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CityCouncil | 2015-06-16 | 4 | 317 In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point - stated the developer created a condominium map overlay for all apartments to create potential for smaller ownership as part of Site A. Mayor Spencer inquired what the income percentage is by housing type, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded the percentage is 60% excluding very low and low income. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the City Attorney stated the apartments cannot be subject to rent control because they are being built after 1995 and can be converted to condominiums. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point stated the intent of the Thompson Dorfman business model is to retain ownership of apartments, but selling them is an option. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point stated Thompson Dorfman is based in Mill Valley. Mayor Spencer stated the City's Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC) has poor results with rent increase issues and out of town landlords; inquired whether the apartments would have a representative that would be able to come to Alameda to negotiate rent issues, to which Bruce Dorfman responded all properties have onsite management; stated all residents will be income qualified; that he does not anticipate rent increase issues for a long time. Expressed support of moving forward with the Site A Project: Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Alameda; Kristoffer Koster, Planning Board; Matt Regan, Bay Area Council; former Mayor Marie Gilmore, Alameda; former Mayor Beverly Johnson, Alameda; former Mayor Bill Withrow, Alameda; Bruce Knopf, Alameda; Kathy Moehring, Alameda; Patricia Riley, Alameda; Anne Cevallos, Alameda; Robert Del Rosario, AC Transit; Vicki Sedlack, Alameda; Anne Cook, Alameda; Tony Berg, Alameda Association of Realtors. Bill DeMar, Alameda; Leslie Cameron, Bay Ship and Yacht; Andreas Cluver, Building Trades Council of Alameda County; Dean Santner, Alameda Point tenant; Lucy Gigli, Bike Alameda; Robert Doud, Alameda; David Burton, Alameda; Kari Thompson, Alameda Chamber of Commerce; Andrew Slivka, Alameda and Carpenters Union; Pam Riley Chang, Alameda; Doug Biggs, Alameda Point Collaborative; Sarah Oddie, Alameda; Ernest Sanchez, Water Emergency Transportation Authority (submitted information); Uri Pachter, Greenbelt Alliance; Doyle Saylor, Renewed Hope. Councilmember Daysog stated the County area median income, adjusted to household size, is used for qualifying for the affordable housing units; he believes Site A is a project that speaks to moderate income and anyone in Alameda. Mayor Spencer stated she is more concerned with the distribution of the units. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 16, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-06-16.pdf |