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Introduction 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 for Properties that Have 25 or More Rental Units ("Option A") and Making Other Necessary Updates; or
Introduction of an Alternative Ordinance Amending Article XV of the Alameda Municipal Code, Terminating the CIP Program and Terminating the Current Moratorium on CIP Applications for Properties that Have 25 or More Rental Units ("Option B") and Making Other Necessary Updates; and
Adoption of Resolution Repealing Resolution 15138 that Established the Existing Capital Improvement Plan Policy for Rental Units in the City of Alameda; and
Authorize the Creation of a Temporary Relocation Tenant Assistance Program to Provide Emergency Temporary Assistance for Tenants Facing Displacement and Authorize the Program Administrator to Adopt Regulations to Implement the Program; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-24 General Fund Budget to Appropriate $100,000 from General Fund Residual Fund Balance for the Temporary Relocation Tenant Assistance Program.
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)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Yibin Shen, City Attorney
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 11, 2023, City Council adopted an ordinance on an urgency basis, imposing a temporary moratorium on the submission and approval of Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) applications for properties that have 25 or more rental units. The purpose of the moratorium was to give time for City Council to consider revisions to the City of Alameda's (City) CIP Policy, or perhaps eliminating CIPs alt...
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