CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
December 8, 2011
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
Sister Cities Gallery
HIGHLIGHTS
Committee Members: Vice Mayor Gregory and Councilmember Souza
City staff present: Interim City Manager Marshall, Community Development Director Sims, Business Development Manager Battenberg, Community Relations Representative Ornelas, Business Development Specialist Ricard, Housing/CDBG Manager Liao
Public present: None
The meeting was called to order at 4:03 p.m.
1. Discussion Regarding Planning Division Priorities
Interim City Manager Marshall introduced the item and Community Development Director Sims explained that with limited staff resources and a full complement of assigned tasks, it was essential to get some direction from the Committee regarding Council policy priorities. A draft list of major planning initiatives and priorities tasks was distributed to the Committee (see attached). Sims explained that the items on the list fell into three major categories-- City Council requests, state or regional mandates, and technical updates-- and asked the Committee for feedback.
The Committee discussed the projects and agreed that the issue of medicinal marijuana regulation and whether or not dispensaries and growing operations should be prohibited was a first priority given that the current moratorium expires in September 2012. Other issues worth continuing to study include the development of animal husbandry ordinances for the caring and raising of chickens and bees; developing more flexible regulations regarding second units in single-family residential neighborhoods; and insuring that the Zoning Code remains current in addressing changing land use issues.
Councilmember Souza expressed concern that the items on the list should not interfere with the day-to-day counter service of the Community Development Department. Sims explained that wit...
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