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PlanningBoard | 2021-03-22 | 7 | There were no public speakers. President Teague closed public comments and opened the board's questions and comments. Board Member Ruiz wanted to confirm that the schedule he presented was in line with the staff report. Director Thomas said yes, he had written the staff report and could confirm the dates were the same. He added that he thought they could get through the process with 2-3 hearings, it all depended on how much they wanted to work the General Plan before they made a recommendation. Board Member Ruiz said her main concern was the public engagement process. She wondered if it was now possible to hold an in-person hearing since more people were getting vaccinated. Director Thomas did not believe they could plan on in-person meetings until at least July. It all depended on county health orders. He added that they had a larger and broader input than he had expected. He then discussed all the different ways they had reached out to individuals and groups. Board Member Ruiz saw no issue with the schedule but suggested keeping an open mind and amend as necessary. Vice President Saheba asked about the EIR (Environmental Impact Report) and its connection to the General Plan, he thought it might be better to split those two up. Let the public understand more about where the EIR lands and then based on that, it would affect how the General Plan would be formulated. Director Thomas thought that was very interesting, he suggested that for the next meeting they could focus on the Draft EIR, not the General Plan. Vice President Saheba said he felt confident that the staff had coupled together what the General Plan was doing based on the EIR parameters. The EIR would present all the data so there would be a better understanding of why those decisions were made for the General Plan. Board Member Hom thought that the process that was outlined made a lot of sense, was realistic and sensible. He commented that it was important to have a public hearing on the EIR early in the process and would help inform the General Plan. He also thought what would be helpful for the board was to have an outline of the major policy changes since the last General Plan. He added what information he wanted to see for the Housing Element. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 7 of 10 March 22, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-03-22.pdf |