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CityCouncil | 2016-07-19 | 11 | Stated the rent ordinance is deeply flawed; there is a loophole in favor of the landlords; tenants are afraid to go to the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC) for fear of retaliation; throwing families on the streets to make more money is immoral; urged Council to not amend the City Charter with such a flawed ordinance: Monty Heying, Alameda. Stated that he strongly supports the ARC initiative; there are a diverse group of people in ARC, all in the same situation of not being able to afford to live in Alameda; urged Council to not put the City Council ordinance on the ballot: Carlos Serrano Pareja, Alameda. Stated the fact that there are three initiatives is evidence that the City ordinance contains significant gaps; there are loopholes in the City's ordinance; the City Council voting to extend the ordinance to a Charter amendment by way of three votes is a misuse of power; urged the City Council to pause and find creative solutions to community development: Katrina Walker, Alameda. Stated that she would like to know why Council wants to change the ordinance to a Charter amendment; urged Council to keep the ordinance flexible to allow Council to amend the ordinance: Toni Grim, Alameda. Stated the ARC initiative is draconian; the initiative will cause increased rents, a reduction in the housing inventory and property maintenance will deteriorate; he does not believe there will be confusion if more than one initiative on the ballot; urged Council to put the ordinance on the ballot to allow voters to have a fair choice between the two: Paul Foreman, Alameda. Stated teachers, social workers and minimum wage workers cannot afford to live in Alameda; urged Council to not vote to put the ordinance on the ballot: Matt Langwerowski, Alameda. Stated that he does not support the ARC initiative, which is extreme and will prevent mom and pop landlords from making improvements and repairs; he would like to see an alternative to the landlord and ARC initiative put on the ballot; supports putting the rent ordinance on the ballot to let the voters decide: Todd Wayman, Alameda. Stated if both measures are on the ballot, the one with less votes will fight to have their purpose incorporated into the winning initiative: Elizabeth Tuckwell, Alameda. Stated the City ordinance is not effective; the Council needs more data to make changes; she is appalled that the City would come up with a recommendation that would completely void a vote of more than 50% of the people; people want an elected rent board: Catherine Pauling, ARC. Urged Council to consider the ARC initiative; she is a senior citizen on a fixed income Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 10 July 19, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-07-19.pdf |