{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017\n1. CONVENE\nBoard Member Sullivan convened the meeting at 7:00pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Burton led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: Board Members Sullivan, Burton, Curtis, Teague.\nAbsent: President Mitchell, Board Members Knox White, Koster.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\nStaff Member Thomas suggested moving item 7-C ahead of 7-B and move item 9-A to\nthe beginning of the meeting.\nBoard Member Curtis made a motion to approve the suggested agenda changes.\nBoard Member Burton seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\n*None*\n9-A 2017-4740***\nZoning Administrator and Design Review Recent Actions and Decisions\nStaff Member Thomas listed recent approvals. The staff report can be found at:\n https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3157870&GUID=39E43C42-\n60D4-4015-8268-D3CE77296809&FullText=1\nJames Morgan raised concerns about the scale and impacts of the approved plan to\nremodel the fourplex on Bay St. He said there would be parking impacts in the\nneighborhood and asked the board to consider a more reasonable sized fourplex. He said\nthey are doing work that he believes permits have not been issued for.\nStaff Member Thomas said any one member of the Planning Board could call the project\nfor review. He said the building is in bad shape and they see the project as a benefit.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 1 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 2, "text": "Board Member Teague asked how many bedrooms there were now and a how many are\nproposed.\nStaff Member Thomas said he did not have that information at the moment.\nMr. Morgan said there are currently three bedrooms, and nine are proposed.\nBoard Member Burton asked at what point they would be in danger of improperly holding\na hearing.\nStaff Member Thomas said they should not be holding a hearing on the item at this time.\nBoard Member Curtis said he would like to call the item for review.\nStaff Member Thomas said the item would be scheduled for the second meeting in\nOctober.\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2017-4742\nRe: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Rebuilding the Existing Supportive\nHousing at Alameda Point (RESHAP) Development Plan and Density\nBonus Waiver. The streamlining provision of Public Resources Section\n21083.3 and Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines apply and no further\nenvironmental review is required.\nStaff Member Giles introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3157872&GUID=076A4F98-\n442-4A2F-B222-985619A3BCOE&FullText=1\nDoug Biggs, Daniel Simons, and Abby Goldware gave a presentation on the process and\nplan.\nBoard Member Curtis asked if the project's financing depends on an adjacent market rate\ndevelopment being in place.\nMs. Goldware said their current financing assumes the infrastructure is provided by a\nmarket rate developer.\nBoard Member Teague asked how the number of spare light poles required was\ndetermined.\nStaff Member Thomas said that Public Works and AMP determined the number,\nconsidering goals to keep project costs down.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 2 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 3, "text": "Board Member Teague asked who was responsible for pedestrian safety at the\nintersection of Stargell, Main, and W. Midway.\nStaff Member Thomas said the City is responsible for the intersection.\nBoard Member Sullivan asked if there was a developer in place for the adjacent property.\nMs. Goldware said there was not. She said they see this plan as a necessary first step in\norder to begin soliciting the market rate developer.\nBoard Member Sullivan opened the public hearing.\nMarguerite Bachand, Operation Dignity, said this cannot happen soon enough for them.\nBoard Member Sullivan closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague asked that mature trees be saved if at all possible. He said he\nwould like to see the safety of the Main St. intersection addressed. He said he supports\nthe project.\nBoard Member Burton said we can not move this project forward fast enough. He said he\ndid not see any facilities identified in the plan for trash pick up.\nDoug Biggs said they pick up their own trash to save money and provide jobs for some of\nthe residents.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she supports the project.\nBoard Member Burton made a motion to approve the staff recommendation with\nconditions that the landscape plan analyze the location of mature trees and plan to\npay special attention to the pedestrian and bike access at the intersection of Main\nSt. and Midway. Board Member Teague seconded the motion. The motion passed\n4-0.\n7-C 2017-4746*\nProvide Comments on the Draft Transportation Choices Plan\nStaff Member Ott gave the staff presentation. The staff report and attachments can be\nfound\nat:\nps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3157874&GUID=FFDDAFO7\n6C30-4FAB-9DFO-FB4C3574A9F2&FullText=1\nBoard Member Burton asked if the Streetlight data was from 2015 or just acquired in 2015.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 3 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 4, "text": "Bill Hurrell, CDM Smith, said the data was collected in 2015. He said they also relied on\nthe Census community survey.\nBoard Member Burton asked how easy or difficult they determined it would be to meet the\ngoals.\nMr. Hurrell said they feel the goals are aggressive, but achievable.\nBoard Member Burton asked what amount of mode shift there would be if none of these\nprojects were implemented.\nMr. Hurrell said the shift since 2010 has happened because of economic growth and\nincreased congestion. He said it would be difficult to achieve further mode shift without\nimplementing projects in the plan.\nBoard Member Burton asked if there are other examples of bikes in buses in the Bay Area\nand whether they have discussed it with AC Transit.\nMr. Hurrell said he knows they do it in Portland. He said AC Transit's response to the idea\nis not very positive.\nBoard Member Teague sought clarification of how trips to and on the ferry were classified\nin the tables. He asked if the equity criteria considered project's' effects on low income\npeople throughout the city, or just on areas with higher densities of low income residents.\nMr. Hurrell said the equity evaluation criteria focused on areas of the city.\nBoard Member Sullivan asked if the survey was reflective of the makeup of the city.\nMr. Hurrell said that the firm develops a sampling plan based on the demographic makeup\nof the city.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she would like to understand who is targeted to get their\nbehavior changed, or if everyone is really just lumped in together.\nMr. Hurrell said they do have survey responses that come from people who are on the\nfence about using transit or not and things that incrementally make transit faster and more\nreliable can help them decide to change modes.\nBoard Member Sullivan asked how removing parking at the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal is\nsupposed to encourage more ferry ridership. She said the bus connection to the ferry is\nunreliable.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 4 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 5, "text": "Staff Member Ott said that most of the Harbor Bay Ferry riders live on Bay Farm. She said\nwith the constraints on the ferry terminal, they believe they can get more people to use\nalternative ways to reach the ferry. She said that they work closely with AC Transit and\nthat they believe the bus is qualitatively reliable. She said that, even with the parking\nlosses, ridership has increased.\nBoard Member Sullivan opened the public hearing.\nTony Kuttner asked that the GABA letter be considered. He said he does not understand\nwhy the shuttle idea is not a higher priority in the plan and is kicked into the long range\nplan.\nChristina Hanson said Harbor Bay Isle has some real issues with the bus lanes replacing\nthe median in Harbor Bay. She said the median is important to home values there and\nthey do not support the bus lane.\nPat Potter, CASA, said they support the plan but believe there are many things that could\nbe done immediately to increase alternative modes.\nChristine Bauer asked that the ferry terminal access improvements be moved to the near\nterm and be a high priority.\nBrian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, said the goals should be more aggressive goals. He\nsaid our climate change goals should be factored in strongly. He said they are concerned\nthat there are no bike projects listed in the near term items. He said adding bike lanes to\nthe Main St. ferry should move forward now, independent from larger development at\nAlameda Point or for WETA to complete their terminal access plans. He said any\nimprovement in bike, ped, or transit service increases equity for vulnerable populations.\nLorre Zuppan said the convenience and reliability of the free shuttle would be critical to\nsuccess. She said it would be very helpful for economic development within the city. She\nsaid the truck route along the northern waterfront next to the bike path and new housing\nshould be addressed.\nAndrea Wuttke said that at least 20,000 trips per day could be removed by building a\nnetwork of aerial tramways.\nBoard Member Sullivan closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said getting everyone a $70/year EZPass for AC Transit would be\na real difference maker. He said the bus needs to connect to the ferries reliably. He said\nhe agreed with the points raised in Board Member Knox White's letter. He said increasing\nthe cost of parking is a regressive tax.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 5 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 6, "text": "Board Member Curtis said people here are not used to taking public transportation. He\nsaid public awareness and education need to be a top priority.\nBoard Member Burton said he does not feel like the plan is ready to go. He said there\nshould be a much more aggressive goal. He said the language in the goals will be\nmeaningless to the average person. He said the programs in the plan need to be laser\nfocused on our issues. He said drivers to Oakland and the inner east bay are the easiest\nway to solve our congestion problems. He said all the westend schools, including charters,\nwith parents doing drop off and heading for the tube is a major problem. He suggested\nusing 2010's baseline as our goal for the plan. He said the EZ Pass program could be a\nvery good way of achieving the goals of the free shuttle at a reasonable cost of\nimplementation and without cutting into AC Transit's ridership and service levels. He said\nwe should be documenting Bike Walk Alameda as a partner agency on many of the\nprojects. He endorsed the comments in Board Member Knox White's letter.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she is concerned at the lack of targeting specific audiences\nthat are likely to use transit. She said nobody has looked at the possible need for a school\nbus system. She said there is a tremendous need for communication programs to help\nconsumers understand how and why to use programs.\n7-B 2017-4744\nStudy Session - 2390 Mariner Square Drive Co-Living, Co-Working zoning\nAmendment. Applicant: Todd Jersey Architecture and Open Door\nDevelopment. A Planning Board study session to consider a proposed\nZoning Amendment to allow residential use on a 1.4 acre site currently\nzoned M-2 General Industrial and designated in the General Plan for Mixed\nUse. The site is located at the corner of Mariner Square Drive and Marina\nVillage Parkway. No final action or decision is being considered. The\nproposed Zoning Amendment is subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act.\n**continued**\n8. MINUTES\n2017-4739\nDraft Meeting Minutes - July 24, 2017\nNo action was taken, due to a lack of a quorum of members that were present who were\nalso at the July 24th meeting.\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n9-B 2017-4741\nFuture Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development\nDepartment Projects\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 6 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2017-09-25", "page": 7, "text": "Staff Member Thomas listed upcoming items. The list can be found at:\nttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3157871&GUID=06F0C68D-\n4232-4561-86C3-3254841474B8\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nBoard Member Teague asked for some additional information be included in the Mariner\nSquare co-living project's staff report. He said he would like to have a study session on\nthe state housing bills.\nStaff Member Thomas said they are planning to have a workshop on the new and existing\nstate laws when the new land use attorney begins.\n11-A 2017-4745\nSubcommittee for Alameda Marina\n*None*\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nBoard Member Sullivan adjourned the meeting at 9:48pm.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 7 of 7\nSeptember 25, 2017", "path": "PlanningBoard/2017-09-25.pdf"}