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CityCouncil | 2016-09-20 | 23 | The Assistant Community Development Director responded the City cannot do so; the private sector builds a majority of the affordable housing in the State; if the private sector cannot build any more market rate housing, the vast majority of affordable housing will be cut off. Mayor Spencer inquired about work force housing: in between affordable and market; stated the project does not have work force housing. The Base Reuse Director responded she considers moderate income units work force housing; 80 to 100% of Annual Median Income (AMI) is considered work force housing and will depend on the market rate units structure in terms of size; staff has not reached said level of planning yet. Mayor Spencer stated that she would like to discuss the matter at a later date; inquired if the entire project could be counted as one project to obtain the 125 units. The Base Reuse Director responded the 125 remaining units are reserve units to help facilitate infrastructure north of Midway; units were left for the northern part of the site. Mayor Spencer stated more work force housing is needed; the goal should not just be to do market rate and affordable, but also work force housing; she would like pathways to higher paying jobs for the commercial; she does not support retail; assisted living belongs in residential, not commercial; transportation will be an issue for people living in collaborative housing; she plans to support the project; inquired if someone could look into the 125 units being used for work force housing. The Base Reuse Director responded staff would come back with a draft plan to get early feedback from Council and with the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to move forward with the Phase 1 parcel; the next steps would be to tell the developer to include work force housing; right now there is no plan to address the 125 units; the future phase for north of Midway might include the 125 units; the decision will be at Council's discretion. Mayor Spencer inquired if the 125 units can be part of the current project. The Base Reuse Director responded the decision is up to Council. The City Manager inquired if the Base Reuse Director could add in the RFQ a request for the developer to do work force housing without specifying 125 units, along the lines of 30% affordable. The Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative; stated tradeoffs can be discussed. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft responded there are all kinds of tradeoffs; money is a key factor. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council September 20, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-09-20.pdf |