{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018\n1. CONVENE\nPresident Mitchell convened the meeting at 7:01pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Teague led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: President Mitchell, Board Members Burton, Cavanaugh, Curtis, K\u00f6ster,\nSullivan.\nAbsent: None.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\n*None*\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\n*None*\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2018-5191\nPLN17-0598 - Final Development Plan and Design Review - 2175 North Loop Rd,\nApplicant: Joe Ernst on behalf of srmErnst. Public hearing to consider approval of a Final\nDevelopment Plan and Design Review for one Commercial Building of 47,000 square feet\nLocated on a 2.80 Acre Site at 2175 North Loop Road in the Harbor Bay Business Park.\nPLN17-0614 - Final Development Plan, Design Review, and Parcel Map - 1955 North\nLoop Rd through 2065 North Loop Rd - Applicant: Joe Ernst on behalf of srmErnst. Public\nhearing to consider approval of a Final Development Plan, Design Review and a Parcel\nMap to construct four (4) commercial buildings totaling 140,100 square feet on four\nseparate parcels at 1955 through 2065 North Loop Road in the Harbor Bay Business Park.\nStaff Member Sablan gave a presentation The staff report and attachments can be found\nat:\n https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3334514&GUID=802353A2\n8AD5-4E28-8E74-C27D91EA9E89&FullText=1\nBoard Member Cavanaugh asked what the permissible decibel level for operations at\nthe site.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 1 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 2, "text": "Staff Member Sablan said there is a chart in the municipal code that defines the required\nstandards.\nBoard Member Teague asked if a truck's back up beep would automatically be a violation.\nStaff Member Thomas read the condition of approval relating to noise and explained how\ncomplaints are handled.\nBoard Member Burton asked how many motions would be required to take the required\nactions.\nStaff Member Sablan said there would need to be two motions and explained what\nelements would be included in each.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she was pleased to see an office building planned for the\noffice park.\nPresident Mitchell opened the public hearing.\nJohn Lipp, FAAS, spoke in favor of the application. He said the developer was proposing\ndonating a small portion of the parcel to FAAS.\nBarbara Lockwood said that when she and her mother bought their condo in 1970, they\nwere told nothing would ever be built in front of them. She said their privacy has been\neroded and has concerns about what types of truck loading there would be on the site.\nBoard Member Mitchell closed to the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said he met with the applicant. He said he was pleased to see the\nvertical landscaping plan for the rear of the buildings. He said he wants to make sure all\nthe lights are downcast. He said that if there is an ability for residents to deal with noise\nissues, he is in favor of this.\nBoard Member Curtis said he was with Harbor Bay in 1976 and there was always a plan\nto have buildings in this area.\nBoard Member Burton said the buildings have good design and appreciates that the\nbuildings are on the street and the parking is tucked behind. He said he met with the\napplicant and had similar concerns with the rear walls.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster said he met with the applicant. He said he agreed with what Board\nMember Burton said. He said he is happy to see the project move forward.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 2 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 3, "text": "Board Member Sullivan said she was glad to see the attractive buildings in scale with the\nneighborhood.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said the designs look great.\nPresident Mitchell said he met with the applicant and supports the plan.\nBoard Member Burton made a motion to approve the staff recommendation for\nbuildings A & B with the amendments for the vertical landscaping and noise\nordinance requirements. Board Member Teague seconded the motion. The motion\npassed 7-0.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to approve the recommendation for the\nremaining buildings and parcel map with the same amendments. Board Member\nCurtis seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.\n7-B 2018-5194\nPublic Hearing on the Alameda Marina Draft Environmental Impact Report\n(SCH#2016102064)\nBoard Member Burton recused himself from the remaining items because his employer is\nworking on both projects.\nStaff Member Thomas introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3334515&GUID=7EOCE527-\n459-4261-96B8-62871E1973EB&FullText=1\nPresident Mitchell opened the public hearing.\nDorothy Freeman said there is no plan to retain a working boatyard. She said the\ncumulative effects of all the Northern Waterfront projects were not considered strongly\nenough. She said the plan does not appropriately honor the history of the site. She said\nthe street trees should be preserved. She said the area and plan do not provide\nappropriate active park space.\nNancy Hird, Save Alameda's Working Waterfront, said she is concerned about the viability\nof the commercial core. She said businesses do not like uncertainty and the zoning for\nhousing should be taken off of the commercial part of the site.\nBill Smith said there are alternatives not considered in the draft EIR that would meet the\nproject goals with fewer impacts. He said the increase in the homeless population was not\nconcerned. He suggested 50% of the units be affordable and a nexus study for affordable\nhousing be conducted.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 3 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 4, "text": "Eric Gantos said the report lays out the challenges well for continued discussion of the\nissues.\nJoanne Martin said the infrastructure needs to be updated and the aging buildings are not\nsustainable. She said she is excited to see the changes coming to the property and area.\nShe said the boating community is in decline.\nChris Nicholas, Island Yacht Club, explained the importance of recreational boating for the\ncommunity.\nElizabeth Tuckwell said she agreed with the comments of Nancy Hird and supports\nmaking sure the working waterfront survives.\nAlan Pryor said the condition of the infrastructure at the marina is completely worn out. He\nsaid the money needs to come from somewhere to fix the problems.\nPresident Mitchell closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said 4.11-2 does not provide any current data for Encinal High\nSchool. He said 4.12 should cover all five ways on and off the island. He said there was\nno information for which to base what the alternatives would mean.\nBoard Member Sullivan said the impacts on the recreational boating industry were not\nadequately studied. She said the report does not address where the RV storage would\ngo. She said the traffic issues were studied in silos and the overall impacts of other\ndevelopments were not considered. She asked what the environmental and cultural\nimpact was on the community would be as the population shifts from owners to renters.\nBoard Member Curtis said he agreed with Board Member Sullivan's comments. He said\nnone of these reports analyze the cumulative effect of all the developments. He asked\nwhere the land would come from to build the required schools if all the projects move\nforward.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster agreed that the cumulative impacts should be studied. He said\nreconnecting the waterfront would be a big plus. He said he would love to see more historic\nstructures preserved but understands the tradeoffs being made.\nBoard Member Sullivan raised the issue of how the number of allowed units on the\nproperty are calculated.\nStaff Member Thomas said that the City Attorney's office released a memo addressing\nthat question and that it would be included in the Housing Element update at the March\n12th meeting.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 4 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 5, "text": "Board Member Curtis said all the amenities and improvements would take a large amount\nof money and that approving a plan that can generate enough money would be needed\nfor viability.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said something needs to be done with the property to bring it\nup to today's standards. He said his primary concern is traffic.\nPresident Mitchell said he would like to address how the new traffic signals across the\nPark St. bridge would affect the traffic numbers in the report. He said the subcommittee\ndid a lot of work to get the plan to this point.\nStaff Member Thomas pointed out the traffic tables that would address the cumulative\nimpacts of traffic.\n7-C 2018-5197\nRevisions to Approved Design for Block 8 at Alameda Point\nStaff Member Thomas introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3334517&GUID=8405DC29\nB8A-48BA-BBA3-309EDEFFFDF9&FullText=\nNeil Saxby, Eden Housing, explained the financing plan and how they need to prepare to\nmove forward with construction on their own timeline and not be strictly tied to the broader\nSite A development progress.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster asked if they were planning to build this project ahead of Site A.\nStaff Member Thomas said they are working on parallel tracks to ensure the affordable\nhousing could go forward on its own if Site A falters.\nBoard Member Sullivan said it was hard to see the differences between the two plans.\nShe noted that the entrance changed, the Juliet balconies were removed, and that the\ndesign was simplified.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster asked if they would consider putting some of the features back in\nthe design if more funding became available.\nMr. Saxby said they are not often in that position.\nThere was no public comment.\nBoard Member Teague said he would normally want more information about the savings\nfrom the changes. He said the project was too important and he would not support pulling\nthe project for review.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 5 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 6, "text": "President Mitchell said that he might be more concerned if this were a for profit project\ninstead of an affordable project. He said he is not interested in pulling the project for\nreview.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said the changes are minimal.\nBoard Member Sullivan made a motion to approve the design changes and allow\nany final decisions to be made by staff. Board Member Curtis seconded the motion.\nThe motion passed 6-0.\n8. MINUTES\n8-A 2018-5198\nDraft Meeting Minutes-December 11, 2017\nBoard Member Sullivan pointed out a typo on page 3.\nBoard Member Curtis said on page 5 the parking management plan explanation should\npoint out that there are parking lots nearby and that if parking became congested the city\nwould build a parking structure.\nBoard Member K\u00f6ster asked if Block 9 would be coming back soon.\nStaff Member Thomas said that Block 9 would come back in March for final review.\nBoard Member Sullivan made a motion to approve the minutes with the proposed\nchanges. Board Member Curtis seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-1\n(Teague abstained.)\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n9-A 2018-5189\nZoning Administrator and Design Review Recent Actions and Decisions\nThe\nstaff\nreport\ncan\nbe\nfound\nat:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3334513&GUID=7220694A\nA678-4859-ADE4-620D1D343DBA&FullText=1\nBoard Member Teague asked to pull 1123 Versailles for review because the wrong plans\nwere posted on the website.\nStaff Member Thomas said they can hold this item and put the correct plans up, re-notice\nthe neighbors if necessary, and then the Board Members can decide whether to pull the\nitem for review.\n9-B 2018-5195\nFuture Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development\nDepartment Projects\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 6 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-02-12", "page": 7, "text": "The\nschedule\ncan\nbe\nfound\nat:\nttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3334516&GUID=39CBF555-\nC91D-4231-B6A2-64A91138D3B1\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nBoard Member Mitchell said he may miss the March 26th meeting.\nBoard Member Sullivan suggested doing look backs on projects to see how they turned\nout compared to the design review process.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nPresident Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 8:55pm.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 7 of 7\nFebruary 12, 2018", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-02-12.pdf"}