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PlanningBoard | 2016-05-23 | 5 | Board Member Sullivan said she did not like the row of orange doors on Block 7. She said the project had a flat feel in parts. She said she would like to see more diversity with the front doors. Board Member Zuppan said she liked the dark mullions and wood features of Block 7. She liked the ability to add solar to the tilted roofs, the roof patio and stairs, and accessible units. She said there is a lack of rhythm to the frontage of W. Atlantic. She said Block 6 is very attractive. She liked the previous imagery with the transit stop in the middle of the gateway. Staff Member Thomas said the bus lanes were moved to the outside lanes in consultation with AC Transit. Board Member Zuppan liked options one and two for the gateway because it was more inviting to the public. She felt option three sends the message that this space is not for you. She said she was concerned with the location of the mailboxes and hoped that they would be large enough to accommodate packages. She wants to make sure the benches are in places where there is a reason to linger there. She said she wondered if there was a more attractive option than checker block paving. She said she wanted the CC&Rs to allow dogs. She said trees are to shade pedestrians and if they are in the street they will be targets for car bumpers. She suggested some reference to the history of the base if there is an open plaza at the gateway. She said the parking arrangement meets the requirements and does not have a problem with it being bundled. She said the garages could be used for storage as well. Board Member Henneberry said the renderings look good. He said the he agreed with Board Member Zuppan on the parking question and has no problem with the plan. He said he liked the wing in option two for the gateway. He said Yorktown would make more sense than York for a street name. He said some of the street names do not tie into the Navy theme. President Knox White said that the list of available street names has many options that would pay proper respect to the base's history and the people who worked there. He said he would favor keeping the Appezzato name on Alameda Point instead of changing names. He said he has concerns about the durability of the wood grain siding. He said he liked option three for the gateway. He said the Master Plan said to try and integrate the neighborhood seamlessly. He said he does not believe the parking plan is consistent with the transportation plan for the project. He said it would be more transparent to address this issue as a variance instead of pretending like it is in compliance because the buildings are not connected. Board Member Mitchell said he agreed with President Knox White that changing from Appezzato to Atlantic would be confusing and that perhaps we could dig a little deeper for more appropriate names on some of the other streets. Page 5 of 9 Approved Meeting Minutes May 23, 2016 | PlanningBoard/2016-05-23.pdf |