{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJune 25, 2012\n1.\nROLL CALL\nThe meeting was called to order at 6:34 P.M.\nPresent: Chair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Harp, Commissioner Fort, Tam, and Deutsch.\nAbsent: Commissioners Krongold, Moore, and Kirola\n2.\nMINUTES\n2-A.\nThe minutes were approved with changes.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\n3-A.\nGuests : Steven Baird, Matthew Fitzgerald, and Ruthann Crawford\n4.\nNEW BUSINESS\n4-A.\nAlameda Fire Department Safety Assessments and Minor Accessibility Modifications\n(Ruthann Crawford, HUD funding)\nRuthann Crawford stated that Chief D'Orazi is providing HUD funding for the Alameda\nSafety & Accessibility Program. A.S.A.P provides installation of ramps, doorways,\ncountertops, etc. for people with special needs at no cost to the citizen. All citizens of\nAlameda are able to participate if they earn moderate income. Most elderly and disabled\nqualify for this program.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked about the success rate of the program to which Crawford\nreplied they are trying to create outreach programs to gain better recognition. Crawford\nhad already contacted former A.S.A.P participants and seniors in Alameda. She had also\nposted information on the City's website and she wants to next meet with Alameda Sun.\nChair Lord-Hausman added that Alameda Municipal Power and Alameda Food Bank\nmay be able to write about A.S.A.P. to which Commissioner Tam commented Meals on\nWheels and local churches (i.e. Buena Vista Church) can be good resources as well.\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that Mastick Senior Center and Alameda Multicultural\nCenter (Zoe Holder) would be good places to outreach to.\nCrawford wants to target the lower income population because those with higher income\nmay already have all these installations in their homes.\n1", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 2, "text": "Chair-Lord Hausman thanked Ruthann Crawford for her presentation and inclusion of the\nCDI in the process.\n5.\nOLD BUSINESS\n5-A.\nGoals and Objectives 2012 (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman presented a draft mission statement written by Commissioner\nDeutsch regarding respecting people with disabilities in the community.\nVice-Chair Harp added an ending sentence to the draft mission statement.\nChair Lord-Hausman stated she sent CDI member feedback drafts on potential\nreorganization to the Assistant City Manager but has not heard back.\n5-B.\nUniversal Design Work Group Update (Chair Lord-Hausman):\nChair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Harp, and Commissioner Deutsch are working to\ndevelop ordinance language and gathering information from other cities regarding\nuniversal design.\nCommissioner Deutsch created a Universal Design Wish List including jobs such as: side\nand front entrances to homes should have slopes instead of steps, homes should have an\naccessible door bell to children and people in wheelchairs, accessible light switches,\nvaried countertop heights, wider doorways and hallways for wheelchair accessibility,\nlever door handles, adjustable showers/cabinets/drawers/etc\nChair Lord-Hausman stated that it is important to make projects accessible to everyone;\nthose with physical limitations and those without.\nVice-Chair Harp stated that the Planning Board meeting discussed Housing Element\napproved universal design language through 2014 with State laws and funding. However,\nZoning Ordinance changes are needed. Andrew Thomas fully supports this. The next\nPlanning Board meeting will be Wed, July 17th\nCommissioner Tam added San Jose State has an Occupational Therapy Department that\nmay have an area on universal design which may be beneficial.\nCommissioner Deutsch stated there are O.T. programs everywhere. The closest one is in\nOakland, Samuel Merritt University.\n5-C.\nCity Council Meetings Report (Commissioner Fort):\nCommissioner Fort reported nothing from the City Council meeting but there was a loud\nbuzz on the recorder which made it difficult to listen to. Lori Amaya was asked to take\ncare of the buzzing issue.\n2", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 3, "text": "5-D\nPlanning Board Meeting Report (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nSee Vice Chair Harp's report under 5-B\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n7.\nANNOUNCEMENTS\n7-A.\nThere were no announcements from the commission, but Chair Lord-Hausman asked if\nthere was anything that the audience would like to add. Matthew Fitzgerald read his letter\n(forwarded to Lucretia)\n7-B\nChair Lord-Hausman then mentioned the transportation commission meetings were being\nheld on Wednesday nights regarding pedestrian and bicycle crosswalk, lights, and lane\nprojects.\n8.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia Akil\nBoard Secretary\n3", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012\n1. CONVENE:\n7:06 pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member Zuppan\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent: President Zuppan, Vice-President Burton, Board members\nEzzy Ashcraft, Henneberry (arrived at 9:15 p.m.), Knox White, and\nK\u00f6ster.\nAbsent: None\n4. MINUTES:\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of May 14, 2012\nThe motion was made to continue the minutes to correct numerous errors.\nMotion-Board member Ezzy Ashcraft. Second-Vice President Burton. Approved 5-0\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of May 30, 2012 (Pending)\n5. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nMotion by Board member Knox White to move Item 10 and 11 to after Item 9-B. Seconded\nby Board member Ezzy Ashcraft. Approved 5-0\n6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nWritten Report\n6-A Future Agendas\nAndrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager, provided an overview of upcoming projects.\n7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone\n8. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n8-A. Zoning Administrator and Design Review Recent Actions and Decisions. A report of\nrecent actions on minor variances, minor variances, and design review applications.\nItem being continued to July 9, 2011 Planning Board meeting.\n8-B. VF Campus Construction Update - Solar Energy Modifications. A report on recent\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 5\nJune 25, 2012", "path": "PlanningBoard/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 2, "text": "modifications to the VF Campus to achieve \"Net Zero\" energy use through the\naddition of additional solar collection panels.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft pulled the item from the Consent Calendar.\nPlanning Board Members praised the efforts of the developer to exceed the\nconditions and build such an exceptional project. Motion-Board member Ezzy\nAshcraft. Second-Board member Knox White. Approved 5-0\n8-C. Islander Apartments Construction Update - Color Pallet Modifications A report on a\nminor change to the approved color scheme for the Islander Apartments project.\nMotion-Board member Knox White. Second-Board member K\u00f6ster. Approved 5-0\n9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A. Alameda Point North West Territories Design Concepts. A presentation by UC\nBerkeley Landscape Design Studio Students on design concepts for the Northwest\nTerritories at Alameda Point.\nStudents from the UC Berkeley Landscape Design Studio gave a presentation on\ndesign concepts for the Northwest Territories at Alameda point.\n9-B.\nArtemis Racing Team Use Permit - Interim Use Permit - Applicant: Bill Erkelens,\nfor Artemis Racing. A public hearing to consider a proposed Interim Use Permit to\noperate a temporary floating dock, temporary crane, and associated temporary\nfacilities on the taxiway and Seaplane Lagoon in front of Building 12 and Building 40.\nMr. Thomas gave a brief description of the project.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft asked where the hangar was located.\nMr. Thomas replied along the eastern edge of the Sea Plane Lagoon in Building 12\non West Tower.\nVice President Burton asked what sort of fencing was being placed around the site.\nBill Erkelens, the applicant, stated that the fence will be portable cyclone fencing like\nthe type the Navy is currently using for their clean-up.\nPresident Zuppan opened the public comment period.\nKame Richards, America's Cup Committee, spoke in favor of the project.\nDavid Forbes, America's Cup Committee, spoke in favor of the project.\nPresident Zuppan closed the public comment period.\nBoard member Knox White requested that the resolution be revised to state that the\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 5\nJune 25, 2012", "path": "PlanningBoard/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 3, "text": "Use Permit can be extended for up to one year by the Zoning Administrator in the\nevent that the team is able to stay in Alameda.\nMr. Erkelens stated that the America's Cup defender has the option to require all of\nthe teams be centrally located at the race venue.\nBoard member Knox White made the motion to approve the Use Permit as amended\nto allow the Zoning Administrator to extend the permit for up to one year. Second-\nBoard member K\u00f6ster. Approved 5-0\n9-C. 1600 Park Street Design Review and Use Permit. - Applicant: Foley Investments.\nA public hearing to consider a design review and use permit proposal to construct\ntwo new one story commercial buildings and parking and landscape improvements at\n1600 Park Street.\nMr. Thomas gave a brief description of the project. He mentioned that one of the\nconcerns is the traffic flow and how it will impact Park Street.\nGreg Klein, architect for the project gave a presentation.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft asked it the redesigned corner element at Tilden Way\nand Park Street has a door.\nMr. Klein stated that the door is at the other end of the building by the extension of\nPacific Avenue.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to see a door at the corner\nTilden Way and Park Street. The other board members concurred. She also\ninquired about the truck staging area near the drive -thru and the receiving door.\nMr. Klein stated that the building will not have a loading dock so there will be a\nreceiving door recessed off of Tilden Way to provide access to the stock area of the\nstore. He mentioned that the trucks will park in the staging area between 10 p.m. to\n5 a.m. and unload product with tow dollies through the receiving door.\nMr. Thomas warned the applicant about the overnight deliveries and the impact on\nthe neighboring residents citing issues with the South Shore Center overnight\ndeliveries and the issuance of Use permits for the deliveries. He also stated that the\napplicant is asking for 24-hour operations, which needs to be addressed.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the trucks will enter and exit the site.\nMr. Klein stated that the trucks will enter and exit on Park Street and possibly exit on\nto Tilden Way also. They are not planning anticipating the trucks enter on Tilden\nWay\nBoard member K\u00f6ster questioned why the drawing shows a truck on Tilden Way\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 5\nJune 25, 2012", "path": "PlanningBoard/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 4, "text": "seemingly located in an area to off load product.\nMr. Klein stated that they have not yet received a internal layout for the store so they\nhave left it open for two areas for the trucks to stage.\nPresident Zuppan asked about the parking area behind Pad B, citing that it looks like\nit is a dead end and there appears to be no exit on Foley Street.\nMr. Klein stated that the applicants are still working with the neighboring business on\na Reciprocal Easement Agreement (REA) to allow access to the parking lot from the\nneighboring lot.\nKen Carvalho, applicant, stated that the traffic consultant suggested it would work\nbetter for the flow not to have it as a exit because the drivers just then need to turn\nright on Tilden Way so it would be better for them just to exit on to Tilden Way.\nBoard member Knox White stated that he would like to see the handicap and regular\nparking removed from the entry road stating that he feels it will cause back-ups onto\nPark Street. The other board members concurred.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to see the entire entry on\nPark Street removed to make the area more pedestrian friendly allowing for entry\nonly on Foley Street and Tilden Way.\nBoard member Knox White asked if a representative from CVS was present.\nMr. Carvalho stated no.\nBoard member Knox White asked it they had a signed lease with CVS.\nMr. Carvalho stated no but they do have a letter on intent.\nBoard member Knox White asked what guarantee the City has if they approve the\ndrive-thru and CVS leaves that it will not become a fast food drive-thru in the\nfuture.\nMr. Thomas stated that the Planning Board can condition the drive-thru use.\nJohn Buestad, applicant, stated that CVS has stated that as long as they are there\nthey want the drive-thru and would remove it if they vacated the property.\nBoard member Ezzy Ashcraft stated that the installation of drive-thru windows is\ndiscouraged through the City's environmental documents in an effort to reduce green\nhouse gases.\nBoard member Knox White would like to see less curb cuts on Park St. He\nquestioned the flat iron element at the corner that actually leads to nowhere.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 5\nJune 25, 2012", "path": "PlanningBoard/2012-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2012-06-25", "page": 5, "text": "Mr. Thomas stated that the item will be returning to the Planning Board for action in\nAugust.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None.\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS :\nBoard member Knox White stated that when the City lost control of the ferry to the\nWater Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), they agreed to move the ferry\nbuilding to the area near the Sea Plan Lagoon at Alameda point. He would like to\nCity to continue to push WETA to move the building.\n12. ADJOURNMENT: 10:10 p.m.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 5\nJune 25, 2012", "path": "PlanningBoard/2012-06-25.pdf"}