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PlanningBoard | 2005-05-09 | 3 | 8. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 8-A. DR05-0041 - City of Alameda (CE/JO). Acceptance of preliminary design for the Cineplex generally at the corner of Oak Street and Central Avenue on the Video Maniac site. This site is located at 2305 Central Avenue within the C-C and C-C-PD (Community Commercial and Community Commercial - Planned Development) Districts. This item was presented after Item 8-B. Ms. Ott presented the staff report, and noted that the DDA (Development Disposition Agreement) was approved by the City Council on May 3, 2005. Mr. Kyle Connors, Alameda Entertainment Associates, developer, presented an overview of the site plan, and noted that the project architect was very experienced in theater design. Mr. Rob Henry, Henry Architects, project architect, presented the project in detail on the overhead display. M/S Piziali/McNamara and unanimous to limit the speakers' time to three minutes. AYES - 6 (Kohlstrand absent); NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0 The public hearing was opened. Mr. Jon Spangler, 1037 San Antonio Avenue, noted that the project architect did a good job in fitting a lot of function into a small space, which he also believed was part of the problem. He believed there was too much energy in the site, and suggested that one theater be dropped from the project. He suggested that the corner adjacent to the rosette be curved to mirror the historic theater's curve. He noted that the lines did not flow from one theater to the other. Mr. Kevin Frederick did not like the design of this theater, and did not like the fact that no major changes had been considered by the Board since the inception of this project. He did not agree with the inclusion of the retail spaces, and did not believe they blended with the overall layout of the theater. Ms. Debbie George disagreed with Mr. Frederick's stated belief that the Planning Board did not listen to proposed changes and noted that PSBA's comments and input had been incorporated into the project. She complimented the architect in meeting the challenge of maintaining the integrity of the neighborhood. Ms. Annie Rutter, 2329 Santa Clara Avenue, #204, noted that there had been many improvements since the beginning of the project, but did not like the 20-inch overhang. She would like to remove the 26 seats and the four-foot screen, but realized that the project needed to move forward. She liked Planning Board Minutes Page 3 May 9, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-05-09.pdf |