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Joint BZAlPC Worksession Minutes Agenda No. 07-]5 August 9, 2007 Page 2 019 I Public Comments Planning Commission Chair Reed invited audience comments. Lou Filipovich objected that he had been unable to comment on some of the minutes already approved. He indicated that during the public comment portion of the meeting he would not be able to comment on the agenda item. He said people are being denied participation based on the way joint work sessions are conducted, and that the public should have the opportunity to comment on the minutes. He also said that there is a serious problem in the Alameda County election process; that people are being left out of the process of knowing whether and how to register and be able to vote. There is a problem in appointing people to fill a term for someone who has been elected and resigns or moves on. There were no further public comments. Motion to Close Public Comments Sidari / Collier 11 Ayes; 0 Noes I Correspondence None. I Oral Communications None. I Joint Work Session Planning Secretary Kathleen Livermore explained that the purpose of the work session is to talk about proposed Zoning Code amendments needed to provide a framework for implementing the proposed downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy. Specifically, the amendments involve three articles of the City of San Leandro Zoning Code: . Article 6, Commercial and Professional Districts. . Article 17, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations. . Article 25, Site Plan Approval. She also referenced a land use matrix from the TOD Strategy document. Planning staff worked closely with the consultant on the proposed zoning changes. Other changes (to Article 16, for example) also may be needed in the future, because changes in one section of the code invariably affect other sections. Three considerations drove the proposed changes being presented to the BZA and the Planning Commission: 1. To provide new zoning designations that implements the TOD Land Use Plan. 2. To respect the existing, current uses. 3. To respect and implement the key features of the TOD Strategy.