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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-26 | 18 | Board Member Cisneros believed this was a beautiful project, thoughtfully designed, and would be a beautiful addition to the community. She was also anxious about moving the project forward and hoped there was an opportunity to approve this with some of the thoughtful suggestions and modifications since time was the enemy. She understood the desire to activate the street but privacy was something to keep in mind. She was in favor of moving this forward. President Teague thanked everyone for working through this over a long period of time, including the staff, project developers, and speakers on both sides. He also wanted to move this forward and agreed that time was critical, especially since they would be recessed for all of August. He discussed the importance of how public art could be used to acknowledge the history of this site. He was in favor of moving this forward with the condition that staff would assist in improving the East facade. Staff Member Tai made a comment about the public art, the ordinance stated that it was the applicant's choice if they wanted to produce on-site art or pay the in-lieu fees. Then the public art has to be approved by the Public Art Commission. Board Member Ruiz discussed their due diligence of this highly controversial project. She did not feel comfortable leaving these changes at the staff level and wanted this project to come back after the applicant had made changes for another Design Review. Staff Member Tai added that staff had done a check on the Zoom ID. The agenda had the correct Meeting ID but an old one was accidentally left on. The link for the meeting was correct though. Staff Counsel Chen concurred that this meeting had been properly noticed. There was a discussion on the Design Review process and how much time it would take if this item needed to come back. Also, there was a discussion about their due diligence for the community. Board Member Cisneros made a motion to approve the Design Review with the following conditions: more details on the roof materials, the EIFs material would have a smooth texture, more sustainability features that were specifically mentioned, more refinement and activation on the McKay Ave elevation and that art that honors the history of the site would be considered. Board Member Curtis seconded the motion and a roll call vote was taken. The motion passed 4-3 with Vice President Saheba and Board Members Rothenberg and Ruiz voting against it. 7-D 2021-1168 Board Elections Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 18 of 21 July 26, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-26.pdf |