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PlanningBoard | 2017-01-09 | 5 | adequately wide sidewalks and dedicated bike lanes is needed. He said we need the housing badly and Alameda needs to do its part. He said dry storage and a hoist for sailboats would be a good way to program the large, empty, open spaces at the site. He said there should be room for day use sail boat parking. He suggested moving the Fortmann Marina driveway onto Entrance Rd to help organize traffic flow in that corner of the site. Board Member Mitchell closed the public hearing. Board Member Curtis said he is not too worried about height limits, but worries about walking down long corridors of bulky buildings would be an issue. He suggested a few tall buildings mixed with some shorter ones to create some variety. Board Member Zuppan said she could be comfortable with a 14 story building at the end of the site with a public viewing platform. She said we are not San Francisco and we do not have to have a perfect street wall. She said she would support greater variation in heights. She said she looks forward to seeing more about the green features. She said she supports all efforts to incorporate our universal design standards. She said she wants to make sure that the travel lanes are not too narrow. She requested that the parking garage spaces are not too narrow. In light of recent trends that show that Uber and Lyft could reduce congestion 75-80%, so the parking areas should be convertible to other uses if parking is not needed in the future. She said she is nervous in dictating the square footage of the workforce housing. She said active field space could be valuable in activating the area. She said programming the spaces through phasing before all the residential is complete. Board Member Sullivan said she would like to see more variety down the spine. She said the park will attract wildlife and that is the cost of doing business. Board Member Mitchell asked for more details on the waterfront park programming. Mr. O'Hara said they have various ideas on how to program that space. He said they plan to use topography to create an amphitheater/performance space and some open space for play. Board Member Mitchell said the site presents a great opportunity. He asked if this project would benefit from a subcommittee. Staff Member Thomas said they could set up a subcommittee if there was interest from the board. He said staff could use the help. Board Member Mitchell said he would like to see the affordable housing numbers increase in exchange for the height requested by the developer. He said he would like to see a mix Approved Minutes Page 5 of 7 Planning Board Meeting January 9, 2017 | PlanningBoard/2017-01-09.pdf |