{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -JANUARY 3, 2006- - -7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular Meeting at 7:45 p.m.\nROLL CALL - Present : Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore,\nMatarrese, and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(06-001) - Proclamation declaring January as Volunteer Blood Donor\nMonth.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Ruby Liu,\nAccount Manager, American Red Cross Blood Services.\nMs. Liu thanked the Council for the proclamation and support;\nstated 12 drives were held in Alameda in 2005; 600 units of blood\nwere collected.\nMichael J. Torrey, Alameda, thanked the Council for issuing the\nproclamation; stated that he is still advocating for a voluntary\nBlood Donor Year.\n(06-002) Library project update.\nThe Project Manager provided a brief update.\nlouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the furniture, fixtures and\nequipment (FF&E) were selected and ordered.\nThe Project Manager responded that some of the $3.5 million FF&E\nbudget item is in the base Contract; the procurement process should\nstart in February; bids are due back in April the staff furniture\nwill be available at the beginning of September and the public area\nfurniture will be available at the end of September; the interior\ndesigner recommended delaying the procurement process because\nselected furniture might no longer be available if ordered too\nearly; the IT procurement process will go out after the furniture\nprocurement.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 2, "text": "CONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Johnson announced that the bills for ratification [paragraph\nno. 06-004], the recommendation to accept the work of Golden Bay\nConstruction [paragraph no. 06-005], and the recommendation to\napprove an increase for the Construction Contract with Ghilotti\nBrothers, inc. [paragraph no. 06-006 were removed from\nthe\nConsent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the remainder of the\nConsent 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( *06-003) - Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings\nheld on December 20, 2005. Approved.\n(06-004) - Ratified bills in the amount of $2,904,675.88.\nMayor Johnson stated that she was impressed with the progress staff\nhas made in purchasing within Alameda; requested staff to check on\nthe possibility of purchasing tires in Alameda.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired why there are a number of negative\namounts on the last page of the register.\nThe Finance Director responded the negative amounts indicate that a\ncredit memo was issued or an offset occurred to a payment.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired why Dang & Trachuk had a $16,000\nnegative on the check register.\nThe City Attorney responded the negative $16,000 was for the\nAlameda Belt Line litigation.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that departments are paying attention\nto where money is being spent; reporting has shown a marked\nimprovement.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of ratifying the bills in the\namount of $2,904,675.88.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 3, "text": "(06-005) Recommendation to accept the work of Golden Bay\nConstruction, Inc. for the Webster Street Renaissance Project, No.\nP.W. 07-02-07.\nCouncilmember deHaan requested the item be addressed together with\nthe recommendation to approve an increase for the Construction\nContract with Ghilotti Brothers [paragraph no. 06-006].\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the Webster Street Renaissance Project\ninvolved five blocks; the project was very successful; the vast\nmajority of Webster Street has improved; the Park Street\nStreetscape Project involves two blocks; a lot of the work still\nneeds to be done; inquired how much funding was provided by the\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).\nThe Public Works Director responded each project received\napproximately $1 million.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that the remainder of the funding came\nfrom various other sources such as redevelopment and Alameda Power\nand Telecom (AP&T)\nThe Public Works Director stated that AP&T paid for all of the Park\nStreet joint trenching for electrical and cable wiring some\nMeasure B money covered the Webster Street sidewalk repair.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the money was well spent; he has\nconcerns about the next phase; inquired whether more dollars were\nin the cue now.\nThe Public Works Director responded in the affirmative. stated a\n$700,000 federal grant would go to the Park Street Streetscape\nProject specifically; he is working with the Park Street Business\nAssociation (PSBA) and Development Services Department to determine\nhow the money will be spent; PSBA would like the money to go toward\nmore street trees and lights.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the MTC funding needs to go\ntoward transportation-oriented activities.\nThe Public Works Director responded that the funding is flexible.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether matching funds need to be\nobtained for the federal grant, to which the Public Works Director\nresponded in the negative.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the federal grant would\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 4, "text": "finish the Park Street project.\nThe Public Works Director responded that the grant should finish\nthe segment from Webb Avenue to Lincoln Avenue; joint trenching has\nbeen done. continuing down to least Alameda Avenue would be ideal.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired what was the projected budget for\ncontinuing the work.\nThe Public Works Director responded that the project is going\nthrough the Community Improvement Project process; the limits of\nthe $700,000 grant would be reviewed along with additional\ncontributions from City funds.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the same type of trenching would be\nneeded for the block south of Central Avenue, to which the Public\nWorks Director responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the lights could be installed\nwithout trenching, to which the Public Works Director responded in\nthe negative.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the Webster Street project involved\nfive blocks for a cost of approximately $2 million; the Park Street\nproject involved two blocks for about the same amount of money;\ninquired how the Park Street project was different.\nThe Public Works Director responded that Park Street has private\nbasements extending into the public right-of-way; Webster Street\ndoes not have basements under the sidewalks the work on Park\nStreet was more expensive because trenching needed to be done under\nthe streets for utilities; Park Street was also completely\nresurfaced from curb to curb.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether CalTrans money was available\nfor the resurfacing on Webster Street.\nThe Public Works Director responded that Webster Street was\nresurfaced by CalTrans three years ago and did not need to be\nresurfaced: PSBA wanted to have flush transit plazas, which are\nmore expensive; complex drainage issues also increased costs.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the same problems could occur\nwith the remainder of the Park Street project.\nThe Public Works Director responded the same problems could occur\nif underground basements are in the extended phase.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 5, "text": "Mayor Johnson stated that the City will need to address the\nunderground basement issue at some point some of the building\nowners are using the sidewalk as the basement roof; requesting the\nowners to put ceilings in the underground basements seems\nreasonable.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the staff recommendations\n[accept the work of Golden Bay (paragraph no. 06-005) and approve\nan increase for the Construction Contract with Ghilotti Brothers\n(paragraph no. 06-006)]. .\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(06-006) Recommendation to approve an increase for the\nConstruction Contract with Ghilotti Brothers, Inc. by the amount of\n$45,000 using Alameda Power & Telecom funds for the Park Street\nStreetscape and Town Center project, No. P.W. 10-02-13. Approved.\n[Note: See recommendation to accept the work of Golden Bay\nConstruction [paragraph no. 06-005 ] for discussion and motion. ]\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(\n06-007)\nResolution No. 13918, \"Commending Community Development\nManager Carol Beaver for Her Contributions to the City of Alameda. \"\nAdopted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the resolution to the Community\nDevelopment Manager.\nThe Community Development Manager thanked the Council for the\nresolution; stated that she has enjoyed working with wonderful\npeople to build a strong, supportive community.\nMayor Johnson stated that the community would continue to benefit\nfrom all of the programs developed.\nVice Mayor Gilmore stated the Community Development Manager's hard\nwork would be evident for a long time; stated that the Community\nDevelopment Manager has always been cheerful and upbeat.\nCouncilmember Matarrese thanked the Community Development Manager\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 6, "text": "for a faithful and cheerful job performance; stated the Community\nDevelopment Manager's accomplishments are helping the City to do\nwhat is right.\nCouncilmember deHaan thanked the Community Development Manager for\nher dedication and effort in working on the Base closure and\nAlameda College Career Center.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that the Community Development Manager\nwas behind Ed Dankworth, Lois Workman, and Ken Warner in getting\nAlameda to think about new ideas since the mid-1990's the\nCommunity Development Manager's departure from the City will result\nin a tremendous void.\n(06-008) Public Hearing to consider Amendment No. 1 to Fiscal Year\n2005-2006 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan,\napproving reallocation of funds, and authorizing the City Manager\nto execute related agreements with sub-grantees.\nMayor Johnson opened the public portion of the Hearing.\nThere being no speakers, Mayor Johnson closed the public portion of\nthe Hearing.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated a $6,000 increase is proposed for\nfair housing services Sentinel Fair Housing's (SFH) efforts were\nquestioned during the Harbor Island Apartment mass eviction;\ninquired what additional services would be provided with the $6,000\nincrease.\nThe Community Development Manager responded the proposal includes a\n$5,996 allocation to SFH; SFH requested the additional amount as\npart of the grant; the increase in funds would provide the City\nwith additional technical assistance in meeting Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD) obligations; fair housing regulations have\nchanged for people with disabilities and language barriers.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired how SFH's scope of work was being\nmeasured.\nThe Community Development Manager responded that traditionally\nSFH's goals are exceeded; SFH would continue to meet contractual\nobligations; technical assistance would be added to the scope of\nwork; more meetings would be scheduled to brief staff on community\nquestions.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that goals are not set appropriately\nwhen consistently exceeded the 25% increase is hefty; he would\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 7, "text": "clearly defined.\nThe Community Development Manager responded a substantial quarterly\nreport is submitted which documents every case that SFH has taken\nunder advisement; the scope of work is very clearly spelled out ;\nthe details have not been worked out for the proposed increase in\nfunds but can be provided once the scope of work has been\nfinalized.\nMayor Johnson stated that the Contract details should be provided\nto the Council to ensure that the City is getting its money' S\nworth; disappointing service was provided to the Harbor Island\nApartment tenants; the Council thought that SFH could have done\nmore to help.\nThe Community Development Manager stated the issue would be part of\nthe discussion when the scope of work is refined.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether SFH's previous Contract included\nproviding aid to the City with the Harbor Island tenants, and\nwhether SFH was remiss in doing so.\nThe Community Development Manager responded that the Contract would\nbe reviewed and information would be provided to Council; staff\nfeels that SFH was in compliance in terms of the number of people\ncontacted; stated that communication could have been better.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that caution should be exercised in\nestablishing criteria by the number of contacts made; emphasis\nshould be on the outcome of the contact; the money is not well\nspent if the contacts are not helping people.\nThe Community Development Manager stated that more information\nwould be provided to the Council.\nMayor Johnson requested that staff provide a sample of SFH's\nquarterly reports.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired what the proposed funding would cover\nfor the Webster Neighborhood Improvement Project.\nThe Community Improvement Manager responded the proposed funding\nwould cover Phase I, which includes the streetlights, tree\nplanting, curb cuts, striping, bus shelters, signage, and possibly\nan engineering consulting contract for the pedestrian corridor\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 8, "text": "design.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether money is given out as loans or\ngrants for substantial rehabilitation, to which the Community\nDevelopment Manager responded loans.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nCouncilmember Matarrese thanked the Social Services and Human\nRelations Board for putting the amendment together.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(06-009 - ) Dorothy Reid, Alameda, stated that she was concerned\nabout the economic impacts of the proposed Target the neighborhood\nwill be negatively impacted; informed decisions cannot be made\nwithout reviewing the economic aspects of the project; 75% of\nAlameda's retail leakage comes from high-end specialty stores, not\ndiscount stores; increased street resurfacing and criminal elements\nneed to be addressed.\n(06-010) Dr. Arthur Lipow, Alameda Public Affairs Forum, stated\nthat he was disturbed that there were no barriers at the boat\nlaunch at the end Grand Street; the Acting Police Chief does not\nconsider the site to be a hazard; a doctor died at the site, as\nwell as two others; inquired why something has not been done to\ncorrect the situation.\n(06-011) Jon Spangler, Alameda, requested that the Council\nconsider joining the Kyoto USA movement in voluntarily adopting\nthe Kyoto protocols; the City already is a leader on energy\npolicies through Alameda Power and Telecom and waste management\nprograms stated that he has great reservations about the proposed\nTarget Harsh Development and Target need to reach out to the\ncommunity to ensure that appropriate contributions are made as was\ndone by Catellus.\n(06-012) ) Gretchen Lipow, Alameda, stated she was concerned about\nhow the proposed Target would impact the small merchants on Park\nStreet and Webster Street the Safeway and Trader Joe parking area\nis a mess; the Grand Street boat slip gives an illusion that\nOakland is very close; the street should be barricaded to avoid\naccidents; eight cars have driven into the estuary; three deaths\nhave occurred.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 9, "text": "COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(06-013) - Consideration of Mayor's nominations for appointment to\nthe Recreation and Park Commission and Social Services Human\nRelations Board.\nMayor Johnson nominated Michael B. Cooper for appointment to the\nRecreation and Park Commission and Dora J. Dome to the Social\nServices and Human Relations Board.\n(06-014) - Vice Mayor Gilmore congratulated the Public Works\nDepartment staff for doing a terrific job in maintaining the storm\ndrains; stated that Alameda did not face flooding situations in the\nwake of the recent storms.\n06-015) ouncilmember Daysog stated that members of the Encinal\nHigh School Alumni Association inquired into the possibility of\nrenaming a west-end street to honor Willie Stargel he would like\nto review the history of naming Tinker Avenue and the possibility\nof renaming Tinker Avenue to Willie Stargel Boulevard; Mr. Stargel\ngrew up near Tinker Avenue.\nMayor Johnson stated that the City's street naming policy should be\nreviewed and updated.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that the Encinal High School Alumni\nAssociation also had concerns about how the road and streets in the\nBayport development were named.\nCouncilmember deHaan noted the City experienced minor incidences\nwith the storms a three-hour power outage occurred; stated Third\nStreet and Poggie Avenue reappear with different names in the\nBayport development.\nMayor Johnson stated the matter could be corrected.\nouncilmember deHaan stated Willie Stargel spent most of his youth\nin west-end projects; consideration should be given to renaming\nTinker Avenue or Mosley Avenue.\n(06-016 - ) Councilmember deHaan stated that the Del Monte property\nwas under the oversight of the Planning Board for three years and\nwas scheduled to come back to various committees and boards but has\nnoti 550 housing units are scheduled for the northern waterfront\narea along with substantial retail operations; he would like to\nhave a status report provided shortly.\n(06-017) Councilmember Matarrese stated that his heart goes out to\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 10, "text": "the family of Dr. Atari; an investigation is being conducted\nnecessary action would be taken upon conclusion of the\ninvestigation; inquired when the report would be provided.\nThe City Manager responded up to four weeks.\n(06-018) Councilmember Matarrese requested concurrence from the\nCouncil to provide direction to gather Council policies and have a\ncentral repository established for public access.\nThe City Clerk stated that she has Council policies dating back to\n1998; pre-1998 policies are indexed by topic and are difficult to\nfind.\nMayor Johnson suggested setting up a method for recording and\nmaintenance of Council policies.\nThe City Clerk stated that a method has been established for future\npolicies.\n(06-019) Councilmember Matarrese stated that Alameda's Marine Corp\nunit has been called for deployment in Iraq; requested that the\nCouncil meeting be adjourned with the City's wishes for a safe\nreturn; he is disturbed that fresh troops are being sent out\ninstead of pulling troops back in from the middle east; the Council\nneeds to express support.\n(06-020) Councilmember Matarrese stated that tonight is the\nAssistant City Manager's last meeting; the Assistant City Manager\nis leaving to become the City Manager of Astoria, Oregon; stated he\nwill miss working with the Assistant City Manager.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated that he was leaving with mixed\nemotions; Alameda has been a great place to work for the last three\nyears.\n(06-021) Mayor Johnson stated benefit and pay issues have come to\nher attention from the City Auditor Citywide policies are lacking;\nshe is hesitant to request staff to take on significant projects\nthat are not related to outside projects; pay and benefit policies\nshould be reviewed and formalized; the matter may need to be\nhandled by an outside service money could be allocated if needed;\nrequested that the matter be brought back to Council.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated he would like to review the $250 car\nallowance for transit users; an alternative should be established\nfor public transit users.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2006-01-03", "page": 11, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese stated that the matter should be brought\nback as an agenda item.\nMayor Johnson concurred with Councilmember Matarrese; requested\nthat the City Manager provide recommendations regarding the use of\noutside services and what should be done.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated consistency needs to be established;\nissues are looked at harder during the budget processi employment\ngroups have inequities; efforts are being made to standardize the\nemployment groups; other cities' practices should be reviewed.\n(06-022) - Councilmember deHaan stated the Navy League recognized\nthe Marine Corp unit's deployment to Iraq; concurred with\nCouncilmember Matarrese regarding support to the troops and their\nfamilies.\nMayor Johnson stated that approximately 1500 soldiers are being\ndeployed.\n(06-023) Councilmember deHaan thanked the Assistant City Manager\nfor his open, fair, and honest approach.\nMayor Johnson stated that tonight is also the Assistant to the City\nManager's last meeting; congratulated the Assistant City Manager\nand Assistant to the City Manager stated the Assistant to the City\nManager was leaving to become the Assistant City Manager in Windsor\nafter eight years with Alameda.\nADJOURNMENT\n(06-024) There being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned\nthe Regular Meeting at 9:03 p.m. in a moment of silence for the\nAlameda Marine Corp unit deployed to Iraq.\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\nJanuary 3, 2006", "path": "CityCouncil/2006-01-03.pdf"}