Planning Commission Minutes 2017 06 08

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 8, 2017 Page 5 of 27 reduce dumpsters from 2 to 1, perhaps analyze the dumpster size, and shield them from residents. There is no obvious 13' deep by 10' area without taking out trees. We hope for something other than a two dumpster enclosure solution. We can keep working with the applicant. We have not identified a footprint to accommodate it. Brauneis says in clarification, the Arts Center dumpster is not part of this discussion. We can hope to influence a discussion going forward. Rice asks if it is a shared facility. Zuccaro says in a way, it is all one lot. The scope of the project is clearly to redo the pool house, extend the pool deck, and install a new top pool. From a planning standpoint and when there is an issue that does not meet a code requirement, we look at the whole lot. Pritchard asks Zuccaro what he thinks the odds are that this issue will be worked out before CC. Zuccaro says we will keep working on it. There is clearly no obvious solution if 2 full-sized dumpsters are kept. It will require discussion between departments and divisions to find an alternative. We can put more time into this before CC. Moline says I'd like to see the dumpsters enclosed and its footprint minimized in the alley. However, dumpsters are fairly mobile and could be moved if utility work is necessary. Zuccaro says Staff is not proposing the enclosure to be in the alley. We are proposing to have an enclosure out of the alley, and move the dumpsters out of the alley so the enclosure does not interfere with the utilities. Howard Pollock speaks. Regarding the dumpsters, one of them is for recycle and the other for trash. They are both full with Art Center usage. The recycle bin gets very little. There are four garages in the alley that people use. Summary and request by Staff and Applicant: Staff recommends approval with the stated conditions. Closed Public Hearing and discussion by Commission: Rice says overall, this is a great improvement. I support the proposal. There is the issue of the dumpsters which I understand currently exist in the alley. What we are trying to do is improve the property, so we should try to fix this dumpster issue. I hear it is not impossible but not easy. If that is the issue, we ought to try and fix it. I support staying with the condition that Staff has placed. If this was a private developer, we'd make them fix the dumpsters and not leave them in the alley and unscreened. I don't think the City should be held to a different standard. Brauneis says I am in support. Moline says I am in support. I will stick with the condition as stated. In this case, in some respects, the entity we most often inconvenience in terms of utilities is ourselves. I think we should try and hold ourselves to that. I am excited about the project. Hsu says I am in support. The dumpsters issue bothers me as well because it appears we are not planning very well. There are a few solutions. One is to keep them in the alley, second is to cut down trees, three is to redesign the pool house, and four is zero -waste generation management. Of those, the creative one of cutting trees seems most likely. I hope Staff and the architect can come up with something before CC. Pritchard says I am in support with the waivers requested. I agree we need to address the dumpsters issue because we need to hold the City to the same standards of any other applicants. I think we need to have the Arts Center participate in this because they are part of the problem by sharing them. It could be looking at waste management in terms of the size of the dumpsters. I will allow Staff to work that out. I think it has to be addressed in some capacity because CC will expect it. Motion made by Rice to approve Memory Square PUD and SRU, Resolution No. 12, Series 2017. A resolution recommending approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Special