Pastor Tyler Lemen with Birch Street Friends Church led the invocation.

Commissioner Gribble led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Elizabeth Hansberg, co-founder of People For Housing OC, commented on the urgency of housing, commended the City's efforts to meet housing element requirements, and advocated for implementing varied housing programs.

City Planner, Joanne Hwang noted staff received ten written email comments regarding Item 3A and 3B, which had been provided to the commissioner and the public.

Motion was made by Commissioner Madden and seconded by Vice Chair Perez to approve the consent calendar. Motion passed 5-0.

Prior to the staff presentation, Commissioner Donini recused himself as he received a campaign contribution in amount that is larger than $500 from one of the owners of the project site within the last 12 months.

Rebecca Pennington, Senior Planner, provided a presentation of the project.

The Planning Commission asked questions regarding the following topics:

• Parking Enforcement
• MU-II zoning designation
• Clarification on Condition of Approval Nos. 10, 90, 91, and 116
• Fair share cost related to traffic signal at Brea Plaza
• Potential traffic signal at Redbay Avenue/Birch Street
• Clarification on Traffic Study
• Cut-thru traffic in the Glenbrook neighborhood
• Potential traffic calming measures on Aurora Avenue and Greenbriar Lane
• Proposed traffic signal modifications at Greenbriar Lane/Associated Road
• Any shared access of Glenbrook HOA amenities
• Recreation Vehicle storage
• Incorporation of California-native trees in landscaping design
• Traffic volume comparison between office use and proposed residential use
• Clarification on peak period used in the traffic study
• Property owner of the existing “knuckle” on Greenbriar Lane
• Stop signs at the entries to the project site
• Construction staging areas
• Availability of utilities, such as water and power, and whether the existing system would be able to handle increased usage; past water main breaks
• Pedestrian access to/from Brea Plaza
• Project phasing
• Grade difference along Greenbriar Lane
• City of Brea overnight parking permit requirements
• Signage for the Tracks at Brea near project site
• Potential for providing parking over flood control channel
• Need for directional signage
• Crosswalk near school bus stop

Chair Schlotterbeck then opened the Public Hearing and invited the applicant to speak.

The applicant's representative, Peter Carlson of Carlson Strategic Land Solutions, provided a presentation of the project and responded to commissioners' questions.

City Attorney Steven Flower, City Planner Joanne Hwang, Community Development Director Jason Killebrew, Senior Planner Rebecca Pennington, and Traffic Engineer Dave Roseman responded to the commissioners' questions.

Chair Schlotterbeck then opened the floor for public comments.

The following member of the public spoke in support of the project:

• Dennis Arp

The following members of the public spoke in partial support of the project, stating that there are still concerns and/or questions:

• Carolyn Dail
• Zubin Chichgar

The following member had comments and questions regarding the project:

• Craig Farris

The Following member of the public spoke in opposition of the project:

• Bev Perry

Chair Schlotterbeck closed the public hearing after noting that no additional members of the public wished to address the Commission.

After further discussion and deliberation, Motion was made by Commissioner Madden and seconded by Vice Chair Perez to recommend approval of the project to the City Council, with the following items:

• Several revisions and additional conditions of approval were added, as follows:
• Revision to Condition of Approval No. 90 to require a community engagement for the potential traffic signal modification at Greenbriar Lane/S. Associated Road;
• Revision to Condition of Approval No. 10 to update language related to pedestrian connection to Brea Plaza;
• Revision to Condition of Approval No. 8 to require at least one California-native tree;
• A new condition requiring installation of a sign providing direction to The Tracks at Brea; and
• A new condition requiring installation of a free book exchange structure.
• Recommendation that the City Council consider the following:
• Require the Applicant to provide sufficient funds for the City to comprehensively study and implement measures that may be needed to address identified issues related to cut-through traffic within Glenbrook neighborhood;
• Encourage the Applicant to study feasibility of providing parking over the flood control; and
• Study feasibility of a crosswalk at the new 4-way intersection within Greenbriar Lane to accommodate for a school bus stop during the design phase of the project, and if warranted, require the project to install such crosswalk

The motion carried 4-0-1 with Commissioner Donini's recusal.

None.