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PlanningBoard | 2007-03-26 | 13 | it was possible to have beautifully designed tract homes, and noted that residential homes generally do not pay for the services they demand. She believed that density did not generate mass transit, but did generate more congestion and air pollution. She inquired whether staff had requested the formation of this subcommittee, and inquired whether it was now staff, rather than City Council, that set policy for the City. She suggested that any Councilmember who supported it would be open to recall, and believed that support of this subcommittee may indicate that a new Planning Director may be in order. She believed that having another police officer on the force was more important than the cost of this study and subcommittee. She believed the people had spoken already, and suggested that she and Ms. Kerr be members of the committee instead. She believed this subcommittee would be a waste of the City's time and resources. She noted Ms. Sweeney's efforts to get more open space in the City. Ms. Mercedes Milana wished to remind the Planning Board that Alameda was an island with a limited number of entrance and exit points, and recalled the days when it took Navy workers half an hour to exit the Island. She was very concerned about parking issues, and recalled the previous discussion about people parking on their front yard. She noted that she had lodged complaints about illegal parking, and believed that if Measure A were overturned, the parking problems would be worse. She was concerned about the future desirability of Alameda if Measure A were to be overturned. Ms. Pat Bail noted that she was the past secretary and chairman of the Keep Measure A group. She believed the Planning Board's responsibility was to protect current citizens of Alameda, not future citizens. She noted that the citizens had spoken about their support of Measure A, and she was very concerned about some Board member opinions that considered overturning Measure A. She was concerned that the City would not be able to accommodate children in parks and sports field if many more families moved in to Alameda. The public hearing was closed for Board discussion. President Lynch called for a three-minute break. Board member Cunningham noted that based on public input, he supposed that the Measure A forum should be used to tighten Measure A up. He emphasized that he would come to those discussions with an open mind and without preconceived notions. He believed that with limited resources, Alamedans owe it to themselves to study how best to use them. He encouraged open discussion as much as possible, and believed the ideas and comments should be collected and synthesized as much as possible. He did not believe it was a good idea to remain stuck in the same rut to address the land use challenges. Vice President Cook would like to apologize to staff for pushing them to the point of putting this item on the agenda. She had felt frustrated within the last year to put this discussion on the agenda, and now understood why staff had been reluctant to do SO. She believed that staff had taken great personal abuse over this issue, and did not believe it Planning Board Minutes Page 13 March 26, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-03-26.pdf |