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PlanningBoard | 2005-03-03 | 1 | PRELIMINARY DRAFT Subject to modification prior to approval by Planning Board Minutes of the Special Planning Board Meeting Monday, March 3, 2005 - 6:30 p.m. 1. CONVENE: 6:30 p.m. 2. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Mayor Beverly Johnson, President Andrew Cunningham and Chair Lee Perez welcomed everyone to the workshop. 3. ROLL CALL: Mayor Beverly Johnson, Andrew Cunningham, Anne Cook, Rebecca Kohlstrand, Lee Perez, Diane Lowenstein, Elizabeth Johnson. Also present were Andrew Thomas, Steven Proud, Project Manager, Jim Adams, ROMA Design Group, Walter Rask, ROMA Design Group, Frederick Knapp, Page & Turnbull, Melissa Boudreau, Page & Turnbull (Project Manager), Jim Musbach, Economic Planning Systems, Andrew Barnes, Economic Real Estate Consultant, Matthew Ridgeway, Fehr & Peers, Seleta Reynolds, Fehr & Peers, Peter Russell, Russell Resources. 4. PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS FOR ALAMEDA POINT Mr. Andrew Thomas noted that ROMA Design Group would make a presentation, and public comment would be taken after the presentation. He noted that the results of the community discussions held at the previous two workshops were available on the City website. He noted that a Preliminary Draft Development Concept would be developed soon, based on a financially feasible development concept for the Base. Development alternatives would also be explored. He described the future timeline of the development and environmental review process, and encouraged public feedback regarding the information on the website. He encouraged residents to take advantage of the Base tours provided by the City. Mr. Walter Rask, ROMA Design Group, presented a PowerPoint presentation. 5. COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION A community member noted that the O Club was a beautiful building that needed upgrading, and that it had historic value. He believed it was worth keeping, and believed the Big Whites were more trouble than they were worth. Mr. Thomas noted that the O Club served as a functioning social center in Alameda. A community member thanked staff for the additional options, and inquired whether the non-Measure A-compliant option would be affected by the groundwater contamination. Planning Board Minutes Page 1 March 3, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-03-03.pdf |