pages: CityCouncil/2005-09-20.pdf, 11
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CityCouncil | 2005-09-20 | 11 | Mr. Norton stated ideas were presented at each meeting; the ideas were incorporated in the report if the majority of the Task Force agreed; the Task Force had to weigh the value of more changes versus providing a report to the Council within a certain period of time; the Minority Report ideas were not presented to the Task Force and could not be incorporated in the report. Mr. Yoshi stated that there was discussion on whether there would be a Minority Report because there was not a consensus. Councilmember deHaan stated that one of the missions of the Task Force was to develop potential strategies that may be considered in the areas of code compliance, legislation, education, and new initiatives to provide affordable housing the Task Force covered the issues well; background information is important, particularly in talks with Kennedy Wilson; the Task Force provided what was requested. Councilmember Daysog thanked Vice Mayor Gilmore for representing the Council on the Task Force as well as the Task Force Committee members; stated the bullet points regarding the health and safety compliance and code enforcement are good he questions whether bullet point #1 [ Increased Code Compliance and Enforcement activities was meant to be open-ended or was meant to be targeted towards instances as they arise on a case-by-case basis; requested clarification; stated having rules in place and enforced at either the State or local level is important someone needs to be held accountable for the rules; questioned what needs to be done to make the Council more accountable to ensure that a Harbor Island Apartment situation does not occur again; stated housing issues in Alameda are broken off into different areas such as the Rent Review Advisory Committee, Housing Authority, Alameda Development Corporation, and Code Compliance; bringing the areas together under one roof to ensure that issues raised by one area are not overlooked by others should be reviewed; the Council should be more involved; improving the system of accountability is necessary. Mayor Johnson stated that having the Council better informed has been the emphasis in all areas; the Council needs to be involved in establishing any Task Force in the future; any Task Force formed should report back to the Council all information needs to come together at a central location. Vice Mayor Gilmore stated that she concurs with Councilmember Matarrese's total disappointment in Legal Aid and Sentinel Fair Housing nothing was done to help the tenants; moral outrage does not get the attention of a morally bankrupt property owner; the Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 11 September 20, 2005 | CityCouncil/2005-09-20.pdf |