{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -DECEMBER 16, 2008- -7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular Meeting at 8:11 p.m. Boy Scout\nTroop 89 led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL - Present : Councilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone\nREORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL\nInstallation\n(08-531) The Honorable Judge C. Richard Bartalini administered the\nOaths of Office to Councilmembers deHaan and Gilmore; City Auditor\nKevin Kearney and City Treasurer Kevin Kennedy.\nConsideration of Appointment of Vice Mayor\n(08-532) Vice Mayor Tam moved approval of appointing Councilmember\ndeHaan as Vice Mayor.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\nComments by Reelected Councilmembers\n(08-533) Vice Mayor deHaan, Councilmember Gilmore, the City\nAuditor, and City Treasurer each made comments and thanked their\nsupporters.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember 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. . ]\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 2, "text": "(*08-534) - Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on\nNovember 18, 2008; the Special City Council Meeting held on\nNovember 25, 2008; the Special Joint City Council and Alameda Reuse\nand Redevelopment Authority Meeting held on December 2, 2008.\nApproved.\n(*08-535) Ratified bills in the amount of $2,218,632.51.\n(*08-536) Recommendation to accept the Impact Fee Report for Police\nand Fire services (Fund 161) . Accepted.\n( *08-537) Recommendatior to accept the work of Gallagher & Burk,\nInc. for the repair and resurfacing of certain streets, Phase 28,\nNo. P.W. 04-08-12. Accepted.\n(\n*08-538) Recommendation to accept the annual report for the Public\nArt Fund as required by the Public Art Ordinance. Accepted.\n(*08-539) Resolution No. 14291, \"Authorizing the City Manager to\nEnter into a Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Alameda and\nthe State of California Department of Transportation for Funding\nthe Realignment of the Path at the North Side of the Bay Farm\nIsland Bicycle Bridge in the amount of $40,000.\" Adopted.\n(*08-540) Resolution No. 14292, \"Approving an Amendment to the\nMemorandum of Understanding Between the Alameda City Employees\nAssociation and the City of Alameda for the Period Beginning\nJanuary 1, 2009 and Ending December 31, 2009. \" Adopted.\n***\nMayor Johnson called a recess at 8:36 p.m. and reconvened the\nRegular Meeting at 9:12 p.m.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(08-541) The City Manager and Deputy City Manager discussed federal\nstimulus funding.\nMayor Johnson stated the U.S. Conference of Mayors is pushing for\nfunding to go directly to cities; Trenton, New Jersey is applying\nfor funding to help convert city buildings into green buildings.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the report is good and\ncomprehensive; requested that the report be posted to the website.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated the unfunded Community Improvement\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 3, "text": "Project (CIP) list is extensive.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the concern is how quickly projects can be\nimplemented; the bidding process and immediate project\nimplementation are important.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated that she is working with the Public\nWorks Department on the matter.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the Wilver \"Willie\" Stargell\nAvenue Extension Project has funding.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded the State committed $4\nmillion; $9 million is committed from a private match.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated staff is trying to get additional\nfunding in case the $9 million does not come through.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated land acquisition already\noccurred; the $9 million in developer contributions is uncertain.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether taxpayer money would be\nused if development businesses are not doing well; further inquired\nwhether something could be extracted if the City bailed out the\ndeveloper.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded any money put in by the City\ncomes out on the backside.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the matter should be placed on an\nagenda.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated that the City does not know which\nprojects would be eligible for funding.\nMayor Johnson stated stimulating economic activity is the purpose\nof the stimulus package; the Wilver \"Willie\" Stargell Extension\nProject is a critical part of Alameda Landing redevelopment.\nCouncilmember Tam stated a lot of the projects are for repairs to\nexisting buildings; the Wilver \"Willie\" Stargell Extension Project\nis a new, major transportation project; inquired how the $5 million\nHarbor Bay Parkway reconstruction project falls in the priority\nlisting.\nThe City Engineer responded the road is in bad condition but does\nnot have the traffic flow of other parts of the City; stated the\nportion from Doolittle Drive to Ron Cowan Parkway is being\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 4, "text": "considered for reconstruction.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether Harbor Bay Parkway is a City\nroadway and is not shared with the State, to which the City\nEngineer responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Tam inquired whether the $5 million Harbor Bay Seawall\nProject is high priority.\nThe Deputy City Manager responded the project is submitted through\nthe appropriate process every year; stated the project continues to\nbe a priority.\nMayor Johnson requested an update on the State's budget situation.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated the State is in bad shape; a $40\nbillion deficit is projected through June, 2010; the Governor\ncalled an emergency session on December 1; the State budget will be\nreleased mid January; a May revise budget will be released; the\npicture is not pretty.\nMayor Johnson stated inaction would cause problems at the local\nlevel.\nThe Deputy City Manager stated initially, the problem would be with\ncash flow; payments could be delayed; the situation worsens without\nsolutions.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the State thought it was over the first\nhurdle; the City thought there was a balanced budget; the other\nshoe has not fallen yet.\nMayor Johnson stated the problem is compounded by the State\nadopting an unbalanced budget.\n(08-542) The City Manager provided a brief oral report on the\ntelecom sale; stated residents can call 567-9350 for service.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(08-543) Eric Otani, M.D., Alameda Hospital Healthcare District,\ndiscussed time critical issues for Emergency Medical Response\ncalls; stated minutes matter in certain cases; cardiac arrest and\ntrauma patients need to get to a hospital right away for treatment\n;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 5, "text": "sudden deaths are a big killer in the country; the mortality rate\nincreases 10% per minute.\n(08-544) Gretchen Lipow Alameda, urged Council to immediately\ndissolve its relationship with D. E. Shaw; stated hedge funds are\nabout to go bust; economics are forecasting a continued downturn in\nthe economy ; the City should be very careful not to step into a\ndark hole.\nMayor Johnson requested an explanation on what would happen if D.E.\nShaw failed.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated D.E. Shaw is funding the project;\nD.E. Shaw would be in default of the Exclusive Negotiating\nAgreement (ENA) if funding stopped and the ENA would terminate.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated D.E. Shaw is putting $10 million into the\nproject; the City will be lucky to get through the first phase; the\nnext phases are uncertain; all developers are going through a\nsorting out phase; that he is looking forward to getting\ninformation on Catellus' status.\nMayor Johnson stated there is good reason for uncertainty;\nuncertainty is well justified right now.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the General Fund could lose $1 million to\n$2 million each year if the project does not continue.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated negotiations would be difficult\nregarding the developer's capability.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the matter should be a discussion point as\nthe project moves forward.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the City does not control funding that the\ndeveloper receives; the City can control the relationship with the\ndeveloper; the relationship would be terminated if D.E. Shaw goes\nbankrupt the City has protections.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the City should be aware; the devil is in\nthe details.\nMayor Johnson stated the matter could be placed on an agenda for\nfurther discussion; the City would be in the same circumstances no\nmatter who was the developer.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the matter should be placed on the\nnext Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) agenda; that\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 6, "text": "he would like to address activities related to SunCal and ARRA and\nthe tie to the General Fund.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated SunCal and ARRA activities have\nno affect on the General Fund.\nMayor Johnson stated people need to know that the General Fund is\nnot affected by SunCal dealings.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated he is concerned with SunCal's viability to\nsupport Alameda Point marketing, maintenance, and funding;\nmarketing decisions need to be made.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the matter would be addressed.\n(08-545) Bill Smith, Alameda, stated that he would like to see the\nCity lobby for a stimulus package for Public Works' projects.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(08-546) Public Safety service level update.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated Fire Department overtime funding is\na concern; requested that the Fire and Police Chiefs and City\nManager provide information on current service levels and\nanticipated changes; stated the purpose of the referral is to: 1)\ninform the public on the current status of public safety service\nlevels versus the budget; 2) provide Council with the opportunity\nto give policy direction prior to significant changes in public\nsafety service levels; and 3) prepare for mid-year budget reporting\nand discussion around future cuts anticipated in 2009 due to\ncontinuing economic downturn.\nThe City Manager stated the intent is to avoid any major\nadjustments in the current fiscal year; cost control measures have\nbeen implemented; the adopted budget includes brown out\nimplementation in order to manage Fire Department overtime. an\noutside firm is conducting an analysis on Measure P impacts an\noutside consultant is conducting an operation and service review\nfor the Fire and Police Departments.\nMayor Johnson stated projections need to be updated in order to\ndetermine what needs to be done to keep the budget balanced through\nthe end of this fiscal year.\nThe City Manager stated the City receives revenue receipts in\nDecember; staff is still assuming a $700,000 revenue deficit;\ndetailed information would be provided at the February mid-year\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 7, "text": "provided.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he does not think Council\napproved brown outs; Council took money from the Golf fund with the\nhope that Measure P would pass and brown outs would not be\nnecessary; Council was to revisit the issue.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated Council discussed taking money from\nthe Golf fund for the Fire Department; everyone agreed that Measure\nP was a long shot; the budget was adopted with the assumption that\nbrown outs would occur once overtime funds were depleted; brown\nouts were approved when the budget was adopted; Council needs to\ndiscuss how to apply any Measure P revenues.\nMayor Johnson stated that her recollection is similar to\nCouncilmember Gilmore's additional money was found to fund a fire\nengine for a longer period of time that she does not have a\nproblem bringing brown out discussions back to Council; the Fire\nChief needs to advise Council on brown out impacts.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated the City will get to the point where\nfunds are unavailable for wants and needs; that she is hesitant to\nsuggest revenue enhancements that require a vote of the people;\nPublic Safety comprises two-thirds of the General Fund; the budget\ngap cannot be closed without affecting Public Safety; other\ndepartments have been cut to the bone; the community enjoys a high\nlevel of service from all departments; the City needs to be\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 8, "text": "fiscally responsible.\nMayor Johnson stated the Fire Chief needs to propose ways to\nmaintain twenty-sever suppression positions without using overtime. ;\nother alternatives have not been reviewed; staff needs to be very\ncreative and think outside the box; every possibility needs to be\nreviewed before proposals are made; organizational flattening has\nbeen suggested but has not come back for Council discussion.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Councilmember Matarrese is requesting\nservice level quantifications; response times need to be clarified;\ncomparing service levels with dollars needs to be discussed\ndrastic steps need to be taken; monumental events have taken place\nsince the budget was adopted.\nMayor Johnson stated the issue needs to be brought back for\ndiscussion.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the timeframe needs to be discussed.\nThe City Manager stated staff is working on the budget daily and is\nwaiting to receive revenue figures this month.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated that he cannot wait until revenue figures\nare received; Measure P anticipated bringing in a lot of revenue.\nThe Interim Finance Director stated the City would not reap Measure\nP benefits for twenty-four months. the current and next fiscal year\nbudgets need to be bifurcated.\nMayor Johnson stated the Fire Chief needs to advise Council on\nappropriate service levels.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Council never assumed Measure P revenue\ntransparency is needed and revenues need to be known; Alameda does\nnot want to end up like the City of Oakland, which over projected\nrevenues; staff has been working on every changing circumstance\nreports would be provided on anticipated Measure P revenues, auto\ndealership sales tax losses, Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB)\nunfunded liability actuarial study, and State Board of Equalization\nnegotiations; the Fire and Police Chiefs provided fiscal\nsustainability reports; Council may not agree with the findings ;\nthe City Manager is commissioning an independent study.\nThe City Manager stated said information would be provided in\nFebruary or March.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Dr. Otani is familiar with triaging at\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 9, "text": "Alameda Hospital i Alameda is a lot better off than other cities\ntriage levels need to be identified before dipping into the fund\nbalance.\nMayor Johnson stated the current economic situation is long term;\nCouncil needs to discuss long-term changes now; that she does not\nthink a hiring freeze is the best way to deal with a budget\nshortfall Council does not want to leave Police Officers off the\nstreets; all supervisory positions are filled.\nThe Interim Finance Director stated policies would be discussed in\nJanuary service and programming decisions cannot be made until\ncosts are known; the goal is to have everything done by June 30,\n2009 so that the City has a strategic, sustainable Citywide plan.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested that Council consider directing\nstaff to analyze flattening the organization; stated analysis\nshould include eliminating top positions where consolidation and\nefficiencies could be made at management levels versus individuals\ndelivering services.\nThe Interim Finance Director stated analysis would include\nflattening the organization and span of control in relationship to\nservice levels versus line services.\nMayor Johnson stated supervisory and management positions need to\nbe reviewed to ensure that employees in said positions supervise.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the organization seems very lean in terms\nof top management; the proposed cost center budget would help in\nunderstanding how management positions impact the General Fund; a\nnumber of management positions have not been filled.\nThe City Manager stated structural changes have been made since\nFebruary because of economic changes; the hiring freeze is not a\nlong-term solution; State and federal funding issues need to be\nreviewed.\nMayor Johnson requested a more detailed report on how the budget\nwould be balanced through the end of the current fiscal year.\nThe City Manager stated that a report would be provided outlining\nmechanisms and generated savings.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether a briefing has been scheduled for\nPERS issues.\nThe Interim Finance Director responded that a conference call is\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 10, "text": "scheduled for tomorrow; stated the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 period\nis the worry; the City will be hit with between a 1% and 5%\nincrease if losses are not recovered.\nMayor Johnson stated people need to know how the PERS system works i\nPERS does not take any risks; PERS sends the City a bigger bill if\ninvestment goals are not met; requested a long-term budget\nforecast.\nThe Interim Finance Director stated today's market makes it very\ndifficult to do a five-year forecast; a five-year revenue and\nexpense projection could be done once the City gets passed the next\nsix months and service levels are established for the next twenty-\nfour months; now is the time to stay cash rich; that she has been\nadvised that rates will drop 3% to 4% in March or April.\nMayor Johnson stated expenses need to be forecasted.\nThe Interim Finance Director stated the City would not be able to\nwrite a check for unfunded liabilities in one or two years; the\nCity can chip away at unfunded liabilities within sixty months.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated a new, national recovery plan is proposed\nevery week; other cities are closing down one day per week; the\nCity needs to understand all options.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested that the Fire and Police Chiefs\nmake a presentation on current service levels and potential cuts\nbefore any significant change is proposed for service delivery;\nstated Council needs to provide policy direction before pulling the\ntrigger.\nThe City Manager stated staff would discuss plans for next year's\nbudget as well as potential brown outs at the next Council meeting.\nMayor Johnson stated discussion should include flattening the\norganization also.\nThe City Manager stated the issue would be part of the policy\ndiscussion.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated other options should be presented also.\nMayor Johnson stated staff should be creative; Sunnyvale and\nRohnert Park police vehicles are labeled \"Police/Fire\".\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 11, "text": "None. .\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, the Regular Meeting was adjourned\nat 11:08 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\n11\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 12, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL,\nALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA) AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -DECEMBER 16, 2008- - -6:00 P. M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Joint Meeting at 6:10\np.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners\ndeHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam, and\nMayor/Chair Johnson - 5.\n[Note : Councilmember deHaan arrived at 11:09 p.m. ]\nAbsent :\nNone.\nThe Special Joint Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to\nconsider :\n(08-527 CC/ARRA) Conference with Real Property Negotiators\n( 54956.1 8) i Property: Alameda Point Negotiating parties City, ARRA\nand SunCal; Under negotiations Price and terms.\n(08-528 CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation\n(54956.9 ; Name of cases: Chow V. City of Alameda; Gong V. City of\nAlameda; Velarde V. City of Alameda; Hurst V. City of Alameda.\n(08-529 CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation;\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of\nSection 54956.91 Number of cases One.\n(08-55 CIC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators; Property :\n1829 Paru Street, Alameda; Negotiating parties JP Morgan-Chase\nBank and CIC; Under negotiations Price and terms.\n(08-530 ( CC) Conference with Labor Negotiators : Agency Negotiators\nHuman Resources Director; Employee Organizations All Bargaining\nUnits.\n***\nMayor/Chair Johnson called a recess at 7:45 p.m. to hold the\nRegular City Council Meeting and reconvened the Closed session at\n11:09 p.m.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the Special Meeting was reconvened\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council, Alameda Reuse\n1\nAnd Redevelopment Authority, and\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 13, "text": "and Mayor/Chair Johnson announced that regarding Alameda Point,\nCouncil and the ARRA received a briefing from staff regarding a\nmatter relating to negotiations with SunCal Council and the ARRA\nprovided direction to staff and agreed to waive a legal conflict\nregarding SunCal negotiations; regarding Existing Litigation,\nCouncil provided direction to Legal Counsel regarding settlement\nparameters; regarding Anticipated Litigation, Council discussed the\nclaim and two EEOC claims. no action was taken; Council follow up\nis expected; regarding 1829 Paru Street, the Commission received a\nbriefing from its Real Property Negotiators and gave direction to\nnegotiate the purchase of the affordable unit; and regarding Labor,\nCouncil discussed labor negotiations with its Labor Negotiator;\nCouncil received a briefing from its Labor Negotiator; no action\nwas taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Joint Meeting at 11:30 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\n2\nAnd Redevelopment Authority, and\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 14, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL,\nALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA, AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -DECEMBER 16, 2008- - -7:31 P.M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Meeting at 11:02 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers / Authority Members /\nCommissioners deHaan, Gilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam and Mayor/Chair\nJohnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor/Chair Johnson announced that the transmittal of the CIC\nAnnual Report [paragraph no. 08-547 CC/08-56 CIC] was removed from\nthe Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Matarrese moved\napproval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar. .\nlouncilmember/Authority Member/Commissioner Tam seconded\nthe\nmotion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(08-547 CC/08-56 CIC) Recommendation to authorize the transmittal\nof the Community Improvement Commission's Annual Report to the\nState Controller's Office and the City Council and accept the\nAnnual Report.\nlouncilmember/Commissioner Gilmore stated people have called for\nindependent audit of the City's books; the City gets independently\naudited every year; the City Auditor is in charge of hiring an\noutside, independent audit firm; the firm audits all funds,\nincluding enterprise and special funds; the audits are available in\nthe City Clerk's office and on the website; compliance reports have\nto be filed with the State and federal governments a department\nhead spent a week doing the report, which is generally the job of\nmanager; the organization is so lean; there is front line staff and\nonly rare instances of mid level staff; department heads are doing\nwork which would generally be done by lower level staff; that she\nwas shocked to hear how much time it takes to complete the reports;\nthe work reports prepared a year ago listed said type of work below\nthe line; the focus was on the work that affects the residents and\nmandated things did not receive discussion.\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Gilmore moved approval of the staff\nrecommendation.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and\n1\nRedevelopment Authority, and Community\nImprovement Commission\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2008-12-16", "page": 15, "text": "Councilmember/Commissioner Tam seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember/Commissioner Tam stated mandated\nreports are required before the City can receive funding for a lot\nof its capital projects; funding can be delayed if the reports are\nnot done correctly and on time.\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Matarrese stated the audits include\nredevelopment.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\n(08-548 CC/ARRA/08-57 CIC) Recommendation to accept transmittal of\nthe : 1) Auditor's Agreed Upon Procedures Report on compliance with\nVehicle Code Section 40200.3 Parking Citation Processing; 2) Agreed\nUpon Procedures Report on compliance with the Proposition 111\n21005-06 Appropriations Limit Increment; 3 Police and Fire\nRetirement System Pension Plans 1079 and 1092 Audit Report for\nFiscal Year ended June 30, 2008; 4) Metropolitan Transportation\nCommission Grant Programs Financial Statements for Year ended June\n30, 2008 ; 5) Community Improvement Commission Basic Component Unit\nFinancial Statements for the Year ended June 30, 2008; and 6)\nAlameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority Basic Component Unit\nFinancial Statements for the Year ended June 30, 2008. Accepted.\n(08-549 CC/08-58 CIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council,\nARRA and CIC Meetings of October 7, 2008 and October 21, 2008.\nApproved.\nAGENDA ITEMS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned\nthe Special Meeting at 11:08 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity 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\n2\nRedevelopment Authority, and Community\nImprovement Commission\nDecember 16, 2008", "path": "CityCouncil/2008-12-16.pdf"}