{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -MAY 5, 2009- -7:30 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Regular Meeting at 7:40 p.m.\nCouncilmember Tam led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL - Present : Councilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam, and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nMayor Johnson announced that the Resolution of Appointment\n[paragraph no. 09-169] would be heard first.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEM\n(09-169)\nResolution No. 14226, \"Appointing McCaulay J. Singer-\nMilnes as a Member of the Youth Advisory Commission. Adopted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nJudge Delbert Gee administered the Oath and presented the\ncertificate of appointment to Ms. Singer-Milnes.\nMs. Singer-Milnes thanked Council for the opportunity to serve.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(09-170) Proclamation declaring the month of May as Older\nAmericans Month.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Joy Pratt,\nMastick Senior Center Advisory Board Member, and Miriam Schiffman\nwith Area Agency on Aging's Commission on Aging.\nMs. Pratt thanked Council for the proclamation.\nMs. Schiffman stated the Commission helps Alameda's aging\npopulation become as independent as possible.\nMayor Johnson stated that she is proud of the Mastick Senior\nCenter ; the Center is one of the bright stars in the community.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 2, "text": "(09-171) - Proclamation declaring May 10 through 16, 2009 as National\nPolice Week.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Chief Tibbet\nand Lieutenant Boersma.\nChief Tibbet thanked Council for the proclamation; stated this week\nprovides an opportunity to recognize the spirit, service,\ndedication, and character of Police Departments across the nation.\n09-172) Proclamation declaring May 14, 2009 as Alameda Bike to\nWork Day.\nMayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to Joyce Mercado,\nBike Alameda Board Member.\nMs. Mercado thanked Council for the proclamation; stated Bike\nAlameda appreciates the on-going, strong partnership with the City\nin making Alameda a bicycle friendly town.\n(09-173) Presentation by the West Alameda Business Association on\nsummer events and Farmer's Market.\nKathy Moehring, West Alameda Business Association, submitted a\nhandout; stated the Farmer's Market is moving to Webster Street and\nHaight Avenue; the Tuesday morning market will continue; a Saturday\nmorning market will replace the Thursday night market; the Grand\nOpening will be on May 16, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.; an additional concert\nhas been added at Crab Cove; the first classical concert will be\nheld this Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Johnson announced that the recommendatior to approve\nreopening the Mif Albright Course [paragraph no. 09-179] was pulled\nfrom the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the remainder of the\nConsent 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. . ]\n(*09-174) Minutes of the Regular and Special City Council Meetings\nheld on April 21, 2009. Approved.\n(*09-175) Ratified bills in the amount of $4,709,242.68.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 3, "text": "(*09-176) Recommendation to authorize Call for Bids for Legal\nAdvertising for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010. Accepted.\n(*09-177) Recommendation to award a Contract in the amount of\n$495,000 to Harris & Associates for Construction Management\nServices for the Webster Street/Wilver \"Willie\" Stargel] Avenue\nIntersection Project, No. P. W. 10-08-26. Accepted.\n(*09-178) Recommendation to award a Contract in the amount of\n$145,670, to Bellecci and Associates for Engineering Construction\nSupport for the Webster Street/Wilver \"Willie\" Stargell Avenue\nIntersection Project, No. P.W. 10-08-26. Accepted.\n(09-179) Recommendation to approve reopening the Mif Albright\nCourse and authorize the expenditure of $50,000 in associated\nexpense from the Golf Budget.\nSpeakers: James Leach, Alameda; Sherry Sherman, Alameda: Norma\nArnerich, Alameda; Rita Albright-Scott, Alameda.\nVice Mayor deHaan moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*09-180) Resolution No. 14327, \"Endorsing EveryOne Home, the\nAlameda Countywide Homeless and Special Needs Housing Plan.\"\nAdopted.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n( 09 -181 - ) Status Report on Neighborhood Library Improvement Projects\nThe Library Director gave a presentation.\nMayor Johnson inquired when construction would start for the second\nbranch library, to which the Library Director responded July or\nAugust 2010.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether bids would go out now, to which the\nLibrary Director responded bids would go out at the same time for\nboth branches.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the West End and Bay Farm Island\nlibrary usage remained the same after the Main Library re-opened.\nThe Library Director responded initially usage dipped because\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 4, "text": "everyone wanted to see the new Main Library stated usage is\nbeginning to increase; people use the Main Library as a place to\nsearch for materials and then have materials delivered to the\nbranch libraries; families, teenagers, and seniors tend to use\nbranch libraries more; the Neighborhood Library Report recommends\nrefocusing branch libraries to serve people who do not have\ntransportation or ability to get to the Main Library; the intent is\nto double the number of computers and increase seating at both\nlocations.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether modifying the Agreement\nwith the School District has been considered; stated Washington\nElementary School is across the street from the West End library\nthat he is hoping to use the two facilities in concert.\nThe Library Director responded the City does not have a reciprocal\nuse; however, Washington Elementary classes are at the West End\nlibrary almost every morning; the Joint Use Agreement allows\nsharing database information; purchases are coordinated.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether the team reviewed creative\nways to use the two facilities [West End branch and Washington\nSchool] together any creative uses have been reviewed for the two\nfacilities, to which the Library Director responded the issue will\nbe reviewed.\n( 09 - 182) Update on the CodeRED Emergency Notification System\nThe Police Captain gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated people could not use cell phones or\nlandlines within the City or State when the Loma Prieta earthquake\noccurred; inquired whether the same situation would happen with the\nCodeRED system, to which the Police Captain responded that he would\nfind out.\nMayor Johnson stated the system seems goods; the School District\nuses the system; inquired whether the system could be used in the\nevent of tube closings.\nThe Police Captain responded in the affirmative; stated the system\nhas many different uses.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired whether the existing system would be\nreplaced, to which the Police Captain responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired how many notifications could be\ntransmitted within 87,500 minutes, to which the Police Captain\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 5, "text": "responded 175,000 thirty-second messages.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether Oakland would need to\naccess Alameda's code if there was a problem in the tube.\nThe Police Captain responded in the negative; stated the mapping\nsystem is only for Alameda; residents could be notified if Oakland\nnotified Alameda of problems.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the system already has 40%-50%\nof the City's phone numbers.\nThe Police Captain responded in the affirmative; stated the vendor\nwould build onto the database; the hope is to reach 100%.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired how long it would take to reach 100%\nThe Police Captain responded the vendor could have the system up\nand running within three to four weeks.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired what would be the cost of the system, to\nwhich the Police Captain responded $22,500 per year.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired how much money is in the Impact Fee\nfund.\nThe Interim City Manager responded approximately $55,000 stated\n$18,000 to $22,000 is generated per year.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the money could not be used for\nanything else, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the system seems like a good\nreplacement a physical protocol takes advantage of the City's\nCitizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) i that he wants to ensure\nthere is protection that CodeRED would not sell the list to someone\nelse; having recourse is important in case the system is misused\nencryption and security are necessary.\nMayor Johnson stated people need to have a clear understanding of\nwhat to do when a call is received; an evacuation plan should be\ncompleted and posted to the website.\n(09-183) SunCal Traffic Scope of Work\nThe Redevelopment Manager and Public Works Director gave a Power\nPoint presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 6, "text": "(09-184) - Financial \"State of the City\"\nThe Interim City Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the Planning and Building fund increased\nimmensely in 2004; the fund decreased when the economy dropped.\nThe Interim City Manager stated a lot of money is paid up front\nduring the entitlement and permit process; the work continues for a\nlong period thereafter the key is to ensure that there is enough\ncore staff to continue the work while being frosty on managing\ncash.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the lagging factor could get worse.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the matter would be addressed in\nthe Fiscal Year 2009-2010 budget.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she needs clarification\non\nmanagement's discretion to transfer amongst funds inquired whether\nAlameda Municipal Power (AMP) paid more subsidy since Golf was not\ncontributing.\nThe Interim City Manager responded in the negative; stated money\ngenerated by enterprise funds stays within the fund; assessments\nare made against the funds in a variety of ways; budget policies\ndictate how much to charge enterprise funds for the cost of\nsupporting the corporate whole; Council discussed reducing the\nReturn on Investment (ROI) for a short period of time for AMP and\nGolf, which requires the ordinance to be amended; that she needs to\nhave a clear understanding of how to proceed in the future and to\ndetermine how to reconcile the issue for prior years; only Council\nhas the authority to move money between funds.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Planning and Building reserves accumulated\nin Fiscal Years 2005, 2006, 2007 because revenues exceeded\nexpenses inquired whether accumulated funds could be used for a\nsmoothing effect, to which the Interim City Manager responded in\nthe affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam stated there seems to be some discretionary\nearmarks within funds; Council discussed potentially retrofitting\nthe Carnegie Building $400,000 is held in reserve for a fire\nstation.\nThe Interim City Manager stated $400,000 in cash money is held in\nthe General Fund reserve; approximately $900,000 in community\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 7, "text": "planning fee funds were transferred into the Capital Improvement\nProject fund for the Carnegie Building Council action would be\nrequired to undo prior decisions.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired who has the flexibility and discretion\nto move funds that are earmarked for specific purposes; stated for\nexample, Council chose to charge the Golf ROI in order to fund fire\nfighter operations for a short period of time.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the Council has to determine\nwhether or not to reduce a fee or give a credit back; stated the\nCouncil has to decide whether to use cash in the fund balance;\nafter the Council has made a decision to earmark funds, only the\nCouncil can decided to reverse the earmark; said actions cannot be\ndone administratively\nMayor Johnson stated a decision was made not to reduce the [Golf]\ntransfer so that the General Fund would not be reduced right then.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated Council was waiting to see the outcome\nof Measure P.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report\n(CAFR) gives the impression that the City has a fund balance that\nallows some flexibility to deal with austere times; however, the\nInterim City Manager is suggesting the opposite because the cash\nbalance is a subset of the fund balance.\nThe Interim City Manager stated that she is suggesting that the $16\nmillion is not liquid cash but is money due to the General Fund\nfrom a variety of sources $6.8 million is real cash in the General\nFund; the only flexibility in the General Fund is $400,000 which is\ntrue cash set aside for a fire station; cash and fund balance are\ntwo different things.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated Council discussed the uncertainty of\nthe State; the City would need to live off true cash in order to\npay the City's obligations going forward if the State does not pay\nthe City; inquired what would be the City's burn rate if the City\nwould have to pay the State's IOUs.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the burn rate for 90 days would\nbe $12 million; stated the CAFR is an accounting document and is\nnot in layman's language ; there is a huge misunderstanding of what\nis in the fund balance.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated exceptions need to be taken to\naccounting rules or footnotes are needed; Council is not looking\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 8, "text": "for flexibility, but discipline and tightening; the false statement\nbeing made does not work.\nThe Interim City Manager stated CAFR rules are beyond staff's\ncontrol; however, staff has control over narratives and footnotes.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Council's adopted policy of having a 20%-\n25% fund balance is meaningless.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the fund balance was defined in an\nuncomfortable way when the policy was approved; next year's\nprojected revenue and expenses are approximately $67 million to $68\nmillion; 10% percent is $6.7 million; that she would not recommend\n[the General Fund reserve) going below 10%.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the 25% level was set by Council; inquired\nwhat is the level for other cities, to which the Interim City\nManager responded a 5%-10% minimum is the general rule.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the trend has been a 50% reduction in the\nlast four years; the line is constant; inquired whether something\ndifferent should have been done.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the question is what needs to be\ndone moving forward.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the trend indicates that something\ndifferent should have been done.\nThe Interim City Manager stated some cities still have revenues\nexceeding expenses; Alameda does not fall into said category; the\nfund balance had been used in prior years.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Planning and Building expenditures have\nincreased by 30% and revenues have decreased by 30%.\nThe Interim City Manager stated approximately $900,000 is available\nin community planning fees within the Capital Improvement Project\nbudget ; prior Council action earmarked the money for the Carnegie\nBuilding.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the trends are disastrous ; fees\ncontinually increased over the last four years.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the intent is to give Council an\ninsight into the financial state of funds so that there is an\nunderstanding going forward.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 9, "text": "Mayor Johnson inquired whether the Planning and Building\nDepartment's substantial decrease in revenues started last June.\nThe Interim City Manager responded a noticeable decline in revenue\noccurred last Fiscal Year.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether anything has been done to correct\nthe problem.\nThe Interim City Manager responded everyone understands that a\nreduction in force is necessary in order to make funds work.\nMayor Johnson stated expenses have been more than revenues Council\nneeds to know what policies need to be put into place to ensure\nthat the situation is corrected.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the goal is to ensure that there is\nno misunderstanding as to what money is available; this year's\nbudget would be significantly different Council will need to\ndecide whether to accept management's recommendations regarding\nprograms, services, and fund balances; cash management will be very\ncritical.\nMayor Johnson stated Council thought that a balanced budget was\nadopted; the budget was not balanced because of unapparent\ndeficits.\nThe Interim City Manager stated a balanced budget means that all\nfunds are balanced; equal attention needs to be given to special\nrevenue and enterprise funds.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he appreciates what the Interim\nCity Manager has done; accounting practices and jargon is working\nagainst the City; real dollars need to be reviewed; that he would\nlike the Interim City Manager to provide recommendations regarding\nAMP, Golf, and the Sewer Fund; AMP is a monopoly and Golf is\ndiscretionary; Golf may not be able to take the 1% ROI burden; AMP\ncould probably afford it; the Sewer Fund is not an enterprise fund\nbut is a public system; money was borrowed from the Sewer Fund;\nthat he would like management to come back to Council with a\nproposed ordinance change; AMP should be looked at differently from\nGolf.\nThe Interim City Manager stated AMP is budgeting for a 1% ROI\nmoving forward; the AMP General Manager stated that AMP would be\nable to pay back the reduction over the next two years; the Golf\nsituation is a policy call.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 10, "text": "Counci Ilmember Matarrese stated that Golf is in competition with\nother Golf Courses and is much different than AMP.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated the Golf Course has changed from a\nCity run entity to having a contractor; Council needs to determine\nwhat should be done with the Golf Course long term before making a\ndecision.\nThe Interim City Manager stated discussions should be on a parallel\ntrack regarding a private operator versus a management contract;\nthat she needs direction regarding an ordinance amendment to the\nROI.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether AMP is prepared to pay the 1% ROI\nretroactively.\nThe Interim City Manager responded AMP put the full 1% ROI in the\nnext budget and will discuss recovering the past amount due over\ntwenty-four months.\nMayor Johnson stated Golf is in a different situation; Council\ncould forgive the ROI retroactively; the Interim City Manager\nshould bring back information to Council regarding moving forward.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the two enterprises should be\nconsidered separately.\nMayor Johnson stated the Golf Course issue is different now\nknowing what to do retroactively seems clear.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether Golf would be charged the ROI\nand Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) even if operated by a private\ncompany\nThe Interim City Manager responded the issue would depend on how\nthe deal is negotiated; stated the City would want to collect the\nPILOT because the asset would never be given away; the ROI would\nnot be considered the same in a long-term contract the amount of\nthe ROI would be worked out through negotiations.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she concurs with Mayor Johnson\nregarding retroactively forgiving Golf.\nThe Interim City Manager stated approval would need to come from\nCouncil in order to get the paperwork together to move forward with\na new budget.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether the interim Golf Contract\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 11, "text": "is up in July.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the Contract is up in December;\nstated staff is moving along a parallel track for a long-term\nsolution.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that the [ Power Point ] charts are\ngood; inquired whether the charts and a narrative could be posted\non the website, to which the City Clerk responded in the\naffirmative.\n(09-185) - Public Hearing to consider adoption of the Fiscal Year\n2009 - 2010 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan and\nauthorize the Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute related\ndocuments, agreements, and modifications.\nThe Community Development Program Manager gave a Power Point\npresentation.\nCouncilmember Tam stated funding shifted to Echo Housing and the\nFood Bank because the Red Cross Executive Director retired;\ninquired whether more funding could be secured because of the\nshift.\nThe Community Development Program Manager responded staff is\nassisting the Food Bank in hiring a part-time Fundraiser stated\nEcho Housing is a direct assistance program; the City funds a\ncertain amount administratively.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired how many soft story buildings would\nqualify for the 51% low-income occupancy criteria.\nThe Community Development Program Manager responded that staff has\nnot been able to identify an exact number; stated large properties\nlocated on the West side would most likely qualify.\nProponents (In favor of the staff recommendation) : Cyndy Wasko,\nSocial Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB) ; Liz Varela, Building\nFutures with Women and Children; Cathy Nielson, SSHRB, Peter Simon,\nCollege of Alameda; Patricia Murillo; Ciana Presco; Doug Biggs,\nAlameda Point Collaborative; Paul Russell, Alameda Food Bank; Huong\nLe, Asian Health Services.\nFollowing Ms. Nielson's comments, Mayor Johnson inquired whether\n6,000 Alameda residents have no medical and dental insurance.\nMs. Nielson responded in the affirmative; stated most likely, the\nfigure will increase because of today's economy .\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 12, "text": "Following Ms. Le's comments, Mayor Johnson stated Asian Health\nServices provides a valuable service to the community.\nCouncilmember Gilmore moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\n(09-186) Public Hearing to consider a recommendation to amend the\nFiscal Year 2008-2009 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan\nas required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and\nauthorize the Interim City Manager to negotiate and execute related\ndocuments, agreements, and modifications.\nThe Community Development Program Manager gave a Power Point\npresentation.\nProponents (In favor of staff recommendation) : Cyndy Wasko, SSHRB;\nLiz Varela, Building Futures with Women and Children; Doug Biggs,\nAlameda Point Collaborative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated goals should be tracked so that the\nCity does not wait until next year to see how things are going;\npeople should know about the adoption of the substantial amendment\nto ensure that needed resources are received; staff should report\nback to the contributing agency on the success or recommended\nadjustments.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired what is the likelihood of funding coming\nto the City, to which the Community Development Program Manager\nresponded funding is a done deal.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired whether the Boys and Girls Club and\nLittlejohn Park have separate funding.\nThe Community Development Program Manager responded in the\naffirmative; stated both are identified as CDBG-R, which means that\na project is shovel ready; CDBG-R Contracts need to be under\ncontract within 120 days after approval from HUD.\nVice Mayor deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\n(09-187) - Recommendation to accept the Financial Report for the\nThird Fiscal Quarter - January, February and March 2009.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 13, "text": "The Interim City Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether a line could be inserted\nbetween General Fund and Special Fund groups to reflect an accurate\nfund balance.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the second column from the right\nshows the breakdown; continued with the presentation.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired whether the $5.6 million due from other\nfunds is broken down.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the chart does not show who owes\nthe money.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated that he continually asks about the $5.6\nmillion.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the $5.6 million includes three\nnotes: 1) $2. 1 million owed to the City from AMP; 2) $2.4 million\ndue from the CIC; and 3) $1.2 million due from the ARRA.\nIn response to Vice Mayor deHaan's inquiry about the CIC paying\nback $480,000, the Interim City Manager stated a five-year\nrepayment schedule starts this year.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether a breakdown of notes would\nbe included in the next report, to which the Interim City Manager\nresponded in the affirmative\nMayor Johnson stated the State is going to be in a very serious\nsituation because local governments do not have money to contribute\nto the State.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the State decides when to write\nrepayment checks.\nMayor Johnson stated in cities that do not have money in reserves,\nimmediate cuts would need to be made if the State borrows money.\nThe Interim City Manager stated not being in a cash rich position\nis very risky; cities need to reduce the cost of doing business.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the CIC budget shows a lot of red; money\nis being moved into the General Fund at the expense of having an\nunbalanced CIC budget.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 14, "text": "The Interim City Manager stated the repayment schedule was\nestablished on what the CIC could do; many funds operate in the\nnegative; the key is determining whether there is a negative or\npositive at the end of the day; April is the biggest revenue month\nfor the General Fund revenue and expense projections reflect what\nis on the books through April; the key is to look at the far right\ncolumn which shows where the City will be at the end of the year;\nmany funds have come down in fund balance and cash; continued with\nthe presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese thanked the Interim City Manager for the\nwalk through; stated the sewer system is no different than the\nLibrary system; the sewer system is a functioning public health\nsystem.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the sewer system is broken down by\noperational and infrastructure programs.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired whether assets have not been\ndepreciated, to which the Interim City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Alameda is in better shape than a lot of\ncities; inquired whether the City could call on the three notes and\npay for some catastrophic event; further inquired whether the City\nis married to the five-year repayment schedule.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the AMP note is not collectable\nat this time; stated the two agency notes are owed from two\ndifferent funds.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the State feels that it has a better legal\nstanding to raid redevelopment funds; inquired whether the\nestablished formula would be less if the notes are repaid.\nThe Interim City Manager responded the City would have less risk of\nhaving funds raided.\nCouncilmember Tam stated a large amount of the $39 million CIC fund\nbalance seems to be locked up.\nThe Interim City Manager stated the $39 million is a subtotal of\nall special revenue funds; the CIC funds are part of the special\nrevenue fund group; subtotaling would be provided next time.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated there have been discussions about\ncities that do not have redevelopment money having to dip into\nGeneral Fund to pay the State.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 15, "text": "affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous\nvoice vote - 5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(09-188) - Councilmember Gilmore stated she attended the Association\nof Bay Area Governments meeting on April 23, 2009 in San Francisco;\ndiscussions involved SB375, which addresses reducing green house\ngas emissions through land use and transportation planning that\nshe would leave material with the City Clerk to route to Council.\n(09-189) - Vice Mayor deHaan stated last week's Planning Board\nmeeting discussed increasing Trader Joe's delivery time; reports\nshow after hour activity at the Towne Centre; discussions involved\nwho would be responsible for enforcing delivery hours; at the\nOctober 7, 2008 Council Meeting, Council discussed additional\nentitlements for Towne Centre; Council gave specific direction;\nthat he is concerned that Council's guidance has not been followed.\n(09-190) Mayor Johnson stated that she attended the Northern\nCalifornia Power Agency Meeting in Washington, DC ; the City will be\nreceiving Energy Efficiency Block Grant money; inquired what\nprocess would be used.\nThe Deputy City Manager responded the City would receive $640,600\nstated that she is working with AMP and the Public Works Department\non a variety of options; options would be presented to Council at\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n15\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 16, "text": "the June 2, 2009 Council meeting; competitive money has no\nguidelines; applications are due June 25, 2009.\nMayor Johnson inquired when funding would be available, to which\nthe Deputy City Manager responded as quickly as possible.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nRegular Meeting at 11:32 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\n16\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2009-05-05", "page": 17, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY - -MAY 5, 2009- -7:31 P. M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Special Meeting at 11:40 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent : Councilmembers\ndeHaan,\nGilmore,\nMatarrese, Tam, and Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent :\nNone.\nPublic Comment\nTerri Wright, Management and Confidential Employee Association\n(MCEA) , stated MCEA understands the difficult decisions before\nCouncil. ; requested that Council 1) give strong consideration to\nspreading out the Workers' Compensation repayment over a period of\ntime 2) ensure that layoffs impact all departments fairly and\nequitably; and 3) evaluate extending the re-employment provisions\nfor laid off employees.\nAlan Elnick, Alameda City Employee Association (ACEA), shared\nconcerns of the MCEA; stated ACEA members are hourly employees\nwhich provides some flexibility in terms of lay offs.\nThe Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(09-191) Conference with Labor Negotiators. Agency Negotiators\n:\nCraig Jory and Human Resources Director; Employee Organizations :\nAll Bargaining Units.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the Special Meeting was reconvened\nand Mayor Johnson announced that the Council received a briefing on\nthe potential reduction in force and bargaining process involved;\nno action was taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the\nSpecial Meeting at 12:30 a.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\nMay 5, 2009", "path": "CityCouncil/2009-05-05.pdf"}