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PlanningBoard | 2016-01-25 | 7 | Staff Member Thomas said he sees it more from a desire to design the best project and then use the swap to make that happen. Board Member Burton said he will be looking for excellent water access options. He says the retail focus should be along Clement to compliment the Del Monte retail space and be neighborhood serving. He said waterfront dining out at the end of the site could work. He said we should consider small, incubator sized office spaces for the site. He said he was supportive of building higher to preserve open space and increase amenities. He said doing the swap makes sense to make the best plan with the most benefit for the City. Board Member Köster said he thinks the swap makes sense. He said that there are many taller buildings along the Northern Waterfront that are significantly taller than the average 2-3 stories we often think of in Alameda. Board Member Henneberry said we need to make the best swap possible. He said the higher the density, the more open space we get and he supports that. He said we should look at office space uses. Board Member Köster said he would like to see a place for people to temporarily tie up their larger boats while visiting the site. He referenced the Intra-Coastal Waterway in Florida as an example. Board Member Mitchell said he is in favor of the swap and wants to get the best deal we can for it. He said he is concerned about traffic and that if factors into the total number of units he would like to see. Board Member Sullivan said this is an exciting project. She says including docks for sail boats to cruise in would make it a destination. She said she would like to recognize our schooner heritage at the site. President Knox White said he thinks the focus should be along the Alaska Basin and out at the point. He said we should consider using some of the tidelands adjacent to the marina to support that use where it makes sense. He said it could be a good place for some of the displaced users from a potential Alameda Marina development. He agreed with Ms. Greene that we need to focus on more modest sized units, 1100-1200 square feet, because we are not building enough of that. He said the unit number needs to be juxtaposed with the costs of the community benefits so the tradeoffs are clear. He said he would like to see more commercial space. He said he worries that the large open spaces will be difficult to program and expensive to maintain. He said he supports trying Approved Minutes Page 7 of 9 January 25, 2016 Planning Board | PlanningBoard/2016-01-25.pdf |