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PlanningBoard | 2020-01-13 | 5 | Jay Garfinkle compared staff to President Trump's staff and suggested we could end up with Alameda being a giant Ghost Ship scenario. He said we need a different process to consider Measure A. Ruth Abbe said Alameda needs to welcome more Alamedans to town in order to meet our climate goals. She said she supported modifying Article 26. Lynette Lee said she agreed with the staff findings and recommendations. She supported modifying or repealing Measure A in order to build more affordable housing. Christy Cannon said she felt intimidated by the crowd showing their emotions. She said we need more affordable housing. She said Measure A needs revision to be looking forward to housing needs and climate change and well as addressing preservation concerns. Jonathan Soglin addressed the affordable housing crisis. He said Measure A is a blunt tool when we need surgical precision. Nancy Gordon said adding ADUs is very costly and renting rooms in single family homes is more affordable. She said the rent ordinance is responsible for making the rental crisis worse. Elizabeth Greene said blaming Measure A for Alameda's housing problems is dishonest. She supported the AAPS letter. Carol Gottstein took issue with the assertions in the staff analysis. She said disabled people are vulnerable in an emergency and she would not feel safe on an upper floor in multi-family housing. President Curtis closed public comment. Board Member Teague said there would be no density limit on the C-C district if we repealed Measure A. He said we have passed many ordinances since Measure A to protect neighborhoods. He said the ban on multi-family housing is a barrier to affordable housing. He supported putting Article 26, Section 1, which limits construction to only single family homes and duplexes, on the ballot for repeal. He said the 2,000 square foot limit is more complicated and should not be taken lightly given state laws against downzoning. He suggested altering the density section by area to spread out the growth to different parts of the island to ease the stress on the island's infrastructure. Board Member Rothenberg said she would support the preservation board's letter to study the issue along with the review of the General Plan. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 5 of 7 January 13, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-01-13.pdf |