1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. Approve minutes from July 14, 2008 and September 22, 2008 meetings

4. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Commission/Committee/Board 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/Committee/Board 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.

5. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, WHICH COULD INCLUDE REPORTS AND/OR PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS IF ANY:

5-1. Report from Planning Review Subcommittee regarding possible topics for updating city
waterfront planning documents.

5-2. Follow up with Fern Tiger Associates regarding waterfront visioning process (Note: Ms. Tiger will join the WF Committee following FTA’s presentation to the Arts Committee)

5-3. Scope of Waterfront Planning Process - discussion and possible action to insure that the scope allows for the consideration of a wide range of options, including policies to guide near and medium term city actions.

6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

6-1. Observations from walking tour of Waterfront Park held on September 13

6-2. Report on Coastal Clean-Up Day held on September 20

6-3. San Francisco Estuary Habitat Restoration for Salmonids project - plans to construct mound/eelgrass system in EBRPD jurisdiction of Bay

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Commission/Committee/Board Member announcement of requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).

7-1. Next meeting October 27, 2008 (if deemed necessary), otherwise November 10, 2008

8. ADJOURNMENT


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Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Waterfront Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 979 San Pablo Avenue, Albany CA.