Members of the Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) gave the green light Jan. 15 to the Rock Church for a special event permit allowing the church to set up booths along Truxtun Road at Liberty Station on Sundays and other times during the year. The request was made by Terry Lund, parking director for the church, who told board members the booths are manned by volunteers who pass out information and solicit other ministry volunteers. The church’s activities have grown over the last year, according to Lund, and with about 10,000 to 12,000 people coming to five church services every Sunday, traffic congestion has long been a concern for the surrounding community. The board voted to support the permit request 8-2, with board member Suhail Khalil recusing himself from the vote, according to PCPB secretary Darrold Davis. The action was taken although the item was not on the original meeting agenda. A later version of the agenda listed the item. One version of the agenda was posted on the PCPB website. The amended agenda with the Rock Church item was posted at the Hervey/Point Loma Library. San Diego Deputy City Attorney Kathy Bradley conceded the action item may not have been noticed properly to the public for comment and feedback. “The items need to be on that agenda. There’s an exception if there’s some kind of urgency,” Bradley said. “[But] there’s never a planning emergency.” The issue created some controversy over access to information about public decisions affecting everybody who drives or lives near Rosecrans Street and Liberty Station. Former PCPB chair Cynthia Conger said the board’s action is a violation of the Brown Act — a California law that governs open meeting requirements to avert secrecy on public actions. PCPB chair Charles Mellor, however, said he fulfilled his duties as chair. “[The agenda] was posted about 72 hours before the meeting. It was posted and distributed to the board and it was available and handed out at the meeting,” he said. But it may be not be enough to simply post it inside the library, according to Bradley. “It’s probably not noticed properly if it’s inside the library and people don’t have access (when the library is closed),” she said. Bradley said the city of San Diego posts City Council agendas outside. The City Council used to print and distribute its agendas but stopped the practice to reduce printing costs. PCPB agendas are routinely posted in the library window and on a bulletin board in building. The PCPB plays an advisory role to the city. The board meets every third Thursday of the month at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. For agenda information, visit www.pcpb.net or the library.