1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL

4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(Consent Calendar items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. By approval of the Consent Calendar, the staff recommendations will be adopted unless otherwise modified by the Commission. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Commission Member or a member of the audience requests removal of the items from the Consent Calendar.)

a. Minutes from the October 14, 2008 meeting.
Staff recommendation: approve

b. 1157 Brighton Avenue and 420 Cornell Avenue Planning Application 08-056. Subdivision. Request for Approval of Tentative Map and application to allow a previously approved, but yet to be constructed, 4-unit apartment complex to be Subdivided into 4 condominium units.

Brighton,1157 & Cornell,420 - Staff Report-20081028
Staff recommendation: approve.

c. 962 Cornell. Continuation of Planning Application 08-044. Parking Exception. Conditional Use Permit. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow a 626 square foot, second-story addition to an existing single-story home. A conditional use permit is requested to allow the vertical extension of the nonconforming northern wall. A parking exception is requested to allow one off-street parking space where two are required.

Cornell, 962 - Staff Report-20081028
Staff recommendation: approve.

d. 1401-1411 Solano Planning Application 08-059. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval on an application to change the building materials and finish on an existing building.

Solano, 1401-1411 - Staff Report-20081028
Staff recommendation: approve.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Commission on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Commission ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.

6. DISCUSSIONS & POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS

a. Waterfront Planning Process. Discussion and update by Fern Tiger and Associates regarding the Waterfront Planning Process.

Waterfront Planning Process - Staff Report-20081028
Staff recommendation: provide feedback to consultant.

b. 423-427 Talbot. Planning Application 08-037. Parking Exception. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval on an application to construct a new twelve-unit, three-story, multi-family building. A parking exception is also requested to allow a reduced number of parking spaces.

Talbot, 423-427 - Staff Report-20081028
Staff recommendation: approve.

c. Resolution of Intention of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Initiate Amendments to the Planning and Zoning Code to Correct and Clarify Development Regulations
Staff recommendation: Continue Commission discussion initiated at the September 23, 2008 and October 14, 2008 meetings. Provide feedback and direction to staff on proposed amendments.


7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION

a. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning.

b. Resolution of the Albany City Council Providing for an Orderly Transition of Commission/Committee/Board Members

8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
(Staff discussion and Commission member announcement of status of previous agenda items and requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on requests for future agenda items).

a. Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 p.m.

b. Potential Special Meeting Dates to Discuss Housing Element

9. ADJOURNMENT

The Commission/Committee/Board packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Community Center/Library, Fire Department and at Community Development Department offices at 979 San Pablo Avenue. The agenda and supporting staff reports can be found on our web page at www.albanyca.org.

Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Commission/Committee/Board it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Planning & Zoning Commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department.

PZ minutes-20081028