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Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Approving a First Amendment to the Rebuilding the Existing Supportive Housing at Alameda Point (RESHAP) Development Agreement to Ensure Consistency between the RESHAP Disposition and Development Agreement, Amended Development Plan, and Development Agreement.
The streamlining provision of Public Resources Section 21083.3 and Section 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines apply and no further environmental review is required. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962710)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 8, 2023, the Planning Board approved the Rebuilding Existing Supportive Housing at Alameda Point project (RESHAP) Development Plan to construct and manage 309 permanent supportive housing units for extremely low-, very low-, and low-income households on 8.5 acres at the corner of West Midway Avenue and Pan Am Way through a partnership between MidPen Housing Corporation, the Alameda Point Collaborative, Operation Dignity, and Building Futures With Women and Children (the Collaborating Partners).
On July 18, 2023, City Council approved the RESHAP Development Agreement (DA) and Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) which implement and vest the RESHAP Development Plan. To address requirements under the Surplus Lands Act and the significant need for affordable, supportive housing in Alameda, the DDA for the project includes a provision that the Collaborating Partners will work with the City of Alameda (City) to increase the number of supportive housing units to be developed on the 8.5-acre site.
On December 11, 2023, pursuant to that DDA requirement, the Planning Board approved an amendment to the Development Plan to increase the number of units from 309 to 332. The Planning Board also recommended that City Council approve a clarifying amendment to the DA to ensure consistency between th...
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