{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014\n1. CONVENE:\n7:00 PM\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard Member Tang led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent: President Burton, Vice President Henneberry, Board\nMembers Alvarez-Morroni, Knox White, K\u00f6ster, Tang. Zuppan.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION: None\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR: None\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n7.A. 2014-1037 Public hearing to consider approval of a Transportation Demand\nManagement Plan for the adaptive reuse and redevelopment of the Del Monte Warehouse\nlocated at 1501 Buena Vista Avenue and two vacant areas between the building and\nSherman Street. The properties are zoned MX (Mixed Use) and MF (Multifamily\nResidential). A Subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the\nproject pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.\nMr. Andrew Thomas, City Planner, gave a presentation.\nThe Planning Board discussed members asked staff questions about parking options for\nresidents of the Del Monte.\nThe Planning Board opened the public hearing.\nMr. Nate Martin, neighbor, was glad to see that there is some progress. He wanted to\nknow how people would get to and from the ferry, and where electric vehicles will be able\nto charge.\nMs. Alison Greene, with PLAN! Alameda, thinks it's too big and wants smaller, more\ndetailed units. The neighborhood only wants a parking permit plan as a last resort.\nMs. Debra Arbuckle, neighbor, wondered where would visitors park their cars. She thought\nthat the project itself is too big.\nMr. Jay Ingram, neighbor, agreed that the project is too big. He noted that Alameda Point\nbuild-out is supposed to be about 1400 homes. He wanted more review of the project.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 2, "text": "The Planning Board closed the public hearing.\nVice President Henneberry noted that both community groups and the developers agree\non Hybrid Option A. He would like to see how the board feels about it.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni stated that she was not a proponent of unbundled parking,\nand likes Hybrid Option A.\nMr. Thomas replied that the City is working with AC Transit to get access to the ferry\nterminals. The ferry, buses, and BART ridership are growing. He further stated that the\nClement Street expansion has been in the general plan since 2008. All projects in the area\nare required to expand Clement. The extension of Clement will re-route car traffic, but not\nreduce it.\nBoard Member Knox White stated that he understands that the developer wants to sell the\nspaces easier, but PB needs to address citizen's concerns. He wants to only lease spaces,\nwith the price based on minimum and maximum occupancy rates.\nBoard Member Zuppan arrived to the meeting.\nBoard Member Tang had concerns with HOA and third party working together. They will\nundoubtedly have different agendas and concerns. He addressed public concerns about\nthe size of the project, and wondered if reducing the size would still be affordable for the\nbuyer.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster said that he talked with Mr. O'Hara. He concluded that getting a\nparking space should be simpler for the buyer. If a resident needs a parking space, he or\nshe should have it. He furthermore believed that the plans should be moved around as\nnecessary. Clarify this!\nBoard Member Zuppan said she was torn about these parking plans. Many of the\nresidences will want to have a car, even if transit is used. The current plan suggests that\ninitially, the development will not be well-served by transit, and only then at commute\ntimes.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni stated that, long term, there could be some unintended\nconsequences with parking. Hybrid Option A is the best way.\nVice President Henneberry said he agreed with Board Member Alvarez-Morroni He\nbelieves that receiving a bundled space and leasing it back is an escape hatch for both\ndeveloper and resident.\nPresident Burton said he attended a transit meeting sponsored by AC Transit at City Hall\nlast week. He said that AC Transit is looking at a route that serves the northern waterfront,\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 3, "text": "and are actively planning for that. He wants to have a transit-oriented project as much as\npossible, but an all-lease option will have a best chance to reduce car ownership and use.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni asked the dais who owns cars. Everyone had at least one.\nShe stated that the Board needed to be realistic about car ownership.\nMr. Thomas stated that the Del Monte is a mixed-use project. 30,000 square feet will be of\ncommercial space, and they will have parking. Moreover, everyone can have at least one\ncar. The question is how many people will need two or three spaces.\nBoard Member Knox White stated he will support the will of the Board, but thinks that there\nare better options. Staff has presented one compromise, Hybrid Option B.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster asked if the Board needed to pick Hybrid Options A, B, C, or D.\nPresident Burton replied that the plan is going to Council, and that the Board is advising\nthem.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni motioned to approve the TDM and the developer's plan of\nhaving at least one parking space per unit (option Hybrid A), with a 90% occupancy\nminimum for pricing, and have three parking studies: one as a baseline, one at initial\noccupancy, and one two years after full buildout. Vice President Henneberry seconded the\nmotion.\nBoard Member Zuppan asked Mr. Thomas if this parking will supply buildings B and C.\nMr. Thomas replied no.\nBoard Member Knox White said he assumes that Board Member Alvarez-Morroni is\nsupporting Hybrid Option A. Board Member Alvarez-Morroni responded in the affirmative.\nPresident Burton suggested that the parking study and the parking sign fund be expanded\nto one year after full buildout. The first study will be conducted in 2015 as a baseline, the\nsecond a year or two after it's finished, and perhaps a third when the building is half-full.\nBoard Member Zuppan wanted to add some kind of lease timetable so that the lease rates\nare not fluctuating monthly. Board Member Knox White proposed semi-annual rates.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni motioned to approve the TDM and the developer's plan of\nhaving at least one parking space per unit (option Hybrid A), with goal of a minimum\noccupancy of 90%, and three parking studies: one as a baseline, one at initial occupancy,\nand one two years after full buildout. A sign fund will be established, and if the money is\nnot used by completion of housing on site B, or two years after buildout of Del Monte, it will\ngo to transit funds. The pricing of the parking would be reviewed on a semi-annual basis.\nVice President Henneberry seconded. The motion carried 7-0.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 4, "text": "Vice President Henneberry and Board Members Alvarez-Morroni and Tang supported\nHybrid Option A. Board Member Zuppan wanted a plan that had some level of included\nparking,\nPresident Burton would have preferred a fully-leased parking plan.\nBoard Member Knox White agreed with President Burton.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster preferred Hybrid Option C.\n7.B. 2014-0570 980 Fernside Blvd- Design Review-Applicant: Verizon Wireless. A public\nhearing to consider Design Review to construct a 50' telecommunications pole and\nwireless antenna array on a portion of the Aeolian Yacht Club property. The project site is\nlocated within the R-1 PD Zoning District. The Project has been determined to be\nCategorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15303 - New Construction of Small Structures.\nMr. Allen Tai gave the presentation.\nThe Planning Board opened the public hearing.\nMs. Jennifer Kidd, neighbor, said she read the application report, and saw that\nenvironmental review was waived. She wanted to get a copy of the exposed limit, and\nwants to make sure that it is not a problem.\nPlanning Board closed floor for public speakers.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni requested a response to the speaker's concerns.\nMr. Brendan Leonard, representing Verizon, stated that regardless of what the FCC says,\nwhen the facility is in compliance, there are many things that happen. The channels are\nthe same for AM/FM radio and UHF television. Human exposure is heavily regulated. If the\ncarriers were not in compliance, they would lose their license. He addressed Board\nMember Alvarez-Morroni's questions about co-locating antennas and stated that Alameda\nis very well-covered with service. He also requested a minor amendment regarding mutual\nconsent for joint use of the pole.\nBoard Member Tang asked if the pole could be relocated to Mt. Trashmore.\nMr. Leonard stated that Verizon is trying to close the gap of lack of service south of Liberty\nAvenue.\nBoard Member Zuppan wondered if the placement of the antennas would affect things on\nthe water.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 5, "text": "Mr. Leonard replied that the directions that the antennas are being pointed mostly away\nfrom the water.\nBoard Member Knox White asked if the Board were to approve the project could it be\nappealed to the City Council. Mr. Thomas responded in the affirmative. Board Member\nKnox White asked staff to give the speaker the information she wants.\nBoard Member Zuppan said she wants the pole to be hidden.\nVice President Henneberry agreed, calling an attractive cell phone tower an oxymoron.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster thanked the applicant for the thoroughness of the report.\nBoard Member Knox White motioned to approve the staff recommendation, with the\nproposed amendment about mutual consent. Board Member Alvarez-Morroni seconds.\nThe motion carried 7-0.\n7.C. 2014-1033 Design Review Application - PLN14-0373- 633 Waterview Isle. The\napplicant requests Design Review Approval for a net 1,787 square foot second-story\naddition to an existing 1,633 square foot single-family residence. The project is located\n+within a Ranch Style neighborhood in the R-1-Y-F-5 (One-Family Residential-Special\nYard Combining District) zoning district.\nStaff Member Mr. Henry Dong gave the presentation.\nMr. Raul Diaz with Bay Valley Contractors, said his company has built over 1000\nadditions. They worked with staff to get other projects built.\nMr. Ron Gomes, also with Bay Valley Contractors, said that his client wants to enlarge\nexisting home, and does not want to move, either within Alameda or outside of Alameda.\nHis client is willing to change window, siding, and trim designs to be in compliance, but\nproposes that building stay as is.\nThe Planning Board opened the public hearing.\nThe Planning Board closed the public hearing.\nBoard Comments:\nVice President Henneberry noted that the plans double the size of the house. He wanted\nto know the average square footage of the other houses in the area.\nMr. Dong replied that the average home was less than 2000 square feet.\nBoard Member Knox White wanted to know what is next to the second story addition, and\nis unsure how that would work.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 6, "text": "Mr. Robert Brockman, owner of the property, said that the house on the left has put a third\ncar garage, and has no windows in the front of the property on the first floor.\nPresident Burton said he appreciates how people want to improve their homes, but need to\nbe sensitive to the design elements of our city. He believed that the current design is\nmassive and not sensitive to massing and proportion with regards of other houses in the\narea.\nMr. Thomas said that the city attorney has concluded that project is over 3200 square feet.\nA third parking space is required at 3000 square feet.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni noted that when this situation is presented to the Board it's\nusually because the neighbors are opposed. In this case, there are no neighbors.\nMr. Thomas warned that if the building permit is granted, the City will be hearing from the\nneighbors. Staff usually hears from them after the fact.\nBoard Member Zuppan asked Mr. Thomas if there is too much garage parking, the code\nrequires that there be more parking installed outside the house.\nMr. Thomas replied that city code dictates if the total envelope of a house is over 3000\nsquare. feet, there is another parking space required.\nBoard Member Zuppan said she thinks that the third parking space is unnecessary.\nTheoretically, they are in compliance with everything else. They have the right to expand\ntheir house within the legal limits. She said she thinks that the solution is to meet the\ndesign requirements, which are not being met currently.\nMr. Thomas agreed, saying that the Board should send the contractors back to find a\nsolution.\nBoard Member Knox White agreed with Board Member Zuppan. He made a motion to\ncontinue the item for staff and applicant to work together to a solution. There are places to\nnarrow and setback the property. It's no longer looking like a ranch-style. Board Member\nAlvarez-Morroni seconds. The motion carried 7-0.\n8. BOARD ELECTIONS:\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni Nominates Vice President Henneberry for President.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster names President Burton for President. President Burton says he is\nnot interested for the post.\nBoard Member Zuppan nominates Board Member Knox White for Vice-President. He says\nhe is respectfully not interested.\nVice President Henneberry is named President, by a vote of 5-2.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2014-11-10", "page": 7, "text": "Board Member Zuppan nominates Board Member K\u00f6ster for Vice President, he declines.\nViice President Henneberry nominates Board Member Alvarez-Morroni for Vice President.\nShe accepts.\nBoard Member Alvarez-Morroni is named Vice President, by a vote of 7-0.\nBoard Member Zuppan thanks President Burton for his service as Board President.\n9. MINUTES:\n8 September 2014:\nBoard Member Knox White motioned to approve. Vice President Henneberry seconds. The\nmotion carries 5-0 with two abstentions.\n10. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nMr. Thomas announced that three items have been approved at Zoning Administration.\nHe also stated that staff approved six design reviews (modifications for existing homes).\n11. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\n12. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nBoard Member Zuppan asked if resolutions be made to the board and the public after they\nare finalized. There is no opportunity to approve the resolutions after they are issued. She\nasked how this is possible to make these things available to the public and the Board.\nMr. Thomas said he will make tweaks to resolutions, must be made within the 10 day\nperiod. President Burton asked for them to be emailed to the Board as soon as possible.\nBoard Member Zuppan asked for a report back of what happened tonight.\n13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None\n14. ADJOURNMENT: President Burton adjourned the meeting at 10:40 p.m.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 7 of 7\nNovember 10, 2014", "path": "PlanningBoard/2014-11-10.pdf"}