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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-12 | 11 | make sure the drapes would not be a fire hazard. He also wanted to know how staff had arrived at the maximum occupancy level for the Saturday and weekday events. Overall he believed this use was generally very positive but it would be nice to see what else WABA could do to mitigate the noise. President Teague clarified that Board Member Hom wanted that information at the next meeting. Board Member Hom said that was correct. Board Member Cisneros thanked everyone for their testimonials and she agreed with much of what her fellow board members had already said. Similar to the first agenda item she was sympathetic to the neighbors who were affected and wanted to acknowledge that this was first marketed as a garden that grew into a concert series. She also agreed that communication could have been better with the surrounding community but she believed this was a wonderful phenomenon that happened in Alameda. She appreciated how it had livened downtown during a dark time and the pros outweigh the cons. She did have questions about the dates outlined and was curious why there were some Sundays noted. She was interested to know more about continuing the series at a better location, Crab Cove had been mentioned. This had been such a great success. She was also fine with having her questions answered when the item came back. President Teague thanked everyone for their participation and was disappointed that the board could not take action now. He pointed out that conditions 2, 3, 4, and 7 were disjointed and when this came back he wanted to understand how they were different. Except for one situation, there were not 3 events per week in the 3 months they were looking at. He wanted to understand more about what they were talking about. For the amplified events, if there were no amplified events it would be nice to have examples of what those were. Also were those ticketed events or like an art show, there was an endless flow of people coming through. He thought this was a marvelous event, he had checked the zoning code and this fell into the conditional use under the area of things done outside of a structure that was either permitted or conditional. Theaters and auditoriums were things that were conditional use, this fell into that category without a structure. He looked forward to getting answers to his questions and he did feel for the neighbors but at least WABA was receptive to their concerns. He suggested adding that contact information for the neighbors so they know where to send their feedback. 7-C 2021-1119 Public Hearing on the Alameda General Plan Update Director Thomas introduced this item and gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5015999&GUID=DC5DAE49 8D63-46E5-8CB7-757378675565&FullText=1. President Teague opened public comment. Zac Bowling thought the General Plan revisions looked great. He thanked someone for the clarification of the history of Article 26 by mentioning the Fair Housing Act. He discussed how communities passed exclusionary housing laws like Article 26 in response Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 11 of 18 July 12, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-12.pdf |