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CityCouncil | 2014-04-15 | 16 | want to give up on a transit oriented development. * (14-151) Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of considering the Akerman contract [paragraph no. 14-152] after 10:30 p.m. Councilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft and Mayor Gilmore - 1. Noes: Councilmember Tam - 1. * * Councilmember Chen left the dais at 10:00 p.m. and returned at 10:02 p.m. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Council has to have vision and is well positioned to move forward; that she does not want to compromise; there is no harm in allowing flexibility. Councilmember Tam left the dais at 10:50 p.m. and returned at 10:52 p.m. Councilmember Chen stated the entire allotment of units should not be used in 30 acres of space; suggested assessing a $50,000 per unit premium for any units above 800. Mayor Gilmore stated that she concurs with Councilmember Chen; the fees could be used to help the historic district; she is concerned that historic district structures will remain vacant while the rest of Alameda Point flourishes because the costs are so great to rehabilitate the historic buildings; Council made a promise to the community to focus on jobs; the discussion has been on housing. Councilmember Tam stated Council is focused on jobs and a viable job center; Alameda is competing with cities like San Francisco when discussing transit oriented development; Site A is an attractive site for a job center which would be subsidized by housing; any job center requires sales tax breaks; potential future costs should be factored in. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired what a developer would pay for infrastructure impact fees for 800 to 1000 units on Site A. The Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded $91 million for Site A, including estimates of site grading and demolition. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the $91 million is for the entire Site A, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative; stated the amount includes $17 million in parks and open space. Councilmember Tam inquired whether Site A would be $1.3 million per acre, to which Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 15, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-04-15.pdf |