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r Ms. Decker replied that there has been quite a bit of flexibility in terms of timing and that ~ the Home Depot item has been moved to October. She explained that efforts to reduce the number of items for consideration on the calendaz has lengthened the process for projects that were lined up in July and August up to the end of September. She added that there are items that have been scheduled on the August 23`d agenda that would need to be heazd then, such as the Reznick Tract which is tied to the City's water tank, along with others that have been delayed for a couple of months and those that have been scheduled for the August 9ei meeting. The Commission then discussed different possibilities regarding the schedule of the Commission meetings such as starting at an eazlier time and handling Commission business then, followed by the public hearing items which would start at the regulaz time of the meeting. Ms. Harryman then suggested that the Commission take a vote on the earlier motion (Commissioner Blank's motion to cancel the August 9s' meeting). ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners, Arkin, Blank, Fox, and Olson. NOES: Commissioner Peazson. ABSTAIN: None. ~"' RECUSED: None. ABSENT: None. The motion carried. General Plan Draft Conservation and Onen Space Element Commissioner Fox cited a sentence from the Draft Conservation and Open Space Element staff report indicating that the Conservation and Open Space Element addresses open space land use designations only and stated that she thought the General Plan tried to preserve trees and resources everywhere, regardless of their zoning or land use designation, including unimproved public and private property that aze not zoned as open space such as Agriculture. She requested staff for clarification in this regard. Ms. Decker explained that the Conservation and Open Space Element is an attempt to provide a set of criteria for dealing with land to be conserved as open space as well as an element that actually describes what should happen to land designated by the General Plan as Open Space. She noted that the Element works towazds protecting those lands and trees and resources that are maintained and held privately and have not been granted to a conservancy or homeowners association. She stated that there are two zoning districts under the General Plan designation: Agriculture and Public and Institutional. She indicated that with respect to other zoning districts, the City currently has a tree ~ preservation ordinance which protects heritage trees and provides a process for such in new developments. She noted that land use zoning designations implement the General PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 26, 2006 Page 20 of 24