2021/08/12 Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting
of the City of Rohnert Park
Thursday, August 12, 2021
6:00 P.M.
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Orloff called the regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Led by Chairperson Orloff.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Tramaine Austin-Dillon, Commissioner
Fanny Lam, Vice Chairperson
Marc Orloff, Chairperson
Charles Striplen, Commissioner
Absent: Daniel A. Blanquie, Commissioner
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - ADOPTION OF MINUTES
5.1 Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Special Planning Commission Meeting of July
22, 2021.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Austin-Dillon/Striplen) to adopt Minutes of the Special
Planning Commission Meeting of July 22, 2021.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (4-0-1) roll call vote: AYES: Austin-
Dillon, Striplen, Lam and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT:
Blanquie.
6. AGENDA ITEMS
6.1 PUBLIC HEARING – MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION/CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/SITE PLAN AND
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW (Continued from the July 29, 2021 Special
Commission Meeting) – PLEN21-0002/PLUP21-0004/PLSR19-0009 – Mario
Spasovski/MB Homes Sonoma, LLC - Consideration of the following:
• R e so lu tion 20 2 1-1 1 ap p ro v in g a M itig ated N eg ativ e D ecl ara tion fo r the H o liday
Inn E x p re ss a nd Su ites P roject lo cated at 535 4 D ow dell A venue (A P N 04 5-0 75-
0 15 )
• R e so lu tio n 20 2 1-12 A p p ro v in g Site P lan an d A rch itectur al R eview and
C o n d ition al U se P erm it fo r H o lid ay In n E xp ress an d Su ites P roject located at
53 5 4 D o w d ell A v en u e (A P N 0 4 5-0 7 5-0 15 )
S u z ie A ze v e d o , P lann er I, presen ted th e item .
M a ry G ra c e P aw so n , D irector of D ev elop m en t Serv ices, presented the w ater data
re la tiv e to th e project an d an sw ered qu estio n s fr om the C om m ission, in cl u din g :
w h e n th e G ro u n d w ater Su stain ability A ct co m es in to play; the co st differen ce
be tw e e n gro u n d w a te r an d So n om a W ater; an d, th at higher C ity dem and is w here th e
h ote l is lo c ate d w h ich is serv ed by the w ell that is not perfo rm in g as stro n gly .
H e a rin g o p e n ed .
P u b lic co m m en t: non e.
H e a rin g cl o sed .
A C TIO N : Moved/seconded (Lam/Austin-Dillon) to adopt Resolution 2021-11
approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Holiday Inn Express and
Suites Project located at 5354 Dowdell Avenue (APN 045-075-015).
M otion carried by the following unanimous ( 4-0-1) roll call vote: A YES:
Austin-Dillon, Striplen, Lam and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None;
ABSENT: Blanquie.
A CTIO N : Moved/seconded (Austin-Dillon/Orloff) to adopt Resolution 2021-
12 Approving Site Plan and Architectural Review and Conditional Use Permit
for Holiday Inn Express and Suites Project located at 5354 Dowdell Avenue
(APN 045-075-015).
M otion carried by the following unanimous ( 4-0-1) roll call vote: A YES:
Austin-Dillon, Striplen, Lam and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None;
ABSENT: Blanquie.
7. ITEM S FR OM T H E PLA N N IN G CO M M ISSIO N
Commissioner Austin-Dillon expressed gratitude to be present to the meeting in person.
9. ITEM S FR OM TH E D EV ELO PM EN T SER V IC E STA FF
Staffperson Beiswenger stated the next meeting would include a climate change study
session as well as a couple of SP ARs.
10 . A D JO U RN M EN T
Chairperson Orloff adjourned the regular meeting at 6:36 p.m.