{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- -DECEMBER - 7, 2010- -7:00 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the meeting at 7:35 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam\nand Mayor Johnson - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(10-571) Mayor Johnson announced that the City Manager communication on\nRenovations to \"Jim's on the Course\" [paragraph no. 10-587 would not be heard.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Johnson announced that the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement with Protection\nOne [paragraph no. 10-579 was removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n[Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*10-572) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting held on November 16, 2010.\nApproved.\n(*10-573) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,111,211.77.\n(*10-574) Recommendation to Accept the Police and Fire Services Fee Report.\nAccepted.\n(*10-575) Recommendation to Accept the Special Tax and Local Bond Measure Annual\nReport. Accepted.\n(*10-576) Recommendation to Conduct the Affordable Housing Ordinance Annual\nReview Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California\nGovernment Section 66001 and Accept the Annual Report. Accepted.\n(*10-577) Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute an\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 2, "text": "Agreement Between the City of Alameda and Advanced Data Processing, Inc., dba\nIntermedix, for Ambulance Billing. Accepted.\n(*10-578) Recommendation to Approve Sublease Agreement with Malayasian\nRestaurant Group LLC for 1363 Park Street. Accepted.\n(10-579) Recommendation to Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement in the\nAmount of $37,500, Including Contingencies, with Protection One for the Maintenance,\nMonitoring, and Installation of Alarm Systems on an On-Call, As Needed Basis\nPursuant to Section 2-59.3(b) of the Alameda Municipal Code.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated the staff report notes that the Recreation and Park main\noffice is on Alameda Avenue; inquired whether the Meyers House is located on\nAlameda Avenue, not the Recreation and Park main office.\nThe Maintenance Superintendent responded in the affirmative; stated the address\nwould be corrected.\nCouncilmember Gilmore moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*10-580) Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $400,000 to Valley\nOil Company for the Annual Fuel Delivery, No. P.W. 09-10-22. Accepted.\n(*10-581) Resolution No. 14511, \"Reappointing T. David Edwards as Trustee of the\nAlameda County Abatement District.\" Adopted.\n(*10-582) Resolution No. 14512, \"Amending Resolution No. 14044 to Update Signing\nAuthority for Local Agency Investment Fund.' Adopted.\n(*10-583) Resolution No. 14513, \"Setting the 2011 Regular City Council Meeting Dates.\"\nAdopted.\n(*10-584) Resolution No. 14514, \"Declaring Canvass of Returns and Results of the\nConsolidated General Municipal Election Held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010.\"\nAdopted.\n(*10-585) Ordinance No. 3025, \"Amending Municipal Code Section 30-4.9a (Community\nCommercial Zone) to Amend the Lists of Permitted and Conditionally Permitted Uses.\"\nFinally passed.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(10-586) Alameda Municipal Power's Governor's Environmental and Economic\nLeadership Award Presentation\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 3, "text": "The Alameda Municipal Power General Manager gave a brief presentation and provided\nhandouts.\n(10-587) Renovations to \"Jim's on the Course\" at the Chuck Corica Golf Complex\nNot heard.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(10-588) Resolution No. 14515, \"Appointing Tom Jasper as a Member of the Historic\nAdvisory Board.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 A) Resolution No. 14516, \"Reappointing Judith Lynch as a Member of the\nHistoric Advisory Board.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 B) Resolution No. 14517, \"Appointing Stuart Rickard as a Member of the\nHousing Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 C) Resolution No. 14518, \"Reappointing Bill Delaney as a Member of the\nRecreation and Park Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 D) Resolution No. 14519, \"Reappointing Joseph Restagno as a Member of the\nRecreation and Park Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 E) Resolution No. 14520, \"Reappointing Bill Sonneman as a Member of the\nRecreation and Park Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 F) Resolution No. 14521, \"Appointing Kirsten Zazo as a Member of the\nTransportation Commission (Alameda Unified School District Representative).\nAdopted;\n(10-588 G) Resolution No. 14522, \"Appointing Carrie Huang as a Member of the Youth\nAdvisory Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 H) Resolution No. 14523, \"Appointing Amanda Khoo as a Member of the Youth\nAdvisory Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 !) Resolution No. 14524, \"Appointing Danielle McGuinness as a Member of the\nYouth Advisory Commission.\" Adopted;\n(10-588 J) Resolution No. 14525, \"Appointing Mary Orbeta as a Member of the Youth\nAdvisory Commission.\" Adopted; and\n(10-588 K) Resolution No. 14526, \"Appointing Leigh Pond as a Member of the Youth\nAdvisory Commission.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolutions.\nVice Mayor deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 4, "text": "The City Clerk administered the Oath of Office and presented Certificates of\nAppointment to Mr. Jasper, Mr. Delaney, Ms. Zazo, Ms. Khoo, Ms. McGuinness, Ms.\nOrbeta and Ms. Pond.\n(10-589) Recommendation to Accept the Annual Report for the Public Art Fund as\nRequired by the Public Art Ordinance and Accept a Presentation on a Proposed Update\nto the Public Art Program.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore inquired how the existing ordinance applied to the Alameda\nTowne Center renovation; further inquired what has been learned.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services responded that she would look into\nthe matter and report back to Council.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the developer did a lot of work [at Alameda Towne Center];\ninquired whether the work was done in conjunction with the City or was part of the\ndevelopment and vision plan.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services responded the developer thought\nthat providing public art is important to urban development; continued the presentation.\nMayor Johnson stated the developer did an excellent job with public art and went\nbeyond what is required; that she would like to see stand-alone public art; the definition\nof public art in the ordinance should be clarified.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the community has a lot of deserving artists and art groups\nwho thought the $73,476 [Public Art Fund balance] would be available for their\noperating costs; requested an explanation of the fund's restrictions and ordinance\nrequirements.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services stated revenues and funds are to be\nused for: 1) the acquisition, commission, design, installation, improvement, and\nmaintenance of public art; 2) the acquisition and improvement of real property for the\npurpose of displaying public art; or 3) other expenses associated with implementation of\nthe Public Art Plan.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(10-590) Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Negotiate and\nExecute an Agreement with Alameda County for the Exclusive Provision of Advance\nLife Support and Ambulance Services by the City of Alameda Fire Department to the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 5, "text": "City of Alameda.\nThe Interim Fire Chief gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the annual amount for participating in the Emergency\nMedical Services (EMS) District is $857,831; the City has settled the dispute with the\nCounty which has been going on for over five years; that he wanted to form a liaison\ncommittee between the City and Alameda Hospital because a good portion of fire calls\nare medical calls; the relationship could result in some mutual savings between the City\nand Hospital District and could avoid some of the disconnect in protocol.\nVice Mayor deHaan requested clarification of the financial impact.\nThe Interim City Manager stated Council gave direction to bring a timeline forward for\nthe two-fold process to annex into the EMS District and move forward with the\nProposition 218 vote; in order to meet the deadline this year and comply with the\nCounty's letter, $857,000 would need to be appropriated from the General Fund cash\nbalance; in the future, the hope is to have the money come from a parcel fee; the\nannual fee would be $26.43 for a single residential home; $63.00 for a two to five\nresidential unit; $132.00 for a hotel; $185 for a shopping center; and $395.00 for a large\nmulti-family residential building; the hope is to have fees on the tax roll next year; the\nmatter would come back to Council on January 4th\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Alameda Hospital is moving forward to be a Certified Stroke\nCenter.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(10-591) Denise Lai, Alameda, discussed oil spills and the Fire Department response.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether the Coast Guard regulates having in a single hull craft\nbring crude oil into Alameda, to which Ms. Lai responded that she does not know.\nMayor Johnson requested that staff look into the issue and whether protocols are in\nplace.\nVice Mayor deHaan inquired who would be the point of contact for Ms. Lai, to which the\nInterim City Manager responded the City Manager's office.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 6, "text": "(10-592) Consider Directing the Interim City Manager to Finalize Negotiations for a\nLease of the Mif Albright Golf Course for Senior and Youth Play, with Designated\nRepresentatives of the Alameda Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and/or Its Working\nSubcommittee, Consistent with the Spirit of the Tentative Business Term Sheet Dated\nJune 3, 2010; and Authorizing Reserving $100,000 from the Golf Course Enterprise\nFund Available Cash Balance to Help Secure the $250,000 Grant Offered by\nWadsworth Golf Charities for Capital Improvements to the Mif Albright Golf Course.\nVice Mayor deHaan gave a brief presentation.\nSpeakers: Grace Na, Alameda; Coach Burnett; Jane Sullwold, Alameda Golf\nCommission; Robert Sullwold, Alameda; David Hamilton, Alameda Golf Club and\nAlameda Commuters; Jon Spangler, Alameda; Norma Arnerich, Alameda Junior Golf;\nTony Corica, Alameda; and Gail Van Winkle, Alameda Junior Golf.\nMayor Johnson stated at a prior meeting, Wadsworth representatives were asked about\ncontributions; that she thought Wadsworth contributions would not solely be money;\nrepresentatives described a lot of in-kind contributions and did not commit to certain\namount of money; inquired whether contributions would include money or would be all\nin-kind contributions.\nThe Interim City Manager stated that she was under the impression that contributions\nwould be a combination of in-kind and cash.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether there are any updates on the matter.\nThe Recreation and Park Director responded a number of Wadsworth landscape\narchitect, maintenance, and irrigation partners would provide services.\nMayor Johnson inquired whether Wadsworth has indicated how much of the\ncontribution would be in-kind and how much would be cash, to which the Recreation\nand Park Director responded not to him.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the architect partner stated that they would provide in-kind\narchitectural services and there could be more in-kind contributions going forward; the\nhard cash is $250,000.\nMayor Johnson stated that was not stated at the meeting she attended.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Chris Seiwald, Jack London Soccer League President,\nadvocated for swapping the property for soccer fields; at the next meeting, Mr. Seiwald\noffered a $20,000 matching grant [for soccer] but retracted the offer when he realized\nhow valuable the Golf Course is to youth; Mr. Seiwald then offered the $20,000 for [golf]\noperations; the Alameda Junior Golf Club came up with matching funds.\nThe Interim City Manager read a quote from a letter from Wadsworth to confirm the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 7, "text": "Wadsworth's Golf Charities Foundation interest and commitment to save and improve\nthe Mif Albright 9-hole par 3: \"We will involve a variety of our Across America partners\nsuch as Bob Lowman of Lowman Golf Design and Tim Miles of Golf Visions\nManagement Company who were also present at our first meeting so that much needed\nimprovements to the Mif can be completed at a lower cost. Secondly, the Wadsworth\nFoundation will commit $250,000 to this project; As I stated in the Meeting on May 11 ,\nth\nthe Wadsworth Foundation would like the City of Alameda to commit $100,000 to the\nproject\"; stated one could conclude that it is a reasonable conclusion that the\ncontribution would be $250,000 plus design, links, and vision management; the letter\ndoes not state whether either amount is cash.\nMayor Johnson stated Wadsworth's commitment needs to be confirmed.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Wadsworth representatives stated that a half a million\ndollars would be needed in order to bring the Golf Course up to what Wadsworth\nthought would be an appropriate standard; Wadsworth representatives stated a\n$250,000 commitment would be made if the City contributed $100,000; the commitment\nneeds to be nailed down.\nMayor Johnson stated Wadsworth representatives described the commitment to be in-\nkind and did not commit to a certain amount of cash; including the Council's last\ndirection regarding negotiations is important; fiscal sustainability is needed and needs to\nbe considered in the context of the rest of the Golf course; the Interim City Manager\nneeds to advise how negotiations would be impacted on the potential thirty-year lease\nfor the other 36 holes; something could be set in motion that would have an negative\nimpact on the other 36 holes by isolating the 9 holes and then dealing with the other 36\nholes; prior Council direction was to look at the 45 holes as a complete complex and not\nisolate one part and to consider impact on the rest of the Golf Complex.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated Council has been extremely dedicated to youth and recently\nmade commitments to the swimming pools and athletic fields, both of which will be a\ncost to the General Fund; moved approval of directing the Interim City Manager to\nfinalize negotiations for a lease of the Mif Albright Golf Course with Alameda Junior Golf\nAssociation.\nMayor Johnson stated a few changes need to be made to items 1 and 2 of the Council\nReferral; Council should direct the Interim City Manager to negotiate for a lease but not\nfinalize negotiations; negotiations should be conducted with the principles of the\nAlameda Junior Golf Association; the Interim City Manager needs to confirm the\nWadsworth commitment; prior Council direction needs to be included regarding fiscal\nsustainability; the play on the Mif Albright Course is down 21%; play on the Earl Fry\nCourse is down 12%; golf has been down consistently for years; swimming pools, and\nsoccer, baseball, and softball fields are under capacity; the Golf Complex needs to be\neconomically sustainability; that she is not prepared to close 9 holes of 36 holes to\nsingle out a priority for the Mif Albright Course; the Council Referral should not go\nforward as presented; the language needs to be adjusted and the Interim City Manager\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 8, "text": "should be directed to explore the issue; Council insisted that the Alameda Theatre be\neconomically viable and not require an ongoing subsidy; that her goal is to save the Golf\nCourse, not look at the Mif Albright Course in isolation, and see how the other 36 holes\nwould be impacted; seconded the motion with said modifications.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated that he does not accept said modifications.\nMayor Johnson moved approval of moving forward with the Council Referral with her\nchanges.\nCouncilmember Tam stated Council should congratulate the Alameda Junior Golf\nAssociation for exceeding expectations; the issue that seems unclear in her mind is the\nconsistency with Council direction back in March; requested that the City Clerk read the\nmotion; inquired what is the deadline for accepting the grant.\nThe Interim City Manager responded at the all-hands meeting with Wadsworth, she\nunderstood Wadsworth's commitment to be a combination of cash and in-kind; stated\nduring a second conference call, further clarification was given with respect to the grant;\nduring a third call, Wadsworth advised that the money would not be in jeopardy but that\nthere has been an incredible interest and activity across the country; that she inquired\nwhether there was a deadline and the Wadsworth representative responded in the\nnegative; staff committed to get back to Wadsworth the next day, but the matter was not\ndiscussed at the Council meeting; she advised Wadsworth that she would report back to\nthem tomorrow; some answer should be provided between now and January.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether Wadsworth has not provided a drop dead date in\nwhich they would retract the grant offer, to which the Interim City Manager responded in\nthe affirmative.\nThe City Clerk read Councilmember Matarrese's motion of the March 16th meeting:\n\"Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of negotiating with both parties with the\nunderstanding that components are needed for a par 3, driving range, and two 18-hole\nchampionship courses; stated the starting point would be two 18-hole courses and\nlooking for financial feasibility; direction is to come back with a business term sheet\nbased on the starting point, incorporating the non-profit aspect for operating the par 3\nand working backwards from there.\"\nCouncilmember Tam stated the motion was approved; inquired whether the Interim City\nManager then stated that a term sheet would be provided, to which the City Clerk\nresponded the Interim City Manager stated a term sheet could be provided prior to the\nmotion.\nCouncilmember Tam stated through Councilmember Matarrese's motion, Council gave\ndirection to begin negotiations; the Interim City Manager began negotiations but\nnegotiations did not happen in the timeframe Council had hoped; the Wadsworth\nFoundation and Alameda Junior Golf Association worked furiously in April, May, and\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 9, "text": "June to get a business plan by July; inquired whether a companion term-sheet\ncomparison from Kemper Sports would come to Council in January.\nThe Interim City Manager responded Kemper Sports spent almost eight weeks putting\ndetailed information together before meeting with staff; stated five detailed scenarios\nwere prepared; two months were lost.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she is very supportive of anyone trying to help the City\nby offering grants and leveraging funds; she wants the project to be very successful; a\nkey piece of information is missing to ensure that the Mif Albright Course does not end\nup competing with the plan for an executive golf course proposed by Kemper Sports.\nThe Interim City Manager stated one scenario includes an executive course in addition\nto the Mif Albright Course staying the same; the Referral has two actions: the Mif\nAlbright Course lease and the grant; two different motions could be made if there is\nconcern about possibly losing the grant; reserving the $100,000 would not hurt.\nMayor Johnson stated said issues are included in her motion, which includes economic\nsustainability in context of the entire Golf Complex.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he does not have any problem with the Council\nReferral; action to implement a contract would come back to Council; reserving the\n$100,000 to secure $250,000 and other contributions is a good thing; the most\nimportant thing to address is what would happen in the context of the larger complex;\ninquired when staff anticipates bringing the Kemper Sport's proposals to Council.\nThe Interim City Manager responded that she originally planned January but now the\nfirst meeting in February.\nVice Mayor deHaan stated the grant is offered for the present location and\nconfiguration; no one knows what the Wadsworth Foundation would do about location;\ndeveloping another par 3 could cost another $1 million or more; that he does not think\nWadsworth would be willing to change the configuration; he has a gut feeling that the\ngrant could be lost; looking after the Golf Course has been guaranteed for fifteen years.\nMayor Johnson stated a particular configuration should not be assumed; a number of\noptions would be discussed in negotiations.\nCouncilmember Gilmore inquired when renovations would start if the Kemper Contract\nis brought back in February; stated that she assumes construction would start in the\nspring; pushing construction dates out farther would result in the practical issue of\ngetting something constructed.\nMayor Johnson stated the Interim City Manager would need to find out when\nconstruction would start.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 10, "text": "Ms. Van Winkle stated down time is now.\nMayor Johnson suggested setting a special City Council meeting in January; reiterated\nthat her motion is to direct the Interim City Manager to negotiate with the principles of\nAlameda Junior Golf Association and that the Council Referral include the components\nof prior Council direction of fiscal, economic sustainability being considered in the\ncontext of the rest of the Golf Complex.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Matarrese stated $100,000 would be reserved to\nsecure $250,000; the Interim City Manager would start final negotiations with the\nprinciples of the Alameda Junior Golf Association.\nCouncilmember Gilmore inquired whether the motion is to direct the Interim City\nManager to finalize negotiations for a lease of the Mif Albright Gold Course for senior\nand youth play, with principles of the Alameda Junior Golf Association consistent with\nthe spirit of the tentative business term sheet dated June 30, 2010, to which Mayor\nJohnson responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Johnson stated \"components of the prior Council direction of economic\nsustainability as a factor in negotiations and also in the context of the entire Golf\nComplex\" would be added to item 2 of the Council Referral; that she does not want to\ngive direction limited to the Mif Albright Golf Course that could jeopardize the other 36\nholes of the Golf Complex.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated there are practical reasons for considering the context\nof the entire Golf Complex because of shared facilities such as the Club House, utilities,\ndrainage, and the potential for shared maintenance services.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the Wadsworth Foundation would be informed\nthat the City would accept the grant and reserve $100,000 if the motion passes, to\nwhich the Interim City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she supports the motion.\nCouncilmember Gilmore inquired when there would be closure; outlined the timeline;\ninquired whether a drop-dead date could be set.\nMayor Johnson responded a special City Council meeting needs to be set in January.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she concurs with Mayor Johnson; inquired whether a\nspecial meeting in January could be set to get the Kemper Sports plans.\nThe Interim City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated staff will do everything to\nmeet the deadline and come up with a recommendation; business terms and conditions\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 11, "text": "would be provided, not a final lease document.\nCouncilmember Gilmore stated that she does not have the sense that Council is\nrequesting a document but wants business terms in the larger context to know whether\nthe Mif Albright Course fits; an executable document is not needed.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. [Note:\nunder Council Communications, Vice Mayor deHaan amended his vote to abstain.]\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(10-593) Consideration of Mayor's nominations for appointments to the Housing\nCommission; Planning Board; Public Art Commission; and Transportation Commission.\nMayor Johnson nominated Dorie Lofstrom-Perez to the Housing Commission; Karen\nLee to the Public Art Commission; and Thomas Bertken and Jesus Vargas to the\nTransportation Commission.\n(10-594) Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he reconsidered his vote on the Mif Albright\nGolf Course [paragraph no. 10-592 and he would abstain.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 9:40 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 12, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nPUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD (PUB) MEETING\nTUESDAY- - DECEMBER 7, 2010- -5:00 P.M.\nMayor Johnson convened the Joint Meeting at 5:05 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam, and\nMayor Johnson; and Board Members Gallant, Hamm,\nHolmes, McCahan, and McCormick - 10.\nAbsent:\nNone.\n(10-565 CC/PUB) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation; Name of Cases:\nVectren Communication Services V. City of Alameda, Acting By and Through Alameda\nMunicipal Power; Bernard A. Osher, Trustee V. City of Alameda, et al City of Alameda\non Behalf of Itself and Alameda Municipal Power, et al V. Nuveen Municipal High\nIncome Opportunity Fund, et al.\n(10-566 CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation; Name of Case:\nVanderheiden V. City of Alameda.\n(10-567 CC) Conference with Labor Negotiators; Agency negotiators: Interim City\nManager; Employee organizations: Alameda City Employees Association; Executive\nManagement Employees; Fire Management Association; International Association of\nFirefighters; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Management and\nConfidential Employees Association; Police Management Association; Police Officers\nAssociation; Police Officers Association (Non Sworn).\n(10-568 CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Significant\nexposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9; Number of cases:\nOne.\n(10-569 CC) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (54957); Titles: City Attorney,\nCity Clerk and City Manager. Not heard.\nFollowing the Closed Session, Mayor Johnson announced that regarding Vectren\nCommunication Services V. City of Alameda, the City Council and PUB received a\nbriefing on the status of the litigation and provided direction to Legal Counsel; regarding\nVanderheiden V. City of Alameda, the City Council received a briefing from Legal\nCounsel regarding the status of the litigation; direction was given to Legal Counsel;\nregarding Labor, the City Council received a briefing on the status of negotiations with\nvarious bargaining units and provided direction; and regarding Anticipated Litigation, the\nCity Council received a briefing on a matter of anticipated litigation and provided\ndirection to the City Attorney.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and\nPublic Utilities Board\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 13, "text": "Adjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Johnson adjourned the Joint Meeting at 7:00\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and\nPublic Utilities Board\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 14, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL,\nALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA)\nAND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY--DECEMBER 7, - 2010- -6:59 P.M.\nMayor/Chair Johnson convened the meeting at 7:17 p.m. Honorary Councilmember\nMaddie Wilson led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers / Board Members / Commissioners\ndeHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam and Mayor/Chair\nJohnson - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nMINUTES\n(*10-570 CC/ARRA/*10-80 CIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and CIC\nMeeting, and the Special Joint City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment\nAuthority and CIC Meeting Held on November 16, 2010. Approved.\nCouncilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Gilmore moved approval of the minutes.\nCouncilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam seconded the motion, which carried\nby unanimous voice vote - 5.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(10-81 CIC) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 10-171, \"Approving and\nAdopting the Five-Year Implementation Plan for the Alameda Point Improvement\nProject for Fiscal Year 2010 through Fiscal Year 2014-2015.\" Adopted.\nThe Economic Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nCommissioner Matarrese stated tax increment comes from leasing; the five-year\nhorizon would depend on leases; hopefully, the significant leasing policy change should\nbe at the top of the goals and should be reflected in Part B on page 10 of the Five-Year\nImplementation Plan.\nCommissioner Gilmore stated the Commission has talked about the concept of doing\nlong-term leases at Alameda Point; that she requested staff come back with a report\nand study because she is not convinced about the feasibility; adding a leasing policy\nchange to the top of the goals might be premature.\nChair Johnson stated staff could come back with information regarding the matter.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council, Alameda Reuse\nand Redevelopment Authority, and\n1\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 15, "text": "The Economic Development Director stated goals could include maximizing all assets\nand leasing to encourage project development which would not be as specific but would\nprovide guidance in the Plan; the Plan is for the Alameda Point redevelopment project\narea, not for ARRA; setting and overlapping goals for ARRA and Alameda Point could\nbe done in a broader way.\nChair Johnson stated one policy could be for Alameda Point; the Commission needs to\nbe specific in stating that certain assets are appropriate for long-term lease and others\nmight need a different policy.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services stated staff would come back next\nyear with a parallel process for long-term leasing strategies for Alameda Point; the\nanalytical process has already started.\nCommissioner deHaan stated including maximized leasing, as a goal would not hurt.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services stated language could be added\nregarding maximizing lease revenue in accordance with the Asset Management Policy.\nThe Economic Development Manager stated a goal could be to maximize revenues and\nassets to assist in development.\nCommissioner Gilmore stated that she is okay with something broader.\nCommissioner Matarrese stated that he would like to maximize value, not revenue.\nCommissioner Tam stated that she likes the concept of broadening the concept of\nmaximizing lease revenues and value; deferred maintenance has a pent up need,\nespecially for the water, sewer, and gas systems; inquired whether a concept could be\nincorporated regarding being more disciplined in addressing maintenance issues.\nThe Economic Development Manager responded said issue belongs in the ARRA\nbudget.\nCommissioner Tam stated maximizing revenues; lease revenues in particular, would\nresult in competition in other markets.\nCommissioner Matarrese stated he chose the term \"value\" because tax increment\ncomes from the value assessed on improvements made, not rent revenue.\nCommissioner Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution with the change.\nCommissioner deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council, Alameda Reuse\nand Redevelopment Authority, and\n2\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2010-12-07", "page": 16, "text": "5.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:34\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger, City Clerk\nSecretary, CIC\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council, Alameda Reuse\nand Redevelopment Authority, and\n3\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nDecember 7, 2010", "path": "CityCouncil/2010-12-07.pdf"}