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Draft Meeting Minutes - June 14, 2021
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DRAFT MINUTES
JOINT MEETING OF THE
CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD & HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2021
1. CONVENE
President Alan Teague convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
This meeting was via Zoom.
2. FLAG SALUTE
Board Member Teresa Ruiz led the flag salute.
3. ROLL CALL
Historical Advisory Board: Vice-Chair Sanchez and Board Members Lau, Jones, and Wit.
Absent: Chair Thomas Saxby.
Planning Board: President Teague and Board Members Cisneros, Hom, Rothenberg, and Ruiz.
Absent: Vice President Asheshh Saheba and Board Member Ron Curtis.
4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION
President Teague explained how the meeting would go and that staff had four slides that would cover all of the agenda items.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mike Van Dine addressed the Historical Advisory Board's (HAB) recent decision to approve demolishing the remaining Merchant Marine WWII buildings on the McKay Ave parcel. He talked about Chair Saxby's words about the importance to the community these buildings had and how this historic site was not appropriate for the homeless shelter and how this should go to the City Council for a vote. He also disagreed with the City Planner's interpretation of the city's municipal code on historic monuments and felt that the HAB members were led astray by staff.
Carmen Reid referred to Alameda's municipal code to remind the HAB members of their role in the community and how they should protect any structures built before 1942.
Andrew Thomas, Director of Planning, Building, and Transportation, informed the speakers that the City Council would be reviewing the recent HAB decision for the McKay Ave project. The staff would be recommending that the City Council uphold the HAB's decision to grant the Certificate of Approval.
Chris Buckley, from the Alameda Architectural Preservation Society (AAPS), thanked the staff for including written communication with the agenda items. However, so...
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