{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nSeptember 22, 2008\nTIME\nThe meeting convened at 6:37 p.m.\nPRESENT\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Moore, Commissioners Berger, Longley-Cook\nKirola, Fort, Krietz and Krongold.\nABSENT\nCommissioner Robinson\nMINUTES\nThe August 22, 2008 minutes were approved with corrections to Agenda items one, two and three\nunder Oral Communications/Non Agenda Items.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nThere was no written communication.\nNEW BUSINESS\nVice-Chair Moore requested that Agenda item number two under Old Business, be moved to the\nfront of the agenda because she was not able to stay for the entire meeting to which the Commission\nagreed.\nOLD BUSINESS\n2. Disability Awareness Month (Chair Lord-Hausman and Vice-Chair Moore):\nVice-Chair Moore stated that she spoke with John McDonald, Park and Recreation Department,\nwho said that there would be no tree planting until November, because the grounds at the parks\nare not in good condition for tree planting. Vice-Chair Moore asked if the CDI would like to\nmove forward with the event in November to which the Commission agreed. Vice-Chair\nMoore agreed to write the speech for the event and to coordinate with Mr. McDonald for a\nNovember 8 date.\nCommissioner Berger stated that trees can be purchased for $10 from the Arbor Group to which\nChair-Lord Hausman replied that the purchase of a tree is not the issue, but rather the timing in\nwhich the trees can be planted at any of the parks, due to the condition of the soil.\nChair Lord-Hausman requested that the CDI select a date so that it can be announced during the\nproclamation presentation at the October 7 City Council meeting. The CDI agreed to Saturday,\nNovember 8, 2008 as the tree planting date. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that she will not be\nable to attend the City Council meeting and requested that someone from the CDI attend in her\nabsence. Vice-Chair Moore and Commissioner Krietz agreed to attend the October 7 City\nCouncil meeting and announce the November 8 tree planting date.\nSecretary Akil also confirmed that last year's proclamation for Disability Awareness month was", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 22, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 2 of 5\nnot pushed back by the City, as indicated by the Commission from the August 25, 2008\nmeeting. Chair Lord-Hausman indicated that it was previous years where this occurred.\nSecretary Akil stated that she would make sure that the October 7 date for the proclamation\npresentation does not change.\nThe meeting resumed back to the original order of business on the Agenda.\nNEW BUSINESS\n1. CDI Meeting Room Change (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman discussed a letter that she sent to Secretary Akil and Teresa Highsmith,\nCity Attorney, regarding the chairs in City Hall Conference Room 360, of not being adequately\naccessible for persons with certain disabilities and for some with physical limitations. Chair\nLord-Hausman referenced the notes on the agenda for \"accessible seating for persons with\ndisabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available.\" Based on inventory and\navailability, Conference Room 391 is the only room with adjustable chairs and arm rests. Room\n391 is located behind Council Chambers and the Planning and Building Department meets in\nCouncil Chambers the same Monday evening that the Commission meets. Chair Lord-Hausman\nbelieves that if the Commission changes its meeting location, it could be a distraction when\nexiting from Council Chambers during the Planning Board meeting.\nCommissioner Krongold asked if the Main Library Family Literacy Room is available with\nadjustable chairs, to which Secretary Akil stated that she checked with the Director and only the\nstandard chairs, similar to Room 360, are available in all of the library conference rooms.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook asked if we could borrow the chairs to which Secretary Akil\nresponded that specific instruction was given that the adjustable chairs are not to be moved back\nand forth from Room 391.\nCommissioners Kirola and Krietz agreed that the meeting should be in a room that is\ncomfortable for those Commissioners who may have physical difficulties getting in and out of\nnon-adjustable chairs.\nCommissioner Longley-Cook stated that visitors would be confused about going into and behind\nCouncil Chambers when coming to a CDI meeting.\nCommissioner Krietz suggested that the CDI hold the October 27 meeting in Room 391 to\ndetermine if it will work out for the Commissioners to which Chair Lord-Hausman agreed.\nSecretary Akil stated that she would check Room 391 availability and forward that information\nto the Commission in the October package.\n2. Community Outreach Proposal (Commissioner Krongold):\nLucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes\\2008\\Minutes_Sep 22 2008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 22, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 3 of 5\nCommissioner Krongold discussed possible partnerships for an outreach event to community\nmembers with special needs, in connection with the CERT Disaster Registry. Commissioner\nKrongold distributed and discussed the draft proposal, which includes a kick-off meeting, list of\npotential and definite partners, potential underwriting/sponsorship, community resources and\ndate and location. Commissioner Krongold asked if the Commission felt this is something that\nthey could do and requested further input.\nChair Lord-Hausman stated she liked the idea and this would be a broad-based effort.\nCommissioner Krietz suggested adding the Alameda Adult School program to the list of\npotential partners. Chair Lord-Hausman also agreed to the definite partners on the draft proposal\nand stated that there are tremendous resources available, including the Special Olympics and\nMiracle Baseball League.\nCommissioner Krietz stated that the City of Dublin has done a safety fair and the CDI could\ncustomize its outreach event similar to Dublin's.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked, in principle, if the CDI would like to explore this more with\nCommissioner Krongold as the lead to which the Commission agreed. Chair Lord-Hausman\nstated that Disaster Registry staff participation is positive.\nCommissioner Krietz stated that she thinks this is a great idea and volunteered to assist\nCommissioner Krongold.\nCommissioner Berger stated it is the kind of exposure that the CDI has needed since it started.\nCommissioner Krongold agreed to come back with more information and details at the October\nmeeting.\nCommissioner Berger stated that the CDI should partner with the Hospital for next year's fair as\na good start to which Chair Lord-Hausman responded that it will not work because they do not\nhave room, but it is something that the work group could begin to plan and work on.\nCommissioner Krongold stated that she will contact Jackie Krause regarding using the Mastick\nSenior Center as a possible event location.\nOLD BUSINESS\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes)2008\\Minutes_Sep 222008.do0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 4, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 22, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 4 of 5\n1.\nDiscussion and Vote to Consider Changing Meeting Start Time (Chair Lord-Hausman\n/ Secretary Akil):\nChair Lord-Hausman asked by a vote of hands who is willing to amend the bylaws by changing\nthe official meeting start time from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., to which all of the Commissioners\nagreed. Chair Lord-Hausman moved to change the start time to 7:00 p.m. beginning October\n27, 2008; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Krongold and passed unanimously by\nthose present.\n2.\nBike Plan Task Force Committee (Commissioner Krietz):\nCommissioner Krietz stated that there has been no meeting scheduled.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n1.\nSecretary Akil confirmed with Commissioner Berger that the CDI selected Saturday, November\n8, 2008 as the tree planting date and that last year's presentation of the proclamation was not\npushed back as originally indicated by the Commission at the August 25 meeting.\n2.\nSecretary Akil stated that there would be a CDI webpage update during the October 27 meeting.\n3.\nSecretary Akil confirmed that she will mail an updated CDI Roster prior to the next meeting.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA ITEMS\n1. Commissioner Berger stated that she will try to contact Dan Lachtman regarding the upstair's\nbathroom accessibility concerns of the Buena Vista Commons. Chair Lord-Hausman advised\nthat she spoke to someone involved with the project and reviewed the project's accessibility\namenities with the Commission.\n2.\nCommissioner Berger stated that she contacted the County Registrar regarding accessibility\nissues for persons with disabilities and that she may be able to forward that information to the\nJournal for inclusion in an article.\n3.\nCommissioner Berger stated that there is no place for a mini-bus to park at the Alameda Ferry on\nMain Street and requested that space be designated for mini-bus parking to which Secretary Akil\nstated that she will follow up with the Ferry Services Manager from the Public Works\nDepartment and get back to the Commission.\n4. Commissioner Longley-Cook reviewed information from East Bay Learning Disability\nAssociation (East Bay LDA) regarding a free parent education workshop network at the Oakland\nMain Library, scheduled for October 4, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.\n5. Commissioner Krietz distributed the draft CDI calendar for review and comment. An updated\ncalendar will be distributed at the October meeting.\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes(2008\\Minutes_Sep 22 2008.doc", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 5, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nSeptember 22, 2008\nMinutes\nPage 5 of 5\nCommissioners Berger & Kreitz agreed to attend the October 18, 2008 Alameda Hospital Health\nFair with Commissioner Longley-Cook.\n6. Commissioner Krongold stated that she contacted Mark Mendleson from Universal Design\nSpecialists, who agreed to attend a CDI meeting to discuss accessible design so that the CDI\ncould eventually create its own checklist. Chair Lord-Hausman confirmed that the December 8,\n2008 meeting will work and that the agenda would be light to allow more time for the\npresentation and question and answers.\n7. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that she followed up with staff regarding the upstair's bathroom\naccessibility concerns with the Buena Vista Commons. The downstairs bathroom has a roll-in\nshower and the upstairs bathroom has a raised toilet, grab bars in the shower and a hand-held\ndrop down seat. This was not ideal, but they did much more as a result of attending the CDI\nmeeting.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, October 27, 2008 at\n7:00 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia A. Akil\nCommission Secretary\nG:\\Lucretia)CommDisability\\Minutes)2008\\Minutes_Sep 222008.do0", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR PLANNING BOARD MEETING\nMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE - 7:00 PM\nPresident Kohlstrand called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m.\nFLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member McNamara\nROLL CALL:\nPRESENT:\nPresident Kohlstrand, Vice-President Ezzy Ashcraft,\nBoard members Autorino, Cunningham. Cook and\nMcNamara\nABSENT:\nBoard member Lynch.\nSTAFF PRESENT:\nAndrew\nThomas,\nPlanning\nServices\nManager/Secretary to the Planning Board; Assistant\nCity Attorney Farimah Faiz; Supervising Planner\nCynthia Eliason; Supervising Planner Doug Garrison;\nAlthea J. Carter, Executive Assistant/Recording\nSecretary\nMINUTES:\nMinutes for the meeting of July 14, 2008. President Kohlstrand stated that she\nrequested additional screening on the west wall of Osh Hardware. This should be\nreflected on page 9 of the minutes from July 14, 2008. (Continued to the meeting of\nOctober 13, 2008).\nMinutes from the meeting of July 28, 2008 (pending)\nMinutes from the meeting of August 11, 2008 (pending)\nMinutes from the meeting of August 25, 2008 (pending)\nMinutes from the meeting of September 8, 2008 (pending)\n5.\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nNONE\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nStaff provided an update on Council actions on previous Planning Board decisions and\nan update on future agenda items.\nZoning Administrator Report\nPage 1 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 2, "text": "The Zoning Administrator meeting of September 16, 2008 was cancelled.\nUpdate on Alameda Point Advisory Task Force and Sun Cal Development Plans\nStaff provided an update on SunCal's preliminary development plans for Alameda Point.\nStaff has received hard copies of the plan and it will be provided to all Boards and\nCommissions. The Planning Board will be asked to review and comment on the plan but\nwill not be taking any action at this time. The SunCal preliminary development concept\nis available online at www.ci.alameda.ca.us.\nThe Board requested that comments from other Boards and Commissions be provided\nto the Planning Board prior to the meeting of October 27, 2008.\n7.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nAnyone may address the Board on a topic not on the agenda under this item by\nsubmitting a speaker's information slip, subject to the 5-minute time limit.\nNONE\n8.\nCONSENT CALENDAR:\nConsent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted, approved or\nadopted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or\nexplanation is received from the Planning Board or a member of the public by\nsubmitting a speaker slip for that item.\nNONE.\n9.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A.\nPLN08-0153 - General Plan Amendment -2400 Mariner Square Drive. The\napplicant is requesting a General Plan Amendment for the MU2 Mariner Square\nSpecific Mixed Use Area to permit additional office use. The site is located at\n2400 Mariner Square Drive within M-2-PD General Industrial (Manufacturing)\nPlanned Development Zoning District. (CE). (Continued from September 8,\n2008).\nCynthia Eliason presented the staff report. Staff recommended denial of this project.\nBoard member McNamara stated that in 2003 the City granted approval for replacement\nof a structure in this area. Since a new building has not been built she asked if time\nrestrictions are placed on these types of approvals and whether staff was aware of what\nthe owner plans to do with the site.\nPage 2 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 3, "text": "Staff responded that the approval was part of the Cardinal Point Planned Development\nAmendment (PDA). This 3,000 sf project vested at that time. The design review for the\nproject has expired but there is no expiration date on reconstruction of the two-story\noffice structure.\nThe Board requested an explanation on vesting.\nThe Assistant City Attorney explained vesting rights as they relate to the Cardinal Point\nPDA.\nBoard member Autorino asked whether the specific mention of the east side in the PDA\nwas intentional.\nStaff responded yes.\nBoard member McNamara moved and Board member Cunningham seconded the\nmotion to limit speaker time to three minutes. The motion was unanimously approved.\nThe public hearing was opened.\nSteve Farrand, attorney for the applicant, spoke in support of the proposal. He urged\nthe Board to approve Resolution #2 or Resolution #3.\nYolande Jurzykowski, applicant, explained that when she purchased the building the\nprevious owner removed all the restaurant equipment and the building has not been\nused as a restaurant since she purchased it. She urged to Board to grant her request to\nturn an unused building into office space.\nErnest Pierucci spoke in support of the project and the desire of his client to relocate her\nbusiness from San Leandro to this location in Alameda.\nCheryl Canaday is an Alameda resident with a business in San Leandro. She spoke in\nfavor of the project and expressed her desire to live and work in Alameda. Leasing\nspace at this site would allow her and her employees to work in Alameda.\nJana Fong spoke in support of the project. She is employed in San Leandro by Cheryl\nCanaday but she lives in Alameda.\nStephanie Lulofs spoke in support of the project. She is employed in San Leandro by\nCheryl Canaday but she lives in Alameda.\nThe public hearing was closed for Board discussion.\nBoard member Cook stated she understood the constraints the applicant was facing but\nshe expressed her concern about the glut of office space currently available elsewhere\nin Alameda. She stated that it is the responsibility of the Board to consider land use\nPage 3 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 4, "text": "resolution, prepared by staff, grants the applicants request with modifications.\nA Board discussion ensued regarding previous Board decisions in 1991 and 1999\naffecting this area.\nBoard member McNamara expressed her concern regarding the wording of resolution\n#3 as it relates to policy 2.6.b and 2.6.g of the General Plan. As written an additional\n100,000 square feet of non-water related institutional uses may be permitted, in addition\nto Cardinal Point.\nPresident Kohlstrand stated that it would be helpful to the Board, when deciding on\nthese types of proposals, for staff to provide information on the number of square feet\ncurrently allocated for this type of use, and the impact approval of the proposal would\nhave on future development in the area.\nBoard member McNamara stated she does not support a case-by-case adjustment in\nthe General Plan but would support a revised version of resolution #3.\nVice President Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she does support businesses wanting to\nrelocate to Alameda. Currently, there is an abundance of office space available in\nAlameda. With the limited amount of waterfront property and public access to the\nwaterfront in Alameda, she is not inclined to support this request.\nBoard member Cunningham supports resolution #3. He views this proposal as an\nadaptive reuse of an existing building. If the applicant was requesting conversion of a\nbuilding from office space to a restaurant, he suspects the Board's opinion would be\ndifferent. The Board has often commented on the need for public access to the water\nbut he does not see how using this building for office space would prevent that. He\nbelieves flexibility in planning should consider the economic times uses. He would\nsupport resolution #3 with revised language.\nBoard member Autorino stated the site has been vacant for two years, which does hurt\nthe community. He does not believe waiting for this building to become a restaurant is\nprudent. He supports the application as it brings economic benefit back to Alameda and\nPage 4 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 5, "text": "is an adaptive reuse of an existing building. He would support resolution #3 with\nchanges.\nPresident Kohlstrand supports flexibility with this property. She does not support\ndecisions on a case-by-case basis but supports decisions based on what is best for the\ncommunity. She believes it is not good for the community for the site to remain vacant.\nShe would support resolution #3 taking into consideration Board member McNamara's\ncomments. She supports flexibility in this area of the zoning district. She would like to\nclarify for the record what the base number is that the Board was starting with in regards\nto office space in the area and what the Board is trying to achieve.\nIn response to a Board inquiry staff discussed possible edits to the proposed\nresolutions.\nA Board discussion ensued on the range of possible business uses in this area.\nIn response to an inquiry by the Board, Stephen Farrand, attorney for the applicant\nresponded that BCDC requires that the applicant provide public access in this area and\nthe existing open space and access will remain in effect whether the building is used for\nan office or a restaurant.\nPresident Kohlstrand proposed amending Exhibit A to revise only the Office section and\nasked for Board comments on her suggestion. A Board discussion on this topic ensued.\nBoard member Autorino proposed that the Board assume the intent in 1991 was to set a\ntotal square footage for office space at 20,000 square feet as opposed to setting a limit\nfor office space of 5,000 square feet.\nBoard member Autorino proposed a motion, based on the intent of the previous\namendments to the General Plan that converting the building to office space was an\nacceptable use. Board member Cunningham seconded the motion.\nPresident Kohlstrand suggested the Board consider a motion that removes \"east of\nMariner Square Drive\" from the MU2 Mariner Square district of the General Plan.\nBoard member Autorino amended his previous motion to include Presidents\nKohlstrand's suggestion. Board member Cunningham seconded the motion.\nVice President Ezzy Ashcraft asked whether the Board planned to include language\nabout future restaurant uses in the area.\nStaff responded that the General Plan does not limit restaurant uses in this area.\nBoard member Cook stated that she is not opposed to looking at other uses for this\narea on a broader basis but not site by site. She would like clarification on the intent of\nthe changes made to the General Plan in 1991 and 1999.\nPage 5 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 6, "text": "President Kohlstrand asked for a vote on the motion that is currently before the Board.\nThe motion failed with the following voice vote - Ayes: 3; Noes: 3; Absent: 1; Abstain: 0.\nStaff explained that a split decision by the Board is considered a failure to approve and\ntreated the same as a denial. The applicant may appeal this decision to the City\nCouncil.\n9-B. Planned Development Amendment, Major Design Review - PDA05-0004,\nDR05-0073 - 523 South Shore Center - Harsch Investment Corp. The\napplicant requests approval of Planned Development Amendment and Major\nDesign Review entitlements and certification of an Environmental Impact Report\n(EIR) for redevelopment and expansion of Alameda Towne Centre. The project\nincludes redevelopment of the site, resulting in full build-out of up to\napproximately 706,650 square feet of gross leasable floor area, construction of a\nnew parking structure, pedestrian, bicycle and transit improvements, new\nsignage and other minor site improvements. (DG). (Continued from August 11,\n2008).\nDoug Garrison presented the staff report including new and modified conditions of\napproval.\nRandy Kyte, representing the applicant, addressed the proposed increase in square\nfootage. He stated that at this point, it is not economically feasible to build the garage\nbut requesting the option to build it provides the applicant with flexibility for future\nplanning. He discussed the process the applicant and nearby residents were involved in\nand that resulted in the proposed draft resolution.\nIn response to a Board inquiry Randy Kyte addressed the phases of the proposed\nsidewalk improvements.\nBoard member Cook asked if the Board approved 113,000 sf in 2003.\nStaff responded no.\nPresident Kohlstrand requested the current total square footage at the centre.\nStaff responded that it is approximately 600,000 sf and includes what is already built\nplus what is currently under construction.\nThe public hearing was opened.\nClaire Risley spoke in opposition to the project.\nPage 6 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 7, "text": "Board member Cunningham moved and Board member McNamara seconded the\nmotion to limit the speaker's time to three minutes. The motion passed unanimously.\nHolly Sellers spoke in opposition to the project.\nDorothy Reid, representing the Willows, addressed Harsch's willingness to work out a\ncompromise with nearby neighbors. She is comfortable with the current proposal.\nChristine Healey, representing Laguna Vista Homeowners Association, spoke in\nsupport of the modified proposal/resolution.\nDolores Radding asked what the occupied square footage of the Centre is.\nThe applicant responded that approximately 562,000 sf us occupied.\nDolores Radding spoke in opposition of the project.\nBlake Brydon, President, Alameda Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of the\nproposal.\nFred Reid spoke in opposition to the project and has concerns about the proposal's\nimpacts on traffic.\nThe public hearing was closed for Board discussion.\nIn response to the Board's request Randy Kyte explained that of 608,307 sf 92.2% is\nleased, 86% occupied (this includes the leased but unoccupied OSH building).\nTherefore, 569,000 sf is leased, and approximately 522,000 sf occupied.\nBoard member Cunningham asked for an explanation from staff regarding the proposed\nrequest for an expansion to 706,000 sf.\nStaff responded that the additional approximately 25,000 sf will provide flexibility to the\napplicant.\nBoard member Cunningham asked if this approach provides the opportunity for future\ntraffic/transportation evaluation.\nStaff responded that the EIR has already been certified and certification included the\ntraffic evaluation for 706,000 sf.\nPresident Kohlstrand asked the Assistant City Attorney for an opinion of whether a\nfuture traffic study could be required.\nThe Assistant City Attorney expressed concerns about conducting additional studies for\nthe same purpose once the EIR has been certified.\nPage 7 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 8, "text": "Board member Cook explained that the Board has design review approval but not use\napproval.\nPresident Kohlstrand stated the three major issues the Board is considering: how much\nsquare footage is appropriate for the site, what are the proposed site improvements\n(including the garage and the timing of sidewalk installation) and the design and\norientation of the buildings. She suggested the Board conduct a focused discussion\nconcentrating on these areas.\nBoard member Cunningham expressed concern about approving 706,000 sf at this\ntime. He suggested the applicant return to the Planning Board when a specific proposal\nfor the additional 25,000 sf is ready. He is concerned about how the level of service is\ndefined in the traffic analysis and whether a garage is necessary at this time.\nBoard member Cook agrees with many of Board member Cunningham's comments.\nShe is also concerned about the environmental and livability impacts of the increase in\nsquare footage. She is uncomfortable approving additional square footage when the\nuses have not yet been determined.\nBoard member McNamara agrees with Board member Cook. She is concerned that the\namount of square footage seems to change. She does not feel confident that the\nnumbers are accurate. She does not support expansion beyond 681,000 sf.\nVice President Ezzy Ashcraft is in agreement with Board member McNamara. The\nrequest for additional square feet seems speculative. Since the center is not yet fully\noccupied she does not see the need for additional square footage. She is concerned\nabout additional low-end retailers moving into the center and would like to see the\ncenter fully occupied before expanding.\nBoard member Autorino stated that it was his impression that 650,000 sf had already\nalready been approved and the proposal before the board was an increase to 706,000\nsf.\nStaff explained that approximately 600,000 has been approved and the total square\nfootage goes up to 681,000 in Phase III of the project. The second story in the old\nMervyn's building plus two new restaurants in the shoreline area account for the 81,000\nsf.\nPresident Kohlstrand asked staff to clarify the amount of additional square footage of\nthe second floor on the Mervyn's building.\nStaff responded that 73,412 sf would be for Kohl's and the balance would be for\nrestaurants.\nPage 8 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 9, "text": "sf, and the implications should the Board approve less than 650,000 sf.\nBoard member Cook asked staff to provide information on the 2003 approval and the\nmitigation measures already completed by the applicant.\nPresident Kohlstrand recognized Randy Kyte.\nRandy Kyte stated his understanding of the 2003 PDA is that as long as the applicant\nmet mitigation measures for 657,000 sf and a plan for developing a gas station and the\nbeach area was presented, 657,000 sf can be developed without any additional\nmitigation being done. The proposal before the Board tonight includes mitigation\nmeasures based on additional square footage above the 657,000.\nA Board discussion ensued on what amount of square footage was approved in the\n2003 PDA and the amount of square footage currently being requested.\nPresident Kohlstrand inquired whether there are use restrictions in development of the\nshoreline area.\nStaff responded that the area is zoned C-Z/PD and uses specified for this zoning area\nare allowed.\nPresident Kohlstrand requested that staff review the 2003 PDA and inform the Board if\nany obligations toward the applicant are contained in the 2003 resolution. Board\nmember Cook requested staff also include what operating constraints and obligations\nwere placed on the applicant at that time.\nBoard member Cook requested the Assistant City Attorney review the 2003 PDA and\nresolution to determine the exact amount of square footage approved by the Planning\nBoard.\nBoard member Cunningham moved and Vice President Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the\nmotion to continue this item to the meeting of 10/13/08. The motion passed with the\nfollowing voice vote - 6, Noes: 0, Absent 1, Abstain: 0\nPage 9 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2008-09-22", "page": 10, "text": "10.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone.\n11.\nBOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nBoard members may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement or\nmake a brief report on his or her activities. In addition, the Board may provide a referral\nto staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back to the body\nat a subsequent meeting concerning a City matter or, through the chair, direct staff to\nplace a request to agendize a matter of business on a future agenda.\nThe Board requested staff provide an update on the status of Alameda Landing. Staff\nresponded that negotiations with Clif Bar and Target are continuing.\n12.\nADJOURNMENT:\n10:53 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nAndrew Thomas, Secretary\nCity Planning Board\nThis meeting was audio and video taped.\nPage 10 of 10", "path": "PlanningBoard/2008-09-22.pdf"}