Meeting Date: 03/06/13 05:30 PM
Meeting Type: Regular
Location: Will & Ariel Durant Library, 7140 Sunset Blvd.
Details: 1. Welcome, introductions and general comments on the PLUM Committee's operations by the committee's chairperson.
2. Review the draft mintues of the committee's meeting on February 5, 2013. The draft minutes are posted and available for your review on this website under the committee's meetings archive.
3. 6541 Hollywood Blvd.. The Houston Brothers, JT Fox and David Jarrett will be back to continue discussing 1727 Houston Hospitality LLC's application ot the City's Planning Department for a conditional use permit (Type 47) to continue selling a full ine of alcoholic beverages at Jane's House. It's a proposal for a restaurant and lounge; the proposed hours of operation would be form 11 am to 2 am daily.
Adolfo Suaya is the owner of Jane's House.
The Planning Department's case no. is ZA 2012-2991-CUB.
4. Discussion of the committee's operations for the next month or two.
5. Public comments on any non-agendized items.
6. Adjournement.
The committee's next meeting is scheduled to be on wednesday April 10, 2012. The meeting will be from 5:30 pm to 7:50 pm in The Durant Public Library's community room.
PLUM Commmittee members Orrin Feldman, Jeff Papes, Jim Geoghan and Mary Prange were present. Joshua Kopel was excused by virtue of recusing himself from considering the CUP application for 8541 Hollywood Blvd's Jane's House. Robin Moreno was absent.
There was a quorum of the voting members of the committee present when the meeting began at 5:38 pm.
David Jarrett was the sole stakeholder present.
The committee reviewed the draft minutes of its February 6th meeting. The minutes were approved unanimously.
1. 6541 Hollywood Blvd – David Jarrett reported that the Planning Dept. should be ready to schedule a hearing date on the CUP application regarding Jane's House for some time in April after he submits a revised application for the environmental clearance in order to reflect the prior conditions applicable to the property because it is an historical property.
The committee discussed 1727 Houston Hospitality's application for the Type 47 CUP, including confirming that the Houston brothers still wished to propose hours of operation from 11 am to 2 am daily for selling a full line of alcoholic beverages at Jane's House.
The committee voted unanimously to recommend to the HHWNC board that the board should suport 1727 Houston Hospitality's application. While the committee remains concerned about (i) potential noise emanating from the rear portion of Jane's House, and (ii) access for emergency vehicles, the committee believes those issues can be worked out by the applicants with the Planning Department. (Geoghan/Prange).
The Planning Department's case no. is ZA 2012-2991-CUB.
2. The committee briefly discussed which new and continuing cases were likely to be on the committee's agendas for the next few months. 1708 Las Palmas' Angels & Kings is already scheduled to come back at the committee's April 10th meeting with a new operator for the site.
3. There were no public comments on any non-agendized items.
4. Adjournment was at 6:25 pm.
The commtitee's next meeting dates are scheduled for April 10, May 8 and June 12th, all of which are wednesdays. The meetings will be from 5:30pm to 7:50 pm in The Durant Public Library's community room.