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PlanningBoard | 2021-09-13 | 5 | Michelle Russi wanted to know what research had been done to understand the importance of health facilities. She discussed all the different ways the Harbor Bay Club was valued. Kyle Conner, an Alameda resident, agreed with previous speakers about the importance of the Harbor Bay Club. He also believed that the owners had purposely mismanaged it. Luke Szymanski, an Alameda resident, discussed the importance of the Harbor Bay Club for the community. He also discussed better options for housing in Alameda. President Saheba closed public comment and opened board discussion. Board Member Cisneros thanked everyone and thought it was fine to leave the introductory language at the beginning of the General Plan, it was a fact that Measure A was passed not long after the Fair Housing Act was approved. She saw the General Plan as a reflection of the values of Alameda and suggested using the word balance instead of character. She gave her thoughts on the land use designation for the Harbor Bay Club and how the distribution of housing needed to be equitable. She was open to all creative solutions for the club land. Board Member Curtis thanked everyone for sharing their thoughts and comments. He gave his opinion that Measure A was in response to the Fair Housing Act was untrue. He discussed his experience with development in Alameda before Measure A. He believed that language should be taken out of the introduction because it was not relevant and not true. He then discussed his work with Harbor Bay Club and what the people of Harbor Bay had been promised. He also discussed the problems with building on the club land and discussed alternatives. He did not want politics in the introduction of the Housing Element. Board Member Hom appreciated the great work done by the staff and thanked everyone for their discussions. He supported deleting the language about Measure A. He also appreciated revisions to Exhibit C with the new edit, and the revisions to LU-15 B. For the Harbor Bay Club, he agreed with the staff's suggestion to maintain it as Community Recreation. He noted that the question of housing at the Harbor Bay Club would be something that would need to be further discussion in the future. Board Member Rothenberg thanked everyone for their comments. She agreed if the wording was not relevant it could be deleted and acknowledged that this should be treated as a living document that could change over time. She believed the changes brought up by the AAPS were relevant. For the Harbor Bay Club, she was in favor of the staff's recommendation until she had heard about the background of the land use entitlements. She gave her thoughts on the zoning and how they had a duty to find land in Bay Farm to mixed-use. Board Member Teague thanked everyone who had worked on this and all of the community input they had received. He could not support recommending this to the City Council until he had seen a final Planning Board revision. He discussed what he wanted to see in that revision. He gave specific wording for page 2, he thought it was valid to think about the word character and suggested diversity, for LU-3 "Complete Streets' he wanted to see language for people with mobility issues and he was all for changing the parking requirements but not at the expense of housing. For LU-17 he wanted it stated that this Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 1 of 10 September 13, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-09-13.pdf |