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 13, 2009 meeting.
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. Discussion of City of Albany Draft Climate Action Plan.
Climate Action Plan - 6a Staff Report-20091124
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
c. 1700 Sonoma. Planning Application 09-062. Design Review. Request to allow a 1,000 square foot second-story addition, and convert 706 square feet of crawl space into habitable space.
Sonoma, 1700 - 6b Staff Report-20091124
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Anticipated use of planning consultants for major projects to be reimbursed by applicants.
b. Update on code enforcement activities at 947 Jackson Street and 739 Madison Street
c. Administrative Approval of St. Mary’s College High School Football Playoff Game on November 28, 2009
d. Status Report on Public Art Master Plan
e. Status Report on Future Expansion of Senior Center
8. FUTURE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA ITEMS
a. Next regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
b. Cancellation of the Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2009.
c. City Council study session on Draft Climate Action Plan scheduled on Monday, January 4, 2009
(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).
9. ADJOURNMENT
Note: As a general policy, the Commission will not begin discussion or consideration of an agenda item after 11:00 pm.
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.
MEETING MINUTES: PZ minutes- 2009-11-24
