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OK. GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO THE MERCED COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
COULD I HAVE EVERYBODY PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? OK, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONERS? GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER AGUILERA, HERE, COMMISSIONER SPYCHER, HERE, VICE CHAIR ERRECA, HERE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. OK, THANK YOU.
[4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OK. ON ITEM FOUR IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES.I GUESS WE HAVE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 13, 2021 MEETING.
I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THEM, BUT WE I'D LIKE TO EDIT THEM FIRST JUST FOR CORRECTION. WE HAVE DAVE ANDERS [INAUDIBLE] NOT ANDERSON, BUT ANDERS.
COULD WE EDIT THAT INTO BEFORE APPROVAL? YEAH, THANK YOU. MR. SPYCHER. IT SHOULD READ DUANA ANDREWS D-U-A-N-A AND HIS LAST NAME IS SPELLED A-N-D-R-E-W-S. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU YOU IDENTIFYING THAT EDIT.
OK, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH THE CHANGES.
THIS PASSES. OK, ITEM FIVE CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS IS THE POINT IN THE MEETING WHERE ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO ANYTHING UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT ISN'T ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
PLEASE DO SO NOW AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS AND GO ON TO ITEM SIX.
[6.I. GPTA21-001]
AND THAT WOULD BE GPTA21-001 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN REFERENCE IN GENERAL PLAN AND MR. MAXEY HAS THAT FOR US.MORNING, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, STEVE MAXEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR PLANNING FOR THE COUNTY.
ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT.
IT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ELEMENT OF OUR GENERAL PLAN OR OUR ADOPTED GENERAL PLAN. THAT'S ONE OF THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS IN GENERAL PLANS PER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND REALLY ALL THIS AMENDMENT WOULD DO IT WOULD ADD SOME LANGUAGE REFERENCING THE COUNTY'S ADOPTED LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
AND REALLY, IT WOULD REFERENCE BOTH THE CURRENT HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AS IT'S IN PLACE TODAY. BUT THEN IT WOULD ENABLE US TO JUST INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE ANY FUTURE LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN THAT THE COUNTY MAY ADOPT AND REALLY COULD ADOPT IN COORDINATION WITH OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES AS PART OF A MULTI JURISDICTION HOUSING OR, EXCUSE ME, MULTI JURISDICTION HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.
AND REALLY, WHAT THIS DOES IS IT OPENS UP THE AVAILABILITY FOR THE COUNTY TO OBTAIN SOME FUNDING AND REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE IN INSTANCES WHERE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED.
AND FOR THAT KIND OF A DEEPER DOVE ON THAT, I HAVE A GREAT DEAL HERE WITH CAL FIRE THAT HE CAN SHED A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHT ON THAT.
BUT THE AMENDMENT ITSELF WOULD JUST BE TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE REFERENCING THIS ADOPTED PLAN. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS GREG PADILLA, I'M THE ASSISTANT COORDINATOR.
SO BACK IN 2006, THE GOVERNOR PASSED THE ASSEMBLY BILL AB-2140 AND BASICALLY THAT ALLOWS COUNTIES ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF A NATURAL DISASTER WAS TO OCCUR.
SO BY US ADOPTING THIS AND PUTTING SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IN YOUR SAFETY ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, IT ALLOWS FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING UP TO 100% IF SOMETHING WAS TO OCCUR.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE CALIFORNIA DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACT ONLY ALLOWS UP TO 75 PERCENT IF WE DO NOT INCLUDE THIS.
SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OK. THANKS. THANK YOU.
SO WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION FOR THE COMMISSION TODAY WOULD BE TO OPEN AND CLOSE OR HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS TO DETERMINE THAT NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15061B3, 15307, AND 15308 OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES. BASICALLY, THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE THIS ACTION WOULD NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND THEN THREE, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU RECOMMENDING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT.
WITH THAT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? OK, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TOWARDS THIS ITEM. PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, FOR THE RECORD, NOT SEEING
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ANY. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION. I WOULD MOVE TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION, IS THAT THE LANGUAGE WE'RE LOOKING FOR? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ACTUALLY, SIR.REVIEW IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15061B3, 15307, AND 15308.
AND THEN FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD WOULD THEN APPROVE.
SO AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE SAID GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT.
CHAIR ALSO VOTES AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRY. OK, NEXT UP, COMMISSION ACTION ITEMS, NOTHING ADDITIONAL, SIR, DIRECTOR'S REPORT.
[8. DIRECTOR'S REPORT]
JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT.YOU JUST WANT TO CERTAINLY TAKE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO SAY THAT I HOPE EACH OF YOU HAD A VERY NICE THANKSGIVING.
THEN TWO, AND ARGUABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY, JUST OBVIOUSLY MR. ACHESON IS NOT HERE.
I KNOW EACH OF YOU SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT.
WE WISH HIM WELL AND QUICK, QUICK RECOVERY AND HEALING AS HE'S, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BATTLING A FEW HEALTH ISSUES.
I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HIM ALMOST DAILY.
HE'S IN GOOD SPIRITS AND RECOVERING, AND SO LET'S JUST KEEP HIM IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT.
OK, NOT HEARING ANY, I WILL ADJOURN THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.