Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Eliminating the Sunset Clause (December 31, 2019) from Ordinance No. 3148 (City of Alameda Rent Review, Rent Stabilization, and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance). (Rent Stabilization 265)
I think we will, but we're off to a good start. So thank you so much for your hard work, okay? Yeah. Fuck up. Okay. Now we are going to really quickly do this. I'm six eight. This is introduction of ordinance amending the amended municipal code by eliminating the sunset clause, which would take effect December 31. Ms.. Weisinger, do you want to do this? You do this better than I do you. Introduction Ordinance Amending Hourly Dismissal Code by eliminating Sunset Clause December 31st, 2019 from Ordinance 3148 City of Alameda Review Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance. And we do have a speaker now on this item. She's good, isn't she? Okay, so, um, is there a presentation with me and our speaker? I'm prepared to give a brief staff report if council would like one. I think council might want to just hear the speaker and decide, okay, our speaker then please. Lester. Carol. Okay. Yes, she did. Did you do? Good evening, Madam Mayor. City Council Leicester Commercial property owner Almeida not in favor of eliminating the sunset clause in 3148. They say, well, why, why? Why shouldn't we eliminate it? You know? Well, reason is 31, 48 is not done. You know, we've still got a long way to go. You've been in a meeting here for about 3 hours tonight, at least going over all the all the things that haven't been done. What I believe is you need to extend 31, 48. There should be a sunset clause. That way it makes things happen. Otherwise it won't. It'll just drag on and get pushed aside. So like I said, I believe council here should vote this down, come up with a more reasonable type of sunset, say with reviews in a little more stipulation in there. Let's look at it and then. That would definitely help both the landlord and tenant. This thing is a very costly program, as you well know, and it's not getting cheaper by the day. And you wonder why rents go up. Well, here it is. You know, so like I say, we need to we need to work a lot harder on this to get this straight. I heard a lot of talk here tonight about rent caps and all these other little goodies on there. And unless you own rental property, you really don't know those numbers. Housing authority doesn't know those numbers. You know, and but they're seeing these numbers because RAC is coming out with these numbers on a on a monthly basis. Now, you can see some people are renting high. Some people are renting low. You know, so you got to be fair all the way across the board. And that's something that hasn't been done. And I believe it should be. Landlord needs a better shake, otherwise we're not going to invest in Alameda. You know it's going to happen. And you wouldn't do that. You wonder why we don't have additional railing units in Alameda because of all of this. So it's something we all need to look at and address. Thank you. We you know. We have a guest speaker. Katherine Pauline. Ms.. Pauline. I'd like to speak in favor of eliminating the sunset. The housing crisis, as the statistics of have been presented both at the earlier meeting and today. Housing crisis has actually worsened. It looks to be impossible to actually build. Out of it within some of our lifetimes. I would. Also say that in terms of landlords talking about. The what has been happening in the housing market, their equity has doubled in the last. Six years, according to a Zillow economist. This is the best time in 30 years for the mom and pop, mom and pop landlord operations to own property. And even with in the Bay Area, when there have been different drops and rises, there's no question that to own. Property. In the Bay. Area, however it was acquired, the trajectory continues to go up. This is a very sound investment. Renting homes to US renters is a business. And I hope they do well. I would say they've made a very good investment. And they are doing well. But the housing crisis, for most of us who are trying to stay, has simply gotten worse, as represented by the continuing increase, the dramatic increase, the amount of mayor I indicated from an increase of homelessness of 16% in just two years time. So I strongly urge that you remove this sunset. It's the only ordinance in the city that has one, and we are half the population of the city. Thank you. Thank you. And that was our last public speaker. Okay. Is there any discussion or do we have a motion? Mayor. I'd like to move. A move to remove the sunset. Okay, so. So you move approval of this ordinance. Second, I have a second and motion second to have discussion. Council member decide. I'm going to vote for the removal of the sunset, largely because I support 3148 as it is now. And but I think what's coming down the pike is 31, 48 will be altogether changed dramatically. So this is my way of supporting the 3148 from 2016. But you know what happens later this year? I will say one thing. I don't like to make predictions, but, you know, with the passage of the impending passage of the classic in Alameda, one of my predictions is I really wonder about single family rentals and duplexes. I think you're going to see there are 24 or 25% of the rental stock. And I think people are going to do the you know, do their calculations and think that, you know, it's better just to to get out of it if you're a single family rentals or duplexes. And I think, you know, what you're putting down the path is for people to really you're incentivizing them to get out of there. So I think the regime that's being put in place is too harsh. And I prefer the 3148 end of 2016, but I will vote for the sunset. All right. We've had him. Thank you. We've had emotions taken all in favor, I. All in favor. So that's unanimous. All right. Thanks, everybody. Right now we are going on to where we going, Madam Clerk. And it's a long one, so. I'll. Be reading for a moment. Yeah. So this is considering four cannabis related ordinances and providing direction on phasing of cannabis per unit permits. Two of the ordinance repealed existing regulations and then following a public hearing, council will consider adopting the same regulations. I'll just start. Introduction of ordinance to repeal in its entirety. Ordinance 3227 concerning cannabis regulations and Aluminum in full code. Article 16 Cannabis Businesses of Chapter six, businesses, occupations and Industries that, among other things, establishes the number of retail cannabis dispensaries to be open to the public, including delivery, disperses their operations, creates a buffer zone from sensitive uses and permits the sale of non medicinal cannabis. Introduction of an ordinance to repeal in its entirety. Ordinance number 30 to 28 concerning land use requirements in the Zoning Ordinance of Aluminum Municipal Code Section three Dash ten cannabis that, among other things, permits retail cannabis dispensaries in certain zoning districts subject to a conditional use permit and permits the sale of numerous full cannabis and certain zoning districts. Then a public hearing to consider introduction of an ordinance concerning Kansas regulations an element of permissible code. Article 16 Cannabis Businesses of Chapter six Business Occupations Industries that, among other things, establishes the number of retail cannabis dispensaries to be open to the public, including delivery, disperses their operations, creates a buffer zone from sensitive uses and permits the sale of non medicinal cannabis and introduction of ordinance concerning land use requirements in the Zoning Ordinance of Aluminum Possible Code Section 30, Dash ten cannabis that, among other things, permits retail, cannabis dispensaries and certain zoning districts subject to a conditional use permit and permits the sale of non medicinal cannabis in certain zoning districts and consider phasing the number of dispensary delivery permits through the request for proposal process.