{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nMONDAY- - -JANUARY 28, 2012--3:30 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M.\n(13-031) A Special Meeting was called to allow the Council to attend the Public Utilities\nBoard's Annual Planning Workshop.\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 1, "text": "UNAPPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nMonday, January 28, 2013 6:30 p.m.\n1.\nROLL CALL\nThe meeting was called to order at 6:40 P.M.\nPresent: Chair Lord-Hausman, Vice-Chair Harp, Commissioners Fort, Kirola, Warren,\nDeutsch, and Tam\nAbsent: none\n2.\nMINUTES\n2-A.\nThe minutes were approved with three changes.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\nGail Payne of Public Works acknowledged that the Transportation Commission approved\nthe audible accessible pedestrian signals.\nChair Lord-Hausman introduced Bonnie Leber who will be liaison to the CDI for the\nMastick Senior Center Board.\n4.\nNEW BUSINESS\n4-A.\nElection of Officers (Secretary Akil)\nVote on election of officers.\nCommissioner Deutsch made a motion to nominate Chair Lord-Hausman as Chair of the\nCommission. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Warren, which carried a\nunanimous voice vote - 7.\nVice-Chair Harp made a motion to nominate Commissioner Deutsch as Vice-Chair of the\nCommission. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Warren, which carried\na\nunanimous voice vote - 7.\n4-B.\nParatransit Modifications (Gail Payne, Public Works)\nGail Payne from Public Works gave a presentation on the Paratransit Program. She\nreviewed the six recommendations set forth, and further recommended that the program\nstay intact.\nVice-Chair Harp acknowledged that the report was well prepared and there seems to be\nan increase in ridership. It is an excellent idea to open the ridership up to all users.\n1", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 2, "text": "Commissioner Warren asked about the marketing/outreach for the service to which Gail\nstated they have been working with the AP Collaborative as well as contacts through\nvarious non-profits.\nCommissioner Warren asked about the height of benches at the transit stops to which\nGail stated they will do an average (of height regarding disabled patron) when installing\nbenches. Chair Lord-Hausman stated that average height is 17 inches. Another concern is\nwhether the bench has arms.\nThe Commission approved the recommendations presented by the Public Works staff\nreport, which carried a unanimous voice vote - 7.\n4-C. Shoreline / Westline Drive Bikeway Project Redesign (Gail Payne, Public Works)\nGail Payne from the Public Works department gave a presentation regarding the specifics\nof the proposed Shoreline/Westline Drive Bikeway Project.\nChair Lord-Hausman asked if the cycle track is on the beach path and if parking would be\nfurther down that track to which Gail stated parking would be on the left side of the travel\npath.\nChair Lord-Hausman expressed safety concerns for peds/disabled when not only crossing\nthe street lanes but also having to be aware of two-way bicycle traffic and asked if the\nbicyclists will be aware of peds crossing the track.\nCommissioner Warren asked where would parking be available for the North side of\nShoreline/Westline to which Gail stated parking would be available anywhere on the\nstreet.\nCommissioner Warren asked if lighting would be added along the crossing to which Gail\nstated colored pavement would be used for night-time crossing.\nChair Lord-Hausman acknowledged that the public will have to be educated on the re-\ndesign of the entire Shoreline/Westline proposed changes.\nCommissioner Tam stated that there will definitely need to be re-education but it is a\ncomprehensive plan.\nCommissioner Deutsch asked if there would be additional stop signs to which Gail\nresponded there would be none.\n5.\nOLD BUSINESS\n5-A.\nGoals and Objectives 2012 (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated she would like the CDI to think about goals for 2013. Chair\nLord-Hausman also reviewed the 2012 goals and objectives accomplished.\n2", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 3, "text": "Chair Lord-Hausman asked Commissioner Tam to work with Alameda Police\nDepartment regarding sensitivity training for the Capon Housing Project to which he\nagreed.\nThe Chair stated the Universal Design Ordinance is moving forward along with Park\nStreet Bench Project and working with Mastick Senior Center.\nVice-Chair Harp stated there has been an increased interest in the CDI.\n5-B. Universal Design Work Group Update (Vice Chair Harp)\nVice-Chair Harp stated the work group met on January 14th and will have the final draft\navailable in February.\n5-C.\nPark Street Bench Project (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated the project is moving along slowly. Chair Lord-Hausman\nwill check with Public Works Director, Matt Naclerio on the progress. Chair Lord-\nHausman asked Commissioner Warren to be the liaison with Public Works on the project.\n5-D.\nCity Council Meeting Report (Commissioner Fort)\nCommissioner Fort stated that there is nothing to report.\n5-E.\nPlanning Board Meeting Report (Chair Lord-Hausman)\nChair Lord-Hausman stated there is a lot of development going on including Alameda\nLanding Boat Works. The development of the Universal Design Ordinance is paramount\nto the timing of their development projects.\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS (Secretary Akil)\nSecretary Akil requested that the CDI decide the meeting schedule for 2013. The CDI\nagreed that the next meeting will be Monday, April 22, 2013 and will decide on future\nmeetings at that time.\n7.\nANNOUNCEMENTS\n7-A.\nCommissioner Deutsch stated that the Market Place on Park Street installed automatic\ndoors.\n7-B. Chair Lord-Hausman stated there will be community meetings and there is an online\nsurvey regarding the Alameda Belt Line open space project.\n7-C. Chair Lord-Hausman stated she and Commissioner Fort have attended the Risk Based\nPilot Project held at Mastick in order to develop a Pilot Project Program to reach the\nvulnerable population in Alameda in the event of a disaster.\n3", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 4, "text": "Commissioner Warren asked when the meetings are scheduled to which the Chair stated\nthey meet during the week in the mornings.\nCommissioner Fort stated there is a lot of effort to making people more aware.\n8.\nADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLucretia Akil\nBoard Secretary\n4", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 1, "text": "e\nthe\nMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING\nOF THE\nPENSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA\nHELD 4:30 P.M., JANUARY 28, 2013\nALAMEDA CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE, ALAMEDA\nCONFERENCE ROOM 391\n1.\nThe meeting was called to order by Chair William Soderlund at 4:33 p.m.\n2.\nROLL CALL:\nPresent: Trustees William Soderlund, Robert Follrath, Nancy Elzig and Holly\nBrock-Cohn\nAbsent: Trustee Marie Gilmore\nStaff: Elizabeth Warmerdam, Assistant City Manager, Fred Marsh, Controller,\nBrad Farmer, Accounting Supervisor, Finance and Lelia Faapouli, Administrative\nTechnician, Human Resources\n3.\nMINUTES:\nThe minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 29, 2012 was moved for approval\nby Member Follrath and seconded by Member Brock-Cohn. Passed 3-0\n4.\nAGENDA ITEMS:\n4-A.\nPension Payroll and Financial Reports - Quarter Ending December 31,\n2012 and City of Alameda Police & Fire Pension Funds Financial Reports\nfor the Period Ending December 31, 2012 from Fred Marsh, Controller.\nMember Elizig moved to accept the report, which was seconded by\nMember Follrath. Passed 4-0\n4-B. AB 1234 Mandatory Ethics Training reminder was given to Board\nmembers. Member Follrath handed his certificate in (which he did on\nline). If training is done on line it is free, or you can request the self-study\nmaterials and take two self-assessment tests at $25 per test. The City will\nreimburse your costs.", "path": "PensionBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 2, "text": "City of Alameda\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the\nPension Board - Monday, January 28, 2013\nPage 2\n4-C. Notice from Human Resources Director regarding the death of a 1079\nPensioner - Robert Schreiber, Police Officer, was accepted with regrets\non a motion from Member Follrath and seconded by Member Elzig.\nPassed 4-0\n5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\nThere were no oral communications.\n6.\nPENSION BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD)\nThere were no oral communications.\n7.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThere being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was\nadjourned at 4:45 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nlifty\nthe\nHolly Brock-Cohn,\nHuman Resources Director\nand Secretary to the Pension Board", "path": "PensionBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES\nMONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013\n1. CONVENE:\n7:04 p.m.\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member Knox White\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent:\nPresident Zuppan, Vice-President Burton, Board\nmembers Henneberry (arrived at 7:45 p.m.), and Knox White.\nAbsent:\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nNone\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n6-A.\nZoning Administrator and Design Review Pending and Recent Actions and\nDecisions.\nBoard Member Henneberry motioned to approve the consent calendar.\nBoard Member Knox White seconded the motion.\nMotion carried 4-0; no abstentions.\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n7-A.\nHold a Public Scoping Meeting for the Environmental Impact Report for the\nAlameda Point Project; Designate an Alameda Point Planning Board Sub-\nCommittee; and Approve a Community Engagement Strategy for Alameda\nPoint. The applicant, the City of Alameda, is proposing to prepare and adopt zoning\nordinance amendments, a Master Infrastructure Plan, a Town Center and Waterfront\nPrecise Plan, and associated General Plan and Zoning Amendments to guide and\ndirect the future reuse and redevelopment of Alameda Point consistent with the\nCommunity Reuse Plan and General Plan. The Planning Board will also hold a\nscoping session for an Environmental Impact Report evaluating the proposed\namendments. Alameda Point is located on lands west of Main Street in western\nAlameda, California. The January 28, 2013 public hearing is an opportunity for\nmembers of the public to identify specific issues to be addressed in the plans or the\nEIR.\nPresident Zuppan stated that the item will be heard in two separate comment periods, the\nfirst one being the EIR and the second being the General Plan and Zoning Amendments.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 2, "text": "Andrew Thomas, City Planner, gave a presentation outlining the Draft Environmental Impact\nReport (DEIR), the conforming zoning, the Town Center and Waterfront Precise Plan, and\nthe Master Infrastructure Plan (MIP). He stated that the City will use the Planning Board\nand the public hearing forum as the base to get the community together to discuss the\nplans for Alameda point. He also mentioned that a Planning Board sub-committee will be\nformed to steer the process and ensure all agencies and community groups' involvement in\nthe process. He stated that the plan includes 1,425 housing units located throughout the\nproject.\nPresident Zuppan opened the public comment period for the EIR.\nDoug Biggs, Alameda Point Collaborative (APC), stated that the EIR should address quality\nof life issues for the existing Alameda Point residents during construction such as noise and\nair quality. He stressed a diversity of housing types and jobs for Alameda residents.\nGary Bard, resident and member of the Golden Gate Audubon Society, questioned why the\ndesignation on the map no longer states wildlife refuge and is now mapped as federal land.\nHe stated that there should be close interaction between the City's DEIR process and the\nfederal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process for the Department of Veteran's\nAffairs (VA) clinic.\nDiane Lichtenstein, Housing Opportunities Make Economic Sense (HOMES), stated\nconcern for the employment opportunities for local residents and feels that the EIR should\naddress relocating the existing Alameda Point residents during construction. She would like\nto see a more flexible list of uses to consider changes over time and for the mixed use area\nto be more integrated. She asked what is the difference between \"work-live\" and\n\"workplace\" housing and there should more types of potential housing listed. A mix of uses\nshould be encouraged to be developed, not simply permitted. She agrees that the EIR\nshould be coordinated with the VA clinic NEPA process.\nHelen Sause, HOMES, stated the project should include a mix of uses interwoven together\nalong with trails and parks like other areas of Alameda and the streets should connect to\nexisting neighborhoods. She stresses that an exceptional design should be provided; no\n\"snout houses\" where the garages are the most prominent features. She stated there\nshould be a mix of housing types and residents' incomes. And a rigorous design review\nprocess should be put into place. Also community facilities like a post office, hotel, school,\nand the like should be included. Ms. Sause stated there should be at least 4,500 units of\nhousing and stated concern over traffic.\nWilliam Smith, resident, stated that the traffic impacts in Oakland should be considered in\nthe process and the plan should include more dense and multi-family housing to generate\nrevenue to improve the infrastructure. Also because multi-family housing helps preserve the\nenvironment and preserve historic resources, and results in more transportation options like\ntransit. He supports coordination with the VA NEPA process and questions the \"loss\" of the\nwildlife refuge on the maps.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 3, "text": "Chuck Kapelke, resident, stated the project should include an urban forest between various\nneighborhoods to provide corridors for wildlife. He feels the existing condition at Alameda\nPoint has \"interesting\" aesthetic qualities and he sees value in the historic buildings. He\nsupports coordination with the VA NEPA process and questions the \"loss\" of the wildlife\nrefuge on the maps.\nLarry Tong, East Bay Regional Park District, stated that the East Bay Regional Park District\nowns the Bay Trail within the AP project site, along with other facilities south of West Hornet\nAvenue. EBRPD looks forward to working with the City and participating in the plan.\nLaura Thomas, Renewed Hope, reiterated that the plan should provide more housing, a\nminimum of 4,500 units stating that the development will depend on housing because the\nemployment aspect is uncertain. She stated that multifamily housing generates less\ngreenhouse gases than single-family units and the streets should be narrow with more\nbikeways, transit, and parks.\nJon Spangler, resident, stated the EIR must evaluate hazardous materials because\nAlameda Point is a Superfund site. He agrees that the plan should have more housing and\nwhile he supports the 4,500 units others have suggested, he could live with 3,000 to 3,500\nunits if carbon emissions are shown to be lower. He is concerned that the Navy's cleanup\nof Alameda Point is not good enough as the members of the Alameda Point Restoration\nAdvisory Board (RAB) have mentioned, and with regards to future parks and housing\npeople need the ability to garden in the ground and not in pots. Pursuant to Assembly Bill\n32, Alameda Point should reduce the City's carbon footprint. He believes the development\nshould meet LEED standards, as per the Calthorpe Plan which should be an alternative in\nthe EIR. The City will have to find other sources of funding to provide Bus Rapid Transit to\nFruitvale BART and downtown Oakland. He supports coordination with the VA NEPA\nprocess and questions the \"loss\" of the wildlife refuge on the maps. The EIR should\naddress environmental justice issues raised previously.\nGeorge Humphreys, Reuse Advisory Board (RAB), stated the sea level rise will be 5 feet by\nthe year 2100, and beyond that are recurring large storms, such as the winter 1861-62\nduring which storms lasted from December into February. He believes that Alameda Point\ndevelopers should be required to raise the land by 5 feet to account for sea level rise. He\nquestioned building high-density development in a flood-prone area like Alameda Point. He\nstated that there is contamination in the Seaplane Lagoon and also radioactive\ncontamination underground in Building 5 and a plume of groundwater contamination in Area\n25, Coast Guard North. Also in the Town Center, the Navy is only cleaning up the area to\nindustrial standards, which will take 15 years.\nSusan Galleymore, RAB, stated the EIR should address the effects of contamination on\nresidents, visitors, and employees at Alameda Point and there should be an analysis of the\ninteraction of multiple contaminants acting together. She mentioned NASA's Environmental\nIssues Management Plan for the former Moffett Field.\nLois Pryor, resident, agreed with past speakers regarding the housing and the plan should\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 4, "text": "include a mixed-use development and workforce housing.\nDale Smith, RAB, stated that the RAB members should be included on the stakeholders list\nfor the Alameda Point project. She stated that the large contamination plume adjacent to\nSeaplane Lagoon precludes any construction there, even for employment uses, according\nto EPA standards. Also she believes it's not necessary to retain all buildings in the historic\ndistrict as there are many non-contributory buildings that could be demolished without major\nimpacts.\nPresident Zuppan closed the public comment period for the EIR.\nPresident Zuppan asked why the designation on the map no longer states wildlife refuge\nand is now mapped as federal land.\nJennifer Ott, Chief Operating Officer, Alameda Point, stated that the Department of\nVeterans Affairs and the Navy are preparing a NEPA document for the proposed VA clinic.\nWork on this project has been ongoing for several years, but the VA finally obtained a\nfavorable Biological Opinion from USFWS in August 2012, and the project is now moving\nforward again and it will involve a transfer of some federal land from the Navy to the VA for\nan outpatient clinic and columbarium. Ms. Ott said the VA and Navy will conduct public\noutreach, but no dates have been set. Also the Navy was originally going to transfer the\nland to USFWS for a formal wildlife refuge, but that plan fell through which is why the\ncurrent maps identify \"federal lands\" rather than \"wildlife refuge\"; although the City remains\nsupportive of a refuge, there is no formal plan to create one. She did mention however,\nmuch of the federal land around the old runways, where least tern live, will remain\nundeveloped.\nBoard member Knox White stated that he wants an analysis of the fiscal feasibility of the\nAlameda Point plan and the EIR should do this in connection with the Plans & Policies\nanalysis, since it is a policy of the City that redevelopment of Alameda Point should be\neconomically viable. Also regarding EIR alternatives, he mentioned the Wilson, Roberts,\nand Todd (WRT) Station Area Plan and should be an evaluation done regarding\nconcentrating most housing near the Seaplane Lagoon, with some but less in the\nResidential Area, so that some land currently proposed for housing could be open space.\nVice President Burton stated that the plan needs to look at different types of housing\nagreeing that higher density housing will have less traffic and environmental impacts. He\nalso stated that the City needs to find out the minimum density necessary to support transit\nat Alameda Point.\nPresident Zuppan stated that the EIR should address \"heat islands\" and \"wind tunnels\";\nalso, light pollution from street lighting, and effects on both humans and wildlife.\nMr. Thomas stated that the EIR does not evaluate fiscal issues. The Plans and Policies\nanalysis does evaluate consistency with every City policy. Regarding transit, the City\ncannot depend on regional transportation funding and the redevelopment of Alameda Point\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 5, "text": "units in the Reuse Plan.\nPresident Zuppan opened the public comment period for the General Plan and Zoning\nAmendments.\nErin Fisher, current resident of Alameda Point stated that the Port of Oakland's containers\nfrequently make loud noise when being dropped and that should be considered in planning\nfor new residents. She is concerned about displacement of existing residents.\nElizabeth Krase Greene, resident stated that the Historic buildings are located \"all over\" AP,\nnot just in the historic district. Some buildings can be adaptively reused. The color scheme\non the maps should less opaque so it's possible to identify buildings and streets beneath\nthe colors. Also she would like to see the Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ) renovated and\nused as a hotel or senior housing.\nKaren Bey, resident, stated she would like to see more mixed-use development on Main\nStreet and believes more housing is necessary to help pay for the infrastructure. She also\nwould not like to see any large \"super stores\" on the property.\nJon Spangler, resident, wants to know when the Government will hold hearings regarding\nthe NEPA process.\nChuck Kapelke, resident, would like to see the development a model for sustainability. He\nstated that the Community Engagement Plan needs to have material in understandable\nEnglish to ensure that people can understand what is going on. He suggested the City set\nup an interactive web blog to track the discussion amongst community members.\nPresident Zuppan closed the public comment period for the General Plan and Zoning\nAmendments.\nBoard member Henneberry stated that he believes the homes currently on the property\nshould be retained and also agrees that large format stores be prohibited.\nBoard member Knox White stated that he is concerned that a lot of the Planning Board prior\nzoning discussions are not being incorporated in the current document. He would like to\nsee the Navy step up and complete the conveyance of land. He also would like the City\nCouncil to be engaged in the project prior to the end of the process.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-01-28", "page": 6, "text": "Vice President Burton suggested that staff meet with reporters and do op-ed letters to keep\nthe community engaged and informed.\nPresident Zuppan stated that the City needs to look at the entire project as a whole. She\nadded additional groups to the stakeholders list and suggested that staff meet with the\ntenants at Marina Village to ask what works and what doesn't work.\nThe motion was made by Board member Knox White to continue the meeting past 10:30\np.m. Seconded by Board member Henneberry. Approved 4-0\nMr. Thomas reviewed the next steps.\nMs. Ott stated that she would like to revise the Vision Statement as a first step.\nThe motion was made by Board member Knox White to approve the Vision Ad Hoc\ncommittee. Seconded by Board member Henneberry. Approved 4-0\nPresident Zuppan appointed the following members to the Vision Ad Hoc committee:\nPresident Zuppan, Vice President Burton, and Board member Henneberry.\n8.\nMINUTES:\nMinutes of September 10, 2012-Continued due to lack of quorum.\nMinutes of October 22, 2012-Approved as amended.\nMinutes of December 10, 2012 (Pending)\nMinutes of January 15, 2013 (Pending)\n9.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nWritten Report\nNone.\n9-A.\nFuture Agendas\nAndrew Thomas, City Planner, provided an overview of upcoming projects.\n10.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone.\n11.\nBOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone.\n12.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone.\n13.\nADJOURNMENT:\n10:40 p.m.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 6\nJanuary 28, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-01-28.pdf"}