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CityCouncil | 2014-09-16 | 9 | Mr. Cambra responded whether there is chance for success would be known after two meetings; stated the measure would not be the number of people, but the dynamic between the stakeholders at the first meeting. Mayor Gilmore stated that she is concerned people will discuss events that are more egregious, which does not help Council understand if the experiences being discussed represent a widespread issue or are just a few bad apples. Mr. Cambra stated the discussions will be qualitative and not quantitative; the questions would not be how many landlords are increasing rents by 25%, but if there are rents being increased by 25%. Mayor Gilmore stated that she would want the answer to both questions; inquired whether the questions in the staff report may not be answered by the process. Mr. Cambra responded if he receives Council direction to answer the questions, he would inform the stakeholders to answer the questions within their scope of ability to do so. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired what was the resolution of discussions regarding the historic Alameda High School. Mr. Cambra responded the stakeholders requested information regarding the square footage needs the School District foresaw over the next five to 10 years and a detailed report on the cost to renovate 16 other school sites; an initial report indicated 17 school sites required over $94 million worth of work to bring them up to standard. In response to Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Mr. Cambra stated the historic Alameda High School renovation was part of a larger problem the stakeholders were not tasked to do; the group was not able to get information from the jurisdiction. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is concerned taking the matter out of City staff hands would take the process longer and be repetitive; questions would have to be answered in another forum; the City should not be deferring possible solutions for too long; suggested the East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) could bring a regional perspective to the table if included as one of the stakeholders; she envisioned a task force similar to the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) task force, which was a very diverse group of stakeholders; after several meetings, the OPEB task force came up with a number of items to vote on; although the OPEB task force never reached consensus, the votes on the proposed solutions were helpful to the Council when tackling OPEB issues; the stakeholders configuration in the community group seems more heavily weighted toward landlords; that she favors keeping the matter in City hands and moving toward concrete solutions. Mr. Cambra stated that he hopes the group would be able to reach consensus during prioritization and finding solutions; if there is no consensus, every voice would still be Regular Meeting Alameda City Council September 16, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-09-16.pdf |