{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL\nAND PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD (PUB) MEETING\nTHURSDAY- - -SEPTEMBER 14, 2006- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Special Joint Meeting at 6:10 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent : Councilmembers deHaan Matarrese and Mayor\nJohnson; and Board Members Bangert,\nHolmes, Kurita, McCahan, and McCormick -\n8\nAbsent :\nlouncilmembers Daysog and Gilmore - 2.\n(06-457)\nConference with Real Property Negotiators; Property: 1041\nW. Midway and various easements in Alameda, California; Negotiating\nparties City of Alameda and Alameda Power and Telecom; Under\nnegotiation: Price and terms.\n(06-458) Conference with Labor Negotiators; Agency negotiators :\nHuman Resources Director and Craig Jory Employee organizations :\nInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Management and\nConfidential Employees Association, and Alameda City Employees\nAssociation.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the Special Joint Meeting was\nreconvened and Mayor Johnson announced that regarding Property, the\nCouncil and PUB received a briefing from real property negotiator;\nno action was taken; and regarding Labor, the Council and PUB\ndiscussed labor negotiations regarding the relevant bargaining\nunits; no action was taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Joint Meeting at 8:30 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown\nAct.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and\nPublic Utilities Board\nSeptember 14, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF\nRECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION\nALAMEDA\nRECREATION & PARKS\nMEETING OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2006\n2226 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\n(510) 747-7529\nDATE:\nThursday, September 14, 2006\nTIME:\n7:00 p.m.\nPLACE:\nRoom 360, City Hall, Santa Clara Avenue and Oak Street, Alameda, CA\n94501\n1.\nROLL CALL\nPresent:\nChair Jay Ingram, Vice Chair Jo Kahuanui, Commissioners Michael Cooper,\nChristine Johnson, Terri Ogden, and Georg Oliver\nAbsent:\nCommissioner Bruce Reeves\nStaff:\nDale Lillard, Acting Director (AD)\nJackie Krause, Senior Services Manager (SSM)\nPatrick Russi, Recreation Supervisor (RS)\n2.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES\nMinutes of June 8, 2006 and July 13, 2006 Recreation and Park Commission Meetings\ncould not be approved due to lack of majority votes for approval. Minutes will be brought\nback to the Commission in October.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA\n(Any person may address the Commission in regard to any matter over which the\nCommission has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda.)\nBecky Drammel, resident, asked for information on Bayport Park. Director Lillard stated\nthat the conceptual plans are in the Recreatin and Park Department. The park is four-\nacres and there will be two ball fields, a restroom, and playground for children ages\npreschool through 12 years. The school will begin using the turf in four to six weeks. We\nanticipate that the park will be open for full use (youth groups using fields) in spring 2007.\n4.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n5.\nNEW BUSINESS\n- 1 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg.\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 2, "text": "A.\nPresentation on Alameda Landing - (Informational Item)\nBruce Knopf, Catellus representative, and Karen Altschuler, SMWN principal, provided to\nthe Recreation and Park Commission a presentation on the proposed Catellus Master Plan.\nIn January 2006, Catellus began work on a proposal to change the land use plan for the\nland currently planned for office and R&D. The proposed change to the project includes:\nRevitalizing the waterfront with large public open spaces, outdoor dining, a\npedestrian promenade, bike paths and other public amenities.\nRedesignating approximately 32 acres of the remaining property within the Master\nPlan to allow for a retail shopping center of approximately 300,000 square feet of\nfloor area and 20,000 square feet for health clubs or similar uses.\nRemoving approximately 26 acres of land from the Master Plan currently designated\nfor office/R&D. The 26 acres would be redesignated for Medium Density Residential\nuse in the General Plan, and the Zoning Map would be amended to rezone the\nproperty to R-4 PD. The proposed General Plan and Zoning Designations for the 26\nacres would accommodate approximately 300 housing units. The City require that\n25 percent of the housing units be restricted for low, very low and moderate-income\nhouseholds.\nThe amendment would remove approximately 900,000 square feet of commercial\noffice/R&D space from the Master Plan and replace it with up to 300 housing units, 300,000\nsquare feet of retail and 20,000 square feet for a health club facility. The following uses\nand faciliites in the approved Master Plan would not change:\nThe 495 single family and duplex homes and 91 multi-family residential units.\nThe seven-acre site dedicated to the Alameda Unified School District for a 600\nstudent Kindergarten through 9th Grade School.\nApproximately 15 acres of public open space, neighborhood parks, mini parks and\nwaterfront promenades.\nApproximately 400,000 square feet of waterfront office space with supporting ground\nfloor retail space.\nAccess to the site will be provided by 5th Street, Mitchell/Mosely Extension, and\nTinker Extension.\nThe proposed Master Plan contains several important recreational elements. The\nrecreational elements include the following:\nAn eight-acre Waterfront Promenade and a Waterfront Plaza along the Oakland\nInner Harbor combining to create a significant public open space amenity\nA Bioswale\n- 2 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 3, "text": "Village Green\nGathering spaces along Fifth Street\nTinker Entry Plaza\nA hierarchy of interconnected tree-lined streets\nAn integrated system of sidewalks, bicycle, and pedestrian pathways\nProject Entry Gateways and Site Orientation Markers\nClear system of directional, safety, and informational signage\nLandscape Buffers and Screening at project perimeters\nMr. Knopf stated that the retail area will be approximately half the size of South Shore. The\ndeveloper is committed to establishing municipal services and capital facilities districts so\nmaintenance of the open space and public improvements will not be a burden to the City's\ngeneral fund. Director Lillard asked if this would include landscape, lighting, streets, etc.\nMr. Knopf stated yes.\nMr. Knopf stated that not only would there be assessment districts that property owners\nand tenants pay into for infrastructure and for maintenance, but the developer has\ncommitted with WABA that all of the retail area would be incorporated into the West\nAlameda Business Association/business improvement area and their landscape and\nlighting district. This is due to WABA's effort to raise westend activity and retail.\nThe Planning Board held several public hearings on the project and recommended to the\nCity Council that the project be approved at its meeting on July 24, 2006. The City Council\nis scheduled to review the project on October 3, 2006.\nChair Ingram stated that he felt that the Sports Advisory Committee should be included and\nmay have something to say about playing fields. Their input would be in regard to football,\nsoftball, etc. Mr. Ingram would like to see more active play open space.\nChair Ingram asked what the possiblity would be of Catellus buidling a public pool in the\narea. Mr. Knopf stated that it is not something (that he knows of) that has come up. It\nwould have to be in another area other then what they have been focusing on as the open\nspace area. Where the planned open space is now is concrete wharf We will be carrying\nin clean fill material and putting it on top of an existing concrete area and creating green\nand open space that does not exist now. A pool would not work in the area.\nChair Ingram asked what traffic impact studies have been done for this project. Mr. Knopf\nstated that as part of supplemental EIR a whole traffic study was done. Information was\nupdated. One of the advantages of changing the project from all office to mixed use is that\nwe will be blending the peak hours of uses. This actually generates the same amount or\nless traffic then the 2000 approved proposal.\nCommissioner Cooper asked for information on the Mitchell to Webster Street development\n(e.g., how will it happen, what will it look like, etc.). Mr. Knopf stated that if you were\n- 3 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 4, "text": "coming into Alameda through the tube, turn right. Either a hairpin turn to Pasta Pelican or\nyou could turn right and come in Tinker Avenue.\nCommissioner Cooper asked if there would be any direct access from Mitchell/Mosely to\nWebster. Mr. Knopf stated no. Any through traffic would have to circle around.\nCommissioner Cooper asked about parking. Mr. Knopf stated that Catellus has accepted a\nlimitation from the Planning Board in that there will be no more than 250 parking spaces\nwithout being broken up by something like a bioswale.\nSSM Krause asked what was the retail vision. Mr. Knopf stated stores like the Z-Gallery or\nBest Buy (mid-size retailers). Restaurants (5,000 sq. ft.) like PF Chang that will not\ncompete with Webster St. or commercial districts. Catellus developed a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with WABA to limit the small size shop space so as not to compete with\nWebster St.\nVice Chair Kahuanui clarified that the change would put in 300 residential units, 300,000\nsquare feet of retail and retain 400,000 square feet of office space. Mr. Knopf stated yes.\nVice Chair Kahuanui stated that in the approved plan it includes 9.2 acres of waterfront\npark. Mr. Knopf stated with the change, it would be a minimum of 8 acres of waterfront\npark. This is due to the ability of adaptively reusing some of the existing buildings that are\nright on the waterfront. Again, there would be a minimum of 8 acres of open space.\nChair Ingram asked if we are within the National Park and Recreation ratio of open space\nto residents when it is a mixed use site. Are we within the standard? Mr. Knopf stated\nthat he was not sure but that the Bayport development was within the ratio and that this\nproject adds to that ratio. Chair Ingram stated that he wanted to get away from the 1/2 acre\nparks.\nMr. Knopf stated that plans for development would begin in December 2006/January 2007,\ndemolition would begin in March 2007, and meet Cliff Bars time table of moving in August\n2008. The group will be coming back to the Recreation and Park Commission with an\nOpen Space plan with the first phase development plan.\nB.\nPresentation from Development Services Department regarding Proposed\nEncroachment of the Sidewalk and Utility Relocation into Neptune Park -\n(Informational Item)\nDirector Lillard stated that this presentation will be rescheduled for the October Recreation\nand Park Meeting.\nC.\nSummer Highlights - (Informational Item)\n- 4 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 5, "text": "RS Russi showed a power point presentation highlighting ARPD's summer programs.\n6.\nUNFINISHED BUSINESS\nA.\nStatus Report on Veteran's Building - (Discussion Item)\nDirector Lillard stated that there will be a group of Navy sailors who will be doing some\nvolunteer work at the Veteran's Building during Fleet Week. They will be doing some\nlandscaping in front of the building and painting some rooms inside the build.\nChair Ingram stated that Dick Rutter would like to come to the November Recreation and\nPark Commission Meeting to discuss Veteran Building renovations.\n7.\nREPORTS FROM RECREATION COMMISSION AND RECREATION AND PARK\nDIRECTOR\nA.\nPark Division\nCouncil rejected the bids for the Washington Park Building. Staff was authorized to\nnegotiate on the open market and met with both vendors who had made prior bids. Some\nof the irrigation and landscaping will be done by City staff to reduce costs. Both vendors\nwill come back with a new price. Council has authorized City Manager to sign a contract\nfor up to $650,000.\nThe Field Advisory Group has picked a conceptual field option for the Godfrey Park Field\nRenovation. It will go before the Recreation and Park Commission in October. Once the\nCommission approves the plan, it will go before Council in November and we should\nreceive authorization to go to bid after the first of the year.\nB.\nRecreation Division\nPower Point Summer Program Presentation was given to the Recreation & Park\nCommission.\nC.\nMastick Senior Center\nPower Point Summer Program Presentation was given to the Recreation & Park\nCommission.\nD.\nOther Reports and Announcments\n-\nStatus Report on Transportation Master Plan Committee (Commissioner\nJohnson)\n- 5 -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}
{"body": "RecreationandParkCommission", "date": "2006-09-14", "page": 6, "text": "No report at this time.\n8.\nSTATUS REPORT ON ONGOING PROJECTS\nNone\n9.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL\nNone\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA\nPresentation from Development Services Department regarding Proposed\nEncroachment of the Sidewalk and Utility Relocation into Neptune Park -\n(Informational Item)\nStatus Report on Veteran's Building - (Discussion Item)\n11.\nSET DAY FOR NEXT MEETING\nOctober 12, 2006\n12.\nADJOURNMENT\n-6- - -\nRecreation & Park Commission Mtg\nMinutes\nThursday, September 14, 2006", "path": "RecreationandParkCommission/2006-09-14.pdf"}