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	County of Yolo COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT	Taro Echiburu DIRECTOR
	292 West Beamer Street woodland, CA 95695-2598 (530) 666-8775 FAX (530) 666-8156 www.yolocounty.org

YOLO COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIR: VICE-CHAIR: MEMBERS:	Amon Muller Marcia Gibbs Troy Bird, Trini Campbell Cline, Elisabeth Dubin, Patrick Reynolds

MINUTES

November 10, 2022

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

8:30 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Muller called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Present:

Troy Bird, Elisabeth Dubin, Marcia Gibbs, Amon Muller, Patrick Reynolds, Brian Sala

Absent:

Trini Campbell Cline

Staff Present:

Stephanie Cormier, Principal Planner
Kimberly Hood, Assistant County Counsel
JD Trebec, Senior Planner
Tracy Gonzalez, Assistant Planner
Evelyn Tamayo-Arias, Commission Clerk
Elisa Sabatini, Natural Resources Manager
Ron Miller, Senior Planner

ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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The October 13, 2022 minutes were approved as presented.

Motion: Dubin Second: Gibbs
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES

There was no request for continuance.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The agenda was approved as presented.

Motion: Reynolds Second: Sala
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

PUBLIC COMMENT: Opportunity for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on subjects not otherwise on the agenda relating to Planning Commission business. The Planning Commission reserves the right to impose a reasonable limit on time afforded to any topic or to any individual speaker.

There was no public comment.

CORRESPONDENCE

There was no correspondence.

TIME SET AGENDA

GPA #2022-02: Consideration of a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to (i) amend the Yolo County 2030 Countywide General Plan to address Environmental Justice and Climate Action policies, as mandated by State law and (ii) find that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The amendments would update the Land Use and Community Character Element, Conservation and Open Space Element, and Health and Safety Element of the General Plan. (Applicant: Yolo County Planning Division) (Planner: JD Trebec/DeNovo Planning Group)

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JD Trebec, Senior Planner, provided the presentation to the Commission.

There was no public comment.

A motion was made to approve staff recommendations as presented.

Motion: Dubin Second: Gibbs
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

10.

ZF #2022-0003: Consider a request for a Use Permit to allow a large event venue at the Old Sugar Mill located at 35265 Willow Avenue (APN:043-240-030) in the unincorporated town of Clarksburg, and determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15323 of the CEQA Guidelines (Class 23 Categorical Exemption).

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JD Trebec, Senior Planner, provided the presentation and along with Stephanie Cormier, Principal Planner, answered the Commission's questions.

There was no public comment.

A motion was made to approve staff recommendations as presented.

Motion: Bird Second: Dubin
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

11.

NR #2022-01: Public hearing and presentation of the 2021 Annual Compliance Report on off-channel gravel mining within the boundaries of the Cache Creek Area Plan. Applicant: Yolo County (R.Miller/E.Sabatini)

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Ron Miller, Senior Planner, provided the presentation and along with Elisa Sabatini, Natural Resources Manager, answered the Commission's questions.

There was no public comment.

A motion was made to approve staff recommendations as presented.

Motion: Reynolds Second: Gibbs
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

REGULAR AGENDA

12.

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

A report by the Secretary of the Planning Commission on items from the recent Board of Supervisors meetings relevant to the Planning Commission and Department of Community Services activities for the month. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions. The commission or an individual commissioner can request that an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion.

Stephanie Cormier, Principal Planner, provided the Director's report and Kimberley Hood, Assistant County Counsel, provided an update on remote meetings.

13.

COMMISSION REPORTS

Reports by commission members on information they have received and meetings they have attended which would be of interest to the commission or the public. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.

The Commissioners provided their reports.

14.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

The opportunity for commission members to request an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion. No discussion by other commission members will occur except for clarifying questions.

Commissioner Reynolds requested a future tour of the Cache Creek mining sites.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.

Motion: Reynolds Second: Dubin
Ayes: Bird, Dubin, Gibbs, Muller, Reynolds, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Campbell Cline

Next meeting scheduled for: December 08, 2022

The Regular Meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission adjourned at 10:55 a.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission is December 08, 2022 via Zoom.

Any person who is dissatisfied with the decisions of this Planning Commission may appeal to the Board of Supervisors by filing with the Clerk of the Board within fifteen days from the date of the action. A written notice of appeal specifying the grounds and an appeal fee immediately payable to the Clerk of the Board must be submitted at the time of filing. The Board of Supervisors may sustain, modify, or overrule this decision.

Respectfully submitted by,

Leslie Lindbo, Secretary
Yolo County Department of Community Services