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CityCouncil | 2018-09-04 | 14 | deemed complete. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether someone would need enough skills to build and certify the project. The Assistant City Attorney responded that she does not think the City would not have said objective standards in effect at the time the application was deemed complete. Councilmember Oddie stated the Site A project has a lot of infrastructure and a PLA, but was able to close the deal, having 25% affordable housing versus 15%; stated the arguments being made for Encinal Terminals project stipulations do not hold a lot of water with him when Alameda Point was able to accomplish more with more challenges. The Assistant Community Development Director stated the difference between the proposed project and Site A is that the City owned the land being transferred, rather than a private property owner who wants to develop its land based off the City's zoning requirements. Councilmember Oddie requested clarification on the comments made related to housing constraints. The Assistant Community Development Director stated a financial constraint can make the project infeasible. Mayor Spencer inquired about the possibility of sending the matter back to the Planning Board to review the street width. The Assistant Community Development Director responded sending the item back to the Planning Board is an option, but the specific request being made would be reviewed at the City staff level; stated the question to Council is whether there should be four or two lanes; the wider road, makes less land available for residential, resulting in taller buildings. Vice Mayor Vella inquired if the road areas near the Tidelands can be made larger. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the final decision about the width of the road can be through the subdivision map. Mayor Spencer inquired about the possibility of sending the item back to the Planning Board to review of safety. The Assistant Community Development Director responded it is possible; stated another option would be to have the Council specify items for sub-division map approval. Mayor Spencer requested confirmation that a decision does not need to be made and Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 September 4, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-09-04.pdf |