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PlanningBoard | 2019-06-10 | 4 | President Sullivan asked how many parking spaces the planting beds (bulb outs) would take away. Staff Member Thomas said that the midblock bulb outs would result in the loss of four parking spaces. Jason Victor, landscape architect, said the bulb outs are included to be consistent with the rest of Fifth Street for traffic calming purposes. He said the midblock treatments could be considered optional, but they would like to keep the bulb outs at the intersections. President Sullivan said she would prefer to remove the midblock bulb outs. There were no public speakers. Board Member Teague said that he anticipates parking being important with the project and would support removing the bulb outs at the midblock crossing. Board Member Teague moved approval with the change to remove the midblock bulb outs in favor of additional parking spaces. Board Member Cavanaugh seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. President Sullivan asked whether we anticipate a problem with the Chinese Elm trees being susceptible to Dutch Elm disease. Mr. Victor said he has been monitoring the Chinese Elm trees already in use in the previous phase at Alameda Landing and said they have been faring extremely well. He said all of the trees have been doing quite well considering the soil conditions they were dealing with. 7-C 2019-6985 Planning Board Study Session to consider preliminary initial development concepts for the 356 dwelling units on the Alameda Landing Waterfront north of the intersection of Fifth Street and Mitchell Avenue. The project is located within the M-X (Mixed-Use) Zoning District. Staff Member Dong introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3971106&GUID=EC26285E- 8D4E-4842-99FB-4D2AAB2E3A69&FullText=1 President Sullivan asked about the plans to potentially run a bridge through the housing development, and asked what that would mean for the project. Staff Member Thomas said the City is working to design a new bicycle and pedestrian crossing. He said that this project site presents the fewest limitations for a potential alignment, so they are preserving the ability to add a bridge in the future. He said they Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 9 June 10, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-06-10.pdf |