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PlanningBoard | 2021-10-25 | 4 | Board Member Teague thanked everyone who participated in this and he was proud to have his name on it. He suggested to drop "by maximizing" on page 30, he believed it gave it a larger scope. His other idea was to just change the word "constructed" to "allowed" and that would include existing property. He called out LU-17 Action A, it was an amazing action and critical to how they would move forward. He also appreciated that a Main Street at Alameda Point was included. He also appreciated the updates to Historic Preservation. He then gave suggestions for rewording the Spotlight on page 49. He also gave wording suggestions for the Housing Growth Opportunities section and agreed with the word changing for the tree preservation. He then discussed low-stress bikeways and felt that ME-21 Ferry Parking Management needed some adjustment. He wanted City Council to receive an updated version and not a red-line version. Vice President Ruiz thanked everyone for their heroic effort on this. She discussed the Spotlight on page 49 and agreed with Board Member Cisneros that they needed to state the facts regarding Article 26. She also echoed Board Member Curtis about the wording being divisive. She discussed the trend of people living in multi-family housing by choice and not economic reasons, so they need to remove the stigma against multi-family housing. She wanted the language to be more inclusive. For tree preservation, she suggested "non-invasive" plants. She then discussed the use of the word "character" and asked Board Member Cisneros if she had any other suggestions. Board Member Cisneros suggested balance. She also discussed her issues with the word character in depth. Director Thomas explained how they had broadened the theme of the word character in the General Plan and that many of the comments discussed Alameda's unique character. There was a discussion on the use of the word "character", its pros and cons, and if there was another word that worked. Board Member Curtis felt that character worked well and Board Member Teague did not like the word balance. Board Member Rothenberg agreed with Board Member Teague and Curtis. Director Thomas then clarified the notes and comments that he was hearing from the board. He wanted to make sure he understood what the board wanted to see changed. Board Member Teague made a motion to approve the General Plan with the following changes: In LU-15-B, change the word "constructed" to "allowed" and change the word "maximizing" to "optimizing". In regards to the Spotlight on Article 26, the "therefore section" be deleted and instead be changed to "the city must either repeal this article or mitigate its impact through mechanisms like the multi- family overlay and density bonus to gain the ability to eliminate disparities and burdens provide affordable and fair access to housing and social-economic opportunities to historically underserved and underrepresented populations". On page 50, change the word "these" to "some". On page 71, change the word "native" Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 8 October 25, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-10-25.pdf |