SAN BENITO COUNTY

PLANNING COMMISSION

Eduardo Navarro

District No. 1

Valerie Egland

District No. 2

Robert Eggers

District No. 3

 

Robert Gibson

District No. 4

 

Robert Rodriguez

District No. 5

County Administration Building - Board of Supervisors Chambers, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, California

 

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

June 3, 2020

6:00 PM

6:00 PM ~ CALL TO ORDER
1.

NOTICE OF TEMPORARY PROCEDURES FOR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS

Attendance at the Planning Commission meeting is closed to the public per Executive Order N-29-30. The public may join meeting by Zoom (https://zoom.us/join) per the instruction stated below.

 

Webinar ID:  974 0805 3639

 

 

Pursuant to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20issued on March 17, 2020, relating to the convening of public meetings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the County Planning Commission are allowed to attend the meeting via teleconference and to participate in the meeting to the same extent as if they were present. 

 

Members of the public may participate in Planning Commission meetings in the following ways:

1.      Remote Viewing

Members of the public who wish to watch the meeting can view a livestream of the meeting online through San Benito County Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/sbccalifornia

and Community Media Access Partnership (CMAP) YouTube, San Benito County Governmenthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLj3iW3_dsDzbYqnY1KdCvA.

2.      Written Comments & Email Public Comment

Members of the public may submit comments via email by 5:00 PM on the Tuesday prior to the Planning Commission meeting to the Resource Management Agency at sbcplan@cosb.us. Regardless of whether the matter is on the agenda, every effort will be made to provide Planning Commission members with your comments before the agenda item is heard. 

3.      Planning Commission meeting Zoom Instructions for remote Participants:

Three ways to attend Zoom meetings: over the phone, on a web browser, or through the Zoom App.  Each meeting will have a meeting ID, which is a unique number associated with an instant or scheduled meeting (found at the top of this text). 

1.      Over the phone (Audio only):

·      Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

      US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0968

      Webinar ID: 974 0805 3639

2.      Open the Web-browser:

·  https://zoom.us/s/97408053639?pwd=OU94NmlFTTZGNHhZZjhtS1hkS2V4Zz09

3.      Smart device Application:

·      One-tap iphone: US: +16699006833,,97408053639# or +14086380968,,97408053639#

 

Zoom Audio Only (phone)

If you are calling in as audio-only, please dial US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 646 876 9923.

1.      It will ask you to enter the Webinar ID, 974 0805 3639, followed by the “#” key (pound key), which can be found at the top page of the agenda. The meeting agenda can be found at http://cosb.us/

2.      It will then ask for a Participant ID, press the “#” key (pound key) to continue.

3.      Once you enter the Zoom meeting, you will automatically be placed on mute.

4.      Public Comment: If you are using a phone, please press “*9” (star-nine) to raise your hand, and the Zoom facilitator will unmute you when your turn arrives.

 

Zoom on Web-browser or Zoom app for Tablet or Smartphone

If joining through web-browser, launch the address https://zoom.us/join or launch the Zoom app on your Tablet or Smartphone:

1.      Select “JOIN A MEETING”

2.      The participant will be prompted to enter Meeting ID and name to join the meeting.  The Meeting ID can be found at the top of this text, and the meeting agenda can be found at http://cosb.us/

3.      The participant can launch audio through their computer or set it up through the phone.

4.     Public Comment: Select the “Participants Tab” and click “Raise hand” icon, and the Zoom facilitator will unmute you when your turn arrives.

 

Public Comment Guidelines

·        If participating on Zoom, once you are selected you will hear that you have been unmuted:  At this time, state your first name, last name, and county you reside in for the record.  

·        The San Benito County Planning Commission welcomes your comments.

·        Each individual speaker will be limited to a presentation total ofthree (3) minutes.

·        Please keep your comments, brief, to the point, and do not repeat prior testimony, so that as many people as possible can be heard.  Your cooperation is appreciated.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Resource Management Agency at 831 637-5313 or at sbcplan@cosb.us.

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
2.Acknowledgement of Certificate of Posting
CONSENT AGENDA
  • These items will be considered as a whole without discussion unless a particular item is requested by a member of the Commission, Staff or the public to be removed from the Consent Agenda.  Approval of a consent item means approval of the recommended action as specified in the Staff Report. 
  • If any member of the public wishes to comment on a Consent Agenda Item please fill out a speaker card present it to the Clerk prior to consideration of the Consent Agenda and request the item be removed and considered separately.
3.

Draft Meeting Minutes from May 20, 2020

DISCUSSION - SPECIAL AGENDA ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
4.

PLN200021 (Use Permit):   OWNER: Mr. Manuel Lima.  APPLICANT/OPERATOR: Waste Management Solutions of San Benito, LLC; Contact: Chris Nottenkamper, Manager, John Smith Road Landfill.  LOCATION: 2650 John Smith Road, Hollister, CA 95023. APN: portion of 025-190-011.  REQUEST: A Use Permit for the short-term stockpiling of up to approximately 315,000 cubic yards of native soils on approximately 12.7-acres of grazing land located outside of the currently permitted boundary of the John Smith Road Landfill. The source of the native soils is from the excavation of a waste disposal module within the permitted landfill boundary, which is already an approved activity at the landfill. The stockpiled soil will be used as a source as needed for daily and intermediate landfill cover until it is depleted, which is expected to take approximately four (4) years. The project includes the construction of an approximately one-acre stormwater detention basin for water quality control.  GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: Rangeland (R).  ZONING DISTRICT: Agricultural Rangeland/Agricultural Productive (AR/AP).  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Draft Initial Study/Negative Declaration available at http://cosb.us/wp-content/uploads/JSRL-Soil-Project-Draft-Initial-Study-4-24-20.pdf.  PLANNER: Darryl Boyd (dboyd@cosb.us)

ADJOURN

NOTE:  A copy of this Agenda is published on the County's Web site by the Friday preceding each Commission meeting and may be viewed at www.cosb.us.  All proposed agenda items with supportive documents are available for viewing at the San Benito County Administration Building, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister, CA between the hours of 8:00 a.m. & 5:00  p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays.)  This is the same packet that the Planning Commission reviews and discusses at the Commission meeting.  The project planner's name and email address has been added at the end of each project description.  As required by Government Code Section 54957.5 any public record distributed to the Planning Commission less than 72 hours prior to this meeting in connection with any agenda item shall be made available for public inspection at the Planning Department, 2301 Technology Parkway, Hollister, CA  95023.  Public records distributed during the meeting will be available for public inspection at the meeting if prepared by the County.  If the public record is prepared by some other person and distributed at the meeting it will be made available for public inspection following the meeting at the Planning Department. 

APPEAL NOTICE:  Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Planning Commission may appeal the decision within ten (10) calendar days to the Board of Supervisors.  The notice of appeal must be in writing and shall set forth specifically wherein the Planning Commission's decision was inappropriate or unjustified.  Appeal forms are available from the Clerk of the Board at the San Benito County Administration Office, 481 Fourth Street, Hollister and the San Benito County Planning Department, 2301 Technology Parkway, Hollister. 

NOTE:  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Board of Supervisors meeting facility is accessible to persons with disabilities.  If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk of the Board's office at (831) 636-4000 at least 48 hours before the meeting to enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.