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1985 10 08 PC Minutes PLANNING COMMISSION- CITY OF LA QUINTA ~ ~1~ ~eti~ Held at ~e ~ ~~~ City Hall~ 78-105 ~lle Es~do~ ~ ~~ta~ ~lifo~a. October 8, 1985 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Principal Planner Sandra L. Bonner called the Planning Commission - meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL A. Principal Planner Bonner called the roll. Present: Principal Planner Sandra L. Bonner Absent: Commissioners Brandt, De Gasperin, Moran, Walling and Chairman Rhornburgh 3. HEARINGS 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 5. BUSINESS there being no quorum present, Principal Planner Bonner adjourned this meeting to an adjourned meeting on October 10, 1985, at 7:00 p.m., in La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, CA The regular meeting of the Planning ~ssion of the Cit_v of La Quinta, California, was adjourned at 7:10 p.m., October 8, 1985, at La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. LA OUI~ITA PLANNINI~ I;OMMIS$10N PIANNING CCt4MISSION - CITY OF LA QUINTA OATF._~~ An Adjourned Meeting held at the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California October 10, 1985 7: 00 p.m. 1. C3~T,T, ~ ORDER A. Chairman 5hornburgh called the Planning Cc~m~ission meeting to order at - 7:00 p.m. Chairman Thornburgh called upon C~ssioner Moran to lead the flag salute. 2. ROLL CAT A. Chairman Thornburgh requested the roll call. The Secretary called the roll: Present:Cc~nissioners Brandt, De Gasperin, Moran, Walling and Chairman Thornburgh Absent: None Also present were C~]~mnity Develo~t Director Lawrence L. Stevens, Principal Planner Sandra L. Bonner and Secretary Donna M. Velotta. 3. HEARINGS Chairman Thornburgh introduced the only item of hearing as follows: A. La Quinta General Plan and Environmental Impact Report/Master Environmental Assessment, to consider the Hazards, Cultural Resources, Natural Resources, C~[~r~unity Develo~t, Infrastructure and Housing El~ts of the proposed General Plan. (Continued) - Chairman Thornburgh called for a report from Staff. 1. Cure,unity DeveloPment Director Lawrence L. Stevens info~ the Planning Ccmmission that he had not yet complet~ the revision of the text for the General Plan. He further advised that after having spoken with Chairman Thornburgh earlier this date and due to the fact that the Conmtission has a joint meeting with the City Council and General Plan Advisory Committee on October 14 regarding this matter, they felt it would be worthwhile to review the Planning Conmission's ccnm~_nts and points on the issues ~ted to be discussed at the joint meeting, so the Conm~ssion ~ould be prepared in a meaningful manner. Chairman Thornburgh distributed a list of persons who attended both the Cc~mtission and City Council meetings. These were persons who had concerns or requests with regard to the proposed General Plan. He felt a review of the list to reaffirm the Ccmmission's views would be helpful in attending the joint meeting as one voice. After a lengthy discussion period covering each of the areas of concern that had been presented at earlier meetings, the Planning ConTmission unan~sly agreed on all areas except the downtown ccnm~_rcial area. *This paragraph Chairman Thornburgh and C~ssioner Walling, supported by Commissioner changed-See Page 2. Moran, agreed that "Village Ccmmercial" should be expanded east of Desert Club Drive and south to the new ali~t of Avenue 52. '.~is paragraph Cceamissioner De Gasperin was opposed to the extra commercial land and .~anged-See Page 2. C~ssioner Brandt felt that Desert Club Drive should be designated as a boundary between c~rcial and residential use. There being no need for a motion regarding this matter, Chairman Thornburgh closed the discussion. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Conmtissioner Walling made a motion to approve the minutes from the regular meeting of September 24, 1985. Commissioner Moran seconded the motion. MINUTES - PLANNING COS~ISSION October 10, 1985 Page 2. 1. ~ne minutes of the regular ma~ting of September 24, 1985, were approved as submitted. Unanimously Adopted. BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT There being no further items of agenda to come before the Planning Cc~mission, Chairman Thornburgh called for a motion to adjourn. Cc~missioner Walling made a motion to adjourn to a special study session to be held October 14, 1985, at 3:00 p.m., at La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, .California. Corm~ssioner De Gasperin seconded the motion. Unanin~usly Adopted. The adjourned m~eting of the Planning Cc~waission of the City of La Quinta, California, was adjourned at 9:15 p.m., October 10, 1985, in the La Quinta City Hall, 78-105 Calle Estado, La Quinta, California. 3.A. 1. (4th Paragraph) Changed to Read as Follows: "It was the consensus of the Con~ssion that Village Commercial be expanded east of Desert Club Drive and south to the new alignment of Avenue 52." 3.A.1. (5th Paragraph) Changed to Read as Follows: "Cc~missioner De Gasperin ~exDressed~ concerns about the extra commercial land and Cc~missioner Brandt felt that Desert Club Drive should be designated as a boundary betw~_n cc~xnercial and residential use."