County staff transmit planning commission's recommendations; council schedules Oct. 1-2 hearing
Summary
Planning staff transmitted the planning commission's recommendations on the 2025 comprehensive plan update, flagged areas where PC recommendations differ from the council's preferred alternative, and confirmed an Oct. 1 (4 p.m.) and Oct. 2 (10 a.m.) public hearing with Oct. 5 reserved if needed.
Oliver Ojiaco, a county planning staffer, opened the work session by transmitting the planning commission's recommendation and related decision table and verbatim minutes to the council. "For the record, Oliver Ojiaco, community planning," he said, and asked councilors to focus questions on differences between the PC recommendation and the council's previously selected preferred alternative.
Jose Alvarez, the program manager, walked council through the background for the update, including the public-participation steps and the draft and final EIS (the final EIS was published July 24). Staff reiterated the planning commission's role: "What is before you is the recommendation of the planning commission, not staff," Oliver said. The council set a hearing to begin Oct. 1 at 4 p.m., continue Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., and reserved Oct. 5 as a backup. Staff said hearing materials will be posted in advance and pledged to circulate memos and modeling details requested by councilors.
The work session was procedural and informational; no final council votes were taken. Amber Smith, chief civil deputy prosecuting attorney, advised the council on options for amending the agenda and holding an executive session if members wished to discuss legal questions raised in a draft Department of Commerce letter that staff had received.
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