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Chairman Bursak introduced his fenow Commissioners David Pine, Michael Verdone, Ralph Garcia and Roland Giannini. Mayor Hartnett thanked Chairman Bursak for the report and said the accomplishments of the Planning Commission were quite significant. Mayor Hartnett addressed the statement that the Port had limited its physical growth by accepting the Pacific Shores Project, stating that the Port does not own nor have any right to the land owned by the Pacific Shores Developers. Mayor Hartnett added that the Pacific Shores Project win expand Port land without cost to the Port or City. Mayor Hartnett said "with respect to the scope of the Planning Commission's review of that property that is east of the freeway up to the waterway at the end of Seaport Boulevard.... The Port area may be defined as a matter of law, that is very specific and under the Port jurisdiction." He said it was his understanding the Planning Commission's intent was to review a quite broader area than just the land within the Port's jurisdiction. Mayor Hartnett said that with respect to the Port itself, it was his understanding that "it is not your intent and you understand and it is not within the Planning Commission's jurisdiction to be reviewing the management of the Port and the specific Port profits, budgets and so forth. It simply isn't your intention to review those matters. Is that a fair statement?" Chairman Bursak said "I think I can assure you that that is probably the last think on any of our minds." In answer to Mayor Hartnett's further questions, Chairman Bursak said "I personally find myself criticizing the Port for factual material I read in the paper or I get in hand outs which lead me to be critical, but that has nothing to do with this. We are not planning to review what the Port does, that's your job..... I can't imagine how that would get on the agenda." Mayor Hartnett reaffirmed that it would not be on the Planning Commission's agenda because that kind of review is not within its jurisdiction. Mayor Hartnett asked for clarification and definition of the direction the Planning Commission intended to pursue in terms of the parameters of a review and the elements of a review, and said "it would be helpful to have that reported to the CounciL... for the Council to comment with respect to what the intended plan is in its specifics.... It is difficult for the Council to react to a WorkpIan as described as one that has a sense of wonderment." Mayor Hartnett further clarified Council's need for more information on the planned project by asking the Planning Commission for "a statement of intended direction by which you ask us for comments before you start going in that direction, so that we don't get a report in a year, half way through a process." Mayor Hartnett said the Council would like to comment on the planned review before it begins, as it sounds like "a long-term planning task that the Council needs to give direction on.... and to the extent that it might involve the possibility of substantial resources, or budgetary allocations for assistance in the analysis, that would be a matter that would come to the Council as wen." MEMO 10/22/96 ADJOURNED REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER21,I996 MINUTES MINUTE BOOK NO. 54 PAGE 12 Page No. 537