{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013\n1. CONVENE:\n7:03 p.m.\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member Zuppan\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresident Burton, Vice President Henneberry, Board members\nKnox White, K\u00f6ster, Alvarez-Morroni and Tang\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nAndrew Thomas, City Planner introduced Allen Tai, the new Supervising Planner and he\nrequested continuation of the Alameda Landing design review item.\nFarimah Faiz introduced Mr. Michael Roush who will be replacing her while on leave.\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n6.A. Approve a Resolution Finding that the Harbor Bay Entities Have Demonstrated\nGood Faith Compliance with The Terms and Conditions of Development\nAgreement, DA-89-1, Through April 4, 2013, Based on the Findings Contained in\nthe Draft Resolution.\nBoard member Zuppan motioned to approve the consent calendar.\nBoard member Knox White seconded the motion.\nMotion carried, 7-0\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n7.A.\nAlameda Landing Remnant Parcel Design Review and Use Permit\nApplication PLN13-0180 Applicant: Catellus. Design Review and Use Permit\nApplication to construct three commercial buildings, landscaping, parking and two\ndrive through lanes for a service station, bank and fast food restaurant on a 2.3 acre\nsite located on Stargell Avenue between Webster Street and Mariner Square Loop.\nMr. Thomas provided a background on the project / site and stated this being a study\nsession. There will be no action.\nSean Whiskeman, Catellus Development, provided a presentation. He introduced his\nteam.\nRon Volle, In-and-Out Burger, addressed the Board and public.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 2, "text": "Board member Zuppan asked about the special decorative planter and trees to be\nremoved, and the monument sign to be installed \"by others\".\nMr. Whiskeman commented that sometimes there are notes on plans. There are some\ntrees that CalTrans will need to remove. He further explained the areas Catellus is\nresponsible for, and the areas within the purview of others.\nMr. Thomas explained the sign question.\nBoard member Zuppan asked about the up lighting of the sign as opposed to another type.\nMr. Whiskeman explained.\nVice President Henneberry asked about the jay-walking issue and stated a four foot\nmedian wouldn't be ideal. He asked if any thought been given to a pedestrian overpass.\nMr. Thomas provided details.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster asked for clarification on the outdoor space for In-and-Out. He\nfurther asked about the drive-thru details with cars.\nMr. Whiskeman provided information and introduced Kim Kennedy of In-and-Out Burger\nand he further explained seating details. He further explained the details of the drive-thru.\nHe stated typical store hours.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster asked about the 12inch water pipe easement.\nMr. Thomas explained.\nMr. Whiskeman stated there is a safe distance to gas lines.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster asked about the signage not being consistent in plans.\nMr. Whiskeman provided more detail.\nBoard member Tang asked about the parking around the gas station. He also asked\nabout the driving entrance and exit being different from other plans.\nMr. Whiskeman stated there is a limited amount of parking by the fuel center. He stated\nthere is a plan discrepancy with the entrance and exit.\nBoard member Tang asked about the bike lanes flowing into the area.\nMr. Whiskeman commented on the challenges with Highway 61 and CalTrans. There are\nplans for the future and he explained the situation.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 3, "text": "Board member Tang asked about the lighting details and the residents in the area, and the\ntraffic study.\nMr. Whiskeman stated he would have to check back regarding the traffic study.\nPresident Burton asked if there was someone who could talk about the traffic study.\nMr. Thomas stated no but answers could be provided at the next meeting.\nPresident Burton commented on the conceptual site plan and asked about the special\nplanting and an arrow, is there a special monument we need to talk about.\nMr. Whiskeman commented this was the breaking out of the Welcome sign and the\nAlameda Landing sign. This was a detail of where that would be.\nPresident Burton asked what percentage of customers will be coming from off island, and\non island.\nMr. Whiskeman stated he doesn't have this data, but suspects it could be approx. 20%\nfrom off island.\nMr. Volle stated there are no specific studies for Alameda.\nBoard member Tang asked staff if there are other fast food places on Webster that have\nthis data.\nMr. Thomas stated no.\nPresident Burton asked about the a.m. and p.m. peek hour traffic and the definition of what\nthose hours are, and is that peek hour the same for all areas.\nMr. Thomas stated the hours would be commute times, but he will bring that back.\nPresident Burton commented on the report stated there is 50% coming from the tube into\nAlameda, but there is 0% coming from the west end of Alameda. This seems strange.\nHe wants a translation on the trip generation ratio. He would also like to know peek\ntimes on weekends. He would like clarification on the reported no pedestrian traffic.\nMr. Thomas explained the pedestrian impact threshold.\nPresident Burton opened the meeting for public comment.\nNancy O'Malley, resident, stated she doesn't like that the In-and-Out sign would be the first\nthing drivers would see coming out of the tube. She further commented that other areas\nare impacted by the traffic trying to get in and out of the drive thru. She has concerns the\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 4, "text": "businesses on Webster Street will be impacted, and believes there will be public safety\nissues with 24-hour businesses.\nDavid Steele, resident, stated he commutes through the tubes in and off island and feels\nthis development will congest the tubes significantly.\nValerie Villaraza-Steele, resident, asked the board to oppose the In-and-Out Burger,\nstating the west end already have too many fast food restaruant and is opposed at seeing\nthe sign first thing out of the tube. She stated there is a safety issue with businesses\nopened 24 hours. She is concerned with her neighborhood being impacted.\nJames Ridgeway, resident, reiterated the comments before him, he is concerned with\ncrime rates and traffic issues. Pedestrian draw will be a factor to the area. He feels the\nproposal is being short sided.\nJeanette Jackson, President COA, expressed concerns about the project. She has been\nmeeting with Catellus and staff. The concerns have been traffic, safety and congestion.\nCOA is planning a $30mil renovation, and they serve about 7,000 students.\nPat Ashley, resident, opposes the project, especially the In-and-Out Burger.\nShe\nsuggested more thought to the future development of the west end. She would guess that\nmany residents of Bayport would object to the lighting. She further expressed concern\nabout the landscape, beer and wine sales, and 24-hour services.\nEleanor Alperton, resident, is opposed to the In-and-Out Burger, moved to Alameda less\nthan a year ago and is tired of picking up trash from people using their neighborhood as a\ntrash can. She expressed concern about the tent city under the freeway in Oakland\nworried that they will come to the 24-hour services just through the tube.\nSarah Ezra, resident, expressed concerns with In-and-Out Burger and safety issues.\nThere have been some front doors broken in at Bayport and the west end needs help.\nShe urges something more high quality, and has concerns with security.\nDaniel Hoy, WABA, thanked Catellus and staff with being involved in meetings. He stated\nthe WABA board members are concerned with the use permits.\nHelen Souse commented on proposed uses for the remnant parcel and the idea of the\nentrance is offensive. We really need to think about driving by this area for the next 50\nyears, it should be unique, creative and friendly.\nChristopher Buckley, representing WABA, stated he would like to see more detail in the\nlandscaping, especially in the trees. He commented on the In-and-Out building being a\nlow profile, and the signage and awnings he asked for clarification on what the materials\nare.\nCarrie Huie, resident, commented on recent crime in the Bayport area and that In-and-Out\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 5, "text": "would bring a lot of traffic in the tunnels that would impact her neighborhood. This doesn't\nfeel like the right direction for Alameda.\nJerry Serventi, WABA Design Committee, commented on the excitement of the\ndevelopment. He asked that landscaping be the first sight from the tube and it should\nsay 'this is Alameda'.\nPresident Burton closed the meeting to public comment.\nBoard member Knox White commented that this plan has been in the works for 18 months\nand without being rushed the board should take the time it needs to approve a good\ndesign. He further commented on the jaywalking issues and feels the lack of pedestrian\nand bike traffic coming onto the site is inadequate. He commented on guidelines in the\nGeneral Plan and worries they are not making it into the project plans. There haven't been\nreal talks with CalTrans on what can happen in planning. He asked if there was a need\nfor the entire 7 lanes on Stargell and Webster. He stated it doesn't seem it be reasonable\nthis will be back in two weeks. He expressed concerns that the transportation study staff\nreport doesn't address pedestrians and thinks the City and applicant have more work to\ndo. He does not support beer and wine at the gas station.\nVice President Henneberry stated this is the City of Alameda, not the city of Target or city\nof In-and-Out Burger and the signage should reflect this. He asked staff if the Safeway at\nSouthshore is 24-hour, and he agrees this site should not sell alcohol. He asked for public\nsafety to address comments on fast food, banks and late night hours leading to crime.\nSgt. Ron Simmons, APD Traffic Division, responded by saying whenever there is\nsomething new it draws more people to the area and leads to more crime due to the fact\nthere are more people. He cannot comment on a preference for one business over\nanother.\nVice President Henneberry asked about the hours for the operation of the In-and-Out\nBurger use permit. He asked for the hours of operation for Jack-in-the-Box on Webster.\nMr. Kennedy stated hours of operation being open at 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. This is their\nstandard.\nBoard member Tang asked if late night hours could be compared to other times as far as\nsales.\nBoard member Alvarez-Morroni asked about crime at In-and-Out Burger sites. She\nfurther asked about moving it to the Mariner Square Loop side of the development instead.\nShe asked about the signage issues and is the company opened to a different look.\nMr. Kennedy stated they hire security if incidents arise. He stated they are always willing to\nwork with the developers to look at different areas in the site plan. Where it is currently has\na larger drive-thru lane. He commented that older stores with older signage are being\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 6, "text": "redone when needed, but the company could take a look at other options.\nBoard member Alvarez-Morroni asked if a walkway is possible.\nMr. Kennedy stated this is a developer question.\nVice President Henneberry commented that it doesn't matter what your zip code is we\nwant everyone to shop here.\nBoard member K\u00f6ster appreciates the comments and having representatives here from\nthe various businesses. He doesn't feel having the current location being retail is ideal\nand suggested the businesses move to the shopping center. He would like the parcel to\nstay open space and for larger, better signage as the gateway, and perhaps opening up\nthe corner of Stargell more. He likes the colors of Chase but maybe work on the base\npieces. He would like to see renderings from the tube exit.\nHe agrees with other\nmembers in terms of the beer and wine use permit.\nBoard member Alvarez-Morroni encouraged the residents to start a neighborhood watch\nprogram and work with APD. She suggests a safe path for pedestrians. She stated she\nlikes the idea of story-poles for this site, and the signage into the Webster Street area\nbeing separate. As far as permits and usage she would like comparisons done with\nbusinesses on Webster. She agreed the alcohol sales at the gas station are not\nnecessary.\nBoard member Tang stated his main concern is the traffic issue and impact on neighboring\nresidents.\nBoard member Zuppan stated she appreciated all the comments and she is torn with the\nestablishments coming onto the island. She asked if APD would come back to talk about\nthe pedestrian traffic.\nSgt. Simmons commented that both main intersections will draw pedestrians from the COA\ncampus and from the surrounding neighborhoods. He agreed there will be some\njaywalking issues and the crosswalk moving to the east side of the campus would be\nbetter. He expressed concerns with a crosswalk being at Stargell and Webster and the\ncollisions that have happened.\nBoard member Zuppan further asked about the crime issues and previous comments that\nthe businesses would attract crime.\nSgt. Simmons stated it doesn't matter where the people are coming from, and would\ncompare this site to Marina Village Parkway area, and agreed that more businesses will\nbring more people to the area.\nBoard member Zuppan wants for the gateway issue to be addressed and would like to see\nmore character in the buildings. She commended Catellus for adding the sign there\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 7, "text": "currently. She agreed the Webster signage be separate. She would like to see a more\nrealistic rendering for the landscape and would like to see a better design for In-and-Out\nBurger. She agreed with others that the hours should be looked at more closely, and\nasked if there is something they can do to work with Oakland about the homeless\nencampment under the freeway.\nPresident Burton understands the concerns with crime and the break-in issues, but hearing\ncomments that people coming in from the tube only want to do harm is distressing. He\nagreed with no alcohol sales at the gas station, but the hours he is not opposing. He\nwould like to know what percentage of their businesses are open that late. He is\nconcerned with the lights affecting the residents. He would like to hear and see more with\nwhat COA is doing and how this project connects. He stated the gateway issue is critical\nand thanked Catellus for the 'Welcome to Alameda' sign, but would like the AL sign\nseparate. The first thing seen from exiting the tube would be the gas station, not the\nIn-and-Out Burger. He commented on the canopy being critical and the lighting as well.\nHe agreed with the comment on moving the buildings so it would be a greater bank of\nlandscape coming into the City. Regarding the notes of landscaping the buildings doesn't\nseem to work when talking about hiding the buildings, and hedges and low walls to\ndiscourage pedestrians isn't a good idea. There needs to be a safe crossing from COA\narea to the development. The design for In-and-Out Burger needs to be better, this\ndesign doesn't work with the area, in fact many of the buildings need to be better.\n7.B. Alameda Landing Retail Center Design Review and Planned Development\nAmendment Application PLN13-0157. Applicant: Catellus. Design Review and\nPlanned Development Amendment Application to Construct Nine of the Eleven\nRetail Buildings on a 24-acre site between Fifth Street, Stargell Avenue, Mitchell\nAvenue and Mariner Square Loop and commonly known as the \"Alameda Landing\nRetail Project.\" Staff is requesting a continuance to the meeting of July 8, 2013.\nThe item was continued\n8. MINUTES:\nMinutes of June 10, 2013 (Pending)\nMinutes of June 5, 2013 (Pending)\nMinutes of May 29, 2013 (Pending)\nMinutes of May 13, 2013 (Pending)\nMinutes of April 22, 2013 were approved with edits.\nBoard member Knox White motioned to approve with edits.\nVice President Henneberry seconded the motion.\nMotion carried, 6-0-1, Board member Zuppan abstained\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n9.A. Future Agendas\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 7 of 8\nJune 24, 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2013-06-24", "page": 8, "text": "Mr. Thomas reported on upcoming items.\n9-B. Zoning Administrator and Design Review Pending and Recent Actions and\nDecisions. The Planning Board will consider whether to call for review any design review\nactions or Zoning Administrator actions taken since the last Planning Board meeting.\nThere were no items.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nThe Board thanked Farimah Faiz and wished her good luck on her leave. Board member\nKnox White requested that future development agreement annual reviews have a more\ndetailed explanation. He also commented on the City's new website stating the transition\nis not being handled well.\nBoard member Zuppan asked if we could revisit the food truck program. She also\ncommented on being at the NAVY reconveyance and it was a great event.\n11.A.\nReport from Alameda Landing Residential Design Review Ad-Hoc Sub-\nCommittee - None\n11.B. Report from Alameda Point Town Center Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee - None\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nKaren Bey commented on enjoying the reconveyance event. She stated the gateway as\nbeing a good marketing corridor stating it is a selling point for homes, businesses, and\ninvesting in Alameda.\n13. ADJOURNMENT: 10:50 p.m.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 8 of 8\nJune 24, , 2013", "path": "PlanningBoard/2013-06-24.pdf"}