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 January 13, 2009 meeting.
Staff recommendation: approve.

b. 839 Madison. Planning Application 08-075. Design Review. Request for Design Review
approval to allow a 96sq.ft., second-story addition to the rear of an existing single-family home.

Madison, 839 - Staff Report 4b-20090127 
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. 1069-1071 Talbot. Application 08-011. Design Review. Request for Design Review approval to allow construction of two new single-family homes.

Talbot, 1069-1071 - Staff Report 6a-20090127
Staff recommendation: Open the public hearing, take public testimony, provide direction to the applicant and staff on appropriate changes and continue to a date uncertain.

b. Election of Planning and Zoning Commission Officers.

Election of PZ Commission Officers - Staff Report 6b-20090127
Staff recommendation: that the Planning and Zoning Commission elect a chair and vice chair.

c. Annual Goals and Objectives.

2009 Planning & Bldg Work Program - Staff Report 6c-20090127
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.

d. Review and Discussion of Meeting Agendas and Commission Workload.

Mtg Agenda & Commission Workload - Staff Report 6d-20090127
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.

e. City Council Requested Review of City Commissions, Committees and Boards.

Review of City Commissions, Committees, Boards - Staff Report 6e-20090127
Staff recommendation: Provide Feedback to City Council.

f. 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: Approve a Resolution of Intention and continue Commission discussion initiated at the September 23, 2008 and October 14, and 28, 2008 meetings on proposed amendments.

g. Design Review Guidelines Photos.
Staff Recommendation: Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and provide direction to staff on appropriate photos to be included the new residential design review guidelines.

h. Verbal Report from Staff on Process to Update General Plan.
Staff recommendation: For discussion only.

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION

a. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning
b. Preliminary Draft CEQA Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Prelim Draft CEQA Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Staff Report 7b-20090127

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, February 10, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

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 - 20090127