From: Zac Bowling
To: City Clerk; CityCouncil-List
Subject: [EXTERNAL]
Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 2:56:07 PM
Attachments: Alameda City Council - Alameda Marina (1).pdf Dear Alameda City Council,
On behalf of East Bay YIMBY, I request your support on item 7-C to approve the amended Alameda Marina Master Plan and the associated density bonus application.
Please see our attached letter.
As you know, Alameda is facing a housing crisis. The median home price in Alameda is over $1 million, and the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is over $2,500. This is making it very difficult for people to afford to live in Alameda. We need additional housing across the entire state including Alameda to bring housing costs down and we have to meet our obligations under state law to allow new needed housing like this.
The amended Alameda Marina Master Plan would allow for the development of 41 new housing units over the previous plan, with 13 dead restricted to very low-income families.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Zac Bowling
East
Bay
YIMBY
advocates
for
welcoming
communities
where
everyone
can
thrive.
eastbayyimby.org
Mayor
Marilyn
Ezzy
Ashcraft
and
Alameda
City
Council
2263
Santa
Clara
Ave
Alameda,
CA
94501
Sept
5,
2023
RE:
Agenda
7-C
Alameda
Marina
Master
Plan
Amendments/Density
Bonus
Dear
Mayor
and
City
Council,
On
behalf
of
East
Bay
YIMBY,
I
write
to
ask
for
your
support
on
Item
7-C
to
amend
the
Alameda
Marina
Master
Plan
and
approve
the
associated
density
bonus
application.
Approving
this
new
master
plan
and
density
bonus
application
would
allow
for
41 units
over
the
previous
2018
approved
plan
in
the
next
phase
of
development,
with
13 of
those
housing
units
specifically
earmarked
for
very
low-income
families
.
Alameda’s
current
pace
of
issuing
housing
permits
in
2023
is
not
off
a
strong
start
to
this
RHNA
cycle.
If
the
trend
continues
going
forward,
the
city
will
likely
fall
well
short
of
its
2031
obligations.
Increasing
the
number
of
units
in
already
approved
plans
like
this
is
a
needed
step
to
make
sure
that
the
city
doesn’t
fall
further
behind.
Approving
this
item
will
also
especially
help
in
the
difficult-to-achieve
low-income
category
in
the
RHNA.
1 This
master
plan,
as
already
approved,
when
completed
will
provide
much-needed,
affordable-by-design
workforce
housing
in
our
community.
It’s
great
to
see
the
applicant
is
able
to
go
above
what
they
set
out
a
few
years
ago
to
produce
even
more
of
this
type
of
much-needed
type
of
housing
along
such
a
high-resource
area
like
the
estuary.
We
are
also
happy
to
see
updated
timelines
on
the
completion
of
this
section
of
the
Bay
Trail
and
other
infrastructure
improvements.
This
development
is
also
a
member
of
the
Alameda
TMA,
which
helps
encourage
the
use
of
public
transportation,
aligning
with
the
city's
vision
of
a
sustainable
and
environmentally
conscious
community,
and
should
help
mitigate
some
of
the
impacts
that
these
41 additional
units
of
housing
could
have.
East
Bay
YIMBY,
a
chapter
of
YIMBY
Action,
is
a
network
of
more
than
4,000
pro-housing
activists
in
the
East
Bay
fighting
for
more
inclusive
housing
policies.
Our
vision
is
an
integrated
society
where
every
person
has
access
to
a
safe,
affordable
home
near
jobs,
services,
and
opportunity.
Thank
you,
Zac
Bowling
East
Bay
YIMBY,
Lead
East
Bay
YIMBY
advocates
for
welcoming
communities
where
everyone
can
thrive.
eastbayyimby.org
2 From: Cyndy Johnsen
To: CityCouncil-List
Cc: [email protected]; Allen Tai; Becca Perata; Sean Murphy; Jennifer Ott Subject: [EXTERNAL] 9/5/2023 Council Meeting, Item 7-C: Alameda Marina Date: Monday, September 4, 2023 10:15:54 PM
Attachments: 9_4_23 CC Alameda Marina.pdf
Dear Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft, Vice Mayor Daysog, and Members of the City Council, Please see the attached comment regarding item 7-C on Tuesday's agenda.
Thank you in advance for your consideration,
Bike Walk Alameda
P.O. BOX 2732
ALAMEDA, CA 94501
www.bikewalkalameda.org
Board of
Directors
Denyse Trepanier
President
Brian Fowler
Treasurer
Tim Beloney
Secretary
Cyndy Johnsen
Board Member
Maria Piper
Board Member
Lucy Gigli
Founder,
non-voting
September 4, 2023
RE: Agenda Item 7-C : Alameda Marina
Dear Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft, Vice Mayor Daysog, and Members of the City Council,
We wanted to take this opportunity to express gratitude for the work the Alameda Marina site developer has done to improve public access in and around the property to date, from the Cross Alameda Trail and the paseo, to their recent efforts to open up Bay Trail access at the Grand Street Boat Ramp. Removing the fence that blocks access there may seem like a small thing, but it will mean a lot to trail users. We understand coordination with the city is well under way to get that done, and hope bicyclists and pedestrians will be enjoying the results of that work any day now.
We’re also very excited about all the plans for public access and amenities that will phase in over the next year and a half, including more waterfront Bay Trail, a wharf promenade, and Svendsen Maritime Park.
We know these complex projects take many years of planning and perseverance to come to fruition. That some ribbon cutting is finally coming into view is something we should all celebrate!
Sincerely,
Bike Walk Alameda
From: Madlen Saddik
To: CityCouncil-List; Lara Weisiger
Cc: Becca Perata; Kelly Lux; Joann Guitarte
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Support letter for September 5th council meeting agenda item 7C Date: Monday, September 4, 2023 6:01:01 PM
Attachments: alameda marina master planedit.docx.pdf
Honorable Mayor and council members,
Attached is our letter for Item 7c for tomorrow’s council meeting.
Thank you.
--
Connecting Business and Community,
Madlen Saddik
President & CEO
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"The best way to find yourself is to lose
yourself in the service of others.”
September 4, 2023
AlamedaCityMayor MarilynEzzyAshcraftViceMayor TonyDaysogCouncilmember TracyJensenCouncilmember TrishHerreraSpencerCouncilmember MaliaVellaCityManager Jennifer OttAllenTai, ActingDirector of Building, PlanningandTransportation RE: Support for Introductionof OrdinanceAmendingtheAlamedaMarinaMaster PlanandApprovingDensityBonusApplicationNo. PLN23-0179toIncreasetheAlamedaMarinaSitewideHousingUnit Count from760Unitsto801Units.
Dear MadamMayor andCityCouncilmembers,
Onbehalf of theAlamedaChamber &EconomicAlliance, WewriteinSUPPORTof AgendaItem7C, Introductionof OrdinanceAmendingtheAlamedaMarinaMaster PlanandApprovingDensityBonusApplicationNo. PLN23-0179toIncreasetheAlamedaMarinaSitewideHousingUnit Count from760Unitsto801Units.
TheAlamedaMarinaMaster Planwasapprovedinlate2018, andconstructionbeganin2020.TheMaster Planoutlinedaten-year buildout, whichincludesanewseawall toprotect thisportionof theislanduntil theendof thecentury, ahalf mileof newimprovementsalongClementAve., includingatwo-lanecycletrack, over four acresof openspace, 55,000sf of commercialandhistoricrehabof buildings, and760housingunits.
Withtheapprovalsof thisfinal phaseof housing, thedevelopment teamisontracktocompletetheentireproject bytheendof 2026, well aheadof schedule. Theproject hasalreadydeliveredanew$35Mseawall, most of whichisonCityof Alamedaproperty, and$10Mof streetimprovementstoClement Ave. Inthenext phase, theWrapBproject isfullyconsistent withtheHousingElement, andthedeveloper isrequestingtoadd41additional unitswithintheoriginalfootprint andheight of theapprovedMaster Plan. Additionally, theWrapBproject will deliver
important BayTrail improvementsandanhistoricpromenadewharf for all Alamedanstoenjoy.Thedeveloper evenhasagreedtoopenatemporaryBayTrail connectiontothewest throughtheCity’sCorpproperty, whichwill becompletedlater thisyear. PeoplearefullyexploringwhatAlamedahastooffer, andtheAlamedaMarinadevelopment will onlyimprovetheexperiencefortheentirecommunity.
Theabilityof thedeveloper toaddadditional unitswithout changingthesizeof theproject isabigwinfor our businesscommunity. AsAlamedacontinuestogrowitsbusinesses, wewantemployeestoliveontheislandnear our jobcenters.
TheAlamedaChamber &EconomicAllianceurgesCouncil toadvancetheAlamedaMarinamaster planamendment sotheproject will reachitsfull potential.
Thankyoufor your consideration,
Sincerely,
MadlenSaddik KellyLuxMadlenSaddik KellyLuxCEO/President 2023BoardChair