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MINUTES
February 16, 2023
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION
CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TIME: 7:00 PM
AGENDA REVIEW
No changes.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda
• Cynthia Marcopolis – Residents have raised awareness to save MSB as a multiuse historical building for the seniors of South San Francisco. • Tom Carney – Save MSB from the wrecking ball, 26% of South San Francisco’s population are senior citizens. The city needs to save this center, there is no other senior center in this city. Downtown is high in crime and there needs to be safer walkways and social locations. • Fionnola Villamejor – Save MSB building for the seniors in South San Francisco. Seniors have needs and the city needs to provide for them.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Consideration of draft minutes from the February 2, 2023 Planning Commission Motion to approve Consent Calendar – Commissioner Shihadeh, Second – Vice Chair Faria, approved by roll call (4-0-0) Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2023-02-16 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
ADMINISTRATIVE
ROLL CALL / CHAIR COMMENTS PRESENT: Chair Tzang, Vice Chair Faria Commissioners: Fernandez, Funes-Ozturk, Shihadeh
ABSENT: Evans (Excused)
STAFF PRESENT: Tony Rozzi - Chief Planner – Adena Friedman – Principal Planner – Kelsey Evans - Clerk
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2. Report regarding consideration of Design Review Board applications for a four-year term, in accordance with Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (Adena Friedman, Principal Planner)
• Commissioner Shihadeh – The DRB has all done a great job in the past years, agreed to reappoint all members
• Vice Chair Faria – The DRB have done a great job over the years, in support to reassign all members
Motion to vote: Vice Chair Faria,
Second – Commissioner Funes-Ozturk, approved by roll call (5-0-0) Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2023-02-16 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
3. Report regarding modification of Planning Commission meeting start time from 7:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Adena Friedman, Principal Planner and Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner) • Vice Chair Faria – Long agendas would be better if the start time was earlier, flexible but in support of an earlier start time.
• Commissioner Fernandez – 6:00pm works; although March is his last month in Planning Commission.
• Commissioner Shihadeh – In support of 6:00pm start time, other committees already start at 6:00pm.
• Commissioner Funes-Ozturk – Prefers 7:00pm start time but will support whatever the committee decides, also would prefer remote meetings • Chair Tzang – Either start time works, but stressed that a 6:00pm start time should schedule any high-profile items later in the agenda so the public would be able to participate if running late to a Planning Commission meeting.
No Action taken as this will be a City Council action only.
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2023-02-16 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
ITEMS FROM STAFF
• None.
ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSION
• Chair Tzang – wanted to address the public comments on the MSB building, could not since it wasn’t on the Agenda as an item.
• Commissioner Funes, Shihadeh & Vice Chair Faria – Congratulated Commissioner Fernandez on his second child.
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2023-02-16 7:00 PM (granicus.com) February 16, 2023 Minutes Page 3 of 3
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC
• Tom Carney – Noted MSB was an item on a past Agenda but the commission would not respond to the public comments. The item went to City Council and again, they did not get a response then either.
o Chief Planner Rozzi – Responded to Tom Carney, noted City Council would handle all public property discussions. Concerns for MSB building will be best addressed at a future City Council hearing, when appropriate. • Fionnola Villamejor - Thanked Chief Planner Rozzi for this guidance. Noted the public doesn’t feel as though their concerns are being addressed. Questioned the rezoning of this building, the public was not aware of this change nor the MSB building being on the chopping block.
Meeting Video: Planning Commission on 2023-02-16 7:00 PM (granicus.com)
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Tzang adjourned the Planning Commission meeting at 7:50PM.
Tony Rozzi, Chief Planner, AICP Alex Tzang, Chairperson or Norm Faria, Vice Chairperson
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