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PlanningBoard | 2016-04-25 | 4 | Board Member Rothenberg asked if the whole timeline of changes would be laid out. She asked about the process for amending the General Plan. Staff Member Thomas said any final changes would involve public notice and advertising. He outlined the process that he envisions for public input before moving forward with recommendations to the City Council. Board Member Rothenberg asked if bringing pieces back in chunks would be a transparent process for the public. Staff Member Thomas said he could envision a process where the Board works through the entire document and has a public comment process on the entire document. President Sullivan said she likes the new layout. She said she would like some of the longer sentences to be broken up and for someone to review the document with a style guide for things like punctuation. She said our future is heading toward an urban city of renters and not a small, suburban city. She said the balance is shifting. Staff Member Thomas said that Alameda has always been fairly evenly split between rentals and owner occupied units. He said the short term trends change and is not convinced that future development will absolutely be mostly rentals. Board Member Teague said that when we get to a complete product that the old plan should have references identifying where the policies exist in the new document. He asked if the Housing Element can come ahead of the Land Use Element. He said the special rules for Webster, Park, and Harbor Bay should be called out specifically. President Sullivan said that there will be so much change coming in Alameda that the General Plan should be updated in 15 years instead of the current 30 year gap. Board Member Cavanaugh asked for more information about the Climate Change Emergency Declaration. Staff Member Thomas explained that the declaration's intent and what will be required in the immediate response to climate change and sea level rise. He said the Council has given a sense of urgency and asked for transportation projects and the public process around them to be greatly sped up. Board Member Rothenberg suggested adding climate change and resiliency to the open space and preservation chapter. Staff Member Thomas said that the Board, if it so chooses, can identify specific members to work with staff on the drafting of specific chapters. Draft Planning Board minutes Page 4 of 6 April 22, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2016-04-25.pdf |