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PlanningBoard | 2011-12-12 | 5 | to the Housing Element of the General Plan pursuant to State Law and Government Code regulations. The Housing Element provides a seven year plan to address the housing needs of current and future Alameda citizens. The Planning Board will hold a public workshop to review and discuss revisions to the Draft Housing Element that may be necessary to comply with State of California requirements. Andrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager, provided a brief Power Point presentation about the Draft Housing Element under the City of Alameda's General Plan. He also outlined the public process and the upcoming schedule to finalize the document. Jennifer Gastelum, Service Lead for Pacific Municipal Consultants, worked on and certified 41 housing elements in her career. She presented the remaining Power Point presentation, which explained the California Department of Housing and Community Development's (HCD) 8-page response to the City of Alameda's Draft Housing Element document. The HCD's comments were separated into three categories: 1) Land Inventory; 2) Constraints and 3) State Law Updates. President Ezzy Ashcraft asked staff to define zoning and allocating land for emergency shelters. Jennifer Gastelum, explained that emergency shelters were defined for the homeless not for natural disasters. Andrew Thomas explained that he had two requests from the Board. He first wanted to make sure they understood what staff and the Planning Board were diving into regarding the schedule and public process. He also, explained that staff is looking for strategies to make this process as successful as possible. President Ezzy Ashcraft responded that many people attending the meeting have not read the staff report, thus she asked staff to give an example of multi-family housing in the Alameda. Mr. Thomas explained that in the staff report under attachment 3, there are many examples of multi-family buildings that the public can recognize, which would help educate and inform the public. He went on to give an example of the density found at the 221 Clinton Avenue. The building contains 7-units of multi-family rental housing built many years ago. He found that illustrating various housing types and densities within the staff report shows HCD that the City has made land available for residential density. President Ezzy Ashcraft called for Board member questions or comments and there none. President Ezzy Ashcraft called for public comment. Joy Chin-Malloy, Alameda resident for 32 years, stated that she has four children and none of her children feel they are welcomed into the City. Her youngest child would like to live in the City, and he has moved his family into her home. However, her neighbors Draft Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 13 December 12, 2011 | PlanningBoard/2011-12-12.pdf |