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SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard,2014-03-04,1,"CITY COUNCIL/AUSD SCHOOL BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
March 4, 2014
Alameda City Hall
2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
UNADOPTED MINUTES
SPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING: The special sub-committee meeting of the Alameda
Unified School District (AUSD) City/School joint sub-committee was held on the date and place
mentioned above.
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Marie Gilmore at 11:04 AM.
ATTENDANCE:
Marie Gilmore - Mayor, City of Alameda
John Russo - City Manager, City of Alameda
Kirsten Vital - Superintendent, Alameda USD
Lena Tam - Member, Alameda City Council
Margie Sherratt - Member, Alameda USD Board of Education
Trish Spencer - Member, Alameda USD Board of Education
Robert Clark - CBO, Alameda USD
Chad Pimentel - General Counsel, Alameda USD
A. CALL TO ORDER:
1. CALL TO ORDER / GENERAL INTRODUCTION: City Council Members, Board Members and
their respective staff introduced themselves.
2. Purpose of Subcommittee and Meeting Schedule:
Mayor Gilmore stated the purpose of the meeting: to have a breakout discussion between the City of
Alameda and AUSD School Board and bring these discussions back to each respective board.
The Subcommittee agreed to have staff come together and arrange a schedule for upcoming meetings.
B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - -minutes from the July 24, 2013 City/School Subcommittee Meeting:
1. The City Council and Board members approved the minutes from the July 24, 2013 City/School
Subcommittee Meeting.",SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard/2014-03-04.pdf
SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard,2014-03-04,2,"C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS:
1. Discussion and Update on the Proposed Negotiated Agreement among the City of Alameda, Alameda
Unified School District, and the Alameda Housing Authority.
The Subcommittee discussed the exchange agreement amongst the City of Alameda, Alameda Unified
School District and the Alameda Housing Authority. The Subcommittee clarified that the pool at
Alameda High School is on school district property and does not belong to the City. The
Subcommittee discussed how the city and school district had been able to work together on the
transition. The Subcommittee noted interest in resolving all pools concerns. The Board announced
plans to hold larger public meetings to discuss the cost of retrofitting vs. tear down costs.
A member of the public, Dick Rutter, suggested ted that the City Council and the Board should
provide the public with appraisal information for all the land swap properties.
The Subcommittee noted that the District must follow the law in terms of how surplus property is
disposed of and the District has little control over who owns the property and no discretion to prefer
one project over another.
A member of the public, Doug DeHaan, sugessted that the City Council and the Board should
provide the public with full disclosure of all negotiated agreements, because most discussions
were held in closed session meetings.
A member of the public noted that the City Council and the Board should review developer fees, especially
the impact on the boating docks.
D. NEW BUSINESS:
The City Council and the Board discussed dates for bringing the final negotiated agreements before the
City of Alameda, Alameda Unified School District, and the Alameda Housing Authority.
Adjournment
Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 11:25 a.m.
THIS MEETING WAS NOT VIDEO RECORDED AND NO AUDIO IS AVAILABLE",SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard/2014-03-04.pdf