Title
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - April 13, 2026
Body
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
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 and Board Members Tsou, Wang and Saheba
Absent: Vice President Ariza and Board Member Hom
2. AGENDA CHANGES
None
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Zac Thayer (*2:30) discussed state and federal laws.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4-A 2026-5863 - Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - March 9, 2026 (continued from the
March 23, 2026, Planning Board Meeting
Minutes can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7949287&GUID=C9906C9D-8448-48AF-AEEE-3FCBEBC8DEA2&FullText=1>.
4-B 2026-5908 - Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - March 23, 2026
Minutes can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7969950&GUID=78978FC4-286B-458C-9BAF-C7D5110C58B0&FullText=1>.
Board Member Wang made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and Board Member Tsou seconded the motion. A vote was taken and motion passed 4-0 with board Member Ruiz abstaining due to her absence. (Hom and Ariza were absent)
5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5-A 2026-5911- Consideration of an Ordinance to Update the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-16, and make a recommendation to City Council regarding its adoption. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3).
Steve Buckley, Planning Services Manager, introduced (*4:37) this item and gave a presentation.
The staff report and attachments can be found at:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7969951&GUID=74478963-768B-4136-9FCA-3FABD658DFA4&FullText=1>.
Board clarifying questions start at the 13:20-minute mark in the video.
Public Comment for item 5A
Zac Thayer (*59:36) discussed unrelated issues.
Thusan Amarasiriwardena (*1:02:55) discussed a letter he had sent in support of this ordinance (letter can be found as part of the public comment attachment). He went into detail about how important this matter was how this ordinance addressed many obstacles facing housing.
Sean Murphy, via Zoom (*1:06:18) spoke in support of this ordinance and discussed the importance of enacting proactive measures. He also discussed and answered questions around “moderate units”.
Action taken for item 5A
Board discussion start at the 1:10:11 minute mark.
Board Member Wang made a motion (*1:38:09) to recommend approval of the ordinance with the following augmentations. Exempting the ordinance from projects of 11 units or fewer, clarifying the cluster development findings, administrative fix for existing developments that have moderate income rental housing in the next 6 months, adopt an in-leu fee for projects 12 units or larger in the next 12 months or less, enumerate figures so that they are spelled out, and provide more specific guidance on what expedited timeline means. Board Member Ruiz seconded the motion and passed 5-0 (Hom and Ariza were absent).
6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
6-A 2026-5906
Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions
Recent actions and decisions can be found at:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7969948&GUID=485A3279-59E7-401D-B936-7B1AD24AED18&FullText=1>.
No decision or action was pulled for review.
There were no public comments.
6-B 2026-5907
Oral Report - Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Planning, Building and Transportation Department Projects
Steven Buckley, Planning Services Manager, gave an update (*1:40:19) on upcoming meetings and recent actions. He added that the next meeting scheduled for April 27th would be canceled.
There were no public comments.
7. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
President Cisneros discussed a housing debate (*1:41:09) conference that she and Board Member Ruiz would be participating in.
8. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
9. ADJOURNMENT
President Cisneros adjourned the meeting at 8:56 pm.
*Refers to the minute mark in the video