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CityCouncil | 2005-08-16 | 21 | Mayor Johnson stated the rent is a percentage, not a straight $0.40 per square foot. Valerie Ruma, Appellant, stated the Council is not reviewing the environmental aspect, such as traffic; an environmental impact report is required by the law before the project can go forward. The Assistant City Attorney stated that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires either a negative declaration or Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ; a letter from the Appellant's attorney raised an issue that an EIR would have been required if a fair argument was raised at the time the negative declaration was initially adopted; the mitigated negative declaration was adopted in May; pursuant to CEQA, the mitigated negative declaration is presumed, by law, to be adequate if not challenged within thirty days of approval; the mitigated negative declaration was not challenged. Ms. Ruma stated that the City Attorney's office provided contradictory information that there was no specific appeal process and the appeal tonight could be in written or oral form. The Assistant City Attorney stated the substance of the design review could be appealed but that the environmental review is not being addressed tonight. Mayor Johnson requested that the Assistant City Attorney discuss the matter with Ms. Ruma. Vice Mayor Gilmore stated the parking structure is a design/build project; a picture was shown which was very similar to the proposed design, except that the picture seemed more vertical with narrower opening; inquired whether narrow openings would be an issue from a construction standpoint. The Development Services Director responded that she could not answer whether the openings could be made smaller there are a number of structural issues relative to the parking garage because of other design achievements, such as the least amount of columns possible inside the interior garage to provide maximum safety and view; the design is contemplated to carry a lot of load on the outside walls; that she would obtain an answer and provide the information to Council. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether there could be some type of movement on the long, bare sidewall of the parking garage to give it a feel other than just a flat wall. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 21 August 16, 2005 | CityCouncil/2005-08-16.pdf |