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PLUM votes at a glance: consent items, sound wall, EIR certifications and litigation item approved
Summary
The committee took a series of votes: consent items 1–5 and 9 were adopted by consent; item 6 (sound wall at 5300 Octave Avenue) was adopted after the appellant withdrew; item 10 (EIR appeal in District 11) was denied; item 11 (reaffirmation related to pending litigation) was adopted.
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee moved several items to approval, took one contested environmental appeal to denial, and reaffirmed a prior council determination related to pending litigation.
Consent items: The committee took items 1–5 and item 9 together on a consent calendar and adopted them without individual roll‑call debate. The clerk recorded the consent vote as four in favor with one member absent (Nazarian absent at the time). The consent bundle covered multiple zoning, historic‑resources, and administrative findings listed on the council file.
Item 6 (sound wall at 5300 Octave Avenue): The appellant withdrew their appeal before the hearing. Planning staff presented the project, which includes construction of an eight‑foot vertical composite sound wall along Collier/Authel Avenue for a property listed at 5300 Octave Avenue; staff recommended denial of the appeal and approval of the project subject to amended Condition 7. With no public commenters, the committee adopted the amended condition and approved the action. The recorded vote on that item was four in favor, one absent.
Item 10 (EIR appeal — District 11): Planning staff presented the administrative EIR record and recommended denial of the appeal. The appellant (identified in the record as Safefer/Safe First in transcripts) argued the EIR was inadequate on air quality, noise and other CEQA/SEQUA issues. The applicant and staff responded that the EIR included a full analysis and feasible mitigation. The committee denied the appeal and certified the EIR; the transcript shows a unanimous recorded vote in favor on this item (5‑0).
Item 11 (litigation/reaffirmation): The committee considered a staff memo and City Attorney/fiscal office recommendation related to pending superior court litigation about a February 2020 determination and subsequent council actions taken in 2022. The committee reaffirmed the council’s prior determination consistent with the Superior Court’s instruction and the council’s April 19, 2022 action. The roll call initially recorded 3 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 absent while a member was temporarily out; after attendance updates the final recorded result was 4 in favor and 1 opposed.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the hearing transcript): - Items 1–5 and 9 (consent): Approved (4 in favor, 0 opposed; Nazarian absent at time of vote). - Item 6 (sound wall at 5300 Octave Ave.; appellant withdrew): Approved (4 in favor, 0 opposed; Nazarian absent). - Item 7 (major mixed‑use EIR appeal at 550 Shatto/Shadow Place): See separate article (denied; 5‑0 — covered in separate article). - Item 10 (EIR appeal — District 11): Denied; EIR certified (5‑0 unanimous). - Item 11 (litigation/reaffirmation): Adopted (final recorded tally 4 in favor, 1 opposed).
Committee instructions and next steps: For items with approvals, staff was instructed to implement the adopted conditions, prepare any necessary trust/fund allocations in accordance with council direction, and provide follow‑up where required by the ordinance or committee motion.
