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HistoricalAdvisoryBoard | 2021-03-04 | 6 | Court. She added that the filing of a lawsuit doesn't affect the process of the project as a whole. She further explained the risks that the applicant would be assuming. Chair Saxby opened the public comments. He also reminded the public that the discussion was about delisting the site not for what it would be used for. Also in the interest of time, he limited the public speakers to 2 minutes each. John Healy, the applicant for the mentioned upcoming court case, said that this delisting process by the city was an attempt to circumvent its liability and culpability in ongoing litigation with Alameda County's Superior Court. He discussed the parts of the litigation and questioned why this process was changing now. He also brought up the procedure for delisting by the state and wanted to know why that was not being used. He also took issue with his time being limited to 2 minutes. Chris Buckley, Alameda Architectural Preservation Society, wanted the board to defer any decision about delisting this property until adequate information and documentation was made available. He found the staff's reliance on the 2003 determination from the SHPO to be really off base since it was not based on local criteria. He spoke about the connection to the Maritime School and World War II this site had. Carmen Reid gave her objection to the delisting of this property. She stated that the Alameda Point Collaborative was not eligible for delisting as a lessee under the Alameda Municipal code along with other legal reasons. She wanted the board to consider that the property served as a visual reminder of Alameda's military history and the property was under litigation for not adhering to the CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) mandate. She saw the delisting process as a "workaround" the pending litigation and to avoid state law. Zac Bowling wanted to give his support for the staff's recommendation and the delisting of this property. He saw the CEQA lawsuit as a moot point and believed the other speakers were part of the same group who wanted to do the vote over again. He believed the board's duty was to look at the facts and information in front of them and not to listen to distractions being raised to try and stop this project. Harvey Rosenthal, the adjacent property owner, referenced the GSA letter and how the parcels had changed over the years. He also spoke of the connection to World Word Il and the people that made this site historic. Rosalinda Fortuna, a nearby property owner, spoke of her father who was a 90-year-old veteran who believed this property should be maintained as a Historic Property. She believed if the board allowed the delisting of this property then the Alameda Point Collaborative would then build numerous stories in this old established neighborhood. Historical Advisory Board Approved Minutes 6 March 4, 2021 | HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2021-03-04.pdf |