{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 1, "text": "506\nMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nMONDAY- - - -NOVEMBER 9, 2015- 11:00 A.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 11:12 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie\nand Mayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(15-673) Public Employee Appointment/Hiring (Government Code Section 54957);\nTitle/description of position to be filled: City Manager\nFollowing the Closed Session the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Spencer\nannounced that the City Council conducted interviews, gave direction to staff and gave\ndirection to have panels conduct interviews.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 5:19 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, NOVEMBER 09, 2015\n1. CONVENE\nPresident Knox White called meeting to order at 7:00pm.\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Sullivan led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: President Knox White, Board Members Burton, Henneberry, Mitchell,\nSullivan. Board Member Zuppan arrived at 7:02pm (before item 7-A). Board Member\nK\u00f6ster arrived at 8:09pm (before item 7-B).\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\n*None*\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\n*None'\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2015-2257\nPLN15-0179 - 2437 Eagle Avenue - Applicant: Housing Authority of the\nCity of Alameda. A request for approval of Design Review and Density\nBonus Application to allow the construction of one two-story building and\nthree three-story buildings containing twenty-two total residential units\nlocated at 2437 Eagle Avenue. The proposed project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resource Code\n21159.23 exemption for affordable low-income housing and CEQA\nGuidelines 15332 In-fill Development Projects\nHenry Dong of the Community Development Department and Victoria Johnson of the\nHousing Authority gave the staff presentation.\nBoard Member Mitchell asked about input provided by Alameda Architectural\nPreservation Society and green building requirements. Ms. Johnson clarified.\nPage 1 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 2, "text": "Board Member Sullivan asked about the landscape plan. The project architect explained\nthe landscape plan and water usage limitations that will dictate the final choices to be\nmade.\nPresident Knox White opened the public hearing.\nPatsy Paul is a neighbor and said she supports AAPS's comments, especially regarding\nthe setbacks.\nStuart Rickard said he supports the project. He said he likes the design.\nChristopher Buckley with AAPS expressed concern that the reduction in setbacks are\nnot consistent with the rest of the street. He said that some additional pitched roofs\nwould be beneficial. He also spoke about tree selection and wanted it to be consistent\nwith the City's Master Street Tree Plan. He said the pergola on Eagle Ave could be\nimproved or deleted. He also gave input on what type of vinyl window might be a good\noption.\nDoree Miles said she liked some of the design changes but that the reduction in setback\nwas not a good change. She said she does not like the corner tower.\nPresident Knox White closed the public hearing.\nMs. Johnson responded to questions brought up by the public about the project timelines\nand street trees.\nPresident Knox White re-opened the public hearing.\nSteve Aced gave feedback about some of the design and materials choices.\nPresident Knox White closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Burton said he wants to approve the project, but some of the fine details\nwill need refinement. He said he is comfortable with the ten foot setback. He said the\ntower element is ungainly and needs to be changed or removed. He said we need to\ndefine whether the project is going for a more authentic or abstracted Victorian design.\nPresident Knox White said he supports the reduced setback to preserve the shared\nbackyard space for the residents. He said the community concerns about having\nsufficient off street parking necessitated that the buildings be closer to the sidewalk.\nPage 2 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 3, "text": "Board Member Zuppan said she wants to move the project forward because affordable\nhousing, especially in this location, is important.\nBoard Member Henneberry said he supports the project.\nBoard Member Mitchell said he is okay with the shorter setback. He said he does not like\nthe perforated metal railing material. He said he is supportive of affordable housing. He\nis ready to move the project forward and bring the small details back for final review.\nBoard Member Zuppan moved to approve the item with the changes and conditions as\noutlined by President Knox White and Mr. Thomas. Board Member Henneberry\nseconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0.\n7-B 2015-2258\nZoning Conformance Determination - Senior Care Facility - Applicant:\nChristopher Garwood, Pacific Union. An application for a zoning\nconformance determination for a senior care facility on a five acre\nproperty located adjacent to the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal in the Harbor\nBay Business Park. The zoning determination is not a project under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act.\nAndrew Thomas, Assistant Community Development Director, gave the staff report.\nChris Garwood of Pacific Union Land Company, project applicant, spoke about the\nproposal.\nPresident Knox White opened the public hearing.\nSteven Gortlor, a neighbor, said he does not support the project. He says it is a\nresidential project and does not meet the zoning for the location.\nRosemary Reilly, director for Alameda Meals on Wheels, said assisted living, senior\nhousing is a good neighbor and value to the community. She said it would enable people\nto stay in the community.\nMichael McDonough, President of the Alameda Chamber of Commerce, said the zoning\nwas applicable and a precedent had been set with Cardinal Point I. He said the project\nwould bring 54 permanent jobs in addition to the temporary jobs during the building.\nPage 3 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 4, "text": "Jasmine Takuda, a resident, said she likes the project because it would allow people to\nremain in their community. She said she like its proximity to the ferry.\nGuoxian Li, speaking through her son as a translator, said the location was not a good\nchoice for the facility due to noise from the airport and distance from hospitals. She said\nshe is concerned about noise from fire and medical vehicles. She said she is also\nworried about traffic and parking impacts generated by the use.\nJohn Piziali said he believes the project does comply with the zoning.\nPresident Knox White closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Mitchell said he thinks the project meets the zoning.\nBoard Member Zuppan disclosed that she previously met with the applicant and Becca\nPerata. She said that she was concerned that we protect the commercial and industrial\nuses in the business park. She said that she does believe the use fits the spirit of the\nzoning.\nBoard Member Burton said he previously met with Mr. Garwood. He said he was happy\nto see a proposal for more senior housing. He said that the use fits within the zoning.\nBoard Member Henneberry moved to affirm the staff zoning determination. Board\nMember Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.\n7-C 2015-2259\nPLN14-0134 - 1200 Park Street - Applicant: Gary Voss for Big O Tires.\nThe applicant requests an amendment to an existing Use Permit (UP88-\n36) for 1200 Park Street. This project is determined to be Categorically\nExempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nthe CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities. (Continued from\nJuly 13, 2015 meeting)\nAndrew Thomas gave the staff report.\nBoard Member Zuppan asked about the previous discussion regarding the valet services\nthat were included in the use permit conditions.\nPresident Knox White opened the public hearing.\nPage 4 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 5, "text": "Gary Voss, owner of Big O Tires, asked for approval of the use permit and stated it was\na short term solution and that he looked forward to moving to a new location on Oak St.\nwith lots of space.\nPaul Grossman said he has used Big O's services for many years and visits neighboring\nbusinesses when he drops off his car. He said they have made a significant contribution\nto Alameda over the years.\nGuido Bertoli of Big O Tires spoke about their efforts to secure a new location which has\ntaken them off site recently which might have affected availability of the valet service. He\nsaid burdensome conditions that pit businesses against each other are not healthy and a\nbad precedent.\nBobbie Centurion, a neighbor, asked the Board to allow the use permit to enable them to\noperate at the current location for the next two years until they can transition to the new\nspace.\nArt Thoms, owner of the laundromat across the street from Big O, said he has reluctantly\nbeen the watchdog for nine years. He said he is mostly concerned with the usage of the\nmeters for Big O employees' and customers' cars. He asked why Goodyear has to do all\ntheir work inside, but not Big O.\nPresident Knox White closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Zuppan wants to add the valet parking to the use permit.\nBoard Member Henneberry moved to approve the permit with the valet parking\ncondition. Board Member Mitchell seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.\n7-D 2015-2262\nPlanning Board Rules and Procedures. Approve Revisions to the\nPlanning Board Rules and Procedures to Improve the Public Hearing\nProcess. A change to the Rules and Procedures is not a project subject to\nthe California Environmental Quality Act.\nBoard Member Zuppan asked what the process would be for members of the public to\npropose corrections to the minutes.\nPresident Knox White opened the public hearing.\nPage 5 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 6, "text": "Christopher Buckley, a resident, asked about identifying speakers and Brown Act\nconsiderations. He supported keeping the five minute time limit for speakers.\nPresident Knox White closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Sullivan said he is in favor of the change to three minutes and that we\ncan grant additional time on a case by case basis.\nPresident Knox White suggested appellants also be exempt from the three minute time\nlimit, similar to an applicant. He also suggested some copy edits. He said that Planning\nBoard is the only board that does not expressly limit public comment to three minutes\nand that the board should be consistent with other boards and commissions.\nBoard Member Zuppan said she wanted to remove the ten minute limit for presentations,\nor make it aspirational.\nPresident Knox White proposed adding \"when possible\" to the ten minute limit.\nBoard Member Mitchell moved approval of the proposed changes with the amendments\nand corrections discussed. Board Member Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion\npassed 7-0.\n8. MINUTES\n*None*\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nAndrew Thomas gave an update on upcoming agenda items.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\n11-A 2015-2260\nReport from the Alameda Point Site A - Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster gave an update on the upcoming building proposed for Block 11.\n11-B 2015-2299\nReport from the Boatworks - Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee\n*Did not meet*\nPage 6 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2015-11-09", "page": 7, "text": "Board Member Zuppan mentioned a letter from Audrey Lord-Hausman about walk in\nshowers not being an option at Alameda Landing.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nPresident Knox White adjourned the meeting at 9:58pm.\nPage 7 of 7\nApproved Minutes\nNovember 9, 2015\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2015-11-09.pdf"}