Planning Commission
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
| Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:00 PM |
North Berkeley Senior Center |
AGENDA
1. Roll Call
2. Order of Agenda
3. Public Comment Period: Speakers are customarily allotted up to three minutes each. Speakers are encouraged to submit more extensive comments in writing. To ensure adequate time for action items on the Agenda, the Planning Commission may limit the number of public speakers during the public comment period.
4. Chairperson’s Report: Report by Commission Chair.
5. Committee Reports: Reports by Commission committees or liaisons.
6. Planning Director’s Report: Report on upcoming planning issues and recent Council actions.
7. Approval of Minutes: Final minutes of November 20, 2002 and December 11, 2002; draft minutes of January 8, 2003 (copy attached for Commissioners only).
8. Future Planning Commission Agenda Items and Other Planning-Related Events (copy attached).
Action Items: Matters for discussion and possible action.
9. Marina Plan- Draft Marina Plan with Initial Study and Negative Declaration, from the Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department: opportunity for the Planning Commission to review consistency with the General Plan and other relevant matters (copy of memo from Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Department attached).
10. City and Department Budget for upcoming 2 year cycle (copy attached).
11. General Plan Implementation – Draft matrix for use by Staff to carry out, in part, General Plan Policy IM-1 Action B, which requires biennial preparation of a summary or matrix evaluating the City’s progress in implementing the General Plan (copy attached – using Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Dept. Work Program as an example.)
12. ABAG Smart Growth Strategy and Projections 2003 (copy Attached).
a. Memo to City Manager (copy Attached).
b. Draft Report prepared for Alameda County Congestion Management Agency (copy attached).
13. Proposed amendment to MU-LI Ordinance to add “Municipal Animal Shelter” as an allowed use (copy attached).
Information Items: Action may be taken on any information report at this meeting if any Commissioner requests its placement on the agenda as an action item.
14. Second Unit Ordinance Changes to Comply with AB1866.
a. Table showing which current City standards for an accessory dwelling unit are appropriate ministerial standards (copy attached).
b. Assembly Bill 1866 (relevant portion is Section 2, amending Government Code Section 65852.2 ) (copy attached).
15. Council Rules Committee Fact Sheet (copy Attached).
Communications: In compliance with Brown Act regulations, no action may be taken on these items. However, discussion may occur at this meeting upon a Commissioner request.
Council Referral for a Gateway Arch (copy attached).
South Shattuck Redevelopment background information from staff (copy attached).
Ed Roberts Campus - information from staff (copy attached).
Letter to City Council from Norman La Force re. Marina Plan (copy attached).
Letter from Paul Kamen regarding the Marina Plan cc’d to Planning Commission (copy attached).
Comments from Paul Kamen on the January 6 letter from Norman LaForce (copy attached).
Letter from Tom Jeremiason regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
Letter from Phyllis Alvarez regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
Letter from Mark Salmon regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
e-mail from Vince Darwood regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
Memo regarding Rancho San Antonio from staff (copy attached).
Article from Best Friends Magazine titled “From Animal Control to Animal Care” (copy attached).
Commission on the Status of Women Nominations of Outstanding Berkeley Women (copy attached).
Notice of City of Albany meeting regarding the future of Golden Gate Fields (copy attached).
Letter from Nancy Powell regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
Letter from Angie Garling regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
Comment on the Marina Master Plan Environmental Initial Study from Paul Kamen (copy attached).
e-mail from Ben Eastwood regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
e-mail from Robert Branstrom regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
e-mail from Helen Workman regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
e-mail from Jude Turczynski regarding the Marina Plan (copy attached).
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