{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - - SEPTEMBER 18, 2007-7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular City Council Meeting at 8:02\np.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam, and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(07-445) Proclamation encouraging participation in Peoples\nRepublic of China Flag raising ceremony in support of Wuxi, China\nSister City activities.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Dr. Nancy Li,\nFriends of Wuxi.\n(07-446)\nProclamation declaring the week of October 7 through 13,\n2007 as Public Power Week.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to the Alameda\nPower and Telecom (AP&T) General Manager.\nMayor Johnson stated Alameda is contributing to the Trinity River\nRestoration Project; requested that the AP&T General Manager\ncomment on the issue.\nThe AP&T General Manager stated the Central Valley Project\nImprovement Act was established in 1992; Alameda has contributed\nmillions of dollars; the administration has gone back to review how\nwell the money was spent; a report would be coming out shortly.\nMayor Johnson stated Alameda should be proud of participating in\nthe project.\nThe AP&T General Manager stated Alameda invested money to protect\nand rehabilitate the environment and also invested in renewable\nresources back in the 1980's when it was not trendy to do so;\nAlameda's renewable resources are 85% carbon free; emission rates\nare approximately half of Pacific Gas & Electric's (PG&E'S and\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 2, "text": "approximately one third of the State average.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Johnson announced that the recommendation to approve Annual\nReport [paragraph no. 07-449], the recommendation to approve the\nagreement [paragraph no. 07-450], and Resolution Authorizing the\nCity Manager [paragraph no 07-453] were removed from the Consent\nCalendar for discussion.\nVice Mayor Tam moved approval of the remainder of the Consent\nCalendar.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are\nindicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number. ]\n( *07-447) - Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings\nheld on September 4, 2007. Approved.\n(*07-448) Ratified bills in the amount of $12,315,155.77.\n(07-449)\nRecommendation to approve Annual Report on the Managed\nInvestment Portfolio.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated PFM Asset Management and Chandler\nAsset Management were selected for investment portfolio management\nin June 2002; the staff report compares PFM Asset Management and\nChandler Asset Management returns to the Merrill Lynch benchmark ;\ninquired whether PFM Asset Management and Chandler Asset Management\nwere compared to previous asset managers, not just benchmarks.\nThe City Treasurer responded staff previously managed the\nportfolio; stated the City later decided to split the portfolio\nbetween the two asset managersi the two asset managers were given\nthe mandate to perform relative to a certain benchmark; typically,\nmanagement performance is measured versus the benchmark; the City's\ninvestment strategies are constrained; managers do not have the\nopportunity to set themselves far apart from others.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated that she was not aware that the City\nchanged to private asset management recently; comparing pervious\nasset managers would have been a good idea if the City had previous\nasset managers.\nThe City Treasurer stated the Finance Director is in communication\nwith other cities; the County Treasurer stated that the City is on\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 3, "text": "the right track; peers provide feedback on the City's strategies;\nthe asset managers have done quite well; he is more comfortable and\nconfident with the money being in professional hands; the current\nenvironment is volatile.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the City has a multi-year Contract\n[with the asset managers].\nThe City Treasurer responded in the affirmative; stated the\nContract can be terminated, and the City can replace the asset\nmanagers at any time.\nVice Mayor Tam stated that municipalities are ultra conservative\nwith investments; the total rate of return is 3.3%; most pension\nfunds have a 6% to 8% return; inquired what is the main difference\nin the spread of the portfolios; further inquired whether the City\nhas opportunities to earn more money.\nThe City Treasurer responded an Orange County manager was involved\nin some esoteric strategies that ended pushing Orange County into\nbankruptcy stated the City's investment parameters are very\nrestricted; the City can invest in 0-5 year maturity bonds ; many\npension funds invest in long-term bonds, which pay a higher\ninterest rate; the City tries to provide a benchmark that is\nrelevant to what can be done; bonds benefit from bad financial news\nand gain value when interest rates go down; interest rates go down\nwhen the economy is slow; the City has a high quality portfolio;\nwhat is going on today does not impact the City's portfolio but\nmight impact finances in other ways.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the flattening hurts because the budget\nanticipates growth.\nThe City Treasurer stated the portfolio will generate enough income\nonly if the budget grows at the rate of inflation; concerns are\nwith the revenue side; more will be known in the next couple of\nmonths.\nVice Mayor Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n( 07-450 ) Recommendation to approve the agreement relating to\nCombustion Turbine Project Number One.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired where the combustion turbine is\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 4, "text": "located, to which the AP&T General Manager responded near Rosenblum\nWinery.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether fossil fuel is used.\nThe AP&T General Manager responded natural gas is used to generate\nelectricity; two units are located in Alameda, two in Roseville,\nand one in Lodi; natural gas is used to generate power; the heat\nrate is very high; the units are expensive to run; the primary use\nis reliability; Alameda is electrically interconnected to the\nregional grid; the combustion turbines (CT's) provide reliability\nbenefits to the entire East Bayi the CT's ran 1% of all available\nhours in 2005 and approximately 4% in 2006; 10% is the maximum\namount of running hours.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the grid could be backfilled with\nadditional power at peak capacity; inquired whether CT1 was\ndeveloped as an emergency backup for the former Base.\nThe AP&T General Manager responded CT1 was built by NCPA; stated\nthe City had an interconnection agreement with PG&E; PG&E would\ncharge an extremely high fee for exceeded loads; more than ten\nnorthern California cities built CT's and hydro-electric plants as\nways to mitigate the cost.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the City would have an\nopportunity to receive a greater share [of ownership]\nThe AP&T General Manager responded the matter was brought to the\nPublic Utilities Board (PUB) last night and was approved\nunanimously; stated the matter was also brought to the NCPA\nCommission's August meeting and was approved unanimously; Alameda\nwill continue to have the same amount of megawatts; the only\ndifference is that Alameda will own more megawatts in the Alameda\nand Lodi units; Alameda will relinquish rights to the Roseville\nunits; rules changed in 2005; the Roseville unit went into the\nSacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) control area and was\nelectrically isolated from other owners California grid owners\ncould not get the value of the unit; the proposed action realigns\nownership percentages.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired how the turbines fit into future\noperation plans; further inquired whether the turbines have a life\nexpectancy and whether the City would ever have control.\nThe AP&T General Manager responded the City has joint control with\nNCPA; stated some PG&E plants are forty years old; loads continue\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 5, "text": "to grow in California; generation is not keeping up with the pace;\nthe problem has exasperated in the Bay Area; congestion pricing\nwill be implemented next year; prices have the potential to go up\nin areas where there is not sufficient generation.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether usage would be more than 1%\nor 4% per year.\nThe AP&T General Manager responded the maximum usage is 10%; stated\nthe unit is called a reliability must run (RMR) unit. ; the\nCalifornia Independent System Operator performs a study of\nCalifornia and sub-regions from a reliability perspective every\nyear; the study is done in consultation with stakeholders all over\nthe State; certain units are designated RMR at the end of the\nstudy.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he has no problem with moving\nforward on the matter since there is an exchange of ownership; he\nhas concerns with continuing to run a gas turbine; he hopes that\ngas turbines will not be used in Alameda in the future; the\nobligation could go on forever with NCPA.\nThe AP&T General Manager stated that he would include tonight'\ncomments into the PUB's long-term planning efforts; the matter is a\nreliability issue; everyone needs to work together to support the\ngrid; natural gas is much cleaner; Alameda is the best, or among\nthe top three, in the State with regard to overall carbon\nfootprint carbon footprint reduction efforts will continue.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that Assembly Bill 32 mandates lowering\nthe footprint; he would not like to see more than 3% or 4% usage.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the staff recommendation\nMayor Johnson inquired what is the status of the congestion fees.\nThe AP&T General Manager responded congestion fees are in place\nnow; stated the matter will become more complicated starting April\n1, 2008; one regulatory victory has allowed averaging some of the\npricing points across the Bay Area, but may not be permanent.\nMayor Johnson stated that Councilmember deHaan made a good point\nregarding plans for the future; other producers may be forced to\nput in less green energy to fulfill the needs of the overall grid\nif decisions are made not to use the turbines more than 3% or 4%;\narbitrary limits should not be set.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember deHaan stated that he does not want the issue to be\nmisconstrued as arbitrary; lowering carbon footprints will be\nmandated; 10% usage would cause problems with meeting requirements\nin the future.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*07-451) Recommendation to approve amendment to Consultant\nAgreement with EIP Associates, Inc. to increase the Contract amount\nby $57,925 for the completion of an Environmental Impact Report for\nHarbor Bay Village 6. Accepted.\n( *07-452) Recommendation to appropriate $253,539 in Measure B\nParatransit Funds for Non-Mandated Paratransit Program. Accepted.\n(07-453) Resolution No. 14144, \"Authorizing the City Manager to :\n1) Enter into an Agreement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management\nDistrict for Carl Moyer Program Grants to Replace Two Ferry Vessel\nDiesel Engines and One Diesel Generator, and 2) Conduct an Open\nMarket Purchase of Two Ferry Vessel Diesel Engines and One Diesel\nGenerator Pursuant to Section 3-15 of the Alameda City Charter, and\nExecute the Purchase Agreements. Adopted.\nVice Mayor Tam stated that she is supportive of the plans to\nreplace the diesel engines with a more efficient system; State\nlegislators approved the formation of the Water Emergency Transit\nAuthority, which will eventually take over the Alameda and Vallejo\nsystems inquired whether opportunities would exist to recover\ninvestments.\nThe Public Works Director responded the current legislation is not\nclear on whether Alameda would be compensated for the investment;\nstated Alameda is strategically seeking cleanup legislation.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the local match is coming\nfrom Measure B funding.\nThe Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; stated\nMeasure B funding is earmarked for Alameda ferries; Measure B funds\nwere not used when the ferry service was established in 1989;\nAlameda used funds that could have gone into street and sidewalk\nmaintenance; the City is seeking reimbursement for said investment.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the funding is earmarked now.\nThe Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; stated most\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 7, "text": "funds come from Measure B, which are specifically earmarked for\nferries; funding also comes from Regional Measure 1, which is toll\nbridge funds; Transportation Improvement Funds can be used for\nother activities; contributions are received from the Port of\nOakland and Harbor Bay Business Park; Tideland funds have been used\nin the past.\nVice Mayor Tam inquired whether the project would exhaust the\n$535,916 Carl Moyer grant funds and then rely on additional funds\nfrom Regional Measure 1 and Measure B, to which the Public Works\nDirector responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether there are other uses for the funds.\nThe Public Works Director responded the funds are for ferries.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the existing Measure B funds\nare proportional to what other cities are receiving without the\nferry funds.\nThe Public Works Director responded that Measure B funds are based\non population and street miles; stated that money is allocated for\nparatransit and the Broadway/Jackson interchange.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that Alameda was in negotiations with\nthe Water Transit Authority at one time.\nThe Public Works Director stated Alameda wanted assurance that\nferry riders would be well represented on any regional agency,\ncurrent fares would be maintained, and hours would not be reduced\nthere are concerns on whether Alameda would be represented on the\nnew transit agency and whether the City would be compensated for\nthe assets if infrastructure is taken away.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired what is the fare box ratio for the\nHarbor Bay ferry, to which the Ferry Services Manager responded\n42.3% at the end of last fiscal year.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated considering carbon footprint\nimplications is good even if the City delivers a ferry service to\nsomeone else; he is concerned about labor difficulties with Valley\nPower in San Leandro; he has heard that employee benefit packages\nare being reduced.\nThe Public Works Director stated that he does not know if Valley\nPower is still on strike; staff is looking for other local vendors.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 8, "text": "Vice Mayor Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested a report on the outcome of the\ndiscussions with other vendors.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(07-454 - ) Resolution No. 14145, \"Appointing Reginald James to the\nSocial Service Human Relations Board. \" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\n(07-455) - Recommendation to accept a Grant from the Assistance to\nthe Firefighters Grant Program for $275,391 to develop and\nadminister a Technical Rescue Program and appropriate $68,848\nto meet the Grant applicant 20% share requirement.\nThe Interim Fire Chief provided a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired what is the funding source for the\n$68,848, to which the City Manager responded the General Fund\nreserve.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether additional funding would be\navailable in future years for on-going training, to which the\nInterim Fire Chief responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nMayor Johnson thanked the Interim Fire Chief for doing an\noutstanding job; presented the Interim Fire Chief with a City flag\nand mug.\n(07-456 - ) Public Hearing to consider a General Plan Amendment and\nRezoning of an existing park/open space area of approximately 10. 77\nacres. The site is located north of Singleton and Mosley Avenues\nat 201 Mosley Avenue within the R-4-G, Neighborhood Residential\n( Special Government) Zoning District;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 9, "text": "(07-456A) Resolution No. 14146, \"Approving General Plan Amendment\n(GPA07-0003 to Amend the General Plan Land Use Diagram to Change\nthe Designation of Approximately 10.77 Acres Located North of\nSingleton and Mosley Avenues at 201 Mosley Avenue, from Medium\nDensity Residential to Parks and Public Open Space. Adopted; and\n(07-456B) Introduction of Ordinance Reclassifying and Rezoning\nApproximately 10.77 Acres Located North of Singleton and Mosley\nAvenues at 201 Mosley Avenue, from R-4-G, Neighborhood Residential\n(Special Government) to Open Space Zoning Designation. Introduced.\nThe Planner III gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Johnson opened the public hearing.\nBill Smith, Alameda, discussed housing.\nThere being no further speakers, Major Johnson closed the public\nportion of the hearing.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that rezoning is a great move to\nprotect the park; he hopes that the same can be done to protect\nopen space areas at the former Base.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution and\nintroduction of ordinance.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember deHaan stated that the site has\nbeen a park for a long time; the park is one of the more recently\nrenovated parks in Alameda and will be a major asset; the site has\ntwo soccer fields, a baseball field, and basketball courts.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(07-457) Bill Smith, Alameda, discussed mold.\n(07-458) Stevon Schwartz, Alameda, suggested making the nine-hole\ngolf course an eighteen-hole putting course.\nMayor Johnson suggested that Mr. Schwartz attend the Golf\nCommission meeting tomorrow night.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 10, "text": "COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(07-459) Vice Mayor Tam stated that she attended the League of\nCalifornia Cities Annual Conference from September 5 through\nSeptember 8; the League failed to work with a bi-partisan State\nLegislator to get Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 8, which\nrelates to eminent domain reform, on the ballot; a Howard Jarvis\ngroup will try to place a competing measure on the ballot to\nrestrict local control on eminent domain; listed the League elected\nofficers; further stated the Assembly voted to support the\nfollowing resolutions 1) renewal of the League's grass routes\nnetwork, 2) infrastructure for the aging population, 3) a 300-foot\ndistance requirement between new residential care facilities, and\n4) consolidation of the Office of Emergency Services and Homeland\nSecurity in order to reduce redundancies in the roles of the two\noffices.\n(07-460) Councilmember deHaan stated that he attended the League of\nCalifornia Cities Conference; Attorney General Jerry Brown was very\ncandid regarding Assembly Bill 32, which would require reducing\nemissions to 1990 carbon footprint levels; legislation will not be\nin place until 2012 and will need to be met by 2020; the Attorney\nGeneral was wearing a different hat when building out 10,000\nresidential units in Oakland and is now in the position to sue\ncities that are not fulfilling the commitment.\n(07-461) Councilmember deHaan stated that he took a tour of\nMcClellan Air Force Base on Saturday; the Base had a successful\ntransition because of adaptive reuse with high concentration of\nuses from the federal, State and county governments; he was\ndelighted to see the Air Museum; seven acres were purchased for\n$450,000 after site control was gained.\nMayor Johnson stated that the Air Museum is a beautiful building\nand is a good example of a successful museum; not all museums are\nsuccessful; requested that staff provide Alameda Museum with\ninformation on the Air Museum's budget, revenue sources, and\nbusiness plans.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he has the contact information;\nthe real lesson is that there is a common thread with successful\nconversions; the federal government was not afraid to come in and\nhelp; noted that he also had the opportunity to visit the State\nSenator's office also.\nMayor Johnson inquired how the money was raised to purchase the\nland.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 11, "text": "Counci lmember deHaan responded $1 million was donated; stated a\ndeveloper brought in a funding stream that provided loan\ncapabilities of up to $5 million.\nMayor Johnson stated Alameda museums should learn from the example\n[Air Museum]. .\n(07-462) Councilmember deHaan stated the City has its first green\nparking lot at Blanding Avenue and Oak Street.\n(07-463) Mayor Johnson requested an update on the status of the\nBay Trail plans.\n(07-464) Mayor Johnson stated that she met with the City of\nVallejo and Water Transit Authority (WTA) representatives this\nmorning; Vallejo has the other ferry system most affected by recent\nlegislation; Alameda has always been interested in protecting\nservice and fares and needs to have a guaranteed level of service\nand representation if the system merges regionally; Vallejo has\nindicated that there is no intent to purchase the assets; there are\na lot of unanswered questions right now.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the city needs to see that the WTA has\nthe wherewithal to be able to operate a ferry service; Alameda has\nbeen very successful.\nMayor Johnson stated that the regional system participation would\nnot be voluntary.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested an official staff report\nsummarizing the details of this morning's meeting; further\nrequested that proceedings be resurrected from previous Council\nmeetings when the WTA made a presentation; stated information is\nneeded from State representatives. the public needs to know what\nhas transpired and what the future may bring; he would like to have\nthe matter placed on the next agenda for discussion.\nMayor Johnson stated everything is moving quickly; people need to\nbe kept informed.\n(07-465) Mayor Johnson stated that she attended a joint\npresentation with the Public Works Department and Supervisor Lai-\nBitker regarding the Broadway/Jackson interchange and Tube\nlighting; the Bay Farm Island Bridge is a CalTrans bridge; there\nwas discussion about having CalTrans use its resources to bring the\nbridge to lifeline level rather than depleting County resources to\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 12, "text": "retrofit the Fruitvale Bridge. she and Supervisor Lai-Bitker will\nsend a letter to CalTrans requesting that the matter be included in\nlong-range plans.\n(07-466) Mayor Johnson stated that she and the City Manager met\nwith Navy representatives this morning she is amazed at the Navy's\nefforts and resources regarding sustainability research, power, and\ngreen issues; the Navy conducts a quarterly Partners Sustainability\nMeeting; she requested information on said meeting; Alameda can\nlearn a lot from the Navy's research; the Navy is very impressed\nwith Alameda's electric cars.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nRegular Meeting at 9:35 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\n12\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 13, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - - SEPTEMBER 18, 2007-6:30 p.m.\nMayor Johnson convened the Special Meeting at 6:45 p.m.\nROLL CALL - Present : Councilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam, and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nThe Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(07-442) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation\n(54953.9) i Name of Case: Harbor Bay Isle Associates V. City of\nAlameda.\n(07-443 ) Conference with Labor Negotiators; Agency Negotiators:\nCraig Jory and Human Resources Director Employee Organizations\n:\nAll City Bargaining Units.\n***\nMayor Johnson called a recess to hold the Regular Council meeting\nat 7:40 p.m. and reconvened the Closed Session at 9:35 p.m.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the Special Meeting was reconvened\nand Mayor Johnson announced that regarding Legal, Council gave\ndirection regarding settlement parameters; regarding Labor, the\nmatter was not heard.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Meeting at 10:15 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\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 14, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -SEPTEMBER 18, 2007- - -7:25 P.M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Joint Meeting at 7:47 p.m.\nVice Mayor/Commissioner Tam lead the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers/Commissioners\ndeHaan,\nGilmore, Matarrese, Tam, and Mayor/Chair\nJohnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nSPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY\n(07-033 CIC) Update on the Alameda Theater, Cineplex, and Parking\nStructure Project.\nThe Redevelopment Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCommissioner deHaan inquired whether Alameda Power & Telecom (AP&T)\nfunding would be available for setting up electric car charging\nstations.\nThe Redevelopment Manager responded that she would check with AP&T.\nCommissioner Matarrese inquired when the historic theater blade\nsign would be lit.\nThe Redevelopment Manager responded the target date is December 1;\nstated the exact date would be provided.\nChair Johnson stated the blade sign lighting could be coordinated\nwith the holiday tree lighting; the blade sign lighting should take\nplace when the front of the theater looks good.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Matarrese moved approval of the Consent\nCalendar.\nCouncilmember/Commissione: Gilmore seconded the motion, which\ncarried\nby unanimous voice vote - 5. [Note:\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Gilmore abstained from voting on the\nminutes.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and\n1\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-09-18", "page": 15, "text": "[Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding\nthe paragraph number. ]\n(\n*07-444 CC/*07-034 CIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council\nand Community Improvement Commission meeting held on August 7,\n2007. Approved.\n[Note: Councilmember/Commissioner Gilmore abstained from voting on\nthe minutes. ]\n(*07-035 CIC) Recommendation to approve the amended Contract with\nKomorous-Towey - Architects, Inc. by increasing the Contract amount\nby $15,000 to provide additional Construction Administration\nServices for the Civic Center Parking Garage. Accepted.\n(*07-036 CIC) Recommendation to increase maximum loan amounts for\nCity of Alameda Down Payment Program. Accepted.\nAGENDA ITEMS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Joint Meeting at 8:02 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\n2\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nSeptember 18, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-09-18.pdf"}