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PlanningBoard | 2012-01-09 | 8 | released to other tenants. She mentioned the fact that Alameda has a low vacancy rate and strong retail market. Board member Henneberry wanted to know how Ms. Herman produced the figures for the analysis. Ms. Herman explained that she purchased a database from a provider and they gave estimates of the sales for various stores of the trade area. She used that information and the square footage information to conduct her calculations. She was not able to publish the data that was provided by the company due to a confidentiality agreement. President Ezzy Ashcraft questioned whether the data was current. Ms. Herman stated that she purchased the data in the fall of 2011. President Ezzy Ashcraft gave an overview of the Board's requirements in order to approve the draft resolution. President Ezzy Ashcraft commented on the fact that she would like to capture the sales tax leakage that is being sent to other Target stores. She would also be comfortable at capping Target's percentage of nontaxable goods per the total square feet at 10%. Board member Kohlstrand explained that she is comfortable with the way Target is described, including the amount of groceries that are placed inside the store and the design of the bicycle and pedestrian circulation. She mentioned the only areas of concern were when pedestrians moved along 5th Street to the north and then moved along the Target store. She had issues with the treatment there and the fact that there is parking adjacent to 5th Street. Additionally, she was concerned with the treatment of the loading dock on Building A because they are putting a loading dock right near the pedestrian pathway. Furthermore, she referred to page 3, the Pedestrian Circulation section, when pedestrians move away from Building G to Building K and head to the crosswalk the design team should maintain a consist width of the sidewalks. Finally, she needed clarification on how pedestrians and bicyclists would cross the segment of Mariner Square Loop safely since the pedestrian and bike circulation stops right at the edge of the property. Mr. Thomas replied that staff would continue to work on that issue and one of the conditions is to work with the property owner, Ms. Cathy Wagner, and Catellus. Vice-President Autorino agreed with Board member Kohlstrand and he believes the project will be an economic generator and create a dynamic part of the west end of Alameda. Board member Zuppan referred to the diagrams on pages 5a and 5b that highlights the traffic and turn lanes. Within the last diagram on page 5b, the northwest corner where 5th Street and Mitchell Avenue meet do not have turn lanes going over to the left at Mitchell Avenue or going by the Village Green turning left where the Target store would Approved Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 14 January 9, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-01-09.pdf |