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MINUTES
DOWNEY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 11111 BROOKSHIRE AVENUE
DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
6:30 PM
Chair Uva called the March 20, 2024, Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission to order at
6:35 pm, at Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Led by Commissioner Saikaly
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Carmela Uva, District 4, Chair
Mario Guerra, District 2, Vice Chair
Hector Lujan, District 1
Ellias Saikaly, District 3
Louis Morales,District 5
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Irma Huitron, Director of Community Development
John Funk, City Attorney
Alfonso Hernandez, Principal Planner
Jerry Clemente, Associate Planner
Marissa Montero, Assistant Planner
Ria Ioannidis, Planning Secretary
PLANNING COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS; REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS; AND
CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS: Commissioner Morales responded to none as well as
Commissioner Lujan and Commissioner Saikaly. Vice Chair Guerra had none and Chair Uva had none.
REPORT ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS or GENERAL UPDATES: Community Development Director
Irma Huitron provided an update on items from the last City Council meeting. She mentioned that the
City Council discussed the options for regulating tobacco retailers in the City and the regulation of alcohol
uses associated with eating establishments in the Downtown Downey and Downey Landing Specific
Plans.
PRESENTATIONS: None.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Speaker, Marlon Ramirez, Assistant to the City Manager, City of Downey, shared an invitation to the
public to participate in a questionnaire for the Downey 2030 Strategic Plan.
Speaker, no name, shared his comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS: Chair Uva asked the Commissioners if they had any questions or
comments on the consent calendar item or a motion. It was moved by Commissioner Morales and
seconded by Commissioner Lujan, and passed by a vote of 5-0 approving the 2023 General Plan and
Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
OTHER BUSINESS: City Attorney John Funk presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the Ralph M. Brown Act and Commission Meeting Procedures.
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Commissioner Saikaly asked for a copy of the presentation and Attorney John Funk responded a copy
will be provided.
Chair Uva thanked the City Attorney John Funk for his presentation.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
CORRESPONDENCE: None
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Uva adjourned the meeting at 7:22 pm, to Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at
Downey City Hall, 11111 Brookshire Avenue.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of May, 2024.
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Carmela Uva., Chair
City Planning Commission
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Minutes were duly approved at a Regular meeting of the
Planning Commission held on this 15th day of May, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Ria Ioannidis, Planning Secretary
Community Development Department