pages: CityCouncil/2010-07-20.pdf, 27
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CityCouncil | 2010-07-20 | 27 | Under discussion, Mayor/Chair Johnson stated the process was very thorough when SunCal was selected; that she did not vote for SunCal but supported the position of the majority of the Councilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners; Councilmembers/ Board Member/Commissioner Matarrese did not vote for SunCal but also supported the selection of the majority of the Council/Board Members/Commissioners; four Councilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners made an effort to accept the vote to work, support, and cooperate with SunCal; that she appreciates SunCal's community outreach; situations leading to Measure B took a turn for the worse; the relationship between SunCal and the City has gotten worse; the community made an effort to work with SunCal; SunCal has not returned the community's good faith efforts; that she has had an open relationship with SunCal and has expressed community concerns; there is too much development; she does not see how all the traffic could get through two lanes in the Tube in both directions; her family members lived in Alameda at the peak of the former Naval Base; that her grandmother could not get out of her driveway on the 1700th block of Versailles Avenue because Base workers would come over the Fruitvale Bridge; people accepted and supported traffic backups because of Alameda's contribution toward national security and military efforts; allowing an inappropriate development is different; she ran for Council twelve years ago to help guide the former Naval Base redevelopment; the City needs a trustworthy partner; some of the things that SunCal has done questions SunCal's trustworthiness; that she does not think SunCal's threats and bullying is appropriate, particularly when a decision has not been made; she never makes up her mind until there has been a public hearing; that she is very concerned about the project's financial feasibility; she does not think there could be a 25% IRR; now she is learning there would be a 25% profit in addition. Vice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan stated one incident does not change a person's mind; that he has supported and given all to SunCal; having a developer spend more than $1.25 million on a campaign is bizarre; spending another $1.5 million on pre-campaign efforts is equally bizarre; the community should be proud that it pushed back with less than $22,000; money does not buy loyalty and trust; money should not flow inappropriately. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam stated that she is being attacked in her efforts to keep Alameda government open and honest; that she wants to be clear that the correspondence in the documents and allegations, including the ones to the fire fighters, SunCal, and whoever has asked her questions, shows that she has diligently followed up on the tough questions with the Interim City Manager/Executive Director and that she has pushed to have important questions answered; having said that, with the vote this evening, the MOEA may not be the plan the City ultimately wants at Alameda Point; staff has made some assumptions on financial and environmental impacts; the historic resources group has made some findings that are part of the Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and 15 Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission July 20, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-20.pdf |