pages: PlanningBoard/2017-04-10.pdf, 3
This data as json
body | date | page | text | path |
---|---|---|---|---|
PlanningBoard | 2017-04-10 | 3 | Peter Brand said we are an island city and different than the rest of California. He said we cannot be expected to solve California's housing problem. He listed all the housing that is already approved for construction. He said the plan does not provide enough dry boat storage. Liz Taylor said small businesses need long leases to make investments in their operations. Brian Schumacher said the board needs to consider the safety impacts of all the added housing. Anthony Lawson said he came to Alameda for the marine industry. He said he has not met anyone that wants more high density development in Alameda. Joan Wilson said there are many other places to build housing and we need to preserve low cost industrial space. Nancy Hird said we have a jobs/housing imbalance and should not erode commercial space. She said the city should conduct a new study to see how much of the bulkhead really needed to be rebuilt. She said the rent the city collects could be set aside for repairs of the bulkhead. She said the plan needs more dry boat storage. Tom Charron said he has two boats and uses Alameda's boatyards frequently. He said we need to preserve the last of our industrial maritime waterfront spaces. Maggie Sabovich says we should think about the waterfront as a very limited and special commodity in California. She said we are losing waterfront. She said sometimes it takes her an hour and a half to get through the tunnel from Oakland Yacht Club. She supported saving the maritime usage of the site. Sylvia Earle said the working waterfront businesses provide the character of Alameda. She said Alameda Marina is home to a unique collection of small businesses and that housing can be built elsewhere. Christopher Buckley said he was pleased at the recommendation to preserve as many buildings as possible. He said there appears to be a historic district at the site. Leslie Cameron, owner of Bay Ship and Yacht, said they are the new owners of Svendsen's. She said she believes there is room for everyone at the site and it does not have to be adversarial. Approved Minutes Page 3 of 9 April 10, 2017 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2017-04-10.pdf |