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PlanningBoard | 2021-03-08 | 7 | requirement that the Affordable Housing would be distributed throughout the four districts or would they be concentrated in one area. Director Thomas said they had left the option open to concentrate the Affordable Housing if they wanted to bring in a partner. He spoke more about the benefits of having a partnership. Board Member Hom asked if the Affordable Housing Agreement would be part of the design review process that comes before the board. Director Thomas said that the Affordable Housing Agreement is approved between the City Manager and the project applicant but they need to know those things when they do the design review. President Teague asked about the 2018 plan and wanted to know why the imagery wasn't matching what was on the slides. The "No Exchange" plan did not match what they had been looking at. Mr. O'Hara explained the differences between the 2018 plan from the current one. Most of the difference was due to how much of the wharf could be saved and what else changed after working with BCDC (Bay Conservation and Development Commission). Director Thomas also explained how all of these changes affected approval from each group. President Teague and Board Member Cisneros disclosed that they had met with the applicant as well. President Teague opened the public comment. Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope Housing Advocates, wanted to express her support for the Amended Master Plan for the Encinal Terminal Development with the Tidelands Exchange. She spoke of her disappointment of this not passing in 2017 and believed that the Sierra Club was not on the side of development or housing. She said this was a terrific opportunity to address traffic issues since there would be water transportation offered and it was going to provide badly needed housing for low-income families. She hoped the City Council would be smarter this time. Vickie Sedlack, a resident of Alameda, urged the board to approve this project. She saw this as an exciting project that would help Alameda make its RHNA number. She was also excited by the waterfront access this would bring to the public and would allow for water transportation. Peter Anderson, the owner of Grand Marina, said even though this project could potentially create a competitor for him he still wanted to support this project. He said the wharf was Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 7 of 12 March 8, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-03-08.pdf |