Minutes_January 23, 2019 - Laserfiche WebLink

Commissioner Brown moved to approve the Minutes of the December 12, 2018 meeting as amended. Commissioner Ritter seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Allen, Balch, Brown, and Ritter NOES: None RECUSED: Commissioner O'Connor ABSENT: None 3. MEETING OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ANY ITEM WHICH IS NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA There were no members of the audience wishing to address the Commission. 4. AGENDA AMENDMENTS None 5. CONSENT CALENDAR Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved, or adopted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Planning Commission or a member of the public by submitting a speaker card for that item. There were no consent calendar items. 6. PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER MATTERS a. Planning Commission Design Traininq Workshop and training with Rick Williams, Principal, Van Meter Williams Pollack, on concepts, strategies and approaches for effective project design review. Planning Manager Ellen Clark introduced Rick Williams and Andrew Faulkner from Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP (VMWP), with whom the City had contracted to provide training to staff on design review approaches and strategies. Director of Community Development Gerry Beaudin explained the process that was undertaken by VMWP, including their review of recent projects that have come through the City's development process. Mr. Williams gave a broad overview of the interaction between VMWP and staff, which has included best practices, lessons learned from other communities, and thinking about this training as a foundation to build a common vocabulary and a common set of principles to enable the City to maintain the essence of Pleasanton. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 of 5 January 23, 2019