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CityCouncil | 2016-09-20 | 22 | In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Base Reuse Director stated only 44 of the very low and low units are needed to meet the minimum low requirement; Vice Mayor Matarrese is stating he would like all 67 units to count towards said project and every future project has to provide 30%. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether infrastructure costs would also be covered, to which the Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the transitional commercial uses can help provide jobs for the residents in the area; encouraged staff to ensure the Alameda Point Main Street neighborhood is inviting to the public. Councilmember Daysog stated the City needs to get a handle on the vision for Main Street neighborhood; Council needs to decide about the 425 units; the ideas need to be discussed as part of the development. Councilmember Oddie stated that he likes the phasing; the people that live at the Alameda Point Collaborative need to be prioritized and taken care of; urged moving forward with the Collaborative; he likes Vice Mayor Matarrese's suggestion to require future developments to have 30%; he supports the phasing plan. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated affordable housing provider costs come in higher dealing with old military base infrastructure costs are come in higher. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the 200 units count as affordable. The Base Reuse Director responded in the negative. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the units do not count because they are already existing, to which the Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer stated the project looks like 58% or 60% affordable compared to 40% market; but 200 units do not count towards the numbers, but they are affordable; the units do not count towards the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) affordable numbers. The Assistant Community Development Director stated there will always be a struggle to meet Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) affordable housing obligations; any affordable units built on the Alameda Point will help with the ABAG numbers, he is still researching whether the state will consider the 200 new units as a wash or accept them as new. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the City could build more affordable units and not any market rate units. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council September 20, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-09-20.pdf |