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PlanningBoard | 2007-07-09 | 10 | Grand Marina or Catellus. He noted the Master Plan could allow more specificity with respect to uses. Board member Mariani noted that she enjoyed shopping at Nob Hill Foods, and that Bridgeside was a good center, but she was very concerned about the size and location of the transformers. Vice President Cook would like to initiate a conversation between the Planning Board and the Alameda Bureau of Electricity with respect to the size of transformers and utilities placed in visible aesthetic locations. President Lynch believed the City needed to consider structural changes to the process, and that the City may want to consider a committee to be empowered to do something outside a Board's normal scope of work. He believed that would be a large undertaking that would take make years. He did not believe that all authority could be vested with one body. 11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS: a. Oral Status Report regarding the Dakland/Chinatown Advisory Committee (Board Member Mariani). Mr. Thomas noted that the meeting scheduled for the previous week had been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for August. b. Oral Status Report regarding the Transportation subcommittee (Board Member Kohlstrand). Board member Kohlstrand noted that a meeting had been held on June 26. The subcommittee reviewed the work scope for the Pedestrian Task Force, and they intended to take the policies related to pedestrians from the Transportation Element to develop an implementation plan that could be passed on to the Capital Improvements Program. Vice President Cook noted that there was still time to submit the Pedestrian/Bicycle survey on the City's website. President Lynch noted that he had recently attended a workshop with respect to bus shelters, and believed that Alameda could take the lead in that regard. c. Oral Status Report regarding the Alameda Climate Protection Task Force (Board Member Cunningham). Board member Cunningham noted that they would meet on July 10, 2007, at 6:15 p.m. in Room 360. They would examine transportation and land use elements of the General Plan. They intended to categorize and prioritize items within those two categories. The next meeting would be July 18, 2007, to discuss the energy, waste and outreach items. Page 10 of 11 | PlanningBoard/2007-07-09.pdf |