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PlanningBoard | 2018-05-29 | 5 | Woody Minor said the site is an irreplaceable piece of history from our shipbuilding past. He suggested adopting the reduced project alternative or the adaptive reuse alternative. Nancy Hird asked how we would get off the island in a disaster. She said the developer does not want a working boatyard. She said the City needs to overlook the RFP process. Lars Hansson said he supports the plan. He liked that the plan opened up the waterfront. He said the benefits of the project will outweigh any parking and traffic issues. John Platt said a lot of thought and change has gone into the plan. He said there should be a landing for a small ferry. He said the service barges can work well, but that we need a full service boatyard to make the operations viable. Peter Brand said we need a boatyard to help service the 4,000 boats in the estuary. He said there is enough demand for a successful boatyard. Tina Blaine said the plan is as accommodating as possible balancing all interests. She said she is excited about the Bay Trail and water access opportunities. She urged support. Paul Kaplan said he owns a boatyard and the environmental requirements for a boatyard make a full service boatyard unlikely to be possible. He said the dockyard plan can work. Irene Dieter said we need to do more to prepare for sea level rise. Adrian Covert said the Bay Area Council supports the project because the region desperately needs more housing. Paul Anzel said he supports the project because the housing crisis has reached a tipping point. Christopher Buckley said that the board should consider the adaptive reuse and preservation alternatives more closely. Laura Thomas said Renewed Hope Housing Advocates is supporting the project because of the promised affordable housing. She said she supports efforts to meet the missing middle housing needs with smaller flats. Charles Olsen, attorney for the applicant, said the preservation and adaptive reuse options were studied and deemed infeasible. Sarah Kaplan said her business is geared toward getting the community on the water. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 8 May 29, 2018 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2018-05-29.pdf |