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7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS Alternate Planning? Commissioner Commissioner Peazce inquired if a decision has been made on an Alternate Planning Commissioner. Ms. Decker said no. Commissioners Handbook Commissioner Blank requested clarification on some items in the Commissioners' Handbook, including serial emails and the Brown Act, giving out names and addresses, and receiving packet reports a week before the meeting. Ms. Harryman replied that the Handbook needs to be updated and that she had spoken with Steve Bocian, Assistant City Manager, regazding this. Ms. Decker noted that the current Handbook may not reflect all the current laws that have recently been passed. Sneakers' Residential Address Commissioner Olson inquired if speakers who address the Commission can be asked where they lived. Ms. Han•yman replied that the Commissioners may ask for that information to weigh in on their decision and for credibility reasons, but State law does not require the speaker to give out that information. Closed Session Acting Chairperson Fox noted that there was a closed session for the City Council regazding real property negotiations for Staples Ranch development and the Shazks ice azena. She recalled that she was told by Steve Bocian that if the Shazks were located in the pazkland, the land would be leased from the City for $1. She noted that it appeazs from the Closed Session agenda that the City is selling or acquiring land and inquired how this would faze with the Commission process if there are already in negotiations to sell the land to the Shazks. Ms. Decker replied that she was not awaze of the conversations that occurred during the Closed Session nor with the terms of agreement of the buying or selling of land. She stated that the Staples Ranch development is moving forwazd; the plans for the automall project aze being reviewed, and staff is waiting for the plans for the elderly continuing care facility to be able to put it in perspective with the existing land use plan for the Scoping Session for the Staples Ranch project. She indicated that no date has been set for the Scoping Session. In response to Commissioner O'Connor's inquiry regazding what type of things would be discussed in Closed Session, Commissioner Blank stated that the Commissioners Handbook has a list of topics that would be exempt from the Brown Act such as personnel issues, litigations, real estate negotiations. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES December 27, 2006 Page 17 of 19