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CityCouncil | 2022-05-03 | 31 | programs require the City to have a certified HE; the City needs to take the HE seriously and comply with State law; expressed support for the various options and creative ways to provide compliance; stated the City can add a number of different housing units and sizes in order to satisfy the affordable by design approach; discussed concerns raised by WABA and area residents; stated there is an opportunity to provide form based zoning cones similar to Park Street; expressed support for more right-sized residential, and doing more in the historic area of Webster Street with corner buildings being anchors; stated that she advocates for a walking tour of the area; there is potential to add housing stock in the transit corridors; she supports making the business districts more vital and visited; urged the building of more housing in order to address homelessness; expressed support for the next steps. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the next steps include staff meeting with the Historical Advisory Board on Thursday and the Planning Board on Monday; staff will finish consolidating all comments received and perform additional cleanup and adjustments to the draft HE to put the City in the best possible position with HCD; the draft HE will be sent to HCD and staff will spend the next three months working with the Planning Board and community to continue to refine the zoning and start getting into the details; staff will hear back from HCD towards the end of August; once staff knows what HCD thinks of the City's HE, the Planning Board and Council will hold public hearings and start making tough decisions about what needs to be done in response to HCD comments to ensure certification; once staff hears back from HCD, another Council workshop will be held; the Planning Board will have the first round of heavy lifting; Council may provide direction to the Planning Board; the current schedule is to have Council see the HE in November or December; the HE needs to be completed by January 2023. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she supports the proposed WABA plan; expressed support for the City working with WABA and a better way to evacuate if a bicycle and pedestrian bridge is built; stated the developers and builders are making money off the units; the approach yields unfortunate gentrification. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (22-316) Recommendation to Provide Direction on Potential Revenue Measures to Submit to Voters for the November 8, 2022 Election. Continued to May 10, 2022. (22-317) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a Lease with Rhoads Property Holdings, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, dba CSI Mini-Storage for Thirty-Six Months for Buildings 338, 608, and 608A-C, Located at 50 and 51 West Hornet Avenue, at Alameda Point. Not heard. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS (22-318) The Interim City Manager announced an affordable housing grand opening event for the Starling and Corsair flats and an Earhart Elementary School informative Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 3, 2022 27 | CityCouncil/2022-05-03.pdf |