{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTHURSDAY - -JUNE 5, 2008- -6:00 P. M.\nVice Mayor Tam convened the Special Meeting at 6:10 p.m.\nCouncilmember Matarrese led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nRoll Call - Present : louncilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam and Mayor Johnson - 5.\n[Note Mayor Johnson arrived at 6:47 p.m.\n]\nAbsent :\nNone.\n(08-253) Workshop on the City's Two-year Financial Plan and\nCapital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Years 2008-10.\nFormer Councilmember Barbara Kerr, Alameda, submitted a letter;\nstated Art in the Park was not meant to be a fundraiser. it was\ncreated to allow Alameda artists to have an event to show art;\nurged Council to keep the event.\nSteve Jones, Alameda, suggested daily staff assigned to fire\nprevention, training, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Deputy\nFire Chief be used to staff the fire apparatus stated the savings\nwould not be as great as placing an apparatus out of service;\nfooling with having less than 27 firefighters on duty would be\nreckless.\nThe City Engineer gave a Power Point presentation on the Capital\nImprovement Program.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired what is the current backlog for\nthe sidewalk repair program.\nThe City Engineer responded that she would provide information.\nVice Mayor Tam requested information on the magnitude of the\ndeferred maintenance for streets and sidewalks, including ponding\nnear the Posey Tube and Veterans' Building repairs.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the inventory of sidewalk repairs is\nknown; that he would like to know where the City is before\napproving the CIP budget in order to prioritize.\nCouncilmember Gilmore requested staff to provide a list of streets\nthat are rated 30 to help Council prioritize.\nMayor Johnson stated staff should include how much it would cost to\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJune 5, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 2, "text": "improve the street segments at high risk.\nThe Deputy City Manager gave a Power Point presentation on revenue\nstrategies.\nFollowing Council discussion of assessment districts, Vice Mayor\nTam requested that the matter be added to the polling questions.\nMayor Johnson requested the amount of EMS bad debt be provided to\nCouncil as well as how the City tries to collect.\nThe Fire Chief gave a Power Point presentation.\nVice Mayor Tam requested staff to review Mr. Jones's suggestion.\nMayor Johnson questioned whether fire inspections could be done by\nthe Planning and Building Department.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested the impact of reducing a truck\ncompany and the impact of interrupting office services be compared\nside-by-side; stated addressing a fire or hazardous situation needs\nto be weighed against a slow down in inspections; that he would\nlike an analysis of using office staff to fill response staff when\nthere is an overtime issue.\nThe Fire Chief continued the presentation.\nMayor Johnson requested information on how often the Fire\nDepartment responds to hazardous material calls.\nThe Fire Chief continued the presentation.\nFollowing discussion of Oakland's contract with American Medical\nResponse (AMR) for medical calls, Councilmember deHaan requested\nbackground information and data on how often Alameda is called to\nsupport AMR; further requested information on the amount of debt\nfrom said calls.\nVice Mayor Tam questioned the amount of overtime needed when there\nis full staffing.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested staff to identify the amount of\novertime associated with said calls and the total value of the\ncalls; further requested the cost delta for the 6-to-1 ratio of\nAMR's to Alameda's calls for mutual aid.\nMayor Johnson requested information on the number and type of calls\nfor each station.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJune 5, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 3, "text": "The Fire Chief continued the presentation.\nFollowing discussion regarding the Countywide paramedic service\nassessment district, Councilmember Matarrese requested staff to\nreview implementing the voter-approved tax.\nThe Fire Chief continued the presentation.\nFollowing discussion regarding training, Councilmember Gilmore\ninquired what is the average number of hours for training a\nfirefighter.\nThe Fire Chief stated the matter could be placed on the issue bin;\ncontinued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested the City Manager to provide an\nanalysis of whether or not the organization is large enough to\nwarrant the Administrative Management Analyst position; inquired\nwhether other cities of similar size have the position; stated\nother departments have the position; staff should review\nconsolidating or outsourcing; requested the scenario slide be\npublished to share it with the public.\nCouncilmember Gilmore requested staff to review the possibility of\nhaving a Citywide grant writer.\nMayor Johnson concurred with Councilmember Gilmore's suggestion;\nstated it could be handled on a contract basis.\nDomenick Weaver, Alameda Firefighters Local 689 President,\ndiscussed brown outs in San Francisco and Oakland; stated that he\ndoes not support the brown out proposal.\nJohn McCahan, Alameda, urged the Council to look for alternatives\nto pulling a truck company; suggested revenue enhancements, such as\nincreasing and ensuring collection of EMS fees; further suggested\nEMS transport be considered; stated South San Francisco implemented\nsaid service.\nIn response to Mayor Johnson's request for further explanation of\nEMS transport, Mr. McCahan stated there are options which would\nraise $800,000 to $1.4 million in revenue.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated there could be huge start up costs.\nMr. McCahan encouraged review of the business model.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJune 5, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 4, "text": "Act.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJune 5, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF HISTORICAL ADVISORY BOARD\nREGULAR MEETING OF THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2008\nCOUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE - 7:00 PM\nCONVENE: 7:04 p.m.\nROLL CALL:\nPRESENT: Vice Chair Miller, Board Members lrons, Iverson, and Lynch\nABSENT: Chair Anderson\nSTAFF PRESENT:\nJon Biggs, Planning Services Manager/ Secretary to\nthe Historical Advisory Board; Tony Ebster, Permit\nTechnician I/ Recording Secretary\nMINUTES:\nMinutes from the meeting of May 1, 2008\nMotion (lrons)/Second (Iverson) to approve the minutes with\ncorrections\nAyes; 4: Noes; 0; Absent: Chair Anderson\nMotion Carries\nAGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS:\nNone\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nMr. Brendan Meyer addressed the Board regarding the July 3, 2008 Historical Advisory\nBoard Meeting. He requested that the Board honor the meeting schedule posted on the\nCity's website and hold the meeting on July 3, 2008.\nWRITTEN COMMUNICATION:\nNone\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n(7-A) Certificate of Approval - PLN08-0035 - 1150 Bay Street. The applicant is\nrequesting a Certificate of Approval to demolish more than thirty percent (30%) of the\nvalue of an historically designated residential building for the purpose of remodeling a\nprevious addition and adding a front porch. The site is located at 1150 Bay Street within\nan R-1, One-Family Residence Zoning District. (DV) Staff requests that this item be\ncontinued to the meeting of August 7, 2008.\nMinutes of June 5, 2008\n1\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 2, "text": "Motion (Lynch)/Second (Iverson) to continue Item 7-A to the meeting of August 7,\n2008\nAyes: 4; Noes 0: Absent 0\nMotion Carries\n(7-B) Certificate of Approval for Alterations to a Historical Monument - PLN08-0185 -\n1501 Buena Vista Avenue. The Applicant is proposing structural alterations, including\nminor changes to the building's exterior, for the rehabilitation of the Del Monte Building.\nReview and comment on findings regarding the consistence of the proposed alterations\nwith the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Restoration. The Del\nMonte Building is located within an M-2, General Industrial District. (JB)\nMr. Jon Biggs presented the staff report for 1501 Buena Vista Avenue for consideration\nof the Certificate of Approval for exterior alterations for future uses of the Del Monte\nBuilding, which is an historic monument. Staff recommends approval of the application.\nVice Chair Miller invited the architect to speak to the item.\nMr. Michael Rockhold addressed the board regarding the Certificate of Approval and\nreviewed the phases of the rehabilitation process and spoke to the first steps to be\ntaken in the first phase of the construction. He briefly talked about the historical status\nof the Del Monte Building.\nThe Board requested that all the windows be reinstalled by a certain date and that all\nopenings be water tight to prevent weather damage.\nThe Board also asked for clarification regarding the sandblasting of the existing brick.\nMr. Christopher Buckley was happy to see the project moving forward. He was\nsurprised that the Board would be presented with only one phase without a status of the\noverall project. He expressed concern that the Board is being asked to make a decision\nwithout knowing how the project will turn out as a whole. He was concerned that this\nwould be an \"open ended\" approval and suggested that the board set a date as to when\nthe windows would be reinstalled.\nMr. Stuart Rickard asked about the roofing material and wanted clarification regarding\nthe solar panels. He also expressed concern about the covers for the roof openings\nand wanted to make sure they will seal the openings.\nBoard Member Iverson wanted to make sure that the updates from the National Park\nService (NPS) were provided. She also expressed concern as to how the building\nwould be secured during construction. She wanted one of the conditions of approval to\nbe that sandblasting would not be done on the brick or any other porous surfaces.\nMs. Melissa Gaudreau clarified that sandblasting would not be done on any brick or\nporous surfaces.\nMinutes of June 5, 2008\n2\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 3, "text": "The Board agreed that sandblasting would not be done on any brick, masonry, and\nporous or sensitive surfaces.\nThe Board also wanted to be clear that this approval is only good for the first phase of\nthe construction project and any future approvals would have to come before the\nHistorical Advisory Board.\nBoard Member Lynch expressed concern with the grammatical errors in the conditions\nof approval. She said that the line that reads \"Planning Director or their designate\"\nshould be \"Planning Director or his or her designate\".\nBoard Member Iverson expressed concern that if the project does not proceed as\nplanned, there is no language that obligates the architect to make the building watertight\nand wanted to include that in the conditions of approval.\nMr. Rockhold offered to return to the Historical Advisory Board periodically to update the\nboard on the progress of the construction of the project.\nMotion (Irons)/ Second (Iverson) to approve the Certificate of Approval with\nconditions.\nAyes: 4; Noes 0; Absent: Chair Anderson\n(7-C) Certificate of Approval - PLN08-0156 - 970 Pearl Street. The Applicant is\nrequesting a Certificate of Approval for the demolition of more than thirty percent (30%)\nof the value of a single-family residence built in 1937. Exterior alterations including\nadditions and window replacement are also proposed. The site is located within and R-\n1, One-Family Residence Zoning District. (LA)\nMr. Jon Biggs presented the staff report for a Certificate of Approval for 970 Pearl\nStreet. He gave a brief summary of the project. Staff recommends approval of the\napplication with conditions.\nMr. Tim Banuelos spoke to the project and gave a brief history of the current status of\nthe project. He mentioned the condition of the house and pointed out the need for\nrepairs due to dry rot and upgrades from outdated materials to more modern, efficient\nmaterials.\nBoard Member Lynch expressed concern with condition number 4 and wanted\nclarification regarding the replacement of the windows. She also asked about the\nawning and what was going to happen with it.\nMr. Christopher Buckley addressed the windows and the muntins. His concern was\nwith the projection of the muntins and that it should project out 3/8 of an inch from the\nglass surface and it was difficult to tell if it did, and stated that it should be consistent\nwith the design review guidelines.\nMinutes of June 5, 2008\n3\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 4, "text": "Mr. Jon Biggs clarified that the window muntins should be closer to the requirement and\nare a little on the thin side.\nMotion (Iverson)/ Second (Lynch) to approve the Certificate of Approval with\nconditions.\nAyes: 4; Noes: 0; Absent: Chair Anderson\nMotion Carries\n(7-D) Study Session on the Carnegie Restoration and Preservation Project, Applicant:\nCity of Alameda - 2264 Santa Clara Avenue & 1429 Oak Street (Former Children's\nLibrary) - Review and provide feedback on a proposed design for the connection\nbetween the Carnegie Library and the Children's Library.\nMr. Jon Biggs presented the staff report for the Carnegie Restoration and Preservation\nProject and introduced the architects for the project.\nMs. Rosemary Muller presented her PowerPoint presentation to the Historical Advisory\nBoard to illustrate how the structures are going to be used and went through the basic\nconcepts of the design for the connection between the Carnegie building and the former\nChildren's library. She also gave a brief history of the Carnegie structure and pointed\nout that the architectural firm had decided to focus on a specific time period of\nsignificance to base the new designs on. She spoke to various elements that will be\nrecreated. She also talked about many of the design elements and some of the\nmaterials that will be used. The presentation included many pictures and drawings of\nthe finished project.\nMr. Christopher Buckley asked about the original furnishings and if there was an\ninventory. He also asked about the external materials and the framing for the glass\nwall. He noted option three that showed a treatment that was similar to what was\npresented. He wanted to see material samples to get an idea of how it was going to\nlook. He also asked about the west side and what materials are going to be used and\nwhat colors for the interior walls and connector will be.\nBOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nThe Board asked about what projects are required to go before the Historical Advisory\nBoard and how it is determined. They also asked who is responsible for notifying the\napplicant when Historical Advisory Board approval is required.\nMr. Biggs clarified that staff is diligent about letting the applicant know when they are\nrequired to get Historical Advisory Board Approval and necessary permits.\nBoard Member Lynch reported on her activity regarding the North of Lincoln Historic\nBuildings and suggested that the Italianate Style be put into the design guidelines.\nMinutes of June 5, 2008\n4\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2008-06-05.pdf"}
{"body": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard", "date": "2008-06-05", "page": 5, "text": "Mr. Christopher Buckley spoke to the work Board Member Lynch did regarding the list\nand expressed appreciation. He mentioned that Alameda Architecture Preservation\nSociety is willing to help create and maintain the database.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nMr. Jon Biggs reported on the project at 3327 Fernside and the Streetlights Project on\nBuena Vista Avenue between Grand Street and Sherman Street, Encinal Avenue\nbetween Post Street and Fernside Boulevard, and Lincoln Avenue between Fifth Street\nand Constitution Way.\nADJOURNMENT: 9:58 p.m.\nRespectfully Submitted by:\nJon Biggs\nPlanning Services Manager/Secretary, Historical Advisory Board\nMinutes of June 5, 2008\n5\nRegular Historical Advisory Board Meeting", "path": "HistoricalAdvisoryBoard/2008-06-05.pdf"}