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| AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority | 2005-04-06 | 2 | Walter Rask: Our agenda for this evening is two parts. The first part is to give an overview of the preliminary development concept including the next steps. Part 2 - Fehr and Peers will be presenting an overview of the transportation strategy focusing largely on the off base transportation issues having to do with capacity of tubes and bridges and the major street network. We'll be doing more work later internally on the base itself and their presentation will conclude with discussion of the next steps in that process. Land Use Slide Presentation Mr. Rask presented the history of the Reuse Plan the ARRA adopted in 1996, which set forward a basic framework for development not only of Alameda Point but also of the FISC and Annex properties on the East side of Main Street. He discussed that we are only dealing with the area west of Main Street. In 2003, the City Council adopted an amendment to the General Plan that refined the Reuse Plan for mostly for the areas west of Main although there was a small area on the northeast of Main and this set the basic framework for redevelopment of the base and the targets for build out, the framework for the larger transportation system and perhaps most importantly it set forth seven goals for redevelopment of the base: 1) to seamlessly integrate Alameda Point with the rest of the community, 2) that Alameda become a vibrant new neighborhood with a variety of uses in it; 3) to maximize the waterfront accessibility, 4) to deemphasize the auto and to make new development compatible with the transportation capacity that is available, and 5) to insure economic development, 6) provide a mixed use environment and finally, 7) to promote neighborhood centers. Mr. Rask discussed the challenges, including contractual commitments, large Historic district area, ground water contamination, the Tidelands Trust places restrictions on the use of lands under state tidelands and specifically excludes housing, the Wildlife Refuge, the green area, as the effect of constraining development on the blocks between the western boundary and Monarch Street, the 100 year flood area has to be mitigated either by raising the ground or providing some kind of a sea wall, young bay mud poses problems of structural stability because of the danger of liquefaction in earthquake events. There is also a whole gamut of regulatory agencies that have a say on these matters. The plan as it currently stands has two major aspects. The first is what we refer to as the framework plan that fixes the location and character of the major streets and open spaces on the base and also identifies opportunities for certain civic functions. The land use plan is the second half of the two part preliminary development concept. Mr. Rask discussed the community concerns about Measure A, the Historic areas, etc. He stated that the next steps in the planning process is to refine the plan and respond to the major issues that have come up in the last workshop. One is a desire to more closely examine the notion of neighborhood centers as the general plan calls for. More generally to address neighborhood character issues. Pedestrian, bicycle and transit enhancements are a similar theme. At the next workshop they will present some refinements, as well as new information on alternatives, and then the refined transportation plan. Mr. Rask stated that the final workshop in June will be to actually present the preliminary development concept and the transportation plan with the intent is to bring it to the ARRA board in July. Transportation Presentation 2 G: BaseResue&Redv/Arra/Minutes/2005/04-06-05 regular minutes | AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority/2005-04-06.pdf |