2008-09-16 5-D Submittal,'
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Ronald ]. Lind
President
Richard L. Benson
Secretary -Treasurer
September 15, 2005
Beverly Johnson
Mayor
Main office:
United Food & Commercial
Workers Union, local 5
240 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113-2382
X408} 998-0428
Fax: X408} 971-8355
Toll Free: X877} b55-FIVE
www.ufcw5.org
Terry Gonzales
Area Director
28870 Mission Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94544
X510} S89-OS70
Fax; X510} 889-6415
John Nunes
Area Director
410 Nebraska St.
Vallejo, CA 94590
X707} 643-8611
Fax: X707} 553-1259
Pete Derenale
Area Director
Tim Hamann
Meat Division Director
4121 Alhambra Ave.
Martinez, CA 94553
X925} 22s-SSao
Fax: X925} 370-7305
Barbara Carpenter
Area Director
1145 North Ma'rn St.
Salinas, CA 93906
x$31 } 757-3094
Fax: X831 } 75 7-9115
Esai Alday
Area Director
Pete Maturino
Agricultural Division
Director
1122 Dover Place
Delano, CA 93215
X661 } 721-0950
City Council Members
City of Alameda
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
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RE: Super Store Ban on the City Council Agenda September t6, 2008
Dear Mayor Johnson and City Council Members:
Dn Tuesday, September 16, 2008 an important piece of legislation will come before
the council, the super store ban. As you know, this ordinance will prohibit stores of
more than 90,000 square feet with more than ten percent of their square footage
dedicated to non-taxable items from locating in Alameda. This ordinance is desirable
for several reasons, the two most important of which are that it will preserve
traditional grocery jobs in Alameda and at the same time preserve the city's business
districts from the unfair competition supercenters bring to town. To see the effects
supercenters have had on America's downtowns and traditional grocery jobs one
need only look to wal Mart's impact on rural, and increasingly, urban America.
Almost without exception, where super stores have opened for business they have
had negative impacts on local business and jobs.
There has been some concern expressed that the super store ban will exacerbate sales
leakage in Alameda. Sales leakage refers to taxable items Alameda residents ~o off
island to purchase. Alameda is not underserved with regard to retail grocery,
Alamedans have multiple opportunities for grocery shopping, where options are
lacking is in the availability of some non-food categories. The ordinance will not
impact the city's goal of recapturing tax dollars since banning supercenters does not
impact the operation of stores devoted to trade in taxable items.
The ordinance before you Tuesday night will not tie the city's hands in attracting
retailers. The ability to bring retail businesses to the island will not be stymied by
banning supercenters. Most retailers do not operate supercenters and those that do
have other formats without food components. The difficulty in attracting retailers at
this time is most likely associated with overall economic conditions and difficult
development issues on the parcels where retailers will be locating in the future.
Re: Agenda Item #5-D
09-16-08
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And finally, there have been suggestions that passage of the ban would send a
negative message to retailers regarding Alameda's business climate. Passage of this
ordinance will indicate to retailers that the city considers the preservation of good
jobs and thriving local businesses an asset. Businesses that locate in Alameda should
be of the type and quality that will want to participate in the community, not
decimate it,
~Ve ho e you will carefully consider the super store ordinance before the council on
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the 1 G and vote to pass xt, by doing so you will be supporting Alameda's workers,
residents, businesses and a municipal character that has taken years to build.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (510) 583-8420.
Very sincerely yours,
Michael K. Henneberry
Union Representative-Communicatio s Director
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From: Beverly Johnson
To: Sara weisiger
Date; 9J151ZD0812:D4 PM
Subject: Fwd: Super-Center in Alameda
»> "Joe McAdams" <mcadamsC~alamedanet~net> 9/14/008 5:50 PM »>
Dear Mayor Johnson:
My name is Joe McAdams and I have been a resident of Alameda for 44 years, I am employed by Safeway at Alameda
Towne Center, I am a member of the UFCW Local 5. I strongly believe in the UFCW working with the City of Alameda in
introducing a stronger city ordinance to ban super-centers such as V1lalmart and Super K-Mart from taming to Alameda.
These large box stores offer non-union jobs with Ivwer wages and often no medical coverage. This harms what the UFCW
and its members have worked so hard for, These box stores would take away business from all the other union stores on
the island and in turn, could make people lose their jobs,
Alameda is a great city, We don't need asuper-center, It would hurt all the smaller stores in town that depend on the
residents to patronize their businesses.
Thank you for your time,
Joe McAdams
I917 Minturn Street
Alameda, CA 94501
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edit I question the vakae of a public hearing on the superstore/big-box ordinance, Clearly City Staff just don't like the ordinance and are
trying to find ways to delay passage of t, I expect that staff and Harsch et al, will simply organize a group of people to commandeer the
public meeting and create a false impression ofwide-spread opposition to the big-box ordinance.
Let's keep it in perspective -The retail sales tax leakage ~ only about $410,000 per year (1~/0 on $41 mllion in lost sales} and costs to
:service such stores will likely exceed that (mainta~ing roads, public safety, etc. It's documented in the book "Big Box Swindle" available
`from the public library.}
Further, the automobile-centric big-box/superstore format is contrary to what so many people supposedly want -transit-oriented
development, m~ed-use housing over retail, walkablity to store for residents, sustainablelgreen In+ing, and soon, and so on. Emeryville
achieves their high per-capital sales tax rate with big-box island in an ocean of parking lots, close to the freeway.
Td rather see staff and council work to bring more Peet's Coffee-like businesses to Alameda to generate business-to-business sales tax
revenue. B2B revenue enjoyed a 51~1o bump up in the bst sales tax ~epork.
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9/15/2008 3:59 PM
Sep 16 08 12:52p Robert FoZlreth 510--523-?954 p.l
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Dear Mayor Johnson
Members of the Alameda Ciry Council
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R~-bert H. Fallrath, Sr.
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The idea of ~~ ban on the sa ca~.led ('Super Stares" is ridiculous. ~lamedans
that desire to use a "Super Stare" will go out of town. In the mean time
man}f Alarnedans are mare co~nforrable using our smaller stores because of
the service they a~'er. l use our local stares, but, an occasion when what I
want is not avai Table locally I am forced to go out of torn. 'I~he free choice
idea should be rr~aintained. ~f the city bans ''Super Stores" it Haight cc~r~~fort
sQrne merchants, but those that want to use them ~~riil do so out of torn, The
stares are riot that far awa}f. The cit}~ might dust as well collect the tax
re~renue Pram these stares. The cit}~ should never have a geiZCral ban on
anything.lJach case should be revie~~ed an its a~~ merits.
Ral~ert H. Fallrath, 5r.
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Alameda, C~ 94~~ 1
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From: Beverly Johnsen
To: Lara Weisiger
Date: 9~1b~z008 2:~7 PM
Subject: Fwd: Big Box Ordinance
»> Dave Connolly <daveconnoll msn.com> 9~~6~zoa8 z; ~8 PM »>
Dear Madam Mayor,
I write to support the Big Bvx ordinance as an Alameda resident far ~3 years. Alameda needs smart growth that takes into
account labor standards. My understanding is that this ordinance is supported by organized labor as a result of those
standards. Therefore, I support it's adoption.
Regards,
Dave Connolly
940 Santa Clara Ave.
Alameda CA