{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -JUNE 7, 2011- - - -7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:34 p.m. Vice Mayor Bonta led the Pledge of\nAllegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Tam and Mayor\nGilmore - 4.\nAbsent:\nCouncilmember Johnson - 1.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(11-283) Presentation of Certificates of Appreciation for Neighborhood Library\nImprovement Project.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the certificates to Barbara Hawkins, Eva Volin, Gert\nWoods, Jesus Vargas, Laurie Kozisek, Luzanne Engh, Michael Haritgan, Noll & Tam\nArchitects, and Jane Chisaki.\n(11-284) Proclamation Declaring the Month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and\nTransgender (LGBT) Pride Month.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the Proclamation to Leslie Krongold and Allan\nMann.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(11-285) Janet Davis, Alameda, addressed the Animal Shelter.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\n[Absent: Councilmember Johnson - 1.] [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by\nan asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*11-286) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of May 17, 2011;\nthe Joint City Council and Board of Education Meeting and the Special City Council\nMeeting of May 19, 2011; and the Special City Council Meeting of May 24, 2011.\nApproved.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 2, "text": "(*11-287) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,053,457.33.\n(*11-288) Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $84,202 including\nContingencies, to E2 Consulting for the Smoke Testing of the City of Alameda's\nSanitary Sewer System, No. P.W. 03-11-06. Accepted.\n(*11-289) Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $598,000, Including\nContingencies, to Gallagher & Burk, Inc. for Repair and Resurfacing of Certain Streets,\nPhase 30, No. P.W. 10-10-26. Accepted.\n(*11-290) Resolution No. 14569, \"Requesting and Authorizing the County of Alameda to\nLevy a Tax on All Real and Personal Property in the City of Alameda as a Voter\nApproved Levy for the General Obligation Bonds Issued Pursuant to a General Election\nHeld November 7, 2000.\" Adopted.\n(*11-291) Ordinance No. 3032, \"Amending Ordinance No. 1277, N.S. to Rezone\nApproximately .06 Acres located at 1348 Weber Street, APN 073 039702600 from C-1,\nNeighborhood Business Zoning District, to R-4, Neighborhood Residential Zoning\nDesignation.\" Finally passed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(11-292) Resolution No. 14570, \"Appointing David Burton as Member of the Planning\nBoard.' Adopted; and\n(11-292 A) Resolution No. 14571, \"Appointing Mike Henneberry as Members of the\nPlanning Board.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolutions.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\n[Absent: Mayor Johnson -1.]\nThe City Clerk administered the Oath of Office and presented certificates to Mr. Burton\nand Mr. Henneberry.\n(11-293) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 14572, \"Confirming the Business\nImprovement Area Report for FY 11-12 and Levying an Annual Assessment on the\nAlameda Business Improvement Area of the City of Alameda for FY 11-12.\" Adopted.\nThe Deputy City Manager - Development Services gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 3, "text": "[Absent: Mayor Johnson -1.]\n(11-294) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 14573, \"Establishing Integrated\nWaste Collection Ceiling Rates and Service Fees for Alameda County Industries, Inc.,\nfor Rate Period 10 (July 2011 to June 2012) and Allocating $210,000 from the\nIntegrated Waste Management Account.\" Adopted.\nThe Public Works Director and Rick Simonson, HF&H, gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated some recyclables have a deposit value; inquired\nwhether a substantial amount of money is generated from said items.\nMr. Simonson responded in the affirmative; stated the commodity market dropped in\n2008; the City negotiated a deal for revenue sharing; commodity revenues help offset\nrates.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether ACI receives the face value of what a\ncontainer is worth, to which Mr. Simonson responded in the affirmative.\nSpeaker: Robb Ratto, Park Street Business Association (PSBA).\nCouncilmember Tam stated the City should take pride in its recycling efforts; Alameda\nhas the highest rate for recycling in the County; 80% of the City's waste is diverted from\nlandfills; expressed appreciation for efforts made to manage rates in tough economic\ntimes.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\n[Absent: Mayor Johnson -1.]\n(11-295) Public Hearing to Consider Collection of Delinquent Business License Taxes\nand Delinquent Integrated Waste Management Accounts Via the Property Tax Bills.\nThe City Controller gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam noted Citibank owes over $3,372.\nThe City Controller stated business license tax is based on either gross receipts or\nnumber of employees; Citibank's amount is based on gross receipts.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the number of delinquent accounts noted in\nthe staff report are current, to which the City Controller responded the number\nof\naccounts have gone down slightly.\nVice Mayor Bonta moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 4, "text": "Councilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n4. [Absent: Councilmember Johnson - 1.]\n(11-296) Public Hearing on Collection of Delinquent Administrative Citation Fees.\nThe Chief Building Official gave a brief presentation.\nVice Mayor Bonta stated that he would recuse himself from voting on 1710 Jay Street.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the number of citations is significant and appears to be\nmore than in the past.\nThe Chief Building Official stated citations are more than in the past; some properties\nare repeats.\nSpeaker: Patrick Petzel, representing 1710 Jay Street.\nMayor Gilmore inquired whether said property has had long-term issues, to which Mr.\nPetzel responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired when liens would be recorded, to which the Chief\nBuilding Official responded June 30, 2011.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the 1710 Jay Street issue could be resolved\nby then, to which Mr. Petzel responded the issue should be able to be resolved by then.\nMayor Gilmore inquired whether staff is in favor of Mr. Petzel's request [to work with\nstaff on the issue], to which the Chief Building Official responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether other property owners are in a similar situation\n[as 1710 Jay Street]; further inquired whether efforts have been made to resolve issues.\nThe Chief Building Official responded the 1710 Jay Street property owner is the only\none who has come forward to resolve the issue.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired how penalties are assessed, to which the Chief\nBuilding Official responded citations start at $250, increase to $500 for the second\ncitation, $1,000 for the third citation, and $1,000 for each citation thereafter.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation, with the exception\nof 1710 Jay Street.\nCouncilmember deHaan seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n4. [Absent: Councilmember Johnson - 1.]\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 5, "text": "CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(11-297) Crown Beach Incident\nThe Acting City Manager stated the Fire policy on rescue swimmers has been repealed;\nunder the new policy that was issued last Tuesday, the on scene Incident Commander\nwill now have the discretion to send rescue swimmers into the water as appropriate;\nthirty members of the Fire Department have volunteered for the Rescue Swimmer\nTraining Program; sixteen will start water training next week; the website will have a\nrepository for documents and files regarding the matter and will be available later this\nweek; documents will be added as they become available; radio transmissions and\nphone calls into and out of the Police Department Communications Center will be\navailable; recordings have been redacted to delete a private cell phone number and\nprivate home addresses; a comment regarding the medical condition of someone other\nthan Mr. Zack will not be audible; radio communications between the Fire Department\nand the County Communication Center will be available; a written transcript will also be\navailable; a written timeline summary of Alameda Police Department and Alameda Fire\nDepartment responses will be provided; other records relevant to the incident, including\n[Fire Department] Information Bulletin 1762, which is the 2009 memo regarding the\nstatus change of the Service Water Rescue Swimming Program, will be available in\naddition to [Fire Department] Information Bulletin 1884 issued last week regarding the\noperational status change for Service Water Rescue swimmers and [Fire Department]\nGeneral Bulletin 146, which is the 2003 policy on water rescue operations which runs\nthe gamut covering swimmers and boats; other documents will be reviewed for\nexemptions from the Public Records Act.\nMayor Gilmore stated the situation is very tragic for Mr. Zach, his family, and members\nof the public; there has been a lot of communication via phone calls and emails; the\npublic is deeply concerned; one reason the matter is on the agenda is because it would\nbe appropriate for Council to call for an independent review of the situation even though\nthe Police and Fire Departments are doing their own investigation; an independent\nreview is warranted; determining what happened and when it happened is extremely\nimportant; timelines will be reviewed in addition to existing documents, policy,\nprocedures, and protocols so that Council can determine what needs to be changed;\npeople are very upset about the incident; Council is upset also but needs to wait until\nthe results of the investigation; scoring political points by making a lot of different\nstatements, accusations, and placing blame would be easy but will not bring back Mr.\nZach, provide comfort to his family, or ensure that something as terrible as this incident\nwould not happen again; the only way the City can give its citizens credible assurances\nis to find out exactly what happened, when it happened, and continue to make changes\nso that this terrible incident does not happen again; when the independent review is\ncomplete, the results will be shared with the community; right now, there is a confidence\nproblem; that she wants to ensure residents that necessary changes will continually be\nmade.\nSpeakers: Liz Williams, Alameda; Denise Lai, Alameda (submitted comments); Janet\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 6, "text": "Waring, Alameda; James Lester, Alameda; Len Grzanka, Alameda (submitted\ncomments); Peter Aschwanden, Alameda; Patty Rose, Alameda; Rosemary McNally,\nAlameda (submitted comments); Adam Gillitt, Alameda; Daniel Lisker; Joyce Carroll,\nAlameda; David Howard, Alameda; Robert Todd, Alameda; Jon Spangler, Alameda;\nMichael John Torrey, Alameda; Helen Jefferson, Alameda; Alexander Stevens,\nAlameda; Gregg deHaan, Alameda; Carol Gottstein, Alameda; Nancy Hird, Alameda\nCitizen's Task Force; Joanne Harnett, Alameda; Dawna Dowdell, Alameda; Harriett\nPetroelje, Alameda; Alan Pryor, Alameda; Brian Berg, Alameda; Trish Spencer,\nAlameda; and Warren Brunetti, Alameda.\nVice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 8:55 p.m. and returned at 8:56 p.m. Councilmember\nTam left the dais at 8:58 p.m. and returned at 9:00 p.m.\nVice Mayor Bonta stated the incident is very emotional and tragic; that his heart goes\nout to Mr. Zach and his family; Council has taken and will continue to take steps to\naddress the incident, not the least of which is the Interim Fire Chief's swift and decisive\naction in immediately changing the water rescue policy; in addition, Council will be\ninitiating a very thorough, independent review of exactly what happened and why and,\nwhile in the process, get to the root cause of the incident; we can do better, must do\nbetter, and will do better; Alameda has always been a very safe community with\ndedicated, committed, and hard working public safety employees; Police Officers and\nFirefighters have served the community very well for many years and will continue to\nserve the community for many years to come; the City's Police and Fire Departments\nremain critical and highly valued components of the City and community services.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he has a very heavy heart regarding the matter; the\npast week has been a very trying experience for him and his family; that he personally\ntakes responsibility for oversight of community welfare; he feels that the Council's\ncommitment has not been fulfilled at this point; he is not comfortable that a resolution\nwill be made quickly; an external review is needed; the community and Police and Fire\nDepartments need to consider having a stand down, which involves reviewing all\nprocedures; that he recommends reviewing all procedures and processes as soon as\npossible and moving forward in a good manner to bring the matter to a conclusion.\nCouncilmember Tam expressed her sympathy; stated her heart goes out to the family of\nMr. Zach, the community, and public safety personnel who felt that they were\nhandcuffed in doing their job; accurate information needs to be provided; too many\npeople are second guessing the snippets of hearsay and information; that she has had\nthe chance to review part of the 911 records which do not seem to be consistent with\ncomments made this evening; that she is glad the Acting City Manager will ensure that\neverything is made public and documents are not hidden; that she does not think the\nunjust accusations are warranted; Council will be looking at the incident with an\nindependent eye and independent review of all protocols and directives to understand\nthe root cause; Council needs to ensure that all information is readily available.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 7, "text": "Mayor Gilmore thanked everyone who came out to speak on the incident; stated\ncomments have been heartfelt; Council has pledged to go forward in a transparent\nmanner and do an independent review of what happened; that she believes the matter\nhas been immensely difficult for everyone; it is going to take time for the community to\ncome back together again and have the same kind of confidence as before; Council is\ncommitted to taking the time and helping the community get through the issue.\n*\nMayor Gilmore called a recess at 9:44 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:00 p.m.\n(11-298) Receive an Update on the Associated Community Action Program\nThe Acting City Manager gave a brief presentation.\nVice Mayor Bonta inquired what is the best estimate when people will know all\nobligations have been satisfied.\nThe Acting City Manager responded the final wind down is taking longer than\nanticipated; stated September 1st is a good outside date.\n(11-299) Acting City Manager Remarks\nThe Acting City Manager thanked the Council for putting faith in her to serve as Acting\nCity Manager for the past five and a half months; stated the opportunity has been\ninvaluable; community support has been wonderful.\nMayor Gilmore thanked the Acting City Manager for stepping up to the challenge and\nmaking her transition to Mayor as painless as possible; stated the Acting City Manager\nis an invaluable asset to the City.\nVice Mayor Bonta expressed his deep appreciation for the Acting City Manager's\nservice; stated he personally appreciates seeing all of her talents first hand.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the Acting City Manager has demonstrated her ability to\ninspire confidence within the team.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the Acting City Manager has moved the City forward\nduring very difficult times.\nSpeaker: Robb Ratto, PSBA.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 8, "text": "COUNCIL REFERRALS\n(11-300) Provide Direction on the Proposed Next Steps and Public Engagement in\nReviewing Commissions.\nCouncilmember deHaan and Vice Mayor Bonta gave a brief presentation.\nVice Mayor Bonta suggested folding in Phase 2 [community engagement] and Phase 3\n[improve the efficacy and efficiency of the commissions].\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he does not have a problem with said suggestion;\nthat he and Vice Mayor Bonta have met with various business groups; commission\nefficiency is very important.\nMayor Gilmore thanked the Subcommittee for all the hard work; stated Council has\nbeen concerned with staff resources; going forward, Council needs to be concerned\nabout the use of staff resources and the efficiency of how commissions work and\ncommunicate with Council; the commissions are another place for the community to\nprovide input before coming to Council; knowing how to be lean, mean and efficient\nwhile still maximizing the opportunity for citizen input is important; both ends [staff\nresources and citizen input] need to be reviewed; having five members on a\ncommission might be difficult for getting a quorum.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated merging commissions might create a problem by losing\na voice.\nMayor Gilmore stated that she is not opposed to merging commissions.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the Commission on Disability Issues and Youth\nCommission have eleven members, which could pose a recruitment problem and an\nadministrative burden on the City Clerk's office.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she would like to maximize staff time and resources; a\nskeleton proposal should be provided outlining how staff and the Subcommittee believe\nthat the roles of the boards and commissions can be more efficient and more effective\nin communicating to the Council; input from the community is needed at the front end;\ngoing past September would be okay.\nVice Mayor Bonta stated having a proposal could be helpful when seeking public input;\nthat he does not want to provide the perception that the proposal has pre-cooked ideas;\nthat he would like to get a better idea of how the front end concept.\nCouncilmember Tam stated on-line input would be one of the tools; a workshop or\nwebinar could be held to solicit input; that she is concerned each board and commission\nmight not understand rolls and objectives, the vehicle to use to communicate to Council,\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 9, "text": "or whether Council hears input beyond minutes and agendas; effectiveness is going to\nbe key in terms of understanding how boards and commissions develop work plans and\nprocedures; the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) matter is the first time\nshe has seen any direct interaction between the Economic Development Commission\nand Council.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated boards and commissions need to refocus on real\nmissions and how to share information; boards and commissions play a key roll in\nputting thought patterns together.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she is in agreement with the next steps as outlined in\nthe Council Referral if her comments are incorporated.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated that he is in agreement to incorporate Councilmember\nTam's comments.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the Subcommittee and staff need to meet to see how\nCouncilmember Tam's comments can be incorporated; staff may need to come back to\nCouncil to ensure that everything is right on track.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\n(11-301) There being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at\n10:32 p.m. in memory of Raymond Zack and Brian Sorenson.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2011-06-07", "page": 10, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nPUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD (PUB) MEETING\nTUESDAY- -JUNE 7, 2011--6:00 - P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the Joint Meeting at 6:00 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Tam and Mayor\nGilmore; Acting Board Member Goldman, Board\nMembers Deaton, Hamm, Holmes, and McCahan - 9.\nAbsent:\nCouncilmember Johnson - 1.\n(11-280 CC/PUB) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Name of Cases: Vectren Communication Services V. City of\nAlameda, Acting By and Through Alameda Municipal Power Bernard A. Osher, Trustee\nV. City of Alameda, et al City of Alameda on Behalf of Itself and Alameda Municipal\nPower, et al V. Nuveen Municipal High Income Opportunity Fund, et al\n(11-281 CC) Conference with Labor Negotiators (54957.6); Agency negotiators: Joe\nWiley and Human Resources Director; Employee organizations: All Public Safety\nBargaining Units.\n(11-282 CC) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation; (Government Code\nSection 54956.9); Name of Case: In re: Estate of William G. Whittier (Case No.\nRP10525921)\nFollowing the Closed Session, Mayor Gilmore announced that regarding Vectren, the\nActing Legal Counsel and outside Council briefed the City Council and PUB; the Council\nand PUB provided direction; regarding Labor, the labor negotiators briefed Council;\ndirection was provided to the negotiators; regarding Whittier, the Council was briefed on\nthe litigation and provided direction.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.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\nJune 7, 2011", "path": "CityCouncil/2011-06-07.pdf"}