Planning Commission Approves Youth Mental Health Bed Expansion
The Planning Commission approved an expansion of youth mental health treatment beds at 1800 Chicago Avenue during its June 16 meeting, increasing the facility's capacity from 80 to 97 beds.
The commission processed six development items through a consent agenda, including the conditional use permit for the healthcare facility's youth inpatient treatment program expansion. Commissioner Chowdhury expressed support for the project, calling it "exciting" and "a wonderful thing" for the community.
The commission also approved capital improvement projects for 2026 during the brief session. Chair Chris Meyer noted the capital improvement items had been reviewed twice previously.
Staff announced that Dave Shepherd is expected to join the commission at its July 7 meeting, filling a vacant seat left by former Commissioner Campbell. Shepherd recently completed a public hearing before the Business Committee as part of the appointment process.
The commission's next meeting is scheduled for July 7, with the Committee of the Whole meeting canceled this week due to the Juneteenth holiday.
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- Expansion of youth mental health/inpatient treatment capacity at 1800 Chicago Avenue from 80 to 97 beds.
- City Planning Commission operating with a vacancy; Dave Shepherd pending appointment to return commission to full strength.
- Streamlined consent agenda approval process for multiple property development and design reviews.
- City government meeting cancellations and schedule adjustments due to the Juneteenth holiday.
Adopt minutes of June 2, 2025
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Adopt consent agenda (items 5-10)
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
Adopt Item 4 as consistent with the 2040 Plan
Moved by Not specified · Seconded by Not specified
It is exciting to add more beds to 1800 Chicago, specifically for youth as staff shared, so it's a wonderful thing we get to support this today.
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[0:20] >> WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE
[0:22] REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
[0:24] PLANNING COMMISSION FOR JUNE 16,
[0:25] 2025.
[0:26] I'M CHRIS MEYER, CHAIR OF THE
[0:27] COMMISSION.
[0:28] AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK THE CLERK
[0:30] TO CALL THE ROLL.
[0:32] >> COMMISSIONER BAXLEY IS
[0:34] ABSENT.
[0:35] CHOWDHURY.
[0:35] >> PRESENT.
[0:36] >> CONLEY IS ABSENT.
[0:38] AND MY KEYBOARD IS NOT WORKING.
[0:40] GORDON.
[0:40] >> PRESENT.
[0:41] >> JONES.
[0:42] >> PRESENT.
[0:44] >> MEYER.
[0:45] >> HERE.
[0:45] >> SKJEFTE IS ABSENT.
[0:50] THOMPSON IS ABSENT.
[0:52] WAGNER.
[0:52] WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
[0:54] >> WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[0:55] FIRST GO TO THE MINUTES OF
[0:57] JUNE 2, 2025.
[0:58] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THOSE
[0:59] MINUTES?
[1:00] >> SO MOVED.
[1:01] >> IS THERE A SECOND?
[1:02] >> SECOND.
[1:03] >> ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
[1:05] MINUTES?
[1:06] ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE,
[1:09] OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS, ADOPTED.
[1:12] NEXT, ORGANIZE THE AGENDA.
[1:14] I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL
[1:16] THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, STAFF IS
[1:17] RECOMMENDING ALL OF THE ITEMS TO
[1:19] BE ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, SO AS
[1:21] I READ THE DIFFERENT ITEMS, IF
[1:23] YOU CAME HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST
[1:25] THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, RAISE
[1:26] YOUR HAND AT THE TIME THAT I GO
[1:28] THROUGH THAT ITEM.
[1:29] SO FIRST WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT
[1:31] WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING,
[1:33] THAT'S 4, LOCATION AND DESIGN
[1:36] REVIEW FOR THE CAPITAL
[1:37] IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
[1:39] NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 5, 721 2ND
[1:45] AVENUE NORTH.
[1:46] ANYONE COME TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
[1:47] STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 5?
[1:49] WE'LL HAVE THAT ON CONSENT.
[1:53] ITEM 6, 2933 AND 2937 5TH AVENUE
[1:58] SOUTH.
[1:59] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST
[1:59] THIS ITEM?
[2:00] ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE THAT ON
[2:03] CONSENT.
[2:04] ITEM 7, 1800 CHICAGO AVENUE.
[2:06] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE
[2:08] STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON THAT
[2:09] ONE?
[2:10] ALL RIGHT, NUMBER 7 ON CONSENT.
[2:14] 8, 730 SOUTH 8TH STREET.
[2:16] ANYONE HERE FOR THAT ONE?
[2:19] ON CONSENT, AND 715 SOUTH 8TH
[2:21] STREET.
[2:24] ANYONE HERE FOR THAT.
[2:26] WE'LL HAVE THAT ON CONSENT.
[2:28] AND FINALLY, ITEM 10, 716 SOUTH
[2:31] 7TH STREET.
[2:32] ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST
[2:34] THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION?
[2:39] ALL RIGHT.
[2:39] SO UNLESS ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE
[2:42] ANYTHING TO BRING UP, WE'LL HAVE
[2:45] ALL ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[2:48] IS THERE MOTION TO ADOPT THAT
[2:49] AGENDA?
[2:50] >> SO MOVED.
[2:51] >> SECOND?
[2:52] >> ALL RIGHT.
[2:53] ANY DISCUSSION?
[2:54] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, OPPOSED,
[2:57] THAT IS ADOPTED.
[2:58] ALL RIGHT.
[2:59] SO, FIRST WE'LL GO TO ITEM 4,
[3:03] LOCATION AND DESIGN REVIEW FOR
[3:06] 2026, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
[3:08] PROJECT STAFF.
[3:09] IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT
[3:10] THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
[3:12] PROJECTS?
[3:12] BEEN THROUGH IT TWICE ALREADY.
[3:14] SO -- ALL RIGHT.
[3:15] IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT
[3:18] ITEM 4 AS CONSISTENT WITH THE
[3:19] 2040 PLAN?
[3:20] >> SO MOVED.
[3:21] >> SECOND.
[3:22] >> ANY DISCUSSION?
[3:23] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE, OPPOSED,
[3:27] ABSTENTIONS, THAT IS ADOPTED.
[3:29] I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC
[3:31] HEARING FOR CONSENT AGENDA, 5
[3:34] THROUGH 10.
[3:34] DID ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK -- NOW
[3:36] IS THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU HAD
[3:38] SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO GO LIKE
[3:39] IN FAVOR OR NEUTRAL ABOUT THE
[3:39] PROJECT.
[3:42] ALL RIGHT.
[3:43] NOT SEEING ANY, SO I WILL CLOSE
[3:45] THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
[3:47] COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY
[3:48] DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ABOUT
[3:48] ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
[3:50] >> I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
[3:53] >> COMMISSIONER CHOWDHURY.
[3:55] >> THANK YOU.
[3:56] ITEM 7, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
[3:59] FOR 1800 CHICAGO, IT SAYS ALLOW
[4:02] A STATE CREDENTIALED CARE
[4:04] FACILITY WITH 97 BEDS.
[4:06] DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE 97 BEDS
[4:08] AREN'T CURRENTLY IN PLACE AND
[4:09] THEY ARE GOING TO BE ADDED TO
[4:11] THE FACILITY?
[4:13] >> CHAIR MEYER AND COUNCILMEMBER
[4:18] CHOWDHURY, CURRENTLY AN 80 BED
[4:24] FACILITY, THEY ARE ADDING A
[4:26] YOUTH INPATIENT TREATMENT
[4:26] PROGRAM, WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS
[4:28] INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDS
[4:30] FROM 80 TO 97.
[4:31] >> GREAT.
[4:32] THANK YOU, YES, I FULLY SUPPORT
[4:33] THIS ITEM.
[4:35] I JUST WANTED TO POINT IT OUT
[4:37] BECAUSE IT IS EXCITING TO ADD
[4:41] MORE BEDS TO 1800 CHICAGO,
[4:44] SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTH AS STAFF
[4:45] SHARED, SO IT'S A WONDERFUL
[4:47] THING WE GET TO SUPPORT THIS
[4:48] TODAY AT A PLANNING COMMISSION.
[4:51] >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
[4:53] CHOWDHURY AND I TOTALLY AGREE,
[4:56] AND I WAS CONFUSED READING THE
[4:57] STAFF REPORT AND FIGURED IT OUT
[4:59] ONCE I READ IT TWICE.
[5:02] ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
[5:04] ALL RIGHT.
[5:04] SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION
[5:06] TO ADOPT THAT CONSENT AGENDA?
[5:08] >> SO MOVED.
[5:09] >> SECOND.
[5:10] >> ALL RIGHT.
[5:11] I GUESS WE MOVED IT, SORRY.
[5:13] ANY FURTHER -- ANY LAST
[5:15] DISCUSSION?
[5:15] ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE,
[5:17] OPPOSED, ABSTENTIONS, THAT IS
[5:21] ADOPTED AND CONCLUDES OUR
[5:22] BUSINESS FOR THE DAY.
[5:23] COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE IS
[5:26] CANCELED FOR THIS THURSDAY, AND
[5:28] THEN --
[5:30] >> BECAUSE OF THE JUNETEENTH
[5:32] HOLIDAY TECHNICALLY ON
[5:33] WEDNESDAY.
[5:34] >> THE ONE ON WEDNESDAY IS NOT
[5:36] HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN
[5:38] OUR NEXT FULL MEETING WILL BE
[5:40] MONDAY, JULY 7TH.
[5:41] ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF OR
[5:43] COMMISSIONERS?
[5:43] >> JUST ONE UPDATE, SO
[5:45] COMMISSIONER CAMPBELL'S SEAT IS
[5:48] CURRENTLY VACANT WHILE WE BRING
[5:49] DAVE SHEPHERD THROUGH THE
[5:51] APPOINTMENT PROCESS.
[5:52] HE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE
[5:54] THE BIZ COMMITTEE WHICH WENT
[5:55] VERY WELL AND WE EXPECT HIM TO
[5:57] BE JOINING US FOR OUR JULY 7TH
[5:59] MEETING.
[6:00] WE'LL BE BACK UP TO A FULL
[6:03] COMMISSION SOON.
[6:07] APPRECIATE HIS HELP GETTING
[6:08] QUORUM.
[6:09] ANYTHING ELSE FOR ANYONE?
[6:10] ALL RIGHT, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
[6:11] THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
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Other Topics from This Document
Location and design review for 2026 Capital Improvement Projects
Consent agenda items: 721 2nd Avenue North, 2933 and 2937 5th Avenue South, 1800 Chicago Avenue
Consent agenda items: 730 South 8th Street, 715 South 8th Street, 716 South 7th Street
Conditional Use Permit for 1800 Chicago Avenue (youth inpatient treatment program expansion)
Commission administrative updates and appointments
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