Planning commission reviews 2026 meeting calendar, shifts several dates ahead of council vote

The City of Victoria Planning Commission on Jan. 6 reviewed proposed edits to its 2026 public meeting calendar and heard from City Planner Brian McCann that the schedule will be sent to the City Council for final approval on Jan. 12.

McCann said several regular meeting dates would change because of election-related events: the Feb. 3 meeting would move to Wednesday, Feb. 4, citing a caucus conflict; the July meeting would shift from July 21 to July 28; the first August meeting would be held Wednesday, Aug. 5; the Oct. 20 meeting would move to Oct. 27; and the Nov. 3 meeting (Election Day) is canceled with no makeup date scheduled. "It will be updated in the public meeting calendar and will be moved to Wednesday, February 4 because of the caucus," McCann said.

Why it matters: the planning commission typically meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:00 p.m., and changing those dates affects applicants, interested residents and staff coordination. McCann said staff will inform commissioners and members of the public when the City Council takes final action on the calendar.

Commissioners asked for confirmation that they and interested members of the public would be notified after council review. The chair and McCann confirmed staff would notify anyone who had asked to receive updates. A participant named Ran was asked to assist with notification; the transcript does not specify Ran’s role or title.

McCann also used the session to preview items expected at upcoming meetings, including a downtown hotel sketch plat and a preliminary plat for the Bell Maple Farm proposal near the Chanhassen border. He noted the previously scheduled sketch plat for the Church project had been withdrawn for tonight and could be resubmitted for a future meeting; the record uses several names for that application (the transcript alternately refers to it as the Church Street, Church Boulevard and Church Lake project). "If anybody wishes to stay afterwards, Brian McCann, the city planner, is here to talk with you and answer any questions that you might have about that," the chair said.

Votes at a glance: the commission adopted the evening’s agenda and approved the Dec. 2, 2025 meeting minutes; both motions were called and the chair announced the motions carried on voice votes. The Jan. 6 meeting was adjourned after a motion that carried verbally despite one person in the room saying, "I opposed"; the transcript provides no roll-call or numerical tallies.