{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013\n1. CONVENE:\n7:02 p.m.\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard Member Knox White\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresident Zuppan, Vice-President Burton, Board members\nHenneberry, Knox White, Koster, Alvarez-Morroni, and Tang\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nMr. Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager requested that item 6.A.be permanently\nmoved from the consent calendar to staff communications.\nVice President Burton motioned to approve.\nBoard member Henneberry seconded.\nMotion carried, 7-0\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nPresident Zuppan opened oral communications.\nDiane Lichenstein, Alameda Development Corp. stated the Alameda HOME campaign is\ntheir logo and she are invited the Planning Board on a tour of affordable housing projects\nin the city. She also provided a handout.\nPresident Zuppan closed oral communications.\nPresident Zuppan welcomed the new Board members, Mr. Stanley Tang, and Ms. Dania\nAlvarez-Morroni. She announced the departure of Ms. Lori Taylor.\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n6.A. Zoning Administrator and Design Review Pending and Recent Actions and\nDecisions. The Planning Board will consider whether to call for review any design\nreview actions or Zoning Administrator actions taken since the last Planning Board\nmeeting.\nItem moved to item 9-B.\n6.B. Alameda Landing Mixed Use Projects Annual Review - Catellus Alameda\nDevelopment, LLC. The applicant requests a Periodic Review of two Development\nAgreements: the Alameda Landing Mixed Use Residential Project and the Alameda\nLanding Mixed Use Commercial Project, for the period from October 2009 through\nDecember 2012, as required under Zoning Ordinance Section 30-95.1. The\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 2, "text": "properties are zoned MX (Mixed Use Planned Development District).\nItem pulled by Board member Knox White\nBoard member Knox White stated that in reading the letter, there is a comment regarding\ncoordination, and he has been told there is a lack of communication with the West\nAlameda Business Association.\nVice-President Burton asked about the Traffic Demand Management Program, and are\nthere any milestones before or after Target.\nMr. Thomas stated the program has to be running before Target opens, it is a\nrequirement for the first Phase. He stated the amount of funds and timing for running the\nprogram is already established. Although the particulars of the program have not yet\nbeen established.\nVice-President Burton asked how much of the parking will be open and accessible when\nTarget opens.\nMr. Thomas stated the majority of the parking will be available. He mentioned that Catellus\nis planning on bringing the design review for the other commercial buildings to the Board\nby June with the goal of having the balance of the retail be completed by Summer 2014.\nVice-President Burton requested that the developer come to the Board the sooner then\nlater.\nPresident Zuppan opened the meeting to speakers. There were no speakers.\nPresident Zuppan closed the item to public comment.\nBoard member Knox White motioned to approve.\nVice President Burton seconded the motion.\nMotion carried, 7-0\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n7.A. Amendment to Conditions of Approval for Variance and Major Design Review\nand Master Conditional Use Permit - PLN08-0211, 1700 Park Street (Former\nCavanaugh Motor Site) Applicant: Bill Phua\n(This application is being revised. Staff and the applicant are requesting that the\nhearing be continued to April 22, 2013 to allow time for re-noticing.)\n7.B. Alameda Point Public Workshop: Recommendation to Endorse the Draft Vision\nStatement and Provide Comments and Direction for the draft Zoning Ordinance Sub\ndistrict Purpose Statements and Configuration. The Planning Board will review and\nconsider a draft Vision Statement and draft purpose statements and configuration\nfor the proposed zoning districts as Alameda Point. Staff is requesting that Planning\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 3, "text": "Board endorse the Vision Statement and provide direction for the next draft of the\nZoning Ordinance. No final actions will be taken on the Zoning Ordinance.\nMs. Jennifer Ott, Chief Operating Officer for Alameda Point, asked for approval of the\nvision statement. She provided a briefing on the process, and the progress the\nsubcommittee is making.\nMr. Andrew Thomas provided a presentation on the six sub-districts. He included a\ntimeline for the new members of the Board and the public.\nBoard member Alvarez-Moronni asked if the former Bachelors Officers' Quarters (BOQ)\nare being kept as housing and how it is affected by Measure A.\nMr. Thomas stated that it makes sense to keep the BOQ residential He provided a\nbriefing on Measure A and the Density Bonus Ordinance.\nMs.Ott talked about the housing element.\nBoard member Alvarez-Moronni asked about the people in housing who are out there\ncurrently, APC, BWFC and Operation Dignity.\nMs. Ott said the City has been working closely with current residents.\nBoard member Alvarez-Moronni asked if there will be a park area.\nMs. Ott stated yes, there will be discussions on smaller parks within housing areas. She\nfurther talked about some of the sports fields would stay, while others will have to go.\nMr. Thomas stated how organized sports can help the economy in the area and that open\nspace and parks are permitted within the zoning areas.\nBoard member Knox White expressed a thanks to the subcommittee and staff for their\nwork. He asked if this is a 20-30 year vision.\nMr. Thomas stated it is a 30 year vision and the housing is a 20-30 year vision.\nBoard member Tang asked how long it took to build out the Harbor Bay Business Park.\nMr. Thomas stated it was started in about the 1980's, but building is still going on.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster stated he would like to see more clarity with the zoning map, and\nthe district maps. He also asked about the process.\nMr. Thomas stated the map is designed as a zoning map and the Town Center and\nresidential will be broken into smaller sub-districts.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 4, "text": "Board member K\u00f6ster asked about the timeline and if there will be workshops.\nMr. Thomas stated that nothing is currently scheduled.\nMs. Ott stated that a communications strategy is key with other Boards & Commissions,\nand community groups.\nMr. Thomas stated they are currently meeting with other agencies for planning.\nPresident Zuppan opened the meeting for public comment.\nJon Spangler stated when he first saw this map it scared him because there is no bay trail,\nno local business centers, and the employment adaptive reuse might include housing. He\nfurther stated being concerned the map appears to be missing a few blocks near the\nnorthern boundary, and the town center boundaries are different from the former map.\nThe housing numbers should be increased with multifamily housing added.\nKaren Bey stated she appreciates the schedule for the EIR. She asked for clarification on\nferry transit, as the ferry parking currently is about at maximum capacity with commuters.\nPresident Zuppan closed the meeting to public comment.\nMr. Thomas addressed the issue on ferry service with the long term plan has always been\na ferry from the seaplane lagoon to San Francisco. The ferry is run by a regional agency,\nand there are challenges with changing or adding services.\nPresident Zuppan asked for comments on the strategy/vision, and then zoning from the\nBoard.\nBoard member Henneberry stated the strategy is a good one, it has already been 20 years\nand the momentum is gaining. He feels the City is well positioned to move forward and\nit is the right thing at the right time.\nBoard member Knox White asked about trolley cars in the report stating they should be\nremoved. He stated the photo with the bike chained to a tree sends the wrong message\nand should be removed. There should be a basic handout for the public on the vision. He\nstated if the vision is for 30 years, 1,400 housing units isn't realistic. He expressed concern\nwith approving a map, when there are more meetings needed. The town center needs\nhousing, and he stated there should be more short-term and long-term planning. The core\nshould be built first.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster asked about the Housing Element portion and how the 25% bonus\nties in to the process. He is pleased to see the focus being on the town center and to work\noutward from there.\nMr. Thomas said the 1,425 housing units is a conveyance agreement with the Navy and is\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 5, "text": "not a zoning issue.\nMs.Ott stated a residential buffer can be added along Main Street for instance. The district\nnames can be changed easily.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster said zoning districts are easier to understand then a zoning plan.\nHe stated that he likes the document and it helps to know what can and cannot be done at\nAlameda Point. He asked about traffic, and would like to see a traffic study and how\ndowntowns are linking across the island stating there are changing trends in car\nownership.\nVice-President Burton stated he was part of the subcommittee for the vision, but thought\nthere was something missing with finalizing the vision. He thanked Board member\nKnox-White for the work he did with the handout. He is open to renaming areas. He was\npart of the consultant interviews, and agreed that the SOM team was the best. He stated\nthat during those interviews it was determined that the town center and waterfront would\nnot be developed at one time, and developing a nucleus to draw people to the area was\nnecessary. Another key point during those interviews was a discussion on interim uses\nwhile developing that area. He concurs that housing needs to be addressed and the\nspecific number of 1425 should not be in the vision statement. He asked about the impact\non conveyance from the Navy, and when do we talk about the housing issue, and what will\nthe process be.\nMs. Ott stated there needs to be discussion with City Attorney for density; there are a\ncouple different directions the City can go. While going through the EIR process she\nstated moving forward will lead to further entitlements.\nBoard member Alvarez-Morroni stated she is looking at the vision as one piece and the\nzoning map as another. She feels the map is a starting place and the Board should focus\non the starting point.\nBoard member Tang stated he sees some issues with traffic flowing through housing\nareas.\nPresident Zuppan stated she liked the idea of transition areas as the zoning plan refined.\nShe feels that the vision seems vague. She doesn't think the map should be part of the\nvision.\nBoard member Knox White asked about staff report inquiring where within the map do we\nwant the 1,400+ units. He thinks now is the time to determine zoning, and housing. The\nvision should be a 30-year vision and include housing. He feels the guiding principles are\ngreat, but they are 15 years old.\nBoard Member Henneberry asked for a clear understanding of what it means if the 1,425\ntotal housing units is increased and taken back to the Navy.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 6, "text": "Ms. Ott stated that if the City adds more housing it could jeopardize the Navy conveying\nthe land.\nMr. Thomas stated that adding more than the allotted housing, the process would stop.\nThe Navy and the City did a reuse plan, including a NEPA document, at the cost of $2mil\nto the Navy about 15 years ago. NEPA has to be done before transfer or conveyance.\nThe Navy is using the numbers from the NEPA doc.\nMs. Ott stated there are a couple different scenarios that could happen should the City ask\nthe Navy to look at a new plan.\nMs. Lori Taylor, Community Development Director, stated one of the things that is healthy\nfor the community is diversity, with parks, employment, and other services. She has\nnoticed throughout Alameda is that many of those employment developed based\nproperties have later included housing issues. Employment generated services needs to\nbe considered to sustain the City.\nPresident Zuppan asked for a motion to endorse the vision statement.\nBoard member Henneberry motioned to approve the vision statement.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster seconded the motion.\nMotion carried, 5-2, opposed Vice-President Burton and Board member Knox White.\nPresident Zuppan asked for comments on the zoning ordinance, purpose statement and\nconfiguration.\nBoard member Tang stated he is fine with the document.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni stated she is open to renaming the areas.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster stated the strikeouts in the residential areas are confusing.\nVice-President Burton clarified this being 'building types', not the use.\nMr. Thomas asked for comments regarding the description of types and uses, then an\noverall purpose can come back later.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster stated he is pleased SOM was selected, and using Treasure Island\nas an example.\nBoard member Knox White stated the Board just approved a vision statement that limits\nthe City to 1,425 housing units and the residential zone needs to be labeled. The City\nshould focus on the town center and same thing about the adaptive reuse. He stated\nbeing interested in the next round, and perhaps think about handing-off the old buildings\nthat must stay. He asked if the board would talk about the sports complex in the future.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 7, "text": "Board member Henneberry stated this document gives enough flexibility for quality\ntenants.\nPresident Zuppan stated generally she is fine with the map. She agrees that focusing on\nthe town center will help figure out the rest of the analysis, along with the employment\ncenter, and agreed the employment center needs accessibility. The housing numbers do\nneed to be addressed while looking at the budget.\nMr. Thomas confirmed there is more work to do on the zoning, there is a master\ninfrastructure plan being worked on, and the City has been working on a major\ntransportation strategy plan for Alameda Point.\nPresident Zuppan asked for a more structured, detailed working idea of the plan.\nMr. Thomas said this will be a step-by-step process and there are many issues to be dealt\nwith.\nVice-President Burton stated there needs to be a more detailed plan, but it doesn't have to\nbe completely detailed and perhaps we should think about a future design plan committee.\n8. MINUTES\nMinutes of March 11, 2013 (pending)\nMinutes of February 25, 2013 (pending)\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n6.A. Zoning Administrator and Design Review Pending and Recent Actions and\nDecisions. The Planning Board will consider whether to call for review any design\nreview actions or Zoning Administrator actions taken since the last Planning Board\nmeeting.\nMr. Thomas stated all items are approved.\n9.A. Future Agendas\nAndrew Thomas, City Planner, provided an overview of upcoming projects.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\n11.A. Report from Alameda Landing Residential Design Review Ad-Hoc\nSub-Committee\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 7 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-04-08", "page": 8, "text": "Vice-President Burton reported the nothing has transpired since the last meeting.\n11.B. Report from Alameda Point Vision Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee\nPresident Zuppan stated there are no updates. Mr. Thomas asked if they would like to\nidentify if there are other sub-committees needed.\nBoard Member Knox White asked about the vision process and moving to City Council.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nSpeaker Carol Gottstein, a member of RAB, asked about the clean-up and stated that the\narea discussed as the town center is part of the clean-up which the Navy states will be\ncleaned in 2020. She suggested maps as transparencies so layers can be placed over\neach other.\n13. ADJOURNMENT- - 10:59 p.m.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 8 of 8\nApril 8, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-04-08.pdf"}