The Community and Economic Development Committee (CED) met on November 18, 2025, at 1:30 PM. Chair Brown presided, with Councilmembers Fife, Ramachandran, and Unger present. The committee considered six agenda items, including an interjurisdictional agreement, the establishment of entertainment and AI activation zones, a permit reform update, loan forgiveness for two affordable housing properties, and zoning code amendments to streamline permitting. Public comment was limited to one minute per speaker due to the full agenda.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:00 PM.
Good afternoon, everyone. They're uh the community and economic development committee will start late today, and I apologize for the inconvenience that this may cause. Hal, and we're all L'autre, Good afternoon, and welcome to the community economic committee meeting for today's date, November 18th. The time is now one thirty pm, and this meeting has come to order. Speaker cards were no longer being accepted ten minutes after this meeting has begun. Councilmember Ramachandran. Um, excellent. Um, we'll welcome everyone to the community and economic development committee. Um, given the number of speakers and all of our council committees starting now until the evening, being relatively impacted. Um, first for this committee, we will uh limit um public comment to about one minute. Um, thank you so much. Thank you for that, Chair Brown. Moving to item one. There are no minutes to be approved as this meeting is a special meeting. Moving to item two, which is the termination of schedule outstanding committee items, also known as your pending list. Oh, I have announced it. And we're gonna go back to council member council's announcements. In addition, I also had one other announcement around the so calling your attention to the agenda and the order. Um, given uh some uh requests, we are going to change the order so we will hear item number three, and then followed by item number five, then seven, four, and six. Excellent. Thank you so much. Thank you, Chair Brown. Noting the agenda change items on the agenda that's changed. Moving to item two, determination to schedule outstanding committee items, also known as your pending list, and there are no speakers for this item. Excellent. Thank you. Um to the city administration. Any changes on this administrator lake? Thank you, Chair. No changes at this time. Okay, I'll make a motion to move this item. Is there a second? Second. Thank you. We have a motion made by Chair Brown, seconded by Councilmember Unger to accept the termination of schedule outstanding committee items as is on roll. Councilmember Fife. Aye. Thank you. Councilmember Ramatandran. Aye. Councilmember Onger. Aye. And Chair Brown. Aye. This motion passes with four eyes to accept the termination and schedule outstanding committee items as is. Moving to item three. Okay. Adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the city of Piedmont establishing that the city of Piedmont will process planning entitlements in the building permits for the 551 square foot edition and remodel of an existing single family dwelling at 30 Blair Place, a property located at both jurisdictions and adopting appropriate California Environmental Quality Act findings, and you do have five speakers for this. Two speakers for this item. Excellent.