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TransportationCommission | 2006-05-24 | 4 | Chair Knox White moved to accept AC Transit board policy considering bus stops. Commissioner Krueger seconded. Motion was approved unanimously, 5-0. 7A. Review of Environmental Review Process Andrew Thomas of the City's Planning and Building Department described the environmental review process for the Commission. 7B. Alameda Landing (Catellus) Mixed Use Development Project Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). Staff Thomas said that this document is a supplemental DEIR. He noted that the proposal is actual an amendment to the Catellus Master Plan. The original DEIR was completed in 2000 and was certified by the City Council as adequate. Prologis/Catellus has submitted a proposal to revise the approved 1.3 million square feet of office space. The proposal will be going to the Economic Development Commission on June 15th, then on June 26th back to the Planning Board concerning the project and master plan amendments. This summer all the responses and comments/revisions done to date will then be brought back to the Planning Board for their final consideration. After that it will be forwarded to the City Council for a final decision. Chair Knox White wanted to know the steps that were needed to approve the DEIR mitigations? Staff Thomas said that there are a couple of steps. When they certify the DEIR they also adopt the mitigation-monitoring program. The mitigations would then be put into a chart for approval. Dan Marcus of Catellus stated that the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan would be paid for by charging customers when they buy or rent office space or retail space, and to homebuyers when they buy their homes. He stated that once Alameda Point, which is 700 acres, is developed, significant revenue can be generated for a coordinated west end TDM program. Commissioner Krueger asked if the re-orientation of 5th Street to line up with Broadway in Oakland had accounted for a possible transit connection across the estuary. Staff Thomas said they would build a physical crossing or an aerial tram but it would take time and support from the City of Oakland. He stated that there were a lot of issues with Oakland on the bridges/aerial tram, but that a transit crossing would likely be west of Broadway in Oakland. Public Comment Ani Dimusheva stated that she liked the alignment of 5th Street aligning with Broadway in Oakland to connect the cities. She was bothered that 5th Street is the only way to get to the recreation area along the water, and suggested extending other streets towards the water. She 4 | TransportationCommission/2006-05-24.pdf |