www.alamedaca.gov
[email protected]
(510) 747-4700
Residents & Property Owners:
Our City has
significant
infrastructure needs.
We hope to hear from you!
SURVEY INSIDE
City of Alameda
April 2024
Dear City of Alameda Resident:
Your input is needed! The City of Alameda is committed to providing public services and facilities that contribute to maintaining your high quality of life. Every day, our City employees work hard to support community safety, preserve the quality of our neighborhood parks, libraries, and roads, and prioritize emergency preparedness for natural disasters like rising sea and ground water levels and flooding.
We want to hear from you before important decisions are made.
Here’s our challenge: The City of Alameda has been careful with its maintenance dollars, but our General Fund budget for maintenance is nowhere near enough to address the critical needs of Alameda—from pothole repair to protecting our shoreline. The preservation of our community requires significant investment in infrastructure.
Our City leaders are actively exploring solutions to address our infrastructure needs with community input. One option being considered is to propose an infrastructure bond measure to help spur investment in our City’s most critical needs.
No decisions have been made but we’d like your input. Please join the conversation.
You can complete our survey via the tear-off response card attached here, respond online by visiting www.alamedaca.gov, or email us with your input at: [email protected].
Please respond—we value your feedback. We are listening! Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Ott, City Manager
Our City’s
Greatest Needs:
E AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Support the creation of
affordable housing units, including repurposing
vacant lots for residential development and
providing shelter for the unhoused, all of which help
address rising rental expenses.
E PROTECT OUR SHORELINE : Our bridges, tunnels,
homes, and wildlife need protection from natural
disasters such as flooding, rising sea and ground
water levels, erosion, and earthquakes.
E STREETS & ROADS: Repair potholes, repave and
maintain roads, and improve pedestrian and bicycle
safety with safe sidewalks and crosswalks.
E PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE: Invest in making our
community safer by improving outdated police and
fire stations and replacing aging infrastructure to
prevent power outages, stormwater drainage and
sewer systems problems.
What Do
You Think?
City of Alameda Residents: Your feedback is
important to us. Please respond.
For additional information, please visit:
www.alamedaca.gov
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (510) 747-4700
CITY SURVEY
Your input is important to us.
E AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Support the creation of
affordable housing units, including repurposing vacant
lots for residential development and providing shelter
for the unhoused, all of which help address rising
rental expenses.
E PROTECT OUR SHORELINE : Our bridges, tunnels,
homes, and wildlife need protection from natural
disasters such as flooding, rising sea and ground water levels, erosion, and earthquakes.
E STREETS & ROADS: Repair potholes, repave and
maintain roads, and improve pedestrian and bicycle
safety with safe sidewalks and crosswalks .
E PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE:
Invest in making our community safer by improving
outdated police and fire stations and replacing aging
infrastructure to prevent power outages, stormwater
drainage and sewer systems problems.
E OTHER: ____________________ ____________________
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Please rank these City of Alameda priorities
in order of their importance to you
(1 = most important, 5 = least important).
Our City has significant infrastructure needs.
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ATTN: City Manager Jennifer Ott
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[email protected]
(510) 747-4700
Our City has significant infrastructure needs.
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City of Alameda
SURVEY INSIDE
We hope to hear from you!
Recently, we asked for your input
on City of Alameda priorities.
Here’s what you told us...
:
Dear City of Alameda Residents:
Thank you for sharing your priorities for the City of Alameda. Your input is helping us serve you better and shape the future of our city.
Our recent City of Alameda mailer generated a huge response. All together, we received over 3,000 completed surveys and 1,500 personal comments from residents. Here are a few examples:
“Public safety is essential to building a strong community, a strong community is what makes Alameda so great." — Gordon W.
“Reducing crimes!! Keeping Alameda safe...” — Linda F.
“Please continue to make Alameda more walkable and bikeable! Reduce cars on the road.” — Dave H.
“I am a senior resident. There are many areas in Alameda where I don't feel entirely safe walking, biking, and driving. Traffic, especially from off Island, to work and shop is often very fast and not always cautious... There are lots of important things to do, but keeping people safe is #1.” — K.C.
Thank you, City of Alameda! Your input helps inform the City’s process. We will be exploring the feasibility of an infrastructure bond to spur investment in our City's most critical needs and allow us to provide the services and facilities most valued by our community.
The City Council may be making important decisions about a possible ballot measure this summer. If a bond measure is placed on the ballot, City of Alameda voters will vote on it in November.
Thank you again for your interest and ongoing support of our city! Your opinions matter to us. For more information, please read this publication or visit www.alamedaca.gov.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Ott, City Manager
City of Alameda
Top Community
Priority Rankings
Thank you, Alameda. We appreciate your input!
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE
Invest in making our community
safer by improving outdated
police and fire stations and
replacing aging infrastructure
to prevent power outages,
stormwater drainage, and sewer
systems problems.
STREETS AND ROADS
Repair potholes, repave and
maintain roads, and improve
pedestrian and bicycle safety
with safe sidewalks and
crosswalks.
PROTECT OUR
SHORELINE
Our bridges, tunnels, homes, and
wildlife need protection from
natural disasters such as flooding,
rising sea and ground water
levels, erosion, and earthquakes.
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
Support the creation of
affordable housing units,
including repurposing vacant
lots for residential development
and providing shelter for the
unhoused, all of which help
address rising rental expenses.
#1
#4
#2
#3
DATA SOURCE: Over 3,000 + surveys received via mail and online.
City Council
Meetings/Actions:
The City Council may be making
important decisions regarding
a potential ballot measure this
summer. If a bond measure is placed
on the ballot, Alameda voters will
have the opportunity to vote on it
in November.
City priorities ranked in
order of importance
by survey respondents
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the City doing to manage its
finances responsibly?
The City makes every effort to use resources
wisely. The City of Alameda has been careful
with its maintenance dollars but it's not
enough to address its critical needs.
We need to consider other sources of
funding, including a General Obligation (GO)
bond, to invest in Alameda’s future.
What solution is being considered?
The City has been evaluating various funding
options to generate additional revenues to
support City services and infrastructure.
Although no decisions have been made, City
leaders are assessing options that would help
raise revenues to close the current funding
gap, such as placing a possible revenue
measure on the November 2024 ballot.
A potential bond measure would require
approval from Alameda voters to take effect.
Funding for the bond would be sourced
from property taxes, ensuring an equitable
distribution of costs among property
owners in the community. Implementation
of this measure would allow Alameda’s
residents to maintain their current quality of life
and preserve community benefits for the future.
What would funds raised by a
possible bond measure go toward?
This bond measure would go towards
funding the City’s most crucial infrastructure
needs including:
E Maintaining rapid 91 1 emergency response
by upgrading police and fire stations for
better neighborhood safety, improving
emergency and disaster preparedness.
E Repairing potholes, repaving and
maintaining local roads, and improving
pedestrian safety with safe sidewalks and
crosswalks.
E Maintaining and replacing aging
infastructure and facilities to make our
community safer and prevent power
outages, flooding, and sewer system
problems.
Does the City have a facilities plan
for spending money raised by a
new measure?
If a measure is placed on the ballot
and approved by voters, funds would
be allocated directly to the City's
improvement needs. The City Council
would oversee decision-making regarding
the allocation of funds, with a likely focus
on addressing the priorities outlined above.
How much would an infrastructure
bond measure cost?
While no decisions have been made yet,
if the City Council votes to issue
$150,000,000 in bonds, with an average
levy of $29 per $100,000 of assessed value,
it would generate approximately
$19,500,000 annually while the bonds are
outstanding. This transparent process
requires independent oversight and a
published audit.
When would an infrastructure
bond measure be placed on
the ballot?
If there is support from the community to
consider placing a bond measure on
a future ballot, the City Council could
take action this summer. To qualify for
the November 2024 election, the City
must file the bond measure with the
Alameda County Registrar of Voters by
August 9, 2024.
Where can I go for more
information?
For more information, email
[email protected]
or call (510) 747-4700.
www.alamedaca.gov
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of Alameda June 2024.
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
City of Alameda
What is this project all about?
As a full-service City committed to providing
essential services in a fiscally responsible
manner, we prioritize sustaining the services
most valued by residents: improving public
safety, reducing flood risks, combating
shoreline erosion and natural disasters,
creating affordable housing, maintaining
quality streets and roads, and keeping our
neighborhoods safe.
The City’s facilities plan provides solutions
and allocates funding for a wide range of
services to improve infrastructure. Although
our city has long-term financial forecasts and
infrastructure plans, we have identified budget
deficits and significant funding needs for
repair and replacement in the upcoming years.
The City is now considering new revenue
options to responsibly address community
needs. City leaders are engaging with the
community to ensure residents’ voices are
heard before important decisions are made.
What are the City’s greatest needs
that make this project necessary?
E PROTECTING OUR SHORELINE: Investing
in addressing climate-related challenges
such as protecting our bridges, tunnels,
and wildlife from natural disasters such as
flooding, rising sea levels, erosion, winds,
and earthquakes.
E STREETS & ROADS: Repairing potholes,
repaving and maintaining roads, and
improving pedestrian and bicycle safety by
providing safer sidewalks and crosswalks.
E PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNITY
INFRASTRUCTURE: Investing in updating
outdated police and fire stations and
replacing aging infrastructure to prevent
power outages, stormwater drainage
issues, and sewer system problems.
E AFFORDABLE HOUSING: Supporting
the creation of affordable housing units,
including repurposing vacant lots for
residential development and providing
shelter for the unhoused, all of which help
address rising rental expenses.