2002-03-06 ARRA PacketAGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Governing Body of the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
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Alameda City Hall
Council Chamber, Room 390
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
1. ROLL CALL
2. CONSENT CALENDAR
None.
3. ACTION ITEMS
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m.
City Hall will open at 5:15 p.m.
3 -A. Presentation by the APAC regarding its comments on the draft Housing Element.
3 -B. Presentation on Alameda Point Golf Links course design and public access
(information item only).
4. ORAL REPORTS
4 -A. Oral report from the Executive Director (non- discussion items).
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON - AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)
(Any person may address the governing body in regard to any matter over which the
governing body has jurisdiction that is not on the agenda.)
6. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GOVERNING BODY
7. ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION OF THE ARRA TO CONSIDER
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR:
Property: Alameda Naval Air Station
Negotiating parties: ARRA, Navy and Alameda Point Community Partners
Under negotiation: Price and Terms
8. ANNOUNCEMENT of ACTION TAKEN in CLOSED SESSION, if any.
9. ADJOURNMENT
ARRA Agenda - March 6, 2002 Page 2
This meeting will be cablecast live on channel 15. The next regular ARRA meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, 2002.
Notes:
• Sign language interpreters will be available on request. Please contact the ARRA Secretary, Lucretia Akil at 749-
5800 at least 72 hours before the meeting to request an interpreter.
• Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) is available.
• Minutes of the meeting are available in enlarged print.
• Audio tapes of the meeting are available for review at the ARRA offices upon request.
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Interoffice Memorandum
February 21, 2002
TO: Honorable Members of the
Alamed. ` euse and Redevelopment Authority
FROM: J s ` + . Flint
Director
3 -A
SUBJ: • resentation • y the APAC Regarding its Comments on the Draft Housing Element
Background
During the last severa months, City staff has participated in several presentations of the Draft
Housing Element to a number of Boards and commissions, including the Alameda Point Advisory
Committee (APAC). As a follow -up to presentation by City staff, the APAC fonned a Housing
Element Task Force among its board members. The Task Force prepared the attached comments
regarding the Draft Housing Element. These comments reflect their strong concern that the Draft
Housing Element should integrate the Community Reuse Plan, since over 70% of new housing in
Alameda will be built at Alameda Point. The APAC suggests that inclusion of a special Alameda
Point section might serve as a guideline to the Master Developer, once housing development begins.
Discussion
The APAC is concerned that the Housing Element does not provide enough direction to the Master
Developer. The General Plan's purpose is to present guidelines to assure that the Developer presents
a plan based on the vision and desires of the community. APAC believes that in order to enhance
the quality of life as part of the General Plan's main goal, which includes integration of housing with
schools, transportation, jobs, work/live, economic viability, recreation and neighborhood
development, the Alameda Point Community Reuse Plan should be integrated with the Housing
Element. The Community Reuse Plan, which was adopted by the ARRA and community in 1996,
states that "development is encouraged to reflect a mix of uses that fit the human scale and character
of the Island of Alameda." In reference to land use at Alameda Point, the Reuse Plan's main goal
is to expand the City of Alameda by providing a mixed -use neighborhood, in environment where
people would desire to live, work and play, thereby enhancing the character of Alameda. Therefore,
based on the Housing Element Task Force recommendations, APAC unanimously believes that more
attention should be paid to the Community Reuse Plan, as noted in their attached comments.
Honorable Members of the February 21, 2002
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority Page 2
Fiscal Impact
None.
APAC Recommendation
APAC recommends that the Housing Element of the General Plan be revised to better reflect the
vision expressed in the Alameda Point Community Reuse Plan.
Staff Recommendation
The Executive Director recommends that the ARRA Board receive the APAC presentation and file
their comments.
By:
James M. Flint
Executive Director
Doug Yount
JF/DY /la Development Services Director
Attachment: APAC Recommendation re: Draft Housing Element
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RECOMMENDATION TO ARRA
RE DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
March 6, 2002
APAC believes that the Housing Element of the General Plan is crucial to development of the
type of housing envisioned in the NAS Alameda Community Reuse Plan for Alameda Point.
While the Housing Element serves the entire City, over 70% of new housing in Alameda will be
built at Alameda Point. For this reason, provisions for new housing in the Housing Element must
reflect the Community Reuse Plan, as expressed in the Challenges, Issues, Goals and Policies of
Chapter 9, (the Alameda Point General Plan Amendment) of the proposed Alameda General
Plan. For this reason, inclusion of a special Alameda Point section might serve as a guideline to
the Master Developer.
HOUSING GOALS
The Housing Element expresses two goals: a. Provide Housing to Meet the City's Needs and b.
Maintain and Enhance the Quality of Life of the City. The first goal is covered extensively, but
the second is developed hardly at all. The elements of this latter goal are addressed in the
Challenges and Issues in the General Plan Amendment. If we hope to "enhance the quality of
life" in Alameda, these elements should be referenced or repeated where appropriate throughout
the Housing Element to provide clear guidelines for development of new housing. The related
Challenges include:
• Fostering a vibrant new neighborhood
• De- emphasizing the automobile and making new development compatible with
transportation capacity
• Ensuring economic development
• Creating a mixed -use environment
• Establishing neighborhood centers
A logical progression should be developed from the Goals, through the Objectives, Policies,
Programs, Evaluations of Housing Policies and Needs Assessment. For example, from the goals
of enhancing the quality of life several policies should be added to define the objectives of
"quality of life ":
• new neighborhoods with mixed -use
• mixed housing types
• pedestrian and transit oriented
• housing and work force balance
■ innovative design
• creation of neighborhood centers
• neighborhood schools
APAC Recommendation to the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
March 6, 2002
Page 2
Evaluation of Housing Policies (p. III -18) would include Policy C -5, Encourage development of
residential uses in new commercial areas. Policy D -8 might add: "Insure the architecture and
aesthetic integrity of housing and neighborhoods."
INNOVATIVE DESIGN
The Housing Element makes no mention of innovative or creative design or architecture. There is
such an opportunity at Alameda Point to design an outstanding community; we do not wish to
see cookie - cutter homes echoing the KB and Heritage Bay developments which express
uniformity, not diversity. We need to provide guidelines for mixed use and a full range of mixed
economic strata housing. We wish to have all levels of housing mixed together to provide
interesting and vital neighborhoods.
Encourage development with access to goods, services, jobs, education and recreation
• These elements make a real neighborhood, i.e., community facilities, corner stores,
cleaners, transit stops, neighborhood cafe, etc. where people meet, socialize and
become a community.
• Neighborhood schools -- where children can safely walk, can play after school with
their classmates, where parents meet each other in supporting education quality -- are
vital to the vision of neighborhoods. There is no mention of schools in the Housing
Element, yet schools are an integral part of building a neighborhood.
• Higher density is beneficial if balanced with open space requirements. It allows for
economies of scale, resulting in lower cost for construction of housing.
IDENTIFY SITES EARLY
Sites for housing and neighborhood amenities should be identified and approved early on to
ensure that the guidelines and the vision of the community is followed by developers.
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is a huge issue for development of Alameda Point, thus Chapter 9 of the General
Plan specifically notes the importance of pedestrian friendliness: less reliance on automobiles,
easy transit stops, ability to walk a maximum of 1/4 mile to services. We believe that the
Housing Element does not show how transportation, as well as schools, recreation, jobs and
services, will be interrelated with housing. Without this cohesive over -all plan, we fear the
opportunities for a wonderful community at Alameda Point will be lost. In addition to
transportation within Alameda Point, we must look at off - island and regional transportation
constraints so that Alameda Point can fully redeveloped to its highest potential.
APAC Recommendation to the
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
FUNDING
March 6, 2002
Page 3
Realistic financing must be arranged which is fair to all Alamedans. We must carefully build a
balanced community which includes the full range of residential economic strata which will not
be a burden to any one group or to the City of Alameda. Public Participation APAC will have
opportunities to comment before the Housing Element is finalized. However, because we have
been so integrally involved with Alameda Point for the past eight years, the opportunity to
express our views during the development of the Housing Element might have achieved what we
are commenting on at this time.
OVERALL CONCERNS
Some might suggest that the Master Developer Plan will achieve the integration of housing with
schools, transportation, jobs, work/live, economic viability, recreation and neighborhood
development. But we should not rely on the Master Developer to suggest ways to achieve this
integration. The General Plan's purpose is to present guidelines to assure that the Developer
presents a plan based on the vision and desires of the community. We feel that the Housing
Element does not provide enough direction to the Developer.
CONCLUSION
Alameda Point CAN be a model, groundbreaking development for the entire region. We CAN be
creative and innovative. APAC recommends that the Housing Element of the General Plan be
revised to better reflect the vision expressed in the Alameda Point Community Reuse Plan.
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Interoffice Memorandum
February 22, 2002
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Members of the
Ala ,T da Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Flint
e Director
SUBJ: Presentatio on Alameda Point Golf Links Course Des' _ and Public Access
Background
During the last few months, City staff and consultants have made considerable progress towards
completing predevelopment work on the proposed Alameda Point Golf Links and
hotel /spa/conference center. The focus of this effort has been on the development of a plan for the
Links course; analysis of market demand and project feasibility; and preparation of an EIR. Of
critical importance in the course design is the provision of quality park space and public access to
the waterfront. In recent weeks, a series of site tours and design workshops have been conducted
with BCDC and East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) staff and members of the public to
obtain input and attempt to reach consensus regarding the layout of the course, trails and park. The
objective has been to design a world -class championship golf course which incorporates a network
of trails and public parks consistent with the objectives of the Community Reuse Plan and BCDC
and EBRPD standards.
Discussion
This report is intended to provide an update on the project design, including layout of the golf links,
trails and park. A report and recommendation regarding project development strategies will be
presented in the near future following completion of ongoing engineering, cost and feasibility studies
and confirmation of the availability of the several millions of cubic yards of dredged materials
needed to form the course contours.
Because of the need to import the dredged materials, this will be an relatively expensive project.
Economic analysis indicates that the course is only feasible if it is developed in concert with a four
star hotel /spa/conference center and the hotel is only feasible if developed with a high -end
championship course. It is clear from experience with similar projects that the reputation and
distinctive character of this course will depend on the type and number of holes which can be layed
out adjacent to the water with views to the bay and San Francisco skyline.
Honorable Members of the February 22, 2002
Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority Page 2
To realize the full potential of this unique site, staff considered it imperative to retain a world -class
golf course architect. After a nationwide search and extensive interviews, we selected Mr. Kyle
Phillips. Formerly a top designer with Trent Jones, Phillips recently completed the golf links at
Kingsbarns, Scotland, ranked #46 in Golf Magazine's list of the top 100 courses in the world. To
complement Mr. Phillips effort, the City retained Mr. Terry Bottomly, an Oakland based landscape
architect, to provide design input on the trail system and Point Park. Their combined effort has
produced a distinctive links course with five signature holes abutting the water and a network of
trails and park consistent with the Community Reuse Plan and BCDC standards (see attached site
plan). This plan was endorsed by the APAC at its February 20, 2002 meeting and will be presented
to the ARRA Board at its March 6, 2002 meeting.
Fiscal Impact
This plan is being presented for the Board's information only. The financial impact of the project
will be analyzed in a future report and recommendation to the Board covering project feasibility and
development strategies.
Recommendation
No action is required at this time.
By:
J F /DY /la
James M. Flint
Executive Director
Doug Yount
Development Services Director
Attachment: Alameda Point Golf Links Site Plan
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