel looks like those parking Spaces are with the adjoining Properties to the west of this site Like that one see it excerpts those Parking stalls. I'm wondering if those are part of the parking count No, the the parking counts are based only on what's on the legal parcel So those are if those belong to the next parcel over presumably they're signed for So people from this who are customers or employees here can't park over there They may or may not be signed. I don't think we have that information, but it's not uncommon for these Industrial parks to have cross-slot easements so But as Miss Tumion says the parking that's counted per code is on site and so they've met those requirements Okay, thank you. I think the reason they are showing this slide as it shows 88 access Street access from Yolanda Avenue and overall 88 compliance Just a follow-up to Commissioner Duggan's first question, so Should we approve this permit it will not regulate the hours of operation? Unless you impose stricter hours of operation it would be what the code allows which is I believe 9 a.m. To 9 p.m. Resolution resolution says 9 to 5 and I would think that way doesn't that capture We should we should clarify as part of the ultimate adoption of the resolution what the hours are and also it's not uncommon for a Dispensary to have different hours of operation for their storefront as well as for the delivery hours, so We will clarify with the applicant and whichever is the we should make sure it's in the resolution as As accurate as we can can get it otherwise That is correct if there's no mention then the code does allow 9 to 9, but We can confirm with the applicant, okay Any other questions of staff? Okay, would the applicant like to make a presentation speak to those issues Do we have a clicker? I'll set down there. We'll find out hey Okay, good afternoon madam chair members of the planning commission. My name is Erin Carlstrom I'm here from Kelly Carlstrom and noble on behalf of your applicants and K. M. Enterprises Want to turn it over quickly to two of your principles this afternoon Allison Costa and Devika Maskey Hi, thank you for having us. We're really excited to be here today It's been a long-awaited meeting So thank you for having us. I'm Allison Costa and I'm Devika Maskey and we look forward to continuing a positive relationship with the city We're here to answer any questions you might have Thanks guys in the interests of what I understand is a very light agenda We'll move through this quickly just to orient you to the project little bit of background on NKM enterprises and Their approach to doing business here in Santa Rosa and supporting a health conscious lifestyle They look forward to an exceptional dispensary experience on Yolanda Avenue Little bit about their brand focusing on the luxury cannabis market again high-end cannabis lifestyle and Mindful cannabis consumers Whoops too fast. There we go a Vision the world-class dispensary will that the applicants are excited to bring to the Santa Rosa experience You've seen you've met Devika and Allison. They're right here. They're part of your applicant team Bringing a lot of experience in wine and cannabis and Sonoma County ethos to this project This is these are the activities that the permit before you will grant this afternoon cultivation non-volatile manufacturing distribution and retail with delivery You've seen these those are your floor plans. Actually, that's the existing floor plan That will be the proposed There you go again some renderings Exteriors elevations As you as the Commission is aware this project has gone through the city's competitive review process It's been under review by both the public and members of your staff and the three members the cannabis subcommittee For the better part of the last 15 months and so these are some renderings that were developed in support of that process Orienting map More on the overall site plan This is a good opportunity for me to address Commissioner Duggan's parking questions in the traffic memo our traffic engineers have highlighted that 16 parking spaces will be designated for this project alone There are 85 parking spaces on site only six would have been required for this project based on the Square footages allocated to each of these cannabis uses so highly parked and there will be in addition to the six vehicle parking spaces One one bicycle space actually excuse me the project is actually Allocating five bike parking spaces Some more of the exterior potential upgrades It's very important of course that the city is comfortable with all the applicants operating here within your city So we want You to understand that they know their obligations They have retained our firm to assist them as they move into operations to maintain their compliance there will be a high-tech alarm system and sophisticated security system that is not included in our presentation out of Concerns for the safety of both the operations and nearby residents However, it will involve exterior and interior video surveillance. No loitering of course secure cash management and banking services Again as according to both state regulations and city of Santa Rosa ordinances They will be limited hours of operation and this is a perfect opportunity for me to address that question As I alluded to earlier these projects have undergone Significant changes as they have been developed over the last 16 months at this point It is entirely possible that nine to five was requested at some point. However There is a reference to nine-to-nine at least for the delivery and out of the interest of the competitive Opportunities for this company as the upwards of 20 dispensaries come online We would request that the resolution be modified to allow them to operate as per city code Again, we're gonna ask for delivery, which will be constrained to hours of operation by city code This is an adult use facility. So customers over the age of 21. They're not requesting on-site consumption And with respect to the products on their shelves, there will be a focus on natural and sustainable products locally grown craft cannabis, which are aesthetically pleasing With that we will conclude Simply by saying we are so grateful for the Commission's attention to this project and that out of the 15 month review of this project and the recommendation of both your cannabis subcommittee and your staff We would ask that you support the issuance of the CUP this afternoon Any questions of the applicant yet, Commissioner Peterson? So in the staff report, we're looking at one of the general plan goals and policies For references paid 16 of or excuse me six of 14 so EV-A-5 Looking at maintaining diversity in the types of jobs available in Santa Rosa It's less than the impact of economic cycles. Can you talk a little bit about what types of jobs are being created by this project? Commissioner Peterson, I'm happy to do so and I am pleased to have a Representative of our friends with the Teamsters local 665 here as you know commissioner Peterson. It is my Practice to bring to you quality projects that are committed to hiring from the local job space And participating in creating a sustainable and local job space here where people are honored In their workforce and at their jobs able to stay here and live in the community that they're serving to Answer specifically obviously we're talking about cultivators who are going to mind the the growth of the plants Manufacturing operations, so we're going to be talking about heavy equipment machinery and non-volatile extraction We're going to have employees that are trained in that type of work your retail employees are as you might expect going to be knowledgeable about the products that they serve and their Potential impacts to your consumers as well as maintaining the safety and security of the facility delivery staff Are further constrained by state law With respect to the security that must be maintained and all of their delivery vehicles Protocols for tracking and tracing all the product coming in and out of the facility Jeff numbers maybe a starting salary put some meat on this this question That's a great question. I am looking at the project narrative to figure it too Do we have numbers of employees anticipated at this facility? Mm-hmm The applicants are indicating that they anticipate 20 to 25 employees at this facility based on its size And is there Jim an idea? Right and forgive me my my clients are indicating that they are themselves local Santa Rosa natives and long-time residents here of Sonoma County and Want to extend that commitment to their hiring practices here, so they would be looking to hire within the local job pool As I mentioned we're in early talks with what type of jobs we're offering what types of benefits You can appreciate commissioner Peterson. This is a business that is just now getting to the point where it can be issued a permit It still has to go through the financial impact of getting through your building department getting to certificates of occupancy and through build-out so You know to the extent that there are significant financial impacts to that and from that You know I can I can extend to you our firms commitment that our clients work Responsibly with the job space here in Sonoma County But you know knowing that I do that Representations made on the record here might find their way into your resolution this afternoon Absence clear indication from my client. I can't give you you know numbers beyond that They will absolutely of course comply with Santa Rosa's ordinance with respect to minimum wages at a minimum Thank you Anybody any other questions of the applicant? Great. Thank you This is a public hearing tonight, so I'm going to open the public hearing and see once again, there are no members of the public here tonight, so I'm going to go ahead and close the public hearing and Before we bring it back to the Commission In terms of modifying the resolution for the hours. It looks like the only mention is in the whereas Portion And so is our best bet to just leave out that reference with daily operating hours from 9 to 5 just eliminate that or should we put 9 to 9? With Staff recommends that we modify that we're at the language in the whereas paragraph to Retail hours or hours open to the public From 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. That way deliveries and manufacturing could operate Like a normal industrial business type Okay, and I just want to check with the applicant That's what you had in mind that the retail hours are 9 to 5, but everything else is 9 to 9 being that in the resolution I Can reasonably anticipate that the answer is that the applicants would like to be able to operate their business as all other businesses on Yolanda have our avenue are allowed to and all other retail dispensaries if the other dispensers are being constrained to 5 o'clock Which I don't believe that they are That would be one thing, but I'm reluctant to set this applicant and client at an economic disadvantage With the five o'clock closure So if it pleases the Commission staff recommends striking the hours of operation in the whereas paragraph in the resolution And that'll just take care of everything Okay, great So bring it back to the Commission would somebody like to read the resolution for the purposes of discussion Move a resolution of the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Rosa approving a conditional use permit for Santa Rosa NKM to operate a Cannabis micro business with adult and medicinal use retail Dispensary delivery cultivation and non-volatile Manufacturing and distribution within 3,712 square foot portion of an existing 9,280 square foot building Located at 468 Yolanda Avenue sweeps 304 and 305 assessors parcel number 044-091-066 File number CUP 1 8-062 and strike the reference to the daily operating hours and wait for the reading Okay Do I have a second? I'll second Okay, so that was moved by Commissioner Duggan seconded by Vice Chair weeks Vice Chair weeks, would you like to start I? Really don't have any comments You've been through the process As you said for quite some time And I'm supportive of the project Mr. Peterson Well, if my questioning didn't tip my hand my my interest in a lot of these projects is the types of jobs that are being created and Coming fresh off a study session about the downtown station area specific plan where we're looking at mistakes that were made many years ago and the Secondary and tertiary effects that those mistakes can have I'm interested in avoiding Similar types of mistakes and in all of the projects that come before us in this case The mistake would be becoming like Napa where we have a lot of low-wage service jobs in very high housing costs and not having enough workforce housing to Handle the the economic activity in the area that being said This is a straightforward project. I can make all necessary findings As the cannabis ordinance has progressed and matured. I think that these types of progress these types of projects We get familiar with them. I think staff is more familiar with them and I think importantly the public is more familiar with them We don't have a Virtually any public feedback in front of us on this project positive or negative and again I think that that is as part of the maturation process of this so with that I can make all necessary findings Okay, and commissioner Dangan. Yeah, I can also make all the necessary findings and I'm in support of the project Commissioner Carter I can all I can also make the necessary findings and would agree that this Project appears to be appropriately Located given the city's Cannabis ordinance and process for locating these facilities. So I support the project And I also support the project for the reasons stated by commissioners and With that I Have the resolution moved by commissioner Duggan seconded by vice chair weeks and your votes, please And that passes with five eyes commissioners O'Crepkey and Kalyia being absent And I believe that was our only resolution. So I think that completes this item congratulations and good luck and With that, we'll close our meeting and tell our August 8th meeting