* Dan Kalb makes introduction, includes planners assigned to this project
** Mike & Darron
* Developers -- Nautilus Group
** Brian Caruso, John ? , Randy Miller, Charlie Testrum, Joseph Lee
* Dan is going to let Nautilus give an update, ask question, give comments, etc
** Get to your point, make it clearly and articulately, as quickly as you can. We'll take notes of course
** If you have questions, staff and nautilus Group
* Planning Commission Hearing 6pm on June 1st (Weds) @ City Hall
* Nautilus
** President -- Randy Miller, working on this project for 2.5 years (actually)
*** I see a lot of familiar faces, some of you I don't believe we've spoken to you before
*** The site itself has a much longer history
*** Former site of 1989-shut down Pussycat Porn Theater.
*** Global Video Store closed 7-8 years ago (or so)
*** Various development proposals for this site have been heard for ~10 years.
*** Acquired site in late 2013, implemented fairly large survey and survey groups
*** Held a design competition to ask local architects to submit their concepts
**** Then we developed our own design.
*** Been working with the city, and now it's scheduled to be heard before planning commission.
*** It's not too late to make adjustments.
*** I will stay late to talk with anyone 1-on-1 if there's not time to cover something.
*** We've razed the bank (video store project), and have a demonstration project of urban farm.
*** Two levels of subterranean parking. Clarke st is proposed entrance.
*** 144 spaces of first level retail parking.
*** 2nd level is secured gate residential parking (~148 spaces)
*** 204 Residential units (including 17 below-market rate units) + ~30,000 ft of retail
**** Primary retail is grocery store, plus street-level retail
*** Town homes will face little frog park and claremont, as well as Clarke at 51st st
*** 5 floors of apartments on top of the retail, stepping down toward Clarke
*** On top of project is urban farm with greenhouses incroporated.
*** Slide: 15 community meetings; Over 100 1-on-1 meetings, 13 open houses, 5 meetings with councilmember Kalb
* City of Oakland
** Planning Department - Mike Rivera
*** Working with applicant for a final design solution.
*** We studied w/ design review committee back in 2015 (sept 30th?)
*** City will be looking at land use issues and Sigua? issues -- documentation available on the city website
**** Impacts include: traffic, air quality, noise, aesthetics, shadow, and this doc will be discussed at the commission, to which the public is invited.
*** Applicant has consulted with staff, traffic consultant, and traffic planner.
**** Based on the plan submitted by the applicant, including new / revised sidewalk ramps around the site (ADA) and wider sidwalks on 51st and telegraph.
**** Includes removing the slip lane at claremont and telegraph. This is a narrow stretch and the goal is to eliminate that, revise the crosswalk, and create a bulb-out.
***** The goal of the bulb-out is to provide more space for pedestrians.
**** New crosswalk on Clarke st & 51st, as well as on Clarke St at Redondo.
**** In addition to those improvements, the applicant is proposing to remove the nose-something of the island at corner of 51st and telegraph.
**** Decorative landscaping on 51st aproaching Telegraph
**** Public use walkway at Claremont, through the property to Clarke street.
* Q & A
** What about the low-income units?
*** Price depends on number of people in family, should be 30% of annual income (~50,000-$35,000 / year or below).
** Apartments are the plan, over condos at the time.
*** If condo demand was more substantial demand, they would change to for sale.
*** Currently planning on apartments.
** Where are the low-income units going to be located?
*** Dispersed, price will be set by market by time project is completed.
*** $3k-$4k / mo range. Studios for $2500.
** Concern brought up that teachers and nurses can't afford these units.
*** Explanation is that there is an alternative to make more moderately-affordable units, but that's going to take another year and they don't want to do that.
** Teresa from Frog Park (friends of?)
*** Asked to move entrance to 51st st. Trucks have been moved to 51st st, requesting residential and retail also enters the garage on 51st st.
*** The short st of Clarke has bad sightlines. This is going to be 100s of people coming in and out every day with their cars.
*** Respectfully request to move all the entrances to 51st st.
** Traffic Review is available on city's website
** Concern about gridlock, traffic in event of an emergency
** At this point, most of these issues are being recorded rather than responded to by the developer
** Will there be a caveat (covenant?) in the permit that prevents the development unit residents from being eligible for permitted street parking?
** Will there be a wall to abate the noise / dust nuisance during contstruction?
** 18-20 months is construction duration, have not resolved truck access yet, have not yet made the construction management plan.
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