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Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - May 11, 2026
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DRAFT MEETING MINUTES OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, MAY 11, 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, Vice President Ariza and Board Members Hom, Tsou, Wang and Saheba
Absent: None
2. AGENDA CHANGES
None
3. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
Danielle Mieler (*3:58) Sustainability and Resilience Manager, discussed a potential infrastructure bond. She discussed budgets needs for urgent issues in the city. She gave examples of climate impacts in the city and discussed outreach measures.
Zac Thayer (*2:30) discussed state and federal laws.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4-A 2026-5990 - Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - April 13, 2026
Minutes can be found:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7999188&GUID=3F82A731-B4A8-4F33-8219-F617C48DD156&FullText=1.
There were no public comments for the Consent Calendar.
Board Member Ruiz made a motion (*8:06) to approve the April 13th, 2026, meeting minutes. Board Member Tsou seconded the motion, and the motion passed 5-0 with Board Member Hom and Vice President Ariza in abstention due to their absence at the meeting.
5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
5-A 2026-5995 - Study Session Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment - Accessory Dwelling Unit and Condominium Conversion Updates - A study session to discuss proposed zoning code updates to sections relating to accessory dwelling units and condominium conversion in Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-5.18 - Accessory Dwelling Units, and Section 30-8 - Conversion to Multiple Houses. The amendment may allow conversion of accessory dwelling units to condominiums, modernize the procedures for condominium conversion more generally, and update provisions throughout to comply with State law. The study session is not considered a project under the California Environmental Quality Act b...
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