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PlanningBoard | 2021-09-27 | 5 | Staff Member Tai clarified that it was both property owners and tenants. It would be residents in general regardless if they were owners or renters. Board Member Ruiz asked about the process to verify if they were actual residents of Alameda. She wanted to know if they could also distinguish owners from renters then. Staff Member Tai said that would be a policy decision for the council if they wanted the staff to verify owners from renters. He discussed ideas of how they could apply that and that the public comment was they wanted all residents of Alameda regardless if they live on the street in question to be able to weigh in on street name changes. President Saheba opened public comments. Drew Dara-Abrams, an Alameda resident (Calhoun Street), discussed how he and his neighbors had been working on changing the Calhoun Street name. He thanked city staff and the board for doing this important work. He had some concerns about the upfront application process and he was happy that renters' views were being considered as well. President Saheba closed public comment and opened board discussion. Board Member Hom discussed how controversial street renaming could be. He thought the 500 threshold was a bit too low, he thought it should be related to the length of the street. He did believe that tenants should be part of the threshold. Staff Member Tai clarified to the board that the 500 thresholds wouldn't automatically change the name, it was the threshold to initiate the question to the council about the name change. He then explained what would happen if the council agreed on a name change. Board Member Curtis still felt that people who lived on the street in question should have the main vote. He gave ideas on how the residents could have more of a say in the name change. Vice President Ruiz concurred with Board Member Curtis's comments that the opinions of the residents of the street should carry more weight. Board Member Cisneros suggested ways to get the community more involved. President Saheba liked the recommendations and that the residents of the street, who would be the most impacted, would have more of a say. He agreed the 500 threshold was too low. Staff Member Tai thanked the board for their input. 7-C 2021-1298 A Public Hearing to Review and Comment on the Draft Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 5 of 10 September 27, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-09-27.pdf |