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be mitigated. There have been no public hearings since 8/14/96 and many questions about air quality and groundwater contamination have not been answered. She requested that the expansion be limited to 23 million tons, a dally cap of 5,000 tons, a annual cap of 1.5 million tons, a double composite liner, limit trucks to 200 per day, and request answers with calculations regarding air quality and groundwater questions raised at the 8/14/96 hearings and in subsequent letters. She felt this is not just a garbage issue, but a health issue. A 40 million ton landfill will not provide more jobs than a 23 million ton landfill and garbage rates will not be lowered when a company has a monopoly. She urged Council to request a delay from the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, but if the Board decides not to delay, to urge support of the smallest expansion and invited the Council to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on Thursday. It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, seconded by Ms. Dennis, to send the draft letter to the Board of Supervisors. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers- Ayala, Dennis, Michelotti, Pico, and Mayor Tarver NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Item 6j (formerly Approval of Guidelines for Community AsSisted Shared AppreCiation (CASA) Second Mortga_ae Home Loan Program (SR 96:345) Mayor Tarvet abstained from participation in this item. Scott Erickson presented the staff report. Mr. Pico inquired why the program was focussing on single family homes. To have a really affordable program, he felt condominiums and townhouses should be included. The goal is not to make money, but to provide affordable housing. Mr. Erickson indicated staff had not recommended restrictions on housing type. Some members of the Affordable Housing Commission, who had real estate backgrounds, felt the program should be more conservative to start with and suggested limiting the program to single family homes. A house price survey was done and about 300 homes were sold in 1995 at a price level that is affordable to moderate, low income, or very low income households. About 175 of those were single family or duet homes, so there is a reasonable pool of homes. The important point is that this is a pilot program that can continue to be evaluated periodically and modified to suit the housing market or the needs of the buyers. Mr. Pico asked if more than $150,000 could be put into the pool from the affordable housing fund and suggested putting in $200,000 or $250,000 to expand the base and to look at all types of housing in the community. 23 12/03/96