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.)
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. Recommendation to the City Council Regarding Expansion of the Waterfront Visioning Public Engagement Process to Include City-wide Land Use Values and Visions
Recommendation to CC-expansion of Waterfront - Staff Report 6a -20090210
Staff recommendation: For discussion. Provide direction to the City Council if desired.
b. 1030-1130 San Pablo Avenue (University Village at the corner of San Pablo Avenue and Monroe Street). Study Session on Planning Application 07-100. Rezoning. Planned Unit Development. Design Review. Parking Exception. A request for rezone to San Pablo Commercial, planned unit development, design review and parking exception for a new grocery store and mixed-use development at a site owned by the University of California.
University Village - Staff Report 6b -20090210
Staff recommendation: that the Commission receive testimony from the applicant and members of the public. Provide direction to staff on adjustment in City parking standards and allowing shared parking arrangements between the commercial and residential uses. No action is to be taken at this meeting.
c. 528 Madison (Madison Street north of Clay Street; Parcel Number 66-2758-77) Amendment to approval of Planning Application 04-042. Request to revise the conditions of approval requiring that utilities be underground, and a request to allow window materials to change from aluminum to vinyl.
Madison, 528 - Staff Report 6c -20090210
Staff recommendation: Staff recommends that the Planning and Zoning Commission maintain Condition of Approval H-11 as originally approved regarding underground utilities and approve modification to the approved plans to allow change in window material.
d. Amendment to Civic Center Design Review Approval to Incorporate Landscape Plan.
San Pablo, 1000 - Staff Report 6d-Landscaping Civic Center-20090210
Staff recommendation: Open public hearing and continue to date certain of February 24, 2009.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCUSSION
a. Update on Art Committee meeting on 2/2/09
b. Update on City Council actions related to Planning and Zoning
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).
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 - 20090210