San Mateo County, California Planning Commission Agendas Update

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On March 17, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-29-20 suspending certain provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act) in order to allow for local legislative bodies to conduct their meetings telephonically or by other electronic means. On June 11, 2021, the Governor issued Executive Order N-08-21 extending the suspension of those provisions to September 30, 2021. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361, a bill that formalizes and modifies the teleconference procedures implemented by California public agencies in response to the Governor’s Executive Orders addressing Brown Act compliance during shelter-in-place periods. AB 361 allows local governments to continue to conduct virtual meetings as long as there is a gubernatorially-proclaimed public emergency in combination with adopted findings that meeting in person would present risks to health. Thus, pursuant to AB 361, the public meetings of the Planning Commission will continue to be conducted exclusively via Zoom as long as it is found that conducting in-person meetings would present an imminent risk to the health and safety of attendees.

*PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Written Comments
Members of the public may provide written comments by email to planning_commission@smcgov.org, and should include the specific agenda item on which you are commenting, or note that your comment concerns an item that is not on the agenda or is on the consent agenda.

The length of the emailed comment should commensurate with the 5 minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 300-400 words. To ensure your comment is received and read to the Commission for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. The County will make every effort to read emails received after that time but cannot guarantee such emails will read into the record. Any emails received after the deadline which are not read into the record will be provided to the Commission after the meeting and become part of the administrative record.

Individuals who require special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the agenda, meeting notice, agenda packet or other writings that may be distributed at the meeting, should contact Janneth Lujan, Planning Commission Secretary, by 10:00 a.m. on the day before the meeting at jlujan@smcgov.org. Notification in advance of the meeting will enable the County to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting, the materials related to it, and your ability to comment.

*SPOKEN COMMENTS:
Spoken public comments will be accepted during the meeting through Zoom. Please read the following instructions carefully:

1. The November 10, 2021 Planning Commission meeting may be accessed through Zoom online at https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/92616840271 . The meeting ID is 926 1684 0271. November 10, 2021 Planning Commission meeting may also be accessed via telephone by dialing +1 669 900 6833 (Local). Enter the meeting ID: 926 1684 0271 then press #. (Find your local number: https://smcgov.zoom.us/u/admSDqceDg).

2. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting using an internet browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up to date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer.

3. You will be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak.

4. When the Planning Commission Chair or Planning Commission Secretary calls for the item on which you wish to speak, click on “raise hand.” The Secretary will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak.

5. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted.

CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COMMISSION:
Planning Commission
455 County Center, 2nd Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
Email: planning_commission@smcgov.org

Janneth Lujan
Planning Commission Secretary
Email: jlujan@smcgov.org