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PlanningBoard | 2017-02-27 | 7 | supports the project. She said she would not support a business park along such an important waterfront. Michael Cally said he moved to Alameda when he bought a home at Alameda Landing. He said he is excited to see the project move forward. Mark Vis said he understands the concerns about traffic and maritime commercial. He said a business park would create a dead zone. He said a mixed use project would activate the space. Philip James said he was thrilled to see so much participation from the community. He said the project provides a chance to provide benefits to two cities at the same time. He said he loves the idea of watching the lighted yacht parade from the waterfront site. Denyse Trepanier said she supports the proposal because we need the housing. She said she wants the project to provide room for a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. She said City Council supports studying a bridge and that we need to incorporate the bridge into the long term plans for the site. Victoria Fierce said she supports the project and would love to see more housing here. She said it will open up homeownership opportunities. She said housing delayed is housing denied. Brian McGuire said the number of jobs added if nothing happens is zero. He said adding more and more amenities and different tiers of affordable housing could lead to the project not penciling out and being back at square one. He said requiring less parking would lower the housing costs and reduce traffic generated by the project. He said Bike Walk Alameda supports preserving space for a bike and pedestrian bridge or third tube. President Köster closed the public hearing. Staff Member Thomas said there is 360,000 square feet of occupied space and those jobs would stay if no project moved forward. Board Member Knox White said he hoped we would get a better understanding of what the liabilities would be fore the city if no project moves forward and the wharf is not repaired. He said we are not having the broader conversation about the amount of commercial space that is available for development in Alameda. He said he would be surprised if the City Council said they want to have mostly truck traffic on the site. He said he would like to see a more mixed use project. He said he would support higher building heights in order to achieve the goal of including more commercial. He said he would support a new plan, but is not sure this is it. He said this is one of the few places that could Approved Minutes Page 7 of 10 February 27, 2017 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2017-02-27.pdf |