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Vallejo Planning Commission member resigns after drinking beer and throwing cat during meeting

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By | Vallejo Times-HeraldChris Platzer said in an email to the Vallejo Times-Herald on Saturday that he has resigned from the Vallejo Planning Commission, effectively immediately — days before the Vallejo City Council was set to consider a resolution removing him from the seven-person commission.Vallejo spokesperson Christina Lee said the city was still attempting to confirm if Platzer had officially resigned from the commission. Platzer couldn’t be reached for comment via phone on Saturday.Platzer was seen drinking a beer and throwing his cat through the air during a commission meeting held via teleconference on April 20.He was also heard by city staff making derogatory remarks after the online meeting had ended.“I’m going to call bull— on you little b—s,” according to the original commission meeting video released by the city on Saturday.In his email to this newspaper, Platzer apologized for his actions.“I did not conduct myself in the Zoom meeting in a manner befitting of a planning commissioner and apologize for any harm I may have inflicted,” Platzer wrote. “I serve at the pleasure of the council and no longer have that trust and backing. I extend my gratitude to those who have supported me during my tenure. I have always felt that serving Vallejo in a voluntary position is honorable because Vallejo is worth serving. We are all living in uncertain times and I certainly, like many of you, am adjusting to a new normalcy.”The council was set to consider a resolution removing Platzer from the commission on Tuesday.“The issue for me is his whole demeanor during the entire meeting,” Vallejo Mayor Bob Sampayan said on Friday about Platzer’s conduct.Sampayan said decorum needs to be followed for each and every public meeting.“This hurts the credibility of the city,” Sampayan added. “What happens if a developer is watching the meeting (and sees that)? They would obviously have concerns about the city.”Lee issued a statement on Friday stating that the city “does not condone” Platzer’s actions.“This type of behavior does not model the core values of the City of Vallejo,” she added.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the commission held an online meeting to discuss the Fairview at Northgate project, which includes a new 152,000-square-foot Costco building, 178 homes, plus a 27,500-square-foot commercial center, and a 5.7-acres of open space that will divide the commercial section and homes.During one point in the meeting, Platzer states that “I’d like to introduce my cat,” and then picks up the animal before throwing the cat off-screen.Later in the meeting, Platzer is seen holding a green bottle while also holding his video device as he walks back to his seat. Footage shows Platzer putting his device face-up on a table while he begins to drink from the bottle.Platzer has served on the commission since 2016 with his term set to expire on June 20. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for the Vallejo City Council in 2013.We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.Get Morning Report and other email newslettersFollow UsMost PopularClose

By | Vallejo Times-HeraldChris Platzer said in an email to the Vallejo Times-Herald on Saturday that he has resigned from the Vallejo Planning Commission, effectively immediately — days before the Vallejo City Council was set to consider a resolution removing him from the seven-person commission.Vallejo spokesperson Christina Lee said the city was still attempting to confirm if Platzer had officially resigned from the commission. Platzer couldn’t be reached for comment via phone on Saturday.Platzer was seen drinking a beer and throwing his cat through the air during a commission meeting...

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