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CityCouncil | 2006-12-05 | 18 | developer to come back to Council if the Tinker Avenue project is declared infeasible and an agreement is not reached with the College District; Council would have the opportunity to evaluate the work done to date and request a ninety-day review to ensure that the extension happens; the project contemplates that there should be alternative improvements if the Council decides that the right-of-way acquisition cannot happen; the alternative improvements have not been designed, subject to CEQA, and may require acquisition of land that the City does not control; the developer would pay an in-lieu fee that would be used to augment the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program designed to reduce trips if the alternative improvements are also infeasible; the in-lieu fee would be a bonus payment because the 2000 EIR and the SEIR call for Council to adopt a statement of overriding considerations so that the project could go forward without Tinker Avenue; everyone recognizes that the Tinker Avenue extension is very important to yield optimum land values. Councilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated Section 3.72 (C) and (D) of the DDA could be interpreted as not being an interactive process; the ninety-day review is not noted in the DDA. The Base Reuse and Community Development Manager stated the language is part of the supplemental staff report. Councilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated the language should be bulletproof. Vice Mayor/Authority Member/Commissioner Gilmore inquired who would be responsible for funding plans, acquisition, and construction if Tinker Avenue extension is deemed infeasible, to which the Base Reuse and Community Development Manager responded Catellus. louncilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Daysog stated everyone sees the project as a rare opportunity to transform a blighted area into something beautiful; inquired whether any thought has been given to beautifying the area when entering Alameda through the Webster Street Tube. The Base Reuse and Community Development Manager responded the property is not adjacent to the Tube; stated extensive work has been done to landscape the area and provide signage to welcome people to Alameda and the Alameda Landing project. louncilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Daysog inquired whether Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and 7 Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission December 5, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-12-05.pdf |