{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 1, "text": "COMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nDecember 12, 2005\nPresent: Berger, Bunker, Chadow, Chair Cooney, Fort, Vice-Chair Gwynne, Longley-Cook,\nLord-Hausman, Moore, McGaughey,\nAbsent/Excused: Steffens\nGuests: Firena Paulina\nMINUTES: The minutes of August 22, 2005 where approved.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Free Shoppers Shuttle for Seniors:\nSecretary distributed leaflet on \"free shoppers shuttle for seniors' schedule and pick up\nlocations. Commission questioned why limited to 75 years or older and to include service\nanimals.\nNEW BUSINESS:\n1. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair: (Chair Cooney)\nCommission moved election of 2006 officers to the January 2006 meeting to conform the\nbylaws.\nOLD BUSINESS:\n1. Alameda Theater:\nCommission reviewed City's/architects October 24, 2005 response to the Commission's\nquestions and made the following additional recommendations: 1) conduct additional\nresearch into descriptive video applications by contacting Eric Lane at 1-800-443-0728,2) is\nstadium seating still allowed under ADA guidelines and/or is there new ADA policy.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 22, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 2\n2. Pedestrian Access During Construction Projects:\nCommission moved their recommended \"standards for pedestrian access during construction\nprojects' with a minor correction. Secretary will forward to City Engineer.\n3. Bylaw modifications:\nThe commission made the following draft modifications to the bylaws: 1) Article III.C.c.\nchange \"Failure to attend 75% of the meetings held during any 12-month period, whether\nexcused or not excused.\" to \"Three unexcused absences within a calendar year will require a\nreminder that one subsequent missed meeting could result in a dismissal from the\nCommission.\" b) Relabel 'a' to 'C'; \"b\" to 'a'; and 'C' to \"b'. 2) Article IV, C change \"The\nChair and Vice-Chair shall be elected by the Commission from its membership at the first\nmeeting of each year when the Commission is fully constituted.\" To \"The Chair and Vice-\nChair shall be elected by the Commission from its membership at the December meeting of\neach year. Term of office shall start in January.\" and 3) Article V., A, change \"The\nCommission shall meet at least once per year as necessary, on the fourth Monday of January,\nat 7:30 p.m.\" to \"The Commission shall meet at least once per year as necessary, on the\nfourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m.\"\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nSecretary informed the Commissioners that the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street is\nbeing redesigned to eliminate the traffic island.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\n1. Commission Toby Berger informed the commission on Abilities Expo.\n2. Commissioners would like a tour of the old Alameda Theater.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nAugust 22, 2005\nMinutes\nPage 3\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, January 23rd , 2006 in\nRoom 360, City Hall.\nSincerely,\nMatthew T. Naclerio\nPublic Works Director\nEd Somemrauer\nAssociate Civil Engineer\nES:lc\nG:\\pubworks\\LTMCD Disability Committee/2005\\1212min.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 1, "text": "Minutes of the Regular Planning Board Meeting\nMonday, December 12, 2005\n1.\nCONVENE:\n7:00 p.m.\n2.\nFLAG SALUTE:\nMr. Piziali\n3.\nROLL CALL:\nPresident Cunningham, Vice President Cook, Kohlstrand, Lynch,\nMariani, McNamara and Piziali.\nAlso present were Deputy City Attorney Julie Harryman, Supervising Planner Cynthia Eliason,\nPlanner III Allen Tai, Planner II Emily Pudell, Planner Stefanie Hom.\n4.\nMINUTES:\nMinutes for the meeting of November 14, 2005.\nMs. Eliason advised that the minutes for November 14, 2005, would be considered at the next\nmeeting.\n5.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:None.\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATION:\nMs. Dorothy Reid wished to provide an update on Target and distributed a summary document to the\nprime broker. She noted that many similar cities had tried to increase revenues by bringing in retail,\nwith a net result being a net loss in revenue for a variety of reasons. She was concerned about that\noccurrence in Alameda, and encouraged the Board to consider that was a real possibility.\n7.\nCONSENT CALENDAR:\n7-A.\nAdoption of 2006 Planning Board Calendar.\nMs. McNamara inquired whether the November 27, 2006, would be held given its proximity to\nThanksgiving.\nMr. Lynch inquired whether a minimum number of meetings were required, and suggested that it be\ncanceled. Ms. Eliason replied that a minimum number of meetings were not required.\nM/S McNamara/Kohlstrand and unanimous to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. 05- - to adopt\nthe 2006 Planning Board Calendar.\nAYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0\n7-B.\nUP05-0021; Andrew Alatorre and Lloyd Phraner; 1301 Lincoln Avenue (SH). The\napplicants request a Use Permit approval to allow the conversion of retail space into office\nuse. Pursuant to AMC Subsection 30-4.8C.(2), a Use Permit is required for office uses", "path": "PlanningBoard/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 2, "text": "occupying the front 50% of a retail space adjoining a public street. The site is located in the\nC-1, Neighborhood Business District.\nM/S McNamara/Kohlstrand and unanimous to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. 05-___\nto\napprove a Use Permit approval to allow the conversion of retail space into office use. Pursuant to\nAMC Subsection 30-4.8C.(2), a Use Permit is required for office uses occupying the front 50% of a\nretail space adjoining a public street.\nAYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0\n7-C.\nV05-0010; Maxine Gottesman, 2032/2032 1/2 Clinton Avenue (AT). The applicant\nrequests a Variance, pursuant to AMC Subsection 30-7.8(a)(1), to legalize construction of\none unenclosed parking space in the required front yard of a residential duplex, where no\non-site parking is currently available. The site is located within a R-4, Neighborhood\nResidential Zoning District.\nM/S McNamara/Kohlstrand and unanimous to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. 05-\nto\napprove a Variance, pursuant to AMC Subsection 30-7.8(a)(1), to legalize construction of one\nunenclosed parking space in the required front yard of a residential duplex, where no on-site parking\nis currently available.\nAYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0\n7-D.\nV05-0009/DR05-0096; Mark and Laurie Wagner - 27 Powers Court (EP). Variance and\nMajor Design Review for a first and second floor residential addition of approximately 450\nsquare feet. The applicant is seeking a Variance from the 20-foot rear yard setback to 3-feet\nfor an expansion along the same plane as the existing building. The property is located\nwithin an R-4, Neighborhood Residential Zoning District.\nM/S McNamara/Kohlstrand and unanimous to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. 05-\nto\napprove a Variance and Major Design Review for a first and second floor residential addition of\napproximately 450 square feet. The applicant is seeking a Variance from the 20-foot rear yard\nsetback to 3-feet for an expansion along the same plane as the existing building.\nAYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0\n8.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\nNone.\n9.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATION:\nMs. Eliason advised that the project list for the past month had been distributed to the Board\nmembers.\n10.\nBOARD COMMUNICATION:\na.\nOral Status Report regarding the Northern Waterfront Plan (Vice President Cook).", "path": "PlanningBoard/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 3, "text": "Vice President Cook advised that there had been no further meetings.\nb.\nOral Status Report regarding the Golf Course Committee (Board Member Piziali).\nMr. Piziali advised that there had been no further meetings.\nc.\nOral Status Report regarding the Oakland/Chinatown Advisory Committee (Board\nMember Mariani).\nMs. Mariani advised that November meeting had been canceled, and that the next meeting would be\nheld on Thursday, December 15, 2005.\nIn response to an inquiry by Ms. Kohlstrand regarding the Broadway/Jacksor proposal, Ms. Mariani\nreplied that their Committee was developing a comment to that proposal. She added that Andrew\nThomas spearheaded their group and would be able to provide more information.\nVice President Cook noted that there was been considerable discussion about the project south of the\nexisting Jack London Square area, including the big residential towers. She inquired whether the\ncommittee was examining the cumulative traffic impacts that would affect the traffic around\nChinatown and the tunnels.\nMs. Mariani advised that it had been brought up, and that she would inquire whether a group had\nbeen formed to address that issue.\nd.\nOral Status Report regarding the Transportation subcommittee (Board Member\nKohlstrand).\nMs. Kohlstrand advised that the last meeting was held on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, and that\nthe traffic issue was raised with respect to movement around the Island and into Oakland. She noted\nthat there would be additional meetings. [[Her mike was off and her comments inaudible]]\nMr. Piziali noted that this would be his last meeting, and that he would resign from the Planning\nBoard. He believed that after eight-and-a-half years of being on the Board, it was time for him to\nleave.\nMs. McNamara thanked Mr. Piziali for his valuable guidance and expertise, and added that he would\nbe missed.\nMr. Lynch echoed Ms. McNamara's comments.\nVice President Cook thanked Mr. Piziali for all the work he's done, and the practical advice and\nexperience that he had brought to the Board as a contractor and long-time Alamedan. She respected\nhis ability to deliberate, and to discuss the pros and cons of an issue.\nMr. Piziali noted that he would miss this Board, and knew that there were citizens who appreciate", "path": "PlanningBoard/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 4, "text": "the Board's work.\nPresident Cunningham noted that Mr. Piziali had three years more experience than he did, and added\nthat he would be missed.\nMr. Lynch wished to comment about the waterfront development, particularly the 3,000 homes that\nwould be going in. He believed the Board should be mindful that development in urban areas would\nintensify, and that they should be cognizant that is strongly supported at the legislative level and by\nenvironmental groups because of the urban infill component. He noted that building higher did\nprotect the surrounding hillsides, and added that the need for housing necessitated more infill\nhousing.\nIn response to an inquiry by Ms. McNamara whether the City Manager had acknowledged the\ncommunication from the Board regarding staffing concerns, Ms. Eliason replied that she had met\nwith some of the individual Planning Board members, and is setting up a schedule for next year for\nBoards and Commissions to meet with the City Council. She did not know when the Planning Board\nwould be scheduled for a joint meeting, and added that several other Boards had requested meetings\nas well.\nPresident Cunningham advised that he had met with the City Manager and addressed some of the\nBoard's comments regarding staffing of the Planning and Building Department. He noted that there\nwas activity to fill the position of Planning and Building Director, and some interviews had been\nheld. They also discussed guidelines and booklets, as well as waterside development guidelines, as\nwell as green sustainable ordinances. He noted that the City Manager had to balance the\nrequirements of other Boards within the budget. He encouraged the Board members to write to the\nCity Manager to support the Planning Board's concerns.\nVice President Cook advised that she had a meeting scheduled for that morning with the City\nManager, but was unable to attend for family reasons. She echoed President Cunningham's\ncomments, and noted that she was particularly interested in the coordination between the\nredevelopment and planning branches of the City.\nMr. Lynch noted that he met with the Assistant City Manager as well.\n11.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATION:\nNone.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT:\n7:24 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nGregory McFann, Interim Secretary\nCity Planning Board", "path": "PlanningBoard/2005-12-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2005-12-12", "page": 5, "text": "These minutes were approved at the January 9, 2006 Planning Board meeting. This meeting was\naudio and videotaped.", "path": "PlanningBoard/2005-12-12.pdf"}