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[ Call to Order/Roll Call]
WE WILL CALL THE MEETING, THE REGULAR MEETING FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON MAY 6TH, 2026 TO ORDER, CAN WE START WITH ROLL CALL PLEASE? VICE CHAIR KOAL.COMMISSIONER SCHWARTZER? HERE.
WE WILL START WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COMMISSIONER GAH.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WIDGET STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
NORMALLY ON OUR AGENDA HERE, WE WOULD HAVE A CALL FOR ANY UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES.
GIVEN THAT WE HAVE NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD, UM, ACTUALLY TO, UM, OUR ITEM NUMBER FIVE,
[5. Election of Officers Move Planning and Zoning Commission elect a Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning and Zoning Commission.]
ELECTION OF OFFICERS UNDER OUR ACTION AGENDA.WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT TO AHEAD OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UM, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT NOMINATIONS EITHER, UM, FOR, UM, ANOTHER COMMISSIONER, OR YOU CAN CERTAINLY SELF NOMINATE AS WELL.
UM, FOR THE POSITION OF STARTING WITH, UH, CHAIR FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SHERRY KOEL AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, COMMISSIONERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION? NO.
SO VICE CHAIR, UM, IT WASN'T, I DON'T THINK IT WAS QUITE WORDED AS A MOTION, SO OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
OH, THANK YOU FOR CATCHING IT.
AND IF YOU WANNA DO A SEPARATE ONE FOR VICE CHAIR OR IF YOU WANNA WRAP TWO OF 'EM INTO ONE, EITHER WAY IS FINE WITH ME.
SO IF IT'S A MOTION TO NOMINATE HER, WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE BOARDED THAT I WOULD, I WOULD MOVE TO A POINT BY, YOU KNOW, OKAY.
SHERRY KOAL AS CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WELL, THAT'S, THAT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR VOTING IN THAT FORMAT.
WELL, I, I, I MOVED IF THERE'S MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE NOMINATED.
IF THERE ARE OTHERS, THEN WE, WE'VE GOTTA DECIDE.
WELL, IF, IF THERE ARE OTHER NOMINATIONS, WE WILL STILL, WE COULD STILL VOTE ON A MOTION THAT IS MADE FOR THE ONE PERSON.
IF IT PASSES, THEN WE WON'T GO ON TO THE OTHER.
I'VE NEVER DONE VOTE MOTIONS FOR NOMINATIONS BEFORE.
THAT'S HOW WE NORMALLY DO IT, BUT, OKAY.
WELL THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE OR PROPOSE, UH, SHERRY KOAL AS CHAIR OF OUR COMMISSION.
SO THEN I NEED TO CALL IF THERE'S ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS.
UM, I THINK WE, WE VOTE I ONCE IT'S BEEN SECONDED, I THINK WE HAVE A VOTE ON THAT.
IF IT DOESN'T PASS, THEN I GUESS WE DO ANOTHER NOMINATION, ANOTHER MOTION.
AND THEN I DON'T VOTE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF NOMINATING ME FOR CHAIR, SAY AYE.
SO IF IT DIDN'T PASS, THEN WE WOULD CALL FOR OTHER AND YOU CALL FOR ANOTHER MOTION.
SO, UM, NEXT UP WOULD BE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
SO WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS OF VICE CHAIR CHARLOTTE.
I NOMINATE TOM STON FOR VICE CHAIR.
WELL, OR I'M CALLING IF THERE'S ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS.
YEAH, I WOULD, I JUST LIKE THE WORD MOVE OR MOTION JUST TO BE CLEAR THAT IT IS A MOTION.
I MOTION TO NOMINATE TOM STEIN.
SO ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPOINT MR. BILSTEIN AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
ALL OPPOSED? OR ANY OPPOSED?
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MOTION PASSES.WAIT, I THINK WE, NA THERE'S ONE NAY ON THERE.
SO DOES NOT PASS UNANIMOUSLY IT PASSES.
FOR THE RECORD, WHO WAS THE NAY? OKAY.
THANK YOU MIKE FOR CLARIFYING.
[ Consent Agenda Items listed on the Consent Agenda may be enacted by one motion and one vote. If a discussion is required by members of the Board or Commission, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda for discussion and determination will be made if the item will be considered separately.]
CONSENT AGENDA.WE REVIEWED A MAJORITY OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA AT OUR PREVIOUS STUDY SESSION.
UM, THERE WERE NO COMMENTS ON THE MEETING MINUTES.
THE ARIZONA COMMERCE CENTER NUMBER TWO IS BEING CONTINUED.
DOBSON RESIDENCE HAS BEEN, UM, PULLED FROM THEIR REQUEST FOR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
AND WE WERE, WE RECEIVED THE STAFF REPORT ON THE ENTERTAINMENT USE PERMIT FOR THE MEXICANO RESTAURANT.
UM, SO IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA BE BEFORE, UH, CHAIR BEFORE WE, WE, UH, GO FOR A MOTION? UM, WE'RE, I THINK TOGETHER, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE RUN THIS MEETING WITHOUT, UH, OUR FORMER CHAIR WHO'S PRETTY GOOD AT, UH, DOING EVERYTHING.
BUT HE WOULD TYPICALLY, UM, STATE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAD A DISCUSSION OF THIS AT THE, AT THE, UM, STUDY SESSION.
IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, SO YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE GET IN THE HABIT OF, OF MAKING THAT STATEMENT HERE.
UM, SAY IT, CAN YOU SAY IT AGAIN? UM, IS THERE ANYBODY, UH, FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOBODY TONIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOBODY HERE.
BUT THAT'S A STATEMENT WE WOULD MAKE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR.
SO NOW THE FLOOR IS OPEN ONCE I ASK THAT.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE FLOOR IS OPEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR TODAY'S MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION THAT ANYONE WOULD CARE TO MAKE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA CHAIR? YES.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, I THINK AS PRESENTED SINCE IT SAYS THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS YOU NOTED WERE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SESSION, REGULAR SESSION MAY 6TH.
THANK YOU, RYAN, DO I CALL FOR DISCUSSION? YOU WOULD SOMETIMES DO THAT.
UM, OR ANY COMMENTS? YOU COULD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALRIGHT, MOVING FORWARD THEN WE WILL VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? AYE.
SEE NONE THAT APPROVES UNANIM OR IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.
[ Member Comments/Announcements]
MEMBER COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? NO.
WELL, I, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, AND I KNOW, UM, CHAIR HUMAN, FORMER CHAIR HUMAN IS NOT HERE, BUT, UM, HE WAS A LONGSTANDING, UM, MEMBER ON THIS COMMISSION AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME AT ENERGY AND SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK HIM FOR, UM, ALL OF HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY, BOTH ON COMMISSION AND OTHER VARIOUS CAPACITIES OVER THE YEARS.
SO HOPEFULLY I'LL GET TO SEE HIM AGAIN AND TELL HIM IN PERSON.
BUT, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, UM, OVER THE COURSE OF TIME.
SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MOVE MOVING FORWARD FROM HERE.
UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR NEXT MEETING WILL
[6. The next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held on June 3, 2026 at 5:30PM in the Chandler City Council Chambers, located at 88 E Chicago Street, Chandler. ]
BE ON JUNE 3RD, UM, AT FIVE 30 IN THESE CHAMBERS.SO UNTIL THEN, WE WILL ADJOURN.
HAVE A GREAT MEMORIAL DAY AND A WONDERFUL MAY.