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PlanningBoard | 2015-03-23 | 3 | for other types of recreation as well. Board Member Zuppan also commended Alameda Point Partners for their work. She said that the existing buildings will enhance the site. She said she appreciates how current residents and tenants were being included in the planning process. She said she agrees with Board Member Knox White's comments about the central space and the naked streets within it. She wanted to see an extension of the cross-Alameda shuttle to Site A in order to reduce traffic in the City. Board Member Zuppan said she appreciated how staff and the team incorporated the Board's ideas into the TMA. Board Member Tang asked about the placement of basketball courts. Mr. Thomas said that the City is not ready to program the parks at this time; instead, the design team was trying to imagine potential uses of the space. When the City lays out the parks, these designs will be brought to the Board for Design Review and the Recreation and Parks Commission for programming. Board Member Köster when the Board would see the final master plan for the site. Ms. Ott explained that staff would be refining the master plan in the next month, but it would be based off of the plans shown at tonight's meeting. The plans are meant to be very flexible, but she encouraged the Board to give their input to the development team in the next 30 days. Board Member Köster said he was very excited to see more park space in the plan. He said he would like to see a land-use diagram in order to see more detail of how the space would be used. He reaffirmed the importance of drawing people to the waterfront, and said that the character images and building designs are becoming more realistic. Board Member Köster asked about the possible addition massing diagrams of the building and how it relates to the buildings currently at the site. Vice President Alvarez thanked Alameda Point Partners for including community input into their design plans. She asked for the diagrams to be shown to the public for their reference in the next meeting. She said that the plans continue to be modified in response to public comment, and explained to the public that the Board received the notes from the City Council's meetings. Vice President Alvarez said that she agreed with her fellow Board Members who suggested that the TDM for Site A be included with other projects in the City. She expressed regret that more members of the community were not present. 7-B. 2015-1466 Public Hearing to Consider the Design Review and Use Permit Applications for Construction of a Central Bay Operations and Maintenance Facility, Emergency Operations Center, Outdoor Fuel Storage Area, and Extended Hours to Serve as the Central San Francisco Bay Base for the Water Emergency Transportation Agency at 670 West Hornet Avenue. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Approved Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 7 March 23, 2015 | PlanningBoard/2015-03-23.pdf |