Commissioners reappointed
Barbara Diamond
Planning Commissioners Linda Dietrich and Norman Grossman were
reappointed Tuesday by the City Council for another two-year hitch.
This will be Dietrich’s second term on the commission.
“It has been a huge learning curve,” said Dietrich, who previously
served on the Arts Commission. “I am on two commission sub-committees
-- the land use element and artist live/work.
“I’d like to see the projects through completion.”
Grossman has served the city since 1984. He was a member of the
Design Review Board from 1984 to 1986.
He was first appointed to the Planning Commission in 1988,
reappointed in 2001 and again in 2003.
“One of the primary reasons for my return to the commission in
2001 was to be actively involved in the development of the revised
Land Use Element of the general plan,” Grossman said. “This effort is
now underway and I am serving as a member of the commission
sub-committee to complete the project.”
Grossman also has an interest in developing the medium and
long-term solutions needed to complete the city’s “mansionization”
policies.
“Other tasks that I am looking forward to include implementation
of appropriate recommendations form the Design Review Task Force,
review and completion of the Community/Senior Center, review of the
Village Entrance project, possible modifications to the Civic Arts
District, implementation of parking solutions and revision of the
Open Space and Housing Elements,” Grossman said.
The Planning Commission reviews applications for use permits,
designs and signs for structures in the Downtown Specific Plan area
and elements of the general plan, many of which are required to be
reviewed and possibly updated periodically, and any other assignments
from the council.
Commissioners serve two-year terms. They regularly meet on the
first and third Wednesdays of the month. Additional meetings and
sub-committee appointments are often required for complex or citywide
projects.
The next appointments will be in 2006, when three terms will
conclude.
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