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1. Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 1. Recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 99-07. 2. Recommend that the City Council approve and certify the Negative Declaation for Environmental Review No. 99-106. Mr. Joseph Edwards, Principal Planner, presented the staff report and recommendation. There were no public comments. Motion to recommend that the City Council: I) adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 99-07; and 2) approve and certify the Negative Declaration for Environmental Review No. 99-106. MOTION: Nalle SECONDED: Solorio AYES: Verino, Mondo, Nalle, Solorio, and Cribb OPPOSED: None ABSENT: Doughty ABSTAINED: None 3. Oral Communications -Comments from the Public. (For matters not listed on the Agenda). There were no comments. 4. Comments from the Executive Director. Ms. Uptegraff informed the Commission that staff would be scheduling the future afternoon sessions at the Ross Annex on the first floor conference room, however, until it was completed the meetings would continue to be held on the second floor. 5. Comments from the Plannine Manager. Mr. Adams apprised the Commission that since the previous discussion with the Commission regarding check cashing facilities, he had received approximately eight inquiries for the opening or leasing check cashing establishments. In addition, he stated that it was necessary for staff to receive some direction from the Commission regarding developing an additional mechanism for the facilities. If it was the Commission's desire, staff could develop a procedure to where the Zoning Administrator has the authority to approve or deny the cases. Commissioner Mondo stated that he would like to see staff develop a mechanism for the facilities and he was not opposed to the fee being less than the traditional conditional use permit. In addition, he emphasized the importance of code enforcement at the facilities and that he would like staff to investigate which facilities in the City had State licenses. 6. Comments from the Planning Commission. Commissioner Richazdson complimented staff on the new Ross Annex and the reopening of Ross Street. Commissioner Cribb complimented the City's new Ross Annex and expressed his appreciation to Ms. Uptegraff in her handling the Taco Bell issue appropriately. Commissioner Solorio expressed concern regarding the Lathrop School not having adequate parking. He stated that school faculty parked on the public street and on street sweeping days it was causing problems and requested staff to try to resolve the parking problems. Madam Chair Verino also commented that other school in the City did not have adequate parking, specifically Wilson School and echoed Commissioner Solorio's concerns. Commissioner Mondo expressed concern regarding the lack of total quality management, specifically at local parks. He further stated that he believed when a pazk maintenance worker was performing routine work and assignments at parks throughout the City and graffiti appeazed that it should be within their job assignments to report the graffiti and/or make arrangements to have the graffiti removed. In addition, he requested that Ms. Uptegraff inform the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services. Excuse of absences. There was a motion to excuse the absence of Commissioner Doughty. The motion was seconded and unanimously passed. Planning Commission Minu[es t} September 271999