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CityCouncil | 2014-07-29 | 8 | Councilmember Chen stated that he concurs with Councilmember Tam; the proximity of the taxiways site to the RFQ site is critical to establishing a base rate for the rest of the land at Alameda Point; moving forward to set the tone is imperative; the City wants to know how much to ask future developers; the City is not encroaching on the residential unit cap; there will be close to 1,000 units between the RFQ site and this project; discussed density; stated the community will weigh in on the project; the ENA is the first step; questioned what message is being sent to developers if the City does not move forward. Councilmember Daysog stated Carlsbad issued an RFQ for hotel developers; that he is not convinced the developer has built a hotel; the developer might want to get the entitlement and then sell the land; the cap would be reached from 800 units at the Town Center and 600 units in the historic district; eliminating 200 units at the Town Center and/or historic district is not being discussed; the $50,000 fee for units above the cap is being added, which indicates the cap is being exceeded; there are issues with qualifications and scale. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there are also 200 homes at the Alameda Point Collaborative, which should not be forgotten; stated that she is concerned about issuing an RFQ at some sites, while the developer found the City for this site; other developers might be interested in the site. Mayor Gilmore stated that she concurs with Councilmember Tam; the exercise is valuable for setting the land value; that she is not convinced about Councilmember Daysog's comments about the housing cap; the ENA is a process; staff will return to Council in closed session to discuss negotiations; the number of housing units can be addressed in negotiations; hotel proprietors have informed her that they plan on building hotels at the Harbor Bay Business Park; having hotels at Alameda Point would be an amenity to support the rest of the development and would be useful; the ENA is the beginning of the process; the Council could decide not to move forward with a DDA. In response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry regarding the land sale requiring four affirmative votes and requirements for the Planning Board's vote on the entitlements, the City Attorney stated a land sale requires a supermajority vote of the City Council; the ENA only requires three votes; the DDA would require four votes; entitlements done at the Planning Board level do not require a Council vote. On the call for question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Chen, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 3. Noes: Councilmembers Daysog and Ezzy Ashcraft - 2. (14-339 CC/14-01 CAFA) SUMMARY: Approve External and Internal Financing Not to Exceed $5 Million for the Construction of a New Fire Station 3 Recommendation to Approve External Financing Not to Exceed $3 Million for the Joint Meeting Alameda City Council and City of Alameda Financing Authority July 29, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-07-29.pdf |