{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 1, "text": "Big\nMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING\nOF THE\nPENSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA\nHELD 4:30 P.M., JANUARY 26, 2015\nALAMEDA CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE, ALAMEDA\nCONFERENCE ROOM 391\n1.\nThe meeting was called to order by Chair Trish Herrera Spencer at 4:44 p.m.\n2.\nROLL CALL:\nPresent: Trustees: Trish Herrera Spencer, William Soderlund, Nancy Elzig,\nBruce Edwards, and Jill Kovacs\nStaff: Brad Farmer: Finance Department, Robin Young and Lelia Faapouli:\nHuman Resources.\n3.\nMINUTES:\nThe minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 28, 2014 was moved for approval by\nMember Elzig and seconded by Member Soderlund. Passed 3-0 with\n2\nabstaining.\nThe minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 27, 2014 - Since Members Elzig\nand Kovacs were not in attendance at that meeting, they met earlier with Lelia\nFaapouli who briefed them on the meeting notes and are now prepared to vote\non the minutes. Chair Herrera Spencer and Member Edwards were not on the\nBoard until January 2015. Member Soderlund made a motion to accept the\nminutes and was seconded by Member Kovacs. Passed 3-0 with 2 abstaining.\n4.\nAGENDA ITEMS:\n4-A. Pension Payroll and Financial Reports - Quarter Ending December 31,\n2014 and City of Alameda Police & Fire Pension Funds Financial Reports for the\nPeriod Ending December 31, 2014 were presented by Brad Farmer, Finance\nSupervisor. It was asked at the last meeting why the third quarter went up on the\nPension Payroll and Financial Report. Brad Farmer noted that changes were\ndecreased in November due to a retiree passing away, and increased in", "path": "PensionBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 2, "text": "City of Alameda\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the\nPension Board - Monday, January 26, 2015\nPage 2\nDecember due to payment of new higher Uniform Allowance. Notation for\nchanges will be included on the bottom of future reports.\nMember Soderlund asked why 1082 Health Benefits cost on the Financial Report\nis for six months. Brad Farmer answered that the top portion is for three months\nand the bottom total is for six months for Health Benefits only. There are\ncurrently 26 1079 pensioners and two 1082 pensioners. The reports were\nmoved for approval by Member Soderlund and seconded by Member Elzig.\nPassed 4-0 with 1 abstaining.\n4-B. Memo regarding the death of 1079 Pensioner - Sally Reilly (Widow of Fire\nApparatus Operator John Reilly) deceased 10/26/14, was accepted with regret\nby Member Elizg and seconded by Member Soderlund. Passed 5-0.\n5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT):\nThere was no communication from the Public.\n6.\nPENSION BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD):\nMember Kovacs officially welcomed new Mayor and Chair, Trish Herrera\nSpencer and new Police Representative, Bruce Edwards, to the Pension Board.\nMember Kovacs explained that the Pension Board meets quarterly, and is\nresponsible for oversight of Pension benefits for 28 Retirees or survivors. These\nformer sworn Safety employees committed their careers to the safety of the\nresidents of the City of Alameda, so the Pension Board has an important\nfiduciary responsibility to oversee their pension benefits.\nMember Soderlund requested a letter be sent to former Member Bob Follrath to\nthank him for his service to the Pension Board.\n7.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThere being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was\nadjourned at 4:55 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nIf\nJill Koy\u00e1cs\nSecretary to the Pension Board", "path": "PensionBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015\n1. CONVENE:\n7:01 P.M.\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nBoard member K\u00f6ster led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent: President Henneberry, Vice President Alvarez and\nBoard Members Burton, Knox White, K\u00f6ster, Tang\nAbsent: Board Member Zuppan.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION: None\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR:\n6-A. 2015-228\nMinor Modification to Final Development Plan and Major Design\nReview, PLN14-0524, for a 55,288 square Foot Building Located on a\n2.82 Acre Site at 2321 North Loop Road in the Harbor Bay Business\nPark. The proposed project is Categorically Exempt Pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines 15332 in-fill Development Projects\nBoard Member Knox White motioned to approve the consent calendar.\nBoard Member Burton seconded the motion.\nThe motion carried, 6-0.\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n7-A. 2015-1233\nPublic Workshop on Initial Site A Development Concept at Alameda\nPoint.\nMr. Andrew Thomas, City Planner, introduced the item.\nMr. Thomas introduced Mr. Joe Ernst of Alameda Point Partners. Mr. Ernst thanked the\nBoard for letting him speak. He said that he remains committed to hearing the concerns of\nthe public, and that the team has tried to incorporate their concerns, most notably adding\nopen space. He further stated that building housing at the site is necessary to secure the\ninfrastructure funding needed for the project as a whole.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 2, "text": "Mr. Ernst introduced Mr. David Israel, architect. Mr. Israel explained the uniqueness of the\nsite within the City, and of the uniqueness of the City more generally. He emphasized the\nimportance of taking an old site and reusing the buildings there to serve future generations.\nHe explained the way transit and street infrastructure would have to be changed to suit the\nplans.\nMr. Israel introduced Ms. April Phillips, site designer. Ms. Phillips explained that the\ndevelopers split the site into three open space zones. The feel of each of the three zones will\nbe different, but they will be interconnected with each other. She emphasized the\nimportance of the water as a place where people can congregate for many different\npurposes.\nMs. Jennifer Ott, Chief Operating Officer of Alameda Point, updated the Board on the City\nCouncil meeting of January 20= 2015. She said that the Council had many positive\ncomments about the Site A plan, but they still had some comments regarding fiscal impact,\ntraffic and public safety. The City has a fiscal neutrality policy for Alameda Point. Ms. Ott said\nthat staff will be meeting with the City Council and the Planning Board monthly in order to\nbest address everybody's concerns.\nBoard Questions:\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster asked Mr. Ernst to elaborate on Phase Zero. Mr. Ernst replied that\nPhase Zero will focus on activities and events that can be regularly held at the Point. The\ndevelopers want to work with Alameda businesses to bring permanent and recurring events\nto the open spaces at Alameda Point.\nVice President Alvarez asked Mr. Thomas about environmental and financial aspects of the\nplan, and what the role of the Board is with regard to these issues.\nMr. Thomas replied that the Board's job is to advise the Council on the adequacy of the\ndevelopment plan. He explained that Ms. Ott was working directly with the Council and the\ndevelopers regarding the financial aspects of the plan.\nVice President Alvarez asked Mr. Thomas to remind the public about the agreement with the\nNavy about the land at Alameda Point.\nMr. Thomas explained to the public that the City can build no more than 1,425 housing units\nat the former Base site. About 1,200 have yet to be built. About 800 units are to be included\non the Site A site.\nVice President Alvarez asked Mr. Thomas about the Planning Board and Transportation\nCommission's joint meeting.\nMr. Thomas said that the meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the\nCouncil Chambers.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 3, "text": "Board Member Knox White asked about rising sea levels at Site A. Mr. Israel explained that\nthe land on the site slopes to the water, and that they would come back to address this issue\nin more detail at a later date.\nBoard Member Knox White said he met with Mr. Ernst last week about the project. He asked\nMr. Ernst about the inclusion of town homes in the site.\nMr. Ernst said that about 75% of the housing would be multi-family housing and the\nremainder would be town homes. The inclusion of town homes in the site was necessary to\ncover the costs of infrastructure construction\nPresident Henneberry asked about differences between the urban edge presented in the\nprecise plan and in the drawings. Mr. Thomas said the drawings are primarily illustrative.\nThe precise plan is meant to create a waterfront space and to be accessible to cars without\nmaking it car-heavy.\nPresident Henneberry asked Ms. Ott about the effects of dredging in Seaplane Lagoon.\nMs. Ott reported that negotiations between the City and the Navy about dredging in the\nlagoon are still ongoing. She said that the City has hired a marine engineer to figure out how\nmuch dredging would be necessary. She said that there would be little dredging, if any, for\nconstruction of the area, and that there might be a little dredging for maintenance.\nThe Board opened public comment.\nMr. Kame Richards, President of the Board of Directors of the Alameda Community Sailing\nCenter, explained that Seaplane Lagoon was a very important place for those learning to\nsail. He expressed hope that the developer and groups like his organization could work\ntogether to bring people of all socioeconomic classes to the water. He explained the\nimportance of the project both to his organization and the community at large.\nMr. Michael McDonough, president of the Alameda Chamber of Commerce, said that his\norganization is really excited about this project. He said that this project could lead to a\nrenewal of Alameda Point that would lead to more commercial development in the City. He\nexplained that there need to be amenities, such as restaurants, in order to lure and keep\njobs at Alameda Point.\nMr. Doug Biggs, neighbor, said that the infrastructure at Alameda Point is failing, and that a\nproject like this one would lead to infrastructure repair and raise the quality of life at Alameda\nPoint. He said that development of Alameda Point is urgently needed, and praised the\ndevelopers' project plans. He suggested that developers should include more north-south\nconnection with adjacent communities and other minor improvements.\nMs. Carol Gottstein, neighbor, asked about Building 77, and expressed concern that it might\nbe shorter than proposed buildings. She suggested that the developer show how tall the\nother buildings would be compared to existing buildings.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 4, "text": "Mr. William Smith, on behalf of Renewed Hope Housing Advocates, said he was also in\nfavor of the plan. He acknowledged that the plan is in its early stages. He liked the increased\npark space, but wanted to know where the active parks would be located. He suggested that\nsome parks be on the rooftops of some buildings, as in other cities.\nThe Board closed public comment.\nBoard Member Knox White commented that he could not imagine that families would send\ntheir children to parks located in between two major streets. He suggested that the proposed\nlinear park follow the model of Jackson Park, which is surrounded by one-way couplets.\nBoard Member Knox White also said that the concept of a town square is great, but he would\nlike to see how it is implemented. He liked the idea of making a shared space in the center,\nand that the area could be shared by drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. Board Member\nKnox White liked the idea of a reconfigured plaza center, and thought that it would be a nice\nentrance to the public space on the waterfront.\nBoard Member Burton said he also met with Mr. Ernst and his team last week. He said he\nappreciated all the presentations, and said that the plan is off to a good start. He agreed with\nmany of Board Member Knox White's comments. He wanted to make sure that the\ndevelopers integrate the existing buildings with the rest of the buildings at the site. He liked\nthe idea to get through-traffic off of Ralph Appezzato Parkway and onto Orion Street. The\nedge of Seaplane Lagoon should only be used for local traffic. He noted that the\nCross-Alameda Trail would be passing through the area. Board Member Burton worried that\nthe new buildings might make the existing buildings seem out of scale, and said that the\nteam needs to make sure that the new buildings are not out of scale with the existing ones.\nHe said that block sizes in Site A should be consistent with block sizes in the rest of the City\nas much as possible.\nBoard Member Tang said that he appreciated the team's efforts to keep the historical\nbuildings and build infrastructure that accounts for existing issues at the site. He suggested\nthat the buildings that will be constructed should emulate the existing buildings in size and\nmaterial to prevent unnecessary cost.\nBoard Member Tang added that there are many office buildings in the Harbor Bay business\npark, but there is little business conducted in the area on weekends and no restaurants and\ncoffee shops there. He said that there should be some restaurants and coffee shops in\nbetween the residential and commercial spaces.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster agreed, and that public access to the waterfront is important in\nAlameda. He wants to make the waterfront a place where sailors around the Bay Area could\nvisit for a couple of hours and use the amenities at the site. He said he would like to see a\nsketch-up model of the building height differences. He wanted to know what the heights of\nthe new buildings would be in order to not affect the view corridors. Building on the Base's\nhistory will add to a sense of place on the site, and that it would help define the character of\nthe City. However, Board Member K\u00f6ster noted that they need to think of the spaces as not\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 5, "text": "solely residential or commercial, but also civic and public.\nVice President Alvarez said she agrees with many of the other Board Members' comments.\nShe explained that the view corridor is very important to her, and that her concerns are about\ntraffic flow and the transit piece on Ralph Apezzato Parkway. She said she likes how the\ncenter of the site has transformed in these plans. She said that there would be issues\nconnecting the living spaces, the parks and the schools in the future. She wanted to know\nhow people with boats would be able to get to the Bay, and that there might be some way to\nshow the history of Seaplane Lagoon to the public, such as by placing a museum there. She\nagreed with Mr. Biggs's comments and reminded the Board that Site A is one of many\nparcels that would be redeveloped at the Base site.\nPresident Henneberry said he appreciated all the comments he heard. He expressed\nconfidence in the direction of the planned development, and looked forward to seeing how\nstaff and the development team incorporated public and Board comments. He said that\npublic-private cooperation is essential for development on Alameda Point, and suggested\nthat the team should look into similar projects elsewhere, such as in Christchurch, New\nZealand, where a combination of public and private projects successfully draws people to\nthe oceanfront site.\nMr. Thomas told the Board that staff would meet with the Planning Board Subcommittee and\nthe developers to make improvements to the plans based on tonight's comments.\nMs. Ott announced that there would be a community outreach event on the Base on\nThursday night, January 29, 2015, from 6 to 8 PM, about the plans and to meet the\ndevelopers and express their concerns\n8. MINUTES:\n8-A. 2015-1230\nDraft minutes of September 22, 2014\nBoard Member Knox White motioned to approve the minutes with edits.\nPresident Burton seconded the motion.\nThe motion carried, 6-0\n8-B. 2015-1231\nDraft minutes of December 8, 2014\nBoard Member Knox White motioned to approve the minutes with edits.\nPresident Burton seconded the motion.\nThe motion carried, 5-0-1 (President Henneberry abstained.)\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\n9-A. 2015-1232\nZoning Administrator and Design Review: Recent Actions and\nDecisions.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-01-26", "page": 6, "text": "10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\n11-A. 2015-1235\nReport from the Alameda Point Site A-Ad Hoc Sub-Committee\nPresident Henneberry announced that the Sub-Committee has not met yet.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None\n13. ADJOURNMENT: President Henneberry adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m.\nApproved Regular Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 6\nJanuary 26, 2015", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-01-26.pdf"}