 Good morning, Lene. Manette, good morning, Kimberly. Can you hear me? I can hear you. Can you hear me? Okay. Yes, perfect. Thank you Do you hear music in the background? No, oh good. Okay. I might have it cute in the background screaming Okay, Christina, let's give this a try. I'm gonna send you a prompt Good morning. Good morning. Okay. Let's see Jennifer Horda Horda Hortes Susie said that you wanted to do a sound check. So I'm gonna send you a prompt You'll have to answer that prompt and then we'll see if your sound is working. Okay? Okay There you go. Yeah, so if you want to go ahead and use the muting and unmuting then We won't have to go through the prompt every time just remember to mute yourself. Okay. Yeah when it's appropriate and Because if we get too many people unmuted then I will go ahead and mute people. Okay, and that's fine. Thank you. Thank you And I think we have a few more of our applicants here if anybody else would like to do a sound check Can you please raise your hand in the zoom? Meeting format and we'll go ahead and get a sound check. So we have Colette Misha Yes, hi, this is Colette. Can you hear me? Yes, we can. Thank you Colette. Yep. Thank you So Colette, you can go ahead and as I mentioned to Jennifer, you can go ahead and mute yourself and until it's appropriate to Speak and that would be great Okay All right, Andy. I'm sending your prompt And do we have anyone else part of an applicant team that would like to do a sound check? Good morning everyone. How's my sound quality? Sounds good. Andy. Thank you. I'll Switch off here for a couple minutes. Okay. Thanks All right, we've got a couple more minutes before we start. I just want to give another opportunity for anyone from an applicant team to Do a sound check. So if you want to raise your hand within the zoom, we can do a sound check. Susie, I'm sending your prompt Hey, can you hear me? We can. Yay See in a few Okay, you'll see me in a few But everyone it is 10 30 and I like to call the zoning administrator meeting of October 21st to order My name is Andy Gustafson and I will serve as zoning administrator today This meeting is being conducted as a virtual meeting Pursuant to government code section 54 953e and the recommendation of the county health officer to Allow us to conduct these hearings in a way that helps to minimize the spread of COVID This meeting will be conducted as any other public meeting. We do have an agenda. We will go through each item in turn and There are a couple of mechanical or procedural things that like to just briefly review I know many of you are probably already familiar with this but those of you who are participating by zoom and are seeing the video may at points in the meeting where it's appropriate to comment and be recognized you press the icon key The hand icon key, excuse me And you'll be recognized by the recording secretary You will need to unmute yourself When you are recognized to be able to comment and those of you who might be participating by telephone You can do you can Will be allowed to comment, but you will need to press star nine and you will also be recognized So that that's sort of the mechanical procedural things That we need to review. Also. I want to note that today's meeting is being recorded and it will be live streamed if you wish to review the meeting after the hearing You can do so on youtube www.youtube.com Backward slash city of santa rosa all right the first item on our agenda is um For the second I should say is opportunity for public comment Those of you who have any matter that are part of or subject to the zoning administrator jurisdiction Which is not on this agenda you may Comment now and you have three minutes to do so And if you wish to do so, please either raise your hand using the hand icon key or press star nine and I'll pause here for a moment to give people an opportunity to request public comment And I see no one Raising their hand at this point so let's move on to our scheduled items on our agenda So before we begin And I do want to just review briefly each of these items will be presented in the same manner Of the project planner will give their report recommendation The applicant will then have opportunity to comment or add more information and then following that Will open up the discussion or the matter for discussion by the public In each case remember to raise your hand or Press star nine to be recognized today's Meeting any item That is acted on whether it's approved or denied or approved with conditions may be appealed there's a 10 day appeal period and Because it today and I always need to Look at the appeal day deadline the way it's calculated is 10 business days or the nearest business day following a weekend or a holiday so in this case the The appeal date will fall on November 1st At the end of the business day and if you wish to appeal any matter on today's agenda You do need to contact the project planner. Okay, so let's jump into the hearing The first item is item 3.1. It is a public hearing to design review the project planner is um Susie Murray and she's going to tell us about a design review for 1835 west steel lane susie Oh That is mine. Oh, I'm sorry. Okay. It is monette. Thank you. Yeah Sounds good. Okay. Good morning, mr. Gustafson and thank you. So Uh, here is my screen. Can you see it is being shared? Yes, thank you So the project as you mentioned, this is a minor design review and it is a public hearing For esperanza park. This is children's museum of sonoma county A brief description of the proposed project the minor design review is for the expansion of the of existing outdoor activity areas behind the existing structure on Children's museum. There will be a various climbing structure census sensory gardens small amphitheater picnic table area and bathrooms and The expansion area would be like a and a design area outdoor activity for children's between age of eight to twelve also the Existing parking area will be resurfaced and expanded to provide 38 additional parking spaces currently they have 80 parking spaces And 38 will be added So the site is zoned public institute station area Which is consistent with the job and land user designation Here you can see the existing land users in that area The park is next to Like a public institute on the east side on the west side We have some residential uses and the creek is located on the north but close to north side of the project Here is the existing parcel As you can see the majority of the frontage of the parcel is developed with parking and outdoor area and existing structure And here is where the area will be expanded and added additional parking spaces The park will be expanded and structures will be added So I will try to go through some of the structures and show the detail The applicant is available and they can go to to more details if there are any questions about those structures and play areas So here is the site plan as you can see on the On the left side the parking will be added And trees will be added in that area to meet with our design standards for orchard style parking No trees will be removed from the site. Actually more trees will be planted And These are some structures in this area picnic tables Equipments will be added bathroom and most of this equipment will not be visible from the west West still lane. So they are going to be behind the existing museum building Here is the existing elevation and proposed elevation from the parking lot The below picture shows the existing elevation and the north one shows the proposed elevation You can see some of the equipments like the lookout tower will be highest like at the tallest structure in the museum This is the zipline one of the structures being proposed is a zipline and this is how it will look like Here is the tallest structure in the park in the park, which is the lookout tower It will be 25 and a half feet And fences there will be some fences added and repaired along the parking and the existing museum So the picture on the north left is the existing fence along west still lane as you can see it has like a plans covering it So similar fence will be included on the north side and the on the north and Let me see East side of the property that will be like a Shrops and plants will be added to it There are also some fences within the parking to prevent access from the parking to the play area And that fence is being shown on the north right side So this project has been reviewed in compliance with the california environmental quality act and it qualifies for class three exemption and class four exemption the project involves addition of small structures like play equipments and on a land a private Private alteration to the existing land and no trees also will be removed Notices were sent mailed after neighbors between 600 feet and staff did not receive any comments or questions regarding the proposed project With that the planning and economic development department recommends that the zoning atmosphere there by resolution Approved minor design review for the property located at 1835 veste lane And here is my contact information For anyone who wants to contact me the applicant team is also available to answer questions If there are any and that was my presentation. Thank you excellent, uh, thank you manette and I um, I don't really have any questions, but I do Invite the applicant if they wish to uh comment or add more information If so, please, uh, raise your hand and you'll be recognized All right seeing none, um Now I offer the same invitation to any member of the public who is in attendance that wishes to comment on this project either raise your icon hand or press star nine Again seeing none. I'll close the public hearing on this matter um, I read the resolution and the Findings I think are appropriate for this project I'll comment and say that uh, it's really excellent to see this type of investment in such an important public facility or community facility here in the city um, I think it it it is superior design and It does provide for a great place for children to play uh in in a uh in a great setting and At the museum so, um I will approve the project as proposed subject to the You know based on the findings prepared in the uh resolution And subject to the conditions of approval that have been presented Thank you very much great job Um, so item 3.2 a conditional use permit For seven four three lewis road. This was continued uh from the october 7th meeting and um I am going to um Continue this matter of to a date certain and I wanted to um talk to the project planner and um An applicant the reason for the continuance is This this uh item uh needed some additional information from the applicant concerning the uh revised Fence location that is the subject of the conditional use permit We have not received any none has been posted for public review of a misagenda Which is necessary to move forward so um I want to uh Continue this to um November 4th, which is our next zoning administrator meeting the um acting zoning administrator This Amy Nicholson is available to hear the matter at that point at that time um So I wanted to confirm with the project applicant If there are an attendance that they are able to attend that meeting and I Welcome a response Thank you. Mr. Gustafson. This is christen a two means. I don't see them in attendance I see um Are they aware of the intent to continue this meeting? Uh, yes. Yes. Yeah Do you know with the designer uh this morning? Great is um The november 4th date available for them to attend or is there another date that they need to come to? They didn't express concerns with the date so okay um Okay, well I I asked that uh, you do communicate with the applicant that they need to provide their proposed change for modification to their fence in writing In advance of the meeting so that the proposal can be posted for public review for any interested party that may wish to review that Okay, excellent. Let's move on to uh item 3.3 design review 66 33 oakmont drive and the project planner is adam ross. Mr. Ross, please give your presentation Okay, uh, do you see this? Okay. Yep. It's perfect. Thank you So the project before you is a minor design review for an oakmont generator for screening and landscaping file numbers dr 21-048 located at 6633 oakmont drive My name is adam ross. I'm the project planner for this item before you so the project description includes a screening of the existing generator And above ground utilities and compliance with setbacks maintenance requirements for g pge requirements It's it's a It's a gotham panel that's been selected. It's a it's a middle Gate and I'll show or sorry middle screening and I'll show you a bit what that looks like later in this presentation and the rest is Landscaping which I have images of as well. So here's the this yellow Here's the overall parcel Here's the yellow outline of the location of this project Here's some land. Here's a close-up of the landscaping. You can see the generator here Here's the metal screening for the other outdoor equipment And new landscaping to be placed inside So as you can see a bit here is anyone could just kind of walk up and and Not that anyone vandalizes it or but maybe they might walk through so this kind of deters people passing through to the appropriate walkways throughout the area without stepping inside this landscape area it's kind of sparsely landscape now, but The proposal is a pretty lush and nice nicely designed landscaping along with the metal screening, but it would it would potentially, you know restrict Or at least deter anyone from making the mistake of going in there and and potentially causing any harm to The the people and or property So here's the metal screening that's chosen. This is that Gotham style and it's made for specifically for this project I believe the oakmont village association met and chose this design To their liking So here's the existing north view existing west view as you can see it's just some sod and low level low growth plants So here's that new metal screening with with new ornamental trees and more of a lush yet drought tolerant landscaping So the landscaping would be required to comply with the water efficient landscaping ordinance that the city has in place So again existing proposed from the same view existing proposed from the same view existing proposed from the same view existing And proposed from the same view So as you can see it's a it's Quite a nice design. There are no setback requirements for the fencing There's no limit to the fencing height. There a building permit is required for this I should say metal screening not so much fencing, but there are no height restrictions or and it's outside of any sort of vision triangle So with that the planning and economic development department recommends that the zoning administrator resolution approve a minor design review For the oakmont generator screening and landscaping project located at 6633 oakmont drive file number dr 21-048 Again, this is my contact information if any questions come up and i'm available for any Should you have any questions? You're on mute. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you, adam That was a clear presentation Good graphics. Is there any member of the project team that wishes to comment? Please raise your hand if you wish to do so Can I see one iris harrell? Yes, hi, i'm uh chair of the building construction committee and We also have our architect landscape architect available, but Adam did a good job of presenting this the issue Also is aesthetically it looks like a industrial complex there right now We put the generator in so that we are a senior community so that we could have People charge their phones be in a place that's heated if the power goes out and We really need to aesthetically address the big presence of it It's the first thing you see in any direction when you're going to those buildings and the auditorium So, um, I I thank you adam for doing such a nice presentation and i'm available for questions Thank you. I have none All right, is there any member of the public present who They wish to comment on this project. If so, please raise your hand or press down right Seeing none. I'll close the public hearing. Um Yeah, I it's a beautiful screen. I I applaud the association for That design landscaping and screening solution. It's it's quite beautiful Oh, I could I hope that other Um generators In the city particularly in visually prominent places such as this one Take that same approach I uh read through the resolution prepared by mr. Ross and find that the the Appropriate findings are are made here to support the approval of this project and the appropriate conditions Are also applied. So with that this minor design review is Is approved. Thank you very much All right, now we come to the last item on our agenda item 3.4 It's design review for 401 bicentennial way And okay now it's time for susie. Murray We Let me go ahead and share my screen Am I sharing? Oh, uh, not yet. I don't think Then that just figure I guess it requires two clicks, huh? Here we go. Yep. All right The right mode here. Okay. There we are So the project before you this morning Surzoning administrator is uh a proposed fuel cell equipment installation at 401 bicentennial Which is a kaiser permanente campus Uh this image here is a picture of a previously installed System at another location That gives you an idea of what it will look like the project requires a design review application The site is located up on the the corner or surrounded by 101 bicentennial way and mendicino avenue And is uh public institutional as a general plan land use designation And the zoning is also public institutional, which always is a nice site when they are nice and consistent like this Here's an aerial view of the campus and the installation is being proposed at where the red Red and gold star is and that's a blow up of that area up in the left hand corner It is directly off the mendicino kind of midway on the mendicino property line Uh takes access access from there Here again is kind of what the equipment area will look like on the right. It's tucked neatly in between uh mo b1 and 2 And um, you can see what it's replacing most of the area that's being disrupted is paved right now and home to other equipment From the street This is what it looks like now the equipment will be installed where the arrow's pointing Um, so it's nicely screened mostly by landscaping The project has been conditioned that if during construction they determine they need to remove any of those redwood trees That they will do it in compliance with the Um, uh city's tree ordinance Uh city code chapter 20 or 17 24 Um for design review, there are six required findings All of which have uh through staff's review. We've determined that they can be met And um, we're drafted on the draft presentation or the draft resolution The project has been found exempt from the california environmental quality act because it involves the installation of new equipment a minor Installation The project was required to provide a noise evaluation these generators do make some noise Given the proximity to uh some residential uses it was found to be in compliance with the the city's noise ordinance chapter 17 16 of the zoning code and It also concluded that there were no significant impacts to any of those uh nearby receptors There were no issues Or no unresolved issues through staff's review I actually I don't think there were any issues raised other than the noise element and no public comments were received All noticing was done in compliance with the zoning code So with that it is recommended by the planning and economic development department that the zoning administrator By resolution grant design review to allow the installation of fuel cell equipment at the kaiser permanente campus 401 bicentennial way file number dr 21 dash o 29 And for anybody who's listening to this and may not be able to see this screen My name is susie murray. If you have any questions, you can contact me at my phone is 707 543 4348 And my email address, although I will say it's better off. You're much better off to call me My email address is smurray at srcity.org And that concludes my presentation the applicants available. They are not doing a presentation, but they're available for questions If you have any That concludes my presentation Okay, thank you susie All right, I I don't have any questions right now, but um, I will once I have Given public opportunity to comment and if the public wishes, I mean, I'm assuming the applicant team doesn't want to comment I'll give you a moment here if you don't If you do raise your hand I see none. Okay, so um, is anybody present from the public that wishes to comment If so, please raise your hand press star nine See none. I close the public hearing. Okay the question I have and I was looking at the uh, uh, submitted plan susie is Fencing and and screening. Um I do see that there's fencing, but it doesn't look like it's a total enclosure. I'm not I can't really discern that from the plans So I'll ask the project team How is this facility Going to be enclosed Or maybe susie you can do that she's just unmuted herself. Yeah, go ahead um, so there is going to be a retaining wall on the face of monoceno Is a driver street? Um, there is a retaining wall there Okay, I do see like cinder blocks. I'm looking at sheet c 1.4 elevation views And I'm reading that To understand so is there a trespass Fenced enclosure around this facility. I guess that's an easier way to answer that's the question. No Okay, is kaiser concerned about that in terms of people come because it's a very Accessible visible street. I don't believe that there's any exclusion fencing At this point on the facility grounds No, kaiser is not concerned Okay, um Susie you made a comment regarding Existing vegetation screening Would um Practically, uh Um Block this from view from From mendicino avenue, correct Yeah, you I mean if you stand if you're walking down the sidewalk and you turn and look you'll be able to see some equipment there You can see some equipment there now Which you can see on the aerial view I can bring that back up on the screen if you want me to But really I mean it's tucked back into a corner between two buildings where You'd almost have to be at it looking at it from an angle if you look at the site plan I think it's on G 1.1 That really shows the angle, you know, if you're on the north side of the driveway looking in You would probably be able to see some equipment from if you're on the south side of the driveway It's pretty much screened by the existing vegetation. There is a small grove of redwood trees right there And again, if any if if any of them were affected and I think there's a possibility of one Closest to the project site not you know way furthest away from the street If any tree does need to be removed, they will be replaced in compliance with the the tree ordinance And they're prepared and I also want to say that early on in the project I met with the The the applicant the project engineer and also Kaiser representatives And they they they express no concern There's no screening. You're right. The campus is just wide open. You can you can travel through it, but It's also active. I believe 24 hours a day. So Susie actually mentioned that I was going to say about okay, good. I guess I've already addressed the comments About the trees Yes Okay Well, I'll just note that Would if it becomes necessary I I don't want to belabor this point, but just comment that I would expect a facility like this to be have some enclosure at some point Because of trespass concern and while the applicant or Kaiser may not have that concern today Um I I believe If an additional fencing is Is determined in the future to be needed Would design review be required for that? Some level of design review. Yeah, but my guess is it would likely be over the counter because again, okay It's just not highly visible from the street I would think I mean I looked at it in terms of screening it because of the aesthetics Not because of security and I didn't feel that that was necessary We have these we do have several of these systems Um at other locations up behind the you know up on Where orchard supply used to be up on top of the hill? There's a system There's a couple up on fountain or off fountain grove And I'm trying to think, you know, I don't think they're they're screening has been Like the chain link fence with the slats and stuff. I'm I'm I'm 59 years old I can scale one of those so I don't know that it's really good for screening But I mean it's good for screening but not for security. So I don't think it's been a problem I haven't heard of it being a problem. So well, um, thank you for That I think you know, I just wanted to let the applicant know or Kaiser know that Should they decide in the future? that an enclosure of some type for trespass exclusion That kind of security that they can do so and it would be an administrative over the counter review. That's good Likely and and and I I agree I read your staff report or I should say resolution And the findings you made there are appropriate to support this design review It it is Tucked away and integrated with the site and and I do agree that Excessive use of fencing in a facility like this makes it appear foreboding and versus, you know More more open and and friendly so anyway with with the proposal as presented I will approve the project the the design review and We are concluded with this matter so Thank you very much for bringing this forward And with that we've finished the last item on our agenda for the zoning administrator meeting of october 21st And I will adjourn the meeting at 11 o 4 a.m. Thank you all for