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policy of holding Commission meetings in the Chambers, a site with which the community is familiar. She noted that in this regard, the Chambers would not be available on May 2, 2007; additionally, there were no projects, other than Consent Calendar items, that are ready for Commission consideration. She stated that it would not be advantageous to the Commission to meet for only Consent Calendar items. Ms. Decker indicated that she would schedule non-controversial projects for the special meetings. She noted that the draft May 9, 2007 meeting agenda earlier distributed to the Commission included one Consent Calendar item; two Public Hearing items: PUD-61, Emil Oxsen and Kathleen Morrison, which was continued at the March 28, 2007 meeting to April 25, 2007 but is being continued to May 9, 2007 as Mr. Oxsen informed staff that th he would be out of town on April 25, and PUD-93-02-09M/PCUP-182, Barnabas Nagy, on which staff had done some facilitation with the homeowners association after the Commission’s workshop on the item; and a work session on PUD-62/PGPA-13, Windstar Communities, Inc., a more recent General Plan amendment and development plan application on the BART station, which is being brought before the Commission at this time in response to Commission comments in the past that projects with workshops be brought before the Commission early on rather than after the whole project has already been designed. She noted that the Commission would be requested to look at the whole package of exhibits and details and to provide broad, general feedback. Ms. Decker referenced the list of projects slated for the three other meetings in May, stating that each meeting would include three to four projects which would vary in terms of complexity. She explained that the projects are listed not in order of priority but by Consent Calendar and Public Hearing categories and that staff is still working with the applicants to determine at which meetings these could come before the Commission. She noted that some of the projects are returning to the Commission for various actions, such as the Chrisman modification, the Sarich development, and the Oak Grove project which is being tentatively scheduled for May 23, 2007, and that the tentative map is for the previously Commission-recommended and Council-approved Austin PUD. She added that the Generations HealthCare, Inc. project is a request for a modification to the existing use permit to increase the number of beds from the 129 beds allowed by the use permit to the existing State-licensed 139 beds, and for a variance to address the consequent parking requirements for the increased number. She noted that the last project listed is a design review application for the Kim residence on Longview Lane. Ms. Decker indicated that she would be happy to go over the history of any unfamiliar projects with the Commissioners either individually or in groups of two. Ms. Decker noted that at the April 11, 2007 meeting, Mr. Michael O’Callaghan had stated that his project had been waiting to be put on a Commission agenda and requested additional Commission meetings to facilitate this process. She explained that this project is not on the list for the May meetings as staff is still working with Mr. O’Callaghan on some issues. She added that should it be necessary to continue one of the listed projects and Mr. O’Callaghan’s project becomes ready, it may be placed on one of the May agendas. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES April 25, 2007 Page 4 of 11