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Draft Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2019
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019
1. CONVENE
President Sullivan convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
2. FLAG SALUTE
Board Member Teague led the flag salute.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: President Sullivan, Board Members Cavanaugh, Curtis, Mitchell, Rothenberg, Saheba, Teague.
Absent: None.
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
*None*
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
*None*
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
*None*
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
7-A 2019-6883
Planning Board Review of General Plan Update Table of Contents and Land Use Diagram and Classifications. The review of the General Plan Chapters are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
Andrew Thomas, Acting Director of Planning, Building, and Transportation, introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3935593&GUID=B58E2A9F-FEAF-40D0-B58E-44C53663AFA2&FullText=1 .
President Sullivan opened the public hearing.
Christopher Buckley asked that the action steps be listed alpha-numerically instead of as a list of bullet points. He said there are some proposals in the Historic Preservation Element that are still relevant and should be incorporated into the update. He said that, thus far, the changes do not seem to have an effect on historic properties and is okay with the changes.
There were no more speakers. President Sullivan closed the public hearing.
President Sullivan voiced concern that the marina classifications have disappeared from the plan.
Staff Member Thomas explained that the commercial recreation category was blended with the park description. He said marinas are an important part of what makes Alameda different from many cities. He said showing marinas and potential marinas on the map is definitely an option.
President Sullivan expressed her preference for seeing all of the maritime uses listed as their own category. She asked...
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