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PlanningBoard | 2007-10-22 | 2 | 8. CONSENT CALENDAR: None. 9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS: 9-A. Alameda Point Master Plan An update on recent City actions related to the redevelopment of Alameda Point and introduction to the SunCal/Calthorpe Planning Team. No action will be taken by the Planning Board at this meeting to approve or deny any specific projects. Mr. Thomas introduced the new master developer for Alameda Point as SunCal Companies, represented by Patrick Kelleher, Peter Calthorpe and Phil Tagami. He noted that they would discuss their approaches to Alameda Point. He summarized the staff report and provided a brief background of this project. He noted that the City Council signed on to an exclusive negotiating agreement, which laid out a very aggressive schedule for the planning for Alameda Point. He briefly described the two-year schedule to move from selection to an approved Master Plan for Alameda Point, followed by an EIR process on the draft document. He noted that the series of community meetings was described in the staff report. The public hearing was opened. Mr. Patrick Kelleher, SunCal Companies, provided an overview of the company and described the company's ownership and mission as a true master developer. He emphasized that SunCal did not leave until the last house has been sold. Mr. Peter Calthorpe, Calthorpe, provided some background of his company, and noted that he had been involved in sustainability for 30 years, using a whole systems approach. He discussed the elements of sustainable development, and noted that from the transportation standpoint, it was important to break away from complete usage of the car, and to create walkable communities. He noted that the community should be big enough to internalize its own retail, schools and parks, as well as many destinations and jobs. He added that a good, healthy mixed use community, even if it is walkable, still needs transit connections to the region. He noted that the design standards described in LEED have been at the forefront of their designs, and noted that they should be able to build the best possible building envelopes that are also energy conserving structures. He described the water systems, including recycling of gray water as well as the recapture of the nutrient cycle from the waste material. Mr. Calthorpe noted that using the economies of scale was very important. He added that the nature of this community is a political phenomenon, and believed that the community should be diverse, walkable and should use the best practices of sustainability. In order to be diverse, there should offer housing and job opportunities for a broad range of people. He did not believe the Big Whites should be torn down, and that they contained local history that he would like to see preserved. Page 2 of 11 | PlanningBoard/2007-10-22.pdf |