Jun 18, 2026 Planning Commission

INDEED. WELL, IT IS NOW PAST 6:30, SO WE ARE GOING TO START THE JUNE 18TH HEARING OF THE REDONDO BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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COMMISSIONER LIGHT. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL. HERE.

COMMISSIONER YOUNG. COMMISSIONER GADDIS. HERE.

COMMISSIONER CONROY. HERE. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE.

HERE. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG. HERE. SO LET'S NOW SALUTE THE FLAG.

MR. CONROY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SURE.

READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY. SO, CAN I GET A APPROVAL FOR THE ORDER OF AGENDA?

[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AND DO WE HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER BACKUP ITEMS, JAMAAL, THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. OKAY, GREAT.

FIRST PART IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THIS IS A BUSINESS ITEMS EXCEPT THOSE FORMERLY NOTICED BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING OR THOSE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION ASSIGNED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]

ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE TAKEN UP UNDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM SECTION BELOW.

THOSE ITEMS REMAINING FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE APPROVED IN ONE MOTION.

THE CHAIR WILL CALL ON ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PULLED BY THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE, AND COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES.

SO CAN WE GET A. ANY CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS WE WANT TO UPHOLD.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. AND WE NOW HAVE TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

NEXT SECTION IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS.

[H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS]

THIS SECTION IS LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES. EACH SPEAKER WILL BE AFFORDED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.

EACH SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO SPEAK ONLY ONCE.

WRITTEN REQUEST, IF ANY, WILL BE CONSIDERED FIRST UNDER THE SECTION.

DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS, JAMAAL? WE DO NOT.

ANY ONLINE COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO ECOMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

VERY GOOD. OKAY. YES. COMMISSIONER CONROY. IS THERE AN EMAIL THAT JAMAAL THAT YOU FORWARDED TO US? YEAH. NELSON. FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I THINK.

YEAH. YES. WOULD THAT FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY? YEAH. YES. A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE ALL BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES.

SO WE NOW ARE IN EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO ALLOW OFFICIALS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVEAL ANY DISCUSSIONS OR EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THE

[I. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION]

NOT A WORD. COMMISSIONER GADDIS. NOTHING. COMMISSIONER CONROY.

NO. AND COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE. NO. AND CHAIR CRAIG.

I DID NOT HAVE ANY COMMUNICATION EITHER, OTHER THAN WITH MY NEIGHBOR AS I WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR SAYING I'M GOING TO A PLANNING COMMISSION.

OKAY. SO WE'RE ON ITEM J.1. DO WE READ THAT FIRST OR WE START.

[J. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

JUST MOVE MY SCREEN AROUND. AS I WAS DOING IT FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AGE TWO THROUGH EIGHT TEEN YEARS AGE WITH AN EXISTING 18,186 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL SPACE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2605 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IN THE INDUSTRIAL C-1 ZONE.

MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. SO WE START WITH THE PRESENTATION, I BELIEVE.

YES. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR CRAIG AND PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.

JOHN CIAMPA, SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE CITY PRESENTING TO YOU THE REQUEST FOR THE FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.

JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT ABOUT THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH SIDE OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IN THE WEST BAY BUSINESS PARK, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WITHIN THE BLUE SHAPED AREA THERE.

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THE PROPERTIES IN THE GENERAL VICINITY ARE INCLUSIVE OF INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL TO THE SOUTH.

VEHICLE ACCESS IS OFF OF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD AND THE PROPOSED TENANT SPACE IS 18,168FT².

AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICES AS SPECIFIED IN THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE.

SO HERE WE HAVE A AERIAL SHOT OF THE PROPERTY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE SEVERAL BUILDINGS HERE.

THE PROPOSED SUITE THAT THE FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER WOULD BE LOCATED IN IS IN THAT RED BOX THERE, LOCATED IN THE GENERAL NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS APPLICATION. CAN I INTERRUPT YOU ONE SECOND? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE HEARING THE ECHO FROM THE SPEECH VERY MUCH.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT. IT'S JUST THE DOORS. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD JUST MAYBE JUST CLOSE THE DOOR. IT'S JUST ON A TIME DELAY, SO I KEEP ON HEARING THE ECHO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. I AM. SOMETIMES THEY TELL ME TO DO GOOD THINGS.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO PROBLEM AT ALL. SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU, IS THAT THE APPLICANT THIS FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 22 YEARS.

HOWEVER, SPECIFICALLY 17 YEARS OF THEIR OPERATION HAS BEEN WITHIN THEIR EXISTING SUITE AT 2641 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY OF THAT SAME BUSINESS PARK.

SO THIS RELOCATION IS PROPOSED DUE TO THE INCREASED SIZE, IT'S ALMOST DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE SPACE AND ALLOWING FOR SOME EXPANDED PROGRAMING TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL FEATURES AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR CUSTOMERS.

AND SO AS PART OF THE APPLICATION, THERE'S NO PROPOSED OPERATIONAL CHANGES AS A RESULT TO THIS CHANGE IN LOCATION.

IT'S MORE JUST TO EXPAND THE PROGRAMING FOR THE FACILITY.

ONE EXCEPTION TO THAT IS JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THE BUSINESS TO INCREASE FROM, I BELIEVE, 8 P.M. TO NOW WHAT WOULD BE PROPOSED AS 10 P.M..

SO THE PROPOSED PROJECT SUMMARY IS AGAIN THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE OCCUPANCY OF THE PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT SPACE.

WHICH WAS THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION WAS PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY VELOCITY SPORTS PERFORMANCE WHICH IS A SIMILAR TYPE USE OF THE SAME USE CLASSIFICATION. THE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE SUITE WOULD INCLUDE PHYSICAL FITNESS COORDINATION DEVELOPMENT, GYMNASTIC SKILLS, AS WELL AS OFFERING SEASONAL DAY CAMPS AND BIRTHDAYS ON THE WEEKENDS, THE BUSINESS HOURS WOULD BE 8 A.M.

TO 10 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. IT'S A SLIGHT CORRECTION FROM YOUR STAFF REPORT THAT LISTED AND SOME END TIMES TO BE AT 8 P.M., BUT IT WOULD BE FOR CONSISTENCY IN APPLICATION.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 8 A.M. TO 10 P.M.

EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK. THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN GROUPS RANGES DUE TO THE TYPE OF CLASS OR GROUPS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED AND WOULD BE TYPICALLY ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 10 STUDENTS.

AS PART OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE FACILITY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE AS WELL AS PROPOSED HERE IS LOW AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT WOULD BE OFFERED OR THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ROUTINES AND FLOOR AND DANCE EXERCISES, AS WELL AS OTHER MEASURES.

AND THIS IS INTENDED TO BE LOW, LOW LEVEL MUSIC IN THAT THEY WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE INSTRUCTION IS BEING HEARD AND THERE ARE NO ADJACENT GROUPS THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED AS WELL AS ADJACENT BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED.

AND SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE THE SAME TYPE OF OPERATION AND NOISE OR AMPLIFIED MUSIC THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED AS WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

SO HERE WE HAVE A FLOOR PLAN OF THE PROPOSED SPACE HERE OFFERING A RANGE OF DIFFERENT FITNESS TYPES OF ACTIVITIES HERE FROM FLOOR EXERCISE AREAS, BALANCE BEAMS, TUMBLING STRIPS, UNEVEN BARS, CLIMBING OBSTACLE COURSES, FOAM PIT, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND RESTROOMS THAT WOULD BE THROUGHOUT THE SITE.

SO HERE AS PART OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, PARKING WAS ANALYZED TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT PARKING IS PROVIDED.

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WHEN THE COMPLEX WAS DEVELOPED, IT WAS DEVELOPED WITH A PARKING RATIO OF ONE SPACE PER 375FT².

THIS WAS IN TERMS OF BALANCING THE WAREHOUSE AND THE COMMERCIAL ASPECTS OF THE THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.

AS A RESULT OF THAT PARKING RATIO, 48 SPACES WOULD BE ALLOCATED TO THIS PARTICULAR SUITE BASED ON ITS SQUARE FOOTAGE.

HOWEVER, THE PARKING RATIO THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO THIS PARTICULAR USE OF THE PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICE IS ONE SPACE PER TWO STUDENTS AND ONE SPACE PER EMPLOYEE. SO AS PROPOSED, DURING NORMAL BUSINESS, OPERATING HOURS WOULD BE 40 TOTAL SPACES, WHICH IS WITHIN THE ALLOCATION ALSO PROVIDED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER.

HERE'S A TABLE BREAKING DOWN THE DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND OPERATION SCENARIOS FOR THE BUSINESS.

AND THEN WE HAVE IN THIS TOP ROW IS DURING WEEKDAY BUSINESS HOURS.

YOUR TYPICAL BUSINESS HOURS ARE FOR 8 TO 5. THEY WOULD BE HAVING UP TO 56 STUDENTS, 12 EMPLOYEES, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN 40 TOTAL PARKING SPACES REQUIRED.

IN THE EVENING HOURS AS WELL AS ON THE WEEKENDS THEY'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE CLASS SIZES UP TO 80 STUDENTS AND 20 EMPLOYEES AT ITS MAXIMUM POTENTIAL, WHICH WOULD BE RESULTING IN 60 SPACES. SO AS PART OF THE ANALYSIS HERE, STAFF DID LOOK AT WHAT WERE THE INCREASED CLASS SIZES AS WELL AS DURING WITH THE REDUCTION IN UTILIZATION OF PARKING IN THE CENTER AND THESE OFF HOURS.

WHAT WERE THE OTHER BUSINESS OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY AND WHAT WERE THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION SPECIFICALLY IN THE EVENING AND ON THE WEEKENDS? AND SO FROM SURVEYING OF THE AREA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS ADEQUATE PARKING THEIR SURVEYS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE ATTACHMENTS IDENTIFYING THIS, THAT ALMOST ALL THE BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED AT THAT 5 P.M.

TIMELINE AS WELL AS ON THE WEEKENDS. ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CLASSES AND THE CLASS TIMINGS ARE STRUCTURED SO THAT THERE'S A BREAK IN BETWEEN CLASSES TO ALLOW FOR THE EXITING AND ENTERING OF CUSTOMERS OR PARTICIPANTS AS THEY GO FROM CLASS TO CLASS. AND THOSE ARE STAGGERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WELL.

SO HERE JUST HAVE SOME PHOTO REPRESENTATION EXAMPLES.

THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN.

JUST TO ASSESS THE PARKING CONDITIONS ON THE WEEKEND.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THERE ARE VERY FEW CARS THAT ARE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.

AND, THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT THESE WERE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN ON MAY 31ST.

SO NOISE WAS ALSO ASSESSED AS PART OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS TO ENSURE THAT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS ASSESSING THAT THERE ARE NO IMPACTS TO THE ADJACENT BUSINESSES.

AND AS PART OF THAT IN THE ASSESSMENT BY STAFF, THERE WERE NO CONCERNS RELATED TO NOISE IMPACTS TO ADJACENT USES AND THAT ALL THE INSTRUCTION WOULD OCCUR INDOORS, THE AMPLIFIED MUSIC WOULD BE PLAYED FOR PERFORMANCES, BUT WOULD BE AT A LOW LEVEL.

AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT OPERATIONS.

THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED IN THAT NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE FACILITY OR THE BUSINESS COMPLEX, WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY PRIMARILY INDUSTRIAL USES.

THERE ARE A FEW COMMERCIAL, BUT THEY'RE UNLIKELY TO HAVE ANY ISSUE THERE, AND THE NEAREST RESIDENTIAL IS APPROXIMATELY 350FT AWAY.

AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THOSE ARE, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, SIMILAR OPERATIONS TO WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION AND AT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION, THEY'VE RECEIVED NO NOISE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MUSIC OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN THE APPLICANT DID PROVIDE LETTERS FROM THE ADJACENT BUSINESSES STATING THAT THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE MUSIC OR ANY OTHER OPERATIONS RELATED TO THE BUSINESS. SO AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT RELATED TO THE FINDINGS, THE PROPERTY IS ADEQUATE IN SIZE AND SHAPE TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT SERVICE USE.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE DRIVEWAYS PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACCESS, AS WELL AS ADEQUATE PARKING THAT HAS BEEN SURVEYED AND IDENTIFIED FOR THE PROJECT.

THERE ARE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO THE PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS DON'T IMPACT THE ADJACENT USES, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY FRAMED AROUND THE BUSINESS HOURS OF OPERATIONS AS WELL AS THE CLASS SIZES.

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SO IN CONCLUSION, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, TAKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAKE A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GYMNASTICS FIT KIDS GYM CENTER FOR KIDS AND TEENAGERS RANGING IN AGE FROM 2 TO 18 WITHIN THE EXISTING SPACE AND AT 2605 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD. SO THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S PRESENTATION.

STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND BEFORE WE GO ON, JOHN, CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER LIGHT IS PRESENT AND HE DID ARRIVE DURING THE PRESENTATION OF STAFF? YES, I'LL TAKE NOTE OF THAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? I SEE THE MILESTONE QUESTIONING. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

COMMISSIONER CONROY. THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE STAFF REPORT STATED THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS 119,321, BUT THE CPU FINDINGS SHOWED IT AT 126726FT². AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS A MISTAKE OR IS ONE REFERRING TO MAYBE TOTAL BUILDING AREA AND THE OTHER ONE TO LEASABLE SQUARE FEET? IT SHOULD BE THE 119,000 THAT WAS A THAT WAS AN ERROR BY STAFF.

OKAY. AND THEN YOU MENTIONED REGARDING OPERATING HOURS THAT STAFF REPORT SHOWED WEEKDAYS CLOSING AT 8 P.M., BUT IT'S GOING TO BE 10 P.M. ACROSS THE BOARD.

AND THEN ALSO ON SUNDAYS, IT SHOWS OPENING AT 9 A.M., BUT IT'S GOING TO BE OPENING EVERY DAY AT 8 A.M., CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN CONDITION SEVEN SAYS THAT THE TENANT SPACE SHALL BE FULLY FENCED PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION.

IS THAT ACCURATE? BECAUSE AREN'T ALL THE TENANT IMPROVEMENTS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE INSIDE OF THE SPACE? GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND. PAGE 37. THANK YOU.

OF THE PACKET. WHAT CONDITION WAS THAT? SEVEN.

SEVEN. SO THAT WOULD BE IN PLACE IF ANY TENANT IMPROVEMENTS WERE PROPOSED AS PART OF THE PROJECT IF THAT WERE TO OCCUR, THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO TENANT IMPROVEMENTS INITIALLY.

SO THAT CAN BE REMOVED AS IT'S NOT DIRECTLY APPLICABLE BUT COULD BE.

ALL RIGHT. MAKES SENSE. AND THEN AS FAR AS YOU MENTIONED, SUMMER CAMPS AS PART OF THEIR OPERATION.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHEN SCHOOL WOULD BE OUT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ARE THEY GOING TO BE HELD TO THE SAME RESTRICTION OF 56 STUDENT MAX DURING THE SUMMER CAMPS? THAT WOULD BE CORRECT, YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? COMMISSIONER BOSWELL, I SEE.

CAN I IS THIS JUST FOR STAFF? YES. OKAY. NEVER MIND.

YEAH, I DID. COMMISSIONER LIGHT GO AHEAD. THIS IS RIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT NEXT TO GIBSON PLACE.

AND THAT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR INTERSECTION THERE.

HOW MANY SPACE? YOU SAID THERE ARE WAYS IN AND OUT? I DON'T, I ONLY KNOW OF THAT ONE OFF THE MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.

WHERE ARE THERE ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS THERE? IT GETS VERY CROWDED AND THERE'S LIMITED ABILITY TO GO FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT.

YOU KNOW, HERE YOU CAN SEE AT THE SITE PLAN, THESE ARE THE TWO IMMEDIATE IN VIEW HERE.

OKAY, SO THAT'S THE ENTRY OFF MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD.

YES, SIR. AT THE BOTTOM. AND IS THAT THE ONLY ENTRY AND EXIT? FROM HERE? YES. OKAY. AND HOW HOW MANY? SO THEY HAVE TWO, 322 SPACES. AND HOW DID YOU DO A CHECK ON HOW OFTEN THERE THAT MANY CARS ARE EVEN CLOSE TO THAT MANY CARS THERE.

SO STAFF AND THE APPLICANT HAVE DONE PERIODIC SURVEYS.

MOST RECENTLY I WENT LAST THURSDAY AT LIKE 3:00 TRYING TO ASSESS, YOU KNOW, PEAK TIME UTILIZATION.

AND I WOULD SAY IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 60, MAYBE 70% OCCUPANCY.

HOWEVER, IN THIS PARTICULAR CORNER, OBVIOUSLY THE SPACE IS VACANT.

BUT IT WAS PRETTY LIGHT IN OCCUPANCY OF VEHICLES THERE.

YEAH. BECAUSE I'D BE CONCERNED OF THAT MANY CARS GOING IN AND OUT OF THAT PLACE AT ANY GIVEN TIME,

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CORRECT. AND THE CLASSES ARE GROUPS ARE STAGGERED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND TIME.

SO AND THE APPLICANT IN THEIR OPERATIONS AT THEIR CURRENT FACILITY IS AWARE OF THAT AND REALLY MANAGES THE TIME IN THE CLASSES TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A ONE LARGE FLOW IN OR OUT.

THE APPLICANT CAN SPEAK TO THAT IN MORE DETAIL.

SO JUST TEN OR 10 OR 15 CARS AT A CLASS. YEAH.

PROBABLY. ALL RIGHT. COOL. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? PUBLIC COMMENT. SHALL WE OPEN THE MOTION TO OPEN UP THE HEARING TO PUBLIC COMMENT? DO WE WANT TO BRING THEM UP? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT? I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY. DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? COMMISSIONER BOSWELL.

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD AND BRING HIM UP. YEAH. FOR THE APPLICANT, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP AND STATE YOUR NAME.

AND THEN I NEED TO ADMINISTER AN OATH TO YOU.

DO YOU PROMISE TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? YES.

MY NAME IS CHRIS OLSON, AND I'M THE FOUNDING PRESIDENT OF FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

COMMISSIONER BOSWELL. SO WHAT IS YOUR WHAT'S YOUR PROCESS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND WHATNOT ON THE EMPLOYEES AS TO THEIR SUITABILITY FOR THE FOR THIS TYPE OF TRAINING AND ATHLETIC COACHING DAY CAMP SUPERVISION, AS WELL AS THEIR APPROPRIATENESS AND BACKGROUND IN WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE VERY PICKY JUST AS A GENERAL, BECAUSE OF THE POPULATION THAT WE SERVE, WE TEACH YOUNG CHILDREN AND NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR SAFETY.

WE ARE ALSO MEMBERS. OUR GYMNASTICS CENTER IS ALSO A MEMBER OF USA GYMNASTICS, WHICH REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS.

AND AND WE ARE VERY, VERY I GUESS THE WORD IS WE REALLY ONLY WANT TO SELECT THE BEST PEOPLE POSSIBLE. AND WE'RE VERY CAREFUL IN THOSE AREAS AND OUR HISTORY, WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, I BELIEVE, BECAUSE WE ARE SO PICKY IN WHO WE HIRE.

SO HOW IS THAT DONE? THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS.

FINDING OUT WHERE THEY COME FROM. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ACTUALLY FORMER STUDENTS.

WE HAVE KNOWN THEM FOR YEARS, IN FACT. THERE'S ONE OF THEM RIGHT THERE.

SHE STARTED WITH US WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT TEN YEARS OLD GREW UP WITH US AND IS NOW ONE OF OUR COMPANY LEADERS.

WE GROW OUR OWN, WHICH IS AN INTERESTING IT'S, A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT'S THE BEST WAY TO DO IT.

THERE ARE NO GYMNASTICS TRAINING CENTERS OUT THERE IN THE WORLD.

IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GYMNASTICS TEACHERS, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO BUILD OUR OWN.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE KNOW THESE.

I TELL THEM ALL THE TIME. I SAID, WHEN SOMEBODY GETS HIRED, I TELL THEM, YOU'VE BEEN INTERVIEWED. WE'VE BEEN INTERVIEWING YOU FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, YOU KNOW. AND NOW WE HAVE A FORMAL INTERVIEW PROCESS, OF COURSE, THAT WE GO THROUGH APPLICATION, WE FOLLOW UP ON ANY REFERRALS THAT THEY HAVE.

WE ALSO DO A LOT OF WHAT WE, WHAT YOU CALL BACKDOOR BACKGROUND CHECKS WHERE WE ASK OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES, DO YOU KNOW THIS PERSON? TELL US ABOUT THIS PERSON.

WE HIRE A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS.

AND WE, I WOULD ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE VERY GOOD AT DETERMINING A PERSON'S CHARACTER.

AND IF THERE WAS ANY DOUBT IN ANY WAY IN OUR MINDS, THEY DON'T GET HIRED.

SO DO YOU RUN POLICE CHECKS? DO YOU FINGERPRINT? DO YOU DO? DO YOU CHECK CRIMINAL DATABASES? WHEN WE HAVE ADULTS, FULL BLOWN ADULTS, WE DO THE.

WE HAVE WE DON'T DO THE, WE DON'T GO AS FAR AS LIKE A PUBLIC SCHOOL IS GOING TO GO.

YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SCHOOL, THEY'RE GOING TO SEND YOU TO THE YOU'RE GOING TO GET LIVE SCANS AND DO THAT. WE DON'T DO LIVE SCANNING, BUT OUR ORGANIZATION THAT WE BELONG TO FIT, NOT FIT KIDS, BUT USA GYMNASTICS, THEY HAVE A ROBUST BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICE THAT WE USE.

OKAY. AND I'D WELCOME ANY OF YOU TO COME AT ANY TIME THAT WE'RE OPEN AND COME AND LOOK AT OUR STAFF.

YOU'D BE HIGHLY IMPRESSED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ON THE BALANCE BEAM, ROB OR. NOT SUGGESTED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANT FROM ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS? NO. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE.

I DO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE, ONE FINAL THING.

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WE OPENED UP IN 2004 AND WE'VE BEEN OPERATING IN REDONDO BEACH.

WE WERE THE FIRST GYMNASTIC CENTER TO OPEN IN THE CITY AND OVER THE PAST 22 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TEACH GYMNASTICS TO OVER 10,000 CHILDREN, AND WE'RE JUST FIRED UP TO TRY TO DO EVEN MORE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.

THANK YOU. JUST MAKE A QUICK STATEMENT, PLEASE. GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS ARE TALKING AS A COMMISSION WE ENCOURAGE BUSINESS WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.

AND HERE'S A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS THAT'S THAT'S GROWING THEIR FOOTPRINT.

I IMAGINE YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROBABLY EMPLOYING MORE PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF THIS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. VERY GOOD.

SO CAN WE GET A MOTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR WE HAVE A CARD YOU JUST OPEN.

YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. I HAVE A SPEAKER CARD FROM EVELYN GOMEZ.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. EVEN THOUGH I JUST SAID IT. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

HI, MY NAME IS EVELYN GOMEZ. GOOD EVENING. AGAIN, MY NAME IS EVELYN GOMEZ AND I AM A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF REDONDO BEACH AND THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN WHO HAVE BOTH ATTENDED FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER.

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THIS FACILITY.

OVER THE YEARS, THIS GYMNASTICS SCHOOL HAS PROVIDED A SAFE, POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHILDREN CAN DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, DISCIPLINE, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS.

AS OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO GROW, EXPANDING THE FACILITY WILL ALLOW EVEN MORE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO BENEFIT FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

I BELIEVE THIS INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH WILL HAVE A LASTING, POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OWNER, CHRIS OLSON, WHO HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN 20 YEARS TO SERVING LOCAL FAMILIES.

HE HAS BUILT A STRONG REPUTATION NOT ONLY AS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OWNER, BUT AS A CARING MENTOR WHO GENUINELY INVESTS IN THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HE SERVES.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF A BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN SUCH A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS OR ANYONE ON ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ON ZOOM OR ONLINE.

VERY GOOD. MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. CLOSE.

MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT OR TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, ADOPTING AN EXEMPTION DECLARATION AND APPROVING THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF A GYMNASTICS COMPANY, FIT KIDS GYMNASTICS CENTER, INCORPORATED FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AGED 2 TO 18 WITHIN AN EXISTING 18,168 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL SPACE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2605 MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD IN THE INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL IC ONE ZONE.

THIS IS CASE NUMBER 2026-0288. SECOND. WE GOT A ROLL CALL VOTE.

COMMISSIONER LIGHT. AYE. COMMISSIONER BOSWELL.

AYE. COMMISSIONER YOUNG. COMMISSIONER GADDIS.

AYE. COMMISSIONER CONROY. AYE. COMMISSIONER HAZELTINE.

YES. CHAIRPERSON CRAIG. AYE. AND WELCOME AGAIN TO YOUR NEW LOCATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS FROM OUR PREVIOUS AGENDAS JAMAAL? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. NEXT IS ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANYTHING ON THERE. ANY ITEMS FROM STAFF?

[M. ITEMS FROM STAFF]

THE ARTICLE 27 ANALYSIS HAS BEEN POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

SO THAT IS ONLINE NOW. AND YEAH, THERE WILL BE REVIEWING THOSE IN THE HEARINGS IN JULY.

VERY GOOD. I HAD A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE, I KNOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS QUITE EXPANSIVE AND EXTENSIVE.

WE PARTICIPATED IN SOME HERE HAS BEEN ON THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE GREATER PART OF A DECADE, I THINK PRETTY CLOSE SEVEN YEARS. I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE AACAP, THE ARTESIA BOULEVARD SECTION.

I KNOW THAT THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT AT THE COUNCIL AS A SEPARATE STANDALONE ITEM BECAUSE IT'S A UNIQUE TO THAT AVIATION ARTESIA CORRIDOR.

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IS IT GOING TO BE ONE VOTE FOR BOTH OR ONE VOTE FOR THE ARTESIA PART AND ONE VOTE FOR THE AVIATION BOULEVARD PART? IT WOULD BE WELL THE FOLLOWING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S REVIEW REQUESTING THE SEPARATE CONSIDERATION OF BOTH.

THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED THAT AND DIRECTED THAT THEY BE INCLUDED AS ONE SET OF STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR. SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED AND CONVEYED.

AND AS WELL AS INCLUDED IN THE ARTICLE 27 ANALYSIS OF THE INCREASE IN THE FLOOR AREA RATIO.

YEAH. THE ONLY REASON I MENTIONED, BECAUSE I JUST REMEMBER, SINCE BOTH SECTIONS WERE DEFINED SEPARATELY, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN YOU DO BALLOT INITIATIVES, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY SPECIFIC FOR UP AND DOWN VOTE.

YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY AMBIGUITY. SO I WAS IN READING IT, I WAS TALKING TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO, AT LEAST WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES. THEY HAVE A CONCERN THAT IF IT IS NOT BIFURCATED, WE MIGHT NOT GET A PROPER BALLOT STATEMENT THAT THE PUBLIC COULD VOTE ON AND MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER VOTE. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT SEAN AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MARC HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THIS AND HAVE BEEN GUIDED TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE APPLICATION OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AS PART OF THE ARTICLE 27 VOTE.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. YEAH. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS?

[N. COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS]

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.