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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Article XV of the Alameda Municipal Code, Amending and Enhancing the Rent Control Program's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Program and Terminating the Current Moratorium on CIP Applications and Making Other Necessary Updates.
These actions are exempt from environmental review because they are not projects as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) [CEQA Guidelines, Section 15378 (b)(2)] or because of no significant environmental impact [CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061]. (City Attorney) [Continued from November 7, 2023]
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The staff report for this ordinance was included when the ordinance was introduced and is available at the following link:
https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6382283&GUID=1CE94B8B-1CBB-4FB3-9F33-B4AADF96F705&Options=&Search=&FullText=1
This ordinance was revised by Council at the dais when it was introduced. The changes made at introduction are reflected in redline below in the full text of the ordinance.
Full Text of the Ordinance:
CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _________
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AMENDING ARTICLE XV OF THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING AND ENHANCING THE RENT CONTROL PROGRAM'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP) PROGRAM AND TERMINATING THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ON CIP APPLICATIONS AND MAKING OTHER NECESSARY UPDATES
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2016, City staff presented to the City Council, and the Council adopted, a Policy Concerning Capital Improvement Plans, which Policy identifies major long term repairs that could qualify as a Capital Improvement, provides a method by which a Landlord may receive a Rent Increase by undertaking such Capital Improvements, and requires the Landlord to provide relocation assistance to displaced Tenants when work associated with the Capital Improvements cannot be accomplished safely and reasonably with the Tenants remaining in their Rental Units, after hearing from the public concerning the Policy and thereafter discus...
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