Please file a speaker’s slip if you wish to address the Board. Anyone wishing to address the Board on agenda items or Oral Communications may speak for a maximum of 5 minutes per agenda item when the subject is before the Board. The Board may limit the speakers’ time to 3 minutes when five or more speaker’s slips are submitted.

1. Convene
   

2. Flag Salute
   

3. Roll Call
   President Cook , Vice-President Kohlstrand, Cunningham, Ezzy Ashcraft, Lynch, Mariani, and McNamara

4. Minutes
   

     Minutes from the meeting of September 24, 2007   [ view item ]

     Minutes from the meeting of October 8, 2007   [ view item ]

     Minutes from the meeting of October 22, 2007   [ view item ]

5. Agenda Changes and Discussion
   

6. Staff Communications
   

   6-A.   Future Agendas

   6-B.   Zoning Administrator Report

7. Oral Communications
   * Anyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by submitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 5 minute time limit.

8. Consent Calendar
   Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved or adopted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Planning Board or a member of the public by submitting a speaker slip for that item.

   8-A.   Crosstown Coffee House six-month review of Use Permit UP07-0005   [ view item ]

     Attachment 1   [ view item ]

9. Regular Agenda Items
   

     9-A. Alameda Towne Centre - Planning Workshop - The purpose of this workshop is to review and discuss revisions to the proposed redevelopment plans for the Alameda Towne Centre. (Planned Development Amendment PDA05-0004 and Design Review DR05-0073). No action to approve or deny the project will occur at this meeting.   [ view item ]

     Attachment 1   [ view item ]

     Attachment 2   [ view item ]

10. Written Communications
    

11. Board Communications
    

    11-A.   Oral status report regarding the Alameda Point Advisory Task Force (Board Members Cook/Kohlstrand)
    
    * Powerpoint Presentation is available for review in the Planning & Building Department during regular business hours.

    11-B.   Oral Status Report regarding the Oakland Chinatown Advisory Committee (Board Member Mariani)

    11-C.   Oral Status Report regarding the Transportation subcommittee (Board Member Kolstrand)

    11-D.   Oral Status Report regarding the Alameda Climate Protection Task Force (Board Member Cunningham)

12. Adjournment
    

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