Title
Historical Advisory Board Draft Meeting Minutes - April 7, 2022
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
1. CONVENE
Chair Thomas Saxby called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, codified at Government Code Section 54953, Historical Advisory Board members can attend the meeting via teleconference.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Saxby, Board Members Jones, Lau, Sanchez, Wit.
Absent: None.
3. MINUTES
3-A 2022-1904
Historical Advisory Board Draft Meeting Minutes, February 3, 2022
Board Member Jen Wit made a motion to approve the minutes and Vice-Chair Lynn Jones seconded the motion. A vote was taken by a raise of hands and the motion passed 5-0.
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
Chair Saxby made a motion to carry the General Plan Annual Report and Draft Housing Element Update (Item 7-A) into April in order to give the board more time to review the documents. Vice-Chair Jones seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
7-A 2022-1902
Public Hearing to Review and Comment on General Plan Annual Report and Draft Housing Element Update.
Andrew Thomas, Director of Planning Building & Transportation, introduced this item and gave a brief presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5541273&GUID=B1FD7828-B331-470A-AAAE-93FFB62384F7&FullText=1.
Chair Saxby opened the board clarifying questions.
Chair Saxby asked what concerns Director Thomas had about the state's response. He wanted to know about any weaknesses.
Director Thomas discussed what he had seen with other cities, mainly Southern California, as they went through the same process. He went into detail about major concerns.
Board Member Norman Sanchez wanted to know if the city got credit for an ADU that was per...
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