pages: CityCouncil/2010-07-27.pdf, 33
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CityCouncil | 2010-07-27 | 33 | Councilmember Gilmore stated that she agrees with a lot of the points made tonight; Council needs to take a deep breath; staff should look at a broad set of options and bring the matter back to Council for discussion so the public can come forward and provide ideas; that she has heard several different ideas from the public; some of the ideas do not include jobs or housing; Council should be very deliberate and listen to the public; encouraged the public to contact Council or staff with preferred options. Councilmember Tam stated that she concurs with Councilmember Gilmore's and Mayor Johnson's comments; she feels that the wheel has been reinvented right after the wheel seemed not to be working; everything listed on Councilmember Matarrese's referral has been evaluated in the course of getting to a Master Plan; redeveloping Alameda Point is important, is a goal in the budget, but is not as important as developing a project that can be supported by the community and is financially and environmentally sustainable; the financial part is a big deal; the federal government does not think the world revolves around her and Alameda; having funding to get the project going is important; that she thinks providing direction is premature until the City can identify a funding source for conveyance of the property. Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he is appalled that people are accusing Council of having secret plans; Councilmember Matarrese's Council Referral is logical; local, non- profit development corporations have been used; Councilmember Matarrese is suggesting looking into the matter and nothing more than that; everyone has different thoughts; Councilmember Matarrese has set a baseline; a lot of caveats need to be included to provide leeway in order to put the issue in property context; Council and staff are not starting at square one. Mayor Johnson stated that she does not want staff to be limited what options are brought to Council. Councilmember Matarrese stated limiting options is not the point; the first point would be to focus on job creation and commercial development; the focus has always been housing; that he is advocating local control; he wants to give direction on maximizing leases and building a commercial community which has always been lacking. Mayor Johnson stated staff should come back to Council with a full range of options; the ideas are fine to consider; consequences would not be known by giving specific direction in a very narrow area; comprehensive options need to be brought back. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he is proposing a comprehensive plan for job creation and commercial development at Alameda Point, including, but not limited to, points listed in the Council Referral. Mayor Johnson suggested that staff come back with options in September regarding how to proceed. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse 33 and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission July 27, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-27.pdf |