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PlanningBoard | 2006-09-25 | 10 | 8-C. Alameda Towne Centre Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DG). A public hearing to receive comments on the draft Environmental Impact Report that evaluates proposed changes and expansion of the Alameda Towne Centre (formerly South Shore Center). The project includes modifications to an earlier Planned Development Amendment proposed in 2002 / 2003. These include 49,650 square feet of floor area above the 112,000 square feet expansion proposed in 2002/2003, the construction of a new 145,000 sq. ft. Target department store, instead of the previously proposed 90,000 square feet building, construction of a new parking structure and improvements to the southeast corner of the South Shore Shopping Center. The purpose of this meeting is to receive comments on the draft EIR only. No action to approve or deny the project will occur at this meeting. The project site is zoned C-2- PD (Central Business-Specia Planned Development District). Mr. Garrison presented the staff report. President Lynch noted that more than five speaker slips had been received. M/S Cook/McNamara to reduce the speakers' time to three minutes. AYES - 7; NOES - 0; ABSTAIN - 0 The public hearing was opened. Mr. Winston Chu, 1143 Otis Drive, expressed concerns about the traffic impact of this project. He noted that there were limited entrances and exits in Alameda, and was concerned about emergency evacuation of Alameda. He noted that it would be very difficult to build more roads without exercising eminent domain. He believed the Target would draw people into the City, which would congest the entrances and exits to the City. Mr. Ashley Jones noted that the impact of a store this large would be felt by the nearby residents, and agreed with the previous speaker's comments about traffic. Ms. Reyla Graber, 178 Basinside Way, spoke in opposition to this project and read an excerpt from a newspaper article about a proposed Target in Davis. It addressed the impact on local stores by Target, as well as health care policies and economic concerns. Ms. Alice Cleveland, 2101 Shoreline, spoke in opposition to this project. She noted that her condo unit in the Willows faced the road directly in front of the main post office at Shoreline, and her windows overlook the narrow, two-lane street. She noted that there were no bicycle lanes and no sidewalk. She was very concerned about pedestrian safety, and believed the street should be widened to accommodate the cars and delivery trucks. Ms. Holly Sellers, 1624 San Antonio Avenue, spoke in opposition to this project. She noted that her comments she submitted about the DEIR had not been addressed; her concerns were air quality and Planning Board Minutes Page 10 September 25, 2006 | PlanningBoard/2006-09-25.pdf |