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CityCouncil | 2021-11-16 | 13 | The friendly amendment was not approved. On the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (21-733) Zac Bowling, Alameda, announced the annual Alameda Peeps turkey drive; stated donations for the drive can be made at alamedapeeps.com in an effort to help the Alameda Food Bank. (21-734) Denyse Trepanier, BikeWalk Alameda, discussed the death of Supervisor Wilma Chan; stated the death is one of over 40,000; announced a BikeWalk Alameda safe streets rally and memorial bike ride as part of the World Day of Remembrance for traffic victims; stated the rally will also honor first responders; expressed support for City staff and event coordination; stated that she is commenting as someone who has been traumatized by the shocking increase in traffic violence; many proven remedies can be implemented at the City level; urged Council think about the topic as budgets are prioritized. (21-735) Josh Altieri, Alameda Housing Authority (AHA), discussed affordable housing solution projects being brought to the City; stated May 2021 57 emergency housing vouchers were provided for individuals experiencing homelessness or attempting to flee a domestic violence situation; noted vouchers have been issued as an effort between AHA, Alameda County and the Oakland Housing Authority; announced 50% of an upcoming project is complete; stated the project is on track for housing individuals starting summer of 2022; pre-application for prospective tenants will open November 30th via the AHA website; discussed the 2615 Eagle Avenue property project; stated affordable housing projects are expanding supportive services to program participants and tenants; announced a partnership with the Alameda Fire Department for a toy drive. (21-736) Jay Garfinkle, Alameda, suggested future reports from the Housing Authority to be presented as an agendized presentation; discussed Senate Bill (SB) 9; stated SB 9 allows single family lots to be split in two, divided in such a way that allows many housing units on an individual family lot; a resolution is circulating which allows cities to adopt specific criteria and control permitting; a draft resolution has been presented to the Planning, Building and Transportation Director and has a deadline of December 31st (21-737) Jenice Anderson, Alameda, stated that she is interested in getting Councilmembers paid; noted many potential candidates do not run for office due to the financial burden; stated anyone wishing to help volunteer with the effort can contact her via Alameda Peeps and Twitter; she is opposed to license plate readers in the City due to privacy issues and the possibility of misuse in domestic violence situations. CONSENT CALENDAR Stated that he would like the findings to allow City meetings [paragraph no. 21-760] to be discussed; noted the vast majority of the emergency is gone; although infections are seen, the pandemic is not an emergency; urged looking at all matters adopted by Council in the past year which no longer deserve an emergency exception: Jay Garfinkle, Alameda. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 16, 2021 2 | CityCouncil/2021-11-16.pdf |