{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018\n1. CONVENE\nPresident Sullivan convened the meeting at 7:01pm\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Cavanaugh led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: President Sullivan, Board Members Cavanaugh, Curtis, Rothenberg, Saheba,\nTeague. Board Member Mitchell arrived at 7:03pm.\nAbsent: None.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\n*None*\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\n6A 2018-6286\n2019 Planning Board Regular Meeting Schedule\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to approve the Consent Calendar. Board\nMember Curtis seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0.\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2018-6291\nConsider Final Approval of Krusi Park Recreation Center Color Palette\nStaff Member Thomas introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3765445&GUID=4D5114C5-\nF20E-4D65-8DC0-31EC41DE7O0C&FullText=1.\nStaff Member Divas gave a presentation.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to approve Option 1 (scheme 3 in the packet.)\nBoard Member Mitchell seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 1 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 2, "text": "7-B 2018-6292\nPublic Hearing to consider Design Review and Development Plan Amendment to allow an\napproximately 113,000-square-foot five-story hotel with 172 guest rooms, and an\napproximately 7,000-square-foot restaurant with coffee shop, located approximately 400-\nfeet northwest of the corner of Harbor Bay Parkway and Bay Edge Road. The property is\nlocated within the C-M-PD, Commercial Manufacturing - Planned Development zoning\ndistrict. The Harbor Bay Isle Environmental Impact Report was prepared for the\ndevelopment of the Harbor Bay Business Park Planned Development\nStaff Member Thomas gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found\nat: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3765446&GUID=1E3BAC77-\nBFE-4C3D-904D-BA8C62EBD040&FullText=1\nStaff Member Butler gave a presentation related to hotels and economic development in\nAlameda.\nBoard Member Curtis ask what rate of occupancy the tax projections are based on.\nStaff Member Butler said that they are based on 70% (full) occupancy.\nRobert Leach, applicant, explained his Alameda roots and history of hotel development.\nHe said they are proposing the nicest hotel Alameda has seen. He said it would be a 4\nstar hotel if the restaurant were inside the building but they wanted to serve the ferry\nterminal and community with a separate facility. He highlighted the design and\nprogramming for the project. He said he is proud of the efforts made to partner with labor.\nTy Hudson, UNITE HERE, said they support the project. He said that this project will take\nthe high road approach to providing a living wage to hotel workers.\nBoard Member Saheba asked what the BCDC requirements and status were.\nStaff Member Thomas said that Harbor Bay Isle has a settlement agreement with BCDC\nand all projects must meet the obligations of that agreement.\nBoard Member Mitchell asked if the cafe and restaurant could be removed from the project\nafter the board approves it.\nStaff Member Thomas said that they could not remove it without coming back to the\nPlanning Board.\nBoard Member Teague sought and received clarification of FAA height requirements. He\nasked what the duration of the ferry parking requirements would be and whether it would\nbe deed restricted.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 2 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 3, "text": "Staff Member Thomas said the parking requirements would be in perpetuity and those\nconditions run with the land.\nBoard Member Teague asked and received answer from staff regarding several technical\nquestions regarding the 1989 development agreement. He asked if the site was larger or\nsmaller than 5.5 acres in order to determine what the lot coverage and landscape\nrequirements are.\nStaff said they would double check their math and confirm the size of the three combined\nparcels.\nBoard Member Teague asked about an old condition requiring a \"clearly defined\nboundary\" between the public park and private property.\nStaff Member Thomas said that condition is from 1981 and in recent years City staff,\nBCDC staff, and past planning boards have gone in a different direction and have tried to\nextend the public open space into the private setbacks.\nPresident Sullivan asked about the operational implications of having the restaurant and\ncafe separate from the hotel building.\nStaff Member Thomas said legally subdividing the property to sell off the restaurant parcel\nin the future would be tricky because of the floor area ratio requirements. He said there is\nnothing in our requirements that prevents them from selling the operation itself and being\nseparate from the hotel.\nPresident Sullivan asked where the 35' setback line is applied.\nMr. Leach said the setback line would be on the first set of improvements on the site, in\nthis case the pool fencing and patios.\nPresident Sullivan opened the public hearing.\nBrian Tremper, Freeport HOA, asked if Alameda really wants this type of massive, pre-\nfab, 24/7 hotel. He said the hotel will lead to increased crime. He said there is no traffic\nstudy for the neighborhoods. He said it is too tall and not consistent with the neighborhood.\nHe said there has not been proper noticing of the neighbors. He said they recommend\nagainst approval of the hotel for this location at this time.\nWendy Poulson said this is not the right project for this location. She said it is too big and\nnot a good fit.\nJennifer Drimmer, Exelixis, Inc., said they support the hotel which will help them meet their\nneeds as tenants of the business park.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 3 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 4, "text": "Michael McDonough, Chamber of Commerce, said he would welcome this project in his\nneighborhood. He said Alameda is going to face a budget crunch in coming years and we\nneed every project like this that we can get.\nRoger Alexander read a statement on behalf of Greenway Golf. He said the hotel will help\nthem meet the golf course's needs and goals of hosting professional golf tournaments in\nthe future.\nAdrienne Chaix said she welcomes the project because we need a quality hotel in the\narea and more dining options.\nAdam Elsesser, Penumbra, said the hotel would be a positive addition for the business\npark.\nMark Cachia-Riedl, Bay Colony HOA, said the nature of the site will result in essentially a\nsix story hotel. He said this location within the business park is unique when compared to\nother open parcels in the business park. He said Residence Inn is not a very nice hotel.\nHe said the tax revenue from this hotel is overstated because it will cannabilize the\nrevenue from other hotels in Alameda.\nCarole Robie said she supports the project because of the quality hotel and revenue that\nwill be generated for the city.\nKari Thompson said she supports the project. She said there is a lot of demand for more\nhotel space.\nBlair Skellie said she is opposed to this project because it is too large and will impact\nproperty values. She said it will add traffic and noise to their neighborhood.\nCathy Leong said the project is too large. She said it will increase traffic and hurt property\nvalues. She said this is not what was anticipated for the site. She raised soil and seismic\nconcerns. She said there has not been adequate traffic studies.\nSanford Marshall said Alameda has a lot to offer for his clients, but not quality lodging\noptions. He said this will help round out Alameda's offerings in the hospitality world.\nMike Leach read a letter of support from the Bay Area Council.\nJeni Marr said she is in favor of the project for many reasons. She said the applicant cares\nabout the well being of this community because it is his hometown.\nJay Harris, environmental attorney for the applicant, said that the applicant and City have\nabsolutely met all of the CEQA requirements.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 4 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 5, "text": "Amelia Foos said she is not in favor of this project. She cited traffic, noise, safety, and\naesthetic reasons. She said it is too tall and that the traffic study was inadequate.\nDan Reidy, Harbor Bay Isle Associates, spoke about the BCDC agreements that apply to\nthe project.\nBrock Grunt spoke in favor of the project. He said it is consistent with the goals of the\nEconomic Development Strategic Task Force that he recently participated in. He said it\nwill be a community asset.\nChristine Lok said she commutes by ferry every day and supports the project because we\nneed the extra parking for ferry riders.\nKristel Railsback read a letter on behalf of Joe Ernst, owner of the property, outlining the\nneed for the hotel to serve the business park and community.\nBob Osterman said he supports the project because of the food options it will bring to the\nbusiness park. He said a tall building is better than a wide, short building.\nAimee Cochran said she opposes the project for the safety of her and other children on\nher cul-de-sac. She said the increase in traffic and crime will decrease safety for the\nchildren in the neighborhood.\nJohn McManus said he supports the project because it will help attract business to the\nbusiness park, which currently lacks amenities.\nRobert Doud said many of the same people opposed his project next door when they built\ntwo years ago. He said the hotel will benefit the public.\nMichael Lozeau said this project was never addressed in the EIR in 1974. He listed\nenvironmental concerns of the project that would not have been considered in 1974.\nJennifer Williams said she supports the project. She said it meets the community's needs,\nincluding a new restaurant, conference space, and having a ADA accessible hotel space.\nBassey Obot said he supports the project because of the amenities it will provide and the\nadditional ferry parking. He said he is in law enforcement and does not believe this hotel\nwill cause serious crime issues.\nPat Lamborn urged a no vote. She questioned whether the developer will keep its\npromises. She said they can't guarantee a restaurant will operate. She asked the board\nto drill down into the details and plan for the future.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 5 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 6, "text": "Maria Gonzalez, speaking through an interpreter, said she works as a housekeeper in a\nhotel in Emeryville. She asked that there be more hotels in the area where workers have\nthe right to join a union and a better quality of life. She said they struggled for a long time\nto achieve the benefits they earned with the union.\nKaren Bey said she supports the project to create jobs, expand the tax base, and add\nvalue to the business park.\nPeter Fletcher suggested postponement and mediation between the stakeholders in order\nto find a way forward.\nSteven Gortler said he is concerned about the project's impact on the bay. He said this\ndeveloper has no intention to get a permit from BCDC. He said the board should not vote\non the project until the developer agrees to get a permit from BCDC. He said the 1981\nagreement is not good.\nReyla Graber said the project should get a BCDC permit. She said it is not the right project\nfor this location. She said resolution 1203 says prominent buildings should be on the spine\nof Harbor Bay Parkway. She said the location is not sensitive to the shoreline. She asked\nfor a delay or rejection of the application.\nGeorge Humphreys said he is against the proposal. He said there are many potential\nhotels being discussed and we should consider them in totality. He said the site is\nvulnerable to storm damage.\nDavid Burton said the developer has been responsive to community and board feedback.\nHe said the city needs the amenities and tax revenue. He said the project meets the\nobjective standards and should be approved.\nCharles Thompson said he supports the project but not at that location.\nKaren Kenney said she supports the project and the developer.\nPresident Sullivan closed the public hearing and declared a brief recess.\nBoard Member Teague explained some of the background of the 1989 development\nagreement and the quasi-judicial nature of the Planning Board. He said the board is limited\nin its ability to require things like new EIRs or other modern development requirements.\nHe said he would be in support of the proposal with several conditions and modifications.\nHe said they must combine the three parcels to meet the FAR. He said the noise\nconditions should be spelled out and the public art reviewed. He said the parking use\nneeds clarification. He said he would like to see the solar written into the document. He\nsaid he likes the idea of bringing the landscape plan back.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 6 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 7, "text": "Board Member Curtis said he would like the parking formula should be spelled out with a\ndeed restriction. He said he can see no reason not to vote for the project with the\nrestrictions.\nBoard Member Rothenberg said they should include a sustainable design standard like\nLEED Silver to speak to many of the provisions in the resolution.\nBoard Member Mitchell said he appreciates the concerns of the neighbors. He said the\napplicant has met all the design standards. He said denying the project could result in an\nexpensive court loss and not getting many of the benefits and conditions they have on the\ntable tonight. He said the quality hotel and amenities are needed. He said it would\ngenerate less traffic than the previously approved memory care facility. He said this is a\nmajor transit hub and the area needs to be treated as such.\nBoard Member Saheba said the project has to balance the building height and scale with\nthe view corridors. He said the architecture needs to be a contributor to the neighborhood\nand not a detraction. He said he would favor eliminating the row of parking that points out\nonto the Bay Trail. He said he would recommend that the requirement of smooth plaster\nbe included in the resolution. He said some of the lighting choices should be reexamined,\nespecially along the Bay Trail where bollards should be used.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said it is not out the ordinary that a five story building be near\nhomes in Alameda. He said he would like to see a rendering of the building at night to\nexamine the lighting plan. He said he would like to see what the lobby area would look\nlike, as well as between the hotel and restaurant. He said he likes the idea of the hotel.\nPresident Sullivan said that if there were nine little office buildings here the views would\nbe greatly diminished. She said we do not have a choice about what we can or can not\napprove. She said the building design and landscaping need a lot of work. She said she\ndoes not see a point approving it given how much work is still to be done.\nBoard Member Teague asked if the developer would be willing to shoot for a LEED\ncertification.\nMr. Leach said they are going for a LEED Silver certification.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to approve with conditions: provisions for\nproviding and advertising at least 100 parking spaces for 12 hour ferry parking;\nincluding solar on the roof; joining the three parcels into one prior to issuance of\nbuilding permit; standard night noise reduction conditions; limiting the time and\namount of large trucks coming to the site; including the ferry parking use as a deed\nrestriction; bringing the public art, and landscaping back for review; meeting LEED\nSilver certification; bringing back the parking layout back to prevent headlights\nfrom pointing out towards the bay even if it results in the loss of up to 22 parking\nApproved Minutes\nPage 7 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 8, "text": "spaces; and including the extra elevations and night renderings. Board Member\nMitchell seconded the motion.\nBoard Member Sullivan expressed concern about losing parking for the commuters.\nStaff Member Thomas said they will look at the parking plan and bring it back to the board\nfor another review.\nThe motion passed 7-0.\n8. MINUTES\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n9-A 2018-6288\nCommunity Development Department Recent Actions and Decisions\nThe staff report can be found at:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3765443&GUID=8D9395BF-\n96-4DE6-AFAO-816628133565&FullText=1\n9-B 2018-6289\nFuture Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development\nDepartment Projects\nThe schedule can be found at:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3765444&GUID=56F6D1A8-\n58B-4D60-B74D-5B378CBE2ABA\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\n*None*\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nPresident Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 10:20pm.\nApproved Minutes\nPage 8 of 8\nDecember 10, 2018\nPlanning Board Meeting", "path": "PlanningBoard/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PublicArtCommission", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 1, "text": "MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PUBLIC ART COMMISSION\nMonday December 10, 2018, 6:00PM\nCALL TO ORDER\nChairman Daniel Hoy called the meeting to order at 6:02 PM.\n1. ROLL CALL\nPresent: Chairman Daniel Hoy, Commissioner Mark Farrell, Commissioner Adam Gillitt,\nCommissioner Sherman Lewis, and Commissioner Liz Rush.\nLois Butler (PAC secretary), Amanda Gehrke (staff) are present as staff to the Commission.\n2. MINUTES\nIt was moved to accept the October 15, 2018 minutes. Commissioner seconded the motion. The\nminutes were approved 5-0.\n3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n4-A 2018-6295 Award of 2018 Cultural Art and Arts Programming Grants. The Public\nArt Commission will hold a public meeting to review Cultural Arts and Arts Programming proposals and\naward grant funding. The evaluation of proposals is not a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act.\nAmanda Gehrke, Economic Development Division staff gave an overview of the item.\nCommissioners asked clarifying questions.\nMember of the public gave comment.\nCommissioners discussed the item.\nCommissioner Gillet moved to forward the Commission's recommendation to City Council.\nCommissioner Farrell seconded. The motion was approved 5-0.\n2018-6297 Status Update on Location for Bronze Squid. Staff to provide the Public Art Commission with\na status update on the location for the Bronze Squid artwork.\nMs. Gehrke provided a status update on the location of the bronze squid.\nDraft Meeting Minutes\n1 of 2\nPublic Art Commission\nDecember 10, 2018", "path": "PublicArtCommission/2018-12-10.pdf"}
{"body": "PublicArtCommission", "date": "2018-12-10", "page": 2, "text": "Commissioners asked clarifying questions.\nMembers of the public gave comment.\nCommissioners discussed the item.\n2018-6298 Eligibility of Upcoming Projects for the Public Art Requirement. Staff to provide the Public\nArt Commission with a status update on the eligibility of upcoming projects for the Public Art\nRequirement\nMs. Gehrke provided a status update on the eligibility of upcoming projects for the public art\nrequirement.\n5. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\nNo written communications.\n7. COMMISSIONER COMMUNICATIONS\nNo commissioner communications.\n8. ADJOURNMENT\nChairman Hoy adjourned the meeting at 7:03 PM.\nDraft Meeting Minutes\n2 of 2\nPublic Art Commission\nDecember 10, 2018", "path": "PublicArtCommission/2018-12-10.pdf"}