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Development Oversight Commission
Meeting Minutes for December 3, 2007
Commission Members
| Mark P. Abrahams | Brian F. Holloway | John M. Packowski, AIA |
| Holger Fuerst | Bruce R. Starkweather, AIA | John Nunan |
| Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, Chair | Roger Valine , Vice Chair | Kristina McBurney |
City Staff
- Marty Hanneman, Assistant City Manager
- Sabina Gilbert, Deputy City Attorney
- Janis Franklin, Program Specialist
915 I Street, 2nd Floor – Hearing Room
December 3, 2007 – 5:30 P.M.
The Development Oversight Commission (DOC) is a commission of the City Council with review and recommendation authority. Its purpose is to provide a forum for the public to introduce and discuss suggestions, comments, and concerns regarding the city's development services function. The DOC will host public meetings to hear public comments before providing its recommendations to City Council.
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Minutes
All items listed are heard and acted upon by the Development Oversight Commission unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order – 5:30 p.m.
Roll Call- All Present except Commissioner Packowski; Commissioner Starkweather
Arrived at 5:38pm, Chair Malinowski left at 6:24pm.
Consent Calendar
All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered and acted upon by one motion. Anyone may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
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Approval of Minutes for November 5, 2007
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Approve Commission Minutes for November 5, 2007.
Contact: Janis Franklin, Program Specialist, (916) 808-7705
Action: No public comment. Clarification made on item number 9. Moved, seconded,
and carried (Holloway, Fuerst, 5, 7, 0) to approve minutes with clarification.
Staff Reports
Staff reports include oral presentations including those recommending receive and file.
- Assistant City Manager Update (Oral)
Description: Major Projects, DOC Openings, DOC Initiatives for 2008, University Partnerships, Design Charrette
Location: CitywideRecommendation: Receive and file
Contact: Marty Hanneman, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-7508
Action: Marty Hanneman gave an update on the major projects including the Railyards
which is going to council two more times in December, and the Sacramento Transportation
Intermodal project which is getting underway in January, starting with a consultant to
start on the EIR which is approximately a two year process. Updates were given on the Development Services move to the new location at 300 Richards Blvd. The move is right
on track and actually ahead of schedule, approximately 3rd week in January for move
in with Police move in sometime in March. Discussed possibly having the DOC meeting
at that location in March to be able to give everyone a tour of the new location.
Regarding the 3 Commission vacancies, there were 5 applications turned in.
The item is going before P&PE on the 4th and they expect the Mayor to make an
appointment sometime in January. With the new commissioners starting at the February
or March meetings.
- Small Public Places for Sacramento
Description:A presentation onproposed park planning policies that willfocussmall public parks in higher density areas of the City and in park deficient neighborhoods with no large undeveloped parcels.
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Contact: JP Tindell, Planning and Development Manager for the Departmentof Parks and Recreation, (916) 808-1955
Action: Mary de Beauvieres gave a presentation on small parks and urban plazas in higher
density areas of the City. The pilot area being the Central City. These policies will be
included in the update of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan with its ultimate home
in the 2030 General Plan. Items discussed included the Vision and Purpose, the Definition
and Draft Policies. Draft Policy number 1 discusses the location and areas that have
been identified by Council. Draft Policy number 2 goes over the Park “Purpose” which
determines the appropriate location, size, configuration and design. For example, Exercise, Education, Reconnection/Socializing, Relaxation, Special Use Venue and Historic or
Cultural Heritage. Draft Policy number 3 covers the size for example, Traditional Parks,
Plaza Parks, Community Gardens, Experiential Gardens, Promenade Parks and Paseo Parks.
Draft Policy number 4 discuses park need within designated areas. Proposed Policy
number 5 covers higher costs and service levels like acquisition, design, construction, maintenance, security and programming. Proposed Policy number 6 discusses the
implementation strategy. Proposed Policy number 7 discusses establishing Design Guidelines
for the Small Public places. Commissioner Fuerst made comments and expressed concern
regarding the location densities and criteria. Commissioner Holloway asked questions and gave suggestions on items such as land dedications. Commissioner McBurney had questions
regarding infill development and how it relates to this program and why the pilot was limited
to the Central City, as well as the widths listed for Promenade type spaces. Commissioner
Valine expressed concerns regarding fees and trying to find alternative funding.
- Central City Urban Design Guidelines & Plan Vol. 1
Description:An update to the 1987 Urban Design Guidelines for the Central Business District .
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive file.
Contact: Greg Taylor, Senior Urban Designer, AIA (916) 808-5268;William Crouch, Urban Design Manager AIA, FRAIA, NCARB (916) 808-8013
Action: Greg Taylor made a presentation. He discussed the idea of a “Sustainable City”.
Also mentioned was the 1987 Urban Design Guidelines Plan which was implemented
around the same time as the Light Rail and helped to revitalize places such as
Cesar Chavez park and the Memorial Auditorium. In the document provided, there
are 4 main chapters: 1 Introduction, 2 Framework, 3 Public Realm and 4 Private Realm.
Three parts of the plan were presented as an education tool for commissioners.
Part 1 is the Guidelines and Principles. Part 2 was The Plan. Part 3 discussed a
“Downtown EIR” to help ensure predictability for future projects. Comments were made by Commissioner McBurney, Nunan, Starkweather, Fuerst, Abrahams and Valine. This item is going before each of the Commissions and will come back again before going before Council.
- 2007 Annual Report Outline and Assignments
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Review and Comment.
Contact: Janis Franklin, Program Specialist, (916) 808-7705
Action: Moved, seconded and carried (Valine/Starkweather, 8,0,0) to have Chair Malinowski
along with Commissioners Valine, Holloway and Fuerst form a sub committee to work
on the Annual report.
- Meeting Calendar 2008
Description:Review and adopt the meeting calendar for 2008
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:Review and Adopt
Contact: Janis Franklin, Program Specialist, (916) 808-7705
Action: Commissioners discussed future meeting purposes, options, costs,
frequencies, staff usage, memberships, and involvements. Moved, seconded and carried (Malinowski, Valine, 8,0,0) to adopt the calendar as proposed as well as set a date
at the next meeting for a workshop to further discuss the goals and mission of the commission.
Public Comments - Matters Not on the Agenda
- None.
Questions, Ideas, and Announcements of Commission Members
- Commissioner Holloway shared his concerns about Tree Services staff. Department of Transportation Director Jerry Way will report back in January meeting to give an update
regarding his concerns.
- Commissioner Starkweather mentioned that it would be important in the transition
to relook at the mission of the commission.