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CityCouncil | 2020-07-07 | 4 | Councilmember Vella inquired which shopping center sites are being considered. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded staff has not completed the Housing Element, and final numbers are not available; stated South Shore, Marina Village and Harbor Bay are possible locations. Councilmember Vella stated most of the listed locations are west of Park Street; expressed concern about there being only one point of egress west of Park Street; expressed support for Harbor Bay being included as one of the considered sites; inquired the process after the repeal of Measure A; stated once the language is repealed, the repeal will have to be put into action; allowing the policy to be implemented in an equitable way will need a process. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated staff has begun the process due to the General Plan and Housing Element update; stated Council will need to adopt the updates in 2022; the Land Use Element of the General Plan has identified the areas to be considered to accommodate housing over the next 20 years; sites that have been called out are: Alameda Point, Northern Waterfront, and shopping center sites, as well as some opportunities along Park Street and Webster Street; the planning process anticipates robust community discussion about general location ideas; final RHNA numbers will be known in the spring of 2021; the anticipated RHNA numbers are around 3,500 to 4,000 housing units; units will be placed in the locations over the next eight years once there is consensus. Councilmember Vella inquired whether Harbor Bay will be included. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated there are four main locations being considered: South Shore, Harbor Bay, Marina Village and Alameda Landing; stated looking at the future of the sites is obvious; there is very little to no vacant land in Alameda; available land must be used; Alameda Point, Northern Waterfront and shopping centers are major areas to be considered; the vast majority of vacant land is at Alameda Point; there are few real opportunities on Park Street and Webster Street. Councilmember Vella inquired whether there have been previous projects that would have been able to provide more units had measuring not been an issue. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated the State Density Bonus has been used to get multi-family housing built; discussed a housing project on Webster Street; stated the project has nine housing units but could have more due to the volume; noted the housing types for the project are not common; stated many people have requested to redevelop the CVS Pharmacy site at Oak Street and Santa Clara Avenue; however, the project is not viable. Councilmember Vella inquired whether City-owned parcels will be included. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 July 7, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-07.pdf |