Planning Commission

>>> THE EVENING, THE JUNE 27 REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL NOW COME TO ORDER. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> ROBINSON. >> PRESENT. >> SMITH. >> PRESENT. >> FOSTER. >> PRESENT. >> JACKSON. >> PRESENT. >> COMMISSIONER KOBATA PRESENT. >> VICE CHAIR POPOVA YES. >> POSTED AT CITY HALL AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2023, AND I WOULD LIKE TO AS THE COMMISSIONER , COMMISSIONER ROBINSON TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >>> THANK YOU ALL. MRS. SECRETARY, ARE THERE ANY CONTINUANCES WITH ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? >> NO, NO REQUESTS FOR WITHDRAWALS, CONTINUANCES OR DELETIONS TONIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> FOR COMMENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, IF A MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE COMMISSION ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES, PLEASE FILL OUT THE CARD NEXT TO THE PODIUM AND THEN HANDED TO THE CLERK. >> OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE AT THIS POINT WILLING TO SPEAK? BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE. AND CALL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, DOES ANYONE HAVE ITEMS THEY WANT PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY, BUT HER EMOTION FROM THE COMMISSIONERS. >> THE CONSENT CALENDAR. >> THANK YOU. >>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO THE PRESENTATIONS FOR TONIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY SECRETARY QUICK >> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR COMMISSIONERS, TO ITEMS HER PRESENTATION, THE FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT AND WORKING WITH US IN PROVIDING US WITH A GUIDEBOOK AND PROTOTYPE, AND KELSEY HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL IN GETTING US ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE I GOT HERE, AROUND THREE YEARS, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT IS A RESULT OF A LOT OF COMMUNICATION, THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM THE LAND-USE SUBCOMMITTEE, CITY COUNCIL AND FROM JUST A LOT OF DISCUSSION, IN-HOUSE IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE THINK THE COMMUNITY --COULD LIKE AN FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING SHARON COMMISSIONERS, AS JOHN HAD MENTIONED, I ECHO THAT. AM I ON? >> ALL OF WHAT HE SAYS WITH THE WORK PUT INTO THE PROJECT, AND SINCE I STARTED WITH THE CITY, WE'VE BEEN REALLY ENJOYING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SUCH GREAT DOCUMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT GUIDEBOOK AND PROTOTYPE PLAN SET PRESENTATION FOR UNIT CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE CITY. LET'S START WITH THE GUIDEBOOK, SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHAPTERS, AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE START TO FINISH, ADU, A GUIDE TO WHICH THEY CHOOSE, GIVING THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE SIZE AND WHAT KIND OF ADU MIGHT FIT ON THEIR PARCEL. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES WHICH WE WILL GET INTO A LITTLE LATER THE PRESENTATION, A DESIGN ASSISTANCE CHECKBOOK WITH THE GUIDEBOOK AND A LIST OF LOCAL BAY AREA AND OTHER CALIFORNIA COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE ADU PLANS FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE FOR ADU CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE PERMITTING PROCESS WITHIN THE GUIDEBOOK, FIVE PAGES LONG AND GOES INTO REALLY GREAT DETAIL OF THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PERMITTING PROCESS WITHIN THE CITY, THE CITY LAUNCHED A ONLINE PERMITTING SOFTWARE, PROVIDING STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS, ON HOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT, HOW TO REGISTER AND APPLY FOR A PERMIT, AND COMMITTAL, AND STEPS YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE PERMITTING ITSELF. AND IT MAY NOT BE EXPLAINED TO AND SCHMIDT VAST AND INSIGHT INTO WITH THE CITIES PERMITTING PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. AND THE PERMITTING PROCESS, THREE DIFFERENT TYPES, AND EXISTING STRUCTURE OR NEW CONSTRUCTION, A NEW STRUCTURE, PHYSICALLY SEPARATE FROM THE SITE. A CONVERSION OF THE EXISTING RESIDENCE FOR MORE THAN THE FOOTPRINT OF THE HOUSE, AND THE ENTRANCE. THE JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, WHAT WE SEE WE SEE A LOT OF GARAGE CONVERSION UNITS, BUT ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT AND THE PLACE WITHIN THE GARAGE ITSELF AND ITS OWN EXTERIOR ACCESS, AND ALSO SHARE A BATHROOM WITH THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THE GUIDEBOOK PROVIDES HELPFUL RESOURCES, TOWARDS THE END OF THE GUIDEBOOK AND HAS A LIST, IT IS HYPERLINKED, THERE ARE QR CODES, 70 CAN SCAN THEM ON THE PHONE ON THE PAGE, AND THE WEBSITE, AVAILABLE FOR HARDCOPIES. FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE, AND TYPES OF ITEMS LISTED WITHIN THE GUIDEBOOK IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, DESIGN SERVICES AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. >>> NEXT IS THE PREAPPROVED PROTOTYPE PLAN SET, THE SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT, THE CITY IS WORKED TO DEVELOP A SET OF PLANS FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE, MAKING THE PERMITTING PROCESS A BIT EASIER IN STREAMLINING IT, WE ARE GOING INTO THE DETAILS, WHAT'S GOING INTO THE PLAN. >> STARTED AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOTS, THE MAJOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS, AND SINGLE RESIDENTIAL, AND SINGLE PLANNING RESIDENTIAL, AND THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THREE DIFFERENT SIZED HOUSES ON IT. 5000 OR 6000 LOT PLAN DEVELOPMENT IS A LOT OF WHAT YOU SEEN WEST PITTSBURG, THE SAN MARCO AREA, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT WOULD WORK BEST FOR THE GREATER PITTSBURG COMMUNITY REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION WITHIN THE CITY. BECAUSE OF THAT WE DECIDED TO DO A DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE ATTACHMENT TO THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE, BUILDING SOMETHING UP AGAINST THE RESIDENCE THAT MAY NOT BE BUILT RECENTLY, SO IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER THAT WAY AND NOT CONVERTING SOMEONE'S GARAGE, EACH ONE IS UNIQUE AND HAS DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES >>> WE CHOSE TO KEEP THE SQUARE FOOTAGE UNDER 750 SQUARE FEET, BECAUSE UNDER THAT, UNDER STATE LAW YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN IMPACT FEES, SO AS LONG AS IT STAYS UNDER THE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD, YOU ARE ABLE TO AVOID A LOT OF FEES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE CHARGED IN TERMS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. >>> AND THE ARCHITECTURE, THIS WAS SELECTED BASED ON DOING SITE VISITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DETAILING THE TYPES OF ARCHITECTURE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH WAS THE CROSSMAN STYLE, LARGE WINDOWS, COVERED PORCH ENTRY IN THE SUPPORT CALM AND ENHANCED DETAILS AND STUCCO, THE FINISHING MATERIAL WE CHOSE FOR THE EXTERIOR, IT'S THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE AND THE MOST COMMON WITHIN THE CITY. >>> THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW THAT WE HAVE DESIGNED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DESIGN. OPTICOS . THIS IS THE DESIGN OF THE DWELLING UNIT AND IN THE OTHER SIDE IN FRONT REAR ELEVATION, AND YOU CAN SEE ENTRY IS COVERED TO THE SIDE, LARGE PICTURE WINDOW IN THE FRONT, LOW PITCHED GABLE ROOF AND ENHANCED TRIM. ENHANCED ENTRY AS WELL. THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT FLOOR PLAN, MAXIMIZING TYPE OF PRIVACY, AND 2 BEDROOMS AND ONE BATHROOM, AND MATCHING FIGURING THAT, AND THE BEDROOMS USHERING THE WALL, AND MAXIMIZING THAT, AND ONE THAT SEEMED TO BE OF INTEREST WAS THE --A RESTROOM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL THREE BEDROOM TO GET TO IT, SEPARATING THAT OUT, HERE ARE THE TWO BEDROOMS, THE BATHROOM IN THE WASHER AND THAT AND DRIER. A FULL KITCHEN, LIVING AND DINING ROOM , COVERED PORCH ENTRYWAY IN THE STORAGE CLOSET WITHIN THE FLOOR PLAN. >> THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM BUT WOULD HAVE DOESN'T LIKE SOME FEEDBACK, AND THE ADU GUIDEBOOK THAT STUFF DOESN'T TEND TO GIVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COMMISSIONER FOSTER? >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND DETAILED AMOUNT FOR THIS, I'M EXCITED, AND THE QUESTION ON THE BUILDING MATERIALS IN THE STUCCO. ALSO CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THE FIRE RESISTANCE. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS LOOKED AT, I BELIEVE THEY WEIGHED IN, MIGHT OF BEEN PRIOR TO MY JOINING, BUT PRIMARILY WAS MOST COST-EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF BUILDING MATERIALS AVAILABLE. >> IT WOULD BE GREAT, AND AND ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT FIRES. >> WHEN THEY ARE REVIEWED, BY THE CONTRA COSTA FIRE DISTRICT, AND IT WILL BE APPROVED BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION BUT I WILL CHECK HIM OUT AS WELL. >> SECOND QUESTION, THE FOLLOW-UP, WILL THIS INCREASE THE TAX BASE, OF THE PROPERTY? >> IT LIKELY WILL, ANYTHING YOU CAN START IN HER PROPERTY, YOU GET PERMITTED, WITH THE PROPERTY, CITY STAFF DOESN'T KNOW THE TEXT AMOUNT IT WILL INCREASE, AND A PRIVATE MATTER, FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. >>> LAST IF NOT LEAST, IF SOMEBODY DECIDES TO PLOP AN AIRSTREAM IN THEIR BACKYARD, WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED ADU OR DOES NEED MODIFICATIONS LIKE >> I BELIEVE THE MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM 72 HOURS FOR HABITATION WITHIN A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, WHICH AN AIRSTREAM IS CONSIDERED. IF YOU LIKE TO PERMIT AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT IN THE BACK YARD IT HAS TO HAVE A PERMANENT FOUNDATION AND MEET CURRENT BUILDING CODES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. >> HELLO, I HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THESE STYLE ARCHITECTURE. AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS A DIFFERENT ADU OF A DIFFERENT STYLE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT, THE DESIGN STANDARD THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO WITH, AND SPECIFICALLY USE, DEVELOPERS THAT ARE ON THE QR CODE? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THE CRESCENT STYLE ARCHITECTURE IS THE ONE PLAN WE ARE PROVIDING TO THE PUBLIC, AND ABLE TO GO OUT AND CONTACT THEIR OWN ARCHITECTURE OR DESIGN FIRM TO DESIGN IT TO THEIR LIKING, THIS IS JUST THE ONE WE SELECTED FOR USE WITHIN THE CITY, IT DOESN'T LIMIT ANY PROPERTY OWNER OR HOMEOWNER OR ANYBODY , IT DOES NOT LIMIT THEM TO THIS. >> YOU SAY THE USE. >> DO YOU MEAN IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GET APPROVED ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY? >> THAT IS THE POINT OF THIS PLAN SET IS TO MAKE IT MORE OF A STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR THE PERMITTING, PERMITTING DOES TAKE SOME TIME AND IT IS SOMETIMES COSTLY FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE PLANS DRAFTED, SO WE ARE TRYING TO ELIMINATE ANY SORT OF BARRIERS TO FURTHER HOUSING PRODUCTION AND INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY. >> OKAY THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER KOBATA THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, BOUNCING BACK ON COMMISSIONER JACKSON'S COMMENT, I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF SOME ALTERNATIVES COULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THE TUFF SHED, THEY DO OFFER A DWELLING OF SORTS, WOULD SOMETHING LIKE THAT ALSO BE ALLOWED? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, ANYTHING THAT'S PROPOSED TO MEET CURRENT BUILDING CODE STANDARDS, WE DON'T HAVE A TON OF DISCRETION IN TERMS OF DESIGN BUT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY IN TERMS OF NEEDING TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ON SITE BUT AS LONG AS IT NEEDS BUILDING CODES AND THAT IS A HABITABLE STRUCTURE, THE BUILDING DIVISION WOULD REVIEW IT AND IF THEY CONSIDER IT AS SUCH, IT EVENTUALLY WOULD BE PERMITTED. >> THANK YOU. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. WE DO ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT START TYPES OF STYLES AND STYLES OF ADU, YOU SEE A DIFFERENT WEBSITES, HOME DEPOT AND LOWE'S, GET A BILL THE KIT, THEY COME THROUGH BEFORE WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THE BILL -- BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS AND FIRE CODE, SETBACKS AND WE LOOK AT THAT AT THE TIME, WHEN THE APPLICANT DOES COME IN. SO THERE ARE SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND OPTIONS FOR APPLICANT. >> I APPRECIATE THAT, INC. YOU. >> SOMETHING I REMEMBER FROM THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAD BEFORE, I FOUND VERY INTERESTING, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THAT, ONCE IT IS APPROVED, I BELIEVE WE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE APPLICANT CAN GO AHEAD AND DO IT THEMSELVES, THEY DON'T HAVE TO ENGAGE CONTRACTED LABOR TO DO THAT, THEY CAN DO IT ON THEIR OWN. ASSUMING THAT THEY AGAIN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANYTHING CODE, SO THAT THE ADU CAN BE APPROVED AND CLEARED AFTERWARDS. >> THAT IS CORRECT, SOMEBODY HAS THE ABILITY TO PULL THAT PERMIT, FURTHER SPECIFIED WITH THE BUILDING DIVISION, SOMETHING THAT IS ABLE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY, DOES HAVE TO MEET ALL INSPECTIONS AND PASS THEM, IT'S ALL REVIEWED BY CITY STAFF. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FOSTER? >> A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, MAYBE THE ENGINEERS WOULD BE BEST TO ADDRESS THIS, ONE STYLE OF IT DOES NOT HAVE TOILET OR PLUMBING, HOW WOULD IT WORK IF THEY DECIDE TO GO WITH A COMPOSTING TOILET DEAD? >> GOOD QUESTION. THROUGH THE CHAIR, TYPICALLY THEY WOULD REVIEW THAT TO SEE IF WAS COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT BUILDING CODE STANDARDS AND I ASSUME IT WOULD LIKELY GET PERMITTED. BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE ADU. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY. I SEE SPEAKER IN THE QUEUE, I CAN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS? OKAY. AND I CAN INVITE THEM TO SPEAK. MR. OLSON. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, I'M GLAD TO SEE THE CITY OF PITTSBURG MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION, WE HAVE A SHORTAGE THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD, MORE BABIES THAN BUILDING HOUSES, THE LINES ARE DIVERGING, AND BUILDING THIS IS GOOD, AND PITTSBURG IS LEADING THE WAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH SETBACKS. MY HOUSE WAS BUILT BACK IN THE MIDDLE 1960S, AND THE SETBACKS THEN IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, OR WAY DIFFERENT, AND TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS I GOT SPACE, AND PUTTING THAT IN A SQUARE FOOT HOUSE IS NOT GOING TO MEET THE --IT WILL MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THE PLANNER HAS TO SAY, AND ANYONE ELSE. >> ALEX ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS IN THE CITY, THE ONE WE ARE PROPOSING HERE, ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A 4 FOOT SIDE REAR SETBACK AND A SEPARATION MINIMUM SEPARATION FROM THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE, AND THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE, OR THE PRIMARY RESIDENCES ON SITE, SO THE FOREFOOT IS PROVIDED FROM THE STATE TO ALLOW FOR EVEN SMALLER LOTS TO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF THAT ONE HOUSE ON SITE. >> I THINK THERE WAS A FORMULA IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN REFER TO FOR SETBACKS, AS WELL? BIGGER THROUGH THE CHAIR, IT DOES REFERENCE SETBACKS, AND THE GUIDEBOOK DOES REFERENCE SETBACKS, THERE IS A SITE PLAN, AS PART OF THE REVISIONS OF THE MEETING, WE INCLUDED THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PUBLIC TO REFERENCE, IT DOES INDICATE THE MINIMUM SETBACK. >> IN CASES WHERE THERE COULD BE EXCLUSION. AND AND WOULD AND AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT COMPLY WITH BLINCOE IN THE 80s WHEN THE SETBACK WAS LESS, AND PERMIT UNDER CALIFORNIA STATE LAW INTO A DWELLING UNIT. >> THANK YOU. >> ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, I KNOW THE PLAN IS LOOKING AT THE ADU IN THE BACKYARDS BUT THERE COULD BE PROPERTIES HERE THAT HAVE CONSIDERABLE SETBACKS, CAN THEY PUT A ADU IN THEIR FRONT YARD? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, CURRENT STATE LAW DOES ALLOW FOR THE FRONT YARD ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT TO BE CONSTRUCTED, IF THERE IS NO OTHER APPLICABLE SPACE ON SITE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A MINIMUM 800 SQUARE FOOT DWELLING UNIT, AND WOULD HAVE TO MEET SETBACKS, THE SIDE OF 4 FEET FROM THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE, AND I BELIEVE THE STATE DOES REDUCE THE SETBACK BUT I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER ON ME CURRENTLY. I WANT TO SAY IT'S 10 FEET BUT I COULD BE WRONG. >> THE CODE IS GENERALLY ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE FRONT. >> COMMISSIONER ROBINSON? >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, A LONG TIME IN DEVELOPMENT, AND IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, AND WHAT YOU ARE SHOWING, THE EXPERTISE AS FAR AS THE ADU AND THE LAWS SURROUNDING IT IS IMPRESSIVE. THIS LOOKS GOOD, FIRST OF ALL, LOOKS GOOD, IT IS CLEAR, AND I BELIEVE IT PROVIDES ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR ANYBODY THAT IS INTERESTED TO COME IN AND TO HAVE A GOOD FOOTING ON ADU AND HOW THEY COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE ONE ON THE PROPERTY AND HOW THAT MIGHT BEST SUIT THEM, SO GOOD JOB TO ALL OF THE PLANNING STAFF. >> THANK YOU.>>> THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT. I AM HAPPY TO SEE THE COMMENTS THAT WE HAD IN THE LAND-USE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BEFORE INCORPORATING IT INTO THE FINAL DOCUMENT. INCLUDING JUST DIGITAL ACCESS TO LINKS, AND ALSO A LINK TO THE PLANS THAT THE CITY OF PITTSBURG DEVELOP. SO YES, OVERALL A GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU. >> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS, THANK YOU FOR CHIMING IN, THANK YOU FOR CHIMING IN IN YOUR QUESTIONS, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS, IS THERE A TIMELINE FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COME BACK TO YOU? ACRE NO TIMELINE, HAVE YOU TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU HAVE CURRENTLY, IT DOES NEED TO BE REVIEWED BY CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC, WE ANTICIPATE IN THE EARLY FALL, LATE SUMMER MAY BE. >> FOR ANYONE WHO DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK NOW, YOU CAN EMAIL LATER. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>> MOVING ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, MR. SECRETARY ? >> GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR, AND COMMISSIONERS, GOING TO ALLOW FOR THE SECOND PRESENTATION TEAM TO GET THAT APPEAR. AND THEN I WILL INTRODUCE THE PROJECT. >>> ARE WE SET? THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE SECOND PRESENTATION ITEM, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A PRESENTATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND SARAH BELAFONTE, AND HANNAH, IN REGARDS TO THE CITY OF PITTSBURG SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING TOO. A LOT OF DISCUSSION ITEMS OVER MANY YEARS, SO HE KIND OF STARTED OUT IN 2008. LEFT THE CITY OF PITTSBURG 'S TO REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT. IS REFERRED TO AND AND REQUIREMENTS TO MANDATE TO REDUCE THE GREENHOUSE GASES AND REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT. AND GUY WORKING GUY FRANCO AND IS REQUIRED, AND SO I WILL SHUT UP AND ALLOW FOR OUR TEAM YOU CAN TELL I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS TOO. DUST ALSO PREDATED HIS TIME HERE SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. AND HANNAH FROM OUR CONSULTATION, SHE WILL BE RESENTING. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE YOU GO. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. D'ARRIGO. >> TO START THE CONVERSATION TODAY AND WE TALKED ABOUT AND SET THE STAGE IN THE PLAN THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED SO EVERYONE CAN TAKE A READ THROUGH AND THE SHORT DOCUMENT A LOT OF COMMUNITY FEEDBACK PUT INTO THIS, REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND INPUT FROM THE TEAM. AGAIN, I AM HANNAH WITH RINCON AND MATT IS HERE, A PRINCIPAL IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT, WE ARE GOING TO DO IS DEFINE SUSTAINABILITY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO DEFINE THE TERM AND WE WANT TO SET THE STAGE SO WE ARE ALL TALKING WITH THE SAME THING. AND THEN DISCUSSED THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, THIS IS BEEN REALLY A LONG TIME IN THE WORKS, AND COME A LONG WAY, SO WE WANT TO TALK WITH THE PROCESS, HOW THAT WAS DEVELOPED IN GO THROUGH EQUITY GUARDRAILS, THE BACKBONE OF THE PLAN IS HAVING AN EQUITABLE APPROACH TO CLIMATE ACTION AND REALLY MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY BENEFITS EQUALLY IN THE COMMUNITY ACROSS ALL OF PITTSBURG. GOING TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE TEAM, WHO WAS INVOLVED, WITH THAT LOOKS LIKE, AGAIN A WHOLE SLEW OF PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED. AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HEARD, AND IF FAIR BIT OF FEEDBACK. INTEGRATED INTO THE PLAN. AND MEANINGFUL AND WORKING TO DOCUMENT AND OPENED UP FOR WISHES AND ANSWERS AND DISCUSS FROM THERE IN THE CONTEXT WERE TALKING ABOUT, AND MEET HER NEEDS WITHOUT IMPACTING THE NEEDS AND WITHOUT IMPACTING FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, I'LL TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN FOR THE TIME WE HAVE, AND BEING SUSTAINABLE AND HAVING A LITTLE COMMUNITY, THAT IS EQUITABLE BUT ALSO ECONOMICALLY VIABLE, BUT REALLY THE WORLD THAT WE WANT TO LIVE IN, IS KIND OF HOW THAT DEFINITION FRAMES OUT. >>> THE IMPORTANCE IS PRETTY FAR-REACHING, IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG TODAY THIS DOCUMENT REPRESENTS A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE, SOMETHING MENTIONED AGAIN, AND JUST FROM THE CITY AND IT PROVIDES THE NEXT STEPS FOR HOW THE CITY -- STAYING ON TRACK TO BE AS SUSTAINABLE AS POSSIBLE. AND ESTABLISHES A BASELINE, REALLY TRICKY, IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE GOT HER STARTED, AND WITH THE CITY HAS GENERATED, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOWS US TO PROJECT WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FUTURE TO MITIGATE AND REDUCE THOSE OMISSIONS AND HELPS ACHIEVE COMMUNITY GOALS AND A LOT OF CO-BENEFITS, IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THE WALKING AREAS, TRANSIT, HAVING MORE ACCESSIBILITY, REDUCING ENERGY COSTS ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED. INCREASING AIR QUALITY OR REDUCING AIR POLLUTION, THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO THE QUESTION ABOUT FIRE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER, IT WAS HOME SPECIFICALLY, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE NAVIGATING, LET'S BUILD THAT IN. AND BAKE THAT INTO THE PLAN, AND INCREASE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMING FULL CIRCLE HERE, AND REALLY MITIGATING OR REDUCING THE CLIMATE IMPACTS WHILE ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE. >> IT'S A CYCLICAL PROCESS. PROBABLY WILL BE SEEING SOMEONE DOWN THE ROAD TO TALK ABOUT THIS TODAY HOW IT WORKS IS RESTARTED BASELINE A FEW YEARS BACK, 2016 ADMISSIONS INVENTORY TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE CITY WAS AT, DEVELOPED A TARGET, AND 1279, REDUCING EMISSIONS 40% BELOW 1990 LEVELS, AND REACH CARBON NEUTRALITY BY 2025, AND LESS TO BE DONE, THE NEXT 20 OR SO YEARS, DEFINITELY WITH A TEAM LIKE THIS IT IS DOABLE, WE STARTED TO COLLABORATE AND BRING COMMUNITY INPUT IN THE CONVERSATION, AND STARTS TO SHOW THAT AN INSIGHT FROM WHAT FOLKS WANTED TO SEEN THE PLAN AND HOW PEOPLE COULD BE MOST INVESTED, PREPARED A PLANNING GOT MORE FEEDBACK, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND FINALIZE THE PLAN, START TO IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE PRACTICE --PROGRESS. >>> UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, ALL OF THE PIECES EVOLVE REALLY QUICKLY AND THERE CAN BE NEW TECHNOLOGY, FOR EXAMPLE 2 WEEKS FROM NOW THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT COULD TOTALLY CHANGE THE GAME. SO THERE IS A REAL IMPETUS TO KEEP THE CYCLE MOVING, AND AGAIN ONCE WE START TO IMPLEMENT, AND TRACK, MONITOR AND REASSESS. >> TO CLARIFY WHERE WE ARE IN THE CYCLE IS BETWEEN PREPARE DRAFT AND FINALIZE THE DRAFT, SO THIS IS THE LAST COLLECTED INCORPORATING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK PORTION OF THE PROJECT. >> THANK YOU. YES. SO LIKE I MENTIONED, EQUITY WAS A BIG FOCUS, UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITY NEEDS AND HOW TO WE MEET THEM WITH ONE PLAN AND REALLY MAKE IT THE MOST DYNAMIC DOCUMENT WITHIN THE CITY, HOW WE DID THIS AS WE DEVELOPED AN EQUITY GUARDRAIL OR GUARDRAILS, THE BEST WAY I CAN KIND OF DESCRIBE THAT IS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY, TOOK ALL THE MEASURES AND SAID ARE YOU WITHIN THE GUARDRAILS, DOES THE MEASURE , THE GOALS, IN THE SECTION, AND 3 OF THE DOCUMENTS, WE ARE GOING TO TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS SPECIFICALLY, BUT EACH OF THOSE, THEY ALIGN AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND PROVIDE AN EQUITABLE OBLIGATION OF COSTS , IF THE MEASURE DID NOT MEET WITH THE GUARDRAILS, AND WE WOULD REASSESS THE MEASURE AND READDRESS IT THAT THERE WAS A WAY FOR INVESTMENT AND RE-ENGAGEMENT OR THERE WAS LOCAL ACCESS TO HIGHROAD JOBS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS BUILT INTO THE PLANNING DOCUMENT, AND REALLY REFLECTED THROUGHOUT TO ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ELEMENT AS WELL, AND BUILDING IT ACROSS THE BOARD. >> LIKE I SAID IT TAKES A TEAM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE --I AM A HUGE SPORTS NERD, MICHAEL JORDAN ONCE SAID LEFT CHAMPIONS WIN GAMES, TEAMS WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS. SO HOW DO WE START TO WORK THAT? I THINK THIS TEAM IS A CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, BUILT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, STAFF FROM LITERALLY EVERY DEPARTMENT CAME TO MEETINGS MORE THAN ONCE, MANY MEETINGS, GOT TO TALK TO ME ALL THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, SO I APPRECIATE THAT. KEPT ME VERY BUSY AND WE BROUGHT ALL THE INPUT INTO ONE DOCUMENT AND I WENT OUT AND WE DID A FIRST FRIDAY EVENT MAYBE LAST SUMMER, COMMUNITY EVENTS, WE DID IN PERSON , BACK IN APRIL, INVITED FOLKS IN HAD A GOOD TURNOUT THERE, REALLY JUST TRYING TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. ALSO THERE WAS A SOCIAL MEDIA BLAST, QUALITY CLIMATE CAF? THAT LASTED ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS AND INFORMATION WAS SHARED ON EACH OF THE MEASURED, DESPERATE MEASURES, AND THE COMMUNITY WAS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK . SO THAT WAS AN ITERATION THROUGHOUT THE PLAN AS WELL. >>> WE HEARD A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS. AND THE PAPERS THAT ON THE SPORT FOR 1% AND THEN NEVER PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR PEOPLE A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT EVERY PERSON WHO RESPONDED ALMOST, THAT WOULD BE LIKELY OR MORE LIKELY TO LIMIT SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVES OF TURTLES WERE REMOVED, SUCH AS ECONOMIC OR PERMITTING, OR ACCESS TO EDUCATION OR INFORMATION, THAT COULD GO A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE HAD SOME RESPONDED AND DOES MEAN HOW YOU CAME TO THE EVENTS DISTRACT AND HAVE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE AND REALLY COOL QUOTES. AND FELINE WITH WHAT WE PUT IN THE DOCUMENTS. I LIST THEM OFF REALLY FAST, IMPROVED AIR QUALITY AND WATER QUALITY, INCREASE PERSONAL PUBLIC HEALTH, PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCREASE RESILIENCE, COST SAVINGS AND HIGHROAD JOBS. AND REALLY, AND COULD BE QUESTION OF WHAT IS. AND ESSENTIALLY JOB WAY JUST IN JOB AND POTENTIAL FOR ADVANCEMENT AND THEREFORE CHAPTERS AND BEGIN THE BASELINE, AND THE FORECAST. AND THE STRATEGY THAT REALLY BUILDS THE EQUITY COMPONENT IN A MORE DETAILED SECTION IN THE ROADMAP OF HOW WE GET THERE AND IS ABOUT TRACKING MONITORING AND SETTING THE STAGE, THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN MANY OUTREACH EVENTS, BUT THAT AND WHAT WE HEARD WAS BUILT IN AND SO TRICKY YOU WILL SLIDE AND CLIMATE LEGISLATION, AND HOW THE CITY ALIGNED THE BASELINE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. AND WE TALK ABOUT WITH THE GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECT IS, AND KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT EMISSIONS LOOK LIKE , EMPHASIZING THAT WE UNDERSTAND TO SOME DEGREE THERE IS PATTERNS BUT AMPLIFIED BY HUMANS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE HERE IN THE PLAN. WE ALSO DISCUSSED SOME OF THE SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS IN PITTSBURG, INCREASED TEMPERATURE IS ONE OF THEM, FOR EXAMPLE, BY THE END OF THE CENTURY THEY ARE ANTICIPATING ABOUT AND A DEGREE INCREASE, UNDER THE SCENARIO ON MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES 5-8 DEGREE TEMPERATURE INCREASE, IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE, HOW DO WE START TO IMPROVE THAT? WHAT KIND OF IMPACT DOES THAT HAVE AND HOW WE START TO ADAPT? SO THAT IS THE INTRODUCTION. THE INVENTORY SECTION, WE HAVE THE EMISSIONS INVENTORY WHICH IS THE BASELINE, THIS LOOKS MUCH LIKE MANY OTHER JURISDICTIONS, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS SUPER SURPRISING BUT ALLOWS US TO REALLY SET THE STAGE AND UNDERSTAND WHERE TO START TO REDUCE THE EMISSIONS. HOW I LOOK AT THESE GRAPHS AS I TAKE A LOOK AT THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST SOURCES AND START TO THINK ABOUT THE AREAS WERE WE CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT, IT IS OUR TRANSPORTATION, NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY. THE THREE AREAS AND THE GREATEST PLAN AND WE HAVE THE PICTURE PROJECTIONS WHERE WE ARE GOING AND WERE IN THE TOP BLUE LINE, ESSENTIALLY THINGS WOULDN'T CHANGE, THEY WOULD GO ON AS NORMAL AND THAT IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO. THE GREENLINE, THE TWO LINES THE MIDDLE ARE A NUMBER, AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE WITH BASICALLY THE IMITATION OF THE RELATIONS AND AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO GET TO THE FINAL. >> STRATEGIES AND GOALS, THEY PULL IN THE SAME DIRECTION, STRATEGIES IS AN OVERARCHING OBJECTIVE OR A BIG PICTURE ITEM, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, ASPIRATIONAL AND CONTEXT, DO X BY Y YEAR AND PROVIDING DETAIL IN THE ACTIONS TALK ABOUT THE WAYS WE ARE GOING TO GET THERE, ESSENTIALLY TELLS THE STORY OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE X BY Y. YOU SAID, " THOSE MEASURES, IT'S REALLY COOL, CORNERSTONE MEASURE, PUTTING THE PEAS, SOMETHING THAT THE CITY BELIEVES IN, PROVIDING JOBS, THROUGH THE HIGHROAD JOBS OR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THE WHOLE GROUP WAS PROUD OF, REALLY COOL, AND AS YOU LEAFING THROUGH, SOME LITTLE FLAGS ON THE AIR, GREEN AND BLUE, WE NOTED ON THERE, FOR THOSE THAT ARE COLORBLIND, WE NOTED, MY HUSBAND CANNOT SEE THE DIFFERENCE, MY HUSBAND WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY COULD, 13 NEW ACTIONS AND EIGHT UPDATED CUT EXCITING, TONS OF INTEGRATED FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ESSENTIALLY GOT REWORKED INTO THE PLAN. SO FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING, ANTICIPATING TO GET THE CLAN ADOPTED THIS YEAR AND START TO MONITOR GOING FORWARD, THIS KIND OF CYCLICAL PROCESS, 2024-25 WOULD BE THE INTERIM YEARS, DOING THE WORK IN 2026, HOW FAR WE'VE COME, AND MAKE NEW GOALS IF NECESSARY, INTEGRATE NUTELLA --NEW TECHNOLOGY STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THAT IS ALL FOR NOW BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR TALK ABOUT THE PLAN FURTHER. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION THERE, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? >> THANK YOU. PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ROBINSON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU FOR THE DEFINITIONS, IT MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE KIND OF BIGGER PICTURE ISSUES AND GETTING US ON THE SAME PAGE, THAT IS REALLY APPRECIATED. LOOKING AT EQUITY, ONE OF THE BIG HURDLES THE PEOPLE HAVE, 97% SAID, REMOVING THE BARRIERS, MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE THESE TIPS, BUT INCOME, AND UNDER RESOURCED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT WILL BE A HUGE ISSUE, AND IT BEING SPECIFIC, WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE ARE LOOKING TO RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE EQUITY ISSUES? >> ABSOLUTELY, THERE ARE MANY, WE WILL START WITH TRANSPORTATION BEING THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR OF GREENHOUSE GASES IN THE CITY, THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK, WE FOCUSED ON IN THE CLIMATE CAF WAS MAKING SURE WE ASKED THE PUBLIC AND I ADMIT WE HAD SOME VERY COMMITTED PEOPLE ATTENDING THE CLIMATE CAF?S, I AM LOOKING AT THEM, BUT NOT A TIME, BUT AN AMAZING INPUT TO ESPECIALLY THE QUESTION, WHAT HURDLES EXIST AND WHAT'S WOULD YOU ANTICIPATE THE COMMUNITY MEETING IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, SPECIFICALLY, THE INPUT, AND ESPECIALLY FROM MR. BICYCLE, TRAILS AND CONNECTION OF TRAILS, NOT JUST IN PITTSBURG BUT PLACES LIKE BRENTWOOD, FINISHING BRIDGES, A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED, FOCUSING DOLLARS IN EFFORT AND GRANT EFFORT TOWARDS EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIPS WITH CBO'S, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMES OUT AND SPEAKS WITH THE LATINX COMMUNITY, AND THOSE THAT ARE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. WE'VE INCORPORATED THINGS LIKE THAT, THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF COST REDUCING OR SUBSIDIZING PROGRAMS OUT THERE FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL, FORGETTING EV AND HYBRIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO WE WERE TO THE PLAN MAKING SURE WE ARE PURSUING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TRANSPORTATION CAN PURSUE EQUITABLE NEEDS. >> GETTING PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT, IS A BIG ISSUE, THE STATE LEVEL, WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE, SO THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING, I READ AN ARTICLE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WE ARE NOW OFFICIALLY IN THE ANTHROPOCENE HAIR ERA, AND HUMAN INFLUENCES THE 50s AND FOLLOWING DECADES, WE HAVE MADE DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE WORLD, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, SO THIS IS VERY TIMELY AS FAR AS PRESENTATIONS GO. AND I THINK I WILL STOP MY COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ME, IF WE CAN PUT THE SLIDE BACK ON FOR A LITTLE LONGER, DESERVES A LOT OF ATTENTION, AND A LOT OF DELIBERATION, IF ANYONE WONDERED, OR DIDN'T EVEN CONSIDER WHAT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN COMMITTING USING YOUR CAR AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, I THINK, THAT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE, ALSO WE CAN DO THAT FOR LITTLE LONGER I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT, MY QUESTION TO YOU, WONDERING IN THE CONVERSATION WITH THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY, DID YOU IDENTIFY ANY ISSUES THAT MAY NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE RESOLUTIONS OR IMMEDIATE ACTIONS, THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNRESOLVED THAT NEED LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION. WE CAN USE THIS FORUM TO CONSIDER THAT, I THINK IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. >> ABSOLUTELY. I GUESS IT'S A THEME, OF SUSTAINABILITY IN GENERAL, THERE'S GOT TO BE COMMITMENT AND EFFORT BUT ALWAYS A LIMIT TO THE COMMITMENT AND EFFORT BASED ON FUNDING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, AGAIN I WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE, CREATING THE TRAIL CONNECTIONS AND THE LANES THAT COULD HELP BIKING BECOME SAFER AS A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FAMILIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE NOVICE BIKERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, REQUIRES SO MUCH ROADWORK. FOCUS ON PLANNING LIONS AND SAFE ROUTES, NOT JUST MAKING A BICYCLE LANE BUT PAINTING IT THE RIGHT COLOR, WIDENING CERTAIN STREETS AND CERTAIN SIDEWALKS, SIGNAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT COMES WITH LIMITATIONS, I KNOW YOU HAVE ATTENDED THE AND I.T. MEETINGS OR IF YOU'VE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET MEETINGS, IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET A ROAD PROJECT DONE AN EXPENSIVE AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO OKAY THE PROJECT IN THE FUNDING, AND HAVE AMAZING INTENTIONS AND PRETTY DARN SUCCESSFUL GETTING THE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BARTH AREA, THEY TAKE TIME AND MANPOWER AND EFFORT, JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT WE MIGHT FACE IN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN. >> IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IN THE MEANTIME, HOW CAN THEY REACH YOU? FIGURE I CAN LEAVE MY CARD. I AM SARAH BELAFONTE, THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER, DEFINITELY I CAN LEAVE MY CARD, WE'LL TAKE IT TO COUNSEL, NO SOONER THAN 30 DAYS, FOR INPUT YES. >> THE QUESTION BUT MORE OF A,, I DID NOTICE FOR REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNICATION, A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA WAS USED, I'M CURIOUS, YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF INTEREST AND DISCUSSION, FOR DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, I'M SURE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT WAY MORE THAN I HAVE SINCE I'VE SEEN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WONDERING IF FOCUSING ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS MAY BE MISSING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR RESTRICTING GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SO I JUST WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THE PROCESS WAS AND HOW TO GET TO EVERYONE, WITH THE TECHNOLOGY ENABLED --ABLE TO DETECT THAT . >> I WAS REMISS IN LET YOU KNOW FROM PLANNING DIVISION, ARIYANA IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. >>> SOCIAL MEDIA WAS ONE OF THE MEANS OF OUTREACH, HANNAH HAS COME TO TOWN A COUPLE TIMES AND BEEN IN PERSON AT FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS IN DIFFERENT POP UP EVENTS, WE HAD A DESIGNATED OUTREACH EVENT AT THE LIBRARY, BECKONED APRIL, SAME INTEREST PARTIES ME YOUR PLAN AND THE PLAN ADOPTED YEARS AGO, AND INDIVIDUALS AN INTEREST IN HELPING TO SHAPE THOSE PLANS AND HOW WE INVITE PEOPLE TO EVENTS AND LET PEOPLE KNOW AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, THE IMPETUS WAS WE HAD TIME AND WON'T GET ADOPTED BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR AND GET IT DONE, CLIMATE CAF?S >> AND ALL MY TEAM MEMBERS ABOUT IT. IT IS KIND OF A NEAT PIECE WHERE YOU CAN MISS A PULLED AND YOU MIGHT NOT GET OTHERWISE. AND GET THE KIND OF INPUT VISITORS AND REALLY INTERESTING, NOT SUPER ATTENDED EVERY TIME, YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE LOOKING AT IT, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT IN VININGS FOLKS IS BECAUSE WELL AND CLOSE THE PRESENTATION AND THE PRESENTATION WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA BUT WE ARE FOCUSING ON AND FOCUSING ON THAT, WE RECEIVED INPUT IN WRITING AND SPEND THE TIME IN THE COMING WEEKS. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE A HERCULEAN EFFORT >> THINK SO MUCH COMMISSIONER JACKSON. AND I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE ARTS FIT INTO AN OUTFIT SINCE THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND OUTFIT SINCE THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND AND THAT WILL INCORPORATE THE ARTS AND AS A TRY IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIES AS WELL. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE EFFORT YOU NEED TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER JACKSON'S QUESTION ON THE ARTS, ONE OF THE COMMENTS I MADE, I REMEMBER GOING TO THE MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER. SORRY. >> I WANTED TO SEE ART THAT DEPICTED WILDLIFE. THAT WE HAVE HERE. SO THAT'S WHY FEARS THE INTERSECTION. THAT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE WILDLIFE YEAR AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT WILL FOR WILDLIFE, WE WOULD ALL BE SICK AND DEAD. THEY ARE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE, AND ANY UPSET IN THE FOOD CHAIN DIRECTLY IMPACTS US. THE LOSS OF THE APEX PREDATORS IN THE EAST COAST MEANS MORE DEER, IT MEANS MORE TICKS, AND TICKS MEAN LYME DISEASE. THANK GOODNESS WE STILL HAVE OUR APEX PREDATORS HERE, SO HOPEFULLY WHEN THERE IS MORE ART PLAN COLLECT THE MURALS, THAT WE SEE ART ABOUT BEAVERS, ABOUT OUR WILDFLOWERS, AND THE TREES, AND I THINK IT IS A WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE TOO. AND THE EASIEST WAY . >>> I'M GOING TO SHIFT TO ASKING MY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, I'M EXCITED OVER THE EQUITY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GUARDRAILS, THAT INTERSECTS WITH THE ELEMENT AND THE GENERAL PLAN, I DID A QUICK LOOK HERE, TRYING TO MAKE MENTAL SPACE TO FOCUS ON THE OTHER PROJECTS. BUT ON THE SOCIAL EQUITY SIDE, I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE EMPHASIZING HIGH ROAD JOBS, AND SUGGEST HIGH ROAD GREEN JOBS, AND SOMETHING THE STRATEGY THAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THOSE WITH BARRIERS, AND AND THERE AND THERE GREEN JOBS AND HELPING THOSE WHO ARE JUST IMPACTED. THERE ARE A PART OF THE DISADVANTAGED COMMITTEES IN YOUR PART OF THE DISADVANTAGED AND THOSE WHO NEED SPECIAL NEEDS. >> LET TERM AS WELL AND IT TAKES AWAY THE STIGMA. >> BIG-TIME, THANK YOU. >> JUST MY THOUGHTS ON THE SOCIAL EQUITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FRONT, ACKNOWLEDGING THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF THOSE WERE IMPACTED, AND MAYBE TERMINOLOGY, OF THE HARMS, IT'S ONE THING TO SAY THEY NEED ACCESS TO SERVICES BUT REMEMBER THEY EXPERIENCED HARMS, SO WHAT ARE WE DOING TO REDUCE IT, I LOVE THE FACT THAT SARAH ADDRESSES TRANSPORTATION PORTIONS AND BIKING AND ALL THAT, AND SOMETHING CAME TO ME, I DON'T KNOW IF I MENTIONED IT IN THE CLIMATE CAF?S OR SUSTAINABILITY CAF?, AC TRANSIT HAS A PROGRAM IN OAKLAND, ALSO THERE BUSES ARE WOULD BE HYDROGEN, SO THERE FOCUSING ON PUTTING THE FIRST LAUNCH OF THE HYDROGEN BUSES IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. SO THAT IS A WAY TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO REDUCE HARM AT THE SAME TIME. I KNOW WE ONLY HAVE FOUR ELECTRIC BUSES, AND WE TRY TO TRANSIT, THEY DO GO THROUGH THE COMMUNITIES, BUT YOU KNOW, LET'S KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM OF PUTTING ZERO WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND PRIORITIZING OUR IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. SO I GUESS THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT, I YIELD THE FLOOR BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC. >> THANK YOU. I DO SEE COMMISSIONER ROBINSON, AND JACKSON, BUT I THINK YOU WANTED TO SPEAK? I WILL LOVE AT FIRST IF YOU DON'T MIND, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. VERY INTERESTING AND VERY THOROUGH PROJECT HERE, I'M INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THIS PAGE . SO WHAT DO I SEE? YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU ARE LOOKING BEYOND JUST SOCIAL MEDIA TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE PUBLIC AND I KNOW I WERE TO THE MEDIA WORLD FOR A LONG TIME, PEOPLE ARE GETTING INFORMATION FROM ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS AND THE YOUNGER GETTING IN HERE, AND THE OLDER GETTING IT FROM OVER THERE , AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T MISS PEOPLE IN THE POPULATION BECAUSE WE ARE FOCUSING THE AIR ONE AREA. IF YOU GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF PERCENTAGE AND WOULD SAY MOST RESPONSES ARE COMING FROM AND PEOPLE AND REACHING DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS AND THROUGH COUNTRY CONTEXT AND THE OTHER SIDE, REMODELED AND OTHERWISE THAT REALLY WERE VOCAL AND IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE PLAN AND IN SERVING THE AND WE ARE FOCUSED ON IS THE PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING BEFORE IN HEAVEN FOOT AND THE CHANCE TO SPEAK UP >> IN HIS LONG-TERM, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, EDUCATION FOR MY POINT OF VIEW OUGHT TO BE MOVED TO THE TOP, BECAUSE WE REALLY HAVE TO EDUCATE EVERYONE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS. BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT SUCH A LONG TIME OUT, I WAS IS GOING TO --GOING TO BE CONNECTED AND MOVED INTO THE SCHOOL'S OLD? HOW IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN, IS IT GOING TO BE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GOING TO BE AT CERTAIN LEVELS, GRADES, AGES, WHERE? >> DEFINITELY, THROUGH THE CHAIR, GOT THAT RIGHT, A HANDFUL OF EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS AND DEVELOPING MEASURES, AND I'M TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PRESENTATION BUT AND IN THE ACTIONS AND GOALS IN THE ALLIANCE THAT THAT INFORMATION, WITHOUT HAVING A DEFINITION WHERE WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE IT'S REALLY HARD TO CALIBRATE, SO I THINK HAVING THAT EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, THERE ARE SOME PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS, I CAN MEMBER EXACTLY, I THINK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STARTING AT A YOUNGER GROUP BUT DOING THAT IN TANDEM WITH THIS PROGRAM. SO DEFINITELY INTEGRATING IT INTO THE SCHOOL AND WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> BUT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, WHERE YOU ARE AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO PLAN AS TO WHAT AGE YOU MIGHT START WITH? >> I APOLOGIZE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 4 PROGRAMS CURRENTLY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BUILD ON AS WE NEED TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL LESSONS, WE HAVE THE DELTA WATERS PROGRAM, WE BRING FOURTH-GRADERS TO THE DELTA IN GROUPS OF 40 OR 50, FOUR TIMES A YEAR, REACHING ALMOST 200 FOURTH-GRADERS EVERY YEAR, WITH HANDS ON FOR OUR LESSONS. AND THROUGH WATERSHED AND ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON THOSE AND YOU AND AND YOU HAVE A COUPON ON THE WATER AND LOOKING FOR AGGRESSIVE AND USING IT TO ANSWER LIKE THAT TO GROW ANY PROVISION AND ANNUALLY AND DOING THE MINIMUM 25,000 AND THROUGHOUT USD ON THE NEW TENANTS OF THE NEW TENANTS OF SOLID WASTE. WHEN FIRST OF THOSE TO HISTORICALLY THAT PROGRAM IS BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL ONLY PROGRAM, THAT'S REALLY WOULD DO THE RECYCLED CLOTHING FASHION SHOW WHICH ACTUALLY WE RESEARCHED, AND ENDED, THE GREEN CHALLENGE MEANS SOMETHING TO THEM AND MAKING OUT OF RECYCLED AND WASTE GIVE PRIZES AND WE HAD A REALLY TOUGH TIME INTEGRATING BACK POST COVID, EVERYBODY WAS JUST DOING SO MANY JOBS IN SO MANY EXTRA THINGS, GETTING BACK TO THE SCHOOLS AND REGRADING THE RELATIONSHIP AND POST COVID WAS DIFFICULT, WE HIRED DIFFERENT PERFORMERS, SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMERS, AND THEY DID ASSEMBLIES AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I LOVED MY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, THE BANANA SLUG BAND BACK IN THE 90s, AND THE KIDS LOVED IT, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ANALYST TODAY GOT TO GO TO JUAN AND SHE SAID THE KIDS WERE SO ENGAGED. AND THIS PROGRAM AND SAID, , THE $125,000 DONATION EVERY YEAR TO CREATE SOME KIND OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM, AND 2 OTHER THINGS WE DO, CIVIC PRIDE DAY, PEOPLE ARE INVITED EVERY YEAR TO CLEAN UP LITTER WITH US, LOOKING AT DOING EITHER MORE THAN ONE OR INCREASING COMMUNITY CLEANUP DAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN THE GREEN FOOTPRINT FESTIVAL, FOCUSED ON CHILDREN, AND HELD UP, AND AND 200 EVERY YEAR AND FREAKING OUT , YOUR KIDS ON WEDNESDAYS AFTER WORK, SEND THEM TO THE LIEN THE PRINT FESTIVAL. IN THE HAZARDOUS-WASTE, THE WATER DISTRICT, THE VICTORS AND ALL THESE AND GET THEM TO COME ON THE GAUGE THE KIDS, AND FOR EFFORTS WERE DOING AND IF IT'S GETTING HIS 20 SPECIFIC GOALS THAT ARE PROMPTED BY THE STATE REQUIREMENTS. >> THANK YOU . >> COMMISSIONER JACKSON? >> ON THE NUMBER 1 INTRODUCTION, SETTING THE STAGE, CLIMATE VULNERABILITIES, IT SAYS THAT BY 2100, IT WILL INCREASE BY 7.8 FAHRENHEIT, AND CONSIDERING THAT IT WILL BE 100 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND, WE CAN ALREADY SEE THAT THE WEEK WHERE IT DOESN'T DROP BELOW 100 DEGREES IS FASTLY APPROACHING, SO DOES THIS SET A STANDARD OF HOW MANY TREES HAVE TO BE PLANTED IN PITTSBURG OVER THE YEARS AS THIS IS IMPLEMENTED? >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, THIS SPECIFIC SLIDE DOES NOT , PER SE, BUT WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF TREES IN HERE, AND I CAN GET YOU THAT NUMBER. MAY BE. AND HUNDRED AND 15 NEW TREES ANNUALLY THROUGH 2045, BOTH TO SEQUESTER CARBON BUT ALSO CREATE THE URBAN SHADE. THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG POINT AND EMPHASIZING THE QUESTION, EARLIER ABOUT HAVING LOCAL TREES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE ADAPTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ROBINSON. >> THEY KEEP STEALING MY QUESTIONS, GOOD JOB, WAS ALSO GOING TO ASK ABOUT TREES AND CANOPY COVER AND THE NATURAL PROGRAMS WE CAN IMPLEMENT TO HELP MINIMIZE CLIMATE IMPACTS HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. I THINK TREE COVERAGE IS A BIG ONE. AND HELPING THE AIR QUALITY, AS WELL AS MODERATING TEMPERATURES HOPEFULLY, AND COMMENTING ON THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THAT DONNA BROUGHT UP, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IS KEY. IS GREAT TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO START THE RECYCLING PUSH, AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PUSH IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, OR EVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE EARLY HOOK THEM ON SOMETHING THAT IS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR THEM IN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND MORE ENGAGEMENT, EASIER TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAMS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE GREAT GREEN FOOTPRINT FESTIVAL IS GREAT CONCERTS PATIENT DISTRICT AND AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE, PARENTS AND KIDS EVERYBODY IN EACH OTHER, AND THE WORKING EVENT AS WELL THAT IS IT NOW. >> THANK YOU IN THIS PART OF THE STRATEGY HERE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT EDUCATION OF VEHICLES IN THE EQUIPMENT, AND THE LAWN TOOLS, I KNOW SOME MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN TO THAT, AND I SAY WE SHOULD BAN IT, BUT THE USE OF GAS POWERED YOUR EQUIPMENT OR LANDSCAPING. AND THE SUBJECT OF TREES, AND MISSING THE SHE AND TREES WE PLAN TO THAT WE ARE PLANTING IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN CONCRETE IS A DEATH SENTENCE AND WHILE THERE FORCE. PEOPLE ARE MISINFORMED AND IT'S WELL, I'VE SEEN OAK TREES IN PINE TREES HERE DIED BY 30 YEARS, SO IS MUCH AS WE ARE GOING TO PLANT 150 TREES PER YEAR WE NEED LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT BECAUSE I'M MISSING A LOT OF EMPTY WILLS HERE, OF LITTER FIVE YEARS, I STILL SEE A TREE STUMP THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WANT TO KIND OF CHIME IN, THE ARBOR DAY EVENTS IN THE EVENTS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE KEY OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS IN THE CORNERSTONE GOALS, THESE ARE GREAT COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK, IT HELP STAFF, ESPECIALLY AS I'M WORKING ON THE GENERAL PLAN, KIND OF INCORPORATE SOME OF THE STUFF TOO AND WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT WHILE WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS ACTION AND EXERCISE. AND WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY. AND I KNOW THAT, PUBLIC WORKS AND LANDSCAPE IN THE PLAN ARE INCORPORATED IN THE MASTER LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT IS GOING TO DOVETAIL INTO THE STABILITY PLAN? BECAUSE THAT'S THE QUESTION AND I'M NOT COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH THE LANDSCAPING PLAN BUT I WILL GET BACK TO YOU. >> THANK YOU AND AND AND EVERYONE DOES NEVER COPY, REALLY QUICKLY READ IT. DOESN'T URBAN FOREST WHICH WERE IN THE NEAR ENFORCES A BASELINE AND CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AREAS IN PITTSBURG THAT ARE BELOW AVERAGE CANOPY COVERAGE SUCH AS CENSUS BLOCK X, Y, AND Z TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE TREEPLANTING PROGRAM AND FOCUS UNCOVERED PORTIONS OF THE CITY, AND I DIDN'T WANT EVERYONE TO HAVE ME READ FOR FOUR MINUTES, BUT TALKS ABOUT HAVING THE PLAN FIRST AND THEN STARTING TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND GO FORWARD THAT WAY, SO HAVING THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT AT THE BEGINNING KIND OF TIES INTO ALL THE PLANS. >> THANK YOU. ICA, FOR THE PUBLIC I KNOW WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH TECHNOLOGY ON THE DAIS, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MR. OLSON TO COME UP >> GOOD EVENING. BRUCE OLSON, MR. BICYCLE, FOR ALL OF EAST COUNTY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK, AND THANK YOU TO SARAH FOR SAYING NICE THINGS ABOUT ME. I LIKE TO SAY, IF WE MAKE IT EASIER AND SAFER TO DRIVE A CAR, THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE DRIVING CARS, IF WE MAKE IT EASIER AND SAFER TO RIDE A BICYCLE, THEN WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE RIDING BICYCLES. THE REASON RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE MORE PEOPLE ON BICYCLES IS OUR NETWORK IS NOT CONNECTED. IF AN INDIVIDUAL HAS A THREE MILE TRIP, AND ALL OF IT IS ON THE BIKE PATH OR BIKE LANES, EXCEPT FOR ONE BLOCK, THAT INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO SAY OH, I CAN'T RIDE MY BICYCLE THERE, IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. >>> SO WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF SPACE BETWEEN THE CURB FACES, IN PITTSBURG, AND EVERY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES . IF WE DEDICATE IT TO ONE MODE, THEN WE CAN'T DEDICATE IT TO ANOTHER MODE. WE PLANNED OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BACK JUST AFTER WORLD WAR I, THAT IS WHEN MODEL T'S RULED THE WORLD, MODEL T FORDS, THEY MADE 15.7 MILLION OF THEM BETWEEN 1909 AND 1927. IT WAS THE FIRST CAR AIMED AT THE MIDDLE-CLASS. BEFORE THAT, CARS WERE AN EXPENSIVE TOY FOR THE WEALTHY. SO WE HAVE TWO WAYS THAT WE CAN REDUCE AUTOMOBILE USE. 2 WAYS. WE CAN MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE OR WE CAN MAKE IT LESS CONVENIENT. THE MAKING IT MORE EXPENSIVE IS PRETTY MUCH DISPROVED NOW, PEOPLE WILL PUT THEIR MONEY IN THE GAS TANK AND THEN GO DOWN TO THE FOOD PANTRY TO GET FOOD. IF THEY ARE FACED WITH REPAIRING THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK, OR PAYING THE RENT, THEY HAVE TO REPAIR THE CAR, BECAUSE IF THEY CAN'T GET TO WORK THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. SO TO INCREASE BICYCLE USAGE, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT SAFER. AND IN THE LAST 21 SECONDS I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY. I RODE BART TO EL CERRITO AND I GOT ON THE OHLONE TRAIL, WHICH FOLLOWS THE BART TRACKS, RIDING MY BICYCLE, AND THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES I WAS PASSED BY 4 ELECTRIC CARGO BIKES, ALL WRITTEN BY WOMEN, ALL CARRYING A TOTAL OF SIX KIDS. SO WE KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BE FOR THOSE KIDS, AND IT IS NOT AUTOMOBILES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I DID NOT SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE? NO? BECAUSE THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE SHEER VOLUME OF QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, THE ENGAGEMENT IT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND PRESENTATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >> CAN WE DO A QUICK POINT OF ORDER ON THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUES WE ARE HAVING, IN ORDER TO HIT THE REQUEST TO SPEAK, THAT ACTUALLY WORKS, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THERE IS A BUTTON, IF YOU'RE ON THAT SCREEN, IT SHOULD WORK. >> FOR ANYONE TRYING TO SPEAK ON THE TAB, THE REQUEST TO SPEAK, THAT'S HOW I CAN SEE IT IN THE QUEUE. >> THANK YOU. >> MR. SECRETARY, THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IF THAT'S OKAY. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, IT IS GIVING STAFF A MOMENT TO GET UP AND SET APPEAR, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK AGAIN OUR SUSTAINABILITY TEAM, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, AND HITS HOME WITH WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO TRY TO REDUCE OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT, AND ARIYANA, SHE JOINED AND SHE IS BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS, SHE CAME ON AND KIND OF TALKED ABOUT IT AND DISGUSTED AND BROUGHT INTO THE FOLD, A NEW AND EXCITING THING FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, I'M GLAD SHE'S ON THIS PROJECT TOO. >>> SO WHAT I WILL DO IS ANNOUNCE THE FIFTH ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, COMMISSION CONSIDERATION. THIS IS A DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION, TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 5214 SQUARE FOOT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT THAT ENTAILS THREE-BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND 13,071 -- 1371 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL SPACE, I THINK THIS IS AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER, IT WOULD BE ON THE EAST 10th STREET AND LOWE'S MADONNA STREET -- los medanos STREET. >> LET ME MAKE SURE THIS IS HERE. GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND FELLOW STAFF. THE PROJECT IS A MIXED-USE THREE-BEDROOM UNITS AND 1371 SQUARE FOOT GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE, PROPOSED FOR A VACANT 6135 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE X --INTERSECTION OF EAST 10th AND LOS MEDANOS STREETS IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. >>> IS A VACANT PARCEL. 1085 LOS MEDANOS STREET IS THE ADDRESS, IT ABUTS THE DFS RAILWAY TRUCKS TO THE SOUTH AND THEN ACROSS LOS MEDANOS STREET TO THE EAST, A STRUCTURE THAT SERVES AS A RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY FACILITY. DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET ON EAST 10th, SURFACE PARKING, NEIGHBORING APARTMENT BUILDING. >> NEXT SLIDE. THANK YOU. >>> THIS SLIDE ACTUALLY SHOWS THE VICINITY MAP IN THE AREA MAP. AND THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CS SERVICE COMMERCIAL GENERAL PLAN CLASSIFICATION. AND THE ZONING IS COMMERCIAL. IT IS A FOOTPRINT, AND ON THE CORNER OF THE SUBJECT SITE, WITH OPEN PARKING, AND A TRASH ENCLOSURE AREA ENCLOSED WITH LANDSCAPING. AND THE GROUND FLOOR FEATURES ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT, AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, WITH A STAIRCASE AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL SPACE, WHICH IS AT THE CORNER OF LOS MEDANOS AND EAST 10th, THE ENTRANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL SPACES ANGLED TO ADDRESS BOTH STREETS. THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURES THE TWO REMAINING RESIDENTIAL UNITS, EACH OF THEM AS YOU CAN SEE IS A MIRROR IMAGE OF EACH OTHER, WITH THREE BEDROOMS EACH. >>> THEN THE ROOF LEVEL ALSO FEATURES AN OPEN AREA WHICH IS USABLE AS A PLAY AREA FOR CHILDREN AND ALSO A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS. >>> THE ARCHITECTURE STYLE IS CONTEMPORARY, WITH ROOFLINE AND HINTS OF ART DECO ELEMENTS, THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT IS ACCENTED WITH THE RECESS ENTRYWAY AND DIALYZED SHEET IN PROJECTION, SUPPORTED BY THE COURTS. AND AND AND WITH THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE AND DOUBLES AS THE DECORATING AND THE DEBT, AND HOW DOES ABOVE THE GROUND FOR THE STREET AND PRIVACY PURPOSES. IN THE CORNER WHERE THE COMMERCIAL SPACE IS AT STREET LEVEL, AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE -12 AND MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR A SPACE . >>> THE MATERIALS AND TREATMENTS, THE SHOWS, THE COLORS AND TREATMENTS INCLUDE EARTH TONE COLORS AND FINISHES, EACH STREET FACING ELEVATION APPROPRIATELY RESPONDS TO THE CONTEXT WITH THE SHAPES AND VOLUMES AND COMPLEMENTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE INTERIOR FACING ELEVATIONS ALSO APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS EDGES AND PROPERTIES. IN THE MATERIALS INCLUDE STUCCO AND STONE METAL INSTALLING GLASS AND GET THE CONTEMPORARY NATURE AS WELL, AS WELL AS THE TRADITIONAL ART DECO STYLE. AND STAFF IS ABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY FINDINGS WITH THE CONFORMING TOO GOOD DESIGN STANDARDS IN A POSITIVE IMAGE OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG. AND ALSO DESIGNED TO MEET INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CODES, THE MATERIALS OF A HIGH QUALITY, AND THE DESIGN IS OF A HIGH QUALITY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN APPEARANCE AND VALUE. AND AND ALL, THE PROJECT IS IN HARMONY WITH OTHER DEVELOPMENTS AND LAND USES IN THE GENERAL AREA. AND IT CONFORMS TO THE APPLICABLE DESIGN GUIDELINES AS SHOWN IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND IN TERMS OF CEQA, IT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT EQUALITY ACT, AND THE CLASS, SECTIONS 15 332, FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE FIVE MAIN FINDINGS WE HAVE TO MAKE IN THE CLASS XXXII IS THAT THE PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH A GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING, OCCURS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS, ON A PROJECT SITE OF NO MORE THAN FIVE ACRES, IT HAS NO VALUE AS HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES OR REAL OR THREATENED SPECIES, IT WILL RESULT IN NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO TRAFFIC NOISE AND AIR QUALITY OR WATER QUALITY, AND ALSO BUILT ON A SITE THAT IS ADEQUATELY SERVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES. THIS SLIDE BASICALLY BREAKS DOWN ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENTS, AND HOW THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH THEM. >>> FINALLY IN CONCLUSION, STAFF CONCLUDES THAT THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS AND IS THEREFORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBJECT SITE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COMMISSION MOVED TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DESIGN OF THE APPLICATION, 22-00 22 SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, I WILL START WITH A QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION. SOMETHING THAT I FIND, WHEN I WAS WITH THE DOCUMENT PACKAGE, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE DOCUMENT IT'S SAYS A THREE-BEDROOM RESIDENTIAL UNIT, AND 1371 SQUARE FOOT GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. BUT I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT, 1300 SQUARE FOOT, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE, I SEE LATER ON IN THE PLANS IT'S NOT THE CASE, AND STILL A SUBSTANTIAL SIZE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL UNIT BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU THAT FOR ANYONE WHO IS LIKE ME, IS NOT VERY GOOD AT READING MATH. [ LAUGHTER ] >>> AND CURRENTLY VACANT, SO THERE IS NO BUILDING OR STRUCTURE ON IT, BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP? >> CURRENTLY VACANT SITE, THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER FOSTER? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, READING THE PROJECT DOCUMENTS, I WONDER, IT'S GOING TO BE MIXED-USE, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE BUSINESS WITH IT RIGHT, SO WILL THE BUSINESSES APPLY FOR A SEPARATE USE PERMIT? >> NO, SO THE SPACE IS CURRENTLY SLATED FOR RETAIL, WHICH IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE ZONE. ANY OF THE COMMERCIAL USES THAT ARE PERMITTED, CAN BE ESTABLISHED WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITTING. THERE ARE SOME USES THAT MIGHT BE CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED AND THOSE WILL REQUIRE THEIR OWN USE PERMITS. >> WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESSES WOULD THOSE BE? >> I DON'T HAVE THE QUOTE IN FRONT OF ME BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE ONES THAT ARE OUT RIGHT PERMITTED, SUCH AS GENERAL RETAIL SALES AND HOLDS WHOLESALE SALES, THOSE TYPES OF USES, THOSE TYPES ARE PERMITTED, WILL HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE THE ONES THAT ARE CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED. >> STEP THROUGH THE PROCESS ON THAT, LAND-USE TYPE, WHAT WE LOOK AT IT ZONE, COMMUNITY USE AND USE PERMIT AND ALL THE OTHER USES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, LOOKING AT ALL RETAIL COMMERCIAL USES, PERMITTED IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ZONE, NOT LOOKING AT SOMETHING WHERE IT WOULD BE A TRADER JOE'S OR ANY OF THOSE LARGE RETAIL TYPE USES, THESE REACH SMALL PERMITTED USES, THOSE WOULD BE REVIEWED AT STAFF LEVEL AND REVIEWED OVER THE COUNTER, WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE. >> BEFORE QUOTE YOUR WHERE IT'S A LOW INCOME AREA AND THE VETERAN SKILL THERE, AND C RETAIL AND SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD >> ONE THING I KNOW, TYPICALLY, IF THE SPACE IS THERE, LET'S SAY 2500 SQUARE FEET, AND USES LIKE A GROCERY STORE OR CONVENIENCE MARKET THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE USE PERMIT THE USE OF THE SMALL SPACE IS NOT REQUIRED IN PERMITTED, IT LENDS ITSELF FOR A VARIETY OF USES, AND THE COMMUNITY, RETAIL AND THE SPACE IS WILL AND SOMETHING THAT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY. >> MICHELE SMITH? >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY GOOD LOCATION FOR THIS WAS THE PARKING GOING TO BE FOR THE UNIT? >> THE SLIDE YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND RETICULAR SHAPE IN THE LOCATION AND CHOOSE THE WALKWAYS AROUND IT, AND THE CORNER OF LOS MEDANOS, AND THE STRUCTURE AND THE PENNIES SPACE, AND PARKING THE BEFORE AND IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE ON INTERESTING? FIGURE HEAVY PARKING SPACES ARE THOSE >> HOW MANY UNITS? >> THREE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. >> HOW MANY COMMERCIAL UNITS? >> ONE COMMERCIAL SPACE OF AROUND 1300 SQUARE FEET. >> CAN THAT COMMERCIAL SPACE BE CUT INTO A SMALLER SPACE IF THERE ARE TWO BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT WANT TO GO IN THERE, BUT SEE A MANICURE SHOP AND A HAIRDRESSER? >> I WOULD SAY, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, IT'S ONLY ONE, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, DESIGNED TO OCCUPY ONE COMMERCIAL TENANT. NOTHING PREVENTS THE APPLICANT FROM IN THE FUTURE MAY BE GIVING IT UP INTO SMALLER TENANT SPACES AND IN THAT CASE IT WOULD HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER DOOR OR CREATE SOME KIND OF NETWORK SPACE, AND SHARED WORKSPACES. AND POTENTIALLY, THAT IS SOMETHING THE MARKET ASKING FOR. AND PROPOSING TO HAVE IT IS A RETAIL SPACE. >> THAT IS ON 10th STREET? >> IS SITTING RIGHT ON 10th. WITH A B PARKING ON THE STREET THERE? OR IS THAT AN AREA WHERE THERE'S NO PARKING ON THE STREET. >> STREET PARKING IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. SO YOU CAN'T DESIGNATE THE STREET PARKING TO SERVE ANYONE PARTICULAR PROPERTY, EVERYONE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ANYONE WOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO PARK ON THE STREET. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, TRY TO ELABORATE, AND OFFSTREET PARKING, TO MEET THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR, AND CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TRANSIT. KIND OF THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT. AND FLEXIBILITY FOR THOSE TYPES OF USES. AND IT'S ON A TRANSIT LINE, THOSE THINGS , YOUR PROJECTS, PARKING REQUIREMENTS CAN BE MET. >> I DRIVE DOWN THE STREET ALL THE TIME, AND THERE IS PARKING ON 10th STREET, IT'S KIND OF A PROBLEM. BUT THE SIDE STREET AS WELL. >> DEPENDING ON HOW FAR YOU GO WITHIN A BLOCK OR SO, ESPECIALLY IN FRONT OF THE KIND OF PARKING. >> AND FURTHER UP, ON EAST 10th, YOU FIND THE PARKING, AND DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY, IF YOU GO ON GOOGLE MAPS. AND A LOT OF PARKING SPACES, IMPACTING, AND THERE'S NO PARKING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOSTER? >> CIRCLING BACK, NOT THAT I'M INVESTMENT NOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT, 10th STREET IS TWO LANES, TWO OR THREE LANES? AND WHICH MAKES IT WALKABLE. IN THE SIDEWALK IS WITH THE WIDTH? >> YES. >> ON BOTH SIDES?>> AND ITS WALKABLE. AND IF THE BUSINESS LIKES 1300 SQUARE FEET. AND I'M GUESSING. AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY, THE IDEA BEHIND IT. GRABBING A BAR OF SOAP AND TOOTHPASTE, AND YOU GO DOWN AND GRAB IT, OR LET'S SAY, WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF IT IS RETAIL, AND CLOTHING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, GRABBING A T-SHIRT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND DESIGNS IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. >> I HOPE I DON'T FEEL YOUR THUNDER, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ABOUT THE BIKE RACK? >> SO RIGHT AT THE VERY REAR, AND THIS IS THE BIKE RACK ONE, 123 AND 4, AND ONE BIKE SPACE. AND PROVIDING AT LEAST 4 BIKE RACKS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYMORE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION TO STAFF? WE HAVE THE APPLICANT HERE RIGHT? WITH THE APPLICANT LIKE TO COME FORWARD? NO? >> THERE ASKING IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD? THEY WANT TO SEE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STEP FORWARD? >> YES. >> AT THE MIKE, YES. >> I AM THE DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT, AND MR. MOHAMMED IS THE OWNER. >> MY NAME IS MOHAMMED ALI, AND ICG ENGINEERING, I DON'T KNOW IF THE MICROPHONE IS ON OR NOT, YOU CAN HEAR ME I GUESS? AND THE DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, PARTICULARLY WITH MR. MAURICE YEAR, GIVING US PLENTY OF VERY POSITIVE AND HELPFUL FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE INCORPORATED AS WELL. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS WITHIN THE CITY FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, A YEAR AND A HALF MAYBE, SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE HERE READY TO BE APPROVED. TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT AND GET IT TO THE NEXT STAGE THROUGH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. >> ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? >> COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS COMMENT, I THINK IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DESIGN. >> IT IS NICE. >> A NICE DESIGN, REMINISCENT OF THE THEATER DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT FROM THE SAME KIND OF ART DECO DESIGN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE THEATER BUT IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT, THANK YOU. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY NICE ADDITION TO THIS AREA AND THE BUSINESSES WILL PROBABLY BRING SOME TRACTION TO THE LOCATION AS WELL. >> I HOPE SO. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE GROUND-FLOOR UNIT, HAS AN ENCLOSED PATIO, IS THAT STREET-LEVEL? I AM LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM ILLUSTRATION. >> MAYBE WE NEED TO TAK