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CityCouncil | 2020-07-07 | 5 | The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated repealing Measure A sets the City up to decide as a community which sites should be planned to have higher density; the process must determine where and how needs will be met; State law does not prohibit single-family housing, it does prohibit single-family housing covering the entire City. Councilmember Vella stated the current Housing Element and multi-family overlay sets the density at 30-units per acre for low-income in order to comply with State law; the City is not quite at that limit; inquired whether the repeal of Article 26 will allow Council to set higher density levels to accommodate multi-story structures or other alternatives. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated the repeal allows a decision to be made about where to increase density and in which areas; RHNA needs must be met; however, the need can be met having many units on a few sites or a little on many sites. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether the removal of Measure A changes anything, to which the Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the negative. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether the removal of Measure A will increase the City's RHNA number, to which the Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the negative. Vice Mayor Knox White stated the RHNA numbers stay the same no matter what; the numbers effect how the decision is made to accommodate. Discussed the launch of a website called repeal26.com; urged Council to change the proposal on the ballot to strike all of Article 26 from the Charter; stated without removal, systemic racism enabled by the Article will continue; Measure A was designed to keep lower income people out of Alameda: Zac Bowling, Alameda. Urged Council to instruct City staff to draft ballot language to repeal Article 26 in-full; stated the Bay Area has suffered a housing shortage for years; the cost of living makes housing impossible for lower income brackets; discussed essential workers living in the communities they serve; stated Article 26 is a racist stain on the City's history: Laura Gamble, Alameda. Expressed support for repealing Article 26; discussed "The Color of Law;" stated Alameda is a wonderful community which has an opportunity to open the City to new neighbors; the community should be fully inclusive; the matter is related to zoning, not a mandate for developers to have high density buildings; smaller multi-family project sites are a very important form of housing; more flexibility is needed: Xiomara Cisneros, Alameda. Expressed support for a full repeal of Article 26; discussed her experience as a resident of Alameda; urged Council to support a full repeal: Susie Hufstader, Alameda. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 5 January 7, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-07.pdf |