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CityCouncil | 2020-07-07 | 6 | Stated Article 26 has been laid out as racist by design; discussed his experience as a resident of Alameda; noted only 5% of the population is Black; stated housing should be made affordable for all people: Josh Geyer, Alameda. Urged Council to fully repeal Article 26; stated Article 26 puts the City out of compliance with State law; there are strong preservation and design review ordinances which did not exist in 1973 or 1990; Article 26 is demonstrably racist in its impacts: Gaylon Parsons, Alameda. Urged Council to place a full repeal of Article 26 on the November ballot; discussed a sponsored vigil; urged residents to consider the many ways Black lives are diminished and taken; discussed personal actions to be taken for an increase in accountability: Cheri Johansen, Alameda Progressives. Urged Council to reconsider its June decision to divide the repeal into two parts and instead put all parts of Article 26 on the November ballot; stated low-income Easy Bay residents are overwhelmingly elders, children, people with disabilities, and Black, Brown and new immigrant residents; separating the Article will be confusing for voters and will increase costs; many people have to wait an extended time for affordable units and each affordable unit counts: Grover Wehman-Brown, East Bay Housing Organization. Urged Council to place a full repeal of Article 26 on the November ballot; stated the Article should have been removed years ago; Article 26 has been used as a battering ram and a mockery of the City's aspirations to being a decent and welcoming community; Alamedans can no longer ignore the discriminatory nature of Article 26; discussed supporters of repealing Article 26: Toni Grimm, Alameda Justice Alliance. Expressed support for a full appeal of Article 26 on the November ballot; discussed the devastating effects on people kept out of housing: Liz Varela, Building Futures with Women and Children. Urged Council to follow the staff recommendation and direct City staff to prepare a full repeal of Measure A/Article 26; stated the repeal will help the City move past a discriminatory legacy; Measure A prevents the City from reaching RHNA obligations, is at cross-purposes with the General Plan and State law and has racially discriminatory impacts and effects: Sophia DeWitt, Alameda. Expressed support for having the total repeal of Measure A on the ballot; stated the repeal will partially help solve a critical need for housing throughout Alameda; there is still much work to do; the repeal will help to clean out exclusionary provisions; Measure A has failed various claims related to traffic congestion and protection of Victorian houses: Cynthia Bonta, Alameda. Expressed support for a full repeal of Article 26 being put on the November ballot; stated the repeal is good governance; Article 26 is a blunt instrument and does not Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 July 7, 2020 | CityCouncil/2020-07-07.pdf |