{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD\nREGULAR MEETING OF THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE - 7:00 PM\nChair Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Secretary Eliason called the roll.\nMEMBERS PRESENT:\nChair Anderson, Vice-Chair Miller, Board Members Iverson,\nLynch & Tilos.\nMEMBERS ABSENT:\nNone.\nSTAFF PRESENT:\nSecretary Eliason, Emily Pudell, Planner II, Jennifer Ott,\nDevelopment Services Department, Debbie Gremminger,\nRecording Secretary.\nMINUTES:\nA motion and a second was made to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 1,\n2005 with corrections. 5-0-0.\nAyes:\n5;\nNoes: 0;\nAbsent:\n0.\nMotion carries.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS:\nNone.\nACTION ITEMS:\n1.\nHistorical Advisory Board's consideration of whether to recommend to the City Council\nthat it designate the structure at 2320 Lincoln Avenue as a Historical Monument. (EP).\n(Continued from the 11-03-05 meeting).\nEmily Pudell presented staff report. This item was before this Board on November 3, 2005 at the\nrequest of Board member Lynch. In November, the Board continued the discussion to allow\nmore time for Board member Iverson to become familiar with the history of this building. Staff\ndoes not support the recommendation to nominate 2320 Lincoln Avenue a historic monument.\nChair Anderson opened the public hearing.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline Street, spoke in favor of recommendation.\nThere were no more speaker slips submitted. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing, and\nopened the floor to Board discussion.\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 1", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 2, "text": "Board member Lynch requested that this item be tabled to a future meeting to allow time for the\nproperty owner to complete the proposed renovations to the building.\nM/S (Iverson, Lynch) to table this item until the proposed work has been completed. 2-3-0.\nAyes:\n2 (Iverson, Lynch); Noes: 3 (Anderson, Miller, Tilos); Absent: 0; Motion\nfailed.\nM/S (Miller, Anderson) to accept Staff's recommendation not to recommend the designation of\n2320 Lincoln Avenue as a historic monument. 3-2-0.\nAyes: 3 (Anderson, Miller, Tilos); Noes: 2 (Iverson, Lynch); Absent: 0; Motion\ncarries.\n2.\nCA05-0035 - 2320 Lincoln Avenue - Applicant: Li-Sheng Fu for Jim Hom. Applicants\nrequest a Certificate of Approval to alter more than thirty percent of the value of a historically\ndesignated commercial structure. The proposed work includes a new foundation and restoration\nof the existing siding and windows, where possible, and reconfiguration of the interior spaces for\nthe purposes of establishing a new commercial use. The site is located at 2320 Lincoln Avenue\nwithin an C-C-T Community Commercial Theater Zoning District. (EP)\nEmily Pudell presented the staff report. On July 15, 2005, an application for Minor Design\nReview was received by the Planning and Building Department to restore the building at to\ncommercial/office use. The plans propose to restore the interior and exterior of the building,\nincluding a new foundation, interior staircase, and restoration of the building's existing siding\nand windows. A Certificate of Approval is required from this Board because the interior and\nexterior modifications to the building exceed the 30% threshold for demolition. Staff is\nrecommending that the Board approve the Certificate of Approval for removal of more than 30%\nof the value of the structure with the conditions stated in draft Resolution.\nThere were no speaker slips submitted. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened\nthe floor to Board discussion.\nThe Board had several questions regarding the plans. Ms. Pudell stated that she has not begun\nthe Design Review because she needed a decision from this Board regarding the demolition. The\nexterior of the building will remain as is.\nIn response to Board member Lynch's questions regarding the front door, Ms. Pudell informed\nthe Board that she has not seen any historical pictures of the original door; however, the\napplicant will be required to provide a door schedule as part of the design review requirements.\nM/S to (Miller, Anderson) to approve the Certificate of Approval, CA05-0035, to alter more than\n30% with conditions as stated in draft resolution. 5-0-0.\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 2", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 3, "text": "Ayes:\n5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0;\nMotion carries.\n3.\nCA05-0033 - 2708 Lincoln Avenue - Applicant: Minxi Liu for Alvin and Lai Wong.\nApplicants request a Certificate of Approval to alter more than thirty percent of the value of a\nhistorically designated single family residence. The proposed work includes the addition of\napproximately 1,100 square feet first story and new second story, removal of 2/3 of the exterior\nrear and side walls, and removal of the roof. The site is located at 2708 Lincoln Avenue within\nan R-1, One Family Residence Zoning District. (EP)\nEmily Pudell presented staff report. She informed the Board that this project has already received\ndesign review approval by the Planning Board on August 8, 2005, with the condition that prior to\napproval of the final plans for the building permit; the property owner shall apply for and obtain\napproval for a demolition permit from the Historical Advisory Board.\nAccording to available resources, the small, cottage-style dwelling was constructed in 1906. The\nbuilding, however, is not listed on the Historic Building Study List. The approved plans indicate\nthat the modifications would not only change the architectural style of the building, but would\nadd approximately 1,100 square feet to the existing building and change the location of the front\nentry and staircase. The approved Design Review indicates that similar siding and window\nmaterials will be utilized for the new additions and remodel. Staff is recommending the Board\napprove the Certificate of Approval, with conditions as stated in draft Resolution.\nChair Anderson opened the public hearing.\nLili Rollins, 1607 Pearl St., spoke in favor of this project.\nMinxi Liu, architect, was present and available for any questions the Board may have.\nThere were no more speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing.\nVice-chair Miller commented on the fact that after this project is complete, there won't be any of\nthe original house remaining.\nChair Anderson spoke in favor of the proposed project, however requested that wood windows\nbe required as a condition of approval.\nMs. Eliason stated that the design review has already been approved by the Planning Board, so\nthe conditions of Design Review approval cannot be changed.\nM/S (Tilos, Miller) to approve to approve Certificate of Approval to alter more that thirty percent\nof the value of the structure located at 2708 Lincoln Avenue with conditions stated in the draft\nresolution. 5-0-0.\nAyes: 5;\nNoes:\n0;\nAbsent:\n0;\nMotion carries.\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 3", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 4, "text": "REPORTS:\n4.\nReview and Comment on Section 106 Findings Regarding Revised Designs for the 350-\nSpace Parking Garage and Cineplex at the corner of Oak Street and Central Avenue within the\nC-C T (Community Commercial Theater) Zoning District. (JO). (Continued from 12-01-05\nmeeting).\nJennifer Ott, Development Services presented the staff report. She informed the Board that the\nCity has retained a new architect, Komorous-Towey Architects (KTA) to develop revised\ndesigns for both the Cineplex and parking garage based on direction from the City Council on\nAugust 16, 2005. Revisions to the fa\u00e7ades include reduction of scale and bulk, greater evocation\nof Art Deco style, additional vertical articulation, greater design consistency and symmetry, as\nwell as greater articulation of blank surfaces.\nThe City Council accepted and authorized Section 106 review of the revised designs on\nNovember 1, 2005. Mr. Bruce Anderson, the City's Section 106 consultant, has reviewed the\nrevised designs for compliance with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and\nRestoration and has prepared a supplemental report to his initial Section 106 Report, considered\nby this Board on June 2, 2006. Staff requests that the Board review and comment on the revised\ndesign and supplemental Section 106 report. Staff will forward the Board's comments along\nwith the draft minutes from this meeting to the City Council to consider before taking a final\napproval action on the revised design.\nChair Anderson opened the Public hearing.\nSusan Denault, 1416 Willow St., spoke in opposition to the new design. She stated that it is still\ntoo big for the proposed location. The proposed design does not fit into the neighborhood.\nNina Rosen, 1045 Island Dr., spoke in opposition of the size of the building.\nMonica Penya, 1361 Regent St., stated the report does not address the size and scale of this\nproject and does not think it will be compatible with the surrounding buildings. She believes\nthere is a better alternative.\nNancy Hird, 1519 East Shore Drive., spoke on behalf of AAPS and commended the new\narchitect on the revised design; however, the project is way too large for the area. She would\nlike the City to further pursue the Longs parking lot site.\nAni Dimishiva, 2911 Calhoun St., is not in favor of revised design. It still has the box- - like mass\nfeeling of the Cineplex, which has been a major concern of the community. The question is\nwhether the massive box fits in it location. It must be compatible with surrounding buildings.\nThe report does not address if the proposed construction protects the environment. There should\nbe no further action taken until there is a three dimension model of project provided.\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 4", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 5, "text": "Valerie Ruma, 1610 Willow St., spoke in opposition of the project. She would like an\nEnvironmental Impact Report done. She read into the record a statement by Woody Minor\nopposing the bulk and massing of the proposed project.\nRayla Graber spoke in opposition of the size of the project. The present plan is an improvement\nto the original design but it is still too large.\nScott Brady, 1812 Encinal Ave., spoke on behalf of AAPS and briefly reviewed a November 1,\n2005 letter from AAPS to the City Council, which was distributed to this Board in their meeting\npacket. He stated that his main concerns are with the size of the project, and that it is not\ncompatible with the surrounding area. The north wall of the parking structure has not been\naddressed adequately. He would like to see a physical model done and be required as part of the\napproval process. This would allow for a better understanding of the size and scope of the\nproject with regards to the surrounding area.\nChris Buckley, 1017 San Antonio Ave., spoke on behalf of AAPS and further reviewed the\nabove mentioned letter. He stated that AAPS feels that although the new design is an\nimprovement, they still have concerns with the 20-inch projection of the Cineplex. He stated\nthat the projection is adding too much bulk and is not sure why it is necessary. He also stated\nthat the upward angle of the bay windows of the second floor lobby should be increased, and a\nmore vertical mullion pattern be used for the mezzanine windows.\nDick Rutter, 2205 Clinton Ave., agreed with Chris Buckley that the 20-inch projection should be\neliminated. He reviewed the drawing that was attached to the letter submitted by AAPS. He\nstated that a more substantial material should be used for the tile on base of the storefronts.\nAAPS would like to review materials and color samples when they become available.\nLeslie Fishback, 1334 Burbank St., spoke in opposition of the project. She does not feel that the\nhistoric theatre is being restored. She is also concerned with the size of the Cineplex and feels\nthe parking garage has too few spaces.\nSusan Batailia, 1351 Burbank St., stated that the size and scope are too large. The majority of\ncitizens agree that the historic theatre should be preserved. The Twin Towers church will not be\nvisible if this is built. There will be more traffic problems. The alternative has been brought to\nthe City, by contracting with existing parking lots. She is not as concerned with the color as\nmuch as the size.\nRuss Button, 2711 San Jose Ave., is opposed the size and scale of the project. He stated that\ntraffic would be increased on Park Street. The rents will go up and the \"mom and pop\"\nbusinesses such as Ole's, La Pinata, and Tuckers Ice Cream would disappear. This will change\nAlameda in a major way. He stated that this Board's job is too keep Alameda the way it is.\nRosemary McNally, 2145 San Antonio Ave., also opposed the size of the project. She would\nalso like to see a model. She urged the Board to inform the City Council that the size of the\nCineplex and parking garage will ruin the historic character of Park Street.\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 5", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 6, "text": "Irene Deeter stated her main concern is the location of the parking garage. The Elk's site would\nbe a much better location and it would allow for the height and bulk of the Cineplex to be scaled\ndown. The people of Alameda want a fully restored historic Theatre. She would like an\nagreement from the developer that he will completely restore the Historic Theatre.\nCharles Kasdorf stated that the proposed structure is too large. He would also like to see the\nhistoric Theatre completely restored.\nPaula Rainy, 556 Palace Ct., agreed that the size and scope of the project will have a detrimental\neffect on the neighborhood and the quality of life in Alameda. She would also like to see a\nmodel.\nKristianne Koenen, 1360 Pearl Street, spoke in opposition of project. The thing that attracted her\nto Alameda was its uniqueness. She wants Alameda to hold the unique charm that draws people\nto it. She agreed that the garage is misplaced. She has joined the group Citizens for a Mega-\nPlex Free Alameda (CFMFA), who have worked hard to come up with an alternative plan. They\nhave come up with ideas that would allow this area of Alameda to be a Civic Center.\nKevin Frederick, 1287 Caroline St., spoke against the project as proposed. He would like to have\nmore of a setback on the corner of Oak St. and Central Ave. He agrees that a model should be\ndone. He stated the Elks Lodge would be a better location for the parking garage, and added\nthat this suggestion has been ignored by City staff. The people should have a say, and have taken\na lot of abuse. He would like an Environmental Impact Report done.\nRob Ratto, Park Street Business Association (PSBA), would like to address a comment made by\none of the previous speakers who indicated that the project would raise rents on Park Street and\nrun out \"mom and pop\" businesses. He would like to say for the record that the owners of Oles',\nTuckers, and La Pinata support this project as do most of the businesses on Park St.\nRobert Wood stated that his primary objections to this project have been scale. He agrees that\nthis project is on a site that is too small. He would like to blame Longs for not making their site\navailable. He stated that if this project goes ahead, it will establish precedence for the rest of the\nblock. There is no Master Plan for the Civic Center in this City. He has asked the Planning\nBoard to direct Staff to prepare a Master Plan for the Civic Center and its surrounding blocks. He\nagrees there should be a model done which should include the new Library and the Elks Club.\nLinda Kibler, 1625 San Antonio Ave., moved to Alameda because of the historic quaintness.\nShe is fearful where this project will take our town in 20 years from now. It is too large and out\nof place for the downtown area.\nDavid Kirwin, 1416 Seminary Ave., would first like to thank Staff and Board members for all of\ntheir work on this project. He stated that this has been difficult because of the division that is\nbeing created between the business owners and the community. He stated that Oak Street is too\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 6", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 7, "text": "narrow for the entrance to the parking garage and it would be very unsafe. This Board should\npreserve the historic quality of Alameda.\nThere were no more speaker slips. Chair Anderson closed the public hearing and opened the\nfloor to Board discussion.\nBoard member Lynch stated how difficult this is. She feels the Board is being pressured to push\nthis project through. A year ago this Board was shown a design that looked like a \"refrigerator\nbox\" that was too big. The new design has improved, but it is still too big. She was not aware\nthat there could have been an alternative location for the parking garage. She stated that she\nwould like a three dimensional model made so she would have a better idea of the size and scale\nof the new Cineplex and parking garage.\nBoard member Tilos agreed that the parking garage should be built on an alternate site and thinks\nthe Council should further consider the Elk's parking lot as a possible site. He agrees with Board\nMember Lynch that the Cineplex is too large for its current location.\nVice Chair Miller stated that he has always said that this project is too large, as well as his fellow\nBoard members. He stated that the City Council has ignored the community. He agreed that\nthere should be a model to better visualize the size and scale of the project. He stated that AAPS\nhas good suggestions. The colors for the garage should have less contrast.\nBoard member Iverson acknowledged the amount of work put into the presentations. She stated\nthat the size and scale is incompatible to the area. She is interested to learn more about the\ndifferent parking locations. She stated that the comments submitted by AAPS are good. The\nmechanical enclosure at top of the building is too high. The 70-ft. wall should be more detailed.\nThis would be a good opportunity for public art. She would also like to see a model of the Civic\nCenter. The detailing at the street level of the Cineplex is not keeping with the style of the\nparking garage.\nChair Anderson would like to reiterate what the people are saying. When she first learned that\nTheatre was going to be restored she was excited. She feels they have been made hostage by the\nproposed Cineplex and Parking Garage. She does not think that Alameda can support eight\nscreens. The revised size and scale is an improvement to previous design but does not think that\nit is proportioned to the site. It is too massive. This project would be a mistake. She feels that we\ndo need the parking structure in the downtown area to keep the businesses viable. She is opposed\nto the Cineplex and the parking garage as it is designed but is in favor of the restoration of the\nhistoric Alameda Theatre.\nStaff thanked the Board for their comments.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 7", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 8, "text": "AAPS submitted a letter regarding their request to list several buildings located at Alameda Point\non the Historical Building Study List. Ms. Eliason stated that the ARRA has directed Staff to\npresent them with language that will be added to the preferred development concept.\nBoard member Lynch asked staff if there the City is still planning to create a committee\nregarding the future plans for Alameda Point.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nAni Dimusheva, 2911 Calhoun St., thanked the Board for their comments on Item 4.\nIrene Dieter, thanked the Board for their comments on Item 4. She also informed the Board of\nthe 2002 Park Street Streetscape Plan, which indicated there should be no traffic on Oak Street.\nMs. Eliason stated that this document was the basis for the grants that the City has received for\nthe Park Street Streetscape. Staff will provide the Board with a copy.\nChris Buckley, AAPS, would like to clarify what the ARRA Board requested. He stated that\nthey were concerns that the plans were not set in stone before all of the historic buildings be\nidentified. They asked staff to put together a schedule of how the various steps of dealing with\nhistoric buildings would occur. Staff was supposed to return to ARRA with the schedule in\nFebruary 2006.\nBoard member Lynch would like information on 500 Central Ave. Ms. Eliason stated that the\napplicants were required to weatherize the building and will be ready for public hearing in\nFebruary.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATION:\nStaff would like to remind the Board of the open house for the new Planning & Building\ndirector, hosted by the Planning & Building Department on Monday, January 9th\nADJOURNMENT:\nThis meeting was adjourned at 9:32 p.m.\nRespectfully Submitted by:\nCynthia Eliason,\nSecretary, Historical Advisory Board\nG:\\PLANNING|HAB\\AGENMIN\\Agenmin.06/01-05-06 min.doc\nMinutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 8", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2006-01-05", "page": 9, "text": "Minutes of January 5, 2006\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting\nPage 9", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2006-01-05.pdf"}