Committee of the Whole - Parks and Environmental Sustainability

City of Alameda Meeting Agenda Planning Board Monday, February 27, 2023 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda, CA 94501 Members of the public can participate in person or remotely via Zoom. For information to assist with Zoom participation, please click: https://www.alamedaca.gov/zoom For Zoom registration, please click: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Wxb5Np0aTQWJQr2kmKrQAw For Telephone Participants: Zoom Phone Number: 669-900-9128 Zoom Meeting ID: 865 8507 9552 Any requests for reasonable accommodations should be made by contacting the Planning, Building and Transportation Department’s Executive Assistant, Nancy McPeak: nmcpeak@alamedaca or 510.747.6805 The Board may take action on any item listed in the agenda 1 CONVENE 2 FLAG SALUTE 3 ROLL CALL President Ruiz, Board Members Ariza, Cisneros, Curtis, Hom, Saheba, and Teague 4 AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION 5 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by submitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 3-minute time limit. 6 CONSENT CALENDAR City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 2/28/2023 Planning Board Meeting Agenda February 27, 2023 6-A 2023-2827 Amending Planning Board Rules and Procedures. Adopt a Resolution amending the Rules and Procedures of the City Planning Board to implement a new, standardized agenda format recommended by the City Clerk and make other revisions as needed. CEQA Determination: Not a Project. Attachments: Exhibit 1 Rules and Procedures of the City Planning Board dated November 23, 2015 in Tracked Changes Exhibit 2 Draft Resolution and Revised Rules and Procedures of the City Planning Board 7 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7-A 2023-2807 Request to establish an Ad Hoc Planning Board subcommittee to direct revisions to the Objective Design Review Standards. CEQA Determination: Adoption of objective standards for design review is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b) (3), the common sense exception that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and Section 15183, projects consistent with a community plan, general plan or zoning. Attachments: Item 7-A Public Comment as of February 27, 2023 7-B 2023-2828 PLN17-0538 - 1825 Park Street - Design Review Time Extension - Applicant: Paresh Patel for Ganesha, LLC - Public hearing to consider a request for a time extension of an approved Design Review application for the construction of a four-story hotel with 96 rooms at the southwest corner of Park Street and Clement Avenue. The property is located within the NP-G, North Park Street Gateway zoning district. CEQA Determination: The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 - In-Fill Development Projects. Attachments: Exhibit 1 Project Plans Exhibit 2 Draft Resolution Item 7-B Public Comment City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 2/28/2023 Planning Board Meeting Agenda February 27, 2023 7-C 2023-2829 A Public Hearing to Review and Comment on 2022 Annual Reports. Review and Comment on the Annual Reports on the General Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, and the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan. CEQA Determination: Endorsement of the annual reports is statutorily exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Attachments: Exhibit 1 General Plan Annual Report 2022 Exhibit 2 Transportation 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Plan Draft Exhibit 3 Vision Zero 2022 Annual Report Draft (Appendix I of the Transportation Report) Exhibit 4 CARP 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Work Plan Draft 8 MINUTES 8-A 2023-2738 Draft Meeting Minutes - November 14, 2022 8-B 2023-2830 Draft Meeting Minutes - December 12, 2022 9 STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 9-A 2023-2824 Planning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions 9-B 2023-2825 Oral Report - Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Planning, Building and Transportation Department Projects 10 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 11 BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: Board members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his or her activities. In addition, the Board may provide a referral to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning a City matter or, through the chair, direct staff to place a request to agendize a matter of business on a future agenda. 12 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Anyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by submitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 3-minute time limit. 13 ADJOURNMENT City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 2/28/2023 Planning Board Meeting Agenda February 27, 2023 * Appeals of Planning Board decisions are considered by the City Council. Appeals must be filed in the Planning, Building and Transportation Department in writing stating the basis of appeal with the appeal fee within 10 days of the date of action. * Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Planning Board after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Planning, Building and Transportation Department, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue Room 190, Alameda, CA 94501 during normal business hours 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. * Please contact the Planning, Building and Transportation Department’s Executive Assistant, Nancy McPeak, at 510.747.6805 or nmcpeak@alamedaca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to request any reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting. * Translators or sign language interpreters will be available upon request. 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