City of San Carlos

General Plan Advisory Committee

April 16, 2008 6:45 PM

San Carlos City Hall Room 207

Agenda

Committee Members:

Kaveh Badiei, Pat Bell, Chris Burton, Donald Cook, Suzanne Henderson Emerson, Cecily Harris, Mary Jo Hoffman, Joann Iwasa, Andrew Klein, Thomas Knudsen, Jason Mansfield, Michelle Margiotta, Scot Marsters, Brett McCollum, Martin Miller

Advisory:

Al Savay, Community Development Director

Karen Hong, Consulting Planner

Steve Noack, Consultant DC&E

Ben Noble, Consultant DC&E

Desired Outcome for Meeting:

• Provide overview of the fiscal and economic issues associated with the land use alternatives
• Agreement on adjustments to land use alternatives based on results of build out analysis and consideration of fiscal and economic issues
• Identification of four to five key issues for the overall land use alternatives analysis

I. Meeting Called to Order (Chair) 6:45

II. Roll Call (Chair) 6:45

III. Reports, Correspondence and General Information 6:48 

Information and comments from GPAC members and staff on items not on the agenda. Topics to be addressed may include reports on recent City Council actions, GPAC comments or reports, miscellaneous correspondence and Planning staff comments, reports and updates of current projects.  Total time for this section shall not exceed 10 minutes.

a) Housing Element Stakeholder Meeting (Noble)

b) Industrial Lands Symposium (Noble)

IV. Public Comment (Chair) 6:58

Comment from members of the public on items not on the meeting agenda. Each speaker is limited to two minutes. Total time shall not exceed 10 minutes. Since these topics are non-agenda items, the Committee may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed as allowed by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54954.2). However, the Committee's policy is to refer items to staff for attention, or have a matter placed on a future agenda for a more comprehensive action or report.

V. Approval of Minutes (Chair)  7:05

VI. Old Business

a) Answers to Brown Act questions (Lanzone) 7:10

VII. New Business

a) Review of modified schedule for Alternatives Task (Noble) 7:15

b) Presentation of Revised Land Use Alternatives and Draft Build-out Analysis (Noble) 7:20

c) Overview of 2006 Real Estate Market Study (Lee) 7:35

d) Questions for Bill Lee and GPAC discussions of fiscal issues associated with Land Use Alternatives (Noack and Lee) 7:45

d) Break 8:15

e) Continued discussion of Draft Land Use Alternatives and build-out analysis (Noack) 8:30

f) Facilitated discussion of issues for alternatives analysis (Noack) 9:00

VIII. Public Comment (Chair) 9:35

Comment from members of the public on items not on the meeting agenda. Each speaker is limited to two minutes. Total time shall not exceed 10 minutes. Since these topics are non-agenda items, the Committee may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed as allowed by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54954.2). However, the Committee's policy is to refer items to staff for attention, or have a matter placed on a future agenda for a more comprehensive action or report.

Speakers should fill out a speakers form, found by the door, and hand it to the recording secretary prior to addressing the Committee. The speaker should come up to the microphone to speak since the meeting is being recorded. This will assist staff in preparing the minutes. The Chair will call you to speak at the appropriate time.

IX.  Adjournment (Chair) 9:45

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