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Recommendation to Receive the Report on the Initiative Measure to Amend City of Alameda General Plan including the 2007-2014 Housing Element and the Zoning Ordinance to Classify Approximately 3.8999 Acres of Land Adjacent to McKay Avenue as Open Space and Consider Options: Option 1 - Adopt the Ordinance; or Option 2 - Adopt a Resolution Submitting the Ordinance to the Voters, Decide Interest in Drafting Arguments and Direct City Attorney to Prepare Impartial Analysis. (City Clerk 2220)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
Re: Receive the Report on the Initiative Measure to Amend City of Alameda General Plan including the 2007-2014 Housing Element and the Zoning Ordinance to Classify Approximately 3.8999 Acres of Land Adjacent to McKay Avenue as Open Space and Consider Options: Option 1 - Adopt the Ordinance; or Option 2 - Adopt a Resolution Submitting the Ordinance to the Voters, Decide Interest in Drafting Arguments and Direct City Attorney to Prepare Impartial Analysis.
BACKGROUND
On February 10, 2014, a Notice of Intent to Circulate a Petition was filed in the City Clerk's Office. On April 30, 2014, the petition was filed with the City Clerk and transmitted to the Registrar of Voters to examine the signatures. Based on a random sample examination pursuant to Elections Code Section 9266, the Registrar determined that the initiative petitions contain sufficient valid signatures. On June 3, 2014, the City Council directed staff to provide a report on the effect of the proposed ordinance. (Exhibit 1)
DISCUSSION
The report on the effect of the proposed ordinance analyzes the impacts on the General Plan, Housing Element, zoning and fiscal impacts. At this point, the City Council may: 1) adopt the ordinance (Exhibit 2), without alteration; or 2) approve the resolution (Exhibit 3) submitting the initiative measure, without alteration, to the voters on the November ballot.
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