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PlanningBoard | 2016-05-23 | 2 | Public Hearing on the Scope of the Encinal Terminals Focused Supplemental Environmental Impact Report. Staff Member Thomas introduced the item and gave the staff report. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2722798&GUID=7337A724- 1EF6-4984-B097-5FEFBAD2COCA&FullText=1 President Knox White explained that the board would not be addressing the project itself, only on the scope of the EIR. Board Member Mitchell asked what number of housing units the 2008 EIR assumed. Staff Member Thomas said it studied approximately 260 housing units and a large amount of commercial square feet. The new proposal has 580 housing units and much less commercial space. President Knox White opened the public hearing. Dorothy Freeman said people attending the community meetings did not want high rise buildings as a consequence of requesting more open space. She said allowing high rise buildings would be a bad precedent for Alameda. She suggested housing units be priced for median income residents. Paul Foreman spoke about the jobs/housing imbalance in Alameda and how it impacts city finances. He said reducing the amount of available land for commercial use will preclude us from being able to address this issue in the future. Elizabeth Tuckwell said impacts of shade cast by buildings should be considered, as well as views. She also said water pollution from increased units needs to be considered. President Knox White closed the public hearing. Board Member Mitchell suggested population & housing (p. 76) should be looked at due to the increase in units. He asked why we should not look at school impacts. Staff Member Thomas said that state law is very specific on the issue and says that since the school district collects impact fees, the outcome of the EIR on the school issues will be the same. Board Member Mitchell said that information would be helpful for the public to evaluate the issues more clearly. He said the drought has become much more severe since the previous EIR and that we might want a fresh look at water supply impacts. Page 2 of 9 Approved Meeting Minutes May 23, 2016 | PlanningBoard/2016-05-23.pdf |