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CityCouncil | 2016-10-04 | 5 | Chapter 30, Section 30-4.21 E, Estuary District." Finally passed. (16-498) Ordinance No. 3165, "Authorizing the City Manager to: (1) Execute a Memorandum of Understanding, Quitclaim Deed and All Other Necessary Documents Between the City of Alameda and the United States of America Acting By and Through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Acquire 94 Parcels of Semi-Submerged and Submerged Land On the Alameda Side of the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal ("Tidal Canal"); (2) Execute Purchase and Sale Agreements, Quitclaim Deeds and All Other Necessary Documents Between the City of Alameda and Various Purchasers to Sell Approximately 92 Parcels on the Tidal Canal at Fair Market Value.' Finally passed. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (16-499) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Subsection 3-70.5 (Establishment of a Community Facilities District (CFD) to Finance Certain Services) of Section 3-70 (Special Tax Financing Improvement Code), of Division I (General Provisions), of Article IV (Special Tax Financing), of Chapter III (Finance and Taxation) to Allow the Financing of Additional Services, including Transportation Services and Programs. Introduced. The Base Reuse Director gave a brief presentation. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the taxes would be paid by just the property owners and businesses of the area, to which the Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired what the Community Facilities District would pay for. The Base Reuse Director responded street resurfacing, bulk head maintenance and levy protection; transportation is the big item, including bus operations, purchasing easy passes, hiring transportation coordinators and funding multi-modal services and programs to carry out the transportation strategy for Alameda Point. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the ordinance is a way to ensure, in addition to transportation, that flood and storm protection services are also financed, to which the Base Reuse Director responded in the affirmative. Vice Mayor Matarrese inquired about the life span of the ordinance and the districts; stated there may be advantages to having a Citywide Transportation Demand Management (TDM), rather than a separate plan for part of the City; at some point the project may become obsolete. The Base Reuse Director responded the taxes have to be voted in by property owners; stated the City owns Alameda Point so the City can include a condition that the property owner has to agree to participate in the CFD. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council October 4, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-10-04.pdf |