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PlanningBoard | 2007-03-12 | 8 | 8-B. Workshop Program Discussion (CW). A presentation and discussion of Planning and Building Department work program priorities, resources and items for future Planning Board Consideration. Ms. Woodbury summarized the staff report and identified the members of Planning staff. She displayed a PowerPoint presentation, and described the elements of the Strategic Work Program in detail. The public hearing was opened. There were no speakers. The public hearing was closed for Board discussion. Member Mariani thanked Ms. Woodbury for the organized outline, and inquired whether the density bonus plan had a deadline with respect to the Housing Element. Mr. Thomas replied that State law required that the City adopt certain ordinances and keep them up to date, including the density bonus and the secondary unit. He noted that the City identified those as two high-priority actions in the 2003 Housing Element, and that the State required that they be included in the Housing Element. He noted that those items had been placed on the back burner even though a lot of work had been accomplished, and did not want to make the same promises to the State during the next Housing Element cycle that had not been fulfilled from the last time. Staff had renewed concern about those outstanding items, and that much of the work had already been performed. Member Mariani expressed concern about the default position, and added that Alameda's needs were different than the statewide guidelines. Member Cunningham noted that it would be beneficial for the City to be mindful of what other cities were doing with respect to Work/Live and Land Use. He believed there had been many good discussions with respect to the density bonus, which related to Measure A. Acting President Cook inquired how the City could have a Density Bonus without having density under Measure A. Ms. Woodbury replied that there were many ways to have density without multiple family units, and believed that a workshop would enable the Board to explore those possibilities. Mr. Thomas noted that the City was in the process of developing a Secondary Unit Ordinance that would be in compliance with State law, because the current ordinance was not in compliance with State law. State law also required adoption of an ordinance that explained how the required Density Bonus ordinances would be implemented with respect to affordable housing. A discussion of priority-setting ensued. Planning Board Minutes Page 8 March 12, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-03-12.pdf |