This guide has been prepared as an aid so that you will be able to express you opinions briefly and clearly before the Commission and thus increase the effectiveness of your presentation. Unless extended by the Chair, applicant presentations are limited to fifteen (15) minutes, and public remarks are limited to three (3) minutes.

1. State your Name and Address.

2. Organization you represent if any.

3. Your Statement should include all pertinent facts within your knowledge. It is important to discuss only those matters relating to the hearing and to tie your discussion of the facts directly to the decision you wish the Commission to reach.

Written Testimony
In order to have written material included in the Planning Commissioner’s mailed Agenda Packet, 10 copies of the material must be delivered to the Planning office no later than 8 calendar days before the date of the Planning Commission Hearing.
Written material (10 copies) that is presented to the Planning Commission after this date and up to 1:00 p.m. the day of the Planning Commission Hearing, will be included in the Commissioners’ Agenda folder, but may not be reviewed by individual Commissioners due to the amount of material that the Commissioners have to review for the Agenda.

1.	CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - Consideration of Minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of November 8, 2018.

2.	CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - Consideration of Minutes of the Planning Commission special meeting of November 29, 2018.

3.

9701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD (JIM FALK LEXUS)  Conditional Use Permit (PL1820447) - Request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to temporarily allow a vehicle sales use at 9701 Wilshire Boulevard during the renovation of the existing Jim Falk Lexus Automotive Group’s showroom and dealership at 9230 Wilshire Boulevard. Pursuant to the provisions set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Planning Commission will also consider adoption of a Categorical Exemption for this Project. (Assistant Planner Chloe Chen)

4.	250 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE  Vesting Tentative Tract Map Time Extension Request (PL1820353) - Request for extension of a previously-approved Vesting Tentative Tract Map (No. 73399) for an 8-unit condominium project on the property located at 250 North Crescent Drive.  (Associate Planner Edgar Arroyo)

5.

GUEST SPEAKER - DR. DONALD SHOUP, FAICP, DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH PROFESSOR OF URBAN PLANNING AT THE UCLA LUSKIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - Informational presentation regarding Dr. Shoup’s research into the topic of parking and his recommended reforms regarding off-street parking requirements and properly pricing on-street parking.

6.

STUDY SESSION REGARDING ACCESSORY STRUCTURES ON ESTATE LOTS IN TROUSDALE - City initiated study session to provide the Planning Commission with an opportunity to discuss existing regulations pertaining to the construction of accessory structures on estate lots in the Trousdale Estates Area of the City (Principal Planner Masa Alkire).

7.	STUDY SESSION ON THE CREATION OF STANDARDS FOR MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE CITY - City initiated study session to update the Planning Commission on previous discussions on the establishment of mixed-use standards (Principal Planner Masa Alkire).

8.	Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting

9.	Upcoming Projects List

10.	Building Permit Report – November

11.	2019 Meeting Schedule