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CityCouncil | 2021-07-06 | 35 | the mainland in an earthquake should destroy Alameda's bridges and tubes; and 3) Transportation & Infrastructure: Alameda is an island with limited ingress and egress and water supply transported from pipelines on the mainland. Unlike many East Bay cities, Alameda lacks direct access to BART within their borders. Councilmember Daysog stated that his friendly amendment to ground 1 is to place a comma at the end while adding: recognizing that the City of Alameda has adopted the Density Bonus law and the multi-family housing overlay to meet State law regarding multi-family housing and RHNA obligations." Councilmember Knox White stated Density Bonus should be omitted as it is not allowed to be used in the RHNA determinations; mentioning the matter in the appeal will only confuse things and appear like the City does not know what it is doing. Councilmember Daysog stated Density Bonus law is at the heart of modifying Measure A; the Density Bonus has two components, one of which is regulatory and allows a project to be free from Measure A, and the second is a quantitative formula; the Density Bonus allows projects to be free from Measure A. Councilmember Knox White stated Council adopted a multi-family overlay to get around the State regulations; the Density Bonus law allows the City to go above the multi-family overlay; RHNA and Housing Element law do not allow the City to use the Density Bonus to achieve RHNA numbers; the letter appealing the allocation is not going to look sincere or authoritative when including things which show that the law is not understood. Councilmember Daysog stated every time a project proponent wants to build multi- family housing project, a Density Bonus trigger must first be pulled; the part of the Density Bonus trigger being pulled speaks to getting relief from the regulatory local regimes which constrict affordable housing; the second part consists of a mathematical formula which can increase the number of units; the Density Bonus law is a critical part of the City meeting the affordable housing obligations; outlined the staff report calculation of Density Bonus law; meeting affordable housing numbers is needed at 36 units per acre; the units are already calculated. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council has a couple of choices to make; Council can include everything included in the matter, or vote on an appeal which includes a reference to Density Bonus law and multi-family overlay or vote on an appeal which does not include either; Council may also choose to include the proposed unit amount. Councilmember Daysog stated it is important for Council to adopt a number to include in the appeal; the number should be 2,650; expressed support for adding the language: " recognizing that the City has employed the State Density Bonus law into its own local ordinances as well as created a multi-family overlay, in an effort to build multi- family housing;" the language strips reference to the RHNA aspect. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 July 6, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-07-06.pdf |