Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by (1) Adding Section 1-8.01 Concerning Hearing Procedures, Hearing Officers’ Decisions and Administrative Regulations, (2) Repealing in Their Entirety Article XIV (Currently Suspended) and Article XV of Chapter VI Concerning (a) Review of Rent Increases Applicable to All Rental Units and Rent Stabilization Applicable to Certain Rental Units and (b) Limitations on Evictions and the Payment of Relocation Assistance Applicable to All Rental Units; and (3) Repealing Ordinance No. 3246 (Uncodified); and (4) Adding a Restated Article XV to Chapter VI Concerning Rent Control, Limitations on Evictions and Providing Relocation Payments to Displaced Tenants, including Section 8.  (Community Development)
I pulled this item in order to remain consistent with my previous opposition to this, largely because I feel that the changes that were adopted in conjunction with a series of other changes are incredibly burdensome to especially the smaller mom and pop landlords. When alternatives exist, I believe, to not only assist renters in crisis, especially when it comes to excessive rent increases, but also alternatives that also support the smaller mom and pop landlords. I will continue to oppose this. Thank you. Thank you. To have a motion to for final passage of this ordinance and everything else that was read. So moved. Has been moved by Councilmember Otis, seconded by Councilmember Vela and Madam Clerk. Councilmember de san. Nope. Not quite. Yet. Odie. Yes. Bella. Yes, Mayor. As yet? Yes. The motion passes. Four, two, one. Thank you. Okay, that is the end of the consent calendar. We move on to regular agenda item six a. Public hearing to consider an appeal filed by Brian Temper of the May 28th and July 22nd. Planning Board decisions for a 172 room, hotel and restaurant at 2900 Harbor Bay Parkway and adoption related resolution. Thank you. And we have plenty director Andrew Thomas, who's going to address us. Good evening. Good evening. Mayor Ashcroft, Vice Mayor Knox White, members of the council, Andrew Thomas, planning director. I'll introduce this item for you tonight. This is an appeal of a planning board decision to approve the final. Colors and materials and landscape details for a hotel at Harbor Bay. The appellants. Let me just introduce this by saying the our zoning code establishes the planning board as the body responsible for making final decisions on design review and these sorts of issues. The zoning code allows for an appeal process. The purpose of the appeal is to determine whether the planning board essentially made a mistake, whether they made a decision that was inconsistent with the purposes of the zoning code. As you know from the staff, court staff is recommending that you uphold their decision tonight. This has been a process that has been a long one and the planning board has been very careful in this process. The the community planning process began in late 2018 with a series of neighborhood meetings where the property owner and hotel proponent met with different groups at Harbor Bay. I should just for anyone who's tuning in at the last minute, this is a new hotel proposed immediately adjacent to the Harbor Bay Ferry terminal on Harbor Bay Parkway. It's in the Harbor Bay Business Park. This land is zoned for commercial uses and hotels are permitted by. Right. So really, the city's discretion here is simply the design of the building. The planning board had a study session in October of 2018 to just to review the overall design of the building, the size, its compliance with the zoning code to make sure it met all of our zoning requirements.