pages: CityCouncil/2006-07-26.pdf, 11
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CityCouncil | 2006-07-26 | 11 | Councilmember/Commissioner deHaan stated the City is doing the project to revitalize Park Street; the theater would bring more retail activity in the Park Street area and would help generate revenue. ; revenue does not have to come directly from the theater project. The Development Services Director stated she would hope that tax increment would be received. Councilmember/Commissioner deHaan stated the catalyst project would generate a tax funding stream. Councilmember/Commissioner Matarrese concurred with louncilmember/Commissioner deHaan regarding the theater project revitalizing Park Street; stated the theater project revitalizes the whole City, puts money into the tax increment pool, and captures a lot of the money that goes off the island; the theater project is the best, real bonafide option to reopen the building as a theater, revitalize the historic business district, and keep a lot of discretionary dollars in the City. Councilmember/Commissione: Matarrese approval of the staff recommendations [including the Development Services Director's recommendation that $200,000 come from the Development Services operating fund salaries] and adoption of the resolutions. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Gilmore seconded the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember/Commissioner deHaan stated that he would not vote in favor of ouncilmember/Commissioner Matarrese' motion; the project is now in a situation where the massing and the scale is disproportionate; Oak Street traffic would be impacted; he does not mean to infer that he does not support the Historic Theater, the Cineplex and parking garage in some form; the project got larger than life on a postage stamp piece of property; the wheelchair lift elimination should be reconsidered; said elimination would be the death for twelve public uses of the theater per year. Councilmember/Commissioner Matarrese requested staff to provide wheelchair lift rental costs so that the public can be assured that a wheelchair lift would be provided for public use of the theater. The Development Manager responded wheelchair lift rental is standard practice; stated the intent is to have a wheelchair lift available for the twelve public days. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and 11 Community Improvement Commission July 26, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-07-26.pdf |