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ARC Minutes 2017-11-20 ACTION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2017 ARROYO GRANDE CITY HALL, 300 EAST BRANCH STREET ARROYO GRANDE, CA 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Warren Hoag called the Regular Architectural Review Committee meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL ARC Members: Chair Warren Hoag, Vice Chair Bruce Berlin, and Committee Members Mary Hertel, Keith Storton and Colleen Kubel were present. City Staff Present: Planning Manager Matt Downing and Planning Technician Sam Anderson were present. 3. FLAG SALUTE Vice Chair Berlin led the Flag Salute. 4. AGENDA REVIEW None. 5. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS None. 6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. 7. CONSENT AGENDA Committee Member Storton made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Hertel, to approve the November 6, 2017 minutes as submitted. The motion passed on the following voice vote: AYES: Berlin, Hertel, Hoag, Storton NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: Kubel 8. PROJECTS 8.a. CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PLANNED SIGN PROGRAM 17-001; RE-FACE OF EXISTING MONUMENT SIGN AND DISPENSERS AND INSTALLATION OF THREE (3) NEW FUEL WALL SIGNS; LOCATION 100 EL CAMINO REAL; APPLICANT — TESORO REFINING, LLC (Anderson) Planning Technician Anderson presented the staff report and responded to questions regarding sign square footage calculations, sign identification clarifications, previous conditions of approval, and the re-facing of the ground sign. Minutes:ARC PAGE 2 Monday, November 20, 2017 The Committee spoke in support of the project, and appreciated that the applicant had responded to previous concerns regarding the excessive lighting of the project. The Committee expressed concerns regarding the practice of tree topping illegally occurring on site, and requested staff speak with the property owner in order to halt the practice. Vice Chair Berlin made a motion, seconded by Committee Member Storton, to recommend approval of the sign program to the Planning Commission as submitted. The motion passed on the following voice vote: AYES: Berlin, Hertel, Hoag, Kubel, Storton NOES: None ABSENT: None 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.a. TENTATIVE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 2018 (Downing) Planning Manager Downing updated the Committee on upcoming meeting dates impacted by holidays. Committee Members discussed their availability for the upcoming dates to ensure a quorum is available. 10. COMMITTEE COMMUNICATIONS Committee Member Kubel reminded the Committee she would absent from the December 18, 2017 meeting. Vice Chair Berlin informed the Committee that he may miss the January 8, 2017 special meeting due to jury duty. 11. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS Planning Manager Downing updated the Committee on the East Grand Avenue Master Plan project and the Public Art proposal. 12. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 3:09 p.m. to a meeting on December 4, 017 at 2:30 p.m. / SAM ANDERSON WARREN HOAG PLANNING TECHNICIAN CHAIR (Approved at ARC Meeting December 18, 2017)