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CityCouncil | 2021-06-15 | 11 | Bill 1401 and Senate Bill 10. (21-407) Zac Bowling, Alameda, discussed Senate Bill 9 and the State budget for the Housing Accountability Act; stated Senate Bill 10 provisions do not count for Home Owners Associations; expressed support for Senate Bill 9; stated Assembly Bill 1401 removes mandatory parking minimums; the City needs to do its part within the State to help end the housing affordability crisis. (21-408) Josh Geyer, Alameda, expressed support for Senate Bills 9, 10, 478 and Assembly Bills 1322 and 1401; discussed vehicle carbon emissions in California and housing accessibility to transit; expressed support for mitigating carbon emissions by building housing in Alameda to allow people to get out of their cars and use transit. (21-409) Eve Gordon, Alameda, expressed support for new laws at the State level; discussed dividing, selling and developing her property; stated more housing and opportunities to become home owners should be created; expressed concern about people clinging to the idea of keeping others out of the City; stated creating a community is the way forward. CONSENT CALENDAR Stated tenant eviction protections are unreasonable; expressed concern about renters having higher income: Lily. Expressed support for Council enacting local emergency protections; stated the actions have protected local residents from calamities; the COVID-19 emergency is nearing an end; however, there are virus variants; noted businesses have not gotten back to full staffing and many people are still on unemployment; discussed frozen unemployment payments; urged Council extend the protections for a longer period: Toni Grimm, Alameda Renters Coalition. Discussed questions submitted about the declaration of local emergency and COVID-19 vaccines; read information on bioethics and human rights by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Fey Adelstein, Alameda. Questioned funding the Alameda-Oakland Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge; stated the project lists 6,000 pedestrian and bicycle crossings per-day for the new bridge; roughly 100 people currently walk or bike the current access-way per day; inquired about the disaster recovery backup plan; stated the matter deserves more public scrutiny and discussion; stated the City has some of the lowest COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area; questioned when City Hall, Council meetings and the Permit Center would be open to the public: Jim Strehlow, Alameda. The Agreement with Lang, Hansen, Giroux & Kidane [paragraph no. 21-412], the legal notice contract [paragraph no. 21-414], the resolution for the Alameda-Oakland Bicycle- Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 15, 2021 2 | CityCouncil/2021-06-15.pdf |