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PlanningBoard | 2018-01-22 | 4 | PLN17-0380 - 2350 Harbor Bay Parkway - Applicant: Ram Hotels. Public hearing to consider a Zoning Amendment to allow construction of a hotel at 2350 Harbor Bay Parkway Staff Member Thomas gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3309859&GUID=98AF5AD4- F4F0-4437-9A1F-6728F23474D9&FullText=1 Board Member Curtis said the minutes of the BCDC meeting raised major issues with the hotel proposal that are missing from the staff report. He said this item is a waste of time because it has been made clear in the BCDC minutes that the parcel does not fit a hotel. Staff Member Thomas said he disagrees. He said the question was not what BCDC thinks, but what Alameda thinks is appropriate for the site. He said the BCDC meeting in question only had seven of something like 30 board members were present. He said more board members of BCDC voted for the motion than against by a large margin, but that there were many members not present and they did not reach their required threshold. He said only seven members voted against. He said that the findings in the subsequent BCDC staff report are based on only the seven (of thirty total) board members that voted no. He said those findings would preclude any building on this site. Board Member Curtis said that maybe the site does not work then. He said the responsibility of the council and board are to find the greatest and best use of the land for the public. He said he thinks the findings are valid. Board Member Sullivan asked if the hotel would have to have a setback from its property line. Staff Member Thomas said that any building would have to be confined to its own parcel. Board Member Sullivan asked if the HBIA proposal would be included in this discussion. Staff Member Thomas explained the strip of land still owned by HBIA was never conveyed to the City because they wanted to wait until the land was fully improved. He said there is a Council referral looking at conveying the parcel now. Board Member Burton asked to confirm that we are just evaluating the generic idea of a hotel use and not any specific project. Staff Member Thomas said that currently an office building or an office building with a hotel would be permitted and that the board is considering whether to add hotel as an accepted use. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 8 January 22, 2018 | PlanningBoard/2018-01-22.pdf |