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AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority | 2012-01-04 | 7 | affordable housing; stated the need would not go away. Councilmember/Commissioner Johnson stated the City receives allocations from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG); without said money, houses cannot be built regardless of the allocations. The City Manager/Executive Director stated redevelopment has been the primary economic development program in California; without economic development, there is no money for schools or work force housing; that he predicts the State would replace some functions but would do so in a centralized, clunky way rather than in a flexible, nimble, and local manner. Councilmember/Commissioner deHaan inquired how other municipalities are handling the issue, to which the Housing Development and Programs Manager responded Alameda would be the first to act on the matter. The City Manager/Executive Director stated that redevelopment pays for police officers, half of the Mayor, Council, and Auditor's salary, which otherwise would need to come from the General Fund; everything would have to made up from the General Fund; the City has never honeycombed redevelopment. Mr. Mandelman stated the landscape is rapidly changing and the law is drafted poorly; there will be many messy situations over the next months; the City would be taking on responsibility to manage some of the chaos by becoming the successor agency; management would be done by an unfriendly Oversight Board. Vice Mayor/Commissioner Bonta inquired whether another path or second best approach might be adequate but would not be as good as the one recommended tonight. Mr. Mandelman responded tonight's recommendation is the only way to go if the City wants to be a successor agency; stated otherwise, the Governor would appoint County residents. Mayor/Chair Gilmore stated Council has tried for a number of years to get Alameda Point from the Navy so that the City could have local control and have a say in how things move forward. The Housing Development and Programs Manager stated the City would want local control over the Alameda Landing Disposition and Development Agreement; exercising local control over the project would be important. Councilmember/Commissioner Tam stated the City would have local control but would lose its ability to generate local revenue through redevelopment; the City would be more dependant upon private developer funding for infrastructure and meeting affordable Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners 3 January 1, 2012 | AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority/2012-01-04.pdf |