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PlanningBoard | 2016-11-14 | 8 | Staff Member Thomas discussed the tradeoffs between using housing to pay for needed improvements that will preserve the maritime infrastructure and preserving enough space to allow the maritime functions to thrive. Board Member Curtis asked if other revenue sources have been pursued to fund the needed improvements besides relying on housing to pay for everything. Staff Member Thomas said they have explored that possibility somewhat and that there just is not a lot of money for this type of work. Board Member Sullivan asked if money was set aside every year for these anticipated infrastructure improvements. Staff Member Thomas said that for city owned land, like streets, yes, but not on private land. Board Member Sullivan said it is a lot of houses to add and a lot of businesses and uses will be displaced. She said she is concerned about the mix of rental and for sale units. She said the city is already 55% renters and that is an issue. Board Member Knox White suggested studying what the housing's impacts would be on affordability. He said the no build alternative really needs to study what would happen to the infrastructure under that scenario. He said we need to study travel time impacts for transit. He said the community might be interested in a lower housing alternative. Board Member Zuppan said the EIR should study the changes in the types of use of the commercial spaces. She asked if we were ready for the impact of work that would disturb the water and what to do with what we find there. She said we need to consider what the impact of of Brooklyn Basin would be on traffic for this project. She said we need to study what the economic consequences are to restructuring the commercial areas of the site and their downstream effects. President Köster said this is an ambitious plan. He said the site is very large and could lend itself to more efficient use of space. He said we need a better inventory of the buildings and the environmental impacts of removing these buildings. He said we need to study the water transit impacts and how the project works with the rest of the Northern Waterfront. He said we need the workforce housing. Board Member Knox White made a motion to continue the meeting to 11:05pm. Board Member Zuppan seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. Approved Minutes Page 8 of 9 Planning Board Meeting November 14, 2016 | PlanningBoard/2016-11-14.pdf |