El Paso City Plan Commission met May 7 to consider a Montecillo Unit 11 resubdivision and a waiver request to omit a 5-foot sidewalk along Patriot Boulevard (US 54) for Vista Del Norte Estates Unit 5; both items were approved with conditions after debate about safety, drainage, TxDOT involvement and smart-code implementation. A staff training on the history of planning and new urbanism followed the votes.