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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-26 | 16 | *Prescient Teague reminded him to stay on topic and told him to bring up these issues in the Oral Communication section. Mike Van Dine thought it was a beautiful design but felt that the designer had wasted an opportunity to embrace the history of the building. Lis Cox wanted to know what area of the building the homeless would be welcomed into the building to use the resource center on an appointment basis. She also wanted to know if there would be a screening area for the public who did not have an appointment. Harvey Rosenthal, a neighbor, said he had received no notification of this Design Review meeting and thought that was unfortunate. He then discussed how the nature of the program had changed over time. He wanted to know more about how the homeless would be homed. Scott Hamilton thought it was a beautiful building but it did not match the neighborhood or the history of Alameda. He also thought that the designer could have done more to honor the original history of the building and the Merchant Marines. President Teague, before closing public comments, asked Celena Chen, City Attorney's Office, and Staff Counsel, if public notice for this Design Review had been sent out and how far was it noticed. Counsel Chen deferred to the staff for comment on the public noticing of this item. Staff Member Dong answered that public notice was sent out to all properties within 300 feet of the project site. President Teague made a last call for public speakers and asked if the board wanted to hear from Ms. Reid a second time. Board Member Curtis said why not since it was a public hearing and others agreed. Carmen Reid thanked the board for the opportunity to talk. She addressed that there was a violation of public access, the Zoom link for tonight's meeting was broken. She wanted the board to know that the public had not been able to fully access this meeting. In regards to the Design Review, she discussed the goals for the 2040 General Plan, CC-18 "Building Renovation and Reuse" talked about reusing existing buildings. President Teague thanked her for only discussing the design. He then closed the public comments and opened board discussion and potential action. He also asked the staff to confirm that the meeting ID that was published matched the meeting ID. He wanted to ensure that this was a properly accessible meeting. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 16 of 21 July 26, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-26.pdf |