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Draft Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2021
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021
1. CONVENE
President Alan Teague convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting was via Zoom.
2. FLAG SALUTE
Board Member Hanson Hom led the flag salute.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Curtis, Hom, Rothenberg, Ruiz, Saheba, Cisneros, and Teague.
Absent: None.
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
None.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
7-A 2021-640
Review and Comment on the Annual Report on the General Plan, Climate Action and Resiliency Plan, and the Transportation Choices Plan.
Andrew Thomas, 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=4769216&GUID=D67C9A9F-80C2-48CC-B596-DBD82B6AE161&FullText=1.
Jerry Beaudin, Assistant City Manager, also gave a presentation. He also introduced Danielle Mieler and Patrick Pelegri-O'Day who are both part of the Climate Action Team.
President Teague opened public comments.
President Teague closed public comments and opened board discussions.
Board Member Teresa Ruiz asked if the amount of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) that did not get built would affect ADUs being counted against the RHNA (Reginal Housing Needs Allocation) numbers.
Director Thomas said that 30 of the ADUs that had been approved actually pulled building permits.
Board Member Ruiz said the language around ADUs needed to be clarified and she believed that more emphasis was needed for the homeless shelter. She suggested allocating a budget to review each action item on the Transportation Annual Report to see if there was an actual improvement. She was pleased that Ms. Mieler would be taking on a full-time role with the Climate Action Resiliency Team.
Director Thomas agreed there needed to be more monitor...
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