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PlanningBoard | 2016-04-25 | 3 | Staff Member Thomas said there is very little discretion on this action. He said that these decisions are typically handled at a staff level, but Alameda has an older code that gives the Planning Board authority to approve these applications. Board Member Saheba made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Board Member Rothenberg seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 7-B 2019-6803 Planning Board Review of General Plan Chapter 1 Settings, and Organization of the General Plan Update. The review of the General Plan Chapters are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Staff Member Thomas gave a report. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3917182&GUID=06EE828B- A7AF-43FB-A714-7D25CEF7DA98&FullText=1 Board Member Curtis said he liked the way staff presented a single section for the board to consider in depth at a given point in time. He said he found the new section easy to read. Board Member Cavanaugh said he liked the new layout. He said it would be helpful to have explanations of things like Measure A or the state's influence on policy embedded in the document, including via hyperlink. He said this would help the public understand how things work in the city. Board Member Teague said that a sentence needs to be added about resolving conflicts between policy guidance and regulation, and which takes precedence. He said he liked the new format. He suggested certain edits for clarity. He said we should include information on housing production from 1990 to 2019 and the Density Bonus law. He said there should be a paragraph about the land conveyance by the Navy and associated constraints on the land. He said the paragraph from the original discussing the completion of Harbor Bay should come back into the new version, and there should be a paragraph about RHNA and the 2014 Housing Element amendments. Board Member Saheba said the layout and graphics were quite good. He asked if there is an outline of modifications being proposed from the existing to the new General Plan. He said that global view would help improve the input that the board could provide as they give feedback on each section. Staff Member Thomas gave some background on his feelings towards the 1990 General Plan and where he anticipated making changes. He said the Climate Action Plan update has led to some rethinking of how the land use and design chapters of the General Plan should be structured. He said he would outline the changes in the next staff report. Draft Planning Board minutes Page 3 of 6 April 22, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2016-04-25.pdf |