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Vol. 4 No. 4 Issue No. 50

by Brooke A. Levin, Chair, RCPC

The Draft EIR on the proposed park-
ing expansion and jointdevelopment project
at Rockridge BART is scheduled for re-
lease at the end of September. If you want
to know about the plans and to have a
voice in what happens, send in the cou-
pon on page 5 to request a copy of the
EIR.

Specific Plan
Steering Committee

Seeks Volunteers
by Shelley Poticha, Chair, RASP

Now ts your opportunity to get involved
in shaping the future of Rockridge!

RCPC is looking for volunteers to fill
three positions on the Rockridge Area
Specific Plan (RASP) Steering Commit-
tee. All residents of the Rockridge
Neighborhood are qualified to serve as
RCPC representatives on this Steering
Committee which will be formed in Sep-
tember and guide the RASP planning pro-
cess over the next 6 to 12 months. The
RASP will provide comprehensive recom-
mendations to the Oakland City Council
regarding the neighborhood’s wishes for
protecting and enhancing the character of
the residential areas and the economic vi-
tality of College Avenue.

As many readers know, the RASP was
proposed in 1987 in response to pressures
for growth andchangein Rockridge. During
1988, RCPC sponsored a series of Com-

See “RASP”, page 2

Sponsored by = Tuk Rockripce COMMUNITY PLANNING COUNCIL ® 5856 COLLEGE AVENUE

Sepiember 15, 1990

The timing and process are not yet
fully defined. The RCPC Board has re-
quested that BART present the Draft EIR
in a hearing conducted by the BART
Board. BART staff has planned to hold
the hearing before staff members, not the
elected Board. RCPC opposes this ap-
proach, feeling it to be a more logical and
proper approach to make all comments

#130 * OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA * 94618

Circulation: 4,500 Residences; 200 Businesses

BART EIR To Be Available At End Of September

directly to the Board members who, after
all, are the decision-making body.

How do you feel? Call BART Board
member Sue Hone at 848-5522 or write
to the address specified in the coupon.

If you are interested in assisting in the
RCPC neighborhood review process, call
John Gussman, 655-8817 or Andréa

Walhof, 420-1593.

RCPC Announces Fund-raising Rockridge
Calendar: Calls For Photo Submissions

by Don Kinkead

Hey, toots! How about adate? In 1991,
you say? But of course! I'll just mark it
down on my RCPC Rockridge calendar.

Yes, readers and neighborhood sup-
porters, it’s that time of year again, already.
Time to think about the coming year, about
planning for your immediate future. Time,

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
MEETING AGENDA _

Wednesday, September 19, 1990
7:30 PM
College Avenue Presbyterian Church

5951 College Avenue

w BART EIR Update — network-
ing for review committee - please
come to sign up for review of
EIR;

a RASP — apply to serve on
steering committee or working
committees. Applications will
be available;

ws Zoning/Design Review update.

too, to think about where you live and your
literal view of it all.

Your literal view? Yes. RCPC is solic-
iting photographs of Rockridge District
people and buildings — the faces and places
of Rockridge — for reproduction in a fund-
rainsing calendar celebrating life in our
vibrant slice of North Oakland.

Gather your favorite photos or take some
new ones of your favorite Rockndge scenes
and send them in with the submission form
from page 4 of the Rockridge News. Pho-
tocopies of the form are acceptable.

RCPC will select photos that seem most
thoroughly to express the Rockridge spirit.
Calendars will be offered for sale early in
November to Rockridge residents and the
general public to raise funds for the organi-
zation. Black and white photos in an 8 x 10
glossy format are preferred (see Submission
Guidelines below) but color and other sizes
are acceptable. Photos do not need to be
mounted. Slides should be converted to
photos prior to submission.

See “Calendar,” page 4

Dates Calendar Events Calendar Dates

Monday Sept.17 7:00 pm
Wednesday Sept.19 7:30pm
Monday Oct. 1 7:30 pm
Monday Oct.15 Special

Wednesday Oct.17 7:30pm

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Hazardous Tree Ordinance, Montclair Recreation Center
RCPC General Meeting: see Agenda Box above
RCPC Board Meeting, Claremont House
Deadline for photo submittals for Rockridge Calendar: pages 1, 4.

RCPC General Meeting, College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue

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munity Forums and opinion surveys to
identify the concerns and desires of resi-
dents and merchants. Since thattime, RCPC
has received a grant from the City of
Oakland to continue this planning process.
One condition of the grant was that RCPC
work with a variety of local and regional
interest groups to prepare a set of recom-
mendations to the City Council regarding
future growth and development in the
neighborhood.

During the past several months, RCPC
Board members have been meeting with
the Oakland City Planning Department
Director and staff, as well as representa-
tives of the College Avenue Merchant's
Association and the Rockridge Coalition to
hammer out a consensus agreement on the
appropriate membership of this Steering
Committee. A 17 member RASP Steering
Committee will now be formed to oversee
and guide the preparation of a long-range
plan for the neighborhood. RCPC will
have four positions on the Steering Com-
mittee; one will be reserved for a RCPC
Board Memeber who will also serve as the
Steering Committee Chairperson, the other
three positions wiil be filled by those of you
who volunteer. In addition to the RCPC

positions, the Steering Committee will in-
clude the following representatives, each
selected by their respective organizations:
3 representatives of the College Avenue
Merchants Association
2 representatives of the Rockridge Coalition
1 Rockridge developer to be selected by the
Oakland Development Council
1 Rockridge Area large business representa-
tive to be selected by the Oakland Chamber

of Commerce
1 Rockridge Area apartment building owner
1 representative of the Metropolitan Trans-
portation Commission
1 historic preservation representative from
OHA (Oakland Heritage Alliance)
1 environmentalist representative from the
Sierra Club Urban Affairs Commuttee
1 City Planning Commissioner
1 City Planning Department staff person.
Volunteers are asked to submit a brief
letter of application to RCPC, 5856 Col-
lege Avenue, #130, 94618, by September
30,1990 stating their interests in getting
involved with the RASP Steering Com-
mittee and any prior experience with
planning issues or previous RASP efforts
(none required). Volunteers should be
aware that the RASP Steering Committee
with be a working committee and will re-
quire time outside of monthly or bi-weekly
meetings. Anyone with questions can call

Shelley Poticha (655-7463).

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Court. The eventis a fund raiser for the Dominican Education Fund. Tax deductible tickets
— which include a commemorative glass, entertainment, hors d’oevres and winetasting
— are $20, available by mail from the Priory.

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September 15, 1990

RCPC Fills
Board Vacancy

Four persons interested in filling the
vacancy on the RCPC Board of Direc-
tors created by the resignation of Bill]
Manley submitted letters of their interest
in the Board.

At its July meeting, the Board ap-
pointed Mary Lamprech to fill out Mr.
Manley’s term through the next elec-
tion, at which time the terms of 5 di-
rectors —- including Ms. Lamprech’s

— will expire.

City Sets Hearing

For Hazardous Trees

A public meeting regarding the pro-
posed legislation of a Hazardous Tree
Ordinance will be held on Monday, Sep-
tember 17, 1990, at 7:00 pm, at the Montclair
Recreation Center, 6300 Moraga Boule-
vard, according to a city notice,

The purpose of this meeting is toreceive
public input on the need fora self-enforcing
ordinance pertaining to hazardous trees
growing on private property that threaten
adjoining private property. Currently, the
City of Oakiand does not have an ordinance
that addresses this issue.

Your comments and concerns are
greatly appreciated. If you are unable to
attend, please send written comments to
Park Services Manager Antonio E. Acosta,

1520 Lakeside Drive, Oakland,CA 94612.

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“Prrocies PLease!” 5804 CoLLEGcE
AVENUE (aT Birncu Court) (CM90-229)

The City Planning Commission ap-
proved the application for “Perogies
Please!”, a 30-seat delicatessen/cafe.
Conditions were made regarding parking,
hours of operation, signage, and litter
control.

TownuousE Desicn Review: Lawton/
Broapway Corner (D90-239)

The City Planning Director approved
the design plans for the proposed 4-unit
townhouse project at the triangular-
shaped corner lot located at Broadway
and Lawton. The conditions of approval
include street trees, landscape plan re-
quirement, Planning Director approval
of exterior colors, and parking/driveway
plan to be approved by traffic engineer-
ing. Recommendations submitted by
RCPC on the design of the project were
not incorporated into the conditions.

DesIGn REVIEW: COLLEGE SQUARE, 5940
COLLEGE AVENUE (CORNER OF HARWOOD)
(D90-271)

This is an application for re-design
of the existing facade. The RCPC De-
sign Review Committee and Board of
Directors recommended that the applicant
re-design the proposal to be more con-
sistent with the design features along

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College Avenue. The proposed design
includes a parapet and spire above the
roof, elimination of the columns and
beams presently along the building's
facade, glass awnings, and a broader
stairway.

The Board's advisory recommendation
was to maintain the existing column-
beam structure, eliminate the parapet and
spire, use no tinted or reflective glass,
and use less strident, more subdued
colors. The Planning Director will be
making a recommendation on the project.
The decision is appealable to the Plan-
ning Commission for 10 days following
the decision. Call 273-3911 and refer
to Case D90-271 for further informa-

tion.

CCAC, 5212 Broapway (CMUD90-
273)

CCAC applied for use permits, minor
variances, and design review for an ad-
dition to the Shaklee Building (at Clifton
and Broadway). The Planning Com-
mission heard the request on August 22,
1990. The request is fora 2,800 square
foot addition to the Broadway frontage
of the existing building. The space is
needed because a plan for a basement in
a nearby building was impractical due
to physical constraints limiting site
grading.

The Board’s recommendation in-
cluded the following comments: 1) any
parking spaces removed should be re-
placed on CCAC property, 2) landscaping

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should be expanded to include the ad-
jacent parking lot fronting on Broadway.

The Design Review Committee and
RCPC Board felt that the completeness
and clarity of the presentation set a new
standard for applications of ali varieties
of projects.

CAMA President
Relocates, Resigns

Jean Astrinsky, owner of Orb Weaver,
College Avenue’s bead and everything
store, resigned her position as President
of the College Avenue Merchants As-
sociation (CAMA) following the relo-
cation of her business to Telegraph
Avenue. In addition to her contributions
to the business community, Jean served
as the CAMA representative to the RCPC
Board for 2 years. During her time on
the RCPC Board, Jean served as an ef-
fective liaison between RCPC and CAMA
on the Rockridge Area Specific Plan
and other matters.

The Rockridge community will suf-
fer a loss due to Jean's move. We thank
her for all her hard work, time, and in-
spiration.

Good luck in your new home, Jean,
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Rockridge Community Planning Council with their
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the individuals listed if you have questions or prob-
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Barbara Anderson 655-3499
Nancy Dutcher 653-6018
Andy Young 653-7686
Shelley Poticha 655-7463
Andréa Walhof 420-1593
Don Kinkead 655-7474
Beth Allen 652-3965
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If your photos are used, you will be
eligible for two free calendars.
So YO!, shutterbugs!

Rockridge into focus.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Submissions will be accepted through
October 15, 1990.

2. Photos may be submitted by anyone.

3. An entry form or photocopy of an entry
form must be attached to the back of each

Let’s get

Name:

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photo submitted. Please also carefully
write your name, address and phone num-

ber on the back of each photo.

4. Slides cannot be accepted. Please have

them converted to photographs.
5. Send your submission to:

RCPC Calendar, 5633 College Avenue,
Box 130, Oakland, CA 94618. Deadline
for entries is Monday, October 15, 1990.
If you want your submission returmed, be
sure to enclose a self-addressed envelope with

sufficient postage attached.

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Address:

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J understand that if my photo(s) is/are selected for use in the RCPC 1991 Rockridge
Calendar, it/they will be published for sale to raise funds for the organization. [ hereby give
my permission for that use. If my photo(s) is/are used, f understand I am entitled to receive two
free calendars and that there will be no other compensation for the use of the photograph(s).
No copyright information will be indicated on the photograph(s) unless specified by the
submitter on the submission form. RCPC will take no other steps orresponsibility for copyright

is Monday, October 15, 1990.

RCPC Calendar, 5633 College Avenue, Box 130, Oakland, CA 94618.

Please attach this form (or a photocopy) to the back of each of your enuies. RCPC will handle
photographs with care, but accepts no responsibility for photographs while they are in our possession.

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September 15, 1990

Neighbors Negotiate
For Building Changes
In MIEC Building

by Michael Yovino-Young

Residents in the immediate vicinity
of the Alameda County Blood Bank and
Medical Insurance Exchange Building
on Claremont at Auburn Avenue banded
together to negotiate needed changes in
the original proposal to expand the MIEC
building complex with a new garage and
office structure. MIEC’s response was
positive and several revisions of the building
plans resulted in a proposal that appears
to meet the concems of the resident group.
A more detailed report from the Auburn
Avenue/Florio Street Residents Group
will be forthcoming.

Editor’ Note:

According to Alan Freeland, an at-
torney for MIEC, preparation of the En-
vironmental impact Report (EIR) required
by the scope of the project has been in
abeyance during the negotiations with
the neighbors. He indicated that final
work on the EIR will be resumed and
should be comcluding shortly. The usual
public review process will then be initi-
ated. Copies of the completed EIR may
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BART Votes Token
Tokens, No Fee For
Rockridge Parking

by Don Kinkead

Disregarding concerns expressed by
RCPC that many users of the Rockridge
BART Station parking lot were not bona
fide BART patrons, BART Directors
voted at their August 23 board meeting
not to levy a 25 cent fee for parking.

RCPC felt that even such a minor
fee would weed out non-BART users
during commute hours.

Concerned that a parking fee would
lead directly to a fare increase, the Board
adopted a “token” system similar to that
used at the Lafayette station. Each driver
parking in the lot gets a token in the
paid area of the station as proof of be-
ing a BART patron.

Expressing their misgivings about the
effectiveness of the token system, the
Board reluctantly approved its estab-
lishment when Councilperson Marge
Gibson-Haskell pointed out that
Rockridge residents might give more
weight to BART’s assessment of the
need for a second deck of parking if it
could demonstrate efforts to ensure only
BART patrons were using the current
facility.

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September 15, 1990

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Rockridge Resident Heads East Bay Best List

Recycling Commission H or more than 12 years, the East Bay Express has surveyed

Comments by Marge Gibson-Haskell
City Council, District 1

My office has received a number of letters and phone calls its readership for businesses which “provide the best.”
inquiring why the City of Oakland is not sponsoring a recycling Once again, a number of Rockridge businesses were
program. This question has merit. The State has set a goal for listed in the 1990 selections. Congratulations to these local

cities to reduce their solid waste stream by 25% by 1995 and businesses and merchants!
50% by the year 2000. Oakland began initiatives to develop a
cost-effective program prior to the October 17 earthquake.
Those efforts ground to a halt while the City was dealing with
patching the cracks, but the issue will rise to the top of the
Council’s agenda this fall.

Initial planning for arecycling program is now in the capable
hands of North Oakland resident Arthur Boone who, as Chair-
person of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Commission, will
be convening a half day panel of the Commission and interested
citizens in mid-October. Experts on recycling from other cities
will be invited to give testimony on what works and what
doesn’t, and the public will be asked to provide comments.
Those of you concerned with waste reduction may find this a
good way to get involved in the early planning for a City-wide
program. The Commission meets monthly on the first Wednes-
day of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Lakeside Garden Center,
and invites your comments at its regular meetings as well.

Issues under consideration include how and in what form
solid waste can be economically andefficiently recycled. Should
collection be done on a commercial or central processing basis?
What is the public sector role? Also, we want to find a way to
promote small entrepreneurs and support their efforts. We are
hoping to avoid the mistakes of other cities which have found
that recycling programs which are not fully thought through are
more expensive for residents than regular garbage collection
service, and do not make a significant reduction in the waste
Stream.

Efficient recycling will not be an easy issue to work out and
I value your suggestions. If you are interested in attending the
fall panel or any of the Waste Reduction Commission meetings,
contact Sandy Taylor at the Office of Public Works (273-3962).

If you wish to recycle but have not found a convenient way
to do so, you may wish to contact Karl’s Recycling Service
(635-1727) which provides monthly curbside pickup for most
of Rockridge. Households do not presently generate enough
recyclable materials to make weekly pickups cost effective.
Because of continuing problems with “bandits” stealing high-
value recyclables such as aluminum, Karl asks that you set out
materials the morning of the scheduled day.

You can also write me your comments at 505-14th Street,
Room 642, Oakland, 94612 or call either of my assistants:
Winkie Campbell-Notar, or Bill Lowe — who is working on
recycling matters — at 273-3266.

Your questions and comments are invited. Write me at 505 -

14th Street, Room 642, Oakland, 94612, or call me or my aide
Winkie Campbell-Notar at 273-3266.

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Back To The Future:
Rockridge Branch Library

by Lee White, Director, Oakland Library, Retired

Seventy years ago when having a Branch Library in the
neighborhood was new, a Rockridge resident, Zing to the State
Capitol, could run into the Branch and grab a book to read on
the way. It was easy because the Sacramento Northern Railway
made its last Oakland stop at College and Shafter before it
headed out through Contra Costa County on its way north.
BART patrons going in any direction might do the same today
except now the Branch Library is so much smaller.

The Rockridge Branch Library today has only 780 Square
feet for public use, 60% smaller than in past years. But during
these same years, the population has grown by well over 100%.
Circulation of library materials is up by 7% this year alone.

Transportation, shopping and people have increased in the
neighborhood but the Library, always the smallest in the City,
has shrunk. In fact, for over 70 years the Rockridge Branch
Library has had the smallest space of any of Oakland‘s librar-
ies. But it has also had such consistently steady use that there
has never been enough new books nor even room to shelve the
old books. Even finding a place to sit down to look at an
encyclopedia or to read a newspaper or magazine has been hard
— never enough chairs. Storytelling is difficutL when 25
children are crowded together, sitting on chairs, on tables and
on the floor and probably disturbing adults and students trying
to concentrate. It’s hard to help a patron find the right book
when there is hardly enough room to turn around.

The need for a new and larger Branch Library is clearly
apparent. With the joint support and resources of the State
Library, the Off-street Parking Commission, the City of Oak-
land, the Oakland Public Library and the neighborhood work-
ing together it is possible for the Rockridge community and the
city of Oakland to have a library that would answer their needs.

It is possible to have a Branch Library with parking spaces
for library users. A library with book shelves to hold 40,000
volumes could have more than one encyclopedia, better refer-
ence resources, with not just new books, books, books but also
video tapes, CDs, and cassettes. There could be room for public
use typewriters, PCs, and a copy machine. There could be a
Study Room for the serious, a Children’s Room for the noisy,
a Community Room for the community. With plenty of seating
for readers, it will be possible to sit down and browse through
an encyclopedia or take time to read a newspaper or magazine.

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Support Measure L For
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Editor:

The campaign to pass the community facilities act (tax
assessment) to help build a new Rockridge library is getting
underway. It will be listed on the ballot as Measure L. To
win in November, we will need a 2/3 yes vote of the people
living in the proposed assessment district. That means we
have to get our neighbors out to vote.

Between now and November, people can help by:

* sending in a check to help pay for campaign costs (it

will cost $4,000+ for signs, notices, and postage);

* putting a sign on thier lawns or in their windows (call

the phone number below to request a sign);

* spending an evening calling precinct lists from a com-

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¢ donating use of office phones for evening precinct call-

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¢ addressing of campaign literature;

¢ distributing signs, posters, etc.;

¢ helping to get out the vote on election day;

To volunteer or request signs, call: 658-4675. Leave a
message; we'll call back promptly.

Send contributions to:

Neighbors For A Rockridge Library
5337 College Ave., Box 519
Oakland, CA 94618.

Thank you.

— Nancy Dutcher, Co-Chair,
Neighbors For A Rockridge Library

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