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Civic Center835 East 14th Street <br />San Leandro, California <br />City of San Leandro <br />Legislation Details (With Text) <br />File #: Version:118-477 Name:CC Staff Report Adjusting PC Regular Meeting Date <br />Status:Type:Staff Report Filed <br />In control:City Council <br />On agenda:Final action:10/15/2018 10/15/2018 <br />Enactment date:Enactment #: <br />Title:Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve an Adjustment to the <br />Planning Commission’s Regular Meeting Dates <br />Sponsors:Tom Liao <br />Indexes: <br />Code sections: <br />Attachments:1. Merger of PC BZA CC Staff Report 6-4-18 <br />Action ByDate Action ResultVer. <br />City Council10/15/2018 1 <br />Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve an Adjustment to the <br />Planning Commission’s Regular Meeting Dates <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends amending the City’s Administrative Code to establish the regular meeting date for <br />both hearing bodies to be on the first Thursday of each month. This action relates to the merger of <br />the Board of Zoning Adjustments and the Planning Commission, consistent with City Council <br />direction. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Following a recommendation by the City Council Rules Committee, the City Council considered a <br />merger of the Planning Commission (PC) and Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) at its June 4, 2018 <br />meeting. The circumstances for merging the two bodies will be optimal at the end of this calendar <br />year, given that both bodies have a total of eight pending vacancies (four on each). The City Council <br />plans to reopen a new appointment process so that future appointees will serve as both a planning <br />commissioner and a board member. Staff will return to the City Council with a follow up action <br />regarding the reappointment process for both hearing bodies. The attached June 4, 2018 staff report <br />provides further background information. <br />Analysis <br />Tonight’s proposal before the City Council is the second step in formalizing a merger of the PC and <br />BZA, by establishing the regular meeting date for both bodies to fall on the same evening in the City’s <br />Administrative Code. Staff recommends the Planning Commission’s regular meeting date be <br />changed to occur on the first Thursday of each month beginning next year, consistent with the regular <br />date of the BZA. The first Thursday of the month is optimal for hearing items that need to be <br />City of San Leandro Printed on 10/30/2018Page 1 of 3 <br />powered by Legistar™