Correspondence - Updated 7/5 — Alameda City Council, July 5, 2022

From: Becca Perata
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft; Malia Vella; John Knox White; Trish Spencer; Tony Daysog; Lisa Maxwell; Lisa Fitts; Lara Weisiger
Subject: [EXTERNAL] AC Transit support for West Midway project Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:34:30 PM
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Please find attached letter from AC Transit for your consideration.

Thank you, Becca
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From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Ashley Zieba; Lara Weisiger
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 3:00:16 PM

Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell

From: Megan Marshall [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:29 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

Our region is in a housing crisis. The Alameda West Midway project will make a significant contribution to address the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by satisfying nearly 15% of the City's Housing Element goal.

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate- income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

Megan Marshall
President of Operations
510.522.9333

From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger; Ashley Zieba
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:51:33 PM
One more!
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell
-----Original Message-----
From: Michele McGarraugh [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:38 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Dear Mayor and City Council:

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low- income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

Sent from my iPhone
From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger; Ashley Zieba
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Please support Alameda West Midway! Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:03:03 PM

Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell

From: Ron Silberstein [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 2:01 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Please support Alameda West Midway!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

Our region is in a housing crisis. High density urban housing with accessible public transportation is the key to the solution. The Alameda West Midway meets that criteria and the project will make a significant contribution to address the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by satisfying nearly 15% of the City's Housing Element goal.

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

Ron Silberstein
Co-Founder I Sales I Admiral Maltings
651A W Tower Ave, Alameda, CA 94501
mobile: 415.307.1870
work: 510.849.6173
[email protected]
pronouns: he, him
League

Women

Voters®

Alameda,

Box

1645,

Alameda,

94501
www.LWVAlameda.org

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501(c)(3)

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organization,

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Tax

ID#

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July

2022
Dear

Mayor

and

City

Councilmembers,
We

congratulate

the

city

for

leading

this

public-private-nonprofit

effort

expand

housing

opportunities

across

the

spectrum

needs

Alameda

Point.

Through

your

determination

and

tenacity,

you

have

gone

above

and

beyond

the

call

duty

bringing

about

the

vision

rebuilding

the

existing

supportive

housing

elsewhere

Alameda

Point.

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existing

structures

have

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the

new

planned

community

provides

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level

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those

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community

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new

development.

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have

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developers,

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affordable

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developer

MidPen

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Corporation.

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achievement.

The

League

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Voters

Alameda

urges

you

approve

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term

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move

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project

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Sincerely,

Anne

McKereghan,

President
League

Women

Voters

Alameda

From: Tony Daysog
To: Vic Rollandi
Cc: Lara Weisiger
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:30:15 AM
Thanks! I'll forward this to our City Clerk so she can include this as part of the official record for the meeting. -- Tony
From: Vic Rollandi <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:03 AM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft; Malia Vella; Tony Daysog; Trish Spencer; John Knox White; Lisa Maxwell; Lisa Fitts; Dirk Brazil
Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

Please emphasize and put in place the use of local Alameda businesses on this project. To date no such provisions have been either visible or emphasized.

We are SDV Services, Inc. We offer erection, installation, Crane service, miscellaneous metals and their installation, hoist rental and on-site diesel fueling service.

We are certified as a Small Business, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, Alameda County Local Business Enterprise and a federal Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.

Our business is located at 2236 Mariner Square Drive, Alameda 94501.

Since the development team will benefit for their efforts, so should local Alameda City based businesses to the maximum extent possible.

Thank you for your consideration and taking appropriate actions.

From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger; Ashley Zieba
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:29:06 AM
FYI
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell
-----Original Message-----
From: Teri Kennedy [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:02 AM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Dear Mayor and City Council:

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point. The housing crisis continues to grow and the infrastructure and housing planned for this site are of utmost importance.

Sincerely,
Teri Kennedy
From: Damian Fagan
To: Lisa Maxwell; Lisa Fitts; Lara Weisiger; Malia Vella; Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft; John Knox White; Trish Spencer; Tony Daysog
Cc: BECCA PERATA
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Almanac Beer Company Supports Approval of Item 7-B Date: Friday, July 1, 2022 5:34:56 PM
Dear Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Alameda City Council,
I am writing in support of the staff recommendation of approval of Item 7-B, the Term Sheet for the Alameda West Midway Project.

Over the last few months, I've had several opportunities to meet with the development team to discuss their plans to build new housing and a food and beverage hub to extend the Point’s commercial corridor at the corner of Pan Am and Tower Streets. My business, Almanac Beer Company, would warmly welcome the West Midway Project as a new neighbor that will invariably increase the Point’s amenities and ultimately attract more patrons to our food and beverage establishments.

The Point is growing rapidly with innovation and new tech companies looking for more places to house their growing employee base—increasing the need for more dining, entertainment and recreation options.

As a proud member of the Alameda Point business community since 2018, we are supportive of the development of critical infrastructure and housing to support our continued growth and ability to provide high quality jobs in the city.

We also greatly appreciate the plan’s pedestrian and bicycle network and integration of sustainable transportation through AC Transit, ferry service and cycling, which we know will contribute to a sustainable neighborhood.

We look forward to seeing the West Midway Neighborhood project approved and built! Sincerely,
Damian Fagan
Founder, Owner & CEO
Almanac Beer Company
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Founder & CEO
Almanac Beer Co.
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Mobile: 415.816.4747
651 W. Tower Ave.

Alameda, CA 94501
www.almanacbeer.com

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1 From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway! Date: Friday, July 1, 2022 11:05:24 AM
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899 office
(510) 872-2686 cell
Begin forwarded message:

From: Philip James <[email protected]>
Date: July 1, 2022 at 11:03:18 AM PDT
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>, Malia Vella <[email protected]>, Tony Daysog <[email protected]>, Trish Spencer <[email protected]>, John Knox White
<[email protected]>, Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>, Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>, Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway! Date: Friday, July 1, 2022 11:05:12 AM
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899 office
(510) 872-2686 cell
Begin forwarded message:

From: Matt Kreutz <[email protected]>
Date: July 1, 2022 at 11:04:39 AM PDT
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>, Malia Vella <[email protected]>, Tony Daysog <[email protected]>, Trish Spencer <[email protected]>, John Knox White
<[email protected]>, Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>, Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>, Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

Matt Kreutz
CEO- Firebrand
(510) 410-1305

From: Madlen Saddik
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft; John Knox White; Tony Daysog; Lara Weisiger; Trish Spencer; Malia Vella Subject: [EXTERNAL] Chamber Support for Agenda Item 7-B On July 5, 2022 Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 9:35:30 AM
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Honorable Mayor and Council Members,
Please find attached a letter of support for agenda item 7-B for the City Council Meeting next Tuesday July 5th.

I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Connecting Business and Community,
Madlen Saddik
President & CEO
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From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Item 7-B on July 5 agenda
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 4:25:18 PM
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899 office
(510) 872-2686 cell
Begin forwarded message:

From: Laura Thomas <[email protected]>
Date: June 28, 2022 at 4:22:53 PM PDT
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>, Tony Daysog <[email protected]>, John Knox White <[email protected]>, Malia <[email protected]>, Trish Spencer <[email protected]> Cc: Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>, Lisa Fitts
<[email protected]>, Becca Perata <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Item 7-B on July 5 agenda

June 28, 2022
RE: Alameda City Council July 5, 2022 Item 7-B West Midway Project Dear Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmembers:

Renewed Hope supports staff’s recommendation for the City Council to approve a Term Sheet for the development of the West Midway Project and direct staff to negotiate a DDA with the developer.

This action will ensure the project moves forward as we eagerly anticipate the expansion of existing supportive housing at Alameda Point.

As you know, Renewed Hope has long supported The Collaborative Partners – Alameda Point Collaborative, Building Futures and Operation Dignity -- and have been impressed with their efforts to build and maintain supportive housing, educational and career development programs, and social enterprises, such as their Ploughshare Nursery and The Urban Farm. We understand over 500 formerly homeless people, including over 250 children, live in old Navy housing under their care.

We have watched the Collaborative Partners and their residents create a community of healing and dignity. The development team of MidPen Housing and Brookfield/Catellus will further this mission by designing a project with more than half of its housing designated affordable – the largest on the island!
The new RESHAP/W. Midway neighborhood will increase housing for homeless families, survivors of domestic violence and veterans, and ensure it is safe, accessible and economical to live in and maintain. Social services will be more robust and more accessible by leveraging the strength of each individual organization and providing additional critically needed service facilities, including a state of the art emergency shelter, a center for hope and healing, and a workforce development center.

We appreciate your support of our efforts to turn the aspirations of our community into reality by approving the Term Sheet and working in earnest to negotiate a DDA for the project.

Sincerely,
Laura Thomas
Renewed Hope
From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Letter in support of the Alameda West Midway Project Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 3:03:11 PM
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
she / her
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899 office
(510) 872-2686 cell
Begin forwarded message:

From: Tina Blaine <[email protected]>
Date: June 28, 2022 at 2:38:52 PM PDT
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>, Malia Vella <[email protected]>, Tony Daysog <[email protected]>, Trish Spencer <[email protected]>, John Knox White
<[email protected]>, Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>, Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>, Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Letter in support of the Alameda West Midway Project

Dear Mayor and City Council:

I am writing to encourage the Council to vote YES on Item 7-B in the July 5th agenda and work together to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point.

The Alameda West Midway project will make a significant contribution to address the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by satisfying nearly 15% of the City's Housing Element goal.

Adding 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing as well as new infrastructure and supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units, is very much needed in light of the
continually rising cost of housing and the Alameda rental market.

Thank you very much for your consideration and directing staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team,
Tina Blaine
Alameda Resident
From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: FW: 7/5 City Council Agenda Item 7-B: Support for West Midway Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 3:01:24 PM
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And another one!

Lisa Nelson Maxwell
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell

From: Hill, Stephanie [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 2:59 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>
Cc: 'Jessica Murphy' <[email protected]>; Conor O'Brien <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] 7/5 City Council Agenda Item 7-B: Support for West Midway

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Dear Mayor and City Council:

On behalf of Alameda Point Partners, please find attached a letter of support for the West Midway Development.

Best,
Stephanie
Stephanie Hill
Vice President, Development
1528 S El Camino Real, Suite 100 | San Mateo, CA 94402
[email protected]
P: 415.569.3722 | C: 574.329.4154

From: Lauren Gularte
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft; Malia Vella; Tony Daysog; Trish Spencer; John Knox White Cc: Lisa Maxwell; City Clerk
Subject: [EXTERNAL] WETA Support for City Council July 5, 2022, Regular Agenda Item 7-B: West Midway Project Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:10:55 PM
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Dear Mayor Ashcraft and City Council Members,
Please see attached support letter from WETA for the West Midway Project on the 7/5/22 City Council agenda.

Happy 4th of July!

Thank you,

Lauren

Lauren Gularte
Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager

San Francisco Bay Ferry / Water Emergency Transportation Authority Pier 9, Suite 111, The Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94111
[email protected]
(510) 910-6833 cell

From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:17:41 AM
One more!
Lisa Nelson Maxwell
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell
-----Original Message-----
From: Diego Gonzalez [mailto:[email protected] ]
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:15 AM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway!
Dear Mayor and City Council:

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing. And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low- income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

Diego A. Gonzalez
Board Member
Alameda Chamber & Economic Alliance
916-307-9150
From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway
Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 10:05:28 AM
Lara-FYI.

Lisa Nelson Maxwell
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell

From: Jennifer Pigza [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 2:28 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] I support Alameda West Midway

Dear Mayor and City Council:

As a Board Member of Alameda Point Collaborative and a 15+ year volunteer there, I urge your support of Item 7-B at your July 5 meeting.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!
Thank you.

--
Jennifer M. Pigza, Ph.D.

From: Lisa Maxwell
To: Lara Weisiger
Cc: Lisa Fitts
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Alameda West Midway-we need it!!! Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 10:04:10 AM
Lara-FYI.

Lisa Nelson Maxwell
Community Development Director
City of Alameda
950 W. Mall Square
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 747-6899
(510) 872-2686 cell

From: Fay Gordon [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 12:04 PM
To: Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft <[email protected]>; Malia Vella <[email protected]>; Tony Daysog <[email protected]>; Trish Spencer <[email protected]>; John Knox White <[email protected]>; Lisa Maxwell <[email protected]>; Lisa Fitts <[email protected]>; Dirk Brazil <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Alameda West Midway-we need it!!!

Dear Mayor and City Council:

I'm a resident in the Woodstock Housing Co-Op and I enthusiastically support Alameda West Midway! Our region is in a housing crisis. The Alameda West Midway project will make a significant contribution to address the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by satisfying nearly 15% of the City's Housing Element goal.

I have young children who I am raising in Alameda, and I want to show them that Alameda is a welcoming community and one that supports all of our neighbors.

By giving direction to staff to negotiate a DDA with the development team, the City will add 789 new housing units to Alameda's inventory, including affordable by design and moderate-income housing.

And West Midway will provide new infrastructure and deliver supportive housing to our RESHAP community with 309 very low- and low-income housing units.

I encourage the Council to move forward Item 7-B and work to bring the West Midway Neighborhood to Alameda Point!

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Fay Gordon
1802 2n Street, Alameda

Alameda City CouncilJuly 5, 2022

Alameda City Council
July 5, 2022