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	County of Yolo COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT	Adam Fieseler 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:	Elisabeth Dubin Gurtaj Grewal Tom Merwin, Elisabeth Dubin, Brian Sala, Michael McCormick, Amon Muller, Sarah Dukett, Gurtaj Grewal

MINUTES

September 11, 2025

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA

9:00 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER

Chair Dubin called the meeting to order at 9:02 a.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Present:

Elisabeth Dubin, Gurtaj Grewal (arrived 9:06 a.m.), Michael McCormick, Amon Muller, Brian Sala

Absent:

Sarah Dukett, Tom Merwin

Staff Present:

Stephanie Cormier, Chief Assistant Director of Community Services
Eric May, Senior Deputy County Counsel
Jeff Anderson, Principal Planner
Aaron Brown, Assistant Planner
Evelyn Tamayo-Arias, Commission Clerk

ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS

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The July 10, 2025, meeting minutes were approved as presented.

Motion: Muller Second: McCormick
Ayes: Dubin, McCormick, Muller
Noes: None
Abstain: Sala
Absent: Dukett, Grewal, Merwin

REQUEST FOR CONTINUANCES

There was no request for continuance.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

The agenda was approved as presented.

Motion: Sala Second: Muller
Ayes: Dubin, McCormick, Muller, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Dukett, Grewal, Merwin

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.

Alan Pryor addressed the Commission during public comment.

CORRESPONDENCE
County Staff Response to the Sierra Club Yolano Group Correspondence Regarding the Cache Creek Area Plan Program

The Commission received several emails prior to the meeting.

TIME SET AGENDA

ZF #2024-036: Consider a request for a Major Use Permit to allow for the construction and operation of a 140-foot-tall monopole cell tower and associated equipment on a 23.79-acre Agricultural Intensive (A-N) zoned parcel (APN 039-030-017). The project site is located immediately south of the City of Woodland and 0.25-mile west of County Road 99. An Initial Study/Negative Declaration (SCH #2025070236) has been prepared for the project. (Applicant: Carl Jones / Owner: Blake and Melissa Harlan Trust) (Planner: Aaron Brown)

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Aaron Brown, Assistant Planner, provided the presentation and answered the Commission's questions.

The following addressed the Commission during public comment.

Andrew Lesa (Epic Wireless on behalf of AT&T)
Steve Lanni
Blake Harlan- property owner
Anthony Murillo

A motion was made to approve staff recommendations as presented.

Motion: McCormick Second: Grewal
Ayes: Dubin, Grewal, McCormick, Muller, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Dukett, Merwin

REGULAR AGENDA

10.

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, Chief Assistant Director of Community Services, provided the Director's report.

11.

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.

12.

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.

The future agenda items were discussed during the Director's report.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 11:01 a.m.

Motion: Sala Second: Muller
Ayes: Dubin, Grewal, McCormick, Muller, Sala
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Dukett, Merwin

Next meeting scheduled for: October 09, 2025

The Regular Meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission adjourned at 11:01 a.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Yolo County Planning Commission is October 09, 2025, in the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers.

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,

Stephanie Cormier, Secretary
Yolo County Department of Community Services