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Draft Meeting Minutes - Draft Meeting Minutes - February 24, 2025
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DRAFT MINUTES
MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
1. ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
* Members of the public can participate in person or remotely via Zoom.
Present: President Cisneros, Board Members Ruiz, Hom, Saheba, Tsou and Wang.
Absent: Vice President Ariza.
2. AGENDA CHANGES
None.
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4-A 2025-4814 - Draft Meeting Minutes - January 27, 2025
Minutes can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7138960&GUID=BF287881-F6FB-4204-A587-99F95CB310EF&FullText=1>.
Board Member Ruiz made a motion (*1:46) to approve the Consent Calendar. Board Member Wang seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion carried 6-0.
5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5-A 2025-4816
RESHAP Development Agreement Annual Review - Applicants: MidPen Housing etal. Public hearing to consider a request for a periodic review of the RESHAP Project Development Agreement. The consideration of an Annual Report is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). No further environmental review is required.
Steve Buckley, Planning Services Manager, introduced (*2:37) this item.
The staff report and attachments can be found at:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7138961&GUID=B2FDE67F-7A63-4EA0-906C-766052ED45D9&FullText=1>.
Public Comment for item 5A
There were no public comments.
Action taken for item 5A
Board discussion and clarifying questions start at the 5:38-minute mark in the video.
Board Member Hom made a motion (*9:26) to approve the RESHAP Development Agreement Annual Review. Board Member Tsou seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion carried 6-0.
5-B 2025-4817 - Study Session - Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Universal Design Ordinance Updates - A study session to discuss proposed zoning code updates to sections relating to the Universal Design Ordinance in Alameda Municipal Code Sections 30-18 (accessibility) and related technical amendments. The proposal is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption where it can be seen with certainty that the proposed zoning text amendment has no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment because they relate to universal residential design (accessibility) standards, and a permit would be required for a project to apply these standards, at which time project specific impacts would be considered.
Tristan Suire, Planner II, introduced (*10:18) the item and gave a presentation. Staff Report and attachments can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7138962&GUID=8AFFE1E0-6B78-4F7B-BF58-A3EB0A72B417&FullText=1>.
Board clarifying questions start at the 33:22-minute mark in the video.
Public Comment for item 5B
There were no public comments.
Action taken for item 5B
Board discussion start at the 1:01:13 minute mark in the video
This was a study session and no formal action was taken.
6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
6-A 2025-4818
Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
Recent actions and decisions can be found at:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7138963&GUID=21D9023A-7753-4A21-9C01-43E7953B3B8F&FullText=1>.
No decision or action was pulled for review.
There were no public comments.
6-B 2025-4819
Oral Report - Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Planning, Building and Transportation Department Projects
Manager Buckley discussed upcoming agendas (*1:29:21) and what other presentations and training the board could expect.
There were no public comments.
7. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
President Cisneros discussed (*1:28:51) The Kelsey a housing advocacy group and thought it could be a good resource.
8. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Gaberiel Duncan commented (*1:32:45) on the Urban Forrest Plan. He appreciated the detail and noted the “surface to water” in the plan and how there was not a reference of where that date came from. He also noted the lack of information on saltwater intrusion. He discussed other concerns that he had about this plan.
9. ADJOURNMENT
President Cisneros adjourned the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
*Refers to the minute mark in the video