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Oakley Planning Commission Re-established

This May, the City of Oakley conducted its first Planning Commission Meeting since 2009. The City Council voted to re-establish the Planning Commission last year following feedback from the community.

The Planning Commission is comprised of five members appointed by the City Council on an at-large basis. All members are residents of the City of Oakley and will serve four-year terms, except for some members who are serving partial terms to have staggered terms and avoid a complete Board turnover in a single year.

The Planning Commission will conduct public hearings on all planning land use entitlements, either as the adopting body or an advisory body OPD Grows in 2022 to the City Council, depending on the type of ap- (Continued from the Front Page) plication. Matters subject to the Planning Com- Williams (previously with Oakland PD), mission include tentative parcel maps, condition- Joseph Canady (previously with San Francisco al use permits, and design reviews. PD) and Tyler Burton (previously with Pitts-

The current Planning Commissioners are burg PD) as police officers for the City of OakOleksii Chuiko, Shannon Shaw, and Diego Ver- ley. duzco, all of whom have four-year terms that expire in October 2025, and Hugh Henderson and Leonard Price, who have two -year terms that OPD 2022 Stats So Far expire in October 2023.

A key element of the Planning Commission is Calls from January 2nd through creating another forum, in addition to City Coun- May 31st, 2022 cil meetings, for inviting civic engagement from • Home burglaries ‐ 17 callsthe community. As stewards of public service, • Auto burglaries – 39 callsthe Planning Commission and supporting staff • Vandalisms – 86 callsaim to gain the public trust through fairness, • Petty thefts – 92 callscompassion, and respect for others, and by show- • DUIs – 25 callsing integrity, responsibility, and vision in all ad- • Assaults – 74 callsvisory and decision-making roles,” said Oakley Planning Manager Ken Strelo.

Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and are held at City Hall, 3231 Main Street. Agendas can be found at https://www.ci.oakley.ca.us/agendas‐minutes‐videos‐archive/.

The new Oakley Planning Commissioners were sworn into office in May.