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473 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Long Range Planning In response to questions, Mr. Patterson advised that the revision of the General Plan will be done by the Planning Commission element by element; that the Housing Element is mandated by the State to be com- pleted by September; and that the public hearings and neighborhood meetings all require time. Discussion followed regarding the fact '""' that the revisions may not require as much time as the original General Plan, since some elements may not need revision. Discussion of the Economic Element related to the fact that this ele- ment had never reached the final stage; that the schedules have had to be changed to comply with what the State Legislature considers at the moment to be the most important, and in this case, the Housing Element took precedence. It was noted that the Middlefield Neighborhood Plan will be part of the rehabilitation program. Council inquired why the waterfront study was considered a strong ob- jective and City Manager Fales recalled that last summer the directive by Council had to do with the fact that while there had been a number of studies, the Port Commission had not ever formally adopted one, and the Council thought it should adopt, through the proper process, a policy for the whole waterfront, and that such policy should be supplemented by the specific area plans submitted (by Mobil , for example), and the resulting information be used as a basis for making policy decisions. Discussion followed regarding the need to consider rezoning; the desirability of changing the zoning of areas designated "Tidal Plain" since it implies that the land is open space or marsh land; that perhaps the designation of Tidal Plan should be done away with and something such as "Urban Reserve" substituted; that part of the Redwood Peninsula is already so designated. Iwo City Attorney Schricker responded to questions as to procedure to accomplish a zoning change, and added that first a decision must be made as to the new designation; that the problem with "urban reserve" is in defining exactly what it means and that it also raises psycho- logical connotations in a manner similar to "Tidal Plain. " Another suggestion offered was that it might be called "Future Development", and Mr. Schricker indicated this might be possible, and that beyond selection of a designation, it would be necessary to state what the standards are and the purpose of the designation. Mr. Fales pointed out that for the area east. of the freeway, the jurisdiction of the City is somewhat limited, so that what is needed is to select a zoning category and general plan category that will place the City and the Port in a better position to negotiate with regional , State and other agencies. He also suggested that a portion of the area could be designated "Port Industrial ." Discussion con- tinued regarding the current approach of negotiating with all of the other agencies to try to come to some agreement on a line of demarca- tion, which has not worked, and that the better approach is to take a definite tack. �..., Mr. Patterson advised in response to questions that the process of adopting such changes that the text would not take long, but recom- mended keeping parts of the peninsula zoned "TP", for example, Bird Island and wildlife areas. It was suggested that, because of the mixed jurisdictions, it would be well for the Port Commission and Planning Commission to meet in a study session at some point before the matter comes before Council and come to some agreement, at least for the area surrounding the Port. Ad j.Mtg. 2/21/81 Page 2