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PlanningBoard | 2021-06-14 | 8 | regional agencies Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to help push the issue. Board Member Xiomara Cisneros said she was not a fan of using the word "character" as a major theme because she believed it conflicted with equity. She discussed her values in preservation that included protecting communities that had a history of displacement and how preservation could be used in an exclusionary way. She suggested changing the word "character" to "balance" and gave suggestions of other wording that would be more comprehensive. She agreed with the staff recommendation in multi-family policy LU2 to broaden multifamily residential uses to all residential areas including single-family zones. She also highlighted the need for equitable distribution when it came to housing. President Teague thanked all of the community for their feedback and for staff's effort responding to all the comments. For the historical preservation aspects, he thought the current language went too far and yet not far enough. He believed that the historical properties in Alameda needed more protection than the current Historic Preservation Ordinance provided, and that varying levels of protection should be based on the ratings on the Study List. He agreed there needed to be incentives for restoring and protecting historic properties such as those offered under the Mills Act. He reiterated that the General Plan should provide general policy guidance while the Zoning Code is the primary vehicle for implementation, and therefore discussion of specific densities need to be part of the Zoning Code and not the General Plan. President Teague closed Board discussion of the item and adjourned the joint meeting with the Historical Advisory Board. He invited the Historical Advisory Board Members to stay for the rest of the meeting if they wanted to. 7-B 2021-1017 Recommendation that City Council adopt a Resolution of Intent to Prepare a Housing Element Update for the Period 2023-2031 that Maximizes the Use of City-Owned Land at Alameda Point and Encinal Terminals and Rezones Certain Sites and Districts to Permit Multifamily Housing and Residential Densities of at least 30 units Per Acre and to find that City Charter Article 26 is Preempted and Unenforceable due to Conflicts with State Housing Law; and Recommendation on Submittal of Appeal of Draft RHNA Allocation. Staff Report and attachments can be found at https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4973465&GUID=C41BEE7D- 3599-4BC9-A353-84060633BAC7&FullText=1. Board Member Ruiz recused herself from this agenda item. Board Member Hom wanted clarification about which sections of the resolution were "in part conflict" after seeing many public comments about this issue. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 8 of 14 June 14, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-06-14.pdf |