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CityCouncil | 2007-02-20 | 3 | unanimous voice vote - 5. (07-080 - ) Recommendation to amend Contracts with Lamphier-Gregory and Omni Means for environmental and traffic evaluations of the proposed expansion of the Alameda Towne Centre and amend Contract with Harsch Investment Realty for payment of consultant and staff costs. The Supervising Planner provided a brief presentation. Eugenie Thomson, Alameda (submitted handout) urged Council to send the scope back to the Planning Board for further discussion. Dorothy Reid, Alameda, stated she is concerned with the scope; accurate traffic numbers are needed to make a real decision. Claire Risley, Alameda (submitted handout) urged Council not to approve the requested Contract revisions; the scope of work fails to analyze the environmental impacts of the entire Target building; the project is piece mealed; the California courts make it very clear that a public agency may not divide a single project into smaller sub-projects to avoid the responsibility of considering the environmental impact of the project as a whole. There being no further speakers, Mayor Johnson closed the public portion of the hearing. Councilmember deHaan stated the proposed additional work is a direct outgrowth of the Planning Board, Transportation Commission and general public; inquired whether the additional scope of work is covered adequately. The Supervising Planner responded in the affirmative; stated the $12,000 referenced by Ms. Thomson is included in the existing traffic study and the draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ; the work was performed outside the original scope of work; staff has reviewed all comments received after the draft EIR; piece mealing comments have been submitted into the record; responses will be included in the final EIR. Councilmember deHaan inquired whether staff would be provided with the Planning Board, Transportation Commission and public comments. The Supervising Planner responded comments would be addressed in the future; stated the Traffic Engineer, Public Works and Planning staff, City Attorney's office, and environmental consultant had extensive discussions on how to respond to comments received; there were concerns about additional intersections on Park Street and Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 3 February 20, 2007 | CityCouncil/2007-02-20.pdf |