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PlanningBoard | 2017-11-13 | 4 | neighborhood and quality of life. He said the board should remove the G overlay and reinstitute the cap and move forward to develop a plan that works for everyone. Kirk Bean, Alameda Landing resident, said he is concerned with lifting the cap. He said it makes no sense to remove the cap without a plan in place. He said giving priority to people who work within the city might help alleviate the traffic and commute problems in the city. Bruce McBride, Alameda Point resident, said he walks the circumference of the island every month. He said he is concerned about the goose pond near Bette St. He said he hopes that flyway is preserved with any construction that moves forward. Deni Adaniya, Board Member of Building Futures with Women and Children, said Alameda desperately needs housing. She said 36,000 applications were submitted to the Housing Authority for 400 section 8 vouchers in 2015. She said 11,000 applications were submitted for 32 units at Stargell Commons. She said the cap severely limits the ability to provide badly needed affordable housing. She said few developers would be willing to submit plans for a project without knowing what the zoning will be. Miriam Delagrange, Building Futures, raised concerns about the infrastructure obligations of the for profit developer. She said the developer should be providing the backbone infrastructure and roadways. She said she was worried about fire access and cost of construction for the affordable housing. Rob Rich, Building Futures, said North Housing is a tremendous opportunity. He supported removing the G overlay without reinstating the cap. He said the backbone infrastructure should be provided by the market rate developer. Damian Mason, CASA, said he is concerned about stormwater retention efforts at the site. He said the Housing Authority should consider a co-housing method. Lois Pryor, Renewed Hope, said she liked that the rehabbed units will be more affordable to rent than new construction. She said we should not re-apply the unit cap when the G overlay is removed. Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope, said the cap should not be reinstated. She said the cap was illegal to begin with because the parcels were in the housing element. She said APC and the Housing Authority need the flexibility in order to provide the low income housing. Courtney Shepler, Alameda Landing resident, said the residents there might support a change in the cap in the future when there is a plan to consider. She said the 435 unit cap is already a large number of units. She supported leaving the cap in place for the time being. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 11 November 13, 2017 | PlanningBoard/2017-11-13.pdf |