{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 1, "text": "ALAMEDA GOLF COMMISSION\nMINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING\nWednesday, April 18, 2007\n1.\nCALL TO ORDER\nChair Bob Wood called the regular meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. in Room #360, Alameda\nCity Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.\n1-A.\nRoll Call\nRoll call was taken and members present were: Commissioner Bill Delaney,\nCommissioner Betsy Gammell, Vice Chair Ray Gaul, Commissioner Bill Schmitz,\nSecretary Jane Sullwold and Chair Bob Wood. Absent: Commissioner Sandr\u00e9 Swanson.\nAlso present was Interim Golf General Manager Dale Lillard.\n1-B\nApproval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of March 21, 2007.\nCorrection Item 6-A:\nCommissioner Gammell reported that there is an ad in the Alameda Magazine for the\nmonth of March, should be Commissioner Gammell reported that there is an ad in the\nOakland Magazine for the month of April. The Commission approved the minutes\nunanimously with the aforementioned correction.\n1-C\nAdoption of Agenda\nThe Commission adopted the agenda unanimously.\n2.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n3.\nCOMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS\nThe question was raised concerning the progress on the Operational Review Request for\nProposal. The Interim General Manager reported that three candidates have bee selected for the\ninterview process, which is taking place this week. A selection should be made by the end of the\nweek.\n4.\nAGENDA ITEMS:\n4-A\nClarification of Implementation of New Tournament Rates. (Action Item)\nThe Interim General Manager stated that the tournament rates were increased on April 1, 2007.\nThere are many groups who booked and paid the deposit for events prior to April 1, 2007,\nalthough the tournament will take place after the increase effective date. The contract states that\nthe rates are subject to change without notice but with the fee increases coming in spring and not\nwinter there are groups who have events coming up very soon and have probably already set\ntheir budgets and received player fees. The Interim General Manager suggested the following\nthree options be reviewed and a decision made on the best way to proceed.\nChuck Corica Golf Complex\nPage 1\n4/18/07\nGolf Commission Minutes", "path": "GolfCommission/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 2, "text": "1.\nHonor the old rates for groups conducting their event prior to the completion of\nthe current fiscal year, June 30 2007. Notify groups conducting their event after\nJune 30, 2007 of the increased rates.\n2.\nHonor the old fees through the end of the calendar year for events booked prior to\nthe April 1, 2007 effective date.\n3.\nNotify all groups regardless of the event date that the new rates are in effect.\nCommissioner Gammell made the motion to honor the old tournament rates for events booked up\nto June 30, 2007. Vice Chair Gaul seconded the motion. The Golf Commission passed the\nmotion unanimously. The Golf Services Manager will notify the tournament groups affected by\nthe increases.\n5.\nORAL REPORTS\n5-A\nGolf Shop and Driving Range activities report by Golf Services Manager Matt Plumlee.\nNo report given.\n5-B\nBeautification Program by Mrs. Norma Arnerich.\nMrs. Arnerich reported that the dedication date for maintenance worker Dave May's mother is\nset for June 30, 2007 and the Ladies Club is will be doing plantings for two members. Mrs.\nArnerich spoke with the Superintendent and he will be using $3,000 from the Beautification\nAccount for planting various areas of the Golf Complex. The suggestion was made to replant the\narea at the 2nd tee of the Jack Clark Golf Course where the plants were removed. Also\nmentioned was the need to repaint all of the tee blocks on the courses.\n6.\nCOMMISSIONERS' REPORTS\n6-A\nMarketing and Promotions, Commissioner Gammell.\nCommissioner Gammell reported that a new ad would appear in the Alameda and\nOakland Magazines for the months of May and June. The ad states \"Mothers and Fathers\nGolf for Free with 3 paid Green Fees after 11:00 AM\". Mothers for the month of May\nand Fathers for the month of June.\n6-B\nGolf Complex Financial Report, Vice Chair Gaul.\nVice Chair Gaul reported that the revenue for golf on all three courses for March 2007\nversus March 2006 was up 150% and rounds of golf were up 139%. The fiscal year to\ndate revenue for golf was up 3.7% and rounds were up 5.6%. The Mif Albright Course\nrevenue was up 155% from last year and down 6.6% for the fiscal year. All other\nconcessions excluding golf were up 62% for the month and up 7% for the fiscal year.\nTotal revenue for the Golf Complex was up 103% for the month of March 2007 versus\nMarch 2006 and up 4.5% for the fiscal year 2006/2007.\n6-C\nNew Clubhouse Project, Commissioner Schmitz.\nChuck Corica Golf Complex\nPage 2\n4/18/07\nGolf Commission Minutes", "path": "GolfCommission/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 3, "text": "Commissioner Schmitz stated that he would like to see a representative from\nDevelopment Services attend a meeting to get clarification on how the Clubhouse Project\nis progressing and update them on the other alternatives the Golf Commission is looking\ninto. The Interim General Manager will contact Doreen Soto, the project manager, and\nsee when she is available. They do not want the Clubhouse Project to just fade away and\nhave received conflicting information on the status of the project. Commissioners Gaul\nand Wood will be meeting with the modular building company tomorrow.\n6-D\nMaintenance, Buildings, Security, Albright Course and Driving Range, Secretary Sullwold.\nSecretary Sullwold mentioned that she has received very positive responses regarding the\nball washers on the forward tees although there seems to be varying opinions about the\nbarbershop style 150-yard markers. Many players in the ladies club do not like them and\nhave to remove them when playing. The suggestion was made to place small flags in the\narea instead. It was mentioned that last Monday when the 9-hole group was playing\nsome men hit into the last group and it was very dangerous. There did not seem to be any\nmarshals out on the course. The Interim General Manager stated that they are currently\nlooking to the current marshal crew to find a coordinator. If no replacement can be\nsecured the alternative may have to be a staff member. Also suggested were directional\nsigns around the shack on the Earl Fry Golf Course. Customers have trouble location the\n#9 tee from the #8 green and the #14 tee from the #13 green.\n6-E\nCity Council and Government Liaison, Commissioner Swanson.\nNo Report.\n6-F\nFront Entrance Beautification Project, Chair Wood.\nChair Wood reported that there are broken windows in the fire tower and made the\nrequest that the Interim General Manager investigate who has jurisdiction over the\nbuilding and prepare a written report to that effect. He also stated that as long as the fire\ntower continues to be an eye sore there would be no front entrance beautification.\nAnother concern is the utilities in the area, which will have to be moved prior to any\nimprovements. Chair Wood is looking into what moving them entails. The suggestion\nwas made to paint the tower and fix the fence. Chair Wood called painting the tower a\nlame attempt at beautifying it.\n6-G\nGolf Complex 80th Anniversary, Commissioner Delaney\nCommissioner Delaney reported that he has set the following priority list of goals for the\n80th Anniversary celebration:\n1.\nFamily Orientated\n2.\nEntertainment\n3.\nHistoric Value\n4.\nGolf Complex as an Alamedas Icon\n5.\nGolf\nCommissioner Delaney is in the process of identifying people in Alameda willing to\nsupport the celebration. He was thinking of a possible 9-hole golf tournament for\nChuck Corica Golf Complex\nPage 3\n4/18/07\nGolf Commission Minutes", "path": "GolfCommission/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "GolfCommission", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 4, "text": "families and contacting local school bands to provide entertainment. He would like\nto\nsee the Corica Family in attendance as well as the Mayor and City Council. The idea of a\ntime capsule was mentioned which could be buried out on the golf course and a\nproclamation from the City of Alameda. Commissioner Delaney mentioned the need to\nsecure volunteers, possibly from the Golf Complex service clubs and community groups.\nSecretary Sullwold will mention the need for volunteers to the Ladies Club tomorrow at\ntheir general meeting. It was also mentioned to check the City of Alameda web site to\nensure that the date does not conflict with other events. The event will probably take\nplace in the fall and the Interim General Manager will put it in the Recreation\nDepartments fall brochure.\n6-H\nGolf Complex Restaurant Report, Jim's on the Course.\nOwner Tom Geanekos reported that the restaurant is now getting a lot of non-golf patron\nbusiness and they are working on the service problems. The kitchen is inadequate to\nhandle the size of the menu and he would like to remodel it eventually. He has been in\ncontact with the City of Alameda Building Department concerning necessary code\nupgrades. Planning on introducing pizzas to the menu and purchasing a soft serve ice\ncream machine. There is a new refrigerated display case for pre-made items that golfers\ncan purchase quickly. Mr. Geanekos also mentioned that he is currently repainting the\noutside furniture and has ordered new umbrellas.\n7.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS. NON-AGENDA (Public Comment)\n8.\nOLD BUSINESS\nPreviously discussed.\n9.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nIncluded in the Commission packet was a memorandum to the Finance Department\nshowing the surcharge payment for March 2007 of $12,474. The year-to-date total to the\nGeneral Fund is $110,359 for the fiscal year 2006/2007.\n10.\nITEMS FOR NEXT MEETINGS AGENDA\nClubhouse Project (Development Services)\nFire Tower Report\nModular Building Report\nMarshal Program\nSelection of Consultant for Operational Review\nFiscal Year 2007/2008 Budget\n11.\nANNOUNCEMENTS/ADJOURNMENT\nSecretary Sullwold made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Schmitz\nseconded it. The Golf Commission passed the motion unanimously. The Meeting was\nadjourned at 7:54 PM.\nThe agenda for the meeting was posted 72 hours in advance in accordance with the Brown Act.\nChuck Corica Golf Complex\nPage 4\n4/18/07\nGolf Commission Minutes", "path": "GolfCommission/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 1, "text": "Minutes of the Special Planning Board Meeting\nWednesday, April 18, 2007\n1.\nCONVENE:\n7:03 p.m.\n2.\nFLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member Mariani\n3.\nROLL CALL:\nPresident Lynch, Vice President Cook, Cunningham, Ezzy\nAshcraft, Kohlstrand, Mariani, and McNamara.\nAlso present were Planning Services Manager Andrew Thomas, Assistant City Attorney\nDonna Mooney, Executive Assistant Latisha Jackson.\n4.\nMINUTES:\nMinutes for the meeting of March 26, 2007.\nVice President Cook noted that page 3, paragraph 1, should be changed to reflect that\nwhile she thought the improvements in Venice, California, were terrific, they were not\nnecessarily appropriate for Alameda.\nVice President Cook noted that further down on page 3 should reflect that she was\nconcerned that the four standalone restaurants along the shore were the same scale and\ntype of restaurant use, and she would prefer to see a mix of size and style of restaurants\nso people could bring takeout food to the shore.\nVice President Cook noted that with respect to residential parking on page 8, she wished\nto clarify that she did not think it was a unique request and that similar requests would be\nmade in the future, and that a variance was not appropriate.\nVice President Cook noted that with the Measure A discussion on page 16, she wanted to\nknow what the constraints on the discussion would be. She wanted to know what the\nlegal constraints would be on the Board's ability to talk about Measure A on a forum. She\ndid not intend that to address any legal constraints on the public's discussion of Measure\nA.\nVice President Cook noted that the language at the top of page 17 read, \"Vice President\nCook strongly believed that the discussion should take place in a developer-free zone.\"\nShe noted that she intended to say that the discussion should take place before a\ndeveloper was selected for Alameda Point.\nBoard member Cunningham moved approval of the minutes as amended.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 7.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 1\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 2, "text": "5.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nPresident Lynch noted that two speaker slips and two letters had been received for Item\n8-A, and proposed that it be moved to the Regular Agenda.\nBoard member Kohlstrand moved to remove Item 8-A from the Consent Calendar and\nplace it on the Regular Agenda.\nVice President Cook seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 7.\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n6-A.\nFuture Agendas\nMr. Thomas provided an update on future agenda items.\n6-B.\nZoning Administrator's Report\nNone.\n6-C.\nAlameda Point Station Area Planning Update\nNone.\n7.\nORAL COMMUNICATION:\nNone.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 2\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 3, "text": "8.\nCONSENT CALENDAR:\n8-A.\nPDA07-0002 (Planned Development Amendment) and DR07-0006 (Design\nReview) - Alameda Emergency Food Bank - 1900 Thau Way (SW). The\napplicant requests a Planned Development Amendment and Design Review to\nremove and replace the existing 1,440 sq ft modular building with a 2,016 sq ft\nmodular building which will be used to warehouse, sort, and distribute free food\nto Alameda residents in need. The site is located in an M-1-PD, Intermediate\nIndustrial, Planned Development Combining Zoning District.\nBoard member Kohlstrand moved to remove Item 8-A from the Consent Calendar and\nplace it on the Regular Agenda.\nVice President Cook seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 7.\nMr. Thomas noted that staff recommended approval of this item, subject to the conditions\nin the staff report.\nThe public hearing was opened.\nMr. Paul Russell, Director, Alameda Emergency Food Bank, described the operation of\nthe food bank, and noted that while the food was free, the cost to the clients was either in\ntransportation expenses or in personal dignity. Their goal for the project was to restore\ndignity to the process in providing food, and he described their proposed changes to\naccommodate the clients and to allow them to wait inside, instead of in the elements. The\nsecond goal was to replace their aging building, which would make dramatic visual\nimprovements to the experience and neighbors. They did not wish to serve more clients,\nbut to improve the current environment and create a safe work environment for the\nvolunteers. He noted that one member of the public, who also received services, was the\nonly attendee of the community meeting; she was in favor of the project.\nIn response to an inquiry by Board member Kohlstrand, Mr. Russell noted that 400-500\nhouseholds are served in a month. He noted that a photo I.D. and proof of residency such\nas a utility bill were required to receive services. He noted that in his timeframe, there\nhad been no police activity except a case of a stolen bicycle.\nBoard member Kohlstrand commended the work of the food bank in Alameda.\nPresident Lynch noted that once the litigation for the Alameda Beltline project has been\nconcluded, he noted that that a further lease agreement may be crafted, and that the City\nwould expect the Food Bank to stay until that lease has concluded.\nMr. Thomas noted that an inaccurate reference to the Parking Code Section, and should\nbe AMC30-7.6(c)2.1\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 3\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 4, "text": "be used to warehouse, sort, and distribute free food to Alameda residents in need.\nBoard member Cunningham seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 7.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 4\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 5, "text": "9.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A. GPA04-0002/R04-0001/DA04-00001 - Harbor Bay Isle Associates - 1855\nNorth Loop Road (CE). Public comment hearing on the Draft Environmental\nImpact Report for a proposed Amendment to the Alameda General Plan Land Use\nDiagram from Business Park to Medium Density Residential and to change the\nGeneral Plan Land Use Element Text and Tables projecting the City's\ndevelopment build-out by land use category to the year 2010. To be consistent\nwith the proposed change in land use designation, the proposed Rezoning would\nchange the 12.2-acre site from \"C-M-PD\" (Commercial-Manufacturing District\nPlanned Development) to \"R-2-PD\" (Medium Density Residential Planned\nDevelopment). A Development Agreement Amendment will also be considered.\nThe proposed development involves the eventual construction of approximately\n104 new residential units.\nMr. Thomas summarized the staff report and presented an overview of the purpose of the\npublic hearing, which was to submit comments. He noted that while comments and\nquestions would be collected, there would be no response to the comments.\nMr. John Torrey, Contract Planner, elaborated on the staff report and noted that no action\nwould be taken at this time. He described the EIR process, and described the scope of the\nproposed project.\nMr. Steve Brimhall, project applicant, introduced himself.\nPresident Lynch wished to hear the Board's opinion on when the applicant could speak.\nBoard member Kohlstrand noted that this hearing was intended to hear from the public,\nand suggested that would be an appropriate time for the project sponsor to come forward.\nMr. Brimhall provided an overview of the background of this project, and described the\nvarious agreements that stated that a residential development could be built if the noise\ncould be mitigated to a level of 45 dB inside the homes.\nPresident Lynch noted that 15 speaker slips had been received.\nBoard member Kohlstrand moved to limit the speakers' time to three minutes.\nBoard member Cunningham seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 7.\nThe public hearing was opened.\nMs. Patricia Gannon expressed concern about building 104 homes in a noise impact zone,\nand believed it would be a dangerous precedent to allow this to occur.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 5\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 6, "text": "Mr. Ringo Lui expressed concern about the traffic congestion that would be created with\nthe addition of over 100 residents units.\nMs. Rayla Graber was concerned that there may be a request for further housing units,\nand noted that the EIR stated what the cumulative effect on the environment would be;\nshe believed it would be significant. She was also concerned about emergency vehicle\naccess and how it would affect the neighborhood. She noted that the document stated that\nno neighborhood should be divided by a project, and noted that Village 6 would be\ndivided. She was concerned that it may be vulnerable to criminal activity. She noted that\ntrips from the project to Harbor Bay Isle shopping center would affect Maitland Avenue.\nMs. Avis Cherapie has found it more difficult to walk to the Bay because of the\nincreasing development, and added that the streets have become very crowded. She was\nconcerned that this development would make it worse, and was concerned about\npollution from cars, the airport, and powered garden equipment. She was also concerned\nabout increased difficulty in evacuating the island in an emergency.\nMr. Jim Grimes, V.P. Operations, Peet's Coffee and Tea, expressed concern that the\nDraft EIR does not address the residential impact on the businesses. He noted that when\nresidential uses get too close to businesses there can be traffic and safety issues with\ntractor-trailer traffic on North Loop Road. He added that there was also a quality of life\nconsideration, including noise from the trucks backing up in pre-dawn hours.\nMs. Susan Davis, CEO, Don SueMor, noted that her company recently left Emeryville\ndue to its conversion to a residential city, and came to Alameda because of the industrial\npark. She noted that there were significant safety concerns with children and other\npedestrians occupying the same road as the delivery trucks.\nMr. Red Wetherall, Vice President of CLASS, and a Board member of nonoise.org, noted\nthat he had recently attended a noise conference in New York City. He expressed concern\nabout the low frequency noise that was very difficult to mask, even with the windows\nclosed.\nMs. Sharon Gardner expressed concern that airplane noise and pollution would be\nsignificant for the proposed homes, as well as the rest of Alameda. She noted that the\nFAA has changed departure and arrival routes to avoid overflight of Alameda. She did\nnot believe this development should be noncompliant with those efforts and regulations.\nShe believed that the health and safety of Alameda residents should be the primary\nconcern.\nMs. Cathy Smith expressed concern about the noise, pollution and additional traffic that\nwould be created by the new homes.\nMr. Dave Nido noted that CLASS sent a letter to City Council in 2005 stating their strong\nobjections to this development, and represented over 4000 residents who object to the\ndevelopment. He expressed concern about the low-frequency noise and the specifics of\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 6\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 7, "text": "the project as outlined in the EIR; the FAA has only recently declared the low-frequency\nnoise to be a negative impact, and there are currently no construction mitigations to\nreduce that sleep-disturbing low-frequency noise. He believed that Alameda needed low-\nincome, not market-rate housing, and that the City jobs/housing balance needed more\njobs, not more housing. He did not believe that an environmentally challenged areas\nshould be rezoned. He did not believe the City should build homes in a low-frequency\nnoise area generated by the Port and the airport. He did not believe that the doors and\nwindows should have to be closed all the time. The City would lose its leverage with\nPort and airport with respect to noise it if chose to build homes in this area. He noted that\nthe City would have to issue a Statement of Overriding Considerations. He requested a\ncomplete discussion of the Southeast Plan of the Airport and low-frequency noise in the\nEIR, and noted that this was not a necessary project. He did not believe there was a need\nto change the General Plan\nMr. Ron Lappa submitted a speaker slip but was not in attendance to speak.\nMs. Nita Rosen noted that she has lived on Bay Farm Island for 42 years and opposed\nchanging the zoning of the business park in order to build homes. She noted that Amelia\nEarhart and Bay Farm Schools have added so many modular rooms to accommodate\nmore students that the playgrounds have become much smaller. She expressed concern\nabout the effects of earthquakes on the fills.\nMs. Leslie Robey believed the home design was very nice, but did not believe they\nshould be built in this area. She was very concerned about air pollution from the planes\nand the cars, as well as the noise.\nMs. Betty Anderson noted that her home faced Catalina, and added that the vibration\nnoise from the freight planes between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. often knocked her pictures\naskew. She was concerned about the carcinogens from the planes, and did not believe this\nwas an appropriate site for homes. She cited the study from SeaTac regarding pollution\nother than noise, and had suggested it be included in the study of this site. She opposed\nthe rezoning of this business park.\nThe public hearing was closed for Board discussion.\nMr. Thomas noted that the Board may submit comments, but that a dialogue would not\nbe appropriate at this time. He added that they may be provided in writing before May 4,\n2007.\nMember Mariani supported submitting comments in writing.\nMember Kohlstrand noted that the public comments about noise were well made, and\nwas sure that the noise analysis met the CEQA requirements. She was interested in Mr.\nNido's comments regarding low-frequency studies, and would like to see new\nmethodologies explored in that area, even though it was not required by the EIR or the\nFAA. She was cautious about further contributing to the impacts by the Port and the\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 7\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 8, "text": "airport. She noted that the document had a comprehensive noise analysis. She inquired\nwhether any comments by the Alameda Airport Commission or the Port had been\nreceived. Mr. Thomas replied that those comments had not been received yet, but would\nnot be surprised if they did submit comments.\nMember Kohlstrand believed the level of service numbers in the documents should be\nscrutinized further. She expressed concern about the traffic levels at Island Drive and\nDoolittle, which often backed up at Lincoln School as a result of people trying to go to\nthe school so that traffic could not pass through the intersection. She suggested that that\nintersection be examined more thoroughly. She was very concerned about circulation,\nand understood the residents' concerns about Catalina Drive. She was concerned about\ncreating a residential community with limited access to the rest of the Island, and that had\nto interact with the business park. She would like those limitations to be addressed in the\nEIR.\nVice President Cook agreed with Member Kohlstrand's comments, and would submit\nmany of her comments in writing. Her concerns had to do with safety for pedestrians and\nbicyclists. She would like to see those concerns addressed in a staff report if they were\nnot appropriate for the environmental document. She was concerned about traffic signals\nand noise, and believed there were different ways that noise was perceived and studied.\nShe had questions about the Land Use section regarding the recreational goals for open\nspace, and wanted to be sure it met the General Plan requirements for parklands.\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft believed that common sense should be exercised in examining\nthis document, and noted that the developer was proposing a private enclave that would\nbe cut off from other residential units. She was concerned that isolated, fragmented\nneighborhoods would result from this layout. She noted that the stated objective of home\nownership did not also mention the purchase price range for these homes, and did not\nknow whether they would be entry-level, affordable or market-level homes. She noted\nthat the business park still had a notable vacancy rate, and was concerned that if the\nacreage were to be eliminated to build homes, it would stifle the enlivening of the\nbusiness park. She was surprised to see windows that did not open included in the\ndocument.\nMember Cunningham noted that the fiscal analysis should be examined carefully, and\nbelieved there should be more in-depth analysis to validate the reasons why this project\nwas being considered. He believed that the low-density residential and private school\noptions should also be considered, so that the highest and best use of this land could be\nidentified. He believed the criteria should be identified more clearly.\nMember McNamara was interested in hearing how a mechanical ventilation system\nwould create quality of life in a residential neighborhood, and could not imagine not\nbeing able to open the windows at home. She also was concerned about compatibility\nwith an industrial park, and she had hoped to hear from the two child care centers\nregarding the impacts construction would have on their operation.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 8\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 9, "text": "Member Ezzy Ashcraft Kohlstrand understood that the private high school was not such a\nviable option, and inquired whether it was still in the running.\nMr. Thomas noted that the discussion of the alternatives analysis in the EIR could be\nexpanded in the staff report and the Final EIR.\nPresident Lynch believed the community wanted to hold a more qualitative discussion.\nMr. Thomas noted that the potential change of the General Plan raised many issues and\nbrought forward many discussions surrounding it. He noted that it would be a challenge\nfor staff to address all the environmental needs, and that this policy decision would be\ncarefully considered by the Planning Board and City Council.\nPresident Lynch noted that comment periods were often extended, and that a\nsupplemental document may also be considered.\nNo action was taken.\n10.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None.\n11.\nBOARD COMMUNICATION:\na..\nOral Status Report regarding the Oakland/Chinatown Advisory Committee (Board\nMember Mariani).\nMember Mariani noted that a meeting would be held on April 19, 2007, and noted that\nTransportation Commission Chair John Knox White would make a presentation on\ntransportation in Alameda.\nb.\nOral Status Report regarding the Transportation subcommittee (Board Member\nKohlstrand).\nMember Kohlstrand understood that this committee was defunct and noted that they\nwould not hold further meetings until after they received the transportation report. Mr.\nThomas noted that he would follow up on that issue.\nC.\nOral Status Report regarding the Alameda Climate Protection Task Force (Board\nMember Cunningham).\nMember Cunningham noted that a meeting had been held this evening to collect citizen\ncomments on issues the Task Force should address, in order to cultivate an action plan. It\nalso planned to address language for a motion to send to City Council relative to the\nmaster developer for Alameda Point being a green developer. He noted that the next\nmeeting would be held the following month, and that the meetings were held in the new\nlibrary and were open to the public.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 9\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-04-18", "page": 10, "text": "Member Ezzy Ashcraft would like to retain the green building ordinances on the front\nburner, and inquired whether green building codes would be addressed. Member\nCunningham confirmed that would definitely to addressed, and the Task Force's\nrecommendations would be brought forth by July.\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether bike racks could be added to the newly\nrenovated Long's building on Santa Clara.\nMember Mariani noted that she had previously requested an update for this project, for\nwhich the Planning Board had no input. She noted that it was a major design project, and\nwould like to see more information on it.\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft noted that the next meeting would be held May 16, 2007.\n11.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATION:\na.\nFuture Agendas and work program\nNone.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT:\n9:35 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nAnderson\nAndrew Thomas, Secretary\nCity Planning Board\nThese minutes were approved at the May 29, 2007, Planning Board meeting. This\nmeeting was audio and video taped.\nPlanning Board Minutes\nPage 10\nApril 18, 2007", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-04-18.pdf"}