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PlanningBoard | 2020-01-13 | 3 | Katherine Saxby said we need to wait and see what happens with newly approved development and changes in state law before considering changes to Measure A. She said all the development is on the West End and not equitable. John Galloway said the City should create a data model of the city to run simulations on new development and its impacts. Margie Siegal said infrastructure needs to be addressed before increasing density. She said none of the new multifamily construction in Oakland is affordable for the black community and causing gentrification. Dorothy Freeman said Measure A preserves historic homes and Alameda's character. She said Measure A is being used as a scapegoat for Alameda's problems. Steve Slauson supported preserving Measure A. He said we are already doing our fair share. Grover Wehman-Brown said the housing crisis is a safety issue. They supported removing Article 26 because of its impacts on the housing crisis and said we need dense housing. Bradley Potts said many properties have been grandfathered into being allowed to have many units on their property which is not fair to other homeowners who do not have that right. He said he wanted to have in-law units to keep family close by. He wanted to see Measure A modified or eliminated. Betsy Mathieson said Alameda has a diverse housing stock. She said Article 26 preserves low income units and repeal would lead to displacement and gentrification. Karen Lithgow said Alameda's well preserved Victorians are a valuable asset to the city that need to be preserved. She said there is no room for more cars that new units would bring and decried the mid-century apartment buildings as "rat boxes" that ruin neighborhoods. She said homebuyers are already diverse and we do not need to change our laws to make Alameda more diverse. Sharon L-S spoke in favor of preserving Article 26. James Snider asked what the rush is given we do not know the impacts of already approved units. Paul Foreman said the staff evaluation was not neutral and he disagreed with the conclusions. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 7 January 13, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-01-13.pdf |