2000-09-05 Joint CC CIC MinutesMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL
AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY - - SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 - - 7:25 P.M.
Mayor /Chair Appezzato convened the Special Joint Meeting at 7:30
p.m. Councilmember /Commissioner Johnson led the Pledge of
Allegiance. Reverend Myong Bae Choi, Alameda Korean Presbyterian
Church, gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmember /Commissioners Daysog,
DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr and Chair Appezzato
- 5.
[Note: Councilmember /Commissioner DeWitt arrived at
7:33 p.m.]
Absent: None.
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(CC 00 -482) (CIC 00 -39) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council
and Community Improvement Commission Meeting of August 15, 2000.
Approved.
Councilmember /Commissioner Kerr moved approval of the Minutes.
Councilmember /Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion, which
carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:
Councilmember /Commissioner Daysog, Johnson, Kerr and Chair
Appezzato - 4. Absent: Councilmember /Commissioner DeWitt - 1.
AGENDA ITEM:
A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS HERETO ATTACHED AND MADE PART
OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. (ATTACHMENT A)
(CC 00 -483) (CIC 00 -40) Joint City Council and Community
Improvement Commission Public Hearing to consider adoption of a
Mitigated Negative Declaration (a Finding of No Significant Impact
pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act as mitigated),
a General Plan Amendment and an amendment to the Community
Improvement Plan for the Business and Waterfront Improvement
District to change the land use designation from General Industry
to Medium Density Residential, and to incorporate text amendments
that reflect the recent elimination of port priority designation
for this site, a Rezoning from M -2 (General Industrial) to R -4 -PD,
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(Neighborhood Residential, Special Planned Development Combining
District) for a proposed development consisting of 127 detached
homes and 24 attached homes on 151 lots, for a total of 151 homes
and related utilities, streets, open space and visitor parking on
20.52 acres. The site is located north of Buena Vista Avenue
between Entrance Road and Hibbard Street and currently contains an
industrial building formerly occupied by Weyerhaeuser, the Chipman
Moving Warehouse and food storage tanks along the edge of the
Estuary. The subject property is 23.82 acres, so there will be a
3.3 -acre remainder parcel following a former rail corridor, north
of the Del Monte warehouse along Buena Vista Avenue between
Entrance Road and Sherman Street. Applicant: Kaufman and Broad.
(CC 00 -484) (CIC 00 -41) Recommendation from the Economic
Development Commission regarding approval of the Amendment of the
Business and Waterfront Improvement Project and the Amendment of
the General Plan from General Industry to Medium Density
Residential for the Proposed Marina Cove Project.
(CC 00 -485) (CIC 00 -42) Supplemental Report from the Planning
Director providing draft legislation for Mitigated Negative
Declaration, General Plan Amendment and Rezoning.
Mayor /Chair Appezzato opened the public portion of the Hearing.
The following
Commission:
PROPONENTS
public speakers addressed the City Council/
Ray Panek, Kaufman & Broad, Applicant;
Rich Newman, Alameda;
Michael Allen, Alameda;
Frank Matarrese, Economic Development Commission;
Jerry Sherman, Park Street Business Association;
Ellen Lohmeier, Alameda;
Vern and Beryl Beckwith, Alameda;
Derek Hill, Alameda;
Louise Hill, Alameda;
David Gonzaleh, Alameda;
Debra Ammivata, Alameda;
Robert Jensen, Alameda;
Dale Reno, Alameda;
Mark Ruckman, Fortman Marina;
Georg Oliver, Alameda;
Hadi Monsef, Alameda;
Nick Cabral, Alameda;
Andrew McCormack, Alameda.
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Stuart Rickard, Alameda;
Melissa Ehn, Buena Vista Avenue Neighbors (BVAN);
Clarice Olson, Alameda;
David Landau, BVAN;
Joseph Graceffo, Alameda;
Debra Arbuckle, Neighborhood
Jon Spangler, Alameda Transit
Diane Lichtenstein, Alameda;
Suzan Kaplan, Alameda;
Danai Lamb, Alameda;
Mark Irons, Alameda;
Robert Rothrock, Alameda;
Douglas Holmes, BVAN;
David Thruston, Alameda;
Virginia Neuhoff, Alameda;
Irma Marin- Nolan, Alameda;
Jim Sweeney, Alameda;
Jean Sweeney, Alameda;
Michael J. Connors, Alameda.
NEUTRAL
Angus McDonald, Alameda;
Tom Matthews, Renewed Hope;
Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope;
Richard Neveln, Alameda.
Network;
Advocates;
There being no further speakers, Mayor /Chair Appezzato closed the
public portion of the Hearing.
Mayor /Chair Appezzato called a recess at 9:16 p.m. and reconvened
the Special Joint Meeting at 9:30 p.m.
(CC 00 -486) Resolution No. 13268, "Adopting a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, IS- 99 -02, and Mitigation Monitoring Program for
General Plan Amendment GPA- 99 -01; an Amendment to the Business and
Waterfront Improvement Project, Rezoning R- 99 -01; Planned
Development PD- 99 -01; and Tentative Map 7170, for Construction of a
151 Unit Development." Adopted.
Vice Mayor Daysog moved adoption of the Resolution.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by the
following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson,
and Mayor Appezzato - 4. Noes: Councilmember Kerr - 1.
(CC 00 -487) Resolution No. 13269, "Approving a General Plan
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Amendment GPA -99 -1 for the Marina Cove Development to Change the
Land Use Designation from General Industry to Medium Density
Residential, and to Incorporate Text Amendments that Reflect the
Recent Elimination of Port Priority Designation for this Site."
Adopted.
Councilmember Johnson moved adoption of the Resolution.
Vice Mayor Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous
voice vote - 5.
(CIC 00 -43) Resolution No. 00 -93, "Adopting Findings of Fact
Regarding Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures and Mitigation
Monitoring Program; in Accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act for the Proposed Amendment to the Community Improvement
Plan for the Business and Waterfront Improvement Project."
Adopted.
Commissioner Johnson moved adoption of the Resolution.
Commissioner Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the
following voice vote: Ayes: Commissioners Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson,
and Chair Appezzato - 4. Noes: Commissioner Kerr - 1.
(CC 00 -488) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2559,
as Amended by Ordinance Nos. 2681 and 2835, and Approving and
Adopting the Amendment to the Community Improvement Plan for the
Business and Waterfront Improvement Project to Change the Land Use
Designation from General Industry to Medium Density Residential.
Introduced.
Vice Mayor Daysog moved introduction of the Ordinance.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by
unanimous voice vote - 5.
(CC 00 -489) Introduction of Ordinance Rezoning, R -99 -1,
Reclassifying and Rezoning Property Located between Entrance Road
and Hibbard Street North of Buena Vista Avenue from M -2, (General
Industrial /Manufacturing Zoning District), to R -4 -PD (Neighborhood
Residential with a Planned Development Combining Zoning District).
Introduced.
Councilmember DeWitt moved introduction of the Ordinance.
Councilmember Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by the
following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson
and Mayor Appezzato - 4. Noes: Councilmember Kerr - 1.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor /Chair Appezzato adjourned
the Special Joint Meeting at 10:29 p.m.
RECONVENED
(CC 00 -490) (CIC 00 -44) Councilmember /Commissioner Johnson stated
when design is considered, the Planning Board should pay attention
to: street lights, resisting cluster mail boxes, front landscaping,
expansion of the toddler park to older children, street trees, and
the placement of utility boxes.
Upon direction from the City Attorney /Legal Counsel, Councilmember/
Commissioner DeWitt moved that the Special Joint Meeting be
reconvened at 10:31 p.m. to enter into the record the
aforementioned comments by Councilmember /Commissioner Johnson.
Councilmember /Commissioner Daysog seconded the motion, which
carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.
There being no further business, Mayor /Chair Appezzato re- adjourned
the Special Joint Meeting at 10:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane B. Felsch, CMC
City Clerk,
Secretary, Community Improvement
Commission
The Agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown
Act.
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