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Draft Meeting Minutes - April 3, 2014
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DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
1. CONVENE: 7:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Present: Chair Owens, Board Members Lynch and Vella. Vice Chair Rauk was absent.
3. MINUTES:
3-A. Draft Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2013
Board member Lynch motioned to approve the minutes as amended.
Board member Vella seconded.
Motioned passed, 3-0
3-B. Draft Meeting Minutes for February 6, 2014 - Tabled for quorum
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS: None
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: There were two emails, one concerning the Mound Street project, and one concerning Del Monte.
7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:
7-A. Certificate of Approval - PLN13-0357 - 1315 Mound Street - Joseph Xu for John Jiang - The applicant requests a Certificate of Approval for structural alterations to a Historical Buildings Study List structure that will result in the removal of more than 30% of its value. The primary work consists of raising the building 1' 6" to create habitable space in the basement. The applicants also propose reconfiguring the roof of a previous rear addition to create a uniform roofline. Restoration of the building's decorative elements will also take place as part of the project. This project is deemed categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Mr. Allen Tai, Secretary to the Board, provided a briefing on the project since the last meeting.
Chair Owens called for speakers.
Mr. Mike Van Dine, requested the garage be single car instead of the proposed two-car garage covering most of the back yard. There are nine neighbors who look into this property's back yard as open space and he would like to see this kept as open as possible.
Ms. Maria Perales, neighbor, also supported a single-car garage.
Mr. Jerri Schneider, neighbor, asked the Board...
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