2006-04-21 TSeascape-development

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ALAMEDA:Staff? Mr. Hayashi? HAYASHI:Im sorry I dont have the information as to when we exactly sent it over to the Planning Commission. I would assume that, you have that? Okay the background recommendations was mailed to the Planning Commission on April 6, so that would be the date that the 90-day starts from. ALAMEDA:Mr. Torigoe? TORIGOE:Okay. So we still got, lets see what is this, today is-, not even a month has elapsed yet so you got at least another couple of months. So this would appear, I mean it would come up on the agenda again normally right? HAYASHI:Yes. TORIGOE:Okay. ALAMEDA:Mr. Director? YUEN:If I could just clarify what my suggestion was on the Subdivision Code, whichisalittledifferentthanwhatwehavehere.OntheSubdivisionCodewehadapackageof amendments to the Code. There were Commissioners who had some reservations about individual items on them. But my suggestion was if the Commission could vote a favorable recommendation but that the text of the letter that went to the Council would indicate reservations about particular items within the matter. Its difficult for me to say that the Commission-. I would like to see this matter move up to the Council. We have a favorable recommendation from the Planning Department. Weve taken the position that when the Commission is split that we are trying to get a favorable or unfavorable recommendation from the Commission on the merits. There is this timeframe for the Commission to act in which we can try to do this. So if the Commission actually has a split vote then it has to reappear on the Commissions agenda. I couldnt really recommend for this one saying that the Commission, please Commission vote it up to the Council but just express some reservations about not having them build Kakahiaka Street to the end because thats the essence of the amendment. So and as far as the question about deferring, there really wouldnt-. In a situation like this you might, the Commission might as well vote. Because, rather than just trying to feel everybody out and then deciding well youre not going to have the votes because you never know how somebodys going to vote until they vote. And the result of a 4 to 1 vote would be that this matter is deferred to the next agenda. I dont-, Ill make one last pitch and hope that the Commission recognizes the urgency or affordable housing and our desire to help this project move forward. And I think Ill leave it at that. I couldnt say that, I just wanted, I broke in here just to explain what I see is the difference between the situation on the subdivision code and the kind of action the Commission is taking today. ALAMEDA:Fellow Commissioners I concur with the Director. I encourage us to move forward with the vote. Is there any objection? Commissioner Iwashita? EXHIBIT A 20