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SPECIAL MEETING
DOWNEY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL SPACE CENTER
DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA
6:30 P.M.
Vice Chair Duarte called the June 17, 2019, Special Meeting of the Planning Commission to order at 6:00
p.m., at the Columbia Memorial Space Center, 12400 Columbia Way, Downey, CA.
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:
Dimitrios Spathopoulos, District 4
Nolveris Frometa, District 5
Miguel Duarte, District 1, Vice Chair
Patrick Owens, District 2
COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Steven Dominguez, District 3, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: Aldo E. Schindler, Director of Community Development
Yvette Abich Garcia, City Attorney
Crystal Landavazo, City Planner
Rueben Duran, Special Counsel for the City
PLANNING COMMISSION DISCUSSION: The Planning Commission discussed best practices, roles and
responsibilities; specifically, the scope of the Commission's purview, how that relates to City Council and City
staff. The "Fair Hearing" process was discussed as it pertains to meetings, dealing with projects, applicants
and the Commission's authority of that process. Land Use decisions were brought -up regarding the required
"Findings", evidence, and meeting/hearing procedures. The retreat concluded with the topic of "Public Trust,
Ethics and Transparency". The umbrella topic of "Conflict of Interest" was covered including the Brown Act
and the Public Records Act
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
ADJOURNMENT: Vice Chair Duarte adjourned the Special Meeting at 7:30 p.m., to the next Regular
Meeting of the Planning Commission on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at 6:30p.m., at Downey City Hall, 11111
Brookshire Ave.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of September, 2019.
Miguel D,4dhe, Vice 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 18th day of September, 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Owens, Frometa, Spathopoulos and Duarte
None
Dominguez
None 4
COMMISSIONERS:
NOES:
COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT:
COMMISSIONERS:
ABSTAIN:
COMMISSIONERS:
Mary Cavbnagh, Secretark/)
City Planning Commission