Title
Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - December 4, 2025
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DRAFT MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Hernandez and Board Members Bevan, Crotty and Brito.
Absent: None
2. NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
None
3. MINUTES
3-A 2025-5495 - Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - October 2, 2025 (Continued from the November 6, 2025, Meeting)
Minutes can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7720172&GUID=EE818CAD-C14C-4E56-BFF1-12C4D407302F&FullText=1>.
Board Member Crotty made a motion (*1:37) to approve October 2nd, 2025, meeting minutes, and Board Member Bevan seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the minutes passed 4-0. (Board Member Brito had been absent from the meeting but had watched the meeting video and reviewed the minutes).
3-B 2025-5581 - Approve Draft Meeting Minutes - November 6, 2025
Minutes can be found:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7763890&GUID=F33EDA67-F6DB-4352-9D67-AD97D09DA626&FullText=1>.
Board Member Bevan made a motion (*2:41) to approve the November 6th, 2025, meeting minutes, and Board Member Brito seconded the motion. A vote was taken and the minutes passed 3-0 with Board Member Crotty in abstention due to his absence at the meeting.
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
4-A 2025-5587 PLN25-0664 - Tilden Way - Applicant: City of Alameda Public Works Department. Public hearing to consider a Certificate of Approval to allow the removal of three existing Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees that are approximately eighteen, fourteen, & fourteen inches in diameter at four and one-half feet above the ground, respectively, located within the public land area along Tilden Way as part of the Clement/Tilden Improvement Project. General Plan: Community Mixed Use. Zoning: C-2 Central Business District. CEQA Determination: the Project is being reviewed consistently with the 2040 General Plan EIR, which previously evaluated the removal of protected trees to facilitate new development, and therefore, no further environmental is necessary. On two separate and independent bases, the project is exempt from further environmental review as a Class 1 (Minor Alteration to Existing Facilities) and a Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15304, respectively. No exceptions to the exemptions apply.
Tristan Suire, Planner II, presented (*3:34) this item. The staff report and attachments can be found at:
<https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7763891&GUID=2CCECAF6-C6B5-47CB-AE40-BB43BF08EBD3&FullText=1>.
Board clarifying questions start at the 10:59 minute mark.
Public Comment for Item 4-A
There were no public speakers.
Action for Item 4-A
Board discussion and clarifying questions start at the 13:51-minute mark in the video.
Board Member Crotty made a motion (*24:41) to approve the Resolution for the Certificate of Approval to allow the removal of three existing Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees. Board Member Bevan seconded the motion, and the motion passed 4-0.
5. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
None.
6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hernandez adjourned the meeting at 7:27 pm
*Minute mark in the video