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Public Hearing to consider a Resolution Recommending that the City Council Amend the Health and Safety Element and Conservation and Climate Action Element of the Alameda General Plan 2040 to align with the Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022. The City Council certified a Final Environmental Impact Report for Alameda General Plan 2040 (State Clearinghouse #2021030563). No further environmental review with respect to the General Plan Amendment EIR is required.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Danielle Mieler, Sustainability and Resilience Manager
Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director
Date: May 9, 2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alameda's General Plan 2040 was adopted by the City Council on November 30, 2021. In 2021, staff worked with the community to develop the City's Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mitigation Plan), which will serve as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and 5-year update to the 2016 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Planning Board reviewed the draft Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan at its September 27, 2021 meeting.
Staff recommends revisions to policies in both the Health and Safety Element and Conservation and Climate Action Element of the General Plan so that the information is aligned and consistent with the Mitigation Plan strategies. The adopted Alameda General Plan is available at www.alameda2040.org and the Draft Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan is available at www.alamedaca.gov/HazardMitigationPlan.
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City convened an interdepartmental planning team and worked with the community to develop the City's Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mitigation Plan), which will serve as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and 5-year update to the 2016 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Planning Board reviewed the draft Mitigation Plan at its September 27, 2021 meeting.
The Miti...
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