CITY OF
OAKLAND
Community and
Economic Development Agency, Planning & Zoning Services Division
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Suite 3315, Oakland, California,
94612-2032
NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
MEETING OF A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION
2.20.030(F) OF THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
COMMUNITY MEETING/EIR SCOPING SESSION REGARDING
THE PROPOSED OAK TO NINTH PROJECT
Pursuant
to the Sunshine Ordinance, the City hereby provides notice that it will hold a Community Meeting/Scoping Session on Wednesday, June 9, 2004, th, 6:30 pm, at the Jack London Aquatic Center, 115
Embarcadero East, Oaklandthat a
quorum of the City Council Finance Committee will hold
a community meeting to receive initial input
from the public regarding potential environmental impacts and other
proposed policy changes of the proposed planned Oak
to Ninth Project. .
The
City further provides notice pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance that athat a quorum of the City
Council Finance Committee is expected to attend this community meeting (Councilmembers
Nadel, Brunner, Wan). .
No action will be taken at the meeting. Notice is being provided in compliance with Sunshine Ordinance, including without
limitation, Section 2.20.030(F) which defines a meeting as a
“congregation of a majority of the members of any local body in which any item
within its subject matter jurisdiction is heard, discussed or deliberated.”
The Community
Meeting/Scoping Session will be held on Wednesday, June 9th,
6:30 pm, at the Jack London Aquatic Center, 115 Embarcadero East, Oakland
PROJECT TITLE: Oak to
9th Mixed Use Development (Residential/Commercial/Open Space)
Project
PROJECT LOCATION: Approximately
62 Sixty–two
acres bounded by Embarcadero Road, the Oakland Estuary, Fallon
Street, and 10th
PROJECT SPONSOR: Oakland Harbor Partners, LLC
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The entire project site is approximately 62
acres of waterfront property owned by the Port of Oakland. The proposed project
includes up to 3,100 residential units, 200,000 square feet of ground-floor
commercial space, 3,500 structured parking spaces, approximately 27 acres of
public open space, two renovated marinas, and a wetlands restoration area. The project is proposed to be constructed in
phases over approximately ten years.
The site is currently occupied by a combination of commercial, warehouse
and light industrial services. The
existing buildings on the site will be demolished, with the exception of a
portion of the Ninth Avenue Terminal shed building, Estuary
Park, and the Jack London Aquatic Center. The site is primarily zoned M-40
Heavy Industrial with a small portion zoned S-2/S-4 Civic Center/Design
Review. The General Plan land use
designation is the Estuary Policy Plan’s Planned Waterfront District (PWD-1).
As it pertains to the project area, construction of the proposed project will
require consideration of amendments to the City of Oakland Estuary Policy Plan,
a rezoning of the property because it is not currently designated for
residential or
commercial uses ,
approval of a subdivision map, design review approval, a
development agreement, and possibly other City approvals/actions. In addition, approvals or permits may also
be required from other agencies for activities such as
modifications to the shoreline, demolition of
structures, site remediation, wetlands restoration, local and regional access,
and possibly other activities. One or
more parcels in the project area
may
be listed on the “Cortese List” of hazardous waste sites (Government Code
Section 65962.5).
PROBABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: It is
anticipated that the proposed project may result in the following potentially
significant environmental impacts which will be analyzed in the EIR:
aesthetics, air quality, cultural/historic resources, hazards/hazardous
materials, noise, transportation/traffic, biological resources, geology/soils,
hydrology/water quality, land use/planning population/housing, public services,
recreation, and utilities/service systems.
The following environmental effects were analyzed in the IS and
determined to result in less-than-significant impacts and thus will not be
further studied in the EIR:
agricultural resources and mineral resources.
PROPOSED POLICY
AMENDMENTS: As submitted for purposes of environmental
review, this project would involve significant amendments to the adopted
Estuary Policy Plan and possibly other plans.
Comments are being solicited concerning these proposed changes.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Margaret Stanzione, Project Planner, City of
Oakland, Community and Economic Development Department, 250 Frank H. Ogawa
Plaza, Suite 3315, Oakland, CA
94612. Phone: (510) 238-4932, Fax: (510) 238-6538, email:
mstanzione@oaklandnet.com
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Date: May 28, 2004__________ CLAUDIA CAPPIO
Case File No.: ER 04-0009 Director of Development and
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