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Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Finding by a Two-Thirds Vote that the Proposed Project for the Oakland Roots and Soul SC to Install Modular Stands, Stadium Lighting, and Associated Temporary Facilities to Host up to 24 Professional Soccer Matches with up to 8,000 Attendees and Several Smaller Sporting Events Annually at 1150 and 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway is Consistent with the Purposes Set Forth in California Public Utilities Code Section 21670 et seq., the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan for the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, and that No Other Suitable Site Outside the Airport Influence Area is Available.
The streamlining provisions of Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines apply because the project is consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan or Zoning for which an EIR was certified (Alameda General Plan 2040 Update Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2021030563)) (Planning, Building & Transportation 20962710)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Gerry Beaudin, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Oakland Roots & Soul SC (Roots) proposes to host professional soccer matches with up to 8,000 attendees at its headquarters and training facility in the Harbor Bay Business Park adjacent to the Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) on an interim basis for up to five years. The City of Alameda’s (City) General Plan, Policy HS-48.b requires that, prior to the first discretionary action on the project, a finding of consistency with the OAK Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) or the purposes of the State Aeronautics Act be made. On September 16, the County of Alameda Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) voted to reject the project as proposed, in part because it sought more information on operational impacts and mitigation measures. Since the ALUC meeting, the Roots and City staff have worked diligently with OAK staff to address concerns related to airport operations. Staff believes that concerns rai...
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