DATE: June 9, 2016.
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Manager
SUBJECT
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Planning/Land Use Topics; Roles and Responsibilities of the Planning Commissioner .
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Commission review and provide additional feedback and direction, including related to future work session topics.
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BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2016, Commissioner Enders presented information related to encouraging Strong Communities, which included a call to action related to five key areas: Catalyst Sites, Taking stock of the Housing Inventory, Small Lot Single Family Design Criteria, Improving Walkability, and Design Innovation. With support from the majority of the Commission, Chair Parso-York requested staff return at the following meeting with responsive information. At the following meeting, staff shared with the Commission that a work session would be held on June 9 in response to the items requested.
DISCUSSION
The following includes some basic information in response to Commissioner Enders request for information. Should additional information related to the topics be desired, staff welcomes Commission direction and feedback, so staff can provide at a future work session(s).
1. Catalyst and Opportunity Sites
Due to the strong market, but also due to the emphasis the City has placed on attracting and retaining businesses and City staff insisting early and throughout the review process the importance of high quality developments, the level of projects has improved significantly over the last several months. Setting clear expectations with developers and assisting them through the process has proven invaluable and will help contribute to improving Hayward. Such efforts will continue as Hayward's reputation for requiring high quality developments and being an attractive city in which to invest increases.
The City's Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP) was...
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