1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. Approve minutes from July 16 meeting (attached)

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

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5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS

6. PRESENTATION

6-1. Climate Action Plan (CAP) Project Kick-off Meeting with EDAW, Inc. (Attachment 1)

7. REPORTS

7-1. Long Range Planning/Sustainable Development Subcommittee – update

7-2. Urban Landscape Subcommittee - update

7-3. Education Subcommittee – update

7-4. Green Albany Event & Green Corridor Update (Almaguer)

8. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

8-1. Education Subcommittee Recommendation: Albany High School “Connect” Program – determine

Committee’s interest in this program and compile a list of potential projects (Kitahara – Attachment 2)

8-2. Long Range Planning Subcommittee Recommendation: “Project Review Policy” (Smith-Heimer – Attachment 3)

9. 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).

9-1. Next meeting October 15, 2008 – Fern Tiger Associates Waterfront Planning (Attachment 4)

10. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments

1. Climate Action Planning Kick-off Outline

2. Education Subcommittee Recommendation – “Connect” Program

3. Long Range Planning Subcommittee Recommendation - "Project Review Policy"

4. Letter from Fern Tiger Associates

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