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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02091993 - 1.18 k f - ••.... TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra;'' __ FROM: HARVEY E. BRAGDON 'i "� CoSta DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT County r N- DATE: January 20, 1993 SUBJECT: NORTH RICHMOND SPECIFIC PLAN AWARD SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS , Acknowledge the efforts of Supervisor Powers, the North Richmond Shoreline Advisory Committee, participating staff and Brady and Associates in the receipt of the Northern California Chapter of' the Association of Landscape Architects prestigious Merit Award. FISCAL IMPACT Minor mailing costs. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS Supervisor Powers strongly urged the Board of Supervisor and the City of Richmond to undertake a joint General and Specific plan study of the Greater North Richmond Area. His effort lead to ,a State Coastal Conservancy Grant to prepare a Specific Plan for the North Richmond Shoreline. Upon receipt of the grant the Board of Supervisors and the Richmond .City Council jointly established a North Richmond Shoreline Citizen Advisory Committee to work with staff to prepare the Draft North Richmond Shoreline Specific Plan. Jim Cutler of the County Community Development Department , Nancy Kaufman of the Richmond Planning Department and Melanie Denninger for the State Coastal Conservancy were charged with providing staff leadership in the preparation of this plan. The consulting firm of Sheila Brady and Associates was . hired to work with staff and the committee in preparation of the Draft. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM ON OF VO D COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON February. 9 , 1993 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Orig: Harvey Bragdon (646-2026) ATTESTED February 9 , 1993 Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF cc: CAO THE ,BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Public Works AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR North Richmond Shoreline Citizens Advisory omm' tee Jim Cutler BY 4&6. a , DEPUTY Melanie Denninger Nancy Kaufman City of Richmond The Draft plan was submitted to the Awards Committee of the Northern California Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. As a result of that submittal the Specific Plan received the Merit Award from that body. The Draft plan is in public hearing presently before the Richmond Planning Agency and will soon start hearing before the County Planning Commission. While the draft plan has not yet stood the test of public hearings and final adoption, it is note worthy nice to have the Specific Plan receive such a prestigious award. The Board should acknowledge this award by forwarding a copy of this Board Order to all members of the Citizens Advisory Committee, the City of Richmond, to lead staff members, and the consultant to assure they are aware of this recognition of their efforts. JC:kd 2/misc/kd nrich.BO -2-