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18740 | issue is housing type and density; the same sites can be used for the next round if the sites are still available. The City Manager reiterated the sites identified today, unless built out, remain available again for the next round. Mayor Gilmore stated the City has gone through the Housing Element process many times; identified sites might not be built; given the economy, all of the sites are probably still going to be available in the next cycle. The City Manager stated projects have to go through the standard regulatory process to examine impacts, mitigation, CEQA analysis on some level. This all still has to happen on any given project, so the approval tonight is for the Housing Element General Plan, it does not dispose of any specific project on any specific site, nor does it preclude the City from identifying these sites again in 2015, which will have a lower number apparently than in this particular housing element based on the earlier numbers. * Following Corinne Lambden's comments, Councilmember Tam left the dais at 9:26 p.m. and returned at 9:32 p.m. Vice Mayor Bonta moved adoption of the resolution and introduction of the ordinance. Vice Mayor Bonta inquired the last time the City had a certified Housing Element, to which the Planning Services Manager responded the 1990 Housing Element. Vice Mayor Bonta inquired whether Measure A still exists in the City no matter what the Council does tonight. The City Attorney responded in the affirmative, stated the Housing Element is consistent with State law requirements and does not eliminate Measure A. Vice Mayor Bonta stated the City should be compliant with the State laws in order to eligible for transportation funding; the Housing Element is the right thing to do from a social and economic justice perspective, housing options should be provided for the entire population, including affordable housing. Councilmember Tam seconded the motion. Councilmember Tam stated the Housing Element is about Alameda planning for a sustainable future that preserves open space and provides a mix of housing to support the needs of working families; control over planning, including Measure A, is being preserved within the City instead of being taken over by the courts like other cities; noted the City has to start again in two years. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 8 July 3, 2012 |