CITY OF MURRIETA
1 TOWN SQUARE
MURRIETA, CA
Monday, October 30, 2023
5:30 PM SPECIAL JOINT
MEETING - VETERAN'S ROOM
MINUTES
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NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 25, 2023, the Mayor of the City of Murrieta has called a Special Joint Meeting of the Murrieta City Council and the Planning Commission to consider the following matters at the time and place listed on the agenda. /s/ Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
Lisa DeForest
Mayor
Lori Stone Cindy Warren
Mayor Pro Tem Council Member
Jon Levell Ron Holliday
Council Member Council Member
Kim Summers, City Manager
Tiffany Israel, City Attorney
Cristal McDonald, City Clerk
MURRIETA PLANNING COMMISSION
Michael Fisher
Chair
Craig Harlan Michael LaPaglia
Vice Chair Commissioner
Joe Wojcik Dennis Vrooman
Commissioner Commissioner
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5:30 PM JOINT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER 5:31 PM
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Member Cindy Warren
Council Member Jon Levell
Council Member Ron Holliday
Mayor Pro Tem Lori Stone
Mayor Lisa DeForest
Commissioner Wojcik
Commissioner Vrooman
Vice Chair Harlan
Chair Fisher
Absent: Commissioner LaPaglia
PUBLIC COMMENTS – AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
Kassen Klein: Spoke on Planning Commission decisions to ensure certainty, and consistency for developers, and stakeholders involved. Ensuring that projects meet the development code requirements versus what the public or City Council wants.
DISCUSSION
1. Planning Commission Advisory Body Review
City Council Members, Planning Commissioners, and City Staff introduced themselves.
City staff in attendance:
Kim Summers, City Manager
Ivan Holler, Assistant City Manager
Kristen Crane, Assistant City Manager
Paul Early
Carl Stiehl, City Planner
David Chantarangsu, Development Services Director
Jarrett Ramaiya, Deputy Development Services Director
Mayor DeForest spoke on the partnership between the City Council and Planning Commission; and the importance of communication between the two bodies.
The City Council, Planning Commission, and City Attorney, conversed on the following topics pertaining to the Planning Commission’s role as an advisory board:
Communications between the City Council, Planning Commission, and City Attorney;
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Improvements and training for Commissioners;
Advance communication on findings and specific traffic noise studies; Best practices when deviating from recommendation of staff and utilizing the City Attorney when legal questions arise;
Development Code language focusing on community needs; and State law and mandates regarding housing and developments. Agenda reports ambiguity which may result in misinterpretation by the Planning Commission.
Mayor DeForest and the City Council Members provided closing remarks.
ADJOURNMENT 6:27 PM
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Cristal McDonald, City Clerk