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PlanningBoard | 2005-05-23 | 15 | conveyance. He believed that the decision to move forward with the business plan was an internal decision of the organization. Vice President Cook commended staff on an excellent job in conducting the workshops, which have been very informative. She asked the Planning Board to become more involved in the community workshops. She noted that transportation on/off and within the Island was a critical issue, and there was expertise on the Board regarding that issue. She noted that Measure A was a critical issue as well, and believed that staff had been given the direction to look at only Measure A-compliant alternatives. Many members of the community believed that Measure A should be examined more carefully, and that non- Measure A-compliant alternatives should be examined as well. She believed that the community wanted Alameda Point to "look like Alameda,' but there may not be consensus about what that means, especially with respect to single-family homes or a fine-grained mixed use seen throughout Alameda. She believed there was a tendency to not look at both alternatives in an equal capacity. President Cunningham requested the City Attorney's perspective on the possibility of a non-Measure A-compliant alternative being preferred. Ms. Harryman advised that Mr. Brandt and Mr. Thomas were the most knowledgeable about that issue. Mr. Thomas noted that they had started the workshop process 12 months ago, and staff had been very straight-forward detailing the constraints, including Measure A. Because Measure A is in the City Charter, it would require a ballot measure to change; staff would not spend an excess amount of time exploring a non-Measure A-compliant alternative. He noted that the City, through the Chinatown agreement, had agreed to look at a higher density alternative in the EIR, and to give it a Planning Board Minutes Page 15 May 23, 2005 | PlanningBoard/2005-05-23.pdf |