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Design Commission
Meeting Minutes for
July 16, 2008
Commission Members
| Brian Sehnert, Vice Chair | David Nybo, Chair | Edmonds Chandler |
| James Fong , AIA, NCARB | Todd Rudd | Hideki "Kit" Miyamoto, SE |
| Phyllis Newton |
City Staff
William Crouch, AIA, FRAIA, NCARB, Urban Design Manager/Design Director
Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect
Sheryl Patterson, Senior Deputy City Attorney
New City Hall
915 I Street, 1st Floor- Council Chambers
July 16, 2008- 5:30 P.M.
The City Design Commission was created by the City Council. Its powers and duties include: to develop and recommend to the City Council policies and programs in support of the urban design program, including but not limited to urban design policies appropriate for inclusion in the General Plan and other regulatory plans and programs of the City; develop and recommend standards for review of development projects in addition to those standards set forth in Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code, and forward the recommended policies and standards to the City Council for the City Council’s consideration and adoption; evaluate and submit comments and recommendations on proposed plans, public and private development projects, and environmental reviews that are not subject to review under Title 17, Chapter 17.132 of the City Code and that may affect the physical development of and urban design in the city, in coordination with the review and action by the City Council, Planning Commission, or other public agencies on the plan, project, or environmental review; to review and approve design projects of major significance and appeals of the Design Director decisions per the Design Review Chapter, Title 17, Chapter 17.132, of the City Code.
Notice to the Public
You are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken (3 minutes maximum) on items listed on the agenda when they are called. Public Comment on items not listed on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting as noted on the agenda. Comments on controversial items may be limited and large groups are encouraged to select 3-5 speakers to represent the opinion of the group.
Notice to Lobbyists: When addressing the Commission you must identify yourself as a lobbyist and announce the client/business/organization you are representing (City Code 2.15.160).
Speaker slips are located in the lobby of the hearing room and should be completed and submitted to the Commission Secretary.
Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act) requires that a brief description of each item to be transacted or discussed be posted at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting. The City posts Agendas at City Hall as well as offsite meeting locations.
The order of agenda items is for reference; agenda items may be taken in any order deemed appropriate by the Commission. The agenda provides a general description and staff recommendations; however, the Commission may take action other than what is recommended. The agenda is available for public review on the Friday prior to the meeting. Hard copies of the agenda, minutes, and staff reports are available from the Development Services Department at 300 Richards Boulevard, 3rd Floor (.25 cents per page) , during regular business hours or can be downloaded at www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd.
Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special assistance to participate in the meeting, notify the Development Services Department at (916) 808-5908 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Design Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call -
All Commissioners present except Fong, Miyamoto, and Rudd. Commissioner Rudd arrived at 5:32pm. Commissioner Miyamoto arrived at 5:38pm. Commissioner Fong arrived at 5:49pm.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
- Approval of Minutes for
June 18, 2008
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from June 18, 2008
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: Refer to Item #2
- Approval of Minutes for June 25, 2008 (Special Meeting)
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes from June 25, 2008
Contact: William Crouch, Urban Design Manager, (916) 808-8013
Action: Moved, seconded, carried (Newton, Rudd, 4:0:1 Abstain-Chandler) to approve minutes
for June 18th and June 25, 2008.
Public Hearings
Public hearings may be reordered by the Chair at the discretion of the Commission. If you challenge the decision of this Commission you may be limited to raising only those issues that are raised in this hearing or in written correspondence received by the agency prior to the hearing.
- DR05-402 The Metropolitan (Noticed on 07/03/08)
Location: 921 10th Street (10th & J Street), District 1, 006-0044-012-0000
Recommendation: Approve- Item A: Environmental Impact Report; Item B: Mitigation Monitoring Plan; Item C: A request to develop a high-rise tower, consisting of 190 residential condominium units and 190 hotel rooms with ground floor commercial retail space.
Contact: Matthew Sites, Associate AIA, 916-808-7646; Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, 916-808-5957
Action: No public comment. Moved, seconded, carried (Sehnert, Fong, 7:0:0) to approve recommendation with amended conditions.
Attachment:
Record of Decision
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- M07-050 Design Commission Request Log
Location: (Citywide)
Recommendation: Receive and File- Monthly Design Commission Request Log
Contact: Luis R. Sanchez, AIA, Senior Architect, 916-808-5957
Action: No public comment. Received and filed. Vice Chair Sehnert requested that an item be set for a future meeting to brief the commission on the City’s proposed sustainability policies in the draft General Plan and the implementation plan for such policies.
Public Comments- Matters Not on the Agenda
- None
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioners Sehnert and Nybo would like to see more building detail in the plans for future projects, as well as a landscape plan. Commissioner Nybo referenced the Metropolitan plans showing the prior building design and the revised plan on the same sheet as helpful and wanted the same presentation format for future projects that are revised after commission review.
Chair Nybo announced that the commissioners will be receiving an early copy of the PUD Design Guidelines for the Docks Specific Plan project. The project will be heard in an upcoming meeting sometime in September. Chair Nybo also asked about the tentative project schedule for upcoming meetings.
Vice Chair Sehnert asked for a copy of comments on the Creamery project that had previously been sent out to the Commissioners. He also expressed concern with the limited time to review the list of comments for the Target on Broadway project.
Commissioner Newton requested that color and material boards be available for the commission to view at meetings.
Chair Nybo presented Commissioner Fong with a certificate for his term as the first chair of the Commission.
