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PlanningBoard | 2011-02-28 | 3 | Highlight new ideas provided by the community. The Summary Report which will include a 100 + page on-line workbook appendix will be finalized in March and presented to the ARRA in the first week of April. President Ezzy Ashcraft stated that at the tenant forum representatives from St. George Spirits mentioned that they may be looking to lease the Bachelor's Officer Quarters (BOQ) to be used as a dormitory for their college distilling courses. Mr. Thomas stated that most of the current leases at Alameda Point are short term. Board member Lynch stated that currently regional sports facilities are very profitable and Alameda Point would be an ideal location. He also believes that the City should be cautious not to get into long term leases without structuring it in a way that if certain benchmarks are not met the lease can be broken. Board member Wallis agrees that you do not want to secure long term leases in under utilized areas but set up a district. Board member Kohlstrand commented that recreational uses are a very large topic in Alameda. President Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would not want to create an environment where only children with resources to pay for the private recreational facilities can enjoy them. Vice President Autorino commented that he is please with the way update was presented reporting what people want and don't want. He believes that there will need to be trade-offs with the project such as "the cost of a soccer field equals the development of four additional houses". President Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to see a conceptual graphic showing what thousands of houses and other mixed uses would look at Alameda point. She also stated that she recognized a lot of the same participants at the Community Forums and suggested that possibly some of the subject matter forums could be held on the weekend to enable a different demographic to attend. Board member Kohlstrand also stated that she is please with the update. She agrees that there need to be trade-offs. She feels that no one wants the development to be all housing and it needs to be mixed use and there needs to be a certain level of infrastructure in place. The infrastructure, housing, traffic and other land uses all have to work together and is not sure that separating it out is the best idea. Mr. Thomas reported that in April the summary will be released to the public. He believes the question is how the City deals with all of the differences in opinion. The City has done years of work looking at the infrastructure and costing it out. The City needs to start by introducing the pro forma to the public and show the costs of the project. Certain repairs are non-negotiable such as the getting Alameda Point out of the flood plain, and replacing the APPROVED MEETING MINUTES 3 OF 6 PLANNING BOARD 2/28/2011 | PlanningBoard/2011-02-28.pdf |