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CityCouncil | 2015-12-15 | 11 | 545 has to complete some analysis; inquired what process Council would like to follow. The Interim City Manager stated that she would like clarification that Council is okay with having some affordable and some market rate units, but the market rate units would have meet a higher threshold. Mayor Spencer stated a majority of Council agrees. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry about allowing neighbors to oppose affordable units due to decreasing the parking requirements, Mayor Spencer stated there needs to be a discussion about when the neighbors would be notified. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the ordinance would return to Council for a first reading and would include: 1) issues of incentivizing affordability; 2) examination of parking and when there would be notice; there seems to a preference for independent spaces instead of tandem spaces; 3) there were a number of suggestions regarding modeling the ordinance after Piedmont; and 4) by right versus by use permits. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated there have also been individual comments. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the staff report will have to address why staff did or did not include the suggestions; stated the matter would return to Council, rather than the Planning Board. Mayor Spencer stated that units should not be used for a vacation rental. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated Vice Mayor Matarrese requested short term rental be defined. Councilmember Oddie stated second units previously approved do not have the same restriction; the requirement could be temporarily included until the Council supersedes it with creation of an Air BnB/short term rental regulation. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the number of said type of units is very low in Alameda and should be not be addressed now. Mayor Spencer stated there could be different models; provided examples of the low income categories. Councilmember Daysog stated the ordinance is to address the lack of permanent housing and provide a new stream of housing; the issue of vacation rentals might arise later; current providers in Alameda are not losing their right to do so. *** Mayor Spencer called a recess at 9:05 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:13 p.m. *** Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 15, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-12-15.pdf |