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CityCouncil | 2008-10-07 | 29 | provide their comments, all of which will feed into the Draft Master Plan due on Nov 19th. Member Gilmore asked if the Nov. 19th deadline was enough time. Ms. Potter acknowledged it is aggressive time frame. Mr. Keliher said that the purpose of the public meetings was to listen and receive, and SunCal hopes to receive a number of different comments from all of the different groups, and needs to time to analyze, make changes so that these comments can be considered in developing the draft master plan. He said they are committed to 11/19 date. Member Gilmore was concerned that it's not enough time and asked if the Board and staff was opposed to an extension? Mr. Brandt supported the extension because it would mean receiving a better product. Ms. Potter agreed and requested that the mandatory milestone be modified to extend the submission of the draft master plan to Dec. 19th, 2008. Ms. Freilich requested that language should be added to protect their interest; that as long as negotiations with the Navy continue and are fruitful, SunCal would not be in default. Mr. Brandt, and stated that the City should be included as a party in the same language. Ms. Potter wanted to note that there will be a correction made to an oversight in a sentence included in the ENA, per Senior Assistant City Attorney, Donna Mooney. Chair Johnson acknowledged the notation. There were several speakers on this item: Philip Tribuzio, Alameda, spoke regarding cleanup of Alameda Point scheduled for completion in 2011, which is beyond the deadline for conveyance of the property. Arthur Lipow, Alameda, was concerned about, and against the partnership between DE Shaw and SunCal. He discussed an alternative and would like to see a public trust situation like at the Presidio. Gretchen Lipow, Alameda, discussed health and safety codes, traffic issues, and clean-up of the Alameda Point and would like more transparency in General Plan and Business Plan. Joel Ramland, Alameda, was not in favor of the agreement between SunCal & DE Shaw and discussed its financial status. Bill Smith, Alameda, spoke about light industry. Member Matarrese asked how much SunCal has spent to date. Ms. Potter replied that SunCal has spent approximately $3M to date with a non-refundable $1M deposit. Member Matarrese asked if we own the materials produced by SunCal and its consultants pertaining to Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and 10 Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission Meeting October 7, 2008 | CityCouncil/2008-10-07.pdf |