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CityCouncil | 2019-09-17 | 8 | Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Gave a Power Point presentation: Ed Sing, Freeport Homeowners Association. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the plans from December 10th, May 28th and July 22nd each has a description of the setbacks which are the same; the setback has been consistent through the process; outlined the setback encroachment; stated there is no requirement for everything to be on the line; the requirement is everything cannot be closer than the 35 foot line; the appellants are asking for the hotel to be moved 5 feet closer to the park; the Planning Board made the right decision; there have been stakes posted to denote where the building is on the site. Councilmember Daysog stated the matter before Council can be discussed on a de novo basis; that he believes Council missed an opportunity to exercise the leverage of getting the developer to work with nearby residents of Harbor Bay; a Planning Board member correctly noted that the main parcel must be combined with two additional parcels; the governing authority of the development project is the Harbor Bay Business Park Development Agreement ordinance from March 1988; outlined parking impacts; stated the project should have taken in residents' concerns; the parcels have still not been combined; urged Councilmembers to exercise the leverage and revisit the item. Councilmember Oddie inquired how many parking spaces are projected. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded there were originally 275 spaces and there are now 260; stated the Planning Board reduced the spaces by 15 to have more landscaping. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether Council previously reduced the amount of spaces. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the negative; stated Council provided conditions for ferry parking and requested review of moving the building back 15 feet, which would have eliminated a row of parking. Councilmember Oddie inquired how many parking spaces are for ferry use, to which the Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded there could be an extra 100 spaces that can be leased out on most days. In response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry, the Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the hotel has 172 rooms and needs 170 spaces; the demand for parking at hotels has gone down with the use of Uber and Lyft. Councilmember Oddie questioned whether the hotel could survive without the row of Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 September 17, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-09-17.pdf |