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Commissioners push back on folding design review board into planning commission; agendize work-plan ad hoc subcommittee
Summary
Planning commissioners debated a council-commissioned assessment that recommends incorporating the city’s design review board into the planning commission, raising concerns about expertise, quorum, and staff capacity; the commission voted to agendize creation of a work-plan ad hoc subcommittee to define scope, training and implementation.
City planning staff presented the city council’s assessment of boards, commissions and committees and noted one recommendation to incorporate the design review board into the planning commission. Commissioners responded with a long discussion emphasizing training needs, staffing capacity and the risk of overloading a volunteer commission with additional technical review responsibilities.
Council member Matulik, introduced by the chair as the city council liaison, had earlier urged commissioners to review the Mare Island specific plan and suggested closer…
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