* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:02] I CALL TO ORDER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FOR JUNE 23RD, 2026. UM, WE'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE BLACK OF THE UNITED STATES. SO WE'LL START WITH PRESENTATIONS AND THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS FOR THIS EVENING. PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE TO THE STATE LAW. NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS MADE OR QUESTION ASKED. AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. [5. CONSENT CALENDAR ] UM, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UH, TONIGHT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS ONE ITEM APPROVAL OF THE MAY 26TH, 2026 MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING HELD ON 26TH MAY, 2026. I SECOND THAT AND THEN WE ALL SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES FOR THE MINUTES TO BE APPROVED, [6.1 Dublin Collision Center (PLPA-004314-2025) ] UM, PUBLIC HEARING. UM, SO ITEM 6.1 IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT FOR THE DUBLIN CO COLLISION CENTER PROJECT. MS. BIAS, UH, WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR. UM, TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING ON AGAIN, THE DUBLIN COLLISION CENTER. UM, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A, HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE. UH, THE REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT, UH, CONSIDERED FOR THIS PROJECT. SO FIRST OFF, UH, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 56 40 DUBLIN COURT. UM, IT IS LOCATED IN BETWEEN, UH, THE DUBLIN BOULEVARD, DORY ROAD, AND ALSO I 80. I'LL KIND OF POINT THE LOCATION HERE IS DUBLIN BOULEVARD AND INTERSTATE 80, THE SPORTS PARK. AND HERE'S WHERE WE'RE SITTING TODAY, OVER HERE IN THE CIVIC CENTER. UH, ON THE SCREEN, AGAIN, THE PROJECT LOCATION IS SHOWN APPROXIMATELY IN THE RED BOX. THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION FOR THIS SITE IS RETAIL OFFICE AND AUTOMOTIVE. AND IT'S ALSO GOT THE C TWO ZONING, WHICH IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL ZONING. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS SITE. UM, IT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH, UH, THE BUILDING YOU SEE IN THE IMAGE HERE. UM, IN 1980 THERE WAS A OZZIE DAVIS PONTIAC TOYOTA, UH, PROPOSED HERE. AND, UM, SINCE THAT TIME, THIS LOCATION HAS OPERATED IN SOME FORM OF AUTOMOTIVE SALES OR SERVICES FOR NEW AND USED VEHICLES, UM, UNTIL AROUND 2023 WHEN THE PREVIOUS NISSAN DEALERSHIP MOVED TO THE OTHER LOCATION. ALSO HERE, LOCATED IN DUBLIN. THE PROJECT BEING PROPOSED TODAY IS TO REDEVELOP THE SITE WITH A, IT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRE SITE WITH A 4 440 2,300 SQUARE FOOT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE FACILITY. UM, WHAT IS REQUIRED IS A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THIS. AND WHEN WE DEVELOP, WHEN WE EVALUATE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL SITE LAYOUT. WE'RE CONSIDERING ARCHITECTURE AS IT RELATES TO OUR GUIDELINES, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. THE LANDSCAPING, THE LIGHTING AND THE PARKING. THESE ARE KIND OF, UH, WHAT IS REQUIRED WITH OUR SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT. UM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, THAT THE OPERATIONS OF THIS AND THE C TWO ZONING DOES ALLOW THIS USE AS A AUTOMOTIVE FACILITY. AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND SERVICES IS ALLOWED. SO REALLY OUR FOCUS AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT WAS TO [00:05:01] LOOK AT THE SITE DEVELOPMENT THAT, UM, WAS GOING TO RECUR WITH THE PROPOSED PROJECT. AGAIN, I DID WANNA MENTION IT ALSO HAS THE OVERLAY ZONING FOR OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR DESIGN GUIDELINES. UM, WHICH DO PROVIDE RULES FOR WHEN YOU'RE EITHER PROPOSING NEW DEVELOPMENT OR DOING, UM, REDEVELOPMENT. SHOWN HERE ON THE IMAGE, ON THE SCREEN IN THE RED IS THE AREAS THAT ARE COVERED BY THE COMMERCIAL, UH, DESIGN GUIDELINES. UM, AND THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT, AGAIN, CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS, THAT ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT THOSE AREAS, THIS IS KIND OF THE CORE AREA OF THE CITY. AND SO THESE ARE THE COMMERCIAL GUIDELINES TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ACHIEVING RIGHT COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING OTHER USES. UH, LOOKING AT EFFECTIVE SITE PLANNING AND HIGH QUALITY DESIGN. UM, RIGHT, THE UPHOLDING THE APPEARANCE AND THE NATURE OF, UM, THE BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE DESIGN OF WHAT'S BEING BUILT. AGAIN, DEPICTED ON THE SCREEN HERE IS THE SITE PLAN. IT WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET 'CAUSE I KNOW IT IS SOMEWHAT HARD TO READ THE SITE PLAN ON AT THIS SCALE. UM, BUT OVERALL, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A ONE STORY BUILDING ACCESS TO THE SITE IS, AGAIN, PROPOSED ALONG DUBLIN COURT, WHERE THE TWO GREEN ARROWS HERE, WHERE THEY'LL HAVE TWO DRIVEWAYS. THE NEW PROPOSED BUILDING IS IN A, IN SIMILAR, UH, CONFIGURATION AS THE EXISTING BUILDING. IT'S PROBABLY PUSHED UP A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE STREET. UM, BUT TO ACCESS IT, UH, VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE, UH, COMPLETELY AROUND THE NEWLY PROPOSED BUILDINGS. UM, WITH THE PROPOSAL, THEY'RE, UM, KEEPING THE MAJORITY OF THE PARKING ON SITE. UH, THEY'LL HAVE 200, AROUND 221 PARKING STALLS, WHICH, UH, MORE THAN ADDRESSES THE REQUIRED NEED FOR THIS SIZE OF FACILITY. THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT AROUND 84 OF THOSE WOULD BE CUSTOMER PARKING STALLS. ALSO ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF DUBLIN COURT, THERE IS NO EXISTING SIDEWALK, BUT AS PART OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITE, UH, WE HAVE REQUESTED TO THAT THEY, UM, UPGRADE AND PLACE AN EIGHT FOOT SIDEWALK ALONG DUBLIN COURT TO MATCH AGAIN, SOME OF THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALREADY OCCURRED ALONG DUBLIN COURT. THEY ALSO, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME, THERE IS, AGAIN, EXISTING LANDSCAPING ALONG DUBLIN COURT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO THEIR BEST TO PUSH THAT SIDEWALK BACK TO CREATE TREE WELLS FOR THE EXISTING TREES AND LANDSCAPING ALONG DUBLIN COURT. AGAIN, HERE'S OUR PROPOSED ELEVATIONS, UM, ALONG THE STREET, FRONTAGE ALONG DUBLIN COURT IS THE IMAGE THERE ON THE TOP WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENTRY BEING THE GLASSED AREA. CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE IS BEING PROPOSED HERE WITH CLEAN LINES AND BALANCE, YOU KNOW, SOME SIMPLE MASSING TO BREAK UP THE LINE OF THE BUILDING. AGAIN, THE, THE GLASS PRESENTS A STREET FRONTAGE TELLS THE CUSTOMERS WHERE TO GO, UM, UM, ON THE SURROUNDING OTHER BUILDINGS, AGAIN, MATCHING THE ARCHITECTURE, UM, WITH WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. ALL THE SERVICE SPACE WILL BE ENCLOSED. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. UM, I MEAN, THEY'LL BE CLOSED WHEN THEY AREN'T PULLING IN EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH ROLL UP DOORS. SO WHEN ACTIVITIES ARE GOING ON, UM, THEY WILL BE ENCLOSED WITHIN THE BUILDING, AGAIN, INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AND A LITTLE, AGAIN, HARD TO SEE AT THIS SCALE. UH, THEY WILL COME IN AND UPGRADE THE LANDSCAPING, UM, TO MEET THE CURRENT STANDARDS. THERE'S SOME IMAGES OF THE TREES THAT ARE PROPOSED AGAIN, ALONG DUBLIN COURT. THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING TREES AND REPLACE SOME OF THE TREES THAT, OR ADD ADDITIONAL TREES WHERE THEY CAN, AGAIN, MEETING OUR STANDARD TO CREATE SHADING IN WITHIN THE PARKING AREA. IN ADDITION, THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY ARE PROPOSING THERE'S SOME LIGHTING OUT THERE, BUT THEY WILL BE, UM, REPLACING THAT WITH, UH, NEW UPGRADED FEATURES, LIGHTING AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, BUT ALSO PROVIDING ADEQUATE LIGHTING BOTH ON THE BUILDING AS WELL AS IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS AREA DOWN HERE IS OUR, UM, FIRE RETENTION OR THE STORM WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. IT WILL ALSO BE LANDSCAPED, BUT IT'LL FUNCTION TO COLLECT ALL OF THE STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM THE PARKING AREA AND BUILDING. UM, ENVIRONMENTAL REMU STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THIS PROJECT BE CONSIDERED CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT USING, UH, THE 15 3 0 2, WHICH IS REPLACEMENT AND RECONSTRUCTION BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT A SITE THAT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON, HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE THE EARLY EIGHTIES WITH SOME TYPE OF [00:10:01] AUTOMOBILE, UH, USE RE ON IT. AND THE BUILDING WILL BE REPLACED IN A VERY SIMILAR FASHION AND LOCATION, UM, THAN WHAT IS THERE TODAY. WITH THAT, UM, I WILL CLOSE. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS SHOWN HERE ON THE SLIDE. UM, YOU KNOW, DISCLOSE EX PARTE CONTACTS, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, DELIBERATE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT FOR THE DUBLIN COLLISION CENTER. AND OF COURSE, I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR COMMISSIONERS? JENNIFER? UH, THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. UH, DEFINITELY THAT AREA NEEDS, UH, DEVELOPMENT. UH, I HAD ONLY ONE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT, UH, PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS NISSAN AND TOYOTA AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UH, SINCE THIS IS PROPOSED BY TESLA, THE ONLY THING I AM PROBABLY MORE INTERESTED IS, UH, ANYTHING WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH BATTERY, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MANAGE IT, LIKE IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING, UH, BATTERIES THERE OR REPAIRING CARS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE, IF THAT HAS BEEN, UH, ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED, THEN YEAH. UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, GOOD QUESTION. THIS HAS COME UP A COUPLE TIMES. UH, I DIDN'T MENTION WE HA WE HELD A COUPLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON THIS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. AND, YOU KNOW, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS TYPICALLY CONTROL THINGS LIKE BATTERIES, SUBSTANCES, UH, HAZARDOUS, UH, MATERIALS. SO THERE WILL BE, UH, A MANAGEMENT PLAN ON SITE THAT IS CONFORMANCE WITH WHAT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY, IT'S A COUNTY STANDARD AND IT'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH THAT, UM, REVIEWS THOSE PLANS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE STATE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPOSAL OF, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF MATERIAL. LIKE AGAIN, BATTERY FLUIDS AND, AND ANY KIND OF WASTE LIKE THE TIRES, RIGHT? LIKE ALL OF THOSE WILL BE, UM, INCLUDED IN THEIR WASTE STREAM AND OUR OPERATIONS. BUT YES, THAT IS LOOKED AT BY THE COUNTY. NO. OKAY. AT THIS POINT WE'LL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? UM, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SPEAKER SLIPS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN I WILL CLOSE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL UM, BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION. YEAH, WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT. MOVE FORWARD. OKAY. UM, OKAY, SO, UM, IS THERE A MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PERMIT FOR THE DUBLIN COLLISION CENTER WITH PERMIT RECORD NUMBER PLPA 0 0 4 3 1 4 2 0 2 5. I SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AND THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. AND THERE IS NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS, UM, NEW BUSINESS. UM, THERE IS NO NEW BUSINESS. AND [9. STAFF AND COMMISSIONER REPORTS ] THEN, UH, STAFF AND COMMISSIONER REPORTS STAFF, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS? I JUST THANK YOU. UH, I JUST HAVE A VERY BRIEF, UH, REPORT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE YAY, THEY'RE GONNA DO SOME UPGRADES TO THIS ROOM, SO WE'RE NOT PLANNING ON HAVING A MEETING ON JULY 14TH. SO WE WILL BE MOVING TO CANCEL THAT MEETING. JUST TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW. UM, ALSO, RIGHT NOW TENTATIVELY I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SCHEDULED FOR THE JULY 28TH, BUT WE ARE HOLDING THAT BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THINGS COME UP. UM, AND WE DO HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THAT. UM, BUT AGAIN, THAT WE, RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE SOME, AN ITEM PENCILED IN FOR AUGUST 11TH IS WOULD BE THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION. AND I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALSO TO FIND SOME TIME TO DO OUR TRAINING. SO WE'RE, I, KATHY'S GONNA REACH OUT AND SEE IF THAT AUGUST 11TH MIGHT WORK TO ALSO DO OUR TRAINING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT EXCEPT FOR HAPPY 4TH OF JULY, . ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AND IT'S ADJOURNED AT SEVEN 15. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.