1999-10-06 Joint ARRA CIC HABC CC MinutesMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL,
ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA),
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION, AND
HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
WEDNESDAY- - OCTOBER 6, 1999- -6:00 P.M.
Mayor /Chair Appezzato convened the Special Meeting at 6:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers /ARRA Members /Commissioners
Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr, ARRA
Members Friedman, Leonhardy, Ornelas, and
Mayor /Chair Appezzato - 8.
Absent: ARRA Member Swanson - 1.
AGENDA ITEM
(CC 99 -517) Recommendation to approve Memorandum of Understanding
(CIC 99 -31) by and among Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
(ARRA), the Community Improvement Commission (CIC) of the City of
Alameda, the Housing Authority of the City, of Alameda, the City of
Alameda, the County of Alameda and the Alameda Point Collaborative
for disposition of 125 Barracks Units and 97 Family Housing Units
at Alameda Point.
Councilmember /ARRA Member /Commissioner Daysog stated the
recommendation represents the spirit of compromise and community
building; opportunities for families_ in need are being expanded;
units will be left after Collaborative and free market units are
set aside; a policy discussion will be needed regarding left over
units; there are work force housing issues; a wide -gamut will be
served.
Mayor /Chair Appezzato stated a letter from Congresswoman Barbara
Lee expressed her support, Congresswoman Lee's ARRA representative
could not attend the meeting this evening.
Councilmember /ARRA Member /Commissioner Daysog moved approval of the
staff recommendation.
ARRA Member Friedman seconded the motion.
Under discussion, ARRA Member Leonhardy inquired whether upon
demolition of the existing 39 East Housing Units, the City, CIC and
Housing Authority have an absolute obligation to construct 39 units
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provided that the Collaborative has complied with fund raising
obligations, to which the Assistant City Attorney/Legal Counsel
responded in the affirmative.
ARRA Member Leonhardy further inquired what the fall-back locations
for replacement housing are in the event the 39 units are
demolished.
The Assistant City Attorney/Legal Counsel stated if the City
exercises the early demolition option, the two sites where units
may be located are: 1) the primary site, which will require
environmental remedation prior to use; or 2) the secondary site,
which does not require environmental remediation; if the early
demolition option is exercised and the primary site is not
available by June 30, 2003, the secondary site would be used.
ARRA Member Leonhardy inquired whether the Housing Authority would
begin construction upon the obligation of the Collaborative
contribution or July 1, 2003, whichever [date] is later.
The Assistant City Attorney/Legal Counsel responded in the
affirmative.
Councilmember/ARRA Member/Commissioner Kerr stated the City wants
the MOU for two reasons: 1) to eliminate the demand for 125
barracks units from the Homeless Collaborative, 2) to move the
Homeless Collaborative out of East Housing to allow all of East
Housing to be redeveloped in conjunction with Fleet Industrial
Supply Center (FISC) residential area; both goals are extremely
worthy; further stated public service fees are set at $1.25 per
square foot; reviewing property taxes, even with low-cost pre-
Proposition 13 taxes, costs would be not quite 10 times greater;
Public Service Fees pay for Police, Fire, streets, and recreation;
the Contract runs for fifty-nine years; property taxes will go up
quite a bit in sixty years; Alameda Point 20% set-aside funds will
be used to pay infrastructure fees; said money would normally be
used to pay for affordable housing; Marina Village's 20% set-aside
funds were used for Independence Plaza; also, there will be $2
Million from Catellus land sales, which normally would be
reinvested in redevelopment; there are advocates for work force
housing; spending funds, which would normally provide for future
work force housing, is of concern.
Councilmember/ARRA Member/Commissioner Johnson stated the
recommendation is a result of a series of negotiations involving
multiple entities and serves the goals of the City and the
Collaborative better than the original plan; new housing will be
built; the interests of a lot of people will be served.
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Councilmember/ARRA Member/Commissioner Daysog stated the work force
housing 20% set-aside is for a population in need of affordable
housing; incomes of said group are above low and moderate income as
defined in California or by HUD; the problem is there are very few
available, dedicated sources of funding to assist these [work
force] people; even if the City wanted to use the low-income 20%
set-aside, there would be a degree of difficulty in targeting work
force housing; a completely different set of solutions are needed;
in general, set-aside of 20% of property tax increment for
affordable housing is required by law in a redevelopment area;
however, the special circumstances of Alameda [former Navy] Base
redevelopment, according to AB 3129, makes the 20% set-aside for
homeless housing qualify as affordable housing for low-income; the
City is meeting requirements narrowly defined by law and broadly
defined by what the community wants the City to do to help families
in need; different work force housing solutions, including a wide-
range of funding streams, should be reviewed.
Councilmember/ARRA Member/Commissioner Kerr stated school teachers
only making $31,000 per year fall into the low-income category;
almost all moderate-income people have jobs; moderate-income people
are not in poverty, rather they need assistance with housing needs;
people in Parrot Village, which is low- and very low-income, can be
seen exiting buses at the end of the work day; the loss of moderate
inclusionary fees will impact the ability to provide housing for
the work force.
Mayor/Chair Appezzato stated maybe the City can take additional
action to accommodate moderate-income families in the future.
Councilmember/ARRA Member/Commissioner DeWitt stated organizations
supported by HUD grants usually do not pay Public Service Fees;
that he would like to congratulate the negotiators who were able to
get a public organization to pay money for Police and Fire
protection; the amount of money the Homeless Collaborative will be
paying might not be enough to cover services, just as property
taxes are not sufficient, however, it is an indication to the
public.
Mayor/Chair Appezzato stated the City has been working on the
matter since 1993; when Base closure was announced, the City was
aware it would have to comply with federal law, e.g. the McKinney
Act; in 1994, the City took the lead and a federal law, the
Community Assistance Act of 1994, was created which brought about
the Homeless Collaborative; the B.R.A.G. was created; credit should
go to Senator Feinstein for taking the lead, and Don Parker
[developer] who saw the wisdom of the Community Assistance Act of
1994; there has been a lot of work to get to this point.
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Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
October 6, 1999
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY- -OCTOBER 6, 1999- -6:03 P.M.
Mayor Appezzato convened the Special Meeting at 6:34 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Present:
Absent:
AGENDA ITEM
Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson,
Kerr and Mayor Appezzato - 5.
None.
(99-518) Resolution No.13149, " Approving the Expenditure of Funds
from the Business and Waterfront Improvement Project Low and
Moderate Income Housing Fund in the Alameda Point Improvement
Plan." Adopted.
Councilmember Johnson moved adoption of the Resolution.
Councilmember Dewitt seconded the motion, which carried by the
following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson
and Mayor Appezzato - 4. Noes: Councilmember Kerr - 1.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Appezzato adjourned the
Special Meeting at 6:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Di.ne B. Loh, C C
City Clerk
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Mayor /Chair Appezzato called for a Roll Call Vote, which carried by
the following voice vote(s):
City Council
Councilmember Daysog - Aye; Councilmember DeWitt - Aye;
Councilmember Johnson - Aye; Councilmember Kerr - No; Mayor
Appezzato Aye; Ayes: 4; Noes: 1.
ARRA
Member Daysog - Aye; Member DeWitt - Aye; Member Johnson - Aye;
Member Kerr - No; Member Leonhardy - Aye; Member Friedman - Aye;
Member Ornelas - Aye; Chair Appezzato - Aye; Ayes: 7; Noes: 1;
Absent: Member Swanson 1.
CIC
Commissioner Daysog - Aye; Commissioner DeWitt - Aye; Commissioner
Johnson - Aye; Commissioner Kerr No; Chair Appezzato - Aye.;
Ayes: 4; Noes: 1.
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Commissioner Daysog - Aye; Commissioner DeWitt - Aye; Commissioner
Johnson Aye; Commissioner Kerr - No; Chair Appezzato - Aye.;
Ayes: 4; Noes: 1.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor /Chair Appezzato adjourned
the Joint Meeting at 6:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Acr
Did ne B. Felsch, CMC
City Clerk
Secretary,
Commission
Community Improvement
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown
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Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority,
Community Improvement Commission, and
Housing Authority Hoard of Commissioners
October 6, 1999