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Public Hearing to Receive Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan Update
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
Chairperson Saxby and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building & Transportation Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 6, 2021, the City of Alameda released for public review a draft environmental impact report (DEIR) evaluating the potential environmental impacts that might be expected as the result of the adoption and implementation of the March 2021 Draft General Plan Update: Alameda General Plan 2040.
The Notice of Availability established June 25, 2021 as the deadline for submitting written comments on the adequacy of the environmental analysis contained in the DEIR. The notice also provided the opportunity for the public to submit comments verbally at the June 14, 2021 Planning Board public hearing on the draft EIR.
The June 14, 2021 public hearing is an opportunity to receive public comments on the draft EIR. No final actions are requested or appropriate at this time in the environmental review process.
BACKGROUND
The City of Alameda acting as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with the adoption and implementation of a Draft citywide General Plan update: Alameda General Plan 2040.
Alameda General Plan 2040 is a draft update to the Alameda General Plan, which was last comprehensively updated in 1991. The update does not include an update to the Housing Element, which will be updated in 2022. The General Plan Land Use and City Design Element, Conservation and Climate Action Element, Mobility Element, Parks and Open Space Element, and Health and Safety Element and their associated policies and actions provide a policy framework to guide future decisions to achieve four over...
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