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PLN24-0145 - 2151 Ferry Point - Applicant: Little Opera House, LLC. - Public Workshop on Radium Theatre Performing Arts Center Development Plan. Public workshop to discuss the proposed Radium Theatre Performing Arts Center. The project location is comprised of Blocks 12 & 13 in the Site A Development Plan, an approximately 2.13-acre site on the west side of Pan Am Way near the intersection of West Atlantic Avenue. CEQA Determination: The draft Development Plan is subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act. No final action on the environmental review or the Development Plan will take place at this meeting.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Planning Board Secretary
BACKGROUND
After soliciting proposals for a performing arts center, on December 19, 2023, City Council approved an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) and license (lease) with Little Opera House, Inc. for the approximately 2.13-acre site made up by Blocks 12 and 13. The ENA specifies opportunities for the public and others to inform the negotiations, including meetings with the Historical Advisory Board and Planning Board where a proposed Development Plan and architectural concepts can be presented and discussed.
The Historical Advisory Board held a public workshop on the draft development plan on June 6, 2024. The June staff report is available at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6709900&GUID=B0C90C93-19C5-497A-871C-667AF31AA180&Options=&Search=&FullText=1. The Planning Board also held a public workshop on the same draft plans on June 10, 2024. Both the Planning Board and the Historical Advisory Board appointed subcommittees to assist staff and the applicant team further develop the proposal. The joint subcommittee has met three times since the June board workshop. Staff and the applicant team now wish to share progress and provide an update to the entire Board. The revised draft development plan is ...
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