Amy J Wong

#ElMonte Planning Commissioner. 🏙️ Sharing news, updates and opportunities about planning in the City of El Monte (@myelmonte) in the #SanGabrielValley (#SGV).

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

ICYMI: We now have a Virtual City Hall, a website where you can ask questions by live-chatting staff. You can also get more information on #COVID19 resources and anything City-related. #ElMonte

[City of El Monte @MyElMonte]

@SGVCOG @ActiveSGV @ACEsgv @SouthCoastAQMD @CityofDuarte @SanGabrielCity @LACoPublicWorks @HildaSolis @kathrynbarger @RMConservancy The City now has a Virtual City Hall to assist residents and businesses in need of services or information at https://t.co/cUCSJToEqH #EngageSGV

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tonight's #ElMonte Planning Commission agenda:

8) 2020 Housing Element Annual Report

9) Approval to demolish existing office building for a new 4-story building for LOGOS Evangelical Seminary Campus (9386, 9382, 9358 Telstar Ave)

10) Gateway Project & Housing Element Updates

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Update: Our January 12th Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday is cancelled.

#ElMonte #ElMontePlanning #ElMontePlanningCommission

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tuesday's #ElMonte Planning Commission agenda:

9) Time extension for Design Review (3937 Peck Road)

10) Time extension for CUP (12020 Roseglen Street)

11) Code Amendment to reorganize sections of the Zoning Code to be more “user friendly” and provide minor updates

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

All 3 items were approved. This was also our last Planning Commission meeting of the year.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday January 12, 2021 (my birthday!🥳).

#ElMonte #ElMontePlanning #ElMontePlanningCommission

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Congrats to #ElMonte for being recognized as an #SGV Energy Champion. @MyElMonte

[SGV Council of Governments @SGVCOG]

We were thrilled to acknowledge the cities and agencies that have reached recognizable tiers in the 2020 #SanGabrielValley Energy Champion Awards at our Energy Work Group meeting today! Congratulations to the 15 jurisdictions that were recognized today!

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

All items were approved except for the Time Extension for Roseglen, which was continued to the next meeting.

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tuesday's #ElMonte Planning Commission agenda:

9) Time extension for CUP (12020 Roseglen Street)

10) Time extension for CUP, Design Review and Modification (2650 Seaman Avenue)

11) General Plan Conformity for property acquisition for
#ProjectHomekey (10024, 10038 Valley Blvd)

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

What is #ProjectHomekey?🔑

Project Homekey is a $600M initiative in CA for public entities to purchase and rehabilitate housing, including hotels and motels, as temporary or permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness.

More info here: https://t.co/rIRNGMmiXu

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

12) Revision- construction schedule of 71-townhouse and condo units (4127-4143 Rowland Ave)

13) Revision- enclose canopy and include three (3) warehouse doors along exterior façade of industrial building to be used for manufacturing light fixtures (10141 Olney St)

#ElMonte

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Due to #COVID19 precautions, we will have our first Zoom-based #ElMonte Planning Commission meeting tomorrow, Wednesday April 29, at 7pm. Watch live on the @MyElMonte Facebook Page, or tune into Channel 3 on TV. To call in via phone, dial: [phone]; Code 8167975.

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tomorrow's #ElMontePlanningCommission agenda includes:

10) CUP for on-site sale of beer and wine (ABC license) for La Victoria restaurant (11725 Garvey Ave)

11) Tentative parcel map to subdivide (3) parcels to accommodate two (2) one-story dwelling units (5232 Hammill Rd)

[City of El Monte @MyElMonte]

CITY OF EL MONTE NOVEL COVID-19 RESPONSE

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

A bit of background: the process of voting on the Chair/ Vice Chair usually happens at the start of every calendar year. And every #ElMonte Planning Commissioner's term is 4 years long.

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tonight's #ElMontePlanningCommission agenda:

9) CUP for conversion of a commercial building into a 4-tenant building. Will be anchored by a family-operated medical business (which has been operating in #Rosemead for ~8 years).

Items #10-13 are time extension requests.

#ElMonte

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Tonight we voted on our 2020 #ElMontePlanningCommission Chair and Vice Chair, and Modification Committee Chair.

I will serve as Chair, and Commissioner Gonzalez (@CivicRafa) will serve as Vice Chair. Commissioner Cruz remains Mod Committee Chair, w/ Nuno as alternate. #ElMonte

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Join the Homeless Count for #ElMonte Tuesday January 21, 7pm, Senior Center. #TheyCountWillYou

[City of El Monte @MyElMonte]

Please RSVP: El Monte Count https://t.co/vBO1KvECb7

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

Update: tomorrow's meeting is cancelled. Our next one is on January 21, 2020. #ElMontePlanningCommission

[Amy J Wong @AmyForElMonte]

There will be no #PlanningCommission meetings in December. The next one will be on January 7th, 2020. #ElMonte #ElMontePlanningCommission