{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJuly 23, 2007\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:50 P.M.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioners Berger, Fort,\nHakanson, Kirola, Robinson and Kreitz.\nABSENT\nNone.\nMINUTES\nThe minutes of the June 18, 2007 meeting were approved with the following correction:\nCommissioner Kirola stated that the word Board should be changed to Commission throughout the\nminutes.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. Introduction of New Commission Members (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman introduced and welcomed new Commissioner's John Robinson and\nRoberta Kreitz.\n2.\nRevision of Rehabilitation Program Guidelines to Include Accessibility Modifications\nGrants for Homeowners and Renters (staff):\nMiriam Delagrange, Development Manager from the Development Services Department, gave a\npresentation regarding a change in the existing accessibility modification program. The City's\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) would provide all funding and the tenant would\nhave to meet the income guidelines. The total program budget is for $50,000 (see Attachment A\nfor key points of program).\nCommissioner Hakanson asked if staff is working with Access California? Miriam responded\nno, but took the information down.\nCommissioner Berger asked if Gallagher and Lindsey were included in this program? Miriam\nresponded that Gallagher and Lindsey is not involved, as their preference is to develop their own\nprograms.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 6\nCommissioner Berger asked if funding was available to restore units back to pre-modification\nstandards? Miriam responded that no funding is available for that type of work.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that if pre-modification funding were available, it would be\nmore of an incentive for property owners to participate in the program.\nCommissioner Hakanson also suggested that the Rent Review Advisory Board be consulted in\nthis pilot program.\nVice-Chair Moore asked what is the incentive of the overall program? Miriam responded that it\nis free to the homeowner and the rent is low.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked how is this information being communicated to landlords? Miriam\nindicated that a press release is in the works, which will be forwarded to local landlords. Vice-\nChair Moore also suggested including the Regional Communication Center.\nCommissioner Kreitz suggested forwarding this information to the Board of Realtors.\nVice-Chair Moore asked how many have signed on to the program? Miriam responded only one,\nas it just started. Commissioner Hakanson asked if there is a designated list of contractors to\nperform the accessibility modifications? Miriam responded, yes.\nMiriam concluded the presentation and thanked the Commissioners for their input.\n3. Blanding Avenue Accessibility Items (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman expressed access concern on Blanding Street, specifically between\nBlanding and Park Street, along the south side, as there is no sidewalk for pedestrian access and\ncars are parked along that path. Chair Lord-Hausman has passed this information to the ADA\nCoordinator (Secretary Akil) to address within the update of the ADA Transition Plan.\nCommissioner Berger asked if there was a penalty that could be imposed on the cars parking\nalong the pedestrian path? Chair Lord-Hausman responded that the APD violation is $15 to $20.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that APD should be notified about the illegal parking. Chair\nLord-Hausman agreed with the suggestion.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 6\nOLD BUSINESS\n1. Discuss Final Changes Regarding the Start Time of Board Meetings (Chair Lord-\nHausman/Secretary Akil):\nSecretary Akil distributed the amended version of the Commission's By-laws to reflect the new\nmeeting start time of 6:30P.M. It was also mentioned that the meeting ending time was changed\nto 8:30 P.M. as the meetings are to last no longer than two hours unless an extension was\nmotioned and voted on by the Commissioners. The Commission accepted these changes.\n2.\nCommission on Disability Internet Link (Chair Lord-Hausman/Secretary Akil):\nChair Lord-Hausman and Secretary Akil informed the Commission that they had a met with\nLeon King, Interim IT Director, regarding the addition of an accessibility link onto the City's\nwebsite. Mr. King presented an outline of what an accessibility website would include and\nprovided an estimate of a minimum cost of $3,000 to get the site up and running. Chair Lord-\nHausman suggested that some of the design work for the website could be completed by outside\nhelp at a less expensive rate, in lieu of the City contracted consultant. Mr. King agreed that was\na viable option, especially since the Commission does not have a budget with the City. Chair\nLord-Hausman inquired if the website could be maintained by staff in order to decrease\nmaintenance cost, to which Mr. King replied it can be managed in-house. Chair Lord-Hausman\nand Secretary Akil agreed to follow up with Mr. King after reviewing what alternatives could be\nachieved in order to reduce cost and would schedule a follow up meeting. Commissioner\nHakanson provided the Chair with other possible links. Vice-Chair Moore responded that the\naccessibility link is extremely important and needs to happen. Chair Lord-Hausman agreed and\nrequested that each Commissioner provide their top three choices for inclusion onto the\naccessibility link, for consideration.\n3. Transportation Element for General Plan Amendment California Environmental Quality\nAct Review (staff):\nThere were no additional comments received from the Commission concerning the draft\nTransportation Element. Commissioner Longley-Cook's comments were previously forwarded\nto PW staff by Chair Lord-Hausman.\n4. Disability Awareness Month (Vice Chair Moore):\nVice-Chair Moore stated that the Commission will have to seek City Council approval in order\nto designate a location for the tree planting. Chair Lord-Hausman suggested that this issue be\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes\\2007AMinutes_072307.0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 6\naddressed through the Public Works Department (PW) and directed Vice-Chair Moore to contact\nEd Sommerauer in PW. Commissioner Berger stated that up to three trees can be purchased for\n$10 from the Arbor Group. Commissioner Berger also asked if anyone had contacted the\nMiracle Baseball League in order to possibly plant a tree? Chair Lord-Hausman responded that\nshe would follow up with Roberta Rockwell from the League.\n5. PAPCO (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nThis item is continued to the August meeting. Previously, Chair Lord-Hausman stated that\nBarry Bergman of the Public Works Department confirmed that they have identified a possible\nrepresentative to participate on the PAPCO Commission. She will follow up to confirm that has\nbeen done.\n6.\nCommissioner Duties (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman encouraged the Commission to look out for other Board packets regarding\ninformation on disability issues as it affects the community.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1. Commission Budget\nAt the May meeting, the Commission inquired as to whether or not a budget exists for minor\nexpenditures for activities. Secretary Akil contacted Ed Sommerauer, former Secretary,\nregarding past budget practices and Juelle Ann Boyer, Chief Finance Officer, to determine what,\nif any, budgets exist for other Boards and Commissions. Mr. Sommerauer indicated that there\nhas never been a budget set aside for the Commission on Disability Issues and Ms. Boyer\nindicated that none of the City's Volunteer Boards or Commissions are funded, unless\nspecifically earmarked by the Department that oversees it. Commissioner Kreitz asked ifit would\nbe appropriate for the Board to seek grants. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that it may pose a\nconflict and Secretary Akil stated that the Commission would be responsible for accounting for\nthose funds, not the City of Alameda or its staff.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. San Francisco Mayor's Superfest:\nCommissioner Hakanson distributed information regarding the SF Mayor's Superfest. Chair\nLord-Hausman requested information continue to be shared with the Commission of this\nupcoming event.\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307.d", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 6\n2. Lower Washington Park:\nCommissioner Longley-Cook distributed information regarding accessibility issues concerning\nWashington Park. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that she will invite Dale Lillard, Recreation and\nPark Director, to the September meeting.\n3. Gallagher and Lindsey:\nCommissioner Berger shared information from Gallagher and Lindsey regarding free home\nrepairs for senior and physically disadvantaged people in Alameda.\n4. City Sponsored Events:\nVice-Chair Moore suggested that more attention should be given to families with individuals\nwho have special needs or accessibility concerns during City sponsored events, such as Crab\nCove Concerts. Greater visibility should also be made throughout the City to encourage families\nwith disabled children to be included in these events. Chair Lord-Hausman responded that it will\nbe up to the Commission to bring the awareness to the various groups and organizations.\n5. Local Accessibility Issues:\nSanta Clara/Oak Street Barricades\nChair Lord-Hausman discussed the Santa Clara and Oak Street barricades that were adjusted to\naddress any visually impaired or wheelchair bound individuals.\nFarmers Market (Webster Street)\nThe Chair acknowledged that the Webster Street Business Association (WABA) was responsive\nto her request to designate temporary parking spaces for disabled individuals for all future\nFarmer's Market events on the West end of town.\n6. Future Agenda Items:\nThe Commission agreed to agendize the following items for future discussion:\n-\nBrown Act Training - August\n-\nLower Washington Park Accessibility Issues (invite Dale Lillard, Director) -\nSeptember\n-\nAC Transit Access Issues (invite Susan Decker, Alameda Transit Advocates and Elsa\nOrtiz, AC Transit Board of Directors) - October\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307.0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 6, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 23, 2007\nMinutes\nPage 6 of 6\nADJOURNMENT:\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:27P.M. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, August 27, 2007, 6:30\nP.M. in Room 360 at City Hall.\nRespectfully submitted,\nQuantia\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 7, "text": "Attachment A\nCDI July 23, 2007 Minutes\nKey Points of Accessibility Modification Program\nWHAT IS THE ALAMEDA ACCESSIBILITY MODIFICATION PROGRAM?\nThe City of Alameda Development Services Department (DSD) assists eligible persons\nwith disabilities in making modifications to their residence, allowing the individual to\nattain greater mobility and remain safely in their home. Alameda Accessibility\nModification Program (AAMP) focuses on the person's most immediate needs as they\nrelate to improving safety and accessibility.\nWHO IS ELIGIBLE?\nTo be eligible for AAMP assistance, the following conditions must be met:\nThe applicant is an Alameda resident.\nThe applicant's annual household income must not exceed 80% of the median\nincome for the Oakland Area, as established by the U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment.\nThe property to be modified is the applicant's primary residence.\nA physician or health care provider verifies the applicant's physical disabilities.\nIf rental property, the applicant's landlord must provide written agreement\nallowing the modifications.\nFunding is for one-time use only and may be used primarily for renovations that\nmake the inside of the rental property more accessible to the renter.\nOccupants are allowed a maximum of $5,000 for repairs and modifications. Any\nadditional funds required may be provided by a low-interest secured loan tailored to the\nindividual project.\nWHAT MODIFICATIONS ARE ALLOWED?\nExamples of housing modifications allowed by AAMP include:\nInstallation of bathroom grab-bars, roll-in showers or raised toilet fixtures\nConstruction of wheelchair ramps\nWidening doorways\nWalkway construction\nHearing Assistance devices for doorbells, telephone ringers or smoke detectors\n(strobe indicators)\nHOW AAMP WORKS\nAAMP applicants apply directly to DSD. Staff review applications for program\neligibility and certify that the applicant's household income meets program guidelines.\nThe applicant's physician or other social service professional must submit a Third-Party\nVerification form certifying a medical need exists before work may start. However, the\nspecific nature or severity of the individual's disability is not to be revealed.\nPage 1 of 2\nG:\\LucretialCommDisability\\Minutes/2007\\Minutes_072307_Attch A.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 8, "text": "PROGRAM PROVIDES:\nConstruction management and inspections\nPreparation of detailed work specifications\nHousing and building codes compliance\nCost estimating & competitive bid procurement processes\nManagement of job contracts and contractors\nOTHER INFORMATION\nThe Contractor selected by the Grantee must complete the Contractor Terms &\nConditions and be a cost-reasonable bidder. The Contractor's work must be guaranteed\nfor one year from the date of approved completion. Contact DSD staff at 749-5814 for\ninformation or an application.\nPage 2 of 2\nG:\\Lucretia\\CommDisability\\Minutes\\2007\\Minutes_072307_Attch A.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 1, "text": "Minutes of the Regular Planning Board Meeting\nMonday, July 23, 2007\n1.\nCONVENE:\n7:10 p.m.\n2.\nFLAG SALUTE:\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft\n3.\nROLL CALL:\nPresident Cook, Vice President Kohlstrand, Ezzy Ashcraft,\nLynch, Mariani and McNamara.\nBoard member Cunningham was absent.\nAlso present were Planning Services Manager Andrew Thomas, Assistant City Attorney\nDonna Mooney, Supervising Planner Doug Garrison, Planner III Dennis Brighton,\nPlanner I Simone Wolter, Obeid Khan, Public Works.\n4.\nMINUTES:\na.\nMinutes for the meeting of July 9, 2007.\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft noted that page 7, paragraph 4, should read, \"Board member\nCunningham noted that he did not want to see the uses in Alameda intensified so much\nthat traffic would come to a stop.\" She noted that while Board member Cunningham was\nnot present, but she would like to clarify that statement.\nMember Ezzy Ashcraft noted that the second to last paragraph on page 9 should be changed\nto read, \"Board member Ezzy Ashcraft noted that she had visited the gaming store and met\nthe owner, and that it was very attractive inside. She recommended that when discussing\nhow the Bridgeside Center could be made nicer, the Board should emphasize that it is not\ncriticizing the hard-working individual business owners.\nVice President Kohlstrand noted that the last paragraph of page 8 addressed the resolution of\nadoption for the gas station, and read that the Planning Board had approved a total of 18\npumping stations, and that the applicant proposed 24-hour operations and the sale of beer\nand wine. She believed the resolution should read 12 pumping stations; she understood that\nthe request for the sale of beer and wine had been withdrawn. She requested that staff ensure\nthat all of the conditions were correct.\nBoard member Mariani noted that page 7 stated that she agreed with Vice President Cook's\ncomments. She would like to elaborate specifically that her objection dealt with the non-\npeak hours, which include times when children are just getting out of school, walking\naround, or riding bikes; parents were driving children to Towne Centre for after-school\nactivities during those times. She wished to state that the gas station was in close proximity\nto the hospital and many convalescent homes with patients walking around the area. She felt\nthis was a major safety concern.\nPage 1 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 2, "text": "President Cook noted that page 7, should be changed to read, \"She was concerned about the\narea around Wells Fargo, and did not feel comfortable making findings 4 and 10 which\naddressed whether the project would have negative impacts on the adjacent uses.\"\nBoard member McNamara moved approval of the minutes as amended.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 6.\nAbsent - 1 (Cunningham). The motion passed.\n5.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nNone.\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\na.\nFuture Agendas\nMr. Thomas provided an update on future agenda items.\nIn response to an inquiry by Board member Ezzy Ashcraft whether the September 10,\n2007, meeting would address green building codes during the review of the local action\nplan for the Climate Protection Task Force, Mr. Thomas replied that draft green building\ncodes will not be available for review at that time. Staff anticipated laying out a \"game\nplan\" for getting to those codes, and has drafted a Request for Qualifications for qualified\nconsultants.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why this was such a complicated process, and\nnoted that only Alameda and Piedmont were the only cities in Alameda County that have\nnot enacted a green building ordinance.\nMr. Thomas replied that staff resources and prioritization of time was a major factor in\nwhat projects staff is able to accomplish. He added that the Board may look at the work\nprogram on August 28, 2007.\nVice President Kohlstrand recalled that Councilmember Matarrese stated that the Planning\nDepartment and Planning Board should make some specific recommendations to come to\nthe City Council.\nBoard member Lynch recalled Board member Ezzy Ashcraft's original statement about\nthe green building ordinance and its complexities, and believed he heard a certain amount\nof frustration about the process. He suggested that the frustration should not be directed\nat staff, given the workload and staffing levels. He noted that he was involved with two\nprojects in jurisdictions that did not have green building ordinances, but were part of the\nCity's development guidelines. He noted that even if discussion of the ordinance were to\nbegin at this meeting, it would not be completed for 2007. He suggested that a policy\npaper be produced stating that individuals submitting applications to the Planning\nDepartment should do their best to incorporate green building principles and guidelines.\nHe suggested that relevant websites be included, and did not think those individuals or\ncompanies should not move to the head of the line.\nPage 2 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 3, "text": "b.\nZoning Administrator Report\nMr. Thomas provided the Zoning Administrator report.\n7.\nORAL COMMUNICATION\nNone.\n8.\nCONSENT CALENDAR:\nNone.\n9.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A. DP07-0003 - Alameda Landing Mixed Use Development Project -\nApplicant: Catellus Development Group, a ProLogis Company and the City\nof Alameda. The applicant requests Development Plan approval for landscaping\nand public right-of-way improvements along Mitchell Mosely Avenue, Fifth\nStreet, and Willie Stargell Avenue. The site is located along the western end of\nthe former FISC Site (Tract 7884) within the M-X Mixed Use Planned\nDevelopment Zoning District. (AT/DV)\nMr. Thomas presented the staff report, and noted that the landscape plans for the three new\nmajor public roads would be addressed during this item. Staff recommended approval of\nthe landscape plans.\nMs. Linda Gates, Gates and Associates, landscape architect, displayed a PowerPoint\npresentation to describe the streetscape plan for this project.\nMr. Rene Behan, SWA Group, landscape architect, continued the presentation of the\nmaster plan.\nThe public hearing was opened.\nMs. Diana Thomas, General Manager, Mariner Square Athletic Club, 2227 Mariner\nSquare Loop, noted that while they were very excited about the project as presented to\nthe City, and about the Alameda Landing as a whole, they did have some concerns\nregarding the landscaping proposal, particularly the extra triangle of land as displayed.\nShe noted that was part of the property that the club occupied at 2227 Mariner Square\nLoop, as well as Bayside Pavilion. She noted that the easement rights were still unclear\nafter meetings with the City, in addition to the traffic easements. In addition, the current\nextension of Willie Stargell, and how it was presented, would prohibit access to the\ncurrent property that they occupied, as well as the current businesses. She expressed\nconcern about the tenants in the property that had a loading dock and loading bay, and\nthat the access would be lost. She was concerned that the secondary driveway would\nincrease or reconfigure the traffic through their parking lot.\nPage 3 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 4, "text": "Ms. Kathy Wagner, owner, Mariner Square Athletic Club and Bayside Pavilion, noted\nthat she was now the owner of the property located at 2203 and 2227 Mariner Square\nLoop; her property was adjacent to two sides of the Catellus/ProLogis project. She noted\nthat she had been excited about this project and had attended most of the meetings. She\nhad met with staff earlier in the day, and expressed concerns about the plans. She\nrequested that the Planning Board deny approval of the landscaping plan and site\nimprovements in its entirety for Fifth Street, Willie Stargell and Mitchell Avenue\nextensions. She noted that the plan of the road on Stargell did not allow access into her\nexisting business, and she had responsibilities to her existing tenants, who had access\nthrough Tinker Avenue, which would become Willie Stargell. She added that large semi\ntrucks had access to drop off food for Gourmet Rail Services, which provided the food\nfor Amtrak Trains. She noted that would cause a problem in their parking area if they\nwere to lose access from Tinker Avenue. She understood that the City had not yet\nacquired the property from the College of Alameda, and believed it would be premature\nfor the City to approve a plan when it did not yet own that property. She was concerned\nthat things may change dramatically if the City did not acquire that property. She\nbelieved that if the City approved any portion of the street improvements, it would affect\nwhat happens on the Mariner Square property. Therefore, she did not believe the City\nshould approve any of the landscaping or site improvements on Fifth Street, Willie\nStargell or Mitchell Avenue until more discussion and planning has taken place.\nMr. Gail Wetzork, 3452 Capella Lane, spoke in support of this project, and believed it was\nvery well done. With respect to the area property owners, he believed this project will\nbeautify the Northern Waterfront and will economically benefit the City. He believed this\nwas the best version of the project that had come before the City.\nMs. Melodie Marr, Alameda Chamber of Commerce, 1416 Park Avenue, spoke in support\nof this project. She suggested removing Willie Stargell, and approving the other two streets\nin order to allow staff to work with Ms. Wagner on Stargell. She had long been concerned\nabout the lack of facilities in Alameda where events could be held, and would like the\nproject to move forward.\nThe public hearing was closed for Board discussion.\nMr. Thomas noted that staff brought the three streets forward with one staff report\nbecause they felt it was important to ensure that the landscaping materials were\nconsistently and logically organized with respect to the planting and landscape plans for\nthe three separate projects. There was otherwise no real reason why all three streets should\nbe held up over the concerns of a portion of the landscape plan for one street. He noted that\nthe Mitchell Extension was a required portion of this project to serve the Clif Bar project. He\nnoted that Fifth Street was also essential, and that the City must move forward on that street.\nStaff was aware of the potential uncertainties with the acquisition of the land for the Tinker\nproject. Staff did not see the need to hold up all three streets over the issue of the easement.\nHe noted that the City owned a street easement across Ms. Wagner's property, which was\nspecifically for the extension and expansion of Tinker/Willie Stargell. He described the\neasement, which was used for parking and access; he noted that it was a paved but fairly\nPage 4 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 5, "text": "unimproved area. Under the proposed plan, both properties owned by Ms. Wagner would\nhave direct access onto Mariner Square Loop; they would not have access from Willie\nStargell. He suggested that while direct access could not be provided, that a joint driveway\nor access could be provided from the Stargell driveway for the Alameda Landing project\nand to provide a secondary access for Ms. Wagner's properties.\nPresident Cook suggested that the Planning Board discuss Fifth Street and Mitchell Moseley\nwhile staff prepared a displayed for Willie Stargell.\nVice President Kohlstrand noted that she was fairly comfortable with the landscaping\ntreatment on both Mitchell Mosely and Fifth Street. Her concerns with Stargell had less to\ndo with the landscaping plan than the street configuration. She noted that the resolution\nstated that the Board should consider both the \"landscape and site improvements for the\npublic right of way.\" She wanted to ensure that whatever was in the public right of way was\nadequate to meet everyone's needs.\nBoard member McNamara stated that she liked the landscaping plan for both Fifth Street\nand Mitchell Moseley, and believed they were laid out very well.\nPresident Cook inquired about how the placement of the trees related to any view corridors\nbetween the buildings, which she would like to be as open as possible to the waterfront.\nMr. Behan replied that at every view corridor, there would be cottonwood trees to act as a\nformal indicator of pedestrian walkways. The trees would be limbed up high enough so that\nwould be visually apparent to pedestrians.\nPresident Cook believed the understory of ornamental trees on Fifth Street were spaced far\napart, and inquired about the distance between the trees.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft noted that she generally liked the plan, and inquired who was\nresponsible for the maintenance of the landscaping. Mr. Thomas replied that on the public\nrights of way, the project pays the City to maintain the landscaping of the private areas.\nIn response to an inquiry by Member Ezzy Ashcraft whether anyone used Neptune Park,\nand whether staff proposed a redesign for the park to make it more usable, Ms. Gates noted\nthat it was underutilized and that a senior housing project adjacent to it used it occasionally.\nAt this time, there are no walkways through the park, and that they planned to clean it up\nvisually to enhance the existing monumentation/flag area, add new lighting, create an area to\nallow maintenance trucks to be parked off-site, and to add the walkway to improve the\nconnectivity of the circulation.\nIn response to an inquiry by President Cook regarding the understory trees along Fifth\nStreet, Mr. Behan replied that there would be two palm trees and an evergreen. He added\nthat they wished to provide room for the lighting as well. President Cook noted that she\nwanted there to be a consistent understory along Fifth Street to provide comfort for\npedestrians and people who wished to sit.\nPage 5 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 6, "text": "Vice President Kohlstrand requested that the understory be increased without jeopardizing\nthe lighting scheme. Mr. Behan believed that request could be accommodated.\nMr. Thomas displayed the site plan, which illustrated the location of the properties, the City\neasement and the circulation on the site.\nPresident Cook noted that the issues surrounding access from Willie Stargell would\nprobably not be resolved at this meeting.\nIn response to an inquiry by Board member Ezzy Ashcraft regarding the purpose of the\nplazas at each corner, Mr. Thomas replied that they were basically widened sidewalks, and\nthat one of the intents for the new intersection at Willie Stargell and Mariner Square Loop\nwas to create a new entrance to the College of Alameda and to facilitate pedestrian access\nbetween the College and sites north of the College. The plaza on Ms. Wagner's property\nwas planned to be somewhat larger in order to design a more visually attractive and\nnoticeable intersection.\nIn response to an inquiry by Board member McNamara whether the replacement of the\nmedians by landscaping on Webster Street would reduce the street width, Mr. Thomas\nreplied that it would not.\nIn response to an inquiry by Board member McNamara whether there would be a signal\nlight at the corner of Webster Street and Willie Stargell, Mr. Thomas confirmed that there\nwould be a signal at the new intersection. Another signal would be placed at Stargell and\nMariner Square Loop.\nIn response to an inquiry by President Cook whether there would be a signal across from\nNeptune Park, Ms. Gates replied that there would be a signal at the location.\nVice President Kohlstrand noted that as a long-time transportation planner, she was often\ncautious about some of the CalTrans standards that are imposed in urban areas, which she\nsaw occurring here. She was very concerned about that, and noted that much more area was\nbeing devoted to roadway. She believed it was a good idea to have a pedestrian signal at\nStargell. She was very concerned about the access to the adjacent properties, as well as the\nrealignment of the street. With that realignment, concerns were being raised about the north-\nsouth driveway on the Catellus site and its safety. She was concerned that a problem was\nbeing created.\nVice President Kohlstrand inquired whether there would be a sidewalk on both sides of\nStargell. Mr. Thomas replied that there was a sidewalk on the north side of Stargell from the\nCollege of Alameda to the west. He further discussed the rationale behind the number of\nlanes and the street alignment.\nVice President Kohlstrand noted that she had met with members of City staff and the\nCatellus team earlier in the week, and noted that this street was not designed with parking;\nPage 6 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 7, "text": "there had been some question about the driveway for Catellus and future installation of a\nright-hand turn. She suggested that if the street had been designed with parking, that would\nhave been an option for creating a turn pocket. She would rather see something more\nsimilar to Santa Clara Avenue than Tilden Way.\nMr. Obeid Khan, Public Works, noted that while the intersection of Webster and Willie\nStargell was under CalTrans jurisdiction, in order to design the street so that Stargell comes\noff Webster, it would not be desirable for a car to exit from the dark Tube into Alameda,\nwith a queue extending into the Tube.\nVice President Kohlstrand noted that the inclination was to build it to the highest standards,\nbut she would like to hear more debate about the issue.\nBoard member Mariani acknowledged the frustration of not having a visual illustration, and\nbelieved there should have been more information to address the neighbors' issues.\nVice President Kohlstrand moved to adopt the draft Planning Board Resolution to approve\nthe Development Plan for landscaping and public right-of-way improvements along\nMitchell Mosely Avenue and Fifth Street, with the added condition of re-examining the\nunderstory on Fifth Street to incorporate more pear trees.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft wished to add a condition to incorporate the Bay Friendly\nLandscape Guidelines throughout the project, as set forth in the publication Bay Friendly\nLandscape Guidelines, available at www.stopwaste.org.\nThe amendment was acceptable to the maker of the motion.\nMr. Behan noted that he would like to examine the document before agreeing to the\ncondition. They had discussed using sustainable materials in their project specifications,\nas well as using indigenous materials for planting and hardscape.\nBoard member Lynch suggested modifying the condition to include the words \"where\nappropriate\" in incorporating the guidelines in the landscape plan.\nMr. Behan noted that he agreed in spirit, but was concerned that the document may make\nrecommendations that they could not incorporate, such as using reclaimed water.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft noted that she had raised this issue previously, and added that\nwhile the City's green building ordinances were not yet in place, she noted that the website\nwas related to the Alameda Waste Management Authority. She noted that many Bay-\nfriendly landscaping guidelines used by other Bay Area communities were delineated, and\nwould appreciate the applicant reading it with that in mind. She was willing to use the word\n\"suggested,\" but would like those practices to be adhered to as much as possible.\nPage 7 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 8, "text": "Mr. Thomas noted that Finding 1 contained a typo on page 2, paragraph 1, and that it\nshould be amended to read, \" and the proposed landscape plans Master Plan will not\nresult in any new environmental impact.\n\"\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about approval of plans for property not yet\nacquired by the City. She also agreed with Board member Mariani's comments about the\nlack of visuals available for examination with regard to issues raised by Mariner Square\nAthletic Club.\nBoard member Lynch inquired about the significance of having the Stargell project\nmoving forward for the City.\nMr. Thomas replied that there were still major steps to accomplish before construction\ncould begin.\nBoard member Lynch noted that because further resolution was needed, that would take\ntime; there were also City budget implications. He believed a project of this significance\nwould also work its way through the Transportation Commission, and suggested that\nonce those items were resolved, that staff inform the Planning Board at that time. Mr.\nThomas noted that staff could not commit to when the retail center would be brought\nbefore the Board, and added that the land had not yet been acquired.\nBoard member Mariani seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 6. Absent: 1\n(Cunningham). The motion passed.\nBoard member Mariani left the meeting following the vote.\n9-B.\nGeneral Plan Amendment, GPA07-0003/Rezoning R07-0001- Applicant: City\nof Alameda - 201 Mosley Avenue. A General Plan Amendment and Rezoning of\nan existing park/open space area of approximately 10.77 acres. The site is\ncurrently listed as Medium Density Residential on the General Plan Diagram and\nis zoned R-4-G, Neighborhood Residential (Special Government) Zoning District.\nThe General Plan Amendment and Rezoning would not change the use of the\nexisting open space area. The site is located north of Singleton and Mosley\nAvenues. (DB)\nMr. Brighton presented the staff report, and recommended approval of this item.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft moved to adopt the draft Planning Board Resolution to\nrecommended that the City Council approve General Plan Amendment and Rezoning of\nan existing park/open space area of approximately 10.77 acres. The site is currently listed\nas Medium Density Residential on the General Plan Diagram and is zoned R-4-G,\nNeighborhood Residential (Special Government) Zoning District. The General Plan\nAmendment and Rezoning would not change the use of the existing open space area.\nPage 8 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2007-07-23", "page": 9, "text": "Vice President Kohlstrand seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 5.\nAbsent: 2 (Mariani and Cunningham). The motion passed.\n10.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None.\n11.\nBOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\na.\nOral Status Report regarding the Oakland/Chinatown Advisory Committee (Board\nMember Mariani).\nBoard member Mariani was not in attendance to present this report. Mr. Thomas noted\nthat the next meeting would be held September 20, 2007.\nb.\nOral Status Report regarding the Transportation subcommittee (Vice President\nKohlstrand).\nVice President Kohlstrand advised that there had been no meetings since her last report.\nc..\nOral Status Report regarding the Alameda Climate Protection Task Force (Board\nMember Cunningham).\nBoard member Cunningham was not in attendance to present this report.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT:\n9:15 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nAndrew Thomas, Secretary\nCity Planning Board\nThese minutes were approved at the August 27, 2007, Planning Board meeting. This\nmeeting was audio and video taped.\nPage 9 of 9", "path": "PlanningBoard/2007-07-23.pdf"}