2022/02/10 Planning Commission Minutes
Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting
of the City of Rohnert Park
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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
Daniel A. Blanquie, Commissioner
Fanny Lam, Chairperson
Marc Orloff, Commissioner
Charles Striplen, Vice Chairperson
Absent: None
Staff attending via Zoom Video Communications: Planning Manager, Jeff Beiswenger,
Planner I, Suzie Azevedo, and Recording Secretary, Jennifer Sedna.
4. CEREMONY FOR INSTALLATION OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND
SELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 2022
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Blanquie/Orloff) to nominate Commissioner Lam to the
Chairperson.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (5-0-0) roll call vote: AYES: Austin-Dillon,
Blanquie, Lam, Orloff and Striplen; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Orloff/Austin-Dillon) for Commissioner Striplen to be the Vice
Chairperson.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (5-0-0) roll call vote: AYES: Austin-Dillon,
Blanquie, Lam, Orloff and Striplen; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR - ADOPTION OF MINUTES
6.1 Approval of the Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of December
9, 2021.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Orloff/Blanquie) to adopt Minutes of the Planning
Commission Meeting of December 9, 2021.
Motion carried by the following unanimous (4-1-0) roll call vote: AYES:
Austin-Dillon, Blanquie, Lam, and Orloff; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: Striplen;
ABSENT: None.
7. AGENDA ITEMS
7.1 SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW – File No. PLSR21-0001 –
Wayne Bossier, Architect – Consideration of Resolution 2022-01 Approving Site Plan
and Architectural Review for the 946 Camino Coronado Apartment complex addition
located at 946 Camino Coronado (APN 143-480-053).
Suzie Azevedo, Associate Planner, presented the item and answered questions from the
Commission, including: the location of the new units relative to the site; the similarity
between the new and existing units; and, plans to add a solar component.
Wayne Bossier, Architect joined the meeting and answered questions from the
Commission, including: installing solar panels on the carports; the color and material of
the new building relative to the existing buildings; the conditions in the resolution;
maintaining the creek environment with drought adaptive landscaping; and, the age of the
existing building.
ACTION: Moved/seconded (Blanquie/Striplen) to adopt Resolution 2022-01
Approving Site Plan and Architectural Review for the 946 Camino Coronado
Apartment complex addition located at 946 Camino Coronado (APN 143-480-
053).
Motion carried by the following unanimous (5-0-0) roll call vote: AYES:
Austin-Dillon, Blanquie, Lam, Orloff and Striplen; NOES: None; ABSTAIN:
None; ABSENT: None.
8. ITEMS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Commissioners Orloff and Lam requested that the transitional housing project on
Medical Center Drive be agendized when meetings are in the Chambers. Commissioner
Orloff requested the City policy on mask wearing.
9. ITEMS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE STAFF
Staffperson Beiswenger stated the Council is moving back to in person meetings on
February 22nd and the Commission has a virtual meeting on February 24th with three
public hearings advertised as such.