{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - - JULY 5, 2005 - - 7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the regular meeting at 7:59 p.m.\nCouncilmember deHaan led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent\n:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore,\nMatarrese and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(05-322)\nMayor Johnson announced that she would present the\nResolution Commending Alameda Police Department Chief Burnham\nMatthews [paragraph no. 05-324] prior to the Proclamations, Special\nOrders of the Day and Announcements.\n(05-323) The Acting City Manager announced that the report from the\nHousing Task Force [paragraph no. 05-334] would be continued\nbecause\nthe Housing Task Force requested 30 more days to report\nback to the Council.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEM\n(05-324) Resolution No. 13861, \"Commending Alameda Police\nDepartment Chief Burnham Matthews for His Contributions to the City\nof Alameda. \" Adopted.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the Resolution to Chief Matthews;\nthanked Chief Matthews for his service to the City.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the Resolution.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nChief Matthews thanked the Council for the Resolution; stated that\nit has been an honor to serve the Council and the community.\nVice Mayor Gilmore stated that she was delighted that Chief\nMatthews plans to stay in the community; noted that Chief Matthews\nhas given a great deal of personal attention to the children of the\ncommunity.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that Chief Matthews has done a\nmarvelous job and will leave a legacy.\nCouncilmember Matarrese thanked Chief Matthews for his service;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 2, "text": "stated he appreciates Chief Matthews making the Police Department\nan integral part of the community.\nSupervisor Lai Bitker presented a proclamation on behalf of the\nBoard of Supervisors; stated she has enjoyed working with Chief\nMatthews and appreciates his work with children.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(05-325) Presentation by the Alameda Architectural Preservation\nSociety to the City of Alameda of a Historic Preservation Award for\nthe adaptive re-use of the City Hall West Building at Alameda\nPoint.\nDenise Brady, Alameda Architectural Preservation Society,\npresented the Award to Mayor Johnson.\nMayor Johnson thanked Ms. Brady and stated that the Award would be\ndisplayed in a prominent place in City Hall.\n(05-326) Library Project update.\nThe Project Manager gave an update on the Library Project.\nMayor Johnson stated the Project is progressing very well.\nVice Mayor Gilmore inquired when the cranes would arrive.\nThe Project Manager responded that the cranes would tentatively\narrive on July 25; street closure would be necessary from 6:00 a.m.\nfor about four or five hours for two days.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the City is being environmentally\nconscious with the construction of public buildings.\nThe Project Manager stated the bid received a year ago was\napproximately 20% over budget. thanked the Council for the\nforesight to allow the Contract to be negotiated.\nMayor Johnson noted that the Pentagon is a LEED certified building.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the 21% project completion\nwas on time.\nThe Project Manager responded in the affirmative; stated an\nexpanded budget and schedule presentation would be provided every\nsix months; stated that another city received revised bids which\ncame in 25% over budget.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 3, "text": "CONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\n[ Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding\nthe paragraph number ]\n( *05-327) - Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of June 14,\n2005, Special and Regular City Council Meetings held on June 21,\n2004, and Special City Council Meeting of June 23, 2005. Approved.\n(*05-328) Ratified bills in the amount of $7,377,422,92\n(*05-329) Resolution No. 13862, \"Annual Adjustment of the Citywide\nDevelopment Impact Fee by the Construction Cost Index. Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(05-330) - Resolution No. 13863, \"Adoption of Resolution Reappointing\nRandall S. Miller as a Member of the Historical Advisory Board.\n\"\nAdopted;\n(05-330A) Resolution No. 13864, \"Reappointing Edward Depenbrock as\na Member of the Housing and Building Code Hearing and Appeals\nBoard. \" Adopted;\n(05-330B) Resolution Nos. 13865 and 13866, \"Reappointing Nancy W.\nGormley and Garnetta S. King as Members of the Housing Commission.\n\"\nAdopted;\n(05-330C) Resolution Nos. 13867 and 13868, \"Reappointing Ruth K.\nBelikove and Alan D. Mitchell as Members of the Library Board. \"\nAdopted;\n(05-330D) Resolution Nos. 13869 and 13870, \"Reappointing Rebecca L.\nKohlstrand Parsons and Margaret McNamara as Members of the Planning\nBoard. \" Adopted\n(05-330E) Resolution Nos. 13871, 13872 and 13873, \"Reappointing\nStewart Chen, Karen Hollinger Jackson, and Cynthia Wasko as\nMembers of the Social Service Human Relations Board. Adopted;\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of resolutions.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 4, "text": "The City Clerk administered the Oath and presented certificates of\nappointment to Ms. Gormley, Ms. King, Ms. Belikove, Ms. McNamara,\nand Mr. Chen.\n(05-331) Ordinance No. 2942, \"Amending the Alameda Municipal Code\nto Change the Name of the Public Art Advisory Committee to Public\nArt Commission, Transfer Reporting from Recreation and Park\nCommission to City Council, and Transfer Staffing from the\nRecreation and Park Department to the Planning and Building\nDepartment by Amending Subsections 30-65.3 (Contribution\nRequirements), 30-65. 4 (Public Art), 30-65.5 (Alameda Public Art\nFund) , 30-65.7 (Public Art Advisory Committee) 30-65.8\n(Application and Approval Procedures for Placing Public Art on\nPrivate Property) 30-65.10 (Guidelines for Approval), and 30-\n65.11 (Appeal to the City Council) of Section 30-65 (Public Art in\nNew Commercial, Industrial, Residential and Municipal\nConstruction) \" Finally passed.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that the function of the Public Art\nAdvisory Committee is important and deserves commission status.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved final passage of the Ordinance.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(\n05-332) Recommendation to accept report on proposed PERS Golden\nHandshake Retirement under California Government Code Section\n20903.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the matter was on the agenda to\nrequest approval to contribute funding to the PERS Retirement\nSystem on behalf of employees who are being laid off and are\neligible to retire. employees who retire within 90 days of the\nadoption of the resolution would be eligible; savings are created\nby reducing the number of positions in the City and allowing some\nemployees to receive up to two years service credit.\nVice Mayor Gilmore inquired whether there would be a net savings,\nto which the Acting City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired when the last Golden Handshake\noccurred, to which the Senior Management Analyst responded in 1992\nand again in 1995 or 1996.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the savings materialized, to\nwhich the Senior Management Analyst responded in the affirmative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 5, "text": "Councilmember deHaan inquired whether all eligible employees have\nsigned up for the Golden Handshake, to which the Senior Management\nAnalyst responded four employees have expressed interest.\nMayor Johnson stated tight fiscal times would continue and that she\nappreciates the Acting City Manager's creative and least painful\nway of reducing the work force.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether there would be any health\nbenefit obligation, to which the Senior Management Analyst\nresponded in the negative.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(05-333) Reconsideration of acceptance of Management Practice #37.\nMayor Johnson stated that restrictions on Council communications\nshould not go beyond the Charter; inquired whether there was a\nprevious management practice on communications.\nThe Acting City Manager responded in the affirmative; the previous\npractice stated that the Council could ask questions of any\nemployee; an employee would proceed to respond to the Councilmember\nif the response would take no more than 30 minutes of the\nemployee's time; the employee would notify the department head and\nthe department head would notify the City Manager questions that\nrequire a lot of research would pull an employee away from their\nwork; that he has requested staff to advise him if the question\nrequires more than 30 minutes to respond; Councilmembers may not\nrealize that the request can turn into direction to do work, which\nis not allowed under the Charter the current practice asks for the\nCouncil to make a direct inquiry to a department head rather than\nan employee; the department head responds with a copy to the City\nManager.\nMayor Johnson stated that defining an inquiry was inconsistent with\nthe Charter; an inquiry should be reasonably brief in nature noted\nthat she prefers the Acting City Manager's previous management\npractice.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that the request for inquiry is\noverly bureaucratic and was not anticipated or defined in the\nCharter; suggested that the Council direct the City Manager to\nprovide a draft of a new management practice; the first action\nwould be to revoke the current practice in favor of a new one; the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 6, "text": "Council should wait to act on the new practice until the new City\nManager is on board to ensure an understanding of the new\nmanagement practice.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that the Council should not bore too\ndeep; he would prefer a modified policy.\nMayor Johnson stated the Council needs to be very conscientious\nabout requests; the Council should schedule an appointment to meet\nwith a department head and be courteous to staff.\nCouncilmember Matarrese concurred with Mayor Johnson; stated\nrecognition of staff's workload is common courtesy; the Council's\nneed to dig deep should be directed to the City Manager and raised\nat Council meetings.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that his experience with staff\ncommunication has been excellent; the Council needs to be\nrespectful; in-depth inquiries need to be directed to the City\nManager.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that improvements should be made when\nthere is an opportunity to do so; his ability to represent\nresidents' interests has not been burdened or hindered by the\ncurrent management practice; stated he would welcome more\ninformation that addresses what is meant by inquiryi the current\nmanagement practice is sufficient and represents the necessary\nseparation of powers between the City Manager and that of the City\nCouncil.\nVice Mayor Gilmore inquired whether the Council direction was to\nhave a new management practice drafted for discussion and action at\na future date.\nMayor Johnson responded in the affirmative; stated the Acting City\nManager would provide some ideas.\n( (05-334) Report from the Housing Task Force regarding strategies to\nprevent mass evictions and provide for low-income housing. Not\nheard.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(05-335) - Randy Watkins, Alameda, stated that the cost to build the\ngarage, renovate the theatre, and build the cineplex is $45\nmillion; there is only $10 million in revenues from the project;\nthe lease is only $7,000 per month for cineplex and commercial\nlease space; the agreement allows the lessor to purchase a site\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 7, "text": "after five years of leasing at a fair market value or prorated\ncost; urged the Council to be more fiscally conservative.\n(05-336) - Deborah James, Alameda, thanked the Council for the West\nEnd Teen Program; noted that Goodwill offers free on-line computer\ntraining stated there is also a teen center at Alameda High\nSchool.\nMayor Johnson stated the Alameda High School teen center is at the\nVeterans Building; suggested information on computer courses be\nprovided to the Recreation and Parks Department also.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(05-337) - Consideration of Mayor's nominations for appointment to\nthe Oakland Chinatown Advisory Committee and Transportation\nCommission.\nMayor Johnson nominated Lee Perez for appointment to the Oakland\nChinatown Advisory Committee and John Knox White and Eric\nSchatmeier to the Transportation Commission.\n(05-338) Councilmember deHaan inquired when the infrastructure\nbudget would be presented to the Council, to which the Acting City\nManager responded in August.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired when the 10-year budget would be\npresented to the Council.\nThe Acting City Manager responded in August; stated he cannot\nprovide an exact date because the 10-year forecast model is being\nprepared in conjunction with the outside auditor; the Public Works\nDirector is preparing the infrastructure budget for the second City\nCouncil meeting in August.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nRegular Meeting at 9:01 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\n7\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2005-07-05", "page": 8, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - - JULY 5, 2005 - - 5:35 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the special meeting at 5:45 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent : Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore,\nMatarrese and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nThe special meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(05-319) Public Employee Performance Evaluation; Title City\nAttorney.\n(05-320) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation;\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to Subdivision (b) of\nSection 54956.9. Number of cases: One.\n(05-321) Conference with Labor Negotiator; Agency Negotiator:\nActing City Manager; Employee Organizations : Alameda Police\nManagers Association (APMA) ; Alameda Fire Management Association\n(AFMA) ; Management and Confidential Employees Association (MCEA) :\nAlameda Police Officers Association (APOA) and International\nAssociation of Firefighters (IAFF) .\nMayor Johnson called a recess to hold the regular Council meeting\nat 7:45 p.m. and reconvened the closed session at 9:05 p.m.\nFollowing the closed session, the special meeting was reconvened\nand Mayor Johnson announced that regarding Public Employee\nPerformance Evaluation, the Council discussed the performance of\nthe City Attorney and requested an open session agenda item;\nregarding Conference with Legal Counsel, the Council gave\npermission to waive attorney/client privilege on the July 2000\ndocument and produce as part of the subpoena; and regarding\nConference with Labor Negotiator, the Council obtained a briefing\nfrom the Acting City Manager gave direction and requested\ninformation.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nspecial meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nAgenda for meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 5, 2005", "path": "CityCouncil/2005-07-05.pdf"}