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PlanningBoard | 2011-12-12 | 10 | housing. This means the City must have a transparent conversation with the community and that would include public workshops in order to have community buy-in. Mr. Thomas stated that staff has conducted workshops throughout the years, but the issue is how to get a wide range of residents to participate. In the past, the Going Forward Community Workshop posed great success and was relatively affordable. Board member Burton asked about development parking requirements and transit usage paralleling residential density. He implored staff and the Board to consider building a variety of housing for all income levels. President Ezzy Ashcraft welcomed the public's feedback. She asked Linette Lee to send Andrew Thomas examples of high-density developments before the next meeting in order to incorporate the illustrations into the staff report. She also requested that staff and the Board continue the conversation about the jobs to housing balance. She mentioned that public participation was called out as one of the deficiencies in the HCD comment report at the bottom of page 7, paragraph D. Therefore, workbooks and online responses using the Moving Forward Workshop template should be used and staff should consider taking workshops on the road. The City should also capitalize on the need for smaller square foot housing, which was reported by the Home Builder's Association and create aesthetically pleasing multifamily housing that works for all income levels. Finally, the Board must review and modify, if necessary, the proposed process and sequence described within this report. President Ezzy Ashcraft called for a motion to approve the Alameda Housing Element process as described. Board member Henneberry approves the motion, 2nd by Board member Kohlstrand, but caveat to have some consideration on public outreach, and approved 5-0. 9-C. Hold a Public Hearing to hear a Status Report on the Proposed Update to the Public Art Program and Review and Accept the Annual Report for the Public Art Fund as Required by the Public Art Ordinance TIME [2:24:53] Laura Ajello, Planner Il for the Public Art Commission, spoke about the annual report for the public art fund. The Planning Board is filling the role for the Public Art Commission and the meeting is to allow the public to speak about the City's public art and the overall process. Vice President Autorino stated that the City would spend $35,000, which was approved by council last year to have a consultant review the Public Art Commission's process. There are three or four elements that the consultant will review and he wants to know what to expect from the findings. Laura Ajello, explained that the City wants a public art policy that works, and the current policy is not working. The Public Art Commission did not meet in fiscal years 2009/2010 and the last art project was created for Warmington Homes in Grand Marina in 2008. Draft Meeting Minutes Page 10 of 13 December 12, 2011 | PlanningBoard/2011-12-12.pdf |