{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -OCTOBER 2, 2007 - -7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:55\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(07-472) Welcoming of new Fire Chief, David A. Kapler.\nThe City Manager introduced the new Fire Chief and the City Clerk\nadministered the Oath of Office.\nFire Chief Kapler stated that he is honored to serve Alameda.\n(07-473 - ) Proclamation declaring October as Disability Awareness\nMonth.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Audrey Lord-\nHausman, Chair of the Commission on Disability Issues.\nMs. Lord-Hausman introduced Commission on Disability Issues Members\nRoberta Kreitz, Toby Berger, and John Robinson; invited everyone to\nattend a tree planting to commemorate Disability Awareness Month at\nLincoln Park on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.\n(07-474) Proclamation declaring October 15 through 19, 2007 as\nNational Business Women's Week.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Isle City of\nAlameda Business and Professional Women President JoAnn Ainsworth\nand founding member Margaret Seaman.\nMs. Ainsworth thanked Council for recognizing the work of women in\nthe community.\nMs. Seaman presented a basket of pink ribbons in recognition of\nBreast Cancer Awareness Month.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 2, "text": "(07-475 - ) Proclamation declaring October 19, 2007 as Chuck Corica\nGolf Complex Day\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Jane Sullwold,\nChair of the Golf Commission.\nMs. Sullwold stated the Golf Course is going through a difficult\ntime; difficult decisions will need to be made; the Golf Course\nwill continue to serve the community if the right steps are taken.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Johnson announced that the Minutes [paragraph no. 07-476] and\nthe recommendation to allocate $292,400 [paragraph no. 07-478] were\nremoved from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the remainder of the\nConsent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an\nasterisk preceding the paragraph number. . ]\n(07-476) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held on\nSeptember 11, 2007, and the Special and Regular City Council\nMeetings held on September 18, 2007.\nVice Mayor Tam moved approval of the minutes with the following\nchanges to Page 10 of the Regular September 18, 2007 minutes. \"the\nLeague failed to gain the support of a bi-partisan State\nLegislator\" and \"renewal of the League's grass roots network. \"\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*07-477) Ratified bills in the amount of $2,523,628.45.\n(07-478) Recommendation to allocate $292,400 from Measure B Funds\nand award a Contract in the amount of $521,700, including\ncontingencies, to Bay Line Concrete, Cutting, Coring, and Drilling,\nInc. for the Grand Street Bridge and Ballena Boulevard Bridge\nRepair and Resurfacing, No. P.W. 11-06-24.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that Council requested the removal of\nthe cyclone fence once the Grand Street Bridge repair is completed;\ninquired whether efforts would be made to eliminate the cyclone\nfence.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 3, "text": "The City Engineer responded that the cyclone fence would not be\nneeded once the railing is replaced; the spacing will be small\nenough to ensure that no one could slip through the area.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n( *07-479) Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications and\nauthorize Call for Bids for Heating, Ventilating and Air\nConditioning Systems Maintenance in various City facilities, No.\nP.W. 09-07-30. Accepted.\n(*07-480) - Resolution No. 14147, \"Realigning the Harbor Bay Business\nPark Assessment District 92-1 Budget and Allocating Funds for the\nRepair of Streets within the Assessment District Boundary.\nAdopted.\n(*07-481) Ordinance No. 2972, \"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. Finally\npassed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(07-482 ) Recommendation to accept the work of Cal-West Lighting\nand Signal Maintenance for installation of Countdown Pedestrian\nSignal Head and Audible Pedestrian Signal, No. P.W. 01-07-01.\nThe City Engineer gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Johnson stated that the manufacturer should inform cities\nregarding [noise] issues with the system; the intention is good;\nthe City wants to make the community more accessible and friendly\nfor people with disabilities; thanked the Public Works Department\nfor taking a step in the right direction; stated refinements will\nbe necessary to make the system work.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he appreciates that the signals\nwill be disabled until a solution is found; inquired whether motion\ndetectors have been considered.\nThe City Engineer responded that staff is exploring other cities'\nsolutions.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the vendor offers a system\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 4, "text": "with motion detectors.\nThe City Engineer responded in the affirmative; stated said system\nis more expensive; the system would have been ordered if current\nfacts were known.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether in-pavement lights would be\nplaced between Santa Clara Avenue and Central Avenue.\nMayor Johnson responded that said lights have already been\ninstalled.\nMichael John Torrey, Alameda, stated that he would like to see in-\npavement lights at the intersection of Main Street and Ralph\nAppezzato Parkway.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember deHaan stated that hopefully money\nwill be available to install embedded lights.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\n(07-483 - ) Recommendation to adopt the City of Alameda Ferry Short\nRange Transit Plan, Fiscal Year 2008/2018 and receive an update on\nthe Water Emergency Transportation Authority Legislation.\nThe Ferry Services Manager and Public Works Director gave a brief\npresentation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore requested background on the Golden Gate\nBridge Transit District; inquired how many ferries are run by the\nDistrict.\nThe Ferry Services Manager responded that the Golden Gate Bridge\nTransit District is the largest ferry service on the Bay and\ncarries approximately two million passengers per year; stated the\nDistrict has five boats.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated that the legislation was to ensure a\ncoordinated emergency response effort; inquired why the largest\nprovider [Golden Gate Bridge Transit District] is excluded.\nThe Public Works Director responded that he does not have an answer\ntonight, but that he will look into the matter.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 5, "text": "Vice Mayor Tam stated that the development of the management plan\nfor emergency response is very important she would like to\nunderscore that priority should be given to an Island such as\nAlameda with regard to emergency accessi Alameda should not be left\nstranded by having its boats used elsewhere in the event of a big\nemergency.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that dialogue was initiated with the\nWater Transit Authority (WTA) at one time; concerns involved\nwhether the WTA had the wherewithal to move forward and take over a\nsystem; the City did not want to Alameda's system to deteriorate in\nany way; inquired whether the legislation could be signed as early\nas October 14.\nThe Public Works Director responded that the legislation was sent\nto the Governor on September 20; the Governor has thirty days to\nact on the legislation by either signing or vetoing the bill; the\nbill would be enacted if no action is taken.\nCouncilmember deHaan requested information on the difference\nbetween Alameda's and Vallejo's concerns.\nThe Public Works Director stated Alameda is trying to ascertain the\nvalue of its assets; approximately $1.1 million could have gone\ninto other types of services but said amount does not include the\n$1 million that was funded through an assessment district for the\nHarbor Bay Ferry; Vallejo's assets are approximately $112 million;\nVallejo is a true transit agency that combines buses with the\nferries Harbor Bay's farebox recovery ratio is 46% and the\nAlameda/Oakland Ferry Service is over 50%; Vallejo's farebox\nrecovery is 65%.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether Vallejo is non-supportive of\nthe legislation.\nThe Ferry Services Manager responded in the affirmative; stated\nVallejo issued a letter requesting ferry riders to lobby the\nGovernor.\nMayor Johnson stated that she does not know whether Vallejo has\nsimply a lot of unanswered questions or is in complete opposition\nto an integrated Bay water transit system.\nThe Public Works Director stated that a lot of unanswered questions\nshould be addressed in the cleanup legislation.\nMayor Johnson stated that Vallejo is unclear about what will happen\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 6, "text": "to a multi-million dollar grant to build a parking structure for\nferry riders.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated Vallejo formed an Advisory Ridership\nCommittee; inquired what methods would be used for outreach to the\nAlameda ridership.\nThe Public Works Director responded today's newspaper article\nprovided information to residents; stated a notice was sent to\nferry riders late today informing the riders of tonight's meeting.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that a community workshop would be\nworthwhile.\nVice Mayor Tam inquired whether the reasoning for the urgency of\nthe Bill is known, to which the Public Works Director responded\nthat he did not know.\nBill Smith, Alameda, discussed flying vehicles.\nScott Henning, Alameda, stated that Council's vote will have the\nappearance of agreeing with approving the Bill; residents need to\nhave a voice in how assets are managed the Bill is proposing to\ngive Alameda's assets to a regional authority where the City's\nvoice is one of many regional cities; the big concern is that the\nBill would transfer ownership Vallejo is in extreme opposition to\nthe Bill and is questioning its enforceability; ferry riders have\nbeen invited to attend Public Hearings in the past; Council should\nconsider not adopting the report until Public Hearings are held,\nthe City Attorney provides an opinion on whether or not the Bill is\nenforceable, and an Advisory Ridership Committee is established.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the Short Range Transit Plan is\nrequired to be adopted, to which the Public Works Director\nresponded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that Council voting on the Short\nRange Transit Plan would not be supporting the Water Emergency\nTransportation Authority (WETA) Legislation the questions are the\nsame as when the WTA made a presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of adopting the Short Range\nTransit Plan.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that good suggestions have been made\nregarding public meetings; the cleanup legislation is an unknown.\nMayor Johnson stated that language could be added stating that the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 7, "text": "City of Alameda has not taken a position on the legislation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese clarified that the motion adopts the Short\nRange Transit Plan; stated adopting the Short Range Transit Plan\nfulfills the City's responsibilities to Regional Measure 1; another\nmotion could be made regarding Council hearing the [WETA] report.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether a separate motion could be made, to\nwhich the City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of adopting the Short Range\nTransit Plan.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated suggestions have been made to hold\npublic hearings with the point of establishing a Rider Advisory\nGroup to ensure public input and to request the City Attorney's S\nopinion regarding the enforcement of the transfer.\nThe City Attorney stated that a transfer cannot take place without\nfair market value compensation for any assets that would be\ntransferred.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated that the City Attorney's comments\npresupposes that the legislation is enforceable but that the WETA\nwould need to pay the City; Vallejo's Mayor is questioning whether\nthe legislation is enforceable.\nThe City Attorney stated the legislation purports and attempts to\npre-empt Charter cities; said issue could be challenged.\nBruce M. McBride, Alameda, stated that Vallejo has a tremendous\nferry organization and has a dedicated ridership; most of the\nriders come from Antioch; Alameda is in a different situation than\nLarkspur or Vallejo; Vallejo does not pass under major airliner\nroutes nor is juxtaposed to any international airports; the Alameda\nroute has ninety percent of its transit immediately adjacent to\nmajor container ships; all ferry boats on the Bay have repair\nservices performed at one facility in Alameda.\nMayor Johnson stated that Council is not taking a position on the\nlegislation. the issue is on going.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated Mr. McBride brought up some good, solid\npoints.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 8, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese stated Council heard the update; the public\nneeds to understand what is happening; workshops are a good way to\nupdate the public and provide timelines.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of adopting the City of\nAlameda Ferry Short Range Transit Plan with the stipulation that\nworkshops be conducted to inform the public on the legislation.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion with the caveat that the\nemergency portion needs to be flushed out; the emergency portion\nwas the driving force; noted new routes are being initiated.\nThe Public Works Director stated that the WTA is currently pursuing\nan Oakland to South San Francisco route.\nVice Mayor Tam stated that she is concerned with the legislation\nbeing rushed; public workshops are being rushed; inquired whether\nthe workshop's point would be to synthesize the public's comments\nin order to take a position or request the City's support of the\nBill in order to respond to the Legislature.\nMayor Johnson stated the purpose of the workshop would be to inform\nthe public.\nThe Public Works Director stated the workshop would educate the\npublic on the Bill; a WTA representative could be at the meeting to\nanswer questions; a Blue Ribbon Task Force was created to look at\nthe needs for emergency response from a ferry perspective and could\nbe the reason for the urgency of the bill.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that [Blue Ribbon Task Force ] came from\nthe Metropolitan Transportation Commission.\nMayor Johnson stated AC Transit expressed interest in operating the\nferries at one point.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired when the WTA was formed, to which the\nDeputy City Manager responded 1999.\nVice Mayor Tam stated that she is very supportive of regional\ncooperation and opportunities to leverage assets with other\nregional agencies; the question is one of process; inquired whether\nthe City was consulted about the legislation during discussions on\nthe formation of an emergency transit authority.\nThe Public Works Director responded that changes were made to the\nlegislation a couple of days before passage.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 9, "text": "Mayor Johnson stated the City and WTA were following the\nlegislation very closely; a lot of late changes were made.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he attended a meeting that\npresented some dramatic scenarios on what would happen when the big\none hits the Bay Area; he is surprised that the legislation\nhappened so quicklyi WTA came to the City a year agoi serious\nmomentum is behind the legislation; the City needs to ensure that\n1) current service is not lost, 2) Alameda receives the benefit of\nhaving the boats, 3) the Mayor is on the [WETA] Board, and 4) the\nCity is reimbursed for any money that the City could have invested\nin infrastructure other than the ferry.\nVice Mayor Tam stated that there is a presumption that SB976 is a\nforegone conclusion; the Bill requires workshops be scheduled to\ninform and educate the community regarding the transition plan; she\nis unclear on whether there are any opportunities to include\namendments before the Governor signs the Bill.\nThe City Manager stated that the City has the opportunity to be\ninvolved with cleanup legislation.\nVice Mayor Tam inquired whether there are any commitments from the\nSenators or Legislature to sponsor the cleanup legislation.\nMayor Johnson responded that the legislation has so many loose ends\nand cannot move forward without cleanup legislation; inquired\nwhether discussions will begin in January.\nThe Deputy City Manager responded the Legislature will reconvene in\nDecember to conduct housekeeping business; stated the real work\nwill start in January; Senator Perata's staff discussed the need\nfor cleanup legislation; there is not an opportunity to make\nchanges to SB976; amendment opportunities will come up in the next\nLegislative session.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated the Governor either has to sign, not\nsign, or veto the bill; inquired whether there is any sense of\nwhich way the Governor is leaning.\nThe Deputy City Manager responded in the negative; stated a lot of\nRepublicans voted no on the Bill; the Department of Finance will\nrecommend a no vote since there were a lot of Republican no votes;\nthe Governor does not always take the Department of Finance's\nrecommendation; the Governor may be willing to sign the Bill in\norder to move other priorities forward; she continues to check on\nthe status, but no action has been taken yet.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese stated said information is valuable; the\nentire regional economy is being reviewed; Alameda needs to ensure\nrepresentation.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated that the Bay Area Council is one of\nthe Bill's sponsors and has been advocating very strongly for the\nlegislation.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\n(07-484) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal\nCode by Revising Various Sections of Chapter II (Administration) ,\nChapter VIII (Traffic, Motor Vehicles and Alternative\nTransportation Modes) , and Chapter XII (Designated Parking) to\nModify the Transportation Commission's Purpose and Authority.\nIntroduced.\nThe Public Works Director provided a brief presentation.\nBill Smith, Alameda, discussed Alameda.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the [signal chirping issue\nwould have been addressed if the matter was not brought to\nCouncil's attention.\nThe Public works Director responded new traffic devices will be\nbrought to the Transportation Commission now.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired where red zones and bus stops issues\nwould be addressed.\nThe Public Works Director responded that his decisions could be\nappealed to the Transportation Commissioni stated\nthe\nTransportation Commission decisions could be appealed to Council;\nCouncil's decisions would be final.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the Transportation Technical Team would\nstill meet because the Team is made up of staff which meets\nregularly.\nThe Public Works Director stated on-going meetings are scheduled on\na monthly basis with the Police Department.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the two tables show the authorities\nof the proposed changes as well as the summary of changes clearly.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved introduction of the ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 11, "text": "Vice Mayor Tam seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Tam thanked the Transportation\nCommission for taking Council's comments to heart at the Joint\nMeeting in May.\nMayor Johnson stated the changes are good; she was an original\nmember of the Public Transit Committee which evolved into the\nTransportation Commissioni the past system was odd; the proposed\nchanges make the process clearer.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he was involved with an issue\nbrought to the Transportation Advisory Board and took exception\nbecause the decision seemed like a done deal. the proposed\nordinance would establish the proper process.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(07-485) - Clyde Ryan, Alameda, (submitted a letter) ; stated that\nthe Island Drive and McCartney Road four-way stop is not working\nfour accidents have occurred between September 2006 and January 31,\n2007; the intersection is dangerous.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether Mr. Ryan was the only crossing guard\nat the intersection, to which Mr. Ryan responded in the\naffirmative.\nMayor Johnson stated the intersection is very wide and is a large\narea for one crossing guard to cover.\nCouncilmember Matarrese suggested that the Public Works Director\nreview the matter.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that the matter was initially addressed\nin March 2006; Mr. Ryan's letter provides an update on the matter.\nMr. Ryan stated that two crossing guards should be assigned to the\nintersection.\n(07-486) Lisa Schmeiser, Alameda, stated that hours have been cut\nback for the volunteers at the Alameda Animal Shelter; the animals\nare not getting the same treatment as in the past; suggested\nforming a committee that would look into the feasibility of setting\nup a shelter as a separate City agency with an independent animal\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 12, "text": "welfare commission; urged that the results of the internal affair\nprobe be released to the public.\nMayor Johnson stated that the Police Department is preparing a\nreport to Council that will be made public; internal affair\ninvestigation reports are not public.\n(07-487) Bill Smith, Alameda, discussed volunteering.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(07-488) Councilmember deHaan stated that Alameda Power and\nTelecom had a meeting regarding the Solar Rebate Program last week;\nthe meeting was well attended; a policy will come to Council.\nThe City Manager stated a policy will go to the Public Utilities\nBoard in November with input from the meeting.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated many people are interested in the\nprogram even though solar energy does not seem to be very efficient\nin Alameda.\nMayor Johnson requested staff to look into the Navy's quarterly\nPartners Sustainability Meetings; stated that the Navy has done a\nlot of research on alternative and solar energy.\n(07-489) Mayor Johnson stated that she and Councilmember Matarrese\nmet with staff and Oakland Council President Ignacio de La Fuente\nregarding the realignment of a train route and re-routing of more\ntrains onto the track that crosses 29th Avenue; Alameda and Oakland\nare planning a workshop on October 11; Alameda motorists need to be\nable to continue on once over the [Park Street ] bridge; the issue\nis significant and affects Oakland Councilmember Kernighan's\ndistrict; the purpose of the meeting is to inform Oakland and\nAlameda residents on what is known at the time.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated a railroad track is crossed when\nmotorists proceed outbound on the Park Street Bridge said railroad\ntrack would have increased train traffic inbound; the train traffic\nwould go through the neighborhood along Fruitvale Avenue and cross\nthe off ramp to I-880 southbound onto Fruitvale Avenuel\nCouncilmember de La Fuente's office found out about the situation\nwhen the Union Pacific Railroad sought permits for traffic\ndiversion on 29th Avenue to start repairing the tracks.\nThe City Manager stated the meeting is scheduled for October 11th at\n6:30 p.m. ; the location is to be determined; information will be\nprovided through a press release as well as the City's website.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 13, "text": "Mayor Johnson stated the issue is significant for Alameda;\ncurrently, the Railroad is stating that there would be only three\ntrains per day, but there is no future limit; Alameda is fortunate\nto have the City of Oakland's cooperation on the matter; the next\nmeeting will include Councilmember Kernighan's office.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether other meetings with the\nOakland Councilmembers are planned, to which Mayor Johnson\nresponded in the affirmative.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nRegular Meeting at 9:52 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\n13\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 14, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -OCTOBER 2, 2007- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Meeting at 6:10 p.m.\nROLL CALL - Present :  ouncilmembers/Commissioners\ndeHaan,\nGilmore, Matarrese, Tam, and Mayor/Chair\nJohnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nThe Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(07-467CC) Conference with Labor Negotiators: Agency Negotiators :\nCraig Jory and Human Resources Director; Employee Organizations\n:\nAll City Bargaining Units.\n(07-468CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation;\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section\n54956.9; Number of cases: One.\n(07-469CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation;\nName of case : Harbor Bay Isle Associates V. City of Alameda.\n(07-037CIC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators; Property:\nAlameda Theater Retail Spaces, 2315 and 2319 Central Avenue\nNegotiating parties CIC and Retail Tenants Under negotiation:\nPrice and terms.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the Special Meeting was reconvened\nand Mayor/Chair Johnson announced that regarding Labor, Council\nreceived a briefing from its Labor Negotiators and gave direction;\nregarding Anticipated Litigation, Council gave direction to Legal\nCounsel regarding initiation of litigation; regarding Existing\nLitigation, Legal Counsel briefed Council on the status of the\nlitigation; regarding Real Property, the Commission received a\nbriefing from its Real Property Negotiators and gave direction.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Meeting at 7:45 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 Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2007-10-02", "page": 15, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL, ALAMEDA\nREUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA) AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -OCTOBER 2, 2007- - -7:25 P. .M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Joint Meeting at 7:54 p.m.\nCouncilmember/Commissioner deHaan led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent\n:\nCouncilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners\ndeHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam and\nMayor/Chair Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nVice Mayor/Board Member/Commissioner Tam moved approval of the\nConsent Calendar.\nCouncilmember/Boaro Member/Commissioner Matarrese seconded the\nmotion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. [Items so\nenacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the\nparagraph number. ]\n(*07-470CC/*07-038CIC\n)\nMinutes of the Special Joint City Council\nand Community Improvement Commission Meeting of September 18, 2007.\nApproved.\n(\n*07-471CC/*07-039CIC) Recommendation to accept the Quarterly\nFinancial Report for the period ending June 30, 2007. Accepted.\nAGENDA ITEMS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Joint Meeting at 7:55 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, Alameda Reuse and\nRedevelopment Authority, and Community\nImprovement Commission Meeting\nOctober 2, 2007", "path": "CityCouncil/2007-10-02.pdf"}