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CityCouncil | 2010-07-20 | 28 | eligibility of being listed in the National Registry; doing nothing is not a good option; the issue is not really about SunCal in her mind; that she thinks of this as an EIR that should look at the bookends of a project; the EIR should look at doing nothing and doing the ultimate, which is the MOEA being considered this evening; that she thinks the EIR needs to analyze the full range of impacts, and then decide whether the City can afford to pay for the impacts and whether there is some threshold with respect to profit sharing; that she thinks the EIR is the most open, transparent, and fair process, which is what she is trying to underscore in terms of transparency and openness when it comes to communications with the community; she will be abstaining from the vote for said reasons. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore stated that the transit plan is one of the most important things to her; everyone would suffer with an unsuccessful transit plan; that she is intrigued by the transit plan and she would like to see an EIR go forward and evaluate the transit plan and impacts; that she has problems with the financials; Alameda Point Community Partners (APCP) wanted a 25% IRR; that she voted down the 25% IRR because 25% seemed high and was something that the City and developer should have gone back to the drawing board to flush out before going down the path to a DDA; the financial assurances and IRR give her pause. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated in addition to traffic, another concern is the Albuquerque bankruptcy and how the City would protect itself from becoming another Albuquerque; that he does not think the City can protect itself; questioned whether the City wants to do business with a land investor; that he would like the process to be open and get the best deal for Alameda; the Councilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners have a lot of experience and can do better. On the call for the question, the motion carried by a roll call vote: Councilmembers Gilmore: Aye; Matarrese: Aye; Tam: Abstain; Vice Mayor deHaan: Aye; and Mayor Johnson: Aye. Ayes: 4. Abstentions: 1. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 1:09 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Lara Weisiger, City Clerk Secretary, CIC The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and 16 Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission July 20, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-20.pdf |