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1/11 Oakley City Council FGPU

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Agenda⁠

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Agenda Packet⁠

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Comment about agenda not being on Nextdoor → not good public engagement

Said that they will do that

literally asked presenter to take off mask

“LESS THAN OR NO IMPACT to environment bc doesn't revision land use map”

updated residential land use designation names but no change to underlying densities

in addressing our comment about SLR versus FEMA 100 year flood GP document shows sea level rise under different scenarios with maps >> argues they are more protective than without consideration of flood BUT the maps don’t integrate into any policies

will attempt to use updated population numbers

2 public comments

they approved it and i am sad now

1/6 Oakley Prep Call

1/6 Agenda:

INTRODUCTIONS

OVERVIEW (info about 1/11 meeting, links to agenda and draft plan)

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Oakley Letter with Comments (1).pdf

13.2 MB

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draft letter⁠

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Link to 1/11

agenda⁠

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Link to 1/11

agenda packet⁠

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Link to

Draft GP⁠

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SPECIFIC ISSUES

>Engagement (or lack there of)

lack of zoom

lack of actual community workshops (cite 2000 outreach)

Does City feel like they have gotten diverse/substantial feedback?

>Sea Level Rise

FEMA 100-year flood in not SLR - need to adopt projections

Consistency throughout: climate adaptation should not only be in one section, but throughout (land use, transportation, utilities, hazards, etc)

Add OPR guidance to support

>Accountability

metrics and timelines

Climate Action Plan

Add OPR language

NEXT STEPS

1/11 meeting, will anyone join?

Paul, Liz and possibly Conan

Who wants to join zoom meeting with GA + staff?

possible dates?

Liz, Lynda, Paul, Marilyn, Conan

next two weeks

evenings work best

Who wants to join zoom meeting with GA + Council members?

Any City Council connections?

Conan - Sue Higgins and Anissa Williams

Marilyn - has already been reaching out > George Fuller

Participants:

Paul Seger - will attend

Lynda Deschambault

Liz Elias - will attend

Marilyn

Conan Moats (Oakley resident) - Director of local Sierra Club group

Goals for staff meeting

Goals for council meeting

Attend 1/11 meeting virtually

Notes

Paul says 80% are rentals in Oakley → EJ issue bc high rent and not a lot of jobs

Add what OPR recommends/ more official guidance

Make demands... with clear and precise language

City council contacts:

Change mayor in letter

Didn’t include any of the white papers

4CL, Dem Party, GA, Sierra Club > issue with ND > put together letter to Diana Becton DA for CCC

Oakley Concerned Citizens for Smart Growth (Conan is a member)

Email from Paul

regarding oakley city council contacts:

City Council George Fuller... Marilyn Tiernan [marilyn <tiernanarabians@earthlink.net> 925-457-4740] will be able to help facilitate a meeting

City Council Anissa Williams ... Conan Moats [conan moats <crmoats@yahoo.com> 415-846-3699] can facilitate and participate

Former Mayor/current Council Sue Higgins [conan as well]

Sue developed the GP while Anissa & George were elected because people didn't like the city direction.

Conan is friendly via Democratic party with Sue and Anissa. Conan is disgusted by George.

These are folks to include with council member discussions... I may add others next week:

Conan

Joe Kovalick

Marilyn

NOT Paul . lol

I'd like to be included with conversations with staff.

Notes

“2020 General Plan Outreach The City held a series of community workshops to guide the planning of Oakley and development of the 2020 General Plan. “ When were the workshops?

Climate change and sea level rise is not mentioned as a priority

“In 2019, the City undertook a focused update to the General Plan to address environmental justice, climate adaptation, and mobility and to revise background information, the goals, policies, and programs, and the Land Use Map to reflect current conditions. The focused update did not result in significant changes to vision for the City and continued to implement the adopted Land Use Map, with changes limited to revisions to reflect General Plan Amendments that had been approved and a modification to two parcels to refine designation. The Focused General Plan Update was informed by community input, which was invited through a series of visioning workshops, an online survey, and opportunities to comment at four City Council Workshops.” What were the environmental justice changes that were made?

How has the 2019 climate adaptation white paper been incorporated into the General Plan?

Added:

* a paragraph about the Delta stewardship council on page 187

* language about air quality monitoring 196

* language about carbon sequestration “6.3.2. Develop open space uses in an ecologically sensitive manner, incorporating opportunities for carbon sequestration and use of native plants.”

* language about groundwater

* a full new goal on delta protection on page 202

7.4.6. Minimize impact of future development in the shoreline area on the environmental health of natural systems. 7.4.7. Protect the visual accessibility of waterways by avoiding future development that creates visual barriers adjacent to or along the water’s edge.

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