Resolution 13422CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION13422
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, GPA -01 -0004: GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM TO: a) CHANGE THE DESIGNATION
OF THE EXISTING EIGHT ACRE SCHOOL SITE IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE
RESIDENTIAL AREA FROM PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL ' TO MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL; b) CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF A SEVEN ACRE SITE IN THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA FROM MEDIUM DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL TO PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL FOR USE AS A SCHOOL; c) RECONFIGURE
THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PARK THAT IS DESIGNATED PARKS AND PUBLIC
OPEN SPACE FROM FIVE ACRES TO FOUR ACRES IN A LOCATION ADJACENT TO THE
PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL SITE IN THE CENTER OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA; AND d)
CHANGE THE REMAINING ONE ACRE DESIGNATED FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
FROM PARKS AND PUBLIC OPEN SPACE TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
WHEREAS, an application was made on October 26, 1999 by Catellus Development
Corporation requesting approval for General Plan Amendment GPA- 99 -05, Master Plan, Rezoning,
Development Agreement and Tentative Map (and an application was also made for a Parcel
(Disposition) Map that covered the commercial/business park area) relating to the development of
approximately 1,300,000 gross square feet of office and/or research and development space, 500
housing units, and sites for parks, public open space, a school, and a 39 unit multiple family project
located on a 215 acre site encompassing the Alameda Fleet and Industrial Supply Center and Annex
and Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda East Housing. The project would be completed in phases
over a multi -year period, depending on market conditions. The project would include associated
parking and landscaping, and a minimum of eleven acres of public shoreline access; and
WHEREAS, the proposal for a Master Plan, General Plan Amendment, Rezoning,
Development Agreement, Tentative Map, Parcel (Disposition) Map and City Council Resolution
13216 (certifying the Final EIR for the Catellus Mixed Use Development) and City Council
Resolution 13217 (making findings concerning mitigation measures and alternatives and adopting
a statement of ovelliding considerations and an MMRP) were approved by the City Council on
May 31, 2000; and
WHEREAS, the applicant is requesting a General Plan Amendment to: a) change the
designation of the existing eight acre school site in the northeast comer of the residential area from
Public/ Institutional to Medium Density Residential; b) change the designation of a seven acre site
in the central portion of the residential area from Medium Density Residential to Public/Institutional
for use as a school; c) reconfigure the existing neighborhood park that is designated Parks and Public
Open Space from five acres to four acres in a location adjacent to the proposed new school site in
the center of the residential area; and d) change the remaining one acre designated for neighborhood
park from Parks and Public Open Space to Medium Density Residential; and
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WHEREAS, the proposal for a General Plan Amendment is part of an application which also
includes an amendment to the Master Plan, an amendment to the Development Agreement, an
amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement, and an amendment to the Tentative
Map for the subdivision and improvement of the public and private parcels within the site; and
WHEREAS, the application
as accepted as complete on Novembe
12, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the subject property is presently designated Business Park, Medium Density
Residential, Parks and Public Open Space and Public/Institutional on the General Plan Diagram; and
WHEREAS, on November 26, 2001 the Planning Board of the City oT Alameda
recommended that the City Council approve an Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact
Report to address the environmental impacts related to amendment of this Project and concluded that
the Project as revised would not introduce new significant environmental effects or substantially
increase the severity of previously identified significant effects and no substantial changes have
occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the Project would be undertaken and there
has been no discovery of new information of substantial importance that would require major
revisions to the previous EIR; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing on this application on November 26,
2001 and examined pertinent maps, drawings, and documents in connection with the application;
and
WHEREAS, the subject property is located within the Business and Waterfront
Improvement Project (BWIP), and the Alameda Point Improvement Project (APIP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has made the following finding:
The City Council has been advised that subject to meeting City standards and requirements,
the proposed General Plan Amendment would substantially conform to the adopted
Community Improvement Plans (CIP) for the Business and Waterfront Improvement Project
(BWIP), as amended, the Alameda Point Improvement Project (APIP) and the General Plan
policies incorporated by reference within the CIPs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has made the following findings relative to the General Plan
Amendment:
The proposed General Plan diagram amendments are consistent with the policies and intent
of the General Plan. The City's General Plan policies focus on five broad themes that
strengthen awareness of the City's island setting, its small town feeling, respect for history,
de- emphasis of the automobile, and retention of multi -use development on the Northern
Waterfront. The Project, as proposed, is generally consistent with these themes. The
proposed General Plan amendments are internally consistent with the themes and policies
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of the General Plan. Specifically, the reconfiguration of the school and park sites is
consistent with Policy 6.la and 6.1b in the Parks and Recreation Element of the General
Plan. Provision of the new four acre public park would be consistent with Policy 6.la
which calls for the expansion of Alameda's park system. The new four acre park would
be owned and improved by the City and add to the existing supply of park land in the
City. Locating the park adjacent to the school in the center of the site would be consistent
with Policy 6.1b which calls for joint use of school and park land.
The proposed General Plan` text and diagram amendments are part of a comprehensive
planning process that began in 1994 when the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
(ARRA) developed the CRP adopted by the ARRA in January 1996 and accepted by the City
of Alameda. The CRP took a holistic approach to planning the future use of the NAS and
FISC' sites. As part of the planning process, the entire NAS and FISC properties were
analyzed for constraints to and opportunities for reuse and integration with the rest of
Alameda.. The CRP was based on numerous technical studies including land use alternatives,
circulation studies and a street system plan, economic feasibility and market studies, utility
system studies, environmental clean up studies, architectural and historic preservation
studies, wildlife and biological studies, etc. The CRP process was ` tantamount to the
preparation of a specific plan for the NAS and FISC facilities. The Catellus Mixed Use
Development is proposed to be built on the FISC and NAS East Housing properties. The
proposed Project amendments are generally consistent with the objectives and policies of the
CRP and, as such, is the first step in implementing the comprehensive strategy envisioned
by the CRP. It is the first project to be developed at FISC and NAS and forms the keystone
(both physical and economic) for future reuse and development of these facilities.
2. The proposed General Plan diagram amendments will have acceptable effects on the general
welfare of the community because they will facilitate development of a former military site
with a mixed use development that includes residential and related uses located in the
southern' portion of the site; and offices, business park and related uses in the northern
portion of the site
4. The proposed General Plan diagram amendments are necessary to enable the appropriate
development and maintenance of property in the City because they will facilitate
development of a currently underutilized site.
5. The proposed General Plan diagram amendments are in the public interest as they would
recognize that the site is no longer designated for a federal facility, and would allow
redevelopment of the site with a more appropriate use consistent with the nearby Marina
Village Business Park and existing residential uses in the West End of Alameda; and
6. The Project will increase tax revenues to the City and provide substantial public amenities,
including affordable housing.
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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ala
approves General Plan Amendment, GPA -01 -0004, as shown in Exhibit "A".
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Parks &Public Open Space
Public /Institutional
Medium Density Residential
Catellus Alameda
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
to
GENERAL PLAN DIAGRAM
October 2001
Exhibit "A"
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the
18th day of December, 2001, by the following vote to wit:,
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, and
Mayor Appezzato - 4.
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this
19th day of December, 2001.
Lara Weisiger, City 'Clerk
City of Alameda