{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019\n1. CONVENE\nPresident Curtis convened the meeting at 7:04 p.m.\n2. FLAG SALUTE\nBoard Member Saheba led the flag salute.\n3. ROLL CALL\nPresent: Board Members Cavanaugh, Curtis, Hom, Rothenberg, Ruiz, Saheba, and\nTeague.\nAbsent: None.\n4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION\nBoard Member Teague asked to bifurcate item 7-B.\n5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n6. CONSENT CALENDAR\nNone.\n7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n7-A 2019-7513\nPLN19-0368 - 2800 Fifth Street - Design Review - Applicant: Pulte Home Company, LLC.\nPublic Hearing to consider a Design Review application to construct 69 buildings\ncontaining 357 residential units within the 17.2-acre Alameda Landing Waterfront Mixed-\nUse Development site. The 2006 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report was\ncertified in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act for the Alameda\nLanding Mixed Use Development (State Clearinghouse #2006012091).\nHenry Dong, Planner III, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachment can be\nfound\nat:\n https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4265827&GUID=2AA77E78-\n0786-46AD-BEC7-C435B2AE2CB6&FullText=1.\n.\nScott Hilk, Pulte Homes, gave a presentation.\nBoard Member Teague asked if there were alternatives to the waste management plan\nthat were ruled out.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 1 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 2, "text": "Mr. Hilk said they began with a plan that had the bins in the street instead of in the alleys,\nwhich would require a long distance for some units to haul their cans. He said the waste\ncollection company also liked keeping bins immediately adjacent to each unit which would\nhelp them monitor ownership of bins and tracking service.\nBoard Member Saheba asked how the trash pickup would work for the retail building.\nMr. Hilk said that would be addressed when that building comes back for final review and\nmay depend the end.\nBoard Member Hom asked what paving material would be used in the turnaround areas.\nMr. Hilk said they originally were hoping to use a grass-crete product, but with the regular\nuse by the garbage trucks, he believes they will need to use a hardscape treatment.\nBoard Member Hom asked if the CC&Rs would address homeowners' responsibility to\nproperly place the waste bins.\nBoard Member Ruiz asked how the waste collection for the common areas of the stacked\nflats would be addressed.\nMr. Hilk said that they anticipate the HOA being responsible for managing the common\narea waste collection. He said they typically use contractors that service those areas and\ntake waste off site.\nPresident Curtis and Board Member Cavanaugh expressed satisfaction with the design of\nthe Breeze units.\nThere were no public speakers.\nBoard Member Teague moved approval of the item. Board Member Rothenberg\nseconded the motion.\nBoard Member Hom offered an amendment to require the turnaround areas would\nbe some type of decorative concrete or grass-crete and not asphalt. The\namendment was accepted.\nThe motion passed 7-0.\n7-B 2019-7514\nPLN19-0556 - Block 11 and Phase / Waterfront Park Design Review Amendments -\nAlameda Point Site A - Applicant: Alameda Point Partners. The Planning Board will hold\na Public Hearing to consider amendments to the previously-approved Design Review\napplications for Block 11 and the Phase / Waterfront Park at Alameda Point Site A. The\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 2 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 3, "text": "proposed improvements are consistent with the Alameda Point General Plan, Zoning\nCode, and Waterfront Town Center Plan. The environmental effects of the proposed\nproject were considered and disclosed in the Alameda Point Environmental Impact Report\n(State Clearinghouse #2013012043). No further environmental review is required.\nAllen Tai, City Planner, gave a presentation on the design of Block 11. The staff report\nand\nattachments\ncan\nbe\nfound\nat:\nhttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4265872&GUID=5D4FBCF6-\nE582-421D-8F3F-303EC9BOD3FB&FullText=1\nPresident Curtis asked whether the bioswales would be capable of handling heavy rain\nevents without creating standing water and mosquitos.\nStaff Member Tai said that the swales tie into the storm drain system and will be sized\nappropriately to handle runoff from the site, consistent with applicable regulations.\nDavid Israel, BAR architects, gave a presentation.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh asked if the pool was the best use of the podium space, or if\nmore landscaping and open space would be better.\nMr. Israel said that they have a good amount of space up there, including landscaping,\ndining and seating areas, and that a pool has been determined to be an important feature\nof the project.\nBoard Member Teague asked when the board would see the landscape plans for the\nshared plaza.\nStaff Member Tai said he believed that item came back to the board at a previous meeting\nand he does not anticipate those plans coming back again.\nPresident Curtis opened the public hearing.\nRichard Bangert said the new design of Block 11 is a major downgrade from the original\ndesign. He suggested keeping the original proposal.\nRachel Campos de Ivanov asked if there was a way to work with the developer to keep\nthe great elements of the original plans while ensuring the economics of the project still\nwork.\nBoard Member Teague said he wished the multi panel windows on the west elevation\nwould return. He asked that the landscaping plan for Block 11 come back for review. He\nsaid he could support the project with those two changes.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 3 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 4, "text": "Staff Member Tai gave a presentation on the design of the Waterfront Park.\nApril Phillips, landscape architect, gave a presentation.\nPresident Curtis reopened the public hearing.\nRichard Bangert said the original plan was outstanding. He said we should not sacrifice\nthe quality of this first, most important section of the Waterfront Park.\nRachel Campos de Ivanov said the terraces would give a much better gathering spot. She\nsaid the palm trees were an important feature of the original design.\nPresident Curtis closed the public hearing.\nBoard Member Teague said he likes the idea of a civic park for gathering that is so\naccessible by transit. He said he is glad that the palm trees have been removed from the\nplans, but that he is undecided on whether to support the plan.\nBoard Member Hom said he does not think an urban park needs to be heavy on concrete.\nHe said he likes the design, and agrees with the goal of including more seating. He said\nhe would like to condition that the lighting plan be carefully reviewed by staff.\nBoard Member Ruiz said she prefers the new design. She said she sees the need for\nadditional seating. She supported considering keeping some of the palm trees in the\ndesign.\nBoard Member Rothenberg said she could support the plan, though she expressed\nconcern that the design did not meet the spirit for fully disabled access given the slopes.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 4 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 5, "text": "Board Member Saheba said the previous design was much more refined. He said the\ninability for the slopes to be inhabited are problematic.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh said it would be helpful to see a lighting plan and how it would\nwork given the requirements of the dark skies regulations.\nPresident Curtis said the palm trees would give ambience to the site.\nStaff Member Tai said that he would recommend continuing the item in order to allow the\nlighting and seating plan to be prepared and bring a full package back to the board in\nJanuary.\nBoard Member Teague made a motion to continue the item. President Curtis\nseconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0.\nPresident Curtis declared a brief recess.\n7-C 2019-7516\nPLN19-0564 - Phase Il Development Plan and Design Review - 1815 Clement Avenue\n(between Alameda Marina Drive and Schiller Street) - Applicant: Alameda Marina, LLC.\nStudy Session to consider Development Plan and Design Review application for Alameda\nMarina Phase Il residential units. The environmental effects of the proposed project were\nconsidered and disclosed in the Alameda Marina Master Plan Environmental Impact\nReport (State Clearinghouse #2016102064). No further environmental review is required\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act.\nStaff Member Tai introduced the item. The staff report and exhibit can be found at:\n ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4265904&GUID=F757F3B0-\n82F9-4F75-8B87-2C224EE37441&FullText=1\n.\nSean Murphy from Alameda Marina and David Burton from KTGY gave a presentation.\nBoard Member Cavanaugh suggested the applicant study whether some of the tree\nlocations would block views of the harbor for waterfront units.\nBoard Member Teague asked about renewable energy generation for the site.\nMr. Burton said the units would be all electric and have solar panels on the roofs.\nBoard Member Teague said the stairwell structures for accessing the roof decks are not\nattractive and requested that their impact be minimized as much as possible. He said the\ncolors were a bit frantic and asked for perspectives to show how the colors will work in\ncontext.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 5 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 6, "text": "Board Member Rothenberg said there is a lot of stucco that may not age well in the marine\nenvironment.\nBoard Member Hom suggested being a little bit bolder with some of the elements that\nwould make the project distinct from similar projects being built elsewhere on the island.\nBoard Member Ruiz gave comments on the surface materials for the designer to consider.\nShe asked if the layout of the buildings was already approved in the Master Plan.\nStaff Member Tai said that the Board will be considering both the Development Plan and\nDesign Review, which enables them to provide input on the site plan.\nBoard Member Ruiz said she was interested in hearing more about seeing the same type\nof building marching down, row after row.\nBoard Member Saheba said there can be a lot more rigor applied to where the breaks are\nmade in the fa\u00e7ade. He said he can't figure out how the windows would work and asked if\nthere would be a variety of types.\nMr. Burton said that they are still trying to resolve some of the window choices.\nBoard Member Saheba recommended an option to improve the consistency of the window\ntypes. He said there needs to be more consistency in the material and design choices. He\nsaid the site has great opportunities to create proper hierarchies.\nBoard Member Hom said it is important that the end elevations facing the water are\nframing the public space and need to be improved.\n8. MINUTES\nNone.\n9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS\n9-A 2019-7510\nPlanning, Building and Transportation Department Recent Actions and Decisions\n9-B 2019-7511\nOral Report - Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Planning, Building and Transportation\nDepartment Projects\nStaff Member Tai gave a brief preview of future agendas.\nAndrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Department Director explained\nhow the Measure A study session will work.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 6 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2019-12-09", "page": 7, "text": "10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS\n10-A 2019-7518\nJanuary 13, 2020 Public Forum to Discuss Measure A Land Use Regulations\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\n13. ADJOURNMENT\nPresident Curtis adjourned the meeting at 10:45 p.m.\nApproved Planning Board Minutes\nPage 7 of 7\nDecember 9, 2019", "path": "PlanningBoard/2019-12-09.pdf"}