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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
A Regular Meeting of the Dublin Planning Commission was held on Tuesday, September
11, 2018, in the City Council Chamber. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM., by
Commission Chair Bhuthimethee.
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Attendee Name
Title
Status
Tara Bhuthimethee
Commission Chair
Present
Stephen Wright
Commission Vice Chair
Present
Am it Kothari
1 Planning Commissioner
Present
Samir Qureshi —
'Planning Commissioner
Absent
Scott Mittan
I Planning Commissioner
Present
2. Oral Communications — None.
2.1 Public Comment
No public comments were made.
3. Consent Calendar
3.1. Approve the Minutes of the August 14, 2018 Planning Commission Meeting
The Minutes of the August 14, 2018 Meeting were approved with the
following corrections:
• Correct third bullet point to read: Clarify that the outdoor amphitheater is a
permitted use on Parcel 1.
• Correct the fourth bullet point to read: Clarify that sound amplification in the
amphitheater shall not commence before 10am daily, and shall conclude by
8pm on Sunday through Thursday and 10pm on Friday and Saturday nights.
RESULT:
ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVED BY:
Stephen Wright, Commission Vice Chair
SECOND:
Amit Kothari, Planning Commissioner
AYES:
Wright, Bhuthimethee, Mittan, Kothari
ABSENT:
Samir Qureshi, Planning Commissioner
4. Written Communication - None.
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5. Public Hearing — None.
6. Unfinished Business — None.
7. New Business
7.1 STUDY SESSION: IKEA Retail Center (PLPA-2016-00016)
Amy Million, Principal Planner, made a presentation and responded to questions
posed by the Commission.
Diwu Zhou, Traffic Engineer with Fehr & Peers, made a presentation and
responded to questions posed by the Commission.
John Bakker, City Attorney, addressed the Commission and responded to
questions posed by the Commission.
Adam Bortz, IKEA, made a presentation and responded to questions posed by the
Commission.
DJ Edwards, Branch Manager and Principal Civil Engineer with JMH Weiss, Inc.,
made a presentation.
Rob Warshefski, Architect with Greenberg Farrow, made a presentation.
Jim Terry, Architect with Ware Malcomb, made a presentation.
Jason Milam, Landscape Architect with Smith + Smith, made a presentation.
Obaid Khan, Traffic Engineer with City of Dublin, responded to questions posed by
the Commission.
Tamara Ficarra, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
Jackie Ficarra, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
David Di Vecchio, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
Riadh Khairalla, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
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Jeff Keihl, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
Kevin Wilson, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
Sharon Wong, Dublin Resident, spoke in opposition of the project.
Adam Bortz, IKEA, responded to questions posed by the Commission.
Amy Million, Principal Planner responded to questions posed by the Commission.
Diwu Zhou, Traffic Engineer with Fehr & Peers, responded to questions posed by
the Commission.
Obaid Khan, City of Dublin Traffic Engineer, responded to questions posed by the
Commission.
With no further questions or discussion, the study session ended.
8. Other Business
Commission Chair Bhuthimethee inquired about the process for responding to the
public's written comments. Jeff Baker, Assistant Community Development Director,
responded that it is addressed through the formal Public Hearing process. John Bakker
suggested to acknowledge the comments have been reviewed during the public meeting.
Jeff Baker, Assistant Community Development Director, reminded the Commission about
the Planning Commission attendance policy and directed them to Chapter 2.12 of the
Dublin Municipal Code. He also reminded the Commission about the ability to
teleconference under rare circumstances as noted in Chapter 2.12. He requested that
the Commissioners notify him in advance if they wish to teleconference because it
requires proper public notice under the Brown Act, 72 hours in advance of the hearing.
Upon the request of the Commissioners, Jeff Baker provided status updates on various
project sites that were approved by Planning Commission and City Council but have not
yet started construction.
9. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned by Commission Chair Bhuthimethee at 10:35 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
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Jeff Baker
Assistant Community Development Director
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