{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018\n1. CONVENE\nPresident Mitchell convened the meeting at 7:00pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Cavanaugh led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: President Mitchell, Board Members Burton, Cavanaugh, Sullivan, Teague.\nAbsent: Board Member Curtis.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\n*None*\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nA gentleman sang a medley of songs, including the Doobie Brothers, in honor of some\ndeparted friends.\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\n6-A 2018-5700\nAnnual Review of Alameda Landing Commercial Project Development\nAgreement and Alameda Landing Residential Project Development\nAgreement. Applicant: Catellus Alameda Development, LLC. An Annual\nReview of the Development Agreements between City of Alameda and\nCatellus Alameda Development, LLC related to the Alameda Landing\nMixed Use Residential Project and the Alameda Landing Mixed Use\nCommercial Project.\nBoard Member Burton pulled the item for comments.\nBoard Member Teague said that it would be helpful to get ridership data for bike riders on\nthe shuttle broken out in future reports. He said this would be helpful for the water shuttle\ndiscussions in the future.\nBoard Member Burton said he was pleased to see that only 63% of employees were\ndriving along and that only 37.7% of the residential trips are drive alone. He said this is\nproof that these programs can make a difference.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to approve the item. Board Member Burton\nseconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 1 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 2, "text": "7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2018-5706\nPublic Hearing to Consider a Waterfront Plaza and Promenade\nDevelopment Plan and Design Review for Approximately 4.5 acres of the\nAlameda Landing waterfront. An Environmental Impact Report has been\ncompleted for the Alameda Landing Project, Including the Proposed Park.\nStaff Member Dong introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3533335&GUID=B59D9E45-\n90F-4A48-B82B-4D92E47E04E9&FullText=1\nJason Victor, project architect, gave a presentation on the park design.\nBoard Member Teague asked where the retail space would be in relation to the park.\nMr. Victor explained where on the diagram the retail is proposed.\nBoard Member Teague asked if the included lamp post example would me the downward\nlighting guidelines for the area.\nStaff Member Tai said that there are decorative lights that meet the downward and\nshielded lighting requirements.\nBoard Member Sullivan asked if the wharf requires the large amount of hardscape.\nMr. Victor said the deck constraints do dictate a large amount of hardscape. He said\nmaintenance costs and requirements were also strongly considered in the plan.\nBoard Member Sullivan raised concerns about the maintenance requirements of using\ndecomposed granite. She encouraged choosing green plants over yellow ones. She asked\nabout who would use the park given the relatively small number of parking spaces.\nMr. Victor said they have allocated 36 spaces for the park and retail uses.\nBoard Member Teague said that ACI has stopped accepting palm tree waste and we\nshould consider whether it is appropriate to continue adding them to parks like this given\nthe change.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh asked for more information about the exhibit describing a\npotential bike bridge alignment.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 2 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 3, "text": "Staff Member Tai said the City is reviewing options for a potential bike and pedestrian\nbridge. He said the potential design for the bridge would not affect the park programming\nbeing considered tonight.\nBoard Member Teague said the developer agreement set aside space along Fifth St. and\nin the land use buffer and should be included in any discussions of alternative alignments.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said it may make more sense to land the bridge into the park,\nrather than going through the development.\nBoard Member Teague asked if the plaza design would change if Fifth St. were narrowed.\nMr. Victor said the view corridor is very important and the general character would not\nchange dramatically.\nBoard Member Burton asked about grade changes along Fifth St. and whether that would\nimpact the plaza design.\nMr. Victor said they need to rise about two feet from the Mitchell intersection to the wharf\nand they should be able to have a gradual rise.\nBoard Member Burton said we may be facing a six foot sea level rise by 2100. He asked\nwhat the plans are for adaptability.\nMr. Victor said they have about three feet of clearance now and are working further with\nBCDC.\nPresident Mitchell opened the public hearing.\nBob Balanda, Bohol Circle, said he would like the board to consider naming the park after\nBohol Circle.\nPhillip Abello said that Bohol Circle is one of the oldest Filipino organizations in the United\nStates and supports the idea of naming a park in Alameda after Bohol Circle. He said the\ngroup has deep roots in the community and is very proud of its contributions.\nCynthia Bonta said she supports naming the park after Bohol Circle. She thanked the\nboard for naming streets in Alameda Landing after people that reflect Alameda's diversity.\nShe said Filipinos contributed to the City's agricultural and naval history. She said\nrecognizing these contributions has a large positive effect.\nJohn Knox White said that we have a long way to go in recognizing important segments\nof our community in public spaces.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 3 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 4, "text": "Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, said that we need to plan now for our future\ntransportation needs. He said support for the bridge is established policy and we need to\nplan accordingly. He said the water shuttle dock needs to be designed to accommodate\nroll on and roll off style boats.\nCourtney Shepler said that a 60' tall bike bridge would hurt the wonderful views that the\nnew park could provide. She said the water taxi can fill that need. She said the bridge may\nnot be feasible and should not chop the project up for that probability.\nMark Vis said he would like to have a water taxi soon rather than focus on an expensive\nbridge 15 years from now. He said he is excited about the park and does not want anything\nlike the bike bridge to delay the project.\nPresident Mitchell closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said that he confirmed that if the Bay Ship property comes back\nfor development in the future, the park on that portion of the property will then be\nconsidered and the promenade area will be wider than 100 feet for major gatherings and\ncommunity events. He is happy that the bridge does not change the park design. He said\nhe would not like to have a wall of buildings along the promenade, asking for varied\nsetbacks. He suggested downward facing lighting and coming up with a new standard for\nlighting at all of the future waterfront parks. He feels that a water taxi should be part of\nthe project sooner than later.\nBoard Member Burton said pergolas that define the gathering space are good but that the\nones along the Fifth St. extension are unnecessary. He said they could be a visual block\nbetween the retail spaces. He suggested more consideration be given to adding localized\nwind protection. He said he supports Bike Walk Alameda's comments to consider the most\nefficient type of loading and unloading water shuttles. He said we may need segregated\naccess to the dock for shuttle passengers and kayak launch users. He said he hopes the\nplay structure is more imaginative than a traditional plastic play structure. He said he would\nlike a little more seating on the west end of the park. He said he would like to see more\nthought given to adapting to higher levels of sea level rise. He said he would support\nrecognizing Bohol Circle in the name of the park.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she would like to see some tree canopy and shade structure.\nShe said the flower park next to Bed, Bath, and Beyond is a good example for how to\nactivate the space. She said she learned a lot about Bohol Circle and said she thought\nthe naming of parks was up to the Rec and Parks Board.\nStaff Member Tai said the naming policy is the purview of the Rec and Parks Board, but\nthe Planning Board could make their own recommendation to the City Council.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 4 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 5, "text": "Board Member Cavanaugh said he agrees with the other board members' comments. He\nsaid he would like to see some reworking of the ground coloring. He said he is not a big\nfan of palm trees and would like to see more native plants. He said the Coast Guard\nCutters are 140' tall.\nBoard Member Burton said he agrees that he does not want a solid wall, but that consistent\nbuilding forms can be done as long as there are sufficient breaks for bikes and\npedestrians.\nPresident Mitchell said the street they previously named after Bohol Circle turned out to\nbe an alleyway and not a properly prominent street to recognize them. He said the colors\nin the plan are not working for him. He said he is okay with the palm trees, but is concerned\nwith the composting issue. He said he would like more detailed information on the lighting\nspecifications. He said he would like to see options for the railing for the board to consider.\nHe said the bike and pedestrian bridge could be a game changer for Alameda. He said\nwe should set it up for the best chance of success.\nStaff Member Tai said he captured about 20 comments for board direction. He said they\nwill work with the applicant to refine the plan. He asked the board to continue the item to\nJuly 9th.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to direct staff with the collected comments\nand come back with the item at the July 9th meeting. Board Member Sullivan\nseconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.\nBoard Member Mitchell declared a five minute recess.\n7-B 2018-5701\nPLN17-0628 - Study Session on Zoning Text Amendments - Applicant: City\nof Alameda. Study Session on Proposed Text Amendments to the Zoning\nRegulations (AMC Chapter 30) regarding: 1) adoption of new bird-safe\nbuilding regulations; 2) adoption of new outdoor lighting regulations; and 3)\nadoption of new assisted living regulations.\nStaff Member Tai gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at:\nttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3533331&GUID=765DD43B-\n664C-43DA-9392-DDD1B35092FA&FullText=1\nBoard Member Sullivan asked how many homes would be affected by this ordinance.\nStaff Member Tai said it would be a relatively small number, but any new window over 25\nsquare feet would be subject.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 5 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 6, "text": "Marjorie Powell said that bird safe buildings are important for migrating birds as well as\nbirds that live here all year round. She asked that the ordinance apply to smaller buildings\nas well as large. She urged that the board recommend passage of the ordinance.\nPat Lamborn said that commercial buildings should be required to comply with the dark\nsky ordinance. She said the VF Outdoor saga should be looked to for guiding this policy.\nPresident Mitchell closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said he does not agree with the 10,000 square foot requirement.\nHe pointed out provisions of the ordinances that seemed redundant or needed\nclarification. He said that street lights should not be exempt from the dark sky ordinance.\nBoard Member Sullivan said she would like to consider the rationale for including these\nrequirements for residential properties to meet these potentially costly requirements.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 6 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 7, "text": "Board Member Teague questioned whether there really is a need for this to apply to\nresidences in Alameda. He said interior lights can also cause inconvenience to neighbors.\nHe said uplighting on a home can improve safety.\nPresident Mitchell said he wanted to make sure the color temperature limits are correct,\nbased upon what AMP had changed their lights to going forward.\nNo action was taken.\n7-C 2018-5704\nPublic Hearing to Consider a Recommendation to the City Council to\nRezone Vacant Land at 2350 Fifth Street from Mixed Use (MX) to\nAdministrative Professional (AP)\nStaff Member Tai introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at:\n ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3533334&GUID=32211166-\nA1F4-4BA6-A65E-AD12AF54326F&FullText=\nBoard Member Teage made a recommendation to approve the staff\nrecommendation. The motion was seconded by Board Member Sullivan. The\nmotion passed 5-0.\n8. MINUTES\n8-A 2018-5699\nDraft Meeting Minutes - May 14, 2018\nBoard Member Teague said that on page 5 a comment by Board Member Cavanaugh\nwas attributed to himself.\nBoard Member Sullivan made a motion to approve the minutes with the correction.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0.\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n9-A 2018-5702\nCommunity Development Department Recent Actions and Decisions\nThe staff report can be found at:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3533332&GUID=2CDACBFE-\n96B3-4A20-B2CD-119A24494B89&FullText=1\nBoard Member Burton said the links on the website are often displaying gibberish and\nnot the project plans.\nStaff Member Tai said he would look into the issue.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 7 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-06-25", "page": 8, "text": "9-B 2018-5703\nFuture Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development\nDepartment Projects\nThe schedule can be found at:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3533333&GUID=75070A2A-\n5594-4600-AC6A-F7B2C782E4FF\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nBoard Member Sullivan said the marketing material using board member's comments on\nthe project did not seem appropriate. She said they should have asked permission.\nStaff Attorney Chen said she can review the piece and report back.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nPresident Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 10:42pm.\nApproved Meeting Minutes\nPage 8 of 8\nJune 25, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-06-25.pdf"}