{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -FEBRUARY 15, 2005- -7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular Meeting at 7:37 p.m.\nCouncilmember deHaan led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore,\nMatarrese and Mayor Johnson - 5. [Note:\nMayor Johnson left the meeting at 9:02\np.m. to travel on City business. ]\nAbsent :\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(05-072) Proclamation supporting the Navy League's efforts to\ndesignate the City of Alameda as an official \"Coast Guard City. \"\nMayor Johnson read the proclamation and presented it to Hadi Monsef\nand Barbara Price representing the Alameda Council of the Navy\nLeague. Ms. Price presented a book on the history of the Coast\nGuard to the Mayor and City on behalf of Coast Guard Admiral\nBreckenridge.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the Consent Calendar with\na correction to the February 1, 2005 regular meeting minutes.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n[ Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding\nthe paragraph number . ]\n( *05-073) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings\nheld on February 1, 2005. Approved.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested that the February 1 regular\nmeeting minutes adjourn time be corrected to indicate a.m. instead\nof p.m.\n( *05-074) - Ratified bills in the amount of $2,200,868.59.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 2, "text": "(*05-075) Recommendation to accept the Quarterly Sales Tax Report\nfor the second calendar quarter of 2004. Accepted.\n( *05-076) Resolution No. 13815, \"Appointing an Engineer and an\nAttorney for Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2. \"\nAdopted.\n(*05-077) Resolution No. 13816, \"Appointing an Engineer and an\nAttorney for Maintenance Assessment District 01-01 (Marina Cove) .\nAdopted.\n(*05-078) Resolution No. 13817, \"Amending the International\nBrotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Salary Schedule by\nEstablishing a Salary Range for the Position of Inventory Control\nClerk. \" Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(05-079) Resolution No. 13818, \"Appointing Dennis J. Hanna as a\nMember of the Social Service Human Relations Board.' Adopted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nThe City Clerk administered the Oath of Office and presented Mr.\nHanna with a Certificate of Appointment.\n(05 -080 - ) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal\nCode to Increase the Composition of the Golf Commission from Five\nto Seven Members by Amending Subsections 2-9.1 (Commission Created;\nComposition), 2-9.2 (Membership; Appointment; Removal) and 2-9.3\n(Voting) of Section 2-9 (City Golf Commission). Introduced.\nMayor Johnson stated that she suggested the membership increase\nbecause there is a lot of upcoming activity at the golf course,\nincluding the new clubhouse; having two more members would help\nwith the workload; the Golf Commission Chair supports the idea.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the golf course has become a large\noperation; the golf budget is over $5 million; there will be major\nchanges at the golf course that require financial overview in the\nnext few years.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the Transportation Commission was\nlowered from nine to seven members; the Recreation and Park\nCommission has five members; inquired whether the membership of the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 3, "text": "Recreation and Park Commission should be reviewed.\nMayor Johnson stated the matter could be reviewed; commissions are\nestablished by ordinance and Council has flexibility to make\nchanges boards established by Charter would be difficult to\nchange.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated having seven members provides\nflexibility to bring people with different expertise aboard.\nMayor Johnson concurred the matter should be reviewed.\nVice Mayor Gilmore moved introduction of the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(05-081) Recommendation to award Contract in the amount of\n$2,110,000, including contingencies to Ghilotti Brothers, Inc. for\nPark Street Streetscape and Town Center Project, Phase I, No. P. W.\n10-02-13, and authorize the allocation of additional funds from the\nMerged Areas Bond Issuance of 2003.\nRobb Ratto, Park Street Business Association (PSBA). stated the new\nstreetlights will look like 1927 streetlights on the outside, but\nare state-of-the-art inside; hopefully, a later phase to complete\nAlameda Avenue will happen quickly; urged Council to approve the\nContract.\nMayor Johnson stated that she is pleased with how well the Webster\nStreet Streetscape project is going; that she has not received any\ncomplaints.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the City decided to replace the entire\nsidewalk on Webster Street; inquired how the decision was made\nregarding Park Street.\nThe Public Works Director responded the entire sidewalk on Park\nStreet is not being replaced due to cost and basements extending\ninto the public right of way; stated replacing the Park Street\nsidewalks would require roofs to be built above basements, which\nwould be very expensive; PSBA agrees with the approach.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 4, "text": "money by the end of March; the City can deposit the money and begin\nearning interest to mitigate the reduction.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the City would sell bonds inquired\nhow the liability would be covered.\nThe Interim City Manager responded there would be no liability to\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 5, "text": "the City because the bondholders would demand insurance to cover\nany State default; Covenants and Conditions of the bond will state\nthe bondholders recourse is not to any cities involved, but to the\nState.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether a default on the bonds would have no\nimpact on the cities, to which the City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nVice Mayor Gilmore congratulated staff for the creative solution to\ndeal with the budget deficit for the current year and next year.\nMayor Johnson noted that Assemblywoman Chan thought the idea was\nvery interesting and a good strategy.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n( (05-083) Recommendation to accept budget adjustments to revenue\nand appropriations.\nThe Interim City Manager gave an overview of the budget\nadjustments.\nMayor Johnson inquired why there is a cost to be part of the\nAlameda County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the cost is for providing\nemergency medical coordination.\nThe Deputy Fire Chief stated the County provides quality assurance\noverview; every city in the County pays a fee to the County EMS,\nwhich is the medical authority responsible for administering\nlicenses, classes, and protocol the fee is for overhead and\nquality assurance.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the City reviews the County EMS\nbudget, to which the Deputy Fire Chief responded the City receives\na copy of the budget.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether every city pays $500,000, to which\nthe Interim City Manager responded the fee charged is per parcel.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the City has to pay for training, to\nwhich the Deputy Fire Chief responded in the affirmative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 6, "text": "Mayor Johnson inquired whether the County sets policy.\nThe Deputy Fire Chief responded in the affirmative; stated the\nCounty reviews compliance with protocols and licensing.\nMayor Johnson stated the City should review the County's budget to\ndetermine why it is so expensive to be part of the system.\nThe Interim City Manager stated staff could provide a report with\nmore detailed information and obtain a copy of the budget.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the City provides more assistance in\nmutual aid outside Alameda or whether Alameda receives more mutual\naid assistance from outside agencies.\nThe Deputy Fire Chief responded the County requires the City to\nenter into a mutual aid Contract to have American Medical Response\n(AMR) provide backup AMR comes into town to backup Alameda and\nAlameda provides backup for AMR; the amount of assistance provided\nand received is probably about even; yesterday, paramedics were in\nOakland nine times because the trauma center was on bypass; often\ntimes it goes the other way; if paramedics are at a fire scene, AMR\ntakes all medical calls; noted when Alameda was ramping up the\nAdvanced Life Support (ALS) system, the City was receiving money\nback from the County contract.\nMayor Johnson stated the amount that the City can charge for\nambulance service is set by the County contract the City should\ncharge as much as insurance companies pay, which is often higher\nthan the cap set by the County the City should review the rates\ncharged for ambulance services and request the flexibility to\ncharge more to recover service costs from users.\nThe Deputy Fire Chief stated that the County sets the maximum\ncharge for transport and equipment used; the City is allowed to\ncharge a little more since Alameda is unique and citizens do not\npay a paramedic assessment; however, historically the City has not\ncharged more and only charges a prevailing rate.\nThe Interim City Manager continued reviewing budget adjustments.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry whether an increased\npermit fee could be charged for providing premium service since\nthere is such a high demand, the Interim City Manager stated there\nis an expedited permit fee and some developers have paid for an\noutside contract service that the City administers.\nThe Interim City Manager continued his review.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 7, "text": "Counci lmember Daysog inquired whether neighborhood park directors\nwould remain, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nThe Interim City Manager completed his review; stated the total\nreduction in department budgets is $2,770,363; added to reductions\nin non-departmental areas, the total reduction is $6,295,983 the\nbudget expenditure cuts and decreased revenues have no impact on\nthe General Fund reserves for the fiscal year.\nMayor Johnson stated there was a $1.2 million deficit in December;\ninquired how the deficit has reached $4.8 million.\nThe Finance Director responded the budget adopted July 20 had\nexpenditures exceeding revenues by $1.6 million; revenues decreased\nanother $2 million because the 911 fee and Payment In Lieu of Taxes\n(PILOT) Return on Investment (ROI) were not adopted by the Council,\nresulting in a $3.2 million deficit; Council actions to appropriate\nfunds for the City Manager recruitment, Interim City Manager,\nChinatown agreement, and other activities had an approximately\n$256,000 impact.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether hiring additional\nFirefighters would have an impact on overtime.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that the five Firefighters would\nstart the academy March 15; there would be a cost of $322,000 in\nsalaries for the five Firefighters in the academyi there will not\nbe a net benefit for the current fiscal year.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether there would be an impact in\nfuture years, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired the amount of the reserve that was\nrequired to be set aside.\nThe Interim City Manager responded there is a $2,453,743 set aside\nfor accrued vacation and $1,444,000 for post employment health; the\ntotal accrued liability is about $3.5 million of the reserves.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the general reserves are about $10\nmillion.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that after removing the $3.5\nmillion required in set aside and removing loans to other funds,\nthe amount remaining is $8.9 million; if action is not taken, the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 8, "text": "reserves could be used in 2 years; the federal and State\ngovernments have deficits other cities are making staff\nreductions, doing furloughs and closing City Hall one day per\nmonth; Alameda's financial problems are not unique the problem is\ndue to the State taking property taxes and the large increase in\nthe PERS contribution for retirements; since CalPERS investments\nhave not done well in the last few years, contributions have to be\nraised significantly.\nKevin Kennedy, City Treasurer, stated significant cuts are being\nmade without cutting services that citizens find vital; there has\nbeen a dramatic shift in the State's economy ; the budget has to be\nbrought in line with economic realities; the City might face\nequally or more difficult choices in the next budget the City\nneeds to focus on core services; the ten-year budget forecast will\nbe integral in forming the next budget the reserves do not allow\nthe City to postpone dealing with the situation.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated Department Heads would have to\nimplement budget changes the budget would evolve over the next\nfour or five years; the City needs to be prepared.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated additional police dispatchers were\nneeded; inquired whether the positions are being filled to prevent\novertime and short staffing issues.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that he authorized filling two\npositions in dispatch; one or two more people might be hired, but\nhe is holding off until he is convinced additional staff is\nabsolutely required.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether the open positions in\npolice and fire constitute a reduction in public safety out in the\nstreets.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that positions cannot be reduced\nin a department without recognizing that there will be an impact;\nboth the Fire Chief and Police Chief have made a concerted effort\nto have the least amount of impact to the citizens, such as a delay\nin processing abandoned vehicles; when the City does not backfill\nfollowing officer promotions, there will be an impact.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the public should hear about the\nimpacts; there will be ramifications to service; five Firefighters\nwould be hired instead of eleven; inquired whether other vacancies\nare projected in the Fire Department.\nThe Interim City Manager responded only eleven vacancies are known.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 9, "text": "9\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese stated that he is reluctant that the City\nhas to take these stepsi requested that staff monitor service\nlevels: if damage is being done and appropriations are needed,\ninformation should be brought to Council before the situation is an\nemergency the City is starting to nick away at the meat of its\nservices; that he does not differentiate between hard and soft\npriorities; Council has laid out priorities the park and library\nservices are intangibles that prevent the need for additional\npolice officers in some cases; the situation should be monitored to\nensure the City is not putting itself into an unrecoverable hole.\nActing Mayor Gilmore complimented staff for the clarity and brevity\nof the report; commended the Alameda Journal for top coverage of\nthe issue; stated citizens need to be aware; Council is making the\nbest decision given the resources available; the City needs to\ncontinue to get out the word because sooner or later the average\ncitizen will be impacted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested that the Council consider\ndirection to review terminating the police boat water services;\nstated upwards of 3,500 berths are occupied by boats that pay\nproperty taxes; that he assumes the fire boat is in jeopardy as\nwell; that he would like to have options to help find an\nalternative funding source, whether it be a surcharge per slip or\nsome other service levy that can be presented to the public; the\nmatter should be brought back to the Council.\nCouncilmember Daysog requested a report on the ARRA $2.5 million\nbudget for public safety; stated that he understands the one-time\nexpenditure will end June 30; in addition to the $1. 4 million hole\nin the City's budget, there will be a $2.5 million hole in the ARRA\nbudget next year; that he understands the Interim City Manager is\nreviewing alternatives.\nThe Interim City Manager stated staff is very concerned about the\nARRA budget; that he has discussed the matter with the Development\nServices Director; steps are being taken to pare down the ARRA\nbudget as much as possible, as soon as possible; the current ARRA\nbudget cannot be sustained; one or two months into the next fiscal\nyear, keeping the operation going will be problematic.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated problems in the ARRA budget could seep\ninto to General Fund budget.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether there would be a review of\nthe ARRA budget shortly, to which the Interim City Manager\nresponded in the affirmative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 11, "text": "ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(05-084) - Michael John Torrey, Alameda, noted a Calgrant workshop\nwould be held February 22 and a community meeting would be held\nFebruary 23 to discuss extraordinary maintenance projects around\nthe West End.\n(05-085) Robb Ratto, Park Street Business Association, encouraged\nresidents and workers in Alameda to shop in Alameda stated sales\ntax revenues need to increase.\n(05-086) Reginald James, West Alameda Teen Club, invited everyone\nto attend the West Alameda Teen Club black history basketball event\nFebruary 24 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Chipman Middle School.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(05-087) Acting Mayor Gilmore stated an Association of Bay Area\nGovernments meeting on April 28 in San Francisco is about Casinos\non the Bay Area Landscape; suggested that a Councilmember attend\nthe meeting or staff attend, if a Councilmember cannot, to listen\nto the discussion.\n(05-088 ) Councilmember Daysog stated the last representative to\nthe League of California Cities was Barbara Kerr; that he has been\ninvolved in the East Bay Division employer subcommittee; that he\nwould be willing to be the City's representative.\nActing Mayor Gilmore stated the matter would have to be placed on a\nfuture agenda.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor Gilmore adjourned the\nRegular Meeting at 9:18 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown\nAct.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 12, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION MEETING\nTUESDAY - -FEBRUARY 15, 2005- -6:10 P.M.\nActing Mayor/Chair Gilmore convened the Special Joint Meeting at\n6:20 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present : Councilmember/Commissioners\nDaysog,\ndeHaan, Matarrese, and Acting Mayor/Chair\nGilmore - 4.\nAbsent :\nMayor/Chair Johnson - 1.\nThe Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider :\n(05-070CC/05-007CIC Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing\nLitigation Name of cases Alameda Belt Line V. City of Alameda,\nAlameda Belt Line V. City of Alameda, and City of Alameda V.\nAlameda Belt Line.\nPrior to the Regular City Council Meeting, Mayor/Chair Johnson\nannounced that a briefing was given by the City Attorney's office.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor/Chair Gilmore\nadjourned the Special Joint Meeting at 6:45 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger, City Clerk\nSecretary, Community Improvement\nCommission\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown\nAct.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-02-15", "page": 13, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -FEBRUARY 15, 2005- -6:30 P.M.\nActing Mayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:45 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present : Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Matarrese\nand Acting Mayor Gilmore - 4.\nAbsent :\nMayor Johnson - 1.\nThe Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(05-071) Conference with Labor Negotiator; Agency Negotiators:\nHuman Resources Director and Craig Jory Employee Organizations:\nManagement and Confidential Employees Association, International\nBrotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Police Association Non-\nSworn.\nPrior to the Regular City Council Meeting, Mayor Johnson announced\nthat the Council obtained a briefing and instructions were given to\nLabor Negotiators.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor Gilmore adjourned the\nmeeting at 7:25 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown\nAct.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nFebruary 15, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-02-15.pdf"}