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PlanningBoard | 2010-01-11 | 5 | Mr. Helperin, Alameda resident, opposes extended hours of operation and stated that the Planning Board should go a step further and require that the delivery trucks not be allowed to come to Alameda before 6 am. Ms. Radding, Alameda Neighbors Unites representative, reiterated the group's frustration with Planning Board decisions that have always benefited the businesses instead of the quality of life of those that live near the shopping center. She urged the Planning Board to deny the expanded hours of operation. President Ezzy Ashcraft closed the public comment period. Mr. Paradise, Safeway Real Property Manager, responded to the comments made by the public. He stated that smaller delivery trucks would be quieter and that a later delivery hours would have other negative impacts, such as trucks would need to come to Alameda twice in a day in order to keep their deliveries on schedule. Board Member Lynch favors denial of the Use Permit and asked that the public not make personal attacks on staff or the Board for recommendations or decisions reached in the past. Board Member Zuppan favors denial of the Use Permit and seconded the speakers' comments on the detrimental impact of noise on sleeping and neurological development, and added that Safeway has shown some disrespect to the City by not remaining in compliance with the current conditions of approval and other city regulations. Board Member Cook stated she was not in favor of the use permit request because she does not feel the findings for approval can be made and does not feel that the type and number of trucks that will be coming to Safeway have been accurately projected. Vice-President Autorino favors denial of the permit, but cautioned the neighbors that development and expansion of the shopping center is inevitable. Board Member Cunningham favors denial of the permit on the basis that the required finding for approval, especially finding number one, cannot be made. Board Member Kohlstrand favors denial of the application and suggested that the City should start imposing monetary fines to enforce the regulations as set forth in the Municipal Code and the use permit conditions. President Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the previous comments supporting the denial of the use permit. She suggested that the Planning Board and staff review opportunities for planting additional vegetation that could buffer shopping center noises for residents along Otis Drive and the lagoon or possibly review such opportunities in the Master Tree Plan. Board Member Lynch stated that staff should ensure that the Master Fee schedule is amended to include a "monitoring fee' that could be used to fund time staff spends monitoring or investigating code complaints that a project is not in compliance with conditions of approval. This was seconded by other members of the board. Page 5 of 9 | PlanningBoard/2010-01-11.pdf |