body,date,page,text,path GolfCommission,2018-11-13,1,"ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, November 13, 2018 1 CALL TO ORDER Chair Ed Downing the called the regular meeting to order at approximately 6:30 p.m. in Room 360, City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, CA 94501 1-A ROLL CALL Present: Chair Ed Downing, Vice-Chair Cheryl Saxton, Commissioner Ron Taylor, Commissioner Ron Carlson, and Commissioner Joe Van Winkle Absent: None Staff: Greenway Golf Marc Logan and Brett Morrison, Recreation and Parks Director Amy Wooldridge Also Present: None 1-B APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of 9-11-18 were approved unanimously 2 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None 3 COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS None 4 WRITTEN/ORAL REPORTS 4-A 4-A Beautification Program and Junior Golf Club Connie Wendling suggested that a bench be placed at the entrance to the golf course building for people waiting for rides. Brett Morrison stated that he would discuss with the principals of Greenway Golf. Ms. Wendling then thanked Greenway Golf for the success of Jack Clark memorial tournament which was held in October and all who helped with the success. 1 Golf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 13, 2018",GolfCommission/2018-11-13.pdf GolfCommission,2018-11-13,2,"Junior golf membership applications for 2019 were mailed out today and the Wednesday tournament schedule has been set, and they have a total of 23 scholarships available. 4-B Golf Complex Restaurant Report, Jim's on the Course See Old Business 5 AGENDA ITEMS 5-A Receive Report and Discuss the Golf Fund Budget Amy Wooldridge provided a staff report and reviewed it with the Commission. 5-B Receive Report and discuss the Parking Lot Project at Corica Park Amy Wooldridge provided a staff report and reviewed it with the Commission 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (Public Comment) None 7. OLD BUSINESS 7-A Update on Jim's on the Course Tom Geanekos stated dates on the attachment (Exhibit 1) should have been October, not November as stated. He stated that he met with Justin Beckman, North American representative for Losberger on October 17 and his contractor Tom Loukos, to go over the final details of placement of the structure and the foundation plan. On October 18, he met with Amy Wooldridge, Marc Logan, Dan Hall, electrical engineer and his contractor, Tom Loukos, to discuss the utility hook ups and resolved the utitily issues. On October 25, replies to hold notices from the Building Department were submitted. On October 31, Tom met with Dan Hall, electrical engineer and Artem Voloshanovskie, Alameda Power Utility Service planner to finalize the power needs for the event center. It was determined by Artem, that the current transformer has enough power to fulfill the needs of the event center. The question was asked about the permit being issued prior to the electrical and mechanical issued being resolved, and Amy Wooldridge explained that there is a tight deadline of December 20 for the building permit to be issued due to the new FEMA issued revised flood maps, any new building permit issued after December 20, the building has to be brought up to 10 feet. The building department investigated the regulation and it was determined that as long as the building permit is issued prior to December 20, but the electrical and mechnical permits still need to be obtained, but do fall under the FEMA regulations. 2 Golf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 13, 2018",GolfCommission/2018-11-13.pdf GolfCommission,2018-11-13,3,"7-B Facility and Renovation Report by Greenway Golf Brett Morrison, Operations Manager of Greenway Golf reported the following: The practice green has been completed and opened as planned for the October 6th Jack Clark tournament. Construction on the patio fountain is completed with the final phase for the Commuters committee to provide the memorial plaques to be attached. Prep work is underway on the parking entry cart path with pavers to be installed and is expected to take 6-8 weeks to complete. Work is nearing completion of the back of the range practice tee area. Landscaping including grassing, mulch and cypress trees have been put in place and the former North/South granite tee monument signs have been repurposed as steps leading up the tee. Greenway is conducting a review of quotes for a Flowater filter station outside of the clubhouse. New practice balls are in inventory and six range mats have been changed out with newer mats. A full inventory of lights in the parking lot, range stalls, and landing area was performed and been changed out as needed, with a few range lights needing to be ordered as they require a specific bulb. South Course drainage work around some of the greens has mostly been completely and re-grassed. On the north course, shaping is being done on holes 3, 4, 5 and 6. Marc Logan stated he is confident that nine holes will be open late next year. 8. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 9. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING'S AGENDA - January 8, 2019 10. ANNOUNCEMENTSIADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:45 p.m. The agenda for the meeting was posted seven days in advance in compliance with the Alameda Sunshine Ordinance, which also complies with the 72-hour requirement of the Brown Act. 3 Golf Commission Minutes - Tuesday, November 13, 2018",GolfCommission/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,1,"APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018 1. CONVENE President Sullivan convened the meeting at 7:00pm 2. FLAG SALUTE 3. ROLL CALL Present: President Sullivan, Board Members Cavanaugh, Curtis, Teague. Absent: Board Members Mitchell, Saheba, Rothenberg. 4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION *None* 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS *None* 6. CONSENT CALENDAR *None* 7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7-A 2018-6173 General Plan Annual Report and Land Use Element Text Amendments. Applicant: City of Alameda. Public hearing to consider an Annual Report on the Status of the General Plan and proposed General Plan Text Amendments to resolve conflicting language between the residential density standards in the 1991 Land Use Element with the residential density standards adopted in the 2012 Housing Element to bring the General Plan into conformance with state housing law. The amendment also includes clarifications regarding business park development standards and an update to the development and demographic projections for the period 2020-2040. The proposed amendments are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to actions that have the potential to cause a significant impact on the environment Staff Member Thomas gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3716309&GUID=1FBCF269- EFB7-4C72-A4E5-BD723FBF7D77&FullText=1. . Board Member Cavanaugh asked if the discrepancy between gross and net acreage for determining housing capacity was only a typo. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,2,"Staff Member Thomas said he is not sure what they were thinking in 1991. He said state law was less precise then. He said the state has taken a much more prescriptive approach to how we treat land today. Board Member Cavanaugh asked what was really planned and developed at the Harbor Bay Business Park in the past. Staff Member Thomas said the original documents envisioned 5,000,000 sq. ft. of office space with 8-10 story buildings. He said the business park ended up with much more manufacturing and industrial space with much lower floor area ratios. He said the 0.5 FAR has always been applied along the waterfront. Board Member Curtis said that when he was involved with Harbor Bay, they never planned to build any ten story buildings because the airport would preclude that possibility. He said the FAR was put in the maintain the view corridors. He said the FAR can be violated as long as parking and landscaping and other requirements remain in place to maintain quality projects. Board Member Teague asked why a sentence explaining FAR was proposed to be removed. Staff Member Thomas said that it was just for clarity and could be left in as a definition. Board Member Teague asked if simplifying the General Plan language to refer to other documents can be done to prevent duplication and conflicts. Staff Member Thomas said that was an option. He said the plan needs to have information regarding projections. Board Member Teague pointed out other areas where the General Plan can refer to other documents like the Zoning Map. He asked a technical question regarding the Harbor Bay Business Park development agreement and looked for an interpretation of the appropriate resolutions. Staff Member Thomas said that he believes staff has been interpreting the agreement with the same intent that Board Member Teague described. Board Member Teague said the calculation about Alameda's population growth since 1990 appears to be off. He asked if the RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) projections in the plan reflect recently passed housing laws by the state. Staff Member Thomas said they did not and that we do not know yet what the next RHNA will be. President Sullivan asked if the 325 units in the Guyton Settlement had already been built. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,3,"Staff Member Thomas said that not all the units had been built. He said the density bonus has made the Guyton Amendment less relevant. President Sullivan asked what it is about old houses that lead to so much greenhouse gas emissions. Staff Member Thomas said that they tend to be very energy inefficient. President Sullivan asked if the projections accounted for the cyclical nature of the economy. Staff Member Thomas said the demographers use sophisticated models, but are looking 20 years out and there are lots of unknowns. President Sullivan asked if the FAR restrictions would apply to all bayfront properties, or only the ones across the lagoon from homes. Board Member Teague asked if they could apply the 0.5 FAR to all shoreline properties if they chose. Staff Member Thomas said that they could. President Sullivan opened the public hearing. Brian Trumper, Freeport Homeowners, asked that the board not change anything from the status quo that would affect the Esplanade project. He said Village 5 is having a presidents' meeting tomorrow and most people are just learning about the hotel project. He asked that any Planning Board meeting on the hotel be delayed. President Sullivan said the hotel proposal is not on the agenda. She said the FAR requirements are not changing for that site. She said the hotel will be on the next agenda. Mr. Trumper expressed frustration over the process from the point of view of a ""regular citizen."" Vijay Patel said the meeting has been clarifying regarding FAR and would have a large impact on his proposed hotel. President Sullivan closed the public hearing. Board Member Teague said he would be willing to modify the first two items tonight, but is not ready to move forward the 2040 paragraph. He said he would be looking for changes he explained earlier to have the General Plan refer to other documents to reduce duplication. He Approved Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,4,"said he wants to try and prevent the need to amend multiple documents any time a change in policy is needed. He said the intent of the 0.5 FAR appeared to apply to the shoreline properties and not the entire business park. He said he would be in support of that clarification. President Sullivan asked if eliminating some information in the General Plan would make the document less clear. She asked Board Member Teague what, for example, he would eliminate in the low density housing section. Board Member Teague read the clause that he would remove. He said he would be okay leaving the existing numbers. He said he would like to refer to exemptions in the zoning code. He said he did not want to call out specific sections in case the state passes new laws or we change the zoning code. Board Member Curtis asked if these changes would cover the gap when the Harbor Bay development agreement expires. Staff Member Thomas said the General Plan, zoning, and prior development plans will still govern the business park. Board Member Curtis thanked staff and said his colleagues have done a great job providing feedback and flexibility on the issue. Board Member Teague made a motion to recommend that the City Council make changes to the General Plan as specified by staff with the following changes: the FAR sentence be restored, strike the follow on clauses in the descriptions of the residential densities, rewrite the residential density exemption to be referential to other documents, under the specific mixed use drop the clause referring to X units, clarify that the 0.5 FAR for the Harbor Bay Business Park is applicable to waterfront properties. Staff Member Thomas sought clarification regarding which properties the FAR would apply to. President Sullivan read the original language referring to Bay Edge road. Board Member Teague pointed on the map where his interpretation of shoreline properties would refer to, from the ferry terminal down to where the road turns away from the runway near the marsh. Board Member Cavanaugh seconded the motion. President Sullivan asked to see the final language when it is drafted. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,5,"Staff Member Thomas said that he will provide that information before it goes to the City Council. The motion passed 4-0 Staff Member Thomas reviewed his notes on the projections language to make sure he understood the board's direction. The board briefly discussed vehicle counts and patterns for the tubes and how that is framed in the projections. Board Member Teague said the section on projections gives the impression that there is no transportation problem on the island. Board Member Cavanaugh said we are moving forward with the housing plans before properly evaluating the climate change and transportation issues and properly planning. 8. MINUTES 8-A 2018-6169 Draft Meeting Minutes - May 29th, 2018 Board Member Teague made a motion to approve the minutes. Board Member Curtis seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 8-B 2018-6170 Draft Meeting Minutes - September 24, 2018 Board Member Teague asked staff to go back and correct the motion on the cannabis item. He said he sent the correct language with timestamps to City Council and staff to refer to. President Sullivan corrected a typo. Board Member Curtis asked that the corrected minutes be distributed to the board members so they can ensure their records are up to date. No action was taken. 9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 9-A 2018-6171 Community Development Department Recent Actions and Decisions The staff report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3716307&GUID=F11E9AOB-86AD- 4DA4-8234-4E04FFFEF5CF&FullText=1 Staff Member Thomas said that 1557 4th St. was pulled from the list of approvals. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf PlanningBoard,2018-11-13,6,"9-B 2018-6172 Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development Department Projects The schedule of future items can be found at: tps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3716308&GUID=F5FEC973-BE1D- 4309-9217-71A883A18B84 Staff Member Thomas said there would be an open house of the Shipways site the Tuesday before Thanksgiving from 8-10am. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS *None* 11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS *None* 12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS *None* 13. ADJOURNMENT President Sullivan adjourned the meeting at 8:51pm. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 November 13, 2018 Planning Board",PlanningBoard/2018-11-13.pdf