Orinda Planning Commission
Kevin Schmidt
Commissioner, Orinda Planning Commission.
4 of 15meetings heard, of those they sat in
0.4–1.0minutes speaking per meeting seated, not counting meetings they ran: named, to named plus their share of unnamed speech
2clips
—Not ranked yet: much of what members say isn't matched to a person yet, so these minutes are floors
0.5questions asked per meeting where we named them (4 meetings)
Source: the body's own roster page, read Oct 8, 2026.
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Clips
What Kevin Schmidt said
I think to the extent that we can use materials that blend with the natural environment, I think that we'd be doing ourselves a service. And on the other, I mean, I, on Orinda Grove, I agree it's hard to tell because it's just, it's not that same level of maturity.Kevin SchmidtCommissioner · Orinda Planning Commission · Sep 24, 2025Watch the full meeting from 25:12
I just— question to your point on confusion: if this is a good process for review for a grant, why is it not a good process for review if somebody is paying for themselves?
Kevin SchmidtCommissioner · Orinda Planning Commission · Jul 14, 2026Watch the full meeting from 55:02
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