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PlanningBoard | 2017-06-12 | 7 | Michael Robles-Wong said our blue economy can create the types of jobs we need and we should not reduce our ability to drive that segment of our economy. Karl Robrock said the dry boat storage and activity is important to the city. He said they are light racing boats and the plans are not adequate to support the community of sailors. Bob Naber gave a presentation on Alameda's water related activities and industries. He said Alameda Marina is an ecosystem that we cannot replace if lost. Maggie Sabovich said there are 3000 currently approved housing units in Alameda and 3100 at Brooklyn Basin. She said it sometimes takes her two hours to get from her home to her yacht club. Tom Charron said that the eviction of DOER is a tragedy. He said the city is a sloppy landlord and did not invest the tidelands rents into repairing the shoreline. He asked that the maritime industry be preserved. Amy Rose said she agrees with the other speakers who support preserving the maritime industry in the marina. She said she is all for affordable housing but does not want five story buildings across the street from her house. Rick Drain said the marina site is a beehive of boating activity and there is nowhere else for this activity to move. He said all the buses and shuttles will be stuck in traffic. Sylvia Gibson said that this site has an opportunity cost if it is developed. She said we would lose things that make Alameda a sustainable community. Eileen Vivian said she commutes in from Hayward everyday because there isn't affordable housing in Alameda. She said the mixed use development will help reduce traffic by providing opportunities to live and work close together. John Platt said he is pleased to see a boatyard in the plan, even if it is not big enough. Brock DeLappe said the footprint for the boatyard is too small to be viable. He said it is a mistake to preserve the graving dock. He said the additional housing would continue to make the congestion issue in Alameda worse. Karen Bey said she is excited by the Alameda Marina proposal which has many community benefits. Brian McGuire said there have been some positive to the plan, with some definite tradeoffs. He said the most environmentally friendly thing we can do is build lots of dense housing in the inner Bay Area. Approved Minutes Page 7 of 10 June 12, 2017 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2017-06-12.pdf |