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CityCouncil | 2018-07-24 | 12 | City's zoning requirements, which is why the City added conditions. Vice Mayor Vella stated the public is concerned that any accessible land has been checked; her concern is that the individual was working on soil that has been moved; expressed support for additional confirmation sampling; stated remediation firms have learned from what occurred; there is a value in having an independent third party take samples and do testing. Councilmember Matarrese stated work of the individual convicted of falsifying data has to be reviewed. Councilmember Oddie concurred that the individual's work should be validated. Mayor Spencer briefly discussed the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB). Stated that she has served on RAB since 2010; expressed concern over the Council not reporting on RAB activity: Carol Gottstein, Alameda. *** Mayor Spencer called a recess at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:34 p.m. *** (18-443) Recommendation to Adopt the Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP). The Development Manager made brief comments. Sujata Srivastava, Strategic Economics, gave a Power Point presentation. Mayor Spencer stated the 2001 Plan was revised in 2008; inquired whether the 2008 document was reviewed or if the new EDSP was drafted from scratch. The Development Manager responded a lot of the 2008 goals have been accomplished; stated conditions have changed, so a lot of the background research and information was a new effort. Task Force members John Knox White, Karen Bey and Debi Ryan made brief comments. In response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry regarding the locations of zoning inadequacies, the Development Manager stated along the waterfront there are industrial uses, such as Stone Boat Yard and Bay, Ship and Yacht; the areas should be reviewed to ensure the right regulations are in place. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the Committee suggested review of any of the Mixed Use (MX) zoning sites; stated the Council direction was clear not to do so. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 8 July 24, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-07-24.pdf |