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Continued Public Hearing of Item 6-E on the March 19, 2019 City Council Agenda to Consider Adoption of Resolution Denying the Appeal and Remanding the Design Review for a 96-Room Hotel with 62 Parking Spaces at 1825 Park Street (PLN17-0538) for Further Consideration by the Planning Board for Reasons Independently Considered by the City Council that Were Not Raised in the Appeal. (Planning, Building & Transportation 481005) [Please note: Public Comment was closed on March 19, 2019]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Amy Wooldridge, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On January 28, 2019, the Planning Board held a public hearing and approved a Design Review and Parking Reduction application for a 96-room hotel at 1825 Park Street (the project). Within 10 days of the decision, the City of Alameda (City) received an appeal from a local hotel workers union, UNITE HERE Local 2850, requesting review of the decision by the City Council (Exhibit 1). Based upon a review of the appeal in light of the entire record, staff recommends that the City Council find the project as conditioned is consistent with:
* The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
* The City's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance,
* The City's Design Review Manual, and
* The City's Economic Development Strategic Plan.
Staff further recommends the City Council find that the appellant failed to demonstrate that the Planning Board's actions, findings and conclusions, including but not limited to its actions, findings, and conclusions pursuant to CEQA, were not supported by substantial evidence. Staff is recommending that the City Council review the project de novo in light of the whole record and affirm the Planning Board's decision to approve the project.
BACKGROUND
The proposed 96-room hotel with a parking lot with 62 spaces would be located on a 0.73-acre lot on the southwest corner of Park Street and Clement Avenue. The site is currently occupied b...
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