{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011\n1. CONVENE:\n7:08 pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member Zuppan\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent: President Ezzy Ashcraft, Board members Burton,\nHenneberry, and Zuppan.\nAbsent: Vice-President Autorino and Board member Kohlstrand\n4. MINUTES:\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of April 25, 2011\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of September 26, 2011\nBoard member Burton clarified his statement on page 3, first paragraph, stating his objection\nwas that the use was not consistent with the goals of the City of Alameda's Local Action\nPlan for Climate Control. He also stated for the record that the applicant was not present at\nthe hearing. President Ezzy Ashcraft the spelling of speaker names on page 2. Minutes\napproved as amended 4-0.\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of October 10, 2011, (Pending)\n5. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nNone\n6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nWritten Report\n6-A Future Agendas\nAndrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager, provided an overview of upcoming projects.\nBoard member Zuppan requested that the Master Street Plan be brought to a future\nPlanning Board meeting to review the policies.\n7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nNancy Braham, resident, expressed outrage over the removal of the street trees on Park\nStreet between Central Avenue and San Jose Avenue.\nStuart Rickard, resident, expressed outrage over the removal of the street trees on Park\nStreet between Central Avenue and San Jose Avenue.\nPage 1 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 2, "text": "Chuck Kapelke, resident, expressed outrage over the removal of the street trees on Park\nStreet between Central Avenue and San Jose Avenue.\nTrish Spencer, resident, expressed outrage over the removal of the street trees on Park\nStreet between Central Avenue and San Jose Avenue.\n8. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n8-A\nPublic Art Proposal - Grand Marina - Warmington Residential CA. Two\nfreestanding metal sculptures to be located on private property off Hibbard Street and\nat the foot of Grand Street adjacent to the Grand Marina and the Oakland/Alameda\nEstuary. If approved, the sculptures will satisfy the Alameda public art requirement.\nThe motion was made and approved to move the item off the consent calendar.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft opened the public comment period.\nCarol Gottstein, resident, raised concerns about the copper material the art is to be made of\nfor fear that it will be stolen.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft closed the public comment period.\nMr. Thomas gave a brief overview of the Public Art Program stating that the project is a\npublic art proposal for Warmington Residential California (commonly referred to as\nWarmington Homes) at Grand Marina. Pursuant to the requirements of the City of Alameda\nPublic Art Ordinance, the applicant is requesting approval of on-site artwork in the form of\ntwo metal sculptures. The sculptures will be installed on private property along the publicly\naccessible shoreline. He stated that the proposed artwork will be maintained and protected\nby the project owners, as required by the conditions of approval. Should any damage or\ntheft occur to the art over time the applicant will be responsible for repair or replacement.\nThe motion was made by Board member Henneberry and seconded by Board member\nBurton to approve the Public Art project. Approved 4-0.\n9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A\nPLN11-0286 Design Review - Ploughshares Nursery at 2701 West Main Street.\nThe project consists of a 2,580 square feet plant nursery retail building for\nPloughshares Nursery. The one-story structure will utilize strawbale and earthbag\nconstruction and incorporate solar energy and on-site stormwater treatment. The\nproject is located within an M-2-F zoning district.\nMr. Thomas gave an overview of the project. This design review application is a proposal to\nbuild a new freestanding building at the Ploughshares Nursery. He stated that the proposed\ndesign includes a number of unique sustainable design features. The structure will provide\nPloughshares with a new visual presence on Main Street and provide space for year-round,\nindoor retail sales and educational workshops. The building itself is a demonstration of\nsustainable design principles. The building will employ a number of sustainable design\nPage 2 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 3, "text": "strategies and alternative construction technologies including straw bale construction, earth\nbag construction, and the use of salvaged, donated and surplus materials for non-structural\nbuilding components such as windows, doors, flooring and wall materials.\nDoug Biggs, Director, Alameda Point Collaborative gave an overview of the nursery and its\nconnection with the residents of the Collaborative. He stated that the new building will\nenhance the retail and wholesale business at the nursery and act as an education center.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft spoke fondly of the nursery and its contributions to the City.\nBoard member Zuppan commended the Alameda Point Collaborative for the work they do at\nthe nursery.\nBoard member Burton asked what the estimated timeline was for construction.\nMr. Biggs stated that the construction is slated to being in the spring of 2012.\nBoard member Burton mentioned that fund raising efforts by Community Action for\nSustainable Alameda (CASA) could possibly be done to add to the solar panels and\nadditional items for the building. He stated that it is an exciting project and Ploughshares\nNursery is a great asset to the City.\nMotion was made by Board member Burton and seconded by Board member Zuppan to find\nthe project exempt from further review under CEQA pursuant to guideline section 15303;\nand approve Design Review Application PLN11-0286. Approved 4-0.\n9-B Recommend Adoption of An Ordinance for Food Truck Operations Amending\nAlameda Municipal Code Sections 6-27.4, 6-52.1 and 22-8.1 to allow Sale of Goods\nfrom a Rolling Store with Approval of a Special Event Permit or Conditional Use\nPermit; and Adopt Food Truck Program Guidelines, including Standard Conditions of\napproval for Conditional Use Permit or Encroachment Permit for Rolling Stores.\nStaff requests continuance to a future meeting.\n9-C\nPublic Hearing / Scoping Session of the Environmental Impact Report for the\nproposal to reconfigure the Chuck Corica Golf Course, build up to 130 housing units\non the lands currently occupied by the Mif Albright 9-hole course and build playing\nfields on 12 acres of land on North Loop Road in the Harbor Bay Business Park.\nMr. Thomas stated that the purpose of the hearing is to provide a forum for the public to\nidentify issues or questions that may be of concern to the community. Also to provide an\nopportunity for the public to submit comments on the scope of a Draft Environmental\nImpact Report (DEIR) that will be prepared if the City Council chooses to examine the\nproposal. The DEIR should fully inform the community and City decision makers about\nthe potential environmental impacts of the proposal and enable a well-informed decision\nat a future date on the project. He stated that there would not be any action taken by\nthe Planning Board at this meeting but should the City Council decide to go forward with\nthe project the Planning Board will play a very important role in making the final\nrecommendation on the project to the Council.\nPage 3 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 4, "text": "Mr. Thomas reported that on December 13, 2011, the City Council will consider a staff\nrecommendation to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Harbor Bay Island\nAssociates (HBIA). The MOA is designed to create a process and a funding source for the\nevaluation of a proposal that would entail a land swap between the City of Alameda and\nHBIA to provide private funds for improvements at the Golf Complex and land and funds to\nbuild a new 12-acre public sports center.\nIf the City Council approves the MOA, then staff and a team of consultants will prepare a\ncomprehensive evaluation of all the potential environmental impacts of all aspects of the\nproposal and a range of project alternatives. Specifically, the DEIR will address\nTransportation, Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology,\nSoils, and Seismicity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and\nWater Quality, Land Use, Plans, and Zoning, Noise, Population, Employment, and Housing,\nPublic Services, Utilities and Service Systems, and Alternatives to the project, including a\nNo-Project alternative.\nOnce the DEIR is completed and circulated for public review, the Planning Board will hold a\nsecond public hearing to provide an opportunity to comment on the adequacy of the analysis\nincluded in the DEIR. Staff will then prepare a Final EIR for public circulation before any\nfinal actions on the project can be taken on the proposal.\nHe stated that the proposed project has three principal components:\n1. Redesign, relocation, construction, and operation of a new 9-hole Mif Albright Par\n3 Golf Course adjacent to the redesigned 18 hole Jack Clark Course. This portion of\nthe total Project includes: (1) construction of a new 9-hole Mif Albright Par 3 Golf Course\nlocated on the easterly side of the Lucious Bateman Driving Range and a reconfigured\nlayout for the Jack Clark South Course and some other land in the southeasterly portion\nof the City's Chuck Corica Golf Complex to accommodate the new Mif Albright Course;\n(2) drainage and other improvements to the Jack Clark South Course, and (3)\nconstruction of a new entry at Clubhouse Memorial Road. No General Plan or zoning\namendments would be necessary for this portion of the project.\n2.\nConstruction and occupancy of up to 130 new housing units on the 12 acres\ncurrently occupied by the 9-hole Mif Albright Golf Course acreage. This portion of\nthe Project includes development of up to 130 new homes on the 12 acres of land\ncurrently occupied by the 9-hole Mif Albright Golf Course. The City's General Plan\nwould be amended to change the Land Use designation of this new parcel from \"Parks\nand Public Open Space\" to \"Medium-Density Residential,\" and the City's Zoning Map\nwould be amended to change the Zoning District classification of this new parcel from \"O\n- Open Space\" to R-2-PD, i.e. R-2 Residential, with a Planned Development Overlay. It\nis anticipated that the P.D. Overlay will specify standards and requirements for the\ndevelopment of the site for up to 130 single family detached homes. The subdivision\nwould have up to 130 residential lots sized at least 35 feet by 70 feet. The homes can\nbe up to three stories in height, with variety in home sizes permitted. Each home would\nhave two covered parking spaces, and the new neighborhood would provide off-street\nguest parking. The new neighborhood would have three entry points: (1) off Island Drive\nby way of Clubhouse Memorial Road; (2) off Maitland Drive; and (3) off Flower Road.\nPage 4 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 5, "text": "3.\nConstruction and operation of 12 acres of active recreational facilities and public\nsports fields on 12 acres of land located in the Harbor Bay Business Park on\nNorth Loop Road. Under the proposal, the 12 acres on North Loop Road will become\npart of the City's public park system and developed with public sports fields.\nAlso, the City's General Plan would need to be amended to change the Land Use\ndesignation of the North Loop Road parcels from \"Business Park\" to \"Parks and Public Open\nSpace,\" and the City's Zoning Map would be amended to change the Zoning District\nclassification of the North Loop Road parcels from \"C-M-PD (Commercial-Manufacturing\nwith a Planned Development Overlay)\" to \"O - Open Space.\" Preliminary plans for the site\ninclude two soccer fields and two baseball fields and supportive facilities such as public\nrestrooms, a concession stand, and off-street parking areas could be accommodated on the\nNorth Loop Road parcels.\nMr. Thomas mentioned that the City received over 150 letters of opposition to the land swap\nproject.\nBoard member Zuppan asked how the Park Maintenance Fund was going to pay for the\nadditional sports fields and will there be a tipping point with the traffic study regarding the\nimpact during a lane closure on Island Drive. She also asked who would be paying for the\nEIR and additional studies concerning the project.\nMr. Thomas responded that that one of the unanswered questions regarding the project is\nhow is the City going to fund the maintenance of the new sports fields. He acknowledged\nthat the impacts of a lane closure should be looked at in the traffic study. He reported that\nall studies and staff expenses will be paid for by the applicant.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft asked where the number of 130 homes came from.\nMr. Thomas responded that HBIA came up with the total.\nBoard member Henneberry asked why the Planning Board was hearing the item if no action\nwas being taken.\nMr. Thomas stated that the project has caused a lot of public outcry and the City wanted to\nget all of the information out to the residents prior to it being heard by the City Council.\nBoard member Burton asked if a study has or will be done to attest that the Golf Complex\nimprovements will bring in more rounds/revenue to the facility. He also questioned the $7.2\nmillion dollar amount to build the sports fields yet the actual cost has not yet been\ndetermined and can that original amount be increased should future studies show the cost\nto be more.\nMr. Thomas responded the National Golf Foundation (NGF) analyzed the Golf Complex in\n2008 and recommended that improvements would help with the revenue and rounds. He\nstated that the $7.2 million dollar amount is certainly open for discussion.\nThe motion was made and seconded to limit the speaker time to 3 minutes due to the large\nPage 5 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 6, "text": "number of speakers. Motion approved 4-0.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft opened the public comment period.\nMichael Robles-Wong, Community of Harbor Bay Isle Owners Assoc., spoke in opposition\nof the project.\nJames Leach, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nLola Brown, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nNorma Arnerich, Golf Complex Beautification Program, spoke in opposition to the land\nswap.\nConnie Wendling, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nGeorge Humphreys, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nSam Moriana, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nBarbara Hoepner, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nDorothy Moody, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nAlexander Stevens, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nRed Wetherill, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nSandy Sullivan, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nJim Strehlow, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nBrian Schumacher, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nBrad Murphy, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nDianne Emery, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nLen Peters, CLASS, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nGeorge Gammell, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nLil Arnerich, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nKen Peterson, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nBarbara Price, North Loop Business Group, wanted to ensure that at no time would the\nvacant land at North Loop Road be considered for residential development.\nDan Saso, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nPage 6 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 7, "text": "Joe Van Winkle, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nJames Manning, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nPatricia Gannon, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nKaren Bey, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nWilliam Smith, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nBill McNamara, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nJane Sullwold, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nTrish Spencer, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nJon Spangler, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nNancy Hird, ACT, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nHilary Woo, resident, spoke in opposition to the land swap.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft closed the public comment period.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft asked for clarification on the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)\nItem #7 which reads:\n\"HBIA's Work with Harbor Bay Business Park-HBIA shall make commercially reasonable\nefforts to work with other property owners and businesses in the Harbor Bay Business Park\nto encourage them to agree to make financial contributions to the cost of construction of the\nnew sports fields and related facilities, and to encourage them to arrange for the ongoing\nmaintenance of the sports fields and related facilities to be included in the scope of work of\nthe Harbor Bay Business Park Zone of the City's Island City Landscape and Lighting District\n84-2 and paid for from assessments levied on the properties in the Harbor Bay Business\nPark\".\nMr. Thomas responded that the owners in the Harbor Bay Business Park have special\nassessments on their property taxes for the maintenance of the business park and HBIA is\ngoing to try and convince the business owners to include the maintenance of the Sports\nComplex and facilities in their assessment district.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft asked if HBIA has secured any agreements so far and if the\nproperty owners do not agree what are the other alternatives.\nMr. Thomas stated that HBIA has not secured any agreements with the business owners\nand the other alternatives have not been discussed.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern regarding economic development and requiring\nbusinesses to maintain these types of facilities.\nPage 7 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-10-24", "page": 8, "text": "Board member Burton reiterated the fact that there are quite a few unknowns about the\npotential costs associated with the project and very little guarantees that the City would not\nend up accruing costs for the maintenance or the facilities.\nPresident Ezzy Ashcraft mentioned that read the following summary of the three emails\nreceived supporting the project into the record:\nDoric Development created Harbor Bay Isle, which is a very nice development.\n130 new homes will bring more property tax money to the City.\nPlease vote yes.\nShe recapped on other emails received but concerns not mentioned tonight:\n3-story homes, not consistent with Bay Farm Island homes.\nOnly one bridge to get on and off the island.\nLack of homes for the elderly or disabled.\nBoard member Zuppan stated that the traffic problems need to consider other areas of\nAlameda. Also how will the project affect the Golf Complex and the wildlife there with the\nconstruction, traffic, and increase population? She stated concern that a speaker\nmentioned that the City is killing squirrels at the Golf Complex.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None.\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: None.\n12. ADJOURNMENT: 11:25 p.m.\nPage 8 of 8", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-10-24.pdf"}