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PlanningBoard | 2015-09-14 | 6 | Board Member Burton said he supports the use permit. He said he is comfortable with the parking arrangement. He said he is supportive of using shipping containers. He said the Park St. frontage does not meet the guidelines for the gateway district. He said the cafe should be all the way on the corner. He said the retail entrances need to be on Park St. He said the project would need more dynamism in order to justify breaking the rules. He said the A/C unit placement would be very important. Board Member Knox White said he supports the use permit. He said said he strongly supports the design aesthetic of the containers. He said cantilevering is what made lots of the example projects interesting to him. He worried the alcove would not help the retail be successful. Board Member Köster said he likes the parking approach. He said he likes the overall direction of the project. He said the tower element does not work. He said he supports the idea of cantilevering. He said combining the two retail spaces might work better. He said he would like to see a lighting package when the project comes back. Board Member Mitchell said the project could either be a huge success or complete failure. He said he is okay with the mixed use. He said he is okay with the containers with some design improvements. President Henneberry said he supports the use permit and the parking arrangement. He said he likes the containers. He said the tower could stay or go, that the retail door should come out to Park St., and that the planters are not consistent with the design of the project. No action was taken. 7-C 2015-2057 Recommend that the City Council Approve the City of Alameda Housing Element Annual Report and Implementation Priorities Andrew Thomas presented the item. The staff report and attachments are available at: tps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2452046&GUID=21D85B46- B9BD-4AC2-91A5-C52A2BAED214&FullText=1 President Henneberry opened the public hearing. Laura Thomas, President of Renewed Hope Housing Advocates, said they are pleased to see the progress the City is making. She said more could be done. She said there is not sufficient low and very low income housing in the pipeline. She said the downzoning of the North Housing site has made the City technically out of compliance with the housing element. Approved Meeting Minutes September 14, 2015 Planning Board Meeting Page 6 of 9 | PlanningBoard/2015-09-14.pdf |