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CityCouncil | 2014-07-15 | 13 | The Council agreed not to reduce the speaker's time. The City Planner stated the packet includes the program recommended by the Planning Board; the Housing Element does not include the Planning Board program; staff recommends adopting the General Plan amendment without the Planning Board program; the City received a letter from the State that the Housing Element recommended by staff is compliant with State law. Councilmember Daysog stated that he is concerned about including transit oriented development in the Housing Element, which has not been included in the previous Housing Element; rent stabilization and rent control should be contemplated. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she supports a formation of a subcommittee; issues exist but some residents are not aware of the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC); any new task force needs to make information readily known. Councilmember Chen stated that he likes the idea of a task force and is eager to know the survey results. Councilmember Tam stated forming the task force is important; Housing Element data should be used to evaluate trends and housing stock; that she concurs with the City Manager's comment "what gets measured gets done, what gets funded happens". Councilmember Daysog suggested receiving input from a variety of sources on how to proceed, including the Housing Authority, the RRAC, and the Social Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB). Mayor Gilmore stated including a task force in the Housing Element is a bad idea; that she does not want to voluntarily invite the State into a local process which affects Alameda citizens; the first step is to put resources behind the RRAC to help put more teeth in what they do; funding, scope, and how long the process will take needs to be clear if Council moves forward with a task force. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft concurred with the Mayor; stated a transit oriented development belongs in the Housing Element. Discussed the Bay Area real estate market; urged creation of the rent task force: Doyle Saylor, Renewed Hope. Stated the Chamber of Commerce Government Relations and Economic Development Committee supports the Housing Element: Michael McDonough, Chamber of Commerce. Stated that she supports the creation of a rent task force: Irma Garcia, Alameda. Stated that he supports passing the Housing Element and the creation of a rent Regular Meeting Alameda City Council July 15, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-07-15.pdf |