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Draft Meeting Minutes - March 8, 2021
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD
MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021
1. CONVENE
President Alan Teague convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting was via Zoom.
2. FLAG SALUTE
President Teague led the flag salute.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Board Members Curtis, Hom, Rothenberg, Cisneros, Ruiz, Saheba, and Teague.
Absent: None.
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
President Teague acknowledged that it was International Women's Day and wanted to praise the amazing work of the women on the board and staff.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
7-A 2021-708
Planning Board Study Session: Proposed Process and Schedule to Update the City's General Plan Housing Element for 2023 to 2031.
Andrew Thomas, Director of Planning, Building, and Transportation, introduced the item and gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4812300&GUID=E88C245E-5470-4D5D-B5C5-AD33A529315F&FullText=1.
President Teague opened the public comments.
There were no public comments.
President Teague closed public comments and opened the board's clarifying questions and comments.
Board Member Rona Rothenberg said it was a very thorough and explanatory report. She suggested it would enhance the report to have a small graph on page 2 and explained how it could make the information more clear. She also wanted clarification about the inclusionary ordinance where in-lieu fees were discussed. She also suggested adding a bullet on page 16 to inform the public that staff had contacted the state about not making the numbers.
Board Member Xiomara Cisneros asked when was the last time they had done an Impact Fee Nexus Study.
Director Thomas said it was about 5 years ago when they did their current Impact Fee. They had updated a portion in the last couple of years for the Open Space piece of th...
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